外研版2020年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷B卷.doc

外研版2020年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷B卷一、 单选题 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Were your parents at home last night?No, we _ went to Grandpas birthday party.A . bothB . allC . neitherD . none2. （2分）Teaching in a village is good for me.A . /; experienceB . a; experienceC . a; experiencesD . an; experience3. （2分）Look at the funny boy! He is cooking, cooking is . A . funB . funnyC . funs4. （2分）Who _ the computer?Sorry, Ive no idea. But it has changed the world greatlyA . inventedB . discoveredC . madeD . played5. （2分）Its very nice you my parents your best wishes. A . of; sendingB . of; to sendC . for; to sendD . for; sending6. （2分）My home is not so far from my school, so I always walk to school _ Monday _ Friday. A . from; toB . either; orC . between; andD . across, from7. （2分）Would you mind_the door? Its so windy and I feel so cold.A . closingB . openingC . to closeD . to open8. （2分）Sam, which are you from?I am from JapanA . townB . cityC . country9. （2分）Please look after your_ and keep _. A . health; healthB . healthy; healthyC . health; healthyD . healthy; health10. （2分）I like this song A . a lot ofB . lots ofC . a lotD . lot of11. （2分）You really play tennis well. I believe you will become a star in the future.A . great trainerB . famous playerC . good learner12. （2分）Let him _ too much before sleep A . not eatB . not to eatC . not eatingD . no eating13. （2分）There a river in front of the house, but now it has turned into farmland. A . used to haveB . used to beC . is used to haveD . is used to be14. （2分）Ill be angry _ invite me to the party. A . if he wontB . if he doesntC . unless he notD . unless he doesnt15. （2分）Im very sorry to keep you _ for a long time.A . waitB . waitsC . waitingD . to wait二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)16. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。 Arctic fox ( 北极狐 ) is a kind of small fox that lives in the arctic. It grows about 50 centimeters long, not including its tail, 30 centimeters tall and weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.The Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. The white ones are white in winter, but gray-brown in summer. The blue ones are blue-gray all year round. The Arctic foxes have long, thick hair that is called fur. And the long fur covers their whole bodies, including both their cat eyes and rabbit feet, to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic.The Arctic foxes feed mainly on birds, birds eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food, and they dont like to do that alone.Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They dont open their eyes until a week after their birth. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone.Today, the number of the Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money. Something must be done to protect the Arctic foxes.（1）All the Arctic foxes change their colors in different seasons. （2）The feet of the Arctic foxes look like the rabbits feet. （3）Baby Arctic foxes cant see anything at their birth. （4）Baby foxes often look for food alone when they are six months old. （5）The fur of the Arctic foxes is expensive. 17. （8分）阅读理解CharactersEditor, Doctor, Scientist, Journalist, Traveller Scene 9 The men sit down with drinks ,and the time traveller tells his amazing story，Traveller: The time machine took me 150 years into the future.The word was is a very different place. There was two races（种类）of creatures: the Eloi and Morlocks. The Eloi are small, gentle creaturespeople who lead peaceful lives. They do not work but play games, eat food, and sleep. They are afraid of dark. Scientist: And the Morlocks? Traveller: These are apelike（似猿的）creatures who live underground. They are afraid of the light. They have machines. They provide the Eloi with everything they need. Doctor: So the Morlocks are the Elois slaves（奴隶）? Traveller: Sadly, that is not so. The Eloi are the Morlocks cattle（牲畜）.The Morlocks feed them and raise took them for food. Editor: That is awful. How did the Eloi allow this to happen. Traveller: They became lazy. At first, they allowed the Morlocks to provide them with everything they needed.Journalist: Then, they slowly lost all their skills. Traveller: Exactly. As the years passed, they became more and more dependent（依赖的） on the Morlocks. Finally, they could not take care of themselves. Then ,the Morlocks took control them.Editor: There is a lesson for us in this.Scientist: Only if his strange story is true.（1）When may the travellers story happen? A . In the past.B . At present.C . In the future.D . He didnt tell us.（2）Which of the following is TRUE? A . The Eloi are afraid of the light.B . The Morlocks raise the Eloi for food.C . The Eloi could take care of themselves.D . The Morlocks live a happy life without working.（3）What did the traveller think of the Eloi? A . CleverB . HardworkingC . CreativeD . Lazy（4）Why did the scientist say “Only if his strange story is true.”? A . He felt sorry for Eloi.B . He was making a joke.C . He was afraid to hear the story.D . He didnt believe the story.18. （10分）Im taking my family to other countries to have a trip. My wife and I and our two children are all going along. My elder brother will go with us, too. He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that hed like to stay at home and take care of the house.Were going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe. When we arrive in Europe, were going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). Well go to places either by train or by bus. Were going to fly home.It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think well have a very interesting trip. Well go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time, But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that, too.（1）How many people of the family will go to have a trip?A . ThreeB . FourC . FiveD . Six（2）My father will not go on the trip because _.A . he doesnt like travelsB . staying at home is more interestingC . he is too old to travelD . nobody wants to take him along（3）Were coming back home by_ .A . seaB . airC . busD . train（4）In Europe we will _. A . go sight-seeing at the seasideB . to go to different countries by shipC . buy a lot of presentsD . go from place to place by train or by bus（5）My brother and my children would like to _.A . do some shopping in EuropeB . study the Italian language in ItalyC . enjoy a trip by shipD . enjoy a trip by ship三、 短文填空 (共1题；共10分)19. （10分）语法填空 An artist painted many pictures of great beauty. But he found that he had not yet painted a real picture. He began his trip to look _the most beautiful thing in the world. _the way, he met an aged priest(神父)who _(ask)him where he was going. I dont know, said the artist. I want _(paint)the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can direct me to it. How easy, replied the priest. In any church, you will find it Faith(信仰, 信任)is the most beautiful thing in the world. The artist traveled on. _(late), a young mother told him the most beautiful thing is Love. Love _(make)the world go round. Without love there is no beauty. Still the artist continued his search. He asked a soldier the same question and his answer was Peace. He said, War is ugly and wherever you find peace, you will find beauty, faith and love.How can I paint all of _(they)Faith, Love and Peace? He thought and thought. He was surprised that without _(think)where he was going, he had got to his familiar place. In the _(face)of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. We are thinking of you all the time. We prayed(祈祷)you would return to us safely, said his wife. The artist sat on his favourite old chair and his heart was at peace. The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and _(call)it Home. 四、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）A)根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。could，painting，across，famous，street（1）Be careful with these_They are very important（2）The fiver is long and it runs_the village（3）There are traffic jams in these_at about five oclock（4）_you ride us to the town?一SureLets go（5）The man is a(n)_basketball player五、 交际运用部分 (共2题；共10分)21. （5分）用方框所给的选项完成下列对话。A: Lisa. _B: Im watching TV, Mum.A: Its time for dinner. _B: OK. _A: Carrots and beef and.B: _Actually, I dont like vegetables at all, Mum.A: Vegetables are really good for your health. You should have them.B: ButA: No deal, Lisa! _B: Well! You are always right!A. I dont like carrots.B. What are you doing?C. Stop watching TV now.D. Im sorry I forgot it.E. Whats for dinner tonight?F. You should get into good eating habits.G. What do you like for dinner?22. （5分）补全对话(有两项多余) A：Hi, Jason. Would you like to come over to my home this weekend?B： _ What are we going to do together?A：Were going to play chess on Saturday morning and I am going to cook noodles for you.B：Are you joking? _A：Of course I can .Ive learned cooking on TV.B： _A：For two days. My parents have been away on business so I cook by myself.B：When will they come back?A： _ During these days, I have to do a lot of things alone.B：Im sure you will have a special experience.A：Yes. _ I like trying new things.B：Great！See you then.A：See you.A. How long have you learned it?B. Sorry, I cant.C. Yes, Id like to.D. Thats the main thing.E. In a week.F. Can you cook noodles?G. Thats wrong.六、 任务型阅读 (共3题；共15分)23. （5分）任务型阅读，从所给的A、B、C、D、E选项中，选择正确的小标题。I am 73 years old. I often watch TV in my free time. Of all the programs, I like the news best. Through the TV, I can learn what is happening in our country and in the world. At seven every evening, I always sit in front of the TV on time. _I am a grandma. I like Chinese traditional opera. From Monday to Thursday, I usually turn on the TV at half past seven. The programs from CCTV7 are my favorite._I am a basketball fan. I like playing basketball very much. But I am too busy. So I have to watch it on TV. Every night, I watch the match till midnight. I am crazy about it, especially NBA._I am a housewife. I do the housework all day, Id like to watch TV at night. I prefer to see soap operas like Palace, Meteoric Garden and so on. Because they can make me feel relaxed._I am the only son in the family. I am in Grade Five. I like cartoons best. I often watch cartoons on TV after doing the homework._A. B. C. D. E. 24. （5分）任务型阅读Sweden, a small country in northern Europe, takes up almost the same size as Chinas Gansu province. But it has earned the title of the country with best fame in the world recently. Sweden does really well on all the different factors(因素) we used to understand what people think of a country. The country is safe, beautiful, friendly and powerful in many aspects(方面)。Although it stayed as a neutral(中立的) country through world wars, Sweden is actually very strong in military(军事的) technologies. It was the first country to make stealthy warship that is hard to found by a radar(雷达). Countries like the US and China once bough Swedens military technologies.Some of you must be familiar with IKEA, the worlds largest furniture retail(零售商). In China, you can find IKEA in Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and many other big cities. The affordable price and modern design make it popular worldwide.When you want to listen to music, you may open QQ music. But many US teens prefer Swedish music service Spotify. Now Spotify has more than 100 million users.You may wonder why such a small country can stand out in so many fields, it is possibly because of its good welfare that gives people a safe and comfortable place to live. Moreover, Children can receive free education from kindergarten to university. This provides the country with many talented people.（1）How large is Sweden?It is _ Chinas Gansu Province.（2）What is a stealth warship?It is a warship that a radar cant _ .（3）Why is IKEA so popular all over the world?IKEA is popular because of _（4）What does the fourth paragraph mainly tells us?It tells us the Spotify is a popular_ in western counties.（5）What does” this” in the last sentence refer to (指的是) in this passage?It refers to_ .25. （5分）请阅读以下左栏人员的相关信息，然后从右栏中找出与之相匹配的信息。 _Philip likes exercise and traveling. He wants something that can help him spend boring time on his holidays._Mrs. White doesnt like to do sports, but she likes cooking meals and reading books about foreign countries._Mr. Green would like to make his garden take on a new look during summer, so he wants something that could help him do that._Linda, a 22-year-old girl, worries about her weight. She is wondering how to keep fit._Jeff likes to look smart. When he is free, he enjoys listening to stories. Now he plans to learn something about writing stories.A. Basketball training. The famous coach helps the beginner to become a good basketball player in just 200 hours.B. Road Trip is a program loved by young people, especially those fat girls. Join in it and make yourself become thin.C. Do you want to stop smoking? Have you tried to stop it but failed? Now its time to stop