人教版风华书院2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷.doc

人教版风华书院2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane (拐杖). His old jacket and worn-out shoes made him very different from others. 1talked to him except a young waitress. Mary watched him move towards a seat by the window. She ran over to him and helped him 2. Then she put his cane against the table 3he could reach it. Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank-you.After the old man finished a good meal, Mary brought him the 4. After he put the money in his pocket, she handed him his cane and the old man walked to the front door5with the help of the girl. Holding the door open for him, Mary said, Come back and see us, sir! The old man 6her with a smile and agreed.When Mary went to clean his table, she was7. Under the plate, she found a business card, a 100dollar bill and a 8which read, Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It is shown by the way you treat others. You have 9the secret of happiness.In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the 10time that Mary or any of his workers had seen him.（1）A . Everybody B . Nobody C . Anybody D . Somebody （2）A . sit down B . stand up C . walk around D . order the food （3）A . as if B . so that C . even though D . since then （4）A . food B . bill C . change D . chance （5）A . quickly B . sadly C . luckily D . slowly （6）A . looked at B . get away from C . run after D . wait for （7）A . excited B . worried C . bored D . surprised （8）A . notice B . note C . book D . mail （9）A . developed B . lost C . found D . forgotten （10）A . first B . second C . third D . last 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共32分)2. （10分） According to the recent survey , only forty percent of children in our school feel happy, Why?Do you know what “happiness” means? A lot of money? No homework every day? High marks or anything else?In fact , happiness is always around you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, you r friends will help you; When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to collect it; When you do something good to others, you will feel happy ,too. All these are happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. All these cant be bought with money. Its a feeling of your heart. When you come across difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself.As the saying goes , lift is a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.（1）When you fail in the exam, both your teacher and your classmates will _ to make you happy.A . laugh at youB . play jokes on youC . help youD . quarrel with you（2）What will your friends say to you when you get high marks?A . Good luck!B . CongratulationsC . Just so-soD . Is that so?（3）In the writers opinion ,_ can make you happy.A . no homeworkB . high marksC . peace of mindD . money（4）Which of the following is this passage about?A . LifeB . HappinessC . Good luckD . Chance（5）How many examples are given to show the meanings of happiness?A . 5B . 7C . 4D . 63. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。BIn Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People think good schooling is a ticket to success in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get good marks in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are usually difficult. Sometimes, some of them have to go to remedial classes after school.There are many after-school activities: sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very happy to do community service (社区服务).In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片), Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends and playing computer games.They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.So, it looks like the life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.（1）Students in Singapore think if they want to have a good future they will .A . get good schoolingB . do after-class activitiesC . do much homeworkD . surf the Internet（2）The underlined word remedial means in Chinese.A . 额外的B . 补习的C . 业余的D . 专业的（3）Which of the following is NOT an activity the students do in their free time?A . Listening to pop music.B . Watching movies.C . Going to shopping centers.D . Doing their homework.（4）Which of the following is RIGHT?A . All of the students go to remedial classes after school in Singapore.B . The middle school students life in Singapore is hard but interesting.C . Only a few students like to surf the Internet in their free time.D . In Singapore, students have to study hard to get good grades（5）The best title for the text is .A . How to Get Good Marks in SingaporeB . The Free Time Activities in SingaporeC . The Students Studying in SingaporeD . The Afterschool Activities in Singapore4. （6分） James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.James came in in a great hurry one eveningA friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table.That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now”And he went offHarry came in a minute after JamesThere was a letter for him，too，which he opened at once.It was from the secretary(秘书)of a company，offering him a post(职位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a.m. the next morning，as there were others who wanted the job.James got back from the play at midnightHe was sleepy“That letter can be opened in the morning，”he thoughtThe next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time. （1）One evening James came in in a great hurry because .A . he knew there was a letter on the hall tableB . he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got backC . he was afraid he would be late for the playD . his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel（2）As soon as he woke up，James.A . wondered where Harry had goneB . was eager(急切的)to know the timeC . knew he could never be at the office in timeD . remembered the letter from the company（3）The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“”.A . he knew there was something wrong with his faceB . he felt very sorry for missing the chanceC . he fell down on his faceD . he realized that he had lost his face5. （6分） A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延误) to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passengers ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word.When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it, On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse you twelve sincere smiles?”Thats right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?（1）Ten minutes later, the passenger didnt get the water, because _.A . the plane didnt take off.B . the air hostess was kept busy and forgot it.C . its not allowed to take medicine during the flight.D . there arent enough water on the plane.（2）The underlined word it in Paragrouph 4 refers to the _.A . medicineB . waterC . cupD . booklet（3）At the end of the story, we knew the passenger was _ with the air hostess.A . satisfiedB . unhappyC . angryD . bored三、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据文章内容回答问题。I come from Singapore. Singapore is a lovely country. It is small in size, but large in fun. Do you know Singapore is called theGarden Country? There are so many trees and flowers in my country.Hainan chicken riceHainan chicken rice is popular in Singapore. Do you know it came from Hainan in China? In the 1920s, a Chinese man named Mo Lurui came to Singapore from Hainan. He made chicken rice for a living. You can find Hainan chicken rice in most restaurants in Singapore.The musical fountain(喷泉)The Fountain of Wealth in Singapore is one of the largest fountains in the world. Its a musical fountain. Usually, there are musical fountain shows at night. The water from the fountain can reach thirty metres high.Good habitsSingapore has different kinds of laws. People have good habits to keep our country clean. Chewing gum(口香糖)is not allowed(允许)in Singapore.根据短文内容, 回答下列问题（1）Why is Singapore called theGarden Country? （No more than 10 words）_（2）Where did the chicken rice come from? （No more than 6 words）_（3）How high can the water from the Fountain of Wealth reach? （No more than 6 words）_（4）Can we chew gum in Singapore? （No more than 3 words）_（5）How many aspects(方面)of Singapore does the writer give? （No more than 2 words）_四、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共15分)7. （10分）根据中文提示, 在短文空白处填入一个适当的词。 For students who study computer science in MIT, they usually need four years to _ （完成） their education. They need to study 33 subjects in the four years and pass all the exams. But Scott Young is _（不同）. The man from Canada did not spend so long on this job. _（相反）, he only spent one year! How could he do this so _ （快地）? The answer is simple learning in the _ （合适的） way! Scott Young calls his way of learning HolisticLearning Strategy (整体性学习法). It has many great study _ （技能）. Anyone can use this strategy. _（无论什么）you want to learn, it may help you