人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(3).doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(3)一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）We have _ English at 9:00 and have _ break at 10:00. A . an; aB . /; aC . an; /D . a; a2. （2分）Which do you think is _, the blue pen or the red pen? A . cheapB . more cheaperC . much cheaper3. （2分）There are some players _ on the playground, _ John.A . play; includeB . playing; includingC . play; includingD . playing; include4. （2分）Gina is the second girl in the basketball club and she did a good job in that game A . tallB . tallerC . tallestD . the tallest5. （2分）Its said that the man _ caught the thief will give us a talk.Really? We are looking forward to _ him.A . which; meetingB . that; meetC . what; meetingD . who; meeting6. （2分）Tinas house is a beautiful building _a big garden.A . hasB . haveC . havingD . with7. （2分）We had a good time in the Ocean Park during the summer holidays.A . were not happyB . enjoyed ourselvesC . were interested in8. （2分） What _ will you get after winning the competition in the programme Stay to the end（一站到底）? A free trip to Bali Island.A . awardB . attentionC . adviceD . ability9. （2分）Home is _ place wherever you go. East or west, home is the best.A . warmB . warmerC . warmestD . the warmest10. （2分）I want to eat bread. Do you have any bread?Yes. _.A . Here you areB . I dont have itC . Ill take it二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分） Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of “home” and “sick”. You know1each word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are 2together. “Homesick” means “Thinking of home, unhappy away from home.” In other words, it means “sick for home”.Now think for a minute 3 the word SEASICK. If you change the word “home” in the definition (定义) to the word “sea”, would the definition 4“seasick” ? Does seasick mean “thinking of sea, unhappy away from sea”? It means something quite 5 . Seasick means “made sick by the only place where you are on the sea.” It means “sick because of the sea.” When you are homesick, the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, the 6place you want to be is at sea.Have you ever 7a person being heartsick? Heartsick does not mean that something is wrong with a persons heart. People are heartsick when they are 8down deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.And so, when you are carsick, you are “made sick by the movement of a car on the road.” You are sick because of the car, not sick for it.You can see, then, that 9compound words are what they seem at first glance (一瞥). Think about the compound words, such as handshake and 10. Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.（1）A . what B . that C . which D . who （2）A . read B . used C . thought D . understood （3）A . for B . from C . about D . like （4）A . fit B . read C . get D . have （5）A . different B . same C . right D . wrong （6）A . first B . only C . safe D . last （7）A . heard of B . heard from C . thought over D . thought about （8）A . hit B . hurt C . loved D . moved （9）A . not others B . not every C . not all D . not other （10）A . careful B . southern C . illness D . handwriting 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共25分)12. （4分）阅读理解The sky is turning bright and clear.The earth is wearing red and green.Winter is gone; spring has come.The air smells fresh and sweet.The summer heat is not yet here;A little fox comes out to play.A bird is busy in a tree,Waking a daisy from her sleep.Little daisy, little daisy,People call the flower the days eye.When she opens her eye,The springtime brings us cheer.（1）What happens in the poem? A . The air is fresh and sweet because a bird is busy.B . People are cheerful because of the coming of spring.C . The earth is red and green because a little fox is playing.D . The sky is bright and clear because of the summer heat.（2）What is a daisy in the poem? A . A kind of colour.B . A kind of bird.C . A kind of flower.D . A kind of smell.13. （8分）阅读理解 Well-known companies are powered by their names and reputations. When people walk into 2 Pizza Hut in Tokyo, Rome, or Miami, they know exactly what they are getting. Through franchising, an investor (投资者) can make use of this brand power by opening a Pizza Hut of his or her own. The risk is low, and the rewards can be big. No wonder franchising is such a successful business model.Franchising had been around for more than 100 years, but its popularity took off in the 1950s. Leading the, trend were, fast food restaurant like McDonalds. These days, there are franchises in more than eighty-five industries, including dry cleaning, hotels and supermarkets. Its a very big business. In the US, there are some 760,000 franchises, totaling more than $1.5 trillion in yearly revenues (income).There are two sides in a franchise: the franchisorthe owner of the business system and the franchisethe person who licenses the system. After signing a franchise agreement, the franchisee pays a fee. He or she also pays for equipment, supplies, and, if necessary, building costs. The total investment usually ranges from $10,000 to $1,000,000. After the business opens, the franchisee also pays a percentage of sales revenuescalled a royalto the franchisor. Marking fees must also be paid.In return, the franchisee receives many benefits. Training is among the most common ones. It includes everything from dealing with customers to understanding the companys standards. The franchisor also handles advertising. On top of that, theres the benefit of the brand reputation that the company has built up.: All of these benefits make the risk of opening a franchise much smaller than that of starting a business from scratch.However, a franchise can also have drawbacks. If a customer at a single restaurant gets sick, it may hurt every franchise in the system. Running a franchise also means closely following the companys standards. So, one has to give up a degree of independence. You have to do things their way and trust that the system will work.If you want to earn a lot of money from the business, you have to work hard. Also, remember that the monthly royalty must be paid, even if you are losing money. However, there are thousands of opportunities in franchising. They will surely grow as brand recognition becomes more important in the global economy (经济).（1）What does the word franchise mean in the passage? A . A permission given by a company for selling its goods.B . A company policy for building up service, reputation.C . An official association for improving business network.D . A system operated by an organization for lower marketing fee.（2）What is the most important factor to make a franchise successful? A . Brand power.B . Agreement.C . Training.D . Royalty.（3）After signing a franchise agreement, a franchisee will. A . pay for the advertisementB . get free necessary equipmentC . receive the monthly revenuesD . maintain the companys standards（4）What does the author think of franchising? A . It will control the global economy.B . It will bring higher business risk.C . It will have a promising future.D . It will cause losses of brand recognition.14. （8分）阅读理解Find Which Direction Is SouthDo you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way.Its never a wise idea to believe that the family member who was good at the job of map-reading knows where the family is. You can tell by the troubled look on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and its still morning. If you dont know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but youll need to be patient.Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow(a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface).Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线). You havent got one? OK, use a thread(线) from your clothes with a button(纽扣) tied at the end to act as a weight.Mark the end of the shadow cast(投射) by the stick.Wait about half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.Keep doing this until you have made several marks.The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.That point is south of where you are.Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.（1）To find the direction, we have to be patient probably because _.A . it is not easy to find a proper stickB . it is not easy to position the stickC . it takes hours to make the marksD . it takes hours to mark the map（2）The passage would probably be most helpful to _.A . those who draw mapsB . those who get lostC . those who make compassesD . those who do experiments（3）Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?A . B . C . D . （4）The writer presents this passage by _.A . telling an interesting storyB . describing an activity in a lively wayC . testing an idea by reasoningD . introducing a practical method15. （5分）阅读下面对话，从方框内的7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。 Mary: Hey, Alexis, I am glad you came over to my house to study for our coming Math exam. _I have gone over all my notes, but I am still not confident enough.Alexis: Yes, this test is going to be hard. _But I havent had time to study the notes yet. Lets do a review together, starting from Chapter One (第一章). OK?Mary: _Lets do it!Alexis: Well, do you remember what content (内容) was covered in the first chapter?Mary: Yes, I think I do. The first chapter is about the quadratic function (二次函数). Is that right?Alexis: Yes! You got it! Good job! _Can you finish it in five minutes?Mary: I dont know, Alexis! I am not good at writing quickly. I always have difficulties putting my thoughts on paper. Ive worked hard to improve my math skills, but I still have a long way to go.Alexis: I do not think that is your problem. _Things can get worse when you start to feel nervous.Mary: Thanks for your advice. When we are done with this, I will test you on Chapte