2019年八年级下学期英语期中卷（I）卷.doc

2019年八年级下学期英语期中卷（I）卷一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）She reached the top of the hill and stopped _ on a big rock by the side of the path.A . to have restedB . restingC . to restD . rest2. （2分）I can swim， I cant swim very wellA . andB . butC . orD . so3. （2分）Could you tell me how _ Wangfujing Dajie?Sorry, Im new here. Im not sure.A . get toB . to getC . to get toD . to arrive4. （2分）He devoted all his efforts _ children.A . educatingB . educateC . educationD . to educating5. （2分） Hi, Mike! Hows it going? _A . Good idea.B . I think so.C . Not bad.D . Of course.6. （2分）What were you doing this time yesterday?I _ my homework at Johns house.A . doB . am doingC . didD . was doing7. （2分）We will produce a new kind of computer this year. A . protectB . developC . programmer8. （2分）It is raining heavily, none of the students are late for school. A . althoughB . butC . soD . because9. （2分）we are all here, lets begin our meeting.A . BecauseB . SinceC . For10. （2分）Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up I could answer the phone.A . asB . sinceC . untilD . before11. （2分）He said he would come to see us _ the next month. A . sometimeB . some timeC . sometimes12. （2分）Mr Dong keeps _ me of handing in my homework on time. So you have to do so, or youll be punished.A . askingB . remindingC . offering13. （2分）I think it is right and proper for you to make an apology to your teacher. OK, Dad. I will do it.A . say sorryB . say thanksC . say hello14. （2分） _ does your father go to work? He rides his bike.A . WhereB . WhenC . HowD . Why15. （2分）Why are you so late? Ive been here for almost an hour and a half. Im terribly sorry. Just as I _, Mr. Smith asked me to send an e-mail for him.A . leaveB . leftC . am leavingD . was leaving二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）完形填空My parents used to tell me how important the school was for me, but I didnt think so. I didnt 1 it. What I cared most was to hang out with my friends. But one thing let me finally 2 what my parents meant.One day, when I walked3a cellphone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring(雇佣) new workers!“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went into the shop and asked. “Yes, but you 4 be the man who we need.” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few minutes from head to 5 .” Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?”he asked, “do you have any working 6 ?”I felt so ashamed and 7 that I didnt know what to say, so I just turned around and left.I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my future. “I must go to school 8 I cant do anything without a good education,” I said to myself. I never went back to the store9 before I finished my study and got a diploma.Everything looked the same when I returned to the10: the same people and the same design. However, 11 with last time, I had more confidence this time. So it was a great chance for me.I12 my diploma to the manager who once refused me. He looked at 13 for a while and then said to me, “Great, you are in.”Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I 14advise teenagers to attend to school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I still keep 15 in my free time. Education brings my future, doesnt it?（1）A . come up with B . get along with C . look forward to D . pay attention to （2）A . invite B . memorize C . realize D . forget （3）A . into B . forget C . out D . from （4）A . shouldnt B . neednt C . mustnt D . cant （5）A . head B . hand C . feet D . eye （6）A . opportunity B . experience C . environment D . problem （7）A . frustrated B . happy C . realistic D . real （8）A . but B . and C . though D . because （9）A . either B . yet C . again D . ever （10）A . store B . home C . library D . park （11）A . complained B . compared C . completed D . drove （12）A . dropped B . pointed C . showed D . waited （13）A . it B . me C . them D . him （14）A . never B . sometimes C . hardly D . always （15）A . working B . studying C . playing D . Asking 三、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共22分)17. （8分） When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you dont care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.（1）How did the writer make a little pocket money?A . By asking his father to give him.B . By stealing others money.C . By buying things for his fathers workmates.D . By asking in the street.（2）What was the old man doing when I saw him?A . He was selling roses.B . He was walking in the street.C . He was talking to the writer.D . He was smelling a rose.（3）When did the writer have interest out of his family?A . When he was a kid.B . When he met the old man with rose.C . When he went to school.D . When he went to work.（4）What is the main idea of this passage?A . If you care about others on your road of life, then you are having your life itself.B . If you care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.C . If you meet an old man with a rose in the street, then youll have interest in your life.D . If you have interest in others, then you are having your life itself.18. （6分） My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.First of all，we are bored. Bored. bored. And bored. Do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing. Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. Thats why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky，our owner take us for a walk.Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not. So what makes you think we dogs like it？We dont. We hate it.Another thing-television. Another thing-television. Dogs hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for dogs on television？No. Not a single one.So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We dogs are not lazy，we are bored.（1）Woof may be a .A . boyB . girlC . dogD . cat（2）From the passage，we know that Woof .A . lives a great lifeB . is busy every dayC . likes the food very muchD . hates watching television（3）How many points does Woof complain about？A . 1B . 2C . 3D . 419. （8分）阅读理解 The year is 2045. A goal is scored at the soccer World Cup. Is that possible? Many scientists believe it is. In fact, there are already robots that can play soccer. Todays scientists are working on robots with various skills.When people started making robots, they were made to do just simple things, mainly in factories. Since then, however, robots have changed a lot. Early robots were operated by humans. Todays robots function(运行) themselves. Some can only move around a little, like robot cleaners, but others can do much more like running, dancing and even playing soccer.Then there are robots designed to be like humans. These robots have faces and can show emotions(表情). Such robots can learn new things, and show us how they feel.Scientists arent just building humanlike robots. They are also making robots that look and act like animals. At NASA, scientists are making a robot snake. Its a kind of vehicles with wheels. These snake buts can enter holes and move over rough(粗糙的) ground. They might one day help scientists look for signs of life on Mars.But can a robot soccer team ever operate all on their own, or play as well as a human team? Many robot scientists think so. Anything is possible. One day, they may even be world champions（1）Todays robots can . A . act like animalsB . think like humansC . look for signs of life on MarsD . win the world championship（2）The underlined word various in Paragraph 1 probably means . A . 良好的B . 多样的C . 复杂的D . 先进的（3）The second paragraph mainly talks about . A . how the earliest robots worked in factoriesB . how todays robots are different from early robotsC . why early robots could not do things by themselvesD . why todays robots can do much more on their own（4）Which of the followings would the writer probably agree with? A . Scientists cannot build humanlike robots.B . Robots can learn new things without feelings.C . There wont be robot soccer players that think by themselves.D . There will be robot soccer Mavers that May as well as humans.四、 单词拼写。 (共2题；共11分)20. （1分）Every day Tom eats too much and he never exercises一Yeah!So he is very h_now21. （10分）用所给词的正确形式填空（1）Im very _(interest) in that_(interest) story.（2）You are_(suppose) to shake hands when you meet a Chinese friend.（3）A knife is used for_(cut) things.（4）The Yellow River is the second_(long) river in China.（5）The boy is old enough _(dress) himself.（6）December is the_(twelve) month in a year.（7）I decided _ (talk) to my parents about it .（8）We stayed there for a long time without _ (say) a word.（9）I have five _(knife).五、 用所给词的适当形式填空。 (共10题；共19分)22. （1分）Im sad _(hear) that bad news. 23. （1分）Do you know when your parents got _（marry）?In 1990.24. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文大意在每个空格上填上一个形式正确、意思相符的单词。Life as ChopsticksRight now, more and more people are digging into their food with _sticks which are called chopsticks.Even people eating with knives and _ begin to love them. Why are they so special? _ they have deep influence in many peoples ways of life.Simple. Theres nothing simpler _ chopsticks. Also the chopsticks dont cost much. In real life, we dont need to keep improving things all the time.Aim(目的).When using chopsticks, you can not pick up everything each time. Know_ you want and just do it. Sometimes, a little bit of focus makes the difference between failure and _ .Practice.Using chopsticks doesnt come naturally. You have to learn to use them and _ it. Theres no better way than to practice. In real life, you may have many things you want to do, but it will be a dream _ you dont try doing it.Slowing down. Eating with chopsticks can slow you down. It provides you _ enough time to know yourself. It also warns your brain of your full stomach, so _you will not overeat(吃过饱). In our life, we sometimes need slow down to have time to think, to realize that were actually full and dont have to hurry through life.25. （1分）When the lights are red, we must stop_(walk) . 26. （1分）Were sure that the environment in our city_(improve)in three years. 27. （1分）On the Double _ Festival, people usually climb mountains. (nine) 28. （1分）It is fine today. Would you like _ (enjoy) the sunshine with me?. 29. （1分）The accident didnt cause him _ (change) his mind. 30. （1分）You must keep to the rules even if you think theyre_.(fair) 31. （1分）He_(lie) on the grass when Mr. Black passed by. 六、 句型转换 (共1题；共2分)32. （2分）The team was unable to reach the top of the mountain before dark.(保持句意基本不变）The team _reach the top of the mountain before dark.七、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)33. （5分）请从方框内选出与其句意匹配的选项, 将序列号填在答题线上。A. Cook in the kitchenB. Play Lets act gameC. Tell storiesD. Have a partyE. Write a story togetherHow to spend a rainy day with your friends?You dont have to be bored on a rainy day. Here are some new ideas:_. You might tell stories you have