上海版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考考试试卷C卷.doc

上海版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考考试试卷C卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）完形填空Bruce likes playing1a river（河）. But there2a river near his new house. He is not very happy.One day, he asks3mother,“4a river near here?”“No, there5”,his mother says, “But6new house has a garden.” “I dont like7”says Bruce.One morning, his mother says “8is a beautiful park near here. Bruce, and there9two pools(池塘) in it. Well go there this afternoon.” Bruce is very happy.After lunch, Bruce and his mother10the park, and he plays in one of the pools. He has a very good time.（1）A . at B . to C . in D . from （2）A . isnt B . is C . arent D . are （3）A . her B . his C . our D . their （4）A . There is B . Are there C . There are D . Is there （5）A . isnt B . is C . arent D . are （6）A . your B . my C . our D . us （7）A . you B . me C . them D . it （8）A . They B . It C . This D . There （9）A . is B . are C . isnt D . arent （10）A . go to B . comes to C . to D . come 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共30分)2. （6分） One summer vacation in my college, my roommate Ted asked to me to work on his fathers farm in Argentina. The idea was exciting. Then I had second thoughts. I had never been far from New England, and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college. What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.Finally, I turned down the invitation. Then I realized I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared and felt depressed(沮丧). That experience taught me a valuable lesson and I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you anxious(焦虑); dont do what makes you depressed.In my senior year, I wanted to be a writer. But my professor wanted me to teach. I hesitated. The idea of writing was much scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.Giving up writing really depressed me. Then I learned another lesson. To avoid the depression meant having to bear much worry and concern.When I first began writing articles, I often interviewed big names. Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach. One of them was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed very confident. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright（害怕）. If Ellington still had anxiety attacks, how could I avoid them? I went on doing those frightening interviews. Little by little, I was even looking forward to the interviews. Where were those butterflies?In truth, they were still there, but fewer of them. I had learned from a process psychologists（心理学家） call “extinction”. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often, finally there isnt anything to be worried about, which brings me to a conclusion: youll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it.The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.（1）We can infer from the passage that the author_.A . finds it difficult to make decisionB . has found out what causes anxietyC . was encouraged by Duke Ellingtons stage frightD . no longer feels anxious about new experiences（2）What does the word “extinction” in Paragraph 6 means?A . a persons loss of confidence little by littleB . the natural development of a childs abilitiesC . the inborn ability to avoid anxious situationsD . the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety（3）Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?A . Anxiety can be a positive driveB . Hesitation leads to depression.C . Avoiding anxiety reduces depression.D . Depression is a signal that one is growing up.（4）Whats the best title for the passage?A . Confidence: Key to SuccessB . Anxiety: Challenge by Another NameC . Depression: A Psychological AppearanceD . Success: A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression3. （8分）阅读理解 Jeff Corwin is a scientist and author. He does these jobs with one life goal: to help save animals and their habitats. His latest book, 100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earths Most Endangered Species, is a collection of stories about animals on the edge(边缘) of extinction. Corwin recently talked to TFK kid reporter Sarah Horbacewicz.Reporter: How would you describe your job?Corwin: My job is to travel around, look at animals and tell their stories.Reporter: When did you know this is what you wanted to do?Corwin: I knew that when I was 6 years old. My dad was a police officer, and we lived in the city. I really enjoyed the time when I could go to the quiet countryside. The day that I saw my very first wild snake, I knew thats what I would do for the rest of my life. I didnt know if I would be a teacher or a zookeeper, but I know I would have a life connected with (与有关) nature.Reporter: Why did you write the book?Corwin: Were losing species(物种) very fast. I wanted to show people that while we are in a very serious situation, we are not at the point of no return. If we make big changes, we may have the chance to save what remains.Reporter: Is it true that humans are the reason that many of these animals are in danger?Corwin: Human beings have a powerful effect on every other living thing. The challenge is to make that effect a positive one.（1）Jeff Corwin is a(n) . A . teacherB . authorC . police officerD . zookeeper（2）Jeff Corwins life goal is to . A . protect the environmentB . do some scientific researchersC . save animals and their habitatsD . let more people know about nature（3）The underlined word extinction means in Chinese. A . 灭绝B . 生存C . 冬眠D . 饥饿（4）What does the underlined sentence mean? A . Human beings are now in danger.B . We cant save the endangered species.C . Humans cant deal with serious situations.D . We can make some changes to save the endangered animals.（5）Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading? A . Corwin lived in the city when he was young.B . Corwin has been trying his best to help save animals and their habitats.C . It isnt true that humans can have a positive effect on other living things.D . The first time Corwin saw the wild snake, he knew what to do for the rest of his life.4. （8分）阅读理解About twenty years ago，Gao Xiaosong wrote the lyrics(歌词)of the classic folk song My old Classmate that touched millions of heartsNow，as the producer of the new youth film of the same title，he is trying to do it againStarring Zhou Dongyu，22，and Lin Gengxin，26，My Old Classmate follows the pairs life and love from middle school，when they are tablemates(同桌)，through high school， college and beyond their graduationIn the first half hour，audiences(观众)constantly see the symbolic items(标志性物品)of the early 1990s,including pencil boxes and comic booksThe film also mentions important events that took place during the period from 1993 to 2013，including Chinas entry into the WorldFrade Organization，the terrorist attacks against the US on Sept11，2001，and the 2002 SARS outbreak in ChinaThis attention to detail brings back many memories, especially among those who were born in the 1980sThen theres the main focus：the first love between Zhous and Lins charactersThe film doesnt have a fairy tale(童话)ending，but director Guo Fans way of storytelling is quite impressiveIf audiences can see a little bit of themselves in the film，it has fulfilled its goalAnd those who are experiencing their sweet first love need not worry too much，because no matter how it ends，the precious memories of it will always stay（1）Gao Xiaosong directed the youth film My Old Classmate（2）Who play the leading characters in the film ?（3）Whats the topic(主题)of this film?（4）Did the film have a happy ending?（5）What is the aim of the film?5. （8分）阅读理解 Rock art is the name given to pictures drawn on rock by ancient peoples. In the American Southwest, rock art can be seen on the walls of caves and mountains. Many of these places are in the Four Corners area, where the states of Arizona，Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico meet. More than 7, 000 rock art places have been found just in Utah, where the areas dry climate(气候)has helped keep the art. There are three forms of rock art. The first is petroglyphs, which are pictures carved(雕刻)into the surface of rock. A sharp(尖利的)stone may have been used as a carving tool. A heavy stone may have been used to hit the sharp stone into the surface. The second form of rock art is pictographs, which are pictures painted on the rock. The paint was made from plants and trees. The artists painted with fingers, brushes made from hair，or bird bones. The third kind of rock art is geoglyphs(峡口浮雕), which are designs made in the ground by taking away stones. Some rock art shows faces, hands, animals, and trees. Other pictures are symbols such as lines, circles, and squares. Some scientists think these symbols marked the location of water or good hunting grounds. Some think the symbols were put there during special celebrations. Others think the symbols showed the movement of planets and stars. Still others believe that they were just doodles. Some rock art may be a form of writing. Large scenes are shown on mountains. Some scenes seem to tell a story. A hunting scene may include animals and people with hunting tools. A scene with many people holding hands could mean friendship. Rock art in caves may have been a way to decorate the artists home. Some rock art in the Southwest is about 200 years old. Other rock art may be 10, 000 years old. Scientists think an ancient people called the Anasazi created the older works. They were farmers and lived in caves. （1）The writer mainly wants _. A . to introduce an ancient art formB . to describe pictures drawn on rockC . to tell the history of a certain areaD . to solve the mystery of old symbols（2）According to the passage, what are doodles probably like? A . They are carelessly written or drawn.B . They show different symbols.C . They are carefully chosen or designed.D . They have special meanings.（3）What can we learn about rock art? A . The artists were usually farmers and lived in caves.B . It requires special paint made from plants and trees.C . Most of it describes the daily life of ancient peoples.D . Utah has the largest collection of it in the Southwest.（4）What can we infer(推断)from the passage? A . Petroglyphs are the easiest to be washed away by rain.B . Artists of modern times can copy rock art rather easily.C . The works created by the Anasazi must be pictographs.D . Places like rainforests are not ideal for keeping rock art.三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共3分)6. （3分）据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。My sister Alli and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette butts (烟蒂) for seven years.One day, we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground._They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a group to make people stop dropping butts. We called it No Butts About It!At first, we drew pictures with The Earth Is Not Your Ashtray (烟灰缸) written on them. We put the pictures around our hometown-in parks, by beaches, and along roads.We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts does harm to the environment. Most smokers dont think that dropping butts harms the earth._Later, we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us. We used the money to buy ashtrays to give smokers.We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didnt have to drop butts.At the moment, we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes._Many people have started to join our group since it began._And there are even groups in England, Australia and India !Many newspapers have written about my sister and I over the last seven years. And we have won many prizes for our good work._We just want to make the earth a better and cleaner place for animals, plants and people.One day it will be.A. My sister and I set up a No Butts About It group.B. But we are not interested in prizes.C. Today there are 45 other No Butts About It groups in America.D. They made the ground dirty.E. But it does! All rubbish does.F. Many smokers like to drop butts here and there.G. Some companies would like to do it.四、 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 写出空缺处各单词的正确形式 ( (共10题；共10分)7. （1分）根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通畅。_How many _(图书馆) are there in your city?_Mary likes _( 穿 ) red clothes to go to some parties._We cant go out to play soccer because it is raining _.( 大)_The American President（总统） Barack Hussein Obamas father was from an _(非洲的) country._His father is a policeman . His job is to catch_ .(小偷)_ How is it going ?T_! We dont have any good news about him._The children have great fun v_the zoo._The beautiful girl hopes to be an a_ when she is older._ Excuse me . Can you tell me how I can get to the nearest bookshop?Ok. Just walk s_ down this road for around 50 meters and turn right. You can find it across from a bank._If you feel h_，you can go to the supermarket to buy something to eat.8. （1分）写出下列单词的比较级 （1）tall _（2）big _（3）large_（4）new _（5）high_（6）funny _ 9. （1分）My brother has _(警告) me not to go out at night. 10. （1分）This one is the b_among them,but that one is the smallest. 11. （1分）Two_(笔记本)ar