2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 (2).doc

2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)1. （10分）阅读理解AThe Folk Art ShowThe best chance to learn about local art and culture.Open: October 20-25 Organizer: City MuseumAddress: 110 Century Road Telephone: 72314431Scan the QR code (扫描二维码) to get more information and book tickets.The City Flower ShowOpen: October 8-17Price:￥50 for each adult;￥25 for each child; Free under the age of 10; 20% off for groups over 10.Address:112 New Town Road, Moonlight City Telephone: 53418899Visit www. flowersforlife. com for more information.Camp of Folk ArtWould you like to learn paper cutting, Huangmei opera or to make paper flowers?Come to Camp of Folk Art 2014 at the Youth Center!Age: 13 to 18 Time: December 13-20For more information, call the Youth Center at (010) 1106-2107.Pop Music WeekBands from home and abroad will give performances in Sunshine Park. Local bands and DJs from local radio station are waiting to share music with fans. Good chance for you to make friends with similar hobbies.Price:￥30￥50 Time: 9:00 a.m.9:00 p.m., December 21-27（1）By scanning the QR code, you can get . A . an e-mail from City MuseumB . information about the Folk Art ShowC . a ticket to the museum for freeD . a gift from the City Museum（2）A 9-year-old boy visits the City Flower Show with his parent. How much will they pay? A . ￥25.B . ￥50.C . ￥100.D . ￥125.（3）If Jane wants to learn to make paper flowers, she should go to . A . Century RoadB . New Town RoadC . the Youth CenterD . Sunshine Park（4）Phillip, 20 years old, is allowed to join in those except . A . the Folk Art ShowB . Pop Music WeekC . the City Flower ShowD . Camp of Folk Art（5）Which activity lasts for the fewest days? A . The Folk Art ShowB . Camp of Folk ArtC . The City Flower ShowD . Pop Music Week2. （10分）阅读理解DThere are many rules in most middle schools in our city. For example, all students must wear school uniforms on school days. But not every student likes the school uniform.Wang Fang is a 16-year-old girl from No.1Middle School. She says to the reporter. “I dont like my school uniform. Its not beautiful at all. I think young girls should wear colorful clothes. But I have to wear it every day.”However, Zhao Jie, is also a middle school student, has different ideas. He says, “I like my school uniform. It looks beautiful. It is a symbol of my school and I love my school very much.”Mr. Zhang, a math teacher, tells the reporter. “Its good for the students to wear uniforms. It saves a lot of time and money. Before, it takes much time for girls to wear clothes. But now, they have to wear school uniforms and they have more time to study.”Do you like your school uniform? Welcome to write to us.（1）Most middle school students must wear the school uniforms because_. A . they like the school uniformsB . its one of their school rulesC . they dont have money to buy other clothesD . the school uniforms are beautiful（2）What do you know about Wang Fang? A . She thinks the school uniforms are colorful.B . She is a beautiful girl.C . She doesnt like her school uniform.D . She is sixty years old.（3）From the passage, we can know that_. A . Mr. Zhang thinks it is good for students to wear uniformsB . all students want to wear uniformsC . Zhao Jie doesnt like his school uniformD . girls dont like colorful clothes（4）What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A . Zhao JieB . the beautiful schoolC . the school uniformD . the idea（5）What can we learn from the passage? A . Most students like their school uniforms.B . Most students cant stand their school uniforms.C . Different(不同的) people have different ideas about their school uniforms.D . Uniforms are very popular in most middle schools in China.3. （10分） A lot of boys and girls in western（西方的）countries are wearing the same kind of clothes, and many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether（是否）they are boys or girls.One day, an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and when he was tired, he sat down in a chair. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.Oh!”the old man said to the person sitting be side him on the chair. Do you see that person with the glasses and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl? A girl. said the neighbor（隔壁的人）. She is my daughter. Oh! the old man said quickly. Please forgive me, I did not know that you were her mother. Im not. Said the other person, Im her father.（1）What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?A . A girl.B . A boy.C . A young person.D . A man.（2）Is it a boy or a girl? The word ithere means .A . heB . sheC . the personD . the pool（3）The meaning of the word forgive is.A . 忘记B . 责骂C . 放弃D . 原谅（4）The old man thought his neighbor was .A . a womanB . a manC . a girlD . a boy（5）The old man thought that his neighbor was the girls mother became his neighbor.A . was wearing a skirtB . had long hairC . had a beautiful faceD . was young二、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)4. （5分）电视已经走进了千家万户，是我们生活的重要组成部分。每个人都有自己最喜爱的电视节目。下面是五个人的描述，请根据他们的描述从A-F中为他们选择合适的电视节目_ 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._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 best._I am a basketball fan. I like playing basketball very much. But I am too busy. So I have to watch it on the 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 the TV after doing the homework.A BCDEF.三、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）完形填空 Modern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest 1 of travelling is by air. With a modern airliner(客机) you can travel in one day to several places. It 2a month or more to get there a hundred years ago. Travelling by train is slower than by air, but it has 3 advantages(优点). You can see the country youre travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey more4. Some people prefer to travel by 5. There are large ships and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Travelling by ship is a good way 6 a holiday. Many people like travelling by car. You can make your own 7. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop somewhere 8. You can stop at a good restaurant where you can 9 a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. Thats 10 travelling by car is popular for pleasant trips. Taking a train or a plane is OK when people are travelling on business. （1）A . book B . road C . way D . idea （2）A . cost B . spent C . paid D . took （3）A . their B . our C . its D . his （4）A . tiring B . boring C . terrible D . enjoyable （5）A . ship B . car C . bus D . taxi （6）A . to take B . to spend C . to cost D . to plan （7）A . plans B . things C . cars D . meals （8）A . boring B . interesting C . tiring D . relaxing （9）A . make B . cook C . offer D . enjoy （10）A . how B . when C . why D . what 四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。On the _ (one) day of the new term, I met my new headmaster at the school gate. Follow me, please! he said. He had _ quiet, kind voice. He took me into my new classroom and _ (leave). In front of me, thirty pairs of eyes looked at me. I knew he had told the students that I was blind. I could almost feel the question behind their eyes: Blind? I felt the answer too: If shes blind, this should be good! I heard quiet _ (voice) in a corner of the classroom. For a moment, I felt afraid. I knew at once that I had to be _ (strong) than before.Class, I said as _ (loud) as I could. I may be blind. But I am not foolish. Take those naughty smiles off your faces, and stop talking, please! Of course, I could not see their faces; I just guessed that some of them were smiling. The class were quiet. They were very surprised. I knew that I had done the right thing._ the days went by, the students had more surprises. I could smell when the children were eating sweets. I could easily hear combs going through hair, students _ (pass) messages, and so on. Once I found a girl passing a message to a friend. I took the message to the teachers room. A teacher read it to me. On one side it said, Do you think she can see? On the other it said, I think so. She always knows _ were doing.Soon the students stopped being naughty, and started to work hard. Before long, they brought in photos of _ (they) families for me to look at. I knew then they were my friends. I also knew they had forgotte