2019-2020学年八年级（上）期末英语试卷（无听力部分word版附答案）D卷

2019-2020学年八年级（上）期末英语试卷（无听力部分word版附答案）D卷一、补全短文6选5Whats your favorite subject? We ask the students in Class One.1 . Wang Hao likes math best and he thinks it is interesting.2 . Zhou Lins favorite subject is English because she likes her English teacher.Zhang Lings favorite subject is music. 3 . She is often in the school musi festival.Tom likes P.Aand his favorite sport is basketball.An interesting thing is that many girls dont like science.4 . Many boys dont like English and Chinese.5 . What about you?ALi Hua also likes math but he thinks it is difficult.BThey think they are boring.CDifferent students like different subjects.DShe can play the piano( 钢琴).EThey think science is difficult.FHe can play soccer very well.二、完型填空完形填空When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin_box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.After the ants in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was_ that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had_own job.On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧)happened. I put face to close to the glass farm. When I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up_their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of_. They simply couldnt stand that their tunnels were gone, although much time has passed. I still_ that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about natural world, but it_me much more.Over the years, I came to realize the importance of_. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩） for their hard work.But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently. Adversity（逆境） is a natural part of life and must_. Unlike the ants, we cant give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We must build_.Giving up. I say it is not a good choice.6 . AglassBpaperCrubberDplastic7 . AhappyBangryCsorryDamazed8 . AitBitsCtheirDtheirs9 . AbuildBbuiltCbuildingDto build10 . AcoldBearthquakeCillnessDsadness11 . AhaveBbuildCmissDremember12 . AtoldBtaughtCsaid toDspoke to13 . AteamworkBlivesCthe farmDthe tunnels14 . AacceptBacceptedCbe acceptedDhave accepted15 . AoneBotherCthe otherDanother三、阅读单选Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.When I was a teenager, I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners, they passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past.I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe 1 could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race, but I had a little running practice. I just wanted to finish.On the day of the race, it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 kilometres , 1 was thinking, “Why did I do this? And at one moment ,I said to myself，“I am never doing this again!”That first 10km race was quite an experience. I ran slowly, I walked, I ran slowly and walked. At times，I didnt know if I could finish.Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little shamed that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldnt even keep up with him. But then 1 realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare ourselves with others when we really shouldnt? I decided that I would not give up on running races, and that one day I would be one of those 70-year-old men who were still running.As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didnt regret having such an experience.16 . What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?AHe helped the old runners.BHe cheered up the runners.CHe passed out water to the runners.DHe took back the cups from the runners.17 . Why did the writer join the race?AHe was advised by a trainer.BHe was crazy about the race.CHe just wanted to experience.DHe was believed to win a prize.18 . When did a 70-year-old runner run past the writer?AWhen he ran for 5 kilometres.BNear the end of the race.CWhen he ran for about 15 kilometresDAt the first of the race.19 . What did the writer do in the end?AHe encouraged himself.BHe felt a little sad.CHe cried for his mistake.DHe hated the 70-year-old runner.20 . What is the best title of the passage?ATo be No. 1BLets compareCA volunteer jobDRunning your own raceSome plants can produce bad smell to protect themselves. Also some plants have thorns(刺) as roses. The leaves of some plants can change colour. Some plants can eat insects！Lots of animals try to eat plants. But some plants have their ways of fighting back. For example, thistles(奶蓟草), roses, and many other plants are covered with sharp thorns.When a big animal tries to bite them, it hurts!It can be quite cold in late wintertoo cold for most flowers to grow. But some plants can make their own heatTake a skunk cabbage(臭菘).Thats the name of a plant that blooms(开花)earlier than most other North American flowers. As the flower bud grows, it sometimes makes enough heat to melt(融化)its way through snow and even ice!The heat also helps the flower give off a smell like meat which has gone bad. And this attracts many insects that have come out early. The flies go inside the flower for food. Ha-ha, its a trick! Theres no food. But while a fly is in there, it gets covered with pollen(花粉).Then it may spread this pollen to the next skunk cabbage. Fooled you twice, little fly!When an antelope(羚羊)or another large animal eats the leaves of an African acacia(金合欢)tree, the tree may call out a warning.How? It may talk with gas! First the tree sends some chemicals into its leaves to make them taste bad. But it also may send a special gas out through its leaves. As the gas drifts to other acacia trees, it tells those trees, Look out, hungry animals are coming ! Then the other trees start sending the chemicals into their leaves. Soon, the antelope finds the first trees leaves too terrible to eat. And when it moves to the next tree, and the next, and the next, it finds that their leaves taste too bad. The antelope may have to walk more than 50 yards away to find a tree it can eat!21 . How does a thistle protect itself?AIts leaves can change colour.BIt can grow right up through the hard road.CIts sharp thorns can hurt big animals.DIts leaves are not delicious at all.22 . The skunk cabbage can give off a smell like bad meat in order to .Amelt the snow and even iceBattrart insects to spread pollen from flower to flowerCkill theflies going inside the flowerDfool the flies twice for fun23 . Which is the right order of the following statements?a. The leaves of the acacta tree give away a special gas.b. The antelope comes to eat the leaves of the acacia tree.c.The other trees also make their leaves not good to eat.d.The antelope goes away after trying leaves of the next tree.Ab-a-c-dBc-d-a-bCb-c-a-dDa-c-b-d24 . In what way does the writer tell us how plants-can protect themselves?ABy using a few numbers.BBy telling stories one after another.CBy following the order of time.DBy giving examples.25 . The passage is mainly about .Athe importance of protecting forestsBthe balance between animals and plantsCthe ways of plants fighting against enemiesDthe relationship between plants and animalsDo you know the Louvre? At first, the I Louvre was a simple defensive（防御的）building, and then it was one of the main houses of French kinds for a long time. It became a museum in 1793, and now shows over 73, 000 square meters of western artworks from the Middle Ages to 1848. Some 35, 000 artworks are on display, the oldest of which date back over seven thousand years.Here is more information about the Louvre.Opening hoursMonday: 9 am-6 pmTuesday: ClosedWednesday: 9 am-9:45 pmThursday: 9 am-6 pmFriday: 9 am-9:45 pmSaturday: 9 am-9:45 pmSunday: 9 am-6 pmClosed on the following holidays:January 1, May 1, December 25Tickets online: 17Quick entry to the museum in less than 30 minutes.Tickets at the museum: 15 Admission（进入）to the Louvre is free for all visitors on the first Sunday of the month from October to March, as well as on July 14（Bastille Day）.Getting to the LouvreMetro: Palais-Royal Muse du Louvre (lines land 7) and Pyramids (line 14)Bus: No 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95Car: underground parking, open daily from 7 am to 11 pm.26 . What was the Louvre first used as?AAn art museum.BThe French kings house.CA building against enemies.DThe French kings garden.27 . When can visitors pay a free visit to the Louver?AThe first Sunday of each month and December 25.BEvery Saturday from October to March and May 1.CEvery Saturday of each month as well as January 1.DThe first Sunday from October to March and July 14.28 . Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?APeople can get to the Louvre by bus No 1, 7, 14, 20, 24, 27.BIf people want to have a cheaper ticket, they can buy online.C35, 000 artworks on show date back over seven thousand years.DThe longest open time of the Louvre is 12 hours and 45 minutes.29 . Where is the passage probably from?AA sports magazine.BA historical book.CA tour guide book.DA science fiction.四、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据首字母及句意的提示，完成下列单词的拼写。30 . I want to go to the store on_（星期六）。31 . The boy looks c_（酷的）in the black jacket.32 . Kates room is not tidy. Her t_（东西）are everywhere.33 . I want to ask Tony some q_（问题）about his family.34 . Tim and Tom are English b_（男孩）.五、语法填空七. 首字母填空Robots are smart because they have computer brains. They can help people work in d 35 . places. They can also do difficult jobs. Brine, the robot mail carrier, b36 . mails to a large office building in Washington D.C. He is one of 250 robot mail carriers in the United States. But have you e 37 . heard about a robot teacher?Mr Green is a fourth-grade robot teacher. He has s38 . advantages as a teacher. One advantage is that he does not f 39 . details. He knows each childs name, their parents names and w40 . each child knows and needs to know. He even knows each childs pets and hobbies. Mr Green does not make mistakes. Each child goes and t41 . him his name, then dials an ID number. His computer brain puts the childs voice and number together. He identifies the child with no mistakes. Then he starts the lesson.Another advantage is that Mr Gree