2019-2020学年八年级人教版下学期期中英语试卷（I）卷

2019-2020学年八年级人教版下学期期中英语试卷（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空Cloze 1Once upon a time, there was a little grape vine (葡萄藤). She was young but she grew well. In her opinion, she could _ everything quite well by herself.When _ came the wind became harder and the snow became heavier. The little vine had a hard time. It would be so _ for her to keep growing and live well. She became weaker She was thinking how to keep alive _ she heard a bigger grape vine was calling her. “Here, reach me and I can _ you.” But the little vine did _. She hesitated (犹豫) and didnt know whether she should _ the bigger vines advice or not. She had dealt with everything by herself before. But this time she couldnt.As the wind and snow became worse the little vine _ reached out her hands to the bigger vine. When she touched the bigger vine, she felt she was strong again. The _ and snow came suddenly, but the little grape vine wasnt _ any more, because she could stand strongly with the other vines.It is the unity with the bigger vine that helped the young vine live better. Unity is power.1 . Alearn aboutBreach outCdeal withDput away2 . AsummerBwinterCspringDautumn3 . AeasyBdifficultCharmfulDlucky4 . AwhenBunlessCalthoughDsince5 . AcontrolBpunishCloseDsupport6 . AsomethingBnothingCanythingDeverything7 . AmentionBcareCacceptDteach8 . AnearlyBclearlyCreallyDfinally9 . AwindBairClandDwater10 . AhappyBangryCexcitedDworried二、阅读单选A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness. This is what they said.TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was badly hurt but both cars were damaged.TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too. Toms friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.11 . How many people are mentioned in the story?AThree.BTwo.CFive.DFour.12 . The truck was going_.Ato NewtonBto the police stationCto the airportDhome13 . How far was the taxi away from the truck?AIt was about two hundred meters behind the truck.BIt was about two hundred meters in front of the truck.CIt was a few kilometers behind the truck.DWe dont know.14 . In fact, Toms friend was also a _ .AwitnessBdriverCpolicemanDcleaner15 . Whats the best title for this passage?AA Taxi DriverBA Traffic AccidentCA Story of TomDA Truck DriverIn the United States, people like going camping for vacation. They do everything for themselves to relax in the woods instead of staying at a modern hotel or a restaurant. They enjoy themselves far away from the noisy cities for a few days.What should you prepare if you want to go camping like them? When you are camping, you make all of your own food. Barbeques(烤肉架) are very necessary while camping. You can bring bread, drinks, meat and vegetables to the camp. Youd better bring some wood and a lighter(打火机) to_Remember to put stones around the fire to make sure it wont get too big and dangerous. When the fire is ready, you can cook food over it.Children really like this activity at night. The whole family sit around the fire, eat their favorite food. Certainly they can sing songs and dance together. What a pleasant and exciting moment.Camping is a fun activity for the family to do. Vacation does not have to mean going to visit a place far away. It could be as simple as setting up a tent in the nearby woods.16 . Where do people in the United States like to go camping according to the passage?AIn big cities.BIn a place of interest.CIn a modern hotel or a restaurant.DIn the woods.17 . What are NOT necessary if you are camping?ASunglasses.BBarbeques.CSome wood.DTents.18 . What does the phrase “make a fire” mean in Chinese?A烧烤B生火C煮饭D搭桥19 . What should you do while using fire?APut stones around the fire.BCover（盖） the fire with grass.CCook food under the fire.DKeep far away from the fire.20 . What can we know from the passage?ACamping is popular in China.BYou neednt prepare the food for yourselves while camping.CChildren like camping very much at night.DWe shouldnt go camping for its dangerous.Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties at which guests are served tiny cakes filled with cream from her own cows. Cakes and sandwiches are bought in by footmen, yet you never see the Queen touch a thing. She simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and carefully avoiding the cakes.At cocktail parties the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of diet drink to last a whole evening. Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to believe the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets(宴). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much. During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially-prepared dinner was set up in a hut made of wood and bamboo leaves. Deep holes were dug in the ground, filled with hot stones and baby pigs, and the pigs were slowly cooked with dry heat over several days. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast(烤) pig was her serving.Then she became uneasy when a turkey, some meat, bananas and an apple were also carried in for each guest. So she depended on her old favourite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, carrying on a warm conversation. At the same time she pushed her food around her plate and only ate a piece of turkey and some fruit.Reporters traveling with her have noticed that the Queen will sometimes seem so interested in a foreign leaders political(政治的) chat that she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork, then put it down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.21 . The Queen talked with her host and carried on conversation with him. The purpose of doing this is _.Ato show her politenessBnot to eat muchCto show her great interest in foodDto hide her dislike to the food22 . We can infer(推断) from the passage that tours are difficult for the Queen, because _.Ashe has to meet with so many important leadersBshe has to eat much oily foodChosts always give wonderful state banquetsDshe has so many reporters to travel with her23 . What probably is the Queens art of acting at state dinners?AAppearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.BDrinking much water.CEating a piece of turkey and some fruit.DEating much without being noticed.Once upon a time a married couple celebrated their 25th marriage anniversary(纪念). They had become famous in the city for not having a singleconflictin the period of 25 years. Local newspaper editors had gathered at the occasion to find out the secret of their well known happy going marriage.The editor asked, Sir. Its amazingly unbelievable. How did you make this possible?The husband, recalling his old honeymoon days, said, We had been to Switzerland for honeymoon after marriage. Having selected the horse riding finally, we both started the ride on different horses. My horse was pretty okay but the horse on which my wife was riding seemed to be a crazy one. On the way ahead, that horse jumped suddenly, making my wife fall off. Standing up from the ground, she patted the horses back and said This is your first time. She again climbed the horse and continued with the ride. After a while, it happened again. This time she again kept calm and said This is your second time and continued. When the horse dropped her the third time, she silently took out the gun from the purse and shot the horse deadl I shouted at my wife, What did you do? You killed the poor animal. Are you crazy? She gave me a silent look and said, This is your first timel The husband added, Thats it. We are happy ever after. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。24 . What does the underlined word conflict in the passage mean?AChild.BPet.CHouse.DFight.25 . Why did the editor want to interview the couple?ABecause they had an accident.BBecause they have never argued after marriage.CBecause they had an ordinary marriage anniversary.DBecause they saved a horse when they were on honeymoon.26 . How many times did the woman fall off the horse?AOnceBTwiceCThree timesDFour times27 . What may happen if the man makes the woman angry several times?AThe woman will kill him.BThe woman will ask him to ride the horse.CThe woman will ask him to do something funny.DThe woman will make him do everything for her.28 . What is the best title for the passage?AThe happy honeymoonBThe success of marriage.CThe death of the horseDThe twenty _fifth marriage anniversary三、根据首字母、中文提示填空单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)29 . Nick often looks for things on the _(因特网) at the weekend.30 . Do you like watching TV _(节目)?31 . Walking helps you to keep in good _(健康).32 . I was caught in the rain on my way home. As a _(结果), I had a bad cold.33 . Ten _(百分之) of the students didnt go to the zoo last Sunday.34 . There are many different kinds of thoughts running through my _(头脑) every day.35 . He likes looking _(从头到尾) all the questions in English exams.36 . I dont like the _(杂志). They arent interesting.37 . - Which of these shirts do you like best?- Ill take _(没有). They are both expensive and out of fashion.38 . Ive worked here for _(几乎,差不多) two years.四、语法填空请用适当的词完成下面短文，并将所缺单词填在答题卡指定位置上，每个空只能填一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。To celebrate her friends birthday，Judy drove from a small town to Portland. She parked her car in a paid garage overnight. The next morning，she 39 . that the cars window had broken. 40 . her backpack and computer were gone. Everything important to her was on that computer. She felt 41 . . Judy was twenty-one years old. She was studying to become a doctor. So everything on her computer was very important to her. Two days later，Mario had been approached by a man who said he had a 42 . for sale. It only cost $200. He was 43 . exchange student from the United Arab Emirates. He had been in the United States for only a year. He needed a computer，so he bought it and took it home，and turned it 44 . .Within seconds，he saw files and photographs. He realized that the computer could be stolen. Mario tried to find out the owners phone 45 . and call it. Mario told Judy that he had her computer. Mario told her the story and said it was his fault. She thought it was a scam. So she told him 46 . he really had the computer，he should take it to the police. Soon after，a police officer called Judy to say that a man had dropped the computer off and had said he was sorry. Judy called and thanked Mario. He insisted on paying Mario a reward of $200. But Mario 47 .