人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题D卷（模拟）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Could you tell me? Certainly.Awho is he likeBwho are you waiting forCwhat is his nameDwhat he looks like2 . My grandfather takes a walk8 oclockthe morning.Ain; inBon; onCat; inDfor; in3 . Steven asked the taxi driver to drive a little because he had to catch the last train.AquicklyBthe most quicklyCmore quicklyDless quickly4 . When it miaowed, it _ a whisper.AsoundBsound likeCsounded likeDsounded5 . I have not seen her _ she moved to another city.AforBsinceCwhenDas soon as6 . I hear that Sandy went to Beijing last week.Yes. She _ the day after tomorrow.Awill come backBcomes backCcame back7 . -It is very dangerous to cross the road when the traffic lights are red.-I cant agree with you more, _ a few people still do that.AandBsoCbutDor8 . _ is my aunt. _ brother is my father.Ashe; sheBHer; HerCShe; Her二、完型填空Mabel is a beautiful girl and she likes beautiful dresses. She didnt work hard on her study when she was at school. With her friends help, she finally _ middle school, but she learned little there. Of course she cant find any good jobs and had to work in a _. One day the girl quarreled(吵架) with her mother before she went to work. So she was very _ when she served a man. The man chose a pair of shoes and _ them. Before he left, he asked, “How long will the shoes last?” “_. If you dont use them, there wont be anything wrong with _.”Hearing this, the man said nothing and went away _. That evening after work, while Mabel was _ home, she fell off the bike and hurt her _. She had to go to hospital. The doctor was just the man who bought the shoes. _ Mabel got the medicine from him, she asked, “When will my foot be all right?”“It depends(取决于),” said the doctor, “If you dont use it, youll lose it.”9 . AleftBfinishedClost10 . ArestaurantBtheaterCshop11 . AunhappyBunluckyCunhealthy12 . Aprepared forBlooked forCpaid for13 . AIts hard to sayBIts a good ideaCIts nothing14 . AmeBthemCyou15 . AsuddenlyBsilentlyCgladly16 . AridingBrunningCwalking17 . AlegBarmCfoot18 . ABecauseBIfCAfter三、阅读单选Some parents are worrying that their children wouldnt like meals. In fact, most children are usually ready to eat almost anything that is offered to them. A child often likes food unless it is badly cooked. Never ask a child whether he likes or dislikes a food, never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow anybody else to do so . If the father says that he hates fat meat or the mother refuses some vegetables in the childs hearing, he may copy this action. Parents should agree to the fact that he likes everything and he probably will . At meal times, it is a good idea to give a child a small part at one time rather than give him as much as he may eat all together. Do not talk too much to the child during meal times, but let him get on with his food. And do not allow him to leave the table at once after a meal , or he will soon learn to eat his food hurriedly so he can hurry back to the toys in his room . Never coax（哄骗）or make a child eat, or he will think he eats for you. Dont you think it is the same with study ?19 . A child will probably eat _ if it is not badly cooked.Aonly a little of the foodBalmost all of the foodCsome of the foodDall of the food20 . can make a child like eating more.AOffering as much as possibleBThe way parents eatCPlaying with toysDThe way a meal is well cooked and served21 . Which of the following is a good action before a child during meal times?ATo discuss the food a parent dislikes.BTo talk a lot to the child.CTo ask a child what food he likes or dislikes.DNever discuss likes or dislikes of food.22 . If a child is allowed to leave the table at once after a meal ,he will _ .Aeat moreBstop eatingClearn to eat hurriedlyDdislike the meal23 . From the passage, parents should learn that its better _.Ato coax the child to do his homeworkBto make the child study Cnot to make the child work on his lessons Dnot to help the child with his studyEverybody in this world is different from one another. But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?As we grow up, we gradually（渐渐地）develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, its not easy to change later in life. Financial experts（财务专家）say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is the part of our value system and it has a great influence on the way we look after our money. According to our different values, experts put us in three categories（类别）. They are: the ant, the cricket（蟋蟀）and the snail（蜗牛）.The antwork firstJust like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people dont care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they make so that they can enjoy life when they get old. The ant loves to save.The cricketfun firstThe cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesnt think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance（保险）.The snailliving under pressureThe snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans（借款）from the bank in order to buy things such as big houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure if they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.24 . The meaning of the underlined words “value system” in this passage is .Abelief of how to manage our financesBthe way we look after our moneyCsomething that will not change later in lifeDa set of our own values or beliefs25 . The ant refers to people who .Awork very hard in summer in order to store food for winterBcan make more money if they work harderCsave money they make for their later life when they get oldDonly care about enjoying the moment by working very hard26 . Why do the crickets borrow money?ABecause they would like to enjoy everything now.BBecause they are young.CBecause they think they have no future.DBecause they want to buy insurance.27 . The writers purpose in writing the passage is to .Amake fun of the three kinds of silly peopleBmake us understand the differences and manage our money betterCmake us understand we should spend our own moneyDtell us that we are the same as animalsChoose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) An island with beautiful beaches and clear blue water full of colorful fish. this is Socotra(索科特拉岛). It sounds nice，but it doesnt sound very unusual, doesnt it? Well, there is a lot more to Socotra than that. You can see things there that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.Socotra is in the Indian Ocean, 250 kilometers east of Africa and 340 kilometers south of Yemen. The island separated (分离) from Africa six million years ago, and over that time it has developed its own special plant life. If you travel away from the beautiful beaches and up into the rocky mountains in the middle of the island, you may feel like youre going back in time.Perhaps you will see the desert rose with its pretty pink flowers. The desert rose is a “bottle tree. It stores water in its fat trunk. Like many of Socotras plants, it has developed to survive in the island s hot, dry weather.One of the most unusual plants on Socotra is the dragons blood tree. It is shaped like an umbrella, with a lot of branches under a green top. The tree gets its name from the red sap(树液)that comes out when it is cut. This sap has been used for centuries as a medicine and to make red dye and paint.Socotra isnt an easy place for tourists to visit. To get there, you need to fly from Yemen. There are only a few Hotels in its largest town, Hadibo, and the island doesnt have many good roads. The people there live a very simple life. But more and more visitors are coming to Socotra to see its special natural beauty.28 . The underlined word “that” in the first paragraph refers toAthe beautiful white beaches of SocotraBall the nice things about an islandCthe clear water with colorful fish in itDthe unusual things about Socotra29 . All the following are mentioned about desert rose EXCEPT Aits flowering seasonBits shapeCits colorDits growing climate30 . The desert rose stores water in its fat trunk so that it canAbe turned into a “bottle” treeBhave pink flowers In autumnCkeep the area coolDcontinue to grow in the desert31 . Which sentence is TRUE About thedragons bloodtree?AIts name can bring good luck to the localsBIts branches can be made into medicine and paintCThe liquid from the tree has many uses.DThe red sap comes out naturally every day32 . People visit Socotra in order toAsee its special natural beautyBswim in the oceanCstay in the beautiful hotelsDlive a simple life33 . The main purpose of the passage is to Agive advice on how to travel around SocotraBdescribe the unusual plant life on SocotraCExplain Socotras history and geographic formationDattract people to get close to natureOur sun is a star, and nine worlds (天体) move round it. Worlds like these are planets. But there are other stars, other suns, not only thousands of them, but millions of them. Do different stars have planets? We can see the planets round our own sun. but we havent been anymore. The stars are too far away from us. Stars give out light, but the planets dont have any light of their own. So we cant see them. They are too far, and too dark. Still, we can tell that some stars have planets. While a big planet goes round, it pulls its star to one side. And sometimes we can see this. Then we know that the star has a planet. For example, Barnards Star is a small red star. And it is the quickest star in the universe. But sometimes it moves slower, and then quicker again. We have known Bernards Star for many years, and now we are sure it has a planet.34 . A star is a large body in the universe. It _.Amoves round our sunBhas light of its ownCcan also be called a sunDboth B and C35 . Which of the following is not true?AThe earth is one of the suns worldsBThere are millions of suns in the universeCThe worlds are very brightDsome stars have planets36 . We can see the planets round our sun. But we cant see _.Anine worlds in the universeBthe planets round other starsCthe satellites round the earthDother stars37 . Barnards Star moves more quickly than _.Amost starsBany other starCits planetDthe planets round the sun38 . How can people know that there is a planet round Barnards Star?ASometimes they see that the planet pulls the star to one side and makes it move slower.BThe planet is shiningCThe planet is next to our earth.DThe planet is a red one.四、回答问题What do you do when you begin to read an English newspaper?Youd better know what sections(栏、版) there are. Usually, there is international news, business, science and technology, entertainment or lifestyle, sports and cartoons. You can choose your favorite section to read carefully.Then, you come to the article itself. If you dont have time to read the whole article, the headline(标题) and photo give you a general idea of the story.Different kinds of articlesA news article includes body text and a photo with a short piece of text under it. It usually puts the most important information at the very beginning. If you dont have much time to read the story, just have a look at the first paragraph.A feature article is an in-depth(深度的) report on an event or person. It usually has an interesting opening. You get to know the idea of the article as you read.Another kind of article is an opinion(评论) article. Usually, some famous people give their own opinions about an important issue(问题) in a fun way. Opinion is different from news stories that are all facts.Be a critical(批判性的) readerThere are advertisements in newspapers. They can provide useful information about products, places, food or jobs. Remember that people make advertisements to sell you things. You dont have to do everything advertisements tell you to do. You should be critical enough