人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（II）卷（测试）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（II）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文5选4短文7选5(5选5等) Have you ever spent a night on a train? In the world of high speed railways and low-fare(价格低廉) airlines, traveling by night train sounds out of date. The main way of railway travel is long gone in most European countries and the United States. 1 . They are considered rather economical(节省的) ways of traveling from city to city as the fares are a lot lower than flights and traveling between cities takes many hours or even days.The first extensive(广泛的) use of sleeping cars started in the 1830s in the US. A name worth mentioning here is George Pullman, an American industrialist. In the 1860s, Pullman successfully ran his sleeping car business by offering all kinds of good services. The food provided on the comfortable Pullman trains was as delicious as that in the best restaurants of that time. 2 . Considering the time spent, business people may prefer to travel by plane, but modern sleeping cars provide an comfortable way of traveling. 3 . The other advantage is that sleeping cars take you directly to the big city stations, while most airports are usually located far away from the city centers. 4 . AThe Pullman trains quickly became popular as a result of his creation.BThe planes are often late and uncomfortable.CBut in China and India, night trains are quite common.DSo if you are not in a rush, overnight trains are a great way to get around.EOne advantage of overnight trains is that you are getting a nights rest while traveling.二、阅读单选Animals United is a 3D German cartoon which is directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe. It is a story about animals that get together to find water. Along their journey, lots of funny things happen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures.The animals in the grasslands in Africa are waiting for the coming flood. However, this years flood seems to come later than in other years. The animals become upset and worried. At the same time, some animals from other places come to the grasslands to look for peace. However, the situation seems worse because the water is becoming less and less. So they decide to look for the river.Finally, they find the reason why they dont have any water to drink. A dam(坝) has been set up so that humans can have a better life. After a long fight with humans, they let the world know that animals are in danger.This film is about environmental matters. The humans are the bad and the animals are the good. This film is to give humans a warning that they must not destroy the homes of animals or damage nature in order to improve their own life. Humans should know that animals also have their own world.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。5 . The story of Animals United took place _.Ain AsiaBin AfricaCin AmericaDin Germany6 . The animals become worried because _.Athe years flood is comingBthey will have no water to drinkCthere is going to be a fight with humansDtheir grasslands have been taken up(占领) by other animals7 . Along their journey to look for the river, the animals find_.Ahumans have set up a damBthe river is becoming dryCall the animals are in dangerDthe world is getting warmer8 . Humans are warned not to_.Adamage natureBkill any animalsCpollute the environmentDdo harm to the grasslands9 . The story of Animals United mainly tells us_.Aits our duty to protect animalsBhumans and animals should live in peaceChumans should care about the environmentDits time to think about animals living environmentLook! Im Tom. This is a pencil case. Its orange. Its my pencil case, Whats in the pencil case? A ruler is in the pencil case. Its my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil, Its black and white.Its not my pencil. Look! That girl is Lucy. It is her pencil. That boy is Tim. I find his green pen in the Lost and Found case.I call Tim at 789-0003. Its his telephone number.10 . What color is the pencil case?A. Its orange. B. Its blue and red. C. Its green.11 . Theisnt Toms.A. pencil B. pencil case C. ruler12 . has a pencil,A. Tom B. Lucy C. Tim13 . find the pen in the Lost and Found case,A. Tim B. Lucy C. Tom14 . Is 789-0003 Toms telephone number?A. Yes. B. We dont know. C. No.Jenny has just finished travelling alone in Europe. Are you interested in her trip? Lets read some of her travel diaries on Wechat.JennyJuly 12 at 19: 35 New York I am so excited. Also a little nervous！I am off in a journey on my own. Yes! Alone! I am feeling so brave and cant wait to start. I am going to Europe to see some cities I really want to visit. I am going to travel by train in Europe.JennyJuly 15 at 15:30 Salzburg Now I am in Salzburg, Austria. The quiet hills of Austria are a great place to relax. The movie The Sound of music was filmed around the area. I can enjoy the view of the mountains and the river from my hotel window.JennyJuly 17 at 8:15 Amsterdam The train ride to Amsterdam was a long one. It gave me time to write some postcards to send back home.Amsterdam is a fun city, full of friendly locals and tourists. I spent the whole day visiting the art museums here. The museums are historic and filled with beautiful art.JennyJuly 19 at 21:20 CopenhagenTravelling alone, I have been very careful to keep safe. Luckily I am in Copenhagen, Denmark, and I am told that it is one of the safest places in the world. Andersen, a famous writer of childrens books, was born in this city. I bought two of his fairy tale books.15 . Jenny travel by _ in Europe.ACarBBoatCPlaneDTrain16 . Jenny wrote the postcards on the way to _.ANew YorkBSalzburgCAmsterdamDCopenhagen17 . Which is TRUE according to the diaries?AJenny went to Europe with her friend.BJenny show great interest in the art museum.CJenny watched the movie The Sound of music in Salzburg.DJenny bought two magazines about Andersen in Copenhagen.Welcome to Nanchong, a beautiful city with a long history. You will have a wonderful time here. There are many places of interest. Now lets look through some of them.Langzhong Ancient CityThere are many old houses like Lees Courtyard. You can also enjoy Zhang Fei Temple, Huaguang Tower and so on.Location:Langzhong CityOpening time: 9:00 a. m. -4:30 p. m. on weekdays8:30 a. m. -5:30 p. m. on weekendsPrice: 120Telephone number:0817 -6587391Zhu De Memorial HallZhu De is a great person. Here you can learn about his whole life. You can also visit his old house about 2 kilometers away from the Hall.Location:Maan Town, YilongOpening time:9:00 a. m. -4:30 p. m.Price:FreeTelephone number:0817 -8162563Yuping ParkHere you can know the famous historical person named Chen Shou and his book Records of the Three Kingdoms. You can also enjoy beautiful scenery here. Location:Jialing DistrictOpening time: 9:00 a. m. -5:30 p. m.Price: Adults: 10Old people over 60: 5Children: 7( Children under 6:Free)Telephone number:0817 -3650928Zhang Lan Old HouseZhang Lan is a great educator. You can learn about his achievements in Chinese education in this memorial hall. Also, you can visit his old house.Location:Lianchi Town, Xichong Opening time:9:00 a. m. -5:00 p. m. Price:FreeTelephone number:0817 -422498118 . The proper time to visit Langzhong Ancient City is on Monday.A7:00 a. m.B2:00 p. m.C8:30 a. m.D6:30 p. m.19 . If you want to visit Zhu De Memorial Hall, you can call .A0817 -4224981B0817 -8162563C0817 -3650928D0817 -658739120 . Who is a great educator according to the passage?AZhang Fei.BZhu De.CChen Shou.DZhang Lan.三、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。21 . You should be more _(小心的) driving on rainy days.22 . The captain cares about the _(安全) of both the crew (船员) and the passengers.23 . His doctor didnt tell him that he had a _(严重的) illness.24 . It may be_(必要的) to buy a new watch.25 . You shouldnt _(悬挂) your pictures on the wall in the classroom.四、用所给单词的正确形式填空用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空26 . Wheres your_ (grandparents) house?Its very far from here.27 . _ Lucy_ (ride)a bike to school every day?28 . She usually_ (have)a quick breakfast and then_ (go)to school.29 . What do you think of_ (play)soccer?Its difficult for me.30 . How does he get to school?He lives near school，so he_ (walk)to school.31 . I dont know where my English teacher_ (live)32 . It takes about two_ (hour)to get there by boat.33 . Mary really wants_ (know)how far her good friend lives from her.34 . How many_ (time)do you take a shower a week?35 . What do you think of the trip？Is it_ (interested)?五、完成句子完成句子36 . 在我学骑车时，常常从车上摔下来。When I learned to ride a bicycle, I often _.37 . 我希望你能及时赶来参加这个会议。I hope you can come to the meeting _.38 . 我在考虑明年上哪所大学。Im _going to which university next year.39 . 由于污染严重，所以政府不得不关闭所有的化工厂。The government has to _all the chemical factories because of heavy pollution.40 . 他住的离学校最远。He lives _ the school.41 . 天津的政府部门正在建设5个大型的自然公园。The government of Tianjin is _ five large nature parks.42 . Tom昨天同意了我的看法。Tom _ me yesterday.43 . 玲玲总是询问关于如何提高英语的建议Lingling always _ advice about how to improve English.44 . 在你比赛之前必须做热身运动You have to _ before you have a match.45 . 我们有充足的时间可以为考试做准备We have _ time to prepare for the exam.46 . 用字典查新单词是个很多好的主意。Its a good idea to _ the new words in the dictionary.47 . 他们大声地为我们加油,我们感到很兴奋。They _ us _ loudly, and we felt very excited.48 . 你可以把错误记在自己的笔记本上。You can _ the mistakes in your notebook.49 . 想到熊猫和其他濒危的动物是很令人难过的。It is sad to _ animals in danger.50 . 我们正在掠夺动物们的土地和森林。We are _ the land and forests of the animals.六、用单词的正确形式完成短文III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used only once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)（共8分）A) youngest B) professional C) likely D) grows up E) wonEach year, the news magazine Time For Kids selects several young people to serve as TFK kid reporters. These kids are not 51 . reporters, but they still have to interview some important people.Martin, who lives in New York, is a computer buff, plays the piano, and wants to be an airline pilot when he 52 . . When he got the assignment from TFK to interview Andrew Hsu, he wanted to talk about science. After all, Andrew had just become the53 . winner of the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair. The 11-year-old scientist 54 . the grand prize for identifying a particular genes that plays an important role in keeping the human body healthy.AfreeBmeetCreceiveDalso E) improvingMartin soon discovered that being a science whiz is just one of Andrews achievements. Hes 55 . an athlete who competes in swimming. But the main thing Andrew wanted to tell Martin about was the World Children Organization (WCO). Andrew started this organization along with his brother Patrick. This project is meant to help improve the lives of children.Andrew and Patrick believe that56 . education is the best way they can make a positive difference for children. They know that there are places where a 57 . education isnt available to kids. To help 58 . that need, Andrew and Patrick had the idea of producing videos about science, math, and languages for children in countries where there arent enough qualified teachers.七、语法填空Im Tony. My friends are Frank and Cindy. We often do many things together. Frank59 . (live) next to my home and we are in the same class. He is thirteen years old and he is60 . medium height. He has curly hair and blue eyes. Hes good-looking and very61 . (smart). Hes good at math and often62 . (help) me with my homework. He likes wearing black pants63 . yellow T-shirts.Cindy is eleven years old. She is thin and tall. She has curly blonde hair and her64 . (eye) are brown. She is good-looking, too,65 . a little bit shy. She is good at66 . (play) the guitar. Her favorite subject at school is music. She often teaches me to play67 . guitar after class.Three of68 . (we) have great fun together, and help each other