人教版2019-2020学年八年级（五四学制）上学期期中考试英语试题C卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级（五四学制）上学期期中考试英语试题C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . She plays _ every day.AsportBthe sportCsportsDthe sports2 . Thank you for _ us about Dragon Boat Festival.Ato tellBtellingCtoldDtelling3 . Alice is _ girl.Aan 11-year -oldBan 12 year oldCa 11-years-oldDa 12 years old4 . We have different about education in different cultural background.AlanguagesBlinesCviewsDnews5 . There is_ little information about him that we have_ much difficulty finding him.Aso; suchBsuch; soCso; soDsuch; such6 . It_ outside. Youd better take an umorella with you.ArainsBis rainingCrainedDhas rained7 . - I want to speak to Mr Franks. - Im afraid its _. Mr Franks is now in New York on business.AimpossibleBavailableCsurprisingDdangerous8 . Dad,smoking is bad for your health,youd better _.Agive up itBgive it upCgive it backDgive back it.9 . -_ , Tom! Its time to go to school.- Oh, my god. I will be late.AWake upBMake upCSet upDTake up10 . Tennis is getting_in China.Amore popular and popularBmore popular and more popularCpopular and popularDmore and more popular11 . -How do you learn English?- I learn English_ making flashcards.AonBforCbyD with12 . Tony _ before exams.Ais stress outBstressed outCfeel stressed outDis stressed out13 . He was afraid _ make friends with anyone.AofBtoCinDfor14 . - Why do you look so surprised?- I just cant _ what has happened to him.AdecideBbelieveChelpDdream15 . Some _ went to Japan to help when they heard many _ lost their homes in the earthquake.AGermany; JapanBFrench; JapanCGermans; JapaneseDFrenchman; Japanese16 . Did your parents go to climb the Yutai Mountain last Sunday ?No. They _went to see a film.AbothBallCeitherDevery17 . Would you like something to eat? Im not hungry.AYes, please.BNo, thanks.CSorry.DRight.18 . _ Frank left school at 16, he still become a successful writer.AEver sinceBIn factCAfter allDEven though二、补全对话7选5根据对话内容，从方框内选择合适的句子补全对话。（有两项多余）A:Hello, Rice! You look sad.19 . .B: My parents are leaving home this afternoon.A:20 . .B: They are going to work in Hangzhou. I wont see them until the Spring Festival, you know.A:21 . Thats a long time.B: Yes. And I hadnt lived with them for two years before they returned home last month. So Im very sad.22 . .A: Dont be upset. You can go and see them when we have a holiday.B: Maybe youre right.A:23 . Now our teacher is coming. Lets get ready for our class.APlease cheer up!BWhat happened?CWhen did they come back?DIts nearly seven months.EWhy are they leaving?FYou missed them a lot, didnt you?GI dont want them to work there.三、完型填空根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 The Bone in ThroatOnce upon a time, there was a lazy wolf living in a forest. Near his house was a pond. Many animals came to _ to drink water. The wolf was always there in search of food.One day, he was sitting near the pond, hoping to get something _. When suddenly he saw a dead bull, “Aha! What a luck! Now I can eat all I want.” he thought and his _ started watering.He began to eat the bull. A thought came into his mind, “if _ beast comes this way, he will ask for a share. I had better eat _.” Grub! Grub! Grub! he chewed, faster and faster. Suddenly, a piece of bone stuck in his throat. “Ohh! Errk!” cried the wolf. He tried to pull it out of his mouth. He tried to cough it out but it didnt _ . Next, he tried to swallow (吞) it down but he failed.“Ooh, the bone in my throat hurts me. What _ I do now?” thought the wolf. Soon he remembered that a crane (鹤) lived on the nearby river bank.The wolf went to the crane and pleased, “My dear Crane! I have got a bone stuck in my throat. I will give you a present _ you pull it out of my throat.” The crane took pity on the wolf. He asked the wolf to look up _ his mouth open. The crane then put its head into the wolfs mouth and pulled out the bone. “Oh! What a relief!” the wolf said. “Now where is my present?” asked the crane. “What present?” the wolf replied, pretending not remembering its promise. “You said that you would give me a present if I removed the bone from your throat,” said the crane angrily. “Hah! Isnt it a present that you put your head into my mouth and got out _? I could have easily broken your head while your head was inside my mouth.”24 . AthemBtheyConeDit25 . AeatingBeatCto eatDate26 . AeyesBnoseCmouthDthroat27 . AotherBanotherCthe otherDothers28 . AfastBslowlyCslowDquick29 . AmakeBcomeCworkDuse30 . AwouldBshouldCwillDneeded31 . AunlessBasCifDbefore32 . AinBwithoutCasDwith33 . AlivelyBaliveClivingDlived四、阅读单选In Britain you may often hear “Drop in any time” or “Come to see me soon”, but you cant really do that. People just say those things to make you feel welcome. It is better to telephone before visiting someone at home. If you receive a written invitation to an event that says “RSVP”, you should reply to let the person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to go.You should never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I will not be able to come.” If, after accepting, you are unable to go, be sure to tell those who are expecting you as soon as possible that you will not be there. Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal. Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate(合适的). A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate way to express your appreciation for the invitation.34 . What can you do when a British friend says, “Drop in anytime”?AVisit him or her at any time.BSay no time to him or her seriously.CTelephone him or her before visiting.DVisit him or her soon.35 . What does the underlined word “RSVP” probably mean in Chinese?A请自便B请回复C请审阅D请来访36 . What should you do if your British friend sends you an invitation but you do not want to go?ADo not give him or her an answer.BTell another friend to go instead of you.CTell him or her that you cant be there for some reason.DTell him or her that you dont want to go there.37 . Which of the following is considered impolite in Britain?ABuy small presents when invited.BRefuse the invitation without telling anyone.CWrite a thank-you note after a visit.DGive a telephone call after a visit.38 . Where would you probably see this passage?AIn an invitation.BIn a guidebook.COn a poster.DIn a newspaper.Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day. The animals in the zoo are having a sports meeting now. Lets go and watch it. Look! Some tigers and horses are running fast. They all want to get the first place .What are elephants and lions doing? Oh ,they are playing soccer. The big elephants and the fast lions! What a funny picture it is! And some pandas are watching the soccer game happily .In the pool, a dolphin and a penguin are swimming. Near the pool, a monkey and a koala are climbing up an apple tree .They are both fast and want to get the apples on the tree. A giraffe is umpiring(裁判) the game under the tree. Who do you think can get more apples, the monkey or the koala? What an interesting sports meeting it is!39 . Where are the animals having the sports meeting?AIn the forestBIn a parkCIn a zooDIn a school.40 . What are the tigers doing?AThey are runningBThey are watching the soccer gameCThey are swimming.DThey are playing soccer.41 . Why are a monkey and a koala climbing up the tree?ABecause they like climbing up the tree.BBecause they want to get the banana on the tree.CBecause they want to get the apples on the tree.DBecause they dont have other things to do.42 . Which of the following is NOT right?AThe elephants and lions are playing soccer.BSome pandas are watching the soccer game.CA dolphin and a penguin are swimming in the pool.DA giraffe is eating apples under the trees43 . What is the best title(标题) for the article?AWelcome to the zooBThe animal sports meetingCThe cute animalsDWelcome to the sports meeting.Many hospitals have blood banks. In these banks, blood of all types is stored. When blood is needed, it is taken from the bank. Healthy people then give blood to the bank to replace (取代) the blood that is used. Blood can be kept in the fridge for about three weeks with a kind of chemical.When people lose much of their blood because of operations or accidents, they may need transfusions(输血). Some people may need transfusions because of illness. Sometimes only a part of the blood is used for transfusions. Plasma(血浆), the liquid part of the blood , may be given alone. Transfusions of plasma are often given when people have been badly burned.When a person gets a transfusion, he gets blood of the same type as his. Or there may be a bad reaction(反应). To make it safer, before a transfusion is given, the blood to be used must be tested with the blood of the person who is to receive it. This testing is called cross matching of the blood.Oswald Robertson, an American doctor, was the first one to give transfusions. He used blood that had been stored for some time to help wounded soldiers in 1918 in World War One.44 . Blood banks usually have _.Aonly one type of bloodBone or two types of bloodCtwo or three types of bloodDall types of blood45 . Blood banks get blood from _.Ahealthy peopleBoperationsCaccidentsDtransfusions46 . Before a transfusion, it is important to make sure that _.Athe blood is coldBthe blood has been stored long enoughCthe blood is from people who have accidentsDthe type of blood to be used is the same as the patients47 . This passage wants to tell us _.Awho Oswald Robertson wasBthe first transfusionsChow blood banks worksDwhat blood banks are like五、阅读判断The story is told about two old people named Davide and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memory. For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner, or Davide would show up for work on Sunday, thinking it was Monday. One winter they were to take a long plane trip. When they arrived at the airport, there were ten minutes left. In that situation anyone would get onto the plane right away, But Mr and Mrs Jackson did not do so. They went to buy some flight insurance (保险)first. After they put a two-pound note into a machine, their insurance policy came out. “Who would get the money if the plane crashed (坠毁), I wonder? ” asked Rosy. “My mother,of course.” Her husband replied, “well post the policy to her, now quickly, give me a stamp, will you?” he said. “The plane is going to take off in another minutes.” Davide put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into the postbox, and suddenly let out a cry. What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother!根据短文内容，判断正(A)误(B)。48 . Rosy was Davides sister.49 . This passage tells us that Davide and Rosy were very forgetful.50 . After dropping a two-pound note into a machine they got an envelope.51 . Davide meant to post his mother the flight insurance.52 . Mr. Jackson made a mistake because his memory was poor and he posted the tickets in a great hurry.六、用单词的正确形式完成短文六、短文填空: 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。begin, close, member, one, receive, enjoy, say, tradition, they, greatbegin, close, member, one, receive, enjoy, say, tradition, they, greatCCTV New Years Gala （ 春晚 ） is a Chinese New Year program produced by China Central Television. The program 53 . at 8: 00 PM and lasts until about 1: 100 AM on the 54 . day of the New Year.The program has 55 . extremely large audiences （观众）,which have 56 . grown over the years. As the Chinese New Years Eve is a time when the family 57 . get together, the Gala adds a pleasant mood（气氛）to the house as people sits in front of 58 . TV sets laughing, discussing and 59 . the performances. It has become a 60 . in China to watch the New Years Gala.To bring audiences even 61 . to the yearly show, the Gala organizers have tried many ways to make the program more attractive. It is 62 . that there will be no advertisements this year so that audiences can be satisfied with a natural and smooth Gala.七、填写适当的单词补全对话A:Hello, this is Daisy speaking. Can I 63 . to Leo, please?B:This is Leo speaking.A:Hi, Leo. Long time no see. Hows everything 64 . ?B:Not bad. Im going to Chengdu on vacation 65 . three weeks.A:Really? Welcome to Chengdu. Im happy to see you again.B:Me, too.66 . is the weather there?A:Its sunny and warm these days. I just wear a sweater.B:67 . great.A:OK! Could you be my guide(向导) when I come to Chengdu?A:Of course. There are many 68 . of interest. And you must taste the famous hot pot(火锅).B:Wow, it s nice of you.A:When can you 69 . in Chengdu?B:The train may get there at about 8:30 p.m. next Monday.A:Well, I can meet you in 70 . of the train station.B:Great. By the way, are you busy these days?A:Yes. I have an important test this Friday. So I am busy with it. And I have no time to 71 . myself.B:You always study 72 . . And you are the top student（优生）in your class. Take it easy(放轻松).A:Thank you. See you soon.八、填空Hillary is one of the most famous women in America. Born in 1947, she lived a happy childhood. Her parents were open to anything that interested her. But they were also strict with her. When young Hillary got A grades at school, her father said the school must have been too easy. When she ran home from a bad school boy, her mother wouldnt let her in. “Go back and face up to him. There is no room in the house for a coward（懦夫）！”Years later, young Hillary put all of her energy into politics（政治）. As a student leader, she often discussed and researched social problems. In 1969, Hillary entered Yale Law School, where she met Bill Clinton. The two soon became partners in political activities and the journey of love.Even after Bill was elected（选举）as president in 1992, Hillary didnt want to just be the presidents wife. She worked on US healthcare. However, she was not popular with those against her husband. At that time, some people said she was too interested in politics. But Hillary kept her head held high, “When she takes on a project, she works tirelessly until it is completed,” said Betty Lowe, an ole friend of the Clintons. “Its that kind of determination（决心）that will help her win the White House.” She has made a decision that she will take part in the election of the next president in 2016.TitleHillary, a73 . American womanHer unusual experienceWhen she was a child, her parents were74 . with her.She met Bill Clinton and75 . an interest in politics in university.She is76 . of energy when working.ResultShe has77 . to take part in the election of the next American president in 2016.九、多任务混合问题The secrets of happinessMost people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success do not bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are some suggestions to help you be happier._1_Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the futurefor example, getting into college or getting a good a jobthat we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy lifes simple happiness, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends._2_Another secret of having a happy life is to be active and have hobbies in which you can forget your problems. Many people enjoy dancing or playing a sport, such as skating or soccer._3_Finally, many people find happiness in helping others.