人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考英语试题A卷（模拟）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空Today, as I was riding a transit bus from Unicity to downtown, I did not realize that I would see something _.The ride was, as usual, long and peaceful, until we _ the corner of Portage and Main Street. Then the bus _ down and stopped on the side of the street. This, of course, surprised all of the _ on the bus. But what happened next still brings tears to _ eyes.The bus driver jumped off the bus to _ with a man that looked to be down on his luck, most probably, a _ man. I first thought the driver was going to offer the man a ride until our driver _ his own shoes and gave them to the man on the sidewalk.That is when I saw the man that the driver _ with was barefoot (赤脚的). There was a _ in the bus. I think we were all surprised and speechless. As we rode on to our next stop, one of the passengers got _ to speak to the driver.“That was the most amazing thing I had _ seen. Why did you do that?”“I just couldnt stand the thought of that poor man walking without _,” the bus driver answered.Wow. Without saying anything else, it was just, “Here, sir, you need these more than I do.”There wasnt a dry _ on the bus. All the passengers were moved by _ the driver did. Now, a homeless man will have shoes for his feet because of a bus drivers act of kindness.1 . AunpleasantBrelaxingCdangerousDsurprising2 . AreachedBarrivedCgotDwent3 . AslowedBturnedCfellDbroke4 . AmenBpassengersCwomenDdrivers5 . AyourBhisCmyDher6 . AwalkBtalkCdrinkDsmoke7 . AsickBlazyCspecialDhomeless8 . Atook offBturned offCgot offDcut off9 . Awas talkingBtalkedCtalkDto talk10 . AsoundBcryCnoiseDsilence11 . AbackBupCinDoff12 . AeverBstillCalsoDnever13 . AclothesBfoodCmoneyDshoes14 . AhandBnoseCeyeDmouth15 . AthatBwhatChowDwhich二、阅读单选You need some bread and milk. But half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley（手推车）full of food. What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?The tricks usually start before you walk in. Outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks past can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us hungry and ready to buy lots of food, not just bread.Now youre inside and, of course, a small basket would be fine, but all they have are trolleys. And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products inside. So we may fill it with something. In fact, supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more.Of course, many people shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops. So supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products. One new trick is to put red stickers on products. Customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so the red stickers is easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction! Interestingly, this trick appears to work more with men than with women.There is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket. For example, customers often go only to buy milk. So they put it right at the back, forcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products. The position of products on each shelf is also important. The most expensive products are usually at eye-level so you see these immediately. The exception is anything that children might like. These products are on lower shelves so that kids see them.Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket, what about what you listen to? In most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. Its so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time （and money） in the store. You also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy. Experts suggest its better to shop when its quieter, on a Monday or a Tuesday for example. And be careful with queues at the checkouts. These are sometimes deliberate（故意）, to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you wait.So, next time you go into your local supermarket, remember these tricks and see if you can come with just the things you went for.16 . Supermarkets dont provide baskets because _.Asupermarkets dont usually have manyBbaskets are too small to hold many productsCits easy to go shopping with trolleysDa trolley can hold one or two products inside17 . According to the passage, supermarkets put red stickers on products to _.Amake them look more beautifulBmake them different from cheaper onesCmake people think the stickers are for menDmake people think they could save money18 . It can be learned from Paragraph 6 that supermarkets usually _.Astop people lining up at the checkoutsBclose on Monday morningCplay loud and noisy music insideDmake customers feel relaxed19 . The passage is mainly about _.Aseveral ways supermarkets use to sell more productsBsome advice when people go shopping on the streetCseveral rules that every business should followDsome advertisements that make people buy moreAs the taxi leaves, my father stands at the living room window looking out, watching me move off into the darkness, at 4:30 a. m. His grey hair is untidy from sleeping. Moments ago, he got up to carry my bag for me and went into the cold open air.He thanked me for a daughters cooking and for having traveled so far to spend the holiday with him. I told him that I worried about he would feel lonely again in the empty house. “I have my plans,” he said, in the moments before I walked out the door. When I arrived 10 days ago, I felt it was quiet and lifeless in the house. Then my brothers and I came and filled the rooms. But, now, theyre gone, I am the last to leave. As the taxi began to move, I watched the lights go off, but my father didnt leave. Even though he couldnt see me in the dark, he stood by the window watching, beside the tree. It was a fresh tree. He buys one every year for the new year. The life is hard for my father: my mother died years ago, and now his children are far from home, our selfish choices taking us from one end of the country to the other, the life of the tree, cut for Christmas, is short; my fathers is long and strong. But both of them are tall and straight. I leave behind two trees: one with silver-grey hair, the other still freshly green.20 . The father walked out the door withoutin the morning.Amaking his hair tidyBseeing his daughterCcarrying the bagDsaying a word21 . The writer worried about her father because.Ahe never felt lonelyBhed live alone againChe had nothing in the houseDhe is too old to look after himself22 . From the fifth paragraph we know the writer .Adidnt leave until her brothers leftBdecided to stay with her fatherCwas one of the fathers two childrenDleft her father before her brothers23 . The underlined word “selfish” in the passage means_ in Chinese.A随意的B错误的C自私的D慎重的24 . The best title for this passage should be.AThe Tree Cut for the New YearBThe Lonely Father Lives AloneCThe Children Who Have No MotherDThe Great Father in My HeartBrazil is the biggest country with the largest population in South America. It is one of the worlds rising powers.Brazil has been a big farming country for the last 10 years. It produces a third of all coffee in the world, which makes the country the biggest coffee producer in the world.Tourism is also important in Brazil. In 2010, the number of foreign visitors to Brazil reached more than 5million, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.What makes millions of visitors come here? The beautiful landscape may be the answer. The worlds largest forest, the Amazon, covers about half of Brazil. It is home to hundreds of thousands of animal species. The great Iguazu Falls（伊瓜苏瀑布）are made up of 275 to 350 waterfalls. Sometimes, rainbows will show up, with butterflies flying high in the sky. Can you imagine how beautiful it is?The unique landscape gives its people special characteristics. Brazilians are hospitable and friendly. A man may kiss a woman on both cheeks when they first meet. Although most Brazilians are from different races（种族）, including Amerindians, European settlers, and Africans, they get along well with each other.Its the different races that offer Brazil a very rich culture. From samba and carnivals to food and music. African culture is everywhere in Brazil. However, Brazil also has its problems. Transportation is a nightmare, especially in big cities. Luckily, by hosting the worlds two biggest sporting events - the World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games- the country expects huge improvement.Best of its cultureSoccerBrazilians are soccer crazy, and their country has some of the best players. The most famous of all is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele. Brazil has won the World Cup five times, more than any other nation.BarbecueYou may have had a meal in a restaurant that serves “Brazilian barbecue”, but is it really authentic(正宗的)? The traditional Brazilian barbecue has meat cooking on long skewers over an open fire. Waiters then hold the meat on the skewers and move from one table to table. If you want the meat, they will directly cut some onto your plate.CarnivalBrazilians are famous for being fun, easygoing and yes, exciting. Nothing can prove this more than a carnival. The event thats celebrated in Rio de Janeiro is described as the “ worlds biggest party”. It is held for four days in February or March every year. Everyone dresses in costumes and parades through the city. They play musical instruments and dance.25 . What does “ covers” mean in paragraph 4?A覆盖B包括C洒上D报道26 . What offers Brazil a very rich culture?ABarbecueBTourismCDifferent racesDSoccer27 . Why do millions of foreign visitors come to Brazil every year?ABecause Brazilians are hospital and friendly.BBecause it has beautiful landscape.CBecause it has Carnival every year.DBecause it will hold 2016 Olympic Games.28 . According to this article, which of the following is wrong?ABrazil is the biggest country in South America.BBrazil produces more coffee than any other country in the world.CIn Brazil, a man may kiss a woman on both cheeks when they first meet.DBrazilians are from different races so they get along bad with each other.29 . The best title of the article is _.ABrazil- the home to animalsBTransportation problem in BrazilCEnjoying Brazils beautyDCelebrating Carnival of BrazilFish and apple soup？Yes, and you wont believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the soup du jour in Chinese restaurants. Ingredients (serves 4): 1. Whole fish2 apples, quartered,4-6 ginger slices (姜片) 1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces 1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierces ，oil. salt and pepper Methods:l. Remove the bones from the fish. 2 Pour oil into a pan. Fly the ginger slices, and the spring onions Add the fish hones and oil.3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes,4. Add the apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, ads salt and pepper,30 . This passage is probably_.Aa poemBa piece of newsCa storyDa recipe31 . The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is_.A. du jour soup D. tomato soup C. union soup D. ginger soup32 . The underlined word quartered means_.A榨汁B切成四份C洗净D炸碎33 . If you want to cook the soup for 8 people, you will need _ red tomatoes.A1B2C3D434 . In what order should you add the ingredients while cooking the soup?Aapples, fish and tomatoginger slices and spring onionsoilfish bonesBoilfish bonesginger slices and spring onionsapples, fish and tomatoCoilginger slices and spring onionsfish bonesapples, fish and tomatoDginger slices and spring onionsfish bones-apples, fish and tomatooil三、根据首字母、中文提示填空单词拼写35 . Ben was helping his mother when the rain began to b_(击打, 敲击) heavily against the windows.36 . Larry e_(表示) his pleasure when he had lunch with me.37 . In fact, the greatest e _(敌人) for you is yourself.38 . The teachers are p_(骄傲的) of us because we are all making progress day by day.39 . The young boy likes this kind of c_(脆的) and salty biscuits.四、选用适当的单词补全对话下列素材选自于现行牛津英语教材, 阅读对话, 然后根据其内容从方框A-E中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案.Dr. Johnson: Well, what seems to be the problem ?Tanya: I just feel too busy, and everything seems too difficult. Im 40 . next week, and Im not sure whether I can do well in them. My best friend and I also just had a quarrel. I guess Im having a lot of trouble 41 . .Dr. Johnson: So what are you doing to relax?Tanya: Nothing, really. I am busy with so many things. I don t have time to relax. Dr. Johnson: But are you aware that if you never relax, stress can 42 . to your health?Tanya: So what should I do?Dr. Johnson: You can guard against stress by taking a break 43 . . It would also be good to 44 . or do some exercise.Tanya: Well, I see. Thanks for your advice. Abecome a riskBdealing with stressChaving my examsDnow and thenEtake up a hobby五、单词填空Peter Brown and his wife, Amy, live in a house on Grand Street. Amy is very happy. She likes their house. She likes the neighbourhood, too. The neighbours are nice people.There is a hospital around the corner from Peter and Amys house. Peter doesnt like living near a hospital. Ambulances go up and d45 . the streets.The sirens（警报器）scare Peter, especially at night when he is s46 . . When he hears a siren, Peters heart beats very f47 . . He wakes up and puts his hand over his heart. He feels a48 . I want to move. Peter tells Amy.No, says Amy. We are not moving. I like this house. I like the neighbourhood. The neighbours are nice people. But I am going to have a heart attack, says Peter.Dont w49 . about a heart attack, says Amy, There is a h50 . around the corner. 六、多任务混合问题(1)In the United States people sometimes go campingfor vacation.Instead of staying at modern hotels and restaurants, th