人教版2019-2020学年第二学期八年级期中测试-英语试题卷B卷

人教版2019-2020学年第二学期八年级期中测试-英语试题卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空Long long ago, there was a bird made of stone. She lived in a beautiful forest between two mountains. The _ liked the forest very much, but she was very _, so she had to walk along the ground. She enjoyed looking up at the trees every day, but she also dreamed that one day, she would be able to _ and enjoy viewing the beautiful countryside from up high.But that _ was gone after the great fire. In the forest, all the plants and animals were dead. The stone bird was the only form of life able to survive the fire. However, when she saw what the forest was like, she was _, and couldnt stop crying. She cried and cried day by day. She _ with such feeling that her tears were wearing away her stone body. Finally, the bird turned into a pool of _.But when the _ came out, the tears flew into the sky and became a happy little cloud. It could fly over the trees and _ everything below.Since then, the little cloud travelled all over the world, enjoying the views of all the forests and beautiful countryside, and remembering what damage the fire brought to its own forest, the cloud is now very careful to _ its rain down on any tree it sees burning.1 . AbirdBchickCfoxDgoat2 . AweakBheavyClightDtall3 . AwalkBrunCflyDjump4 . AdreamBhouseCfoodDfriend5 . AsadBtiredCexcitedDbored6 . AlaughedBshookCnoddedDcried7 . AfireBairCwaterDstone8 . AsunBmoonCstarDearth9 . Alook atBlook forClook afterDlook down at10 . ApushBpullCpourDput二、阅读单选Where is Love? How can we find Love?Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old womans son was also surprised at his mothers pleasure and asked why.“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.11 . When the little boy saw the old woman, she was .A. looking for a seat in the park B. passing the streetC. looking at some birds D. having a pizza12 . The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because .A. the old woman still felt hungry B. he wanted to see the smile againC. he didnt like the drink D. the old woman paid him for it13 . The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile .A. after the little boy went home B. before it grew darkC. when she was drinking Coke D. after the little boy hugged her14 . The boys mother was surprised to see her son was very when the door opened.A. pleased B. sad C. unhappy D. angry15 . Which of the following is TRUE?A. The little boy failed to find Love.B. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.C. The little boy decided never to go home.D. The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They dont feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they_the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families.There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!16 . The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_”.Akeep outBgive upCpay no attention toDcontinue17 . Which of the following is the typical (典型的)way of American hospitality?ATreating friends at home.BTaking days off to be with friends.CMeeting friends at the airport at midnight.DSharing everything they have.18 . Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?AAmericans are always generous with their time.BAmericans dont feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.CChinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.DChinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.19 . The way that Americans and Chinese treat friendship are different, how many differences are mentioned in the passage?A TwoA. Three B. Four C. Five20 . This passage is most probably written for _.AAmerican studentsBChinese studentsCChinese visitors to AmericaDAmerican visitors to ChinaA woman saw three old men sitting in front of her house.She said，“I dont think I know you，but you must be hungry.Please come in and have something to eat.”“We dont go into a house together.” they answered.“Why is that？” she asked.One of the old men explained，“His name is Wealth(财富)” he said pointing to one of his friends，and to another one，“He is Success，and Im Love.Now，go home and ask your family which one you want.”The woman went in and told her family what happened.“How nice！” her husband said，“Lets invite Wealth.Let him come and be our guest.”His wife disagreed，“My dear，why not invite Success？” Their daughter then said，“Wouldnt it be better to invite Love？Our home would be filled with love.”They agreed with their daughter.The woman went out and asked Love to come in，but the other two men also got up and followed Love.The woman asked in surprise，“We only invite Love.Why are you coming in？”The old men answered together，“If you invite Wealth or Success，the other two of us will stay out，but since you invite Love，we go with him.Wherever there is Love，there are also Wealth and Success.”21 . How many members are there in the family?AThree.BFour.CFive.DTwo.22 . If they invited Success to come in，which of the following would be their guests?ALove and Success.BLove，Success and Wealth.COnly Success.Dwealth.23 . Why did they decide to invite Love at last?AThey wanted to have love，success and wealth at the same time.BThey wanted their home to be filled with love.CThey didnt like Success and Wealth.DThey didnt like Love.24 . The family would be _ with all the three old men in.AexcitingBcrowdedCPleasedDangry25 . The best title of the passage is _AThe world is filled with loveBA friendly familyCSuccess and wealth are always followed by loveDThe world is filled with successThe first lady of America Michelle Obama visited China not long ago. During her trip, she went to Chengdu No.7 High School. She gave the students a wonderful speech(演讲) to tell them about her own experience. She said she was born in a common(普通的) family. There were four people in her family and they lived in a small house. Her father was a worker and didnt make much money, but the little home was filled with love. They took care of each other and liked to share their stories during dinner time. Although her parents were only at high school education level, they still sent both Michelle and her brother to universities. Life at that time was not easy for them, especially for her father because he was ill. No matter how tired he was or how much pain he got, Michelles father hardly ever missed a day of work in order to give a better life to his two children. Every day, like so many of us, Michelle felt the weight of her parents hope on her shoulders. She wanted to make them proud, but it wasnt easy. Whenever she got tired, she would just think about how hard her parents were working for her. And she always remembered what her mother said, “A good education is something that no one can take away from you.”26 . Michelle Obama gave the speech at a High School in _.ABeijingBChengduCthe UKDthe USA27 . In Michelles family, _ went to university.Aonly MichelleBonly Michelles brotherCboth Michelles father and motherDboth Michelle and her brother28 . Michelles father worked really hard because _.Ahe never felt tiredBhe wanted to go to universityChe didnt want to miss a day of workDhe wanted to give a better life to his children29 . From the passage, we have learned that _.AMichelle always lives in a big houseBMichelle was born in a rich familyCa family with love is important for childrenDa better life is quite important for children三、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据句意及汉语提示完成单词30 . The _（原因）is that computers can never replace books.31 . What is your new deskmate like？She is quiet and _（诚实的）.32 . Mary waited while John was _（修理）the water pipes.33 . After dinner with friends，Bob paid the _（账单）.34 . I think you should _（道歉）to your brother for not being able to see him off.四、选用适当的单词补全对话A: Mike, you look upset. What has happened to you?B: I argued with my parents. There are too many rules in my family. I really cant35 . them.A: They are too strict with you but you want to make36 . for yourself, dont you?B: Yes. Im interested in music, and I dreamed of being a musician. But my parents37 . with me. They dont allow me to practice my favorite music.A: Why dont you promise them that you will keep a good balance between your study and dream?B: I did that, but it didnt38 . at all Now they still doubt whether I can keep my words or not.A: Being a successful musician needs lots of hard work. By the way, what kind of music do you like?B: I39 . Marimba（马林巴琴）to the other musical instruments. What about you?A: Piano. I like classical music. It makes me feel peaceful and relaxed. I can forget about my tiring work.B: Well, if you like the piano music, this CD must be right for you. My uncle gave it me.A: Oh, its by LangLang. I like him and I can get much40 . when I listen to it, because his music is moving and energetic. He is well-known for his intelligence by musicians from all over the world.B: Wow. I guess he must be41 . in playing the piano，and at the same time, work very hard.A: Not exactly. When he was young, his teacher said he was not the right person to play the piano. But he didnt give up.42 . ,he pushed himself very hard to learn the piano.B: He is really unusual. But its a43 . that I know nothing about him.A: Would you44 . me some tine to enjoy the CD together?B: Sure, I cant wait any longer.五、语法填空When I was young, my mother paid a little attention to me, and I did not have enough food and clothes. Before45 . (go) to the foster care（寄养中心）, I had volunteered at the local hospital to gain hospital experience, so I wanted to be a doctor. But I saw no hope of getting such a long46 . (education) j ourney.47 . the age of24, my son was born and I began working for long hours.Then my daughter was born and I 48 . /prmst/ myselfto strive higher in life. I took a chance and applied for a much49 . (good) job than before, which would double my salary （薪水） I succeeded!My life was again changed due to divorce（离婚） and a lay-off(失业) at27 years old. For my children, I50 . (decide) to go to college and achieved my dream. I began at the local community college and was then able to go to a4-year college for a d51 . in Biology. I applied to five m52 . schools in the area to stay close to my children and was accepted then. I did everything with my whole heart and did not let anything distract me53 . my goal. I am now a practicing physician and could not be happier.I continue to be inspired by those I meet who have gone 54 . /ru:/ much worse than I and have achieved success. We can all get so much in our lives. I hope this story provides you hope.六、多任务混合问题任务型阅读“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.” “I check my email almost forty times a day.” “I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the Internet.” “I spend more time in chat rooms than with my rea-llife friends.”Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction. According to experts, Internet addicts(迷) spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.For example,