人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题A卷新版

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . The little girl was very happy her new friend gave her a beautiful present.AbecauseBbutCsoDalthough2 . Who is your English teacher? The _of the two.AtallBtallerCtallestDhigher3 . -_do you like this book?-I like it because it can remind me_my childhood.AHow; withBWhy; ofCWhere; ofDWhat; of4 . -What are you doing on your next day _?-I want to have a good rest at home because Im very tired these days.AoffBonCofDup5 . The result of the _shows most young people like playing with smart phones.AsoundBattentionCsurveyDaction6 . Is Laura in the teachers office? No, I didnt see_ there.AanybodyBsomebodyCnobodyDeverybody7 . _. Id like some noodles, please.AHow do you do?BWhat do you do?CHow are you?DWhat can I do for you?8 . Jane swims _than I, but she doesnt swim _my sister.Abetter; as well asBbetter; betterCas well as; betterDbetter; than二、补全对话7选5Complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in the box.A. Whats your fathers job?B. Is he a teacher, too?C. Is that man your father?D. Whos that man over there?E. Whos your father?F. Where is he now?G. I want to be a fireman, too.A:9 . B: Oh, my father.A:10 . B: He is a teacher. He teaches English.11 . A: The man in blue.B:12 . A: Hes sitting by the window.B:13 . A: No, hes a fireman.B:14 . 三、补全短文7选5If you live in Shanhai or Beijing, you may see some orange bicycles in the street these days.These orange bikes are from a company called Mobike. 15 . When you find the bike, you just scan the QR Code(扫描二维码) so you can use it. You dont need to return the bike to a station, just park it somewhere.16 . But lately more people choose to drive cars and catch the subway, rather than ride bicycles. Now, bike rental(租赁) services like Mobike are bring back to peoples life.Chinese people were trying to be modern and push away the past. 17 . Ines Brunn, a German woman, opened a bike store in Beijing. She said: “I do believe changes in peoples tastes will shape new thinking on bikes.”Now, online rental services make biking much more fashionable, but its still not easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities. 18 . Bikers have to ride next to cars in car lanes(车道)，which can be very dangerous.This is why Beijing will build over 3,200 km of new bike lanes. 19 . Traffic signs will be put on roads to protect bikers better.ACars usually take up bicycle lanes.BDrivers who park on bike lanes will be punished.CThere will be car rental services in the future.DBike rental services are popular in Beijing and Shanghai.ESo they did not want to be linked with bicycles.FChina used to be known as “the kingdom of bicycles”.GYou can order a bike through its APP on your phone.四、完型填空One morning, when I was leaving for my business, a middleaged man came up and asked me for help. He said he had no_to get food for his large family. “You look_. Why dont you work？” I asked. “ Simply because I cannot get work，sir. ” “If I give you work, what you want?” “As long as I can get bread for my family, sir. ” he_. I decided to find out if he_meant what he said. OK. Ill give you one pound an hour, if you will_a brick(砖)under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping. “Thank you, sir. I will. ”I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my_. I never thought he would do what he had_. When I came back five hours later, I saw him_walking, with the brick under his arm. I stopped him and gave him_pounds. He thanked me and told me that some people had_to help him when they knew why he was doing all this. He would go and ask_for work. Before leaving, he asked if I would give him the_. I did. Several years later, a welldressed man greeted me on a train. Seeing I was not sure who he was, he_that he was the brick man and had his own business now. “You know, I still keep that brick and always value it as the most_thing I have as it has brought me luck and success. ”_, it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness(坚定) in doing even a very little thing.20 . AplaceBmoneyCplanDtime21 . AfunnyBsickCseriousDstrong22 . AansweredBaskedCspokeDtold23 . AcertainlyBsimplyCreallyDusually24 . AbreakBcarryCfixDhide25 . AbusinessBlessonCprogrammeDresearch26 . AplannedBpreparedCpromisedDsuggested27 . AalsoBalreadyCevenDstill28 . AfourBfiveCsixDseven29 . AcontinuedBforgottenCofferedDrefused30 . AhimBthemCmeDher31 . AbrickBchanceCjobDbread32 . AexplainedBimaginedCrealisedDsupposed33 . AbeautifulBexpensiveCimportantDinteresting34 . AAs a resultBAt lastCIn a wordDIn fact五、阅读单选It is the worlds longest cross-sea bridge. It links(连接) Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai. Its one of the “seven wonders of the modern world”. It is the 55-kilometer Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB).On 24, October, 2018, the HZMB opened to the public. Work in the HZMB began in 2009 and cost about 120 billion yuan.The HZMB is unique in many ways. It has a service life(使用寿命) of 120 years, 20 years longer than most bridge. It is a large steel(钢铁) bridge with 420,000 tons of steel. That is 60 times as heavy as the Eiffel Tower. And it is not just a bridge, but also part tunnel, part island. In one part, the bridge turns into a 7.7 km undersea tunnel that passes through two man-made islands.The HZMB will make it much faster to travel between the three areas. It will shorten(缩短) the travel time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai from four hours to about 45 minutes.35 . What does the underlined word “unique” mean?AGreat.BSpecial.CLong.DHeavy.36 . How long does it take to travel from Hong Kong to Zhuhai across the HAMB?AFor four minutes.BFor forty minutes.CFor four hours.DFor three quarters.37 . What is the best title(标题) for this passage?AThe service life of the bridgeBThe ways to travel across HZMBCIntroduction to HZMBDThe history of the bridgeEverybody hates rats. But rats may soon be mans new good friends.What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue(援救)dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they cant get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives： the rat.How does it work? First， the rat is trained to smell people. Whenthishappens， the rats brain gives a signal(信号). This is sent to a small radio on its back， and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rats brain activity jumps， the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.Although there are already robots which can do this job， rats are better. “Robots noses dont work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark， they are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs， and unlike robots， they dont need electricity!The “rat project” is not finished， but a scientist says， “It would be great. A rat could get into spaces we couldnt get to， and a rat would get out if it wasnt safe.” Perhaps for the first time in history， people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake， of course).38 . In the writers opinion， rats may become mans new friends because.Athey can be food for peopleBthey can help rescuers to find living peopleCthey are lovelyDthey can completely take the place of man to carry out rescue jobs39 . What does the underlined word “this” mean?AAn earthquake.BThe rat has smelled a personCThe rat has smelled that someone is alive .DThe rat has found a robot.40 . Which of the following is NOT true?ARats dont need electricity.BRats are better than robots when smelling.CRats are as clever as radios.DRats can see things in the dark when doing rescues.41 . Why does the “rat project” sound great according to the passage?ABecause rats can get into very small spaces.BBecause rats have better noses than dogs.CBecause rats dont like robots.DBecause rats are brave.42 . Which is the best title of this passage?AWays of saving peopleBRats and robotsCAfter earthquakeDRats for rescueIm often asked the question “How did you become a reporter?” You see, everybody expected me to follow in my fathers footsteps and become a doctor. Well, during my last year of school I visited a career counselor（置业顾问）named Lisa and I drove her crazy with my choices.My first choice was a chocolate tester. Although Lisa didnt know the job well, she got me some information about it. I discovered that chocolate testers make a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when I found out that chocolate testers dont just sit around eating chocolate all day, I lost my interest.Next, I thought of becoming a football referee（裁判）. I had loved football from a young age, but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as I couldnt play very well. However, it seems that referees must be able to run two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take exams throughout their training. So, my dream of becoming a referee died. Finally, I had this idea of becoming a dog stylist（造型师）. That was after I realized how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was being paid. However, once, while she was styling Philipo. I noticed that he tried to bite（咬）her. “It happens all the time, she told me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.To cut a long story short, all this research made me realize I had a talent for investigation（调查）so by the end of school year I had decided to become a reporter.43 . What can we know about the writers first dream job?AIt is a job that pays well.BIt is what his father is doing.CIt is what Lisa expected him to do.DIt is a job that requires one to sit all day.44 . Why was the writer interested in becoming a football referee instead of a player?AHe wanted to run less.BHe wasnt young enough.CHe wanted to take fewer exams.DHe couldnt play football very well.45 . Philipo is probably _.AShirleys dogBthe writers dogCShirleys stylistDthe writers stylist46 . Which is closest in meaning to underlined part in Paragraph 4?A拖延时间B推迟C把放在D对失去兴趣（反感）47 . Whats the passage mainly about?AHow to choose the right job.BDifferent jobs the writer has tried.CHow the writer became a reporter.DThe importance of career counselors.On May 2, 2012, Ashok Gadgil became the winner of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation (全球创新奖). Each year, the honor is given to an inventor who has made a big difference in the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California, Berkeley. He spent thirty years helping people in need. His inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world. “I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help,” Gadgil said.In the 1990s, Gadgil designed his first life-saving invention after more than 10,000 people died from Bengal cholera (孟加拉霍乱) because of the clean water crisis (危机) in India. His invention uses ultraviolet light to kill deadly disease-carrying germs (细菌) from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water (about 21 cups). So far, the invention has provided safe drinking water for more than five million people in India and other developing countries.Gadgils another important invention is the Berkeley-Darfur Stove (炉具). The long and violent war in Darfur, Sudan, has caused many people to move to foreign countries and live in refugee camps (难民营). They are given food aid. But people still have to travel a long distance five times a week to gather firewood to cook meals. This can be dangerous because of street violence in the area. To avoid danger, some spend much of their money used to feed their families buying firewood.The stove Gadgil created cuts fuel usage by 55%. That means people wouldnt have to leave the camps to find firewood as often. The invention also helps to save homes more than $300 a year. About 125,000 people and their families have been helped.As a professor, Gadgil encourages his students, “Be optimistic (乐观的) when you try a hard problem,” he says. “Its when you solve a large problem that you can have a big influence on the world.”48 . Ashok Gadgil was given the honor because _.Ahe was a famous professor and physicist at UC, BerkeleyBhe improved the lives of people in developing countriesChe spent thirty years helping people in needDhe developed useful inventions with hi