人教版2019-2020学年八年级第一学期第一单元英语检测试题A卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级第一学期第一单元英语检测试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . I have a lot of things _ this weekend.AdoBdidCdoingDto do2 . Jack, dont forget to take an umbrella when you go to school._.AI got itBTake it easyCYou are welcomeDJust a minute3 . One of the _ in our class _ from America.Astudent; isBstudents; areCstudent; areDstudents; is4 . Look,this cup is beautiful and it is_the glass.Amade ofBmade fromCmade5 . What bad weather!Yes.The radio says it will be even _ tomorrow.AbadBbadlyCworstDworse6 . Suzy was making a snowman _Kitty was standing beside her.AbeforeBwhileCAfterDas.7 . A(n)is a person who sees something happen and can describe it to other people.AsuspectBwitnessCvictimDenemy8 . Which city is your favorite?Hangzhou, of course. It is the _ place that I have ever visited.AgoodBbetterCbestDworst9 . _ do you eat junk food? I like it. I eat it three times a week.AHow longBHow farCHow oftenDHow much10 . Where are you going?We are going to _ABeijing RoadBthe Beijing roadCbeijing roadDthe beijing road11 . -Jane does her homework in her class.Athe most carefully Bthe most carefulCmore carefulDmore carefully12 . As time goes by, you will get a(n) _ better understanding of the job.AprettyBquiteCmuchDonly13 . We must firstly keep ourselves when we go travelling.AsafeBseriousCsmoothDspecial14 . David is much _ than me, but he is as _ as me.Atall; thinnerBthinner; tallerCtaller; thinDthin; tall15 . We all believe that things will get better because so many people _ thechildren in poor areas.Acare aboutBhear ofCwonder aboutDthink of16 . Tony, could you help me _ the radio a little? I cant hear it clearly.Alook upBtake upCturn upDput up17 . The birdwatching is very boring, isnt it?_ . I only see few birds.AYes, it isntBYes, it is.CNo, it is.DNo, it isnt.18 . Toms uncle knows computers well, and he _ a computer engineer .AmaybeBmay beCmay be isDmay is19 . -May I know your _ ，please?-Sure. Its 105 Smith Street.AnameBweightCsizeDaddress20 . This is _ bedroom. They both like it very much.AMary and HelenBMarys and HelensCMarys and HelenDMary and Helens21 . “Whats her name?”“_.”AA girlBA boyCLinda22 . - How nice the bike is! How long _ you _ it？- Just two weeks.Ahave, boughtBdid, buyChave, hadDdid, have23 . They put candles in them so the light shines _the eyes and the nose.AthroughBfromCatDon24 . -can I keep this book?-For two weeks.AHow soonBHow longCHow oftenDHow many25 . _ was the food in the restaurant?AHow manyBWhyCHow26 . The temperature will _above zero these days.AgoBdropCstayDfall27 . I used toearly,but now I am used tolate.Agetting up ,getting upBgetting up ,get up Cget up ,get upDget up ,getting up28 . Jim jumped muchthan John.Yes. He got the first in the sports meet.AhighBhigherChighestDthe highest29 . Sandy looks _in a _hairstyle.Agreatly ; 1990sBgreat;1990sCgreatly;1990sDgreat; 1990s30 . Little Tom decided to _ the bad habit of sleeping in class.Amake upBcall upClook upDgive up31 . _ is good _ you to take exercise every day.AIt; with B. This; toBIt; for D. That; of二、完型填空完形填空阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his_. Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the_journey to try to find work on a sailing ship.In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson_around the world._the help of the ships captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other subjects.Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a_shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner_he knew anyone with experience at sea or not. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government._the shop owner introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved_to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream： to be the first man_on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream_.Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not _to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were_than either of them had ever imagined.In 1908, The two men_never gave up were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice._April 1909, Hensons instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow_32 . AdecisionBplanCmindDway33 . Aforty milesBforty milesCforty-milesDforty-mile34 . AsailedBdroveCrodeDwalked35 . AwithBwithoutCbyDunder36 . AhatBfoodCbookDshoe37 . AifBwhetherCthatDwhere38 . AsoBbecauseCifDbut39 . AmyselfByourselfChimselfDthemselves40 . AstandBto standCstoodDstanding41 . Acome trueBcarry onCput throughDtake place42 . ApossibleBableCprobableDsuccessful43 . AwarmerBbetterCworseDbigger44 . AwhichBwhoCwhomDwhat45 . AAtBToCOnDIn46 . AsuccessfullyBsimplyCquicklyDLuckily先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C三个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is_me. Im a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We_enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or_on the computer together. But James is very different from me. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is_more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes us laugh. You see, friends are not_to be the same. Do you agree with me?47 . AlikeBasCfor48 . AallBeachCboth49 . AwatchBworkCplay50 . Aa fewBa lotCfew51 . AimportantBnecessaryCdifficult三、阅读单选John was driving through a small rural(乡下的)town, feeling quite hungry. He was happy when he saw a small restaurant coming up on the right side of the road. John quickly pulled over parked his car and walked inside the restaurant.John saw a blackboard with a notice written on it. It said. Todays Special: Vegetable Soup with Fried Chicken and Roast(烤) Potatoes.“Wow, that sounds pretty good! Have a nice meal but cost less.”John thought to himself. He decided that he would try this special.“Ill take the special.”John said to the waiter when he came over to take johns order(点菜). But a few minutes after receiving his order, John called the waiter back to his table. He was mad.“Is this the special? It says vegetable soup, but there are no vegetables in this soup at all！It also says fried chicken, but the chicken isnt fried. And it says roast potatoes，but these potatoes arent roasted-theyve been boiled(煮的). Whats going on here?”The waiter was not used to dealing with people from the city. He wasnt quite sure what to say to this angry customer. But he finally found a way to answer the man.“My good man,” the waiter said while looking down at John over his glasses, “that is what makes it so special!”52 . In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word “1t”refer(指)to?AThe notice.BThe restaurant.CThe blackboard.DThe car.53 . Whats Todays special?AVegetable.BFried Chicken.CRoast Potatoes.DVegetable Soup with Fried Chicken and Roast(烤) Potatoes.54 . Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.a.John was driving his car in a rural town.b.He pulled over and parked his car.e.The waiter found a way to answer John.d.John took the special.e.The waiter took Johns order.Aa-b-c-d-eBb-a-c-e-dCa-b-d-e-cDb-e-a-c-d55 . Why was John angry?ABecause the waiters service is really terrible.BBecause it took john much time to have the special meal.CBecause the meal cost so much.DBecause the real meal didnt match the notice.56 . Todays Special means _ in Chinese.A今日特色菜B今日幸运顾客C今日招牌菜D今日特价菜Liang Huili is the leader of Huana International Volunteer Service Group，with hundreds of students, young professionals and business leaders. They held a basketball match to help 150 poor students in western China with school supplies(用品) and winter clothes. She also worked with an organization in the US to raise money for children with heart disease.Born in Guangdong Province in 1942, Liang moved with her family to Taiwan at the age of seven. Liang taught at a primary school for seven years until her boyfriend went to America in 1969, one year after they got married.“We didnt have much money,” she says, “ so I started babysitting for other Chinese families and taking care of my own daughter at the same time.” She also taught children Chinese at Chinese schools. Whats more, she would help newly arrived Chinese families find apartments and work, and sometimes lend them money.“I remember those students from China who first came in 1986. They didnt have much money, and idea of what to do,” Liang told us. “ I then asked people in my neighborhood and my Chinese friends for donations(捐赠)not only some money but also small electronic appliances needed for daily living.”One of her experiences in Dayton, Ohio made her want to make volunteering a vocation(职业). She remembers how she once collected(接走) two Chinese professors who had missed their flight and had no one there to pick them up. A friend told Liang about it, and she went to meet them herself around midnight. She found the men feeling lost in that strange country, where no one spoke their language. They didnt want to go to an American hotel, and didnt know how they would get to Columbus the next day. “ So I talk to them and took them home with me,” she says, “ and today, I am still in touch with those two professors. We are good friends.”57 . Liang helped poor students in western China by_.Aholding a basketball matchBworking with an American organizationCasking her Chinese friends for donationsDtaking the poor students to her home58 . Liang moved with her family to Taiwan when she was_ years old.AsixBsevenCeightDnine59 . Her experience of_ made her decided to make volunteering her vocation.Amoving from place to placeBhelping students in 1986Cbeing a primary school teacherDhelping the two professors in Dayton60 . What can we learn about Liang from the passage? _AShe didnt have to worry about moneyBShe likes helping others when they are in trouble.CMany Chinese families lent her money.DShe asked people to take care of her daughter.四、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据中文提示完成单词，使句子完整，通顺。61 . This activity showed us the _(重要性）of protecting our environment.62 . She is so_(幸运的）to take a photo with her favorite singer.63 . He replied to my letter very_ (快速地）.64 . Li Rui _(弹奏）the guitar after school everyday .65 . I cant follow you, Tom. Please say it_(再一次）.五、用所给单词的正确形式填空66 . Which book will you buy? The one_ (base)on his experience.67 . How _ (unhappy) she was telling me that he lost another bike!68 . I find the_(day) newspaper very interesting.69 . I hope to be a _(music) when I grow up.70 . The place is divided into two places by the _ line.(divide)71 . Though I like acting, I prefer_(be) a director.72 . I left early _(avoid) the rush hour, because the traffic was very heavy at weekends.73 . -What is special about his films? They join humor and exciting _(act) together.74 . The organization _ (set) up to help more children in poor areas several days ago.75 . He insists on_(praise) his son from time to time to encourage him.六、回答问题Some years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane to visit another friend after the meeting ended.The first day we were excited and laughed at each others jokes. By the third day of driving in the endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when suddenly Chris saw some kangaroos. We were both excited and decided to get a closer look. Chris accelerated to catch up with the kangaroos. We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroostoo closewhen we heard a loud BANG!Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a large kangaroo lying still on the ground. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head. He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I was still in shock, but I took out my camera. While I was taking the photo, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.I started laughing but Chris looked very serious. He said his purse and passport (护照) were in the jacket. I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, however, when he said our car keys were also in the jacket.76 . The writer and Chris went to Brisbane because _.77 . What does the underlined word “accelerated” (in the second paragraph) probably mean?It means Chris drove _.78 . Did their car hit the kangaroo? _79 . There were his purse, passport and _ in Chriss jacket.80 . What can we most probably conclude (推断) from the last sentence of the passage?The writer and Chris had to _.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Its about TimeDo you know what time it is? If you do, you probably are looking at a clock or Long ago, people didnt have clocks or watches like you do. When the sun rose, they got up and when the sun went down, they went to bed. They told timeby the position of the sun in the sky.People discovered that they could use a stick and the sun to tell time. This was called a shadow clock. They put a stick in the ground, pointing straight up. The direction of the sticks shadow and how long or shortit was told them the time.A better kind of shadow clock was called a sundial. Sundial had a pointer and a base. The pointer cast a shadow on marks around the base. People could tell time by reading the marks.But shadow clocks were not good for telling time on cloudy days or at night.One kind of clock that didnt need the sun was a water clock. A water clock was contai