人教版2019-2020学年八年级4月月考英语试题C卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级4月月考英语试题C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文6选5阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从下面方框中的A-E选项中,选择适当的选项补全短文。It was a cold day in December in New York City.A little boy about 10 years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway.1 . .A lady walked to the boy and said,“Little boy, what are you doing?” “I am asking God to give me a pair of shoes,” said the boy.2 . .She asked the clerk (职员) to get a pair of socks for the boy.She then asked if he could give her a basin (脸盆) of hot water and a towel.3 . .She washed the boys little feet and dried them with the towel.By that time, the clerk had returned with the socks.4 . .She patted (轻拍) him on the head and said, “My boy, do you feel better now?”5 . .With tear in his eyes, he asked, “Are you Gods wife?”“No, Im a mother,” said the woman.AThe lady took him by the hand and went into the store.BThe clerk quickly brought the things to her.CThe lady put on the socks for the boy,and then bought him a pair of shoes.DThe lady gave him an important gift.EHe was looking through the windows, bare foot and shivering (冷得发抖) with cold.FAs she turned to leave, the boy caught her by the hand suddenly and looked up in her face.二、阅读单选Do you think youre smarter than your parents and grandparents? According to James Flynn，a professor at a New Zealand university，you are! Over the course of the last century，people who have taken IQ have gotten increasingly better scores on average，three points better for every decade that has passed. This improvements is known as the Flynn effect，and scientists want to know what is behind itIQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather than knowledgeFlynn knew that intelligence partly comes from our parents and partly is the result of our environment and experience, but the improvement in test scores has been happening too quickly to be explained by heredity. or our surroundings. So What was happening in the 20th century that was helping people achieve higher scores on intelligence tests?Scientists have proposed(提出)several explanations for the Flynn effectSome suggest that the improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure(暴露)to tests in general. Because we take so many tests, we learn test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test. Others have pointed to better nutrition. (营养) Since it results in babies being born larger, healthier, and with more brain development than in the pastAnother possible explanation is a change in educational styles，with teachers encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than just memorizing information. This could prepare people to do the kinds of problem-solving that intelligence tests require.Flynn has limited the possible explanations when he looked carefully at the test data and discovered that the improvement in scores was only on certain parts of the IQ testTest-takers didnt do better on the maths or vocabulary sections of the test；They did better on the sections requiring reasoning and problem solving. For example，one part of the test shows a set of abstract (抽象的) shapes and test-takers must find the patterns (模式) and connections between them and decide which shape should be added to the test.According to Flynn，this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increasesEvery time you play a computer game or figure out how to program a new cell phone, you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps you do well on one kind of intelligence testSo are you really smarter than your parents？In one very specific way，you may be6 . The Flynn effect is _.Aused to measure intelligenceBan increase in IQ test scores over timeCthe influence of technology on intelligenceDconnected our experience7 . The underlined word “heredity” means _.Athe technological improvementBthe advanced educational methodsCthe help of our peer or schoolmatesDintelligence passing down from our parents8 . According to the passage，which of the following statements is true?ATaking fewer tests can help us get higher scores.BExperience have more effects on our intelligence than surroundings.CNewer education encourages children to find things out by themselves.DPeoples vocabulary ability and visual intelligence have improved.9 . What could be the best title for the passage?AWhat is Flynn effect?BHow can we do better on IQ tests?CAre parents helping in our intelligence?DAre human beings getting smarter?Are you thinking about what to do in your free time? Come and join us Youth (青年) Club! Join in lessons and activities. Its fun! 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What should you do if you want to know the cost of the lessons? _ACall 347 89256.BJoin all the clubs.Cread the posters carefully.Beakley gets a letter from his grandma. It says, “Please come and visit me soon.”Beakley puts his green toothbrush and socks into his bag. He takes his favourite toy Bunny too. His friend Weber goes with him.They take a yellow taxi to the airport. “This airport is very big,” says Beakley, “l am scared (惊恐的) of flying. Maybe we should drive a car there. “No,” says Weber, “its too far. The pilot can fly over buildings and trees just like a bird.”Flying is fantastic and soon they land (着陆). And then Beakley takes a big purple boat with Weber. It crosses the sea to a big island (岛). On the island, Beakley and Weber take train. After getting off the train, they rent (租) a bike. “This goes very fast and this is fun.” says Beakley.Finally they get to a pink house and Grandma waits for them.15 . Whats in Beakleys bag?AA bird.BA toothpaste.CSome fruit.DSome socks16 . What does Beakley think of riding a bike？AIts difficult.BIts interesting.CIts not fast.DIts not safe.17 . How does Beakley get to his grandmas home?Aplane-boat-train-bikeBplane-train-boat-bikeCboat-train-plane-bikeDplane-boat-bike-train18 . Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?ABeakley and His GrandmaBBeakleys Toy BunnyCBeakley and Webers TripDBeakley and His friendA young woman turns around and around quickly, and jumps high. In the background, a young girl reads a rejection (拒绝) letter from a ballet school. You have the wrong body for ballet, it says, and at thirteen, you are too old. This was one of the most popular advertisements (广告) of 2014 and it describes American ballet Theatres principal (主要的) dancer Misty Copeland.This was not a real letter. But Copeland says it is very similar to letters from her childhood. While many dancers start at the age of three. Copeland only began to study ballet in 1995 as a thirteen-year-old. People often told her that she was too old, or that she didnt have the perfect body type (She is only 157 cm tall). Her family moved a lot, and it was sometimes difficult for her to attend ballet classes. But Copeland loved dancing and did not want to give up. She stayed with her ballet teacher during the week and spent time with her family only at the weekend. This was a difficult life, but she worked hard and won her first national competition when she was fourteen years old. Copeland joined the American Ballet Theatre in 2000 and performed in many ballets over the next few years. In 2007, she became a solo (单独的) performer, and in 2015 she became its principal dancer.Copeland is now a dancer, author and Broadway performer. She also stars in the 2015 film A Ballerinas Tale. So whats next? According to Copeland, anything is possible: My career (职业) really is just now beginning.19 . How old was Copeland when she became the principal dancer?A13B14C25D3320 . Why was it difficult for Copeland to attend ballet classes?ABecause her family moved a lot.BBecause she was not a good dancer.CBecause she had no invitation letter.DBecause she had the wrong body type.21 . Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?ACopeland became successful because of the advertisement.BCopeland had to spend a lot of time away from her parents.CCopeland won her first national competition as a solo performer.DCopeland has ended up her career as an actress on Broadway.22 . Whats the writers opinion of Copeland?ACopeland sets an example who never gives up.BCopeland was too old to start ballet at thirteen.CCopeland has made her achievements by accident.DCopeland was lucky to get support from the ballet school.三、用单词的正确形式完成短文阅读短文从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。well take look or two why become worse die in and isThe advertisement 23 . the newspaper reads, Im very 24 . and have to leave my kind husband and beautiful son soon. Thats 25 . I am looking for a lady to take my place. She must 26 . helpful, aged (年龄在岁的) between 35 and 38 unmarried. She will first 27 . a family friend. And then she will become my husbands 28 . wife.”The advertisement has a post office box number and it says that her husband is a 29 . man. He does not smoke 30 . drink.The advertisement is in a newspaper in London. It is from a woman. She knows that she is 31 . . She loves her families so much that she wants another woman to marry her husband and 32 . -after their young son.四、多任务混合问题Here are billions of stars and planets in space. Whats the difference _ stars _ ( 71 ) planets ? Stars can give out heat and light, but planets cannot.The sun is one of the stars . Some planets are balls of rock and some are balls of gas. We live on the planet Earth. The earth spins(自转）around once every day to give us day and light.( 72 ) The earth goes around once every year to give us different seasons. There are eight planets _ (move)（73) around the sun. We call the family of the sun and its planets the solar system. Merc