人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题C卷（练习）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . What in the middle of the concert?AhappenedBdid happenedCdid happenDhappen2 . Yesterday, Mary bought _ fish and _ other food for dinner.Amany; someBmuch; someCmany; a fewDmuch; a few3 . The red-crowned crane is one of _ in the world.Aa rare animalBthe rare animalCthe rarest animalsDthe rarest animal4 . Dear, I have an important meeting tomorrow.It doesnt matter. If you_ go to the movie tomorrow, I _a friend to go with me.Adont; will askBwont; will askCwont; ask5 . What _ bowl of noodles would your father like?-Hed like a large bowl.AsizeBbigCsmallDkind of6 . We are all at the story.Aexciting；exciting B. exciting；excitedBexcited；exciting D. excited；excited7 . Newspapers _ us much information every day.AofferBprovideCaffordDprovide with8 . How _！The children are shouting so loudly outside.AnoisilyBhappyClovelyDnoisy9 . - Where is your book?-ASorry, I dont know.BDo, haveCIts here.DDoes, have10 . -Excuse me. Could you tell me?-328.Ahow much is the ticketBhow much does the ticket costCwhat the price of the ticket isDhow much should I pay for the ticket二、补全对话7选5A：Linda，are you free tomorrow evening?B:11 . A:Why not go to the movies?B:12 . I like seeing movies very much.A: 13 . B:Well,I like comedies because they are funny.What about you?A:I like them,too.I hear Mr. Bean is on. 14 . B:Sure.Lets meet at six oclock tomorrow evening.A: 15 . B: OK.See you tomorrow evening.A:See you.三、完型填空I am an apple. Im a kind of sweet fruit. I grow in _ places of the world, but I cant grow well in very hot places or very cold places.Im not like my cousinspears and bananas. Im rounder than a pear, and bananas are _ than me. Im delicious, so people in the _ like eating me. They usually eat me _ they wash me. They can also cook me to _ all kinds of food, sometimes they put me in cans (罐头) to send me to other places of the world. Almost everyone can have money to buy me _ I cost very little. I can also help people get _. There is a saying in English: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Dont you think that Im very great? I have many vitamins (维生素) inside, they are good for you. I _ wish to make you happy and healthy. So dont forget to eat me as often as possible. But I also need your love, if you want to make me taste better, you must _ me well. Thanks for your love. Ill try to grow well and_sweeter. Then youll like to eat me a lot more.16 . AlittleBfewCmanyDmuch17 . AshorterBolderCfatterDlonger18 . AworldBChinaCshopDlibrary19 . AforBbeforeCafterDwith20 . AletBhaveCtakeDmake21 . AbecauseBsoCbutDand22 . AhappyBhealthyCcomfortableDsmart23 . AneverBbadlyCquicklyDreally24 . Alook forBlook afterClook likeDlook at25 . AsoundBfeelCbecomeDlook四、阅读单选Fred Astaire was born in Nebraska in 1899. Fred and his sister, Adele, learned to dance when they were very young. Their mother took them to New York to study dance. They performed in their first professional（专业的） show when Fred was ten years old and Adele was twelve. Later, as teenagers, the two danced in many shows throughout the United States. Their first big success was on Broadway in 1917.The Astaires - as they were known - quickly became Broadway stars. During the nineteen twenties, they sang and danced in eleven different shows. They also performed in England. In 1932, Adele Astaire married a British man, and stopped performing. But Fred did not_his dream. He would go on alone, in the movies.Fred Astaire had the best skill among all dancers in history. He danced up walls and on the ceiling in the film Royal Wedding. He danced on rooftops in The Belle of New York. He danced on roller skates in Shall We Dance?Fred Astaire made all this look easy. But it was not. He said: Dancing is a sweaty job. You cannot just sit down and do it. You have to get up on your feet. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable. I always try to get to know my dance so well that I do not have to think.”In 1949, Fred Astaire won a special award for his film work from Americas Motion Picture Academy. He also won awards from the television industry for a number of his television programs.Fred stopped dancing in 1970. He was more than seventy years old at the time. He said a dancer could not continue dancing forever. He said he did not want to disappoint（使失望） anyone, even himself. He danced again in public only once after that. It was with another great male dancer, Gene Kelly, in the movie Thats Entertainment, Part Two.Fred Astaire and his first wife, Phyllis, had three children. Phyllis died in 1954. Twenty-five years later, Fred married race horse rider Robyn Smith. Fred Astaire died on June 22, 1987. He was eighty-eight years old. He was called the greatest dancer in the world. His dancing was called perfect. And moviegoers everywhere will remember him as a great performer whose work will live forever in his films.26 . The first paragraph is mainly about_.AFred Astaires first successBFred Astaires educationCFred Astaires early lifeDFred Astaires family27 . What does the underlined word “ forgo” in Paragraph 2 mean?AGet overBSet upCGo aheadDGive up28 . What Fred Astaire said in Paragraph4 shows that _.Ahe knew his dance was wonderfulBhe thought dancing was not difficultChe devoted much time and effort to danceDhe had ways to make people remember him29 . What is the correct time order of the following events?a .Fred Astaires first wife died.b .Freds sister Adele stopped performing.c .Fred Astaire performed with Gene Kelly in a movie.d .Fred Astaire won an award from Americas Motion Picture Academy.AabcdBbdacCdcbaDcbadBringing a giraffe into the world is. A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over its legs under its body. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its children to the reality(现实) of life.In his book,A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable(不合情理的) thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that its sent sprawling(四脚朝天).When it doesnt get up, the process is repeated again and again. The struggle to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time on its shaky(摇晃的) legs. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where theres safety.Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.Stone was once asked if he had found something that runs through the lives of all these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. Theyre beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives theyve realized some small parts of what they set out(着手) to do .”30 . What does the underlined part “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 mean?AA happy thing.BA difficult task.CA big dream.DA beautiful scene.31 . What does the bookA View from the Zootalk about?AA new-born giraffes first lesson.BA mother giraffes story.CThe lives of some great people.DThe way for a giraffe to stand up.32 . Why were some great people mentioned in the passage?ABecause they all worked hard.BBecause they all liked to read some special stories.CBecause they were born with some illnesses.DBecause they were similar to giraffes in some ways.33 . Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?AThis passage is a description of giraffes living habits.BBaby giraffes cant stand up until three months old.CIrving Stone spent a lifetime studying and writing stories about great people.DThe great people cant stand up after theyre knocked down for years.34 . What would be the best title for the passage?AHow to Raise a Baby Giraffe.BLearning to Get Back Up.CStories about the great people.DA Mother Giraffe and Its Baby Giraffe.五、句型转换根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。35 . He poured the milk into the blender.（改为否定句）He_ the milk into the blender.36 . Lisa has piano lessons twice a week.（对划线部分提问）_ does Lisa have piano lessons ?37 . Wang Ming is quieter than any other student in his class.（改为同义句）Wang Ming is _ student in his class.38 . 我期待从博物馆了解更多中国文化。（完成译句）I _ to learning more about Chinese culture from the museum.39 . 对待工作足够认真使女孩成功。（完成译句）Taking the work _ makes the girl successful.六、根据首字母、中文提示填空单词拼写40 . When we arrive in a new place , we had better know something about the local c_ .41 . A w_ is any of the days of the week except Saturday and Sunday .42 . An e_ experience teaches you something.43 . I stayed with a h_ family when I was in America .44 . There are a lot of places of i_ in China .七、用所给单词的正确形式填空45 . Wash your hands，Tom! Its time _(have) lunch.46 . These dictionaries are theirs.And _(our) are over there.47 . They ask Mr.Wang to come，and he is happy _(accept) the invitation.48 . There are many people _(wait) for the bus at the bus stop.49 . If it _(not rain) tomorrow，we will go shopping together.八、用单词的正确形式完成短文Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词,每词或词组只能填一次）A. volunteer B. arms C. drove up D. blind E. advertisementKelly likes dogs very much. During the last summer vacation, she worked as 50 . at vets（兽医诊所）, so saw lots of dogs. Minnie was the funniest-looking dog Id ever seen. She had thin snow white hair on her fat body. She had big round eyes and always seemed surprised, but she was blind. She was brought to the vets because her owner didnt want her any more. I thought Minnie was a sweet dog, though, “No one can know her by the ways she looks,” I thought. So we took care of her. Finally, I put an 51 . in the newspaper: “Funny looking dog, who is quiet and has blind but beautiful eyes, needs a loving family. ” Then a young man called. He said on the phone that his grandfathers sixteen- year-old dog had just died. I gave Minnie a good bath and made her hair feel soft. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car 52 . in front of the vets. Two kids ran to the door. They took her happily into their arms. Then they ran to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see what he would say about Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his 53 . . Minnie licked（舔）his face. It was love at the first lick“She is wonderful！” the old man smiled. I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home. Then I saw that the grandfathers eyes were a milky white colour, he was blind too. AcrowdedByellowCheavilyDlook afterEwindowsEarly one Saturday morning Ann brought her nephew Sam to her friends Bill and Kate and asked them to 54 . him for the day. Sam, an independent boy of six years old, had black hair and was wearing a pair of jeans and a bright 55 . shirt. At eleven oclock Bill took Sam into town. Sam walked along behind Bill, looking at the 56 . of all the shops they passed. After lunch they went to the park and walked about. The whole place was very 57 . . Then Bill stopped to buy some chocolates. When he turned to give some to Sam, the boy wasnt there. Bill ran round, calling Sam, but he couldnt find him.九、填空There is a lot of discussion these days about being fit. If youre fit, your body works well, feels good and can do whatever you want to do. Here are some rules to live by if you want to be fit. Follow them most of the time, though on some days（like your birthday）, you might still call for cake and ice cream. 58 . You may have your favorite food, but the best choice is to eat all of them. If you eat different foods, youre more likely to get what your body needs. Some kids may hate vegetables, but they do help you keep fit. Lets take tomatoes as an example. What is your favourite way to eat tomatoes? Do you enjoy them raw, red and juicy in a salad? Or do you prefer them cooked on a pizza or in a soup or sauce？No matter how you eat them，they are good for you. But people have not always enjoyed tomatoes. It wasnt until the 16 century that people in Europe started to eat them. Now each American eats an average of 22 pounds of tomatoes per year! 59 . Kids need milk. Thats why your school cafeteria offers milk. Kids need calcium（钙）to build strong bones, and there is a lot of it within milk. How much do kids need? If you are younger than 16 years old, drink 2 cups of milk a day. 60 . Try to be an active kid. Try to find out your favourite activities. Not everyone lov