人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期第二次调研考试英语试题A卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期第二次调研考试英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . “How much do you?”means“Whats your?”Aweigh;weighBweigh;weightCweight;weightDweight;weigh2 . （题文）The course is designed _ your spoken English.Ato improveBimprovingCimprovedDimprove3 . After Typhoon Mangkhut (山竹), many windows were broken and I saw a lot of _ still _ on the road the next day.Aglasses; layBglasses; lyingCglass; lyingDglass; laying4 . We should _ our classroom and keep it tidy.Aset upBclean upCcut upDget up5 . He usually _ up early when he lived in the countryside.AgetsBgetCgotDhas got6 . It took me a week to finish the novel.AreadBto readCreadingDreads7 . What are these?- They are_.Aa shelfBshelfsCshelvesDshelf8 . When you dont know a word, you canin dictionary.Alook it upBlook up itClook it overDlook it down9 . Li Lei _ forty yuan for his new football.ApaysBtakesCcosts10 . I often help her _ English.AstudyBstudiesCstudiedDstudying11 . - Hi ,guy! How many plans have you made for the coming summer holiday ?-at all. Perhaps Im going to _ it with my friends .ANothing; costBNone; spendCNone; takeDNothing; pay12 . Do you knowwhen he grows up? He will be an actor.Awhat will he do.Bwhat will he beCwhat he will doDwhat he will be13 . If you are _ playing sports, you can help the kids have P. E.Agood withBgood atCmad atDworried about14 . Please_the water when you brush your teeth.Aturn downBturn offCturn onDturn up15 . My mother wants me vegetables every day.Ato eatBeatingCeatDeats二、完型填空完形填空Once, Mike went to a big dinner party. His coat was_. When he went in , nobody looked at him and nobody gave him any _, either. He was very angry. So he went home, put on his _, and then came back to the party. Everybody stood up at once and came to _him. He was taken to the best table and was given the best food. Then Mike put the food in the_and said, “ please eat, dear coat.” The other people were very surprised and _, “ Why? Why do you put food in your coat?” Mike answered, “ Im asking my coat to _. When I came here just now(刚才)，_gave me _food. After I changed(更换) my coat, you gave me the best food. _you gave this food to my coat, not to me!”16 . AcleanBbigColdDcolorful17 . AdrinkBfoodCseatDwelcome18 . Anew shoes BhatCbest coat Dold clothes19 . Alook afterBcallCtellDmeet20 . AplateBcoatCbowlDshoes21 . AaskedBsaidCtoldDsmiled22 . AsingBdrinkCeatDgo23 . AeveryoneByouCtheyDnobody24 . AmanyBanyCa lotDa few25 . ASoBBecauseCButDAnd三、阅读单选“Theres a cyclone (旋风) coming, Em,” Uncle Henry called to his wife. “Ill go to look after the stock.” Then he ran toward where the cows and horses were kept.Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door. She knew clearly the danger was near. “Quick, Dorothy! Run for the cellar (地窖)!” she cried and entered the cellar in at once.Toto jumped out of Dorothys arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt. When she was halfway across the room, the house shook so hard that she fell down upon the floor. Then a strange thing happened. The house whirled (旋转) around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still (静止的), but the great pressure of the wind raised the house up higher and higher, until was at the very hop of the cyclone. There it remained and was carried miles and miles away.It was very dark, and the wind blew hard. Toto did not like it. He ran around the room. Now here, now there, barking (犬吠) loudly. But Dorothy found she was riding quite easily. She sat still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.26 . Who went to check the cows and horses?AAunt Em.BUncle Henry.CDorothy.DToto.27 . What happened to the house?AIt was on fire.BIt was carried away.CIt was broken into pieces.DIt remained still on the ground.28 . We can learn from the last paragraph that Dorothy was.AQuietBnervousCexcitedDsorry29 . Which is the correct order of the events?a. Dorothy caught Toto.b. The cyclone hit the house.c. Aunt Em went to the cellar.d. Uncle Henry saw the cyclone.e. Toto ran around the room barking.AdcabeBdeacbCdbceaDdacbeAlmost everyone in the world uses oil (石油) in some way. Without oil, the world will stop, so men look for it everywhere. Oilmen drill for oil in deserts, in mountains and under the sea. Quite often they find nothing, but their search for oil always goes on. Oil is very important because none of our machines can run without it. Big ships carry oil everywhere.Perhaps the oil in your fathers car comes from somewhere far away. Perhaps it comes from Iraq (伊拉克) or Venezuela (委内瑞拉).Cars need oil, and so do many other things. How many things can you name?30 . oil in some way in the world.AMany people useBHardly anyone usesCAll people useDFew people use31 . What does the underlined word “drill” mean in Chinese?A操练B训练C钻探D研究32 . Oilmen sometimes find oil .Ain desertsBin mountainsCunder the seaDAll of the above.33 . The sentence “Big ships carry oil everywhere.” tells us .Aoil comes from everywhereBoil comes from big shipsCoil is needed everywhereDbig ships need oil everywhere34 . Which of the following sentence is NOT true?AThere is oil in deserts，mountains and under the sea.BNot all of our machines need oil.CAlthough oilmen dont find oil quite often, they always go on searching for it.DMaybe the oil in your fathers car comes from Iraq.Why are black cats bad?November 17 is an important day for black cats in Italy. An animal rights group has named that day “Black Cat Day” to stop the killing of thousands of the cats. Why do people_the animal so much? It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.The black cat is just one of the_of superstition(迷信）.You may already know that Western people dont like the number 13. They also believe that walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella indoors and_a mirror can also bring bad luck.According to Andrew Macaskill, who works for Times , British people believe it is_to see one magpie(喜鹊). But two bring good luck. “In Britain, people like to have a horseshoes over the door. They believe it can bring good luck,” Macaskill said. “But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck_if it is upside down.”In the US, people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time. They think this can bring good luck. Also, it is believed that good spirits live in trees. So by knocking on anything made from wood, people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune. People in the US also believe there are evil（邪恶的） spirits in blooms（扫帚）. So_lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.35 . AloveBkeepChateDraise36 . AsymbolsBstoriesCwaysDmeans37 . AbuyingBbreakingCborrowingDbringing38 . AluckyBunluckyCpossibleDimpossible39 . Athrows awayBruns awayCgives awayDputs away40 . AalwaysBusuallyCsometimesDneverWhen it comes to shopping for clothes, my mother and I have always disagreed on what fits me well. To me ,if it zips(拉上），it fits. My mom, however, usually tells me I need a bigger size.When I was a teenager, I wanted to dress like my friends, but my body size make it impossible. When mom told me something didnt suit me, or I needed a bigger size, all I heard was that my body was wrong.To avoid arguments, we stopped going shopping together. This continued until I got engaged(订婚）last year and needed to buy some clothes. When I tried on a blouse, my mother looked at me, and I knew what was coming. “You need a bigger size, “she said.There was no bigger size, I tried to hold back my tears. Maybe I could buy it alone, of course,but my mom is my favorite person to hang out with. The idea of looking for a wedding dress without her seemed just as scary as taking her with me.And so the day came. As I tried on a simple white dress, I saw tears in my moms eyes. “You look beautiful! she told me. Nothing could have shocked me more.This one didnt zip up at the back and I did actually need a bigger size, but my mother didnt say that. She just told me how beautiful I looked. In that moment, all the arguments in the past ended. We didnt buy a dress that day. We decided to see more.A few weeks later, we found the perfect dress. We both loved it as soon as I put it on.And during those few weeks, mom and I also found the perfect fit for our shopping relationship.41 . What does the writer want to show in the first two paragraphs?AShe doesnt want to buy a dress, but her mom allows her to do so.BShe likes the expensive clothes while her mother doesnt agree with her.CShe and mom always disagree on what clothes fit her because of wrong understanding.DIn moms opinion, her body is wrong and she is too thin to wear what she likes.42 . How did the writer probably feel after she tried on the simple white dress?AShocked and sorry.BFunny and safe.CPatient and honest.DDangerous and impolite.43 . What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mainly mean?AI like to shopping for jeans.BWhen I went home, my mother always asked me to leave.CI couldnt shop for a wedding dress myself because my father disagreed.DI wanted to shop for a wedding dress alone but I couldnt stand shopping without mom.44 . Which is the best word to describe the perfect fit for their shopping relationship?AMissingBUnderstandingCEmbarrassingDFighting45 . Whats the main idea of the text?AThe daughter loves shopping.BWe must shop with mom every day.CTears are the best way to end arguments between family members.DBetter communication requires not only love but also a more suitable way.四、根据首字母、中文提示填空三、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子(B)46 . Whose_(女儿)is the girl?Mr.Smiths.47 . He wants to celebrate his _(第二十)birthday.48 . It was my _(第二)time to climb Mount Tai.49 . There are 12 _(月份)in a year.50 . China has a long_(历史)of about 5，000 years.51 . I _(认为)he will come this evening.52 . Dont put your books_(到处)53 . National Day is on _(十月) 1st.54 . This is our _(第三) time to plant trees.55 . There are some _(尺子)on the table.56 . My sisters bike is newer than _(我的)五、用所给单词的正确形式填空用所给词的适当形式填空57 . _ (this) are my friends Lucy and Lily.58 . Thats _ (he)brother.59 . These are their _ (dictionary).60 . Those _ (watch) are very nice.61 . Are _ (that)your photos?六、单词填空A meteorite (陨石) almost 62 . (hit) an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in the UK while he 63 . (work) on the farm.The meteorite was 64 . (big) in the past 26 years in the UK. It weighed (重量) one kilo,and might be over f