上海版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题预测卷（模拟）

上海版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题预测卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . - Would you mind my using your bike for a day ?-. I need to use it today .AYoud better not .BIts a pleasure .CIt doesnt matter .DThat would be nice .2 . His home isnt _, and it is _ our school.Anearfar awayBnearfar fromCfarfar away fromDnearfar way to3 . What do you think of Tim? I think hes great. He is a _ boy and he studies _ at school.Agood; goodBwell; wellCwell; goodDgood; well4 . _ yogurt do you need?Two cups.AHow manyBHow muchCHow oftenDHow long.5 . is not allowed here.ASmokeBTo smokeCSmokingDTo smoking6 . I often _ the Internet _ some information during my study.Alook; forBsearch; forCwait; forDleave; for7 . George, do you know why Kate looks unhappy?Because she failed the English test . Lets to cheer her up.ApassBpassingCto pass8 . Would you like to have _ cake? No, thanks. Im full.AmoreBanotherCother9 . We should keep the environment _ and tidy.AcleanBbeautifullyCslowlyDwell10 . I _ John the good news as soon as he gets home. I believe he will be excited.Awill tellBtoldCtellsDtell二、完型填空A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to_in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is_forest left, though there are still some small areas covered in treesWe call these woods.Elephants, tigers and many_animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the_began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and_pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed_to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them._did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon_in the same way.You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong_in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals_there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kongs animals is the barking deer.11 . AworkBstudyCliveDenjoy12 . AmanyBa fewCnoDnot13 . AotherBothersCthe otherDanother14 . ApeopleBanimalsCplantsDthings15 . AgrewBmadeCgotDkept16 . AfireBhotnessCheatDstoves（炉子）17 . ASoBSuchCAsDNor18 . AlivedBdiedCcameDleft19 . AbesidesBexceptCandDor20 . AliveBto liveClivedDLiving三、阅读单选English Speech Competition.Dont miss the English Speech Competition! It will show your talent for English. It will be held in No.1 meeting room on Friday, November 26th, 2017, 8:30-12:00 a.m. But first, you have to pass the preliminary contest(初赛), then you can have a chance to enter it-the final English Speech Competition.The preliminary ContestThe student who wants to to join the preliminary contest have to:Submit(提交) a speech draft(草稿) to on Wednesday, October 25th.1) Join in the preliminary contest in number to me the meeting room on Thursday, November 25th, 2017, 9:30-12:00.2) Be a junior middle school student.If you want to know more information, you can write an email to or call the office at (028) 496-1420.21 . When did the preliminary contest be held?A. On Friday B. On Thursday C. On Wednesday22 . How long will the preliminary contest last(持续)?A. For three and a half hours B. For two and a half hours C. For one and a half hours23 . The final English Speech Competition will be held in _.A. the library B. No.1 meeting room C. No.2 meeting room24 . Which of the following ways is NOT mentioned(提及) for more information?A. Writing an email B. Making a phone call C. Writing a letter25 . Whats the notice about?A. A singing competitionB. A TV programC. An English Speech Contest.Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U. S. A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members(成员) of the important baseball teams become Americas heroes (英雄). At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go together to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U. S. A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。26 . According to the passage, which is NOT true?A. Boys and girls like baseball games.B. Baseball is played in the open air.C. A baseball game has nine players.D. Children sometimes play baseball in parks.27 . American people play baseball in April, _ and September.A. May, June, July, AugustB. March, May, July, AugustC. January, June, October, NovemberD. February, May, July, December28 . What happens at the end of the baseball season?A. People talk only about football games.B. Many baseball fans become members of top teams.C. A lot of people join in the games.D. Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game against each other.29 . _ follows the baseball season in the U. S.A. A. The baseball season B. The football seasonC. A baseball match D. A football match30 . This passage mainly tells us something about _.A. the football season in the USA.B. football is more interesting than baseball in the USA.C. the difference between baseball and footballD. the baseball season in the USA.Which hand do you use when write? About 8 to 15 percent of people are left handed. They often have to use tools that are designed for right-handed people. So it is difficult for left-handers to use most tools. If you are right handed, try this experiment: Take a knife with your left hand and try cutting a potato into pieces. Dont be surprised if you feel awkward（别扭的）.In the past, people thought it was strange to use the left hand. Young students looked down upon their left-handed classmates. Some children were even punished for using their left hand to write. But these days parents and teachers have accepted that. In almost every school in the world, left-handed students can use their left hand to write.What causes people to be left handed or right handed? Experts have searched long and hard on this. They conclude（得出结论） that left-handed people are left handed for the same reason that right-handed people are right handed. One out of every ten people just is a left-handed people are right handed. One out of every ten people just is a left-hander. Its simply like the color of our eyes some people have brown eyes, while some others have black eyes.However, may researchers think that left-handers and right-handers are different in some aspects. Right-handers are more talkative and outgoing than left-handers. Many right-handed people understand spoken words better. For example, after they listen to directions to a supermarket, they can find it easily. Right-handers are good at organizing people, too. They are also better basketball guards. Just ask Yao Ming.Research shows that left-handers are creative and artistic. Many famous performers, like Jim Carrey and Paul McCartney, are left handed. Many left-handers learn better visually（在视觉方面）. In art, both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were left handed. In music, Ludwig van Beethoven was left handed. In science, you find Newton and Einstein. The left-handed people are also really good at tennis and other single sports.If you prefer one hand, but you are still good at writing with the other, you are mixed. Research shows mixed-handers can remember everyday things better than other people. What did you eat for lunch two weeks ago? If youre mixed handed, you can probably remember.31 . If right-handers cut up potatoes with there left hand, they will .Aget hurtBgive up cuttingCfeel awkwardDchange their tools32 . What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?ACauses of being left handed.BEncouragement to left-handersCPunishment for using the left hand.DChanges in opinions on left-handers.33 . According to the passage, right-handers .Alearn better visuallyBare good organizersCare better at single sportsDgive clear directions to others34 . From the passage, we can learn that left-handers .Amay be more talkative and outgoingBare ordinary people like right-handersCmight remember everyday things betterDno longer need to use right-handed tools四、单词填空短文填空Some time ago, a fire broke out(爆发) in a building late at night. Nearly all the families were s35 . inside the houseAAfter the firemen came, they rushed into the burning building and saved the people to the safe p36 . AThe crowds thought a37 . the people were safe. But it was not so. Two little orphan(孤儿)girls were still asleep alone at the very top of the building, in a small room. N38 . thought of them. Luckily, they lived with a dog.The dog tried to wake them up, but they couldnt hear him. He ran to the window and barked loudly for help. B39 . no one noticed him. Then he climbed down the ladder (梯子) and tried to pull a fireman to the ladder. The fireman kicked him away, thinking he was mad. Then the dog ran to a40 . fireman, jumped on him, ran to the ladder, barking all the time and looking back as if he was asking the fireman to follow himAThis fireman r41 . there must be someone in the little room, as the dog was acting so strangelyASo he followed the dog u42 . the ladder, there he saw the two girls and saved themAWhere was the d43 . ? A brave fireman rushed into the room to look for him and found him lying near the window, choked (窒息) with smokeAHe brought him down with care, but he was d44 . . He gave up his life to save his friends. What a faithful friend.五、多任务混合问题阅读短文，并按要求完成题。“Hello” is one of the first words we learn as babies, yet its one of the last ones we think to use as adults. Thats unlucky, because saying hello is more than just saying hello. How might the world changehow might we changeif we mastered this word? _. Heres what Ive learned.* It can make the students more active. In a study on this subject, Allan Smith, an assistant professor, had middle school teachers greet their students individually (个别的) each morning. And the whole day, the students behaved actively because of this exchange of greetings. School went from impersonal to personal and that caused more class participation (合作) and better grades.* Environments influence friendliness. One study found that people in the city were less likely to shake hands with a stranger than those in the countryside. _. For example, people in vacation spots were much more friendly than those hurrying to work downtown.* It improves peoples health. Its impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been sho