人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题D卷（模拟）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文6选5阅读匹配阅读短文, 从所给的A-F六个选项中, 选出正确的选项填空, 使短文通顺, 内容完整。Many students think it is too difficult to learn English well, though they know it is important. 1 . Firstly, 2 . A lot of people cant speak English well because they are afraid of making mistakes. But in order to improve your spoken English, you need to be brave and confident. Dont care too much about the mistakes in your spoken English Being able to express your ideas is the most important thing.Secondly. 3 . You can watch Hollywood movies like Spider-Man and Captain America. Listen to what they say carefully and try to understand the main ideas of the movies.Lastly, 4 . I know that students are tired nowadays and you always have to do exercises of different subjects. But practice makes perfect. Only by doing a lot of exercises can you get better English skills.5 . and you just have to find the best way for you.Awatch English movies.Bdont be afraid to speak English.Clisten to English songs.DHere are some ideas on how to learn English well.EAll in all, there are many ways to learn English well,Fdo a lot of English exercises.二、阅读单选I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, cooking breakfast for my brother. “Mom, did you hear anything? I thought I saw an alien(外星人).” “Are you all right? Just a dream!” Mom answered.Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried. I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed(挤)my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted(晕倒). Then I woke up.At first, I could hardly move. I wasnt sure whether I had had a dream or not. I moved out of the bed slowly and walked downstairs. I saw my mom in the kitchen. She finished cooking the sandwich, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship(关系)with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that I used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!6 . What did the writer do first when he saw the alien?AHe was too scared to move.BHe knew it was a dream and wasnt afraid.CHe was so scared that he fainted.DHe wanted to catch the alien.7 . The word “nothingness” means .A虚无B无奈C兴奋D开心8 . The writer found that it was just a dream .Aas soon as he woke upBbefore he went downstairsCwhen he saw his motherDwhen he was hurt by the alien9 . Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe writer had the dream at night.BThe writers mothers work clothes might not be pink.CThe writers mother was worried about aliens.DWhen the writer had the dream, his family were all sleeping.10 . Why did the writer use to have dreams about aliens?AHe had some kind of relationship with aliens.BHe was terribly ill.CHe often read something about aliens before going to bed.DThe dreams were all about the writers real experiences.Popcorn Park is a very special place. Workers at the zoo care for hurt or sick（生病的）animals. At first this unusual place was not a zoo. It was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there took care of lost or unwanted cats and dogs.The change began in 1977 when a raccoon (浣熊) needed help. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it could not care for itself. So people had to allow the raccoon to live at the center. After that, people began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals there. So many animals were living at the center that it became more like a zoo. It was time for a new name.Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn. Also workers at the zoo sell the popcorn to care for the animals. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as well. Popcorn Park Zoo now takes care of more than 200 kinds of animals. All the animals at the zoo get lots of care and love.11 . Workers at the zoo look after _.Aonly homeless cats and dogsBhurt or sick animalsCall the unwanted cats and dogsDyoung or old animals12 . Which animal was the first to live at the zoo?AAn unwanted dog.BAn unwanted cat.CA raccoon.DA tiger.13 . The zoo got its name because _.Athe popcorn at the zoo tastes bestBworkers at the zoo like to eat popcornCmany animals there like to eat popcornDvisitors can make popcorn themselves there14 . From the text we can know that _.Athe zoo was a very famous park in 1976Bpeople look after the animals well at the zooCthe zoo spends much money feeding the animalsDanimals at the zoo dont want to go back to their natural homesOn weekends and holidays, when many Chinese teenagers learn things like painting and piano, kids of their age in the United States are sweating their days away playing sports.According to Time for Kids, more US teenagers have joined private sports clubs in recent years. Families spend over10 percent of their earnings (收入) on their childrens sports careers. The youth sports economy in the US has grown by 55 percent since 2010, according to Winter Green Research.Alex Steams is an eighth-grader at Mercy High School in Connecticut. The 16-year-old has been playing baseball since kindergarten. He plays it every other day. He told us that his family spends over $1, 200 (7,950 yuan) on his equipment and$300 on training each year.Tristan Silveira, 16, from Los Gatos in California, also plays baseball. He plays for the All Star Academy, a club that has fostered (培养) many Major League Baseball players. Silveira pays around $50 for every private lesson he takes. His family has supported him a lot. “My mom drives me to every practice and every game,” he said.Playing sports can bring many benefits (益处). Teenagers can take part in competitions. The top players in these competitions usually get full athletic scholarships (奖学金) for college. Brigid Selfors, 17, a runner at Mercy High School in Connecticut, has received a full scholarship to Tulane University. Selfors runs three seasons a year. She has won the State Open and other competitions many times. “I put 500 miles on my legs last summer,” she said.However, there are negative things about playing sports. Studies show that early leaning in one sport increases the risk of injury and depression (抑郁). Rising cost is a big burden for lower income families.15 . What can we learn from the second paragraph?AUS kids dont enjoy painting.BSports clubs are always full of teenagers.CPlaying sports can cost a large amount of money.DKids didnt like playing sports in 2010.16 . Steams and Silveira have a lot in common Except that _.Athey are both 16 years oldBthey both play baseballCtheir parents supported them a lotDtheir mothers drive them to every game17 . It is mentioned in the story that playing sports _.Acan be good for teenagers who dont want to studyBmay help some students get scholarships for collegeCwill hurt teenagers bodies and harm their studiesDis not possible for lower-income families18 . What is the story mainly about?AAfter-school activities of US teenagers.BYouth sports in the US.CScholarships for going to college.DSpending on sports in the US.The Bund is a 1.6-kilometer-long bank along the bank of the Huangpu River. It begins at Yanan Road in the south and ends at Waibaidu Bridge in the north. Before the 1840s, the Bund was a small road with tall grass. After the first British company (公司) opened an office at the Bund, people started to build houses there. Now if you walk along the Bund, you will see many old buildings. The Pudong New Area, just across the Huangpu River, has many modem buildings. At night, these tall buildings light up the sky.The Great Wall is more than 13,000 miles long. People began to build it over 2,000 years ago, and later people went on building it for hundreds of years. At that time, the Great Wall was used to keep outsiders (外来者) out. But today the Great Wall is one of the famous places of interest in China. Thousands of visitors go to China every year to visit the wall. Chinese people visit and climb the wall too. It is a great cultural treasure (宝藏) in the world.19 . How long is the Bund?A1,600 meters.B13,000 miles.C1,600 kilometers.D1,300 meters.20 . Where does the Bund end?AAt Yanan Road.BAt Waibaidu Bridge.CAt the Huangpu River.DAt the Pudong New Area.21 . What could you see in the Bund before the 1840s?ATall buildings.BAn office.CTall grass.DA big bridge.22 . Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall?AIt is 2,000 miles long.BIt is about 1,000 years old.CIt took people a lot of time to build it.DIt helps keep outsiders out today.23 . Why did the writer write the passage?ATo tell us about two famous places in China.BTo ask us to travel around China.CTo tell us the development (发展) of China.DTo tell us the history of China.三、用单词的正确形式完成短文用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。tower, square, tour, clear, welcome, painting, famous, opposite, boat, palaceHello, everyone! 24 . to our town. Its a beautiful town. There is a 25 . and many buildings in it. Now let me show you around it. First, go along the road to the end, and you can see a beautiful 26 . . It is said (据说) that a 27 . king lived here in the past (过去). Turn left and you can see a museum. There are many beautiful 28 . in it .29 . it, there is a 30 . . It is about one hundred metres tall. You can climb onto (到上面) it to see the whole town. There is also a river through our town. The water in it is very 31 . . There are 32 . on it. You can visit our town by boat. I hope your 33 . is very interesting. Thank you.根据短文内容选择合适的词并用适当形式填空in, give, expert, importance, authorProfessor David Crystal is one of the worlds most famous34 . on language. He is the35 . of more than 100 books and36 . talks all over the world every year. Do you know two of his most 37 . books? He says try to think38 . the foreign language if you can in the book.四、多任务混合问题阅读短文，并按要求完成题。We all dream about things that we would like to do and things we hope to achieve in the future. But are everybodys dreams the same? Here are some of the findings of a survey about hopes and dreams, in which thousands of students across China took part.What are the hopes of teenagers(青少年)? We received several different answers to the question: what would you like to do after you finish your education? It seems some students would like to start work as soon as they can, so that they can help offer their parents better lives.Other students hope to go on studying after they finish school and to go to university. Although money is important, many teenagers want to do jobs they like. According to the survey, the most popular choice of job is computer programming.What are the dreams of teenagers? Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic ( 现实的 ) than others. For example, many students would like to be volunteers if Beijing could hold the World Cup, maybe working as translators or tour guides. And many students dream of having a trip to every corner of the world one day.According to the survey, less realistic dreams are al