人教版2019-2020年八年级上学期末英语试题

人教版2019-2020年八年级上学期末英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空Choose the best answer and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或短语选项完成短文)：Take a trip to spaceYou might think that only astronauts can visit the moon, but this could _ in the near future. US company Space X plans to send tourists to the moon.The first passenger to take a trip around the moon will be Japanese billionaire (亿万富翁) Yusaku. He plans to take off in 2023. He will not be _. He has booked a few seats and hopes to invite artists on the trip. These artists will draw something they saw after they return to Earth, and these great _ will inspire (激励) the dreamer within all of us, Yusaku said.Yusaku will take Space Xs Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) to the moon. The spaceship will not land on the moon, but will circle around it. Passengers will be able to see the far side of the moon. _gravitational forces (引力), we can only see one side of the moon. We cannot see the far side of the moon from Earth. The trip will take four to five daysThe BFR is now under development, It may be used to send humans to Mars and other planets in the future. When it is finished, it will be nearly 387 feet (118 meters) tall, Thats about the size of a 40-story building! The spaceship will be _ by 3 lengines. This power will allow it to carry payloads (有效负荷) weighing up to 100 tons.The BFR is big _. It can carry at least 100 and perhaps as many as 200 people. There will also be a movie theatre, lecture hall and a restaurant in the ship.1 . AsucceedBcreateChappenDchange2 . AdangerousBaloneCfreeDactive3 . ArecordsBcluesCpicturesDopinions4 . AExcept forBBecause ofCIncludingDInstead of5 . ArequiredBrecognizedCoperatedDcarried6 . AinsideBaroundCbehindDahead二、阅读单选In America, boys and girls often join clubs. The members of a club work together. They alsolearn certain skills and share good times.Many boys belong to Boy Scouts. Boy scouts enjoy hiking and camping out together, and they learn many things. Scouts learn safety rules, first aid, and what to do when in danger. Members have a chance to learn outdoor living. They learn to build fires and cook out in the open.Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls are clubs for girls. These two clubs give their members a chance to have fun and learn. The girls in a group take trips, have parties and go hiking and camping together. The Camp Fire Girls earn honor beads( 荣誉珠) for learning such skills as swimming and cooking. The Girl Scouts earn badges(徽章).Both boys and girls can be members of 4-h clubs, Children who live in either the city or the country may belong to 4-h. A project such as raising a pig or a calf can be carried on only by farm children, while city children can take part in gardening and cooking projects.In all these clubs the boys and girls learn to be good and useful citizens.7 . Why do boys and girls join clubs according to the passage?ATo make their parents happy.BTo earn honor beads and badges.CTo learn skills and share good times.DTo enjoy hiking and camping out.8 . What does Para. 2 mainly talk about?AWhat to do when in danger.BSome activities of Boy Scouts.CWhat Boy Scouts really enjoy.DSome skills about outdoor living.9 . What can we know from Para. 3?AIn America there are many clubs for girls.BCamp Fire Girls is quite popular in America.CGirls can go hiking and camping with the boys.DGirls are encouraged to learn swimming and cooking.10 . What is the passage mainly about?AMembers of 4-h clubs in America.BClubs for boys and girls in America.CDifferent kinds of clubs in America.DChildren who are interested in clubs.There are millions of different animals in the world, but some are in danger, and some may soon die out. People can never see them again. Mark and David wanted to find some of these rare animals, so they climbed mountains crossed rivers, and waked through rainforests.A Bat, a Cat or a Squirrel?Mark and David found the aye -aye. The aye-aye has bright eyes. It has ears like a bat, a body like a cat and a tail(尾巴)like a squirrel. Some people think the aye-aye brings bad luck. They killed(杀死) many of them, and cut down a lot of trees where the aye-aye lives as well.A Stranger ParrotMark and David found the biggest parrot in the world that cannot fly. Many years ago, some animals came to the place the parrots lived in, and killed many of them. Now there are only a few left.Another Special AnimalMark and David went looking for a manatee. A manatee looks like a seal and a hippo. In some places where manatees live, the water in the river gets low. Then he manatee swims to the place where there is more water. Many get stranded(搁浅 ), and some are killed by other animals and people, too.After Mark and David returned, they made a film about these animals. They want to show the world these strange but interesting animals. They want the world to know there are not many of them left, and they all have a place in our world.11 . The underlined word “rare” in Paragraph 1 means“_”.AunusualBfantasticCcleverDdangerous12 . The strange parrots are in danger now because_.Apeople cut down the trees where they liveBother animals came and killed many of themCpeople think they bring bad luck and killed themDthe water in the rivers got low and they got stranded13 . Mark and David made the film to_.Amake further studies of these animalsBshare the problems they met in the tripsCtell people to loot after rivers and forestsDlet more people know about these animals三、阅读判断Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes them feel cool. If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. These years, more than ten people died in this city while they were enjoying in the water and most of them were students. But some people are still not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming, dont forget that better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they were not good at swimming. So dont get into water when you are alone. If there is a “No swimming” sign, dont get into water, either. If you remember all this, swimming will be safer.判断正误。T表示正确。F表示错误14 . Swimming is a very safe sport.15 . We shouldnt swim in some wrong places.16 . Only students died in water.17 . If you are good at swimming, you will not die in water.18 . If we often practice swimming, we will be safer.四、填写适当的句子补全对话根据对话情境，用适当的句子补全对话A: Excuse me, Nancy. A baseball is under the desk. 19 . ?B: A baseball? 20 . ?A: Its white.B: No, its not mine. I think its Alans.A: Alan?21 . ?B: He is my friend. And he is a student in Class Three.A: Is he in his classroom now?B: Sorry, I dont know.A:22 . ? B: His phone number isA: Thank you.B :23 . .五、单词填空Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting p24 . of wood over the windows while his mom was making s25 . the flashlights and radio were working. She also p26 . some candles and matches on the table.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat h27 . against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a s28 . storm happening outside.Ben could not sleep at first. He finally f29 . asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he w30 . up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a m31 . . Fallen trees, b32 . windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood t33 . .六、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于2个单词）。George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work 34 . he was only eight.When George was fourteen, he35 . （become） his fathers helper. He spent a lot of time 36 . （learn） about the engine（发动机）. And on holidays he often took one into pieces and studied each 37 . （piece） carefully. Soon he became a very good38 . （work）, though（尽管） he could not read 39 . write. He began to learn the English letters when he 40 . seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he41 . （write） his own name for the first time in his life. George invented（发明） many things42 . his life. The train was the greatest one of 43 . （they）.Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, well think of this great manGeorge Stephenson.七、回答问题Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）The domestic dog is one of the worlds most popular pets. There are over 150 breeds, or types, of dogs. Most scientists agree that dogs evolved from wolves-about 15,000 years ago.Many of the dog breeds we know today evolved over the years. Some became shorter and heavier. Some gradually had longer or shorter fur. Many of these changes happened naturally. However, many breeds came about because people purposely bred them to do different jobs.Poodles Because poodles often have fancy haircuts, many people think of them as the “supermodels” of the dog world. However, poodles are really working dogs. They are strong and smart, and they are good swimmers and hunters. Poodles often work as guard dogs, too.Jack Russell Terriers Jack Russell Terriers are small dogs. However, they are o