人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷（检测）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . I am having_great time visiting my aunt in Canada.AaBanCthe2 . Every morning, I see the cleaners _ the streets.Ato cleanBcleaningCcleansDare cleaning3 . Were you at home at 8:00 last night? I called you but nobody answered. Sorry, Ia nap at that time.AtakeBtookCwas takingDam taking4 . Miss Read is good _musicShe can be good _ children in the music club.Aat, forBwith, withCat, withDfor, at5 . -Would you like_shopping with me?-Id like to. But Im busy _the housework.Agoing; to goBto go; goingCto go; to doDgoing; doing6 . The teacher always encourages usEnglish well.Ato learnBlearnClearningD learned7 . Lucy is a _ girl.Aten-years-oldBten-year-oldCten year old Dten years8 . The idea of going to the West Lake for the school trip wonderful.AlooksBtastesCsounds Dfeels9 . - I hand in the report today?- No, you neednt.ACanBMustCShallDCould10 . _ bad weather it is！AHowBHow aCWhatDWhat a11 . Jane _ the piano every Sunday.But she _computer games now.Aplays; is playingBplays;playsCis playing;is playing12 . They decided _ to help the animals in danger.Araise moneyBto raise moneyCraised moneyDraises money13 . We wont have a picnic because there may be _ tomorrow.Amany rainBrainingCrainyDsome rain14 . Im afraid of English test, I always make lots of mistakes.You should study harder, and if you dont_, youll be left out.Atake upBcatch upCmake upDgive up15 . -_ do you want to go with for your vacation in China?-I also want to go with my grandpa.AWhere elseBWhich elseCWhat elseDWho else二、补全对话7选5根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A:Tomorrow is Saturday .What do you usually do ?B: 16 . ,What about you ?A: I often go to the movies.B: 17 . ,How often do you go to the movies?A18 . ,B: What is your favorite film?A: 19 . .B: Whom do you usually go with?A: 20 . ,B:Are you going to the movies this weekend?A:Yes.Would you like to go to with us?B: Id love to,but I have to shop then .Have a good time with your friends!A; Thank you.Goodbye!AI often go to the movies once a week.BI like movies, too.CI usually go shopping.DMy friend, Bill.EThe Avengers.复仇者联盟FWhere did you go on vacation?GDo you often go to the movies?三、完型填空Electronic books have changed the way many people read for_Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach.More than_students go to the public schools in Fairfax County， Virginia， outside Washington. Last year， the school system used digital books in fifteen schools. This school year， middle schools and high schools changed_printed to electronic textbooks in their social studies classes.“I mean， its just_a regular textbook， except its got it all online.” says Luke Rosa， a history teacher at Falls Church High School.Peter Noonan， an assistant superintendent(主管) of schools says， “The worlds changing_And the online textbooks can change right along with the events that_”“Digital books also cost_than printed textbooks，” he says， “Usually its between fifty and seventy dollars_a textbook for each student， which adds up to about eight million dollars for all of our students in Fairfax County. In fact， we have bought all of the online textbooks for our students for just under six million dollars.”Social studies teacher Michael Bambara says the e-book he uses in his government class is better than a(an)_textbook. It has materials for students_different levels of reading skills21 . ApleasedBpleasingCpleasantDpleasure22 . Aone hundred seventy-five thousandBone hundred seventy-five thousandsCone hundred and seventy-five thousandDone hundred and seventy-five thousands23 . AintoBfromCwithDalong24 . AlikeBlikingClikedDlikely25 . Aat timesBat all timesCat that timeDat the same time26 . Ais happenedBwill happenCare happeningDhave been happened27 . Amore expensiveBcheaperCmoreDless28 . AbuyBbuyingCto buyDbought29 . AonlineBprintedCdigitalDelectronic30 . AwithBhaveCwho hasDthey have四、阅读单选In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have becomeextinct. One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon(旅鸽). At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion(西非狮). The animal has been extinct since 1860.What cause animals to become extinct? Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another.Governments around the world have begun to protect wild animals in danger. In the United States, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for(承担义务)endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America.31 . The underlined word “extinct” in the first sentence probably means “”.AillBdying outCbecomingDchanging32 . There were many cape lions in North America.Alast centuryBin the twentieth centuryCmore than one hundred years agoDin 191433 . isnt the reason for the extinction of wild animals in North America.AThe pollutionBToo much killingCToo much huntingDThe war34 . Three arespecies of wild animals in danger listed by the US Fish and Wildlife.Aless than 130Babout 200Cover 300Dnearly 30035 . The best title of this passage should be “”.AA sad storyBEndangered animals in North AmericaCWild animals become extinctDThe US Fish and Wildlife ServiceEverything has a name. All people, places and things have names.Cities and towns have names,too.Schools and office buildings also have names. Names are important.We use names every day.When we meet a new person, we usually ask”Whats your name?” Its important to learn a persons name. Most people have two names. Some have more names. Names are different all over the world, so it is very difficult to remember (记住)all of them.In the USA, most people have a first name, a middle name and a last name. Parents choose the first name and middle names for their babies.There are names for boys and names for girls. For example, John, Peter, Tom and Mike are all names for boys, Elizabeth, Bonnie, Susan and Mary are all girls names. The last name is the family name. Usually it is the fathers family name.36 . It is difficult to remember names all over the world because names areAtoo longBtoo manyCtoo differentDtoo easy37 . What names are for girls?AGeorge, Linda, SusanBTom, Bill, CathyCElizabeth, Julie, MaryDPeter, James, Jack38 . Usually the last name isfamily name.Athe fathersBthe mothersCthe parentsDthe grandmothers39 . How many names do most Americans have? .A1B2C3D440 . Does everyone have a name?AYes, they do.BNo, they dont.CYes, they have.DNo, they havent.A gift card is a card that is issued （发行）by a storeThese cards are big money makers for storesOne reason is that when gift-card holders go to the store，they often see other things to buy，and they spend more money than the gift card is worthUnused cards are another reasonStores make millions of dollars because large numbers of people never use their cardsThey either lose them，forget about them，or decide that its not worth the effortGift cards are becoming very popular in many countries around the worldIn the US，they are one of the most popular kinds of giftsWhy？People love the convenience-gift cards are easy to buy and easy to use，either in the store or onlineThe recipient can choose his or her own gift，and the giver does not have to worry about finding just the right thingReceiving a gift card，however，is not the same as receiving a giftA real gift is a better reminder of the person who gave itThe message of a real gift is more likely to be，I spent some time trying to find the right gift for you because I care about youOften a gift card does not send the same message as a real giftIt may seem to say，I was in a hurryI didnt have time to think about what you would really like In todays world，gift cards are certainly convenientHowever，they can make us forget the real purpose of giving gifts，which is to build a closer connection between the gift-giver and the gift-recipient41 . How many reasons are given to explain why gift cards are big money makers for stores？ _AOneBTwoCThreeDFour42 . What does the underlined wordrecipientmean in Chinese？ _A商家B顾客C发行者D接受者43 . What is the second paragraph mainly about？ _AWhy gift cards are popular in the USBDifferent kinds of gift cardsCWhere to buy gift cardsDHow to use gift cards44 . What message does a gift card send according to the writer？ _AI care about youBI know you like gift cardsCI couldnt find the right gift for youDI didnt have time to buy you a real gift45 . Which of the following is the writers opinion？ _AIts easy for people to lose gift cardsBGift cards are better than real giftsCGift cards help people save moneyDReal gifts can bring people closerThis is the true story of a great woman. Her name was Helen Keller. She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind and deaf.Her parents tried to do their best for their daughter and they asked a young teacher called Anne Sullivan to their home to teach Helen. Anne herself was almost blind in her youth. Helen was a smart girl but she couldnt hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. Then Anne often went for walks with Helen in the country near her home. After two weeks, Helen became quiet. Anne began to teach her how to spell and Helen learned to write. Boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight. Soon her talents were famous all over the world. There were her stories in newspapers and magazines. By the time she was 17, she was studying French, German, Latin, Physics and many other subjects. She was still blind and deaf. In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. It became well-known all over the world.46 . Helen became blind and deaf when she was _.Aone year oldBhalf a year old Cone year and a half oldDtwo years old47 . Why was Helen always crying and shouting?ABecause Anne always went out with her.BBecause she felt lonely.CBecause she was angry with Anne.DBecause she couldnt hear or talk.48 . Why did Helen need to use special boards to write on?ABecause she didnt like desks.BBecause she didnt have desks.CBecause boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight.DBecause she liked to use them.49 . How old was Helen when she finished the book The Story of my life?A51.B42.C22.D17五、句型转换句型转换50 . The chair next to mine is Amys. (对划线部分提问)_ is Amys?51 . We can buy two tins of dog food. (对划线部分提问)_ dog food can you buy?52 . Shall we play football with them? (变同义句)_ football with them?53 . It is about an hour by car from my home to school . (对划线部分提问)_ it from my home to school.六、单词填空Are you worried about its quality when you have（56）54 . （酸奶）now? Do you feel it difficult to choose the safest one when you stand in front of the shelf of cooking oil in a supermarket? Food（57）s55 . is probably the thing Chinese people worry most now, but how can we be sure the food we eat is safe? The WHO (World Health Organization) says that there are 5 main rules to make sure that food is safe to eat. Stop germs（病菌（58）56 . affecting our food by keeping ourselves and areas where food is kept, prepared and served clean. Make sure that raw（生的）and cooked foods are not kept together so that the raw food cant dirty the（59）c57 . food. Be certain that food is cooked for the correct amount of time to kill any bacteria（细菌.）If you have to store any food, make（60）s58 . it is stored at the right temperature. Use safe（61）59 . （水）when cooking and cleaning food.One of the most important things we can do to stop food（62）60 . （污染）is to properly wash our hands before we prepare or eat any food. It is（63）61 . that we should wash our hands with warm water and soap for 10 to 20 seconds to make sure they are clean. Of course we can（64）f62 . these steps in our own homes to keep our food safe, but how can we be sure that the places we buy our food from also follow the right rules? There are organizations which work hard to make sure that food is safe. This also includes making sure that the correct labeling（标签）is on the food people buy and checking that an additives（添加剂）in the products are safe. We have to put food into our body. The food must be safe and healthy to（65）63 . our body safe and healthy.七、回答问题Eileen Collins is the first woman ever chosen to be a spaceship pilot. She is also the first woman to command （指挥） a spaceship. Today she has flown more than 5,000 hours in more than 30 kinds of airplanes.Talking about high school, she said, “I began reading all kinds of books about famous women pilots. These women went and flew into dangerous places. Their stories encouraged me.” In 1977 Eileen got a pilot s license and the following year s