人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题C卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空Once, a farmer lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very_ to him because it was a gift from his father.After_ . the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for _ from a group ofchildren playing nearby.He _ them that the person who found the watch would get a reward (奖励). Hearingthis, the children hurried inside the barn_ . They searched everywhere but still could not find the _ . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked for another _ .The farmer looked at him and thought. Why not? After all, this kid looks honest. So the farmer_ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he_. The boy answered, I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.This shows us that sometimes a _ mind can think better than an excited one.1 . AimportantBexpensiveCuselessDinteresting2 . AfindingBsearchingCwatchingDlooking for3 . AmoneyBdangerCworkDhelp4 . AtoldBtaughtCworriedDbelieved5 . Aat firstBat the endCat onceDat times6 . AruleBbookCchildDwatch7 . AwayBchanceClessonDtime8 . AthrewBsentCgaveDcaught9 . AcameBknewCsucceeded (成功)Dgot10 . AeautifulBsmartCpeacefulDquick二、阅读单选Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the childrens real（真的） father, but he loves them very much. The children love their “father”, too.11 . Bob Pearson _.Ahas a very big familyBhas a car and two housesCis from China12 . The children _ Bob Pearsons real children.AisntBareCarent13 . His children are from _ countries.AfourBthreeCtwo14 . Bob Pearson _ the children very much.Adoesnt likeBlikeClikes15 . Which is RIGHT?ABob Pearson is a very nice young man.BBill and Mikou come from the same country.CLanlan is a Chinese girl.Online shopping has become something very common for young people. However, its not easy for old people. Therefore, buy-for-you shops are becoming popular among the old.Mr. Li, a 65-year-old man, is crazy about this way of shopping. He says, “I cant use the Internet. After I happened to find a buy-for-you shop, I decided to try. Finally I got what I wanted. I was so happy.”The shopkeeper Mu Lan says she started the business of offline buy-for-you in order to help people like Mr. Li. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers. Mu Lan is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In her city, over 300 such shops opened their doors only in April.In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in communities. And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually get 5 yuan as service fee.What if there is any problem with the ordered thing, lets say, like a quality problem? The shopkeepers say they will deal with any quality problems if people use their buy-for-you service.16 . What does a buy-for-you shop do?AIt sells things it produces.BIt sells things to the old people online.CIt buys things online for you.DIt buys things in shopping malls for you.17 . Whats the meaning of the word charge in the fourth paragraph?AAsk for some money.BSpend some money.CLend some money.DBorrow some money.18 . Who will deal with the quality problem if something is wrong with the ordered thing?ACustomers.BOnline shops.CBuy-for-you shops.DCommunity centres.19 . We can know from the article that .AMr. Li is good at online shoppingBbuy-for-you business is in great needCbuy-for-you shops serve the old for freeDIn Mulans city, therere 300 buy-for-you shops in allEvery day when Cora Castle, 14, from Indiana, US goes back home, she opens her computer and logs into a website（登录网站）called Fuel Up to Play 60.She puts on what she has eaten and what kind of activities she has played that day. Then the site decides whether Castle has eaten healthily and done enough exercise.All the seventh graders in Castles school have done the same thing since the year started. Its part of their health class.If the site finds her habits are unhealthy, it will give her advice. If she does something good, the website will give her a star.Her health teacher set up a competition to see which student could get the most stars from the website. Castle has got 30 stars so far.Cameron Bartlett said she liked tracking（跟踪）the food and activities. This is the first year weve done it, she said. Its really interesting to see all of the different choices that we have.The seventh grade health class is coming to an end. They wont be in health class, but the students all said that they would go on to take part in the Fuel Up to Play 60.Theres lots of bad food out there that weve all been eating, Bartlett said This really helps all of us eat healthier food.20 . The passage is mainly about a website for helping people _.Awin in competitionsBeat more healthy foodCdo enough exercisesDhave good living habits21 . Castle logs into the health website because _.Aits part of her health classBher teacher set up a competitionCshe wants to know bad foodDshe can get lots of stars from it22 . From the passage we learn that all students _.Aare eating little bad foodBhave their classes at homeCare interested in the websiteDare clear about unhealthy food三、用单词的正确形式完成句子根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空。trade, fridge, low, smell, lock, somebody, nearly23 . The _ in the room is really terrible.Is it? Lets keep the window open.24 . Look! _ has cleaned the office.Well, it wasnt me. I just came back to get my keys.25 . Youd better put the meat in the _. It may go bad in such hot weather.26 . The problem is difficult. It took Ben _ twenty minutes to work it out.27 . Dont forget to _ the door when you leave the house, or the thief (小偷) may get in.28 . There is usually _ between neighboring countries, for example China and Russia.29 . Many books in the bookstore were sold at a _ price, so Vince bought a lot.四、单词填空Most students want to study well. The key is to improve their study habits. First, you need to 30 . a plan carefully. Many students complain（抱怨）that they cannot find enough 31 . to read books or do something. Thats because they dont have a good plan to32 . with their time. They should make a list of the important things: when to do the homework, when to do the sports, when to have a rest and so on. Second, you should find a right place. Though students can find many good places for study, a quiet and bright place like a classroom or a library is much33 . At last, you need to have some tests. Having a test can be a good way to34 . your advantages or weaknesses（弱点）in study. Then you can make a better plan.35 . short, if you make a nice plan, find a right place to pay 36 . to your study and make good use of tests in time, youll 37 . become a better student.五、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Man has been interested in the outer space for thousands of years. It has been almost over forty years 38 . mans first landing on the moon. Now, some people believe that space exploration(探索) is a waste of time and money. It is true that it 39 . (cost) billions of dollars to develop the space research, but people just get 40 . little information.However, every coin has two sides. There 41 . (be) still a lot of other people who believe that space exploration has more 42 . advantage). And I agree with them. Many new products, such 43 . weather and communication satellites(交通卫星), are also products of space programs, and they are good 44 . people all over the world. And whats more, people 45 . (know) about some scientific knowledge of the outer space already.We believe that it will bring 46 . (many) advantages in the future, which we can not even imagine now. Thats why several countries are trying hard 47 . (carry) out space exploration all the time. Lets wait and see.六、多任务混合问题阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。Five Ideas for Better SleepMost people need about eight hours of sleep each night. 65.但很多人睡眠有问题.If we dont have enough sleeping time, it will be bad for our work and study. And its easier for us to get sick or even become heavier. How can we get the sleep we need? Here are some ideas:Do exercise during the day.Youve probably noticed how much running around little kids do and how well they sleep. Physical activity can lower stress and help people feel more relaxed. 66.Dont do sports before bedtime because exercise can wakeyou up.Keep the bedroom for sleeping only.Its a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat, watch TV, read, talk on the phone, or discuss important