人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷B卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Ive been waiting _ the bus stop _ half an hour.Ain, forBat, forCfor, inDfor, to2 . Be quiet, children. I cant _ your father.AlistenBhearCseeDlook3 . Could you please tell me _?Next week.Awhen he comes backBwhen does he come backCwhen he will come backDwhen will he come back4 . What would you like, tea or coffee ? - _, thanks. Id like a cup of water.ANeitherBEitherCEachDNone5 . That is _ terrible story and I dont want to listen to it again.AsuchBso aCsoDsuch a6 . Guess what! Susans 9yearold brother managed to solve the maths problem by_.AmyselfBhimselfCherselfDthemselves7 . What _ you _ for this winter holiday?Im not sure, Maybe Ill just stay at home. Ill have a big text after the holiday.Adid, doBare, doingCdo, doDwere, do8 . Isnt there_ with your computer?_.Can you find someone to help me fix it?Aanything wrong, YesBsomething wrong, YesCwrong something, NoDwrong anything, No9 . _ he is ill, _ he must stay in bed today.A/; becauseBBecause; soCBecause; /DBecause; but10 . （题文）We often hear some students _ spoken English in the English corner.ApracticedBpracticingCpractice二、完型填空1). Mr. Jackson was our science teacher. On the first day of class, he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus. He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate (气候). We all listened carefully and took_of everything he said. Later we had a _.When the exam paper was _ to me, I was surprised and sad. There was a big red X through each of my answers. I failed. But how come? _ on the test paper, I had written down _ Mr. Jackson said in class.Then I realized that no one _ the exam at all. What had happened?Very simple, Mr. Jackson explained. I had made up all that story about the wampus. There had never been any such animal, so the information in your notes was not correct. Do you expect to get _ marks for incorrect answers?There was no need to say we were _ . What kind of test was this? What kind of teacher was he?How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all? How was it possible _ us students to doubt what the teacher taught us?The zeros on your papers will be _ in your grade books, he said. And he did it.Through this _ , Mr. Jackson hoped that we would learn something. Teachers and books are not always _ . In fact, no one is. He told us not to let our mind go to sleep. Instead, we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are _ in our teachers words or in books.We should _ the habit of doubting, and the ability to decide by ourselves. What a special _ he gave us!11 . AbooksBnotesCsupportsDmessages12 . AdiscussionBquestionCtestDplan13 . AreturnedBdirectedCaddedDcompared14 . AAnywayBLuckilyCAnywhereDBravely15 . AwhenBwhetherCwhyDwhat16 . ArefusedBpushedCpassedDpraised17 . AusefulBhighCexactDlow18 . ApoliteBgladCmodernDangry19 . AwithBoverCforDof20 . ArecordedBdescribedCcollectedDcircled21 . AexperienceBnoticeCintroductionDprogress22 . AinterestingBrightCactiveDsilent23 . AdecisionsBreasonsCpointsDmistakes24 . ArepeatBriskCdevelopDmove25 . AreportBpromiseCmodelDlesson三、阅读单选My name is Sam. This is my neighborhood. There s a big supermarket near my house. My mother often goes shopping there. Across from the supermarket is a school. It s my school. There is a library next to the school. I like reading books there. I am Peter. My neighborhood is busy. There are a lot of stores and restaurants in my neighborhood. My house is on a street corner(街角). There is a post office near it. And next to the post office is a pay phone. My name is Linda. In my neighborhood there s a big park. Lots of people go there to have fun. I like to play there, too. There is a restaurant across from the park. A bank is next to the restaurant. And some clothes stores are near the bank.26 . There is a _ near Sam s house.ArestaurantBlibraryCsupermarketDpark27 . Peter s neighborhood is very _.AquietBbusyCdirtyDclean28 . Peter s house is _.Aon a street cornerBnext to the post officeCacross from the supermarketDnear the bank29 . In Linda s neighborhood, there is _. a park a bank a restaurant a supermarketABCD30 . Which of the followings is TRUE about Sam s school ?ABCDTry reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “ She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells in the seashore, Im sure she sells seashore shells.”Not very easy, was it? What youve just read is called a tongue twister（绕口令）. It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.“Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers, Did Peter Piper pick a peck of picked peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers, wheres the peck of picked peppers Peter picked?”Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve peoplesability（能力）to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, youd better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.31 . Tongue twisters are helpful in improving _ skills.Alistening BwritingCpronunciationDcommunication32 . The first tongue twister is hard because _.Ait is very boring to readBit teaches us a lot of knowledgeCwe dont know who “she” isDthe sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar33 . What does the “ability” mean in Paragraph 4?APronouncing words faster and more correctly.BPronouncing words fasterCKnowing the meaning of words.DPicking out tongue twisters smoothly.A young man was getting ready to finish school. For a long time he had looked forward to getting a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well afford it, so he told himthatwas all he wanted.Then on the morning of his graduation (毕业), his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. Surprised, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经), with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, With all your money you give me a Bible? He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements (安排), he received a phone telling him his father had passed away. He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him.When he began to search through his fathers important papers, he saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag (标牌) dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words . PAID IN FULL. Sadness and regret filled his heart.34 . The underlined word that in Paragraph 1 meansAa carBa boxCa BibleDa phone35 . The young man was angry on the morning of his graduation becauseAhis father couldnt afford a carBhe had to stay in his studyChe thought he only got a BibleDhis father spent all the money36 . Which of the following isnt mentioned in the third paragraph?AThe young man succeeded in his business.BThe young man lived with his father all the time.CThe young man decided to see his father.DThe young man set up his own family.37 . It can be seen from the passage that the young manAcame to know the truth at lastBhad to pay for the car himselfCbecame interested in the BibleDgot angry with his father again阅读理解I had a summer camp with my classmates last year.Early in the morning，we gathered at the bus station.After saying goodbye to our parents，we got on the buses.It took us more than two hours to arrive at the campground.We got off the buses cheerfully.Laughing and shouting，we jumped and ran all over the place.It was the first time for us to be away from our parents.Some of us started to feel homesick(想家的)However，when the night party and dances began，the homesickness was gone.The next day，everybody rushed to the boating class，hoping to be at the head of the others.At first，my friends and I worked hard，but the boat wouldnt listen to us and kept going round and round.Then the teacher taught us how to work together.After many tries，we did much better.Swimming class was my favorite.It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water.The swimming teacher was a funny man，and during the class he often made us laugh happily.During the week I learned a lot of new things and made many new friends.I also learned how to take care of myself.38 . They got to the campground _.Aon footBby bikeCby busDby plane39 . Why was swimming class the writers favorite?ABecause it was good to stay in the cool water when the weather was hot.BBecause the writer felt quite relaxed during the class.CBecause the swimming teacher was interesting.DBecause of all the above.40 . Which statement is NOT true?AThe children were happy to be away from Dad and Mom.BTheir homesickness lasted for long.CIt was teamwork to boat.DThey camped for a week.41 . Which is the best title for the passage?AI Learnt a LotBBoating and SwimmingCOn the CampgroundDMy First Summer Camp四、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。In China，the Spring Festival is the most important festival.It comes on the42 . (one) day of the first lunar month(农历月份).Before the Spring Festival comes，people go to supermarkets43 . (buy) things，such as chicken，fish，fruit，sweets and new clothes.They clean44 . (they) houses and decorate them.The Chinese character(汉字) Fu is a must.It is usually stuck(贴) upside down(颠倒) and it45 . (mean) “Good luck comes”.The celebrations begin46 . the eve of the lunar New Year.The family get together for a big 47 . (meal).If a person is far from home，he will always try to get home for this big dinner.48 . the dinner，the whole family will sit together，chatting and watching TV.During the holidays，they go to visit relatives and friends.They sit around and eat so much delicious 49 . (food).People in the north of China often eat dumplings50 . breakfast.People in the south often eat niangao because niangao means “higher and higher one year after another”.The celebrations last(持续) for 1551 . (day).It will come to an end when the Lantern Festival finishes.五、多任务混合问题根据短文内容完成下列各题 Today is Friday,May 22th.It is a busy day.(1)On the morning,at 8:00 I have Chinese.(2)our Chinese teacher,Mr. Wang often makes his lessons interesting.We all like him.Then at 9 oclock, we have math.I dont like math, because its difficult.Next, at 10:00, I have English.I like English very much.And at 11:10, I have P.E.Thats my favorite subject.I have lunch at school 12 oclock.In the afternoon, I have two lessons. At 2:00, I have science.Its difficult, but its very interesting.Aft