人教版2019-2020学年八年级第一学期期末英语试卷VIP

人教版2019-2020学年八年级第一学期期末英语试卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . did you go last Sunday? I went to the Science Museum.AWhereBWhenCHowDWhy2 . Tim _ chess with his uncle happily when I saw him in the garden.Ais playingBplayedCwas playingDhas played3 . Winter isseason, and winter vacation isthan summer vacation.Acolder; the shortestBthe coldest; shortCthe coldest; shorter;Dcold; shorter4 . Hello! Mum. Long time no see!Hello! Mary. Are you busy these days? I am looking forward your phone.Ato answerBansweringCto answeringDanswer5 . I _ anything about it _ you told me.Adidnt know， whenBdidnt know， untilCknew， until6 . Sally cant come to the party _ the singing competition.Abecause ofBbecauseCifDbut7 . What do you think of the TV play?Oh， Ive never watched _.Its wonderful.Aa good one Bthe better oneCa better oneDthe best one8 . Were going to _ Chinese.AspeakingBspeakCspeaksDmaking9 . Mary a bag school.Aneed;toBneed;forCneeds;toDneeds;for10 . Is that _ postcard?Yes. _ is from my brother.Ayour; ItByour; TheyCyou; ItDyou; They11 . I want to buy _ iPhone 5, _ I dont have enough money.Aa; butBan; andCan; but12 . The young girl couldnt afford a new car. _, she bought a used one.ABesidesBOtherwiseCSinceDInstead二、完型填空A Bottle of MilkI recently heard a story about a very famous research scientist who was interviewed by a newspaper reporter. He was asked why he was able to be so much more _ than the other person. He said that it all came from an _ with his mother when he was young. He tried to remove a bottle of milk from the bridge when he lost his hold on the bottle, spilling the milk all over the kitchen floor! Instead of _ at him, his mother said, “Robert, what a great and beautiful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to _ with the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”Indeed, Robert played it. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, Whenever you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up. So we would use a sponge (海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He _ the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a difficult experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Now, lets _ a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top neat the lip with both hands, he could carry it _. The scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didnt need to be afraid to make _ and hed like to try a lot of things in different ways.Wouldnt it be great if all parents would follow the example of Roberts mother?13 . AhandsomeBactiveCcreativeDhonest14 . AideaBexperienceCaccidentDevent15 . AlookingBpointingCcallingDshouting16 . AplayBdealCsitDstand17 . AcheckedBthrewCcleanedDchose18 . AdiscoveredBfollowedCbuiltDsupply19 . AeasilyBsafelyCheavilyDstrongly20 . AinventionsBpromiseCmistakesDdecision三、阅读单选What do you know about failure?(失败) In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The Spider Story is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave form the English. He watched a spider spinning a web (结网). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times and six times, he failed. On the seventh time, he made it and went on to spine his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat (击败) the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he failed so often. He replied, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways that wont work.”The first thing to remember is that nobody can succeed every time. So take it as a common thing. You cant win them all. Second, always think about your failure. Whats the reason of it? What can you change so that things will go right next time? Third is keep trying and dont give up. That is the secret of success.21 . This passage deals with _.AfailureBfailure and successCthe Spider StoryDthe invention of the light bulb22 . In the first passage, the writer talks mainly about _Athe value for failureBsuccess achievedCfamous failureDRobert Bruce and Edison23 . The Spider Story shows that _Afailure must come before successBfailure is not always a bad thingCnature will help us if we let itDpeople who fail are to succeed24 . Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?AWhere there is a will, there is a wayBFailure is necessary for successCKeep trying and believe yourselfDYou cant win them all（题文）An old scientist recently made several tests with different animals to find out which was cleverer than other animals.In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited a few minutes outside the door. Then he got down on his knees and put his eyes to the keyhole(锁孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.25 . （小题1）The scientist did the test to see _.Aif the monkey would steal (偷) the foodBif the monkey would look for the foodCif the monkey was cleverer than other animalsDif some boxes were inside other boxes26 . （小题2）In one test the scientist put a monkey _.Ainto a small boxBinto several small boxesCinto a box where there was some foodDin a room27 . （小题3）After the scientist left the room, the monkey_.Abegan to eat foodBbegan to look for foodClooked at the scientist through the keyholeDcame into the boxes one after another28 . （小题4）The scientist_.Agot down on his knees and waited outside the doorBgot down on his knees and heard with his earsCleft the room for a long timeDlooked at the monkey through the keyhole with his eyes29 . （小题5）To the scientists surprise _.Athe monkey got down on its kneesBthe monkey came out of the roomCthe monkey looked at the scientist through the windowDthe monkey put its eye to the keyholeIf parents want their children to have healthy eating habits，they should ask their children to learn to cook.When children learn to cook，they can know more about healthy food and cooking skills.A school in Liverpool found that more children ate fruit and vegetables after taking cooking classes.The school also found that joining the cooking clubs could improve childrens lifestyles and desire for food.So let children 1earn to cook and have some cooking classes at schoo1.In the United Kingdom，many schools have cooking classes for students aged 12 to 16.They get three hours classes before practicing cooking.Since 2007，a program called Lets Get Cooking has helped more than 1.7 million children improve their cooking skills，through more than 5，000 school cooking clubs.A few days ago，the program did a survey(调查)among 2，500 members.It showed that 92of them used their new skills at home and more than half said they ate more healthily after they leaned to cook.30 . What can children improve after they learn to cook?ACooking skills.BEating habits.CLifestyles.DAll of them.31 . What does the underlined word”desire”probably mean?AenjoyBdecideCcareDwish32 . What does the survey tell us according to the last paragraph?AThe cooking program is helpful.BThe cooking program is useless.CThe cooking program is boring.DThe cooking program is hard for children.33 . In what column(栏目)of a magazine can you read this passage?ATravel.BHealth.CSport.DMusic.Inventions make the world better, smarter and a little more fun.The folding bike helmet (头盔)People hate to wear a helmet because its thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible (灵活的) enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry.Shoes that tie themselvesAfter we see the movie Back to the Future, almost everyone wants a pair of self-tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoes dream comes true. When you press a button, the shoes can tie themselves.The smart alarm clockHello SenseAn alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. And it can record your sleep cycles.Sweep potatoes that could save livesThe lack (缺乏) of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses. In sub-Saharan Africa, plant experts are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses.34 . Which company makes self-tying shoes?AAdidas.BKappa.CNike.DLi-Ning.35 . The smart alarm clock can NOT.Aimprove our sleepBrecord our sleep cyclesCcontrol our weightDcontrol the temperature in the bedroom36 . You can find the passage in a.AnewspaperBstory bookCguide bookDcookery book四、完成句子根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。37 . 此刻外面太黑了，感觉就像午夜一样。At the moment it is too dark outside and it _ midnight.38 . 我们能把这些木头块放在哪儿呢？Where can we put these _?39 . 最后风逐渐减弱了。The wind _ in the end.40 . 让我看一看这张照片。Let me _ at this photo.41 . 在那起事故中，她的车变形了。Her car was _ in that accident.五、回答问题When I was a little girl, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way was to work in the local paper factory in my town. I was very nervous，and then I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, No! You are going to college. I was very surprised when he said, OK. Lets go to the paper factory.Two days later, he took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music there.When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. I walked around the factory looking at the building and the workers, listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, I want to go home. He asked me, What do you think of the factory？Too bad, I answered.I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so that I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. My life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!根据短文内容，回答下列问题。42 . What did the writer wanted to d