郑州市2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题B卷

郑州市2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . -have you changed since you came to this school?-Ive studied much harderAHowBWhenCWhyDWhere2 . What will happen if Mary _tomorrow?Awont succeedBdont successCwont successDdoesnt succeed3 . The doctors have done everything they can_ the patients life.AsaveBsavingCto saveDsaved4 . the traffic accident, please call 122.AIn caseBIn case ofCAs a result of5 . My grandpa _ complain (抱怨) about the food here, but he_ it now.Aused to; gets used toBwas used to; used toCgets used to; used to6 . Good morning, Jack! _, Dale!AGoodbyeBGood morningCGood ideaDGood evening7 . Of all the cakes, they_the cheapest one at last.Aput onBturned onCdecided on8 . There is going to _ a concert tomorrow afternoon.AbeBhaveCisDhas9 . Its too late. I have to go now. Oh, its raining outside. Dont leave _it stops.AsinceBafterCwhileDuntil10 . Be proud_ yourself and get ready_ the next exam.Aof; ofBfor; forCfor; ofDof; for11 . He gave many_about his books all over the world.AspeechesBsurprisesCspirits12 . Where are the students that sang the song Legend at the airport from? Guangzhou. They didnt get mad when their flight was delayed._, they sang the song to cheer other people up.AAnywayBHoweverCInstead13 . Working hard during part of the day makes leisure time more_and enjoyable.AvaluableBpossibleCcomfortable14 . Ishere today,monitor?No,sir.Two students are not here today,Mike and Frank.AanyoneBsomeoneCeveryone15 . Can you complete the work today?I am afraid not. Its a little difficult for me to do it by myself.AmanageBfinishCprepare二、补全短文5选5Many people like to travel by plane, but I dont like it because an airport is usually far from the city.You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off. And it is often late.16 . You cant choose the food. And it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.I like traveling by train.17 . Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. 18 . I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you dont need to get to a railway station or a bus stop.19 . But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.For Rich Kronfield, an American inventor, he loves travel in his “Raht Racer(拉特赛车)”. It is a bike with a 20- kWh electric motor(电动机).20 . I think its the best way to travel. Do you agree?根据短文内容，将下面的5个句子还原到文章中最恰当的位置。AI think trains are safe.BYou cant open the window.CAlso you can carry many things with you in a car.DSo its good for our environment (环境).EI know it takes a little more time.三、完型填空Winners Are Made, Not BornNo one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own _. I learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.It was a tradition for the schools old team to play against the _ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didnt even practice to _ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment, we were defeated（击败）. Thinking hard about it, I came to realize that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to change my _ about their ability and potential（潜力）. I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important, I began to _ them like winners. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.Six months after suffering our defeat on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to _. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasnt what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest _ of my life！From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can affect the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them. I helped them to see themselves _, and they built themselves into winners.21 . AworksBtestsCeffortsDopinions22 . AstrongBnewCgoodDsuccessful23 . Aprepare forBcheer forCfight forDlook for24 . AdecisionBattitudeCconclusionDpurpose25 . AtreatBcontrolCchooseDchange26 . ArelaxBspreadCimproveDprotect27 . AchancesBdevelopmentsCoffersDexcitements28 . AhonestlyBseparatelyCcompletelyDdifferently四、阅读单选It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light. A few years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapping two times while singing the repeating phrase Oh yes! Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. She never said or sang a word. One day late in the school year when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words Oh yes! I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music, we had made a connection. Several years later, I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times, mimicking (模仿) the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl, through her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each childs light.29 . The author thinks music _.Acan make children calm downBcan connect heart to heartCis difficult for pre-school studentsDis a good means to find a job30 . According to the second paragraph Vanessa _.Agot used to singing songsBwas too shy to speakCwas the youngest in the classDenjoyed the authors class31 . When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh yes!” the author felt _.AsurprisedBhappyCfrightenedDsatisfied32 . What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?AThe author has been in touch with Vanessa for several yearsBVanessa became as healthy as other childrenCThe song made a deep impression on VanessaDBeing a good educator became Vanessas dream33 . The best title of the passage should be _.AA Music LessonBA Great ConnectionCA Special Way to the SoulDNothing Is ImpossibleEnglish classes are often for learning new words. But this semester(学期), we combined(使结合) English with cooking.It was just like a cooking show. We made our own food in class. Before the class, we took some fruit, vegetables and meat from home. We had five groups. Each group made a different dish. Then, we had to explain(解释) the cooking steps in English. Our classmates explained their cooking steps very clearly. Our dishes were very delicious, too. Our teacher joked we could cook for restaurants.Through the special class, we not only improved our English, but also enjoyed cooking and food. How interesting!34 . The students didnt take before the class.AfishBvegetablesCfruitDmeat35 . The writer of the article is a .AcookBfarmerCteacherDstudent36 . We can learn from the passage that .Athey had more than five groupsBthey cooked the dishes for restaurantsCthey enjoyed the special classDthey explained the cooking steps in Chinese37 . The best title(标题) of the article is.AA Cooking ShowBCooking with EnglishCLearning New WordsDHow to Improve EnglishHow would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasnt a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.In fact, in the earliest maps, people didnt draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasnt the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasnt very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. Its really difficult to get lost!38 . What was drawn in the earliest maps?AStars.BLandmarks.CCities and towns,DMountains and rivers.39 . When did road maps come out?AAround 15th and 16th centuries.BWhen people began to travel by train.CWhen people began to travel by sea.DWhen cities and towns appeared.40 . Which of the following is true?AA GPS helped people to travel long time ago.BAncient people could travel on a horse without maps.CThe sky was polluted by light before cities were built.DHenry Becks map wasnt popular with the passengers.41 . What is the main idea of the passage?AMaps have a long history.BWe never get lost these days.CWe cant travel without maps.DHenry Beck designed a new map.Today I am going along with Rowan Dougall, a postman in Queensland in the far north of Australia, on his daily delivery (投递) trip. Every day, Rowan sets off with his post bags in the tailof his little planenot much bigger than a large family car, and flies across one of the wildest places on Earth, Australias Cape North, to reach the very faraway inland areas called the Outback.We fly just 300 metres above dangerous crocodiles (鳄鱼) and snakes. This is one of thelongest and most expensive postman trips in the world. However, a 50-cent stamp not only gets a letter posted to a neighbouring town, it will get it hand-delivered by flying postman to the furthest areas of the Outback. To help with the costs, the plane takes three or four paying local people or tourists, and I am one of them. In the back of the plane, there is a pile of postenvelopes of all sizes, newspapers, and a few parcels (包裹). Somehow I expected this post to look special, maybe to include some hats or cowboy boots, but this looks no more exciting than the post delivered to me in England. I look at some of the names and addresses, wondering about the people who are waiting for these letters and parcels.Rowans route is 2,000 km long, with 15 stops, and I get a chance to meet Sandy, who has just received an order of clothes from a store. “I look forward to this weekly delivery,” she says, “but I do miss actually going shopping myself.” Rowan is checking the time. There are another ten stopsto make before dusk (黄昏). Time to leap back on the plane and up into the air.42 . What does the writer say about the cost of delivering to Cape North?AThe sender pays more than the usual mail cost.BPeople in the Outback pay 50 cents for a delivery.CIt may be possible to find a less expensive delivery.DThe money passengers pay help to cover some of the cost.43 . What surprises the writer about the items of post on the plane?AThe items seem to be in a mess.BSome of the items are very unusual.CThe items are similar to his own post.DHe cant see clear names on the items.44 . When talking about the plane post service, Sandy says that.Ashe would like the service to be more oftenBthe mail plane does not stop long enough thereCshe would like to be able to do her own shoppingDthere are many items that cannot be delivered to her45 . What is the writers main purpose in writing the text?ATo describe postal delivery services in the Outback.BTo show the wild beauty of the Australian Outback.CTo warn about the dangers to postmen in the Outback.DTo get more support for postal services in the Outback.46 . What might the writer say to a friend when he gets back to England?AThe post plane is too small for the post that has to be delivered.BOnly tourists are allowed to go as passengers on the post plane.CThe postman has to fly the plane himself and deliver everything by hand.DThe delivery could be faster if the postman spent less time talking to local people.五、语法填空根据短文内容和括号所给中文提示，在空白处写出正确形式的单词。每空限填一词。Wonder is the story of a tenyearold boy who lives with his parents and sister in New York. Henry is a 47 . (普通的) boy in many ways. He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox(微软游戏). But Henry has deformities(畸形) of the face and looks very different from other children. At the start of the book, he tells us “My name is Henry. I wont 48 . (描述) what I look like. Whatever youre thinking, its probably 49 . (更加糟糕的)” In the street, people look at Henry and his appearance surprises them. Henry 50 . (几乎不) went to school before 10 because he spent a lot of time staying in 51 . (医院). His mother taught him at home at that time. But now hes ten, she thinks he should go to school. Henry doesnt want to go to school at first. He worries that 52