西安市2019年八年级上学期期末英语试题A卷

西安市2019年八年级上学期期末英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全对话7选5补全对话，有两项多余(JJohnLLi Lei)J：Hello，Li Lei!L：Hi，John.Can you come and play football with us on Sunday?J：Sorry，I cant.51.1 . L：Do you like going out in the car?J：Yes，I do.We sometimes go out in the car on Saturday.L：Oh，we usually go and see my uncle on Saturday.52.2 . J：I like fishing.What about you?L：I like fishing，too.53.3 . He always catches a lot of fish.We often take the fish home for supper.54.4 . J：55.5 . L：My dad.I help him.We like cooking fish!J：And eating it，too.二、补全短文6选5Its great to live in a tree house in hot summer. You will feel cool in the tree. But building a tree house is hard work and you need to follow five steps. 6 . If you know how much fun it is to make and have a tree house, just do it. It takes much time to build a tree house. So you must make the plans and never give up. 7 . Its like eating healthy food, or getting lots of exercise. Building your tree house with your partner can make you do it quickly. So you will try your best to work on the tree house together. 8 . You should draw everything out on paper before you build your tree house. It can make your tree house safe and easy to build. There are a lot of good ideas of tree houses on the Internet. You can print out the ideas from the Internet. 9 . Dont forget to find a right tree. Make sure your tree is safe, it shouldnt be too old or too young. Dont pick sick trees, either. 10 . Get all the tools and materials ready. Then its time to build your tree house. Its good to work between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. So your neighbors wont get angry with the noise. AStay in the tree houseBWork at the best timeCDraw it outDHave a partnerEMake plans and do it nowFFind a right tree三、完型填空Mario was always talking about how many friends he had at school，and how he kept very good_with them.One day，his grandfather gave him a special chair to_whether his schoolmates were real friends or not. The chair couldnt be seen by people. His grandfather told him，“If you take it to school and you manage to sit on it，youll know_your true friends are.”The next day，Mario took the _to school. At break time he asked his friends to form (组成)a circle，and he_ himself in the middle，with his chair.“ First of all，nobody move. Then you will see something _，”Mario said. And Mario tried to sit on the chair. But he_and fell on the floor. Everyone laughed. He tried to sit on the magic chair _a hurry，and he kept falling on the ground. He tried once again and didnt fall. Looking around，Mario saw George，Lucas，and Dianathree of his best friendsholding him up，_ he wouldnt fall. At the same time，others did _but make fun of him，enjoying each fall.After that，he knew who his true friends were.11 . AsecretBfriendshipCmethodDtreasure12 . AtestBcompareCrememberDforgive13 . AwhatBwhichCwhoDwhere14 . AbookBchairCpresentDpen15 . AputBchangedCdrewDdescribed16 . AstupidBsurprisingCboringDterrible17 . AstoodBheldClayDmissed18 . AforBatCinDwith19 . AsoBbutCandDthough20 . AsomethingBnothingCeverythingDanything四、阅读单选Personal RobotMake your parents and teachers happy!Are you having problems finishing your homework on time？Do you avoid tidying your room until your mom shouts at you？You dont need to worry if you buy a Mr. Helping Hand personal robot. Mr. H can be programmed to organize your homework. Your own personal robot will follow you around, putting away books and objects that you have left on the floor or bedPrice:499If you buy it today, we have a surprising price for you!ONLY 299WATCH CONTROLThis is a watch that Iron Man would be proud to wear!This is NOT a watch for common people! Your electronic PENGO WATCH CONTROL helps to turn on and turn off TVs and videos, gives you a daily weather forecast, reminds you when to hand in your homework, sets off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near.Price: 199 You can get more than 50% off if you buy it today!ONLY99For further information, click here21 . Who will be happy if you get Mr. H?AYou classmates and teachers.BYour parents and teachersCYou classmates and parentsDYou friends and teachers22 . If you want to buy a robot to do some cleaning today, you need to pay .A499B299C199D9923 . A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to .Arepair your TVBorganize your homeworkCbe an Iron ManDknow what the weather is like24 . Where would you read the text most probably?AOn a notice boardBIn a wealth bookCOn a teenage websiteDIn a college newspaper五、用单词的正确形式完成短文follow， he， wait， hour， happy， tear， silent， prepare， give， answerOn the first day of the vacation,Joe was eagerly(急切地) 25 . for the arrival of his grand-children. After he 26 . everything he could think of,he found his favourite watch was missing. Soon all the kids were back home. Because he was 27 . to see the kids， he forgot the missing watch. The next day when he was about to take a bath,he remembered that the watch was missing. He felt very sad.His grandchildren asked 28 . why he was so upset. Joe said he lost the most precious(珍贵的) watch. He said,“It was 29 . by your grandma as a gift but I lost it while cleaning the home! I feel like Im losing my heart. Joe was in 30 . and the children promised to search for the watch for him. They asked him where he had last seen his watch,and he 31 . it was in the store(仓库). The children went into the store which was full of waste materials. After two 32 . search,they still could not find it. Later,one grandson entered the store again. He asked his brothers not to 33 . him. Although they nodded,they still followed him into the store.The little boy went to the store and sat there 34 . . His brothers walked up to him and asked him what he was doing. He asked them not to make noise. He sat there for some time and then heard the “tick. tick” sound. So he soon found the watch.This is the power of silence. If we stay calm,we can solve problems easily!六、填空任务型阅读New Energy in the Twenty-first CenturyEnergy from the windWind is a kind of clean energy, and there is lots of it. But, if theres no wind, there is no wind energy.Energy from the waterWhen water moves from a high place to a lower place, it can make electricity without pollution. However, people have to build dams(水坝) to use this energy, and building dams is very expensive.Energy from the earthThere is heat in the rocks under the earth. Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地热的) energy. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is only possible in a few places in the world.Energy from the sunSolar panels on the roofs of houses can turn energy from the sun into electricity. Solar power is clean and plentiful. But when the weather is bad, it doesnt work.根据以上短文内容，完成下列表格，每空一词。答案书写在答题卡各小题规定的位置。New Energy in Twenty-first CenturyAdvantagesDisadvantagesWind Energy35 . . There is a lot.It needs wind.Water EnergyNo pollution.It is 36 . for building dams.Geothermal Energy37 . .Only 38 . in a few places.Solar EnergyClean and plentiful.It depends on 39 . .七、回答问题阅读表达阅读短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。Your smartphone may seem like the centre of your entertainment, but a Kent State University study shows that too much phone use is taking the fun right out of our spare time.Researchers watched a group of nearly 500 students and recorded their daily smartphone use. Those who were considered in the “high-use” group experienced more stress during their spare time than the other group.So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time? We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete, but best part of all, youll improve your health in the process（过程）.Whether youre at home or on holiday, its important to disconnect from the Wi-Fi. Walking in nature can do good to your health. As a professional（职业的）traveler. Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage, “ I put my map in my back pocket, put down my phones and take a good, long walk. Just walk around.”Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your mood? Extra sleep, naturally. Getting the right amount of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we dont get enough of it.Read a book. And let yourself get lost in a good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better. Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day.Putting pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down your thoughts. Writing has a lot of health advantages. Besides, writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind.40 . How many activities does the writer advise us to do to improve our health?_41 . Why did the Kent State University do the study?_42 . As a student, which will you spend more time on, smartphones or books when you have free time? Why?_八、阅读排序Water is a liquid (液体) ; but it can also be a solid when it is very cold and turns to ice. It can also be a gas, when it evaporates (蒸发) and become water vapour (水蒸气) .The water cycleWater is very important, and without it life on Earth should be impossible. The oceans thatcover three quarters of the Earths surface can be thought of as our great water reservoirs. All thetime, water is being evaporated from the oceans surface by the warmth of the sun. High in the sky this water vapour, turns into clouds which drift (漂浮 ) over