人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中联考英语试卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中联考英语试卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空I have been dreaming of visiting America since I was a little girl. So when I got on the plane to America _ January 22, I was very excited.We first arrived in New York and then Los Angeles with my parents. Los Angeles is the second _ city in America.Our trip began in Disneyland. The park has many cartoon characters. _ Snow White, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck made by Wait Disney. a _ man. The ride on the roller coaster(过山车） was really fantastic! I liked the lovely Ghost House（鬼屋） best _ it was exciting and it was not scary at all. And workers there organized us some funny _ . Everyone liked them.We expected _ more about their life and culture, so we traveled to many other interesting places. We also _ to many cities like San Francisco, visiting Sea World Adventure Park, Stanford University, etc. I made many friends when traveling. We really enjoy _ in America. So I _ hope that I can go there again!1 . AinBatConDfor2 . AlargeBlargerClargestDmore large3 . Afor exampleBsuch asCinstead ofDbecause of4 . AsuccessfulBsuccessCsucceedDsuccessfully5 . AsoBbecauseCwhenDif6 . AmagazinesBprizesCdiscussionDactivities7 . AknowingBto knowCknownDknew8 . AflewBranCwalkedDcaught9 . AweBourCourselvesDus10 . AtrueBtrulyCalsoDhardly二、阅读单选LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF!If you are a huge fan of stand-up comedy（脱口秀）,youll have an amazing afternoon at EZ Comedy Club!The greatest live show ever is coming to town!Do you want to be part of the live audience（观众）?Recording TimeFriday,July 12h,2019Recording Location（位置）361,3rd Ave,New Haven,CT How to join the audience?Please email us the following information at:ezccaudience_ Name,ID number,phone number,one recent photo.PS:Please check your inbox for our email.Please show this email to the ticket office. 11 . If you are accepted as part of the audience by EZ Comedy Club you can _.Aperform thereBwatch a live showCrecord your own comedies12 . Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the poster（海报）?AThe host of the show.BThe way to join the audience.CRecording time and location.13 . We can infer（推断）from the poster that the show could be _.Avery seriousBquite funnyCkind of boringUnderstanding Graphics（图表）When we are reading, we often see one or two graphics in a text. Have you ever thought about these questions: Why are they there? What information do they give? Do they help with our reading and understanding?Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers. Very often, we can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to get the readersattention and give them some particular(特别的)information. Graphics help to understand the given information in a text. And graphics put the information in a particular order so that its easy to understand when we take a quick look.It is not always true that a picture is worth a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just the right things that give a great deal of information but it doesnt take much time to read and understand.The right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比) are also given to go with the words to explain things.Now look at the graphic on the right. It is how a researcher used a graphic to show the number of hours spent sleeping by British teenagers each day. Can you understand it?14 . Which of the following is mentioned as a graphic?AA letter.BA poem.CA map.DA name card.15 . The writer thinks graphics are important because _.Aless space is taken on a pageBa picture is worth a thousand wordsCa lot of time can be saved for writersDmany things are easier to show than to tell16 . When we read a graphic, we should _.Afind out if there are any tables in itBput the information in the right orderCcount how many words there are in itDlook at the picture and the words together17 . The graphic given in the passage tells us that _.A5 British teenagers sleep for 8-9 hours every dayBChinese 18-year-olds spend 5-6 hours sleeping every dayC17% of the British teenagers sleep for 3-4 hours each dayD42% of the Chinese teenagers spend 6-7 hours sleeping each day（题文）It seems that traveling is very important in modern(现代的) life.The fastest way of traveling is by plane.You can travel by plane one day to a place that it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.Traveling by train is slower than by plane.But it has its advantages(优势)You can enjoy the scenery of the places youre traveling through.Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars.Some people like to travel by sea sometimes.There are large liners or river boats.You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them.Ships are not so fast as trains or planes，but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car.You can make your own timetable(时间表)You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day，just as you like.You can stop wherever you wishat a place where there is something interesting to see，at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal，or at a hotel to spend the night.That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasant trips，while people usually take trains or planes when they are traveling on business.18 . （小题1）From the passage，we know the fastest(最快的) way of traveling is _Aby seaBby trainCby carDby plane19 . （小题2）If we travel by car，we _Acant travel fifty or one hundred miles a dayBcant stop at a hotel to spend the nightCcan make our own timetableDcan travel to a very far place in several minutes20 . （小题3）From the second paragraph(段)，we know the modern trains have _Athe slower ways of travelingBfew travelersCcomfortable seats and dining carsDcomfortable seats21 . （小题4）When people travel on business(出差)，they usually take _Aa train or a planeBa boat or a trainCa car or a boatDa plane or a carThis was a luxurious hall of a beautiful restaurant with modern cars parking around and people wearing beautiful clothes were sitting at the round tables enjoying their delicious food. Mary, a young waitress , worked here for just a month.One day, an old man in an old jacket and broken shoes walked slowly into the restaurant with his cane(拐杖).He looked unusual in this big hall. Mary watched him move toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.”Without saying a word, he gave her a smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.”“Youre welcome, sir,” she replied, “Ill be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave at me!”After he had finished a good meal, Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!” The old man turned around and smiled.When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under the dish, she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note. The note said, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness.”In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the first time that she, or any of his waitresses, had seen him.22 . What does the underlined word “luxurious” in the first paragraph probably mean in Chinese?A宏伟的B豪华的C简陋的D空旷的23 . Mary wasof a beautiful restaurant.Aa young waitressBa young guestCa young ownerDa young boss24 . As soon as the old man entered the restaurant, Mary greeted him and.Ahelped him politelyBmoved to him slowlyCput his cane away angrilyDran away from him quickly25 . What did Mary do after the old man had finished the meal?AShe went to clean his table quickly.BShe paid for his bill.CShe walked with him to the front door.DShe found the secret of happiness.26 . How did Mary feel when she saw the business card, the 100-dollar bill and the note?APleased.BInterested.CSurprised.DWorried.三、用单词的正确形式完成句子用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。ill,day,exercise,member,sleep27 . Doing eye _ is good for our eyes.28 . Linda has to stay at home because of her_.29 . Why are you looking _ in class all day?Because I cant finish my homework until eleven every night.30 . How many _ are there in your fan club?31 . Mobile phones play an important role in our _ life.四、单词填空Christmas is one of the most important festivals in32 . （西方的）countries. But what does Christmas mean? Does it just mean having parties, decorating Christmas trees or giving presents to each other? No, not exactly. The true33 . （意义）of Christmas lies behind all these things. Maybe Charles Dickens novel, a Christmas Carol, can make you think more of Christmas.Charles Dickens told us a story about a mean old man who is called Scrooge. Scrooge cares about nothing but his business and money. He treats others34 . （不好）. Then one Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a dream, in his dream, he meets the ghost of Jacob Marley, one of his partners. Marley was as mean as Scrooge when he was35 . （活着的）. But after he was dead, he36 . （惩罚）because of his unkindness. He tells Scrooge that three spirits（幽灵）will visit him soon.And then the day they have mentioned comes at last. One of them is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The spirit takes Scrooge to see what will37 . （发生）to him when he is dead. Scrooge is sad and frightened to find that nobody cares about his death. He is so afraid that he38 . （醒来）up and finds out it is just a nightmare.The dream warns Scrooge to change39 . （他自己）and be kind to others. He changes quickly and he celebrates Christmas happily with his40 . （亲戚）by giving gifts. From then on, he treats everyone with kindness and warmth. So what does the story tell us? Yes, it tells us we should show kindness to others by41 . （传播）love and joy.五、语法填空Its seven oclock in the morning. Mike42 . (put) on his school uniformat home. He usually43 . (take）a taxi because he gets up late. Mr Wang willbe angry and let him44 . (copy) the textbook severaltimes if he is late for school.六、填空阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）Food waste is a worlds problem. Every year, about 1.3 billion tons, or one-third of all the food produced is thrown away, according to a survey. Using just 25percent of that wasted food could feed 870million hungry people, which would end world hunger. The people of France wasted 234pounds of food per person, which is much better than some other countries. In the past, France wasnt good at controlling food waste, but now the country takes the leadA law was made by French government. It made France the first country in the world to prevent supermarkets from throwing away unused food. Now supermarkets of a certain size must donate unused food, or they will face a fine. There are other rules requiring schools to teach students about food sustainability （可持续性）. They also ask companies to report the food waste numbers in their environmental reports. And restaurants should provide takeout bags“These laws make it a standard to reduce waste.” says Marie Mourad, a student in Paris who has written several reports on French food waste. France is not the country that wastes the least food, but Frenchmen have become the most active because they want to be the example in EuropePreventing supermarkets from throwing away food means a lo