人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷(练习)

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文6选5Hello! Im Gina. Im a middle school student. Its nice to meet you here. Let me tell you something about my family. There are five people in my family. They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and me.1 . His name is Jack Smith. So our last name is Smith. He works in a big factory and he goes to work by car.2 . Her name is Mary. She teaches in our school but she doesnt teach us. All her students like her very much.3 . He is Tom Smith. My mother often calls him Tommy. He works in a shop near our home.4 . Her names Jane Smith. Her first name is Jane. She is a middle school student. She is good at English.5 . My sister and I are in the same school. But she is in Grade Three and Im in Grade One. We go to school in our mothers car every day.AMy mother is a teacher.BIm also a student.CMy brother is a teacher.DMy father is a worker.EMy sister is a student.FMy brother is a worker, too二、阅读单选Look at the center circles of Diagram（图）A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger?Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.Then look at the picture on the left. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.“Whats happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Dont worry. Here is how it goes：When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解读）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “Visual illusion（视觉错误）.Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of illusions.6 . Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?Asomething is wrong with our eyesBthe two circles are not the same sizeCour brains interpret the information in a wrong wayDthe two pictures change quickly from one to the other7 . Whats the right order according to the passage?a. We look at things with our eyes.b. Our brains interpret the messages.c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.Aa-c-d-bBc-a-b-dCa-d-b-cDb-c-a-d8 . What do movie makers make use of visual illusions for ?ATo help the actors look better.BTo make the actors much braver.CTo help the actors become stronger.DTo make the actors seem different in size.9 . In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?AThe second one.BThe third one.CThe fifth one. D.The sixth one.10 . Which magazine is the text probably taken from?AArt worldBAmazing ScienceCHealth and MedicineDDaily newsI had spent an hour in the bank with my dad to transfer some money (转账). I asked him, “Dad, why not use online banking?”“Why would I do that? ” he replied.“Well, then you wont have to spend an hour here to transfer your money. You can also do your shopping online. Everything will be easier! ” I said excitedly. He asked, “If I do that, I wont have to go out of the house? ”“Yes!” I said. I told him how they can deliver the food and clothes to our doors now. And we can buy everything we need by just staying at home.However, he said, “Since I walked into this bank today, I have met four of my friends. I have much free time, so I like to come to the bank and meet different people. Two years ago, when I was in hospital, the store owner from whom I bought fruit came to see me. And when your mom fell down a few days ago, the bank manager saw her and helped her get to the hospital.”He went on, “Why would I want to look at my computer all the time? I like to know the person around me. Do Jingdong and Taobao send feelings and relationships between people, too?”I didnt know what to say after hearing his words. My dad was right, of course. Its better for us to spend time with real people than computers.11 . What did the writer advise his father to do?AHe advised his father to meet his friends in the bank.BHe advised his father to transfer the money online.CHe advised his father to go out of the house every day.DHe advised his father to shop in the supermarket with him.12 . What is the meaning of the underlined word “deliver”?A递送B扔下C通知D分布13 . Whohelped the writers mother get to the hospital a few days ago?AThe doctor.BThe bank manager.CThe fruit shop keeper.DThe writers friends.14 . What can we know from the passage?AThe father likes to do nothing online.BThe father liked to go to the bank with his son.CThe father always felt bored when he went to the bank.DThe father would like to meet some friends in the real world.15 . What does the writer mainly want to tell us?AComputers can always make our life easier.BThe son can help his father to do anything in life.CWe should keep relationships with others in real life.DYou can transfer your money both in the bank and online.Internet ActivitiesAbout 63% of American adults go online. That is about 128million(百万) people. Here are many kinds of things they do on the Internet.Send emails93%Search for information78%Check the weather75%Get news72%Buy things65%Play games39%Listen to music34%Talk to friends25%16 . How many kinds of things do the American adults do on the Internet in the form?A6.B7.C8.D9.17 . This form is about _of American people.Athe weekend activitiesBthe holiday plansCthe internet activitiesDthe pat-time jobs18 . How many American adults go online?A80 million.B63 million.C128million.D200 million.19 . American adults like to use the Internet to _best (最) .Asend emailsBplay gamesClisten to musicDtalk to friends20 . _ of the American adults get news on the Internet.A75%B72%C65%D39%Mr. Green is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for school and didnt like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didnt understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher asked the students a question, “When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty. John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?”Mr. Green answered, “Thats easy. His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty.”Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), why do we always see the light before we hear the sound?” “But, Miss White,” said Mr. Green quickly, “cant you see our eyes are in front of our ears?”The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, “Why can fish swim in the water?” “But, Miss White,” said Mr. Green quickly, “dont you know fish cant walk on land?”21 . Mr. Green _ when he was a student.Aunderstood muchBdid a lot of houseworkCdidnt like to do his homeworkDlearned science and biology very well22 . How old is Johns brother when John is fifteen in the teachers question?A10 years old.B15 years old.C20 years old.D25 years old.23 . Mr. Green think when it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound because _.Alight goes faster than soundBour eyes are in front of our earsCour eyes are cleverer than our earsDour eyes can see but our ears cant24 . Why can fish swim in the water? Mr. Greens answer was _.Afish cant swim on landBfish cant walk on landCfish has no legs or handsDfish cant walk in the water三、用单词的正确形式完成短文从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式补全短文。make, first, finally, enjoy, need, slice, next, with, put, addDo you know how to 25 . Beijing Roast Duck? 26 . check you have all the ingredients. You27 . green onions, sauce pancakes and28 . of duck. 29 . ,30 . some sauce on a pancake. Then put a slice of duck on the pancake. Then 31 . the green onion to it.32 . ,roll the pancake33 . all the ingredients inside. Now, you can 34 . it.阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。Dear Li Lei,My name is Tony Wilson. I 35 . from Toronto, Canada. I am 13 years old. Im a schoolboy. My 36 . subject is PE, because I like playing sports very much. My parents are from 37 . . They speak French. I speak English and French.I know China is a great country. I want to have some Chinese friends and I want to learn Chinese, but I dont have 38 . Chinese textbooks. Could you 39 . me?Please write back soon. Thank you. Best wishes，Tony Wilson四、回答问题Festivals are symbols of traditional culture of a country. But nowadays there appears a phenomenon（现象）in China. Western festivals, such as Christmas Day, Valentines Day, Thanksgiving Day and so on, are becoming more and more popular. This has been a fact of life!A survey showed that almost all the young men celebrate western festivals. Among them, college students like the western festivals best. The western festivals provide a good chance to go to the party, go shopping and do any other things they want to do.The popularity of western festivals in China has been known for long and the discussion about it has never stopped. In a survey, 10,000 people expressed their