南宁市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题A卷

南宁市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文6选5阅读下面短文,从短文后的AF六个句子中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文内容完整、正确.选项中有一项为多余选项.Reading is good for you. The more you read,the more you learn,the better you understand life.1 . Sometimes,people do want to read,but they can never seem to find the time. Well,my fiends,the following suggestions are for you.Think of reading as a pleasure.2 . Science,history,film,artwhatever you want. If youre attracted to the book,you will be willing to pick it up and read it.Have a goal.Setting a goal can help you to read more. Some people set a goal for themselves like reading one book a week. In fact,sometimes it is difficult to finish it. You can start by reading a book a month or a book every two months even. 3 . Just start.Sometimes the thing which prevents us from reading is our own mind. Our mind will make up all kinds of excuses not to do something. 4 . Just do it. Once you start reading,its quite difficult to stop!5 . If youre willing to read and have decided to do,use every possible moment to read. On the bus. On the subway. You wont regret it,I promise!Reading seems difficult at the beginning,but once you begin,you can find its value. I hope the suggestions are helpful to you.AIt all depends on you.BRead whenever you can.CDont think about it too much.DRead some interesting things.ERead books as quickly as possible.FUnfortunately,most people dont read.二、完型填空Halloween is an important festival in the USA. It has a（n）_ of about 2，000 years.Halloween is on October 31st.It isnt a _ in the USA. Students have lessons as usual（照常）. _ they have parties in the evening. They have many ways to have fun. Most of them like to _ special clothes for the festival. There are _ many games on Halloween. Children like to play “trick or treat” best，and then they can get candies _ their neighbours（邻居）.And another game is bobbing for apples（咬苹果）.Do you know _ to play it？ Children put some apples in a box. One of them tries to get an apple with the _，not with a hand. It is a（n）_ game，but everyone enjoys it.Of course，there are many jack-o-lanterns. I am good at _ one out of a pumpkin. Halloween is always lots of fun.6 . AlessonBstoryChistoryDidea7 . AholidayBfestivalCweekendDweekday8 . AIfBSoCButDBecause9 . ApaintBshoutCwearDshow10 . AseldomBneverCalwaysDsometimes11 . AtoBwithCforDfrom12 . AhowBwhereCwhatDwhy13 . AnoseBmouthCheadDeye14 . AbigBinterestingCeasyDimportant15 . AcookingBborrowingCputtingDmaking三、阅读单选Can you make a kite?In the spring we often see colorful kites in the sky .To make a kite is not very hard.First , make a small cross of two pieces of light wood , and get a silk handkerchief ready . Next , tie the corners of the handkerchief to the points of the cross and you will have a nice , strong lite . Then add a tail to the frame and tie a long string to the cross so that you can control the kite . Right now a beautiful kite is in your hand .16 . This short passage is about _.Ahow to fly a kiteBhow to make a kiteChow to cookDhow to have a good time17 . We usually see kites in the sky in _.AspringBsummerCautumnDwinter18 . To make a kite is very _.AhardBeasyCdifficultDuseful19 . You can use a _to make a kite.AboxBpaperCclothDhandkerchief20 . Usually the kite has a _.AtailBlegCfootDhandSitting on exercise balls brings more than a smile to students and teachers.Some fourth-graders at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School in Womelsdorf love their new chairs-probably because theyre not really chairs at all.The kids are sitting on the air-filled balls. But different from those just for exercise, these have small legs that keep them from rolling. Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By using exercise balls instead of common chairs, teachers find students posture(姿势) and attention improved.Dotti Pownall, a fifth-grader teacher in West Virginia, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. The students love them. she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80 percent, thought sitting on the balls helped them concentrate(专注) better:Besides, theyre fun,b says Pownall.According to WittFitt,b a company that has sold balls to more than 200 schools, they can improve kids posture and classroom behavior.Exercise ball chairs are getting popular in classrooms, from preschool to college. Some adults (成人) even use them at work.Lisa Witt felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs that she started WittFitt. She said the company not only encourages the use of balls but also educates teachers and students on how to use them. We sell balls in 24 states in America, three provinces in Canada and Japan. says Witt.21 . Sitting on exercise balls can_.Aimprove students attentionBmake students smarterCkeep students moving aroundDhelp students become fit22 . According to the passage, the company WittFitt_.Abegan to produce balls in 2008Bsells balls in 24 countriesCwas set up by Lisa WittDis famous around the world23 . It can be seen from the passage that _.Aexercise balls have no legsBPownall works as a teacherCstudents hate exercise ballsDexercise balls are filled with sand24 . The passage mainly tells us about_.Athe shape of exercise ballsBthe use of exercise ballsCthe number of exercise ballsDthe inventor of exercise ballsIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?Dont listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. Its not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they dont do it for money. Here are some of their stories.Alice Hamilton, 17Im going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. Its going to be terrific. I will spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the fresh mountain air. Im going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I will be able to do something good at the same time! Jason Moore, 18This summer, Ill volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the poor. Theyll teach me what to do, so I am going to help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.Trish Anderson, 16Im going to teach children choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher. Every day, Im going to help children choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.25 . What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?ATo sleep under the stars.BTo help build new hiking paths in the mountains.CTo be a teacher.DTo spend the whole summer living in a tent.26 . From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _.Ais 18 years oldBlikes readingCisnt very richDlikes children27 . _ wants to be a teacher.AAlice HamiltonBJason MooreCTrish AndersonDThe writerYou Are WantedAre you look for something fun and want to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer!On January 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Clinton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gym. The special event will feature a variety of eminent artists and musicians who won lots of international rewards.TaskTimeDateMakeposter1p.m.4p.m.January20Setupthegym11a.m.4p.m.January23Helpperformers9a.m.4p.m.January26Welcomeguests10a.m.2p.m.January26Cleanupthegym4p.m.7p.m.January26We are looking for Clinton students to help with the jobs. Interested students should send an e-mail to Ms. Braxton (C), the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission(同意书) from your parents.28 . The music festival will begin _.Aat 9 a.m.Bat 10 a.m.Cat 11 a.m.Dat 4 p.m.29 . What does the underlined word “eminent” mean?AstrangeBfamousCcreativeDresponsible30 . _ should be done before the festival.ASetting up the gymBWelcome the guestsCCleaning up the gymDHelping the performers31 . If you want to be a volunteer, _ must write a permission for you.Ayour music teacherByour parentsCMs. BraxtonDany teacher32 . From the poster, we can learn the following except _.Astudents are welcomed to volunteerBvolunteers can help in JanuaryCsome work needs to be done in the eveningDvolunteers can get gifts after helping33 . The main purpose of the poster is to _.Aannounce a music festivalBlook for some volunteersCreceive written permissionDattract musicians and singers四、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词34 . Please call me when you get b_.35 . Mr. Zhang is d_a car to work now.36 . The train comes at 10: 00 in the morning and l_ at 2: 00 in the afternoon.37 . Lots of people enjoy w_ after dinner.38 . A_, we must finish homework before our mum comes back.39 . She wants to be a _(明星).40 . There are lots of interesting _(地方) to see in Beijing.41 . _(大多数的) children have happy holidays.42 . There are many new _(饭店) in the city.43 . Many _(东西) in the room are new.五、语法填