外研版版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题（练习）

外研版版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Do you know _?Next Friday.Awhen will we have the sports meetingBwhen we will have the sports meetingCwhen we had the sports meetingDwhen did we have the sports meeting2 . My uncle works in a hospital. He is a(an) _.AsingerBfarmerCdoctorDactor3 . (2015无锡市)Ten kilometers _ way.Aare quite longBare quite a longCis quite a longDis a quite long4 . Whatdo you have to do besidesthe room at home ?I have to take out the trash.Aelse; cleaningBelse; cleanCother; cleaningDother; clean5 . What did you do last weekend? I went to Nanjing _ my aunt.AvisitBto visitCvisitingDvisited6 . Mike _ playing soccer with his classmates after school. Its fun.AenjoysBwantsCforgetsDneeds7 . Life is full of ups and downs. However, we shouldchallenges bravely rather than simply run away from them.Agive awayBtake upCput off8 . （易错题）He is a careless man. He often _ his keys in the office.AforgetBforgetsCleaveDleaves9 . Tom, _ the cake _, or it will be burnt.Mom, I will do that.Akeep . offBturn . overCcopy. down10 . Could you please take out the rubbish, Tony? _. I have to practice playing the guitar.AYes, sureBNo, I couldntCSorry, I cant11 . My brotherthe Indian film Dangal when I phoned him yesterday.AwatchesBhas watchedCis watchingDwas watching12 . Which do you like better， hamburgers or hot dogs?. I just like Chinese food.ABothBEitherCNeitherDNone13 . Will you get there by _ taxi? No, well take _ bus.Aa； aB/； aCa； theD/； /14 . It is lucky that we are still_after the terrible earthquake.AlivingBliveCaliveDlively15 . When did you go to Beijing for vacation?the end of last month.AInBForCAt二、补全对话6选5根据对话内容，运用方框中所给的句子选项补全对话。选项中有一项是多余的。（Jiang Mei and Zhang Hua come back to school after the Spring Festival.）Zhang Hua: Did you have a good time during the Spring Festival, Jiang Mei?Jiang Mei : Yes. I went to Hainan Island with my family.Zhang Hua: What did you do there?Jiang Mei: I tried some water sports.16 . Zhang Hua: Sounds great. How did you spend the New Years Eve?Jiang Mei: We stayed in the hotel and watched the Spring Festival Gala（春晚）.Zhang Hua: 17 . Jiang Mei: The part about Changchun branch field（分会场）.Zhang Hua: So do I. Our hometown Changchun looked pretty beautiful on TV.Jiang Mei: Yes.18 . Zhang Hua: Because it used to play an important role in new Chinas car and film industry.Jiang Mei: 19 . We should not only be proud of the glorious（辉煌的）past, but also make an effort to create a better future.Zhang Hua: I agree. How can we make it?Jiang Mei：20 . Zhang Hua: A good idea! All small things can add up to big ones.AIve got it.BHow do you feel about it?CWhy not start with small things?DYou cant imagine how exciting they were.EWhat do you like best about it?FDo you know why Changchun was chosen to be a branch field?三、补全短文5选5John, a farmer, was riding his cart along the country road. He had to arrive at the market early so that he could sell his vegetables. It rained heavily the day before, so it was very difficult for the horse to move on in the mud(泥). 21 . It was more difficult for the horse to move the cart from the mud. John climbed down from his seat and stood beside his cart.22 . He felt really sad. But he didnt try to lift the wheels up by himself. Instead, he looked up at the sky and started shouting, I am unlucky! 23 . After some time, an old man walked by. Do you think you can move the cart by simply looking at it and shouting? he asked. Did you try to get the wheels out of the mud by yourself? 24 . Come on, put your shoulder to the wheels, and you will soon find the way out.John did as the old man said.25 . John learned his lesson. He thanked the man and went happily on his way.阅读短文，把AE五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。AWhy has this happened to me?BSoon the wheels were out of the mud.CNobody will help you unless you help yourself.DHe looked around but couldnt find anyone to help him.E. Then suddenly the wheels of the horse cart sank deep into the mud.四、完型填空When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he _ mum all the time. One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his _, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he lost a shoe while he was _. I took him off my back and put him _. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldnt afford new shoes. I had to _to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just _I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What will you do if he is not here when you return?” I didnt know _ to answer that question. He continued, “Its OK if you cant find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your _. Then he sent us to mums workplace by taxi. During my whole life I have received the _ from many strangers. I feel sorry that I cant find them and say _. I do not even remember what their faces looked like, but they taught me a lessonpeople are more important than things.26 . AlovedBmissedCcalled27 . AclothesBcoatCshoes28 . AsleepingBrunningCwalking29 . AdownBupCon30 . Aget upBgo outCgo back31 . AafterBbeforeCuntil32 . AhowBwhatCwhen33 . AdadBmumCbrother34 . AhappinessBkindnessCsadness35 . AThank youBNever mindCYoure welcome五、阅读单选In Japan，Luffy is more popular than Harry PotterLuffy is the maincharacterof One Piece 海贼王). The book came out in 1997One Piece tells the adventures of Monkey DLuffy，a 17-year-old boyHe got supernatural abilities (超能力)by eating magical fruitLuffys dream is to find the worlds biggest treasure(宝藏), One piece. Then he wants to become the next Pirate(海盗) KingTo make his dream come true，Luffy has to reach the end of the most dangerous ocean：the Grand Line(伟大航道)Luffy travels with a group of brave pirates called the Straw HatsOn his way，more people join the groupThey even have a cook，a soldier and a musicianThey also fight with other pirates on their wayMany Chinese teenagers are One Piece fansYang Peiqi，14，from Shenzhen says he thinks reading One Piece is great fun and he also likes the theme of the story，- dreams and friends36 . When did One Piece come out in Japan?AIn 1997BIn 2000.CIn 1996.DIn 1998.37 . How old is Luffy?A16.B17C18D1938 . What are the themes of One Piece?ATreasure and moneyBPirates and war.CDreams and friends.DStudy and hard work.39 . Which of the following is not true?AThe Straw Hats is a group of piratesBYang Peiqi is a fan of One Piece.CLuffy wants to find One Piece.DIn China，Luffy is more popular than Harry Potter40 . The underlined word “character” means “_” in Chinese.A特点B字母C角色D个性（题文）阅读理解Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope(绳子) tied to their front leg. No chains(锁链), no cages(笼子). It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didnt try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller, we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that time, its enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldnt.Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?_. We should never give up the struggle(挣扎) in life.41 . （小题1）What did the writer see in the village?AChainsBElephantsCCagesDFarmers42 . （小题2）Why do the elephants never try up to break free from the ropes?ABecause they think they cannot.BBecause they are too old to do it.CBecause they like their living places.DBecause they get on well with the trainer.43 . （小题3）How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said?AHappyBSurprisedCAngryDNervous44 . （小题4）Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph?AFailing is part of learning.BWe should be different from others.CHelping animals is helping ourselves.DTraveling always makes people relaxed.45 . （小题5）What is the best title for this test?APleasant tripBA Clever TrainerCElephant TrainingDThe Elephant Rope六、阅读判断Today is Sunday. Its Linglings birthday. She is fourteen years old. She wants to have a birthday party at home. She invites（邀请）her friends to the party,and one of them is her best friend,Mary. They come to Linglings home at 6：00. They have some fruit and drinks at the party. They sing Happy Birthday in English to Lingling. After that,they eat a big birthday cake and play games. All of them are very happy. Linglings friends go home at half past ten at night. 根据短文内容，判断正（A）误（B）。46 . Linglings birthday is on Sunday.47 . Lingling invites Mary and other friends to her party.48 . Linglings friends come to her home at five oclock.49 . Lingling and her friends eat a big birthday cake and watch TV at the party.50 . The party finishes at 10：30.七、填写适当的单词补全句子用适当的介词填空51 . I work hard and do well _ school.52 . Daming plays basketball _ school.53 . We have lots _ things to do today.54 . _ New Years Day, we put on new clothes and visit our friends.55 . The twins are waiting _ the bus at the bus stop.八、用所给单词的正确形式填空用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。56 . Chinese are supposed to shake _ (hand) when they meet for the first time.57 . Its _ (polite) to shout at old people.58 . You are _ (expect) to get better grades this term.59 . Jane was shy. She would not invite her classmates _ (practice) speaking English.60 . Look! So many people are running out of the station. I wonder what _ (happen)九、单词填空In the age of digital printing (数字印刷), almost all newspapers articles are typed with computers. But The Musalman, the oldest Urdu-language daily newspaper in India, is still being published as the worlds l61 . hand-written newspaper.The newspaper has four pages. The front page is for national and international news. The second and the third pages are for local news. The fourth page is for sports news. Some s62 . is left blank at the bottom right corner of the front page, in case there is breaking news.Every day, it takes three calligraphers (书法家) three hours to write a page before the paper is printed and sent to its 21,000 readers. These calligraphers must be very c63 . not to make any writing mistakes, because even a small mistake can lead to a whole page being rewritten. The newspaper makes so l64 . money that costs are hardly covered. But for Syed Arifullah, who took over the newspaper from his father, it is his duty to keep the paper alive as a way to protect the Urdu language and especially its calligraphy. He says that calligraphy is the heart of The Musalman, and if someone removes the heart of the paper, there will be n65 . left.People working for the newspaper also feel very p66 . to be part of it. They are really devoted to (致力于) their work and believe that their work helps preserve a dying art.First published in 1927, the newspaper is l67 . to exist for another 90 years. Lets wait and see.十、回答问题阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。As a teacher，I changed a students life.It was the beginning of a new term.As a new teacher in that school，I didnt know any of the students.A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom.She looked very shy.I walked up to her and asked why she stood there.But she said nothing.Then a boy shouted，“She is from Grade Four，the worst student in her grade.”I looked at the little girl.She didnt seem to be the smart kind.I understood why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three.I took her hand and let her into the classroom.“Sit here.Now you are my student and Im your teacher，” I said.She still said nothing，but suddenly began to cry.I later learnt that her parents died in a car accident.She became sad and di