外研版版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题预测卷VIP

外研版版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试题预测卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Miss Chen, Ive left my English book at home. Can Iit now?It doesnt matter. I can lend mine to you.AbringBtakeCfetch2 . My little brother is a tidy boy. He always keeps his room _.AcleanBto cleanCcleaningDcleaned3 . When Ithe tickets for the concert, Iyou.Agetwill callBwill getwill callCgetcallDwill getcall4 . -Excuse me, Mr Smith. Would you mind me asking a few questions?-_ Im glad you ask.AYes, please.BNo, go ahead.COf course I do.DIts a pleasure.5 . Could you tell me _ information about the latest show?AaBanCsomeDmany6 . Many big events like the Olympic Games _in that city last year, and it got tons of attention from the whole world.AhappenedBtook placeCwere happenedDwere taken place7 . Amy is crazy _ making a fruit salad.AforBofCaboutDOn8 . Whats your hobby? _.ASwim and runBSwimming and runCSwimming and runningDSwim and running9 . -_ do you read English newspaper?-I read China Daily every day.AHow soonBHow longCHow often10 . We all got _ when we heard the _ news.Aexcited； excitedBexciting； excitedCexcited； excitingDexciting； exciting二、完型填空The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6,300 kilometers_. It is often_“Ten- -thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world.The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk_Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall_stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on_side and on the highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.There are tall watch-towers alone the Great Wall. Once upon_time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies（敌人）in the watch-towers day and night. They made_on the towers to_each other when the enemies came.Nowadays we dont use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in_Every year_people come to visit it form all over the world.11 . A. wide B. tall C. long12 . A. calling B. call C. called13 . A. side by side B. one by one C. one after another14 . A. was made of B. was made from C. was made in15 . A. both B. all C. each16 . A. an B. a C. the17 . A. fire B. a kite C. a face18 . A. tell B. talk C. speak19 . A. Asia B. the world C. Europe20 . A. thousand B. a few thousand C. thousands of三、阅读单选Mint (薄荷) is a useful plant. You can see it in different kinds of dishes. Mint can bring us many health advantages. It can also help us relax. Dont you believe it? Just smell the plant when you feel tired.Now, if you love mint, you dont have to buy it at the market. The plant is very easy to grow. You can plant it all year round, and it can grow well both indoors and outdoors.Prepare your flower pot (盆)Fill your flower pot with soil. Fill soil to a depth (深度) of about 25 centimeters. Use a garden fork to loosen the soil (松土).Plant your mintPlant your mint seeds (种子) 40 centimeters far from each other. If your pot is small, use just one plant or seed.Put your plant in a proper placeMint loves sunlight, but it also likes a bit of shade. Put your plant in a place where it can get both sunlight and shade.Water your mintMint prefers wet soil. Keep the soil well watered, but dont overdo it. Dont forget to put a plant plate under your pot.Time to harvestMint grows fast. After your plant grows up, you can pick its leaves at any time.To make things more fun, why not ask each of your classmates to grow some mint? Lets see whose mint grows the fastest!21 . According to this passage, what should we use to loosen the soil?AA garden fork.BA plant plate.CScissors.DChopsticks.22 . Which of the following statements is TRUE?AYou can only grow mint indoors.BMint grows the fastest in summer.CMint can be grown any time in a year.DYou should water your mint once a month.23 . We can make mintplanting more fun by _.Agrowing mint in waterBplanting mint in a very large potCpicking the leaves of our mint every dayDasking our classmates to grow some mint tooHave you ever visited any famous bridges in the world? Here are four of them.The Golden Gate Bridge was designed by Joseph B Strauss. It took seven years to build the bridge, and was completed in 1937. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in San Francisco, a city in the western part of America.Jiaozhou Bay Bridge connects Chinas eastern city of Qingdao to the Island of Huangdao. It is 42 kilometers long and 35 meters wide. It is the worlds longest cross-ocean bridge. It took four years to build and was opened in 2011.Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australias most well-known and photographed sights. It is the worlds largest steel arch bridge.It is 1149 meters long. The top of the bridge stands 134 meters above Sydney Harbor. Because of the weather, it can rise or fall up to 18 cm when it is hot or cold. It took eight years to build and was opened in March,1932. The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge was built in 1831 in Cambridge University. In the past, when the season of exams began, students crossing the bridge would sigh because they worried about the exams.Therefore, the bridge got its name. Now the bridge is one of Cambridges main tourist attractions.24 . Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?AIn China.BIn Australia.CIn America.DIn England.25 . Which of the following is the oldest bridge?AThe Golden Gate Bridge.BJiaozhou Bay Bridge.CThe Bridge of Sighs.DSydney Harbour Bridge.26 . Where is the article probably from?ASports TimeBTravelCHealth & LifeDAnimal WorldBaseball is one of the favorite sports in the U. S. A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members(成员) of the important baseball teams become Americas heroes (英雄). At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go together to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U. S. A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。27 . According to the passage, which is NOT true?A. Boys and girls like baseball games.B. Baseball is played in the open air.C. A baseball game has nine players.D. Children sometimes play baseball in parks.28 . American people play baseball in April, _ and September.A. May, June, July, AugustB. March, May, July, AugustC. January, June, October, NovemberD. February, May, July, December29 . What happens at the end of the baseball season?A. People talk only about football games.B. Many baseball fans become members of top teams.C. A lot of people join in the games.D. Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game against each other.30 . _ follows the baseball season in the U. S.A. A. The baseball season B. The football seasonC. A baseball match D. A football match31 . This passage mainly tells us something about _.A. the football season in the USA.B. football is more interesting than baseball in the USA.C. the difference between baseball and footballD. the baseball season in the USA.四、单词填空October 16th A foggy, rainy day Sir Henry is worried about the whole event and I also have a f32 . that there is danger all around us.F33 . , Sir Charles Baskervill dies, then there is the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, and then there are noises on the moor at n34 . . The noise sounds like the barking of a hound. Everyone is a35 . to cross the moor at night. And now theres a stranger who is t36 . and thin hiding on the moor, watching and w37 . ! What is he waiting for? I want to know who he is and w38 . he is following us. What does it mean? It means danger to m39 . of the Baskerville family!And who followed Sir Henry in London? Is that man still in London or is he still following Sir Henry? Is he the tall man on the rock? I40 . I can find that man, perhaps I can find the answer to our p41 . . So I decide to go to the cave and hide in it to wait.五、多任务混合问题Very often, new-born babies arent beautiful. Theyre wrinkled (皱褶), or they have an angry look on their faces. They seem to say, “Get away！I hate everybody.” But to a parent, that wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When a proud (自豪的) parent asks you, “Well, what do you think? Isnt she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth (真相)? Of course not!You look at that proud parent in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. Shes going to be a movie star! I can tell!”In English this is_1_White lies dont hurt (伤害) people. They arent angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people dont want to meet someone, or they eat something new that they really dont like at a friends house, theyll tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They dont want to hurt anyone. Its important to be honest, but being kind is sometimes more important.根据短文内容完成下列任务。4