人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末英语试题A卷（检测）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . The cakes on the brochure look _ and everyone wants to have a try.AlovelyBbeautifullyCnicelyDwonderfully2 . Please _ some salt to the noodles.AaddBbuyCmakeDtake3 . Mum likes soap operas. Lets buy a TV for her.AbecomingBwatchingClookingDsmelling4 . How old is your sister?_.We had a special party for her _ birthday last Sunday.ANine; ninthBNine; nineCNinth; nineDNinth; ninth5 . I need some nice photos for the photo competition so Ill go out to _the new camera.Atake upBtry outCgive upDtake part in6 . Miss Liu, when did you come here?In 2015. Ihere for two years.Ahave been toBhave gone toChave comeDhave been7 . I want two bottles of juice.Sorry. There is _ left.AnothingBnoneCsomeDanything8 . Last week the teacher_us that the sun_in the east.Atells, risesBtells, raisesCtold, roseDtold, rises9 . Have you ever played with robot?Sure! Its really unusual experience for me.Aan; anBa; anCan; aDa; a10 . _ you_ a meeting last Monday?Yes, and it _ me three hours to get ready for it.AWere, have; spentBDid, had; takeCDid, have; tookDWere, had; spent11 . -May I go home right now?-No, you_. You must finish your work first.AdontBcantCneedntDmustnt12 . Ted fell _ his bicycle while he _ it and hurt himself.Aoff; was riding B. off; rode C. down; were riding D. down; was riding13 . The fireman set out immediately _they received the phone call for helpAunlessBwhileCas soon asDuntil14 . Do you know if Jack will drive to New York this weekend?Jack? Never! Hedriving so far.Ahas hatedBwill hateChatedDhates15 . Jim has been to the Great Wall before, _ he?AhasBdoesChasnt二、补全短文5选5Tips for Keeping Your Body HealthyIt is not common for the human body to sit for a long time in the old days. But now sitting for a long time every day is common. Sitting for a long time is dangerous for your health. You can hurt your arms and your neck.16 . People who work in offices often have health problems. People who travel many hours on planes often say they feel bad at the end of a long trip. The following tips can help you if you dont want any problems.Sit correctly. Keep your back straight and your feet on the floor. It is very necessary to have a comfortable chair. 17 . .Take breaks often. Dont sit for more than thirty minutes.18 . ). Having a break can help you do more work in the day.19 . . Water cleans your body and keeps healthy. Its good for you and gives you energy. But please dont drink lots of coffee or tea.Move your body. Stretching (拉伸) is a simple and quick way of moving your body while you are sitting down. Stretch your arms, your hands and your shoulders.20 . .AYou can also hurt your backBDrink waterCStand up and have a breakDDont stretch a lot if it hurtsE. The chair can help you sit correctly三、完型填空A Meaningful GiftEmily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course（公民课程）, she had to do some volunteerservice in a nursing home for a week.One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would_ an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an oldlady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.Emily _awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon.Im Emily.”“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied.Then, _filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.“Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly.“Well,” Emily started, “I dont have any grandparents, so I cant relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. Im here mainly because I have to_ here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”Mrs. Blair didnt seem to_. “Many people, especially teens, dont seem to care about old peoplelike me. Now you are here, and Im going to change that about you. Ask me anything.”Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?”“I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.” Mrs. Blair answered.“Cool! Can you tell me about it?” Emily asked, amazed.Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a_ bracelet. I wasthe lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”Emily smiled along with Mts. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had become sointerested in Mrs. Blairs _ that she decided to come earlier the next day.Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emilywas really_to say goodbye.“Dont be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily,“Its my gift to you.”Emily_opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “Its the bracelet that youwore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “Im sure to visit you whenever Im free.”On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet andmade a _that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.21 . AwasteBspendCplanDexercise22 . AaskedBsatCstoodDdanced23 . AwarmthBsadnessChappinessDsilence24 . AstudyBliveCvolunteerDplay25 . AmindBfearCinsistDregret26 . AstrangeBspecialCcommonDprivate27 . AdreamsBhobbiesCstoriesDjokes28 . AupsetBconfusedCsurprisedDnervous29 . AproudlyBsecretlyCworriedlyDcarefully30 . ApromiseBchangeCjudgmentDchoice四、阅读单选Have you heard of the videosharing app Douyin? Its quite popular these days. There are some interesting videos on it. They are very short from 15 to 30 seconds（秒）. I like watching them. But there are some bad things about the app, too.First, it can take up too much of our time. You can easily become addicted（上瘾的） to it. Once, I watched videos for nearly a whole afternoon. I forgot to do my homework. It was a waste（浪费） of time.Secondly, there are a lot of meaningless videos.For example, some students do some boring things and then post their videos on the app. You cant really learn anything useful by watching these boring videos.I just want to tell people that we can learn meaningful things from the Internet. Maybe we shouldnt spend（花费） so much time on Douyin.31 . A video on Douyin may be_ seconds.A5B20C4032 . From Paragraph（段落） 2, we know that_.ADouyin can take too much timeBthere are some interesting videos on DouyinCwe can learn meaningful things from the Internet33 . The underlined word meaningless may mean _ in Chinese.A积极的B悲观的C无意义的34 . Which of the following statements is TRUE（正确的）?ADouyin was quite popular in 2016.BWe should spend much time on Douyin.CWe can easily become addicted to Douyin.Harvard is older than the United States. This isnt a joke. Its a true story. Actually Harvard University is more than one hundred ye ears, older than the United States.In the early 1630s, some people who came to the new land from European countries had a meeting. Some people suggested setting up a university just to improve the quality of their children so that they could better build the new home. Thus, it was born in 1636.Like many other private universities at that time, the Harvard at the early times was often short of money. Few of the local people were rich enough to give large amount of money to the school. Sometimes they even had no money to hire teachers. The school board often had to go to Europe to raise money, but as you can guess, they often came back with their hands empty.In 1638, a man named John Harvard, passed away. He left his library and half of his money to the university, which was the biggest donation （捐赠） ever since its birth. Therefore, the university was named after his name. Today, you can find a statue of John Harvard standing in front of the University Hall in Harvard Yard, and it is perhaps the universitys best known sign.Like other world famous universities, Harvard also has many colleges, and Harvard Business School is one of them. There is a saying in education that Harvard is the crown （王冠） of American education and Harvard Business School is the shining diamond on it.35 . The purpose that the new comers decided to build a university is to_.Aget a way to make more moneyBmake their children much betterCprepare for the birth of the USDknow each other much better36 . From the passage, we can infer （推断） that the school board is_.Aa place for students to study togetherBa club for students to make friendsCan organization responsible for the schoolDa club for students to enjoy themselves37 . Which of the following is Right according to the passage?AIt was difficult to collect money.BThe local people were all selfish.CThe teachers asked too much.DThe school board didnt work hard.38 . The underlined word “diamond” means _.Aa hard, bright， valuable stoneBa beautiful giftCgood behaviourDa direction sign39 . The university was named after Harvard because_.Ahe once worked in the universityBhe was a good educated personChe gave the biggest donationDhe was good at managing schools五、句型转换句型转换40 . Why dont you visit some English websites on the Internet？（改为同义句）_ visiting some English websites on the Internet?41 . Id like to listen to English songs.（对画线部分提问）_ would you like _?42 . To answer the question is difficult.（改为同义句）_ difficult _ answer the question.43 . Try to look up every word in the dictionary.（改为否定句）Try _ up every word in the dictionary.44 . We all agree that we should make a better plan.（改为同义句）We all _ make a better plan.六、完成句子Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词。68题注意句首大写）45 . Jack goes to the school library every wee