人教版2019-2020学年度上学期期中考试八年级英语试卷

人教版2019-2020学年度上学期期中考试八年级英语试卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Please tell us when you will finish _ the story on _ own.Awrite; yourBwriting; yourCwriting; youDwrite; you2 . Alice is always full of ideas, but _ is useful to my knowledge.AnoneBnothingCno oneDneither3 . The car _and stopped at the red traffic light.Aslowed downBgot onCpicked upDgot off4 . -Kate is only _ 8-year-old girl, but you can believe her.-Yes, I know. She is _ honest child.Aa; aBan; aCa; anDan; an5 . With _ did you watch the 2014 World Cup Opening Ceremony ( 开幕式)？A friend of mine.AwhichBwhomCwhoDwhat6 . Look! Ive got the smallest camera.Im afraid not. Peter bought _ one yesterday.Aa smallBa smallerCthe smallestDthe smaller7 . This morning my mother asked me _.Awhy he is not hereBwhere Julia went last weekendCwhat time is itDhow did my brother do it8 . The High Speed Rail is amazing. It makes travel_.AeasierBharderChigherDslower9 . No matter _ you buy, I will like it. I will regard it as my best present.AwhatBwhereCwhenDwho10 . 一do his parents let him watch TV?Twice a week.AHow longBHow soonCHow often二、完型填空Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择恰当的单词和短语完成短文)Bill is smart. He is a good boy. He loves his school and is _ active in class. Every time the teacher _ a question, Bill puts up his hand. Sometimes his answer is _, but the teacher always _ and says, “Good, Bill. But is there a better answer to my answer to my question?”This morning the teacher asked, “Swallows go to the south before _ comes. But why dont cats and dogs go to the south for the winter?”As usual, Bill put up his hand. “Yes, Bill?” said the teacherBill stood up and said loudly, “Because they have _ wings.11 . AusuallyBneverCalwaysDsometimes12 . AasksBanswersCtellsDtalks13 . AcorrectBwrongCrightDtrue14 . AsadBget angryCcriesDsmiles15 . AspringBsummerCautumnDwinter16 . AtwoBmanyCnoDnot manyMy name is Mike. I have two good _，Alan and Bob. Alan _ sports. He plays _ basketball every afternoon. He often goes to the _ club. Bob _ like sports. He only watches _ on TV every evening. He _ a sports collection. He has two soccer balls, four basket-balls and _ volleyball. We often have lunch at school. Alan likes hamburgers. Bob and I _ French fries. We often eat them. _ French fries are not healthy. Alan likes apples. Bob likes apples, too.17 . AfriendBa friendsCfriendsDfriends18 . AlikeBlikesCdoesnt likeDdont like19 . AaBanCtheD/20 . AsportBsportsCa sportDsports21 . AdoesntBdontCisntDnot22 . AitBthemChimDher23 . AhaveBhasCto haveDto has24 . AoneBtwoCmanyDsome25 . AlikesBdont likeCdoesnt likeDlike26 . AOrBAndCSoDBut三、阅读单选Collection startson July lDeadlineJuly 13(no items will be accepted after this date)Do you have books, lamps, toys, records, DVDs, or any other items just collecting dust？Time to clean out the attic(阁楼) and bring your items to Parish Hall.All electronic items must be in working order.No clothing, computers or TVs accepted.Those with questions or offering to help can call Jane Cameron at (401)1024-1051.27 . The yard sale ends on _.AJuly 1BJuly 13CJuly 17DJuly 1828 . If you want to donate electronic items, they must be _.AnewBcleanedCusableDsecondhand29 . What can you do if you want to be a volunteer at the yard sale?AVisit the St. Theresa Churchs website.BDonate as many computers as you can.CWrite an email to Jane Cameron.DCall (401)1024-1051.His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day late in the afternoon, while working to support his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby pond.He dropped his tools and ran to the pond. There, up to his neck in the water, was a terrified boy, crying and struggling to free himself. Obviously the boy did not know how to swim. Fleming jumped into the pond and quickly swam toward the boy. He saved the boy from what could have been a terrible death.The next day, a very cool carriage pulled up to the Scotsmans house. A well-dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Fleming saved the day before.“I want to repay you,” said the nobleman. “You saved my sons life.”“No, I cant accept any payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.At that moment, the farmers own son came to the door of the farmhouse, confused by who was visiting them.“Is that your son?” the nobleman asked.“Yes,” the farmer replied proudly.“Ill make you a deal. Let me take him with me. I promise you that I will give him a good education. If the boy is anything like his father, hell grow up to be a man you can be proud of.”And he did. In time, Flemings son graduated from St. Marys Hospital Medical School in London and went on to become a famous doctor.Years later, the noblemans son became seriously ill. Who saved him? The farmers son did.Its important to help people no matter how successful you are in life. You never know when you are going to be the one who needs the help.30 . What happened to Fleming one afternoon?AHe fell into a pond by accident.BHe fell asleep near a pond.CHe made a lot money from his job.DHe saved a boy out of a pond.31 . According to the story, Fleming _.Aaccepted the noblemans paymentBdidnt accept money for helping othersChoped to get more money by refusingDasked the nobleman to support his sons education32 . Which of the following about Flemings son is NOT true?AHe took the place of the noblemans son.BHe got a college education.CHe became a famous doctor.DHe cured the noblemans son.33 . What can we learn from the story?AA friend in need is a friend indeedBDont try to get payment for helping others.CAn act of kindness always helps.DYou can get a lot more by helping the rich.四、用单词的正确形式完成句子用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。每个单词或短语限用一次。centre high according to sheep ant34 . There are 2，000 _ on my fathers farm.35 . _ a new survey, young people are lack of exercise.36 . The shops in _ London keep open late on Thursday evenings.37 . The_ of the building is three hundred feet.38 . Can you see the _？ They are working together to take the dead bird home.五、单词填空根据短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个合适的词，使短文完整、通顺。Once there was a boy who lived alone with his father. The boy loved American football very much, but he couldnt take part in the games because he was half the size of other boys. At all the games, this hopeful boy sat beside the football field and 39 . played.The boy was always beside the football field, but his father always stood next to him and never 40 . a game. All through in high school he was still an audience. His father always encouraged(鼓励)him.When the boy went to junior high school, the American football teacher kept him on the school team because he always practiced hard and provided(提供) the other team members with high spirits(精神). But, he never got to play in a game.It was the 41 . of his last American football season. His father died that morning and the teacher allowed(允许) him to take a rest. The following Saturday, the boy came back and wanted to play in the game. The teacher and the players could not believe their eyes. He ran and passed 42 . a star. In the closing seconds of the game, he ran all the way for the winning touchdown.He told the teacher with tears(泪水) in his eyes, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind(失明的)? Dad came to 43 . our games in the past, but today was the first time I could play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”It is the fathers love for his son that helps the son succeed(成功).六、回答问题Read the passage carefully and answer the questions according what youve read. In most towns today, you can see teenagers standing over electronic machines with flashing lights, shooting at spaceships from other planets and dropping bombs on strange monsters. The machines have names like Space Warrior, Dark Invader and so on. It used to be believed that damage was done only to those strange visitors from outer space, but now it seems that they are striking back. Many teenagers like electronic games so much that they cant stop playing. They spend hours tightly holding the joystick controls and constantly pressing buttons marked” fire”. They develop pains on their fingers because of the constant pressure. They play and play so that the pains have no chance to cure properly. The rapid wrist movement required to guide the spaceship across the screen causes another problem: The muscles of the wrist and arm become so inflamed (发炎的)and swollen that they press against the bones. This condition is what doctors now call Space Warriors Wrist. Other strange aches and pains also are likely to affect the elbows and shoulders. Another even more alarming problem is shown by the case of a 17-year-old girl which was recently in the British Medical Journal. She had been playing various kinds of electronic games for more than two hours a day. Her father repaired games and machines and she could use the cassettes and systems in his workshop as often as she liked. One day, after playing a game called Dark Invader, she lost consciousness (晕倒) and fell to the floor. Doctors w