西宁市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题A卷

西宁市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、单选题1 . The population of Shanghai is _ than _ of Bangkok.AMore ,thatBlarger, itCbigger, thatDmore ,population2 . He said the sun _ in the east and _ in the west.Arose; setBrises; setsCrises; setDrise; sets3 . This restaurant has become one of _ restaurants among Shanghais Michelin(米其林）starred restaurants.ApopularBmore popularCmost popularDthe most popular4 . When did the story _? In the 1880s.AdieBgiveChappenDexpect5 . The World Environment Day is on .AFebruary 3BJune 5CAugust 12DDecember 266 . -is it? - Its pink.AWhoseBWhose coatCWhat colourDWhat7 . He is_ usual man but last week he did _unusual thingsaving a boy out of water.Aan ; anBa ; anCan ; aDan ; the8 . I think we should ask people to use public transport more often._. Its good for the environment.AExactlyBAlwaysCEasilyDHardly9 . China rapidly in recent years,but our country is still a country,Adevelops;developingBdevelops;developedChas developed;developingDhas developed;developed10 . - Can I get you a cup of coffee? -_.AWith pleasureBIts nice of youCYou can, pleaseDNo, you cant11 . .How many people are there in the hall?About two _ people are listening to the speech.Ahundreds ofBhundredsChundred12 . Stephen Hawking, a famous scientist, _ on March 14, 2018.Apassed awayBdied ofCbroke intoDhunted after13 . Why not try_? Good idea.Aanything newBsomething newCnew anythingDnew something14 . Whats this? _ a book.AThis isBThat isCIt isDI am15 . The fashion show I looked forward to for long _ successful at last.AprovedBproveCprovingDproves二、补全对话7选5根据对话内容，从方框中选出恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。AAre these your parents?BYes, it is. CWhos this girl?DIs that your uncle?EIts a beautiful (漂亮的) photo. FNo, it isnt.GWhats this?A: Hello, Lily! B: Hello, Eric! 66.16 . A: Its a photo of my family. B: 67.17 . A: Yes, they are.B: Is this your brother? A: 68.18 . Hes my cousin. B: 69.19 . A: Shes my sister.B: Oh, I see. 70.20 . .A: Thanks.三、完型填空One day a snake was looking for food. She found a _ and went into it. “Hooray!” It was a house for mice. She said to _ happily. There, she saw some little babies of mice. “They are good dinner for me!”She came to them and asked, “Where are your parents?” The babies _, “They went for food.” “Food! Good!” said the snake. “Come on and _ me. I came here to see your parents and tell them not _ the peoples grain any longer or I will _ you all.” The little mice _ their own safety. “Dont be afraid. My body is like the hole. It is a safe place. _ I open my mouth, you can come into it one by one. Then we will _ your parents coming back. Are you clear?” The little babies came into the snake from her mouth one by one.A moment later, the mices parents came back _ some grain. Just then they found a snake in their room. “Who are you? Why did you come into my house? Where are our _?” asked the mices parents. The snake answered _, “I am a judge of the people. I knew you did a lot of _ deeds. You often steal lots of food of the people. Today, I _ to sentence you to death. Your babies have been in my body. _ want to see them?” With these words, the snake flew at the mice.21 . AhotelBholeCcountryDvillage22 . AsheBherCherselfDhers23 . AansweredBtoldCspokeDdescribed24 . Alook afterBget upCfind outDlisten to25 . Ato borrowBto lendCto stealDto keep26 . AgiveBkillCprotectDbring27 . Aworried aboutBknew aboutCtalked aboutDlearned about28 . AWhyBWhereCWhenDWhich29 . Alook forBthank forCcare forDwait for30 . AinBfromConDwith31 . AbabiesBgrainCfoodDparents32 . AreallyBfriendlyCcoollyDhardly33 . AgoodBbadCstrangeDrelaxing34 . AgotBcameChappenedDwent35 . ANoBNot toCNotDDont四、阅读单选“Today will be very cold,” says the weather man on TV. “You need to wear very warm clothes.”James wears very warm clothes. He wears a sweater, a jacket, a scarf and gloves (围巾和手套). Then, he goes outside. It is snowing.“Wow, the weather man is right! It is very cold outside,” says James. He gets into his car. He will go to work. There are a lot of cars in the street. They are going slowly (缓慢地).“Why are the cars going so slowly today?” he thinks. At last he knows why. The cars are going slowly because there is a car accident (事故)!James drives slowly to the scene (现场) of the accident. He looks out of his car.The driver of the accident car is Mr. Brown, his friend.“Is everybody OK here?” he asks Mr. Brown. “Yes. This is a small car accident, and everyone is OK,” says Mr. Brown.“What did you hit (撞)?” asks James.“A snowman!” says Mr. Brown.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。36 . James does NOT wear _.Aa sweaterBa hatCglovesDa scarf37 . James drives his car to _.AworkBplayCeat outDgo shopping38 . Why is James driving very slowly?ABecause he is lost.BBecause there is a car accident.CBecause he is not good at driving.DBecause his car has some problems.39 . Mr. Brown is James _.AteacherBbrotherCfatherDfriend40 . What can we know from the passage?AIt is snowy but not very cold.BMr. Brown is making a snowman.CThere are not many cars in the street.DJames watches the TV to know about the weather.The aim (目的) of students who come to school is to study. But studying requires (需要) a right way, or you wasteeither the time or the money. The following are the Ways of studying The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good results.In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We shouldnt read the next one till we have understood the first one.When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers, parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what weve leaned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.41 . The passage tells us _.Athe importance of readingBto read in the morningCto pay attention to the ways of studyingDto have patience in studying42 . The passage has taught us _ ways of studying.AthreeBfourCfiveDmany43 . Wed better read in the morning because _.Aits easy to remember what we have learnedBthe air is fresh and the mind is clearCits difficult to get good resultsDboth A and C44 . If we cant put our hearts into the book when we read, it is _.Aeasy to understand it wellBbetter to get something from itCimpossible for us to get something from itDpossible to learn something from it45 . In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to _.Aunderstand the book wellBwrite down the questionsCdo with the new wordsDget some questions to ask our teachersTommy buys a ticket(票) and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out. He buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. Then the girl selling tickets says to him, “Why are you buying all these? Are you meeting friends in the cinema all the time?”“No, Im not doing that.” the small boy says, “But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears (撕掉) my tickets up.”46 . Tommy wants to buy theticket when the girl selling tickets asks him.AfirstBsecondCthirdDfourth47 . The big woman is.ATommys friendBthe girls motherCa worker in the cinemaDa shopkeeper near the cinema48 . What can we guess(猜) from the story?ATommy is the first time to go to a cinema.BTommy doesnt like the small boy.CThe girl likes the small boy.DThe girl asks the woman to do so.All living things need energy to live and grow. This energy comes first from the sun. Plants use water and sunlight to make their own food. Animals can not make their own food, and they eat plants. Other animals then eat the plant eaters.A food chain(食物链) shows what eats what. It might show that zebras eat grass and then lions eat zebras.Lions also eat other animals. Zebras eat other kinds of plants. So it takes more than one food chain to show how lions and zebras get their energy.A food web shows how food chains work together. From it we can see how energy moves from plants to animals.Plants and animals that live in hot, dry deserts(沙漠) depend on(依靠) water as well as food. Creosote bushes have small leaves that hold water. Their seeds(种子) provide food and water for kangaroo rats. Kangaroo rats dont need to drink water. They get all the water they need from the plants they eat. Kangaroo rats keep cool by coming out only at night to look for food. Ringtail cats also come out only at night. Ringtail cats hunt and eat kangaroo rats. Coyotes eat both the kangaroo rats and the ringtail cats.Nothing is wasted(浪费) in a food web. Vultures eat dead animals. Vultures are scavengers(食腐动物). Scavengers do not hunt and kill other animals to get food. They eat animals that are already dead. When a ringtail cat or a coyote dies, it makes a meal for the vultures. Scavengers do an important job in keeping the environment(环境) clean.49 . Where does the energy that living things need first come from?AAnimals.BPlants.CThe sun.DPlant eaters.50 . Why do ringtail cats come out only at night?ABecause they are afraid of coyotes.BBecause they are shy animals.CBecause it is very hot in the daytime.DBecause they can eat kangaroo rats.51 . What kind of animal can be placed(被放置) in the empty box(?) of the picture?(看图回答)AKangaroo.BVulture.CCat.DZebra.52 . Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?ALions eat different kinds of animals.BPlants are on the top of the food chain.CScavengers can keep the environment clean.DSome animals get water from the plants they eat.53 . Whats the best title of the passage?AWeb of lifeBThings that we eatCFood in the desertDSource(来源) of the food五、语法填空Joes grandchildren visited him during the holidays. Before the vacation time, Joe cleaned the house. Unluckily, he lost his favorite watch.When Joes grandchildren arrived, they asked him 54 . he was so upset. Joe said, “I lost the most valuable watch that was 55 . (give) by your grandma.” His grandchildren promised him that they would find the watch for him.One of Joes 56 . (granddaughter) asked, “Grandpa, do you remember when you last saw the watch before it was missing?”Joe replied, “Maybe when I was cleaning the barn(仓房).”The children went to the barn, which was full 57 . old books, broken furniture, and so on. They searched for more than two hours, but couldnt find the watch. They were very 58 . (sadness) and left.After a while, one grandson walked into the barn again. He requested the others not to follow 59 . (he). The little boy sat quietly in the barn for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandpa. Yes, he got the watch and 60 . (happy) give it to Joe.Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find the watch. The little boy replied, “I sat in the barn without 61 . (make) a noise and the barn was so quiet. After a few minutes, I heard the tick-tick sound and found it.” Joe 62 . (hug) the little boy and thanked him.This was the power of silence. If we stay calm, we may find a way to deal 63 . a difficult situation very easily.六、回答问题Most people think that making a film is exciting. In fact, sometimes it is and sometimes it isnt. Earlier this year. I worked in a new film. It was about a trip on a big British ship. Two hundred people were needed to act as the passengers in the film. I was one of them.Before we left，we were wanted to bring some warm clothes. These were necessary because the ship was going to spend the whole 16 days sailing in bad weather.Then the day came and we sailed out of Dover, The boat had on board the film crew(工作人员)，the director, the actors and actresses including Brinksley Meers. who acted the leading role, and us-200 amateur(业余的)extras.People came for different purposes. Some wanted to meet Brinksley Meers in person. Others were curious to see how a film was made. A housewife with her three children came for free holiday and a bit of adventure(冒险).During the trip, a lot of people were very seasick. And although the work was very interesting, it was also very hard. We often worked all day on one scene, performing it again and