人教版2019-2020学年八年级（五四学制）上学期期中英语试题

人教版2019-2020学年八年级（五四学制）上学期期中英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . There _an important meeting this afternoon. All of you should attend it.Awill haveBwill beCwill holdDhas2 . I tried to make the baby_by singing, and that worked well at last.Astop cryingBto stop cryingCstop to cry3 . An ambulance workers job people quickly the hospital.Adrive.atBis to drive.toCdrives.toDdrives.at4 . Sally sings _ and she is also _ at dancing.Awell; wellBgood; goodCgood; wellDwell; good5 . You are unique. There will never be person who is exactly like you.Athe otherBothersCthe othersDanother6 . I have a good time on the Open Day in your school. , Mum.AThank youBThats all rightCIm glad to hear thatDDont say that7 . They were _ very tired, but none of them had a rest.AneitherBallCbothDeither8 . Mike is _ eight-year-old boy. But he plays_ guitar very well.Aan , theBan, aC a, theDthe, /9 . Its very important _ us _ hard.Afor; to studyBof; to studyingCfor; studyingDof; to study10 . Even though it is dangerous, she _ calm.AstillBkeepCremainsDstay11 . When helping others, actually, at the same time, we are helping _.AweBourCusDourselves12 . Knowing how to _ a map can help you when you are travelling in a strange place.AreadBwatchClookDsee13 . Whose book is this?It _be Marys. J. K. Rowling is her favorite writer.No, it _ be hers . She never brings novels to school.Amay, mustntBcan; cantCmust; cantDmust; mustnt14 . My friends are not interested in politics . Which of the following is correct for the underlined letter in the word ?A/B/C/u/D/15 . Li Lei is very kind and he often_ to help me with my English after school.AoffersBagreesCdecidesDasks二、完型填空完形填空（共10小题；Last Wednesday night , it snowed_in our city . When people_up the next morning, they found that everything was covered with_I decided to walk to school instead of_my bike. After having an egg, two pieces of bread and a bottle of milk, I_my warm clothes and gloves. I left home at 6:10 am. 40 minutes_than the time I usually go to school.On my way to school, I saw some people cleaning the snow. I want to join them, but I did not have_As you can imagine, it was not_for me to walk in the knee-deep snow. After walking for about 20 minutes, I was wet but I felt a little excited. When I finally_the school gate, some boys were fighting each other with snowballs. “Liu Tao, come and join us!” someone shouted to me. Oh, it was my classmate Wang Bin. “OK, Lets make a snowman,” I suggested. “Good idea!” he sounded very excited at my suggestion. We played happily until the bell rang. What a_winter morning!16 . AbigBheavyCheavilyDlarge17 . AsleepBgotCwentDtook18 . AwaterBleavesCsnowDmoney19 . AholdingBtakingCridingDbring20 . Aput onBput offCput outDput away21 . AlateBearlyClaterDearlier22 . AmoneyBbooksCtimeDfriends23 . AhardBimportantCdifficultDeasy24 . Agot toBwentCarrived inDreach25 . AimportantBwonderfulChappilyDsad三、阅读单选Tim walked towards the park. He was on his way to find Mr. Thomas, the gardener and apologized to him. He wanted everything to be the way it was before.He could hear a big growling and barking in the distance. When he looked up, he say Mrs. Green and Bluebell on the path in front of him. Bluebell was attacking a tall thin man with dark hair. It took him a few moments to recognize him. It was the same man who crashed into him outside the gym. Bluebell was attacking the man because the man was trying to run away with Mrs. Greens handbag.“Hey, you!” shouted Tim.Bluebell released the mans leg and barked at Tim. The man seized his chance and ran like the wind, with Mrs. Greens handbag under his arm. Tim followed. He chased the man past some houses, then through a car park, then up a hill, then along the High Street, then through an open air cafe and past the library.The police inspector raised his hand for silence. “We have caught a young man. He is helping us with our enquiries. We believe he is the Wrightham mugger.”“Who is the mystery hero?” shouted one of the reporters. “What we know is this. A schoolboy chased after the suspect. The suspect tripped and dropped the stolen handbag. He also dropped his wallet, and inside the wallet we found a gym membership card with the suspects photograph and name on it. He made our job very easy.”26 . The underlined word “seized” has the similar meaning as _.AlostBcreatedCcaughtDthought of27 . Which of the following is not true about Bluebell?AIt was Mrs Greens dog and helped her.BIt helped the police to catch the mugger.CIt barked at Tim and let the mugger go.DIt was attacking the mugger to get a bag.28 . How was the mugger caught?ABluebell helped the police find out the man in the street.BTim caught him when he crashed into him outside the gym.CHe lost a gym membership card with his photo and name on it.DHe was found in a gym while he was doing exercise there.29 . From the story, we can lean Tim is a/an _ schoolboy.AbraveBcleverCcarefulDimpatient四、根据音标写单词Write out the word according to the pronunciation（根据音标写出下列单词）30 . Mr. and Mrs. Black live on a huge _ in Australia with their three children. /fm/31 . Jason talked loudly during the movie and that made other people _. /ri/五、用所给单词的正确形式填空填适当形式32 . I would rather _（stay）at home and watch TV.33 . Quiet music makes me _（sleep）34 . The king slept badly and didnt feel like _(eat ).35 . Using too many plastic products is _(harm) to our environment.36 . We dont know whether that poor child is _（live ）or dead.37 . The earth will become dirtier and dirtier unless we take action _（protect )it.38 . I think our teacher agreed because he _（nod）just now.39 . The story I read has a happy_ (end).40 . We are in_（agree）that you should go to college after finishing high school.41 . Look! There is a cat _（climb ) up the tree.六、用单词的正确形式完成短文根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其适当形式填空(有两个多余)。although sleep for get however healthmaybe with three help eat otheralthough sleep for get however healthmaybe with three help eat otherDo you have a 42 . lifestyle? I think I do. First, I have many good 43 . habits. I like junk food, 44 . , I hardly eat it. I eat fruit and vegetables every day. 45 . they are not very delicious, but they are good46 . health. Second, I exercise every day. It is said that if people run every day, they will have healthier hearts than 47 . , so I run for about thirty minutes every morning. 48 . , I have good living habits. I try 49 . eight hours every night. That 50 . me to be energetic(精力充沛的) the next day. And I can study better and 51 . good grades(成绩).What do you think of my lifestyle? Can you learn something from it?七、单词填空Fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格处填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每个空一词，首字母已给）When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He wondered why these h52 . animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No chains, no c53 . . It was clear that the elephants could break the rope at any time, but for some reason, they did not.He saw a trainer nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didnt try to get away. Well, the trainer said, when they were b54 . elephants ,we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, its enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they n55 . try to break free.The man was surprised. These animals could break free whenever they w56 . , but because they believed they couldnt. Therefore, they were stuck right where they were.How many of us go through life like the elephants? How many of us hold onto the belief that we dont have the a57 . to do something just because we failed at it once before?We should not give up trying when meet failures in life because they are a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesnt mean we cant succeed.八、回答问题For most students, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam time so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and families down. If exams are really making you ill or worried, dont hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it. If one person doesnt help you, ask someone else.How to get through exams? Here are some top tips by educational psychologists(教育心理学家):Ask a teacher or tutor about how to revise, and exam skillshow to work when you are in an exam.Take short rests during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.Plan your work: revise at times when you know you will work at your best.Get enough sleep, and eat healthy food.If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But dont be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.If it upsets(扰乱) you to talk to your friend