陕西省2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题C卷（练习）

陕西省2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . lt seems that you are very busy with your subjects all the time, Sally.I have to. I have a lot of _ from the society.AtimeBcultureCpressureDinterest2 . -Is there _ in todays newspaper?-Yes. Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to make history of winning World Cup in America.Aanything newBnew anythingCsomething newDnew something3 . Mom, could I have a new computer?_, we dont have spare money.AI hope notBI am afraid notCI hope so4 . There _ some information about the story.AamBisCareDbe5 . I wonder if it _ rain tomorrow. If it _ rain, Ill go hiking with my friends.Awill; isntBdoesnt; wontCwill; doesntDdoesnt; will6 . Remember _ water we waste or pollute, _ we will have for tomorrow.Athe little; the fewerBthe little; the littleCthe less; the moreDthe less; the much.7 . _ children in Africa have little food to eat, and we can help them.AMillionBA millionsCMillions ofDMillions8 . ?Its Monday.AWhats thisBWhat day is it todayCHows the weatherDWhats the time9 . Mary isgirl.A8-year-oldBa 8-year-oldCan 8-year-oldDa 8-years-old10 . I get up _. Im never late _ school.Alate; toBearly; toClate; forDearly; for二、补全对话6选5根据对话内容, 从方框中选择恰当的句子完成对话，使其完整、通顺。其中一个选项是多余选项。Maggie: Hi, Vince?Vince: Yeah, hi, Maggie! Maggie: Vince, 11 . My cousin Sam from Xian is going to be here. Vince: Oh, Sam! I remember we went bike riding together last fall when he visited you. Maggie: 12 . Can you come and play with us? Vince: 13 . I have an exam on Monday so I must prepare for it. Maggie: 14 . Oh, but Sam isnt leaving until next Wednesday. Then, 15 . Vince: Sure! Catch you on Monday! Acan you come to my house on Saturday?BId love to, but Im afraid I cant. CYes, thats right. Dcan you hang out with us on Monday night?ESure. That sounds great. FThats really too bad!三、补全短文5选5Chinas highly-respected translator and writer Yang Jiang passed away on 25 May, 2016 in Beijing, aged 105.16 . As a baby she liked laughing. Her parents let every daughter develop their character freely. Therefore, Yang had a happy childhood.Yang graduated from university and went to Tsinghua University as a postgraduate(研究生) in the1930s. There she met Qian Zhongshu 17 . Then they went to England for further study.After returning to China in 1938, Yang taught at Shanghai Fudan Liberal Arts College and Tsinghua University. In the- 1950s, she worked for Peking University and started to learn Spanish. 18 . Her translation has been printed over a million times, and has been presented as national gifts to visiting leaders of other countries.19 . The novel The Old Wang written in 1984 was selected as the passage in our middle school textbook. Besides, her famous works Baptism(洗澡) and We Three also became a household name in China.In 2001, Yang donated royalties (版税) from books written by Qian and herself, which was worth 10 million yuan. 20 . Such was Madam Yang, the best wife and the most talented woman!A Yang Jiang was born in Beijing in 19ll, originally named Yang Jikang.ASo Yang could set up a scholarship fund(奖学基金) to help students in poor situation.BShe was the first to translate Don Quixote(堂吉诃德)into Chinese.CShe began to write short novels in the 1980s.DThey fell in love and got married in 1935.四、阅读单选Is there a way to quickly recall information just before taking an exam? Walking backwards might be a solution. Scientists from the University of Roehampton in the UK said this activity can help people improve their short-term memory.Researchers asked 114 volunteers to watch a video. After watching the video, participants were split (分成) into three groups. One group was told to walk 10 meters forward. The second group walked 10 meters backward. The third group stood in one place. All three groups were then asked 20 questions about what they saw in the video.The scientists found that the backward-walking group got two more answers correct on average(平均) than the other two groups.This suggests that the link between the concepts (概念) of time and space is important in terms of how our minds form memories. “Time is really expressed via (通过) space,” Aleksandar Aksentijevic, who led the study, told the Daily Mail. When you walk backward, you see things from a different angle (角度) compared to walking forward. This difference helps people recall things that happened in the past.And walking backward is not just good for our brains. It is also good for the rest of our body. Compared to walking forward, walking backward is more challenging. This can help us improve our fitness, according to New Scientist Walking backward uses more energy in a short time and bums more calories.In addition, walking backward is less stressful for our knees. It could be helpful for people who often have pain in their knees, according to researchers from the University of Oregon in the US. Walking backward also keeps our spines (脊柱) strong, which can help to ease pain in the lower back. This might be why many old people like walking backward.21 . In the research, the second group _.Awatched a video after walkingBanswered more questions correctlyCwalked farther than the other groups22 . Why can walking backward help people improve their short-term memory?ABecause space is really expressed via time.BBecause the different angle can help to recall things.CBecause our minds form memories by thinking back.23 . According to the passage, walking backward is good for our _.AhandsBeyesCspines24 . What does the underlined word “ease” mean?A解除B缓解C远离25 . Whats the best title of this passage?ALets Walk Backward Today.BWalking Backward Is Good for Brains.CHow to Improve Our Short- Term MemoryA few young people are talking about their dream jobs in the future.I want to be an actor like Wang Baoqiang when I grow up. He isnt tall or good-looking. But he is funny and wise.I hope to bring more joy to people. After all, joy is the best thing in life.-DaveId like to be an engineer like Bill Gates. He has changed our world with his great inventions.I also want to do something for the world.I might be hard to reach this goal, and I ll keep working hard.-EricMo Yan is my favourite writer. He tells the world a lot by writing great stories.I hope to learn from him. To write more and better stories,I ll spend more time reading his works.-TonyKobe is one of the greatest basketball players in the world.I love basketball and I think Im going to be a famous player like him. Though its not easy to become a sports star, ll never give up.-John26 . _might like sports most?ADaveBEricCTonyDJohn27 . Tony wants to be _ in the future?Aan actorBa scientistCa writerDa player28 . Dave wants to have such a dream job because _.Ahe wants to be famousBhe wants to change the worldChe wants to make people happyDhe wants to write great stories29 . Tony will make his dream come true by _.Awriting storiesBlearning actingCplaying basketballDinventing new things30 . What can we know from the passage？AKobe wants to invent things.BMo Yan is good at basketball.CDave likes to write stories.DEric wont give up his great dream.五、阅读判断根据短文内容，判断文后句子的正确（T）与错误（F）。Chen Yin is one of the first people in Urumqi to start organizing real life Takagism (密室逃脱) games in the city. Takagism is a game. People are locked in a room together and they have to complete several tasks to get out of the room in the game.“I decided to organize it just to have fun and play with my friends. Takagism was very new to the city at that time,” says Chen. Chen and his friends play the game just as a hobby, and only ask everyone to pay 40 to 50 yuan. “Most of the time we dont communicate with those players after room escape, we meet different people every time.” Chen says.To their surprise, after about a year of holding the game, room escape starts to become more popular, but Chen and his friends decide they just want to keep it as a hobby, and have no interest in making money through the game. None of Chen and his friends will give up their full-time jobs for the game. Takagism is still a hobby for Chen.Now Takagism is a popular activity among young people like Chen to meet new friends.31 . Chen started organizing the game to make money at first.32 . Chen Yin first organized real life Takagism in Beijing.33 . You may pay about 48 yuan to take part in Chens game.34 . Takagism is a popular activity among young people now.35 . Chen wont give up his full-time job for the game.六、根据首字母、中文提示填空A)根据括号中所给中文写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。36 . Can you give me some _(建议) about learning math?37 . The _(高度) of this mountain is 5540 meters.38 . If you want to come, please let us know as soon as _(可能的).39 . We hope you can _(接受) our invitation and join us.40 . I want to take a trip to the _(南方的）part of China to enjoy the life on the beach.七、用单词的正确形式完成短文Word transformation. Each word can be used only once. choice necessary heavy intention association lying appreciation solve direction adjust Golden Rules of Good DesignWhat makes good design? Over the years, designers and artists have been trying to capture the essentials of good design. They have found that some sayings can help people understand the ideas of good design. There are four as follows. Less is more. This saying is 41 . with the German-born architect Mies van der Rohe. In his Modernist view, beauty 42 . in simplicity and elegance, and the aim of the designer is to create 43 . to problems through the most efficient means. Design should avoid 44 . decorations. More is not a bore. The American-born architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly, the result is soulless design. Post-Modernist designers began to experiment with decoration and color again. Product design was45 . influenced by this view and can be seen in kitchen appliances such as ovens and kettles. Fitness for purpose. Successful product design takes into consideration a products function, purpose, shape, form, color, and so on. The most important result for the user is that the product does what it is 46 . for. For example, think of an adjustable desk lamp. It needs to be constructed from materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular 47 . by the user. It also needs to be stable. Most importantly, it needs to 48 . light where it is needed. Form follows emotion. This phrase is associated with the German designer Hartmut Esslinger. He believes design must take into consideration the sensory side of our nature - sight, smell, touch and taste. These are as important as rational（理性的）. When 49 . everyday products such as toothpaste, we 50 . a cool-looking device that allows us to easily squeeze the toothpaste onto our brush.八、填写适当的句子补全对话(B) 在下面对话的空白处填上适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整。A : 51 . ? B: I went to the cinema to see a movie last night. A: 52 . ? B: A Little Prince.A: 53 . ? B: Yes. Its a cartoon.A: 54 . ? B: A little girl is looking for the prince according to the pilots memory. A: It must be interesting . By the way, what kind of cartoon do you like best?B: 55 . .A: Me, too. A happy ending is the most interesting thing for me.B: Another cartoon will be on at the cinema. Shall we go there together?A: All right. See you later. B: See you later.九、单词填空Mike 听说Peter近来因为考试而忙碌着，并且得了重感冒，头痛得厉害。于是便写了一封信。建议他去看医生，并告诉他多锻炼身体，健康生活。56 . _57 . _58 . _59 . _60 . _十、填空When I was 5 years old，I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.On the morning of Halloween，we paid a visit to a pumpkin（南瓜） farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school with us. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth.In the afternoon，we put on the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice，but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Supermans clothes.I did a lot of things that day，but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the evening. After dinner，I went outside with an empty bag. I hoped to get a lot of candies from people. At first，I was a bit nervous，so when I knocked at the door，my heart was beating very fast. A lady came out，and I said carefully to her，“Trick or treat.” My voice was very low，and even myself could hardly hear it. To my surprise，the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars，and I was so excited，thanked the lady and moved on. I couldnt remember how many houses I visited，but I could remember how many candies I got I got 91 pieces of candy that day，and I was so proud of myself.What a happy Halloween I had！And I wish we could have a Halloween every month!My First Halloween in AmericaIn the morningEach of us visited a pumpkin farm and brought 61 . to school.In the afternoonWe went on parade in school in Halloween 62 . .In the evening“Trick or treat” was my favorite par