广西壮族自治区2019年八年级上学期期末英语试题B卷

广西壮族自治区2019年八年级上学期期末英语试题B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文6选5Should parents ask their children to do chores ？ 1 . They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores.Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own.2 . Most experts (专家) do agree, however, that the chores should suit children. Parents shouldnt, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores may be short.3 . When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Chores can be useful. 4 . Parents use the tool to teach children,so that they can care for themselves some day. 5 . If parents keep a clean house, children wont find any reason to do chores.AAnd they also give children a sense(感) of responsibility,importance and confidence.BParents must make children understand how hard they work.CThey are a teaching tool (工具).DDoing chores can help children get better grades.ESome believe that children should not do chores.FPerhaps more chores on weekends can be helpful二、完型填空“Its raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the _1_falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was _2_that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.“Man, its really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed_3_he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that _4_ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these _5_?“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “Its raining really hard.”Richie_6_his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but _7_are the cats and dogs?”Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just_8_its raining really hard.”“So why didnt you just say that?” Richie _9_. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.“We did. You just didnt understand these_10_.” Richies cousin said with a big smile.“Well, now I do.” Richie said.6 . Atigers and lionsBpigs and sheepCcats and dogsDchickens and ducks7 . AimportantBpossibleCnecessaryDstrange8 . AunlessBafterCtillDthough9 . AcouldntBshouldntCneedntDmustnt10 . AdaysBanimalsCideasDpeople11 . Ashouted atBlooked atClaughed atDpointed at12 . AwhatBhowCwhereDwho13 . AexplainsBprovesCmeansDshows14 . AorderedBthoughtCrepeatedDasked15 . AsayingBquestionsCobjectsDstories三、阅读单选Morpher, the folding bike helmet(头盔)People hate to wear a helmet because its thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible(灵活的)enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry.Shoes that tie themselvesAfter we see the movie Back to the Future, almost everyone wants a pair of self-tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream comes tnie. When you press a button, the shoes can tie themselves.The smart alarm clock-Hello SenseAn alarm clock , called Hello Sense, can improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. And it can record your sleep cycles.Sweet potatoes that could save livesThe lack(缺乏)of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses. In sub- Saharan Africa, plant experts are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses.16 . Morpher, the folding bike helmet is .Athick and heavyBnot as strong as a traditional oneCmade from metalDflexible enough to fold almost flat17 . The underlined word button means .A钉子B按钮C图案D形状18 . The smart alarm clock can NOT .Aimprove our sleepBcontrol our weightCrecord our sleep cyclesDcontrol the temperature in the bedroom19 . If a child has a poor eyesight, he may be in the lack of.Avitamin ABvitamin BCvitamin CDvitamin DIn every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run(管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful(猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200,000 volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications(资历), but they love to work hard to help.One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.20 . The Peace Corps is _ in the United States.Aa cityBan organizationCa volunteerDa school21 . The underlined word “those” in the passage means “_”.Athe homelessBthe sickCthe poorDthe kids22 . What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?AThey want to make more friends.BThey want to be helpful.CIt helps them get work experience.DIt can improve their social life.23 . What is the main idea of this passage?AThe world needs volunteers.BMother Teresa was a great volunteer.CVolunteers do all kinds of work.DThere are different ways of volunteering.It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests(客人) came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host(主人) went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know?” he said. “Nobody asked me to the party. I dont know you. I dont know your wife and I dont know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.”24 . When the bell rang, the guests _.Awere shoutingBwere singing and dancingCwere enjoying themselvesDwere waiting for the small man25 . The host _ after the small man came in.Awas glad to see himBasked him to have a drinkCdidnt find himDknew who he was26 . The small man knew _ in the house.Aone of the peopleBsome of the peopleCall the peopleDnone of the people27 . The small man went to the house _.Ato find a manBto have a drinkCto have a partyDto see what was happening28 . Perhaps the small mans wife got angry because _.Ahe drank too muchBhe couldnt find the manChe didnt take her to the partyDhe kept her waiting for a long timeHello, boys and girls! I am a doctor. My name is Peter Brown. I am here to know something about your breakfast. Please answer my questions. “Do you have breakfast every day?” “What do you have for breakfast?” “My name is Helen. I have breakfast every day. I have some milk, hamburgers, potatoes. And some ice cream. So I am not hungry at school.”“My name is Dick. I have no time to have breakfast. You know, I get up very late. I only have a little bread and a bag of milk on the way to school.”“My name is Alice. I have very little food for breakfast every day. I dont want to eat any food after I get up. I only drink some milk.”“I am Jack. I like food very much. I eat a lot for breakfast. I have three glasses of milk, some potato chips, four hamburgers, two eggs and a bottle of orange juice.”Which boy has the healthiest habit for breakfast?29 . Where is Peter Brown? He is_.Aat homeBat schoolCat a food shopDI dont know30 . _ has ice cream for breakfast.AHelenBDickCAliceDJack31 . They four all have _ for breakfastAhamburgersBice creamCpotatoesDmilk32 . Which is the right one ?AHelen is always hungry at schoolBAlice eats a lot for breakfast.CThere is no time for Jack to have breakfastDJack eats too much food for breakfast.33 . What is the best title for this passage?ADifferent habits for breakfast.BThe worst habit for breakfast.CIts good to eat nothing for breakfast.DWed better eat a lot of meat for breakfast.四、用所给单词的正确形式填空用括号内所给词的适当形式填空34 . Jenny hurt her two _（foot）.35 . May I ask you some _（person）questions?36 . _（be）careful! Here comes the bus.37 . Here are some good ways of _（learn）English.38 . How about _（go）for a walk after supper?39 . Its interesting _（play）computer games, but its not good for you.五、单词填空I lived in the countryside with my big family when I was a child. Days werent so easy as it is now, mother and my grandmother always planted m_ kinds of vegetables in our yard.At that time, meat was a little e_, and we didnt have enough money to eat it every day, so if meat was on the table for dinner, it was a special dinner.We usually ate rice, many kinds of soup and other side dishes for breakfast, l_, and dinner. Every meal was the same.I didnt like vegetables, like most children. But if I took some vegetables off my