人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题A卷（测试）

人教版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、补全短文5选5阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，连贯，意思完整。In England, people usually begin their talks with “ Isnt it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “ What a fine day!”1 . because they can have four seasons in a day. In the morning the weather just like that in spring.2 . . The weather gets a little cold. In the afternoon it will be sunny.3 . , and it will be summer at this time of day.In England, people can also have summer in winter,4 . . So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should put on warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them on a sunny morning, but you shouldnt laugh(笑)at them. 5 . , you will regret(后悔) later in a day.AIf you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat.BPeople like to talk about the weatherCor have winter in summer.DThe sun will begin to shine.EAn hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard.二、完型填空If you are lost in the mountain, dont get nervous. Staying calm will greatly_your chances of survival. Many people think that good preparation is very_But actually the most important thing is to keep calm. In order to survive, you can do the following things.First, find a hiding place.Unnecessary movement will make you_Youd better find a hiding place to rest in order to save your_If you are in snow, you may be able to dig a cave for protection_the cold weather.Second, send a signal(信号) to searchers for help.The best time to_a signal for help is during the day. Do this from the_point. It will be easier for searchers to see you. If you take a box of matches, build three smoky fires with some dry branches and the_will tell other people where you are.Third, do not walk away.Walking away will make it more difficult to find you,_searchers will try to follow your path and may_you if you have gone off in a different direction. Searchers often find a car with no one in it.6 . AreduceBincreaseCincludeDprove7 . AhelplessBhopefulCimportantDuseless8 . AstrongBweakChappyDsad9 . AfoodBmoneyCwaterDenergy10 . AfromBatCforDoff11 . AbuyBsendCtakeDborrow12 . AlowBhighClowestDhighest13 . AsmokeBmatchesCboxDbranches14 . AbutBbecauseCalthoughDso15 . AcatchBfetchCmissDrun三、阅读单选You may have noticed that the worlds population is not evenly distributed (分布) around our planet. There are more countries where people seem to be living nearly_each other because conditions are overcrowded . Then there are others where it seems that hardly anybody lives. What influences this unequal distribution of people ? There are specific advantages and disadvantages of living in a certain area.The two main factors (因素) that influence peoples choice of location are climate and resources. Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region. Areas that have bad weather are generally less ideal as places to live in . The north and south poles at the top and bottom of the world may be beautiful in their rugged, natural way , but the disadvantage of the bitterly cold and windy conditions usually keeps people away. When it comes to climates, warm conditions and a normal amount of rainfall are advantages that attract people.Natural resources are tings that we get from nature that help us survive. Each region offers different resources, and therefore attracts different groups of people. People who enjoy the beach can make their living by catching and selling the oceans many fish and other sea creature. Those who prefer farming can take advantage of rich soil in valleys near rivers. Some people are willing to accept the disadvantages of the terrible conditions of deserts or mountains in order to take advantages of the resources like oil or woods.16 . The underlined part “on top of ” in the first paragraph most likely means.Avery close toBon the highest part ofCin control ofDon the surface of17 . What are the main factors that influence the distribution of people ?AResources and oceans.BClimate and rivers.CClimate and resources.DWarm conditions and rainfall.18 . The writer thinks many people dont live near the north or south pole because.Athey cant get enough food thereBthe natural sights there dont arrract peopleCthe unpleasant weather keeps them awayDthe length of nighttime keeps them away19 . Why do people go and live in valleys near rives ?AThe temperature isnt too low in winter.BThe resources like oil can bring them much money.CPeople can make their living by catching and selling fish.DIts easier for people to grow plants or keep animals.20 . The purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell usApeople cannot survive in cold conditions.Bdifferent resources attract different groups of people.Cpeople usually prefer living at the seaside to living mountains.Da normal amount of rainfall is necessary for people to live in the desert.For a long time, scientists have said that teenagers should not start school before 8 in the morning. They said it is bad for teens health and their grades. More schools around the country are starting to listen. Some of those schools are in Seattle. They will start school at 8:45 in the morning.Last year, a big group of doctors which is made up of pediatricians (儿科医师) said starting later is a good idea. They said it can improve students lives in many ways. Teenagers often fall asleep later than their parents would like. Scientists say that if they start school later, they will get more sleep. They may also do better in school and feel better. “Were going to look back on this time period and wonder why it took so long,” said Phyllis Payne who works with a group called Start School Later.Some schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they do not have enough money. If they did, the city would have to provide more buses and drivers. This would cost millions of dollars. In Seattle, school leaders decided to let teenagers start school later. At first, they also said younger kids had to start earlier. Neither the parents of younger kids nor those of older kids like that school would start later. They were afraid this would get in the way of after-school activities. Seattle finally carried out a plan to start time later for teens. It happened because school leaders listened to what parents had to say. The final plan was more expensive but also more popular, said Cindy Jatul.In the city of Chicago, the school district tried to make start times later for teens. The plan failed because school leaders did not listen to parents. “It backfired (事与愿违) terribly,” Jatul said. Seattle was more successful because the city listened to parents.Bridget Shelton is a freshman at Seattles Roosevelt High School. She thinks the change in start times will help her get more sleep. Katie Benmar is a sophomore (二年级学生). She is not happy about the later start time. She thinks her life will just move around.21 . In Paragraph 1, which of the following sentences is true?AScientists have said that teenagers should start school later recently.BSome schools cant change start times because of the shortage of money.CSome of the schools in Seattle are starting to later the time.DScientists said starting school earlier is nothing bad for teens grades.22 . Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that _.ADoctors believe that its healthy for teenagers to fall asleep later than their parents.BDoctors say that when teens sleep more, their grades often improve.CDoctors think that starting times later will improve kids lives.DDoctors want schools to start later, but most schools say it is too expensive.23 . According to the passage, _ gives the opinion against the later start times?ACindy JatulBBridget SheltonCPhyllis PayneDKatie Benmar24 . The description of paragraph 4 is used to _.Agive a main idea and details about start times in one city.Bcompare similar events in two different cities.Ctalk about the causes of later start times.Dshow a timeline of events in two different cities.25 . From the passage, we can learn that _.AThe plan in Seattle was more expensive but successful because the city listened to leaders.BSome schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they cant afford to do so.CNeither the parents of younger kids nor those of older kids like that school would start earlier.DScientists say students in Chicago may not do better in school even if they start school later.People eat different things in different parts of the world. In some eastern countries, people like to eat rice as their main food. Sometimes they eat it twice or three times a day, breakfast, lunch and supper. They usually eat it with meat, fish and vegetables.The Japanese people eat a lot of fish, and they also eat a lot of rice. So they make different kinds of seafood sushi.In some western countries such as Britain and Australia, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there cook potatoes in different ways. Some people only eat fruit and vegetables. They dont eat meat or fish or anything that comes from animals but from plants. This kind of people are called vegetarians. They think it is healthier for them to eat vegetables than meat.26 . In some eastern countries, people like to eat _ as their main food.AriceBmeatCbreadDpotatoes27 . Besides(除了) rice, Japanese people also eat a lot of _.AmeatBfishCvegetablesDpotatoes28 . Japanese people can make different kinds of _.AriceBseafoodCmeat sushiDseafood sushi29 . The most important food for western people is _.Abread or meatBrice or dumplingsCrice or meatDbread or potatoes30 . People who dont eat _ are called vegetarians.AriceBplantsCmeatDvegetables四、语法填空An old man went to India. When he got there, he saw some fruit for sale, but most of it was very cheap. The 31 . (cheap) thing was a basket of red fruit.How much per kilo? the old man 32 . ( ask).Two rupees (卢比) , the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing, 33 . the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began 34 . (burn), his eyes began to water, and his whole face became as red 35 . the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe, he jumped up and 36 . , screaming: “Ah! Ah! Ah!”And yet he continued to eat the fruit. Some people who were looking at him shook their37 . (head) and said, You are crazy? Those are chili peppers (辣椒) ! You cant just eat them by the handful!”The old man said to 38 . (he), I paid for them, so I must eat them.This old man seemed pretty stupid. But are we so much smarter? All of us have 39 . (spend) money and time on something一maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job一and sometimes, even if we know theres no hope that things will change, we still continue with it.What we can learn 40 . the old man is this: if youve lost a lot over something that doesnt work, let it go and move on. Its better than continuing to lose.五、多任务混合问题Disasters happen all the time somewhere in the world. Are you ready if one hits your neighborhood next week? Find out what you need to do now before it is too late. Lets take an earthquake for example.During an earthquake, get under a strong object like the kitchen table. Dont leave the building during the shaking, or you might be hurt by falling objects from the outside of the building.When you are in bed during the night and an earthquake happens，simply roll off the bed. There will be a safe void around the bed.If you are watching TV and you cannot easily run away by getting out through the door or window, then lie down and curl up(蜷伏) next to a sofa, or a large chair.Never go to the stairs. The stairs are likely part of the building to be broken. Even if the stairs are not destroyed by the earthquake，they may fall down later when people r