北京延庆区2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

延庆区2019-2020学年第二学期期中试卷

初二英语知识运用（共14分）一、语法填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）阅读下列三篇短文，根据上下文提示，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择出最佳选项。ALuXunisoneof1writersofmodernChina.2wasborninZhejiangProvince,in1881.Atfirst,LuXunhoped3theChinesepeoplebecomehealthyandstrong,sohe4tobeadoctor.Afterafewyears,hestartedtowriteshortstories5hewantedtoteachpeopleaboutsociety.A.greatA.HeA.helpA.greatA.HeA.helpA.decidesB.greaterB.TheyB.tohelpB.willdecideC.HisD.TheirC.helped D.helpsC.decidedD.decide5.A.becauseB.soC.and D.or5.A.becauseB.soC.and D.orItisSaturday,butDaming6toschoolasusual.Heisnotforlessons,buttoplayfootball.Heisinhisschoolteam.Theteammembers7hardernowbecausethey8ItisSaturday,butDamingagainstateamfromanotherschoolnextweek.A.wentA.willtrainA.playB.wasgoingA.wentA.willtrainA.playB.wasgoingB.aretrainingwereplayingC.goestrainedC.playedChasgoneD.hastrainedD.aregoingtoplayMostanimalscommunicate9smell.Dogsarefamousforthis.WhenadogwalksMostanimalscommunicate9outside,itlearnsaboutotherdogsbysmellingthings.Dogs10thepoliceforalongtime,too.11candogsdo?Theycan12thepoliceforalongtime,too.11candogsdo?Theycan12missingpeoplebyusingtheirfantasticsenseofsmell.A.forB.byC.toD.inA.willhelpB.havehelpedC.helpedD.werehelpingA.WhatB.WhyC.WhenD.A.foundB.findingC.tofindD.Wherefind二、完形填空（共8A.forB.byC.toD.inA.willhelpB.havehelpedC.helpedD.werehelpingA.WhatB.WhyC.WhenD.A.foundB.findingC.tofindD.Wherefind二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。IBrokeItIstareatthebrokenvaseonthefloor.ItwasMom’sfavorite.Nowit’sinamillionpieces.Itwassillytoplay13insidewithMomaway.Iwasn’tthinkingaboutthat,though.Saturdayismyteam'sfinalmatch.Ijustwantedtopracticealittlemore.NowI’min14!RustythinksIamplaying—not 15upthevase.Hejumpsupanddownbarkinghappily.Thisgivesmean16.Mumcomesback.RustyjumpsuptogreetMom,histailwagging.“I’msorry,Mom,butRusty17yourvase,”Ilie,lookingatmyfeet“Rusty,youbadboy!”shescolds.Rustywhines.Asickfeelingrisesinmyheart.“Yougooutside,”saysMom.Rustyhangshisheadinshame.“Gotoyourdoghouse,Rusty,”Isay,holdingthedooropen.Rustyslumpstohisdoghouselookingsad.Iclosethedoorandtrytothinkaboutsomethingelse.Thenitbeginstorainhard.Ican’thelpbut18outthewindow.Rustyshiversinhisdoghouse.Thatsickfeelinginmyheartgrows.Rustypeeks（偷看）out.Rainfallsdownhisnoseasifheiscrying.WhathaveIdone?Iaskmyself.Rustyisintroublebecauseofmylie.“Mom,Ihavesomethingtotellyou.”Isay.“IwasplayingsoccerinthehouseandIbrokethevase.”I19explain.“BlamingRustyforyourmistakewaswrong,”Momsays.“Thankyouforbeing20,”sheadds.

“LetRustybackinsidenow,”shesays.IopenthedoorandRustyrunsbackin.Hejumpsupandgivesmeabiglick.Suddenly,myheartfeelswarm.13.A.soccerB.basketballC.volleyballD.badminton14.A.dangerB.debtC.tearsD.trouble15.A.puttingB.cleaningC.takingD.lifting16.A.excuseB.answerC.ideaD.advice17.A.playedB.brokeC.madeD.painted18.A.lookB.takeC.pickD.pull19.A.hopefullyB.quietlyC.suddenlyD.excitedly20.A.confidentB.strongC.braveD.honest阅读理解（共31分）三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）AKidsinChargeFouryoungpeoplegotanearlystartinventingnewthingsorcreatingtheirownbusinesses.Theyshowusthatit’snevertooearlytofollowourdreams.ShayfsBonesandBiscuitsShayHammondSincestartingherownbusinessatage11,ShayHammondhasattractedmanycustomers.Shaysellshomemadedogtreatsandalsotakesordersonline.InthreeyearsShay’scompanyhasgrown.Itearnedabout$200lastyear.LAVTWebLaimaTazmlnLaimaTazmlnborrowedherolderbrother’scomputerbooksandbegancreatingWebsitesforfunwhenshewas7yearsold.Herhobbybecameabusinessideainthethirdgrade.FromLaima'shomeoffice,shemakesWebsitesforartistsnow.OvertheEdgeWheelchairLiftChristopherWhetzelChristopherWhetzel,12,hasPropedderKustomsBuddyDillenbergBuddyDillenbergsavedenoughfoundanotherkindofsuccess.Unliketheothers.Hehasn'tstartedhisownbusiness.Butlikethem.Hehasdonesomethinggreat.Hemadesomethingtohelpthosewhoareinwheelchairstogetbackupandhewon$10,000forhisgreatidea.moneytobuyacarwhenheturned16.Instead,heboughtamachineandstartedhisownbusiness.Buddymakescooladd-onsforhisfriends'scooterscalledGo-peels.Healsosoldhisscooterpartsonline.ShayHammondstartedherbusinessattheageof.A.7 B.11 C.16 D.12Whowon$10,000foragreatidea?A.ShayHammond. B.LaimaTazmln.C.ChristopherWhetzel. D.BuddyDillenberg.WhatdoesLaimaTazmlndowithherbusiness?A.ShemakesWedsitesforartists. B.Shesellsdogfoodonline.C.Shehelpspeopleinwheelchairs. D.Shesellsscooterpartsonline.B>TeenagerJackDenhamwasskiingwithhisfamilywhenhefelloverandlostoneofhisskis.Hisfamilydidn’tknowthathehadaproblem.Theykeptonskiing.Whentheygottothetopofthemountain,therewasnosignofJack.Jackcouldn’tfindskianywhere.Intheend,hedecidedtotakeoffhisotherskiandwalkdownthemountain.Buthecouldn’tworkouttherightwaytogo.Itwasnowgettingdarkanditwasalongwayfromanyplaceofsafety.Heknewthathemightdieinthecold.ButJackkeptcalm.Athome,Jackwatchedalotofprogramsaboutlivingindifficultsituation（情况）.Herememberedtheadvicefromtheseprogramsandknewwhatheshoulddo.Hemadeaholeandmadeitupthehillsothewindcouldn'tblowintoit.Outsidethehole,itwas-15℃,butinsideit,Jackwassafefromthecold.Buthehadtogetdownthemountain.TheTVprogramsalwayssaid,“Ifyouarelost,youshouldfindsomeoneelse'stracks（足迹）throughthesnowandfollowthem.”Sohegotup

tandwalkeddownthemountain.Luckily,hefoundsomeskitracksandhefollowedthem.Finallyhesawlights.Ninehoursafterhelosthisski,hefoundateamofworkerswhocametosavehim.Hewassafe.tHismumwasveryhappywhensheheardthenews.Jackdidnevenhavetogotohospital.Hegotthroughtheterribleexperiencewithoutbeinghurt.Jack’sfamilydidn’tfindhimonthetopofthemountainbecauseA.hewalkeddownhimself B.helostoneofhisskisC.hisskiswerebroken D.hislegswerehurtWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?TheknowledgeJackgotfromTVhelpedhim.JackpreferswatchingTVprogramstoskiing.Afterninehours,Jackfoundhislostski.TheworkerssavedJackbyfollowinghistracks.Facingdifficultsituations,JackDenhamwas.A.politeandhard-working B.calmandsmartC.patientandhelpful D.warmandkindCYou,teenagers,spendnearlyhalfofyourworkinghoursathome.Studyingincorrectwaysisimportant.So,whatarethebestwaystostudyathome?Herearesomeofthebestideasforhealthystudyhabits.,CreateanareaforstudyingWhereyoustudyisimportant.Itshouldbequiet,withgoodlighttoreadby.Youneedenoughroomtospreadoutyourbooksandnotes.Atableordeskworkswell,whichshouldbecomfortable.Butitmustn’tbetoocomfortable.Donotstudyonyourbed,forexample.Youmightfallasleep!,CutoutthenoiseSomepeoplestudybetterinsilence.Othersliketohavealittlenoise,likesoftmusicplaying.Gowithwhateverhelpsyoufocus.,CutoutthedistractionsGiveyourselfabreakfromsocialmedia.Putyourphoneaway.Andturnoffthetelevision.Allthesethingspullyouawayfromwhatyouaretryingtolearn.Tellthepeopleyoulivewiththatyouarestudyingandneedtimealonetowork.,TakebreaksTreatyourselfafterreadingsomething,workingthroughamathproblem,orcompletingsomeothertaskyousetouttodo.Getup,stepawayfromyourworkandmoveyourbody.Gooutsideforafewminutesandgetsomefreshair.,Eatso-called“brainfoods”thataregoodforyouFoodslikenuts,seeds,yogurt,berriesandfishhelpyourmindstaystrong.Sugarmaybeattractive—especiallychocolate,afavoriteofthiswriter,buttoomuchsugarwillgiveyouanenergy“crash’.And,don’tforgettodrinkplentyofwater.Onemorething,whenyoustudy,thinkgoodthoughts!Avoidbadthoughtslike,“I’llneverbereadyforthistest.”Instead,tellyourselfwhatyoucando:“Icanunderstandandrememberthismaterial!”Accordingtothepassage,thedistractionsreferto.A.chocolate B.breaksC.socialmedia D.softmusicThewriterprobablyagreesfortableenvironmentisnotgoodforstudyingteensshouldstudyinabigroomwithatableordeskhavingarestafteryoureciteapassageisagoodstudyhabitteensshouldopenthewindowtogetfreshairwhentheystudyWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Teensshouldbelieveinthemselveswhentheystudy.Sugaristhemostpopularamongteenagers.Parentsneedtogooutforawalkwhentheirkidsstudy.Televisionshouldbeturnedoffbecauseitisuselessforteens.Therearemanywordstodescribetheredpanda.Thisanimaliscute,fuzzy,reddish,andsmall.Sadly,thewordendangeredalsodescribestheredpanda.That’sbecausepeoplearedestroyingitshabitat.Ifpeoplecontinuetodothis,therewillbenomoreredpandasleftintheworld.Peoplecutdownthetreesthatredpandaslivein.RedpandasliveintheforestsoftheHimalayas,amountainrangethatgoesthroughNepal,China,andIndia.Abouthalfoftheredpandasintheworldlivethere.Whenpeoplecutdownthetrees,theydestroytheredpanda’shabitat.Redpandasspendmostoftheirlivesintrees,sotheyarebasicallyhomelesswhentheirforestsgetcutdown.Withouttheirhomes,thepandasarenotsafefromanimalsthatcanhurtthem.Thereisanotherreasonthatdeforestation,orcuttingdowntreeshurtsredpandas.Ittakesawaytheanimals’foodsources.Redpandaseatbamboo,agrassthatgrowsintheirhabitat.Theyalsoeatfruit,roots,acorns,andeggs.Whendeforestationhappens,theentirehabitatisruinedandtheredpandasdon'tknowwheretofindfood.Peoplehavealsoendangeredredpandasbytakingthemoutoftheirhabitattousetheirfurforclothingandtosellthemaspets.Withalloftheseproblems,it'snowonderthattherearefewerredpandasintheworld.Sohowcanpeoplehelpthem?Somezookeepersarehelpingtosolvethisproblembybringingredpandastozoosandclinics.Thezookeeperstakecareoftheredpandasandhopethatbabyredpandaswillbeborn.Thenthezookeeperssendthebabiesbackintothewild.ThereisalsoagroupcalledtheRedPandaNetwork.ItisagroupofpeoplewhoguardtheforestsinNepalandtheredpandasthatliveinthem.Theywatchtheforestseveryday.Theyhopethatinthefuture,peoplewillstopdestroyingtheredpanda'shabitatandthattheanimalwillnolongerbeendangered.Theword“deforestation”inparagraph3probablymeans.A.thefactoflosingfoodsourcesB.theactofcuttingdowntreesC.thegroupwhohurtredpandasD.thehabitatwhereredpandasliveWhatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?AbouthalfoftheredpandasintheworldliveinChina.Thezookeeperskeeptheendangeredredpandasastheirpets.Moreandmorepeopleusetheredpandas’furforclothing.People’sactionsarecausingredpandastobeendangered.Whatisthewriter,smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?Tointroducewhattheredpandasarelikeandwheretheylive.Totellwhytheredpandasareendangeredandhowpeoplehelpthem.Tointroducewhattheredpandasliketoeatandhowtheygetfood.TotellwhattheRedPandaNetworkisandwhyitsmembersliveinforests.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Endangered!TheRedPanda B.TheRedPandaNetworkC.Cute!TheRedPanda D.TheRedPandaHabitat四、阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（共5分，每小题1分）GettingtoknowEnglandEnglandisthebiggestofthefourcountriesintheUnitedKingdom.TogetherwithScotlandandWales,thesethreecountriesaretheislandofGreatBritain.WhenyouincludeNorthernIrelandwecallittheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Over50millionpeopleliveinEnglandandthat’saround80percentofthetotalUKpopulation.Itisamulticultural多种文化的）countrywheremorethan250languagesarespokeninthecapitalcity,London.LanguageTheofficiallanguageofEnglandisEnglish.ManystudentsgotoEnglandfromothercountriestostudythelanguageandlearnabouttheculture.AlthougheveryonespeaksEnglish,therearemanydifferentaccents（口音）aroundthecountry.MusicEnglishpeoplelovemusic.InthesummertherearemusicfestivalsalloverthecountrylikethoseatGlastonbury,orLeeds.Glastonburyisafive-dayfestivalofmusic,dance,comedy,theatreandcircus（马戏团）andaround175,000peoplego.Peoplelistentoalltypesofmusic,especiallypopandrock.EnglandhasproducedmanyinternationalgroupsandsingersliketheBeatles,Coldplay,EdSheeranandAdele.SportThemostpopularsportsinEnglandarefootball,rugbyandcricketandmosttownshaveasportsgroundwhereteamscanplay.EnglishfootballteamslikeManchesterUnited.ChelseaandLiverpoolareworld-famous.Women’sfootballisalsopopularandteamsplayinleaguesandcompetitionsalloverthecountry.FoodEnglandisaverymulticulturalcountryandthishasabiginfluenceonthefoodpeopleeat.BesidestraditionalEnglishfoodlikefishandchipsandroastbeef,ChineseandItaliandishesarealsopopular.ManyEnglishpeopledrinkseveralcupsofteaeveryday,usuallywithmilk.Whichisbigger,EnglandorScotland?HowmanypeopleliveinEngland?WhatistheofficiallanguageofEngland?WhendoEnglishpeopleholdmusicfestivals?WhatdoEnglishpeopleofteneat?书面表达（共15分）五、翻译句子（共5分，每小题1分）对于学生来说，保持健康是非常重要的。喝牛奶对你的健康有好处。你应该清晰地表达自己的想法。我们家直到1998年才拥有电话。有的科学家认为，将来机器人可以帮助学生解决问题。六、文段表达（10分）根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的文段。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。古人云：凡事预则立，不预则废。好的计划是成功的一半，某英文网站正在开展以“计划”为主题的征文活动。请你以“MyEnglishStudyPlan”为题，用英语写一篇短文投稿，主要内容包括：你英语学习的计划是什么，以及你将如何执行你的计划。提示词语：improve,plan,listen,schedule,help提示问题：•WhatisyourEnglishstudyplan?•Whatwillyoudo?MyEnglishStudyPlan延庆区