2019-2020學年八年級下學期英語期中測試卷A卷一、 聽句子，選擇最佳答語。（每題1分，5分） (共5題；共5分)1. （1分）聽句子，選擇最佳應(yīng)答語 A . Thats lovely.B . You are lucky.C . I m not feeling well.2. （1分）When did the baseball match start? A . At 8: 45.B . At 8: 30.C . At 8: 15.3. （1分）How are the things in Sunshine Shopping Mall? A . Very expensiveB . Not very goodC . Cheap4. （1分）根據(jù)錄音，從A、B、C三個選項中選擇與畫面一致的選項。 _ 5. （1分）聽句子，選擇正確的應(yīng)答語。 A . His name is Tony Miller.B . Her name is Gina Smith.C . My name is Jack Brown.二、 聽短對話，選擇正確答案。（每題1分，5分） (共5題；共5分)6. （1分）根據(jù)你所聽到的對話和問題，選出最恰當?shù)拇鸢?A . By train.B . By bicycle.C . On foot.D . By air.7. （1分）聽對話，選出正確的一項。 A . Jenny.B . Jennys father.C . Jennys friend.8. （1分）When was the telephone invented? A . In 1867.B . In 1976.C . In 1876.9. （1分）What does the boy want to do tonight? A . To hang out.B . To do his homework.C . To help with the housework.10. （1分）Why does the man like country music? A . Because its popular.B . Because its exciting.C . Because its relaxing.三、 聽兩段較長對話，選擇正確答案。（每題1分，5分） (共2題；共5分)11. （2分）聽下面的對話，回答問題。 （1）Its now. A . morningB . afternoonC . evening（2）Whats that in English? A . Its a jacket.B . Its a map.C . Its a quilt.（3）What color is it? A . Its white.B . Its red.C . Its purple.12. （3分）聽下面一段對話，回答問題。 （1）Whats in Mikes hand? A . A pen.B . A postcard.C . An English book.（2）What picture is it? A . A red car.B . A blue car.C . A blue bus.四、 聽短文，選擇正確答案。（每題1分，5分） (共1題；共5分)13. （5分）你將聽到一篇短文，短文后有五個小題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最佳選項。短文讀兩遍。 （1）Who is Tony living with? A . His classmates.B . His uncle.C . His parents.（2）What is Tony doing in Paris? A . Learning the piano.B . Working in a company.C . Traveling with friends.（3）How long has Tony studied there? A . For three months.B . For two months.C . For one month.（4）Why is Tonys family going to the town? A . To visit his teachers.B . To see his grandparents.C . To find his relatives.（5）What will Tony do for his relatives? A . Cook a big dinner.B . Take some photos.C . Play a piece of music.五、 單項選擇（每題1分，15分） (共15題；共15分)14. （1分）To prepare for _ trip to LA, Betty is making _ list of things to take along. A . the ; theB . / ; aC . the ; aD . a ; /15. （1分）When times are difficult, tell _ that pain is part of growing. A . youB . yourselfC . yourD . yours16. （1分）Friends should keep in touch each other.A . offB . ofC . with17. （1分）Lindas father hates waiting in long lines. I think hes just not very_. A . patientB . talentedC . popularD . powerful18. （1分）Which does Jimmy like _, Chinese or Art? A . wellB . bestC . betterD . much19. （1分） _, or the problem will not be solved. Youre right. I should face it bravely.A . Raise your spiritsB . Look outC . Keep quiet20. （1分）I _ anything because they were so expensive.A . didnt buyB . boughtC . not buyD . didnt bought21. （1分）I saw a man _ on the ground on my way _ home. A . lie；toB . lies；/C . lying；toD . lying；/22. （1分）Has your brother _ driven a tractor?No, .A . ever; neverB . yet; alreadyC . already; yetD . never; ever23. （1分）Every day matters, so never _what you can do until tomorrow. A . put offB . cut offC . get off24. （1分） I dont like the short story The Gifts. I think its too old. . Although it may be out of date, I still think its moving.A . I dont think soB . It doesnt matterC . Youre welcomeD . Thats all right25. （1分）Take your maths book, Jim. Dont _ it at home again.A . startB . leaveC . giveD . plan26. （1分）Harry improved his way of study. _, he has made great progress. A . As a resultB . As usualC . In other wordsD . In all27. （1分）His mother wont be there, his father might. A . andB . butC . or28. （1分）We spend lots of time English every day. A . readB . readingC . readsD . are reading六、 完形填空（每題1分，共10分） (共1題；共10分)29. （10分）完形填空 Water is the most important of all the things we eat and drink. Not 1people understand this but 2quite true. The human body can work without3for a long time. Weve got many examples for this. Yet two 4three days without water can usually make people 5. Man cant live6water. A lot of people dont know how 7water the human body needs to work well, and many people, especially the young, do not drink enough water, 8in very hot weather. About 70% of the human body is water. That is to say about two thirds of our body9water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. 10we dont drink enough water, we may feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us. （1）A . a little B . many C . much （2）A . its B . its C . it （3）A . food B . water C . drink （4）A . so B . and C . or （5）A . to die B . die C . to died （6）A . have B . with C . without （7）A . many B . much C . little （8）A . even B . ever C . almost （9）A . is B . are C . have （10）A . If B . For C . Since 七、 閱讀理解（每小題1分，20分） (共4題；共20分)30. （5分）根據(jù)內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正誤。 On a farm lived a father and a son. The father always got up early and read books by the stove. One morning, the son came up to him and said, Dad, I read books at night but forget most of them the next morning. Whats the good of reading?The father didnt reply to his question at once. He passed him a basket that was used to carry coal. He said, Get some water from the river with the basket and then Ill tell you the answer.The son felt surprised but he did as his father said. He tried many times but every time the water leaked (漏掉) from the basket.An hour later, the son came back with the empty basket and told his father it was impossible to hold water with the basket. The father said with a smile. Yes, you are right, my son. The basket cant hold water. But did you notice the basket was different? The son found the dirty basket had become clean. The father continued, Reading is like holding water with the basket. Although we cant remember all we read, we have changed while reading.（1）The father was used to reading in the morning. （2）The son wondered if reading was good for him. （3）The father didnt answer his sons question because he thought it was stupid. （4）The basket had no difference after the son used it to get water from the river. （5）From the passage, we know that reading can make a difference to a person. 31. （5分）閱讀理解 Once there was a famine (饑荒) in the town. A rich and kind baker(面包師) sent some bread to twenty of the poorest children. He said to them, In this basket there is some bread for you. Each of you can have one loaf(一條面包) every day until the hard days end.The impatient children couldnt wait to gather around the basket. They shouted and fought for the bread because each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even thanking the good gentleman. But Shirley, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not join them. Instead, she remained standing modestly in the distance. When the other children had left, she took the smallest left in the basket, kissed the gentlemans hand and went home.The next day the children were as rude as before. Poor shy Shirley still took the smallest loaf. When she got home, her mother cut the bread open. Many new shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very surprised and said, Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the loaf by accident. Be quick, Shirley! Be quick!But when the little girl gave the rich man her mothers message, he said, No, no, my child. It was no mistake. I put silver pieces into the smallest loaf to reward you because you are a kind and honest girl. Go home and the money is yours now.（1）From the story, we know the twenty children lived a _ life. A . happyB . poorC . richD . comfortable（2）The rich barker gave _ to the children. A . some bananasB . some booksC . some clothesD . some bread（3）When the other children shouted and fought for the bread, Shirley_ . A . stood modestlyB . shouted at themC . joined themD . laughed at them（4）Shirleys mother let her_ when she saw the money. A . buy some foodB . hide it quicklyC . give it back to the rich manD . tell her father the news（5）The story tells us that_. A . its not important to say thanks to othersB . fighting with others can help us get moreC . Shirleys mother doesnt like silverD . a kind and honest person will be rewarded32. （5分）閱讀理解 The story of how the song Happy Birthday to You came to be, began as a sweet one that later sourced. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at the Louisville, Kentucky Experimental Kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the headmaster of the same school, together wrote a song for the children, called Good Morning to All. As the local expert on spiritual songs, and as the organist（風琴師） for her church, Mildred combined her musical talents with her sisters knowledge in the area of Kindergarten Education, Good Morning to All was sure to be a success.The sisters published the song in a collection named Song Stories of the Kindergarten in 1893.Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys Teacher College, a gentleman by the name of Robert H. Coleman published the song, without the sisterspermission. What was worse, he added a second verse（歌詞） Happy Birthday to You.Mr. Colemans addition of the second verse made the song become well known and, gradually, the sisters original first verse disappeared. Happy Birthday to You, the one and only birthday song, had altogether replaced the sisters original title Good Morning to All.After Mildred died in 1916, Patty, together with a third sister, Jessica, discussed the issue together and took Mr. Coleman to court（法庭）, they proved that they, indeed, owned the melody（曲調(diào)）. The court finally decided that the family legally（合法地） owns the song, whenever it is sung for commercial purposes（商業(yè)目的）.（1）The underlined words that later sourced in the first paragraph means . A . the song later had an unhappy storyB . the song was later used for commercial purposesC . the words of the song were totally changed by othersD . the song didnt become popular after years of its birth（2）What made the song Good Morning to All a success? A . Mr. Colemans addition of the second verse.B . Mildreds passion and Pattys years of hard work.C . Mildred and Pattys love and patience for children.D . Mildreds musical talents and Pattys educational experiences.（3）Which is the right order of the following events? a. Good Morning to All was published.b. Mr. Coleman was taken to court.c. A second verse was added to Good Morning to All.d. Happy Birthday to You became very popular.e. Mr. Coleman published the song.A . adcebB . aecdbC . acedbD . acebd（4）What is the passage mainly about? A . The addition of a famous song.B . The origin of a famous song.C . The life of Mr. Coleman.D . The life of the Hill sisters.33. （5分）閱讀理解 Kellys favourite subject is PE But she had a hard time in PE classes. She was not good at jumping very far, she had trouble throwing a ball, and she couldnt run really fast. Sometimes, some kids laughed at her .So why does Kelly love PE class?The reason is that her teacher Mr Burns always tells her to do her best. Though she only ran for a few minutes, Mr Burns said, Good job! Next time you will be able to go a little longer.Mr Burns even put a small box on the floor, so Kelly would be able to practise jumping over it.That night when Kelly finished dinner, she put three boxes and began practising jumping over them. She made it! Kelly thought to herself, Tomorrow I will be able to jump over those boxes in the PE class.There was a relay race(接力賽)on Tuesday. Kelly was afraid that she would not be able to go very far. When Kelly ran, she heard the kids shouting, Go Kelly! You can do it! That was all she needed to hear. Kelly ran fast. She finished first! The kids cheered for her. Kelly felt so good. Thank you, Mr Burns, said Kelly. Kelly, you ran in the race, not me. Yes, but you always said I could do it.（1）According to Paragraph 1, we can learn that Kelly had trouble in P.E. classes. A . playing soccerB . skatingC . swimmingD . running fast（2）How did Mr Burns help Kelly practise jumping? A . By jumping with her.B . By asking other kids to help her.C . By putting a small box on the floor.D . By giving her a book on how to jump.（3）In Paragraph 3, Kelly jumped over box(es) after dinner. A . 1B . 2C . 3D . 4（4）Kelly was afraid before the relay race because she was afraid that . A . she would fallB . she would not run very farC . other kids would laugh at herD . other kids would run faster than her（5）At the end of the story, we can learn that Kelly felt . A . happyB . boredC . sadD . worried八、 補全對話（10分） (共2題；共10分)34. （5分）完成對話從方框中選擇正確選項，并將其字母寫在對話下面的橫線上。(方框中有一項是多余的) A: Excuse me. Is there a restaurant around here?B: Yes, theres one on Queen Street.A: _B: Turn left and go along Queen Street, and there is a supermarket and a hotel. _A: How far is it from here to the restaurant?B: Im not sure. about 2 kilometers. _A: The weather is cool and cloudy, just right for walking. And is there a bookstore near the restaurant?B: _ Its far from here.A: So I need to get there by bus.B: You are right.A: _B: Youre welcome.A. The restaurant is between them.B. How can I get there?C Have a good day!D. No. there isnt.E. It takes about 10 minutes to walk.F. Thanks very much.35. （5分）從方框中選擇最佳選項完成對話，有兩項多余。 A. What is it famous for? B. Who did you go there with? C. How long is the Nile River? D. Is the Nile River one of the longest rivers in the world? E. Can you tell me something about Egypt? F. When have you visited the Pyramids? G. Where have you been? A: Hello, Lingling. I have not seen you for a long time. _B: Oh, I have been to Egypt and stayed there for three weeks. A: Egypt? _B: My parents and my aunts. A: _B: OK. Egypt is in the north of Africa and Cairo(開羅) is its capital city. A: _B: It is famous for the Pyramids(金字塔) and the Nile River. A: _B: Yes, it is. The nights scenery(景色) of the Nile River is very beautiful.A: I also want to visit Egypt next month with my uncle. B: Really? I wish you will have a good time there. A: Thank you.九、 選詞填空（10分） (共1題；共10分)36. （10分）從方框中選擇恰當?shù)脑~或短語并用其正確的形式填空（每個詞或短語只能用一次）。 possible; tidy; go on a school trip; rain hard; have a fever; look for; such as; be strict with; take place; pass away（1）Timmy, your bedroom is dirty and _. Sorry, Mum. Ill clean it right away.（2） You look so worried. What can I do for you? I _ my key. Have you seen it?（3）Louis Cha Leung-yung, one of the greatest Chinese writers, _last year. He built a fantastic wuxia world and created different types of heroes. （4）Do scientists agree that theres a_that humans in the future would live on Mars? （5）It_, but the boys went on playing football on the playground. （6）The Smiths _their children about table manners and always remind them to behave well. （7） I _ since last night. Youd better go to see a doctor.（8）Alibaba opened a hotel in which a series of tasks _check-in, light control and room service can be done by AI and robots. （9）The rainy season usually_ from June to September in my hometown. （10）More than 20 international students _ with us next week, wont they? Yes, they will.十、 任務(wù)型閱讀（10分） (共1題；共10分)37. （10分）閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格中所缺信息，每空限填一詞。 Hey! Mothers Day is coming. Have you planned something good for your mom? If not, try one of these tips.Whats Her Favorite?Buy her something she likes and wrap (包裝) it carefully. The best time to give her that is while she is sleeping at night. Put it on the drawer next to her so that when she wakes up shell be surprised to see it. Treat a QueenYour house is a palace with a king and queen (it doesnt matter if youre rich or poor). Our mother is the real queen in our life and in our family though (雖然) her duties make her look like she is not. Give the lady a day off and you can do the housework.Maybe you could take some of your savings to treat her in the department store. Then, choose nice clothes that would make her look beautiful!Have Some of Your TimeWhats your best moment with her?