人教版2019-2020學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中測(cè)試A卷姓名:_ 班級(jí):_ 成績(jī):_一、 單項(xiàng)選擇. (共15題；共30分)1. （2分） Palace Museum is one of most famous places in Beijing. A . /; anB . A; /C . The; aD . The; the2. （2分）The food here smells good, but what does it _ like?A . tasteB . touchC . seemD . feel3. （2分）（2015黑龍江）Her grandmother_ for ten years.A . diedB . has diedC . has been dead4. （2分）! Theres a car coming.A . Look afterB . Look atC . Look outD . Look for5. （2分）You should cancel the visit _ the bad weather.A . becauseB . asC . because ofD . as if6. （2分）（2015四川成都）Dont be late class. We must be on time.A . forB . toC . in7. （2分）（2015貴州遵義）Which sign means “Dont eat in class.”?A . B . C . 8. （2分）The novel is very _. So I am _ in it a lot. A . interested; interestingB . interesting; interestedC . interesting; interestingD . interested; interested9. （2分）I will have a match(比賽) tomorrow. I hope I win（獲勝）._.A . Good luckB . No ideaC . Thats such a pityD . Its all right10. （2分）We all know that smoking is harmful _ our health. So we must give up smokingA . toB . forC . withD . of11. （2分）（2015貴州黔南） Where did you put your schoolbag? I cant remember. I attended a concert yesterday so it still be in the music hall.A . cantB . needC . mightD . must12. （2分）Most teenagers dont like to talk with their parents, but I am _ them. I love to talk with my parents.A . the same asB . different fromC . interested inD . angry with13. （2分）Would you mind me turning on the air conditioner?_ Its really hot today.A . Yes, please.B . No, please dont do that.C . Not at all. Do as you like.D . Sorry, I dont know.14. （2分）It is important us to make full use of time. A . forB . ofC . with15. （2分）This term, I plan to be the top student in our school. .A . Never mindB . CongratulationsC . Of courseD . Good luck to your plan二、 完形填空。 (共1題；共7分)16. （7分）閱讀下面的短文,從短文后各題所給的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳答案。Last night one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece 1was played on the erhu2moved me. The music was3beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain. The piece has a simple name,Erquan Yingyue(Moon Reflected on Second4,but it was one of5pieces of music that Ive ever heard. The erhu6so sad that I almost cried along with it as I listened. Later I looked up the history on Erquan Yingyue, and the sadness in the music began7by me.（1）A . who B . whom C . what D . which （2）A . special B . especially C . wonderfully D . mostly （3）A . carefully B . strangely C . much D . more （4）A . spring B . Spring C . springs D . Springs （5）A . moving B . the more moving C . the most moving D . the moving （6）A . was sounded B . sounded C . sounds D . sound （7）A . to understand B . to be understood C . understanding D . to understanding 三、 閱讀理解。 (共3題；共22分)17. （6分） Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over its legs under its body. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its children to the reality of life.In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that its sent sprawling(四腳朝天).When it doesnt get up, the process is repeated again and again. The struggle to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time on its shaky legs. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where theres safety.Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.Stone was once asked if he had found something that runs through the lives of all these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. Theyre beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives theyve realized some small parts of what they set out to do .”（1）What does the underlined part “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 mean?A . A happy thing.B . A difficult taskC . A big dream.D . A beautiful scene.（2）Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?A . This passage is a description of giraffes living habits.B . Baby giraffes cant stand up until three months oldC . Irving Stone spent a lifetime studying and writing stories about great people.D . The great people cant stand up after theyre knocked down for years.（3）What would be the best title for the passage?A . How to keep a baby giraffeB . Learning to Get Back Up.C . Stories about the great peopleD . A mother giraffe and its baby giraffe.18. （8分） Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, Happiness depends upon (取決于)ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions（建議） to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future. For example, getting into college or getting a good jobthat we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.（1）The best title of the passage is_.A . Money Makes You HappyB . The Secrets of HappinessC . Ideas for Helping Other People to Be HappyD . Good Friends Make You Happy（2）The passage gives us _pieces of advice on happiness.A . oneB . twoC . threeD . four（3）The writer thinks that_.A . everyone knows how to live a happier lifeB . its wrong to spend time on workC . hobbies take up too much timeD . doing good things for someone can make you happier（4）Which of the following is not mentioned（提及）in the passage?A . Reading a good book.B . Traveling to a foreign country.C . Playing a sport.D . Spending time with close friends.19. （8分）根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives( 觀點(diǎn) ) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.With this belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples writing can one discover what works, what doesnt and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read books. Reading reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.（1）What can be inferred about the author as a child?A . He never watched TV.B . He found reading unbelievable.C . He considered reading part of his life.D . He read what he had to.（2）The underlined word “voice” in the second paragraph most probably means “_”.A . a beliefB . a way of writingC . a sound qualityD . a world to write about（3）What effect does reading have on the author?A . It opens up a