人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷B卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷B卷一、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共44分)1. （10分）阅读理解（1）Barbara is from _. A . ChinaB . CanadaC . AmericaD . England（2）Barbara is _ years old. A . elevenB . twelveC . thirteenD . fourteen（3）You can call her at _. A . Z5001BB . 010407C . 8475103D . No.124（4）She lives at _. A . No.142 Bridge Street, New YorkB . No.124 Bridge Street, New YorkC . No.142 Business Road, New YorkD . No.124 Business Road, New York（5）What does F mean? A . 体重B . 男性C . 女性D . 身高2. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phones use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt get in touch with their children.Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction（分散注意力） from studies.Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.（1）Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones _. A . because they are studentsB . when they are freeC . when they are at schoolD . because they are children（2）We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _. A . the makers and sellersB . the passer-by and strangersC . their parents and friendsD . some mobile phone users（3）What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? A . 聊天B . 作弊C . 查询D . 核对（4）Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt _during school hours. A . use their mobile phonesB . leave their mobile phones at school officeC . help the teachers with their workD . get in touch with their children（5）The passage tells us that _. A . students shouldnt have mobile phones at school except for some special reasonsB . it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at schoolC . some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt use their phones at schoolD . parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours3. （8分）阅读理解 Millions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. You play as the mother of a frog who lives alone and enjoys travelling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. The frog will send you postcards while he is away.The games popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness(孤独) for a short time.Loneliness seems to be a common problem today. According to the Guardian(英国卫报), about 40 percent of American adults say theyre lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are always or often lonely, the Telegraph(英国电讯报) reported.This might be why the UK government declared(宣布) the countrys very first Minister of Loneliness in January. The ministers job is to find ways to help UK citizens feel less lonely. The ministers office will provide more money for activities that connect people together.This loneliness problem may be partly due to social media. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting selfies(自拍) without us, we may compare their perfect lives with our own and feel upset and lonely.But we should remember that no one is destined(注定) to be lonely. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent(陆地), a part of the main.（1）What do players do while playing Travel Frog? A . Build houses for their frogs.B . Write postcards to their frogs.C . Choose places for their frogs to travel.D . Prepare food and tools for their frogs trips.（2）The purpose of introducing Travel Frog is to . A . tell us how to play this gameB . lead in more popular gamesC . tell us how popular this game isD . lead in the problem of loneliness（3）To deal with loneliness, Minister of Loneliness . A . designed the game Travel FrogB . found ways to get people togetherC . reported the problem in the newspaperD . stopped people from using social media（4）What does the last paragraph mean? A . In fact, we are not lonely.B . Loneliness is a big problem.C . Everyone should live the way he likes.D . It is no use to compare ourselves with others.4. （16分）任务型阅读CIm SarahI used to have little passion(激情)in my lifeBut what happened the other day changed my mindIt was then that I learned how important it is to have a passion in lifeThat day I went home in Moms carWhen Mom stopped at a red lightsomeone on the side of the road caught my eyeIt was a man dressed in rags(衣衫褴褛)He was homelessThat didnt interest mebecause I had seen many people like him beforeThose people usually looked unhappy and hopelessBut this man was different in some wayHe was not sitting alone with a sad lookInstead，he had a radio in his hand and was dancing happy to the musicThe radio seemed to be the most precious（珍贵的)thing he hadMom，why does mat man have a radio though he s homeless?”I asked“Maybe he bought it，”she replied“But why didnt he use the money to buy food or clothes ?He paid for something that he didnt need”“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes arent me most importantThat man must care so much about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothesI soon realized that happiness is the key to lifeSince then I am always thinking of what is truly important in lifeA home，a meal，clothesthese things are only part of the lifeWhat we often forget is that we all need a joy，a light on a dark dayWe all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going（1）回答问题：How did Sarah go home that day? （2）回答问题：What was the homeless man doing when Sarah saw him? （3）判断正误：Sarah had a talk with the homeless man （4）判断正误：Sarah wanted her mom to buy a radio for the homeless mall（5）What can we learn from me passage? A . Be happy with what we haveB . Always ask for help when ill troubleC . Its hard to give people the help they needD . Happiness is more important than anything else in life二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)5. （10分） One day the boss asks Tom to meet his friend Mr. Green in London. But it is his 1time to come to London. He doesnt know the 2to Mr. Greens home. He thinks he can ask people for help. When he 3in London, he gets off the bus. There are4people in the street. He looks around and stops a 5and tells her where he wants to go. The woman is very helpful. 6 her help, he finds Mr. Greens home. Two weeks 7, Tom needs to visit Mr. Green again. But he cant 8 where his home is. He stops a person to ask the way. Its the same woman. The woman is very 9. She says, “Are you 10looking for the place?”（1）A . last B . first C . second D . third （2）A . name B . way C . city D . man （3）A . comes B . gets C . arrives D . goes （4）A . many B . much C . a little D . a lot （5）A . man B . woman C . boy D . girl （6）A . With B . Without C . Under D . By （7）A . after B . later C . behind D . late （8）A . remember B . forget C . know D . tell （9）A . sad B . glad C . surprised D . sorry （10）A . never B . still C . just D . again 三、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填上适当单词或根据所给单词选择适当形式填空。Strange things happened in Tangshan. _ three days, water in the wells kept _ (rise) and falling. _ (smell) gas came out from the cracks of wells. Animals became _ (nerve). There were other signs of an earthquake but the people thought little of these events. At 3: 42 a. m., everything began to shake. The world seemed _ (be) at an end. One-third of the nation felt the _ (great) earthquake. In fifteen seconds the city lay ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or _ (injure). Thousands of families were killed and many children were left _ parents. Then later that afternoon, _ big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. _ all hope was not lost. Soldiers came to help the rescue work. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.四、 根据下列句子及所给词的首字母，写出各单词的完整形式。每空一词 (共10题；共10分)7. （1分）The_(石头) is so heavy that I can t carry it 8. （1分）Many people like to s_ their photos and good news with others on WeChat. 9. （1分）I think things will be _ (便宜的) in 20 years. 10. （1分）My brother enjoyed h_on the beach last weekend 11. （1分）July is the holiday s_in my city. 12. （1分）This sweater feels so_(柔软的). Ill take it. 13. （1分）Susan has got