牛津版（深圳·广州）2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下册期中考试模拟试卷（1）B卷.doc

牛津版（深圳广州）2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下册期中考试模拟试卷（1）B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 选出与划线部分意思相近的一项。 (共8题；共16分)1. （2分）I get such a strong feeling of _ when I see the students get better grades. A . discussionB . satisfactionC . preparationD . prediction2. （2分） Why did you decide to give up the job? Because it was too difficult for me.A . take inB . stop doingC . start doing3. （2分）After his wife died, he lived alone.A . unhappyB . by himselfC . lonely4. （2分）Are you free this afternoon? Id like to go to see a movie with you.Sorry, I have too much homework to do.A . not happyB . not lateC . not busy5. （2分）Whats the matter with you? My head hurts.A . the thingB . wrongC . mistake6. （2分）Where are you going this summer vacation?I plan to go on a trip to England.A . take a flightB . make a journeyC . go for a walk.7. （2分）How did she become disabled?She suffered an accident last year.A . attackedB . hurtC . experienced8. （2分）Who do you think will take first place in the English contest? Its difficult to say. Both Nancy and Ben do well. A . winB . challengeC . attend二、 单选题 (共7题；共14分)9. （2分）What do you have to do besides _ the room at home?I have to take out the trash.A . else；cleaningB . else；cleanC . other；cleaning10. （2分） I think you should stop _ him in English. I see. He cant understand English at all. Let me try in French.A . talking toB . to talk toC . talk to11. （2分）Mum, I watched TV for only forty minutes. Sometimes TV is good for us. Forty minutes enough. Now you must do your homework. A . watch；isB . watching；isC . watched；are12. （2分）He makes a living _ selling newspaper. A . inB . forC . byD . with13. （2分）_, boys and girls! The school bus is leaving in ten minutes. OK. We will.A . Make upB . Hurry upC . Look upD . Cheer up14. （2分）Good speakers change the way they speak _ different situations. A . onB . byC . inD . with15. （2分）He walked so fast that I could _him. A . keep up withB . hardly keep up withC . keep on withD . hardly keep in touch with三、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）请先阅读下面短文，掌拥其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 Salted fish is a common food that is 1in the south of China. It is chewy (有嚼劲的) and adds a salty flavor to 2dishes. But eating too much salted fish can give you cancer, according to a list of cancer-causing foods that 3recently published by the China Food and Drug Administration.Salted fish is produced 4a large amount of salt, which later turns into nitrites (亚硝酸盐). When nitrites 5our stomach, they turn into another kind of chemical that can cause cancer, Huang Yufang from the Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University told Xinhua News Agency.So does this 6we cant eat salted fish anymore? People dont need to worry 7. It (cancer) has something to 8how often you eat certain foods and how much of them you eat, Huang said. 9you really like eating salted fish, you can eat a small amount once or twice a month. Meanwhile, you should also eat more fruit and vegetables that are 10in vitamin C, as this can help to prevent the formation of nitrites.In fact, there are many foods that are thought to cause cancer, such as pickles (咸菜), areca palm (槟榔), certain fried foods and 11red meat, such as pork, lamb and beef.12these foods can possibly cause cancer, it doesnt mean a person will get cancer just from eating them, according to the World Health Organization. Cancer is caused by many 13factors, such as ones genes (基因), environment, lifestyle and eating 14. If one has a balanced diet, one doesnt need to 15cancer-causing foods completely, Fang Yu, a doctor from the Beijing Cancer Hospital, told Peoples Daily.（1）A . valuable B . expensive C . popular D . useful （2）A . the other B . other C . others D . another （3）A . was B . is C . are D . were （4）A . on B . behind C . like D . with （5）A . reach B . get C . go D . arrive （6）A . mean B . point C . think D . believe （7）A . too many B . too much C . much too D . many too （8）A . point to B . connect with C . agree to D . do with （9）A . Unless B . If C . So D . But （10）A . rich B . weak C . poor D . successful （11）A . only B . just C . still D . even （12）A . Because B . When C . Since D . Although （13）A . different B . difficult C . careful D . useful （14）A . abilities B . skills C . habits D . hobbies （15）A . get B . protect C . prevent D . avoid 四、 阅读理解 (共5题；共40分)17. （8分）阅读理解 Volleyball is a team sport played with a ball and a net. There are teams on each side of the net. Each team tries to score points by grounding the ball on the other teams court(球场). There are two main kinds of competitive(竞技性的)volleyball played in the world right now. They are sports. Team volleyball is played indoors on a hard court with 6 people per team. Beach volleyball is played outdoors on the sand with 2 players per team. Volleyball can be a lot of fun to play. To play with friends you can play with any number of people and anyone can join in. To be a competitive player takes lots of practice. Good height and jumping ability helps a lot. Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1895. He worked for the YMCA(基督教青年会)and was trying to think up a game that would be fun, like basketball. Of course the rules have changed some since then, but it quickly became a popular sport at the YMCA. The name volleyball came about when a man named Alfred Halstead noticed how the game had a volleying nature. Volleyball was first played as an Olympic sport in the 1964 Olympics. Japan won the first gold medal in womens volleyball and the USSR(苏联)won the first gold in mens volleyball. （1）What does the underlined word“grounding”mean in Chinese? A . 给以底色B . 把种在地下C . 把接地D . 使碰到地面（2）Volleyball was invented _. A . in 1985B . about 119 years agoC . in 1964D . by Alfred Halstead（3）_won the first Olympic gold medal in womens volleyball. A . JapanB . The USAC . The UKD . The USSR（4）The last two paragraphs of the article are mainly about _. A . the history of volleyballB . how volleyball rules have changedC . basic volleyball rulesD . how the name volleyball came about18. （8分）阅读理解 On 26 February, I got an email from my friend David, asking me to go to Tanzania to train their software engineers. The company is located in Dares Salam, a beautiful coastal city to the west of the Indian Ocean. I stayed for about two weeks in that city last time I was there. During my stay there, David took me to the nearby beach and we had a wonderful walk along the coast which had left a deep impression on me. I was impressed by the ocean water and the deep blue sky.After more than 19 hours of air travel, I was finally here at Dares Salaam Airport. The temperature here was high as usual- over 30 degrees. I felt short of breath because of the unbearable heat in this tiny hall. When I finally got my turn, I handed my passport to the officer in front of me, He had a close look at my passport. Then he asked the purpose of my stay, I told him I just wanted to travel here.Where do you want to visit? he asked again.Dares Salsam.Whats your job? he asked.Im a software engineer.I will never forget this experience that I had. I still love this country.（1）Where did the writer go? A . New Zealand.B . Nepal.C . India.D . Tanzania.（2）The writer stayed in the city for about _ last time. A . one weekB . two weeksC . three weeksD . four weeks（3）The weather was _ when the writer arrived at the airport. A . snowyB . foggyC . sunnyD . windy（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . The writer received an email from his friend David.B . They took a walk along the coast.C . The writer flew to Dares Salaam,D . The writer didnt like the journey because it was very hot.（5）Whats the best title for the passage? A . A famous companyB . A trip to TanzaniaC . Some customs in TanzaniaD . A good friend of mine19. （8分）Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” Thats very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?“I dont think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when its eleven oclock here, its only six oclock in Washington.”（1）Miss Evans was teaching her class _.A . about soundB . to hear some strange soundC . about electricityD . how to say time（2）She wanted to make her students know_.A . whether she could hear her sister in WashingtonB . whether her students could hear her from 20 meters awayC . which was faster, London or WashingtonD . electricity travels faster than sound waves（3）The cleverest boy thought that_.A . sound waves travel faster than electricityB . they would hear her sister in Washington firstC . Miss Evanss question wasnt rightD . Miss Evanss sister would hear her earlier（4）Miss Evans_.A . thought Bettys answer was much betterB . thought the cleverest boys answer wasnt so goodC . was satisfied with what the girl had saidD . was satisfied with(对.感到满意) what the cleverest boy had said（5）Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_.A . clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in LondonB . electricity was slower than sound wavesC . they were only 20 meters away from the telephoneD . electricity travels as fast as sound waves20. （8分）阅读理解 Nowadays, more and more apps have come into the world. Most of them make our life better. Look at four apps below: AppsFounding TimeFunctionAdvantagesMethodsBaicizhanMarch, 2015English words learning appLearning is funChoose the correct picture of the new word，then practice in other waysDouban FMNovember, 2009Music appSongs playing one by oneUse heart trash or skip buttons to mark the songsMoment CameraJanuary, 2014Camera appSequence shots and differentsized framesTake photos as usualFlipboardNovember, 2013Hottest news appMake the news personal to youClick the +button to choose your favorite news（1）If you have problems in remembering English words, which app can help you? A . BaicizhanB . Douban FMC . FlipboardD . Moment Camera（2）When you use Flipboard, you can .A . listen to musicB . learn EnglishC . take picturesD . know about news（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above? A . Douban FM is a music app for you to sing songs.B . Flipboard gives you a chance to choose the news that interests youC . Baicizhan just shows the Chinese and English meanings of a new word.D . Flipboard app was founded two months later than Moment Camera app.21. （8分）阅读理解 How funny would it be to see memes (表情包) in our textbooks? Fourteen high school students have made it come true. They wrote a set of creative textbooks that include five subjects: Chinese, English, maths, chemistry and physics. They share their notes and experiences to help you prepare for high school entrance exams. You can see funny memes almost everywhere in their textbooks. The language they use is not too serious.Each textbook has its own style, too. The English textbook introduces movies, TV series and so on. The chemistry textbook has wuxia characters. There is a boy named Shangguan Huaxue in the book. He meets a girl and they learn chemistry together. It has ancient poems and wuxia-style descriptions.Yan Zuhuai, a 15-year-old top student at Chengdu No.7 High School, is the textbooks editor-in-chief (主编). He got the idea to create the books in June. Many underclassmen wanted me to share my notes with them. When I saw people sharing bikes, I thought I could share knowledge as well. Yan said.But when he put all of his notes together, he found them boring. Realizing that his classmates enjoy online novels and memes, he decided to add these things and invited 13 students to join him in creating them.Their first drafts (草稿) came out in August. Students and teachers praised them. But Yan felt the books needed to be improved. In October, he and his team learned how to use the design software to improve the books. The final versions came out at the end of December in 2018. （1）What subjects are included in the set of creative textbooks? A . Chinese, maths and history.B . English, chemistry and Chinese.C . English, maths and history.D . Chinese, computer and physics.（2）What do the students sh