2019年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题B卷.doc

2019年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题B卷一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） I had worked that day, as a nurse. Now I faced the dirty supper dishes. I wanted to 1why Jimmy hadnt phoned as usual to say “Good night”to Bob and Tom. “Maybe Daddys 2working on an accident,” I said to Bob. “Go to3now. Youll see him in the morning.”Soon there was a knock at the door. “There4be something wrong with your phone,” my neighbor told me. “The City Police Station wants you to 5.”I went into the living room and dialed. Then I 6the words every police wife fears (害怕): “Your husband has been hurt.” When I reached the hospital, my heart sank (下沉). The entrance was jammed with TV-news trucks. In the 7I saw Jimmys best friend, Smith. “Just tell me -is he alive ?” I asked.Smith 8.and didnt answer. Then I found my younger sister, Mandy. “He9s ”she told me, and we began to cry together.Later, Smith told me 10had happened.In the morning, when my little Bob asked, “Wheres Daddy?” I 11 him into my arms and tried to explain. “A bad man12Daddy last night.” I said. “Daddy cant come home any more. Hes in heaven(天堂) now.”My son looked at me, his blue eyes 13 the picture of trust(相信). “Do they have14in heaven ?”he asked. “Can I call him ?”“No, Bob, Daddy still loves you, but Daddy cant15”. （1）A . know B . understand C . remember D . guess （2）A . busyB . never C . sure D . often （3）A . playB . study C . sleep D . wait （4）A . mustB . need C . can D . will （5）A . restB . call C . work D . stay （6）A . sawB . remember C . heard D . wrote （7）A . roomB . crowd C . truck D . station （8）A . forgotB . turned C . returned D . understood （9）A . dangerousB . fine C . afraid D . gone （10）A . howB . where C . when D . what （11）A . pulled B . pushed C . sent D . held （12）A . saw B . beat C . hurt D . caught （13）A . drawingB . showing C . looking D . enjoying （14）A . foodB . language C . phones D . TVs （15）A . workB . talk C . sleep D . rest 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共61分)2. （8分）阅读理解 It is autumn. I have a new cat. Her name is Mimi. She is very beautiful. We all love her. The mother cat also loves her. But one day, the mother cat suddenly dies. Mimi is very sad. I help her. She is very hungry. I help her have dinner. She often gets up late. When Mimi gets up, she cleans up. Look! She is singing and dancing. Oh, what fun! I go to school. Mimi waits for me at home. Mimi often catches mice. The mice are bad. Mimi eats the bad mice. One day, when I get home, Im surprised. The baby cats come out. Everyone is happy. Mimi sits with her babies. One, two, three, four! How happy they are! Lets go out for a walk. Left, right, left, right. Miao. Miao. How lovely they are! We all like them.（1）When the mother cat dies, the little cat is very .A . happyB . sadC . niceD . glad（2）Do they love Mimi? A . No, they dont.B . Yes, they dont.C . Yes, they do.D . No, they do.（3）Mimi likes .A . dancingB . singingC . runningD . A and B（4）How many baby cats does Mimi have? A . Five.B . Four.C . Three.D . Two.3. （20分）One morning, Mr Black was driving in the country and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old woman on the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old woman, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?”“Yes,” the old woman said,“I will show you the way.” She got into Mr Blacks car and they drove about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old woman said, “stop here!” Mr, Black stopped and looked at the house.“But this isnt a hotel.” He said to the old woman.“No”the old woman answered, “This is my house. And Ill show you the way to the hotel. Turn round and go back nine miles. Then youll see the hotel.”（1）Where did Mr Black want to go?A . The old womans hote1.B . The old womans hote1.C . The Sun HotelD . His own house.（2）Where did Mr Black want to go?A . The old womans hote1.B . The old womans hote1.C . The Sun HotelD . His own house.（3）Whats the relationship between the two persons?A . They didnt know each other.B . They were good friends.C . They were husband and wife.D . They were mother and son.（4）Whats the relationship between the two persons?A . They didnt know each other.B . They were good friends.C . They were husband and wife.D . They were mother and son.（5）How far was it from the old womans house t othe Sun Hotel?A . About nine miles.B . About twelve milesC . About three milesD . About twenty-one miles（6）How far was it from the old womans house t othe Sun Hotel?A . About nine miles.B . About twelve milesC . About three milesD . About twenty-one miles（7）Which of the following is NOT true?A . The old woman lived in the country.B . Mr Black took the old woman to her house.C . The old woman was waiting for her husband.D . Mr Black stopped his car when he saw the old woman.（8）Which of the following is NOT true?A . The old woman lived in the country.B . Mr Black took the old woman to her house.C . The old woman was waiting for her husband.D . Mr Black stopped his car when he saw the old woman.（9）The writer wrote the story in order to .A . tell us a serious storyB . tell us a sad storyC . tell us to help othersD . tell us a joke（10）The writer wrote the story in order to .A . tell us a serious storyB . tell us a sad storyC . tell us to help othersD . tell us a joke4. （25分） When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Davids garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.”Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.（1）Where did Mr. David live after he retired?（2）Why do many people want to see Mr. Davids house?（3）Can Mr. David stand the visitors?（4）What did Mr. David do to drive the visitors away?（5）How did Mr. David feel when visitors kept coming to see his house?5. （8分） Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in north-east China. It is one of the worlds most important wetlands. The reserve covers an area of 210,000 hectares. The area provides food and shelter for wildlife. It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round, while some only stay there for a short time. There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds can easily catch them for food. Zhalong has long been called “the home of the crane”. There are 15 crane species (物种) in the world. 8 of them are in China and there are 6 species in Zhalong area. It is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Every spring and summer, red-crowned cranes lay and hatch (孵化) their eggs in Zhalong.Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife. More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space. Many of them died. The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds, and they can be safe in Zhalong.Every year, a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds. This year, members of our Bird-watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers. The study begins next month.We _ once a year. We are now inviting secondary school students to help. We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds.Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands. We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife.（1）What does the underlined word “ideal” mean?A . Perfect.B . Dangerous.C . Crowded.D . Expensive.（2）What can we learn from the second paragraph?A . All birds stay in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round.B . There are eight species of red-crowned cranes in Zhalong.C . The number of the worlds red-crowned cranes is small.D . Every winter red-crowned cranes hatch eggs in Zhalong.（3）Which of the following can we choose for the blank (空白) in the fifth paragraph?A . go birdwatchingB . do a bird countC . go bird-huntingD . hold a bird show（4）The purpose of the article is to _.A . attract more visitors to pay a visit to Zhalong Nature ReserveB . ask people to take action to protect wetlands and wildlifeC . prevent people from watching birds in Zhalong Nature ReserveD . make people around the world know the Birdwatchting Club三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共15分)6. （5分）根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式。right away, get off, thanks to，get into，to ones surprise（1）Excuse me, I have to_the bus at the next stop （2）Every time I_difficulty, Jill gave me a helping hand （3）Lets go home_Its going to rain （4）Usually John is late for meetingsBut this time,_he arrived on time （5）_the doctor, Im well again 7. （10分）根据短文内容及汉语提示填空。Joe and Jack are _ (谈论) about the year 2020. What will our world be like in the year 2020? I dont know, says Jack. What do you think? Well, no one _ (知道), but its interesting to guess. In the year 2020, _ (千) of people will buy a pocket computer. The computer will _ （改变） peoples life. They will give people the answers to all their questions. We shall all have _ (电话) in our pockets, too.And well be _ （能够） to talk to our friends all over the world. _ (也许) we can see them at the same time. A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too. _ (机器) will do most of the work, so people will have more _ (空闲的) time, perhaps theyll work only two or three days a week. They can fly to the moon by spaceship. Im looking forward to _ (参观) the moon! And I hope I can live under the sea. says Jack Wont that be interesting? Just like a fish!四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）语法填空。阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词, 或使用括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。It was a playground. Eight _(child) were standing on the starting line to take part in a running race.Ready? Bang!All eight girls started running _ they heard the sound. After a minute, one of the small girls fell down. Because _the pain(痛), she started to cry. When the other seven girls heard, they stopped running _(quick).Then they stood for a while to see what happened. They decided _(run) back to the place where the girl fell down. One of them kissed the girl and told _ to be strong. They said, “We will be together _ you.” Then, seven girls helped the fallen girl stand up and looked after her carefully. The eight girls joined hands together, walked together and _(get) to the winning line. People were moved. Clapping(掌声) of _(hundred) of people came out. Though they lost the race, they were all _best runners!All these special girls are strong and brave. What did they teach this world？Teamwork! Friendship! Love!：五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共25分)9. （25分）阅读短文，回答下列问题。 While you are at the bookstore, you may be faced with a difficult decision: e-books or paper books? Each one has its advantages and disadvantages. Making the best decision depends on a number of factor (因素).An e-reader can carry a whole library wherever you go, which is great for travelers or those who always want a choice of reading material Although e-readers are convenient, high levels of screen brightness from an electronic device(电子设备) can cause eye problems. A study in the Information Science Research found that young people preferred e-readers, like smart phones or iPads. Thats why most teenagers are short-sighted.