上海新世纪版第一中学2019-2020学年八年级（1）班下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

第 1 页 共 17 页 上海新世纪版第一中学上海新世纪版第一中学 2019 20202019 2020 学年八年级 学年八年级 1 1 班下学期英语期中考试试卷 班下学期英语期中考试试卷 A A 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 单项选择单项选择 共共 7 7 题 共题 共 1414 分分 1 2 分 The way Mike thought the classroom clean and tidy proves to be very good A keeps B keeping C kept D to keep 2 2 分 Would you please turn down the TV The baby now A is sleeping B slept C was sleeping D will sleep 3 2 分 Our Geography teacher told us that the Earth the sun A went around B goes around C is going around D was going around 4 2 分 As water is very important for us we should stop people from the river A polluting B using C filling 第 2 页 共 17 页 D crossing 5 2 分 Nice to meet you A I am OK B Thank you C Nice to meet you too D No I am not 6 2 分 of the earth is covered with water A two three B two third C two thirds D second three 7 2 分 The exciting news makes them A to jump up B cheer up C jumping up D to cheer up 二 二 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 8 10 分 完形填空 When I was a small boy something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage We lived near a forest and every evening the mockingbird would come and1 I decided to catch a young 2and keep it in a cage and in this way I would have my own private musician Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage At first the bird was3so it fluttered 扑腾 in 第 3 页 共 17 页 the cage But finally it was used to living in its new home I felt very excited with myself and4 some beautiful singing On the second day the little bird s mother flew to the cage with5 in her mouth The baby bird ate everything I was6to see this Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did The following morning when I went to see my bird I found it 7on the floor of the cage I was terribly surprised and sad What had happened Arthur Wayne a famous biologist happened to8 my father at that time After she knew my story she explained to me A mother mockingbird finding her young in a cage will9 bring it poison berries She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose10 Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage All living things have a right to live free 1 A dance B fly C sing D jump 2 A bird B boy C fish D thief 3 A happy 第 4 页 共 17 页 B careful C active D afraid 4 A looked forward to B looked out of C looked for D looked up 5 A water B food C songs D stones 6 A worried B pleased C bored D tired 7 A alone B alive C dead 第 5 页 共 17 页 D sick 8 A invite B visit C challenge D introduce 9 A never B seldom C sometimes D ever 10 A friends B parents C freedom D happiness 三 三 选词填空选词填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 9 10 分 Hangzhouhua 杭州话 use it or lose it There are about 6 000 languages in the world and some experts say that as many as half of these languages will disappear 消失 in the next one hundred years Will Hangzhouhua be one of 第 6 页 共 17 页 It s a that more people are asking In China Putonghua is the official language That it s the language of government business and the media 媒体 And it s also the language that is in schools Hangzhou is a special city It used to be the capital of Wu and Yue States in the 10th century during the Five Dynasties period Now it is modern fashionable and also beautiful And Hangzhouhua shows that by being modern fashionable and beautiful Young people still speak Hangzhouhua but not as as their parents and grandparents They are under more and more pressure to speak Putonghua So the language is being used often in everyday life Some people want to keep the language from disappearing completely building museums and having cultural festivals to save it But a language isn t a painting a book It s a living thing and you use it or lose it If people using it in their daily lives a museum or a festival will not help It will be lost forever like the Yangtze River dolphin 四 四 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 3030 分分 10 8 分 As a music teacher for twenty seven years I have always known that music touches the soul It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way It can be the means for each child to find their light A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre school students one afternoon a week One of my most memorable students was Vanessa She was five years old had difficulty walking and could not speak We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase Oh yes Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapped together She never said or sang a word One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around looked at me in the eye clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words Oh yes I opened my mouth and could not speak Through music we had made a connection 第 7 页 共 17 页 Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town I stopped my car and waved to say hello She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking the song we had performed in our music class This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever Every child has the ability to learn and grow It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students We all must find each child s light 1 The author thinks music A can make children calm down B can connect heart to heart C is difficult for pre school students D is a good means to find a job 2 According to the second paragraph Vanessa A got used to singing songs B was too shy to speak C was the youngest in the class D enjoyed the author s class 3 When Vanessa spoke the words Oh yes the author felt A surprised B happy C frightened D satisfied 4 What can we infer from the last two paragraphs A The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years 第 8 页 共 17 页 B Vanessa became as healthy as other children C The song made a deep impression on Vanessa D Being a good educator became Vanessa s dream 11 6 分 阅读下面短文 从每小题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A A taxi company in one of Japan s big cities is introducing silent taxi drivers Miyako Taxi which is based in Kyoto showed the new idea in March The business is recently operating five Silent Taxis across the city The cars look like any ordinary taxi but a notice written on the back of the passenger seat tells passengers that they have entered one of the new silent cars Drivers will offer a greeting when their passenger enters the car and after making sure the route 路线 they will not start small talks The drivers are only allowed to take their part in a conversation only if they are spoken to first Of course they are also allowed to communicate in emergency 紧急的 situations While introducing the idea to the public a spokesman from Miyako Taxi said This service is currently in a trial 试验 period It is introduced in order to create an in car environment that provides the most comfortable ride for our passengers through reducing the driver s speaking According to reporters from Japan Today an online newspaper based in Tokyo the taxi company made the decision after hearing reports from passengers that they felt bored to be forced to chat with their drivers At the end of the trial period the company will see how popular the silent taxis are with passengers before deciding whether to roll it out across more of their drivers or not 1 How is a silent taxi different from other taxis in this passage A The silent taxis are specially made to reduce noises B Passengers are not allowed to talk after entering the taxis C Drivers are not allowed to talk in silent taxis except necessary 第 9 页 共 17 页 D The notice on the back of the passenger seat tells the travel routes 2 The underlined word they in Paragraph Two refers to the A drivers B passengers C spokesmen D reporters 3 Why did the taxi company introduce the idea of Silent Taxi A To provide better service B To raise the taxi ride price C To encourage the taxi drivers D To reduce emergency situations 12 8 分 阅读理解 China Daily Sept 6 2016 Two days ago China held the G20 Leaders Summit 峰会 in Hangzhou Leaders of the G20 members not only talked about the world issues but also had a taste of Chinese culture The logo of the summit shows Chinese architectural 建筑 culture The logo looks like a bridge I got the idea from the old arched bridges 拱桥 at the West Lake said the designer Yuan Youmin Bridge link 连接 people and places in many different ways just as the G20 brings east and west together CCTV News Apr 20 2017 China has taken another step toward its goal of putting a space station into orbit around 2022 by sending its first cargo 货物 spacecraft Tianzhou 1 into space on Thursday evening Atop a Long March 7 Y2 carrier rocket Tianzhou 1 rose into the air from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China s Hainan Province at 7 41 p m After about 596 seconds the spacecraft 第 10 页 共 17 页 and rocket successfully separated into orbit 1 Where did the designer get the idea of the bridge logo A From the bridges he did before B From the old bridges at the West Lake C From the old story of the West Lake D From G20 Leaders Summit 2 We can tell from the story that the logo of G20 A shows Chinese culture of painting B looks like a bridge of western countries C stands for a link between east and west D helps foreign guests know everything about China 3 Tianzhou 1 was sent into space successful in A Hangzhou B Taiyuan C Jiuquan D Hainan 4 Which of the followings is NOT true A The leaders from twenty countries talked about the world issues B The G20 Leaders Summit was started to hold on Sept 4 2016 C China first put a space station into orbit on April 20 2017 D Tianzhou 1 is a spacecraft with cargo which was carried by a Long March 7 Y 2 13 8 分 根据短文理解 选择正确答案 第 11 页 共 17 页 Welcome to My Q zone Hello I m Wan Fang I am a 14 year old Chinese girl My home is in Shanghai I want to have friends from other countries I like singing dancing and playing the violin I also like swimming but I can t swim well I like watching TV but my parents only let me watch TV on weekends I don t like playing computer games I think they are boring Do you like me If you want to be my friend please write to me My e mail address is lvyhappy 1 Wang Fang likes but she doesn t do well in it A singing B swimming C learning English D difficult 2 What does Wang Fang think of playing computer games A Fun B Relaxing C Boring D Difficult 3 From the passage 文章 we can NOT know Wang Fang s A likes B favorite subject C dislikes D e mail address 4 Why does Wang Fang write this passage 第 12 页 共 17 页 A Because she wants to learn English B Because she wants to have more friends C Because she wants to know more about the world D Because she wants to tell others about her city 五 五 七选五七选五 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1010 分分 14 5 分 根据材料内容 从方框中选择合适的句子填入文中空缺处 使材料完整 通顺 Do you know oil platforms 石油钻井平台 They pump out 大量生产 oil from under the ocean 海 洋 There can be over 100 people living and working on an oil platform The people on oil platforms do a number of different jobs There are engineers cooks doctors cleaners etc But the roughnecks 石油钻井工人 have the hardest job It s hard dangerous work There are no weekends on oil platforms Usually people work every day for two weeks Then they go back to land to have two or three weeks off from work The people on oil platforms can play games and watch TV when they don t work or sleep There s not much space and you can t just go for a walk Oil platforms are dangerous places Everyone needs to work carefully An accident 事故 on the platform Deepwater Horizon in 2010 killed eleven people and a lot of oil went into the ocean After that accident some people said that oil platforms were just too dangerous So we still need people to work in these difficult dangerous places