译林牛津版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（I）卷.doc

译林牛津版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)1. （8分）阅读理解 Have you ever forgotten where your socks are when you wake up in the morning? Can you remember what you ate for lunch a week ago? You may think that being forgetful is not a good thing. But now you should be thankful. Scientists from University of Toronto found that forgetting actually is a key part of learning. Getting rid of unnecessary information can help our brains work better.What kind of information is unnecessary? Scientists say that this may have something to do with the environment you live in. In an environment that is always changing, our brains may require us to remember less. For example, a supermarket cashier(收银员)meets many people every day and will probably only remember them for a short time. But a designer who often meets his or her customers will remember longer. Thats because our brains keep making new neurons(神经元)from stem cells(千细胞), said Paul Frankland, a professor at the University of Toronto. There is a special area in our brains called hippocampus(海马体). It is important for us to learn and remember. When new neurons fit in the hippocampus, they renew our old memories. This could explain why you forget so much information about the time when you were very young. However, being forgetful is not always good. When you dont have enough sleep, you may have a hard time remembering new information. Sleep helps the brain store and keep new facts and information, Matthew Walker from the University of California told the Huffington Post. （1）Whats the opinions of the scientists from University of Toronto？ A . Forgetting can make us become weaker.B . Forgetting things is necessary.C . Forgetting is also another kind of learning.D . Forgetting needs to be treated.（2）Why does a supermarket cashier remember people for a short time? A . Because he has fewer neurons.B . Because he is always busy in the supermarket.C . Because his brain requires him to remember less.D . Because he is in an environment that is always changing.（3）We should according to Matthew Walkers words. A . have enough sleepB . store new facts and informationC . exercise more and make us strongerD . spend more time remembering new information（4）What can be the best title of the passage? A . Neurons and hippocampusB . Forgetting is not badC . Forgetting and environmentD . Be thankful to forgetting2. （10分）（2017广州）阅读理解LibrariesPublic librariesMost towns in Britain have a public libraryA library usually has a large selection of books and other resources，which library me mbers can use and borrow for freeBritains First Public LibraryThe first public library in Britain opened in Manchester in1852Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards，Edwards attended the librarys opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there tooHow to Join aLibraryTo join a library，go to your local library and fill in a formyoull receive a library card which is needed when using library servicesMobile LibrariesNot everyone can get a librarySome people live far away from towns and citiesOther people find it difficult to go out because they have an illness or a disabilityThanks to mobile libraries，these people can still borrow booksUnlike most libraries，which store books in buildings，mobile libraries usually keep their books in a minibusThe back of the minibus has shelves for the books，and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look aroundA driver takes the minibus to a certain place at a certain time，so people know when to expect itThey can then return their books and borrow some moreAll Aboard the LibraryA school in London didnt have space for a library inside the buildingHowever，everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school librarySo the head of the school，Graham Blake decided to park an old bus on the school car park and changed it into a libraryPupils helped to paint the bus，and after eight months，the new library was ready（1）Who was the first librarian of the first public library in Britain？A . Charles DickensB . William ThackerayC . Edward EdwardsD . Graham Blake（2）Who can use public library services？A . CD or DVD sellersB . Anyone living in BritainC . A person with a library cardD . Newspaper or book writers（3）What is special about the mobile library？A . Keeping books in buildingsB . Returning books to readersC . Offering special services to pupilsD . Going to a certain place at a certain time（4）Why did the school in London build its library on an old bus？A . Because parents offered the school an old busB . Because pupils thought it was fun to read on a busC . Because the school didnt have enough money to buy booksD . Because the school didnt have enough space inside the building（5）What can we learn from the passage？A . Schools in London like mobile librariesB . Public library services in the UK are freeC . People living far away cant use librariesD . Many famous British writers lived in Manchester3. （8分）（2016泰安）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Some days, dont you think, Wouldnt it be nice if the laundry would just do itself?” Self-cleaning clothes may sound crazy. But Australian researchers have found a way to make something like this possible!A team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, found a way to put special nanostructures (纳米结构) into clothing, which can then clean the clothes. When sunlight hits the nanostructures, they break down the dirt and stains (污渍) that dont belong on your clothes.The nanostructures dont break down the actual clothing because cotton and the other clothing materials are too strong to be broken down. According to CNN, the researchers cover the clothing in a solution made of silver and copper (铜) nanostructures. All it takes is 40 minutes of sunlight and your clothes will look as good as new.So if you spill on yourself during lunch, you can step outside for a walk, and it will be clean by the time you go inside. It not only makes your life easier, but it can also be good for the environment.According to the US Department of Energy, the average load of laundry uses about 25 gallons (about 94 liters) of water. Water is a very important resource, so using less of it to wash clothes is better for the environment. But one of the scientists at RMIT University knows more needs to be done.“Theres more work to do before we can start throwing out our washing machines,” said Dr Rajesh Ramanathan, “but this is a strong foundation (基础).”So whats the next step? Ramanathan wants to either start selling the solution by itself or convincing (说服) clothing makers to treat the clothing with the solution while clothes are being made.（1）How do the clothing with the nanostructures get cleaned? A . Cotton clothes wash easilyB . This kind of clothing washes it by itself.C . The dirt and stains are broken down in the sunlight.D . Silver and copper help to get off the dirt in the dark.（2）What do Paragraphs 4-5 talk about? A . What advantages the self-cleaning clothes have.B . How the self-cleaning clothes work.C . How the self-cleaning clothes are made.D . What helps the self-cleaning clothes work.（3）What does the underlined word “solution”in the last paragraph mean? A . MachinesB . Clothes.C . Silver.D . Design.（4）What can we learn from the passage? A . Silver and copper sell well.B . The solution is not put into practice.C . Clothing makes certainly like the solution.D . We dont need washing machines any more.二、 根据首字母、中文提示填空 (共8题；共8分)4. （1分）Most young girls like to look at t_ in the mirror. 5. （1分） Mr.King came o Beijing for the p_of climbing Badaling Great Wall. 6. （1分）It must be_ (艰难的)for her，bringing up four children on her own 7. （1分）December the twenty- fifth is _(圣诞节) Day. 8. （1分）I enjoy sitting alone on the beach and watching_(船)come and go. 9. （1分）What is the p_of this pair of shoes? It costs 200 yuan.10. （1分）I like talking with my friends in this _ (咖啡馆). 11. （1分）A good _ (关系) is built on trust, so dont doubt your friends easily 三、 用所给词的正确形式填空 (共10题；共11分)12. （1分）Lily _ (not like) tigers or lions. 13. （1分）They_in five years(make a new robot) 14. （1分）They have invited me _ (go) to Paris with them. 15. （1分）No one knows what robots will be able _(do) in the future. 16. （1分）Did you notice the girl _(dance)when you passed by? 17. （1分）We must do a lotto stop pollute_ (make) the earth a better place to live on. 18. （1分）I walk to school_(one) a week.I usually ride my bicycle. 19. （2分）I wonder if it _ (rain) tomorrow. I think if it _ (rain), we will stay at home instead. 20. （1分）We all think training local doctors is _(meaning) than doing operations. 21. （1分）In class Jill doesnt_(talk) to her classmates 四、 用单词的正确形式完成短文 (共1题；共10分)22. （10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确的形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整，其中有两项是多余的。something, swim, class, careful, hour, easy ,think, minute, what, eye , try , difficult.It was the first biology class. The teacher wanted to give a good start to her_. she wanted to open up her students _to the world of biology . She knew that teaching those young students was not _, so she worked hard and _to find a good way to teach them . After _a long time , She had an idea . She decided to show the children _interesting and give them a lesson at the same time.She asked her students to watch_. Then she began . She put a worn(虫) into a glass of water . the worn _around in the water . Then she put a second worn into a glass of alcohol(酒). It was killed after a few _. She asked the students _ they learned from it . A boy answered , You showed us that if we drank alcohol, we wouldnt have worns in our stomaches. 五、 阅读短文，回答问题 (共1题；共25分)23. （25分）根据短文理解，回答问题。Films provide more than just entertainmentWatching foreign language films is a way to develop language skillsWhile watching a film，you are immersed（沉浸）in the language and can pick up new expressions that you might not find in a textbookSome difficulties can arise when watching foreign language films-for example，unfamiliar colloquial language or strong regional accentsWith this in mind，here are my tips to help you make progress in English learning while enjoying the filmsChoose a film type that you enjoy.If you like action films，watch an action film-for example Indiana JonesIf you prefer comedies，watch a comedy-anything with Hugh Grant in always provides a laugh！Its simple enough，but if you choose something you enjoy watching in your native language，youre more likely to enjoy it in EnglishChoose something that you are familiar with.Its best to start off with something simple because in this way you have a higher chance of understanding the filmDisney films such as The Lion King，or the more recently released Tangled，are classic examplesOther cartoons such as Rango and The Lego Movie are also worth a watchIf you need to，use subtitles（字幕）Subtitles are very helpful for beginnersusing subtitles in your own language is the easiest choice，but for more advanced learners why not consider usin