《内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版》

1、内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 分值：100分 时间：90分钟）注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。2. 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 客观题 70分.单选题（本大题共15小题，每题1分，共15分）( )1. - there is thick haze（雾霾）in jining these days. what should we do? - in my opinion, _ cars we drive, _ pollution there will be.a. the fewer, t

2、he more b. the more, the fewerc. the fewer, the less d. the more, the less( ) 2. - would you please _ the paper for me and see if there are any mistakes? - of course i will.a. look into b. look after c. look around d. look through( ) 3. we get on well, but she often _ my things and never returns. a.

3、 borrows b. lends c. gives d.keep ( ) 4. mary was sitting in the living room _ jack was reading a magazine in his bedroom. a. until b. after c. before d. while( ) 5. - i think history is more useful than physics. - i disagree. _ my opinion, physics is very important.a. on b. at c. in d. with( ) 6. -

4、 i dont like hanging out on weekends. - _ do i. i think its boring. a. neither b. both c. none d. all ( ) 7. -what happened to you? - i was waiting for the bus when it began to rain _. a. hardly b. carefully c. luckily d. heavily( ) 8. we hope our school can _ free lunch for us. a. provide b. lend c

5、. offer d. pass( ) 9. - could you please tell me _? - well, i always write e-mails to my pen pals. a. how do you learn english b. what your pen pals hobby is c. what do you do after class d. how you improve your writing skill( ) 10. -why not _shopping together?-sorry, i have a lot of homework _ . a.

6、 to go; do b. go; to do c. go; doing d. go; did ( ) 11. - the sun rose in the west this morning. - you are _. it is impossible. a. kid b. kidding c. a kid d. kids( ) 12. what _ you _ at this time yesterday? a. did；do b. is；doing c. were；doing d. are；doing( ) 13. my parents dont allow me _tv _school

7、nights. a. watch, in b. to watch, in c. watching, on d. to watch, on( ) 14. tom sings for groups of people at the hospital to_. a. cheer them up b. cheer him up c. cheer up them d. cheer up him( ) 15. - lily, could you please take out the rubbish? - sorry, i _. i am doing my homework. a. couldnt b.s

8、houldnt c. cant d. dont .完形填空（本大题共15小题，每题1分，共15分）i am going to tell you 16 unbelievable thing that happened in my restaurant today. this afternoon a poorly-dressed gentleman 17 into my restaurant. 18 knew who he was. 19 sitting down, he ordered a lot of food. he 20 like a wolf. we wondered why he wa

9、s so hungry. we were very 21 that he finished two orders of food in a very limited （有限的） time. we doubted if the man was able 22 the food. when he 23 to pay the bill(结账), the gentleman asked if we would mind 24 just a few minutes. then we were shocked to see that he 25 a million pound bank-note.i as

10、ked mr. clemens if it 26 real. mr. clemens said it was true that the bank of england had given 27 two notes (支票) of this amount this year. he 28 what the gentleman showed them couldnt be a fake （伪造的）.why a gentleman 29 a million pound note was in rags and ate in our small restaurant was a big puzzle

11、 to all the people there. i really couldnt describe. 30 excited i was!( ) 16. a. a b. the c. / d. an( ) 17. a. came b. come c. was come d. coming( ) 18. a. everybody b. somebody c. nobody d. anybody( ) 19. a. before b. after c. if d. though( ) 20. a. eat b. ate c. eaten d. eats( ) 21. a. surprise b.

12、 surprising c. surprised d. surprisedly( ) 22. a. pay b. to pay c. pay for d. to pay for( ) 23. a. ask b. asked c. is asked d. was asked( ) 24. a. wait b. waiting c. waited d. to wait( ) 25. a. took out b. took away c. took part in d. took back( ) 26. a. is b. will be c. were d. was( ) 27. a. out b.

13、 up c. in d. to( ) 28. a. think b. thinks c. thought d. had thought( ) 29. a. with b. in c. without d. about( ) 30. a. what b. how c. such d. soiii. 阅读理解（本大题共20小题，每题2分，共40分）athere was a pilot and three people in a small plane. suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in t

14、he air. the smoke was everywhere in the plane. the pilot told the people there were only three parachutes(降落伞). they all became worried and started to make excuses. “i must go and repair the machine.” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. there was nothing he could do so he just jumped out.

15、the next person said, “i must have a parachute. i am a very clever person, and i have to take part in an important sports game. i know i am going to win the game because i am going to be the cleverest person there.” he picked up a pack and jumped out. two men were left(留了下来), an old businessman and

16、a young mountain climber. by this time the plane was going down fast. the businessman said, “young man, i am old but youre still young. you take the last parachute.” the young mountain climber smiled, “dont worry, “he said, “we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. just now

17、 the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”( ) 31. all the people became worried because_. a. they couldnt find the parachutes b. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person c. there was too much smoke and they couldnt jump out from the p

18、lane d. they saw the pilot jump out first( ) 32. the clever man jumped out with_. a. one parachute b. nothing c. two parachutes d. the climbers pack( ) 33. all the people thought of themselves except(除了以外)_. a. the pilot b. the doctor c. the clever man d. the businessman( ) 34. from this story, we k

19、now_ would die. a. the clever man b the pilot c. the doctor d. the businessman( ) 35. _ was a kind-hearted man. a. the pilot b. the mountain climber c. the businessman d. the clever manb“where is the university?” this is a question many visitors to cambridge (剑桥) ask. but no one can give them a clea

20、r answer, because there is no wall around the university. the university is the city. you can find classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. and most of its members are the students and teachers of the thirty-one colleges. cambridge was already town lon

21、g before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. it grew up by the river cranta, and the river was once called cam. a bridge was built over the river as early as 875. so the town got its name “cambridge”.in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries(世纪) more and more land was used for col

22、lege buildings. the town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of railway in 1845. cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. many young students in other countries want to study at cambridge. thousands of people from all over the world come t

23、o visit the university town. it has become a famous place all around the world.( ) 36. visitors to cambridge can find the following in the university except _. a. libraries b. walls c. offices d. museums( ) 37. according to the passage, there are _ colleges in cambridge university. a. 31 b.15 c.875

24、d. 800( ) 38. the town got its name from _. a. the first students and teachers b. the bridge built over the river cam c. the members of the university d. the person who designed the bridge( ) 39. which is the correct order of the events about cambridge?a. the railway was opened b.cambridge became a

25、city.c .more and more land was used for college buildings d.the first students and teachers arrived at the town. a.a-c-b-d b.d-a-c-b c.b-c-a-d d.d-c-a-b( ) 40. from the passage, we know that_ . a. the town grew much faster before 1845 b. the city had a population of 100,000 in 1951 c. many young stu

26、dents dream of studying at cambridge university.d. the cambridge university has a history of more than 1000 years.call around the world, people drink tea. but tea doesnt mean the same thing to everyone. in different countries people have different ideas about drinking tea. people in china like to dr

27、ink tea with nothing in it, and they often have it with their friends or by themselves. they have two kinds of teagreen tea and black tea. they may drink tea at any time of the day anywhere. but they dont often drink tea just before they go to bed, for tea makes them awake. in england, people like t

28、o drink tea with milk and sugar in it, and they often have it in the afternoon with their friends. in japan, people also like drinking tea very much. it is very popular there. they drink tea every day. they have it in a way different from that in china. some young japanese girls are good at making t

29、ea. they can do it beautifully. in the usa, people drink tea at breakfast or after meals. they usually use tea bags to make their tea. making tea with tea bags is faster and easier than making it with tea leaves in teapots.( ) 41. people like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it _. a. in england b

30、. in china c. in the usa d. in japan( ) 42. people dont often drink tea before they go to bed in china because_. a. they are full b. they may not sleep well c. there is nothing in the tea d. there is some milk and sugar in it.( ) 43. in which country do people usually make tea bags? a. in china. b.

31、in england. c. in japan. d. in the usa.( ) 44. chinese people like to drink_. a. tea without anything in it b. tea with milk and sugar c. tea with tea bags in it d. tea with green and black leaves( ) 45. what does “black tea” mean in chinese? a. 浓茶 b. 黑茶 c. 红茶 d. 绿茶dyou need some bread and milk. but

32、 half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley(手推车) full of food. what games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?the tricks usually start before you walk in. outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks past can smell warm, fresh bread. that makes us hungry and

33、ready to buy lots of food, not just bread.now youre inside and, of course, a small basket would be fine, but all they have are trolleys. and of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products（商品）inside. so we may fill it with something. in fact, superm

34、arket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more.of course, many people shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops. so supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products. one new trick is to put red

35、stickers on products. customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so the red stickers are easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction!interestingly, this trick appears to work more with men than with women.there is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket. fo

36、r example, customers often go only to buy milk. so they put it right at the back, forcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products. the position of products on each shelf is also important. the most expensive products are usually at eye-level so you see these immediately. the except

37、ion is anything that children might like. these products are on lower shelves so that kids see them.apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket, what about what you listen to? in most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. its so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time (and money) i

38、n the store. you also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy. experts suggest its better to shop when its quieter, on a monday or a tuesday for example. and be careful with queues at the checkouts（结账台）. these are sometimes deliberate(故意), to make you buy something from the checkout shelves wh

39、ile you wait.so, next time you go into your local supermarket, remember these tricks and see if you can come with just the things you went for.( ) 46. supermarkets dont provide baskets because _. a. supermarkets dont usually have many b. baskets are too small to hold many products c. its easy to go

40、shopping with trolleys d. a trolley can hold one or two products inside( ) 47. according to the passage, supermarkets put red stickers on products to _. a. make them look more beautiful b. make them different from cheaper ones c. make people think the stickers are for men d. make people think they c

41、ould save money( ) 48. according to the passage, toys for children are usually placed _. a. on higher shelves b. on each shelf c. on lower shelves d. on the back shelves( ) 49. it can be learned from paragraph 5 that supermarkets usually _. a. stop people lining up at the checkouts b. close on monda

42、y morning c. play loud and noisy music inside d. make customers feel relaxed( ) 50. the passage is mainly about _. a. several ways supermarkets use to sell more products b. some advice when people go shopping on the street c. several rules that every business should followd. some advertisements that

43、 make people buy more 第二部分 词汇与写作 30分. 词汇1. 用所给词的适当形式填空。（本大题共5小题，每题1分，共5分）51. the man was so tired that he fell _ (sleep) at once.52. i had an (usual) experience in the countryside. i wouldnt forget it.53. the _ (develop) of technology has changed our life.54. i cant see the blackboard _ (clear).55.

44、jenny gets up very early in order _ (not be) late for school.2. 根据句意及首字母提示填空。（本大题共5小题，每题1分，共5分）56. the boy often d_ on his parents. they always do everything for him.57. the students were tired after climbing the mountains, so they were all in s_ on the bus.58. dont c_ me with others. i think i am s

45、pecial. 59. - whats w_ with you? - i have a bad cold.60. if you keep waiting for him, it will be a w_ of time. he has gone to beijing on business.3. 阅读下面短文，根据首字母，音标，括号内所给词以及语境的提示在空格内填入适当的单词（1个单词）；或根据汉语意思的提示，在空白处填入适当的短语，使短文语义连贯，意思完整。（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分）a man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven（天堂）or hell（地狱）. he saw a very beautiful palace(宫殿) half way and the owner i 61 him to live there.the man said, “i have been working hard during my life and now i just want to eat and sleep w 62 any work.”the owner agreed, “if so, there i