人教版2020年八年级上学期英语期中试卷A卷

1、人教版2020年八年级上学期英语期中试卷 A卷一、单项选择（共20题；共40分）1. （ 2 分）Amy is good at stories.A .tellB . tellsC . telling2. （ 2 分）I can't remember the placeI left my umbrella that night. But my mothersaid that my brother found it in the school.A . whenB . whyC . howD . that3. （2 分）-Have you heard about Zhangjiajie Gl

2、ass Footbridge?Of course, it's built over acanyon in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.A . 300-meter-deep|B . 300-meters-deepC . 300 meter deep|D . 300-meters deep4. （ 2 分）We shouldn't read booksthe sun.A . inB . onC . atD.under5. （2 分）-Shall I take a taxi?-No, we. It's not far from h

3、ere.A . shouldn'tB . mustn'tC . needn't6. （ 2 分）He often plays tricks on others, but, he is a good boy. He is willing to helpothers.A . in this wayB . in some waysC . in that wayD . in a word7. （2 分）-what do you know about France? It its fine food and wine.A . is good forB . is made ofC

4、. is famous for8. （ 2 分）That's up to you the winner.A . to decideB . decideC . deciding9. （ 2 分）, you should know what you want to do. Then make a plan.A . First of allB . After allC . In the endD . In fact10. （2 分）Please call me when you Beijing.A . arriveB . getC . arrive atD . reach11. （2 分）T

5、he football team worked hard they would win the match.A . ifB . so thatC . as soon asD . because第2页共14页to school.12. （2 分）It usually takes about ten minutesA . by bike B . on a bike C . to ride D .ride13. （2 分）Mum asked me to avoidout alone at nightA . goB . to goC . going D . went14. 2 2 分）一 What a

6、re you going to do this Saturday?-There an English party in our school. I'm going to take part in it.A . is going to beB . is going to have C . is D . are15. （2 分）You can new words in your e-dictionary.A . look up B . look atC . look forD . look around16. （2 分）Li Na is famous all the tennis fans

7、 in China know her.A . too; toB . enough; toC . as; asD . so; that17. （2 分）It's too today.Yes, why don't you put on （ 穿上）your coat?B . coldC . hot D . warm 18.（2 分）Teenagers should have at least sleep in the evening.A . eight hour'sB . eight hours'C . eight hour'sD . eight hours&

8、#39;19. （2 分）If you want to go to Hainan for vacation ,you can search the Internet for aboutit.A . many photoB . much messagesC . more pictureD . more information20. 2 2 分）一The bookshop English dictionaries at a very good price.-Really? Let's buy some.A . buys B . sells C . have D . are 二、完形填空（共

9、1题；共10分） 21.（10 分） Different from popular thoughts, sometimes flu （流感） is not caused by bad weather.It is caused by viruses in the body. 1,A/H1N1 flu has been spreading in the most parts in the world.Some studies have now shown that one of 2ways of spreading the viruses is through the air when 3 A/H

10、1N1 flu-sufferer coughs or sneezes. However, its viruses can sometimes spread by 4. After a flu-sufferer rubs his nose, the viruses might be spread to his hand. Then a friend5to visit him, they shake theirhands. The friend then gets something6 by hand, and several days7, he is infected. A child 8 is

11、 carrying A/H1N1 viruses uses tissues（面名氏） to clean his running nose, although his parentspick up the tissuesand carefully throw9 away, they fail to wash their hands, and they will catch the viruses, too. So it is important for you to wash your hands often, it will stop the viruses from 10 in a way.

12、（1）A . Recently第4页共14页B . FinallyC . LuckilyD . HappilyA . more usualB . the most usualC . more unusualD . the most unusualA . aB . theC . anD . /(4)A.handsB . feetC . mouthD . legsA . getB . leavesC . comesD . arriveA . eatB . to eatC . eatingD . eatenA . agoB . beforeC . afterD . later（8）A . which

13、B . whatC . whoD . whereA . itB . themC . itselfD . themselves（10）A . comingB . to comeC . spreadingD . to spread三、阅读理解（共3题；共43分）22. （8 分）Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just likeus humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.Several years

14、 ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swamthere every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.Anothe

15、r story is about chimpanzees（猩猩）. A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. Sh e found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost."Itis not only humans who have duties, animals also do," she said.Two birds in Chengdu also showed t

16、heir parental（ 父母的）love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws（爪子）.(1) After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island.A . to look for foodB . t

17、o feed her babiesC . to move some peopleD . to carry things to her owner(2) The scientist found chimpanzees.A . cared for the hurt or lost onesB . often left for a far placeC . always stayed in the same placeD . didn't care about each other The two birds rushed down and took the little one away

18、because.A . they didn't like their babyB . they were not kind enoughC . they wanted to teach their babyD . they wanted to save their baby(4) From the passage we know.A . dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.B . mother birds don't want to save their childrenC . animal parents lo

19、ve their children a lotD . all animals want to move people very much23. (10分)阅读理解Americans are very direct people . Whenthey want something , they say "yes” . Whenthey don't . they say "no” . If they want something different from what is given , they will ask for it . Here's an exa

20、mple.I arrive at someone's house and he gives me wine, but I don't want wine . I will say "No,thanks ” . If everyone around me is drinking something , I would ask for something else , “ No, thanks . But l'd like to take a cup of tea . " If I really want wine , I just say"Y

21、es, thank you".Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs , Westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don't want it .（1） According to the passage .are direct .A . Chinese第7页共14页B . AmericansC.JapaneseD . Australians（2） If Americans want something . they would s

22、ay ”.A . Yes , thank youB . No,thanksC . No . I'm sorryD . Yes , I don't like it In this passage . the underlined word “Westerners" means.A . the people who live in the west of their countryB . the visitors who go to the Western countriesC . the people who live in the Western countriesD

23、 . the people who know the customs of the West（4） The Chinese people mightif you don't want something given.A . be gladB . say “thank you''C . get angryD . ask you again to take it From this passage . we know thatA . the Chinese people are directB . the Chinese customs are betterC . the

24、Westerners are more politeD . different countries have different customs24. （25分）（2016?黔东南）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容。Ed Rosenthal lives in a nursing home in Boston with other elderly people. Ed is a senior citizen, 91 years old.When Ed was 75 years old, a doctor came to the nursing home. She saw that Ed was out

25、 of shape and his body was weak. She told him to exercise and get in shape. So Ed started going to the exercise center to lift weights. He exercised for more than 16 years, day in and day out.Now Ed has big muscles （肌肉）,and his stomach is as flat as a pancake. He is very healthy and第8页共14页happy. His

26、 family and friends are surprised. They can not believe their eye.(1) How old is Ed Rosenthal now?(2) Was Ed Rosenthal healthy when he was 75 years old? What did the doctor tell Ed Rsenthal to do?(4) Where did Ed Rosenthal go to lift weights?| How does Ed Rosenthal feel?四、任务型阅读(共1题；共12分)25. (12分)阅读短

27、文，完成小题。If you think you're too shy and want to be a little bit braver, try the following. You can make it. There's no need to hide( 隐藏 )it. When they get to know you're a shy kid, they'll understand you better. This also helps you feel more at ease in talks. When you smile, people th

28、ink you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that other people also have feelings and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face. If you find it hard to start talks, say somethingnice about people around you. Think abouthow great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doe

29、sn't it make you want to keep talking to that person? Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Don't waste time worrying about your look s or whether people like you or not.Take one small step at a time. Each time after you say"Hi" or smile at someone for the firsttime

30、, say to yourself “You did it! ” Or it could be something bigger, like buying yourself an ice cream.Keep trying and one d ay you'll never be "shy" when you talk to others.(1) The phrase “make it " means ":.(2)把下面方框中的四个句子放回文中 处。A.Learn to be a good talker.B.Get your attention

31、elsewhere.C.Tell people you're shy.D.Try to smile more.(3)将画线句子翻译成汉语。(4) Which sentence has the same meaning as “people will stay away from an angry -looking face " ?A . Some people want to make others angry.B . People don't want to talk to the people who look angry.C . Angry people don

32、't want to talk with others.D . Don't look at angry people.五、短文填空（共1题；共10分）26. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空（未提供单词的，限填一词），使文章意思完整、正确，并将答案写在答题卷上。Do you know the boy in the picture? He is Kuang Heng. Kuang Heng lived in more than 2,000 （year） ago in China.From the picture we can see: at that

33、time, he was in worn clothes, and sitting at woodentable with a pile of books on it. A little weak light came through a small hole in the wall.He was reading carefully.This is the well-known story from the ancient Chinese idiom. Kuang Heng was so poor hecouldn't even afford a candle, so he （dig）

34、 a hole in the wall to "steal" light from his neighbor's house（read） at night. The moral of the story tells us that we should try（we） best to learn knowledge, but never be discouraged （easy）, no matter how difficult the situation may be.Of course, things（be） quite different today, but

35、we should remember that hard work pays off. Weshould take pains to improve ourselves through learning and get （prepare） for our future.六、书面表达（共1题；共5分）27. （5分）初中即将毕业，同学们都感到压力很大。就此问题，老师要求你在英语课上做一个以"Less PressureMakes Life Better"为题的报告，谈谈你的做法，与同学分享经验。请根据以下要求写一份发言稿，内容包括：1）普遍存在的压力：同学关系；考试2）我过去的压力：父母的期望；学习3）我成功缓解压力的办法及效果；要求：1）文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；2）词数80左右，短文 的开头已给出，不计入总词数。Less Pressure Makes Better LifeHello, everyone!Pressure is a serious problem in today's world. Most students in our class are un