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八年级上学期期中考试英语试题A卷
2020年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题A卷
一、单项填空(共10题;共20分)
1.(2分)—Susan,ofthegroupTFBoys,whichboydoyoulikebest?
—Well,IlikeYiYangqianxibest,becauseIthinkheis___________.
A.talented
B.moretalented
C.themosttalented
D.lesstalented
2.(2分)Idon't______hiswords,becauseheisn'tworth_____.
A.trust;trustingin
B.trustin;trusting
C.trust;trusting
D.trustin;trustingin
3.(2分)Runnereats________healthyfood.
A.lotof
B.alotof
C.any
D.alotsof
4.(2分)Heisbadlyillandiskept______byafeedingtube(管子).
A.lively
B.living
C.live
D.alive
5.(2分)Wouldyouplease_______myglass_______somemoretea?
A.full;of
B.full;with
C.fill;of
D.fill;with
6.(2分)—DoyouoftenseeTony________footballinthepark?
—Yes.Look!
Nowwecanseehim_______footballoverthere.
A.play;play
B.playing;play
C.play;playing
D.plays;play
7.(2分)——WhatshouldIdo?
——_________goandsaysorrytohim?
A.Howabout
B.Couldyou
C.Whynotyou
D.Whynot
8.(2分)Ihearthereis_____pandainthezoo,andIwanttotake_______bustoseeit.
A.a;the
B.the;/
C./;the
9.(2分)Areyougoingtoapplyfor(申请)thepositionbyletteror________?
A.byhand
B.inhand
C.inpublic
D.inperson
10.(2分)It'sverynice you myparentsyourbestwishes.
A.of;sending
B.for;sending
C.for;tosend
D.of;tosend
二、完形填空 (共1题;共10分)
11.(10分)完形填空。
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Itwasacoldsnowymorningafterthewintervacation.Anditwasmyfirst1 atmynewschool.Iwaswalkingaloneslowlyand2 aboutlotsofthings.Itwasearlyandthereweren'tmanypeopleontheroad.Suddenlyagirlwhowas3 abikeonicefelldown.Shewastryinghardtogetupbutfellagain.4 thinking,Iwentoverandhelpedher.Shesaid“5”withasmileandthenrodeaway.Herwordswarmedmealot.
Finally,Igottoschool.Theteacherledmetothe6 andintroducedmetotheclass.Thenheaskedmetositdownbesideagirl.Ifeltso7 thatIdidn'tdaretolookather.Soonthefirstclass,8,started.Theirtextbooksweredifferentfromthoseinmyoldschool.AsIwaswondering9 todo,anEnglishbookappearedinfrontofme.“Let'sshare,”thegirlbesidemesaid,“Hi,I'mCarrie.”I10.ItwasthegirlIhelpedthismorning.Lateron,webecamegoodfriends.
FromthatIlearned:
tohelpothersisactuallytohelpourselves!
(1)
A.day
B.week
C.term
D.month
(2)
A.dreaming
B.caring
C.talking
D.worrying
(3)
A.flying
B.riding
C.driving
D.running
(4)
A.Before
B.After
C.Without
D.From
(5)
A.Hello
B.Pardon
C.Sorry
D.Thanks
(6)
A.classroom
B.playground
C.library
D.office
(7)
A.happy
B.nervous
C.calm
D.serious
(8)
A.physics
B.English
C.geography
D.chess
(9)
A.what
B.how
C.when
D.where
(10)
A.lookedout
B.lookeddown
C.lookedup
D.lookedinto
三、阅读理解(共3题;共24分)
12.(10分)阅读理解
FinallyHome
Lastyear,myparentsmovedtothistown.IhadtogotoanewschoolandfoundnoonetobefriendswithbecauseIwasn'tinterestedinthetopicsmostofmyclassmatesliked.
“MaybeI'llneverhaverealfriends,”Ithought.Iclosedmyeyesandimaginedplayingmydrums.Suddenly,Iheardthesoundofaguitar.Ifollowedthesoundandfoundoutthatwasaband.Irecognized(认出)theguitarplayeratmyfirstsightandsodidhe.“Hey,you'reCassiefrommyclass!
”hisvoicesurprisedme.“I'msorry,”Isaid.“Ijusthaven'theardanylivemusicinthistownbefore!
Yousoundgreat—didyouguyswritethatsong?
”“Yeah—well,we'restillworkingonit.I'mMatt.”Hestoodupandheldouthishand.
“MindifIlistenin?
”Iaskedinalowvoice.“Notatall,”Mattsaid,smiling.“Maybeyoucangiveussomesuggestions!
”
ThesongwasprettygoodandIcouldreallyimproveitwithmydrumskills.BehindmydrumsetwastheoneplaceIfeltcompletelylikemyself.ButIwasn'tsureifIwantedtoopenthatdoortotheworld.
“Hey,doyouplaydrums?
”Mattaskedsuddenly.Hisquestionsurprisedme.Howdidheknow?
AndthenIfollowedhiseyestomyhands,whichhadbeenbeatingarhythm(节奏)onthefloor.Itriedtosayno,butmyheartstoppedmefromrefusing.“Sure,I'vebeenplayingforafewyears,”Isaidfinally.“Oh,wow!
You'vegottojoinus!
”Mattsaid.“Ihavesomedrumsoverhere.”
Ilookedattheirshinyfaces.“Clearly.Iwouldlovetoplay!
”Ireplied.“One,two,three,four!
”Mattcountedandbegansinging,andIknewIwasfinallyhome.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
(1)Whenthewriterfirstwenttoanewschool,she______.
A.joinedamusicclub
B.hadnoclosefriends
C.couldplaytheguitar
D.developedanewhobby
(2)Thewritermet________onedaywhenhefeltlonelyinanewschool.
A.aguitarplayer
B.apianoplayer
C.aCDplayer
D.aviolinplayer
(3)Thewriterfelt______whenMattaskedifsheplayeddrums?
A.surprised.
B.scared.
C.worried.
D.excited.
(4)Thewriterhasbeenplayingdrumsfor________.
A.afewdays
B.afewmonths
C.afewyears
D.afewhours
(5)Thewritersaidshewasfinallyhomebecause______.
A.shelearnedtoplaythedrums
B.shedecidedtoleavethetown
C.shelovedherhomeverymuch
D.shemadesomefriendsfinally
13.(6分) Ournearestneighboristhemoon.Inthesky, themoonandthesunseemtobeofthesamesizebecausethemoonismuchnearer.
Themoonmakesthetides—thechangesinthelevelofthesea.Themoonandthesuntogetherpullthesea.Insomepartsoftheworld, thedifferencebetween"hightide"(whentheseaisveryneartotheland)and"lowtide"(whentheseaisfarawayfromtheland)isverybig.Thisisveryimportantforships.
ThemoonisverydifferentfromtheEarth.GravityonthemoonissixtimesweakerthanthatontheEarth.Thereisn'tanyair.Duringtheday,itisvery,veryhotbutatnightitisvery,verycold.Nothingcanliveonthemoon.
IfthemoongoesbetweentheEarthandthesun, wehaveaneclipseofthesun(日食).Themoonstopsthelightfromthesunandwehavenightintheday.
IftheEarthgoesbetweenthemoonandthesun,wehaveaneclipseofthemoon.Themoongoesintotheshadow(影子)oftheEarthanditdisappearsforafewminutes.
(1)WhenthemoongoesbetweentheEarthandthesun,wehavenightintheday,wecallittheeclipseof .
A.themoon
B.thesun
C.thestars
D.theEarth
(2)Whichofthefollowinghappenswhenwehaveaneclipseofthemoon?
A.TheEarthgoesbetweenthemoonandthesun.
B.Themoongoesintotheshadowofthesun.
C.Themoongoesintotheshadowofitsown.
D.Thesundisappearsforafewminutes.
(3)WhichofthefollowingstatementsareTRUE?
a.Themoonandthesunareofthesamesize.
b.GravityontheEarthis6timesstrongerthanthatonthemoon.
c.Thechangesintheleveloftheseaarecalledtides.
d.Themoonitselfpullstheseaandmakesthetides.
e.Whentheseaisneartotheland,ahightidemayhappen.
f.Itismuchhotterinthedaybutmuchcolderatnightonthemoon.
A.a.b.c.f.
B.b.c.d.e
C.a.d.e.f
D.b.c.e.f
14.(8分)阅读理解
AsIwasleavingtomeetLynne,myroommatetoldmethatI'dbettertakesomemoney.ButIdidn'tlistentohim.IthoughtthatLynnewouldpaybecauseshehadinvitedme.Iarrivedattherestaurantexactlyontime.I'dbeentoldthatAmericansexpectyoutobeontime.LynneandIsatatatableinthecornerofrestaurantandawaitresscameandtookourorder.
Thedinnerwasagreatsuccess.ItalkedalotaboutSaudiArabiaandLynnetoldmeallaboutherself.Aftertwohours,thewaitressfinallycameandaskedifwewantedonecheckortwo.Lynnesaidtwo.WewenttothecashierandLynnepaidhercheck.Iwasembarrassed(尴尬)whenthecashiergavememybill.Ihadnomoneytopayformymeal.ThenIhadanidea.Ipretendedtolookforsomethinginmypocketsandsaid,“Oh!
Iforgotmywallet!
CanIcallmyroommate,please?
”ThecashiershowedmewherethephonewasandIquicklycalledmyroommate.Inafewminutes,hearrivedwithsomemoney,buthecouldn'thidehowhefelt.Helaughedallthewayhome.Now,Ithinkit'sfunnytoo,butatthattimeIwasterriblyembarrassed.IthoughtthataninvitationtohavedinnerintheUnitedStatesmeantthesamethingasthatinChina.Iguessyouhavetounderstandthatyourcustomsareonlyyourcustoms.Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,youhavetolearnabouttheircustoms,too.
(1)Thewriter'sroommateadvisedthewritertotakesomemoneywithhim______.
A.topayforthemeal
B.tosharethecostofthemeal
C.toinviteLynnetodinner
D.topayforthetaxi
(2)Theroommatelaughedallthewayhomebecause________.
A.thewriterwasembarrassedwhenhecouldn'tpayhischeck
B.thewriterhadn'ttoldLynnethetruth
C.thewriterlistenedtohimwhenheleftthehouse
D.thedinnerwasn'tagreatsuccess
(3)ThewriterandLynne________.
A.enjoyedtheirmealverymuch
B.didn'tfinishsuccessfullytheirmeal
C.traveledtoSaudiArabiatogether
D.weren'thappyduringthedinner
(4)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Peopleshouldalwaystakesome