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八年级上学期期末考试英语试题D卷
2019年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题D卷
一、完形填空。
(共1题;共8分)
1.(8分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Oneday,asmallbusinessownerdecidedto1becausehe'dhadenoughoftheendlesswork,enoughofthelackofpayback,enoughoftheuncomfortableloneliness.
Hewentintotheforesttohaveonelasttalktothewisemanhemetbefore."Wiseman,"hesaid."CanyougivemeonegoodreasonwhyIshouldn'tgiveup?
"
Theanswersurprisedhim."Look 2you,"thewisemansaid."Doyouseethefern(蕨类植物)andthebamboo?
"
"Yes,"themansaid.
"WhenIplantedthefernandthebamboo,Itookverygoodcareofthem.Sobothofthemgotenoughfoodandwater.Theyenjoyed 3inspringandwereprotectedfromthestormsinautumn.Thefernquicklygrewfromtheearth.Itslargelongleavessoon 4 theforestfloor.Yetnothingcamefromthebambooseed(种子). 5Ididnotgiveuponthebamboo.Inthesecondyear,theferngrewevenbetterthanbeforebutnothingcamefromthebambooseed.Inyearthreetherewasstillnothingfromthebambooseed.ButIwouldnotgiveup.Inyearfour,again,therewasnothingfromthebambooseed.StillIwouldnotgiveupandIwaited."
"Theninthefifthyearatinysprout(芽)cameoutfromtheearth.Comparedtothefern,itwas 6.Butdaybydaythesproutgrewbigger.Withinsixmonths,thesprouthadreachedaheightof100feet.Ithadspentthefiveyearsgrowingroots(根).Thoserootsmadeitstrongandgaveitwhatitneededtostayalive."
"Doyouknow,youngman,thatallthistimeyouhavebeenstruggling,youhavebeengrowing?
Growtherootsthatyouneedtoproduceyour 7."
"Don'tcompareyourselftoothers.Thebamboohasadifferentpurposefromthefern,buttheybothmaketheforestbeautiful.Yourtimewillcome.Youwillrisehigh."
Thesmallbusinessownerthoughtthiswasgoodadvice.Helefttheforesttopractisewhatthewisemanhadtoldhim.
Whenitseemslikenothingishappeninginyourlife,evenwithalltheworkthatyou'redoing,rememberthatyou'reprobablygrowingroots,notfruit.Beinghard-workingand 8,onedaynotlongfromnow,youwillhaveagreatharvest.
(1)
A.giveaway
B.giveout
C.giveback
D.giveup
(2)
A.at
B.around
C.into
D.after
(3)
A.names
B.hope
C.sunlight
D.home
(4)
A.covered
B.swept
C.changed
D.colored
(5)
A.And
B.But
C.So
D.Because
(6)
A.cute
B.weak
C.valuable
D.small
(7)
A.money
B.apples
C.fruit
D.business
(8)
A.careful
B.patient
C.slow
D.smart
二、阅读理解。
(共4题;共32分)
2.(8分)(2016•深圳)阅读下面短文,从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡将相应的字母编号涂黑。
Inthesummerbetweenmyfirstyearandsecondyearincollege,Iwasinvitedtobeaninstructor(辅导员)atahighschoolcamp.Onthefirstday,whenweweredancingandplayinggames,Inoticedaboyunderthetreewhowassmallandthin.Hisshynessmadehimappearweak.Iwalkedtowardshim,introducedmyselfandinvitedhimtojoinintheactivitiesandmeetsomenewpeople.Hequietlyreplied,"No,Ireallydon'twanttodothis."IcouldunderstandthathewasinanewworldbutIknewitwouldn'tberighttoforcehim,either.Actually,theboydidn'tneedaclosetalkbutafriend.
Atlunchthenextday,IwasleadingcampsongswhenIsawtheboyunderthetreesittingalone.Itriedagainwiththesameinvitation,butherefusedonceagain.ThateveningIwastoldtheboy'snamewasTommy.ThenIaskedthecamperstopayspecialattentiontotheboyandspendtimewithhimwhentheycould.
Thedayswentbyandthetimecamewhenwehadtoleave.Weheldabig,warmpartytocelebratetheclosingofthecamp.Allthecamperssharedtheirwonderfulmoments.Tomysurprise.1foundtheboyfromunderthetreedancingjoyfullywithtwogirls.Icouldn'tbelieveitwasthesameperson.
InOctoberofmysecondyear,IreceivedaphonecallfromTommy'smother.ShetoldmethatTommywashitbyacarandkilled.Iofferedmydeepsadness.Themothersaid:
"Tommymentionedyousomanytimes.Iwantyoutoknowthathewentbacktoschoolandmadenewfriendswithconfidence.YoumadeadifferenceforTommyduringhislastmonths."
Atthatmoment,Irealizedhoweasyitwastogiveabitofyourselfeveryday.Youmayneverknowhowmucheachgesturemaymeantosomeoneelse.Ihopethateveryonecanpayattentiontotheirown"boyunderthetree".
(1)Beforethewritercametothehighschoolsummercamp,hewasa(n) .
A.instructor
B.camper
C.student
D.reporter
(2)Howmanytimesdidthewriterinvitetheboytojoinintheactivities?
A.Once
B.Twice
C.Threetimes
D.Manytimes
(3)Whichisthecorrectorderaboutthestory?
①Theboydancedjoyfullywithtwogirls.
②Theboywentbacktoschoolandmadenewfriends.
③Theboyrefusedtojoinintheactivities.
④Theboy'smothermadeaphonecalltothewriter.
A.①②③④
B.②③①④
C.③①②④
D.④③②①
(4)FromParagraph4,wecaninfer(推断)thatTommy'smotherwasvery tothewriter.
A.thankful
B.helpful
C.faithful
D.harmful.
3.(8分)阅读理解
Whatmightthefuturebelike?
Herearesomepredictions:
thingstocome,thingstogo.
TheSpringFestival,themostimportantChineseholidaywheneveryonereturnshome,hascausedheadachesformillionsofChinese.Morethan2billionpeopletravelatthesametime,makinggettingtravelticketsandthejourneydifficult.Butin28years,theSpringFestivaltravelmaynotbeaproblematall.Chinaplanstobuildmorethan120,000kilometersofrailwayandafasttransportationnetworkthatwillserve90%ofthepopulationby2020.AndbecausemostofChinawillbecities,peoplewillnothavetogotootherplacestofindajob,soitwillnolongerbeaproblem.
Newspaperswillcometoanendin2043.Inthefuture,digital(数字的)newspaperswillbesenttopersonalwebtoolsthroughInternet.Readerscandiscusstopicswithjournalistsandeditors.Informationwillmovefaster.
Oilisrunningoutfasterthanexpected.Butscientistshavefoundsomethingelseforoilasfuel(燃料).Coal,naturalgas,solarpower,nuclearpowerandevenwatercantaketheplaceofoilassourcesofenergy(能源).
Schoolswillgoelectronic(电子化).Computerswillbeimportantandpopularamongthestudents.Everythingwillbeinthecomputerandstudentswillnotneedtobringbookstoschool.TheywillfindinformationontheInternet.Acomputerwillbethe students’library,schoolbagandconnectiontotheoutsideworld.Therewillberobotteachers,andtheywillcheckhomeworkoncomputersandcommunicatewiththestudents’parentsthroughe-mail.Andschoolbuseswillbelikespaceships,comfortableandsafe.
(1)Morethan2billionpeoplehaveahardtimereturninghomeduring .
A.ChristmasDay
B.NationalDay
C.theSpringFestival
D.theMid—autumnFestival
(2) ___ isnotmentionedinthepassageas sourcesofenergy.
A.Coal
B.Wind
C.Nuclearpower
D.Water
(3)Fromthepassagewecanknow inthefuture.
A.theSpringFestivaltravelmaystillbeaproblem
B.90%ofthepopulationwillliveinthecity
C.robotteacherswillcheckhomework
D.readerscandiscusstopicswitheachotherthroughInternet
(4)What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Schoolswillgoelectronic.
B.Computerswillbeimportant.
C.Therewillberobotteachers.
D.Schoolbuseswillbelikespaceships.
4.(6分)阅读理解
PunctuationMarks(标点符号)
PunctuationMarks
Whentousethem?
Example
Apostrophes
(')
Toshowpossession—whensomethingbelongstosomeone.
Useapostrophesinwordcontractions.
Alan'sfavoritecolorisblue.
It's(Itis)ahotandsunnyday.
ExclamationMarks
(!
)
Toexpresssurprise,excitement,anger,admirationortogiveorders.
Stop!
Don'tmove!
QuestionMarks
(?
)
Placedattheendofaquestion.
Howareyou?
(1)Wherecanthetableaboveprobablybefound?
A.Anewspaper
B.AGrammarbook
C.Areport
D.Aguidebook
(2)Sentence1:
TheyouthworkerhassolvedAlan'sproblems.
Sentence2:
Alan'sgoingoverwhathehaslearntinclass.
Whichofthestatementsistrueaccordingtotheusagesofpunctuationmarks?
A.The“Alan's”insentence1hasthesamemeaningastheoneinsentence2.
B.The“Alan's”insentence1isusedasacontractionfor“Alanis”.
C.The“Alan's”insentence2showsthatsomethingbelongstoAlan.
D.Theapostrophesinthetwosentenceshavequitedifferentmeanings.
(3)“Whataheavysnow!
”Theyrushedoutscreamingandplayinghappily.Heretheexclamationmarkisusedtoshowtheyfelt whentheysawthebigsnow.
A.excited
B.angry
C.curious
D.scared
5.(10分)阅读理解
SassyandWaldoaregooddogs.Theirjobistokeeptheirhousesafe(安全的).Everyday,theboyofthefamily,Stewart,comeshomeafterschool.Thedogsthinktheschoolisn'tagoodplacebecauseStewartdoesn'tlookhappy.Stewart'sparentsaskStewartwhathedoesatschool,healwayssays,"Nothing."
SassyandWaldowanttohelpStewart.Buttheschooldoesn'tletdogsin.SoSassyandWaldoputonanoldtrenchcoat(军装式大衣)tolooklikeaboy.SooneveryoneatStewart'sschoolthinkstheyhaveanewstudentnamedSaltyfromOhio.
Guesswhat!
SassyandWaldolovetheschool!
Theythinkit'sgoodtostudyatschool.Then,howwilltheyhelpStewart?
Doyouwanttoknowtheanswer?
ReadTwoDogsinaTrenchCoatGotoSchooltofindout!
I'msurethewordsandthepicturescanmakeyoulaugh.
(1)SassyandWaldo'sjobistoprotect(保护)______.
A.Stewart'sschool
B.theirhouse
C.Stewart'sparents
D.Stewart'sclassmates
(2)Stewart_______.
A.can'tdoanythingatschool
B.reallylikestogotoschool
C.is