1、绝密启用前|1试题命制中心2019-2019学年上学期期中原创卷B卷八年级英语（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分）注意事项： 1. 本试卷共三部分，六大题，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。2. 请务必在答题卡上答题，在试卷上答题无效。3. 考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分45分）I. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Give him a(n) _ to explain. Maybe he is right. All right.A. answer B.
2、 replyC. problem D. chance2. I feel a bit tired._， I can hold on.A. But B. ThoughC. While D. However3._ is it from your home to the school? One kilometre.A. How long B. How farC. How big D. How often4. We work every day _ Sunday, so we can go shopping on Sunday.A. but B. exceptC. except for D. besid
3、es5. I plan _ for a bicycle trip to Hangzhou. But I am afraid I dont know the way. A map is helpful, I think.A. go out B. going outC. to go out D. to going out6. My mother decided _ us to the zoo and we all jumped with joy.A. taking B. to take C. take D. took7._？ About 13 million.A. How much populat
4、ion is this cityB. What is the population of this cityC. How many population is this cityD. How is the population of this city8. He became internationally famous _ his novels.A. as B. for C. at D. in9. I heard a(n)_ noise just now. It made me scared. A. beautiful B. typicalC. strange D. interesting1
5、0. Can you answer the question, Daniel? Sorry, I can understand it. A. hard B. hardly C. nearly D. little11.The building is very dangerous. Youre right. It looks as if its going to _. A. turn down B. cut down C. fall down D. lie down12. Never put off _ tomorrow what you can do today. A. untilB. befo
6、reC. whenD. as13._ they look different，they have some similarities. A. But B. As C. Although D. When14.Children cant _ their parents too much. They should learn to look after themselves.A. get on B. work on C. depend on D. live on15. A lot of children _ too much time playing computer games. It is ba
7、d _ their eyes.A. spend; for B. cost; for C. cost; to D. spend; toII. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AFriends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. 16 is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things
8、with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We dont always want people 17 . But we would feel lonely if we 18 had a friend.No two people are just the same. Friends 19 dont get on well. That doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become 20 a
9、gain.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 21 . We miss them very much, but we can 22 them and write to them. And we can 23 new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.Theres more good news for people who have friends. They live 24 than pe
10、ople who dont. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. 25 happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.16. A. It B. He C. There D. Someone17. A. alone B. away C. all over D. around18. A. ever B. never C. just D. r
11、eally19. A. always B. sometimes C. often D. usually20. A. sisters B. cousins C. classmates D. friends21. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. alone22. A. call B. ask C. tell D. talk23. A. look for B. find C. make D. know24. A. longer B. shorter C. slower D. faster25. A. Smelling B. Being C. Sounding D. Makin
12、gBDear Nancy,You asked me about places to go and things to do in my town. Now let me tell you. Downtown Mall is always fun. Its 26 shopping place in town. There are a lot of good stores 27 restaurants in Downtown Mall. For example, Trendy Clothing Store is one of them. Its a great place to shop and
13、it has the 28 clothes. The shop assistants there are very 29 to people. My favorite 30 in town is Nicks. It is close to my house. The hamburgers there are great. I like Dragon City Restaurant, 31 . I can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious 32 all! The Big Cinema i
14、s the best cinema in town. It has the biggest screens and the most 33 seats. The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to watch movies. It doesnt have the newest movies, but its 34 are the cheapest.Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see in my town. Come for a 35 soon!Love,Kate26. A. big B.
15、 bigger C. the biggest D. biggest27. A. or B. so C. but D. and28. A. better B. best C. worse D. worst29. A. serious B. hard C. friendly D. surprised30. A. school B. restaurant C. hospital D. park31. A. too B. also C. either D. neither32. A. from B. at C. with D. of33. A. dangerous B. comfortable C.
16、important D. boring34. A. clothes B. screens C. tickets D. food35. A. visit B. photo C. walk D. dinner第二部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）III. 补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。(Zhang DiZ; TillyT) Z: Hi, Tilly. Where is your hometown? T: 36 Z: 37 T: Its more than fifty thousand. Z: Oh, i
17、ts larger than the population of my home town. T: 38 Z: No, sometimes. T: 39 Z: The streets are wider and the traffic is busier. T: What else? Z: 40 I think people will have a newer life in the future. A. Whats it like now?B. Its in the west of America.C. The government (政府) is building new countrys
18、ide.D. How many people work there? E. Do you often go back to your home town?F. What is your home town famous for? G. Whats the population of it?IV. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AKindergartens(幼儿园) may teach you very important things you need to know. Bob, a 5-year-old b
19、oy, saved his fathers life with the skills he learned.The boys father became seriously ill on the way home. He couldnt speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Bob used his fathers phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to gi
20、ve her mother the useful information, and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Bob read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E. But that wasn t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, h
21、is mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jerseys Route22. The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.He just thought his dad needed help, Bobs mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too.It is surprising for him to g
22、et off the highway（高速路）and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick, she said.Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil.Bobs spelling skills helped him seize the moment, he said. And thats the real value（价值）of education.41. Bob called_for help when his father could
23、nt speak.A. Shine B. 911 C. his mother42. The Chinese meaning of the word seize in this passage is probably_.A. 成功 B. 抓住 C. 救援43.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Bob drove his father home.B. The reporter was really a hero.C. Bob saved his father with his spelling skills.44.
24、 The writer writes this article in order to show_.A. The boys father was really a hero.B. Kindergartens teach us more than middle schools.C. Its important to use skills learned to get out of trouble.BReading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, reading books is fun. You can make yo
25、urself happy if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby, too. You can really become lost in a book. Next, you can read a book anywhere: in a car, in a waiting room, on a plane or in bed. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it i
26、s easy to stop and then start again. Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. This makes you read faster and become easier at understanding what you read. If you read enough, you will probably find that your schoolwork
27、becomes much better. Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the more you read, the better your computer skills will be. Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to writ
28、e about. 45. Reading can make you . A. bored B. tired C. happy D. sad46. What does the underlined word convenient mean in Chinese? A. 复杂的 B. 流行的 C. 方便的 D. 枯燥的47. You can read faster . A. if you read as a hobby B. if you are a student C. after you read a book D. before you read a book48. When you rea
29、d enough, perhaps you will find that your schoolwork is . A. much more B. much difficult C. much worse D. much betterCJohn is a student in Sunshine Middle School. He loves playing sports. Just now, his classmate Tim told him that there would be a sports meeting in a few days. John wants to join in t
30、he football game. So he went to learn more information. NOTICEDear students, Our school will have a sports meeting at 8:00 a.m. next Saturday (Sep. 26th). We will have volleyball and basketball games in the school gym (体育馆) and other sports on the playground. It will last (持续) three days. If you lik
31、e running, football, basketball, the high jump, the long jump , you are all welcome to join in the sports meeting. Every student can only join less than two games. September 18, 2019Students Union49. Tim is a _.A. primary school student B. middle school student C. member of Students Union50. When wi
32、ll they have the sports meeting?A. This Wednesday B. This Sunday C. Next Saturday51. Which sport is John interested in?A. Football B. The high jump C. Volleyball52. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The sports meeting will begin in the morning.B. All the ball games are in the school gym.C. The s
33、ports meeting will end on September 28th.DA friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. Is this your car, Paul? he asked. Paul answered. Yes
34、, my brother gave it to me for Christmas. The boy was surprised（惊奇）. You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Boy, I wishHe hesitated(犹豫). Of course, Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surpri
35、sed Paul greatly. I wish, the boy went on, that I could be a brother like that. Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, Would you like to take a ride in my car? Oh yes, Id love that. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, Paul, would you mind （介意）driving
36、in front of my house? Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. Will you stop where those two steps are? the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him comi
37、ng back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent（美分）. And some day Im going to give you o
38、ne just like itthen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（难忘的）holiday
39、 ride.53. The street urchin was very surprised when _.A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car C. he saw the shining car54. From the story we can see the urchin _.A. wished to give his brother a carB. wanted Pauls brother to give him a carC. wished Paul could be a brother lik
40、e that55. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house _.A. to show his neighbors the big carB. to show he had a rich friendC. to tell his brother his wish.56. We can infer（推断）from the story that _.A. Paul couldnt understand the urchinB. the urchin had a deep love for his brotherC. th
41、e urchin wished to have a rich brother57. The best title of the story is _.A. A Christmas Present B. A Street Urchin C. A Brother Like That 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。EMy name is Sally. Im 18 years old and I live in New York. My favorite subject is music. I dont like science because its not inte
42、resting. I usually do my homework at 5 oclock and I go to bed at 9 oclock. My favorite teacher is Mr.Green.Hi，my name is Paul. Im 17 and my birthday is November 13th.Ms.Martin is my favorite teacher. She teaches(教)math. I like math and music. I can play the piano but I cant sing very well.My name is
43、 Jackie. Im from England. I get up at 6 oclock and I have breakfast at 7 oclock. I like swimming and painting. I want to join the art club. I speak English and a little Chinese.My name is Sue. Im from Yokohama in Japan. I speak Japanese and English. I usually go to school at 7 oclock in the morning.
44、 I like history and I want to visit China and America because I think they are very interesting countries(国家).58.What does Sally do at five oclock? （不超过10个词）_59.Why does Sue want to visit China and America? （不超过10个词）_60.After reading the selfintroduction(自我介绍)of the four students，who do you like to
45、befriends with? Why? （不超过15个词）_第三部分 写（共两大题，满分30分）V. 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。61.The new street in my village is very w _ .62.Look! There are some children playing on the h _ .63.Summer comes and the days are g _ longer and longer.64.M _ of people around the world come to
46、the city every year.65.Whats the p _ of the city? Sorry! Im new here.VI. 书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）假如你是张华，你在外地学习的好朋友王伟发了一封电子邮件向你请教如何学好英语。请你根据以下要点用英语给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括：1.看英语电影、听英语歌曲，猜测生词意思。2.与外教交谈。3.把单词写在纸条上，利用纸条记忆单词。注意：1.词数：80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Wang Wei, I received your email yesterday. In the email, you asked me how to improve your English. Now Id like to give you some advice. _These are my suggestions. I hope they are useful to you. Yours, Zhang Hua
