人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中测试A卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中测试A卷

姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________

一、单项选择. (共15题；共30分)

1. （2分）— _____ accident happened last night.

— Yes, just because the traffic was heavy.

A . The

B . A

C . An

D . /

2. （2分）Everything comes to life when spring __________.

A . reaches

B . gets

C . gets to

D . arrives

3. （2分）Lei Feng ______ for many years, but his spirit is still encouraging us.

A . died

B . has died

C . was dead

D . has been dead

4. （2分）— Mr. Hurst, could I join in your after-class activity from tomorrow on?— Of course, Jenney. You can come every Tuesday and Friday afternoon.

A . take part in

B . cheer up

C . guard against

5. （2分）Don't the bus until it stops.

A . get in

B . get on

C . get off

D . get out

6. （2分）—I fall in love ________ the song as soon as I hear it.

—Yes. The song always reminds us ________ our nice past.

A . with; in

B . for; in

C . with; of

D . for; of

7. （2分）Which of the following traffic signs means "Cars are not allowed to turn left here"?

A .

B .

C .

D .

8. （2分）— Tom, let's play soccer after class!

— That sounds _____. I love ping-pong.

A . interesting

B . difficult

C . relaxing

D . fun

9. （2分）— Our teacher's name is Jack Green.

— We call him ___________.

A . Miss Green

B . Miss Jack

C . Mr. Jack

D . Mr. Green

10. （2分）You can ask the teacher _____ help.

A . at

B . for

C . in

D . to

11. （2分）—Hi, Alice. Could you come to my party next Friday?

—Sorry, I _______. I will go travelling with my parents.

A . can't

B . couldn't

C . don't

D . didn't

12. （2分）Last English class, Miss Li ______ students ______ eight groups.

A . divides; into

B . divided; into

C . divided; to

D . divides; to

13. （2分）——Will you please bring me the English dictionary, Lily?

——__________.

A . That's right

B . All right

C . That's all right

14. （2分）The road is always busy at this time. Look out when you walk ________.

A . through

B . along

C . across

D . beside

15. （2分）---Do you mind me smoking here?

--- _________. Look at the sign. It says, “No smoking”.

A . It doesn't matter

B . Yes, please

C . You'd better not

D . Never mind

二、完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)

16. （10分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. Some of these maps have1 and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat(平的). As time went by, the pictures became more detailed and maps were more2 made. Later on, ancient Greeks(希腊人) used their3 of math and science to make maps. Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was4.

From simple pictures, map making has turned into a science. Maps are made 5 surveying(勘测) land. In the 1900s, people around the world started to share information to make 6 maps. With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space, maps are now more exactly made than ever. 7 the world is always changing, we will always need new maps.

There are many types of maps, but almost all use 8 and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made. A map usually tells what the pictures9. Some maps may show the whole world. A road map will help you know the 10 from one place to another. Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places.

（1）

A . disappeared

B . survived

C . gone

D . left

（2）

A . slowly

B . simply

C . correctly

D . carelessly

（3）

A . knowledge

B . courage

C . energy

D . challenge （4）

A . long

B . small

C . square

D . round （5）

A . into

B . by

C . of

D . from （6）

A . cleaner

B . lighter

C . better

D . older （7）

A . Though

B . So

C . Unless

D . Since （8）

A . sounds

B . models

C . words

D . stories （9）

A . stand for

B . go for

C . ask for

D . wait for

（10）

A . weather

B . distance

C . feature

D . culture

三、阅读理解。 (共3题；共26分)

17. （6分） One of my favorite things to do is hiking in mountains. Because nobody likes the idea of getting lost, I always prepare before every

trip. But what's the best navigation tool, a Global Positioning System(GPS)or a good old map and compass?

Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail(路线)I marked. One team of three carried a GPS, and the other

team used a map and compass. It took the GPS team 3 hours and 11 minutes to get through the whole hike, however, it took the map and compass team only 2 hours and 49 minutes. The biggest problem the GPS team met was that they lost the satellite signal(卫星信号)in some places. With no map or compass, they had to walk around until they were in a place where the signal was good. The map and compass team was able to spot different landmarks, compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction. When I head out on my future hikes, I'm bringing a map, a compass and a GPS to show me the way.

（1）The two teams____.

A . had the same navigation tool

B . went along the same trail

C . had the same problem

（2）The GPS team spent ____ time than the map and compass team in the whole hike.

A . 1ess

B . more

C . the same

（3）In the end，the writer found out____.

A . the map and compass were too old navigation tools to use any more

B . it wasn't necessary to bring a map and a compass together with a GPS

C . the GPS had some disadvantages in hiking in mountains

18. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must be able to understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly, with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to compose（组成）sentences that are grammatically correct. We must know how to arrange sentences in paragraphs, so as to write a good letter or composition.

There is no easy way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough simply to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meaning. We learn words not by ourselves, but in sentences. We must learn by using the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those who are st udying a new language. Practice is very important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.

（1）The most important things to learn a foreign language are_______.

A . understanding and speaking

B . memorizing and listening

C . writing and understanding

D . hearing, speaking, reading and writing

（2）Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because________.

A . he doesn't have a good memory

B . he often hesitates to practice speaking it

C . he always remember lists of words and their meanings

D . he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spoken

（3）One can never learn a foreign language well only by_______.

A . doing more exercises

B . studying the dictionary

C . learning through use

D . using the language

（4）Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A . good memory.

B . Speaking.

C . Practice.

D . Writing.

（5）"Learn through use" means_______.

A . we use a language in order to learn it

B . we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C . we can learn a language before using it

D . we can learn a language well while we are using it

19. （10分） Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.

When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.

Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.

（1）How often did Edison make a new invention?

A . About every fourteen days

B . About every seven days

C . About once a week

D . About twice a week

（2）The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”

A . Gave somebody a job

B . Set fire to somebody

C . Let somebody down

D . Forced somebody to leave his job

（3）Edison considered his deafness as______.

A . something bad

B . a gift from god

C . a kind of ability

D . a disadvantage

（4）which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A . Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness

B . Edison got his education mostly by self-teachinG

C . Edison had his first job in 1869

D . Edison’s inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life

（5）What does the passage mainly talk about?

A . The function of the electric light

B . Edison and his experiments

C . The importance of inventions

D . The whole life of Edison.

四、词汇。 (共2题；共6分)

20. （4分）I want to ________ ________ ________ ________ (去看电影）, but I have no ticket.

21. （2分）他如何做这个灯笼的呢?

________ ________he make this lantern?

五、中译英. (共1题；共2分)

22. （2分）政府已经加强了它的空军力量。

The government has ________ ________ its air force.

六、写作。 (共1题；共5分)

23. （5分）按照以下内容提示，写一篇短文介绍你的一个好朋友，至少50词。首句已经给出不计入总词数。内容包括：1）姓名：John Smith

2）年龄：14岁

3）外貌、性格特征

4）生日：十月六日

5）家庭成员：爷爷奶奶，爸爸妈妈，一个妹妹

6）最喜爱的运动、学习科目及其原因I have a good friend.

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