冀教版2020年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

冀教版2020年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）On May 22, a Han taxi driver an old lady to the hospital as soon as he could in Xinjiang.A . sentB . sendsC . is sendingD . has sent2. （2分）Here are some books for _____ sister and _____.A . his, heB . my, IC . they, themD . her, her3. （2分）She is a ______ singer. She sings ________.A . good, goodB . good, wellC . well, goodD . well, well4. （2分）__________ the girl is only ten years old, she can take care of her brother and cook meals every day.A . IfB . BecauseC . AlthoughD . As5. （2分）—Where ________ you born?—In a small town.A . wasB . wereC . beD . are6. （2分）—Could you please sweep the floor?—_____________. I have to do my homework.A . Yes, sureB . Why notC . Sorry, you can'tD . Sorry, I can't7. （2分）– Good news. Li Na has become the first woman to reach a Grand Slam final.–Fantastic! Nothing sounds _________.A . goodB . bestC . betterD . worse8. （2分）—How do you like this piece of music by Tan Dun?—Well, of all the music that he has written, I think this is his ____ one.A . better-knownB . well-knownC . best-knownD . most-known9. （2分）The traffic signs warn people after drinking.A . to driveB . not to driveC . driving10. （2分）— What do you think of the songs?— In fact, ________ of them sounds beautiful.A . not allB . no oneC . not everyoneD . not every one二、完形填空 (共2题；共2分)11. （1分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

There are so many English expressions (表达) about weather. They mean 1different.Raining a lot isn't a good thing, but there is good news about rain: "Save for a rainy day" 2 people are working hard for a future plan. And "as right as rain" tells us that someone is as 3 as usual. So when your friend says, "I was ill, but now I feel as right as rain", you know he is OK.However, the expressions about 4 don't sound so good. If a person only wants to do something great but 5 starts with small things, we may say "he has his head in the cloud". And if someone passed (通过) a difficult test (测试) and felt very 6 we may say he is "on cloud nine".On hot days, wind makes you feel 7 and comfortable. The expressions with wind mean a lot more. "Sail (航行) close to the wind" tells us it is dangerous to 8 a dishonest (不诚实的) man. While the expression "know which way the wind blows (~)" suggests that a man won't tell his idea about something 9 he knows it very well.Snow has many meanings. When there is too much work for you to 10 on time, you may say “I've been snowed down by my work". And "as white as snow" Means being honest.（1）A . anythingB . nothingC . everythingD . something（2）A . wishesB . warnsC . meansD . knows（3）A . shyB . tiredC . hungryD . healthy（4）A . rainB . cloudC . sunD . storm （5）A . alwaysB . usuallyC . oftenD . never （6）A . excitedB . nervousC . afraidD . bored （7）A . coldB . hotC . coolD . warm （8）A . teachB . believeC . beatD . remember （9）A . whenB . afterC . becauseD . tillA . finishB . forgetC . mindD . throw12. （1分）完形填空A train stopped at a small station. An old man on the train1out of the window and2a woman. The woman was selling cakes，and many people from3train were buying them. The old man wanted to buy a cake，4 the woman was standing far from him. It was raining hard and he didn't want to go out of the train.Suddenly he saw a boy. The boy was walking on the platform(站台)5 from him. So he shouted，“Come here，boy.Do you know6each of the cakes is？”“Five cents(美分)，”the boy answered. The old man gave the boy 7cents and asked him to buy 8“One is for me，and the other is for you.”Some time 9the boy came back. He was eating a cake. He gave the old man five cents and said，“Sorry，there was only 10”（1）A . tookB . lookedC . wentD . got（2）A . sawB . heardC . helpedD . looked（3）A . aB . anC . /D . the（4）A . soC . orD . then（5）A . not farB . not nearC . nearD . in（6）A . how manyB . how muchC . whatD . how（7）A . fifteenB . twentyC . tenD . five（8）A . two cakesB . three cakesC . four cakesD . one cake （9）A . afterB . laterC . lateD . before （10）A . one cakeB . two cakesC . some cakesD . three cakes三、阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)13. （10分）阅读理解BA . Flight 137B . Flight 320C . Flight 226D . Flight 405（2）Flight 289 to Hong Kong leaves at________.A . 11：43 a.m.B . 10：12 a.m.C . 12：32 p.m.D . 10：12 p.m.（3）A lady wants to take Flight 12 to Beijing. She should go to Gate________.A . 14B . 15C . 12D . 18（4）Flight 226 to London is from ________.A . Pan AmericanB . Japan AirlinesC . Air CanadaD . CAAC（5）A man is at Gate 18.He's going to________.A . TokyoB . Hong KongC . LondonD . Paris14. （10分）阅读理解Are you tired after studying hard？American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.Country music talks about everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and basic.Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops(庄稼) or death.Rural life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.When people moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is wellknown and people still play it today.（1）Which of the following is NOT true about country music?A . It's easy to understand.B . It's usually about everyday life.C . It started in the north of the U.S.（2）The underlined word "rural" probably means " ".A . 城市的B . 校园的C . 乡村的L（3）People often play country music with .A . the guitarB . the pianoC . the violinL（4）When were country songs made into records?A . In the 1920s.B . In the 1930s.C . In the 1950s. L（5）When people moved to towns and cities, they .A . forgot their musicB . took their music with themC . learned other kinds of music15. （10分） Michael and Dick are good friends, but they like to play jokes on each other. One holiday, they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets.Michael got on the train first. He dropped his ticket on the platform when he got into the carriage. Dick, who was close behind, saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. He put it in his pocket, but didn't tell Michael. After they had been in the train for a while, they heard the conductor coming down the corridor, shouting, “Tickets, please!” Michael looked for his ticket and of course couldn't find it.“Oh dear, I can't find my ticket, Dick,” Michael said.“Look for it carefully, Michael; it must be somewhere.” said Dick.“No, I can't find it anywhere. What shall I do?” said Michael.“Perhaps you'd better hide under the seat; then the conductor won't know you are here.” So Michael hid under the seat. At this time, the conductor came in. “Tickets, please,” he said. Dick ha nded him tow tickets and said, “This is mine. The other is my friend's. But he prefers to stay under the seat.”（1）Michael and Dick would spend their holiday in________.A . trainB . LondonC . PairsD . Rome（2）Where did Michael lose his ticket?A . On the platformB . In the carriageC . In the corridorD . Under the seat（3）What did Dick do after he picked up Michael’s ticket?A . He gave it to his friend.B . gave it to the inspector.C . He put it in his bag.D . He put it in his pocket.（4）Michael hid under the seat when the conductor came to check the ticket because _______.A . he didn't buy the ticketB . he liked to hide under the seatC . he couldn't find his ticketD . he wanted to lay with the inspector（5）From the last sentence we can know that when Michael heard Dick's words, he would feel___________.A . angryB . happyC . sadD . worry四、任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)16. （1分） Look at this photo. The girl is from Beijing. She is six years old. She is not tall and she has short black hair. She has big eyes, a small nose and a wide mouth. She is in old clothes. Now she is lost（丢失了）. Please help us find her. Our phone number is （010）8699-8886. Thanks!阅读短文，完成下列表格关于the girl的信息，每个空格一词。