山东省德州市德城区学年八年级上学期期末英语试题.docx

1、山东省德州市德城区学年八年级上学期期末英语试题山东省德州市德城区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读单选 Long long ago, an old man lived with his three sons. He had 17 horses. One day, he died. In his will (遗嘱), the old man said that the eldest son would have half of the 17 horses, the second one would get one third and the y

2、oungest one would get one ninth!All of them were very puzzled (困惑的) to read the will. They spent several days thinking how to divide 17 horses, but couldnt find the answer.They finally asked a wise (智慧的) man in their village for help. The wise man quickly found a way. He asked them to bring all 17 h

3、orses to a large place. Then he brought one of his horses and made the number of the horses become 18.He asked the first son to read the will. He should get half of the horses. It was 18/2-9 horses.The wise man asked the second son to read the will. He could get one third of the horses. It was 18/3-

4、6 horses.The third son got one ninth of the horses. It was18/9-2 horses.There were 9+6+2 horses, which came to 17 horses.The wise man solved this problem easily and took back his horse.1The old man lived _.Ain a small town Bin a village Cwith his two sons Dwith a wise man2What does the underlined wo

5、rd “divide” mean in Chinese?A分配 B喂养 C收集 D售卖3How many horses should the second son get?A2 B3 C6 D94Which of the following is TRUE?AThe youngest son could get three horses.BThe wise man got his horse back at last.CThe three sons asked the wise man for help at first.DThe wise man asked them to take all

6、 the horses to his home.5What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?AIts not easy to be a wise man. BMaths is important in our daily life.CIts difficult to solve a problem. DAny problem has a way to solve.Speaking English is important. SpeakingPal is one of the best apps for English learner

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10、n Speaking Pal, you can chat with .Aa video character Bpersonal computersCforeign readers Dnew friends8If spelling is difficult for you, youd better use .ASpeaking Pal BSpell Checker CLearn English Video DKobo Reading9Learn English Video can improve your .Aspeaking skills Bwriting skills Clistening

11、skills Dreading skills10In which part of a magazine can we read the text?AScience. BCulture. CSports. DStudy. The moon was behind a cloud and there werent many stars in the sky.It was a dark night. I saw a glow(光，光亮) in my neighbours kitchen. I thought he was having a night meal so I went back to my

12、 bed.Soon, there was a smell of burning (烧东西的焦糊味) in the air and I thought there was probably something wrong. I jumped out of the bed quickly and went out to make sure. I saw a fire coming out of my neighbours kitchen. Then I shouted Fire! Fire! But no one in the neighbourhood heard my shouts for h

13、elp.I ran into my house, called the fire department (消防队) and went back to my neighbours house. I banged（猛敲）on the door and called out my neighbours name, but there was no answer. Finally I got into the house and rescued a cat and a dog.I tried to pour water through the kitchen window but it was no

14、use. It was a big fire. Luckily, the firemen arrived soon and stopped the fire.When my neighbour came back, he was sad for his kitchen but he thanked me for calling the fire department and for saving his pets. He wanted to give me some money but I did not accept it.Weeks later, my neighbour had a ne

15、w kitchen. He invited me to see his new kitchen and we enjoyed a big meal there. It made me very happy.11When did the fire happen?AIn the morning. BIn the afternoon. CAt noon. DAt night.12Where was the writer when he found there was a smell of burning in the air?AIn his bedroom. BIn his kitchen.CIn

16、his neighbours kitchen. DIn his neighbours living room.13The underlined word “rescued” means “ ” according to the passage.Asaw Bcalled Cthanked Dsaved14What did the neighbour feel sad for?AHis pets. BHis kitchen. CThe firemen. DThe fire department.15How did the neighbour thank the writer?AHe gave th

17、e writer some money. BHe gave the writer his pet dog.CHe invited the writer to a big meal. DHe asked the writer to see a movie. BThe seasons in Australia are not like ours.When it is winter in China，it is summer there.Australia is a southern country.It is in the south of the world.June，July and Augu

18、st are the winter months；September，October and November are spring；the summer is in December，January and February；and March，April and May are the autumn months.The north of the country is hotter than the south.A very large part of this country has no rain at all.The east coast has rain all the year，

19、and there are no dry months.The southeast winds blow the whole year.They bring rain from the sea.There is not much rain on the west side.The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds.They only blow here in summer.The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain.The we

20、st winds blow over the southwest in winter only.In summer，the southwest of the country has no rain.In the north of Australia，there is no rain in winter.The rain comes in summer.The northwest winds bring it.16It is _ in Australia in November.Aspring BsummerCautumn Dwinter17In Australia，it is _ in the

21、 south than in the north.Ahotter BwarmerCcolder Dcooler18The _ of Australia has the most rain.Aeastern part Bsoutheastern partCsouthern part Dnorthern part19The southwest of the country has no rain in summer because _.Ait is dry thereBthe west winds never blowCthe northwest winds blowDthe west winds

22、 blow only in winter20There is no rain in winter _ of Australia.Ain the southeast Bin the northCin the southwest Din the south二、补全短文6选5阅读短文，从短文下面方框中的六个句子中选择五个还原到短文中，使短文通顺完整、衔接自然。Qian Zhongshu was one of the most famous Chinese writers to the western world. He was born on November 21, 1910 in Wuxi, J

23、iangsu Province. He grew up with his uncle, who didnt have a son. 21 He only needed to read something once before learning it by heart. He showed his good memory at an early age. When he was a small boy, his uncle often took him to tea houses.22 When they returned home, he could repeat the stories t

24、o his cousins.23 Although he failed his math test, he entered the university because he was so good at Chinese and English. In Tsinghua University he met his wife Yang Jiang, who is one year younger than him and a famous writer, too. 24 Two years later, their daughter Qian Yuan was born. Qian died o

25、f illness on December 19, 1998. Qian left many works to the world. 25 It has been translated into (已经被翻译成) more than six foreign languages.AThey married in 1935.BQian went to Tsinghua University in 1929.CQian had a surprising memory (记忆力).DDo you know more about Qian Zhongshu?E.He liked reading stor

26、y books in the tea houses.F.His most famous novel, Fortress Besieged (围城), came out in 1947.三、用单词的正确形式完成短文阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从每个方框内所给11个词汇中选择10个意义相符的词汇，必要时进行词形变化，填入空白处。more into food in then but different little for quiet dayThe tiger is the largest wild cat（猫科动物）in the world.Tigers wait until it is dark

27、, then they go out to find their 26. When a tiger sees an animal, it moves very 27, 28 jumps on the animal to kill it. Sometimes it can take several 29 for a tiger to finish eating its kill. Tigers are 30 from others in the cat family. Most cat families dont like water, 31 they like water. They ofte

28、n jump 32 rivers to swim. All tigers are 33 danger. People killed them to use their skins（皮）34 clothes, and their bodies for medicine. There is 35 and less land for tigers to live on. But now people have made plans to protect them.阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从每个方框内所给的11个词汇中选择10个意义相符的词汇，必要时可加情态动词或者助动词，进行词形变化，填入空白

29、处。Long long ago, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan went 36 on the Eastern Sea. The girl 37 very happy on the sea. But when she 38 a good time, a strong wind rose on the sea and turned her boat upside down. She was thus drowned（淹死）, but her spirit（灵魂）turned into a beautiful bird crying sadly in th

30、e sound “Jingwei, Jingwei”.Because she wanted 39her father again and hated the sea so much, she 40 some stones into the sea day after day, without a rest, in order to 41 the sea into the land（陆地）.From this story comes the saying “The bird Jingwei trying to 42 the sea”. The story is a little sad. But

31、 it 43 us something important. When we do anything, we have to 44 hard. For example, 45 English is difficult. But if you study hard, you can learn it well. Do you think so?四、多任务混合问题阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。Do you think English is a difficult language to learn? Well, here are some good ways to learn English. Read in your school library if you are a student.Most school libraries have a centre for English learners. If your school library has the centre, and you are learning English as a second language, you can often go