届八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷.docx

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届八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷

2020届八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷

一、单项选择（共10题；共20分）

1.（2分）Inordertofind_______betterjobinthefuture,heplannedtolearn_______secondforeignlanguage.

A.The,a    

B.the,the    

C.a,a    

2.（2分）There_______someteainthecup.

A.be    

B.are    

C.is    

D.has    

3.（2分）TheiPadisn't______. Itbelongsto______.

A.he;me    

B.her;mine    

C.his;me    

D.hers;mine    

4.（2分）Thereare8keepersattheChengduResearchBase.Twoareyoung,and____________keepersareold.

A.theothers    

B.theother    

C.other    

D.another    

5.（2分）Youhaveworkedforalongtime.You____________beverytired.       

A.must    

B.can't    

C.could    

D.mustn't    

6.（2分）—Theenvironmentisgettingworseandworse.

—Butmanypeoplestilldon'trealizehowserioustheproblemis.

A.believe    

B.know    

C.mind    

7.（2分）—Perhapswewillhavenowatertodrinkinthefuture.

—______________

A.That'sgreat.    

B.It'smypleasure.    

C.Idon'tthinkso.    

D.That'sallright.    

8.（2分）—What'shistelephonenumber?

—_______625-7886.

A.It's    

B.I'm    

C.She's    

D.He's    

9.（2分）—Where'syourfather?

—He______Beijing.He_____therelastmonth.

A.hasgoneto;went    

B.hasbeento;went       

C.hasgoneto;hasgone    

D.hasbeento;hasgone    

10.（2分）—Haven'tseenyouforages,Mike.       ?

—Prettygood!

Everythinggoeswell.

A.Whatareyoudoing    

B.Howareyou    

C.How'sitgoing    

二、完形填空（共1题；共10分）

11.（10分）根据短文理解,从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

Whatdoyouusuallydoattheweekend?

Somepeopleliketostayathome,butsomeliketogo 1ortoplayfootball.MyfriendWangHaiworks 2 aschool.Attheweekend,he 3thesamething. 4Saturdayhewasheshiscar,andonSundayhegoestothevillage5hisfamily.Hisauntandunclehavea6there.Itisn'tabigone,butthere'salways 7worktodo.Inautumn,thechildren 8thempickapples.WangHaiand 9wifehelpinthefield.Intheevening,theyareallhungryandWangHai'sauntgivethemabig 10.

（1）

A.swims     

B.swim       

C.swimming    

（2）

A.on     

B.in     

C.of    

（3）

A.do      

B.does     

C.make    

（4）

A.On      

B.In       

C.For    

（5）

A.about       

B.with      

C.like    

（6）

A.factory     

B.farm       

C.shop    

（7）

A.many      

B.alot      

C.alotof    

（8）

A.want      

B.carry      

C.help    

（9）

A.her      

B.his      

C.hers    

（10）

A.apple     

B.orange       

C.dinner    

三、阅读理解（共3题；共28分）

12.（8分）阅读理解

Doyoufindithardtolearnmathandhistory?

ArecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromUniversityofLondon,maybeofhelptoyou.Theyfoundthatteenagerscouldgethighermarksinmathiftheystudiedinthemorningandbettergradesinhistoryiftheyweretaughtintheafternoon.

TheresearchersdidastudyatasecondaryschoolinBulgariaovernineyears.Theresultsshowedthatwhenteenagershadmathclassesearlierintheday,theyscoredonaverage（平均）7percenthigherinteststhanwhentaughtintheafternoon.Lower-abilitystudentsdidworstwhentheywerestudyingmathintheafternoon.

Inhistory,studentstaughtintheafternoonscoredonaverage6percenthigherthanwhentheyweretaughtinthemorning.However,itdoesn'tworkforothersubjectssuchaslanguagesorgeography.

VelichkaDimitrova,leaderofthestudy,saidthefindingsshowthatwedobetteratdifferenttimesoftheday.

"Inthemorning,ourbrainsarebetterandfresher,sowearebetteratdoingsomethingthatrepeatsalotlikeproblemsolving,wherewerequiremorespeedandattention,"DimitrovatoldTheTelegraph.

"Intheafternoon,itseemsthatthisprocess（过程）slowsdown.Ontheotherhand,historyisbettersuitablefortheafternoon,whenwearemorecreativeandopentodiscussion,"shesaid.

Subjectssuchasforeignlanguagesrequirebothmemoryandrepetition（重复）,andtheyalsoneedpeopletobecreative.Thisisperhapswhythetimeofdayhasnoinfluenceonlearning.

Time-of-dayeffectssuchasthosearebelievedtobeconnectedtothebodyclock.Thisisthesysteminourbodiesthatcontrolswhenweneedtosleep.SomeschoolsintheUSandUKhavetriedoutlaterschoolstartingtimesforteenagers,whosebodyclockschangeastheygrowintoadults.

Dimitrovabelievesschoolsshouldtakethischancetoimprovestudents'performancejustbychangingtheirtimetables.

（1）Historyisbettersuitablefortheafternoonbecause______.

A.itisaneasysubjectforstudentstolearn    

B.wearemorecreativeandopentodiscussion    

C.ourbrainsarebetterandfresherintheafternoon    

D.it'seasiertopaymoreattentiontotheworkwearedoing    

（2）Itisbelievedthatthetime-of-dayeffectshavesomethingtodowithastudent's______.

A.age    

B.hobby    

C.bodyclock    

D.learninghabit    

（3）Dimitrovaissurethat______.

A.itisbettertolearnhistoryandmathinthemorning

B.changingtimetablesproperlycanimprovestudents'performance

C.differenttimesofadayhavesomeinfluenceonlearninglanguages

D.itmakesnodifferenceforlower-abilitystudentstolearnmathintheafternoon

（4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thegoodadviceonmanagingaschool.    

B.Theimportanceoflearninghistoryandmath.    

C.Thegoodwaystogethigherscoresinhistoryandmath.    

D.Theinfluenceoftimetablesonhistoryandmathlearning.    

13.（10分）根据短文阅读理解，选择正确答案。

B

Agoodwaytopassanexamination（考试）istoworkhardeverydayintheyear.Youmayfailintheexaminationifyouarelazyformostoftheyearandthenworkhardonlyafewdaysbeforetheexamination.IfyouaretakinganEnglishexamination,don’tlearnonlyrulesofgrammar.

TrytoreadstoriesinEnglishandspeakinEnglishwheneveryoucan.Afewdaysbeforeexaminationyoushouldstartgoingtobedearly.Donotstayuplateatnightstudyingandlearningthings.Beforeyoustarttheexamination,readcarefullyovertheexaminationpaper.Trytounderstandtheexactmeaningofeachquestionbeforeyoupickupyourpentowrite.Whenyouhaveatlastfinishedyourexamination,readyouranswers,correctanymistakethatyouseeandmakesurethatyouhavenotmissedanythingout.

（1）Howdoyouknowtopassanexamination?

A.Workhardeverydayinayear.      

B.Workhardmanydaysinayear.    

C.Workhardmostoftimeinayear.    

D.Workhardonlybeforetheexamination.    

（2）Ifyouaregoingtotakeanexamination,______.

A.studyhardandsleepless    

B.getupearlyanddoalotofreading    

C.gotobedearlyandhaveagoodrest    

D.gotobedlateandgetuplate    

（3）Whatshouldyoudowhenyouaretakingtheexamination?

A.Pickupyourpenandwriteatonce.      

B.Gooveryourpaperbeforeyouhanditin    

C.Afteryoufinishtheexamination,handinatonce.    

D.Trytounderstandeverywordwhileyouarereading.    

（4）WhatshouldyoudoifyouwanttolearnEnglishwellaccordingtothepassage?

A.Speakmore,listenless,neverwrite.    

B.Speakless,writemore,neverlisten.    

C.Readmore,listenmore,speakless.    

D.readandspeakasmuchaspossible.    

（5）Whatdoes“missed...out”meanaccordingtothepassage?

A.遗漏    

B.增补    

C.缺乏    

D.丰富    

14.（10分）根据短文理解，选择正确的答案。

A

Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwasinterviewingthreeofthemostimportantpeoplefromlocalbusinesses.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.

Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.

“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?

”thereporteraskedthebanker.

Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentisreallyimportant.”

Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat?

”sheasked.

Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”

Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso?

”

“No,Idon’t.”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.”

“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?

”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.

“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘it’sforyou.’”

（1）Thisstoryhappenedin________.

A.U.N.    

B.U.S.A    

C.U.K    

D.P.R.C.    

（2）Thereare________inthispassage.

A.threemen    

B.threewomenandoneman    

C.fourmen    

D.threemenandonewoman    

（3）Thebankerandtheownerofoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld______.

A.hadsimilaropinionsaboutthereporter’squestion      

B.disagreedwitheachother      

C.hadbeeninvitedtotheWhiteHousemanytimes    

D.didn’treplytothereporter    

（4）Theownerofoneofthelargestcompaniesthought________.

A.hehimselfwasreallyimportantbecauseheownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld

B.thePresidentwasreallyimportantbecausethepresidentofanothercountrycalledhim

C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifthePresidentwouldrathertreathimthanansweranimportantphonecallfromanothercountry

D.noneofthemwasreallyimportant

（5