2020年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷(I)卷

2020年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷一、完形填空。

(共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空Everyone needs friends. We all like to1close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. 2, sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people 3. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.No two people are4 Friends sometimes don't get on well. That doesn't mean 5they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(言归于好)，and become 6again.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 7. We miss them very much, but we can8 them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also 9new friends.There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't have. Why? It could be that they are 10. Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.（1）A . lookB . watchC . feelD . see（2）A . HardlyB . NearlyC . SuddenlyD . Certainly（3）A . aloneB . awayC . all overD . around（4）A . friendlyB . kindC . just the sameD . quite different （5）A . thatB . whetherC . howD . why（6）A . enemiesB . strangersC . studentsD . friends（7）A . angryB . sadC . happyD . alone（8）A . callB . askC . tellD . talk with（9）A . look forB . findC . makeD . know（10）A . happierB . strongerC . kinderD . richer二、阅读理解。

(共4题；共40分)2. （10分）根据短文阅读理解，选择正确答案。

BA good way to pass an examination(考试) is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, don’t learn only rules of grammar.Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read carefully over the examination paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out.（1）How do you know to pass an examination?A . Work hard every day in a year.B . Work hard many days in a year.C . Work hard most of time in a year.D . Work hard only before the examination.（2）If you are going to take an examination, ______ .A . study hard and sleep lessB . get up early and do a lot of readingC . go to bed early and have a good restD . go to bed late and get up late（3）What should you do when you are taking the examination?A . Pick up your pen and write at once.B . Go over your paper before you hand it inC . After you finish the examination, hand in at once.D . Try to understand every word while you are reading.（4）What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?A . Speak more, listen less, never write.B . Speak less, write more, never listen.C . Read more, listen more, speak less.D . read and speak as much as possible.（5）What does “missed...out” mean according t o the passage?A . 遗漏B . 增补C . 缺乏D . 丰富3. （10分）阅读理解Good books are like wise friends. They support you to walk forward, and help you understand the world. TIME and AMAZOR listed some of the best books of 2014 for young adult readers. Teens have picked out three of them. Have you read all of them?This One SummerJillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamki, CanadaEvery summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their relaxing time. Rose's friend Windy is always there, too. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad keep fighting. Rose and Windy want to seek a distraction(注意力分散) from it, but they find themselves with a whole new set of problems. They meet a local teen. But later he is caught up in something bad…It's really a summer of sorrow(悲伤) and growing up.The Fourteenth GoldfishJennifer L. Holm, USElven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He looks a lot like Ellie's grandfather, a scientist who's always been slightly obsessed(着迷的) with immortality(永生). Could this strange boy really be Ellie's grandpa? Has he finally found the secret to immortality?Absolutely AlmostLisa Graff, USAlbi e has always been an “almost”. He's almost good at gym. He's almost smart enough to pass his spelling test. He almost makes his parents proud. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he's not very good at. But things begin to change when Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista. She takes him for donuts and to art shows. She helps him figure out（解决）all of the things he is good at, and most importantly, she likes him for who he is. What will change to this “almost” boy?（1）What's the difference for Rose this summer?A . She lost something important.B . She didn't have a holiday.C . She can't meet her friend.D . Her mother and dad keep fighting.（2）Ellie misses the past because ______.A . she has never liked changeB . she meets a strange boy laterC . her grandfather is a scientistD . the secret to immortality is found（3）The book Absolutely Almost is written by_____.A . Jillian TamakiB . Mariko TamakiC . Jennifer L. HolmD . Lisa Graff（4）Which of the following is TRUE?A . Rose and Windy have the same summer as before.B . Ellie's dearly departed goldfish comes back to life.C . Good books can help you understand the world.D . Albie almost does well in doing everything before.（5）Where can we read this passage?A . The science magazine.B . The guide book.C . The 21st newspaper.D . The story book.5. （10分）阅读理解Vienna (维也纳) is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. It's the centre of European (欧洲的) classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna. The most famous family of musicians was the Strauss family.There were two composers called Johann Strauss: a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for a classical dance—a waltz(华尔兹). His waltzes made him famous all over Europe.The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was even more successful and popular than his father. His most famous waltz was The Blue Danube. He wrote it in 1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.Mozart was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin. He wrote his first opera (歌剧) at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of classical music. But he died in 1791 when he was only 35. Some people say he was the greatest European composer.（1）Vienna is the centre of European ________.A . classical musicB . folk musicC . country musicD . rock music（2）His _______ made Johann Strauss the elder famous all over Europe.A . operaB . writingC . waltzesD . dance（3）________ wrote the Blue Danube.A . Johann Strauss the youngerB . Johann Strauss the elderC . MozartD . Beethoven（4）Mozart wrote his first opera ________.A . in 1750B . in 1756C . in 1768D . in 1791（5）The best title for the passage is ________.A . Strauss FamilyB . Father and SonC . Famous SingersD . Great Composers三、词汇运用。