浙江省湖州市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

一、完型填空

1.     An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the ______ got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄伽梵歌).
    One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you, but I can’t  understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the ______ of reading it?"
    The grandfather said, "Take this coal(煤炭)basket down to the _______and bring me back a basket of water.”
    The boy did as his grandfather said, but all the water ran ______ he got home. The grandfather laughed, "You have to move faster next time.”
    This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that it was ______ to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, "I just want a basket of water. You’re not ______ hard enough.”
    The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the   basket into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said______, “Look, Grandpa, it’s useless! ”
    "Watch the basket,” said the grandfather.
    For the first time the boy found the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a ______ one, inside and out.
    “Boy, you might not understand or remember ______ when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be ______, inside and out. That’s what you get from it.”

（1）

A.father B.son C.grandmother D.grandfather

（2）

A.place B.time C.habit D.use

（3）

A.beach B.house C.river D.bridge

（4）

A.because B.if C.before D.until

（5）

A.interesting B.difficult C.popular D.possible

（6）

A.trying B.playing C.studying D.jumping

（7）

A.hopefully B.sadly C.carefully D.shyly

（8）

A.clean B.white C.long D.small

（9）

A.something B.somebody C.everything D.anybody

（10）

A.relaxed B.different C.worried D.serious

二、阅读单选

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    ★six nights in a four-star hotel
    ★breakfast, lunch and dinner
    ★visit to a shopping center
    ★CDs or video souvenirs
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（1）The passage is a (an) ____________·

A.ad. B.invitation C.notice D.report

（2）This passage is probably written to ____________·

A.teachers B.children C.guides D.parents

（3）Which of the following is TRUE?

A.You can surf online for further information.

B.The ticket to airport is a one-way flight.

C.You can get the special offers all year around.

D.You will enjoy six nights in a five-star hotel.

3.     Little Jack loves being the youngest boy, since everybody cares about him so much. However, the only problem for him is that Mum never lets him play on the street. So his favorite time of the day is when his friend Timmy comes to play.
    One day when Little Jack was playing with a ball with Timmy, the ball rolled across the street. Before remembering Mum’s rules, his little legs were running as fast as they could. At that time, he heard a loud sound. As he looked to the left, he saw a big white car very close to him.
    Uncle Joe came running from behind. “Little Jack, are you okay?" he shouted loudly, but little Jack could not speak and he could not move.
    Just then his mum came out. “Little Jack, get out of the street RIGHT NOW!” she ordered. Little Jack felt his legs and body shaking, and he could not stop himself crying.
    Uncle Joe said softly(温柔地), "Come on, Wee Man. Get up. You' re out of danger now.” Little Jack answered. “I know the rules, but I just don’t want to follow them.”
    Uncle Joe’s face got serious and said, " Well, Wee Man. Nobody really wants to follow the rules at first. But when we understand that people make rules just to help us, we begin to see why we must follow them.”
    Hearing this, little Jack looked up at Mum and said, “Mum, I’m very sorry. I know why you make the rules for me.”

（1）Little Jack likes ______________ best.

A.talking with Uncle Joe B.playing with the toy car
C.playing with his friend Timmy D.playing with a ball with his mum

（2）Which is the right order according to the passage?
①Little Jack ran after a ball on the street.
②Uncle Joe told the reasons seriously.
③Little Jack said sorry to Mum.
④Mum made the rules for Little Jack.

A.②③①④ B.④①②③ C.②①③④ D.④②①③

（3）What does the story want to tell us?

A.Remember to look to the left.

B.Don’t be afraid of danger.

C.Understand the people who love you.

D.Never play outside by yourself.

4.

"Beep, Beep," goes the car horn（喇叭）. You've got dressed, but you don't have time to eat breakfast.（1）________ Inside, your friends "hey" as one of their parents drives you to school.

Car pools（拼车）are a common way of transportation for many students in the US.（2）________ You with many of your friends, can sit in one car, and share the journey to school every day.

What do friends do in the car?（3）________ If you're behind on your homework, this is your last chance to finish it before class. Some simply add（添加）to their sleep time before classes begin.

Besides walking or cycling to class, car pools are green if you can't take the school bus. Instead of four cars taking four students to school each day, they can all squeeze（挤）into one.（4）________

More importantly, car pooling teaches students valuable（有价值的）life lessons not taught in class.（5）________ It can also teach them the bad influence（影响）of being late. If you're late, then all of your friends will be late, too.

A. Parents may take turns to drive you all to school.
B. Think of how much gas（汽油）that can save!
C. You run out of the front door with your schoolbag, and jump into the waiting car.
D. It can teach students about the duty（责任）of being on time.
E. If you have no time for breakfast, you can have it in the car.

三、句子排序组成对话或短文

5.     交际配对
    I
    36.Are you free to go bike riding with me?     A. Well, she wants to go to university.
    37. How often do you help with housework?    B. Teachers will be unhappy.
    38. What will happen if I watch TV now?      C. Sure, it sounds great.
    39. What do you think of cartoons?           D. At least once a week.
    40. Molly studies much harder than before.     E. I don’t mind them.
    II
    41. How much cheese do we need?            A. So did I.
    42. I bought something special for my father.    B. Maybe next September.
    43.When is the program going to start?         C. Two spoons are enough.
    44. What will the future be like?               D. Yes, you can buy the freshest food.
    45. Is Green City the best place to live?          E. People will use the subway less.

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（2）________

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四、补全对话5选5

6. 请从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话
W：Hello, Mike! How are you?
M：Fine, thanks. And you?
W：Oh, not bad.
M：Well, I’m calling to invite you to a party in our new house.
W：Your new house? 【小题1】
M：Yes, we’ve just moved in.  【小题2】
W：Of course. When will it be?
M：This Saturday evening, 【小题3】
W：Ha-ha, I haven’t got your new home address!
W：【小题4】 Our house is at 2 London Road. Hope your family can come, too.
M：Yeah, 【小题5】
W：Thanks. See you on Saturday evening!A．a party is more fun with more people.B．Is it a housewarming party?C．I’m sorry.D．at any time after seven.E．Can you come?

五、信息归纳

7. 任务型阅读
近几年, 我国中学生出国留学的人数快速增长。请根据下表所提供的信息, 在短文空白处填入恰当的单词或短语, 完成一份出国留学情况的调查报告。
Students Studying Abroad

Every year, lots of Chinese middle school students go to foreign countries to study. From   the chart, we can know there are 【小题1】 countries that they mainly go to. 【小题2】 is the most  popular country. More than 30 percent of these students study there. The second most popular   country is France. About 【小题3】 percent go there. 10 percent go to England or Germany.
Australia 【小题4】 Canada are also popular with Chinese students. But there are 【小题5】Chinese students in Canada than in Australia. Now these counties are still trying to increase the number of international students studying in.

六、单词填空

8. 单词拼写
根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出正确的单词。
"Lichun" is the first of the 24 solar terms(节气). According to our traditional Chinese   calendar, each solar term can guide people how to farm and 【小题1】(种植)·“Lichun" means   the beginning of the spring. Since then, there will be enough rain water. Everything is 【小题2】 (能够)to grow and turns green. People can clearly see that 【小题3】(白天)becomes longer and   the weather gets warmer. So this period is also a 【小题4】(精彩的)time of a year.
Around the country, people usually 【小题5】(庆祝)this special day in different ways. In the south, it is a tradition to make a delicious snack called “spring rolls". It is 【小题6】(真正) loved by children. In the north, people tie red cloth to their doors to 【小题7】 (期待)good luck.
In Beijing, local people welcome this day 【小题8】(共同)through cheerful shouts.
However, for most 【小题9】(青少年), the day only means a change to the 【小题10】(菜单)· So there is still a long way to make young people know more about Chinese traditional culture.

七、语法填空

9. 语法填空
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的词, 或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
You may send letters or emails to your friends or families before. But have you thought about sending a letter to 【小题1】(your) or your friends in the future? These days, more and more young people are trying 【小题2】 (use) another type of mail-future mail.
According to future mail, if the sender chooses the date of delivery(投递), the letter 【小题3】(reach) the address at that special time. Take Fu Jing 【小题4】 example, the girl was under heavy pressure of her busy life in Beijing, so she wrote 【小题5】 letter to herself on her twenty-fifth birthday. It would be delivered five years later on her 【小题6】(thirty)birthday through "future mail". “Future might be even 【小题7】(hard). I express my hopes about my future life to help me face the 【小题8】(difficulty) ahead(在前的)bravely.” Fu Jing said.
Some experts think future mail is a good way of 【小题9】 (help) people free themselves from pressure and anxiety(焦虑), 【小题10】 they can record, express and share their feelings by writing letters to the future.

八、材料作文

10. 书面表达
假如你是Li Hua, 请根据下面的思维导图给你的美国笔友John写一封信, 谈谈你的寒假生活计划及其理由。
要求：1. 内容：至少包括思维导图中的三个要点, 并可适当发挥；
2. 词数80左右, 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数；
3. 信中不得出现你的真实姓名和校名。

 
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