2019-2020学年河南信阳八年级上英语期末试卷

一、阅读理解

1.

（1）What's wrong with Li Ming?

A.He has a stomachache. B.He has a toothache.
C.He has a sore throat. D.He has a cold.

（2）Who is going to visit Mount Huang?

A. Li Ming. B. Liu Tao.  C. Zhang Ian. D. Li Mei. 

（3）Where may Lin Tao work?

A. In a school.  B.In a hospital. 
C. In a post office. D. In a police station.

（4）What does the underlined phrase "have a running nose" mean?

A. 流鼻涕 B. 鼻子疼  C. 鼻塞 D. 鼻炎

（5）Which of the following is TRUE?

A. ZhangLan is taking a message.

B. Li Ming is asking for leave.

C. Liu Tao is looking for his bag.

D. Li Mei is leaving a message.

2.

When I was young, I knew my parents had trouble with money. We would go to eat at a soup kitchen four nights a week. A soup kitchen is a place where poor people can get cheap or free food.

One day, a new man walked into the soup kitchen and asked me what my name was and where I lived. I told him my name was Angela and where my home was. Then he left and I didn't see him anymore.

Later that night on our way home, my mom started crying. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that the rent on our house would go up and that my grandma died.

As we went into our house, she asked me to take the letter from the postbox. The only thing I found inside was one envelope. As I walked back in, a familiar man called me back and said that I left something in our postbox. I reached in and took out a second envelope.

I brought the envelopes up to my mom. She opened the first one and found our rent bill. I looked at the second envelope and saw this: 

Dear Angela and Family.

Love,

Your Friend.

l gave it to my mom and asked her to open it. We found some hundred dollars inside. We couldn't help crying. I had a feeling I knew who it was from, but I didn't want to tell my mom.

（1）What was the girl's mom's problem?
a.They would have to live on the streets after that day.
b.They would have to pay more for their house.
c.The girl's dad was gone.
d.The girl's grandmother died.

A.bc B.ab C.bd D.ac

（2）Which of the following words best describes the girl's mom's feeling when she opened the second envelope?

A. Hopeful. B. Cold. C. Afraid. D. Worried. 

（3）What does the underlined word "familiar" mean?

A. 相似的 B. 熟悉的 C. 陌生的 D.家族的

（4）At the end of the story, how did the writer feel to the man?

A. Angry.  B. Sorry. C. Thankful. D. Worried.

（5）What's the best title for the text?

A. Stay in a Soup Kitchen B. Go through the Trouble 
C. Open the Second Envelope D. Reach Out and Help Others

3.

Our parents always tell us to eat healthily to grow tall and strong. A new study shows that Chinese people are getting taller. Over the past 100 years, Chinese people have reached new average heights. The average heights of both Chinese men and women rose by about 10 cm.

The Imperial College London of the UK did a study. They compared the average heights of 18-year-olds between 1914 and 2014. In 2014, Chinese men reached an average height of 172cm, up from 161cm in 1914. And the average height for Chinese women in 2014 was 160cm, compared to 150cm a century ago.

Chinese people are now taller than people in some other countries. Chinese women are the 87th tallest in the world, climbing 47 places. Chinese men are the 93rd tallest, CNN reported.

Most scientists think that better nutrition in childhood is the main reason for this height increase, Scientific American reported.

About 60 to 80 percent of the difference in height between different people is because of genetic factors. But 20 to 40 percent of the difference is because of environmental factors, mainly nutrition. Having a healthier diet as a child can cause one's height to increase. 

Height around the world 

Countries with the tallest men

1. The Netherlands

2. Belgium

3. Estonia

4. Latvia

5. Denmark

Countries with the tallest women

1. Latvia

2. The Netherlands

3. Estonia

4. Czech Republic

5. Serbia  

（1）Which is true according to Paragraph 1?

A.The height of Chinese people are rising.

B.People in China are getting healthier.

C.Chinese people are the tallest in the world.

D.People in China are more and more.

（2）Chinese men's average height in 1914 is ______ shorter than that in 2014.

A. 12cm B. 10cm  C. 13cm D. 11cm

（3）Which of the following pictures can explain the reason of height differences correctly?

A.

B.

C.

D.  

（4）Which of the following is from CNN's report?

A. Chinese women's average height is taller than men's.

B. Chinese people are now taller than people in any other country.

C.Chinese women's average height rose by 47 places.

D. Chinese women are taller than other 87 countries in the world.

（5）Which is TRUE for height around the world?

A.Not only men but also women in Estonia are the 3rd tallest in the world.

B. People in the Netherlands are the tallest in the world.

C. Women in Denmark are the fifth tallest in the world.

D. Women in Latvia are taller than men.

二、五选五阅读

4.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

Can you imagine a world without the Internet?

You couldn't search for information you want online. You couldn't download music any more.（1）______ Today we rely on the Internet so much. It's important to our life in many ways.

（2）______ In the past, people wrote letters by hand and waited weeks for a reply. Now we send and get messages through QQ or WeChat thousands of kilometers away in a few seconds. With a webcam we can also see and hear each other, though we may live far away from each other.

The Internet makes our lives more convenient for searching for information.（3）______ We can use the libraries online like Wikipedia and Google Digital Library. Everything we need is there.

（4）______ We can express ourselves and share views with others on Baidu Tieba, blogs and forums. We can vote for the most popular teacher or start a fan club on the Internet. At Tudou or Youku, we can exchange interesting videos. All these things make our lives more colorful.

But the Internet still has a bad influence on users.（5）______ There is also a lot of bad information on the Internet.

A. Many young people like chatting online instead of meeting face to face.
B. You couldn't chat with your friends on QQ.
C. The Internet offers us a place to show ourselves.
D. Today we don't have to go to a library to finish the homework.
E. The Internet helps us get closer to our family, friends and the outside world.

三、完形填空

5.

Last summer, I was on holiday with my family at the beach.（1）______ the first day, my parents gave me a water-resistant（防水的）watch. I was so excited when I（2）______ it.

The next day, I went（3）______ with my new watch. The weather was fine and the water was warm. I really enjoyed being in the（4）______.

By the time I walked back to the beach. I remembered my（5）______. But it was gone! I looked for it everywhere. I（6）______ find it anywhere.

That night at dinner, I felt（7）______. I hoped no one would see that I didn't have my watch.

However, my sister asked, "（8）______ is it?"

"I've no idea," Mom said. "（9）______ Tom. He has the cool new watch."

My face became very hot. Dad looked at（10）______ and said, "Don't tell me that you（11）______ the watch already."

"No!" I said. "It's in...in..." Just then, there came an announcement（通告）: "...a watch was found on the beach today.（12）______ you lost one, please come to the front desk."

I quickly（13）______ and ran to the front desk. There it was! That was my watch! When I walked back to the table, I said（14）______ to my family for the lie（谎话）. I told them I would be more（15）______ my watch. They smiled.

（1）

A.From B.On C.After D.For

（2）

A.chose B.wore C.bought D.sent

（3）

A.sleeping B.shopping C.skating D.swimming

（4）

A.water B.family C.room D.game

（5）

A.bag B.parents C.watch D.friends

（6）

A.needn't B.mustn't C.couldn't D.shouldn't

（7）

A.tired B.angry C.excited D.unhappy

（8）

A.What time B.How C.How much D.Where

（9）

A.Follow B.Invite C.Ask D.Teach

（10）

A.her B.me C.them D.him

（11）

A.found B.broke C.missed D.lost

（12）

A.As B.While C.If D.Because

（13）

A.got up B.gave up C.woke up D.grew up

（14）

A.no B.thanks C.yes D.sorry

（15）

A.careful with B.famous for C.interested in D.sure about

四、语法填空

6.

阅读下面短文，用方框中单词的正确形式填空。

On a hot summer day, a stonecutter（石匠）was working under the sun. He was really tired and thirsty, and he said, "The sun is powerful（强大的）. I（1）______ could be the sun!"

A fairy（仙子）heard his wish and helped him become the sun. He was really happy（2）______ his nice sunshine. Then a cloud came and his light grew dim（昏暗的）. A cloud was more powerful than him! Now he wanted to be a cloud. The fairy（3）______ him again. Then came the wind. It blew him into different（4）______. "I want to be a strong wind now!" he said. The fairy once again helped. He went here and there（5）______ he blew against a stone that stood in his way. He blew as（6）______ as he could, but the stone didn't move. "It is（7）______ to be a stone than anything else!" he said. So the fairy turned him into a big heavy stone. He sat and（8）______ time go by until one day a group of stonecutters came his way. They pounded away（反复击打）at him. "Please, fairy!" he said. "（9）______ a stone is not what I want at all. From now on I just want to be myself."

One last time, he got his wish. He went（10）______ to working under the hot sun.

7.

阅读短文，在空白处填入合适的单词。

Long long ago, there was a village girl, Mulan. One day, Mulan found her father looked worried. And her mother cried. She asked, "（1）______ is the matter?" Mulan's father told her he had to fight for their county. Mulan thought her father was（2）______ old to fight. So she dressed up（3）______ a boy and took her father's place to fight in the army. She always tried her（4）______ to face any danger. At last, Mulan and her friends beat the bad men. The army cane back to the king. And the king wanted Mulan to be around him.（5）______ Mulan asked to go back home to her parents. Mulan finally got home. Her family were so excited that they all cried. When Mulan came out of her room, her friends in the army were all surprised. Her father told them, "This is my daughter, Mulan! She joined the army in place of me." 

五、填空题

8. 阅读对话，并补全句子。
A: Hello, Tom!（1）______?
B: Sorry, I don't have an English dictionary.
A: You don't have an English dictionary?（2）______?
B: I look them up on my smart phone. There are many dictionary apps.
A: What else do you do with your smart phone? 
B:（3）______.
A: The smart phone sounds useful in helping us learn English.
B: Yes. It helps a lot.
A:（4）______.
B: I think if we can use it properly, it is good for our study.
A: Yes, you are right.（5）______?
B: Yes. Here it is.
A: It's so easy and quick to look up words with the smart phone. 

六、书面表达

9.

每年3月份的最后一周的星期一是“全国中小学生安全教育日（National Safety Education Day of Primary and Middle School Students）”。为了提高同学们的安全意识，学校决定在放假前再举行一次以安全教育为主题的班会。请根据所给提示，就日常生活中需要注意的安全问题写一篇英语发言稿。

提示：

1. 上学、放学途中的安全；

2. 校园里的安全；

3. 家里的安全。

要求：

1. 80—100词，开头与结尾已给出，不计人总词数；

2. 语法正确，语句通顺、流畅；

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名。

Hello, everyone! The last Monday in March every year is National Safety Education Day for Middle and Primary School Students. As middle school students, we should ______.

Safety is very important. We should always keep in mind.

Thank you!