镇江市新区2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题(含听力和答案)1989.pdf

2019-2020 学年第二学期八年级英语期末考试试卷（满分：120 分 考试时间：90 分钟）一、听力部分（共 20 题：每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）A）听对话回答问题，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。（读两遍）1.What will the weather be like the coming weekend?A.B.C.2.Where is the man going to spend his holiday?A.B.C.3.Which part of the computer doesnt work?A.B.C.4.Which organization does the man work for?A.B.C.5.When did the plane take off?A.11:45.B.11:30.C.12:15.6.What does the boy think of the movie?A.Exciting.B.Wonderful.C.Boring.7.How is Daniel?A.Maybe he is free.B.Maybe he is ill.C.Maybe he is tired.8.How much should the woman pay for the tickets?A.46 yuan.B.92 yuan.C.69 yuan.9.What are they talking about?A.Transport.B.Food.C.Shopping.10.How did the man improve his English?A.By reading.B.By speaking.C.By writing.B)听对话和短文回答问题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,每段对话或短文听两遍。听一段对话，回答第 11-12 题。11.What is Nancy doing these days?A.Watching a match.B.Reading a book.C.Watching Lightning.12.What was Franklin?A.A social worker.B.An artist.C.A scientist 听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Watching TV Time Most children watch TV 13 .Good points Watching TV helps to open childrens eyes.Children can learn 14 and better ways to do things.Bad points Watching TV is bad for eyes.Children dont have enough time for the 15 .13.A.on weekdays B.at weekends C.every night 14.A.popular B.more C.new 15.A.meals B.lessons C.sports 听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。16.When did David and his cousin visit England?A.In spring.B.In autumn.C.In summer.17.Where is the small hotel they lived in?A.In the east of London.B.In the south of London.C.In the west of London.18.What does David like the plays in England most?A.Because there arent such good plays at home.B.Because the plays are free there.C.Because he didnt see a play before.19.What does David think of the English food?A.Very nice.B.Not so good.C.We dont know.20.What is David going to take with him on his next trip to London?A.A sleeping bag.B.Some money.C.An umbrella.二、单项选择（共 15 题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）21.This years online learning during the epidemic period（疫情期间）is _ unusual experience for all the students.A.a B.an C.the D./22.Why are you worried?Im expecting a call from my daughter.She New York for three years.A.went to B.has gone to C.has been in D.has been to 23.After working _ with each other for months,they felt so _ to each other that they began to share lunch together.A.closely,closely B.closely,close C.close,close D.close,closely 24.Are you going to Shanghai this summer holiday?Im not sure.It will my husbands time.A.cut in B.depend on C.run out D.give up 25.Can you give us some _ _ on how to protect ourselves from the NCP(新冠肺炎)？A.advice B.advices C.praise D.courage 26.The river was very clean.How can it smell so terrible now?People must dirty things into it.A.be stopped to throw B.be stopped from throwing C.stop to throw D.stop from throwing 27.Trees can help reduce air pollution.Thats true.,they can provide home for birds.A.However B.Instead C.Moreover D.Otherwise 28.Which of the following words is pronounced/s ris/?A.sales B.sells C.serious D.success 29.Burning straws（秸秆）in the open air will certainly much pollution.Yes.They should be recycled and put into new products.A.provide B.protect C.prevent D.produce 30.It was brave Li Hai part in the Special Olympic World Games.A.of;takes B.of;to take C.for;took D.for;to take 31.Some children behave more and more at home.Their parents hope they can realize the problem and do better.A.polite B.politely C.impolite D.impolitely 32.-You _ park here!Look at the sign,it says“No parking”.-Sorry,I didnt notice that sign just now.A.wont B.neednt C.mustnt D.couldnt.33.Smart phones can be used to for information.But I am not used to information on such a small screen.A.search;reading B.searching;reading C.search;read D.searching;read 34.-My friend has achieved his goal after years of hard work.-Great!_.A.You cant burn the candle at both ends B.Where there is a will,there is a way C.Many hands make light work D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.35.Are you going to take part in the speech competition?.Its too good a chance to miss.A.No problem B.Thanks a lot C.Never mind D.Thats for sure 三、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）This April,students at Rocky Mountain High School in the USA took part in their fourth yearly food drive(募捐).They were called on to 36 food and other goods for their local food bank.Since lots of people in the world are still suffering from 37 ,food banks are set up to help them.They collect and store food and give it to people who cant 38 to buy it.39 there have been thousands of food banks in the world.Some people 40 food or money to them,and some work as volunteers in the banks.While students from Rocky Mountain High School still had 41 to do,they had to collect items that poor people need for their holiday.Each grade received a 42 task from the food bank.Some needed to collect potatoes and vegetables from a farm.Some went to bakeries to 43 left cakes.Seventh-grader Isabelle Sydow had to make gift boxes with her classmates.In her words,the reason for donating is simple.“Not everybody has everything they needed,and we thought it would be 44 to give everybody what they need for the holiday,”Sydow said.This year,students collected a(n)45 of 1,409 items for the food bank and donated$262(1,633 yuan).They said they hope that poor people can have an Easter just like everybody else.36.A.raise B.buy C.give D.help 37.A.illness B.hunger C.blindness D.cold 38.A.afford B.decide C.prepare D.turn 39.A.So long B.The other day C.So far D.Soon after 40.A.make B.control C.donate D.cook 41.A.work B.homework C.report D.market 42.A.different B.wonderful C.similar D.difficult 43.A.care for B.pay for C.look for D.ask for 44.A.difficult B.easy C.sad D.nice 45.A.number B.kilo C.total D.ton 四、阅读理解（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）A Do you feel tired or upset sometimes?Nowadays,stress is everywhere in our daily life.Not just men,women and young people also suffer from stress.There are many causes,such as:death,divorce,marriage,money,moving house,changing jobs,ending relationships and so on.So how do you know if you suffer from stress?Do the Stress Test and find out!Stress Test Do you?Yes No 1.often sleep badly?2.get headaches a lot?3.find it difficult to relax?4.need alcohol(酒精)or cigarettes to keep calm?5.usually hide your feeling?6.find it difficult to put your heart into something?7.take sleeping pills?8.get angry when things go wrong?If you have more than two“Yes”among these questions,you are suffering from stress.So what can you do about it?Doing yoga(瑜伽),chewing gum and playing with worry beads(念珠)are all common ways of relieving(减轻)stress.However,doctors now say that there are simpler ways.They say that people should laugh and smile more often.When you laugh and smile,your body relaxes.They also say that peopleand especially menought to cry more frequently,because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.46.From the passage,we can know that .A.many social problems can cause stress B.young people suffer more from stress than the old C.doing yoga is the most useful way to relieve stress D.if all the answers are yes,you are suffering from stress 47.You may suffer from stress if you .A.never depend on alcohol or cigarettes B.can sleep without sleeping pills C.often communicate with anyone else D.easily get angry when things go wrong 48.Which of the following is NOT a way to relieve stress?_ A.Doing yoga.B.Taking sleeping pills.C.Laughing and crying.D.Playing with worry beads.B Emily and Anne had dogs,and they used to take them for walks on the moors.Annes dog was called Flossy,and Emily had a big strong one called Keeper.Keeper went everywhere with her.I think Emily loved that dog more than any person.Emily was sometimes a difficult child.She was very shy,and did not often speak to anyone outside the family.When she was older,I sent her to school with Charlotte,but she hated it,so I brought her home and sent Anne instead.Branwell was not shy.He could talk to anyone for hours.Everyone in Haworth liked him.I remember the day in 1835 when Branwell went to London.He was eighteen years old,and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist.He walked down the hill in Haworth with a bag of his best paintings on his back,and everyone in the village came out to see him go.That was a great day for me.Something terrible happened in London,but I dont know what it was.Branwell came back two weeks later,his face white,his clothes dirty.I dont know where he went or what happened in London.He refused to tell me.He just sat upstairs,alone in his room for hours.Later,I paid for a room in Bradford for him to work in.He could paint pictures of famous people there,I thought.It was easy work for him.But he couldnt do it.He spent all my money,and came home again after a while.(From the story of the Bronts-Growing up)49.Who is Keeper?A.Emilys sister B.Emilys dog C.Annes dog D.Emilys brother 50.According to Paragraph 2,what can you infer（推断）about Branwell EXCEPT .A.He might be an artist in the future.B.He was the pride（骄傲）of his father.C.Only a few people liked him in Royal Academy.D.He was talktive and went on well with his classmates in Royal Academy.51.What may happen to Branwell in the end?A.He became a great artist.B.His father was happy with him.C.He had no confidence in himself.D.He could paint pictures of famous people in Bradford.C Feb.17 should have been the start of the spring semester for many middle and primary schools in China.However,to control the new coronavirus outbreak(新型冠状病毒疫情),many schools have delayed the start of the semester,following instructions from the Ministry of Education(MOE).But students in China are still studying.Instead of having class at school,many students in Beijing and Guangzhou began their first day of online classes on Feb 17.Students in Shanghai will start online classes on March 2.“In the morning,I have English class,followed by Chinese and math,”Liu Bo,a Junior 3 student from Beijing,told Xinhua.“I have also learned about epidemic prevention.”According to the MOE,students are mainly taking classes to review previous knowledge rather than taking new classes during the online study period.Online courses are required to include content about epidemic prevention,psychological health(心理健康)and educational activities(教育活动).“Online courses are only temporary measures(暂时的措施)taken during the epidemic,so when the new semester begins,schools should not replace(替代)classroom teaching with online classes,”L Yugang from the ministry told China Daily.The ministry also called on schools not to increase their students schoolwork burden(负担).Schools should not ask students to study online for long periods of time or study things beyond(超出)their curriculum(课程).Students must have enough time to rest,the ministry added.Also,it stressed that protecting students eyesight must be a pri ority(优先).52Many Beijing students are taking online courses these days because _.A.its more convenient to have class online B.Spring Festival is not finished yet C.they need more time to rest at home D.it can help control the new coronavirus outbreak 53Whats the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 1 _?A改变 B延迟 C重启 D庆祝 54The online courses include many contents except _.Areviewing previous knowledge Btaking new classes Clearning about infection prevention Dlearning about psychological health 55Which of the statements isnt mentioned in the passage _?A.when the online courses start B.what the online courses teach C.how to properly provide online courses D.how students take exams through online courses 五、词汇运用（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）A)根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。56.His laziness made it (possible)for him to get better grades in the coming test.57.Driving _(care)on the highway often leads to terrible traffic accidents.58.Nancy believes that its _(mean)for us to record our school life by making a video.59.The teacher spent as much time as she could _(explain)the problem to his students during the break.60.You should avoid _ loudly in the reading room.(talk)B)根据句意及汉语、音标提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。61.He likes playing ball games,_(尤其)football.62.(教育)plays an important role in the development of a country.63.Having a 10-minute break between two classes is very _/nessr/.64.The doctor told Jim to take the _medsnthree times a day.65.We all _(期待)him to come soon so that we could finish all the work earlier.六、根据要求完成句子（共 10 空；每空 1 分，满分 10 分）66.They use the back door as an exit.(改为同义句)The back door _ _ as an exit by them.67.We should be polite to others.It is necessary.(合并为一句)It is _ _ us to be polite to others.68.Did Mark decide to become a volunteer doctor yesterday?(用 yet 替换 yesterday)Mark to become a volunteer doctor yet?69.I happened to meet Sandy at SuNing Plaza last weekend.(同义句转换)I met Sandy at SuNing Plaza last weekend .70.Steve wasnt patient enough to queue for the whole afternoon.(同义句转换)Steve was to queue for the whole afternoon.七、短文填空（共 10 空；每空 1 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。The wind and waves pushed me along as I struggled to keep my head above water.I became very tired and soon felt I could not swim any more.L 71 ,just then my feet touched the ground.I walked out of the sea and onto a beach,where there was no sign of any people or houses.I was so t 72 that I lay down and went to sleep.When I woke up next morning,and tried to get up,I was u 73 to move.I was lying on my back and my whole body,my arms and legs were strongly tied to the g 74 .Even my hair,which was long and thick,was tied to the ground too.The sun began to grow hot,and I was very u 75 .Soon I felt something alive m 76 along my leg and up my body to my face,and when I looked down,I saw a very small human being,only fifteen centimeters tall.He had a bow and arrow in his hands,and there were forty more of these little men f 77 him.I was so surprised that I gave a great shout.They all jumped back,very frightened,and some hurt t 78 by falling off my body.Meanwhile,I was struggling to unfasten myself,but just as I m 79 to pull my left arm free of the ropes,I felt a hundred arrows land on my free hand,and more arrows on my face and body.This was very painful,and made me cry aloud.I lay quietly,to see what would h 80 next.八、任务型阅读（共 10 空；每空 1 分，满分 10 分）A Liu Haoxuan,13,was crazy about playing with his smartphone in the past.He spent nearly all his free time on it.“Its like something is missing without my smartphone,”he said.As a result,his grades went down a lot.Smartphones can make our lives more convenient,but they also cause problems among people who lack self-control.Some schools have set strict rules to stop students from using their smartphones too much.For example,electronic devices(电子产品)are banned(禁止)at all schools in Shandong province.However,Sun Zhenyao,a 14-year-old who studies at Hefei No.5 Middle School,thinks electronic products are an important part of students life.In his class,students are asked to upload their math homework on QQ or WeChat.“I also enjoy watching online classes and using my sma