八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷.docx

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八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷

2019年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）选出发音不同的单词（）

A.knock    

B.chocolate    

C.costume    

D.wonderful    

2.（2分）Ifhekeepsonworkingsohard,he'll______underthepressureofwork. 

A.breakdown    

B.bringdown    

C.breakout    

D.breakinto    

3.（2分）It________overtenyearssincethedog____________.

A.is;died    

B.is;hasbeendead    

C.hasbeen;hasdied    

D.was;hasdied    

4.（2分）Iaminterested________sports.IoftenplaysoccerandIam________asoccerteam.

A.in;at    

B.in;on    

C.at;in    

D.at;on    

5.（2分）—I'dlovetogohikingwithyou,butIhavemuchhomework________.

—Ifyoudon'tgo,_____.

A.todo;sodoI    

B.todo;norwillI    

C.doing;sowillI    

D.do;neitheramI    

6.（2分）—Don'tsmokeanymore.It'sbadforyourhealth.

—I'mtrying________.It'sreallyhard,youknow.

A.gaveitup    

B.givingitup    

C.togiveitup    

D.togiveupit    

7.（2分）——Doctor!

Ican'tfall        atnight.

——Don'tworry!

Youaretoostressed.Justberelaxedandtakesome       pills,thenyou'llbebetter.

A.sleepy;asleep    

B.asleep;sleeping    

C.sleep;sleep    

D.asleep,sleepy    

8.（2分）Mr.Liasksustorememberthat________carefulweare,________mistakeswewillmake.

A.themore,thefewer    

B.thefewer;themore    

C.themore;themore    

D.theless,thefewer    

9.（2分）Hewantstobeasinger,andheisgoodat_________.

A.sing    

B.tosing    

C.singing    

D.sings    

10.（2分）Infact,hewasmybestfriendwhenIwasakid.

A.Asamatteroffact    

B.Atfirst    

C.Atthattime          

二、完形填空（共1题；共10分）

11.（10分）完形填空

StephenHawking,afamousBritishphysicist,diedaged76onMarch14th,2018.HediedpeacefullyathishomeinCambridgeintheearlyhoursofWednesday,hisfamilysaid.

Asoneofthewell-known1onspaceandtimeintheworld,HawkingdevotedhiswholelifetodiscoveringthesecretsoftheUniverse,andheiscalledtheKingoftheUniverse.However,thisgenius'slifewasnotsmoothandhehadbeen2 fromthediseasesincehewas21yearsold.WhenhestudiedmathsandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hebecame3ill,causinghislifeveryharsh:

hecouldneitherspeakwithhismouthnorstandonhislegsormovehisbody.4,hewasgivenonlyafewyearstolive.Butherefusedto5 hishopeoflivingandwentontostudyatCambridgeUniversityafter6 fromOxfordUniversity.In1965,hegotadoctor'sdegreeinphilosophy.ThenheworkedasaprofessoratCambridgeUniversity.Hewasknownforhisworkwithblackholesandrelativity,andwroteseveralpopularsciencebooks,7 ABriefHistoryofTime,TheUniverseinaNutshell,TheGrandDesign,etc.

Althoughhelostmanymostimportantlivingconditionsordinarypeoplehave,hestillfelthewasrich,suchasafingerthatcouldmove,abrainthatcouldthink…allthesemadehim8 tolife.Lastyear,HawkingwasinvitedtoChina.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversations9usdeeply.

FromStephenHawking's10 experience,welearnthatnobodyshouldlosehope,nomatterhowbadthesituationis.Asheoncesaid,"Lifeisnotfair,youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation."

（1）

A.astronauts    

B.artists    

C.scientists    

（2）

A.separating    

B.suffering    

C.supporting    

（3）

A.seriously    

B.probably    

C.naturally    

（4）

A.Asaresult    

B.What'smore    

C.Forexample    

（5）

A.takeup    

B.putup    

C.giveup    

（6）

A.graduating    

B.furthering    

C.completing    

（7）

A.according    

B.including    

C.during    

（8）

A.thankful    

B.harmful    

C.regretful    

（9）

A.increased    

B.improved    

C.impressed    

（10）

A.universal    

B.unusual    

C.ordinary    

三、阅读理解（共3题；共22分）

12.（6分）阅读理解

Aftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme,anditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim,soIagreed.

Duringthenine-miledrivetohishome,IfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）.Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefive,andthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andIknewaboutovercoming（克服）difficultiesandgoingformydreams.

IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplainorask,“Whyme?

”Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Clearly,heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn'tmentionthathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightwithme.Whenwefinishedtalking,IpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingdifficultiesthanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youareachampion.Youwonthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”

LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew'sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:

DearRick,

MymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon'thavelongtoliveanymore,butIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.

ItoldyousomedaythatIwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal,butIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.However,IknowI'machampion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.

Yourfriend,

Matthew

（1）TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3“Whyme?

”probablymeans        .

A.Whydoyoucometoseeme?

B.WhydoIhavetostayathome?

C.Whydoesthediseasefallonme?

D.Whygiveagoldmedaltome?

（2）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Matthewknewclearlyabouthisillness.    

B.Matthewoncegothisowngoldmedal.    

C.MatthewthankedRickforhiskindness.    

D.Matthewlivedhappilyandbrightlyallhislife.    

（3）Rickwrotethepassagewiththepurposeof        .

A.expressinghispitytoallthedisabledchildren    

B.tellinganexperienceofmeetingadisabledchild    

C.describinghisunusualfriendshipwithadisabledchild    

D.showinghisadmirationtowardsthedisabledchild    

13.（8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Billalwaysdoeseverythingverycarefully．Everydayhedriveshiscartogotoworkandgohome．Hedriveshiscarslowlyandneverhasanaccident．Heoftensaysthattravellingbycarismuchsaferthantravellingbyplane．

Today，hehastogotoanothercitytohaveameeting．Themeetingwillbeginatnineo'clock．Anditiseightnow．IfBillgoestherebytrainorbycar,hewillbelateforthemeeting．Billhasnoidea．Oneofhisfriends，John，saystohim，"Don'tworry,Bill．Icantakeyouthereinmyownsmallplane．Andwecangetthereathalfpasteight．"Billisafraidofgoingtherebyplane．Johntellshimthatitisverysafe．Billgetsontheplaneatlast．

Johnstartstheplaneandbeginstakingoff．Billistooafraid，sohecloseshiseyes．Afteraminuteortwo，heopensthemagain，lookingoutofthewindowoftheplane，andsaystoJohn，"Lookatthosepeopledownthere，theylookassmallasants.""Buttheyareants."saysJohn．"Don'tyouknowwearestillontheground?

"

（1）WhydoesJohntakeBilltothecity?

A.BecauseBillgiveshimmuchmoney．    

B.BecausehewantstohelpBill．    

C.BecauseheisBill'sdriver．    

D.BecauseJohnalsowantstogothere．    

（2）HowlongwillittakeBilltogotothemeetingbyplane?

A.Aquarter．    

B.Halfanhour．    

C.Anhour．    

D.Twohours．    

（3）Whatcallweknowfromthestory?

A.Johncan'tseethingsclearlyintheplane．    

B.Billfeelsexcitedtotakeaplane．    

C.ThereissomethingwrongwithBill'scar．    

D.Billisacarefulman．    

（4）WhatdoesBillseeinfactwhenhelooksoutofthewindows?

A.Antsontheground，    

B.Peopleontheground．    

C.Birdsinthesky．    

D.Antsintheplane．    

14.（8分）阅读理解

HaveyoueverreadstoriesofSherlockHolmes---afamousdetective?

Hereisoneofhiscases.

Stapleton,Charles'youngerbrother,foundthathewouldinherit（继承）theBaskervillelandsifCharlesandhisnephew（侄子）---Henrybothdied.

Charleswhohadaweakheartbelievedsupernaturalstories.Afterknowingthis,Stapletonhadtheideaofbuyingahugehound,andofusingthephosphorus（磷）tomakeitshinelikethehoundinonestory.

ThenStapletonaskedhisfriendLauratowritealettertobringCharlestothemoorgateonthatsadnight.Thehound,whichwasshiningwithphosphorus,chasedCharlesdowntheYewAlley.Charles'fearwassogreatthathisweakheartstopped,andhediedbuttheanimaldidnottouchthedeadbody.Therewasnosignofmurder.ItwasdifficultforHolmestofindthemurderer.

Twoweekslater,StapletonlearnedthatHenryhadreachedEngland.Hetookhiswifeandthehoundwithhim.HeworeafalsebeardandfollowedHenryinLondon.HewantedtousethesamewaytomurderHenrythere.HeneededsomethingtogivethehoundHenry'ssmell,sohepaidawomanatHenry'shoteltostealoneofhisshoes.Thefirstonewasanewone,whichwasnouseforthehound,soitwas