1、上海新世紀版 2019-2020 學年八年級上學期英語期中考試試卷 A 卷一、單項選擇 （ 共 10題；共 20 分）1. （ 2 分） woman in red lives in apartment with three rooms.A . The; anB . A; theC . The; aD . A; an2. （ 2 分） I could hardly refuse with him for another day because he said he was verylonely.A . stayingB . staysC . stayedD . to stay3. （ 2 分）

2、The little boy often feels nervous when he talks to other people. He is too .A . shyB . highC . angry4. （ 2 分）（ 2016?天津） You can buy almost everythingthe Internet, and it's veryeasy.A . intoB . forC . atD . on5. （ 2 分） Dad, my trousers are old. I want to buy a new .A . trousersB . oneC . itD . p

3、air6. （ 2 分） Bob has a busyand has muchto do every dayA . work ； jobB . job ； workC . work ： workD . job ； job7. （ 2 分） Drivers who forget to light up at night often cause accidents.A . turn on the lightB . give light to the carC . fasten the seat belt8. （ 2 分） People often "Merry Christmas &qu

4、ot; their family and friends on Christmas Day.A . talk, toB . say, toC . speak, aboutD . tell, to9. （ 2 分） A new play will be on at the crown theatre tomorrow.A . startB . endC . be over10. （ 2 分）一Could you tell me the way to the hospital?一 Yes It's just over there：A . Excuse me B . I am sorry C

5、 . How are you?D . What about you?二、完形填空 （ 共 1題；共 10 分）11. （10 分）完形填空There was something wrong1Mrs Black's skin（皮膚 ）, so she went to her doctor. But he could notfind anything wrong. So he sent her to the hospital for tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results2the tests to Mrs Black's d

6、octor, and3he called her to give her a list of the things. The doctor told Mrs Black4the food on the list. Because any of them may5the cause（病因 ）of her skin trouble.Mrs Black wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, 6she put it near the telephone. After that, she went to a meeting.When she got

7、 back home two hours later, her husband was waiting for her. He had a big basket full of the things, and7he saw her, he said, "Hello, dear, I bought all of the things8you.''"But9did you know what I needed?" she asked."Well. When I got home. I saw your shopping list near t

8、he telephone." answered her husband. "so I went to the shops and bought everything you needed. ''"Oh, no, those things can make me feel10."（1）A . aboutB . withC . forD . of（2）A . ofB . fromC . withD . in（3）A . next morningB . the next morningC . on the next morningD . on

9、next morning（4）A . not to eatB . eatC . didn't eatD . to eatB . beC . areD . was（6）A . afterB . finallyC . beforeD . then（7）A . whenB . butC . untilD . though（8）A . inB . forC . ofD . to（9）A . whoB . whatC . howD . why（10）A . badB . goodC . happy閱讀理解 （ 共 3題；共 30 分）12. （ 10 分）Most animals protect

10、（保護 ） their young until they are old enough to take careof themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger（危險 ）.When this catfish lays（產卵 ） its eggs, it carries them in

11、its mouth. From what we know, it doesnot eat during this time. After the eggs hatch（孵化 ）, the fish swims with its young to protect them.It opens its mouth when danger appears（出現 ）, and the tiny fish swim inside. They swim out only whenit's safe again.These catfish may have a peculiar way to prot

12、ect their young, but it seems（好像 ） to work.（ 1） The best title（標題 ） is .A . Staying Away From DangerB . How A Fish Protect Its YoungC . Laying EggsD . A Cat That Swims（ 2） The catfish in the story live in .A . lakesB . the seaC . riversD . North America（ 3） The young fish are .A . tinyB . largeC . y

13、ellow and goldD . very brave（ 4） If the young fish were not near their parents, they would be .A . saferB . in greater dangerC . happierD . less hungry（ 5） The word “ peculiar ” in the story means .B . uselessC . strangeD . dangerous13. （10 分）閱讀理解Nearly all students want to have a good memory so tha

14、t they can study well. Yan Jiashuo, a young girl, is quite lucky. She has received the honor of "International Master of Memory". About 300 people have been honoured as masters. Yan Jiashuo is the youngest among them.Yan Jiashuo always has a good memory. And the good memory comes from good

15、 training. When she was4 years old, her parents asked her to recite ancient poems and books. She has practised a lot. So when she is at school, it is easy and quick for her to recite texts in class. What's more, she loves reading. When she was in the third grade, she could read one book a day.Ya

16、n Jiashuo is good at not only Chinese, but also maths. For her, numbers are not boring at all.She can make up stories with these numbers. She compares remembering a lot of numbers to watching a movie. Every group of two numbers is imagined to be a picture of the story. And these pictures are made up

17、 into a movie in her mind. She said everyone could have a good memory by training and there were plenty of ways to train your memory.（ 1） What does the underlined word "Master" mean in Chinese?A . 大師B . 主人C . 經理D . 管家（ 2） The number of people who have been honoured as masters may be .A . a

18、bout 300B . larger than 350C . smaller than 300D . 350（ 3） Why does Yan Jiashuo have a good memory?A . Because she is very young.B . Because her parents are very clever.C . Because she gets lots of good training.D . Because she likes watching TV.（ 4） What does Yan Jiashuo think of numbers?B . Intere

19、sting.C . Difficult.D . Easy.（ 5） What is the passage mainly about?A . It tells us a story about a happy family.B . It introduces a clever girl to us.C . It teaches us a deep lesson about study.D . It shows some ways to improve our memory.14. （10 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的幾個選項中，選出最佳選項。What subject do you worry

20、 about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some studentscan't sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. Butthere might be a way to make the subject less stressful（"For people who are worried about math, posture （壓力大的 ）.姿勢 ） m

21、akes a big difference," Erik Paper fromSan Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That's rightsitting up straight can help youdo better on math exams.Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumped-over （趴倒的 ） posture, or

22、sitting up straight. After the test, 56 percent of students saidthe exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.Slumping over is a defensive（ 戒備的 ） posture. Itcan bring about bad memories in the body and brain.This can stop you from thinking clearly, Paper said.Students who were not nervo

23、us about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit（受益 ） frombetter posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported.Good posture isn't just helpful for taking math exams. Sportspeople, musicians and public speakers can all benefit fr

24、om better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more certain and focus better.（ 1） What posture can make people feel less stressed during math exams?A . Sitting up straight.B . Hanging your head.C . Lying on your back.D . Raising

25、 one hand.（ 2） What did the scientists ask the college students to do during the test?B . To count numbers.C . To think carefully.D . To sit in different postures.（ 3） How many students in the test benefited from the better posture?A . All the 125 students.B . Less than half of them.C . 56 percent o

26、f them.D . None of the students.（ 4） The fourth paragraph is written to explain.A . why slumping over makes exams harder to doB . why slumping over is bad for one's healthC . why some people slump over during examsD . why people are nervous during math exams（ 5） Which of the following is the bes

27、t title for the passage?A . Slump over to Take ExamsB . Sit up to Do MathC . Better Posture for Nervous StudentsD . Good Advice for Better Exams四、選詞填空 （ 共 1題；共 1 分）15. （1 分）It （is/are）black and white.五、短文填空 （ 共 1題；共 10 分）16. （ 10 分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使 用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。I'm Tina

28、, I am English girl. My brother is Jim. I'm（整潔的 ）, but Jim isn't. Inour room, my books and tapes （be） in the bookcase. My （key） is in my schoolbag. I （ 有 ） a clock. It's on the desk.（Jim）books are everywhere on his bed, on the sofa and under the chair. The （棕色 ）hat is （he）. It's unde

29、r the desk.“Where is my ruler?Where are my （ 字典 ）? Where's my schoolbag? ” Jim always （ask）.六、任務型閱讀 （ 共 1題；共 5 分）17. （5 分）根據短文內容完成表格 （每空詞數不限 ） 。Canada is a big country with a large area, but it has a small population. It lies in North America第 8 頁 共 12 頁with oceans around it in three directions

30、except in the south, where the United States is. The Great Lakes are between Canada and the United States. There are many lakes and islands in the coastal areas. Canadians care about the environment very much. The government and the people in Canada try their best to protect the environment. So in C

31、anada, the air is fresh, the water is clean, and the sky is blue. Many tourists like to travel in Canada and live there for some time to relax themselves.The climate in Canada is different from area to area. It is wet in the west and east, but cold in the north and south. Canada is rich in natural resources, such as forests, fresh water, coal, oil, and so on. Farmland mainly lies in the south where farmers grow lots of corn and wheat. There are many big farms there. The farmers work hard so