人教版九中學(xué)2019-2020學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期英語期中考試試卷C卷一、 閱讀理解 (共4題；共55分)1. （10分）閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)能回答所提問題或能完成所給句子的最佳選項(xiàng)。"Can I take your order?" Night after night, I had to say this as I worked in my familys restaurant. My father was a fantastic cook. He wanted me, his only son, to cook with him, but I didnt like cooking. Because of the restaurant, my father was always busy. He never had time to play football with me.During my high school and college years, I worked with my family at night. But I always avoided the kitchen. I couldnt wait to graduate (畢業(yè))so that I could move away from the family business. Several days before my graduation day, my father and I started looking at new cars. Finally, we found the right car. I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation gift.On my graduation day, my father gave me a book as a gift. It was his old cookbook. I was so angry that I gave it back to him and ran out of the house. Several days later I moved away and started my business. Although I often saw my father during holidays, we never talked about the graduation gift. Then one day, I got a call that my father was ill. I went to see him because I was very worried.That night, I looked through my fathers books and saw the cookbook that he had given me year before. I carefully opened the cookbook and went through it. Then I found something that made me cry. It was a check(支票)for$30,000 dated(注有日期) the day of my graduation. And the price of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was $30,000.（1）From Paragraph I we know that the writers father_. A . was a common cookB . had a lot of free timeC . wanted the writer to be a cookD . often played football with the writer（2）The writer couldnt wait to graduate because he wanted to_. A . leave the family businessB . manage the familys restaurantC . have enough time to find a good carD . get a graduation gift as soon as possible（3）The writer_ on his graduation day. A . accepted his fathers giftB . moved away from homeC . was very angry with his fatherD . was very worried about his father（4）The last paragraph shows that the writer _. A . decided to cook with his fatherB . hated his father giving him so little moneyC . regretted he didnt look after his father wellD . realized his fathers deep love for him at last（5）What would be the best title(題目)for the passage? A . A cookbookB . A football fanC . My school daysD . My business2. （10分） More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬) before him.One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lions huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up! ” he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On the second thought, Im in the mood for the snack, and youll make a delicious meal."he said.Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饒?。?me! If you let me live, Ill always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.”“ How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?" That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunters net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldnt escape.When Mouse heard Lions frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. “Thank you for saving my life,”said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”（1）What did Lion do each day?A . He stepped onto a hunters net.B . He bowed before weaker animals.C . He showed kindness to animals in the jungleD . He had a good sleep under his favourite tree.（2）How did Mouse wake up Lion?A . He made a hole in the net.B . He shouted at Lion angrilyC . He tripped over Lions paws.D . He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.（3）Why did Lion let Mouse go?A . Because he was trapped in the net.B . Because he took Mouse as his good friend.C . Because he believed Mouse could save him.D . Because he doubted if Mouse could be of any help.（4）What do you think of Mouse?A . Clever and honestB . Silly and lazyC . Humorous and stubbornD . Proud and selfish.（5）What can we learn from the passage?A . Pride makes you lose what you have.B . Dont put all your eggs in one basket.C . Even the small can show great strengthD . When the cats away, the mice will play.3. （10分） Charlie was about to climb into bed when he found there was a light on in his garden shed(棚). Then he noticed some people who were busy stealing his things.He call the police right away. The policeman asked, “Are there any intruders(闖入者)in your house?” Charlie replied “no” and explained what was happening.The policeman said, “All patrol cars(巡邏車) have gone out, and a policeman will go to your house when one is free.”Charlie hung up, waited 30 seconds, and then called the police again. “Hello, I just called a short while ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. I want to let you know that theyre not a problem anymore because Ive just shot every one of them.”Charlie then hung up the phone. In five minutes, three patrol cars, nearly twenty policeman and an ambulance arrived at his house. Of course, the police caught the thieves.One policeman said, “I thought you said that you shot every one of them!”Charlie replied, “I thought you said there were no patrol cars free!”（1）The story happened .A . in the morningB . in the afternoonC . in the evening（2）The police didnt want to come at once because .A . there was no patrol cars free.B . they didnt think it was crucial.C . they didnt know what happened.（3）Charlie called the police _for help.A . only onceB . twiceC . three times（4）The police came quickly because they thought .A . the thieves diedB . Charlie was shotC . the thieves broke into the house（5）We can infer(推斷) that Charlie .A . was good at shootingB . liked to play a joke on the police.C . didnt belive what the policeman said.4. （25分）閱讀理解It was Zhang Leis first time to visit Singapore. He lived in his uncles home. It was sunny most days. He visited many places and had many kinds of nice food. Linda spent her vacation in Hawaii. She had a great time there. The beaches were beautiful and the weather was fine. She had lots of delicious food. People there were friendly. Mrs. Brown didnt enjoy her vacation in London. The bus trip was boring. And it rained every day, so she stayed at the hotel for 6 days. On the last day, she went shopping. But the shops were crowded and things were really expensive.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。（1）Where did Zhang Lei live when he was in Singapore?（2）How was the weather in Singapore?（3）Where did Linda go on vacation?（4）How were the people in Hawaii?（5）Why did Mrs. Brown stay in the hotel for 6 days?二、 任務(wù)型閱讀 (共2題；共30分)5. （5分）任務(wù)型閱讀Have you taken a plane? Have you thought about the ways to survive(生存) in a plane crash(墜機(jī))? Here are some tips for you. _._ .The key to survive on planes is how quickly you can get out. So its best to get seats as close as possible to a door. Or try to sit in the back of the plane because passengers in the back seats are safer than those in the front._ .First of all, read the safety information card and listen to the safety speech carefully. Every type of plane has different safety instructions. If youre sitting near a door, make sure you know how to open it if you need to. Whats more, dont forget to keep your seat belt fastened(系牢) ._.When there is a fire, breathing smoke in is one of the main causes of death. So cover your nose and mouth with a cloth to avoid it._.Dont be too nervous and try to keep a cool head all the time. Remember that even in the worst situation, you still have a chance to be safe.A. Protect yourself from smokeB. Pay attention to the safety instructionsC. Keep calmD. Take the right seatsE. Follow it to keep safe6. （25分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。 A group of friends from Italy wanted to do something different for their vacation. They decided to drive through Australia in a jeep. The journey was a real adventure(冒險(xiǎn)) but sometimes the long hours on the road made them tired.It was Bills tum to drive. Tony, Allan and Jeff were sleeping. Bill was thinking of the cool drink and shower in the next town when suddenly something jumped in front of the jeep. Bill tried to stop the jeep, but it was too late, he hit it. When the four friends got out, they saw a kangaroo lying on the road. They thought it was dead. What could they do? It wasnt their fault(過失).I was an accident.The friends were sad, but they wanted to have a photo of the kangaroo to show everyone back home, Jeff got his camera, and the others picked up the kangaroo and stood it up against the jeep. The boys decided to dress up the kangaroo. They put a cap, sunglasses and a jacket on him. They took several photos with the kangaroo.Suddenly, to their surprise, the kangaroo moved its head moved its body, and jumped away with Bills cap, Allans sunglasses, and Tonys jacket-with his passport and one thousand dollars.（1）Which country did the four friends come from? （2）What were the other boys doing while Bill was driving? （3）How did they feel when they hit the kangaroo? （4）Did the kangaroo Bill hit die? （5）Why did they take the photos with the kangaroo? 三、 選詞填空 (共2題；共13分)7. （8分）選詞填空have, but, waitress, with, what, write, actress, weekendsJodie doesnt like her job. She is a _. She_to work in the evening. She has to work on_. She is always busy. She doesnt want to work in a restaurant. Its boring.She wants to be an _. She likes to sing and dance. She likes to work _other young people. She wants to be in the pop play. She wants to be known by many people._now she can only work in the restaurant. She is very unhappy every day._can she do? Can you help her?_a letter to her soon.8. （5分）（1）A house with abig garden full of roses is _ what I want.（2）Julia _presents from her son on Mothers Day every year.（3）The scarves inthis store are _ than those in the supermarket.（4）We havent toldanyone about the secret _ our English teacher.（5）In Chineseculture, its not polite to point your _ at others at table.四、 書面表達(dá) (共1題；共5分)9. （5分）這些年，隨著大家環(huán)保意識(shí)越來越濃厚，加上地鐵的建成，選擇綠色出行上班的人們?cè)絹碓蕉唷Ｂ方臅?huì)去選擇步行或者公共自行車，因?yàn)樽孕熊嚥粌H美觀免費(fèi)，而且可以鍛煉身體。那些曾經(jīng)以"有車一族為榮"人們，也慢慢放棄私家車而去選擇地鐵或者公交。手機(jī)滴滴打車的興起也讓人們多了一種選擇。請(qǐng)根據(jù)自己身邊的情況，寫寫5年前人們選擇某種交通工具的理由（可以是優(yōu)點(diǎn)也可以是缺點(diǎn)），再寫寫現(xiàn)在人們主要選擇的交通工具和理由。要求：1. 字?jǐn)?shù)不少于80字2. 可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，必須提到5種交通工具。In the past 5 years, many things have changed. So has the way people choose to their workplace. 第 10 頁 共 10 頁參考答案一、 閱讀理解 (共4題；共55分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、二、 任務(wù)型閱讀 (共2題；共30分)5-1、6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、6-5、三、 選詞填空 (共2題；共13分)7-1、8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、8-5、四、 書面表達(dá) (共1題；共5分)9-1、