2019-2020学年湖北天门八年级上英语期中试卷含解析

一、单项选择

1. —Do you know the______ of the book? —I'm not really sure. Maybe Richard Smith. A.price

B.news

C.result

D.writer

2. —What's your answer______ the question?

—I have no idea. It's too hard for me to answer a question______ life science. A.to; of

B.of; to

C.to; about

D.about; to

3. —My sister can sing many English songs ______ she is only six years old. —She's really talented. A.if

B.though

C.so

D.because

4. —Mom, do you need me to do ______ to help you with the party? —Thanks, Freddy, but ______ is ready. A.something; something B.anything; nothing C.anything; everything D.everything; nothing

5. Can you drive more ______, Larry? There are too many cars in the street. A.quietly

B.quickly

C.clearly

D.carefully

6. —What did you do in your English class today?

—Mr. Brown asked us to ______ a story about a trip to the moon. A.dress up

B.make up

C.put up

D.get up

7. —You play the piano so well. ______ do you take piano lessons? —I go to piano lessons twice a week. A.How long

B.How many

C.How often

D.How much

8. —What do you think of this sitcom?

—______, because it's too long and many stories are made up. A.I like it B.I don't mind it C.I can't stand it D.I love it

二、完形填空 9.

Look at the picture! It's the world's first airport lounge（候机厅）on a beach.（1）______ will open in Barbados. It will（2）______ your departure（离开）from your holiday island more wonderful.

The Departure Beach is on the Brownes Beach on the Caribbean island. It has bathrooms and a（3）______. And the food in it is very diverse（多样化的）.

Most people think travelling around the airport on the departure day usually makes travelers（4）______ bored. The Departure Beach will（5）______ you last happy moments before you set off for home.（6）______ need to check out of their hotels at noon and sometimes the（7）______ doesn't come until late in the evening. Now they can go straight to the airport lounge beach and（8）______ their last day of the holiday.

For travelers wishing to use the beautiful beach, they can just call to book（预定）（9）______ they can check in

and enjoy the day.（10）______ will be a free lunch and beach towels. Lounge visitors can also use wifi（11）______ a kid gaming area（区域）.

The Departure Beach will only be free for people staying at Savannah Beach in Barbados.（12）______ people can add the Departure Beach to their booking for a price of 15 per child.

（1） A.That B.This

C.It

D.One

（2） A.make B.let

C.have

D.take

（3） A.hospital B.station

C.bank

D.restaurant

（4） A.feel B.look

C.sound

D.smell

（5） A.trust B.throw

C.give

D.support

（6） A.Workers B.Travelers

C.Swimmers

D.Teenagers

（7） A.train B.bus

C.car

D.plane

（8） A.lose B.miss

C.enjoy

D.find

（9） A.in order B.as for

C.even though

D.so that

（10） A.There B.These

C.Those

D.They

（11） A.so B.or

C.and

D.but

（12） A.The other B.Other

C.The others

D.Others

三、阅读理解 10.

Good news for you! Our new school library is open to everyone, and the library card is free. Please come and have a look! Book ☆books in thirty-six languages ☆many kinds of stories, novels and so on 1

You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room. You can borrow 5 books at a time and keep them for 3 weeks. Video ☆many kinds of video films ☆many kinds of music videos You can rent（租）a video, 1 yuan a week. You can enjoy yourself and watch your favorite videos at home. Audio ☆music for everyone ☆language cassettes（磁带）; 42 world languages Special rooms for you to enjoy listening. You can keep 1 CD or 1 cassette at a time for one week. （1）The books in the library are published（出版）in ______ languages. A.26

B.36

C.46

D.50

B.they knew there were not enough parachutes for each person C.there was too much smoke and they couldn't jump out from the plane D.they saw the pilot jump out first

（2）The clever man jumped out with ______. A.parachute

C.the backpack of the climber's

B.nothing

D.two parachutes

（3）All the people thought of themselves EXCEPT（除了......之外）______.

A.the pilot C.the doctor 12.

People are always trying to live a healthy life. You might have read so much on this topic. The following ideas may sound strange, but they can really help you. Exercise when you are tired.

After a long and tiring day of study, exercising might not sound like a good idea, but it should. In fact, physical

activities can provide you with the missing energy. Research shows that exercising for just 30 minutes can make you feel good!

Write by hand to help the brain be active.

Although writing something using a computer is faster, it is much better to remember the whole thing by writing it down by hand. When you read a handwritten text, naturally it's easier for your brains to remember the information. Spare more time for yourself.

By sparing the time for yourself and just being alone for a while, you can have a chance to think and get to know yourself better. And you won't behave impulsively（冲动地）. Drink hot drinks on a hot day.

What cools more on a hot summer morning, cold water or hot water? The study shows that the hot water does make people feel cooler. When you are drinking something hot, the body will feel the change in temperature and increase the perspiration（流汗）, which helps you cool down! （1）It's the best way to ______ if we want to remember a long passage. A. read it over

C. write it down by hand

B. read it aloud

D.write it using a computer B.the clever man D.the businessman

（2）How much should you pay if you keep three videos for a week? A.1 yuan.

B.2 yuan.

C.3 yuan.

D.Nothing.

（3）Which of the following is True according to the form? A.The library card will cost you 1 yuan.

B.You can borrow as many CDs as you like at a time.

C.You can borrow 5 books at a time and keep them for 3 weeks. D.There is a special room for you to enjoy music videos in the library. 11.

There was a pilot（飞行员）and three people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air. The smoke（烟雾）was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes（降落伞）. They all became worried and started to make excuses.

\"I must go and mend the machine.\" said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do so he just jumped out.

The next person said, \"I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person, and I have to attend an important sports game. I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there.\" He picked up a pack and jumped out.

Two men were left, an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, \"Young man, I am old but you're still young. You take the last parachute.\" the young mountain climber smiled, \"Don't worry,\" he said, \"we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.\" （1）All the people became worried because ______. A.they couldn't find the parachutes

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（2）The third idea is mainly about ______. A. the advantages of being alone B.the importance of thinking C.the advantages of behaving well

D.the importance of keeping healthy

（3）Why do we drink hot water on a hot day？ A.Because it brings heat to our bodies. B.Because it is harmful to our bodies. C.Because it makes our bodies strong. D.Because it takes heat away from our bodies.

（4）The writer of the passage wants to tell us that ______. A. handwriting makes us smart B.hot drinks can make us uncomfortable C.being alone helps us know our friends better D.sometimes unusual ideas about health are helpful 四、五选五阅读 13.

根据短文内容，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。 According to a new survey, students' safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of the students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson; self-protection（自我保护）.（1）______. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.

Chen Haoyu, a teacher in a middle school, gives young students advice on how to deal with danger. If you are robbed（被抢劫）

Keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. （2）______. If you are in a traffic accident

（3）______. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt.

If it is raining hard and there is lightning Don't stay in high places and stay away from trees. When there is fire

（4）______. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit（出口）. Do not take the lift. Remember that danger is never as far away as you think.（5）_______.

A. Get away as fast as you can. B. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. C. If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. D. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later. E. Take care of yourself at all times! 五、语法填空 14. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Vince is a funny student. What he loves most is to make people laugh. All his（1）______（friend）love his funny stories. Vince knows that he has such a talent,（2）______ when he heard of the school talent show, he decide（3）______（join）it. He wanted to share his stories（4）______ other students. But some students laughed at him, \"You are not（5）_______（create）. You can't make up a funny story. You'll do badly at the show.\" Vince（6）______（feel）sad. He didn't know why they were so mean（刻薄的）to him. But he remembered how much his parents and friends liked his stories. He would try（7）______（he）best to prepare for the talent show. Vince practiced for（8）______（much）than two hours every day and his parents and friends（9）______（give）him lots of help.（10）_______（lucky）everybody loved his funny story, and he won a good prize at the talent show. Vince was really very happy. 六、书面表达 15. 每个人的生活都离不开朋友。你认为朋友之间应该是互补还是相似的？请你以这个话题写一写你需要怎样的一位朋友，以身边具体的朋友为例，从外貌、个性、爱好、学习等方面进行描述。 要求： 1. 80词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 短文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。 ______ 参与试题解析 一、单项选择 1. 【答案】 D 【考点】 名词辨析 【解答】 D 考查名词辨析。price价格；news新闻；result结果；writer作家。根据答语“我真的不能确定。可能是Richard Smith。”可知这里指询问书的作者，故选D。 2. 【答案】 C 【考点】 介词辨析 3

【解答】

C 考查介词辨析。句意：——对于这个问题你的答案是什么？——我不知道。对我来说回答一个关于生命科学的问题太难了。the answer to，表示“……的答案”；第二空表示“关于”用介词about。故选C。 3.

【答案】 B

【考点】 表转折的连词 【解答】

B 考查表转折的连词。句意：——我妹妹能够唱很多英文歌尽管她才六岁。——她真的很聪明。A项，如果，表因果；B项，尽管，表转折；C项，所以，表结果；D项，因为，表原因。空格前后是转折关系，故选B。 4.

【答案】 C

【考点】 不定代词 【解答】

C 考查不定代词。句意：——妈妈，你需要我为聚会帮你做点什么吗？——谢谢，Freddy，但是一切都准备好了。第一空为疑问句，在疑问句中用anything；第二空根据but可知形成转折，不需要帮忙，因此可知指一切都准备好了。everything，一切。 5.

【答案】 D

【考点】 副词辨析 【解答】

D 考查副词辨析。A 安静地；B 快地；C 清楚地；D 小心地。句意：Larry，你能小心驾驶吗？街上有太多的车了。根据There are too many cars in the street.结合选项可知此处表示劝说小心驾驶。故选D。 6. 【答案】 B

【考点】 V.+up 【解答】

B 考查动词短语辨析。dress up盛装，乔装打扮；make up编造；put up搭建；get up起床。句意：——今天在你的英语课上你做了什么？——布朗先生让我们编写一个到月球旅行的故事。根据空后a story可知选B。 7.

【答案】 C

【考点】 特殊疑问句 疑问副词 【解答】

C 考查特殊疑问句。how long多长时间，提问时间段；how many多少，提问可数名词的数量；how often多久一次，提问频率；how much多少，提问不可数名词的数量。根据答语twice a week一周两次，可知问句应该是提问上钢琴课的频率，故用how often提问，故选C。 8.

【答案】 C

【考点】 观点与理由 【解答】

C 考查情景交际。句意：——你认为情景喜剧怎么样？——我无法忍受它，因为它太长了并且很多故事是编造的。A 我喜欢它；B 我不在乎它；C 我无法忍受它，我受不了它；D 我爱它。根据because it's too long and many stories are made up可知应是不喜欢，故选C。 二、完形填空 9.

【答案】 C A D A C B D C D A C B

【考点】 说明文完形 动词辨析 连系动词 名词辨析 日常生活类 连词辨析 代词辨析 there be 句型

【解答】

（1）C 考查代词辨析。句意：它将开在Barbados。空处代指前文的the world's first airport lounge，指代同类同物用it。one指代同类不同物，排除。

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（2）A 考查动词辨析。句意：它会使你从假日岛的离开更加美妙。make sth+形容词，表示使某物怎么样，为固定搭配。

（3）D 考查名词辨析。A 医院；B 车站；C 银行；D 饭店。句意：它有浴室和一个饭店。根据空后句And the food in it is very diverse（多样化的）.可知空处表示饭店。

（4）A 考查动词辨析。A 感觉；B 看；C 听；D 闻。句意：大多数人认为离开那天在机场的周游通常会使游客感到无聊。根据空后的bored，结合选项可知此处表示“感觉”无聊。

（5）C 考查动词辨析。A 信任；B抛，投掷；C给；D支持。根据空后的you last happy moments before you set off for home可知此处表示在你动身回家之前给你最后欢乐的时光。give sb sth，表示给某人某物，为固定用法。

（6）B 考查名词辨析。A 工人；B 游客；C 游泳者；D 青少年。根据前文Most people think travelling around the airport on the departure day usually makes travelers（4）______ bored.及后文Now they can go

straight to the airport lounge beach and（8）______ their last day of the holiday.可知此处表示“旅客”需要在中午退房。

（7）D 考查名词辨析。A 火车；B 公交；C 汽车；D 飞机。根据后文Now they can go straight to the airport lounge beach and（8）______ their last day of the holiday.可知此处表示旅客需要中午退房，并且“飞机”直到晚上很晚才来。

（8）C 考查动词辨析。A 丢失；B 错过；C 享受；D 寻找。根据前文（6）______ need to check out of their hotels at noon and sometimes the（7）______ doesn't come until late in the evening.可知此处与之前形成对比，现在他们可以直接去机场休息区海滩“享受”假期的最后一天。

（9）D 考查连词。A按顺序；B关于，至于；C虽然，即使；D以便，所以。根据空前句they can just call to book“他们可以打电话预定”及空后句they can check in and enjoy the day“他们可以登记入住，享受这一天”可知后句为前句的结果，空处应用表示结果的连词。so that引导结果状语从句。

（10）A 考查there be句型。句意：将有免费的午餐和沙滩毛巾。分析句子可知此处为there be句型的一般将来时，结构为there will be。

（11）C 考查连词辨析。句意：游客还可以使用wifi和儿童游戏区。分析空前wifi和空后a kid gaming area为并列关系，应用连词and。

（12）B 考查代词辨析。根据空前句The Departure Beach will only be free for people staying at Savannah Beach in Barbados.及空后people can add the Departure Beach to their booking for a price of 15 per child.可知此处表示The Departure Beach只对居住在巴巴多斯萨凡纳海滩的人免费。“其他人”可以将the Departure Beach加入他们的预订中，每位成人20美元，每位儿童15美元。根据空后的people可知空处应用other，other people=others，指三个以上的人或物中除去已知部分后“余下部分中的某一些”，非特指。 三、阅读理解 10.

【答案】 B C C

【考点】 细节理解题 应用文阅读 广告布告类阅读

【解答】

（1）B 细节理解题。根据Book一栏中books in thirty-six languages可知，这个图书馆有36种语言的书，故选B。

（2）C 细节理解题。根据Video一栏中You can rent（租）a video, 1 yuan a week.可知，租一个录像带一个星期是1元，故租3个录像带一个星期是3元。故选C。

（3）C 细节理解题。根据表格上一段中the library card is free可知图书馆的卡是免费的，A项错误；根据Audio一栏中You can keep 1 CD or 1 cassette at a time for one week.可知一次只能借一个CD或一个磁带一星期，B项错误；根据Book一栏中You can borrow 5 books at a time and keep them for 3 weeks.可知可以一次借五本书，借三个星期，C项说法正确；根据Audio一栏中Special rooms for you to enjoy listening.可知图书馆提供特别的房间听磁带而不是音乐视频。故选C。 11. 【答案】 B C D

【考点】 细节理解题 记叙文阅读 逸闻趣事类阅读

【解答】

（1）B 细节理解题。根据第一段There was a pilot（飞行员）and three people in a small plane.以及The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes（降落伞）. 可知，飞机上一共有四个人，但只有三个降落伞，所以他们担忧是因为没有足够的降落伞逃生。故选B。

（2）C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中Just now the clever man jumped out with my backpack.可知，那个自称聪明的人，背的不是降落伞，是登山者的背包。故选C。

（3）D 细节理解题。根据第四段中The businessman said, \"Young man, I am old but you are still young. You take the last parachute.\"可知，商人考虑到登山者还年轻，把最后一个降落伞让给登山者，而不是只想着自己。故选D。 12. 【答案】 C A D D

【考点】 主旨大意题 细节理解题 说明文阅读 健康类阅读 【解答】

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（1）C 细节理解题。根据Write by hand to help the brain be active.中的介绍Although writing something using a computer is faster, it is much better to remember the whole thing by writing it down by hand.可知，虽然用电脑写东西更快，但用手写下来可以更好地记住整个事情。因此如果想记住一篇长的文章，最好是手写下来。故选C。

（2）A 细节理解题。根据Spare more time for yourself中的介绍By sparing the time for yourself and just being alone for a while, you can have a chance to think and get to know yourself better.可知，给自己留点时间独处，可以让自己有机会思考并更好地了解自己，这些都是独处的好处。故选A。

（3）D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中The study shows that the hot water does make people feel cooler. When you are drinking something hot, the body will feel the change in temperature and increase the perspiration（流汗）, which helps you cool down!可知，热水会让人感到凉爽，因为喝热的东西会让身体感觉到温度的变化，增加汗液排泄带走热量。故选D。

（4）D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中People are always trying to live a healthy life. You might have read so much on this topic. The following ideas may sound strange, but they can really help you.可知，人们总是在努力过健康的生活。你可能读过很多关于这个话题的文章。下面的想法听起来可能很奇怪，但它们确实对健康又帮助。后文是针对这些奇怪的想法的陈述，可知作者写这篇文章主要是想告诉我们一些不太寻常，但是有助于健康的方法。故选D。 四、五选五阅读 13.

【答案】 B,D,C,A,E

【考点】 五选五阅读 【解答】

（1）B 根据前文some schools have taught an unusual lesson; self-protection（自我保护）.很多学校已经教一门不同寻常的课程：自我保护。及后文And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.并且他们可以学习如何拯救生命，知道如何在危险真正发生之前阻止它。可知空处应讲跟这堂课相关的内容，B项“学生们喜欢这门课，因为没有考试，也没有无聊的课。”符合文意。

（2）D 尽量记住抢劫犯的长相并告诉。根据本段小标题If you are robbed（被抢劫）并结合空前If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money.可知本段主要讲如果被抢劫，应该怎么办。D项“尽量记住抢劫犯的长相并告诉。”符合文意。

（3）C 根据If you are in a traffic accident可知，本段是在讲如果遇到车祸时应该怎么办。结合后文If it is a bicycle...又说如果被自行车撞应如何做。由此可知，C项“如果一辆车撞了你，要记下车的车牌号码。”与后文相呼应。符合文意。

（4）A 根据When there is fire可知，本段是讲遭遇火灾时应该怎么办。结合后文Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit（出口）. Do not take the lift.可知当遇到火灾时应快速逃离。A项“尽快离开。”符合文意。

（5）E 最后一句是全文的总结句，结合空前Remember that danger is never as far away as you think.记住，危险永远不会像你想的那么遥远。可知空处表示对面临危险前的提醒。E项“要时刻保护好自己。”符合文意。 五、语法填空

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【答案】

（1）friends,（2）so,（3）to join,（4）with,（5）creative,（6）felt,（7）his,（8）more,（9）gave,（10）Luckily 【考点】

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形容词基础知识 副词在句中的作用 表因果的连词 语法填空

形容词的比较级和最高级 with的用法 可数名词及其单复数 固定搭配 一般过去时 物主代词

【解答】

（1）friends 考查可数名词复数。句意：他全部的朋友都喜欢他有趣的故事。friend，朋友，为可数名词。根据all可知空处应填可数名词复数。故填friends。

（2）so 考查连词。句意：Vince知道他有这样的才能，所以当他听说学校有才艺表演时，他决定参加。根据句意，可知空前句和空后句为因果关系，后句为果，故填so，所以。

（3）to join 考查固定搭配。句意：……他决定参加。decide to do sth，决定做某事，为固定短语，故填to join。

（4）with 考查介词。句意：他想和其他学生分享他的故事。share sth with sb，与某人分享某物，为固定短语。故填with。

（5）creative 考查形容词。句意：你没有创造力。分析句子可知本句为主系表结构，空处应填入形容词作表语。creative，富有创造力的。故填creative。

（6）felt 考查一般过去时。句意：Vince感觉很伤心。分析句子可知空处为谓语动词。根据He didn't know why they were so mean（刻薄的）to him.可知此处应使用一般过去时，故填felt。

（7）his 考查物主代词。句意：他会努力为才艺秀做准备。try one's best，努力，尽力，为固定短语，故填his。

（8）more 考查形容词比较级。句意：Vince每天练习超过两个小时……根据than可知空处应填比较级，修饰名词hours，需用形容词比较级，故填more。

（9）gave 考查一般过去时。句意：……他的父母和朋友给了他很多帮助。分析句子可知空处在句中作谓语动词，且本文讲述的是过去的事情，需用一般过去时，故填gave。

（10）Luckily 考查副词。句意：幸运的是，每个人都喜欢他有趣的故事……此处修饰整个句子，需用副词，位于句首，首字母大写，故填Luckily。 六、书面表达 15.

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