2019-2020学年江苏省苏州市昆山市、太仓市八年级(上)期末英语试卷

2019-2020学年江苏省苏州市昆山市、太仓市八年级（上）

期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共12小题，共24.0分）

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Can the time go slower 一by Joanna Pitt

Can the time go slower

I'm still thinking of the answers． Can the time go slower？ My head is hot yet clear Can the time go slower？

For me the rules of math are too hard to remember． Can the time go slower？

My grade is what my father really cares about． So can the time go slower？ My dear teacher，

I don't want to run behind others． Oh no!

There are still lots of questions to be answered． 1. Who really cares about the grades？ ______

A. The writer． B. The writer's father． C. The writer's mother． D. The writer's teacher． 2. What is the poem about？ ______

A. Learning math． B. Taking a test． C. Asking questions． D. Running with others． 3. Why does the writer keep asking \？\

A. She is missing her good old time．

B. She does not want to get old with time． C. She is worried that there's not enough time．

D. She is afraid that she will be home later than her father．

B

Did you know that \？ It's on March 23． And this year， the word \will be 181 years old．

\， New York Daily News reported．

It was first introduced to the world in the Boston Morning Post on March 23， 1839． It read \． k． - oll korrect\． It was only a joke at that time． But later \（all correct ）

widely used in documents and telegraphs． People used it to say that all was well． Today， we use it almost every day． \？ OK？\．\is easy to say and write． It is also clear enough for people to understand．

It also has neutrality（中性）that other words don't have．You may say something is great，while other people may say it isn't． But with \， everyone usually agrees．

There are different ways of spelling \：okay， ok，and O． K． But they all sound the same． However， \

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writing． People sometimes use \． \． You may not know the language of someone who's talking to you， but saying \helps you to understand （手势）each other．

4. \， 1839．

A. document B. telegraph C. letter D. newspaper

5. People sometimes use ______ when writing．

A. O． K． B. okay C. OK D. ok 6. Which of the following is NOT true about \？ ______

A. It means all is well． B. It comes from \． C. It is only used in the US． D. It has its own birthday． 7. What is probably the best title for this story？ ______

A. The most often-used English word B. How to use\

C. \D. Different ways of spelling \

C

My first home was a beautiful meadow（牧场） with a pond of clear water． There were some large trees near the pond． On one side of the meadow was a field and on the other was the house of our master， Farmer Grey． He was a kind man．

My mother and I had a happy life．She worked during the day．I played with the other young horses and had great fun． At night I lay next to her．

One day， my master sold me to Squire Gordon． He lived with his family in a big house． \，\． \． I shall call you Black Beauty．\

I learned to carry my master on my back and pull a coach． I learned to wear reins（疆绳）and a bit in my mouse． I did not like them， but all the horses had to wear them．

My master had two horses．One of them was Merrylegs．He was very friendly．The other was Ginger．She was not friendly． She bit and kicked people．

Ginger told me about her life when she was young． She told me， \to me． My reins and bit hurt me． My master did not care．\

Squire Gordon went on a long journey． John went with him and I pulled the coach． The weather was rainy and windy． Mr． Gordon and John could not see well in the rain． We came to a bridge． I stopped． \．\． I did not want to go on to the bridge． Mr． Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge． I did not move． Just then a man saw us． \． \？\． \，\．\，you are going to drown in the river．\

\． \， Beauty!\． We turned around and went along the road by the river． For a long time no one said anything． Then John said， \Beauty saved our lives． He knew the bridge was dangerous．\ When we returned home， Squire told Mrs． Gordon： \， thanks to Black Beauty!\

That night， I was glad， though I was very tired． 8. Who named the horse Black Beauty？ ______

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A. Farmer Grey． C. Mrs．Gordon． B. Squire Gordon． D. John．

9. What does the underlined word \？ ______

A. To die because you are under water too long and you can not breathe． B. To make something very wet or to cover something in water． C. To be louder than other sounds so that you can not hear them． D. To be in a light sleep or almost asleep．

10. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ______

A. Black Beauty lived a hard life with Mum． B. Ginger was unhappy when she was young． C. Some horses did not wear reins or bits．

D. Mr． Gordon went on a long journey alone．

11. How did Black Beauty save his master's life？ ______

A. By fixing the bridge．

B. By asking other horses for help． C. By crossing the bridge．

D. By refusing to step onto the bridge．

12. What might happen that night from the passage？ ______

A. Black Beauty was sent away from home． B. Mr． Gordon sold Black Beauty to others． C. Black Beauty got good food and a nice bed．

D. Mr． Gordon had Black Beauty do some more work． 二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共15.0分）

When I was a junior high school student in 1980， God gave me a gift． It was happiness． One weekend，I went to visit my grandparents．On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my(13) because of its high speed．

Several days later when I woke up at the hospital， I realized I had to spend the rest of my life (14) arms． How sad I felt at that time! (15)slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it． I couldn't get my arms back even though I(16) every day．

However， it's easier (17)than done． It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness completely． I got so much from my past story． From then on， I could treat my life with a normal mind．But in our daily life， I often see my classmates get (18) about little things：They get a bad grade on a test； they don't have a mobile phone but (19)have， and so on． But I just(20)life． I am lucky to realize from an accident； It is a waste of our life to focus on（集中于）what you have lost． We should always think of what we have． So why are so many people unhappy？Someone may say，\．\But when you get the car and what (22)？ For a whole week， you are walking on air． Then you go right back to being unhappy．

Happiness depends on what we have! It is in your heart． It's a state of mind．Even though you own the whole world， you may still feel unhappy． Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and taking pleasure in what you really have． 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

A. feet A. with A. Or A. cried A. dreamed A. excited A. the other B. legs B. without B. But B. laughed B. acted B. nervous B. one another C. arms C. for C. So C. sat C. called C. happy C. other D. ears D. on D. Once D. stood D. said D. worried D. others

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20. A. hate B. dislike C. enjoy D. save 21. A. because B. since C. if D. whether 22. A. happens B. happened C. used D. uses 三、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分） 23. -What heavy rain it is!

-Yes， but I love air after the rain． It smells so fresh．（ ） A. the； a B. a；/ C. a； the D. the；/ 24. -Did the policemen give any on how to protect personal information？

-Yes． It is really helpful．（ ）

A. advice B. tips C. notes D. reports

25. -Is Mary always willing to share things with others？

-Yes． Whenever she reads an interesting story， she can't keep it to and wants to share it with her friends．（ ）

A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

26. -It is said that there will be a big new company in your hometown．

-Yes． The new company will the local people with more chances to work．（ ） A. provide B. offer C. show D. give 27. -Did Mike's father take him to a concert yesterday evening？

-Yes， but Mike is too young to sit the whole concert．（ ）

A. for B. with C. off D. through

28. —You look very pretty, if I ______ say so．

—Thanks a lot for saying that. A. must B. may C. will D. have to 29. -The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games are just two years away． How !

-Yes． I was to see the two mascots for the game on September， 17．（ ） A. exciting； exciting B. excited；excited C. exciting； excited D. excited；exciting 30. - Did Aunt Li buy a skirt last Sunday？

- Sure． She chose_________ one of the two green skirts．（ ） A. less expensive B. the least expensive C. the less expensive D. the most expensive 31. -When did the classroom have a power cut？

-This morning， while we an English lesson．（ ）

A. had B. were having C. are having D. will have

32. -Where is your father， Ann？

-He is trying to a new light in the living room．（ ） A. put out B. put in C. put up D. put away

33. The number of the social workers in our city 2，000． And sixty percent of them teachers

and students．（ ） A. is；is B. is； are C. are； is D. are；are 34. -What do you think of the action movie Mulan？

-It comes from an old Chinese story． Mulan dresses up as a boy and takes her father's place in the army．（ ）

A. to fight B. fighting C. fights D. fought

35. -We're proud of the Chinese women's volleyball team．

-I can't agree more． It is one of the world's volleyball teams and again won the volleyball World Cup in 2019．（ ）

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A. famous

C. most famous B. more famous D. the most famous

36. Which is the right sentence structure of \

road．\？（ ）

A. S+V+DO B. S+V+P C. S+V+IO+DO D. S+V+DO+OC

37. Hurry up，or we will miss the sea lion show in the OceanPark．

______．We still have fifteen minutes before the show begins．（ ） A. Take it easy B. Good luck C. I guess so D. Take care 四、单词拼写-单句（本大题共1小题，共1.0分）

38. Do you need to______（讨论）the problem in groups？ 五、句子翻译（本大题共5小题，共10.0分） 39. 你最好不要在碗里装满沙拉．______ 40. 蜜蜂有很好的方向感吗？______

41. 粗心会导致越来越多的错误．______

42. 我认为住在城市不如住在乡下舒服．______

43. 当我尽力找出路的时候，突然听到了一声巨响．______ 六、完成句子（本大题共9小题，共18.0分）

44. Sandy's bedroom looks much______（整洁） today．

45. John was busy______（描述） what he saw to me when the teacher came in． 46. The______（温度） here changes greatly between day and night． 47. I______（计划） to go there， but something just came up． 48. In the wild，this fish can reach a______（重） of 5 kilos． 49. Loss of health is more______（严重） than loss of wealth．

50. ______（随着） years go by， China is getting richer and stronger．

51. ______（不幸地）， the famous pop star lost his life after the hard work． 52. -Are the nets over there these______（渔夫）？

-Yes， they are．

七、单词拼写/单词释义（本大题共5小题，共5.0分） 53. January is to month as summer is to______． 54. -I am afraid I have to go now．

-It's a______ that you can't stay longer． 55. -Keep your hair away from fire，Lucy!

-I see， Mum． Hair causes fire______． 56. -Do I look nice in this fur coat， Millie？

-Mum， please don't buy it． We should act to______ wild animals． 57. -How many cakes are left？

-______ left． They ate up all of them a moment ago． 八、补全对话（本大题共1小题，共10.0分） 58. A：What did you do yesterday？

B： (1) ． I just stayed at home and cleaned the house． A：How boring!

B：Yeah， it was． (2) ．

A：I drove to the movie theater and watched a movie． B： (3) ．

A：It was really good． B：Wow! (4) ．

A ：No， it wasn't． There weren't many people there． B：That sounds great!

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