沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试题A卷

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试题A卷

姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________

一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)

1. （2分）Lucy and Lily are sisters. There is unusual similarity between two girls.

A . an; / B . an; the C . a; / D . a; the

2. （2分）— Kate, we plan to visit the Great Pyramid during the coming holiday. — ________ Mom, I can't wait to go there. A . Is that so? B . That's right. C . Take it easy.

3. （2分）We don't know if our friend ______tomorrow. If he ______, we will buy something for him A . will come; will come B . comes; comes C . will come; comes D . comes; will come

4. （2分）—Is the math problem ______? —Yes， I can work it out ______. A . easy；easily B . easy；easy C . easily；easy D . easily；easily

5. （2分）When I met her in Italy, she _____________ a photo of the tower of Pisa. A . was taking B . will take C . takes

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D . is taking

6. （2分）-- What your brother like? -- He'd like a large bowl of egg soup. A . does B . is C . do D . would

7. （2分）—Where's your father, Tim? —He _________ Hong Kong on business. A . has gone to B . has been to C . went to

8. （2分）—Let's ______ football this afternoon. —I don't like it. I like going ______ . A . play; swim B . playing; swim C . play; swimming D . playing; swimming

9. （2分）We can't work out the physics problem. Can you tell us________? A . how to do B . what to do it C . how to do it D . what should to do

10. （2分）She plays sports every day in order ________ healthy. A . keep B . to keep C . keeping D . kept

11. （2分）He left his hometown three years ago. His father _______ him ______ three years.

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A . hasn't saw; in B . hasn't seen; for C . didn't see; since D . doesn't see; with

12. （2分）The Yellow River is the second _______ in China. A . long B . longer C . longest D . the longest

13. （2分）______you look after it carefully, this coat will keep you warm through many winters. A . If B . Unless C . Before D . So

14. （2分）一 Would you like to drink milk? 一 Thank you, but just . A . a few B . few C . a little

15. （2分）The boy go to bed his mother came back. A . doesn't, when B . doesn't, until C . didn't, when D . didn't, until

二、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共46分)

16. （8分）根据下列短文内容，选择正确答案。

Mark Twain is someone Americans are taught to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise him. But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could ever imagine.

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The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and searches for treasure. Twain's idea of childhood is magical – a time of imagination, wonder and, of course, adventure.

More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates going to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there to mock religion and its old traditions. Twain's writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics. That's why he is so loved in the US – he wasn't afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly. He also believed strongly in women's right to vote in elections and gave a famous speech on the subject, called \

\– the pet of the old, the envy of the young,\Tom Sawyer. But he could just as well be describing himself.

（1）According to the writer, after reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you are likely to think _______.

A . it's not worth all the praise B . it's as wonderful as you imagined C . it's better to read it with teachers D . it's even better than you imagined （2）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A . A brief description of the novel.

B . Where Twain's idea of childhood comes from. C . How naughty and adventurous Tom Sawyer is. D . What makes Tom Sawyer's adventures so wonderful. （3）What does the underlined word \ A . make changes to. B . make fun of. C . give reasons for. D . give examples of.

（4）Why is Twain so loved in the US according to the article? A . He supported women's right to vote. B . He wrote bad things about US wars abroad.

C . He criticized American culture and society clearly and cleverly.

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