人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷
一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)
1. （2分）— Look at ______ boy wearing a brown hat. Is he _________ university student? —Yes, he studies in Beijing University. A . the, a B . a, an C . the, an D . a, a
2. （2分）I am very sleepy. I tried _______my eyes open, but I couldn't. A . keeping B . having kept C . to have kept D . to keep
3. （2分）Those paintings are all bad, and the one in the middle is ________. A . worst B . the worst C . worse D . bad
4. （2分）— Thank you. — ______
A . No, thanks! B . Yes, thanks. C . That's right. D . Not at all.
5. （2分）—Sally, you________ nice in the green skirt. —Thank you, Marry. A . look B . see C . think D . say
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6. （2分）— Would you like some milk? — Yes, just _______. A . a few B . few C . a little D . little
7. （2分）— apples do we need to make the fruit salad? —Let me think... We need three apples. A . How long B . How often C . How much D . How many
8. （2分）You will be late for school _________ you don't get up early.A . but B . if C . and D . or
9. （2分）They walked home last night because they couldn't A . afford B . buy C . allow
10. （2分）— I visited the Purple Mountain Observatory last Sunday. —______ Why didn't you tell me earlier? A . You did? B . I hope so. C . Have a good time! D . It's so kind of you.
二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)
11. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。
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to take a taxi.
Mr Brown was a rich shopkeeper. He 1 a lot of money to his son Jim when he was dying. The young man often 2 his friends to dinner and several years later he spent all the money on the 3 food. Now he got into trouble and nobody came to see him. It made him 4 and he went to ask a clever old man for advice.
\ \and you will soon feel much happier.\
8 this, the young man was very glad. He asked, \
\you will soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.\ （1）
A . lent B . left
C . borrowed D . got （2）
A . made B . hoped C . asked D . pulled （3）
A . common B . cheap C . terrible D . delicious （4）
A . sad B . happy C . polite D . careful （5）
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A . begun B . finished C . hurried D . flown （6）
A . worry B . say C . smile D . sing （7）
A . Stand B . Study C . Work D . Wait （8）
A . Seeing B . Touching C . Hearing D . Feeling （9）
A . safe B . dangerous C . rich D . poor （10）
A . mean B . wish C . understand D . surprise
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三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)
12. （8分）阅读理解
One day, Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, \this paper to me and told me to only give it to my mother.\
His mother's eyes were tearful（含泪的）as she read the letter out loud to her child, \is a genius(天才).This school is too small for him and doesn't have enough good teachers to train(培养)him. Please teach him yourself.\
The fact was that Edison liked asking strange questions in class. His teachers thought he was mentally(智力的) ill. They couldn't stand him and decided to stop him from going to school. However, Edison's mother didn't give up on her son. She taught him at home.
After many years, Edison's mother died. Edison became one of the greatest inventors(发明家).One day, he was going through the old family things and found a folded letter that was given to him by his teacher for his mother. He opened it. The message written on the letter was, \We can not let him come to our school anymore. He is expelled(开除).\
Edison cried for hours and then he wrote in his diary, \Alva Edison was a mentally ill child whose mother turned him into the genius of the century.\
A mother's love and encouragement can help change the destiny(命运) of a child. （1）How did Edison's mother probably feel when reading the letter? A . relaxed B . proud C . sad D . angry
（2）In the teacher's opinion, Edison__________________. A . wasn't a normal child B . wasn't hard to train C . was too clever to teach D . was really a genius
（3）What did Edison's mother do after knowing the teachers' decision？ A . She asked him to study by himself. B . She asked him to invent things. C . She sent him to another school. D . She educated him by herself.
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人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷
