仁爱版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷B卷

姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________

一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)

1. （4分）阅读理解

David walked down the street. All he wanted to do was to play basketball with Jim. But his mother told him to return his sister's books to the library on his way to Jim's house.

In his eyes, books and summertime just don't go together. He thought he had read a lot during the school year. And he had never set foot inside a public library. Today he'd just drop the books off in the outside return box, but it was locked. He had to go inside to return them.

David walked inside the building a few minutes before closing time. He put the books into the return box. After a quick drink of water and a short stop in the toilet, he'd be on his way to meet Jim. He walked out of the toilet. The library lights were turned off. He was locked --- in a library. David tried to use the telephone, but he couldn't find one. As the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found a little one on the desk. He used a pencil to write a note on a big piece of paper. It read,\" I'm locked inside. Please call for help.\" He put it on the front door. Surely, someone passing by would see it. He then turned his attention to the library itself.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so bad. Rows and rows of books! When he saw a book about Michael Jordan on the desk, he picked it up. He opened the book and began to read. He felt that being locked in the library didn't seem to be such a terrible thing.

（1）What did David's mother want him to do? A . Play basketball with Jim. B . Take a walk in the street. C . Read books in the library. D . Return his sister's books.

（2）David thought he had read a lot during ________. A . a visit to Jim's B . the school year C . the closing time D . the summertime

（3）David went inside the building because ________. A . the sun began to set

B . he wanted to use the telephone C . he needed to go to the toilet

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D . the outside return box was locked

（4）Which of the following sentences could be added to the chart(图表)? A . He searched for a light.

B . He put the books into the return box. C . He had a quick drink of water.

D . He turned his attention to the library.

（5）David discovered that ________ after he was locked in the library. A . he was very afraid of the dark. B . he became interested in this place. C . his mom was worried about him. D . His friend became nervous about him. 2. （3分）阅读理解

As time goes by, are you still the same person you used to be? Many of you would think you are. But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly. You could be a completely different person at 77, compared to when you were a 14-year-old, reported The Huffington Post.

Psychologists(心理学家) at the UK's University of Edinburgh did the study on a group of Scottish people. The research found that almost everyone's personality changed when they grow old. The findings are published in a journal called Psychology and Aging.

The research is based on a study that began in 1950. A group of teachers gave more than1, 200 14-year-old students personality tests. They tested six basic personality traits(个性特点): self-confidence, sense of responsibility, perseverance (耐性), strong wishes to win, creativity and moods.

In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of those 1, 200 students, who were 77 years old on average at the time. They agreed to take a personality test similar to the one they had completed 63 years earlier.

Researchers then compared the then-and-now test results. They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. Moods and sense of responsibility had changed less. But there were still not too many similarities between the two results.

The younger and older self seemed to be totally different for each person. It was \"as if the second tests had been given to different people,\" the study's authors noted.

In the past, personality was widely believed to be stable(稳定的). William James, the father of American psychology, said that personality is \"set like plaster(石膏板) .\" This new study may bring some fresh ideas to the theory(理论).

（1）What did the UK scientists study in this story?

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A . Blood type B . Eye color C . Personality D . Working ability

（2）How many people did the test in 2012? A . 77 B . 1,200 C . 174 D . 63

（3）Which of the following is TRUE?

A . Scientists did research on a group of Irish teenagers. B . The personality test studied six basic traits.

C . The 2012 personality test was very different from the original one. D . The test results about creativity and mood did not change. （4）What did William James believe?

A . A person's personality hardly changes. B . A person's personality can change with time. C . Different people have different personalities. D . Even plaster has a personality. 3. （4分）阅读理解

Susan is my friend. She is from(来自)London, England(英国)，She speaks(说) good English, She's now in Shanghai with her parents, because they work(工作)in Shanghai. Susan can speak some Chinese. There are five people in her family, her parents, her two brothers and her. Her brothers aren't in China. They are in England.

Susan likes(喜欢)blue very much. She has two blue pens and one blue quilt. I like blue, too. But his brother Jim likes yellow, and his brother David likes red.

Do you want(想要)to be her friend? （1）Susan is from______. A . US B . HK

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C . UK D . USA

（2）Susan is in _______now. A . Shanghai B . New York C . Beijing D . London （3）Who is not in China? A . Susan.

B . Susan's parents. C . Susan's brothers. D . Susan and her parents. （4）下列表述哪一项是正确的? A . Susan is from China. B . Susan's brothers like blue. C . Susan's brothers are in China. D . Susan has one blue quilt.

4. （4分）阅读理解，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

Is there intelligent(有智力的) life on other planets(行星)? For years, scientists said \"No.\" or \"We don't know.\" But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings(人；生物).

Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. \"This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,\" say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size——the universe is huge. \"Tools like the Hubble Telescope (哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies (银河系) ,\" says Shostak. \"And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth. \"

In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes (高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets--the size of Mars or Earth--in other solar systems (太阳系).These planets might have intelligent life.

Have beings from space already visited Earth? \"Probably not,\" says Shostak. \"It's a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals(信号). \"In fact, they

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may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.

（1）Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are ____. A . astronomers B . farmers C . singers D . teachers

（2）What is the best title for Paragraph 2? A . The Age and Size of Earth. B . Why Intelligent Life Might Exist. C . Our Galaxy: The Milky Way.

D . Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life.

（3）Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past? A . There were not any smaller planets. B . There were not any powerful telescopes. C . The astronomers were not interested in them. D . The Milky Way didn't exist at the time.

（4）Why haven't beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak? A . They're afraid of us. B . It's a long way away.

C . They don't know how to use radio signals. D . They aren't clever.

（5）What does the underlined phrase \"life forms\" in the last paragraph mean ____. A . Messages. B . Tools.

C . Intelligent beings. D . Radio signals.

二、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)

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5. （1分）以下是对不同工作人群的睡眠模式的调查结果，请根据调查表信息补全报告内容。 Student Truck driver Full-time mother (企业主管) Sleeping time Bedtime hours 4 pm-7 pm 1 pm-3 pm 10 pm-1 am The table above shows the sleeping patterns (模式) of people doing ________ jobs. It is clear that there are big differences among them. For example, students continuously (连续地) sleep for ________each night because they go to school during the day. ________ are busy and stressed out, so they only sleep for 6 hours. But they also sleep continuously during the night. Truck drivers sleep 6 hours and doctors sleep the ________ hours among the five. However, because of their jobs, they have to divide their bedtime into different periods. Finally, ________ mothers sleep when their babies do. They often have to wake up during the night to comfort (安抚) their babies. It is important to consider sleeping patterns when choosing a job. 4 am-7 am 10 pm-7 am 7 am-10 am 3 am-6 am 11 pm-5 am 1 am-3 am 9 hours 6 hours 8 hours 6 hours 5 hours Business executive Doctor 三、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)

6. （1分）完形填空

Mr. Read works in a big shop. He's very 1 and always gets to the office on time. The 2 is satisfied with (对……满意) him and pays him more. One evening he was very tired, and as soon as he had 3, he put his watch on the table and went to bed. Little Mable, one of his daughters, came in and 4 something there. She dropped the watch to the floor. She picked it up and 5 quickly. The next morning he got up on time. After breakfast he had a look at his watch and began to 6 newspapers. When he got to his office, it was half past eight. He was 7 for the first time! At that moment he found something was wrong with his watch. He had to ask someone to 8 it.

This morning Mr. Read was going to take a train to London. But he 9 it because his watch was slow again. He was very surprised and said, \"It was all right yesterday, but why is it 10 now?\"

\"Last night I found it was dirty,\" said Little Mable. \"I had to wash it for you!\" （1）

A . helpful B . careful C . friendly D . polite

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（2）

A . waiter B . bookseller C . shopkeeper D . headmaster （3）

A . meal B . breakfast C . lunch D . supper （4）

A . looked for B . looked up C . went on D . got on （5）

A . shouted B . jumped C . laughed D . left （6）

A . read B . see C . borrow D . buy （7）

A . busy B . lucky C . late

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D . kind （8）

A . choose B . mend C . sell D . throw （9）

A . missed B . caught C . lost D . lifted （10）

A . terrible B . short C . right D . wrong

四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)

7. （1分）The rabbit was________(run) past when Alice saw it.

五、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空 (共10题；共10分)

8. （1分）This city is famous for its u________and museums. 9. （1分）This sweater feels much s________ (软的)than that one. 10. （1分）is there a ________ (电视)on your desk?

11. （1分）The workers ________ (继续) with the project after a short rest last night. 12. （1分）After the storm, there were ________(倒)trees and rubbish here and there. 13. （1分）Linda is the________(获胜者)of the English speech contest.

14. （1分）I've already asked her________ but she hasn't replied to me.（两次） 15. （1分）We are ________(确信) that we can start the work today.

16. （1分）You can put some ________ (沙子) into the bottle until it is full.

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17. （1分）Practice makes p________.

六、 书面表达 (共1题；共1分)

18. （1分）社团使学校生活更加有趣.Joyce和她的同学想要加入不同的社团.假设你是Joyce，请把表格中的信息和你的实际情况以短文形式介绍给大家，并对此事发表你的看法.短文要求包括表格中所有信息；语句通顺，意思连贯；60词以上. Names Peter Bruce Maria Joyce Can draw play soccer sing and dance … Can't dance play the guitar paint … Club art club sports club music club … 第 9 页 共 12 页

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