1、八年级下学期英语期中卷I卷2019年八年级下学期英语期中卷（I）卷一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）She reached the top of the hill and stopped _ on a big rock by the side of the path.A . to have restedB . restingC . to restD . rest2. （2分）I can swim， I cant swim very wellA . andB . butC . orD . so3. （2分）Could you tell me how _ Wangfujing
2、Dajie?Sorry, Im new here. Im not sure.A . get toB . to getC . to get toD . to arrive4. （2分）He devoted all his efforts _ children.A . educatingB . educateC . educationD . to educating5. （2分） Hi, Mike! Hows it going? _A . Good idea.B . I think so.C . Not bad.D . Of course.6. （2分）What were you doing th
3、is time yesterday?I _ my homework at Johns house.A . doB . am doingC . didD . was doing7. （2分）We will produce a new kind of computer this year. A . protectB . developC . programmer8. （2分）It is raining heavily, none of the students are late for school. A . althoughB . butC . soD . because9. （2分）we ar
4、e all here, lets begin our meeting.A . BecauseB . SinceC . For10. （2分）Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up I could answer the phone.A . asB . sinceC . untilD . before11. （2分）He said he would come to see us _ the next month. A . sometimeB . some timeC . sometimes12. （2分）M
5、r Dong keeps _ me of handing in my homework on time. So you have to do so, or youll be punished.A . askingB . remindingC . offering13. （2分）I think it is right and proper for you to make an apology to your teacher. OK, Dad. I will do it.A . say sorryB . say thanksC . say hello14. （2分） _ does your fat
6、her go to work? He rides his bike.A . WhereB . WhenC . HowD . Why15. （2分）Why are you so late? Ive been here for almost an hour and a half. Im terribly sorry. Just as I _, Mr. Smith asked me to send an e-mail for him.A . leaveB . leftC . am leavingD . was leaving二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）完形填空My par
7、ents used to tell me how important the school was for me, but I didnt think so. I didnt 1 it. What I cared most was to hang out with my friends. But one thing let me finally 2 what my parents meant.One day, when I walked3a cellphone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring(雇佣) new wo
8、rkers!“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went into the shop and asked. “Yes, but you 4 be the man who we need.” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few minutes from head to 5 .” Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?”he asked, “do you have any working 6 ?”I felt so ashamed and 7 that I didnt kn
9、ow what to say, so I just turned around and left.I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my future. “I must go to school 8 I cant do anything without a good education,” I said to myself. I never went back to the store9 before I finished my study and got a diploma.Everything loo
10、ked the same when I returned to the10: the same people and the same design. However, 11 with last time, I had more confidence this time. So it was a great chance for me.I12 my diploma to the manager who once refused me. He looked at 13 for a while and then said to me, “Great, you are in.”Now I am st
11、ill working in the same store. With this experience, I 14advise teenagers to attend to school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I still keep 15 in my free time. Education brings my future, doesnt it?（1）A . come up with B . get along with C . look
12、 forward to D . pay attention to （2）A . invite B . memorize C . realize D . forget （3）A . into B . forget C . out D . from （4）A . shouldnt B . neednt C . mustnt D . cant （5）A . head B . hand C . feet D . eye （6）A . opportunity B . experience C . environment D . problem （7）A . frustrated B . happy C
13、. realistic D . real （8）A . but B . and C . though D . because （9）A . either B . yet C . again D . ever （10）A . store B . home C . library D . park （11）A . complained B . compared C . completed D . drove （12）A . dropped B . pointed C . showed D . waited （13）A . it B . me C . them D . him （14）A . nev
14、er B . sometimes C . hardly D . always （15）A . working B . studying C . playing D . Asking 三、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共22分)17. （8分） When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But
15、I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we look
16、ed at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.But I was interested in that old man. For th
17、e first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If
18、you dont care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.（1）How did the writer make a little pocket money?A . By asking his father to give him.B . By stealing others money.C . By buying things for his fathers workmates.D . By asking in the street.（2）What was the old man
19、 doing when I saw him?A . He was selling roses.B . He was walking in the street.C . He was talking to the writer.D . He was smelling a rose.（3）When did the writer have interest out of his family?A . When he was a kid.B . When he met the old man with rose.C . When he went to school.D . When he went t
20、o work.（4）What is the main idea of this passage?A . If you care about others on your road of life, then you are having your life itself.B . If you care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.C . If you meet an old man with a rose in the street, then youll have inter
21、est in your life.D . If you have interest in others, then you are having your life itself.18. （6分） My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.First of all，we are bored. Bored. bored. And bored. Do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing.
22、 Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. Thats why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act
23、as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky，our owner take us for a walk.Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would no
24、t. So what makes you think we dogs like it？We dont. We hate it.Another thing-television. Another thing-television. Dogs hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for dogs on television？No. Not a single one.So what can we do？What
25、 else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We dogs are not lazy，we are bored.（1）Woof may be a .A . boyB . girlC . dogD . cat（2）From the passage，we know that Woof .A . lives a great lifeB . is busy every dayC . likes the food very muchD . hates watching television（3）How many points does Woof complain
26、 about？A . 1B . 2C . 3D . 419. （8分）阅读理解 The year is 2045. A goal is scored at the soccer World Cup. Is that possible? Many scientists believe it is. In fact, there are already robots that can play soccer. Todays scientists are working on robots with various skills.When people started making robots,
27、they were made to do just simple things, mainly in factories. Since then, however, robots have changed a lot. Early robots were operated by humans. Todays robots function(运行) themselves. Some can only move around a little, like robot cleaners, but others can do much more like running, dancing and ev
28、en playing soccer.Then there are robots designed to be like humans. These robots have faces and can show emotions(表情). Such robots can learn new things, and show us how they feel.Scientists arent just building humanlike robots. They are also making robots that look and act like animals. At NASA, scientists are making a robot snake. Its a kind of vehicles with wheels. These snake buts can enter holes and move over rough(粗糙的) ground. They might one day help scientists look for signs of life on Mars.But can a robot soc
