新疆昌吉市教育共同体2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷

—Why didn't you see the movie last night?

—Because Jack told me there wasn't ______．

A.nothing interesting

B.something interesting

C.anything interesting

D.interesting something

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The problem is 　　　　 difficult 　　　　 students can solve（解答）it.

A.so；and few B.so；that little C.so；that few D.so；that a little

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—_________ the heavy rain, we didn’t go camping yesterday!

—What a pity.

A.Because that B.Because of

C.Instead of D.As for

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— _______ do you use the Internet a week? —Twice.

A.How often B.How soon

C.How long D.How many times

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I felt __________ when I heard the __________ news.

A.surprising；surprised B.surprised；surprising

C.surprising；surprising D.surprised；surprised

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She is one of ________ girls in her class.

A.tall B.taller C.tallest D.the tallest

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—Mike , you look so excited.

—Yeah! There　　　　　 a tennis game played by Li Na this evening.

A.will have B.is going to be C.is going to have D.are going to be

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（题文）－Will Tony go skiing with us this Saturday?

－Sorry, I don’t know if he _____. But I know he _____ interest in sports.

A. will go; is　　 B. goes; is

C. goes; has no　　 D. will go; has no

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Yunnan is beautiful and I’m ______ visiting it again. （2017 天津中考）

A.keeping clear of B.suffering from

C.looking forward to D.running away from

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Please ______the computer with something，or it will get dirty easily.

A.play B.wash C.put D.cover

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I think our life will be very different in 100 years.

First，people won't ______ on the earth. Our ______ will be under the sea. Special machines will provide air and light，but the ______ won't be the same. Trees and plants won't grow ______ there won't be any soil. For this reason，people won't be able to ______ vegetables. Most of food will be in the form of a pill. If there is no pollution in the sea，people will also eat ______.

Second，I think people's everyday life will be different. They won't have to work long hours，because computers and robots will help them.______ will have to do housework. So，people will have ______ free time and they will be able to enjoy the things they like— sports，for example.

______，I believe that everyone will be able to travel to the moon for a holiday.

In a word，I think that life in the future won't be the same ______ it is today. I believe the future world will be an interesting place to live in.

1.A. live　　 B. work　　 C. study　　 D. play

2.A. school　　 B. cities　　 C. rooms　　 D. families

3.A. environment　　 B. development　　 C. land　　 D. sea

4.A. instead　　 B. because　　 C. if　　 D. although

5.A. buy　　 B. sell　　 C. grow　　 D. take

6.A. fish　　 B. rice　　 C. beef　　 D. plants

7.A. None　　 B. Neither　　 C. No one　　 D. All

8.A. more　　 B. fewer　　 C. less　　 D. large

9.A. Then　　 B. So　　 C. Finally　　 D. Especially

10.A. like　　 B. as　　 C. than　　 D. for

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My name is Svetlana. I am from Ukraine. It’s a beautiful country. I enjoy sports.

One of the most popular sports in my country is football. I like playing football a lot. I often play football with my friends after school. We like to watch football games on TV on the weekend. There is a football club at our school. I’m in the football club.

I also like dancing very much. I think it is a wonderful sport. When I dance, I feel relaxed.

I started dancing six years ago. I’m in a dancing club in the center of our city. I go to the dancing club twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday. I often get there by bus. I dance with a boy. His name is Dima. We usually do well in different dancing competitions (比赛).

I think dancing is good exercise for people of different ages. It can help us to keep healthy. Dancing is fun!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.How does Svetlana feel when she dances?

A.Bored. B.Tired C.Relaxed. D.Interested.

2.When does Svetlana go to the dancing club?

A.On Wednesday and Friday.

B.On Wednesday and Saturday.

C.On Friday and Sunday.

D.On Saturday and Sunday.

3.Why does Svetlana think dancing is good exercise?

A.Because it helps her to keep busy.

B.Because she can learn a lot from it.

C.Because it helps her to keep healthy.

D.Because she can have fun with Dima.

4.What clubs is Svetlana in?

A.The dancing club and the football club.

B.The basketball club and the football club.

C.The dancing club and the swimming club.

D.The basketball club and the swimming club.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Svetlana comes from America.

B.Svetlana started dancing ten years ago.

C.Svetlana doesn’t do well in the dancing competitions.

D.In Svetlana’s country, football is a very popular sport.

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On the fourth Thursday of every November, most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving Special traditions in the US have been around for many years.1. These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started.2.The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest(收获). But it wasn't made into an official (官方的) holiday until 1863. The first large meal had turkey, fruits and vegetables, which are still common today.

3. Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans(美洲印第安人)to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food. Today at the large meal, friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for.

4. The parade(游行)includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats(花车)that carry famous people. There are also many musical performances to watch. This parade started in l924，and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City.

5.People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official holiday. Today, the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NEL games every Thanksgiving.

根据短文内容，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有一项多余。

A．Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about.

B．American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day.

C．However, some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from.

D．Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

E.A large meal is the important event of every Thanksgiving.

F. Every year there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

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Have you ever heard of the surprise party?

The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one's birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like？Look at the following example.

It's Saturday night. Bob's wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly，___he_hears_a_strange_sound_and_then_sees_a_bear_standing_in_front_of_him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards .Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服)．It's Bob's friend Charles！There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob，“Surprise！” Bob is puzzled，___and_he_does_not_know_what_it_is_until_his_friends_say_“Happy_birthday！”_to_him．

In fact，there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

1题、2题和3题为任务一：根据短文内容，回答下列问题；4题和5题为将文中画线部分译成汉语。

1.How is the surprise party in America?

________________________________________________________________________

2.Where does the strange sound Bob hears come from?

________________________________________________________________________

3.How does a successful surprise party make people feel?

________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

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从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话。(其中有两项多余)

A：Hi, Ella.What do you usually do after school?

B：1. Then I watch TV or play computer games.

A：2.

B：I watch it for about an hour.

A：3.

B：I like sitcoms best.

A：How do you like game shows?

B：4.

A：Do you like watching movies?

B：5. I often watch movies on weekends.

A. How long do you watch TV every day?

B. How often do you watch TV shows?

C. Yes, I do.

D. I usually do my homework first.

E. What can you learn from sitcoms?

F. What kind of TV shows do you like best?

G. I don’t mind them.

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选词填空

party　　 study　　 with　　 have　　 day　　 babysit　　 invite　　 sorry　　 dentist　　 soon

Hi, Sonia,

Thanks a lot for your 1. I’m 2., but I can’t come to your birthday 3.. I have to 4. for my maths test tomorrow morning. I have a bad tooth, so I have a toothache these days. I have to go to the　 5. tomorrow afternoon. I have to stay at home to 6. my little sister tomorrow evening, because my mother 7. to go to work in the evening. I’m free the 8. after tomorrow. I’m going to the movies　 9. some of my friends. Can you come to the movies with us on that day?

Write 10..

Yours,

Henry

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书面表达

假设你叫Dennis, 以下表格内容是你对自己20 年后的设想。请以My Future为题写一篇短文，介绍20年后的你。内容可以适当发挥，不少于60词。

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