天津市河东区2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷

Do some colors makes you feel calm while others give you energy? Scientists have studied the connection between color and mood（心情）for a long time. Many believe that color can influence our moods.

Warm, bright colors such as yellow and red are positive colors. They can give people a pleasant feeling. Cool colors such as blue, purple, and green are relaxing colors. They help people experience calm feelings.

Many public places are decorated（装饰）with certain colors in order to create certain moods. Orange makes people feel hungry, and many restaurants are painted in this color.

People use color in their homes to create moods as well. Blue is a peaceful color. It helps you rest, so it is a very good color for a bedroom.

Colors can create bad moods, too. Some types of blue make people feel sad. Red can make people feel angry.

What is your mood right now? Now look at the color of the walls round you. Does it match it mood?

1.Cool colors are relaxing colors and they help people experience ________.

2.Orange makes people ________, and many restaurants are painted this color.

3.People use color in their homes to ________ as well.

4.Some types of ________ make people feel sad.

5.This passage mainly tells us how color ________.

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He just gave ______ advice.

A.a B.an C./ D.some

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Bob, ______ TV on weekdays.

A.not try to watch B.try not to watch C.don’t try watch D.try to not watch

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Don’t forget ______ the lights when you leave the room.

A.to turn off B.turning C.turns D.to turn on

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Could you tell me a good way ______ English?

A.of learn B.to learn C.learning D.for learning

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My school is ______ our city.

A.to the east of B.at the east of C.in the east of D.on the east of

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My home town ______ its beautiful countryside.

A.are famous for B.is famous as C.are famous as D.is famous for

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______ books you read, ______ knowledge you will know.

A.More; More B.The more; the fewer C.The fewer; the less D.The more; the less

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China is the country ______ population.

A.with most B.has the largest C.with the largest D.have the largest

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－Many boy students think math is ______ English.

－I agree. I’m weak in English.

A.much difficult than B.so difficult as

C.less difficult than D.more difficult than

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This reading is not ______ that one.

A.as easier as B.so easy than C.as easy as D.as easily as

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Class Three will play ______ Class Five at the school sports meeting.

A.for B.against C.with D.at

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Whose waste paper is this? Please ______.

A.take away it B.take it away C.take them away D.take away them

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You should ______ a hotel before you go on a trip.

A.order B.book C.park D.cost

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—Do you enjoy ______ French.　　

—No, I don’t. I plan ______ Russian.

A.to learn; learning B.to learn; to learn C.learning; learning D.learning; to learn

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—Oh, he missed the goal gain.　　

— ______.

A.Don’t worry B.Don’t be afraid C.Never mind D.Of course

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Look! Some children are playing on the grass _______ parents are eating food and watching them. Is that a family having a picnic in the park? _______, it’s a group of Mountain Gorillas (大猩猩) in a forest in Africa. Mountain Gorillas _______ in groups. They live in forests in the _______, Mountain Gorillas are the biggest kind of gorilla. They have long hair which keeps them warm in the _______mountains.

Mountain Gorillas eat plants (植物) _______ they eat them most of the day. They get up early in the morning and _______ eating. Some Mountain Gorillas eat 18 kilograms of plants in one day! They sleep on the _______ or in the trees in the evening. The forests are the Mountain Gorillas’ home, but people now are _______ down the forests. Many Mountain Gorillas die because they have no forests to live in. There are only about 500 Mountain Gorillas in the world. Twenty years ago, there _____ about 15000.

1.A.Their B.Our C.Your D.Her

2.A.Yes B.Right C.No D.Sure

3.A.turn B.live C.dance D.cheer

4.A.mountains B.villages C.rivers D.stations

5.A.warm B.strong C.dull D.cold

6.A.but B.when C.as D.and

7.A.prefer B.start C.like D.stop

8.A.grass B.road C.street D.beach

9.A.pulling B.getting C.cutting D.breaking

10.A.is B.are C.was D.were

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Here are some ideas for learning English faster.

You are like a new baby.

Babies learn their language slowly. First they learn to listen. Then they learn to talk. Finally, they can read and write.

Listen to English every day.

Listen to English radio, watch English TV, go to see English movies or use online lessons.

Practise the conversations.

Make up conversations and practise the conversations. You’d better use beginner textbooks.

Read English stories

Start with children’ storybooks. Try to read stories for ESL (非母语英语教程) readers. Read ads and so on. Try to join an English Club for young learners.

Write down new words.

Start a new word notebook. Write words in alphabetical order (A... B... C). Make some sentences. Try to use an English-English dictionary.

Keep an English diary.

Start with one sentence. Like how do you feel? How is the weather? What did you do today?

1.How do babies learn their languages?

A.Slowly. B.Quickly. C.Loudly. D.Quietly.

2.what does the underlined phrase “alphabetical order” mean in Chinese?

A.按音标顺序 B.按字母顺序 C.按简易顺序 D.按长短顺序

3.The writer gave us ________ ideas for learning English faster.

A.four B.five C.six D.seven

4.What kind of books do we start to read when learning English?

A.Children’s story books. B.Children’s textbooks.

C.Children’s picture books. D.Children’s music books.

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

A.Babies learn to read and write first.

B.Listening to English radio is not helpful.

C.We should always use an English-Chinese dictionary.

D.We can start with one sentence to keep an English diary.

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If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Hong Kong International Airport. Because there was not enough land, it was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.

The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunel (隧道) under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is over six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people. Clothes, computers, radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, such as watches and computers there.

People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog-racing or motor-racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of hotels to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for wonderful Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinds of food, for example, fish, vegetables and the famous Beijing duck. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

1.The airport was built out into the sea because _______.

A.It’s near the sea B.there was not enough land

C.planes arrive safely D.it’s good

2.Kowloon is _______.

A.the name of a farm B.the name of mountain

C.a big city in Hong Kong D.a big city under the sea speak

3.Most people in Hong Kong speak _______.

A.Chinese and Japanese B.Chinese only

C.English only D.Chinese and English

4.There are _______ travelers in Hong Kong every year.

A.many B.few C.several D.some

5.The main idea of the fourth paragraph is _______.

A.Dog-racing is interesting B.Beijing Duck Is famous

C.Chinese food is famous D.Hong Kong is a good place for travelling

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Sports can help us a lot. Taking exercise can make us strong. In collective(集体的）sports like basketball，volleyball， or football, we will learn the importance of cooperation. And sports can also help us relax after work or study.

However, as the saying goes, “There are two sides of everything. "Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves if we are not careful enough when participating(参加)in sports activities. What’s more, too much or hard practice can be bad for our health.

Sports can make us healthy both physically and psychologically(心理地）.It is also a good way for people to know each other and can improve friendship between people. As long as we are careful enough, sports can do us nothing but good.

1._______can make us strong.

A.Taking exercise B.Singing

C.Sleeping D.Making friends

2.Too much exercise can be_________ for us.

A.good B.bad

C.helpful D.enough

3.Sports can________.

A.help people to know each other

B.improve friendship between people

C.do us nothing but good if we’re careful

D.do all the above

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Basketball and volleyball are both collective sports.

B.Sports can help us relax after work or study.

C.Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves when participating in sports activities.

D.Sports can only make us healthy physically.

5.The best title for this passage can be“_________”

A.Sports and health

B.Everybody must do sports

C.Sports are nothing to people

D.No one likes sports

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补全对话

A. I’ d like a small one

B. It is only three dollars.

C. I want something to drink.

D. Yes, please.

E. Would you like some?

F. Here you are.

G. What kind of noodles would you like?

A: May I help you?

B: 1. I’d like some noodles.

A: What size bowl of noodles would you like small, medium or large?

B: 2.

A: 3.

B: Noodles with mutton.

A: We also have great salad. 4.

B: How much is it?

A: There is a special on it today, 5.

B: Ok, I’ll have one.

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完成句子

1.那个男孩正在认真地用字典查生词。

The boy is _______ _______ the new words in the dictionary carefully.

2.当今，我们生活在和平中。

Nowadays, we live _______ _______.

3.政府会建立更多的自然公园来保护动物。

The government will set up more _______ _______ to protect animals.

4.昨天我突然想到了一个很棒的主意。

I suddenly _______ _______ a wonderful idea yesterday.

5.Tony在跑步前总是先做热身活动。

Tony always _______ _______ before running.

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Lei Haiwei, a food courier (快递员) man, won the final(决赛) of the third season of Chinese Poetry Competition (中国诗词大会) on CCTV on April 4. His s1. surprised all the Chinese people a lot.

Lei Haiwei, a 37-year-old man, c2.from Shaoyang, Hunan Province. He is now working as a food courier man in Hangzhou, the c3.of Zhejiang Province.

When he was at the age of six, he was i4.in ancient poems (古诗词). Lei said, “My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind. He also t5.me the stories behind each poem. He w6.poems down, put them up on the wall of the kitchen and taught me to read them from a young age.” In his father’s small house, there is a bookshelf (书架) f7.of books about ancient poems.

Lei didn’t go to college. But he never gave up his interest in poems. Because he was t8. poor to buy books, Lei would remember the poems in bookshops and write them out when he returned home.

Now, as a busy food courier, he reads and remembers poems by u9. his mobile when waiting for food to be prepared. It helps him relax during his fast-paced life.

After winning, Lei went b10.to Hangzhou and continues (继续) his work as a busy food courier.

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书面表达

如今骑自行车的人越来越多，自行车是重要的交通工具之一，骑自行车是人们锻炼身体的好方式。请以 Riding Bikes Becomes More and More Popular为题写一篇80词左右的短文，短文内容必须包括以下要点：

1.自行车是一种非常方便的(convenient)交通工具；

2.自行车价格便宜，人们都可以支付(afford)得起；

3.骑自行车是一种好的锻炼身体的方式；

4.骑自行车可以节约能源，利于环保。

提示词：energy-能源，protect-保护， environment-环境

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