河南省2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷

All of us want to be healthy. To keep healthy, more and more people are doing sports. Do you like sports? If yes, which is your favorite sport? Look at the ads, they may help you.

1.What do people in Nancy’s Gym want to do?

A.To enjoy swimming. B.To learn to skate.

C.To keep healthy. D.To eat delicious food.

2.If Mr. Smith goes skating with his little son, they need to pay ________ for two hours’

skating.

A.$ 50 B.$ 60 C.$ 80 D.$ 100

3.People can go to Water World at ________.

A.8:00 a.m. B.1:30 p.m. C.9:30 p.m. D.10:00 p.m.

4.You can call ________ if you want to swim.

A.215-1892 B.886-8252 C.215-1829 D.455-6223

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.There are four large pools in Water World.

B.Ice World is only for adults.

C.People can go to Nancy’s Gym on Sunday.

D.A ten-year-old boy needn’t pay to go swimming.

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A villager made his living by selling seeds（种子）in the market.He had ten bags with him,which he would carry to another village to buy seeds.Of the ten bags,one was broken.But the villager still carried it with all the other bags to get the seeds from another village.

One day,the broken bag thought,“I am just a broken bag with many holes.Why does my owner take me along to bring seeds?”It then asked the villager,“Why don't you throw me away?You know I am of no use.I drop all the seeds you put in me.”

The villager smiled,“I will tell you what good you have done to me and others.”Saying this,the villager took the broken bag outside and said,“Do you see all these tress?These trees are there all along the way from this village to the next,from where I buy seeds.These trees have grown from the seeds you have been dropping along the way.”

The villager continued,“These trees give cool shade to tired people on hot sunny days.They also give the cleaner air to humans and animals.Can’t you see you’ve done the world a great service?”

The broken bag was happy to lean all this.It realized that everyone has something good to offer to the world!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.The villager took the bags to another village to 　　　 ．

A.buy seeds B.sell flowers C.plant trees D.pick fruits

2.What did the broken bag think of itself at first？

A.Clever. B.Special. C.Useless. D.Ugly.

3.What does the underlined word shade in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese？

A.树荫 B.木材 C.植被 D.屏障

4.How did the broken bag feel after it knew everything？

A.Happy. B.Surprised. C.Worried. D.Bored.

5.What does the story mainly tell us？

A.It takes time for trees to grow. B.Everyone is useful in the world.

C.If you smile to the world,it will smile back. D.Make full use of a thing before throwing it away.

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What do you think of black cats？Are they unluckier than cats of other colors？Many people in Western countries think so．Scientists at the University of California，Berkeley（UC Berkeley），did a study on cat colors and people’s understandings of cat characters．

The study found that people do judge（判断）cat characters by color．Scientists did a survey on the Internet．There were 49 statements（描述）matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities．People think orange and bi-colored（双色的）cats are friendly，tri-colored（三色的）cats are not kind，and white cats are calm，lazy and shy．As for black cats，people think they don’t have special characters．

But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets？People think black cats have less special characters，which might be because of their bad reputation（口碑）．They think black cats may bring bad luck，especially at Halloween．Movies and television shows also make people believe that．

Although people have these ideas，UC Berkeley scientists give another reason：people don’t think black cats are pretty enough．After all，nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats．“You cant judge a cat by its color，because it’s the character of the cat，not the color，that will let you know if the cat is right for you，”Cathy Marden，a scientist said．

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Many people in Western countries may think black cats are 　　　 ．

A.lovely animals B.of bad luck C.of good luck D.unfriendly animals

2.The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that 　　　 ．

A.people are often unhappy to see black cats on the Internet

B.people think cats of different colors have different characters

C.black cats are less popular than other cats

D.the study is a great success

3.According to the study，people think that 　　　 ．

A.black cats have special characters B.orange and bi-colored cats are unkind

C.cats with three colors are friendly D.white cats are calm，lazy and shy

4.People don' t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT 　　　 ．

A.black cats often appear in TV shows B.black cats may bring bad luck to people

C.black cats have bad reputations D.they don' t think black cats are beautiful

5.The passage mainly talks about 　　　 ．

A.why black cats are popular in movies B.why people don’t like to keep black cats as pets

C.different color cats have different characters D.different people have different ideas on black cats

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Everyone wants to realize his or her dream;so do I.1. Now I will tell you something so that you won't make similar mistakes.

Don’t keep your dream a secret.

2. That is what I have felt.I once dreamed of becoming an actor,and I knew that many people thought the dream was almost impossible to realize.3. But I soon realize maybe some people could give me useful suggestions if I told them about my dream.This proved（证明）to be true soon.So if you’re really sure about your dream,tell it to anyone who wants to hear it.

Don’t hope your dream will come true on its own.

Maybe there are some people who succeed just because of their good luck.4. If you really want to realize your dream，you have to work hard at it.

Don’t do without preparation（准备）.

As an old saying goes, “ Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.”When you find a chance,you should take it,but you have to make sure you have been ready for it.5.

You may meet many problems as you follow your dream.I hope my suggestions will help you.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A.So I kept my dream a secret.

B.Or you may feel hard to control（控制）it.

C.I’ve made some mistakes while following my dream.

D.But just waiting for that luck will be a waste of time.

E.Many people are embarrassed（窘迫的）about letting others know their dreams.

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When things went wrong，Freddy always had something nice to say．

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned．Freddy said，“Don’t _______．It’ll still taste good．”And he was _______ The pizza edges（边缘）were dark，but the middle wasn’t half bad．

When his teacher Mr．Hall knocked into a bookshelf in the _______，Freddy said，“Don’t worry．Mrs．Bog won’t be upset．”The librarian just laughed and helped _______ the books．Freddy looked on the bright side．And everyone liked that about _______．

Everyone，that is，except Hazel．

Hazel was the _______ kid in class．On her first day，Freddy said，“Nice to meet you，Hazel．I think you’ll　 _______ it here．”

“I don’t think so，”she talked back．Freddy had never met anyone like her．

When Mr．Hall said they'd have a break inside _______ it was raining．Freddy said，“Every day brings something new．”

“Something new？”Hazel shook her head，“Bad things come in _______．”

Greta was carrying paints in __________ class．She fell over，and paints went flying．

“That was the second bad thing．What will the third thing be？”Hazel seemed so __________ about the Rule of Three Bad Things．

“It’s beautiful！”Emma picked up Freddy’s painting，not realizing she had paint on her fingers．

“Freddy’s picture is __________！”Hazel pointed，“There’s Number Three．”

Emma looked sad，“I’m sorry，Freddy．”

“It’s OK．．．If you add wings（翅膀），the fingerprints could look like butterflies（蝴蝶），”said Freddy．

__________ in class put a finger on Freddy’s paper．Only Hazel didn’t．

“Want to add one？”Freddy asked．

Hazel thought about it，then nodded．She put her finger into paint，gently（温柔地）pressed it onto Freddy’s painting and __________ added wings．

“It looks great，”said Freddy．

Hazel __________，“You know，I don’t really think there’s a Rule of Three Bad Things．”

Sometimes，there are good things hiding where you don’t expect them．

1.A.touch B.worry C.appear D.enjoy

2.A.clever B.right C.active D.famous

3.A.shop B.gym C.library D.museum

4.A.pick up B.look after C.go through D.throw away

5.A.me B.her C.you D.him

6.A.lucky B.new C.talented D.smart

7.A.hate B.lose C.like D.share

8.A.although B.unless C.if D.because

9.A.twos B.threes C.fours D.fives

10.A.science B.music C.art D.history

11.A.happy B.bored C.sorry D.sure

12.A.in a mess B.on show C.in fashion D.on sale

13.A.Nobody B.Somebody C.Anybody D.Everybody

14.A.angrily B.quickly C.carefully D.comfortably

15.A.smiled B.thought C.asked D.shouted

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阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

Like most teenagers，I have my own troubles1. secrets．I’m not very confident——I’m not good at speaking my mind．Whenever my teacher asks us a question，I just hide behind my textbook and never say anything．What’s more，I’m afraid of failure．I’m worried about not doing well in life．I worry that others will laugh2. me and look down on me．I even think I'm one of those who have3. most worries．However，I want my parent to feel proud of me，so I never tell them about my worries．Now，I 4. like to open my heart to them．I hope they can talk with me and help me with my troubles．Maybe just a few words of encouragement will make a difference to5.．I do hope we can become friends in the future．

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3．文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；

4．词数100左右。

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