2018-2019学年湖北武昌区八年级英语第二学期期末试卷(含答案)

limit the amount of time children spend playing video games, as well as limit the production of new video games, according to China Daily.

( )61. Some people claim that they can cure myopia to ________.

A. show off their high-leveled skills B. sell more products and services C. share advanced medical technology D. prove that eye massages are not helpful

( )62. Advertisements with the word “________” will be banned in the near future.

A. recovery

B. eyesight C. nearsighted

D. reduction

( )63. If you have a vision problem, you should ________ first.

A. have surgery

B. get an eye massage D. ask a doctor for advice

C. take some medicine

( )64. From the last two paragraphs, we know that ________.

A. students should be banned from using mobile phones B. students in lower grades are more likely to get myopia C. production of new video games will be limited

D. the law was made to protect the eyesight of elderly people ( )65. The best title of the passage could be ________.

A. False Advertisement C. Saving Kid’s Eyesight

B. Ways to Improve Eyesight D. Saying “No” to Video Games

C

There was a kingdom long, long ago. It was ruled by king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.

There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. “I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle,” the king said. Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses.” He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard “Make this line shorter without erasing(清除) any part of it,” the king challenged. People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads.

How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?” the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt(泥土) over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these efforts worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.

A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour(面粉).

“Your Majesty,” the baker said to the king, “I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it.” Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king’s line. The line the baker made was longer than the king’s line.

“Now, good king,” the baker smiled, “your line is shorter.”

The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. “You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.”

The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

( )66. At the beginning of the story, the baker’s problem was that ________.

A. He couldn’t make fine breads B. He needed money to open more stores

C. He didn’t have enough flour to make more bread D. He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom

( )67. The dressmaker and the farmer both failed because they both ________.

A. tried to erase the line

B. poured water over the line

C. kicked dirt over the line D. put their noses to the ground

( )68. The baker smiled because ________.

A. everyone liked the bread he baked C. nobody knew the answer to the riddle

B. he made a lot of money by selling breads D. he felt sure he could solve the riddle

( )69. The word “disappointed” in the passage means ________.

A. heart-broken

B. upset

C. pleased

D. amazed

( )70. We can infer from the story that ________.

A. the king liked to have fun

B. the king was good at training horses

C. the king gave the baker a horse of his choice D. the king didn’t know the answer to the riddle

第II卷(非选择题，共35分)

五、根据所给的汉语意思完成句子。（每小题1分，共5分） 71. 你老是看电视，从不帮忙干家务。

You watch TV all the time and never ________ ________ around the house. 72. 你想和我们待在一起，看看事情如何解决吗？

Do you want to stay with us to see how things ________ ________? 73. 儿时我们总是打架争抢玩具，可如今我们是相当好的朋友。

As kids, we always ________ ________ toys, but now we’re pretty good friends. 74. 他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。 He ________ great ________ in a short time. 75. 瞧！门口有两三个男孩子在等你。

Look! There are ________ ________ ________ boys waiting for you at the door. 六、选词填空。（有一个选项是多余的）（每小题1分，共5分）

make sure / ran over / leave behind / cut out / fell over / come true 76. If you ________ ________ drinking, you’d feel much healthier. 77. Could you ________ ________ what time he’s arriving? 78. Tommy ________ ________ the dog and broke his front teeth. 79. She ________ ________ to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her. 80. Volunteering here is a dream ________ ________ for me.

七、阅读理解填词。（每小题1分，共10分）

Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country. In fact, it is not surprising that Will is so s__81__ if we know about his early life. Some valuable lessons he learnt as a c__82__ have strongly influenced him in his later life. One of them was from his father who was s__83__ with him and his brother.

Once, Will and his brother Harry were given a job to rebuild a b__84__ brick(砖) wall in the yard. The wall was fifty feet l__85__ and around sixteen feet high. The boys had to mix concrete(水泥) and place only one brick at a time. They didn’t know why their father g__86__ them such a huge job. However, with the attitude(态度) of “one brick more”, both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in a period of six months. Both brothers were so s__87__ about the job at first, but after f__88__ the task, they felt a sense of pride, and so did their father. Even today when Will t__89__ he won’t be able to do something, he will look b__90__ to this experience and keep telling himself, “one brick more”. 81. s________ 86. g________

82. c________ 87. s________

83. s________ 88. f________

84. b________ 89. t________

85. l________ 90. b________

八、书面表达。（15分）

暑假即将来临，你有什么计划呢？请根据以下要点写一篇暑期计划。要点如下： 1. 完成作业，参加户外运动；

2. 帮忙做家务，如洗衣服、打扫房间等； 3. 阅读两本经典名著（《金银岛》《雾都孤儿》）； 4. 八月初和父母参加新加坡七日游，参观Night Safari； 5. 可适当发挥。 注意：

1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学生名称；

2. 字数：60-80，作文首句已给出，不计入总词数； 3. 内容连贯，不要逐条翻译。 参考词汇：

Treasure Island 《金银岛》 Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》 经典名著 classic

The Plan of My Summer Vacation