冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题D卷

A . Yes, we can. B . No, we can't. C . No, we shouldn't. D . We don't know.

（5）Which of the following is TURE?

A . Though Liu Yun's mother has AIDS, every teacher still love her. B . None of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS . C . Most of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS. D . Only a few teacher love her when her mother has AIDS. 3. （10分）阅读理解 （B）

The Browns have a very nice garden around their house. It has some tall trees and many flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Brown work hard in their garden. Now Mrs. Brown is in the garden getting some flowers. She will put the flowers in the dining room and the sitting room.

Susan is sitting in a chair in the garden. She is reading a book. Susan doesn't go to work today. So she is at home. David is saying goodbye to his mother. He is running through the gate. He is going to school. He will go to school by bus. At school he studies with his friends. He has lunch at school. Mrs. Brown and Susan will have lunch at home. Mr. Brown went to London yesterday. He is in London now and will have his lunch there. This afternoon he will come back by train and he will drive from the station to his house in his own car. Mrs. Brown will be at home. Susan and her friend Tom will go to the town this afternoon, and have tea there.

（1）There is ________.

A . a beautiful house near the garden without trees and flowers B . a nice garden near the Browns' house C . a big park around the house

D . a nice garden with some tall trees around the Browns' house （2）Mrs. Brown is getting some flowers to _________. A . give them to Susan

B . put them in the sitting room and the dining room C . take them to school D . send them to her friends （3）Susan is _______.

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A . looking at a picture-book

B . sitting in a chair and reading a book C . reading the newspaper

D . putting the flowers in her bedroom （4）David is _________. A . having his lunch B . going to school by bike C . reading a book D . going to school

（5）Mr. Brown will __________. A . have his breakfast in London B . have his lunch in London

C . have his supper in David's school D . have tea in his office

4. （8分） Singles' Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.

One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles' Day.

For breakfast on Singles' Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four \in \Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.

（1）__________ first called November 11th Singles' Day. A . The Chinese government B . People who have been married

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C . Four people playing Mahjong

D . People who don't want to get married

（2）The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”. A . 盲人聚会 B . 相亲会 C . 化妆舞会 D . 盲人党派

（3）Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles' Day. A . some bread B . noodles C . 4 youtiao D . nothing

（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . Singles' Day is on November 11th.

B . Singles' Day is celebrated by no countries but China. C . Singles' Day is for people who don't have lovers.

D . To celebrate Singles' Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. 5. （10分） Bob was cutting a branch（树枝） off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing（锯）, another man passed in the street. He stopped and said, “ Excuse me, but if you continue (继续)to saw（锯） that branch like that, you will fall down with it.” He said this because Bob was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk（树干） of the tree.

Bob said nothing. He thought, “ This is some foolish（愚笨的） person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.”

The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes. The branch fell and Bob fell with it.

“My God!” he cried. “That man knows the future!” and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live. But the man had gone.

（1）One day Bob was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden. A . on B . in C . at

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D . off

（2）While Bob was sawing, another man_______. A . told him to stop working B . told him he would fall down C . would borrow something from him D . would help him saw that branch

（3）After hearing the man’s words, Bob thought that________. A . that was a foolish person. B . that was a wise person C . that was a proud person D . that fellow cheated him

（4）What happened to Bob after a few minutes? A . The branch fell. B . Bob fell down to the ground. C . Bob was hurt himself. D . Both A and B.

（5）This story is about ________. A . a foolish man B . a wise man C . cutting a tree

D . that we need to take good advice

三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共27分)

6. （17分）根据语境从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式。每个短语限用一次。 tum the situation round, in return, millions of, think about, look for, laugh at, be not afraid of, for free, grow up （1）They spent________dollars building this bridge two years ago． （2）Jane wants to become a doctor when she . （3）Mike________his key everywhere，but he couldn't find it． （4）The boy says that he________the dog．

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