上海版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷 (I)卷

16. （2分）He heard someone calling his name, so he stopped and . But he couldn't see anyone. A . looked around B . looked up C . looked into

17. （2分）Cathy sold some of her things in a yard sale and _________the money to a children's home.

A . gave away B . gave up C . gave out

18. （2分）He is different his brother, but he is similar his father. A . from, from B . to, to C . from, to D . to, from

19. （2分）—Why don't you have a notebook with you? —I've _______ it at home. A . lost B . forgotten C . left D . found

20. （2分）— Attention, please. The plane has to be _________ because of the foggy weather. — Oh, bad luck! We have to wait now. A . put on B . put off C . put up D . put away

五、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)

21. （10分）完形填空

My father likes collecting（收藏）things very much. He1 many things. My father likes basketball

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very much, 2 he doesn't like 3 basketball. He only likes 4 football games, and he likes basketball shoes very much. He has 45 pairs of basketball shoes. But he

5wear these basketball shoes. He also has a collection 6about 400 CDs. In his room, you can see these CDs on the table, in the 7, and under his bed. My father likes 8 very much. My father has some other sports collection, 9. He has 10 soccer balls, 12 tennis balls, and 7 basketballs. I also 10my father's sports collection very much.

（1）

A . does B . has C . have D . like （2）

A . and B . but C . with D . or （3）

A . having B . tidying C . playing D . seeing （4）

A . watching B . having C . looking at D . going （5）

A . does B . doesn't C . is

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D . isn't （6）

A . on B . in C . at D . of （7）

A . table B . floor C . bookcase D . bed （8）

A . they B . them C . it D . its （9）

A . also B . too C . either D . and （10）

A . like B . dislike C . want D . have

六、 阅读理解 (共5题；共53分)

22. （10分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Edward Estlin Cummings (E. E. Cummings) was a poet famous for writing his poems with capital (大

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写的) letters in the words. He also used \ Edward was born on 14 October, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Young Edward's mother Rebecca loved to spend time with her children. She taught young Edward how to write poems. Edward's father was also named Edward. He was a great scholar (学者) and taught his son to learn by using his hands as well as his mind.

Edward was a very smart boy. He was only 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He graduated (毕业) from Harvard in 1915. During World War Ⅰ, he joined the army and was sent to France. Edward and his friend from Harvard were caught because people thought they were sent by the German army. They were kept in one room. Their life was boring and full of fear. Edward therefore wrote his first book The Enormous Room and published it in 1922.

Edward was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.

（1）What is something special about E. E. Cummings' poems? A . Their titles are all written with capital letters. B . Most of the titles are written with capital letters. C . He used \ D . He used capital letters in the words of his poems. （2）E. E. Cummings' mother taught her son how to _______. A . write novels B . write poems C . draw

D . get along with other children

（3）E. E. Cummings was caught in the war because _______. A . he was thought to be a German spy(间谍) B . he went to France alone C . he looked like a Frenchman D . he drove a German car

（4）What was the life like when E. E. Cummings was kept in the room in France? A . He had little food to eat. B . He felt bored and afraid. C . He enjoyed writing poems.

D . He didn't talk with his friend and usually slept.

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