江蘇省南通市田家炳中學2019-2020學年八年級上學期期末英語試題（原卷版）

田家炳中學2019-2020學年第一學期期末考試初二英語單項選擇1.—What______awfulweatheritis!—Yes,butIlove______airafteritrains.Itsmellssofresh.A.the;an B.an;the C./;the D.an;/2.HelikecoffeeIseehimdrinkacupattimes.A.must B.may C.can’t D.mustn’t3.---Doyoudrinkmuchcoffeeasbefore?---No,_______atall.Mysleepingproblemisgettingworse.A.none B.littleC.nothing D.anything4.—Sam,doyouhavethesamehobbyasyourtwinbrother’s?—Well,Ilikefishing______helikesplayingbasketball.A.so B.or C.while D.for5.Mrs.Wangbroughtherthree-year-olddaughtertothecinema,butthelittlegirlcouldn’tsit______thewholefilm.A.during B.through C.with D.over6.Don’tstop_______yourdictionaryeverytimeyoumeetanewwordwhilereading.A.using B.use C.used D.touse7.Jimhas______friendsinhisclass.Heisnewhere.A.themost B.thebest C.theleast D.thefewest8.—Whatwereyoudoing______yourmothercameback?—Iwasdoingmyhomework,ofcourse.A.during B.after C.while D.when9.Wewon’tvisitYanchengNatureReserveifit______tomorrow.A.israiny B.willrain C.won’train D.isn’train10.______exercise,andyouwillbehealthier.A.Tokeep B.Keep C.Keeping D.Kept11.Tonydoesn’tdowellinPE.He’dbetter______swimmingeveryweek.A.practise B.notpractise C.topractise D.nottopractise12.Theflood______theoldbridgeoverthesmallriver.Youcan’tgettotheothersidenow.A.putaway B.keptaway C.washedaway D.movedaway13.Ioftenwatchthesun______intheeastinthemorning.A.rise B.rises C.rising D.rose14.—HowcanIimprovemyEnglish,MissWu?—Ittakestime.IfyoureadEnglisheveryday,youwillfindit______.A.easy B.moreeasily C.easier D.easily15.----Youmusthandinyourreporttomorrow.----What?.Wecan'tfinishitthatquickly.A.Noway B.Noproblem C.That'sright D.That'sforsure完型填空Dadhadagreencomb.HeboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,hewouldhandmehis____16____andsay,"Goodgirl,helpDaddycleanit,OK?"Iwas____17____todoit.Atagefive,thisdulltaskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetap____18____andbrushthecombcarefully.SatisfiedthatI'ddoneagoodjob,IwouldhappilyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileatmeandplacethecombonhis____19____.Twoyearslater,Dadstartedhisown____20____,whichwasn'tdoingsowell.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedto____21____.Daddidn'tcomehomeasearlyandasmuchasheusedto.MumandIbecamewithhimforplacingourfamilyintrouble.With____22____,anuncomfortablesilencegrewbetweenus.Aftermygraduation,Dad'sbusinesswasgettingbackontrack.Onmy28thbirthday,Dadcamehomeearly.Asusual,Ihelpedhimcarryhisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave,hesaid,"Hey,wouldyouhelpme____23____mycomb?"Ilookedathimawhile,then____24____thecombandheadedtothesink.Ithitmethen:why,asachild,____25____Dadcleanhiscombwassuchapleasure.Thatroutine(習慣)meantDadwashomeearlytotheeveningwithMumandme.It____26____ahappyandlovingfamily.IpassedthecleancombbacktoDad.Hesmiledatmeandstill____27____placedhiscombonhiswallet.Butthistime,Inoticedsomething____28____.Dadhadaged.Hehadwrinkles(皺紋)nexttohiseyeswhenhesmiled,____29____hissmilewasstillasheartwarmingasbefore,thesmileofafatherwhojustwantedagood____30____forhisfamily.16.A.bag B.wallet C.comb D.brush17.A.sad B.bored C.afraid D.happy18.A.out B.over C.in D.on19.A.wallet B.table C.desk D.bag20.A.family B.business C.task D.journey21.A.help B.change C.improve D.guide22.A.time B.money C.speed D.energy23.A.sharpen B.repair C.clean D.keep24.A.dropped B.took C.handed D.threw25.A.watching B.letting C.helping D.hearing26.A.brought B.broke C.meant D.supported27.A.excitedly B.hurriedly C.noisily D.carefully28.A.different B.exciting C.interesting D.necessary29.A.for B.or C.so D.but30.A.habit B.life C.house D.education閱讀理解ASchoolholidayactivitiesatthelibraryActivityWhenCostWhoCartooningwithEvaLeungTuesday7June,9-11a.m.﹩3.00to.coverthecostofartpaperandpencils5to8-year-oldsActivityWhenCostWhoCartooningwithEvaLeungWednesday8June,9-11a.m.$3.00tocoverthecostofartpaperandpencils9to10-year-oldsEvaLeungisfamousforhercartoonspublishedregularlyinKIDStimemagazineActivityWhenCostWhoKite-makingWednesday8June,2-4p.m.$3.00tocoverthecostofpaper,stringandothermaterials5to10-year-oldsActivityWhenCostWhoKite-makingThursday9June,2-4p.m.$3.00tocoverthecostofpaper,stringandothermaterials5to10-year-olds31.Whoisthisposterfor?A.Cartoonists. B.Librarians. C.Writers. D.Children.32.Onwhichdayaretheretwodifferentactivities?A.Monday. B.Tuesday. C.Wednesday. D.Thursday.33.Whyaretheretwocartooningclassesontheprogram?A.Becausetheclassesarefordifferentagegroups.B.BecausemoretimeisneededtolearncartooningC.Becausethereisastrictlimitonnumbersforeachclass.D.Becausesomechildrenmightwanttodoboththeclasses.B

Artificialintelligence(AI,人工智能)canhelpusmakephonecalls.Itcanguideustowherewewanttogo.Itcanplaygames.Andnow,AIcandoevenmorethings.ResearchersfromMicrosofthavecreatedthefirstmachinetranslationsystemthatcantranslatenewsarticlesfromChinesetoEnglish,BusinessStandardreported.AccordingtoMicrosoft'sofficialwebsite,researcherstestedthesystembyaskingittotranslatehundredsofsentencestakenfromnewsstories.Then,languageexpertscomparedtheresultstotwotranslationsthatweredonebyhumans.Theexpertsconcludedthatthesystem'stranslationswereasgoodasthehumantranslations.Machinetranslationisalwayschallenging.Thisispartlybecausedifferentwordscanbeusedtoexpressthesamemeaning.Itcanbehardtosaywhichwordismore“correct”.Expertsusedseveralmethodstoimprovethesystem'stranslationabilities.“Muchofourresearchisreallyinspired(得到啟發(fā))byhowwehumansdothings,”leadresearcherLiuTieyansaid.Onemethodiscalledduallearning.Inthismethod,thesystemtranslateseverysentencefromChinesetoEnglish,aswellastranslatesthesentencesbackfromEnglishintoChinese.Thisway,thesystemcanimproveitselfandlearnfromitsownmistakes.Thisissimilartowhathumansdotomakesuretheirtranslationsareaccurate(準確的).Anothermethodmakesuseofdeliberationnetworks.Theresearcherstaughtthesystemtorepeattheprocessoftranslatingthesamesentenceoverandover.Gradually,thesystemcanimprovethequalityofitstranslations.Thisissimilartohowpeoplerevisetheirownwritingbygoingthroughitagainandagain.34.Microsoftcreatedasystemthatcan_____.A.makephonecalls B.givepeopledirectionsC.playgameswithpeople D.translatenewsarticles35.Whatdidtheexpertssayaboutthesystem'stranslations?A.Theywerenotaccurate.B.Theywereasgoodashumantranslations.C.Theywerebetterthanhumantranslations.D.It'shardtotellwhetherthetranslationswerecorrect.36.Duallearningtrainsthesystemtotranslate_____.A.morequickly B.differentsentencesC.moreaccurately D.thesamesentencerepeatedly37.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?A.Whatartificialintelligencecandoforus.B.HowsentencesaretranslatedfromChinesetoEnglish.C.Howthemachinetranslationsystemwasdeveloped.D.WhyMicrosoftcreatedamachinetranslationsystem.CEachyearonFeb21,UNESCO(聯(lián)合國教科文組織)holdsanInternationalMotherLanguageDay(IMLD).Theeventistohelppeopletopayattentiontothedisappearanceoftheworld'slanguages;manyofthemaredisappearingeachyear.UNESCOseesthisasaterriblefact.Whathappenswhenalanguagediesout?Somethinggreatislost-notjustsoundsandmarksbutthewaythatpeopleunderstandtheworldandcommunicatewitheachother.Wekeepdifferentculturesandtraditionsthroughlanguages.Killalanguageandallthesearekilledtoo.ThroughIMLD,moreandmorepeoplecometorealizeheterriblesituationandtrytostopit.Google's2018Endangered(瀕臨滅絕的)LanguagesProjectisagoodexample.Manyspeakersandprotectorsofendangeredlanguagesupload(上傳)texts,audiosandvideostotheprojectwebsite.Theywanttointroducethewaythatpeoplecommunicateandexpressthemselvesaroundtheworld.TheMyaamiaProjectisthesamekindofefforttorevivethelanguagespokenbytheMiamitribes(部落)oftheUnitedStates.Projectmembersworktoencouragepeopletostudyandcommunicatewiththislanguage,whichdiedoutinthe1960s.Theseactivitiesgivelifetothoseendangeredlanguages.PeoplewhoworktokeepLanguagesalivearenotlimitedtothepast.Manyyoungpeopledesignappsandusesocialmediatosupporttheiractivities.They"spreadtheword"tosavetheworld.Sowhiletheproblemofdisappearinglanguagesremainsaveryseriousone,thereishope.Weallhaveaspecialfeelingofourmotherlanguage.ThisiswhyweshouldrememberthewisewordsoflatepresidentofSouthAfrica,NelsonMandela:"Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstands,thatgoestohishead.Ifyoutalktoamaninhisownlanguage，thatgoestohisheart."38.UNESCOholdsIMLDeveryyearinordertohelppeopleto_______________.A.learnanduseendangeredlanguagesB.showtheirtalentsinlearninglanguagesC.practicereadingskillsofmotherlanguagesD.realizethesituationofendangeredlanguages39.WhatdidpeopledoinGoogle's2018EndangeredLanguagesProject?A.DiscusshowtomakegooduseofGoogle.B.Offeronlinecoursesonendangeredlanguages.C.Sharematerialsaboutendangeredlanguagesonline.D.Translateendangeredlanguagesintomotherlanguages.40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"revive"meaninParagraph(段落)4?A.創(chuàng)造 B.學習 C.復活 D.清除41.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromParagraph5?A.Itismoredifficulttoprotectendangeredlanguages.B.Thedisappearanceoflanguageshasalreadystopped.C.Youngpeopledon'tcareaboutendangeredlanguages.D.Youngpeoplehavecreativewaystoprotectlanguages.42.ThewritermentionsNelsonMandela'swordsinorderto__________________.A.telltheimportanceofone'smotherlanguageB.showhiscontributionstolanguageprotectionC.tellthetroubleinlearningendangeredlanguagesD.showthepossibilityofprotectingmotherlanguagesD“Willyoucomewithus，Susan？”criedseveralgirls．“Wearegoingtothewoods，docome，too．”“Ishouldliketogowithyou，”repliedSusan，“butIcan'tfinishthetaskGrandmothersetmetodo．”“Howboringitmustbetostayathometoworkonaholiday！”saidoneofthem，shakingherhead．“Susan'sgrandmotheristoostrict．”Atthis，Susanloweredherhead，wipedawayatear，andthoughtofthepleasantafternoonthegirlswouldspendgatheringwildflowers．Soonshesaidtoherself，“WhatharmcantherebeinmovingthemarkGrandmotherput？Thewoodsmustbebeautifultoday，andhowIshouldliketobethere！”“Grandmother，”saidshe，afewminutesafterwards，“I'mreadynow．”“What，sosoon，Susan？”Hergrandmothertookthework，andlookedatitveryclosely．“True，Susan，”saidshe，“true，Ihavecountedit，and，asyou’veneverdeceived（欺騙）me，youmaygoandenjoyyourself．”Susan'sfaceturnedred，andshedidnotsay“thankyou”．Assheleft，shewalkedslowlyaway，notsingingasusual．“Why，hereisSusan！”thegirlscried．“Butwhatisthematter?Whyhaveyouleftyourdeargrandmother？”theyjokinglyadded．“it'snothing．”AsSusanreplied，shefeltshewastryingtodeceiveherself．Whenthegirlhadreachedanopenspace，theyranaboutenjoyingthemselvesexceptSusan．Sittingonthegrass，howshewishedshewereathomeconfessing（承認）herfault．AfterawhileRosecriedout，“Let’smakeacrownofviolets，andputitontheheadofthebestgirlhere．”“Itwillbeeasyenoughtomakethecrown．butnotsoeasytodecidewhoistowearit，”saidJulia．“Why，Susanistowearit，ofcourse，”saidRose，“isshenotsaidtobethebestgirlinschoolandthemostobedient（順從的）athome？”“Yes，yes，thecrownshallbeforSusan，”criedtheothergirls．“Now，Susan，”saidRose，“putitoninaverycarefulway，foryouaretobeourqueen．ThecrownwasplacedonSusan’shead．Butinamoment，shesnatcheditoff，threwitonthegroundandsaid，“Nocrownforme；Idonotdeserve（值得）it．”Thegirlslookedatherwithsurprise．“Ihavedeceivedmygrandmother，”saidshe，whiletearsfloweddownhercheeks．“Doyouthinkthatbad？”askedoneofthegirls．“I’msureitisandIhavebeenmiserableallthetimeIhavebeenhere．”Susanranhome，assoonasshesawGrandmother，shecried，“（）Grandmother！Ishouldbepunished，forImovedthemark．Doforgiveme；Iamverysorryandunhappy．”“Susan，”saidhergrandmother，“Iknewitallthetime，butIletyougoou，hopingthatyoucanrealizeyourfault．Iamsogladthatyouhaveconfessedyourfault．”“Now！”wasthequickreply，andSusan'sgrandmotherkissedherforehead．43.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsbelow？a．Thegirlsmadeacrownofvioletsinthewoods．b．SusansaidsorrytoGrandmotherforherfault．c．Susan'sgrandmothersethertodothework．d．ThegirlsinvitedSusantoplayinthewoods．e．Susanthrewthevioletcrownontheground．A.c-d-a-e-b B.c-b-d-a-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.a-e-c-d-b44.Accordingtothepassage，wecanseeSusan'sgrandmother．A.wasalwaysverystrictwithSusanB.didn'tknowSusanwaslyingatfirstC.couldthinkaboutSusan’sfeelingsD.stilldidn'tforgiveSusantheend45.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“miserable”iscloseto．A.surprised B.excited C.regretful D.cheerful46.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage？A.Apleasantafternoontrip B.NocrownformeC.Akind-heartedgrandmother D.Adeservingcrownforme詞匯根據(jù)句意及中文或者英文提示寫出句中單詞，使句子通順。47.Theheavyrainhascaused__________（洪水）inmanypartsofthecountry.48.Hereyesshowsno_________（fear).Sheissuchabravegirl.49.Writedownyouremail__________（theplacewhereyoulive）hereifyouwanttojointheclub,myguys.50.Lastyearthepoorharvest_________（makesthhappen）foodpricestobecomehigherandhigher.51.Thereisasaying,“_______speaklouderthanwords.”請根據(jù)句意從方框里選用合適的詞，并用其適當形式填空，使句子通順。fourlucksleepfarhuman52.__________,withthehelpofthegovernment,red-crownedcraneshavemoreandmorelivingspace.53.Afteracloselook,thezookeeperissurethesefootprintsarenot_________.54.Whichoneis________fromtheMoon,theEarthortheSun?55.Ourschoolfootballteamdidn’twinthematch,andatlastcame_________init.56Ifelt________alldayinclassaftergoingtobedlate.請根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的動詞，并用其適當時態(tài)填空，使句子通順。hateofferdreamworryexplain57.—DoyouknowHelenwilldrivetoBeijingthisSunday?—Helen?Impossible!She_________drivingsomuch.58.AsNancy________aboutheroldschool,aloudnoisewokeherup.59—________theteacher________thequestion?—Yes,sheis.Soweshouldlistencarefullythistime.60.—Congratulations!Yougotthefirstplace.—Thanks.MysisterLinda________melotsofvaluableadvice.61.Mygrandpaisinhospital.I________abouthimthesedays.句型轉(zhuǎn)換62.Idon’tthinkhikingisasinterestingasjogging.（保持句意基本不變）Ithinkhikingis_______interesting________jogging.63.Theneighbourssawandheardsomethingstrangelastnight.（改為否定句）Theneighbours________see_________hearanythingstrangelastnight.64.ThegirlgavearatherexcitingspeechlastFriday.（改為感嘆句）_____________________excitingspeechthegirlgavelastFriday!65.Theboxweighs60kilos.(對畫線部分提問）_____________________doestheboxweigh?66.Becauseofthebadweather,hetookabustowork.Hedidn’tdrivehiscar.（保持句意基本不變）Becauseofthebadweather,hewenttoworkbybus_____________________drivinghiscar.短文填空請認真閱讀下面短文,并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示,寫出一個合適的英語單詞完整正確的形式,使短文通順。March22ndisWorldWaterDay.Itstartedin1993.Itnotonlymakesusthinkaboutthelossofwater,butalsotellsustosaveandp___67___water.Today,we'refacingterriblewaterproblems.Amongthem,wastewaterproblemisespeciallys___68___.Sothisyear'ssubjectofWorldWaterDayis“Wastewater”.Whatiswastewater?Itisusedwater.Usually,wastewaterc___69___fromhomes,factories,hospitalsandsoon.Itisproducedindifferentactivities,l___70___washingthemachines,takingshowersandusingthekitchen.Therainalsochangesintowastewaterwhenitisrunningdownthestreetduringas___71___.Whereveritisfrom,thereissomethingharmfulinit.W___72___mustwetreatwastewater?Wastewaterhasabiginfluenceonourlife.Itcausesbothillnessforusandp___73___fortheenvironment.Wemustcareforourenvironmentandourownh___74___.Howcanwetreatwastewater?Differentkindsofwastewatercanbetreatedindifferentways.Wecanreusewastewaterfromhomes.Thentherewillbel___75___wastewater.Also,factorywastewaterneedscleaningb___76___itgoesbacktonature.閱讀與回答問題請認真閱讀下面短文,并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Thewaywespendourtimecanbedividedintothreegroupsorjars(罐子).Thesewouldbethenecessarytasksjar,thevoluntarytasksjarandthehappinessjar.Everyday,wespendtimefillingthenecessarytasksjar.Wefillthisjarwithusefulthings,likemakingmoney,doinghousework,buyingfoodandpayingbills.Wethenfillanotherjarwithvoluntarytasks.Thesearethingsthatwedoforothers,butwemaynotenjoythem.Thisjarisfilledwithtasksliketakingchildrentoactivitiesandcookingfamilymeals.Thosejarsareveryimportant.Ifwedon’tfillthemeachday,ourfamilywon’trunproperly.However,weoftenforgettofillthethirdjar?thehappinessjar.Thisisthejarthatwefillwithactivitiesthatmakeushappy.Isyourhappinessjarsometimesemptyattheendoftheday?Weallhavedayslikethat.Betweendoingallthenecessaryandvoluntarytasks,timefliesbyonso