2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）（2015.上海） Nowadays I can choose online courses and study by_ ?A . IB . meC . myD . myself2. （2分）Its easy to have an _ in the heavy rain because you cant see the road clearly.Ill drive more carefully.A . answerB . argumentC . accident3. （2分）If you _ a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths. A . helpB . feedC . face4. （2分） He swims so fast that I can _ follow him. You should practice more.A . hardlyB . nearlyC . hard5. （2分）“No Photos.” means “You cant_here.” A . take photosB . buy photosC . bring photosD . look at photos6. （2分）Joe is a young man from a mountain area. He cant to buy a flat in the city centre.A . arriveB . affordC . allowD . achieve7. （2分） I called you this time yesterday, but there was no answer. Oh, Im sorry. I _ dinner at my friends home.A . haveB . hadC . was havingD . have had8. （2分）I have a brother. What about you? I dont have a brother, _ I have a sister.A . andB . notC . butD . too9. （2分）Tom _ his mother, and his mother _ very young. A . looks like; looks likeB . looks like; looksC . looks; looks likeD . looks; looks10. （2分）Mary is tired of learning because she is _ to do better than she can, both at school and at home. A . thoughtB . expectedC . hopedD . Helped11. （2分）（2015.山东淄博）We will have a picnic _ it doesnt rain tomorrow.A . though C. until D. ifB . unless C . untilD . if12. （2分）Do you want to play basketball with me this afternoon? Im tired of _basketball. Lets see a film!A . playB . to playC . playing13. （2分）Pay no attention to those who laugh at you. What matters most is _ you see yourself. A . whatB . whenC . howD . which14. （2分）We should urge people _ riding in cars.A . stopB . stoppingC . to stopD . stopped15. （2分）I think we should ask people to use public transport more often. _. A . Never mindB . Not at allC . SorryD . I agree二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）完形填空Mark lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would 1soon. They sent for a doctor. Two days 2the doctor came and looked over the sick man.3asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen 4paper in the village, because no one could write.The doctor 5up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the 6of the house. “ Get this medicine for him, and he will get 7soon. ” he said. Marks family and friends did not know8to do. They could not read the strange words. Then a young man 9an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his carriage(马车) and drove to the nearest 10. He bought the medicine there, and Mark was soon well again.（1）A . wake B . cry C . die （2）A . late B . later C . ago （3）A . The sick man B . Mark C . The doctor （4）A . and B . or C . then （5）A . picked B . held C . made （6）A . ground B . window C . door （7）A . well B . worse C . bad （8）A . when B . what C . where （9）A . thought B . hit C . caught （10）A . shop B . farm C . hospital 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共56分)17. （19分）（2015四川达州）任务型阅读。阅读短文，完成后面1-5题。In England and Australia， it is more common than in the United States for a student to take a gap year(间隔年). What is a gap year？ After high school， its time for students to go to college. But some students dont go to college directly. They will spend one year traveling or doing some other activities before entering college. The year is called a gap year.On the one hand， students can learn a lot during a gap year.Before the gap year ， students who take a break from their education will come back to college. When they come back， they will have a clear opinion about what they want to do in their life. may ， learning ， they ， their ， towards ， attitude(态度)， change.On the other hand， delaying(延期) college for one year can mean increased education costs of 8% or more. Besides higher education costs， the cost of the gap year can be large. That depends on the activities the student chooses.Taking a gap year has advantages and . After considering all the things， I might take a gap year. My dream is to be a tour guide. I will spend one year working as a travel agent. That would be a wonderful experience