2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Of the underlined parts(划线部分), which has a different pronunciation(发音)?A . pleaseB . headC . easyD . teacher2. （2分）Sandy, _apple on the table is for you. Remember to eat it.Thanks. I will. _apple a day keeps the doctor away.A . the; AnB . an; AnC . an; TheD . the; A3. （2分）Can I help you, sir?Yes, please help me when the movie Dangal (摔跤吧！爸爸) starts this afternoon.A . care aboutB . find outC . make upD . look for4. （2分）Is this your coat, sir?No. Mine _ over there near the window.A . hangsB . is hangingC . hungD . has hung5. （2分）Id like some _ and _. A . tomatoes; muttonsB . tomatoes; muttonC . tomatos; muttonsD . tomato; mutton6. （2分） _ around the world is to learn about the world. Yes, its a good way _ the world.A . To travel; to knowB . To travel; knowC . Travel; to knowD . Travel; know7. （2分） Who will be our monitor?Liming. Because he is always ready to help others and gets on well _ us.A . onB . inC . forD . with8. （2分）You should ask Bob his own clothes. He is ten years old now.A . washB . washesC . washingD . to wash9. （2分）Have you heard the song Stay Here Forever?Yes, it sounds _.A . wellB . loudlyC . beautifullyD . sweet10. （2分）The children were in trouble. A . having good luckB . in difficultyC . in a traffic jam11. （2分）Must I go there right now, mum?No, you _. You can go there tomorrow.A . shouldntB . cantC . mustntD . neednt12. （2分）Be careful when you come _ the street, because the traffic is very busy at the moment.A . acrossB . behindC . betweenD . over13. （2分）Could you_,please?No problem.A . pass the pen meB . pass me to the penC . pass me the pen14. （2分）Lets stop to have a rest, we all feel tired. A . unlessB . althoughC . sinceD . so15. （2分）The car accident killed two young women yesterday _A . Thats OKB . You were carelessC . You should be careful next timeD . Im sorry to hear that二、 阅读理解 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。AGeorge had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty (有罪) and sent to prison for a long time.Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury(陪审团)at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking itthat would be too much to expect. But I should be thankful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation (劝告) for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty.Well, George, answered Jim, I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy(仁慈).Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.Well, George, Jim answered, As I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!（1）According to the passage George expected Jim to help _.A . him escape from prisonB . lighten his punishmentC . him turn over a new leafD . prove him innocent(清白的)（2）Which of the following is true about Jim?A . He told the jury that George was indeed guilty.B . He covered up Georges guilt.C . He persuaded the jury to set George free.D . He recommended serious punishment to give George a lesson.（3）The passage suggests that _.A . Jim persuaded the jury to lighten Georges punishmentB . Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to doC . it was because of Jim that George was found guiltyD . Ji