人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷 一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分） Look at _ boy wearing a brown hat. Is he _ university student?Yes, he studies in Beijing University.A . the, aB . a, anC . the, anD . a, a2. （2分）I am very sleepy. I tried _my eyes open, but I couldnt. A . keepingB . having keptC . to have keptD . to keep3. （2分）Those paintings are all bad, and the one in the middle is _. A . worstB . the worstC . worseD . bad4. （2分） Thank you. _A . No, thanks!B . Yes, thanks.C . Thats right.D . Not at all.5. （2分）Sally, you_ nice in the green skirt. Thank you, Marry. A . lookB . seeC . thinkD . say6. （2分） Would you like some milk? Yes, just _.A . a fewB . fewC . a littleD . little7. （2分） apples do we need to make the fruit salad? Let me think. We need three apples.A . How longB . How oftenC . How muchD . How many8. （2分）You will be late for school _ you dont get up early.A . butB . ifC . andD . or9. （2分）They walked home last night because they couldnt to take a taxi.A . affordB . buyC . allow10. （2分） I visited the Purple Mountain Observatory last Sunday._ Why didnt you tell me earlier?A . You did?B . I hope so.C . Have a good time!D . Its so kind of you.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。Mr Brown was a rich shopkeeper. He 1a lot of money to his son Jim when he was dying. The young man often 2 his friends to dinner and several years later he spent all the money on the 3food. Now he got into trouble and nobody came to see him. It made him 4and he went to ask a clever old man for advice.My money has 5 and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?Dont 6, young man, answered the old man. Everything will soon be all right. 7and you will soon feel much happier.8 this, the young man was very glad. He asked, Am I going to be 9 again then?No, said the old man. I 10you will soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.（1）A . lent B . left C . borrowed D . got （2）A . made B . hoped C . asked D . pulled （3）A . common B . cheap C . terrible D . delicious （4）A . sad B . happy C . polite D . careful （5）A . begun B . finished C . hurried D . flown （6）A . worry B . say C . smile D . sing （7）A . Stand B . Study C . Work D . Wait （8）A . Seeing B . Touching C . Hearing D . Feeling （9）A . safe B . dangerous C . rich D . poor （10）A . mean B . wish C . understand D . surprise 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)12. （8分）阅读理解 One day, Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, My teacher gave this paper to me and told me to only give it to my mother.His mothers eyes were tearful（含泪的）as she read the letter out loud to her child, Your child is a genius(天才).This school is too small for him and doesnt have enough good teachers to train(培养)him. Please teach him yourself.The fact was that Edison liked asking strange questions in class. His teachers thought he was mentally(智力的) ill. They couldnt stand him and decided to stop him from going to school. However, Edisons mother didnt give up on her son. She taught him at home.After many years, Edisons mother died. Edison became one of the greatest inventors(发明家).One day, he was going through the old family things and found a folded letter that was given to him by his teacher for his mother. He opened it. The message written on the letter was, Your son is mentally ill. We can not let him come to our school anymore. He is expelled(开除).Edison cried for hours and then he wrote in his diary, Thomas Alva Edison was a mentally ill child whose mother turned him into the genius of the century.A mothers love and encouragement can help change the destiny(命运) of a child.（1）How did Edisons mother probably feel when reading the letter? A . relaxedB . proudC . sadD . angry（2）In the teachers opinion, Edison_. A . wasnt a normal childB . wasnt hard to trainC . was too clever to teachD . was really a genius（3）What did Edisons mother do after knowing the teachers decision？ A . She asked him to study by himself.B . She asked him to invent things.C . She sent him to another school.D . She educated him by herself.（4）What can we learn from the story? A . Edison didnt love school as a child.B . Edisons teacher