鲁教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空Have you ever been to the zoo? There are different kinds of 1in the zoo. We can see the zoo keepers (饲养员) give them food to 2. They dont have to 3food by themselves (他们自己). They just eat, walk and sleep 4day. So many of us think the animals in the zoo are 5and lucky. But most of them are sad. Why? They are not 6in the zoo.Animals 7elephants, monkeys and tigers usually live freely and happily in forests or mountains. Tigers, for example, run, jump, play with 8children and catch small animals for food. But now they 9stay in small cages（笼子） in the zoo. Their life in the zoo is quite 10from their life in the forests. Now many people think more animals should go back to forests and mountains so that they become free and happy again.（1）A . birds B . animals C . tigers （2）A . do B . eat C . drink （3）A . see B . buy C . look for （4）A . all B . some C . a （5）A . happy B . good C . sad （6）A . smart B . nice C . free （7）A . as B . like C . with （8）A . your B . its C . their （9）A . may B . cant C . have to （10）A . different B . difficult C . same 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence.They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (教授) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test. Right after they came into the classroom, the professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it. Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked, How many of you have completed all five questions? No hand was raised. How many of you have answered four? Still no hands. Three? Two? The students moved restlessly in their seats. One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one. But the class kept silent. The professor said, That is exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you dont know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice. Then, smiling, he added, You will all pass this course, but remember, your education has just begun. The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught. （1）Why did the students think the exam was easy at first? A . Because it was their last exam in the college.B . Because they knew there were only five questions.C . Because they thought they were clever and talented.D . Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes.（2）What does the underlined word obscured mean in the last paragraph? A . 模糊B . 回忆C . 提醒D . 改变（3）What could the students learn from the last exam? A . He laughs best who laughs last.B . A good beginning is half done.C . One is never too old to learn.D . The early bird catches the worm.（4）Whats the best title of the article? A . Some Confident StudentsB . An Easy ExamC . An Interesting ProfessorD . An Unforgettable Lesson3. （10分）阅读理解 China successfully launched its new heavy-lift carrier rocket(重型运载火箭)Long March V at 8：43 p.m. Beijing time, on Nov.3, 2016.It is the second launch from the Wenchang Launch Centre.The rocket, which looked much fatter than other Long March rockets, was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in south Chinas Hainan Province. About 30 minutes later, it was successfully sent into an orbit(轨道)about 2, 000 km above the Earth.The major purposes of the task are to check the design and performance of the new rocket and test the rockets flight program. The successful launch has made China from a major player in space to a major power in space. The successful launch shows that China has become a real space power in the world.The Long March V is a large, two-stage(二级的)rocket and one of Chinas largest carrier rockets. Its carrying capacity is about 2.5 times that of the present Long March rockets, which is up to 25 tons.The rocket is about 57 metres long. It has eight liquid oxygen rocket engines in four boosters(助推器), two liquid oxygen engines in the-first stage and two small liquid oxygen engines in the second stage.The new rocket is of great meaning as Chinas space program. With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can send more astronauts to the space station and get prepared for exploring the Moon and Mars.（1）The rocket was launched from . A . the Jiuquan Launch CentreB . the Wenchang Launch CentreC . the Tai