云南省昆明三中、昆明滇池中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题第一节单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）1. As a ________, I have to travel all the time to report the latest news.A. writerB. dentistC. DJD. reporter2. My parents _______a doctor when I grow up.A. wants me to beB. want me to beC. want me beD. wants me being3. What _______Mike last Saturday night?A. is doingB. does; doC. did; doD. was; do4. _______it got dark, ________ they still worked hard there.A. /; soB. Because, soC. Although, butD. Although, /5. The boy wrote _______to pass the test.A. careful enoughB. enough carefulC. carefully enoughD. enough carefully6. It's too crowded outside, so we decided______ at home on National Day.A. stayB. to stayC. stayedD. staying7. ---There are many restaurants here. Which one would you like to go to?----________. They are too expensive for me.A. NotB. NeverC. NoneD. No8. ---How do you like your new teacher, Sue? —Oh, he's so _________and we can learn a lot from him!A. comfortableB. seriousC. quietD. talented9.Steven studies ______for the test, so he _______plays with his friends.A. hard; hardB. hardly; hardlyC. hard; hardlyD. hardly; hard10.The twins_____ the teachers in our school.A. are bothB. both areC. are allD. all are11.---The Chinese women' volleyball team got the champion(冠军)in the Women's V olleyball World Cup in Japan!----_________exciting the news is!A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a12.— _____do you visit your grandparents with your parents?-----Once a month, because their house is not close.A. How soonB. How longC. How muchD. How often13. ----Dad, you are ______taller than me! —Well, you'll be as tall as me soon.A. tooB. muchC. veryD. so14. In the past 70 years, China has made great achievements(成就).This makes all of Chinese full of prides.A. care aboutB. help withC. bring outD. filled with15. ---Jenny won the first prize in the spelling competition, didn't she? ----Yes, she did. She is really something!A. fantastic,B. enjoyableC. interestingD. quiet第二节完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分l0分）I often spend my summer holidays just with my parents. It is quite boring. But last summer holiday was __1___ . Some of my friends came to stay with my parents and me for a week at our summer house. It is in a small beach town called Portsea. They got there by train. It ___2___them three hours.One morning my friends and I ____3___to take my parents’ boat for a ride. We rowed (划船) ____4___ half an hour and found a big cave (山洞). Susan said it could be dangerous to go into it. But Peter said it was okay. ___5___we started rowing again and got in. Then the tide (潮) started. At first we thought we could fight it but we were ___6___. We shouted for ____7___but there was no one around. Susan and I began to cry. Louis told us not to worry because the tide would be out. Because Louis always seemed to know the answer for ____8___ , we stopped crying.Luckily, Loui s was right ___9____. After some hours the tide went out. We rowed back home quickly. We didn’t ____10____my parents about this special trip. And we were so afraid that we would not have a boat ride again.( )1. A. terrible B. Different C. popular D. difficult( ) 2. A. took B. spent C. gave D. used( ) 3. A. waited B. dreamed C. decided D. thanked( ) 4. A. in B. on C. to D. for( ) 5. A. Because B. So C. If D. Or( ) 6. A. late B. wrong C. sorry D. busy( ) 7. A. help B. luck C. fun D. time( ) 8. A. someone B. anyone C. nothing D. everything( ) 9. A. yet B. still C. again D. too( ) 10. A. call B. show C. ask D. tell第三节阅读理解AA boy named Jack lived in a small village. One morning, his mother sent him to his uncle's in town. He had a very good time there.Before Jack left in the evening, his uncle gave him a jar and said," There is some candy in it, you may put your hand into it and take some when you want to eat something."Jack looked at the jar when he was in the train. It had a long and small neck. He put his hand into the jar and took five pieces. But he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand this way and that way, still he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand again. Finally he let go of four pieces. Then he could pull his hand out of the jar.根据短文判断正（T）误（F)。

(每小题1分，共5分）1. One day Jack's mother sent him to his uncle's house.2. The jar with some candy in it had a large neck.3. Jack only stayed in town for a whole day.4.At last Jack only took one piece(块）of candy at a time.5.From this lesson, Jack knew that he himself was too foolish(蠢).BPeople in the UK spend their free time in different ways. They usually use it to relax. They spend a lot of their free time at home. The most popular activity is watching TV. People in the UK watch TV for about 25 hours a week. They often record(录制）programs so they can watch them later. Reading is also a popular way of spending free time. People in the UK spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. Many people in the UK have pets. They like playing with their pets in their free time.In summer, gardening(园艺）is popular. And families often have a "day out”on the weekend. They often so to a festival or see a show. Young people like to go to clubs, and people of all ages like to go to the cinema.In winter,“ do-it-yourself "is popular. People often spend their free time repairing(修理)houses.Some free time activities are with friends. Asking friends for a drink or a meal at home is the most usual one. Sometimes people and their friends have dinner in a restaurant.On the weekend, people in the UK like to spend their free time doing sports. The popular kinds of sports are soccer, horse racing, swimming, tennis, skating, climbing and hill walking.根据短文判断正（T）误（F）。