[首发]山东省威海市文登区八校(五四学制)2019学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】

山东省威海市文登区八校（五四学制）2019学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________班级____________分数__________题号一二三四五六七八总分得分一、单项填空1.---DoyouknowanythingaboutChopin?---Justalittle.Chopinbegantowrite_____musicat_______ageofsix.A.the,/B.the,anC./,the2.---Wheredidyougo?---Thesciencemuseum.I______thattheTV_____afterthecar.A.learn;isinventedB.learned;wasinventedC.learn;wasinvented3.---Whatdidyousayjustnow?---Iaskedyou________afterCandybecamefamous.A.howlifewasdifferentB.howlifedifferentwasC.howwaslifedifferent4.---Isshereallyill?---______.She’sinhospital.A.Ihopeso.B.I’mafraidsoC.Notatall.5.---Haven’tseenyoufordays.Wherehaveyoubeen?---IwenttoHongKongand_______aninternationalmeetingforaweek.A.tookpartinB.attendedC.joined6._______terribleweatherwe’vebeenhavingthesedays!A．HowaB．WhataC．HowD．What7.---_____thebus_____justnow?---Yes,butit_______.A.hascome;leftB.Didcome;hasleftC.Doescome;left8.---DidCathyhaveproblems________outtheproblems?---Yes.Ifoundher_________onitfornearlyhalfanhour.A.work;toworkB.towork;workingC.working;working9.You______anythinghere______youaretoldto.A.can’ttouch;afterB.can’ttouch;unlessC.won’ttouch,if10.I’mnotsureifTom_____.Ifhe______,Iwillcallyou.A.comes;willcomeB.comes;comesC.willcome;comes二、阅读理解11.OneSundayevening,itwasquitedarkwhenoldStanleywentforhiswalk.Hewaswalkingalongthesidewalk.Suddenly,hesawawhitecarcomingaroundthecornerathighspeed.Itwasgoingtoofastandcrashedintoaredcarinthestreetwherehewaswalking.Herusheduptothecarstoseeifanyonewashurtandneededhelp.Thetwodriverswerearguing.“Youcamearoundthecornertoofast,”onemansaid.“No!”saidthedriverofthewhitecar,“That’snottrue!Yourcarwasparkedinawrongplace.”Stanleylistenedtotheirargumentandthensaidthewhitecardriverwaswrongtodrivetoofast.ThedriverofredcaraskedStanleytoprovehewasrightincourt(法庭).Stanleygavethedriverhisnameandtelephonenumber.NextThursdaymorning,Stanleywasaskedtogotothecourt.Thelawyer(律师)forthedriverofthewhitecaraskedhimalotofquestionsaboutwhathehadseen.ThenheaskedStanleyhowoldhewas.“I’meighty-two,”answeredStanley.“Doyouusuallywearglasses?”askedthelawyer.“Yes,Ido,”answeredStanley.“Wereyouwearingthemonthenightoftheaccident?”thelawyerasked.“No,”repliedStanley.Thenthelawyersaid,“Whyshouldthecourtbelieveyou?Youareeighty-twoyearsold,youwerenotwearingyourglasses,anditwasdark.Howfarcanyouseeinthedark?”Stanleythoughtaboutitforaminute.“Well,”hesaid,“whenit’sdark,Icanseethemoon.Howfaristhat?”1.Thecaraccidenthappened___________.A.oneSundaymorning______________B.nextThursdaymorning______________________________C.oneSundayevening2.Thecauseoftheaccidentisthat______.A.theredcarwasgoingtooslowlyB.thewhitecarwasgoingtoofastC.thedriversweresleepy3.Stanleywasaskedtogotothecourtbecause_________.A.hewantedtomakemoneyB.hepromisedtobeawitnessC.hewasalawyer4.MaybetheredcardrivercontactedStanleyby______.A.writingalettertohimB.makingaphonecalltohim______________C.payingavisittohim5.Wecanlearnfromthestorythat________.A.StanleywasacleverandhumorousmanB.StanleywasnotabletoseethemoonC.thelawyerthoughtthatStanleycouldseeclearly12.Perhapsyou’veseentheEnglishletters“WC”inyourcity.Theyshowpublictoilets.Butdoyouknowitisfarfromelegant(优雅的)English?Infact,foreignersfromEnglish-speakingcountriesrarelyusetheletters.Workersinourcityarechanging“WC”signsalloverthecity.ThegovernmentisspendingmuchmoneychangingallthebadEnglishonsignsandrestaurantmenus.ManyotherplacesinChinaarefollowingoursteps.“WC,orwatercloset,isold-fashionedEnglish.Itsoundsdirtytome,”saysCharlieShifflet,ayoungmanfromtheUS.Theoldsignwillbecome“Gents/Men”and“Ladies/Women”.“IseelotsofpoorEnglishineverydaylife,andnotonlyonsigns,”hesays.“Iknowwhattheymean.ButtheyareChinglish,notrealEnglish.Forexample,whensomeonesaystome‘MyhometownisHenanProvince’,Iknowheshouldsay:‘MyhometownisinHenanProvince’.‘Hometown’isasmallerplaceinaprovince.”Thecommonmistakeshepickedupinclude“NotEntry”,whichshouldbe“NoEntry”,“DirectionofAirport”shouldbechangedto“TotheAirport”.Anditis“roomrate”,not“roomprice”.Andrememberto“Keepoffthegrass”,ratherthan“Careofthegreen”.1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheuseof“WC”?A.Hedoesn’tthinkitmeanswatercloset.B.Hedoesn’tthinkitold-fashionedEnglish.C.Hedoesn’tthinkitproperforasign.2.Theunderlinedword“rarely”means___________.A.sometimesB.seldomC.often3.CharlieShifflet_________.A.isaChineselivinginAmericaB.thinksChinesepeoplearesometimesusingincorrectEnglishC.likestohearorseeChinglish4.WhichofthefollowingsignsdoesNOTuseChinglish?5.Thelastparagraphisabout__________.A.whytherearesomanyChinglishsignsB.examplesofChinglishC.whereChinglishsignsare13.Haveyoueverheardtheoldsaying,Neverjudgeabookbyitscover?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.Ayoungpeoplewithanunusualgift(天赋)inwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessinfrontofaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon'tmakemistakeofthinkinghimstupid.Withapenandapaper,hecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybody.Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating(过高估计)theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront(举止).Astudentwholistenscarefullyan