山东省潍坊市诸城市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题一、阅读单选1.（1）Whattimedowesternpeopleusuallyhavedinner?A.At5:00intheafternoon.B.Aftermidday.C.Around7pmorevenlater.D.Before7:00intheafternoon.（2）Whatwillahost（主人）probablysaytoaguestatthestartofameal?A.Eatslowly!B.CanIhelpyou?C.Canyouserveme?D.Helpyourself!（3）Whichofthefollowingishelpfulwhenyou'reinthewestaccordingtotheposter?A.Theforkisheldinyourrighthandandtheknifeinyourleft.canleaveassoonasyou'vefinishedeating.C.Youcan'teatchickenlegswithyourfingers.D.Ifyoudon'tknowwhattodo,justwatchtheothersanddoastheydo.2.Itismostdifficultforparentstodecidetohaveasecondchild.Someonesaysthatasinglechildislikelytobealonelychild.Therearenootherchildreninthefamilyforthechildtotalkorplaywith.Anonlychildisnotabletogetalongwellwithchildrenofhisage.Someparentsregretted（后悔）makingthedecisionstohaveonlyonechild.Butthenumberofparentschoosingtohaveonlyonechildisincreasinginmanypartsoftheworld.IntheUS,forexample,morethan14percentofwomenbetween18and34plantohavejustonechild.ThesamecanbeseenintheUK.InJapan,theaveragenumberofchildrenbornperfamilyhadgonedownto1.42by1996.Forsomesinglechildparents,especiallywhoarebusyworkingeveryday,timeandenergyseemtobeoverwhelming（势不可挡的）Theydon'thaveenoughtimeandenergytosharewithmorechildren.Forotherpeople,moneyistheirfirstconsideration（考虑）.ManycouplesinJapanchoosenottohavelargefamiliesbecausethecostofsupportingachilduptotheageof18reachesaroundUS$160,000.（1）Accordingtothepassage,whyisasinglechildlikelytobelonely?A.Becausehedoesn'thaveholidays.B.Becausehisparentsdon'tlovehim.C.Becausethereareotherchildreninthefamily.D.Becausehedoesn'thaveabrotherorasistertotalkorplaywith.（2）Whatdopeoplenotthinkaboutwhentheychoosetohaveasecondchild?A.Food.B.Time.C.Energy.D.Money.（3）Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ManycouplesinJapanlovetohavelargefamilies.B.Itisnoteasytomakeadecisiontohaveasecondchild.C.Lessthan14%ofwomenintheUKplantohavejustonechild.D.Allparentsfeelconfidentabouthavingasecondchild.（4）Themainideaofthepassageis.can'tsharetheirtimeandenergywithmorechildren.B.thecostofsupportingachildissohigh.C.thereasonsforparentsnottohaveasecondchild.D.someparentsregrettedmakingthedecisionstohaveonlyonechild.3.Averyimportantworldproblemisthegrowingpopulationontheearth.Thepopulationoftheworldtodayismorethan7,400,000,000.Thatisagreatnumberandweknowitquitewell.Theimportantthingisnothowlargethepopulationoftheworldisnow,buttherateofthegrowth.Itisabout1.63percenteveryyear.Everysecond,4.2babiesarebornintheworld.Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Youcannotspeakquicklyenoughtokeepupwiththebirthrate.Thepopulationisgrowingfasterandfaster.Inoneday,peoplehavetofindfoodforover350,000mouths.Therapidgrowthofpopulationwillmakeabigproblembytheyear2025.Therewillbeasmanyas8.1billionpeopleontheearth!Sothisisoneofthebiggestproblemsthatyouaregoingtoseeinyourlife.（1）Thepopulationoftheworldisincreasingbyabout_________everyyear．A.onefifthB.350,000C.20percentD.1.63percent（2）What'sthemeaningoftheword"rate"inthepassage?（3）Fromthepassage,weknowthereareabout_________newbabiestobeborninoneminuteintheworld．A.350B.4C.250D.14,400（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Theproblemofthelargepopulationwillbesolvedby2025．B.Thepopulationoftheworldisverylarge．C.Thelargepopulationmaycausesortsofproblems．D.Thegrowingp...
