内蒙古包头市青山区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题(word版含答案)

内蒙古包头市青山区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．—Let’s go swimming on Saturday, Jack.

—________ I have to work on the science report.

A．What a pity! B．With pleasure. C．Go ahead. D．How come?

2．—The man was almost killed by the tiger in the zoo.

—Yeah! This is a lesson to us. We must take rules ________.

A．carefully B．seriously C．clearly D．truly

3．In the reading class, the ________ you are, the ________ you can find answers in the passage.

A．careful; easily B．more careful; easier

C．carefuler; easier D．more careful; more easily

4．—Do you have any plans for the coming vacation?

—Sure, we decide ________ Sansha in July.

A．visit B．visiting C．visited D．to visit

5．—We’ll have to say goodbye, my dear friends.

—But I will ________forget the days we spent together.

A．always B．often C．never D．usually

6．The Special Olympics World Games include many events similar to ________ in the Olympics.

A．this B．those C．these D．that

7．—Has your brother made the decision where to go on vacation?

—Who knows? When it comes to the ________, he always changes his mind.

A．performer B．practice C．program D．point

8．—Shall we go to the park this or next weekend?

—________ Any time will do.

A．Have a good time! B．I’m afraid I can’t.

C．It depends. D．It’s up to you.

9．Although Peter and Rick are twins, they have ________ in common.

A．anything B．something C．nothing D．a lot

10．Lucy looks ________ of all the girls here. We all like her smile.

A．the most beautifully B．the most happily

C．the most politely D．the most friendly

11．Exercise can make you feel ________ when you are tired.

A．creative B．fresh C．successful D．bored

12．— Sorry, I have to leave now.

— Why? I ________ you would stay with us for the whole day.

A．think B．am thinking C．thought D．did think

13．Boys ________ 56% of the student numbers in our school.

A．make up B．set up C．put up D．turn up

14．—My sister can sing many English songs ________ she is only six years old.

—She is really talented.

A．or B．although C．as long as D．unless

15．Her clothes aren’t ________ beautiful as mine.

A．more B．so C．most D．such

二、完型填空

    I dreamed of being a football star when I was a high school student. During my first year there I was a very    16    boy. I was only 50kg. I joined in some football games but spent most of my time    17    on the bench (替补队员席). So I decided to do    18   . Drinking a lot of milk made me much    19   . Before the football season started, I thought I could make    20    succeed in being stronger at last. But I was soon    21    when I saw that I was still smaller than most of the other boys.

During one of the    22    of the season, the teacher let me play first. I was    23    and jumped up and down. But I still lost.

I lost many times. I hoped to be a    24    player. But finally I found that I couldn’t make it    25   . For a long time I was really unhappy about this and thought about giving up.    26    as time went by, I knew that enjoying the feeling (感觉) of working hard was necessary. In fact, the    27    wasn’t the most important thing. Now, my friend is celebrating for me in a party because I    28    a football game this morning. I didn’t succeed before. It is the    29    time that I have won a football game. I succeed after lots of    30   . I never give up and fight on.

16．A．fun B．outgoing C．fat D．thin

17．A．sleeping B．waiting C．eating D．writing

18．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything

19．A．slower B．heavier C．funnier D．smarter

20．A．herself B．himself C．myself D．yourself

21．A．afraid B．hungry C．sad D．lucky

22．A．games B．programs C．ideas D．problems

23．A．talented B．tired C．bored D．happy

24．A．baseball B．basketball C．football D．volleyball

25．A．wake up B．come true C．come out D．pick up

26．A．But B．So C．If D．Though

27．A．time B．result C．money D．language

28．A．lost B．beat C．won D．fail

29．A．first B．second C．third D．fourth

30．A．talk B．housework C．message D．practice

三、阅读单选

31．Students can learn ________ at the camp.

A．how to play football B．how to play the guitar

C．how to play table tennis D．how to play tennis

32．Who can attend (参加) the camp?

A．Lily, 3 years old. B．Jenny, 10 years old.

C．Aaron, 13 years old. D．Joseph, 20 years old.

33．What else can we learn from the poster?

A．The camp lasts for the whole month of September.

B．Steve Moore teaches students how to play tennis.

C．The camp doesn’t have a website.

D．We can learn tennis on Monday here.

    Do you want to know about my staying in America? It was really an eye-opening experience. In China, I had English classes five times a week. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English was from daily English until I went to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut. When I first studied English, I was told to say “I’m fine” when people say “How are you?” But in America, I found that people said “I’m good” or “I’m tired.” One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

To my surprise, American girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin whiter. I’m also surprised by how hard-working American students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard. But in America, a good student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

34．According to the writer, textbook English is ________ daily English.

A．different from B．the same as

C．more difficult than D．as easy as

35．The underlined word “confused” means “________” in Chinese.

A．厌倦的 B．感兴趣的 C．疑惑的 D．耐心的

36．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer has returned from America.

B．American girls love to have white skin.

C．Schoolwork is almost everything for Chinese students.

D．American students are hard-working.

37．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My travelling in the US B．My opinions about the US

C．My studying in the US D．My friends in the US

    What do you usually do in your free time? Do you watch short videos on some apps? According to the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of short video users reached 773 million (百万) in March, 2020. That is, about 86% of all Chinese Internet users are watching or making short videos, or both! If you say short videos are only popular in China, you are wrong. TikTok has more than 800 million users around the world.

Many users like short videos. They say the videos not only make them relax, but also teach them useful skills (技能). “I love watching Lao Qiao’s short videos on my phone,” Francis, one of the short  video users, says. “Lao Qiao is a famous cook and his videos are my favorite ones. From his videos, people can learn how to make Shanxi noodles in no time at all.”However, quite a few people think short videos are not that good. “There are many other ways to relax, like watching movies, reading books and playing sports,” they say. “All of them are more meaningful to people.”                                          

What’s more, if people start watching the short videos, they can hardly stop. There are always new ones waiting for them, so they always spend hours on them. Some educators say people should not spend much time on short videos. “Most of them are just for fun,” they say. “They don’t teach people to think or to improve themselves. It’s not good for the people, and not good for society (社会), either.”

38．From the first paragraph, we know that ________.

A．children around the world like watching short videos

B．people spend much time watching short videos

C．short videos are popular around the world

D．TikTok is the first short video app in China

39．The writer talks about Francis in Paragraph 2 to ________.

A．describe how much he loves using his phone

B．tell readers how he learns to make videos

C．ask readers to watch Lao Qiao’s short videos

D．show people can learn something through short videos

40．The underlined word “ones” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A．movies and books B．other ways to relax

C．useful skills D．short videos

41．What do the educators ask us to do?

A．Make full use of short videos to have fun.

B．Try not to spend much time on short videos.

C．Make some short videos about life by ourselves.

D．Use short videos to do something meaningful for society.

    “Wash your hands often and carefully, with soap and water!” We often hear this, but do you follow it? As we know, washing hands is important to our health. There’s even a day to make us do it and know more about its importance. It is Global Hand-washing Day and it’s on October 15. During the outbreak of COVID-19 this year, washing hands plays an even more important role in preventing the virus (病毒) from going around.

People think of Doctor Semmelweis from Hungary as the first person to find out the good results of hand washing. He pointed out the importance of hand washing to doctors, because they often worked with people who are seriously ill. And he saved a lot of people’s lives by telling doctors to wash hands with chlorine (氯) before each examination (检查). After that, the number of dead patients became much smaller.

You might think everyone would be excited, because Dr. Semmelweis solved the big problem. But in fact, things were quite different. Although Dr. Semmelweis kept asking doctors to wash their hands with chlorine, not every doctor accepted (接受)his idea. Some even sent him to a mental hospital. His idea became really popular years after he died.

Now that washing hands is of great importance, we should do it as carefully as we can. What’s more, it’s necessary to wash our hands in right ways.

42．What does the underlined word “preventing” mean?

A．Stopping. B．Sharing. C．Choosing. D．Helping.

43．What was Dr. Semmelweis famous for?

A．Building some hospitals in Europe.

B．Taking good care of new babies in hospitals.

C．Finding washing hands could do some good.

D．Spending Global Hand-washing Day in a special way.

44．What do we know about Dr. Semmelweis from the passage?

A．He lost his life on October 15.

B．He came from the United States.

C．Not every doctor listened to him at first.

D．He didn’t like to wash his hands with chlorine.

45．What will the passage probably talk about next?

A．How to stay away from all kinds of viruses.

B．How to keep healthy in everyday life.

C．How to ask kids to wash their hands.

D．How to wash our hands rightly.

四、用所给单词的正确形式填空

46．Lucas makes more money than his brother________. (do)

47．Tea is very popular in some ________, like “A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea”. (say)

48．Lily ________ the present with loving care for her mother yesterday. (choose)

49．Make sure you have plenty of room to sit ________. (comfortable)

50．We go to the Wanda Mall maybe once or ________ a month. (two)

51．A little boy was standing in the________ corner of the classroom. (far)

52．Jack, do you feel like ________ out tonight? (eat)

53．Look at the rose in your hand. I have never seen a ________ one than that. (red)

54．She set up an ________ fund(基金) in memory of her mother. (educate)

55．The girl let the old lady to take ________ place. (she)

五、短文综合填空

阅读下面短文，根据首字母、音标以及语境的提示在每个空格内填入适当的单词（一个单词）；或根据汉语意思的提示，在空白处填入适当的短语，使短文语意连贯，意思完整。

Hello! I’m Tom. I’m glad to tell you I have a good friend called Tim. He truly 56． (在意) me. We have many things in 57． . We both have lots of good habits. After school, you can always see us  p58． basketball on the playground. We also like collecting 59． (各种各样的)cards. That’s interesting. On weekends, we often spend some time d60． our homework and sharing the problems in our daily life. He often helps me to 61． (使表现出) the best in me.  As a result, we can both 62．  good grades.

63． (当然), in some ways we are different. I’m m64．  quieter but he is more outgoing. He often makes me l65．. He can play the piano w66． and he likes painting, too. How 67． [fænˈtæstɪk] he is! I still remembered clearly he joined the school talent shows in the last Art Festival. He 68． (干得好). Last summer vacation, we p69．  a trip to Hangzhou. The same hobbies and healthy lifestyle make us keep friendship forever! And I think friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them 70． (只要) they’re good.

六、电子邮件

71．    假如你是一位在中国学习的美国学生Bob，请根据以下表格信息内容给你的妈妈写一封电子邮件，介绍你的好朋友李华，以及你们上周去公园野餐的情况。

要求：

1.80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

2.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。

中央公园 the Central Park        

万达影院 Wanda Cinema

Dear mom,

How is it going?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Bob

参考答案

1．A

2．B

3．D

4．D

5．C

6．B

7．D

8．D

9．C

10．D

11．B

12．C

13．A

14．B

15．B

16．D

17．B

18．A

19．B

20．C

21．C

22．A

23．D

24．C

25．B

26．A

27．B

28．C

29．A

30．D

31．D

32．C

33．B

34．A

35．C

36．B

37．C

38．C

39．D

40．D

41．B

42．A

43．C

44．C

45．D

46．does

47．sayings

48．chose

49．comfortably

50．twice

51．farthest

52．eating

53．redder

54．educational

55．her

56．cares about

57．common

58．(p)lay

59．all kinds of

60．(d)oing

61．bring out

62．get

63．Of course

64．(m)uch

65．(l)augh

66．(w)ell

67．fantastic

68．did a good job

69．(p)lanned

70．as long as

71．例文

Dear mom,

How is it going? Now I’m studying in China. I have a good friend, Li Hua.

Li Hua is more outgoing and friendlier than me. He always cares about me and makes me laugh. He is good at sports. And he is the tallest in our class, so he can run very fast. He likes news. Because he can find out what’s going on around the world. I like watching films in Wanda Cinema because it has the most comfortable seats and the biggest screen.

Last Sunday, we went to the Central Park to go for a picnic. We took a lot of food and drinks with us. After we arrived there, we took photos, flew kites and rode bikes. We all had a good time that day.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Bob