浙江省宁波市江北区外国语学校2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中英语【试卷+答案】

这是一份浙江省宁波市江北区外国语学校2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中英语【试卷+答案】，共9页。
宁波外国语学校二0二一学年度第一学期初二英语期中试卷
　　 (1-46题答案涂在答题卡上)
　　 Listening Part
I. Listen to each conversation ONCE and choose the best answer(听小对话一遍,选择最佳答案。每小题1分,共5分。)
1. What's the weather like in Hong Kong?
　A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
2. Where is Jenny going during the holiday?
　A. America. B. Malaysia. C. England.
3. What did Cathy do for exercise yesterday?
　A.Running. B. Swimming. C. Hiking.
4. Who are the students waiting for?
　A. A new teacher. B. A news reporter. C. A foreign student.
5. What percent of the students like watching TV?
　A. About 15%. B. About 35%. C. About 50%.
II. Listen to each conversation TWICE and choose the best answer.(听对话两遍,选择最佳答案。每小题上分,共5分。)
Conversation One(听下面一段对话,回答第6-7两小题。)
6. When will Nancy go to the movies?
　A. Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
7. How will Nancy go there?
　A. On foot. B. On a bike. C. In a car.
Conversation Two(听下面一段对话,回答第8-10三小题。)
8. Where does Kate want to work?
　A. On a plane. B. At school. C. On a ship.
9. What languages can Kate speak?
　A. French and Chinese. B. French and English. C. Chinese and English.
10. What can we get from the conversation?
　A. Kate often goes for a vacation.
　B.Eric loves taking care of people.
　C. Eric wants to be a travel writer.
III. Listen to the passage twice and tell True or False. Write“A” for True and“B”for False.(听短文两遍,判断正误。正确选A,错误选B。每小题1分,共5分。)
11. Nobody wanted to work for the farmer because the farmer got angry easily.
12. When the worker said that he could sleep when the wind blew, the farmer felt surprised.
13. When the wind blew one night, the worker did nothing.
14. After that night, the farmer knew that the worker was a lazy man.
15.In fact, the worker had done all the things before the storm came on that windy night.
Written Part
IV.C1oze.(完型填空。本题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分。)
　When I spent the summer with my grandmother, she gave me a shopping list (购物单))and asked me to buy the things on it. When I arrived at the store, I walked up to the counter (柜台). A lady named Miss Bee was behind 16 .
“Excuse me,” I said. She 17 , “I need to get these.”I went on, holding up my 18 .
“So? Go get them,” Miss Bee said, “There’s 19 here except you and me, and I'm not your servant(仆人). I suggest that you should get yourself a basket over there and start 20 ,” It was not 21 for a 7-year-old child, because there were so many different kinds of things. I spent over an hour in the store.
　　I visited Miss Bee twice a week that summer. She 22 short-changed(少找零钱)me. Other times she asked me to pay more than I should. Going to the store was like going into a war. But by the end of the summer,I I could finish my shopping trip within around 15 minutes. The morning I was to return home, I stepped in the store again to buy a bottle of water.
　　"All right, "Miss Bee said. "What did you 23 this summer?”
　　”That's you’re mean!” I replied.
　　I thought that Miss Bee would be angry, but I was 24 to find that she just smiled. "I know 25 you think of me, "she said, " Well, I don't care! My job is to teach every child life 26 .When you get older, you'll be glad that you met me! "Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! How could it be?
　　It sounded funny until one day my son came to me with his homework. " It's too hard. Could you help
me 27 the math problem? " he said.
　　” 28 I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself? "I said. 29 , I was back in that store where I had learned to add up my bill by myself.
　　Life is full of difficulties. We may be 30 a hand once or twice, but luck may not find us every time. So we should work them out alone.
16. A. it B. her C them D. us
17. A. called up B. picked up C.woke up　　
　　 D. looked up
18. A. money B. list C. card D. basket
19. A.anybody B. somebody C.nobody D. everybody
20. A. checking B. changing C. knocking D. shopping
21. A. fair
　　 B. easy　　
　　 C. natural D. safe
22. A.always B. sometimes C. hardly D. never
23. A borrow B. collect C. learn D. sell　
24. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. cross
25. A.what B. which　　 C. who D. how
26. A. problems B. meanings C. lessons D. results
27.A. in B. for C. to D. with
28.A.Until B. Although C. If D. Before
29. A. Unluckily B. Suddenly C. Usually D. Certainly
30. A. passed B. shown C. taken D. given
V. Reading comprehension.(阅读理解。本题有16小题,第31-42题每小题1分,43-46题每小题2分,共20分。)
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
　　Sanxingdui Museum was first built in August 1992 and opened to the public in October1997. The relics(文物) in the galleries(展览馆) show the great culture of the ancient Shu State. These relics have been on show in over ten countries and regions(地区) and have become famous in the world。
Opening & Booking Time:
　　Opening time Gallery One: 8: 30-18: 00 Gallery Two: 8: 30-18: 30
　　Booking time 8: 30-17: 00
Ticket Prices:
　　(1) Gallery ticket ￥80 (2) Garden ticket ￥5
　　Children shorter than 1.2m(including 1.2m)can visit the gallery and garden for free.
Guide Service & Price:
　 If you need a museum guide. please hire one at the service desk in Gallery One.
Chinese, Cantonese, Tibetan: ￥80 (to a group of 20 persons or fewer)
English, Japanese:￥120(to a group of 20 persons or fewer)
　 Each guide service covering the two galleries takes about 80 minutes.
31. When can people visit both of the galleries?
　A. At 6 a.m. B. At 8 a.m. C. At 5 p.m. D. At 6: 30 p.m.
32. If Eric visits the gallery and the garden with his baby son, how much should he pay?
　A.￥80. B.￥85. C.￥160. D.￥170.
33. Which of the following statement is TURE according to the passage?
34. People could visit Sanxingdui Museum as soon as it was built.
　 B. The relics in the museum show the great culture of the ancient Lu State.
　 C. The relics in the galleries have been shown to foreign people in other countries.
　 D. A museum guide can serve more than 20 people at a time for free.
34. Where might you find this passage?
　 A. In a class diary. B In a science report.
　 C. On a sports website. D. In a travel guidebook.
　　 B
　　Kaitlin Riffel's dream to end poverty (贫困)started when she was visiting her father, who worked for
the homeless。
　　”I never realized there were people in the world who didn’t have a home or food before, "said Kaitlin, who is now sixteen. "I knew there was something I had to do about that.”
　　At the age of eight, she started raising money to build a playground. "It took me two years, " Kaitlin said, “We started small. We wanted to do something to make a difference.”
　　In 2014, when Kaitlin was thirteen, she visited Central America and saw people going hungry and families living in houses made of cardboard(硬纸板). That yea, she set" Kids on a Mission”, which had helped hundreds of people there
　　"The rooms were smaller than my bedroom, but there would be eight people living in each one,”Kaitlin said, “We also got to see the dirty rivers that those people were drinking out of.” Offering clean drinking water, food and clothes to people living in poverty is now an important task for "Kids on a Mission". “This young lady is changing the hearts of people, and also changing the world,”said the headmaster of Kaitlin’s school.
35. The job of Kaitlin's father was to__________________.
　A. sell foods B. build playground C.visit schools D. help homeless people
36. What was people, s life like in Central America according to Kaitlin?
　A.They-jived in strong houses. B. Their drinking water was dirty.
　C. Their bedrooms were very big. D.They had enough food and clothes.
37. what can we infer (推断) from the headmaster's words?
　A. Kaitlin is always ready to give and help. B. Kaitlin has many chances to travel around.
　C. Kaitlin often changes schools for her study. D. Kaitlin has a serious problem with her heart.
38. What might be the best file for the passage?
　A. The School Life in America B. Gifts from a Headmaster
　C. Fathers Duty in the Family D. A Girl's Dream to End Poverty
　　 C
　 Have you noticed that a lot of musicians are writing songs about outer space recently?
　 Just take a look at the Canadian musician known as Grimes. She has taken ideas from aliens and outer space. And, according to The Guardian, Grimes said that she hopes to go to Mars when she turns 50. But why do musicians write about space?
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield thinks it is because there has been great progress in space exploration(探索).“ Songwriting is a reflection(反映) of personal experience, but also of pop culture. So if there’s something that is now in the news, it gets reflected in an artistic way, "Hadfield said. "And for the moment, space is fantastic.
　　Hadfield is speaking from experience. He is the only person to ever record an album(音乐专辑)in space. Also, a video of him performing David Bowie’s Space Oddity on the International Space Station(国际空间站) became famous online.
　　Hadfield went on, "We’re flying a helicopter on Mars, we have people living in space; the Chinese just sent up people, and Elon Musk is changing space travel in a complete way. " There is clearly a lot to be excited about.
　　____________________________________________ Two of the world's richest people traveled to space in July. Some musicians, including Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Rihanna, are also interested in going into space.
39. What does the underlined word "progress"mean in Paragraph 3？
　A.忧虑 B.进步 C.影响 D.倒退
40. Why do musicians write about space?
A. Because The Guardian asked them to write songs.
　B. Because it is a reflection of their personal experiences.
C. Because they wish to travel to space one day.
　D. Because space exploration is a popular topic nowadays.
41. What achievements(成就)about space exploration are mentioned?
　　a. A film was shot in space. b. A helicopter was flown on Mars.
c. An album has been recorded in space. d. Musicians like Justin Bieber went into space.
　A.a b B. c d C. b c D. ad
　　
42. Which of the following sentences is the best one to be put into the blank in Paragraph 6?
　　
A. All in all, it’s difficult to travel to space.
B. In fact, space tourism is becoming true.
　 C. Besides, Hadfield also speaks from pop culture.
C. As a result, writing songs becomes more popular.
D
Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lived in a large house in London. Father worked hard in a government office.
He was never angry and always ready for a game. Mother was almost at home, ready to play with the children,
read to them and home school them.
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely playroom and a dog called James. They had a happy life, but they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the large house was over.
　　Peter had a toy engine and it broke. After dinner. Peter showed Father the engine. Father looked it over and promised to fix it on Saturday.
　　At that moment two men came to see Father. Minutes passed. Father's voice came out from the study, loud and angry.
　　More time passed. Then Mother came in and said, "Father’s been called away--on business.”
　　A week after their father went away, their mother said, "Now, we’re going to move to the country. A pretty little white house, called Three Chimneys.”
　　The family started packing: clothes, plates, candles and also tables and chairs. "We seem to be taking all the ugly things, "said Roberta.
　　”We’re taking the useful ones, "said Mother. "We’ve got to play at being poor for a bit.”
　　Peter said happily, "I do like moving! I wish we moved once a month. " Mother smiled and said, “I don' t like moving!”
　　As she turned away, Roberta saw her face. She never forgot it.
　　”Oh, Mother, "she whispered, "how I love you! You are brave enough to smile when you're feeling like that!”
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys. No one knew how long they had been on the train when Mother woke them up.
　　They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn't know how important the station and the trains would become to them. They didn’t know they were going to be the railway children.
　　 ---Taken from The Railway Children
43. The family packed things like plates and candles because Mother thought they were_____________.
A. useful B. new 　C. expensive D. beautiful
44. Which of the following questions is answered in this passage?
　A. How did Peter,s toy engine break? B. When would the children's father be home?
　C. How was the family's life before Father was away? D.How was the family's life in Three Chimneys?
45. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
　A. Phyllis wanted to move a house once a month.
　B. Father said goodbye to the children when he left.
　C. Mother wanted to leave London and move to the country.
　D. Mother was brave enough to smile when she was feeling sad.
46. What can we infer from the underlined sentences in the last paragraph?
　A. The children don't like their life in London.
　B. The station has nothing to do with the family's future life.
　C. Something is going to happen to the children later in the story.
　D. Parents can better deal with life changes than their children.
VI. Task reading.(任务型阅读。本题有5小题,每小题1分,共5分。)
配对阅读。左栏是五个人的情况介绍,右栏是六个英语习语及其解释。请为每个人选择一个合适的习语描述他她的情况,其中有一项是多余的。

47. Bella, one of the top students in her class, always gets up early and hopes to get better grades by working hard.

48. Vincent has joined a mountain climbing club. The club members will have a climbing trip next week and he will be the leader of the team.

49. Sally is an English teacher in our school. She always knows what's going on in her class, even when her students are passing notes behind her back.

50. Sam is a newcomer to a high school. He feels a little nervous in the classroom with a lot of strangers around him.

51. Victor's friends are taking a high-speed train to visit him. But his friends are late. He is now waiting for them at the station.
A. In many ball games, the most important person is the one who carries the ball. Such a person is the leader and he makes sure that a job gets done.
B. Birds feed on worms. A bird will go hungry if it cannot catch worms. The bird that gets up early is sure to get some food, so the early bird catches the worm.
C. Your feet become hot when you run. But when you are forced to sit in one place, your heels stay cool.When someone keeps you waiting, you can say he is cooling your heels.
D. Some people seem to know what's going on behind them, as if they had eyes in the back of their heads. ”Eyes in the back of your head"describes the ability to notice everything happening around you.
E. You don’t know what will happen if you wake up a sleeping dog in the street, so it would be much smarter to let sleeping dogs lie.
F. Fish live in water. A person who is in a strange or new environment may feel like a fish out of water.

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VII. Vocabulary.(词汇。共20分。)
A. Fill in the blanks according to the given Chinese（根据所给汉语注释,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空一词。每小题1分，共10分.）
52. Why is Melissa____________(笑)so loudly? Did you tell her a joke just now?
53. The ____________(杂志 )on the shelf are not allowed to take out. You can read them in the library.
54. The shopping malls are not as_____________(拥挤的) as they used to be because people like shopping online nowadays.
55. Boys and girls, you should take care of____________________(你们自己) when you try paragliding.
56. She weighs only 40kg. I wonder if she is the___________________(瘦的) person in her class.
57. Tina and Amber often had fun_____________________(一起) when they were kids because they were neighbors.
58._______________________(在任何地方) you go, I will be there. Anytime you whisper my name, you will see how every promise I keep.
59.There are quite a few _______________(活动)in the big carnival on the school 30th anniversary.
60.It is _________________________(必需的) to have a good living habit and also a good learning habit.　　
61. Mary couldn't make up her mind which one to get. At last she_____________________(选择) the cheapest one.
B. Fill in the blanks with words in proper forms.(用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次。每小题1分,共5分。)
　　


　　When I look at this picture of myself, I find how fast time flies. About one month after this picture was taken, I became a primary school student. Around me in this picture are the things that were very important in my life at that time: toy cars and planes. I enjoyed _____62____ different kinds of cars and planes. This picture brings happy memories of my childhood to 63 .
be up to take seriously share... with care about feel like as long as
Since I was a kid, I was thinking of different jobs I would like to do. First, I wanted to be a fireman, because the uniform looked so 64 . Then, when I was in Grade Six, I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher so much. When I entered the middle school, my dream was to open a hotel. I wished to have several hotels in many 65 . If I manage one successfully, I would open 66 . Now I hope to be a dentist. "That’s a good decision", my parents say to me. I know I must try hard to realize my dream.
C. Choose the right phrases to complete the sentences.(请选择下列所给词组并用其正确形式完成句
　　子,每个词组仅用一次,其中有一个是多余的。每小题1分,共5分。)
　　
　　

67. A true friend is someone you can____________both happiness and sadness______________. You can always believe in him or her.
68. You don’t need to worry about the result too much_______________ you've tried best. No one can be perfect.
69. He does quite well in every exam because he always _____________an exam_________________.
70. Shall we have a Japanese meal or a Chinese meal for dinner? It______________you to decide.
71. I was so tired and _______________ sleeping after hours of extra lessons last weekend.
VIII. Grammar:(语法。阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。每小题1分,共10分。)
　 Nowadays people like traveling very much. Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modem plane it takes one day to travel to a place. However, it 72 a month or more to get there a hundred years ago.
　　Traveling by train is not as fast as by plane, 73 it has its advantages(优势) .You can sit on a seat 74 (comfortable)and have a wonderful view along the way on modern trains. It makes the travelers 75 (enjoy)even the longest journey.
　　Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners(邮轮)and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different 76 (part) of your country on them. Although ship are
77 (slow)than trains or planes, traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel 78 car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish---where there is 79 (anything)interesting to see, at a nice hotel where you can spend the night, or at a good 80 where you can enjoy a good meal. That is 81 traveling by car is a popular trip for holiday, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.
IX.Writing.(书面表达。共15分。)
假设你是Alice,来自美国的一位交换生,在宁波外国语学校学习生活。两个多月里,你已熟悉班里的同学,并且找到了一位好朋友Lucy。现在请你以Alice的身份,用e-mail的方式向家人介绍现在的同学和好朋友。
1.要求包含以下内容:
　　A.描述三位同学。 用最高级从不同角度进行描述,并适当增加内容,语句通顺。
　　B.介绍好朋友Lucy。 描写相同之处、不同之处(比较级)和一起经常做的活动。
2.在E-mail中请勿透露真实姓名与班级;
3.字数:100词左右(不包括所给句子)。
　　Dear Mum and Dad,
　　How is it going? I've studied in NBFLS for over two months. My class is not very big. There are 34 students and they are all very friendly. ___________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
　　Looking forward to your reply!
　　 Love,
Alice

　Listening Material听力材料
　　L. Listen to each conversation ONCE and choose the best answer.(听小对话一遍,选择最佳答案。每小题1分,共5分。)
　　1. M: Hi, Jane. Is it windy in Hong Kong?
　　W: No, it's sunny. I'm going to have some fun in the park
　　2. M: Jenny, where are you going for this coming long holiday, America or Malaysia?
　　W: Neither. I'm planning to go to England with my sister
　　3. M: Do you often exercise during your spare time, Cathy?
　　w: Yes, once a week. And I swam for an hour yesterday morning and did some shopping later
　　4. M: What are you doing here, Winnie?
　　W: There is a new student from Canada coming this afternoon by bus, and we were asked to
　　5. M: Lisa, did you have a class discussion about how your classmates spend the weekend?wait for him here
　　W: Yes, and we found that about 15% of us like watching TV and 35% like playing computer
　　. Lister to each conversation TWICE and choose the best answer.(听对话两追,选择最佳答案。每小题1分,共5分。)听下面一段较长对话,回答第6至第7两小题。
　　Conversation One
　　W: Dad, can I go to the movies after school on Friday
　　M: Sure, Nancy. But who are you going with?
　　W: I am going with Lily. We can't wait to see the new movie
　　M: How are you getting there? I’m afraid I can't drive you there
　　W: Is it OK if we walk?
　　M: I'm afraid not. But your mother can drive you there
　　W: OK, Dad
　　听下面一段较长对话,回答第8至第10三小题。
　　Conversation Two
　　W: I' d love to work on a plane and travel around the world. What about you, Eric?
　　M: Not me. The travelling would be fun, but I think it's really hard work. What do you think.
　　Kate?
　　w: You're right. It might be hard work. But I like visiting new places. Do you?
　　M: I do, but remember, you have to take care of people. It's not a vacation!
　　W: That's true. But I love people, so it s OK. And I speak English and French. So I can talk to
　　M: No, I can only speak English. You know, I think I'll be a travel writer. In that way, can travel people from lots of different places. Can you speak French?without taking care of other people

　　IIL. Listen to the passage TWICE and tell True or False, Write "A"for True and
　　B” for False.(听短文两遍,判断正误。正确选A,错误选B。每小题1分,共5分。)
　　Years ago, a farmer had a farm on the Atlantic beach. He wanted a worker. But no onewanted to work for him because they didn’t want to work on farms aiong the Atlantic. They wereafraid of terrible storms
　　Finally, a short and thin man found the farmer, "Are you a good farm worker?"the farmer
　　asked him
　　"Well, I can sleep when the wind blows, "answered the little man
　　2, The farmer was surprised at the answer, but he really needed help, so he hired him. The littlean worked well and the farmer was very happy withhis work
　　One night the wind blew hard. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer rushed to the worker’s room. He cried to the little man, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before the wind blows them away.
　　The little man said, "No, sir. I've told you I can sleep when the wind blows
　　The farmer was angry and he hurried to prepare for the storm by himself. To his surprise, he found that the worker had already tied down all the things. The farmer then understood what his
　　worker said
　　Keys:
　　1-5: BCBCA
　　6-10: ACABC
　　11-15: BABBA
　　16-20: ADBCD
　　21-25: BBCAA
　　26-30: CDCBD
　　31-34:CBCD
　　35-38:DBAD
　　39-42:BDCB
　　43-46:ACDC
　　47-51: BADFC
　　52-61: laughing; magazines; crowded; yourselves; thinnest; together, Anywhere/Wherever
　　activities: necessary; chose62-66: studying: me: cool; cities; more
　　67-71: share. with, as long as, takes.seriously, is up to; felt like72-81: took; but; comfortably; enjoy, parts, slower, by; something: restaurant; wh
　　Additional Part:
　　1-5: invisible; scolded; firmly; inspiring/impressive: mattered/meant7-10: took his moms advice, was ripped and tom, was doomed to be, be filied with
　　will take pride in

　　wr:rngDMum and Da
　　How is it going? I've studied in NBFLS for over two months, My class is not very big, Theare 34 students and they are all very friendly. Simon is the most hardworking student in the clashe always gets good grades in the tests. Sue is the most creative girl, who can play the guitaside down. Isn't it amazing? Nancy can run the fastest and she got the first place in the sportlast week
　　My best friend in the class is Lucy. She's taller than me and has short straight hair. Although we look quite different, we have something in common. We are both outgoing and like doing
　　sports.Tm better at running and she plays table tennis better. Meanwhile, both of us like reading
　　That's why we go to the school library three to four times a week. And we enjoy reading together . I feel so lucky to have a good friend like Lucy
　　In a word, I am really having a great trsking forward tovour re
　　Ali