江苏省南京市秦淮外国语学校、钟英中学2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷

这是一份江苏省南京市秦淮外国语学校、钟英中学2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷，共10页。试卷主要包含了听力，单项填空，完形填空，阅读理解，词汇，阅读填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
一、听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）（略）
二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
----Happy birthday, Sandy! Here are sme flwers fr yu.
----__________ beautiful flwers they are! Thank Yu!
Hw B. Hw a C. What D. What a
----Andrew, what are yu ding ver there?
----Oh, I’m __________ a small light in my ty lantern.
putting away B. putting ut C. putting in D. putting up
Which f the fllwing grups may be a gd vcabulary tree?
A B C D
----Wh did English hmewrk better, Simn r Sandy?
----Sandy is mre careful, I think Sandy did __________ Simn.
as gd as B. as well as C. better than D. wrse than
----I asked my friend frm the USA where the lift was. But he didn’t knw what I said.
----Oh, I knw that they call it __________.
A. sccer B. elevatr C. vacatin D. mvie
21. My best friend Jack lks happy, and he always _________ a smile __________ his face.
A. wear; n B. put; in C. has; n D. wears; in
22. Students always have a gd time __________ each ther.
talk with B. talking t C. t talk D. talking
The number f the students in ur schl __________ abut 2,000.
have B. has C. is D. are
Shanghai is bigger than __________ in Jiangsu and bigger than __________ in China.
any city; any city B. any city; any ther city
C. any ther city; the ther cities D. any ther city; any city
25. ----I have a stmachache, what shuld I d?
----Yu _______ drink cld water and _______ eat t much.
had better; had better B. shuld; had better
C. had better nt; shuldn’t D. shuldn’t; shuld
----Nancy, __________ is it frm yur hme t the Greenland Park?
----Abut half an hur by undergrund.
hw many B. hw much C. hw far D. hw lng
Yu knw them __________. Wh is smarter, Simn?
all B. bth C. nne D. ne
----What is yur brther like?
----__________.
He likes watching TV B. He is a wrker in a factry
C. He is very tall and strng D. He wrks n a farm
----I think it’s dangerus t swim in the river. Wuld yu please nt d it again?
----OK. __________.
I dn’t B. I wn’t C. I can’t D. I shuldn’t
----I’m ging t the West Lake this weekend.
----__________.
Gk luck t yu! B. Enjy yurself!
C. Take it easy. D. It’s pleasure
三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day, a gentle man was traveling n a ___31___. He felt thirsty and gt ff at a statin in search f water. Hwever, befre he gt back t the cach, it had left. It was getting dark. He decided t find a place t ___32___ fr the night. He went t a nearby htel t ask fr a rm, but they were full. At last, he ___33___ a small huse belnging t a lcal villager. He asked the wner f the huse whether he culd stay fr a night. The wner quickly ___34___. Then the wner prvided him with fd and gave him a rm and did nt ask r expect anything ___35___.
At 10 p.m. that night a man ___36___ in clrful clthing entered the rm and asked the villager t pay his debts（债）immediately（立即）. He was s rude that the villager felt frightened. The man realized that his hst was in ___37___ f mney. The next mrning, he put an envelpe n the table in the rm and left. When the villager came back and saw it, he pened it with ___38___. He lked inside and fund a nte with his name n it. The nte said “Yesterday, I heard the cnversatin（对话）between yu and the stranger. Yu helped me, and yu asked fr ___39___ frm me. It is time fr me t help yu.” Mney fell frm it nt the flr, and the pr villager picked it up with tears in his eyes. He said in a lw ___40___, “Thank yu, my guest.”
( ) A. cach B. bus C. trainD. plane
( ) A. enjy B. waitC. prepareD. stay
( ) A. gt B. reachedC. arrived D. arrived in
( ) A. answered B. decidedC. stpped D. agreed
( ) A. in fact B. in additin C. in change D. in return
( ) A. wre B. was wearing C. was D. dressed
( ) A. needB. shrt C. less D. needing
( ) A. jy B. surprise C. happiness D. sadness
( ) A. smething B. nthingC. anything D. everything
( ) A. niseB. sundsC. vice D. smile
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
This is ________.
a pstcard frm Simn in Beijing B. a pstcard frm Nancy in Lndn
C. an e-mail frm Nancy in Beijing D. an e-mail frm Simn in Lndn
42. Which f the fllwing may be the Thames?
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge the cffee shp the Sydney Opera the Lndn Eye
A B C D
43. Simn and Nancy are _________.
A. classmates B. cusins
C. brther and sister D. father and daughter
B
There was nce a man wh lved t eat many varieties（种类）f delicius fd. Hwever, he didn’t like t pay fr it. He ften tried t get thers t pay fr him.
He decided t visit sme friends and relatives. One day, he went t a friend’s huse. They talked abut their childhd, cllege life and ther things. Arund nn, the man asked his friend t jin him fr lunch at a restaurant. His friend knew that he might have t pay fr the meal, but went anyway.
They went t an expensive restaurant. The man rdered many dishes and they enjyed their meal. When bth f them were dne, his friend said that he wuld g t the bathrm. At this time, a waiter came ver, gave the man the bill, and left.
The man did nt want t pay, f curse. He just sat and waited fr his friend t cme back. Fifteen minutes passed, yet there was n sign f his friend! The waiter came nce again and asked abut the bill.
Nw, there was n escape fr the man. He paid the expensive bill. After he gt hme, he called his friend and cmplained（抱怨）abut paying it. His friend laughed and said, “Cme n, friend. What’s the difference between yurs and mine? Whether yu pay r I pay, it’s all the same.” It was then that the man realized he had been tricked at his wn game.
What did the friend think f the man’s invitatin?
He refused t g ut with the man. B. He decided t pay fr their meal.
C. He knew he might have t pay fr the meal. D. He decided t eat alne instead.
45. Why did the friend g t the bathrm after the meal?
A. T wash his hands. B. T lk fr the waiter.
C. T pay the bill. D. T avid paying the bill.
46. Hw wuld the man feel after he finished the call?
A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Ashamed.
47. What des the stry teach us?
A. Dn’t trick yur friends. B. Dn’t pay fr thers’ meals.
C. Friends can share everything. D. It is best t eat by yurself.
C
Muntains are mre than 500 meters tall and it’s nt easy fr plants t live n them. The wind is strng. The sil is thin and rcky. Which plants can live there? Cme and see sme f them.
Firs（冷杉）
Firs are evergreen（常青）trees. They always have green leaves. Their leaves lk like needles（针）. Firs are large trees. They can be 10 t 80 meters tall. Their trunks（树干）can be 0.5 t 4 meters wide. In many cuntries in Eurpe, peple use firs as Christmas trees.
Cushin plants（垫状植物）
They lk like a small cushin（垫子）. They grw tgether and they are less than 30 cm tall. But they can be 3 meters wide. Peple als call the plants “ecsystem engineers”. That’s because many ther plants live under them. Cushin plants keep the cld away. They make the sil inside sft and wet. In this way, cushin plants help ther plants survive（生存）.
Snw ltuses（雪莲花）
The snw ltus lives at elevatins ranging frm 2,400 t 4,000 meters. The climate there is cld. It always snws and the air is thin. Mst plants will die. But the snw ltus grws well. A snw ltus can be 15 t 35 cm tall. Peple use it in medicine.
Saxifrages（虎耳草）
The evergreen saxifrage has star-shaped flwers. Mst saxifrages are very small----less than 12 cm tall. They grw very slwly in cld envirnments. Saxifrages can live bth in the muntains and in yur garden, yet they are nr resistant（耐受的）t high temperatures.
Which are the smallest plants, accrding t the article?
Firs. B. Cushin plants. C. Snw ltuses. D. Saxifrages.
What d we knw abut cushin plants?
They can grw up t 3 meters tall.
B. Peple use them as Christmas decratins.
C. They can prtect the plants under them frm the cld.
D. They need t live in sft and wet sil.
50. Which plants can be used in medicine?
A. Firs. B. Cushin plants. C. Snw ltuses. D. Saxifrages.
51. What is the article mainly abut?
A. Where t find plants n muntains.
B. Hw small plants live n muntains.
C. Plants that live in deserts.
D. Plants that live n high muntains.
D
Parrts have been knwn t mimic（模仿）wrds, but have yu ever thught hw they cmmunicate（交流）? The sunds they make may sund meaningless t us, but new study has fund that wild parrts are given names by their parents.
Accrding t a study led by Karl Berg f Crnell University in the US, nestlings（雏鸟）are given a special sund f their wn, which stays with them fr their whle lives. In the study, the team put cameras in the nests f 17 different wild parrts. After studying their sunds, the team knew differences in the calls parents used t cmmunicate with each nestling. And even befre the nestlings had learned t cmmunicate, the baby birds seemed t mimic their calls.
Sunds very similar（相似）t humans, desn’t it?
The study als tells that these calls are gt scially（社会上）, nt genetically（基因上地）. T d this, scientists exchanged the eggs in nine f the 17 nests, s that half f the parrts were raising nestlings that weren’t theirs. The scientists fund the nestlings all used names similar t thse the parents (whether bilgical r nnbilgical) called them fr the first week f their lives.
Lucie McNeil, frm Natinal Gegraphic, said, “this wuld be the first example f a nn-human teaching acustical（声学的）cmmunicatin（交流）.” Lead scientist fr the study, Karl Berg, tld Natinal Public Radi f the US, “Mst peple say, ‘Well, all thse calls are just nise,’ but I think they’re cmmunicating.”
Fx News als asked Berg what else the parrts might be saying. He answered, “It is that these birds are deciding where the fd is ----‘D we want t g 3 km Nrth-Nrthwest?’‘D we want t g t that field?’ They are arguing（争论）r discussing.”
Natural science authr, Virginia Mrell, wrte: “Slwly, scientists get t knw the cmmunicatins f very different animals.”
Yu never knw, if the science f animals’ sunds keep gings, we may ne day watch a real TV prgramme abut parrts.
The underlined wrd “meaningless” in the first paragraph is “_____________”.
meaningful B. useful C. unimprtant D. helpful
What did the new study find abut wild parrts?
They can talk by learning frm peple.
The sunds they make are meaningless.
They have names given by their parents.
They have a unique way f making sunds.
What des the study suggest?
Different parrts are called differently by their parents.
Baby parrts can tell wh their bilgical parents are.
Baby parrts can mimic their bilgical parents; calls better.
Parrts are the mst clever animals in cmmunicatin.
Why did the science exchange the eggs in the study?
T see whether the parents culd recgnize（认出）their wn babies.
T see whether the parrts made the same sunds all their lives.
T see whether the calls were gt scially r genetically.
T see whether bilgical and nnbilgical parents named babies differently.
第二卷 主观题（满分45分）
五、词汇（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
The by fell ff his bike n the way t schl, but ___________（幸好）, he was all right.
The stries in the film Chsin Reservir are ____________（真实的）in histry.
Many teachers will __________（出席）the pening ceremny f the sprts meeting tmrrw.
Tny likes travelling arund the cuntry by car. He has a gd _________（感觉）f directin.
Simn used sme glue n the bk fr ____________（粘住）the falling paper just nw.
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
He felt ____________(cmfrtable) yesterday, s he went t see a dctr.
She lks a little ____________(slim) than befre because f ding exercise.
Thank yu fr cming t my party. Help ____________(yu) t sme fruit, my friends.
May is my nline friend. She ften teaches me t speak ____________(France) n Facebk.
Tmmy, ____________(nt frget) t turn ff the lights when yu leave the classrm.
选词填空
smene; millins f; camping; What else; pushed
On a ht summer day, Hlmes and Dr. Watsn went n a ______66______ trip. After a gd meal and a bttle f wine, they lay dwn in a tent fr the night and went t sleep.
Sme hurs later, Hlmes wke up and ______67______ his friend. “Watsn, Lk!” What can yu see in the sky?
Watsn said, “I see ______68______ stars.”
“What des that tell yu?” asked Hlmes.
Watsn thught fr a mment. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tmrrw. Secnd, it tells me that the time is abut twelve ’clck. ”
“______69______?” Hlmes asked.
“Well, it als tells me that the wrld is s big and we are s small”. What des that tell yu?” Hlmes said with a grin（苦笑）n his face, “Yu silly guy! It nly tells me that ______70_____ has taken away ur tent!”
六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章的表格中第71~80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Why are peple taking pictures f their faces, their hbbies and their fd? Why d we capture（捕获）every mment? I can’t really give yu an answer, because hnestly, I am ne f thse peple wh take phtgraphs f everything.
The special thing abut phtgraphy is that we can capture mments anywhere and anytime. All we need fr this is ur smartphne. Cmpared t ther frms f visual（视觉的）art, special talent is unnecessary. Every single ne f us can get started with this wnderful hbby, n matter if yur gal is t sell yur phtgraphs r just t keep them fr yur wn viewing pleasure. Every picture yu take is a persnal stry. There is n painting withut cntext（背景）. Hwever, unlike a painting, yu dn’t need t spend hurs f yur time n it. It is a way t express yurself, with little t n skill invlved（有关联）. If yu prefer t share yur pictures with the wrld, camera phnes allw us t send ur pictures in a few secnds. Pictures cnnect and shw the picture arund us what is ging n in ur life right nw. The mst amazing thing fr me is withut questin the ability t capture every single mment in my life with just a single click f a buttn（按钮）. This helps me t remember every mment as it happens. We can cnnect t ur past, n matter where we are and enjy thse memries that are mst meaningful t us.
Phtgraphy is als an amazing tl t learn the wrld arund us and t stay in the mment. There is mre t this hbby than “just taking pictures.” It is a way t express yur feelings, yur drives（渴望）and als yurself. “Phtgraphy is art, and it allws each f us t becme an artist. Embrace yur artsy（有艺术气息的）side, and take a picture f yur next adventure!
请根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Yuhang in Hangzhu is k___________(81) fr making il paper umbrellas fr ver 230 years. But in the 1970s, it was ut f prductin（生产）a___________(82) steel-ribbed（钢骨的）umbrellas became mre ppular. In 2015, Liu Weixue g___________(83) up a well-paid jb t learn frm his grandfather the traditinal art f making Yuhang il paper umbrellas. “I f___________(84) in lve with the art at a very yung age.” Liu said. There are mre than 70 steps, including m__________(85) bamb ribs（竹伞骨）and pasting（糊）papers. After mastering the skills, Liu pened a studi（工作坊）. Liu imprved the umbrellas t w___________(86) the hearts f yung peple. As the traditinal paper breaks easily, he used t___________(87) paper. In a test, his umbrellas were pened and c___________(88) 1,000 times withut breaking. He uses a lighter kind f bamb t make the ribs, s the umbrellas weigh l___________(89). As yung peple like hand-painted pictures, he invites painters t draw patterns（图案）n the umbrella cver. T ensure quality（质量）, his studi makes ___________(90) 1,000 umbrellas each year.
七、书面表达（满分10分）
假如你是Mike, 你在澳大利亚读小学，但从初中开始就来到Nanjing Star Middle Schl 学习。最近小学同学Peter给你发来电子邮件想你询问你的近况。请仔细阅读这封邮件，并回复Peter的邮件。
Dear Mike,
I haven’s seen yu since yu went t China tw years ag. I miss yu very much. Hw are yu? Hw is yur life ging?
Where d yu study nw? What is yur schl like? What activities d yu have at schl? D yu have any gd friends? Can yu say smething abut ne f them?
I knw Nanjing is a beautiful city. D yu ften g fr a day ut with yur parents? Wuld yu like t share smething with me?
I really want t knw yur study and life nw. I’m lking frward t hearing frm yu.
Yurs
Peter
要求：1. 回信内容必须依据Peter的邮件内容。
词数在90个词左右，不得出现真实校名和姓名。
开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad t receive yur E-mail, I’m fine. _________________________________
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My schl life is very clurful and interesting, I really hpe yu can cme t China ne day.
Yurs
Mike
答案
一、听力（略）
二、单项填空 16~20 CCBCB 21~25 CBCBC 26~30 CBCBB
三、完型填空 31~35 ADBDD 36~40 ADBBC
四、阅读理解 41~43 BDC 44~47 CDDA 48~51 DCCD 52~55 CCAC
五、填空
A) 56. luckily 57. true 58. attend 59. sense 60. sticking
61. uncmfrtable62. slimmer63. yurselves64. French65. dn’t frget
66. camping 67. pushed 68. millins f 69. What else 70. smene
六、阅读填空
71. Taking 72. hnest73. special74. whenever75. need
news77. sharing78. help79. hbby80. urselves
81. knwn82. after83. gave84. fell85. making
win87. thicker88. clsed89. less90. nly
七、书面表达（略）______71______ phtgraphs f everything
The reasn f capturing every mment:
T be ______72______, I have n answer.
Phtgraphy is ______73______:
We can capture mments wherever and ______74______ we want, just with ur smartphne.
Yu dn’t ______75______ any special talent fr it.
Every picture tells a persnal stry.
We can get the latest ______76______ frm ther peple by sending ur pictures if we like ______77______ them.
We can enjy ur memries with the ______78______ f pictures.
Phtgraphy is mre than just a ______79______, it is an art that makes everyne an artist.
It serves as an amazing tl t learn the wrld and live in the mment.
It makes us t express ur feelings, drives and _____80_____.
Try recrding yur every adventure in pictures. It wn’t let yu dwn!