湖北省武汉市洪山区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中质量检测英语试题(含答案)

湖北省武汉市洪山区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中质量检测英语试题

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

一、单项选择

1．—What’s the matter with Brian?

—______.

A．None of your business B．He should lie down

C．Never mind D．He hurt himself

2．—Jimmy, you seem in high spirits.

—______ I won the first prize in the competition.

A．So what? B．Guess what? C．That’s OK. D．Never mind.

3．—Dad, can I watch TV now?

—______. You have too much homework to do.

A．Forget it B．Of course you can C．No, I can’t D．That’s all right

4．—What did you see at that time?

—People ______ away quickly when the old building fell down.

A．were running B．run C．would run D．ran

5．—Aaron says he is under too much ______.

—He should learn to relax and not push himself so hard.

A．skill B．spirit C．relation D．pressure

6．—Little Jimmy’s mom always takes too much care of him.

—Yeah. She couldn’t take the ____ of leaving him alone at home even for a minute.

A．situation B．decision C．risk D．change

7．—Dad, I’ll throw away the broken toy car.

—I advised you ______ doing that. I can fix it for you.

A．against B．to C．for D．in

8．—Thank God. He’s alive. His heart is still ______.

—He needs a doctor. We should send him to the hospital right away.

A．ringing B．beating C．shouting D．jumping

9．—Which would you like to drink , coffee or orange juice ?

—________. Please give me a cup of tea.

A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None

10．—Could you help me do the dishes?

—No, I ______. I cut my finger and I’m trying not to get it wet.

A．couldn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．can’t

11．—Can you finish it in an hour?

—I’m not sure. This is my first time to do such a job ______.

A．lonely B．alone C．independent D．personal

12．—The math problem seems difficult. I’m afraid I can’t work it out.

—Come on! You never know ______ you have a try.

A．although B．if C．until D．when

13．—I hear you bought a new house.

—Yes, it costs too much. ______, it’s twice as big as my old one.

A．Finally B．Anyway C．Mostly D．Soon

14．—Put your books away. Then I’ll ________ the exam papers.

—Okay, Mrs. Lin.

A．give out B．give away C．give up D．give off

15．—Could you tell me ______?

—My grandma was ill in hospital.

A．if you will attend the meeting B．how would you go to the meeting

C．why you didn’t attend the meeting D．what did you get at the meeting

二、完形填空

A boy was walking home from the school. Suddenly, he saw a large, red apple ___16___ on an apple tree. The boy didn’t like fruit very much, but this time he had a ___17___ will to have this one. And the more he looked at it, the ___18___ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe（脚尖）, stretching as high as he could, but he was unable to ___19___ it. He began to jump up and down, as high as he could, but the apple was still out of ___20___.

“I can’t ___21___! ” he thought, “___22___ I can have something to stand on.” But his schoolbag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ___23___ the things inside, either. Looking around, he hoped he could find an old box, a rock, or, with luck, even a ladder, but nothing was ___24___.

Without seeing any other choices, he felt quite ____25____ and had to walk away. At first, he felt angry ____26____ how hungry he had become, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he thought like this, the unhappier he would become.

However, the boy was always a pretty ____27____ guy. He thought for a while and said to himself, “I can do nothing to get the apple, and the result is unchangeable for me. Being upset isn’t ____28____ because it can’t change anything. So I must change my ____29____ and be joyful. I should go home earlier and eat something else, then I may not be hungry and I may not be angry, ____30____.

16．A．beating B．carrying C．hanging D．running

17．A．strong B．nervous C．poor D．heavy

18．A．stranger B．crazier C．sadder D．hungrier

19．A．compete B．touch C．change D．order

20．A．reach B．control C．notice D．risk

21．A．put off B．give up C．run out D．call up

22．A．Still B．Even C．Always D．Maybe

23．A．trouble B．push C．break D．rise

24．A．free B．available C．possible D．proper

25．A．blue B．excited C．fair D．cheerful

26．A．thinking over B．thinking through C．thinking about D．thinking out

27．A．clear B．dependent C．lonely D．smart

28．A．careful B．wonderful C．helpful D．hopeful

29．A．feelings B．skills C．relations D．actions

30．A．as well B．also C．too D．either

三、阅读单选

One city will go dark to keep birds away from danger

Starting October 1, 2021, Philadelphia is beginning a program called Lights Out Philly. Bird Safe Philly is asking building owners and people who live in the area to turn off all outside lights that aren’t necessary between 12 o’clock in the midnight and 6 o’clock in the morning, Pennsylvania Post reported. So far, many of the city’s best-known and tallest buildings will be taking part in.

The main goal is to help keep migrating（迁徙）birds away from danger. Many birds die along the way. Besides the human actions, one of the biggest dangers comes from things humans have built. Scientists say that one billion birds may die every year in the US alone as a result of flying into tall buildings.

Other tall buildings, such as electricity lines and cell towers （信号塔）also cause many bird deaths. Many migrating birds die because of getting troubled by the glass and lights of buildings. The windows can reflect（映出） things like the sky or trees, which cause birds to fly into the glass. Bright city lights add another difficulty, because they think the lights are stars that guide them.

Global Times

31．In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?

A．MAN & NATURE B．SCHOOL ZONE C．SUPER STAR D．SCIENCE

32．Who manages the program?

A．An owner of a building. B．Lights Out Philly. C．Bird Safe Philly.              D．Philadelphia government.

33．How long will a building’s outside lights be off in a week in the program?

A．6 hours. B．36 hours. C．42 hours. D．84 hours.

34．It is TRUE about the program that ______.

A．people around the world discuss it

B．it will save about one billion birds in the US

C．people should turn off all the lights of the buildings

D．many tall buildings in the city are going to take part in it

35．According to the news, many migrating birds die because ______.

A．they are too tired during the way of migrating

B．it is too dark for them to fly in the night

C．they fly into the buildings and can’t get out

D．the glass and the light give them the wrong information

Ethan was a 14-year-old boy who was born without legs. He had to wear prosthetic legs（假肢）and used walking sticks to walk. But he had a strong heart. He believed nothing could stop him from achieving his success. So he decided to climb the Willis Tower, which was the highest building in the USA．

Ethan started to learn karate（空手道）when he was four years old. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his karate teacher, Jeff Kohn, was deeply moved and offered to help train him. They spent more than 10 hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance（平衡）on the steps every day.

“It seems that he never knows what tiredness is. Sometimes, I was so tired that I asked him to rest.” said Jeff, “But he said he was still OK and wanted more exercise.”

Jeff was with Ethan for the climb. As Ethan got to the last step, he almost fell down, but he finally arrived at the top, where he enjoyed the cheers from the crowd.

“I saw he went faster for the last 10 floors.” said Jeff, “He’s the most hard-working player I’ve ever trained. I am proud of him. ”

Later, when people asked him why he did climbing, Ethan said, “I just want to show people that if a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it. And when I’m older, I could point to the building and say ‘Look at this building, I climbed’. ”

36．Why did Ethan decide to climb the Willis Tower?

A．To get some prizes. B．To enjoy the cheers from the crowd.

C．To make his karate teacher happy. D．To show that anyone can do it with a strong will.

37．Jeff Kohn helped Ethan perhaps because ______.

A．Ethan paid him a lot B．he wanted to cheer all his students up

C．he was touched by the boy’s fighting spirit D．he could make himself famous by doing this

38．The underlined phrase “am proud of” means ______.

A．am pleased with B．am sick of C．am worried about D．am interested in

39．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Ethan climbed the tower alone that day.

B．Ethan’s teacher thought highly of him.

C．Many people waited for Ethan at the top of the tower.

D．The Willis Tower is the tallest building in America now.

40．What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A．The early bird catches the worm.

B．Everything is hard in the beginning.

C．You can if you think you can.

D．Never give an opinion about a person by his looking.

“Did you often go skating last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally, she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”

Before that, I never thought about how Jen felt those days—she now had a new stepfather and a new stepmother, and stayed in a new town and a new home. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake, but they had to move up north with us after her mom and my dad got married. She experienced more changes than me.

Jen seemed so sad, and I felt sad, too. Then I wanted to think of some ways to cheer her up on this Thanksgiving Day.

That day after a heavy snowfall, I invited her to go outside. We made a large snowball and a small snowball together. Then we shaped a ball behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can color the tail.” Then our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents were coming up to us. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf（围巾）around its neck. Finally, Jen turned on a bright smile, which we never saw.

“Thanks for coming up with this great idea!” my new mom said quietly in my ear, “You’re really a good brother!” A happy feeling went through my body. I said without thinking, “Thank you for bringing us happiness, too.” Suddenly, I saw tears of joy in her eyes.

From then on, Jen became much happier, and so did I. We began to share happiness and sadness with each other. And we became real brother and sister.

41．What did Jen use to do on Thanksgiving?

A．She went skating with her friends. B．She went to a farm with her mother.

C．She cooked a turkey with her mother. D．She made snow turkeys with her brother.

42．From Paragraphy 2, we can learn that ______.

A．Jen lived near a lake in the past

B．Jen moved up north for a vacation

C．the writer experienced more changes than Jen

D．the writer always cared much about Jen after they first met

43．What did the writer do to cheer Jen up?

A．Color a turkey. B．Make a turkey together.

C．Wrap a scarf for a snow turkey. D．Make a funny turkey tail with Jen.

44．What can we know from the passage?

A．Jen’s stepfather didn’t care about her.

B．The writer felt happy to make Jen enjoy the special Thanksgiving.

C．Jen enjoyed the life in the new family at first after they moved there.

D．The writer couldn’t think out good ideas to change terrible situations.

45．The best title of the passage could be “______”.

A．My New Stepsister B．A Special Thanksgiving Day

C．A Happy Snow Turkey D．Thank You to Be Our Family

四、多句选词填空

仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。）

46．In some families, competition starts very young and ______ until the kids get older.

47．Many people don’t want to help others because they don’t want any ______.

48．Clean-Up Day is coming and we can’t ______ making a plan.

49．The earlier kids learn to be ______, the better it is for their future.

50．I was waiting for the bus when it ______ to rain heavily.

五、短文首字母填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。

“Welcome to China!” is a simple greeting from Sun Zeyu, a volunteer at the Beijing Winter Games, to warm the h___51___ of athletes (运动员) from all around the world.

Sun, a junior student from Tsinghua University, is an e___52___ of how Generation Z (people born between 1995 and 2010) help others at the Games. Active and open-minded, they b___53___ athletes from other countries together in their own ways. Their pleasant characters, global vision and new-age thinking m___54___ the Games even more fantastic.

Gen Z athletes shared their China travels on social media. Some became big fans of Chinese food. Maud shared w___55___ she ate every day on TikTok－fried rice, Kung Pao chicken and Peking duck. What to eat each day was a h___56___ choice for her. “Everything is so good,” she said.

Gen Z volunteers s___57___ the event with heart and soul. Alexandra Pozhidaeva, 23, from Russia, had a heart-warming moment with her Chinese volunteers. When the stadium (体育馆) was very cold, they l___58___ her their gloves (手套). She said it was touching as they didn’t know each other.

Another volunteer, Yang Jinhe, 18, started to work on m___59___ about COVID-related in mid-December. He also worked at the Paralympic Games (残奥会). Back in 2008, he was impressed by the song You and Me. Now he says he really understands the meaning of “you and me” as well as the Olympic s____60____ of togetherness.

六、书信作文

61．假设你是李华，你的朋友徐明喜欢玩手机，但是他父母不允许，怕影响学习，双方因此事争吵，他很烦恼，希望得到你的建议。请你根据提示给他写一封信。

要点如下：

1. 不和父母争执，学会理解父母；

2. 玩太久手机对学习和身体有害；

3. 和父母交谈，学习后需要放松；

4. 帮助父母分担家务，多锻炼身体；

5. 补充一两点个人想法。

注意:

1. 词数60—80，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。不要逐条翻译。

参考词汇：argue v. 争吵； understand v. 理解； relax v. 放松

Dear Xu Ming,

Thanks for telling me about your problems. I’d like to give you some advice. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 I hope my advice can help you. Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

参考答案：

1．D

2．B

3．A

4．A

5．D

6．C

7．A

8．B

9．C

10．D

11．B

12．C

13．B

14．A

15．C

16．C    17．A    18．D    19．B    20．A    21．B    22．D    23．C    24．B    25．A    26．C    27．D    28．C    29．A    30．D

31．A    32．C    33．C    34．D    35．D

36．D    37．C    38．A    39．B    40．C

41．B    42．A    43．D    44．B    45．D

46．continues    47．trouble    48．put off    49．independent    50．began

51．(h)earts    52．(e)xample    53．(b)rought    54．(m)ade    55．(w)hat    56．(h)ard    57．(s)erved    58．(l)ent    59．(m)atters    60．(s)pirit

61．例文：

Dear Xu Ming,

Thanks for telling me about your problems. I’d like to give you some advice.

First, you should stop arguing with your parents and learn to understand them. Second, playing too much on the phone is really bad for your study and health. Third, it is a good idea to communicate with your parents. You can tell them that you want to relax after studying. What’s more, you should exercise more and share the housework. They can keep your body and mind healthy. And your parents will be happy, too.

I hope my advice can help you. Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua