2020-2021学年甘肃省兰州市城北区外国语学校八上期中英语试卷（无听力题目）

兰州市外国语学校2020-2021学年第一学期期中考试

八年级英语试题

    命题人：马玉萍  审核人：高万梅

 第I卷 选择题（共45分）

一、完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

Larry is a 15-year-old high school student. He has lots of    1    habits. He likes to use the Internet for fun at night, and he usually    2    late. When he feels sleepy (瞌睡的) , he drinks some coffee.    3    he goes to bed late, he usually gets up late the next morning and arrives at school late. For breakfast, he always eats junk food    4    hamburgers.

And he    5    exercises. He doesn’t like to exercise at all. These of his habits are not good for his body or his mind. He often feels    6    and sometimes he can’t think quickly. He is worried about his health. With the help of his parents, he decides to do    7   . “I’ll try not to spend too much time on the    8   ,” he says. “I’ll get up early and    9    in the park at least three times a week. And I’ll    10    to eat healthy food. People say ‘old habits die hard’, but I must make my old habits die.”

1. A. funny   B. wonderful   C. good    D. bad

2. A. stays up          B. goes out           C. puts up   D. eats out

3. A. Although        B. Because   C. So    D. After

4. A. with               B. about              C. for    D. like

5. A. always            B. often    C. never                     D. usually

6. A. tired               B. excited   C. lucky    D. full

7. A. something       B. nothing   C. them    D. it

8. A. homework      B. television          C. computer   D. housework

9. A. sit                  B. exercise   C. read    D. talk

10. A. leave             B. seem    C. forget    D. try

二、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。

A

11. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ________.

A. Sports         B. TV Play   

C. Around the World       D. Talk Show

12. The programme of ________ will let you know much about western (西方的) countries.

A. Sisters                     B. Around China  　　

C. Around the World              D. On TV Next Week

13. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ________.

A. Around China               B. Animal World  　　

C. TV Play                    D. Foreign Arts

14. English Classroom is a programme that ________.

A. lets you know something about classrooms  　　

B. tells you something about students

C. lets you know something about school life   　　

D. teaches you English

15. If Tina wants to watch the Weather Report, she must turn on the television before ________ .

A. 19:30         B. 20:30        C. 21:30           D. 21:30

B

There is nothing more important than the sun. Without the sun, all living things (生物) on the earth will die.

The sun is a star. In the sky there are thousands of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the daytime you can see only one star, the sun.

The sun is much closer to us than any other star. That is why it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as much as 150 million kilometers. Most of the stars are thousands of light years away from the earth.

Do you know the light year? Nothing in the world travels faster than the light. It travels 300,000 kilometers a second (秒). And one light year is the distance that light travels in one year.

16.Without the sun,         .

A. some living things will live on the earth   

B. people can not live on the earth

C. only some people live on the earth    

D. there will be no stars in the sky

17. Why does the sun look the biggest and brightest of all the stars?

A. Because the sun is much closer to us than any other star.    

B. Because there are no other stars in the sky.

C. Because the sun is the oldest star in the sky.   

D. Because the other stars only come out at night.

18. How far is it from the sun to the earth?

A. 150 kilometers.      B. 150 million kilometers.

C. 300 kilometers.       D. 300 million kilometers.

19. Light travels         .

A. 300,000 kilometers a day            B. 300,000 kilometers a minute

C. 300,000 kilometers a second    D. 300,000 kilometers an hour

20. Light travels the          in the world.

A. quickly    B. faster     C. fastest   D. more quickly

C

What kind of chores (家务) do you usually do around the house? Maybe you clean your room, wash the dishes, sweep or mop (拖) the floor. All of these are “indoor” chores.

But in many places — especially in rural (农村) areas and suburbs (郊区) in the US, kids have different “outdoor” chores during different seasons.

In the fall, the most common outdoor chore is raking (清扫) leaves. As trees lose their leaves in fall, the leaves will pile up (堆积) in people’s yard. It is up to each family to rake up the leaves and put them in big trash bags.

After a heavy snowfall in winter, children help shovel (铲) snow in their front yard. Otherwise (否则) , it might be hard for families to leave their homes.

Spring and summer bring lots of rain and sun, which make the grass in people’s yard grow tall. It is common for kids to mow (割草) their yards to keep them fresh and neat (整洁的) .

Doing all of these chores might sound like a lot of work. Luckily, most families give their kids a little bit money for doing them. People who don’t have children might even pay neighborhood to take care of chores for them. Either way, it is a good way to make some money if you are not old enough to have a real job.

21. Kids in the US have         outdoor chores during different seasons.

A. different    B. similar   C. easy   D. boring

22. In the US, the most common outdoor chore in fall is        .

A. mopping the floor      B. walking dogs

C. raking leaves       D. mowing the yards

23. In winter, people shovel snow in their front yard because        .

A. they like to keep their yard clean and neat

B. grass won’t grow if snow is on it

C. it is a traditional winter outdoor activity

D. it might be hard for families to leave their homes

24.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

1. Doing outdoor chores is difficult.
2. Kids can make money by doing outdoor chores.
3. People without kids find it hard to do chores.
4. US parents don’t want to do outdoor chores.

25.The passage is mainly about        .

1. ways of making money in America
2. different outdoor chores in US
3. differences between outdoor chores in China and the US
4. why people in the US have yards

第II卷 非选择题（共45分）

三、任务型完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使文意通顺，结构正确。（每个单词限用一次）

A little bird lived in a beautiful fruit tree. He lived there for a long time. He and the tree were good    26   . One year, the rainy season did not bring    27    water to the fruit tree. When the dry season came, the fruit tree began to    28   .

One day,    29    old bird came and sat on the tree. He saw the little bird was not happy and asked him    30   . After hearing the little bird’s story, he asked, “Why don’t you find    31    tree to live in?”

“I do not want to    32    my friend,” the little bird said. The old bird said, “Well then, are you just going to sit there and do    33    to help your friend? What does your friend need?”

The little bird thought about the old bird’s words.    34    he knew he could do something to help his friend. He flew to the river and brought water to the fruit tree day    35    day. Soon, the tree turned green again.

四、任务型阅读理解 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，按要求完成后面的小题。

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a special day in China in autumn. It’s ①         August 15th in the Chinese lunar calendar. That day is always in September or near the start of October. Some people use three ways to describe the Mid-Autumn Festival: family, moon and mooncakes.

1. Happy family time

The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important festival in China. It’s for people to enjoy a happy family time. Many people who live far away from homes want to go back to have a family ②reunion. It’s like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mothers cook nice food and people in China enjoy a happy family dinner.

2. A bright full moon

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the best time to enjoy the full moon. This is because in autumn it’s least cloudy in China. For Chinese people, the full moon means family time. A saying goes, ③ “The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest”.

3. Nice mooncakes

Mooncakes are a kind of important food at the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are in the shape of round and look like a full moon. Some people call the festival the Mooncake Festival.  How happy it is to enjoy the mooncakes while watching the full moon with your family members! Mooncakes are as important as turkeys(火鸡) at Thanksgiving.

36. 在文中①处填入一个恰当的词。                 
37. 请从A、B选项中选出文中②处划线单词的恰当汉语意思         。

A. 团聚   B. 单元

38. 请将文章③处划线句子翻译成中文。

                                                                             。

39. Why is the Mid-Autumn Festival the best time to enjoy the full moon?

                                                                             .  

40. What do American people usually eat on Thanksgiving Day? 

                                                                         .

五、词汇考查 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

41. Is Tara as          (tall) as Tina?
42. Mo Yan is a great Chinese           (write).
43. I didn’t buy          (something) for myself.
44. We          (have) a school trip last month.
45. Tom runs           (fast) than Peter.
46. Lucy can’t          (stand) soap operas.
47. It is the           (big) supermarket in Lanzhou.
48. A true friend           (reach) for your hand and touches your heart.
49. Do you want           (watch) a movie with me?
50. The more careful you are, the           (good) grades you’ll get.

六、书面表达 （满分15分）

   假设你是李华。你在学校有两个好朋友，一个是Nelly，另一个是 Lisa，她们有相同之处，同时又各有特点。请根据表格内容提示, 用英语写一篇题为“My best friends”的短文。

要求：1. 80词左右；

2. 条理清晰，行文连贯，书写规范，内容上可适当发挥；

兰州外国语学校2020-2021学年第一学期期中考试

八年级英语学科 答案

 命题人：马玉萍  审核人：高万梅

第I卷 选择题 （1-10每题1.5分，11-25每题2分 满分45分）

1--5 DABDC         6--10 AACBD        11--15 ACBDA

16--20 BABCC       21--25ACDBB

第II卷 非选择题（共45分）

三、任务型完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

26. friends     27. enough    28. die       29. an      30. why

31. another     32. leave      33. nothing   34. And    35. after

四、任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

36.  on    37.  A

38. 月是故乡明。（翻译符合题意酌情赋分）

39. Because in autumn it’s least cloudy in China.

40.Turkeys/Turkey.

American people usually eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving Day.

五、用所给单词的适当形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

41. tall    42. writer   43. anything   44. had      45. faster

46. stand     47. biggest   48. reaches    49. to watch  50. better

六、     书面表达(满分15分)

一档13-15分：包含所有要点，应用了较丰富的语言结构和词汇，用词准确、语法正确、句子通顺、行文连贯、表达清楚，具有较强的语言运用能力。

二档10-12分：基本包含所有要点，应用了较丰富的语言结构和词汇，句子较通顺，表达较清楚，但有少量错误。

三档7-9分：内容包含了多数要点，语言表达过于简单，句子不够通顺，有部分语言错误，基本上不影响总体理解。

四档4-6分：只包含了少数要点，语言不规范，句子无条理，行文不连贯，语言错误严重，影响理解。

五档1-3分：只写出与要求的内容相关的一些信息词语,语言错误多。

六档0分：空白

                          My best friends

   I’m Li Hua. I have two good friends at school. One is Nelly, the other is Lisa. Nelly is as tall as Lisa. Nelly has long straight hair, but Lisa has short hair. Both of them are popular and outgoing. Nelly is more hard-working than Lisa. Lisa is smarter than Nelly. Nelly likes reading, and Lisa likes playing sports. Nelly likes talk shows, but Lisa likes action movies. Although they are different, they are my true friends.