2020-2021学年甘肃省白银市景泰县第四中学八上期中英语试卷（无答案）

2020～2021学年度第一学期期中试卷

八年级英语

（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

  注意：考试结束以后，交第三张答题卡，前两张自己保留做老师讲解用！

 I. 单词辨音（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）从选项中找出其画线部分与其他三个单词的画线部分读音不同的选项。

(   )1.  A.  allow     B. blow        C. town        D. down

(   )2.  A.  either     B. birth        C. thirsty       D. through

(   )3.  A.  deal      B. pea         C. meal         D. bread

(   )4.  A.  pancake   B.celebrate     C. tape         D.encourage

(   )5.  A.  finally     B. fix         C. wise         D. advise

II. 语法与情景对话（共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分）

（   ）6. They like to play ______basketball, but I like to play ______piano.

A. /; the   B. / ; /   C. the ; the   D. a ; an

（   ）7. Martin was so busy_____the old that he gave up his part-time job.

A. helping     B.helped      C. to help     D. help

（   ）8. In the West, people like to finish a meal with _____, for example, dessert.

       A. sweet anything B. sweet something C. anything sweet D. something sweet

（   ）9. Danny isn’t here. _____ he is in the classroom.

        A. Maybe      B. Might    C. May be      D. May

（   ）10. I had to take a taxi to school today, _____ it rained hard.

         A. because     B.though  C. unless   D. till

（   ）11. I really love him.But there is something in him I don’t like.

          —Remember nobody is _______.

        A. lovely      B. good     C.patient    D.perfect

（   ）12.Li Ping and Han Meimei are on ____way to school.

         ______ are walking.

        A. their; Them   B. their;They   C.their;Them  D. Theirs;They

（   ） 13.—You have a beautiful voice.

—I love your songs.——  ____

      A. Sorry，you don’t.  B. Thank you.   C. It’s OK.    D. That’s all right.

（   ）14. —How far is the park?

          —It’s about twenty _____ walk from here.

        A. minutes   B. minute  C. minutes’    D. minute’s

（   ）15. This dress is nice, please _____.

        A. try on it   B. try it on   C. try them on   D. try on them

（   ）16. There_____a video store, two coffee shops and a grocery store in the small town.

        A. are     B. be     C. is    D. were

（   ）17. It’s time for class, please stop _____.

        A. talk     B. to talk  C. talked    D. talking

（   ）18. There _____ be a football match this afternoon, but I’m not sure.

        A. must    B. can    C. might     D.can’t

(    ) 19. The students felt ___ when they heard the ____ news.

      A .exciting;excited B. excited;excited C. excited;exciting D. exciting;exciting

(    ) 20. Jessica’s parents always encourage her ___out her opinions.

speak    B. speaking     C.to speak    D. will speak

（   ）21. Some students spend _____ time on the Internet. They forget to study, eat and sleep. They can’t even communicate with people in real life.

      A. too many    B. many too   C. too much    D. much too

（   ）22. Boys and girls, look left first before you ______the street.

      A. crossing  B. cross  C. across  D. crosses

（   ）23. I have one pen in my hand and one pencil in ______.

      A. another  B. the other   C. others  D. other

(    ) 24. — ___________________              

—Nothing serious, but a bit tired.

A. Is that all?          B. Is there anything else?  

C. What’s this?         D. What’s the matter with you?

 (    ) 25.You are  ________ to carry the heavy box.

A. enough strong  B. too strong  C. strong enough  D. strong too

(    ) 26.I often see some children__________in the park on Sundays.

      A. play    B. to play     C. played     D. will play

(    ) 27. Yesterday my mother bought a new skirt________ me.

A．and      B. with     C.to      D. for

(    )28.Danny _____a lot since he joined the English club in his neighbourhood.

A.learn   B. learned   C. has learned    D.will learn

 (    )29. –I’m very sorry, Allen. I can’t find your favourite CD.

         –_________,Tom. I’ll go and buy another one.

A Sure.   B You are kidding.  C Don’t say that.     D It doesn’t matter.

(   )30. What is the sentence pattern of “I like swimming.”?

A.  S+V  B.  S+V+O     C.  S+V+P       D.  S+V+O+OC

III. 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Ten years ago, a girl gave me an important gift. It was    31   .

In the early autumn of 2007, I went to a new middle school for my    32    year’s study. I knew    33    there. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. One day, my classmates talked    34    with their friends, but I sat at my desk as usual. How I wish I could    35   them! At that moment, a girl came into the classroom. She    36    at me, without a word, just smiled. It made me feel happy and warm.

That smile    37    my life. I started to talk with other students  38     made friends with them. The girl   39   a smile has become my best friend now. All my dark days have gone.

Now I believe that the world is   40   you think it is. If you think you feel lonely, you might always feel lonely. So smile at the world, and it will smile at you.

(    ) 31. A. a book        B. a smile        C. a word        D. a toy

(    ) 32. A. first          B. second        C. third          D. fourth

(    ) 33. A. everybody     B. somebody     C. anybody       D. nobody

(    ) 34. A. happily       B. sadly         C. carefully        D. quickly

(    ) 35. A. teach         B. catch         C. join           D. agree

(    ) 36 A. looked        B. laughed       C. shouted        D. cried

(    ) 37 .A. encouraged    B. performed     C. changed       D. downloaded

(    ) 38. A. or            B. and          C. but           D. so

(    ) 39. A. in            B. at            C. with          D. for

(    ) 40. A. what         B. where         C. why          D. when

IV. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分, 满分30分）

                                 A                               

In America, every student likes popular music. Students carry small MP3 players with earphones and listen before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.

   Adult（成人）drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.

Popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape and radio station use it in many places. Once a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her CDs or tapes. The singer can get some of the money from these CDs or tapes. Wherever（无论在哪里）the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk（民间）music, another is called western or country music.

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正误。正确的写“A”， 错误的写“B”.

(   ) 41. Students listen to popular music all the time except at lunch.

(   ) 42. On the car radio, drivers listen to music and news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people.                                  

(   ) 43. Popular music singers have little money.              

(   ) 44. Two kinds of music are mentioned(提到)in the passage.  

(   ) 45. The passage is mainly(主要)about popular music.       

B

    A history teacher was talking to his class about the ancient Romans (古罗马人).  “They were very strong, brave people, and they were good soldiers, too, ” he said, “They always wanted to have strong bodies, so they played a lot of games. ”

    “Did they like swimming? ” one of the girls asked, “That makes people strong.” She was very good at swimming.

    “Oh, yes, some of them swam a lot, ” the teacher answered. Then he told them a story about a famous Roman.“There was a big, wide river in the middle of Rome,” he said,“and one man swam across it three times every day before breakfast! ”

     The girl laughed when she heard this.

    “Why are you laughing? ”the teacher asked her angrily. “Did I say something interesting? "“Well, sir, ”the girl answered, “Why didn’t he swim across the river four times to get his clothes back? ”

（   ）46. The ancient Romans played many games because _____.

     A. they were not old enough     B. they were free

     C. they wanted to be strong      D. they were not brave

（   ）47. The teacher taught _____.

     A. swimming       B. English       C. history     D. P. E.

（   ）48. The girl asked the teacher if (是否) the Romans liked swimming because _____.

     A. she was a good swimmer         B. the teacher was good at swimming

     C. she was going to learn swimming   D. she didn’t like swimming

（   ）49. The underlined (划线的) word “them” means here _____.

     A. the teachers B. the girls in the class C. the Romans D. strong, brave people

（   ）50. Why did the girl laugh?

     A. Because the teacher was interesting.

 B. Because the man swam without (没有) breakfast.

     C. Because the man couldn’t swim at all.

     D. Because she didn’t understand the teacher.

                                  C

In England people can go to see a doctor nearby when they are ill. When the doctor see them, they usually ask about their troubles and soon give them a prescription（处方） for some medicine.

   Usually, when people feel ill, they go to see their doctors. But when they only have a cold, they don’t go to see their doctors. They usually go to the medicine shop to buy some medicine. Only when they are terribly ill, the doctor will go to their houses. In an emergency(紧急), people can call 999 for an ambulance. The ambulance can take them to the hospital very soon. When they are in hospital, their friends or families can go to see them at a certain time, but they can’t stay long.

   Usually people have to pay for the doctors’ prescriptions. And the price is the same for any kind of medicine. But when children, students, old people or people without jobs go to see their doctors, they don’t have to pay for their prescription.

(  )51. When people are ill in England, they’ll ___________.

    A. go to see the doctor nearby         B. go to the medicine shop

    C. ask the doctor to their houses.       D. call 999 for an ambulance

(  )52. If people have a cold, they usually __________ .

   A. go to see a doctor                B. buy some medicine themselves

   C. ask to be in hospital              D. go to the hospital at a certain time

(  )53. What does the underlined words “ambulance” in the second paragraph mean?

   A. 救援        B. 报警       C. 救护车       D. 担架

(  )54. When people without jobs go to see the doctors, they _________ .

   A. get free medical care at home

   B. get free prescriptions.

   C. get free medicine in the hospital.

   D. get free medicine in the medicine shop.

(  )55. Which of the following is not true?

   A. If people lost their jobs, they’ll get free prescriptions

   B. In an emergency, people can call 999 for help.

   C. people can see friends in the hospital at a certain time

   D. All the medicine has the same price in England.

V.任务型阅读理解.（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）     

(A) Children know that summer is probably the most fun of all seasons. However, experts （专家）say that it is also the most dangerous, especially for children aged 14 and under. In its first study of children’s safety in US, the National Safe Kids Campaign (NSKC) found that nearly half of the injury-related (与受伤相关的) deaths among children happen in summer.

Experts are also surprised by the study’s result. (B) They know summer is a dangerous season for children. During the summer, children are out of school and spend more time outdoors. They are more likely to get into an accident.

 “While we encourage children to be active and spend time outdoors,they need (C)_____(understand) the importance of safety,” said Everett Koop, an expert of the NSKC.

To help children stay safe, the NSKC started a “Make it a Safe Kids Summer” campaign (运动) during National Safe Kids Week, from May 5 to May 12. Here are some important summer safety tips from the NSKC:

● Always wear your seat belt.

● Make sure there is an adult around when you decide to go swimming.

● (D) Wear a life jacket（救生衣）when on a boat doing water sports.

● Obey all traffic laws.

根据短文内容完成下面问题：

56. 请判断句子(A)，正确的写T，错误的写F。

Children know that summer is probably the most fun of four seasons. (     )

57. 请把（B）翻译成汉语。____________________________________

58.用所给词的适当形式完成（C）__________________________

59.把（D）变成否定句。__________________________________

60.How many summer safety tips does the NSKC provide?

____________________________

VI.任务型完形填空（共10空，每空1分，满分10分）阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。注意：①每个词只能用一次。②每空限填一词，有一些词需要做相应的变化。

Last Sunday,it was my birthday. To my surprise, all of my friends came to my home to celebrate my   61    birthday.

My mum bought a birthday cake  62   me. We   63    out candles and ate cakes together. My friends gave  64   many gifts. Brian sent me a new jacket from Canada .It was just and it    65  me very well. How did he know my   66   ?

As usual, the gathering was very exciting. We sang together and danced happily. It was a living evening with a big  67  ，lots of games and a good conversation. Kate was busy    68    good times with a camera.

I feel very   69    to have them as my friends. I will never forget my friends because they have given me so much happy   70   !

VII．情景交际：阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，从方框内选择恰当的选项补全对话，使句意完整、符合逻辑,其中两项是多余的。（共5小题，每小题2分, 满分10分）

（5分）

A:  71 

B: I’m looking for a pair of black shoes.

A:What size do you want

B: Size five.

A:  72   But we’ve got some brown ones.

B:Hmm.Have you got any other kind?

A_  73

B: Well, that pair looks nice. How much does it cost?

A: Fifty yuan.

B:  74 

A:  75 

B:Ok. I’ll take this pair.

VIII．词汇考查（共15小题，每小题1分, 满分15分）

A) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

76.A wind through the window ______ (blow) the candle yesterday.

77 I feel_______ (luck) to have her as my English teacher.

78.Our teachers make us ______(study) very hard.

79.Boys and girls, please write down your ________ (address) on this piece of paper.

80. David will be a doctor when he ______（grow）up.

B). 根据首字母或所给汉语意思写出所缺单词。

81.He made a ______ (交易)with the man.

82.Let’s ______ (讨论) these questions with each other.

83. Everyone in our class went to the park______ (除了) Wang Mei, because she was ill.

84. Your schoolbag is new, but m _______is old.

85.The teacher is  ______  (有耐心的) with her students.

C) 选择方框中的动词词组并用其适当形式填空。

86. Remember _______ the light when you leave the classroom.

87. He often ________me_______ the cinema with him.

88. I _______ my lost pen everywhere, but I couldn’t find it.

89. Li Ming _______ visit his uncle today.

90. I made a great wish when I _______ candles on my birthday.

IX. 按要求完成句子(共10小题，每空1分, 满分20分).

A) 句型转换。按括号内的要求转换下列句型。（每空限填一词）

91. Mary often did some washing when she was young.(改为否定句)

Mary often _______ _______ some washing when she was young.

92. She taught at this school seven years ago. (同义句)

She ______ ______ at this school since seven years ago.

93. The children are playing happily. (改为感叹句)

   _______ ________the children are playing!

94. I have worked in the hospital for about ten years. (对划线部分提问)

______ ______ have you worked in the hospital?

95 .They enjoyed themselves at the party last night .(改为一般疑问句)

   ______ they  _______themselves at the party last night ?

B.根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。

96. 这张照片总是让我想起那个假日。

The picture always _______ me _______ that holiday.

97. 永远不要忘记和你的家人保持联系。 

Never forget to_________ in__________ with your family.

98. 自去年以来，我再没有见到艾米了。

I______ ______ Amy since last year.

99.他们准备去打篮球。

They are______ ______ play basketball.

100.他经常邀请朋友在家吃晚饭。

He often______ his friends to have _______at home.

X. 书面表达（15分）

     加拿大学生Peter给你写了封信，想了解你的一些情况。你收到信后按下列要点回信：假如你叫李明，独生子。父母都是教师。你现在是八年级的学生，爱好打篮球，你对电脑很感兴趣，并且很擅长电脑。这学期在原有学科基础上增加了新学科物理，物理老师姓高，对学生很好。你相信你能学好这些课程。

要求：1. 包含提示要点,可适当发挥。

      2. 注意时态,人称。

      3. 词数80词左右。

Dear Peter,

   I was very happy when I got your letter.

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Yours, 

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