2020-2021学年陕西省西安市碑林区铁一中学八下期中英语试卷（无答案，无听力题目）

2020-2021-2 八年级期中试题*英语

第二部分 (笔试 共90分)

I. 完形填空 (共20小题, 计20分)

第一节: 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, 从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案, 使短文连贯完整。

A

Learn to relax. Overwork is the main reason why so many students feel tired and stressed. Cut

1. __________ some of the jobs you need to do each day 2. __________ you can only focus on the most important things. Leave time for activities that are relaxing and fun. This might mean looking

3. __________ a good book, listening to the music, going for a walk or taking a relaxing bath.

Get a good night’s sleep. Getting enough sleep will help your body and mind in the best form. If you 4. ____________ asleep until midnight and need to get up early for school the next day, you may 5. ____________ your engineers and not be able to concentrate on the things you need to do.

6. __________ exercise regularly and eat well? Don’t rush through your meals. Eat healthy food 7. __________ junk food or fast food.

Get to know pleasant people. Some people are optimistic, while others are not. Choose optimistic people as your friends and spend more time with them and you’ll 8. ____________ them.

Learn to be calm when you face any problem. Find out the best option from those that are in your mind. Knowing that you are able to solve problems is a good way to build up your self-confidence.

Have a happy attitude. The way you see things 9. __________ your attitude. Is your cup half full or half empty? The more positively you think about the difficulties, the 10. __________ you will be.

第二节: 阅读下面一篇短文, 理解大意, 从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案, 使短文连贯完整。

B

Policeman were called by a shop in Southland early on Christmas morning. When they arrived, they found two burglars (偷盗者) were kept in a lift 11. __________ a heavy box of money. The two men were in their 12. _________. They broke into an office in the shop and took the money box and ran 13. __________ the lift. They did not see the sign on the door saying that it 14. ___________ no more than two people.

“They were kept between the floors because they took a heavy box,” the police officer said, “they were trapped there for six hours while they 15. ____________ on what they hoped to be their Christmas 16. ____________. They were doing this at a time when people were at 17. ____________ for the Christmas with their families. It was a very special 18. ____________ when the policemen opened the door and they 19. ____________ out, holding out arms. They said they had never been 20. ____________ pleased to see policeman. The policemen said they were pleased to see them too.”

II. 阅读理解 (共15小题, 计20分)

第一节: 阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文, 从所给的四个选项中选出所能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。(共10小题, 计15分)

A

Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

“I don’t sing.” said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”

The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

(     ) 21. The words “sit on” in the passage probably means ___________________.

(     ) 22. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should ___________________.

(     ) 23. Which could be the best title for the passage?

B

When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.

 Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived. Bernie would call dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock (码头), feel dangling (摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart -- the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dog and enjoy life’s small pleasure. Your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I’ve learned again to throw the rest away.

(     ) 24. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

(     ) 25. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ___________________.

(     ) 26. It can be learned from the passage that ___________________.

C

Have you ever put your old clothes into the donation (捐赠) box in your neighborhood? If not, you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend in Urumqi.

“From time to time, my mother clears out the clothes which I no longer wear. You know, we teenagers are growing fast. I think it’s a good way to help others.” Lin Tao, a junior student says.

“I often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping. Then I’ll put them into the donation box.” Miss Li, a pretty young lady says.

“That seems like a good idea. Some clothes in the box are quite new. People can either wear them or use them to make things such as handbags and pencil cases.” Mrs. Wang, an old woman says. “Sometimes I also look through the box for some nice clothes.”

However, there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation. Recently, a UTV reporter from Focus on the City has made a survey. Here are the results:

◎ The box is full of clothes in a short time. There’s no more room for people to give away clothes.

◎ Some people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearing them.

◎ Some communities set the box In suitable places. So there are few clothes in it.

◎ Many clothes are too old and shabby (破烂的).

“What’s worse,” one of the staff in a community added, “We quite often see people throw rubbish into the box when they pass by. We’ve tried to stop them several times but failed. It has been the most serious problem since we set the box.”

In order to make the donation box work in an efficient way, our government is taking action. Clothes donation will be better-organized and it will be more convenient for people in need to take the clothes away.

(     ) 27. Miss Li gives away her clothes because ___________________.

(     ) 28. The reporter from UTV has collected ___________________.

(     ) 29. All the problems about the donation box are included EXCEPT ___________________.

(     ) 30. We can infer from the passage that ___________________.

第二节: 根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余的。

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He had to do the hard work, but he is paid less (拿低报酬). 31. ______________ One morning there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and ran there. A lot of people were there, 32. ______________ He was sorry for it. He saw a pole (杆子) outside the playground and climbed it quickly. 33. ______________ “Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that time the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay here but take care!” 34. ____________ When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching.”

Henry had to calm down. 35. _____________ The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who had kicked a goal.”

III. 完成句子: 根据所给汉语意思, 用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。(共5小题, 计10分)

36. 这个房间有点小。您能为我们提供一个大点儿的吗?

This room is kind of small. Can you ____________________________ a larger one?

37. 昨天下午5点他在等公交车。

He ____________________________ the bus at 5 yesterday afternoon.

38. 我妈妈总是把我和别的孩子作对比。

My mother always ____________________________ other children.

39. 她不介意一个人住。

She doesn’t mind ____________________________.

40. 当动物们好转, 我就有种强烈的满足感。

I get such a strong felling of ____________________________ when I see the animals get better.

IV. 短文填空: 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。) (共10小题, 计10分)

If you ever stay away from your children, a new study says just talking on the phone will help just as 41. ______________ as a hug (拥抱).

In the study, scientists from the University of Wisconsin -- Madison asked some girls between the age of seven and twelve 42. ______________ math problems in front of experts -- a situation full of pressure for anyone. 43. ______________ the girls were ready to solve math problems, the scientists tested their levels of two hormones (荷尔蒙): one is cortisol, and the other is oxytocin.

Scientists divided (分) girls into three groups. After they finished, some of the girls got to meet up with their mothers right away. The mums came in and hugged the girls. 44. ______________ group of the girls didn’t see their mothers, but got phone calls from their mother. On the phone, their mothers told them they did a good job. The 45. ______________ group had no contact (接触) with their mothers, but watched an animals movie 46. ______________.

Finally, the 47. ______________ hormone levels were tested again. Although the movie was interesting, it did nothing to lower the children’s 48. ______________ and pressure -- however, to our 49. ______________, both the physical contact and phone calls from their mothers had the same effect (影响) on cutting down the girls pressure levels.

So, no matter how old you are, if you’re, if you’re 50. ______________ out because of some things in your life, a phone call to your parents might help you feel better.

V. 任务型阅读: 阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 完成下列各题。(共5小题, 计10分)

“Just because you can’t see something, that doesn’t mean it’s not there.” This old saying is quite meaningful for British sculptor (雕刻家) Willard. The items he creates are so small that most of them fit on the head of a pin. You can see them clearly only through a microscope (显微镜).

Many people want to own his art pieces. He’s been honored by the Queen of England for his great art achievement. At very one of his exhibitions, the question is always the same. How does he do it?

The answer is very, very carefully. So carefully, in fact, that he actually slows his breathing down and works in between breaths. Willard usually works harder a microscope using special tools that he creates. To paint his works, he uses the hair from a fly as a paintbrush.

Making these detailed works is a very long and difficult process, and it isn’t always enjoyable. “It is a terrible dream when I start but a nice dream when I finish,” he says. A single item can take at least several weeks to complete.

People have asked Willard why he chose to do something that needed effort (努力) and took time. His interest in making small things began when he was five. He started creating houses and playgrounds for ants. Willard was not a strong student. He had difficulty in reading and spelling words. Some kids used to call him a loser. This made him feel small, so making little things helped him to feel big. The smaller his work got, the bigger he felt. A newspaper reporter said. “Willard has shown the world that he is special.”

51. Are Willard’s art pieces big or small in size?

They always ask __________________________________________.

52. When people visit Willard’s exhibitions, what question do they always ask?

They always ask __________________________________________.

53. What does Willard use to make a paintbrush?

He uses __________________________________________ as a paintbrush.

54. What does the underline word it in paragraph 4 refer to?

It refers to __________________________________________.

55. Why did Willard choose to do something that needed effort and took time?

Because making little things __________________________________________.

VI. 补全对话 (共5小题, 计5分)

根据下面对话中的情境, 在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句, 使对话恢复完整。

A: Hi, Linda. You look sad. 56. __________________________________________?

B: Well, I love music, but my mother doesn’t allow me to listen to it.

A: 57. __________________________________________?

B: Because she thinks listening to music is not good for my study. Which side do you agree with?

A: 58. ______________________. I also love music. It makes me relaxed and helps me study better.

B: Right. Music brings me much, too. But how can I solve my problem? Can you give me some advice?

A: Of course. 59. __________________________________________?

B: No, I don’t often talk with her. We often argue.

A: I think communicating with each other is a better way. You can have a good talk with your Mother.

B: 60. __________________________________________. Thanks for your advice.

VII. 书面表达 (共1题, 计15分。其中作文13分, 书写2分)

假设你是Charles, 请你根据提示写一篇英语短文, 写一篇介绍你和家人是如何分担家务的。

提示: 1. 爸爸, 妈妈和你分别做哪些家务?

     2. 关于分担家务, 你的看法是什么?

要求: 1. 语言通顺, 行文连贯, 内容充实, 可适当发挥;

     2. 词数: 80词左右。

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