陕西省西安市2020-2021学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份陕西省西安市2020-2021学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题，共12页。

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 t relax. Overwrk is the main reasn why s many students feel tired and stressed. Cut
1. __________ sme f the jbs yu need t d each day 2. __________ yu can nly fcus n the mst imprtant things. Leave time fr activities that are relaxing and fun. This might mean lking
3. __________ a gd bk, listening t the music, ging fr a walk r taking a relaxing bath.
Get a gd night’s sleep. Getting enugh sleep will help yur bdy and mind in the best frm. If yu 4. ____________ asleep until midnight and need t get up early fr schl the next day, yu may 5. ____________ yur engineers and nt be able t cncentrate n the things yu need t d.
6. __________ exercise regularly and eat well? Dn’t rush thrugh yur meals. Eat healthy fd 7. __________ junk fd r fast fd.
Get t knw pleasant peple. Sme peple are ptimistic, while thers are nt. Chse ptimistic peple as yur friends and spend mre time with them and yu’ll 8. ____________ them.
Learn t be calm when yu face any prblem. Find ut the best ptin frm thse that are in yur mind. Knwing that yu are able t slve prblems is a gd way t build up yur self-cnfidence.
Have a happy attitude. The way yu see things 9. __________ yur attitude. Is yur cup half full r half empty? The mre psitively yu think abut the difficulties, the 10. __________ yu 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
Pliceman were called by a shp in Suthland early n Christmas mrning. When they arrived, they fund tw burglars (偷盗者) were kept in a lift 11. __________ a heavy bx f mney. The tw men were in their 12. _________. They brke int an ffice in the shp and tk the mney bx and ran 13. __________ the lift. They did nt see the sign n the dr saying that it 14. ___________ n mre than tw peple.
“They were kept between the flrs because they tk a heavy bx,” the plice fficer said, “they were trapped there fr six hurs while they 15. ____________ n what they hped t be their Christmas 16. ____________. They were ding this at a time when peple were at 17. ____________ fr the Christmas with their families. It was a very special 18. ____________ when the plicemen pened the dr and they 19. ____________ ut, hlding ut arms. They said they had never been 20. ____________ pleased t see pliceman. The plicemen said they were pleased t see them t.”
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 pian player in a bar. Peple came just t hear him play. But ne night, a lady asked him t sing a sng.
“I dn’t sing.” said the man.
But the lady tld the waiter, “I’m tired f listening t the pian. I want the player t sing!”
The waiter shuted acrss the rm, “Hey friend! If yu want t get paid, sing a sng!
S he did. He had never sung in public befre. Nw he was singing fr the very first time! Nbdy had ever heard the sng Mna Lisa sung s beautifully!
He had talent he was sitting n! He may have lived the rest f his life as a n-name pian player in a n-name bar. But nce he fund, by accident, that he culd sing well, he went n wrking hard and became ne f the best-knwn singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cle.
Yu, t, have skills and abilities. Yu may nt feel that yur talent is great, but it may be better than yu think. With hard wrk, mst skills can be imprved. Besides, yu may have n success at all if yu just sit n yur talent.
( ) 21. The wrds “sit n” in the passage prbably means ___________________.
( ) 22. Frm the stry we knw if yu have sme talent, yu shuld ___________________.
( ) 23. Which culd be the best title fr the passage?
B
When I was a kid in Minnesta, watermeln was expensive. One f my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, wh wned a large stre in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelns arrived. Bernie wuld call dad and I wuld g t Bernie’s place. We’d sit n the edge f the dck (码头), feel dangling (摇晃), and gt ready fr a big meal.
Bernie wuld take his knife, cut ur first watermeln, hand us bth a big piece and sit dwn next t us. Then we’d bury ur faces in watermeln, eating nly the heart -- the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, mst seed-free part and thrw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea f a rich man. I always thught it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was nt Bernie’s wealth itself but his way f dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew hw t stp wrking, get tgether with friends and eat nly the heart f the watermeln.
What I learned frm Bernie is that being rich is a state f mind. Sme f us, n matter hw much mney we have, will never be free enugh t eat nly the heart f the watermeln. If yu dn’t take the time t dangle yur feet ver the dg and enjy life’s small pleasure. Yur wrk is prbably hurting yur life.
Fr many years, I frgt that lessn I learned as a kid n the lading dck. I was t busy making all the mney I culd.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hpe I have time left t enjy the success f thers and t take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart f the watermeln. I’ve learned again t thrw the rest away.
( ) 24. Hw did the writer and his father eat the watermeln?
( ) 25. In the eyes f the writer’s father, Bernie ___________________.
( ) 26. It can be learned frm the passage that ___________________.
C
Have yu ever put yur ld clthes int the dnatin (捐赠) bx in yur neighbrhd? If nt, yu can d it right nw because the clthes dnatin is becming a trend in Urumqi.
“Frm time t time, my mther clears ut the clthes which I n lnger wear. Yu knw, we teenagers are grwing fast. I think it’s a gd way t help thers.” Lin Ta, a junir student says.
“I ften pick ut sme f my clthes which are ut f style after ging shpping. Then I’ll put them int the dnatin bx.” Miss Li, a pretty yung lady says.
“That seems like a gd idea. Sme clthes in the bx are quite new. Peple can either wear them r use them t make things such as handbags and pencil cases.” Mrs. Wang, an ld wman says. “Smetimes I als lk thrugh the bx fr sme nice clthes.”
Hwever, there are sme prblems alng with the ppularity f clthes dnatin. Recently, a UTV reprter frm Fcus n the City has made a survey. Here are the results:
◎ The bx is full f clthes in a shrt time. There’s n mre rm fr peple t give away clthes.
◎ Sme peple sell the clthes in the dnatin bx fr making mney instead f wearing them.
◎ Sme cmmunities set the bx In suitable places. S there are few clthes in it.
◎ Many clthes are t ld and shabby (破烂的).
“What’s wrse,” ne f the staff in a cmmunity added, “We quite ften see peple thrw rubbish int the bx when they pass by. We’ve tried t stp them several times but failed. It has been the mst serius prblem since we set the bx.”
In rder t make the dnatin bx wrk in an efficient way, ur gvernment is taking actin. Clthes dnatin will be better-rganized and it will be mre cnvenient fr peple in need t take the clthes away.
( ) 27. Miss Li gives away her clthes because ___________________.
( ) 28. The reprter frm UTV has cllected ___________________.
( ) 29. All the prblems abut the dnatin bx are included EXCEPT ___________________.
( ) 30. We can infer frm 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 wrks in a factry. He cmes frm a pr family and was in schl fr nly fur years. He had t d the hard wrk, but he is paid less (拿低报酬). 31. ______________ One mrning there was a big ftball match n the playgrund. He brrwed sme mney frm his friend and ran there. A lt f peple were there, 32. ______________ He was srry fr it. He saw a ple (杆子) utside the playgrund and climbed it quickly. 33. ______________ “Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that time the pliceman heard cheers n the playgrund and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a gal?” “Ours!” “Wnderful! Yu can stay here but take care!” 34. ____________ When the match wuld be sn ver, he came back again and asked, “Wh has wn?” “Theirs, 3:2.” Cme dwn,” the pliceman said angrily. “Such a match is nt wrth watching.”
Henry had t calm dwn. 35. _____________ The pliceman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see wh had kicked a gal.”
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 rm is kind f small. Can yu ____________________________ a larger ne?
37. 昨天下午5点他在等公交车。
He ____________________________ the bus at 5 yesterday afternn.
38. 我妈妈总是把我和别的孩子作对比。
My mther always ____________________________ ther children.
39. 她不介意一个人住。
She desn’t mind ____________________________.
40. 当动物们好转, 我就有种强烈的满足感。
I get such a strng felling f ____________________________ 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 yu ever stay away frm yur children, a new study says just talking n the phne will help just as 41. ______________ as a hug (拥抱).
In the study, scientists frm the University f Wiscnsin -- Madisn asked sme girls between the age f seven and twelve 42. ______________ math prblems in frnt f experts -- a situatin full f pressure fr anyne. 43. ______________ the girls were ready t slve math prblems, the scientists tested their levels f tw hrmnes (荷尔蒙): ne is crtisl, and the ther is xytcin.
Scientists divided (分) girls int three grups. After they finished, sme f the girls gt t meet up with their mthers right away. The mums came in and hugged the girls. 44. ______________ grup f the girls didn’t see their mthers, but gt phne calls frm their mther. On the phne, their mthers tld them they did a gd jb. The 45. ______________ grup had n cntact (接触) with their mthers, but watched an animals mvie 46. ______________.
Finally, the 47. ______________ hrmne levels were tested again. Althugh the mvie was interesting, it did nthing t lwer the children’s 48. ______________ and pressure -- hwever, t ur 49. ______________, bth the physical cntact and phne calls frm their mthers had the same effect (影响) n cutting dwn the girls pressure levels.
S, n matter hw ld yu are, if yu’re, if yu’re 50. ______________ ut because f sme things in yur life, a phne call t yur parents might help yu 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 yu can’t see smething, that desn’t mean it’s nt there.” This ld saying is quite meaningful fr British sculptr (雕刻家) Willard. The items he creates are s small that mst f them fit n the head f a pin. Yu can see them clearly nly thrugh a micrscpe (显微镜).
Many peple want t wn his art pieces. He’s been hnred by the Queen f England fr his great art achievement. At very ne f his exhibitins, the questin is always the same. Hw des he d it?
The answer is very, very carefully. S carefully, in fact, that he actually slws his breathing dwn and wrks in between breaths. Willard usually wrks harder a micrscpe using special tls that he creates. T paint his wrks, he uses the hair frm a fly as a paintbrush.
Making these detailed wrks is a very lng and difficult prcess, and it isn’t always enjyable. “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 t cmplete.
Peple have asked Willard why he chse t d smething that needed effrt (努力) and tk time. His interest in making small things began when he was five. He started creating huses and playgrunds fr ants. Willard was nt a strng student. He had difficulty in reading and spelling wrds. Sme kids used t call him a lser. This made him feel small, s making little things helped him t feel big. The smaller his wrk gt, the bigger he felt. A newspaper reprter said. “Willard has shwn the wrld that he is special.”
51. Are Willard’s art pieces big r small in size?
They always ask __________________________________________.
52. When peple visit Willard’s exhibitins, what questin d they always ask?
They always ask __________________________________________.
53. What des Willard use t make a paintbrush?
He uses __________________________________________ as a paintbrush.
54. What des the underline wrd it in paragraph 4 refer t?
It refers t __________________________________________.
55. Why did Willard chse t d smething that needed effrt and tk 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. Yu lk sad. 56. __________________________________________?
B: Well, I lve music, but my mther desn’t allw me t listen t it.
A: 57. __________________________________________?
B: Because she thinks listening t music is nt gd fr my study. Which side d yu agree with?
A: 58. ______________________. I als lve music. It makes me relaxed and helps me study better.
B: Right. Music brings me much, t. But hw can I slve my prblem? Can yu give me sme advice?
A: Of curse. 59. __________________________________________?
B: N, I dn’t ften talk with her. We ften argue.
A: I think cmmunicating with each ther is a better way. Yu can have a gd talk with yur Mther.
B: 60. __________________________________________. Thanks fr yur 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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( ) 1.
A. ut
B. ff
C. up
D. int
( ) 2.
A. in rder t
B. s that
C. because f
D. such that
( ) 3.
A. fr
B. up
C. after
D. thrugh
( ) 4.
A. all
B. dn’t fall
C. be run ut f
D. dn’t feel
( ) 5.
A. run ut f
B. run ut
C. Why dn’t
D. be run ut
( ) 6.
A. What abut
B. Why nt
C. Why dn’t
D. Why nt yu
( ) 7.
A. instead
B. instead f
C. tgether with
D. such as
( ) 8.
A. lk like
B. take up
C. take after
D. g ff
( ) 9.
A. wrks ut
B. gets n
C. depends n
D. gives away
( ) 10.
A. mre relaxed
B. mst relaxed
C. mre relaxing
D. mst relaxing
( ) 11.
A. had
B. made
C. was
D. with
( ) 12.
A. twentieth
B. twenties
C. twenty’s
D. twenty
( ) 13.
A. ut
B. int
C. away
D. ff
( ) 14.
A. runs
B. drives
C. makes
D. carries
( ) 15.
A. sits
B. are sitting
C. sat
D. were sitting
( ) 16.
A. bx
B. tree
C. present
D. mney
( ) 17.
A. wrk
B. hme
C. ease
D. place
( ) 18.
A. happy
B. hurry
C. mment
D. wrry
( ) 19.
A. put
B. gave
C. walked
D. died
( ) 20.
A. much
B. such
C. t
D. s
fail t realize
frget t use
C. try t develp
D. manage t shw
A. hide it and wait
B. ask thers fr help
C. pay n attentin t it
D. wrk hard t imprve yurself
A. Play the Pian in the Bar
B. Achieve Success in Life
C. Never Lse Heart
D. Find yur Hidden Talent
A. They ate it in a plite way.
B. They nly ate its best part.
C. They ate every part f it.
D. They shared nly ne piece.
A. was just a rich businessman
B. wrked hard all the time
C. lived a rich but healthy life
D. knew hw t make mney
A. ne has t wrk hard t reach his gal
B. a friend in need is a friend in deed
C. watermeln is the healthiest fruit
D. ne shuld keep wrk-life balance
A. her clthes are ut f style
B. her clears ut her clthes
C. she is grwing t fast
D. she wants t make smething
A. 4 prblems
B. 5 prblems
C. 6 prblems
D. 7 prblems
A. there’s n mre rm fr peple t dnate clthes
B. peple chse unsuitable places t set the bx
C. smetimes the bx is brken by smene
D. the clthes in the bx are t ld and shabby
A. the clthes dnatin will be better-rganized t help dnatrs and peple in need
B. the clthes dnatin becmes less ppular than befre because f serius prblems
C. The clthes dnatin can prevent sme girls frm wearing clthes that are ut f style
D. the clthes dnatin gives the traders a gd idea t sell ld clthes fr making mney
A. There was n ticket fr the match.
B. The pliceman said happily and left.
C. But sn they heard cheers again.
D. A pliceman came and said, “It is dangerus t stay n it! Cme dwn!”
E. “Our team lst the game.” said Henry sadly.
F. He likes t watch ftball matches very much and spends much time n them.