江苏省靖江市2021-2021学年八年级第一学期期中英语试卷.doc

靖江市2021-2021学年第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷
〔考试时间：120分钟 总分值：150分〕
一、听力测试〔 20分〕
第一局部 听对话答复以下问题
1. What animals are they talking about?
A. B. C.

2. Which sport does the boy like best?
A. B. C.

3. How does the boy’s father go to work?
A. B. C.

4. Which city does Kate like to go to?
A. B. C.

5. What’s the woman doing?
A. She is singing a song. B. She is writing a report. C. She is reading a book.
6. When will the woman’s train leave?
A. 9:15. B. 9:50. C. 10:50.
7. Who is the tallest of the three?
A. Mary. B. Tom. C. Susan.
8. What will John do this Sunday?
A. See the film. the dolphin show.
9. What did Jack’s mother tell him to do?
A. She told him not to read in the sun. B. She told him not to climb the tree.
C. She told him not to talk to others in class.
10. What does the girl want to buy?
A. Clothes made of cotton. B. Clothes made of animal fur.
C. Clothes made of silk.
第二局部 听对话和短文答复以下问题
听一段对话，答复第11-12小题。
11. John has to first.
A. help his mother with housework B. finish his homework C. see a film
12. He may go to the cinema with his friend .
A. today B. tomorrow C. the day after tomorrow
听第一篇短文，答复第13-15小题。
Differences
England
Most students go to school by school bus.
Some students walk or go to school by 13 .
China
Students go to school by bus, bike or car.
If they get up 14 , they will take a taxi.
America
15 students take their parents’ cars to school. Most students take their school bus or ride their bikes.
13. A. bus B. car C. bike
14. A. early B late C. slowly
15. A. Few B. A few C. Many
听第二篇短文，答复第16-20小题。
16. What does Li Ming want to know when he goes to England?
A. The people’s names.
B. The people’s ages.
C. Something about English people.
17. Who did Li Ming see in the street?
A. A boy. B. A girl. C. A woman.
18. Was the girl polite at first?
A. Yes, she was. B. No, she wasn’t. C. We’re not sure.
19. Why did the girl become angry?
A. Because Li Ming wanted to know her name.
B. Because Li Ming wanted to know how old she was.
C. Because Li Ming wanted to know how to get to the shop.
20. What did Li Ming say at last?
A. We are in China, not in England.
B. We are in England, not in China.
C. We are in the street, not at home.
二、单项选择〔20分〕
21.Jim is __________excellent runner. He often comes __________first in the race.
A. an, the B. the, the C. a, / D. an, /
22.You should _______ smoking. It’s really bad for your health.
A. look up B. give up C. get up D. set up
23.If it __________rain tomorrow, he _______go to the park.
’t doesn’’t, won’’t, won’’t, won’t
in Grade 9 have ___free time than us and they have __after-class activities.
A. fewer; fewer B. less; less C. fewer; less D. less; fewer
25.In British English, we call it “film〞. In American English, what do we call it?
A. film B. movie C. fall D. mail
26. The plane model looks like a one. It is beautiful.
A. real; really B. really; real C. real; real D.really; really
27. It ______ me about ten days ______ painting the walls.
A. cost; finishing B. took; to finish C. took; finishing D. spent; to finish
28. A lot of students tried their best, but ______________ passed the exam.
A. many B. little C. few D. a little
29. — __________TV do you watch every day? —Two hours.
A.How long B. How much C. How many D. How often
30. You had better___ more water when you have a cold.
A .to drink B . drink C .drinking D .to drinking
31--- ________ the number of the students in your school last year ? --- Less than 1000.
A. What’s B. How many are C. What was D. How much were
32. Not only you but also your parents ___worried about the coming exams next week.
A are B is C were D was
33. This pair of scissors ___ very sharp. Be careful with ____.
A is,it B is,them C are, them D are, it
34.She is very good at painting. She can paint ________ her teacher.
A.as better as B. as well as C. as good as D. so well as
35.There are many tall buildings on of the busy street.
A. both sides B. all sides C.both side D. all side
36. Children should go to school _________ working to support their family.
A. by B. instead of C. instead D. with
37. —What’s your best friend like? —He __________.
A. likes playing computer games B. is like tall and thin
C. is a policeman D. is generous and cheerful
38.The boy looks ________, so he has many friends.
B. unfriendly C. inactive D. correct
computer doesn’ he bought a new _________
A. it B .one C .them D. another
40. ---We will have a great day out next weekend! ---_________.
A. Really? That’s great! B. That’s all right.
C. I’m sorry to hear that. D. I’m afraid so.
三、完型填空〔15分〕
Joe wants a computer. He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself. But how does he get it? He 41 about this when he walks home. Not many people want to ask children to work for them. Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors. But it is not ___42___. He has to __43__ a long time for that. He can' t cut grass for their gardens 44 he has no tools to do the work. Then he 45 one of his classmates, Dick. He is delivering(送) ___46___. “I can do that〞, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away. I can ___47__ for it a little each week〞. He 48 to catch up with(追赶) Dick. Joe asks him a lot of questions. He learns that it is 49 to get twenty-five dollars each week. He also 50 that the job takes about three hours each week. Dick 51 him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flies home. After he tells his mother 52 he thinks, she _ 53 __. "I think it is a 54 idea," she says. "I'll call the newspaper."
"Wait, Mum," Joe says, "I’ll call. After that, I' m going to be a businessman now." Joe’s mother smiles 55 .
41. A. says B. tells C. thinks D. speaks
42. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
43. A. walk B. wait C. spend D. want
44. A. because B. when C. while D. after
45. A. looks B. sees C. helps D. catches
46. A. newspapers B. bikes C. computers D. tools
47. A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay
48. A. returns B. comes C. runs D. jumps
49. A. friendly B. kind C. easy D. wrong
50. A. sees B. learns C. wants D. knows
51. A. teaches B. gives C. makes D. asks
52. A. that B. when C. what D. where
53. A. smiles B. shouts C. cries D. worries
54. A. big B. large C. great D. bad
55. A. sadly B. happily C. politely D. angrily
四、阅读理解〔30分〕
阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。
A
Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.
56. Coffee is an ____________ drink.
A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American
57. Different people like to drink coffee ____________.
A. at work or at home B. in different ways
C. with cream or sugar D. between meals
58. Today Americans drink ___________ coffee than people in any of the other countries.
A. as much as B. less C. more D. most
59. “Coffee is black and very strong.〞 The word STRONG here means ____________.
A.巩固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的
60. ____________ is the most popular American drink.
A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky
B
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves
61. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.
A. our country asks us to learn it
B. it can help us a lot
C. we can use it to play games
D． it can help us to find jobs
62. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.
A. Their students and children use computers to play games.
B. Computers let them lost their jobs.
C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.
D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.
63. In this passage we know computers _______________.
bring us trouble
B. bring us happiness only
C. are hated by people
D. are bad for people’s health
64. Can computers really help children to study? _______________.
A. Yes, they can. B. It’s hard to say C. No, they can’t. D. Of course not.
65. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
A. computers are used by people
B. people can live well without computers
C. one must decide how to use computers
D. computers are strange machines
C
My name is Nick! I am twelve years old. I come from Britain. The best gift I have ever received is a puppy(小狗). On my last birthday, I saw a big brown box in my room. I opened it and saw a small black puppy! That was the happiest time in my life!
I am Harris and a ten-year-old girl. I am from France. I am so thankful for my mum and sister. When I’m sad they always make me happy! As you can see, my family is the best gift I have ever received!
I’m Kate and I’m 14. I’m from London. The best gift I have received is a necklace(项链) from a good friend of mine. He gave it to me in a special way. I opened a box. There was the necklace in it. It will always remain special to me
I’m Connie and I’m a 12-year-old girl. The best gift that I have ever received was seeing my cousin last Christmas. They live in Florida. That was the best gift because I seldom got to see them. We had a great time!
My name is Celia. I’m nine and from China. The best gift I have received is my new baby cousin. He was born in 2021. He is the best gift because he won’t break like a toy. He is so cute and tiny. I like him best when he smiles at me.
66. Connie is _________ years old.
A. nine B. ten C. twelve D. fourteen
67. _________ comes from France.
A. Nick B. Harris C. Celia D. Kate
68. Nick’s best gift is _________.
A. a puppy B. a necklace C. a box D. a new baby
69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Nick and Kate are from the same country.
B.Connie’s best gift is her new baby cousin.
C. Kate’s best gift is from her friend.
D. Nick and Connie are of the same age.
70. Which is the main idea of the passage?
A.People’s hopes. B. Different people. C. Different countries. D. The best gift.

八年级英语试卷答题纸
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四．阅读理解〔30分〕
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五、词汇〔15分〕
1.The singer’s_______________ (微笑的) eyes made the fan feel less nervous(紧张).
2.Could you tell me what’s the __________(高度) of the buiiding?
earning __________(外国的)languages is fun.
here was a lot of traffic on the way and the jurney was o little_________(乏味的) .
5.I bought some books about DIY for him and ___________〔建议〕him to take a course in DIY last week.
6.They learnt English all by _____________ (they)when they were young.
7.Lily likes sports and she is a good ____________(swim).
8.If you keep____________(try),you will find you can remember things better.
9.Our school is ________________(beautiful) than yours.
10.I’m hungry,do you have something _____________(eat)?
11.The questions are not difficult,we can ___________(easy) answer all of them.
12.____________(not touch) the wet paint,please.
13.There are many places of ________ (interesting) in China.
14. I can only spend at__________(many) fifty yuan on the coat.
15.I enjoy____________(make) something new.It’s fun.
六、任务型阅读〔10分〕
How do you study for exams (考试)? Different students have different ways．Some of my friends are sharing their ideas．
Angela: I often study very hard before exams．I don’t play sports or games in the exam week．And I don’t go out often．I study for hours at night．I don’t go to sleep before 12 o’clock, so I always don’t have enough sleep．But it seems I