江苏省泰州市姜堰区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省泰州市姜堰区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试

英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、单项选择

I.—Ifsgreatfiintogosurfinginsuchfineweather.

—Soitis.

A.a;/B.a;aC./;aD./;/

2.WinteristhebestseasonHarbinbecauseitisfamoustheice

carving（冰雕）.

A.tovisit;forB.visiting;asC.tovisit;asD.visiting;fbr

3.NowIamlivingfarfrommyhometown.IfeelgoodherebutImissmyoldfriends

A.atatimeB.fromtimetotimeC.atthesametimeD.atanytime

4.—MyfatherShanghaiwithmygrandparents.

—Really?willtheycomeback?

A.hasbeento;HowsoonB.hasgoneto;Howsoon

C.hasbeenin;HowlongD.hasgoneto;Howlong

5._yourhomeworkyet?

—Notyet.Iit.

A.Areyoudoing;havedoneB.Willyoudo;aregoingtodo

C.Haveyoudone;stilldoD.Haveyoudone;amstilldoing

6.—isreadyfbrMum'sbirthdayparty.

一Areyoujoking?WestillhavetodobeforeMumcomesback.

A.Anything;nothingB.Everything;something

C.Something;somethingD.Everything;nothing

7.—She^seldomlateforschool,____9

-.Shealwaysreachestheclassroomfirst.

A.isshe;YesB.isn'tshe;NoC.isshe;NoD.hasn'tshe;Yes

8.—Ibecameateacher15years.Ihavebeenateacher2007.

-Thatmeansyouhavetaughthereabout15years.

A.ago;since;forB.before;for;sinceC.ago;in;forD.ago;since;after

9.Hearingthenews,shecouldn'tstopforjoy.Sincethereisnotimeleft,shecan't

stopanythingelse.

A.tojump;todoB.jumping;todoC.jumping;doingD.tojump;doing

10.一Haveyoueverreadthatbook?

一Yes.AndIwillgotothelibrarytoittoreaditagain.

A.renew;renewB.review;renewC.renew;reviewD.review;review

11.Look!manypolicemenarebusily.

A.So;searchingthetreesforthethief

B.So;searchingthethiefforthetrees

C.Such;findingthethiefinthetrees

D.Such;lookingthetreesforthethief

12.一You'dbetterthinkitoverbeforeyoumakeadecision.

-IfIleaveitmuchlonger,Imaymissthechance.

A.That'sallright.B.Isn'titagoodidea?

C.Iagreewithyou.D.Doyoureallythinkso?

13.—Howtimeflies!Severalyearssinceweourmiddleschoollife.

一Yes.Wewillkeepthepleasantexperiencesinourminds.

A.haspassed;havestartedB.haspassed;started

C.passed;havestartedD.havepassed;willstart

14.一Iwashtheclothesatonce?

一No,you.Youcleantheroomfirst.

A.Must;needn't;mayB.Must;mustn't;can

C.Must;can't;canD.Shall;maynot;may

15.Wehavetworooms,butIcan'tdecide.

A.tolivein;tochoosewhichoneB.tolive;tochoosewhichone

C.tolivein;whichonetochooseD.tolive;whichonetochoose

二、完形填空

“Justkeepawayfromyourdesk-mate/5Abby,myelderdaughter,listenedcarefullyasI

said.t4Ifshesaysanymore16thingstoyou,I'llgotoyourteacher.Tilmakesure

you17havetositnexttoheragain.^^

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Atthattime,Allyson,myeight-year-olddaughter,cameto18usandlistened

toeveryword.NeitherofmydaughtersstoppedmeasIfinishedmy,talk,filled19

“amother'swisdom（智慧）Then,asIwastellingthemwhatIthoughtright,Allyson'sreal

wordsof20cameabout.shesaid,"Iwasjustthinking.MaybeAbby

shouldbethatgirl's21sothatAbbycanbear（容忍）her.Inthatway,shecanlet

thatgirlseeforgiveness（谅解）and22throughher.^^

Hmm,Ibecamethe23.Atthatmoment,IrealizedthatIwaswearingthe

“other'shat”,butthe44hatvcertainlydidn'tmakeme24allthetime.Infact.I

wantedtopullthathatovermyfaceandhide25sothattheycouldn'tseemy

embarrassed（尴尬的）look.

“Yes,that'sagoodpoint,“Isaid,forcing（逼迫）ahalfsmileatmygirls."Abby,youcan

solvetheprobleminthewayyouthinkisright.”"OKJshesaid,givingmeaquickhug

beforewalkingoutofthedoorandofftoschool.44Bye,Mum!^^Allysoncalled,26

hereldersistertogooutofthedoor.

Iwasleftalone—inmyslippers（拖鞋）.Inthosefollowing27momentsIwas

lostinthought.Ididfeel28mytwoamazingdaughters—smallinsizebutbigin

heart.Sometimesourchildrenhavegreatlessonstoteachus29wearewillingto

listen.

Thatlessoncamemorethantenyearsago,andI'llneverforget30Ihave

learnedfrommychildren.Insomeways,childrencanbeourteachers.

16.A.unusualB.unluckyC.untidyD.unfriendly

17.A.alwaysB.oftenC.sometimesD.never

18.A.faceB.waitC.joinD.believe

19.A.ofB.withC.forD.about

20.A.interestB.angerC.wisdomD.humour

21.A.neighbourB.sisterC.friendD.leader

22.A.kindnessB.sadnessC.happinessD.sickness

23.A.studentB.personC.teacherD.tourist

24.A.happyB.rightC.luckyD.kind

25.A.themselvesB.myselfC.herselfD.itself

26.A.takingB.showingC.stoppingD.following

27.A.quietB.difficultC.tiringD.strange

28.A.worriedaboutB.happywithC.interestedinD.readyfbr

29.A.soB.butC.ifD.because

30.A.howoftenB.howmanyC.howlongD.howmuch

三、阅读单选

ImportantEvents（事件）in2021

OnthemorningofJuly1,2021,thegeneralmeetingto

celebratethe100thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheCommunist

PartyofChinawasheldinTiananmenSquare,Beijing,thecapital

ofChina.PresidentXiJinpingattendedthecelebrationandmake

庆宏中BIN户观・仅100得年

Z,**•♦J—animportantspeech（演讲）.Morethan70,000peoplefromall

walksoflifecelebratedthebirthdayoftheCommunistPartyof

Chinawithagrandceremony.

The14thNationalGames（全运会）wereheldinShanxifrom

September15thtoSeptember27th.35teamsfromalloverChina

勤翦如gottogetherinXi'an,includingmorethan3,700athletesand

<»BBB2021

W«AAMKIO***1,500officerandvolunteers.Theycompetedfor32majorand

368minorevents.

OntheeveningofSeptember25th,HuaweiexecutiveMeng

Wanzhoureceivedahero'swelcomeasshelandedinChina,after

morethan1,000daysunderhousearrest（逮捕）inCanada.Onher

盆aarrival,Mengthankedthegovernmentandthepresidentfbr

supportingher.Shesaid,“Themotherlandprovidesusthe

strongestbacking,asanordinaryChineseperson,Tmproudof

mymotherland.”

ChinalaunchedtheShenzhouXIIImannedspacecraft（载人飞

船）earlyonthemorningofOctober16th,carryingthree

astronautswhowillstayinsidethecountry'sTiangongspace

stationforsixmonths.Itisexpectedtobecomethelongestspace

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journeybyChineseastronauts,doublingthetimeoftheirpeersin

theShenzhouXIIImission.ItistransportingZhaiZhigang,Wang

YapingandYeGuangfutoTiangongspacestation.

31.Whicheventtookplacetheearliestaccordingtothetable?A.Chinalaunchedthe

ShenzhouXIII.

B.MengreturnedtoChina.

C.TheIOOthbirthdayoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

D.The14thNationalGames.

32.WhatdidPresidentXiJinpingmadeonthemorningofJuly1,2021?

A.Adiscussion.B.Adecision.C.Aspeech.D.Anote.

33.Howmanyteamsappearedinthe14thNationalGames?

A.27B.32C.35D.368.

34.HowlongwasMengWanzhouunderhousearrestinCanada?

A.Lessthanthreeyears.B.Lessthantwoyears.

C.Aboutoneyear.D.Morethanthreeyears.

35.IfschoolwantstoinviteWangYapingtomakeaspeechatyourschool,maybe

isthebesttime.

A.November15th,2021B.December25th,2021

C.March21st,2022D.May10th,2022

Hereisthestoryofadropinthebucket（九牛一毛）.

DuringtheHanDynasty,therewasahistorian（史官）namedSimaQian.Oneday,the

emperor（皇帝）receivedamessagefromnorthernChina.Itsaidthatthegeneral（将军）Li

Linghadgivenin（投降）totheenemy.TheemperorwasveryangrywithLiLing.ButSima

Qiandidn'tsayaword.

TheemperoraskedSimaQianwhathethoughtaboutthematter.Heanswered,4tThe

enemyhas80,000soldiers,butLihasonly5,000men.Hehasbeenfightinghardformore

thantendays.Lionlygaveinbecausetheyhadrunoutoffood.Ibelieveheiswaitingfor

anotherchancetoattack.,,

Whentheemperorheardhiswords,hegotevenangrier.HesentencedSimaQianto

castration（宫刑）.SimaQianfeltsohumiliated（受辱的）thatheoncewantedtokillhimself.

Butinalettertohisfriend,hewrote,“IfIweretodienow,itwouldbelikeoneofninecows

losingonehair.Idon'twanttodielikeanobody.IwillfirstfinishthehistorybookthatIam

writing.^^

Later,SimaQiandidfinishthebook,RecordsoftheGrandHistorian｛《史记》）.It

becameoneofthemostfamousbookseverwritteninChina.

36.WhoisSimaQianinthispassage?

A.Anemperor.B.Ageneral.C.Ahistorian.D.Asoldier.

37.WhywastheemperorangrywithLiLing?

A.BecauseLigaveintotheenemy.

B.BecauseLikilledSimaQinn.

C.BecauseLididn'tsayaword.

D.BecauseLireceivedamessagefromnorthernChina.

38.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothethirdparagraph?

A.Lionlygaveinbecausetheywereafraidoftheirenemy.

B.Liwasperhapswaitingfbranotherchancetoattack.

C.Lihasbeenfightinghardformorethantenweeks.

D.Lihadmoresoldiersthantheenemy.

39.Whatcanweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.SimaQiankilledhimself.

B.SimaQiancontinuedhiswork.

C.SimaQian'sfriendstoppedhimfromkillinghimself.

D.SimaQian'sfriendfinishedthefamousbooks.

40.WhatdoyouthinkofSimaQian?

A.Heisstrong-mindedandhard-working.

B.Heishumorousandgenerous.

C.Heiskindandhelpful.

D.Heispoliteandclever.

TheBeijingWinterGamessawmanyyoungathletesshineonthebiggeststagefor

wintersports.Let'stakealookatthreeOlympicmedalistsinBeijing2022.

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SuYiming

Atjust18,snowboarderSuYimingmadehistorybywinningChina'sfirstgoldmedalin

men'ssnowboarding.Also,hewonasilvermedalintheslopestyle（坡面障碍技巧）.

Inspired（鼓励）byhisparents'loveofskiing,Sustartedsnowboardingwhenhewasjust

4yearsold.Atthattime,hisparentscouldn'tfindasnowboardinChinathatwouldfithim.

Buthesethisheartonsnowboardingin2015afterBeijinggotthechancetohostthe2022

WinterGames."IwanttosaytoallChinesesnowboardersthattheyshouldkeepworking

hardandnevergiveup,becausedreamscancometrue!^^saidSuafterhiswin.

GuAiling

Oneofthemosttalked-aboutathletesatBeijing2022istwo-timefreeski（自由式滑雪）

worldchampionGuAiling.Itwasadifficultjumpthatshehadneverdonebefore.Her

mothertoldhertoplayitsafe."But【didn'tlistentoherandgaveitago,nottryingtobeat

anyonebuttoelevate（提升）myselftothenextlevel,saidGu.

“Ilovefeelingnervousandthenovercomingit,feelingthatrushandthatreward.That,I

think,isthelovethatgotmeintoskiing,“GutoldtheNewYorkTimes.

LiWenlong

LiWenlongwonasilvermedalinthemen's1,000mshorttrackspeedskating.Itwas

Li'sfirstWinterOlympics.Heskatedbehindhisteammatesasateamtactic（战术）.Itmeans

thathetriedtohelphisteammatestowin.Lididagoodjob.Withhishelp,teammateRen

Ziweiwonthegoldmedal.AndLihimselfcrossedthelineinsecondplace.Itwasabig

surprise!

41.Accordingtothetext,howmanyOlympicmedalshasSuYimingwon?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

42.WhatdoweknowaboutSuYiming?

A.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordasnowboardwhenhewasyoung.

B.Hestartedlearningsnowboardingin2015.

C.Hegotsupportfromhisparentsinskiing.

D.HehelpedallChinesesnowboardersrealizetheirdreams.

43.Whydidn'tGuAilingfollowhermother'sadvice?

A.Becausesheknewskiingbetterthanhermother.

B.Becauseshewantedtoshowhermotherwaswrong.

C.Becauseshewantedtochallenge（挑战）herself.

D.Becausehermotherknewlittleaboutskiing.

44.WhatwasLiWenlong\jobintheshorttrackrace?

A.lbhelphisteammateswin.B.TobeatRenZiwei.

C.Towinamedal.D.Toskatebeforehisteammates.

45.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Don'ttakeadvicefromothers.

B.Peopleshoulddreambigandnevergiveup.

C.Everyoneshouldhavemorethanoneinterest.

D.Anyonecanmakehistorybyawinninggoldmedal.

TheWorldConsumer（消费者）RightsDayisonMarch15.Itisadaytoremind

consumersoftheirlegalright.The3.15Gala,ayearlyshowproducedbyChinaCentral

Televisionpaysattentiontotheprotectionofconsumers5rights.Thegalaexposes（揭露）cases

whichdoanythingagainsttheconsumers'rightsindifferentfields.

Thisyear's3.15galaexposedtheinsidestoryoftheproductionofpickled（腌制的）

cabbage.

Awful!TheHunanChaqiVegetableLimitedCompanyproducesplentyofpickled

cabbagetheseyears.Buttheyhaveaterriblehygiene（卫生）problem.

Avideoshowedworkers,somewearingslippers,somewithoutshoes,weresteppingon

thepickledcabbage.Othersweresmokingandoneeventhrewthecigarettedirectlyintothe

cabbage.

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Thetopic"3.15Galapickledcabbage^^quicklybecamethehottesttopiconsocialmedia.

Consumersareworriedabouttheirhealthbecauseatypeofinstantnoodleswithpickled

cabbage,suchasMasterKong（康师傅）hasbeenpopularamongsomanypeopleforyears.

MasterKongsaidtothepublicquicklythatithadstoppedworkingwithChaqi.It

promisesthatalltheproductswillbetakenofftheshelvesassoonaspossible.

AccordingtoChaqi'swebsite,itspartnersincludeKFC,MasterKongandmanyother

well-knownbusinesses,suchasUni-President（统一）andMcDonald's.KFClatersaidthat

Chaqiwasnotoneofitssuppliers（供应商）andinsistedthattheinformationfromChaqi's

wasnottrue.However,Chaqi'swebsitewasshutdownrightafterthe3.15Gala.

Ifanyoneisinterestedinmoreinformation,pleasevisithttps://www.cntv.cn.

46.What's3.15GalainChina?

A.Itexposescaseswhichdoanythingagainsttheconsumerrightsinfoodsafetyfield.

B.AshowproducedbyCCTVpaysattentiontoprotectingconsumers'rightseveryyear.

C.Ittellspeoplenottobuyinstantnoodleswithpickledcabbage.

D.Itonlystopspeoplefrombuyinganythingwithahygiene（卫生）problem.

47.WhatdidtheworkersinChaqidointhevideo?

A.Theywashedthepickledcabbagemanytimes.

B.Theysteppedonthepickledcabbagewearingslippersorwithoutshoes.

C.Theyputthepickledcabbageinthesun.

D.Theysmokedaftertheymadethepickledcabbage.

48.Whycan'tweeatinstantnoodleswithpickledcabbageanymore?

A.BecauseMasterKongtakesoffalltheproducts.

B.Becausetheworkerswearslippersatwork.

C.Becausepickledcabbagehasaterriblehygieneproblem.

D.Becauseconsumershavehadthehealthproblem.

49.WhichofthefollowingmaynotbeChaqi5spartner?

A.KFCB.MasterKongC.Uni-PresidentD.McDonald's

50.Howcanwegetmoreinformationaboutthisyear's3.15Galaaccordingtothepassage?

A.Askourparents.B.Visithttps://wmv.cntv.cn.

C.CallCCTV.D.Gotothelibrary.

四、用所给单词的正确形式填空

51.Insteadof(give)moneytopoorpeople,Chinahastriedotherwaystohelp

peoplegetoutofpoverty(贫困).

52.一PayingbyWeChatorAlipaymakespeople'slifemuch(easy).

—Quiteright.NowInevertakeawalletwithmewhenshopping.

53.—Couldyoumanage,ifyoudon'tmind,(lift)theboxforme?

—Withpleasure.

54.一Becauseofthequarantine(隔离)，manyofthehumans'outdooractivitieshavestopped.

—Youareright.The(pollute)aroundusisgettinglessandless.

55.—Jimisplayingthepiano.Howbeautifulitsounds!

一Yes,I(notknow)hecouldplaysowell.

56.Wearetalkingaboutwheretospendourcomingsummerholiday.Canyoutellmewhat

you(talk)aboutattomorrow'smeeting?

57.Thesongcalled"Memory"hasbeenfamousforitsspecialstylesincetheearly

(twenty)century.

58.Mysisterisusedto(drive)toschooleverydaythoughshehasn'tdrivenacar

before.

59.Youshouldtellthetruthtothepolice(direct),oryou'llbeputinprison(坐牢).

60.—Thedeadfishsmellsbad.It(die)foralongtime.

—Maybeitdiedlastnight.

61.Theteacherusedtotellusthatlight(travel)fasterthansound.

62.Allthesedancingshoesbelongtothose(Canada).

63.TheLittleMermaidcomesfromthestory(write)bythefamouswriter

Anderson.

64.Mr.Wuoftenadvisesuswhich(choose)asafter-schoolactivities.

65.1can'tgetoutofourneighborhoodbecauseI(forget)tobringthepasswithme.

五、阅读填表

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章下面表格的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendar(农历)dividestheyearinto24solarterms(节气).

MajorCold(大寒)isthe24thsolarterm.In2021,itbeganonJanuary20.MajorColdisthe

lastsolartenninwinter.Duringthetime,snow,rainandicycoldweatherinfluencepeople's

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lives.HerearefourthingsyoushouldknowaboutMajorCold.

Thefirstthingisthecoldweather.DuringMajorCold,thecoldcurrent（气流）moves

southward.Theweatherisverycoldinthesolarterm.Thelowesttemperaturesofthewhole

yearhappeninMajorColdperiodinsomecoastalareas（沿海地区）.

Thesecondthingiseatingricecake.DuringMajorCold,peopleinBeijinghaveahabit

ofeatingricecake.Thericecakehasmoresugarthanriceinit.Itcanmakepeoplefeelwarm

allovertheirbodies.InChinesetheword“ricecake”hasthesamepronunciationastheword

“higherinanewyear”.Itmeansgoodluckandcontinuousprogress.

Thethirdthingisdrinkingsoup.PeopleinNanjingofJiangsuProvinceliketodrink

soupduringMajorCold.Itcanmakepeoplefeelthewarmthfromheadtofoot.Theyalways

cookhensoupwithsomekindsofvegetables.

Thefourththingisdoingwintersports.Thereisasaying,“Drippingwaterfreezes

duringMinorandMajorCold.^^IndifferentareasofChina,MajorColdistheperfecttimefor

wintersportssuchasskiing,iceskatingandsledding.Somepeopleevenlikeswimmingin

coldwaterinwinter.Butitisnoteasyforsomepeopletostandsuchcoldwater.

The66ChineseSolarTerm一MajorCold

MajorColdbeganonJanuary20,2021.Itisthelastsolartermin

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The69temperaturesofthewholeyear

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68

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