广东省揭阳市普宁市2020学年八年级英语上学期期中试题（无答案） 人教新目标版

普宁市2020上学期期中测试八年级英语试题一、单项选择(本题共20分,每小题1分)( )1. Welcome to my home, make _ at home, boys.A. himselfB. yourselfC. yourselves( )2. Lets wait for Peter for a few minutes. I guess he _ come here soon.A. mayB. may beC. maybe( )3. I _ a bowl of rice and some pieces of meat, so I am full now.A. eatB. eatingC. ate( )4. Is your English teacher very strict? Yes, and we have to read English _ one hour a day.A. at lastB. at firstC. at least( )5. Do you get up as _ as your younger brother? No. He gets up _ than I do.A. early, earlyB. earlier, earlierC. early, earlier( )6. _ do you exercise?Four times a week.A. How longB. How oftenC. How soon( )7. It is said that Harbin _ its food and beer(啤酒).A. is famous toB. is famous forC. is famous as( )8. I like sports, _ basketball, volleyball, tennis.A. for exampleB. as wellC. such as( )9. Why do you like learning English?One of the main reasons _ that my English teacher makes his class veryinteresting.A. areB. isC. be( )10. What _ exciting information it is! Another garden(公园) will be open to the public on May Day in Harbin.A. anB. aC. /( )11. Sally, I went to the concert last night. How big the symphony hall(交响乐大厅) is!So it is. It is _ to hold more than one thousand people.A. big enoughB. enough bigC. too big( )12. My sister wants to _ to go to the concert with my mother.A. take my placeB. take placeC. take the place of第1页（共10页）( )13. He is a good swimmer, and even now he often swims _ Songhua River after supper.A. overB. throughC. across( )14. We are sports fans and like watching the players _ basketball on TV.A. playB. playingC. to play( )15. Some festivals like _, which is only for those who give birth to us and focus theirlove on us all their lives, are celebrated in China.A. Thanksgiving DayB. Mothers DayC. New Years Day( )16. Reading benefits(使受益) us English learners in many ways. It can help us form(形成) a good habit and make us feel relaxed. We should _ every day to get most benefits from reading.Try to read something in English that we can understand easilyRead books that are only written by famous Chinese writersTry to read books written in English by native speakersRead books only about our subjects in schoolTry to read aloud for a few minutesA. B. C. ( )17. Last Sunday, Tim helped his mother sell shirts in the shopping mall. In the morning, theprice of each shirt was $5, while in the afternoon, each shirt was $4. So the total(总计)sales for the whole day was _.In the morningIn the afternoonThe number of the shirts they sold out?Twice as large as in the morningThe sales of the shirts$300?A. $600B. $900C. $780( )18.Which pair of words with the underlined letters has the same sound?A. mouse, countryB. cartoon, chooseC. ready, reason( )19.In the following words, which underlined letters have a different sound from the others?A. meaningB. headC. cheaply( )20.Which word of the following doesnt have the same stress as the others?A. SomethingB. HerselfC. Serious二、完型填空(本题共10分,每小题1分)Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the 第2页（共10页）mountain near my house. He 21 told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we 22 enjoyed, we couldnt have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It 23 me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought.Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me 24 I was only ten years old. 25 the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to 26 climbing. In fact, I 27 climbing at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a 28 sky at the top of the mountain, but you cant see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in lif.”At that time I was 29 young 29 understand his words. But later after that, I got to know hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as 30 as crystal(水晶).根据短文内容选择正确答案( )21. A. seldomB. alwaysC. never( )22. A. bothB. allC. every( )23. A. gaveB. giveC. giving( )24. A. due toB. because ofC. because( )25. A. AtB. OnC. During( )26. A. bring outB. give upC. make up( )27. A. dislikedB. expectedC. enjoyed( )28. A. beautifullyB. beautifulC. beauty( )29. A. too.toB. so.thatC. enough.to( )30. A. clearB. clearerC. clearest三、阅读理解(本题共20分,每小题1分)( A ) A son took his old mother to a restaurant for dinner. His mother was very old and weak. While eating, she dropped food on her dress. Others watched her and some of them laughed at her. However, her son was still quiet. After the mother completed the eating, the son quietly took her to the washing room. He cleaned her dress, and make her hair clean and tidy. When they came out, people watching them quietly. They all felt very sorry for how they felt about the mom and her son just now. They thought they were wrong, because they couldnt do so well to their mothers like the son.第3页（共10页）The son paid for the meal and started walking out with his mother. At that time, an old man in the restaurant called out to the son and asked, “_” The son answered, “No, sir.”The old man said, “Yes, you did! You have left a lesson for every son and hope for every mother.”( )31. The mother was very _.A. beautiful but weakB. old but strongC. old and weak( )32. What does the underlined word “completed” mean in English?A. finishedB. spentC. touched( )33. How was the restaurant when the son and his mother came out of the washing room?A. It was noisy.B. It was very quiet.C. It was very clean.( )34. “_” can be the missing sentence in the passage.A. Dont you think you left something behind?B. Do you want to have dinner again next time?C. Do you enjoy the food there?( )35. Which of the following is TRUE?( B )Important Bridges in HarbinNameJihong BridgeThe Sun BridgeSongpu BridgeSonghua River BridgeBuilding time?190119992000202019831986Length51m228m3.5km1191mWidth27.6m15.5m39.5m45mShapeLike a rainbowLike a flying swanLike a diamondLike a pair of scissorsUseFor trains, cars and peopleFor ships, cars and people; visiting the Sun IslandFor ships, cars and people; crossing the Songhua RiverFor ships, cars and people; crossing the Songhua RiverWord box: swan 天鹅 diamond 钻石第4页（共10页）根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。( )36. It took the longest time to build _.A. The Sun BridgeB. Songpu BridgeC. Songhua River Bridge( )37. Songhua River Bridge is_ meters wider than the Sun Bridge.A. 30.5B. 29.5C. 5.5( )38. _ is the longest of the four bridges.A. The Sun Bridge B. Songpu BridgeC. Songhua River Bridge( )39._ is different from the other two as uses.A. Jihong BridgeB. Songpu BridgeC. Songhua River Bridge( )40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?A. Songhua River bridge looks like a swan.B. Trains can go through Songhua River BridgeC. If you want to visit the Sun Island, going across the Sun Bridge is the best choice.( C )Long long ago, there was a blacksmith(铁匠). He was always unhappy with his work. “My work is too hot. I want to be a stone on the mountain. There it must be cool.” A wise man who could change everything answered, “Go, be a stone.” So he became a stone. A moment later, stone-cutter came and saw the stone. “Its what I want,” he said and started to cut it. The stone cried, “This hurts! I dont want to be a stone. I want to be the sun. That would be great.” The wise man said, “Be the sun.” And he became the sun. But the sun was much hotter than the blacksmith, than a stone, so he said, “I dont like this. Id like to be the moon. It looks so cool.” The wise man said again, “Be the moon.” And he became the moon. “This is hotter than being the sun, because the light from the sun shines on me.” he said. “I dont want to be the moon. I want to be a blacksmith again. Thats the best life.” But the wise man said, “I disliked your changing. You wanted to be the moon; the moon youre, and youll be the moon for ever.”根据短文内容判断正、误，正确的填 “A”，错误的填 “B”。( )41. The blacksmith wanted to be a stone on the mountain because his work was too tired.( )42. Being the sun was the hottest according to the passage.( )43. The blacksmith didnt like to work as a blacksmith at first.( )44. The wise man made the blacksmith become a blacksmith at last( )45. This passage mainly tells us that we should enjoy our present(当前的) life. 第5页（共10页）( D ) Someday in the future we may not need to have money with us. Is life easier when people dont need to carry any money at all? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small credit card(信用卡). We will use it, not money, to buy all the things. Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. For example, we lose money from time to time. Maybe we will lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the cards. Someone may even make a card that looks like our cards. Since we cant buy anything without our cards, the credit cards may be no better than money. Is there anything easier to use than credit cards? Each of us has a thumbprint（拇指指纹). Not two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep peoples thumbprint with a number. When you want to buy something, you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store or business will possess one. Everyones thumbprint will be in the computer. It will be difficult to lose our thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to make one like yours.( )46. The underlined word “possess” in the passage means “_” in Chinese.A. 借B. 有C. 卖( )47. The writer probably agrees that credit cards are _ to carry than money.A. heavierB. easierC. more difficult( )48. What may be a problem with credit cards in the future?A. We may lose the cards from time to time.B. We wont be able to make enough cards.C. We may not know how to use the card.( )49. According to the passage, which of the following is not wrong?A. Someday in the future we may not need to buy anything.B. Someday the government may keep peoples thumbprints with a number.C. In the writers opinion, itll be the best way to buy things with phones in the future.( )50. Whats the best title for the passage?A. The ways of studying in the future.B. The ways of traveling in the future.C. The ways of shopping in the future.四、交际运用（本题共10分，每小题1分）(A)从A-G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。(选项中有两项是多余的。）A: Hello! This is Tom speaking. B: Hello, Tom. This is Frank. 51 A: Yes, whats up?第6页（共10页）A. Well, I often start by running, then swimming.B. Well, my doctor suggested I do more exercise.C. Are you still going to the health club?D. On Mondays and Thursdays.E. How often do you go there?F. How long do you exercise?G. You have a lot of choices.B: 52 A: I see. Why not join the club Im going to?B: What do you do there?A: 53 B: Does the club offer training courses(提供训练课程)?A: Yes, basketball, tennis, dancing. 54 B: Sounds great. 55 A: Usually, twice a week.51._ 52._ 53._ 54._ 55._( B )填入一个适当的词补全对话, 每空一词。A: What did you do in class today, Sarah?B: We had a discussion about TV shows. We 56 the TV shows after the news yesterday. My classmates like game shows and sports shows.A: Oh, I 57 stand them. I love soap operas. I like to follow the story and see what 58 next.B: Well, I dont mind soap operas. 59 a matter of fact, my favorite TV shows are the newsand talk shows.A: hey are boring! What do you think 60 them?B: Well, they may not be very exciting, but you can expect to learn a lot from them. I hope to be aTV reporter one day.56. _ 57._ 58._ 59._ 60._五、任务性阅读(本题共20分，每小题1分)先阅读( A )、( B )、(C)三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。 ( A )choose two excited life other make usual successAt school many things happen to us. We may feel excited when we are 61 in a school play. We may feel sorry if we lose an important game. We want to keep the memory for the rest of our 62 . How to keep the memory? Our English teacher, Miss Wang, has taught us a good way of remembering things to make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of 63 moments. Its 64 made at the end of the year. Last December, we began to make our yearbook. First we 65 the persons who had done 第7页（共10页）something special. 66 , some students interviewed(采访) them, some wrote down their stories, 67 took photos of them. Everyone in our class had something to do. Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together. We had our first yearbook. All of us put a lot of love into 68 the yearbook. It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever.( B )American people go to work five days a week. They usually have a two-day weekend which is Saturday and Sunday. One weekend, people spend their time doing a lot of things and they do them in different ways. Many families enjoy their weekends together. They may go shopping, go for a walk, visit friends, or go to church. They may also invite friends over and have a party at home. Many American families do sports on weekends. Running, biking and swimming are popular during summer, while skiing and skating are very common in winter. The weekend is also a time for American families to work in their gardens. For them, weekends are very busy. ( C )Did you watched the action movie Wolf Warrior （战狼2） this summer vacation? Kungfu（功夫）actor Wu Jing both acted in and directed（导演） this movie. Since the movie first appeared on July27, its made an amazing 4.5 billion（十亿）yuan, setting a record（纪录）for Chinese movies. The movie is about a rescue operation（救援行动） in Africa（非洲）. A soldier（士兵）, named Leng Feng, helps Chinese workers and some Africans（非洲人） to escape from （逃脱）danger.Some Information about a Popular MovieThe 76 of the movieWolf Warrior The date that the movie first appeared 77 27The box office(票房)4500 78 The 79 and directorWu JingThe storyLeng Feng helps workers from 80 and some Africans to escape from danger.The movie describes how Chinese government（政府） try to protect（保护） Chinese citizens（公民）. Just as the message at the end of the movie reads, “Citizens of the Peoples Republic of China. When you meet danger in a foreign land（土地）, do not give up! Please remember, at your back st