江苏省常熟市2020学年八年级英语上学期期中试题（无答案） 牛津版VIP

常熟市2020学年第一学期期中考试试卷八年级英语本试卷分第卷选择题( 75)分和第卷选择题（55分）两部分，共8大题，满分130分，考试时间100分钟。注意：请同学们将答案写在答题纸上。第卷选择题（三大题，共75分）一、听力(每题1分，共20分)A听对话，选择正确的图片。每段对话听两遍。（5分）B听对话及问题，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。（每题1分，共5分）( )6. Whats the girls mother? A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a bookseller( )7. How does the boy go to school every day? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike.( )8. Why was the girl late for school? A. Because there was too much traffic. B. Because she got lost on the way. C. Because she didnt get up early enough.( )9. How often does the bus come?A. Every eight minutes B. Every five minutes C. Every three minutes( )10. What can you learn from the conversation（对话）? A. They met at least once before. BThey loved each other C. They are at the airport.C、听对话，回答问题，每个对话听两遍 （每题1分，共5分）听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。每段对话读两遍( )11. Why was Jim late for class? AHe got up late. B. There is something wrong with his bike. C. There was lots of traffic on the road.( )12. What does Mrs Hu want him to do?A. To go to her office after class. B. To finish his homework. C. To get up early.听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。读两遍。( )13. A. music hall B. cinema C. bookstore( )14.A. North B. South C. West( )15.A. gift B. coffee C. artD、听短文，回答1620小题，听两遍。 (5分)( )16. When did the family go out for the holiday? A. Last May Day. B. Last Sunday.C. Last week.( )17. Did it rain on that day? A. Yes. B. No. C. Not sure.( )18. How long did it take them to get out of the town? A. Three hours. B. One hour. C. Two hours.( )19. What suddenly came to them? A. A strong wind. B. A car. C. A bus.( )20. What did they think of their trip?A. It was pleasant. B. It was funny. C. It was sad.二、选择填空(共25分)( )21.We can have_ blue sky if we create(创造) _ less polluted(污染)world. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the( )22. Wed better stay at home on such a rainy day, _? A, do we B. dont we C. had we D. hadnt we( )23. What do you think of our teacher? He often_ funny jokes and always makes us_. A. speaks; laugh B. tells; to laughC. says; laughing D. tells; laugh( )24. The chair is made_ wood and the paper is made_ wood, too A. of; of B. from; of C. of; from D. from; from( )25. Last night, Louis came home late. It made her parents_. A. to worry B. worry about C. worrying D. worried( )26. There_ a sport meeting in our school this weekend, isnt there? A. will be B. is C. will have D. is going to be( )27. The song sounds_. I like it very much. A. well B. good C. badly D. bad( )28. You_ to attend the meeting this afternoon if you have something important to do. A. neednt to come B. dont need come C. dont need coming D. neednt come( )29. _ great fun they are having in the sitting room ! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a( )30. - Dont forget to bring your homework here tomorrow. -_. A. Yes. I do B. No, I dont C. Yes, I wont D. No, I wont( )31. Shanghai is bigger than_ in Jiangsu and bigger than_ in China. A. any city, any city B. any city, any other city C. any other city, the other cities D. any other city, any city( )32.- _ exercising, and youll be healthier. A. Keep B. To keep C. Keeping D. Kept( )33. - If youre free tonight, how about having dinner together?-_. A. It doesnt matter B. Thats all right C. All right D. Not at all( )34. When you_ there, you can call me . A. get to B. arrive at C. reach to D. arrive( )35. - If I work hard at my lessons from now on, can I do well in them? - Sure. _. A. All rivers run into sea B. Every day is not SundayC. Better late than never D. Practice makes perfect三、完形填空：（1*1010） A king (国王)was old and he knew it was time to choose (挑选)a new king. He told all the young people in the country, Ill give 36 of you a seed（种子）.Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you grow, 37 Ill choose a new king from you. A boy 38 Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 39 .But the seed didnt grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his 40 box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt 41 The king 42 the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Lings box, the king smiled and 43 to the others, One year ago, I gave everyone a seed that 44 grow. But all of you, except Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the 45 one with the honesty （诚实）and courage（勇气）to bring such a box. So he will be the new king!( )36.A. each B. neither C. both D. none( )37.A. and B. but C. although D. so( )38.A. liked B. helped C. called D. asked( )39.A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly( )40.A. full B. empty C. beautiful D. broken( )41.A. sad B. excited C. happy D. pleased( )42.A. got B. arrived C. went D. arrived at( )43.A. speak B. told C. talk D. said( )44.A. shall B. cant C. couldnt D. should ( )45.A. lucky B. only C. still D. happy四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） A( )46. The above job ads are probably from_.A. a newspaper B. a story C. a science book D. a guide book( )47.If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month? _. A. $120 B. $160 C. $200 D. $240( )48. If you are a college student of English who enjoys writing during your summer holiday, you will be more interested in the job in_. A. ad(1)B. ad(2)C. ad(3)D. ad(4)B Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten oclock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs（楼下） is pleased with him. One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary .They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He brought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time. Have a look at your watch, please. said the girl. What time is it now? Sorry, something is wrong with my watch. said Jack. Wheres yours? I left it at home. Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, Its twelve oclock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?( )49. The old woman is satisfied (满意)with Jack because_.A. hes her grandson B. hes clever C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time( )50. The word stamp in the story means_ in Chinese .A盖印B跺C贴邮票D承认( )51. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) _.A. wake his grandma up B. make his grandma angryC. let his grandma tell him the time D. let his grandma buy him a watchC Now some women are spending a weekend at Mothers Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone. At Mothers Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb (打扰)her. No children will ask, Mom ,whats for dinner? No husband will say, Oh, dear. I cant find any clean socks. In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job - taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework. In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they cant find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves. Some women go to Mothers Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they dont cook, they dont clean, they dont look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mothers Camp.( )52. What can we learn from the passage? A. Women want to work outside the home. B. Working wives do most of the housework. C. Husbands do as much housework as their wives. D. Women do not like to stay at home with their families.( )53. What cant the women do at Mothers Camp.?A . Watch TV. B. Read newspapers.C. Swim in the lake D. Bring their husbands and children.( )54. Why would some mothers like to be alone? A. Because they dont like their husbands or children. B. Because they have to work full-time. C. Because they are too busy to relax themselves. D. Because they want a new life.( )55. What do most working women have to do after they get home?A. Look after their children and families. B. Read novels.C. Play computer games D. See a film( )56. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Busy Working Mothers B. Welcome to Mothers Camp.C. Mother Relax away from Home D. Mothers in the US.D Laos is a country in Southeast Asia. Foreign tourists now begin to come looking for the real Laos (老挝), but few know what that is. For about 80% of the population (人口)are in villages, the best way to feel real Laos is to spend a night or two in a home stay. During a home stay, youll stay with a family, usually with two tourists each family. Youll take a bath before dinner, either in a nearby pool or river, or by using a scoop (勺子)to pour water over yourself. Food will be simple, usually two dishes and sticky (黏的)rice. When we were in Laos, it wasalmost always been delicious, but in southern Laos we ate sticky rice 14 meals out of 15! Even if you dont enjoy the food, you should eat something or your host wont be pleased. Dinner is not usually served (供应)on table, and you always take off your shoes before entering the house. Sleeping will be likely under a mosquito net (蚊帐)without a bed on the floor, and you mightbe waken up by some sound outside your window during the night. It might not be comfortable but home stay is the real Laos. Just remember that for most.villagers, dealing with (应付 )tourists from other countries is pretty new and they are sensitive toyour actions. Their warmth will last as long as their guests keep with them and accept (接受)them and their lifestyle without complaining (抱怨)too much.( )57. We can learn that _ from the underlined sentence in the passage. A. the writer liked sticky rice very much B. the sticky rice was always delicious for a foreigner C. the writer was a little bored with the sticky rice D. people in southern Laos only ate sticky rice for dinner those days ( )58. The underlined word sensitive may mean in Chinese. A. 有兴趣的 B. 敏感的 C. 不高兴的 D. 热情的 ( )59. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Not many tourists from other countries have traveled to Laos. B. People in Laos are always friendly to visitors. C. Foreigners are always pleased with their home stay in Laos. D. People in Laos dont mind whatever foreign visitors do.( )60. What might be the best title for the passage?A. What to eat and do in Laos. B. How to deal with foreign visitors.C. To feel real Laos. D. Travel in Laos.第二部分 非选择题（共55分）五、单词拼写，每空一词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. Who do you think is_（苗条）, Kitty or Sandy?2. There are many places of. _（名胜）in Beijing.3.How many_（语言）do you learn in your new school?4 .You can read many_（杂志）in the reading room.5-Would you like to_（自愿给予）me some help? -Yes, Id love to6. I want to know more about the western_7. Johns favourite subject is_8A lot of_ visitors come to China to visit the Gre