江苏省宜兴市周铁学区2020学年八年级英语上学期期中试题

江苏省宜兴市周铁学区2020学年八年级英语上学期期中试题注意事项：1、试卷满分为100分。2、请将所有答案写在答题卷上。第卷 客观题一、听力测试（20分）第一部分：听对话回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。1. What is the salad made from?A B. C. 2. Where is the boy going?A. B. C. 3. Which one is Mary?A. B. C. 4. Which subject does the man like best?5. When did Simon arrive at school this morning?A. At 6:45. B. At 6:55. C. At 6:35.6. Who has the most lessons every day ?A. Tom . B. Daniel . C. Nick.7. Who is the girl going to send the card to?A. To her friend. B. To anybody else. C. To nobody.8. How will they make their school more beautiful?A. By planting some young trees inside their school.B. By planting some young trees around their school.C. By doing some cleaning.9. How much should the woman pay for the tickets?A. 64 yuan, B. 72 yuan. C. 96 yuan.10. What does Sandy mean?A. She likes doing DIY.B. She knows little about DIY.C. She knows a lot about DIY.第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题 。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. What is the magazine about?A. Sports. B. Traffic. C. Reading.12. How soon will the woman have to finish the magazine?A. In twenty minutes. B. In half an hour. C. In forty minutes.听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。A school tripPlaces they went to The city zoo. Transportation(交通) 13 Things they sawMany different animals and 14 . They also watched a wonderful animal show. Things they didTook photos and 15 after the trip. 13. A. Bus B. Train C. Bike14. A. trees B. people C. flowers15. A. cleaned the cages B. picked up rubbish C. cleaned the buses听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. Where does Mike work ?A. He works in a shop near his home.B. He works in an office in a tall building.C. He works in a factory far from his home.17. How does he go to work and back home every day?A. On foot. B. On his bike. C. By bus.18. How did he feel when he came back home late one day?A. He felt happy because he met an old friend on his way home.B. He felt very hungry and wanted to have supper at once.C. He didnt feel happy with the price of the bus ticket.19. Now the bus ticket is _ last week.A. more expensive thanB. much cheaper thanC. as expensive as20. Which of the following sentence is TRUE?A. Mike likes walking more than taking a bus.B. Mikes wife is unhappy to hear the news about the ticket.C. Mike thinks he will save less money from now on(从现在起) .二、单项填空（15分）21. _ bad the weather is today!A. What B. How C. What a D. How a22. Excuse me, _ is it from here to the World Park? About half an hour by underground.A. how long B. how far C. how soon D. how many23. As a teenager, you cant think of yourself only and never _ your parents feelings.A. care for B. take care of C. care about D. take care24. The trip to the South Hill _ almost two hours and it was _.A. took; boring B. spent; bored C. cost; boring D. paid; bored25. Teenagers like to _ photos of famous stars in their bedrooms. A. put in B. put up C. put away D. put out26. There are so many buses and cars in the street. Lets find another place to play, _?A. Shall we B. wont we C. will we D. Shallnt we27. Which of the handbags do you like better? Ill take _. They are very fashionable and cheap.A. nothing B. none C. all D. both28. How was your trip to Japan? Oh, it couldnt be _. I dont even want to talk about it.A. good B. better C. bad D. worse29. Did Kate do best in the final exam? No, but of all the students she did _.A. the most carefulB. more carefulC. most carefullyD. more carefully30. _? Its very colourful.A. What is your school life look like B. What does your school life likeC. How do you like your school life D. How do you think of your school life31. Everyone knows Canada is the second _ country in the world. That is, it is larger than _ country in Asia. A. larger; any B. larger; the otherC. largest; anyD. largest; any other32. I like reading better than swimming because I think swimming is _ reading. A. more interesting than B. not as more interesting as C. as most interesting as D. less interesting than33. Must I do my homework right away? No, you _. You _ do it later. A. cant; must B. neednt; may C. may not; must D. mustnt; can34. The subjects students study in America are different from _ in China. A. those B. that C. it D. one35. Are you willing to live in Antarctic (南极) one day? _ It sounds exciting, but its a little cold there.A. Of course I am. B. Are you joking? C. Why not?D. Im not sure. 三、完形填空（10分）In the doctors waiting room, men and women were sitting 36 on the chair, waiting for their turn. Bob, a school boy, was 37 them. They all looked very 38 except Bob. He was reading an interesting story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in to 39 he was ready for the next person. Bob jumped up and ran into the 40 room.“Whats your 41 , young man?” said the doctor. Before Bob said a(n) 42 , the doctor made him 43 down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to say anything. Bob tried to sit up, but the doctor 44 him. “Now open your mouth. Ill take your temperature.Mm, good.” 45 a moment, the doctor said, “Well, my boy, you havent got a bad cold. Its nothing. Mm, In fact, theres nothing wrong with you.” “I know there isnt,” said Bob, “I just came here to fetch(取得) the medicine for my father.” 36. A. quicklyB. quietlyC. luckilyD. noisily 37. A. forB. betweenC. at D. among38. A. happy B. sadC. interestedD. excited39. A. sayB. tell C. speak D. talk40. A. patientsB. waiting C. doctors D. sitting41. A. storyB. troubleC. accident D. wrong42. A. thingB. sentenceC. wordD. answer 43. A. to lieB. layC. lyingD. lie44. A. to stopB. stopped C. stops D. stopping45. A. AfterB. InC. BeforeD. At四、阅读理解（20分）AAre you thinking about what to do in your free time? Come and join us Youth Club! Join in lessons and activities. Its fun! For more information, call 34789256!LessonsActivitiesMondayFriday6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.Computer lessons for beginnersSaturday and Sunday8: 00 a.m.9:00 p.m.Basketball and volleyball playgrounds openMonday and Wednesday7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.Dance lessons for dancerloversYou can learn and enjoy wonderful dancesMondaySundaySwimming pool openTuesday , Thursday and Friday6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.Cooking lessonsLearn to cook delicious dishes from all over ChinaThe second and last Saturdays of every month7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.Concert timeEnjoy Swedish rock, American jazz and beautiful songs from different parts of the world!46. On which of the following days cant you have computer lessons?A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday. D. Sunday. 47. How often can you enjoy music in the club?A. Twice a month. B. Twice a week. C. Four times a month. D. Five days a week. 48. If Dick wants to swim after playing basketball, when can he go to the club? A. Monday and Wednesday. B. Monday and Sunday.C. Saturday and Sunday. D. Thursday and Friday. 49. If you want to know the cost of the lessons, you can _ to get the information.A. write an e-mail to them B. only go to the clubC. call them on 34789256 D. join the club and ask others 50. This is most probably (大概) a(n) _.A. magazine B. advertisement C. diary D. timetableBHow could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world? The sun was probably the worlds first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos(爱斯基摩人) live. There, its dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, people have used the sun for a clock. Even today, if you dont have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, its day, and when its dark, its night. The sun can also tell you if its morning, noon, or afternoon.People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock. A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom part in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.51. According to(根据) the passage, there are _ ways to tell time besides（除了）the clock and watch.A. 3B. 4 C. 5D. 752. The Eskimos in the far north cant use the sun for a clock because _.A. they know very little about the sunB. the sun there never goes down in winterC. its too cold for them to go out to watch the sunD. it has long dark winters and long light summers53. The underlined(下划线) word “tides” in the passage means _.A. 洋流B. 潮汐C. 海啸D. 波浪54. In which page of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?A. NewsB. ScienceC. BusinessD. Advertisement55. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Different Ways to Tell TimeB. Useful Machines to Tell TimeC. The History of the ClockD. The Development of the Clock第卷 主观题五、词汇运用（8分）1. Its _(possible) for him to be at home, because I saw him in the office just now.2.To our surprise, our team played _(badly) in the second half than in the first half.3. My wife and I bought _(we) a new house last year. It cost a lot of money.4. How much _(day) English can your son speak? Just a little.5. The movie wasnt interesting at all, but I had to sit _(从头到尾) it.6. Its easy to work out the _ (高) of this bridge in this way.7. Linda is good at English and she enjoys learning about different _(文化）.8. After your homework is _(完成），you can do what you like.六、动词填空（8分）1.What great fun we had _(attend) the DIY course!2. My uncle _(wear) glasses two years ago, but now he doesnt.3. The guy advised us _(keep) the ticket until the final competition.4. Not only Jane and Mary but also I _ (be) good at physics this term.5. Youd better_(not touch) the little cat. Its a little dirty.6. What terrible weather! The temperature _(change) all the time.7. Tom, _(not be) afraid of speaking in front of the class. You should believe you can.8. Do you know what _( happen) to the earth if we dont know how to protect it?七、完成句子（9分）1. 这里有一百个多个世界各地景点的模型。There are models of more than a hundred_ _ _ from all over the world.2. 南方学生比北方学生寒假少放几星期。The southern students have _ _ _ for the winter holiday than the northern students.3. 一年前，我女儿总是不断地犯错。 My daughter always _ _ _ a year ago.4. 迈克，你要多花时间读书而不是整天在网上聊天。 Mike, you should_ online all day.5. 当我听到这个消息时，我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。 I _ when I heard the news. 6. 感谢你主动给需要帮助的人提供帮助。 Thank you for _.八、阅读填空（5分）Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much faster than before. Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip better. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.Before leaving Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They dont go bad quickly. For a nearer trip people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.While travelingBe sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge. Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.How to Keep _1_ During a TripBefore leavingWear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses_2_ some necessary medicine with you.Exercise for