江苏省苏州市相城区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（无答案）

1、20202021学年度第一学期期中考试试卷2020.11八年级英语一、听力选择（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）第一部分 听对话，回答第1-10小题，对话读两遍。1 .which is the girfs favorite animal?a.b.2. what does lisa look like?a.b.3. what does the boy need?a.b.4. where did the man go for the vacation?a.b.c.c.c.c.5. where is the computer?a. behind the shelf.b. on the paper.

2、6. what do the speakers think of the speech?a. they enjoy it.b. its boring.7. whatfs the time now?c. on the coffee table.c. its really nice.a. 7:30.b. 7:00.c. 8:00.8. how long does tom spend on his hobbies now?c. about an hour.a. about two hours.b. about half an hour.9. why didn*t the man catch the

3、plane?a. because he didn't start early.b. because he didn't know the way to the airport.c. because there was a lot of traffic.10. who is the tallest boy of the three?a. tim.b. john.c. frank.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题，对话读两遍。 听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11 .why does the boy telephone english-help centre?a. he wants

4、 to join the english clubb. he has some problems with english.c. he wants to help others with their english.12. what does the woman tell the boy to do?a. try to speak english as much as possible.b. keep an english diary and listen to english songs.c. join an english club, listen to more tapes and le

5、arn english songs.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据所听内容从a, b, c三个选项中选出正确答案，完成信息记录表。my best friend danieltall and strong with black hair a small nose13 and smiling eyescharactershonesthobbies & abilitiesreading books singing english songs being good at 15c. brightb. smallc. playing football听第二篇短文,回答第16-20小题。

6、16. the speaker mainly tells us about schools.c. american17. from the passage, we know that .a. most us schools start on the same dayb. us schools can decide when to startc. us schools usually start a little later than chinese schools18. what do we know about american students?a. they study in the s

7、ame classroom.b. they can decide what courses to take.c. they all have fixed classes.19. who has to share their lockers（储物柜）with their classmates?a. primary school students.b. new students in middle school.c. students in high school.20. what do us students usually put in their lockers?a. bags and co

8、ats.b. books and coats.c. bags and books.二、选择填空（共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分）第一部分 单项填空请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的a,b,c,d四个选项中，选出最 佳选项。21. do you think tom isof course. he is_ honest boy?most honest in our class.b. an; thec. the; theof the building?it's 236 metresa. high; highb. height; height c. high; height d. heigh

9、t; high23. yesterday i a brighter light in my bedroom so that there is enough light when i study in it.a. put onb. put inc .put upd .put off24. why not your teacher for help when you can't finish it by yourself?a ask; writingb. to ask; writing c. ask; write.d. asking; write25. when something you

10、, i will always help you, so, don't it.a. worry about; worry b. worry; worry about c. worries; worry about d. worries; worry26. when the bus stopped, some people the bus and some others.a. got on; got on it b. got on; got it off27. 一how many mistakes can i make, sir?a. a; the22. whafs thed. an;/

11、c. got off; got it ond. got off, got on itc. the fewer, the better d. fewer, better28. how about going to yongwang shopping mall on foot, dear?if it rainy now.a. won'tb. doesn'tc don't29. i don*t care（在乎）what my teachers think.well, youa. coulda. the less, the better b. more, betterb. wo

12、uldc. shouldd. isn'td. might30.what about having some milk at breakfast?a. it couldn't be better b. you'd better not. c. not at all. d. do as you like第二部分完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a,b,c,d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。making a speech（演 讲）at the un in front of 500 people from around the world isn't an eas

13、y job. and doing it in a foreign language is much 31 , when most chinese students were still 32 their holiday, wang yuan, one of the tfboys was busy writing the speech and practicing it. he used all the free time to try to 33 it.the subject of wang's speech was about study. il is a subject that

14、34 of the students of his age in china can talk about 35 even in chinese. the speech wasn't the best, but it was 36 enough for him. after that, he went 37 the speech to see if he had made a mistake. he said he learned a lot from this activity, 38 it was meaningful for him. his fans（粉丝）39 his pos

15、ton sina weibo about the speech more than 10 million times.the activity also changed the singer's 40 of english learning. hafter the speech, i started to pay more attention to my spoken english/1 he said. njust burying。里藏)myself in paper exercises is far from enough."31 .a. louderb. harderc

16、. nicerd. faster32. a. enjoyingb. discussingc. breakingd. talking33. a. forgetb. hopec. rememberd. learn34. a. noneb. fewc. anyd. many35. a. loudlyb. quicklyc. wonderfullyd. carefully36. a. badb.goodc. sadd.happy37. a. throughb. upc. afterd. for38. a. butb. orc. thend. so39. a. lovedb. noticedc.boug

17、htd. shared40. a. ideab. planc. lifed. interest三、阅读理解（共12小题:每小题2分，满分24分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a,b,c,d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ahow brave are you?adults:join us for an evening of humor, history and horror in the streets of old glasgow. daily, apriloctober walking tours of glasgowhistoric glasgow 2.00 pm gruesome gl

18、asgow 7.00 pmghosts and ghouls 9.00 pmall tours leave from george square.each tour lasts 90 minutes.£5.00students:£4.00£3.00family (2 adults&2 children):£ 13.00for more informationtel/fax: (0141)772 0022e-mail: infomercat-tours.co.ukweb: http:/www.mercat-tours.co.uk41. how lo

19、ng does the tour of gruesome glasgow last?a. half an hour.b. two hours. c. only one hour. d. one hour and a half42. mr. smith with his wife and two children, one ii and the other 9, will have a tour of historic glasgow. how much will he pay at least?a. £2.b. £13.c. £ 16.d. £17.43

20、. from the ad, visitors can not find the of old glasgow.a. addressb. web address c. e-mail address d. phone number44. if a student wants to have a tour of ghosts and ghouls, he .a. will have to pay £5b. can have the tour by bikec. can have the tour in mayd. had better go there at 10.00 ambhallo

21、ween is just around the corner! people in the west celebrate it on oct 31 every year. children usually go trick-or-lreating（不给糖就捣蛋）一they knock on their neighbors1 doors and ask for candy. but because of covid-19, many cities have advised people not to go trick-or-treating this year. as health expert

22、s said, the virus spreads（传播）more easily when people have close contact（接 触）with each other.but this will not stop halloween fans from keeping the tradition going. for example, elizabeth lusty from london came up with an idea for her two children. she and her neighbors will put boxes of candy in the

23、ir front yards. then theyll plan a safe route（路线）so that children can take the candy without coming into contact with others.andrew beattie from the us also got creative. he and his 6-year-old daughter made a contact-free candy chute（滑道）. il slrelches（延彳申）from the family's front door to the side

24、walk. they can send candy down the chute to trick-or-treaters outside. the idea became popular online and many people are doing the same."this is something that the kids w川 enjoy and not think of it as i'm doing this to prevent（预防） disease（疾病beattie told cnn. "they're doing it to h

25、ave a good time, and we need that now.1145. this year, trick-or-treating is not suggested because .a. it's not healthy for children to eat candyb. neighbors will not give out candy to kidsc. many cities will ban the activityd. close contact may allow covid-19 to spread46. how can kids collect ca

26、ndy from andrew's house?a. they collect candy as usual.b. andrew will hand it to them.c. they can take it from a box.d. they collect candy from a chute.47. paragraphs 3 and 4 explain .a. what halloween is usually likeb. new ways for kids to trick-or-treatc. what people are doing to stop trick-or

27、-treatersd. how neighbors stay in touch with each other48- what can we learn from beattie?a. covid-19 might spread quickly on halloween.b. people need trick-or-treating these days.c. trick-or-treating will not be fun this year.d. kids don't care about covid-19.cin a room, there were four candles

28、 burning. it was so quiet that you could hear them talking. the first one said, "i am peace1. however, nobody can keep me lit. i believe i will go out.hits flame（火火向） soon became smaller and then it went out.the second one said, "i am 'faith'（信仰）.it seems that i am no longer needed

29、, so it does not make any sense that i stay lit any longer/1after finishing its speech, it was blown out by a breeze（微风）.the third candle said, ”1 am 'love'. i don't have the strength（力量）to stay lit. people put me aside （在旁边）and don't understand my importance. they even forget to lov

30、e those who are nearest to them." with that, the third candle went out.suddenly, a child entered the room and saw the three dead candles- "why are you not. burning? shouldn't you stay lit until the end?”the child began to cry. then the fourth candle said, "don't be afraid. whi

31、le i am still burning, we can re-light the other candles. i am 'hope、'with shining eyes, the child took the candle of hope and lit the other candles. the room was much brighter and the child laughed.the flame of hope should never go out from our lives. it can help us keep faith, peace, and l

32、ove in heart.49. which candle was blown out by wind?a. the first one b. the second one. c. the third one. d. the fourth one.50. which opinion is not one of the candles1 opinions?b. people don't have faith.d. people only need hope.a. people can't keep peace.c. people forget to love.51 .what d

33、id the little boy do?b. he threw away the dead candles.d. he laughed at the candle of hope.a. he blew out the last candle.c. he lit the dead candles again.52. which of the following is most important, according to the story?a. peace.b. faith.c. hope.d. love.四、信息还原（共5小题;每空1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入

34、空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。a: good morning. can i help you?b: yes, please. 53 , but i have no idea which one to buy.a: we get all kinds of mobile phones here. which do you prefer, samsung, huawei or apple?b: i really know little about them. which one sells best these days?a: hmm! 54 .b: how much is a hua

35、wei?a: the newer, the more expensive.b: 55a: what about this one? it looks nice and works well.b: 56a: 2,000 yuan.b: any discount（折扣）？ how about 1,600 yuan?a: 57 thafs the best we can do. ok?b:ok. ril take it.a. huawei is more popular, i think.b. i want one newer but not too expensive.c. i have to a

36、sk for 1,800 yuan.d. i'm looking for a mobile phone.e. is it expensive?f. how much is it?g. what color do you like?五、词汇检测（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）58. let's give three great （欢呼声）to the kids who win the game.59. we can listen to music （在期间）lunchtime.60. kitty （自愿给予）him $ 500 to do the job, but he t

37、urned it down.61. jane is a careful girl and her desk is always the （整洁的）of all.62. he cut out a picture of a dog and （粘）it on the cover of his notebook.63. if parents do everything for their children, they won't learn to look after （他彳门自 己）.64. mary is a true friend because she keeps all her fr

38、iends1 （私密）.65. i didn't catch the last train. when will the next train ?in half an hour.66. lily got lost in the city yesterday.yes, no one helped her at that time. she was .67. 一reading is really fun. reading 10,000 books is like travelling 10,000 miles.六、句子翻译（共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分）68. 沉迷于电脑游戏是不对的。

39、69. 你最好先作业，而不是看电视。70. 你花在物理学科的时间最少吗？71. 一个真正的朋友从不说你的坏话。72. 我对了解不同的文化很感兴趣。七、阅读表达（共3小题;73题1分、74题2分、75题3分，满分6分）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。do you live in a city? do you know how cities began? long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. these people moved from one place to another. they