重庆市沙坪坝区四校联盟2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题

1、重庆市沙坪坝区四校联盟2020 学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（全卷共九个大题 满分： 150 分 考试时间： 120 分钟）第 I 卷 （共 98 分）I 听力测试。（共30 分）第一节（每小题 1.5 分，共 9 分）根据你所听到的句子，从三个选项中选出最恰当的答语。听一遍。1. A.Yes, he does. B. No, I don t. C. Yes, she is.2. A. You could help clean up the city park.B. You could give out food at the food bank to help feed them.C. Yo

2、u could ask hospitals to let you visit the kids.3. A. You re welcome.B. Hope things work out.C. No problem.4. A. That s a good idea.B. It doesn t matter.C. Not really.5. A. I hang out with my cousins.B. I swept the kitchen floor.C. I was taking a shower.6. A. It s not a big deal.B. Running and readi

3、ng.C. I guess so.第二节（每小题 1.5 分，共 9 分）根据你所听到的对话和问题，从三个选项中选出最恰当的答案。听一遍。7. A .Because he hurt his eyes in the sun.8. Because his eyes can t see the computer.9. Because he spent too much time on the computer.8. A. Dave.B. Lucy.C. Jack.9. A. Coffee.B. Bread.C. Tea.10. A. Usual.B. Nervous.C. Normal.11. A.

4、 On the radio. B. In the house. C. Outside.12. A. Mother and son.B. Teacher and student.C. Sister and brother.第三节（每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分）根据你所听到的对话，从三个选项中选出最恰当的答案。听两遍。 听第一段材料，回答第 13 和 14小题。13. Where does the man want to go?.A. Chengdu B. Beijing C. Chongqing14. What s the date today?.A. June 11 th B. June 1

5、0thC. June 9th听第二段材料，回答第 15 和 16 小题。15. What s Julia s problem?.A. She can t go to the partyB. She has no talent to showC. She has no cool clothes for the show16. What do we know about Julia s sister?.A. She wants Julia to spend more time on studyB. She hates lending clothes to othersC. She is a lit

6、tle taller than Julia第四节（每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分）根据你所听到的短文内容，从三个选项中选出正确答案。听两遍。17. Did Mr. King love his cat? .A. Yes, he didB. No, he didn t C. He didn t know18. What was the first name of Mr. King s cat?.A. SkyB. Mouse（ 老鼠 ）C. Cloud19. What did Mr. King decide to call his cat after hearing the name of his

7、friend s cat?A. CatB.WindC. Wall（ 墙 ）20. Why did Mr. King call his cat“ cat ” at last? A. Because he liked this beautiful nameB. Because the name had more meaningsC. Because a mouse was always afraid of a cat n .单项选择。（每小题1分，共18分）21. What smatter with you? I have bad cold.A. a,theB.the,aC.the,/ D.the

8、 ,the22. He ran fasthe could catch the bus.A.thatB.because C.because of D.so that23. Though the old man lives, he doesn t feel.A.alone, alone B.lonely, lonely C.alone, lonely D.lonely, alone24. My father is ill in hospital. I m looking after him. A.Not at all.B.I m afraid.C.I m sorry to hear that.D.

9、It doesn t matter.25. Bob, may Iyour MP4? Sure . But you d better notit to others.A.lend, lend B.lend, borrow C.borrow, borrow D.borrow, lend26.I findimportant for us to learn English well.A.that B.it C.more D.the most27.Theya football game at 8 o clock last night.A.were watching B.watch C.watched D

10、.are watching1.1 It was rainingwhen I woke up this morning.A.heavy B.heavier C.most heavy D.heavily29 .He used toup late, but now he is used toup early.A.get, getting B.getting, get C.getting, getting D.get, get30 . I am not going swimming tomorrow . .I have to clean up my bedroomA.So am I. B.So I a

11、m. C.Neither am I. D.Neither I am.31 .Everyone was when they heard the news.A.excited, exciting B.excited,excitedC.exciting,excited D.exciting,exciting32 .Ben was working on a computer Millie was reading a magazine.A. until B. before C. afterD. while33 .Tony has a bad cough.His doctor asked him to s

12、moking.A.give up B. give away C.get off D. give out34 .the teacher, he passed his exam.A.Thank for B.Thanks for C.Thanks to D.Thank to35 . Look! Can you see a cat under the chair? Yeah! How lovely it is!A. lie B. layC. lying D.to lie36 . My heart so fast every time I meet her. What shall I do? Close

13、 your eyes and take a deep breath.A. loses B. beats C.jumps D. hurts37 .He would never refuse any one in need.A. helping B.help C. to help D. helps38 .Please hold on to your dream one day it comes true.A. if B. until C. unless D.thoughm .完型填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）Tom was the son of a farmer ,o ne New Year&

14、#39; s Day ,his father39 him to work onthe farm during his free time for one year .Tom was 40 with his father ' s idea andsaid , “That isn ' t 41 j ob .I have much school work to do ." Hearing this ,his father said , “I promise（许诺）to give you the best gift if you _42_ finish one year

15、9; s work ." Tom thought for a while and _43_.Starting from one Saturday ,the boy got up early and worked hard _44_ evening ,justlike any other farmer .Time passed quickly ,Tom' s wheat（/J、麦）_45_ very well .On the last day of the year ,the father said to his son , "I'm happy to see

16、 that you have worked very hard the whole year .Now tell me _46you want .”The boy smiled and _47_ his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat ."I ' ve39. A. askedB. invitedC. madeD. stopped40. A. surprisedB. unhappyC. excitedD. worried41. A. your B.hisC. myD. our42 A. shouldB. mustC

17、. willD. can43 A. thankedB. answeredC. agreedD. began44 A. untilB. inC. forD. with45. A. cookedB. grew C. soundedD. became46 A. where B. whichC. howD. what47. A. madeB. sentC. boughtD. showedme to know, ” the boy said.C. best48. A. leastB. worstalready got the _48_ gift .No pains, no gains（不劳无获 ） .I

18、 think this is what you wantedD. fewestIV.阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分）AWhenyou hear Westerners say “ Drop in anytime ” （随时来玩） or “ Comeand see mesoon ” , you should realize that it doesn t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime . It s better to telephone before visiting someone .Never accept

19、an invitation unless you really plan to go . You may refuse by saying ,“ Thank you for inviting me , but I may not be able to come .” If you are unable to comeafter accepting the invitation , be sure to tell those who invite you in advance （提前） that you will not be there .When you have accepted the

20、invitation to a party or a dinner , it is polite to bringsmall gifts with you , such as bottles of drink , flowers and chocolate . Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal . He might want

21、you to“ go Dutch ” , which means49. When Weste rners say “ Drop in anytimeorCome and see me soon, it meanseach person pays his own bill .A. you are welcome to visit them anytime without calling them firstB. you are welcome to visit them , but you still need to call them beforegoing totheir houseC. t

22、 hey don t want you to visit them because you dont call themD. they will hold a party for you to welcome you to visit them50. If a westerner invites you to go to his house ,A. you may refuse if you don t plan to goB. you have to accep t the invitation even if you dont want to goC. you can t accept t

23、he invitationD. you can go to his house anytime51. If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner , youbetterbring somewith you .A. money B. televisionsC. computersD. flowersEvery year, a lot of young people in Britain finish school and then take a year offbefore they start work or go to

24、 university. Some people go to other countries and work asvolunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people for example, theywork in schools,or hospitals, or they help withenvironmental protection （ 环境保护 ）.Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to a universityto st

25、udy Spanish, but now she is living in Belize, a small country in CentralAmerica. Paulinesays, “ I m working with other people here to protect thecoral reefs （ 珊瑚礁 ） in the seanear Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but ifthesea water is polluted, the coral dies.I m helping to study the coral and

26、the fish thatlivearound the reefs. All over the world,coral reefs are dying. We need to do something aboutthe problem before its too late.I m staying with a family here. They are very friendly and I help with the cooking and the cleaning. I don t get any money, but that s OK. I love my work here, an

27、d I havelearned a lot about the people of Belize and myself. When I finish my work, I want tostay here for another three months. I plan to visit other countries in Central America too. ”52. From the passage, we can know that PaulineA. comes from BelizeB. is good at SpanishC. is working as a voluntee

28、r D. is living with her family53. Which of the following volunteer work does Pauline do? helping in a hospital helping to study fish protecting coral reefs teaching in a schoolA.B.C. D. 54. What does Pauline probably think of her volunteer work?A. Useful.B. Relaxing.C. Difficult.D. Boring.55. Paulin

29、e is going to after she finishes her volunteer work.A.start workB. stay in BelizeC. study SpanishD. learn to cookDear Marnie,We have to do presentations （展示） for a test next week, and I ' m really worried about it.The thing is, I get really nervous when I ' m talking in frontof pe ople. The

30、problem is, I ' m usually a pretty good student at school, and my dad might be angry if I get bad grades. What should I do?AndyDear Marnie,Molly and Laura are both my good friends. The problem is that Laura andI share a lot of hobbies and we always go to the clubs together. So Molly isreally unh

31、appy about it and she says she feelsleft out （受冷落）.Now Mollywants to end the friendship between us. What can I do to make herbelieve thatshe' s still important to me?JessDear Marnie,This Tuesday I got my final exam results and I was excited to find out that I got very good grades. But when I ran

32、g my friend Rachel to plan a night out to celebrate, I found out that she got really bad grades. Now she' s reallyupset and doesn ' t want to go out. It ' s a really awkward （尴尬的）situation, and I ' m disappointed we can' t go out and enjoy the night. What should I doto make her f

33、eel better?Karen56. From the material, we can know that Andy is probably a boy.A. shy B. lazy C. serious D. creative57. What problem does Jess have?A. She got really bad grades.B. She made her friend feel left out.C. She is not good at doing presentations.D. She feels nervous when talking with other

34、s,58. What does the underlined word “ disappointed " mean in Chinese?A.奇怪的 B. 骄傲的 C. 失望的 D. 激动的59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?A. Andy' s father is very strict with him.B. Karen and Rachel planned a party.C. Rachel got good grades in the final exam.D. Molly and

35、Jess share a lot of hobbies.DMost students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of themthink that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for their family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think. Learn to do small thingsYou should l

36、earn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becomingresponsible （有责任感的）. Divide （戈U分）housework among the familyIn fact, it ' s

37、too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone.It ' s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together.ob much easier.Dividing hous ework among all the family members will make everyone Make it funCooking is one part of housework. Cook

38、ing can be fun if you put your heart into it.If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction.60. Most students think doing housework is .A. interesting B. boring C. difficultD. easy61. Doing some small things around house helps you .A. take care of yourself B

39、. be more friendlyC. become more popular D. grow up healthily62. Why shouldn t one person do all the housework alone?A. Because it is boring. B. Because it is difficult.C. Because it is tiring.D. Because it is not exciting.63. What s the main idea of the passage?A. It s about how to do the housework

40、 more easily.B. It s about some boring chores we have to do.C. It sabout how to divide housework into parts.D. It sabout how to find the joy of cooking.V. 口语应用。 （ 每小题 1 分，共 5 分 ）阅读下面对话， 从方框内 7 个选项中选择 5 个恰当的句子完成此对话。 Jenny: Sam, you look unhappy.What s the matter?Sam: My best friend John is ill in hos

41、pital.Jenny: 64 .What s wrong with him?Sam: He has a stomachache and can t eat anything.Jenny: But he looks very healthy, I think.Sam: 65.He s too fat because he eats too much meat.Jenny: 66.Sam: You are right. His doctor told him to take more exercise and eat less meat, but hedidn t listen to him.J

42、enny: 67.Sam: Yes. Now he thinks his doctor is right and he begins to do what he told him.Jenny: 68.Sam: Me, too.A. I hope he ' ll be better soon.B. I'm sorry to hear that.C. It，s bad for his health.D. I don ' t think so.E. He hoped to be thin.F. I'm sure he must feel sorry for it.G.

43、 He didn ' t like to eat it.第II卷（共52分）VI .任务型阅读。（每题 2分，共8分）Welcome to HongKong! Here is some information that can help you know the city very well.Hong Kong lies（ 位于）in the southeastern part of China. She returned to our motherlandin 1997. If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Ta

44、k Airport, because therewas not enough land. This airport was built out into the sea. It is in the part of HongKong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.The other city isHong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel underthe sea. Muc

45、h of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.The population（ 人口）of Hong Kong is over six million. People from all over the worldtravel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some placesare quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest

46、in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables.Beijingduck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.69. Where is Hong Kong?70. When did Hong Kong r

47、eturn to our motherland?71. What ' s the population of Hong Kong?72. If you go to Hong Kong by air, where will you arrive?VII .完成句子。（每空1分，共10分）（一空一词，包括缩略词）7.1 I think this is fair.（否定句）I think this is .74.They were playing soccer from eight to ten yesterday .（戈U线提问）were they from eight to ten yesterday?1.1 I didn ' t g