江苏省仪征市月塘中学2020年八年级下英语期中复习测试(有答案)

1、八年级下英语期中复习测试、单项选择题:Britain is European country. It is also island country.A. an, aB. the, anC. a, anD. an, an一 Where s your brother? - He Beijing and he will come back in 2 weeks.A. has been toB. was going to C. has gone to D. went Could you please tell me how long the meeting has?For about half an

2、hour.A. been overB. finishedC. endedD. begun一 How long have you learned English? six years ago.A. SinceB. For C. Until D. DuringThey told me it would be cheap, but, it cost me nearly 5,000 dollars.A. of course B. for exampleC. in fact D. in some waysWould you mind me turning on the TV?. Dad is sleep

3、ing.A. Of course notB. Certainly C. You d better not D. No, I mindI have collected some information on the Internet. Would you tell me next ? Make a chart.A. what to doB. what to do itC. how to doD. when to do itMum is too busy housework herself every day. I must help her.A. doing / relaxing B doing

4、 / to relax C to do / relaxing D to do /to relaxDon t if you want to be a polite person.A. queue for your turn B. cut in on others C.behave properly D. be patient.I went to side of the street in order to avoid him.A. another/ to meetB. other /to meetC. the other/ meetingD. another /meetingMike was i

5、ll yesterday. He had to his plan for the holiday.A. draw up B. give up C. carry up D. give outIt s late go there on foot now. I think you d better take a taxi.A. so; that you canB. too; for you toC. so; that you mayD. too; you can-Can Mr. King spare some time for the evening party?-If he, he will tr

6、y his best to make it.A. will be invited B. is invitedC. invites D. will invite-Could I have a look at your new bicycle?-Sorry, I it to Alice. She to borrow it this morning.A. have lent; cameB. lend; was comingC. had lent; cameD. have lent; will come-Sandy, I am really grateful for your help with my

7、 physics.-My pleasure.A. Many hands make light workB. It was better to be safe than sorryC. The early bird catches the wormD. That s what friends are for二、完形填空：Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money 1. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into t

8、he park. I had a blanket2 Dad, but he said no thanks. We4 treats for people like us who5 d sfhatsljVsjIrtheir air was sowrapped （裹着） around me, so I offered to share it 3 at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the lived out in the wildness. Rich city people, he polluted that they 6 not even see

9、 the stars.“ 7 your favorite star. Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping.He said it was my Christmas 8. You can t give me a star, 9 I sawns the ”stars.That s right, “ Dad said, “ But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.I 10 my head, looked at the star

10、s, and tried to figure out which was the best one.Then, I found one.“I want that one. I said.Dad smiled. Thaenus $金星）, he said, “ Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much 11 than the stars. Poor old Venus didn even make her 12 light. She shone only from reflected

11、（反射）light. ”“I like it anyway,“ I said, “I siaveoved Venu that Christmas. You couldsee it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”Dad said, “ OK, it s Christmas.your decision. You can have it if you want. And he ” gav

12、e me Venus.We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth （圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. Many years later, when all the junkthey got is broken and long forgotten,“ Dad said1,5haveuywiUr star.1.2.A. at firstA. toB. at onceB. inC. at allC. forD. at

13、 leastD. with3.A. looked upB. looked forC. look outD. look after4.A. strangeB. specialC. importantD. impossible5.A. wonderfulB. uglyC. oldD. poor6.A.neededB. couldC. shouldD. had better7.A. pick upB. take outC. put outD. pick out8.A. dinnerB. cardC. partyD. present9.A. EverybodyB. SomebodyC. Anybody

14、D. Nobody10.A. lowed （降低）B. putC. raisedD. rose11.A. slowerB. fartherC. closerD. higher12.A. aloneB. lonelyC. strongD. own13.A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. until14.A. dislikeB. refuse （拒绝）C. Accept （接受）D. laugh15.A. evenB. neverC. alreadyD. still三、阅读理解：AYou may feel curious（好奇）about students in other co

15、untries:Do they also have muchhomework? What do they do in their free time?On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korean and the USA. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your ques

16、tions in this report.Who studies hardest?Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That msuch more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).Who sleeps most often in class?Japanese

17、students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimesdoze off in class. In South Korea, it s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.South Korean students don litke taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), Chi

18、na (90%) and the US (89%).Who is the most distracted ( 分心的 )?American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated ( 无关的 ) books in class.What do they do after school?In their spare

19、 time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.The report is about the subjectsD. the high schools提及 ) in the report?Japan.D. South Korea.A. the countriesC. the student

20、s livesWhat country is not mentioned(A. The US.B. India.of the Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework?A. 26.4%B. 8.2%C. 5.2% D. 48.6%Address: No. 6 People Road. ( Evening Paper, May 19 )Yucai Middle School needs a foreign teacher. He/She must have worked in China formore than 2

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22、8866177Beijing Guo an TeamPlace: Dongying Stadium (体育馆)Coaches (教练)：Xu Genbao, Jim Zhiyang RMB 15 yuan (for students)( Dongying Daily, May 3, 2012 ) The shopping Centre will open on May 8. Everybody with today Dsongying Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Telephone 8885619;Addr

23、ess: No. 16 Jinan Street.If a customer (顾客)goes to the Shopping Centre with Dongying Daily of May 3, 2012,he will get a small present .A. every day B. from Dongying Daily C. on May 8, 2012 D. on May 3, 2012If an American teacher has worked in China for 3 years and comes to Yucai Middle School to ask

24、 for the job in June, he will .A. get a bad job B. not get the job C. be a good teacher D. be usefulIf three adults （成人）and six students want to watch the match, the tickets will cost RMByuan.A. 165B. 135C. 195D. 225Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. The Shopping Centre is at No. 16 Jinan Street.

25、The telephone number of Yucai Middle School is 8866177.C. Xu Genbao is a coach.D. The match is between Beijing Team and Guo an Team.CThe size and shape of your ears show your character （ 性格） more than any other partsof the face. Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not c

26、hange their shape. They only change in size.Reading people s character from their ears is anold science. In very old times peoplethought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. They thought that a person with pale （nearly white）, small ears was dangerous. They also thought tha

27、t the shape of the ear showed whether （是否）a person was musical or not. Today, too, many peoplebelieve that the size and the shape of the ear help you know if a person is musical.Ears are all different, and each characteristic （特性）has a meaning. Next time when youlook at a person, see if his ears are

28、 large or small. Look at the lobes （ the lowest part of the ear）. Are they attached （ 连着 ） to the face? Ears that are always red mean a person may easily get angry, or he/she just has high blood pressure （ 高血压 ）. Ears that are always cold and pale mean a person has a nervous character. And a big ins

29、ide hole of the ear means a person is musical. TOC o 1-5 h z In the old times people might ask for help from a person with.A. red ears B. big earsC. small ears D. pale earsThe passage is mainly about .A. the size of our earsB. musical earsC. ears which related to （ 与 .有关） characters D. our faces and

30、 earsWe can guess Beethoven （ 贝多芬）may have .A. pale earsB. white earsC. small earsD. ears with a big inside holeIf you are often late for school, you may find the ears of your teacher .A. get biggerB. get smaller C. get colder D. get redderDWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to po

31、int out my shortcomings（ 缺点 ）.Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn t a good student, I talked too much, I wastoo proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, and then he

32、 asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn t you ever wonder what you re really like? Well, you now have that girl s opinimake a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to（ 不注 意 ） the other things she said. ”I did as he told me. To my great surp

33、rise, I found that about half the things were true. Someof them I couldn t change （like being very thin）, but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a quite clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. That s just for you,

34、hebetter than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feeling hurt. When something said about you i s true, you ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don t shut yourListen to them all,

35、 but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.Daddy s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I ve never hbetter piece of advice.What does “ Week by week her list grew mean?Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.S

36、he had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.Why did her father listen to her quietly?Because he believed that what her daug

37、hter s enemy said was mostly true.Because he had been so angry with his daughter s shortcomings that he wanted to showthis by keeping silent for a while.Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.Because he wasn t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.The writer f

38、elt when she did the things as her father had told her.A. surprisedB. angryC. disappointed（ 失望的） D. sadWhich do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend B. The Best Advice I ve Ever HadC. My FatherD. My Childhood四、词汇运用：Suzhou is in the （south） part of J

39、iangsu.The song of the film Fast & Fufious 7 （touch ） me deeply.A player fell down in the Yangzhou Marathon on 18 April, but he got up and continued （run） to the end.British people think it（polite） to push in before others.A great boss has good（communicate） skills.Theworkersin this factory have to w

40、ork every day some import antfestivals .（除了）It gives me （高兴） to introduce our new English teacher .We all think this is the （丑陋的）building in our city .How to protect the （环境）has been under discussion . The man standing （靠着） the wall is my father . 五、任务型阅读：A speaker was giving a speech to his student

41、 on what to do with stress（ 压力）.He held up a glass of water and asked the students,“ How heavy do you think this glass of water is?The students answers were differ enfrom 20g to 500g.“It does not matter on the exact weight. It depends on（ 取决于）how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK

42、. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If Ihold it for a day, you will send me to the hospital. It is the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”“If we carry our burdens（负担）all the time, we will not be able to carry on, because the burden is becoming

43、 heavier and heavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down, have a rest for a while and then hold it up again.”We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can cheer up and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don carry it ba

44、ck home. You can pick it up tomorrow.Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.Life is short, enjoy it!TitleHow to1ourselvesThe speaker s questionWhat s the weight of the glass of 2?The students ，3From 20g to 500gThe speaker s explanationsThe weight o

45、f the glass of water depends on the4of holdingit.Hold it for a5 , you will feel OK.If you hold it for an hour, your right arm will ache.You have to see a 6if you hold it for a day.If we carry the burden too long, we will be unable to7 on.The ways to relaxTo relax, you must put the glass down.Have a

46、rest 8 holding the glass up again.The writer s9Don t carry your work back home and pick it up tomorrow.10your life.六、完成句子：1 .顺便问一下，你能告诉我什么时候要交读书报告吗？.博物馆就在马路对面，你很容易就会找到。.我设法阅读大量的历史书，因为这能增强我对过去知识的了解。七、短文填空Sand Writing and Stone WritingPeter and Simon were good friends.One day, when they walked in a de

47、sert（ 沙漠）,they had a quarrel（ 争吵）.Peter was a_1_ and he hit Simon in the face. Simon was hurt, but he said n_2_. He wrote in the sand,“ Today,my best friend hit me in the face.”Another day, when they walked along a river, Simon suddenly f_3_ into the river. Peter jumped into the river and pulled Simon out of w_4_. When Simon was back on the bank, hewrote