淮安市淮安区2021年八年级上学期《英语》期中试题和参考答案

6/16淮安市淮安区2021年八年级上学期《英语》期中试题和参考答案Ⅰ.听力测试略。Ⅱ.单项选择共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。21.Heisn’thonestboy.Wedon’tlikehimatall.A.a B.an C.the D./22.I’mthirstynow.Wouldyoupleasegivememilktodrink?A.some B.many C.any D.afew23.Jack’smotherisvery.Heseldomseeshergetangry.A.generous B.polite C.patient D.brave24.Whenyouaredoingreadingexercise,it’sagoodideatothequestionsbeforeyoureadthearticles.A.lookon B.lookafter C.lookthrough D.lookout25.-I’mgettingfatterandfatter,whatshouldIdo,Doctor?-Youneedtoeatfoodandtakeexercise.A.less;less B.more;more C.more;lessD.less;more26.Don’tforgettocomeandoursoftballteam.Withyoursupport,wewillwin.A.cheerfor B.askfor C.sendfor D.takefor27.IreadEnglishforhalfanhoureveryday.NowIcanreadEnglishasasyou.A.good B.better C.best D.well28.Itwasquitealongandhardjourney.Wefoundthehotelbeforeitgotdark.A.mostly B.usually C.finally D.exactly 29.-WhydidLucylookunhappy?-Becauseshewasnotverycarefulandkeptthewordswronginherhomework.A.spell B.spells C.spelledD.spelling30.Sandyfeltbecausenoonehelpedher.A.useless B.helpless C.homeless D.careless31.Mycousinisaboutplayingcomputergames.Myuncleisveryangrywithhim.A.interested B.worried C.crazy D.bored32.-doyougototheBuddyClubinyourschool?-Twiceaweek.A.Howoften B.Howlong C.Howsoon D.Howfar33.Youshouldbecauseyouhavetodrivebackhome.A.notdrinking B.notdrink C.nottodrinking D.nottodrink34.Simon,thewetpaint,please.A.don’ttouch B.doesn’ttouch C.didn’ttouch D.isn’ttouching35.-Don’tkeepwaterrunningwhenyouwashhands.-.A.Ihopeso B.I’mafraidnot C.Sorry,Iwon’t D.It’snothingⅢ.完形填空共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。IamMary.IamveryluckybecauseImakemylivingbywhatIlove—paintingpictures.IpaintedmyfirstpicturewhenIwasjustfour.Oneday,when36wasn’tlooking,Iusedmypaintandpaintedasummerscene(场景)ononebluewallofmybedroom.Ipainted37andmydoginameadow(草地)fullofredflowers.Ipaintedthesunaboveus,withabigsmile38itsface.IwasjustfinishingthepaintingwhenMumwalkedintomyroom.Hermouthwas39andshestoodtherequietly,lookingatthewall.“I’minbigtrouble,”Ithought.SoIwasreally40whenMumsaid,“Whatabeautifulpicture,Mary!”It’s30yearsandthepicturestillstaysonmybedroomwall.WhenIgohometovisitMum,I41iteverytime.Itellthisstorybecauseit42howmuchMumsupportedmyloveofpainting.WhenIwasatschool,shecaredas43aboutArtasothersubjects.Shekeptallthepaintingsandhung(悬挂)manyofthemonthewallsinthehouse.Sheoftensaid,“Youaresoexcellent.Followyour44.”TodayI’mafamous45.I’mhappythatpeoplelovemypaintingsandhangthemintheirhomes.However,IwillneverforgetMum’sgreatsupport.36.A.Mum B.Dad C.Grandpa D.Grandma37.A.himself B.herself C.itself D.myself38.A.on B.in C.at D.to39.A.closed B.open C.full D.empty40.A.worried B.interested C.surprised D.tired41.A.look B.find C.think D.see42.A.showed B.gave C.changed D.designed43.A.many B.much C.soon D.little44.A.idea B.mind C.dream D.life45.A.writer B.painter C.teacher D.doctorⅣ.阅读理解共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分。阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AHundredsofyearsagomanypeoplethoughtbirdswereholy(圣洁的).Theybelievedbirdsweremessengers(信使)ofGod.Birds’songsmeantpeace(和平)andjoy.Birds’brightandcolourfulfeathers(羽毛)meantbeauty(美丽)andhappiness(幸福)topeople.IntheeyesofNativeAmerican,birds’feathersstandforfriendship.Ifapersonarekindtoanotherperson,hemaygetafeatherasapresentfromtheotherone.Tothem,aneagle’s(老鹰的)featheristhebesttoshowfriendship.NativeAmericanpeoplebelieveaneagleistheleaderofallbirds.Itfliesthehighestandseesthefurthestofallbirds.Iftheygiveaneagle’sfeathertosomeone,theymeantheirfriendshipisveryprecious.NativeAmericansaregoodatmakingfriendshipfeathers.Theyusuallyputbeads(珠子)andleatheronfeatherstomakethemmorebeautiful.Afriendshipfeatherisusually27centimetreslong.46.Hundredsofyearsago,manypeoplethoughtbirdswereofGod.A.friendsB.feathersC.messengersD.presents47.Apersonmaygetasapresentifhetreatsotherpeoplewell.A.aleatherB.afeatherC.abeadD.aneagle48.Whyisaneagle’sfeatherthebesttoshowfriendship?A.Becauseitisveryexpensive. B.Becauseaneagleistheleaderofallbirds.C.Becauseaneaglehascolourfulfeathers. D.Becauseitcanflyveryhigh.49.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“precious”meaninparagraph2?A.珍贵的 B.糟糕的 C.临时的 D.延续的50.What’sthebesttitleofthisshortpassage?A.Feathers. B.Birds. C.FriendshipFeathers. D.Friendship.BShanghaiisoneofthelargestcitiesinChina.Italsohasmanyfamousplacesofinterest.IfyouplanatriptoShanghai,herearesomerecommendations(推荐).TheBund(外滩)OpendayandnightFreeAgoodplacetoenjoynightviewsNanjingRoadOpendayandnightFreeAshoppingparadise(购物天堂)OrientalPearlTVTower(东方明珠电视塔)Openfrom8:00.a.m.to9:30p.m.A:220yuanB:160yuanC:120yuanAplacewherepeoplecanoverlook(俯瞰)ShanghaiYuGardenOpenfrom8:30a.m.to5:00p.m.40yuanAbeautifulclassical(古典的)gardenShanghaiDisneylandOpenfrom8:00a.m.to10:00p.m.370yuanonusualdays499yuanonholidaysAgoodplacetohavefun51.isawonderfulplaceforpeopletogoshopping.A.NanjingRoad B.YuGarden C.TheBund D.ShanghaiDisneyland52.ShanghaiDisneylandopensat.A.8:00a.m. B.8:30a.m.C.9:00a.m.D.9:30a.m.53.IfyouandtwofriendsvisitOrientalPearlTVTowerandchooseTicketB,howmuchdoyouneedtopayinall?A.160yuan.B.360yuan.C.480yuan.D.660yuan.54.Youcannotvisitatnight.A.TheBound B.NanjingRoadC.OrientalPearlTVTowerD.YuGarden55.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ThelargestcityinChina. B.PlacesofinterestinShanghai.C.AdaytripinShanghai. D.GoingshoppinginShanghai.CMostpeoplenoticethatthereareafewdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Forexample,thereisno“u”incolourorneighborinAmericanEnglish.Somealsoknowthatalotofwordsmeandifferentthings,likeajumperisasweaterinBritishEnglish.Buttherearesomesmalldifferencesinverbs.BritishEnglishspeakersusetheword“got”morethanAmericanEnglishspeakers.Britishsay“havegot”,whileAmericanssay“have”.Forexample,BE:Ihave(=I’ve)gottwobrothers./AE:Ihavetwobrothers.Theuseoftheverbs“have”and“take”arealsoalittledifferent.InBritishEnglish,theyprefer(更喜欢)“have”whileinAmericanEnglish,theyprefer“take”.BE:Sheishavingabath./AE:Sheistakingabath.SometimesAmericanscutoutthewholewords.Whenusingperception(感知)verbslikesee,hear,andsmell,BritishEnglishoftenneeds“can”and“could”,whileAmericanEnglishignores(忽略)them.Forexample,BE:Shecanseearainbow(彩虹)inthesky/AE:Sheseesarainbowinthesky.Ifyoudon’trememberallthesedifferences,don’tworry,theycanstillunderstandyou.56.ThewriterdoesNOTmentionthedifferencesin.A.spellingB.wordsC.verbsD.listening57.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowtheunderlinedword“jumper”isusuallyusedin.A.AmericanEnglish B.BritishEnglishC.SpokenEnglish D.bothAmericanandBritishEnglish58.Howmanytypesofdifferencesarementioned(提及)aboutverbsinthispassage?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.59.WhichofthefollowingdoesaBritishEnglishspeakerliketosaybetter?A.IcanhearJanetalkingintheotherroom.B.Ihavetogonow.C.Doyouhavetimetowritethisdown?D.I’mgoingtotakearest.60.Thelastparagraphtellsus.A.weneedtorememberallthedifferencesB.weneverneedtobecarefulwiththesedifferencesC.thesedifferencesdon’tinfluence(影响)understandingD.thesedifferenceshelpothersunderstandyouⅤ.词汇运用共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。A)根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。subjects,bringin,languages,wide,thirstier,takeaway1.TheGoldenGateBridgeis90feet.2.ThestudentslearnChinese,Maths,English,andsomeotheratschool.3.DuringtheReadingWeek,wecanalsomorebooksfromhome.4.Ifeltevenafterdrinkingthatkindofjuice,theremustbemuchsugarinit.5.Englishisoneofthemostimportantintheworld.B)根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。6.Jimisvery(humor),weallliketalkingwithhim.7.TheYellowRiveristhesecond(long)riverinourcountry.8.Yesterdaytwo(climb)helpedthelittleboyoutofdanger.9.(lucky),ourfootballteamwonthefirstprizeinthematch.10.Ifyougetan(correct)answer,youwon’tgetanypoints.Ⅵ.完成句子共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分。A）根据要求完成句子。11.What’sthepriceofthepen?Itlooksverybeautiful.（改为同义句）isthepen?Itlooksverybeautiful.12.Bobisthetalleststudentinhisclass.（改为同义句）Bobistallerthanstudentinhisclass.13.Shedoesn’twantthatbook.Shewantsthisone.（改为同义句）Shewantsthisbookthatone.14.Shewaslateforschoolbecauseshegotuplate.（对划线部分提问）shelateforschool?15.Mydadaskedmetocleanthewindows.（对划线部分提问）yourDadaskyoutodo?B）根据所给中文意思，用英语完成下列各句。16.贝蒂有一副好嗓子，她长大以后想成为一名歌手。Betty,andshewantstobeasingerwhenshe.17.今天我们学校放学比平时早，因为放学后我们要努力训练。Ourschooltoday,becausewehavetoafterschool.18.当我们到达车站的时候，所有人迫不及待的下了车。Whenwethebusstop,allofuscouldn’tthebus.19.汤姆碰到了水管，弄得房间到处是水。我建议他参加一个维修的课程。Tomhitapipeandwater.SoIadvisedhimto________infixing.20.你最好不要把这个消息告诉任何人，你应该将它保密。Youtellthenewstoanyone,youshould.Ⅶ.任务型阅读共10小题；A篇每小题2分，B篇每小题1分，满分15分。阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。ADIYisquitepopularintheUK.LotsofstoresandsupermarketssellDIYthings.TVprogrammes(节目)showpeoplehowtoDIY.EnglishpeoplelikeDIY.ThereisasayingintheUK―“AnEnglishman’shomeishiscastle”.Hugenumbersofpeoplespendtheirholidaymakingtheirhomesbeautiful“castles”.Ifthereisanythingthatneedsfixingaroundtheirhomes,suchaspaintingthewallsorputtinginanewshower,theywilldothejobsthemselves.TheyshareDIYexperiencewiththeirfriends.MoreandmorepeoplefindthejoyofDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYforsavingmoney.DIYcanbedifficult.Thereisahugemarket(市场)forDIYfurniture.Peopleneedtogettogetherpiecesoffurniturewithafewtools.However,peopleoftenfinditnoteasytobuildapieceoffurniturebecausetheycan’tunderstandtheinstructions.Sometimestheinstructionsareverysimplebutthefurnitureitselfisdifficulttobuild.Onethingisforsure,thoughtheystartedmostDIYprojectswiththebestideas,theymaynotfinishmanyofthem.DIYcanalsobedangerous.Butmanypeopledon’tcareaboutthiswarning(警告)andputthemselvesindanger.DIYcanbringusfunandhelpussavemoney,butitisnotalwaysaseasyasitisthoughttobeifwebiteoff(咬掉)morethanwecanchew(咀嚼).根据上面短文的内容回答问题。（每小题答案不超过6个单词）21.WheredoEnglishpeoplebuyDIYthings?22.WillEnglishpeoplepaintthewallsorputinanewshowerthemselves?23.WhatdoEnglishpeoplesometimesalsoDIYfor?24.WhydoEnglishpeopleoftenfinditdifficulttobuildapieceoffurniture?25.WhatdoyouthinkofDIYafterreadingthepassage?BMostofpeoplesaytheygotoschooltohaveaneducation(教育).Somecanlearnlanguages,history,Chinese,geography,physics,Englishandsoon.Whileotherslearnaskilltomakealiving.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful.Yet,noonecanlearneverythingfromschool.Asateacher,nomatter(不管)howmuchheknows,cannotteachthestudentseverything.Ateachershouldshowthestudentshowtolearn,especiallyhowtoreadandhowtothink.Sothestudentscanlearnmuchmoreoutsideschoolbythemselves.Itismoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneselfthantoremembersomefacts.Itisquiteeasytolearnacertainfactinhistoryoraformula(公式)inmaths.Butitisverydifficulttouseaformulainworkingout(解决)amathproblem.Greatscientistsbeforeusdidn’tgeteveryt