1、天津市河东区第三片区天津市河东区第三片区 20202020- -20212021 学年度八年级上期中考试英语试卷学年度八年级上期中考试英语试卷 一、听力：20 分 A) 在在下列每小题内，你将听到一个或两个句子并看到供选择的 A、B、C 三幅图画。找 岀与你所听句子内 容和匹配的图画。 B) 下面你将听到十组对话，每组对话有一个问题。 5. Where are they going? A. To the zoo B. To the movie theater C. To the National Gallery 6. Whats the boys cat doing? A. Its eatin
2、g something B. Its playing with a ball C. Its sleeping 7. Whats John interested in? A. Swimming B. Singing C. Reading 8. When will the next bus come? A. In two minutes B. In five minutes C. In twelve minutes 9. Whats the price of the shirt? A. 57 yuan B. 70 yuan C. 47 yuan 10. Hows the weather while
3、 theyre talking? A. Rainy B. Snowy C. Windy 11. What kind of room does the woman need? A. A room with a bath B. A room with a computer C. A double room on the seaside 12. Will the man choose this hotel? A. Yes, he will B. No, he wont C. Were not sure 13. Who does Mike like best? A. His maths teacher
4、 B. His English teacher C. His art teacher 14. Why will the girl be late for school? A. Because she had a cough B. Because her bike was broken C. Because she got up late C) 听下面长对话或独白。每段长对话或独音后都有几个问题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 15. Whats the living room like? A. Beautiful B. Great C. Big 16. Which plac
5、e is upstairs? A. The kitchen B. The living room C. Janes bedroom 17. Whats Janes favorite color? A. Yellow B. Blue C. White 18. How many children do Mr and Mrs. Smith have? A. One B. Two C. Three 19. Who likes reading Chinese books? A. Sue B. Mr. Smith C. Mrs. Smith 20. What does Jims uncle want to
6、 learn well? A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese 二、单选：15 分 21. Whats _ population of _ capital of that country? A. a; the B. the; a C. a; a D. the; the 22. I hope Miss Li can give me some _ on how to learn English. A. scores B. homework C. plans D. advice 23. We all went to watch that football match _
7、 Tim. He didnt feel well and stayed at home. A. to B. with C. except D. against 24. Do you know how much Mary _ all these books? They _ only 200 yuan! A. spent; cost B. paid for; spent C. paid for; cost D. cost; spent 25. She cleans the shoes _ in her family. A. the most carefully B. the most carefu
8、l C. more careful D. more carefully 26. The sea is very beautiful, _ in summer. A. certainly B. finally C. especially D. luckily 27. If you meet some new words, you can _ in a dictionary. A. look it up B. look up it C. look them up D. look up them 28. Why not _ tickets ahead of time? His concert is
9、so popular. A. book B. to book C. booking D. booked 29. Lu Xun was famous _ his novels _ a great writer. A. for; for B. for; as C. as; as D. as; for 30. She doesnt allow her son _ TV from Monday to Friday. A. watch B. watches C. watching D. to watch 31. Please turn the radio up a bit _ I can hear cl
10、early. A. in order to B. so that C. such as D. because 32. _ you go jogging, _ you will fee. A. The more; the healthier B. The more; the more health C. The better; the more healthily D. The better; the much healthy 33. A journey by train is _ than by coach. A. much expensive B. many more expensive C
11、. less cheaper D. a lot more expensive 34. Mike is a good boy. He often _ to help his classmates. A. forgets B. pays C. offers D. starts 35. -Im sorry. Im late for the film. - _. There is still a little time. A. Bad luck B. Thats right C. Never mind D. All right 三、三、完型：完型：1010 分分 An old farmer lived
12、 with his grandson. Each morning, the grandfather got up early and read his book. One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you，_36_ I cant understand it, and I forget it easily. Whats the3of reading it?” The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the_37_ and br
13、ing me back a basket of water.” The boy did as his grandfather _38_,but all the water ran_39_he got home. The grandfather laughed, “Youll have to move faster next time.” This time the boy_40_faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was _41_ to carry water in a basket.
14、He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. Youre not _42_hard enough.” The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the10 into the river and ran hard. But there wasnt anything in it again. He said _43_,“Look, grand
15、pa, its useless!” “Watch the basket.” said the grandfather. For the first time the boy 12 the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a _44_one, inside and out. “Boy, you might not understand or remember _45_when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be 15,
16、inside and out. Thats what you got from it.” 四、阅读理解：15 分 A Sometimes it can feel as though eating a healthy diet, getting enough exercise and finding the time to enjoy yourself is impossible. But learning to live a healthier lifestyle is easy when you change one small thing at a time. Follow Rosalin
17、d Ryans advice and youll soon be full of idea. Eat beet(甜菜）more. It sounds strange, but doctors say drinking 500 ml of beetroot juice could reduce blood pressure after 36. A. so B. but C. or D. and 37. A. house B. beach C. late D. river 38. A. said B. saw C. liked D. did 39. A. as B. after C. until
18、D. before 40. A. ran B. rode C. drove D. flew 41. A. difficult B. interesting C. impatient D. unimportant 42. A. hitting B. trying C. holding D. studying 43. A. sadly B. hopefully C. excitedly D. happily 44. A. white B. clean C. new D. black 45. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything just
19、 one hour. So drink up the pink juice. Think outside the box In our life we will spend 17 years of our lives on the sofa, and we will spend seven years watching TV. Next time you hear yourself say, “I havent got time to go to the gym.” Dont find this excuse but doing something healthy instead. Embra
20、cing (拥抱）good health Giving your partner a hug(拥抱） doesnt just warm the heart, it can protect it too. A study by a university found that hugging your friend for 20 seconds could lower blood pressure, and make us happy. Reduce salt intake We eat around 9.5g of salt a day, but the government wants us
21、to cut this to no more than 6g, as high level of salt can push up your blood pressure. 46. Whats the pink juice in the first piece of advice? A. Fruit juice B. Orange juice C. Beetroot juice D. Vegetable juice 47. We waste much time _. A. on the sofa B. on the TV C. on the gym D. both A and B 48. Gi
22、ving your partner a hug could _. A. protect the heart B. lower blood pressure C. make us happy D. all of the above 49. The government wants us to cut _ salt every day. A. 3.5g B. 9.5g C. 6g D. 3g 50. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Eating a healthy diet B. Healthy lifestyle C. Some advice D
23、. How to live longer B A very important world problem is the growing population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 6, 500, 000,000. That is a great number and we know it quite well. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now, but is the rate of
24、the growth- it is about 1.63 percent every year. Every second, four babies are born in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby!Another baby! You can not speak quickly enough to keep up with the birth rate. The population is growing larger and larger. In one day, people have to find food
25、for over 350. 000 mouths. This great growing population will make a big problem- there have been over 7 billion people on the earth. So this is one of the biggest problems which you are going to see in your life. 51. One of the most important world problem today is _ according to the passage. A. the
26、 number of dead people B. the heavy traffic C. the growing population D. the food shortage 52. The population of the world is increasing by _ every year. A. 350, 000 B. one fifth C. 1.63 percent D. 20 percent 53. Whats the meaning of the word “rate” in the passage in Chinese? A. 人口 B. 速度 C. 数量 D. 大小
27、 54. From the passage, we know there are about _ new babies to be born in a minute. A. two hundred and forty B. three hundred and fifty thousand C. fourteen thousand, four hundred D. forty-eight 55. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The population on earth is very large. B. The large population
28、 may be good for the world C. The growing population will be a big problem in our life. D. The large population may cause lots of problem. C When Emma Yang was 7 or 8 years old, her grandmother got Alzheimers disease(阿尔茨海默病）. It made her grandmother lose her memory. She couldnt even know her own fam
29、ily members. Yang, now 14, decided to create an app to help people with this disease. Her app is called Timeless. It uses facial recognition technology. Alzheimers patients can use the app to look at photos of their friends and family. The app will tell them who the person is and how theyre related
30、to the patient. If a patient doesnt recognize someone in the same room, they can take a picture and the app will try to identify them. Yang got the idea after seeing how facial recognition is used in different areas, especially health care. She worked with a tech company to create the facial recogni
31、tion software that her app uses. She learned to code (编码) for the iPhone for the first time in the process. The app is still in development. Yang is trying to raise money through crowdfunding (众筹) so she can take the next step-letting patients try a pilot version (实验版本) of the app. Though some may t
32、hink that the app is too hard for older people to use, Yang is hopeful. If you introduce it to them the right way, its actually possible for them to use it and it can really help them live better. she said. Memory expert Katherine Possin agrees. Possin said looking at photos on the app can help pati
33、ents feel more social. It can also improve their memory, she added. 56. Emma Yangs app was created to help people _. Awho like taking photos Bwho have Alzheimers disease Cwho have lost their family members Dwho are too old to take care of themselves 57. What can the app Timeless do? AIt can cure dis
34、eases. BIt can tell good strangers from bad ones. CIt can recognize faces. DIt can talk to patient. 58. Whats Yans attitude(态度）towards Timeless? A. Confident B. Hopeless C. Disappointed D. Doubtful 59. The last paragraph is mainly written to _. Aintroduce a famous memory expert Bshow how popular the
35、 app is Cexplain the apps usefulness from an experts point of view. Dshow that the app also works for the healthy people. 60. Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. Facial Recognition Technology B. Alzheimers Disease C. Yangs Grandmother D. “Timeless” Memories 五、补全对话：5 分 A.
36、What kind of animals will we see there? B. Yes, Ive got a map. C. No, we dont D. What do you know about the reserve? E. When do we meet the others at the reserve? F. Dont worry. G. Thats a good idea. Tom and Peter are talking about their visit to the nature reserve(自然保护区）. Tom: _61_ Peter: At 8: 30
37、Tom: Do you know how to get there? Peter: _62_. It will take us about two hours to get there by bus. Tom: _63_ Peter: Its an area that protects lots of different animals. Tom: _64_ Peter: Im not really sure. I know there are different kinds of birds there and Im going to take my camera with me. Tom:
38、 _65_. What clothes are you going to wear? Peter: Well, if its wet, Ill wear my sports shoes and take my raincoat with me. Tom: So will I. 六、完成句子：10 分 66. 你有困难时，可以找她帮忙。 When you are in difficulty, you may _ _ her help. 67. 为了保护野生动物，政府正在设立许多自然公园。 In order to protect wild animals, the government is _
39、_ lots of nature parks. 68. 在上周六的马拉松比赛中，观众用欢呼声为选手加油。 The crow _ the runners _ in the marathon race last Saturday. 69. 许多野生动物没有安全的居住地，因为村庄和农场不断扩张，侵占了他们的领地和森林。 Many wild animals dont have a safe place to live, because villages and farms are growing bigger and are _ _ their land and forests. 70. 健康的饮食应
40、该包括大量的新鲜蔬菜。 A good diet should include _ _ fresh vegetables. 七、任务型阅读：5 分 Do you know that each child in school catches six to ten colds every year?Though there is no cure for colds，there are some suggestions for you to avoid getting a cold First，you can avoid catching a cold by practicing healthy ha
41、bitsBegin by eating healthy foodsEat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink milk and juiceOther healthy habits include getting plenty of sleep at night and lots of exercise Next，you should try to avoid contact with the viruses that cause coldsIf you can，stay away from large crowds When people cough
42、（咳嗽） and sneeze （打喷嚏） ， the cold virus goes into the air Do not share a drinking cup， fork， or spoon with someone else because that could spread the virus Washing you hands is also a good way not to catch a coldThe cold virus may be on the things like telephones and moneyShaking another persons hand
43、 could even spread the virusBy washing your hands，you can stop the virus from infecting（传染） Following the suggestion above until doctors find a way to stop the viruses that cause colds 71Each child in school catches_colds every year 72Though there is no cure，there are some_for you to avoid getting a
44、 cold 73When people cough and sneeze，the cold virus_the air 74Youd better not share a drinking cup with someone else because that could _ 75By washing your hands，you can_from infecting you 八、综合填空：10 分 Leo and his father didnt talk for 8 years. 8 years ago, Leos mother d_76_. He thought it was his fa
45、ther who caused his mothers illness. He hated his father. Now they were sitting in a nice c_77_ shop. Suddenly his father asked the waiter to put some salt in his coffee. Leo was surprised. His father smiled and said, “Before you were born, your mother and I often had f_78_ playing in the sea. We co
46、uld taste the sea, just l_79_ the taste of the salty coffee. Every time I have salty coffee, I always think of your mother. I m_80_ her so much.” Leo was deeply moved . He never knew his father had such deep l_81_ for his mother. One month later, he moved to live w_82_ his father. Every time he made
47、 coffee for him, he put some salt in the coffee. After 10 years, his father died. Leo received a l_83_ which said, “Dear Leo, please forgive my lifes lie the salty coffee. Actually at that t_84_ I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change, so I just went ahead. Now let me t_85_you the truth . I dont like salty coffee, but I drink salty coffee for 10 years! Having you with me is the biggest happ