1、八年级英语 第 6 页共 8 页 1 东湖高新区东湖高新区 2020-2021 学年度学年度八年级八年级上期中考试英语试卷上期中考试英语试卷 说明：1.本卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，满分 120分，考试时间 120分钟。 2.请将全部答案写在答题卡上。 第 I 卷（选择题共 85 分） 第一部分听力部分 一一、听力测试（共三大题，满分听力测试（共三大题，满分 25 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 4 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 4 分）分） 听下面 4个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选 项。听完 每个问题后，你都有 5秒钟的时间来
2、作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1. A.To Hainan. B. By train C. With my.friends. 2. A. In a week. B. Once a week. C. For a week. 3. A. Yes, he is. B. He is serious. C. Vera. 4. A.107.9 FM. B. Dream Clothes. C. Sun Cinema. 第二节第二节(共共 8 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 8 分分) 听下面 8段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完 每
3、段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 5. What does the man think of sitcom? A. He loves them. B. He doesnt mind them. C. He cant stand them. 6. What is the boy watching? A. A soap opera. B. An action movie. C. News. 7. How often does the man exercise? A. Every Wednesday. B. Twice a week. C. Thre
4、e times a week. 8. Which cinema will the speakers probably go to? A. Sun Cinema. B. Moon Cinema. C. Town Cinema. 9. How far is it from the school to the boys home? A. 10 minutes by bike. B. 3 kilometers. C. 10 minutes on foot. 10. What will the man probably do? A. Take a taxi. B. Ride a bike. C. Tak
5、e a bus. 11. How does the man like the movie Tiny Times? A. He doesnt mind it. B. He loves it. C. He cant stand it 12. What did the man do most of the time during the holiday? A. Study. B. Exercise. C. Have fun. 第三节第三节(共共 13 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 13 分分) 2 听下面 4短对话或独白，毎段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选
6、项 小题将公 出 5 社盘聾对活或独白前你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟。听完后，各 鷺嘈;鷺的作答时间。每 段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 13段材料，回答第 13-15 题。 13. Where did Helen go on vacation? A. Guizhou B. Guangzhou C. Gansu 14.Who did Helen go on vacation with? A. Rich. B. Her family C. Her friends. 15. What did the boy do last month?. A. He took lots of photos
7、. B. He wrote a book. C. He stayed at home. 听第 14段材料，回答第 16-18 小题。 16. Who is the boys best friend? A. Larry. B. Paul. C. Mike. l7. What is Larry good at? A. English. B. Football. C. Making friends. 18. Which0ne is TRUE ? A. Mike and Larry are similar to each other. B. Larry is the taller than Mike.
8、 C. Larry is more hard-working than Mike. 听第 15段材料，回答第 19-22 小题。 19. What does the boy think of scary movies? A. exciting. B. Meaningless. C. Relaxing. 20. Who likes game shows? A. John. B. Mary. C. Neither John nor Mary. 21. Why does Mary like talk shows? A. Because she thinks they are funny. B. Be
9、cause she can find out what different people think about a subject. C. Because she thinks they are more enjoyable than sitcoms. 22. What kind of TV shows will they watch then? “ A. Action movies. B. Sitcoms. C. Talk shows. 听第 16段材料，回答第 2325 小题。 hide /haid/ v. (hid /hid/)隐藏 23. Where did the magician
10、 work?- A. In a zoo. B. On a ship. C. In a park. 24; Why did the parrot(鹦鹉)understand how the magician did the shows? A. The magician taught the parrot. : B. The audience(观众)taught the parrot. 3 C. The parrot saw the shows every week. 25. Which-of the following is right? A. The parrot didnt know wha
11、t happened to the ship. B. The magician hid the ship from the parrot. C. The magician threw the parrot into the sea angrily. 第二部分笔试部分第二部分笔试部分 二、选择填空（共 15小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 十匕 从题中所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选岀一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在 答题卡上相应 的位置涂黑。 26. Thanks for giving me a ride to the office. _. A. No problem B. Gla
12、d you like it C. Of course not D. With pleasure 27. Excuse me. Would you mind us sharing the table? The restaurant is quite full now. . _. Our friends are on the way. A. Yes, you can B. No, please dont C. Not at all D. Better not 28. The meal she cooked for us was so delicious! Yeah, and I also like
13、 the milk shake very much, so I asked her to fill my glass to the _. A. hand B. service C. menu D. top 29. Charlie Chaplin is one of the most famous comedians in the world. I cant agree more. I have to say no one can _ him in comedy. A. touch B. win C. reach D. break 30. If you take a bath and go to
14、 bed early you will be _ for the journey tomorrow. A. safe B. common C. fresh D. natural 31. Dont be angry with your kids when he makes a mistake again, will you? No, I wont. I know that _ of us are perfect after all. A. none B. neither C. nobody D. either 32. Do you know the girl next Peter? She _
15、be his sister. Peter told me he had a sister, but Im not sure. A. must B. can C. might D. should 33. He is a workaholic （工作狂）! He often stays up late until midnight. I dont think it is wise to do that. After all, health is of _ importance. A.primary B. enough C. necessary D. personal 34. _ the door
16、when you get on the subway in a hurry. Thanks a lot. A. Close B. Mind C. Swing D. Care 35. I wonder if Mark gets angry with me. He _ talks to me in the group work. 4 No, he is just a man of few words. A. truly B. hardly C. carefully D. usually 36. I havent seen Mr. Blacks smile since his son died in
17、 theearthquake. Nothing can _ for the loss of a child. A. make up B. put up C. give up D. take up 37. They are quite different, _ they seemed to get on well when they met. A. until B. if C. or D. though 38. The fish _ delicious. Can I have some? Yes, of course. But you should wash your hands first.
18、. A. tastes B. feels C. smells D. sounds 39. Im not very good at math and I am always making mistakes in math tests. _ you take math tests. _ mistakes you will make. A. The more careful; the fewer B. The more carefully; the fewer C. The more careful: the less D. The more carefully; the less 40. She
19、didnt know _. It makes no difference to their friendship. A. where did Bob come from B. where docs Bob come from C. where Bob comes from D. where Bob came from 三、完形填空（本题共 15小题，每小題 I分，共 15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 41-55 各小题所给的 ABCD 四个选项中，选出一个岐佳答案 Do you know that the Happy Birthday to You song is the first
20、 song sung in outer space? Apollo IX astronauts 41 it on March 8. 1969. It is one of the most 42 English songs of all time. Heres the story behind it. The song was written by 43 sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the 44 of Good Morning to All” in 1893.
21、It was used as a classroom 45 . Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom. The composer. Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original（最初 的） lyrics（歌词）for the song while she was a teacher in a pre-school in Louisville, Kentucky, where
22、Mildred also 46 there. The Hill sisters copyrighted （取得版权）their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared without their 47 in Robert H. Colemans songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, Happy Birthday to You, 48 the song still had its original title. The song was th
23、en published several times 49 the next ten years, often with small 50 in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, 51 Hill sister, Jessica, went to court（法院）over the copyright problem of the song. She was 52 about the theft（盗用） of the song and the failure to pay
24、to her sisters. She 53 her case（案子）.The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be 54 every time the song was part of a commercial （商业的）production. The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could 55 imagine that the simple little song 5 would continue to earn abo
25、ut $ 2 million every year. 41. A. saved B. wrote C. invented D. sang 42. A. important B. beautiful C. popular D. educational 43. A. two B.three C. four D. five 44. A. topic B. title C. order D. notice 45. A. party B. greeting C. discussion D. test 46. A. taught B. searched C. sold D. prepared 47. A.
26、 notice B. agreement C. promises D. names 48. A. although B. until C. because D. after 49. A. for B. over C. in D.by 50. A. chances B. tasks C.changes D. signs 51. A. other B. the other C. another D. others 52. A. worried B. angry C. glad D. curious 53. A. lost B. won C. heard D. dropped 54. A. paid
27、 B. praised C. invited D. warned 55. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. ever 四、阅读理解四、阅读理解(共共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分分) 阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 56. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news? A. LIFESTYLE B. HEALTH C. INVENTION D. CULTURE 57. According to the materi
28、al, what made Zhang win the gold medal? 6 A. He held the worlds most famous invention fairs. B. He invented an interlocked shielding window. C. He saved a child who fell out of the window. D. He created the pulley. 58. The news might be first reported by . A. TEENS B. China Daily C. SINA WEIBO D. XI
29、NHUA 59. Which one is NOT the reason why Zhang created his window? A. He expected to win at the 2020 Concours Lepine International Paris. B. Many children died of falling out of windows. C. He thought the common windows werent safe enough for kids. D. He hoped to make a contribution to society. 60.
30、From the material, we can learn that A. Zhang studies in Paris B. Concours Lepine International Paris is very famous around the world C. when the window moves up, a protective guard will go up D. Zhangs window is only useful for kids B We all love movie heroes. From non-human superheroes to flesh-an
31、d-blood （有血有肉的）people, these characters inspire us with their brave acts, wise minds and selfless spirit. Empire Magazine recently asked its US readers to vote （投票） for their favorite movie hero of ail time. Indiana Jones from the movie series of the same name was voted as the most popular hero. Ell
32、en Ripley from the Alien （ 异 形）films came in second, followed by Iron Man. Why do people feel so strongly about Jones? As an archaeology （考古学）professor, he lives an exciting and adventurous （冒险的） life. He is very knowledgeable and can speak many languages. He travels in search of ancient artifacts.
33、He fight against bad guys and saves the world. However, he is not a superhero in the traditional sense. He gets hurt, feels emotional （情绪化的）at times and is deathly afraid of snakes. And that is why he is so popular. Indiana Jones is not a perfect hero, and his imperfections, I think, make the audien
34、ce（观众）feel that, with a little more exercise and a little more courage （勇 气）,they could be just like him, said Steven Spielberg, the director of the Indiana Jones movies. This imperfect human factor is also found in the other two most popular heroes. Ripley is a tough （顽强的） and smart heroine who bra
35、vely fights a dangerous alien species. But she is also scared of the aliens and has nightmares （噩梦）about them. Iron Man, also known as Tony Stark, is smart enough to build his own powered armor （盔甲）.But in Iron Man 3, he is anxious and worried much of the time. Its inspiring to watch these character
36、s deal with their weaknesses. Finally they turn their weaknesses into strengths and win in the end. That is what makes people fall in love with them. 61. What do we know about Indiana Jones? 7 A. He is afraid of snakes. B. He is the main character in two movies. C. He is knowledgeable and handsome.
37、D. He dreams of being a common man. 62. It can be inferred that the underlined word imperfections in the 4th paragraph means . A.犹珠 B.无私 C.平凡 D.缺点 63. People fall in love with these heroes for the following reasons EXCEPT . A. their ability to fight against bad guys and save the world B. their excit
38、ing and adventurous lives C. their ability to turn weaknesses into strengths D. their perfection and beauty 64. Jones imperfections make people think . A. he is not a hero B. he is just like them C. he should improve himself D. he is not popular 65. According to the material, it can be inferred that
39、 . A. Indiana Jones is the main character in the movie Alien B. Ripley is a perfect heroine who bravely fights a dangerous alien species C. Tony Stark has his own troubles, too D. Iron man was voted as the second most popular hero according to Empire Magazines survey C Have you ever plant a tree? Wh
40、en my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs（嫩枝） one day. Her school gave these twigs to the students to plant. None of them looked very hardy, but with hope for the future, I planted them in our backyard. Over the years, because of an accident（事故）with the lawnmower（割草机）an
41、d poor soil（土 壤）,three of them died. Only one survived（生存）. It grew crooked （弯弯曲曲的）and very slowly. It never got very tall. In the end, it looked more like a fat bush than a tree. A few years ago, I noticed that it was starting to die. The lower branches were becoming bare. Only the top third of the
42、 tree was still green. Last summer I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer 料）,but it didnt work. Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I was wondering whether it would be better to just cut it down. It would make mowing the lawn easier. As I walked over to take a c
43、loser look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the leaves. It was a robin （知更鸟） patiently building a nest （鸟窝） in the topmost branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a home
44、. This tree reminded me that all of our lives have purpose（目的）.It doesnt matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly. Until our last breath, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place. 66. What made the three trees d
45、ie, according to the writer? A. They grew out of small and hardy twigs. B. The daughter didnt plant them correctly. 8 C. The soil around them was not rich. D. There was no sunlight in the backyard. 67. What did the only remaining tree look like, a few years ago? A. It was straight and tall, B. It gr
46、ew fat very quickly. C. It looked like a birds nest. D. There were not many leaves on it. 68. What might the writer do with the tree later? A. He might cut it down. B. He might leave it as it is. C. He might build more nests on it. D. He might take away some of its leaves. 69. In the story, the writ
47、er mainly wants to tell us that . A. where there is a will, there is a way B. we should work hard until our last breath C. everyone has something to give D. we should always be ready to help others 70. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. A Weak Trees Purpose B. Beautif
48、ul World C. Four Small Twigs D. The Nest of a Robin 第 II 卷（非选择题 共 35 分） 五、词与四语填空（共 5小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在站构音 义和逻辑上 正确。（提示:选项中有-个是多余的） here / heart / seriously / tried / there / decided 71. One of the main masons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always _ to face any danger. 72.1 know she cares about me because she,s always _ to listen. 73. If you dont take these show too _, they are fun to watch. 74. A true
