江苏省苏州市相城2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷(原稿)

2021-2022学年度第二学期期中学习巩固指导
初二英语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

所有答案均写在答题纸上。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共60分）
一．听力（本部分共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
第一部分听对话回答问题
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

1. When did the plane take off?
2. Where is Lily going for further study?
3. What does the radio say about tomorrow’s weather?
4. How will the man go to Beijing?
5. What will Kate do at 3:00 o’clock this afternoon?
A. Have a piano lesson.
B. Play volleyball with friends.
C. Have an Art lesson.
6. How is Linda?
A. Maybe she’s excited.
B. Maybe she’s i ll.
C. Maybe she’s free.
7. Where did the two speakers have their dinner?
A. At the man’s home.
B. At the woman’s home.
C. At a restaurant.
8. What will Daniel do this afternoon?
A. Watch TV.
B. Go to the museum.
C. Go home.
9. What does the man mean?
A. They can’t stand under a tree on a rainy day.
B. He agrees with the woman.
C. It is not a good idea to walk in the rain.
10. What colour are the woman’s trousers?
A. Green.
B. Red.
C. White.
第二部分听对话和短文答题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听一段对话，回答第11—12小题。

11. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To book tickets.
B. To check the date.
C. To invite him to a show.
12. How much will the woman pay for the show?
A. $50.
B. $150.
C. $30.
听第一篇短文，回答第13—15小题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记
13. A. by bus B. by bike C. by boat
14. A. 6:00 p.m. B. 7:00 a.m. C. 8:00 a.m.
15. A. picking apples B. climbing a mountain C. taking some pictures
听第二篇短文，回答第16—20小题
16. How many bottles of wine did the man hold when he got into the room?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Four.
17. What happened to the bottles finally?
A. They were broken.
B. The waiter took them away.
C. The man took them away.
18. What was on the wall on the first day?
A. A fly.
B. A nail(钉子).
C. A bottle.
19. How did the old man hurt his hands?
A. He was hurt by the glass.
B. He was hurt by the fly.
C. He was hurt by the nail.
20. What do you think of the waiter?
A. He is careless.
B. He has poor eyesight.
C. He is warm-hearted.
二、单项选择(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
21.England is _______European country．It is also_______ island country.
A.a; an
B.an; an
C.an; a
D.the;an
22. exciting experience we had in Shanghai Disneyland last month!
A. What
B. How
C. What an
D. How an
23.---Look! The man looks like Mr. Li.
---It can’t be him. Because his family ______Japan since la st week and they
haven’t returned.
A.has gone to
B.have gone to
C.have been in
D.has been in
24. My friend didn’t know who ________ the problem that she met at that time.
A. to talk about
B. to talk to about
C. will talk to about
D. will talk to
25.—Your father’s never been to other countries, _________ he?
— ________. He plans to go abroad for a second time.
A. has; Yes
B. hasn’t; Yes
C. has; No
D. is; No
26.How these children are! They' re singing and dancing
A. excited; happy;
B. excitedly; happy
C. excited; happily
D. excitedly; happily
27.T en years since they Shanghai.
A. has passed; arrived at
B. has passed; got to
C. passed; reached
D. have passed; reached
28.C ould you manage, if you don't mind, the work on time?
A. finishing
B. to finish
C. finish
D. finished
29.---Have you ever been to Shanghai, Mary?
---Yes. I there for three days with my parents last month.
A. was
B. have been
C. went
D. have gone
30.I t's time to decide what to do and
A. how should I do it
B. when to do.
C. how I should do
D. when to do it
三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
When Jeff was young, he had always been thin and strong. Now Jeff was forty, and he was fat and his muscles(肌肉) were very 31 . He did not wish to get fatter and softer every year. One day, one of his friends said to him,“Do you want to be thinner, Jeff?”32 ，I do," Jeff answered.
“Well, stop going to your office33 car, and get a bicycle."
Jeff had not ridden a bicycle for many years.“It is very hard to learn to ride a bicycle again at your 34 ”his wife said.
In__3 5，it was not too hard for Jeff to ride a bicycle again. He usually sat in his living room and read the newspapers in the evening. But now he 36 riding his bicycle every evening. He hoped that it would help him to get 37 ，and he also got a lot of pleasure from it.
He found some paths which were not really very narrow but were not 38 enough for cars，and there he got away from the noise of the city, which was becoming too 39 for him.
Then he began to go to his office on his bicycle. Sometimes all the cars stopped at a red light, but he could pass them to the 40 ，because his bicycle was narrow. So he was very happy. ( )31. A. soft B. hard C. sweet D. smooth
( )32. A. No longer B. At once C. At all D. Of course ( )33. A.in. B. through C. by D. on
( )34. A. body B. age C. wish D. leg
( )35. A. fact B. short C. silence D. place .
( )36. A. liked B. enjoyed C. practiced D. hated
( )37. A. better B. thinner C. weaker D. fatter
( )38. A. high B. narrow C. wide D. tall
( )39. A. few B. many C. much D. little
( )40. A. front B. end C. head D. middle
四．阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
（A）
The Christmas holidays are a time to give. These charities in America are looking for volunteers and donations. Read on to learn more about them.
American Red Cross
All you need is a pen and a piece of paper. The American Red Cross Holiday Mail is collecting handwritten cards to send to members of the US Armed Forces during the holidays. The charity has also set up a Holiday Giving Catalog where you can buy personal gifts.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The goal of Make-A-Wish Foundation is to make the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses come true. Through support and donations, the foundation has made dreams come true for thousands of children.
One way you can help is by sending a letter to Santa at any Macy’s department store. Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish for every letter received.
Toys For Tots
Each year, the Toys For Tots Program collects new toys for the holidays. Communities across the nation host Toys For Tots activities around the holiday season. The toys collected are given as gifts to poor children, so they can experience the joy of Christmas.
National Military (军队的) Family Association
Each year hundreds of Americans serve both nationally and overseas to keep our country safe. This holiday season, we can help serve them. Through donations, National Military Family Association helps to support the wellbeing of military members and their families.
( )41. If you want to volunteer for American Red Cross, you need _________.
A. a pen and a warm coat
B. some cards and toys
C. a piece of paper and some cards
D. a pen and a piece of paper
( )42. Which charity sends Christmas gifts to children?
A. American Red Cross.
B. Make-A-Wish Foundation.
C. Toys For Tots.
D. National Military Family Association.
( )43. The underlined word ‘wellbeing’ means ‘_______’ in Chinese.
A. 成长
B. 参军
C. 毕业
D. 幸福
( )44. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Season of Giving
B. V olunteers and Donations
C. Make a Wish
D. Warm Hearts
（B）
A horse fair is an interesting place.There is always a lot to see.There are young horses from the country ,little Welsh ponies,like Merrylegs.and many beautifulhorses too.But there were also a lot of poor,thin horses,worn out frim hard work.I was very sad to see them.
At the horse fair there was a man with a gentle voice and kind grey eyes. He offered twenty—three pounds for me,but they refused,and he walked away.Then a man with a very loud voice came.I was afraid that he was going to buy me,but he walked off.Then the grey-eyed man came back again and said:”I’ll give twenty-four for him.”The he too k me to his house in a great city.Dolly, his little girl,patted my shoulder without fear.It felt so good!They led me to a comfortable ,clean stable with plenty of dry straw,and after a delicious meal, I lay down to sleep. （）45.What did Black Beauty see at the hose fair?
A He would see different kinds of animals
B He would see different kinds of horses
C He would see only ponies
D He would see Ginger
（）46.Who finally bought Black Beauty?
A. A man with gentle voice and kind grey eyes
B. A man with loud voice
C. His old master
D. A rude and unkind man
（）47.How much more did the man pay for Black Beauty?
A. Twenty-three
B. Twenty-four
C. Two
D. One
（C）
Everything was ready when Laurie returned. He brought a note and some money from Aunt March. The afternoon passed slowly. Meg and her mother sewed, Beth and Amy prepared supper and Hannah did the ironing. It was dark when Jo finally arrived home. She had a very strange expression on her face. She put some money in her mother’s hand and said, ‘This is for Father. Buy something nice for him and bring him home!’
‘Twenty-five dollars! My dear, where did you get it?’ said Mrs. March in a surprised voice.
‘I earned it,’ replied Jo, taking off her hat.
Everybody in the room gasped. Jo’s hair was as short as a boy’s.
‘Your hair! You cut your beautiful hair!’ cried her mother. ‘It wasn’t necessary to do that!’ She touched her daughter’s head and kissed her.‘You don’t look like my Jo any more. But I love you the same!’
‘Why did you do it?’ asked Amy. She couldn’t imagine cutting her own pretty hair.
‘I wanted to do something for Father,’ replied Jo.
Mrs. March looked at her and smiled. She understood and she was proud of her daughter.
That evening Beth played her favorite hymn before the went to bed. Beth and Amy soon fell asleep but Meg was awake for a long time. She thought Jo was asleep but then Jo sobbed very softly.
“Jo! You are crying!” said Meg. “Are you worried about Father?”
“No, not now”
“Why then?”
“My hair!”
Meg smiled and kissed her sister.
（）48. What did people do that afternoon according to the passage?
A. Sewed and sang
B. Ironed and chatted
C. Bought clothes
D. Prepared supper
（）49. Jo sobbed very softly that night because_________________.
A. she worried about her father.
B. she missed her father.
C. she was sorry for her hair.
D. her mother blamed her.
（）50. What did Mrs. March think of Jo?
A. foolish
B. brave
C. clever
D. naughty
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共40分）
五、单词拼写（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
51.Are these hats their _______（妻子）？
52. The cartoon character looks much (丑陋)when it becomes angry.
53.The chair is broken, so it is (不能的)to sit on.
54. Harry Potter series has been (翻译)into about 70 languages.
55. It's nice of you to offer me some （建议）w hen I' m in need.
56.The government has already taken action to improve the poor__________(形势).
57. You can buy some gifts for your _______ （亲戚）.
58.—Could you tell me who the ruler of the USA in the 17th century was?
—Sorry. I have little of American history.
59.—Is it hot in Australia now?
—No, it becomes cooler. The seasons in Australian and in China are
just .
60. —Would you like to go shopping with me?
—I'd love to, but I am out after a busy day.
六.完成句子（本大题共5小题，每空1分，共10分）
61. 按时交作业是个好习惯。

It’s a good _______ to _______ in the homework on time.
62.你介意通过邮件跟我保持联系吗?
Would you mind ______ in ______ with me by e-mail?
63. 自从二十世纪以来,我们的家乡发生了巨大的变化。

Our hometown has ______ a lot since the 20th________.
64. Susan和Peter结婚已有10多年了。

Susan has been ______ ______ Peter for over 10 years.
65. 你可以通过努力学习来实现你的梦想。

You can _____ your dream by ______ hard.
七、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共20分）
66. 假如你是苏州某中学的一名学生李明，请你根据以下表格内的提示要点，以“美丽的苏州”为话题，用英语写一篇90字左右的短文，介绍一下美丽城市——苏州。

Suzhou is a beautiful garden city by Taihu Lake.________________________
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