江苏省常州市2020-2021学年七年级下学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

2020～2021学年度第二学期期中质量调研
八年级英语试题
（考试范围: 至牛津初中英语7下Unit4）
注意事项：1．本试卷共10页，满分100分。

考试时间90分钟。

2．请将答案全部填写在第7-10页的答题纸上，在1-6页上答题无效。

二、情景对话（共5 小题；每小题1 分，满分5 分)
根据对话内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

W: Excuse me, Jack. 21
M: Sure！22.
for a meeting. 23
M：Yes.
W: Well, Jack, I want to buy a Japanese camera
for my father. 24
M: Let me think. Well, after the meeting, I will
have some free time. I can go to buy one for you.
W:That's great.25
M: You're welcome.
三、单项选择（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分)。

从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

26.____8-year-old boy with ______ big smile on his face is my new friend.
A. An; a
B. The; a
C. The; an
D.A;a
27. In the library, students should keep_________ and move__________.
A. quiet; quiet
B. quietly; quietly
C. quiet; quietly
D.quietly; quiet
28.— How much is this jacket?
一It’s________yuan.
A. two thousand and eight
B. two thousands and eight
C. two thousand eight
D. two thousands eight
29. If _________ is wrong, fix it if you can. You know, worry never fixes_________
A. something; nothing
B. anything; anything
C. anything; nothing
D. something; anything
30. Our parents will arrive ___ New York ________ the afternoon of 10 March.
A. in; in
B.on; in
C.in; on.
D. at; on
31. Shall we ________Mr. Smith _______ our party?
A. invite; to come
B. ask; come to
C. invite; to
D. ask; to come
32. Oh, your idea_____ interesting. I love it,
A. sounds like
B. is sounding
C. is sounding like
D. sounds
33.—Peter, where is ___ seat?
— It is next to _______, We are deskmates.
A. mine; mine
B. my; mine
C. my; my
D.mine; my
34.----_____ we _______ have a meeting to talk about the new plan?
—Yes, we are.
A. Shall; /
B. Will; are going to
C.Are;/
D. Are; going to
35.—Is Neil in? This is John speaking,
—_____, He is washing his hand.
A. I'd love to
B. Don't worry
C. Wait a minute
D. Good luck
四、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，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A farmer and his son live on a farm. The father always gets up early and reads books every day.
One morning, his son comes up to him and asks," Dad,I read booksat night but 36 most of
what I read the next morning. What is the 37 of reading?"
The father says, 38 about his son's question. He gives him a basket. The basket is 39 ,
He says, “Get some water from the river with the basket, and then I'll tell you the answer:”
The son feels surprised, but he does 40 his father says. He tries many times,but every
time the 41leaves (漏掉) from the basket.
An hour later, the son 42with the empty(空的) basket and tells his father it is not43
to hold water with the basket. The father says with a smile,‘’Yes, you are right. The basket 44
hold water. But do you notice the basket is different?”
The son looks at the basket and finds itis clean. The father goes on,“Reading is like holding water with the basket. Although(尽管) we can't remember all we read, we are 45when we are。