宁夏吴忠市盐池县三校2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2020-2021学年度第一学期期中测试
八年级英语试卷
一、听力选择（15分）
(一) 听句子，选择与其意思相符的图片。

（共5分）（每个句子仅读一遍）。

学号 班级 姓名 准考证号 ★
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（二）听对话及问题，选择最佳答案。

（共5分）（每组对话读两遍）。

( )6. A Drawing B. Dancing. C Singing.
( )7. A. Once a week. B. Three times a week C. Five times a week
( )8.A She’s funny. B She’s serious C. She’s outgoing
( )9. A. To go out for dinner B. To go to bed early C. To study for a test
( )10. A. It is cheaper B. It is on Green Street C. It has the most comfortable seats
（三）请听录音中两段较长的对话。

选出最佳答案。

（共5分）
听第一段较长的对话，完成第11和第12两个小题。

( )11. What does Linda look like?
A.She has long straight hair
B. She wears a pair of glasses
C. She is taller than
Lucy
( )12. What clothes do Linda and Lucy wear
A. Dresses
B. Sweaters C Uniforms
听第二段较长的对话，完成第13至第15小题。

( )13. How long does the boy spend making models every day?
A.Thirty minutes.
B. Forty minutes.
C. Fifty minutes
( )14. What is he making these days?
A. A model car
B. A model ship
C. A model plane
( )15. When can he finish it?
A. In a week
B. In a month
C. In a year
（注意：请同学们翻到第Ⅱ卷第四大题，继续做听力填词题。

）
二、完形填空。

(10分)
Sam had a new classmate.He was a boy with black hair.And he 16 quiet and
ter,Sam knew that the boy’s name was Li Min g and that he came from China.
Sam tried to talk to Li Ming,but he never 17 ．He only smiled.Finally,Sam knew that both the language and the 18 were new to him.
That night Sam found some easy Chinese words 19 the Internet and learned to say them well.
The next morning，Sam went to 20 to Li Ming again.“Hello,” he said in Chinese.“I am your friend.” Li Ming looked 21 ．He answered Sam in Chinese.Sam didn't understand (理解) what Li Ming said.
“My English is not 22 ,” said Li Ming.
“My 23 is not good either，” said Sam.
“I will teach you,” said Li Ming.
“24 I will teach you,” said Sam.
Sam 25 a ball out of his backpack.“Do you want to play？” he asked.
Li Ming smiled. Sometimes words are not even necessary.
( ) 16.A.liked B．seemed C．sounded D．felt
( ) 17.A.agreed B．cared C．heard D．answered
( ) 18.A.planet B．country C．news D．Internet
( ) 19.A.on B．of C．about D．for
( ) 20.A.write B．send C．plan D．talk
( ) 21.A.careful B．surprised C．sad D．outgoing
( ) 22.A.big B．high C．good D．fast
( ) 23.A.Chinese B．English C．sport D．math
( ) 24.A.Because B．Although C．And D．If
( ) 25.A.hung B．dug C．covered D．took
三、阅读理解。

（40分）
（A）
Mike I’m 16 years old. I want to be a singer in the future. I enjoy singing. And I began to play the piano when I was six. Now I’m good at playing it. I am going to practice a lot to make my dream come true.
Larry I’m a fourteen-year-old boy from London. I like meeting people and talking to people, and I enjoy traveling. So I want to be a reporter when I grow up.
Lucy I want to be a teacher like my father. I want to teach because I like to be with children. I am going to study hard to be a good teacher.
Bob To be a doctor is my dream. I want to help sick people. It is really a great thing to help people get healthy again. I am going to feel happy. I don’t mind working late in the evening. ( )26. Mike started to play the piano when he was _____ years old.
A. five
B. six
C. ten
D. Sixteen
( ) 27 Larry wants to be a ______.
A. reporter
B. singer
C. doctor
D. teacher
( ) 28. What does Lucy’s father do?
A. He’s a singer.
B. He’s a reporter.
C. He’s a teacher.
D. He’s a doctor.
( ) 29. From the passage, we can learn that ____.
A. Mike is from London
B. Larry likes traveling
C. Lucy doesn’t like children
D. Bob can’t stand working long time
（B）
I’m Betty. Last Sunday I celebrated my 14th birthday. My parents planned a big party for me and my friends.
My mother was like a best friend when inviting my friends home. She made a list of all the friends that I wanted to invite. Then she helped me make cards and sent them to each of my friends. The contents(内容) of each card were not the same.
Next, she took me to the supermarket and we bought balloons(气球) and streamers(飘带), masks(面具), hats and so on to make the room nice. We ordered a cake and the cake was a white house with colorful chocolate.
When we got home, we began to work. We put up the streamers and hung the balloons around the walls, doors and windows. We arranged(设计) the masks and hats. In this way, each friend could p ick a different one.
My mother spent all the day in the kitchen cooking a lot of delicious food. In the evening, my friends came. After the dinner, my father organized some games for us and he became the referee(裁判) for all our games. My friends all had fun playing the games.
At night, my bedroom was filled with gifts. I went to bed with the happiness of having the best birthday party of my life.
( ) 30. Betty celebrated her birthday _____________.
A. in the park
B. in a hotel
C. at school
D. at home ( ) 31. Betty and her mom didn’t buy ____________ in the supermarket. A. masks B. birthday cards C. hats D. balloons ( ) 32. ___________cooked a lot of delicious food for the party.
A. Betty
B. Betty’s mother
C. Betty’s father
D. Betty’s friends ( ) 33. The best title(题目) for this passage is _____________.
A. My friends and I
B. How to Invite Friends to a Party
C. My Best Birthday Party
D. Who Are My Parents
( )34. Chinese people hope to________
A .deal with the garbage at their homes B. never have garbage in the future
C. find a way to deal with the garbage
D. get more recyclable waste in Shenyang ( )35. Garbage sorting is hot in China because it is________
A. interesting
B. useful
C. educational
D. meaningless ( )36. Garbage sorting in China first started from
A towns B. cities C villages D. farms ( )37. From the last part of the material, we can know that
A. there are four kinds of garbage sorting in China
B. garbage sorting Is easy for everyone
C. people in Shenyang get used to the rules well
D. garbage sorting is a successful plan
（
D ）
Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert （灵活）. That means they d o better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise. They are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: You have to like what you are doing. Exercise enough （足够的）--- but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes （分
钟）each time is enough. Try all kinds of sports until（直到）you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.
You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment（设备）there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it’s very expensive.
( )38. the underline word “fitness centers” in the passage means _____.
A. 商务中心
B. 健身中心
C. 医疗中心
D. 购物中心
( )39. The sport “_____” is not told in the passage.
A. playing soccer
B. skateboarding
C. walking
D. running
( )40. The doctors say that exercise can make your heart and body _____.
A. ill
B. happy
C. strong
D. health
( )41. About “exercise”, which statement of the following is NOT right?
A. Thirty minutes’ exercise each time is enough.
B. You have to exercise too much every day.
C. You needn’t do all kinds of sports to keep healthy.
D. You have to like the sports that you are doing.
（E）
Once, there lived a man in a small village. He had a statue(雕像)made by a famous master(大师). But the statue was put at his door, facing downwards, because he didn't like it at all.
One day, a man from the city passed by his house. This man was full of knowledge(学问). When he saw the statue. he asked the owner if he would sell it.
The owner laughed and said, "Who can like this dull and dirty stone?
The man from the city said, "1 will give you five dollars for it.
The owner was surprised and agreed. So the statue was moved to the city
A few months later, the man from the small village visited the city. When he walked around the street, he saw many people standing in front of a shop and a man was shouting in a loud voice, "Come in and enjoy the most wonderful statue in the world. Only ten dollars to enjoy the greatest work of a master.”
The man from the small village paid ten dollars and went into the shop. He was shocked by the thing in the shop, because it was the statue that he himself sold for five dollars.
( )42. The statue was made by_____________
A. a man In a small village
B. a famous master
C. the man full of knowledge
D. the owner of a shop
( )43. The statue was put at the man’s door because_____________
A. he wanted to sell it
B. he wanted to be famous
C. he didn’t like it at all
D. he wanted people to enjoy it
( )44. The man shouted in front of the shop in order to make people_____________
A. stand in front of the shop
B. come to visit his shop
C. pay ten dollars to enjoy the statue
D. buy things from the shop
( )45.The underlined word "shocked" in the last paragraph means_____________in Chinese.
A. 激动的
B. 高兴的
C. 震惊的
D. 生气的
非选择题
四、听力填空(5分)
听下面三段独白，然后根据所听内容完成下列各小题。

(每空一词)
46. Carl plans to watch the movie on_________________
47. There is a 20-meter-long_____________in Moon Theater.
48. The clothes in Johnson’s Clothes Store are good but_____________
49. Allen will play_____________with his friends on Sunday
50. The three speakers are talking about their weekend_____________
五、语法填空(10分)
I’m a schoolboy in Beijing. When I grow up, I’m going to 51 (is) 52 actor like Jet Li. Jet Li can do Chinese Kung fu well. I admire him very much I'm going to take 53 (act)lessons. I’m going to move somewhere 54 (interest). Hollywood 55 (sound )like a fascinating place. Now I should 56 (study) hard and practice 57 (sing)every day. I also like 58 (play )sports because I think it can help me 59 (keep) 60 (health). I hope my dream can come true one day.
六、单词拼写(5分)
61.We had an ______________（令人愉快的）trip last week.
62. The lady came in and took a ____________(座位) near the window.
63. 30___________(百分之......) of the students are girls in my class.
64. Eric wants to be the _________(获胜者) in the dancing competition.
65. Don’t open that box in my room. It’s my ___________(个人的)thing.
七、综合填空。

(10分)
Do you have a dream? Lets have a look at how these two people made their ___66___ come true.
Balamurali Krishna Ambati was burned (烧伤)at the age of three. He spent several months in the hospital. From then on, he wanted to become a(n)___67___.A few years later, he knew that the ___68___doctor in the world was only 18 years old. So he ___69___ to be a doctor by the age of 17.
And at 11, Ambati was in university and began to get better ___70___. After graduating(毕业) from university at 17, he ___71___ up his work as a doctor.
The Scholastic Achievement Test(学业成就测试) is a test in America.Each year, only a few students get a great score. One of these students is Jasmin Sethi. She’s not__72___ to see anything, but how did she finish the test? To take the test, someone read the ___73___ of the test to her, and she gave the answers. She was very good at her ___74___.She even did difficult math problems in her mind. Sethi wanted to be a lawyer(律师). Now she is really a(n) 75 attorney adviser(律师顾问).
66.___________ 67.___________ 68.___________ 69.___________ 70.___________
71.___________ 72.___________ 73.___________ 74.___________
75.___________
八、任务型阅读理解(10分)
Today we had a discussion about "If you have only one day left". It seemed that different people had different opinions. Most students said they would stay at home and help their parents with housework.They wanted to show their love for their parents. Some students wanted to do something different such as helping others. They said they should do something meaningful to the world. Only a few students said they would do nothing but just have a rest at home. They had too much to do every day. They needed a rest.
Although the class had different ideas. We all knew one point. That was to cherish(珍惜)our life. At last, the teacher summed up our discussions. She said, “ I’m glad you all want to use your limited(有限的)life to do something meaningful. But please remember: try to make the most of your time!”
根据短文内容，完成下列表格。

在新年来临之际，制订新年计划，对于提高和完善自我有着重要的意义。

请根据表格内容提示，写一篇70词左右的英语短文，介绍一下凯西( Kathy)ー家的新年计划吧。

The New Year is coming. Everyone in Kathy's family has made their
resolutions._____________
___________________________________________________________________________ _______
___________________________________________________________________________ _______
___________________________________________________________________________ _______
___________________________________________________________________________ _______
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盐池一、五中20-20学年度第一学期期中测试
八年级英语试卷答案
一、听力选择（15分）
1---5：CAABC 6---10:CCBBA 11---15:ACACB 二、完形填空。

(10分)
16---20：BDBAD 21---25: BCACD
四、阅读理解。

（40分）
26---29:BACB 30---33: DBBC 34---37:CBBD
38---41:BBCB 42---45:BCCC
五、听力填空(5分)
46. Sunday 47. screen 48. expensive 49. basketball 50. plans
五、语法填空(10分)
51.___be___52. an 53. acting 54. interesting 55. sounds 56. study 57. singing 58. playing 59. to keep
60.__healthy__
六、单词拼写。

（5分）
62. enjoyable_ 62. seat 63. percent 64. winner 65. personal
七、综合填空。

(10分)
66._dreams_ 67._doctor_ 68.__youngest__ 69.__planned_ 70.__s choolwork_
71._took_ 72._able_ 73._questions_ 74._schoolwork_ 75._succes sful__
八、任务型阅读。

（10分）
76.help their parents with housework .
77.To show their love for.
78.Some students .
79. To do something meaningful .
80. Only a few students .。