广东省广州市白云区广雅实验学校2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

本试卷共8页，71小题，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

一、听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面一段对话，回答第1-2小题。

1.Where is Mary running?
A.On the playground.
B.In the sports club.
C.In the park.
2.How long does Mary spend running every day?
A.Thirty minutes.
B.Forty minutes.
C.Eighty minutes.
听下面一段对话，回答第3-4小题。

3.How will the woman go back home probably?
A.By train.
B.By car.
C.By air.
4.What will the woman buy?
A.A knife.
B.A plate.
C.A tea set.
听下面一段独白，回答第5-7小题。

5.What was Jack doing when his father came back home?
A.He was helping his mother with the housework.
B.He was doing homework in his room.
C.He was watching TV.
6.Which kind of apples did Jack choose for himself?
A.The smallest one.
B.The biggest one.
C.The nicest one.
7.What do you think of Jack?
A.He is a rude boy.
B.He is a careless boy.
C.He is a polite boy.
听下面一段独白，回答第8-10小题。

8.When will the party be held?
A.Tomorrow.
B.On Saturday night.
C.Before the sports meeting.
9.Which of the following is true?
A.The students can go to the teachers’office before5o’clock on Friday afternoon.
B.The students can send messages or letters to the teachers.
C.The students can call the teacher by35562113.
10.What can we know form the monologue(独白)?
A.The students like parties very much.
B.The students are good at holding parties.
C.The students have just had a sports meeting.
第二节听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为A—E的空格中。

八年级英语试卷第1页共8页
Some of the Wilma’s Information
Time Events
In A born in America
At the age of six her B began to have problems
At the age of twelve could C by herself
In1956won a medal in the Olympic Games in D
In1960won E gold medals in the Olympic Games in Italy
In1963graduated from high school and married
第三节回答问题（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
听下面一段独白，根据所听内容回答问题，请把答案填入答题卡上题号为(F)-(J)的横线上，录音播放两遍。

F.When will Susan visit England?
G.How does Ben advise Susan to go to his town from London?
H.What does Ben think of his town?
I.What will the weather be like when Susan visits the town?
J.How will visiting England help Susan?
二、语法选择：(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从11-25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Inventions can be either big or small.Big inventions__11__the TV and the computer make us__12__them all the time.There are also several small things around us.__13__,we are seldom aware__14__them.The following__15__two small inventions.They are as__16__as big inventions.
A paper clip helps hold pieces of paper together without__17__a hole.A big paper clip was put up in Norway__18__people remember the inventor of the paper clip,Johan Vaaler.He invented the paper clip in1900 when working in__19__.A paper clip is in fact a piece of wire.It can hold__20__pieces of paper together.Now __21__them are made and sold all over the world.
The ballpoint pen was invented__22__by a Hungarian called Biro.He had been trying to find__23__use for the quick-drying ink and designed this ter,a Frenchman,Marcel Bich thought up the idea of making __24__use-and-throw pen and sold it cheap.It was named BIC and became__25__.
11.A.like B.are like C.likes D.are liked
12.A.feel B.to feel C.feeling D.felt
13.A.So B.Therefore C.But D.However
14.A.in B.to C.of D.at
15.A.is B.are C.was D.were
16.A.helpful B.more helpful C.most helpful D.the most helpful
17.A.make B.to make C.making D.makes
18.A.help B.to help C.helping D.helped
19.A.German B.Germany C.Germans D.Germanies
20.A.few B.a few C.little D.a little
lion lion of lions lions of
22.A.at1930s B.in1930s C.in the1930 D.in the1930s
23.A.other B.others C.another D.the other
24.A.a B.an C.the D./
25.A.popularer and popularer B.more popular and popular
C.more and more popular
D.more popular and more popular
三、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文，然后从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Smart phones and e-readers have become more common in recent years.Some people worry that the days of paper books will be__26__.But surveys have shown that traditional books are still popular among readers.
Research company Nielsen found that in the UK,sales of e-books are__27__while sales of paper books are rising.More28,it’s young people who are buying the most physical books.Another survey of university students from the United States,Slovakia,Japan and Germany also showed that92percent of them29 paper books.
The most popular30given was“I like to hold the product.”It’s true that paper books bring a very different reading experience.Slovakian students said that they liked the31of paper books.Other students said that they got a sense of achievement when they finished reading a paper book and they enjoyed seeing it on the bookshelf.
Paper books can also be very32things to lovers of reading.Many people like to sign their names on the inside covers.33,it’s just like readers of paper books making friends with them.
This“friendship”people develop with books isn’t just sentimental(情感的).Researches have shown that readers34more information after reading from paper books than e-books.People also35 headaches(头痛)or sore eyes while reading e-books more easily.
It seems that paper books,which have been in production since the15th century,still have an attraction.
26.A．lost B．taken C．known D．gone
27.A．falling B．climbing C．raising D．beginning
28.A．simply B．carefully C．surprisingly D．terribly
29.A．ordered B．preferred C．protected D．found
30.A．book B．habit C．reason D．choice
31.A．smell B．taste C．sound D．look
32.A．creative B．personal C．common D．relaxing
33.A．At this way B．By the way C．On the way D．In this way
34.A．remember B．search C．require D．provide
35.A．catch up with B．take part in C．end up with D．look forward to
四、阅读：本大题共两节，满分45分
第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，从36-55各题所给的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）
Jeanne Louise was considered(被认为)to be the oldest person until2000.Jeanne died at a nursing home in Arles,southern France on August4,1997.She lived for122years.Two important things happened in her life. The Eiffel Tower
Opened on May15,1889,it was once the world’s tallest building until1930.At that time,people in France thought it very ugly,though today they think it is romantic.And scientists think it is useful for many studies. Vincent Van Gogh
Jeanne also met the great Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh in her father's shop in Arles.She sold him some
coloured pencils,although Van Gogh gave her a bad impression(印象).He was messy and smelt of alcohol(酒精).He painted his most famous painting Sunflowers during his stay in Arles in1888.It was sold on March30, 1987for the world record price of£22,500,000.
Jeanne lived an active life.She still rode a bicycle at100.She played herself at the age of114in the film Vincent and Me and became the oldest actress in the film.In addition to regular exercise,her keys to long life were olive oil,pork,and chocolate.Although she enjoyed smoking,she gave it up in1992.
36.When was Jeanne Louise probably born?
A.On February21,1875.
B.On May15,1889.
C.On March30,1987.
D.On February22,1988.
37.How did French people feel about the Eiffel Tower when it was built?
A.Beautiful.
B.Ugly.
C.Romantic.
eless.
38.What is the correct order of the following events?
a.The Eiffel Tower was first opened.
b.Jeanne Louise was born.
c.Jeanne Louise played herself in the film Vincent and Me.
d.Vincent Van Gogh painted his painting Sunflowers.655
e.Jeanne Louise gave up her smoking.
A.a-b-c-d-e
B.b-a-d-e-c
C.b-d-a-c-e
D.a-b-d-c-e
39.What are Jeanne's keys to long life?
A.Eating vegetables,pork,and chocolate.
B.Doing some exercise and smoking.
C.Smoking and eating olive oil,pork,and chocolate.
D.Doing exercise and eating olive oil,pork,and chocolate.
40.What can we learn from Jeanne?
A.She still rode a bicycle to work at100.
B.She died in her house on14August1997.
C.She played herself at the age of114in a film.
D.She has been considered to be the oldest person till now.
（B）
There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live.The first great invention was the one that is still very important today--the wheel.This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.
In the early1800s,the world started to change.There was little unknown land left in the world.People didn't have to explore much any more.They began to work to make life better.
In the second half of the19th century,many great inventions were made.Among them were the camera,the light and the radio.These all play a big part in our daily lives today.
The first part of the20th century saw more great inventions,such as the helicopter in1909,movies with sound in1926,the computer in1928and jet planes in1930.This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in1935.It changed the kind of clothes people wore.By this time most people have had a very good life.Man has a desire to explore more.
The world was known to man but the stars were not.Man began looking for ways to go into space.Russia made the first step.From then on,other countries,including the United States and China,have made their steps into space.
In1969,man took his biggest step away from the Earth.Americans first walked on the Moon.This is certainly just a beginning,though.New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
41.This passage talks mainly about_____.
A.when light was invented
B.why cars were very important
C.how inventions affect people's daily lives
D.which country made the first step into space
42.Nylon came out five years later than_______.
A.movies
B.jet planes
C.the camera
D.the helicopter
43.What does"a desire"mean in Paragraph4?
A.A good way.
B.A new invention.
C.A strong wish.
D.A wonderful idea.
44._______made the first step into space.
A.Japan
B.China
C.Russia
D.America
45.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.An American first stepped on the Moon.
B.In the early1800s,there was little unknown land.
C.New inventions will change our lives greatly in the future.
D.The wheel was the first great invention,but it is not very important today.
（C）
When you cut your skin,you bleed(流血).If a person loses a lot of blood,he will become ill and may die. Blood is very important.People have always known that.At one time,some people even drank blood to make them strong!
When doctors understand how blood goes around inside the body,they try ways of giving blood to people who need it.They take blood from healthy people and give it to people who need it.This is called“blood transfusion”.The blood goes from the arm of the healthy person into the arm of the sick person.
But there are two problems.First,it does not always work.Sometimes people die when they have blood ter,doctors find that we do not all have the same kind of blood.There are four groups——O,A,B and AB．We all have blood of one of these groups.They also find that they can give any kind of blood to people of group AB.But they find that they must give A-group blood to A-group people and B-group blood to B-group people.I have O-group blood and the doctor told me that I could give blood to anyone else safely.
There is another problem.To give blood of the right kind,doctors have to find a person of the right blood group.Often they cannot find a person in time.If they have a way to keep the blood until someone needs it,they can always have the right kind of blood.At first,they find they can keep it in bottles for fifteen to twenty days. They do this by making it very cold.Then they find how to keep it longer.In the end,they find a way of keeping blood for a very long time.
We call a place where we keep money a“bank”.We call a place where we keep blood a“blood bank”.One day,when you grow up,you may decide to give blood to a“blood bank”.By doing so,you may stop someone from dying.Or perhaps one day you may become ill.You may need blood.The“blood bank”will give it to you. Giving is receiving.If it is possible,try your best to help the people who are in need.
46.From the passage,we learn that sometimes people die when they have blood transfusions because they_____.
A.are unhealthy people
B.have lost a lot of blood
C.are not given the right kind of blood
D.are AB-group people
47.Which of the following is true?
A.Doctors can give any kind of blood to the writer.
B.The writer can give blood to B-group people.
C.The writer has never had a blood transfusion.
D.The writer has the same kind of blood as his father.
48.People set up the “blood bank”so that they can _______.
A.give the right kind of blood to the people who need it in time
B.keep different groups of blood as much as possible
C.make it easier to sell or buy blood
D.keep blood for more than twenty years
49.The writer doesn't talk about _____in the passage.
A.how important blood is to us
B.the four groups of blood
C.where the blood bank is
D.what "blood transfusion"is
50.From the last paragraph ,we learn that _______.
A.the writer thinks it's good to give blood to a "blood bank"
B.we may become ill if we give blood to a "blood bank"
C.many people died because they lost a lot of blood
D.blood is more important than money
（D ）
Consumer Electronic Trade Show is a chance for technology companies from all over the world to show their new products and ually there’s one type of thing that becomes the star on the trade show.Here is a
trade show about robots.
The Electronic Glove Worn on the hand,this glove can bring
some hand functions back.It helps people
who have difficulty doing daily activities
such as catching and picking up things,
opening doors and turning on taps.The Robot Suitcase
If you are afraid to forget something at the airport,you will love the idea behind this robot suitcase.The suitcase can follow its owner.It can also stay away from other things on its way.It can even call the police when
someone is trying to take it away.
The Robomart
The Robomart is hoping to make
shopping easier for people.This Robomart
can be controlled by an app.You can watch it
roll up and then take the fruit and vegetables
inside.The Somnox The Somnox is a sleep robot that mimics (模仿)somebody lying next to you in bed by “breathing”.It’s a comfort robot held by the sleeper.It can be controlled to make different breathing movements.This helps to change a user’s own breathing and helps him fall asleep more
naturally.
51．According to the passage,what are the star inventions about in this trade show?
A.Robots.
panies.
puters.
D.Apps.
52．Which invention do the disabled people need most?
A.The Electronic Glove.
B.The Robot Suitcase.
C.The Robomart.
D.The Somnox.
53．How many uses of the Robot Suitcase are mentioned?
A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.
54．Which is TRUE about the Somnox?
A.It can make the owner less nervous.
B.It can make different breathing movements itself.
C.It can help people become stronger.
D.It can help people have a better sleep.
55．What is the above information mainly about?
A.How to invent robots.
B.It is about four inventions making our life easier.
C.Consumer Electronic Trade Show is great.
D.Robots will be our close friends in the future.
第二节阅读填空(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)
阅读短文及文后的A-E选项，选出可以填入56-60各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I love flying.I love almost everything about flying,from buying my air ticket to getting off a plane and collecting my baggage(行李).__56__It's always a real adventure.
__57__They say economy class(经济舱)is terrible,but I like it.In economy class on a plane,there isn't enough legroom,but I don't mind that.__58__Many people also say they hate airplane food,but I love it.They think the airplane food tastes so bad,but I think it's delicious
__59__The first thing is that the plane sometimes shakes.I think it's really scary.I always worry the plane will crash.__60__It always takes such a long time before the flight attendants(空乘人员)open the doors.I want to fly business class and first class one day.
A.There's something very special about getting on an airplane.
B.The other thing I don't like is waiting to get off the plane.
C.Of course,it will be better if I can fly business class and first class.
D.Many people don't like flying.
E.About flying,there are two things I don't like.
五、写作（本大题共三节共30分）
第一节语篇填词（本大题5小题，每小题1分,满分5分）
根据下列短文及所给的首字母写出所缺单词。

在填写答题卡时，要求写出完整的单词，每空限填一词。

Sam is Sally’s brother.His hobby is playing the violin.And his dream is to learn music and to become a great m61.
Unluckily,Sam hurt his arm badly after a traffic accident.The doctor said he couldn’t play the violin any more and that made him very sad.When Sally knew the bad news,she told Sam to be positive and p62to help him out.She also bought an e63violin for Sam as a gift.
Every day Sally teaches Sam to play the violin in a special way and they enjoy themselves.Instead of giving up,Sam tries his best to practise.H64,it’s not easy to do so.He has to practise for2-3hours every day.Now, Sam’s violin playing is getting better and better.He even won two p65in a competition last week!
第二节完成句子（本大题5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子,把答案写在答题卡上。

（每空限填一词）
66.乡村的夜晚真安静啊！
_______quiet it is at night_____________________!
67.上周他向我挑战了一场篮球赛，但是他输了。

自那以来，他一直苦练篮球。

Last week,he me a basketball game,but he lost.,he has been practising playing basketball.
68.他是一名警察，他的工作是查清真相。

He a policeman,and his job is to the truth.
69.他并没有意识到自己有多依赖父母。

He is how much he his parents.
70.Jane的字比Tom的好看得多。

Jane’s handwriting is Tom’s.
第三节书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
最近，某报社租了一个关于“中国中学生怎样过周末”的调查。

调查发现我国中学生过周末的方式有很大的差异。

请你根据以下表格要点，写一篇英语短文，并说说你周末想做的事情是哪些，以及原因。

注意：
（1）短文应包括所有要点；
（2）词数80个左右。

短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
（3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Recently,we made a survey on“how middle school students spend their weekends”.。