英语_2020-2021学年辽宁省大连市中山区八年级(上)期中英语试卷(含答案)

2020-2021学年辽宁省大连市中山区八年级（上）期中英语试卷Ⅰ.单项填空（本题共12小题，每小题1分，共12分）从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Bill likes reading. Let's give _______ a book as his birthday present.（）
A she
B her
C he
D him
2. —Alice, would you like to go hiking with us?
—What a pity! I am free every day ______ today.
A for
B except
C besides
D among
3. There will be less pollution _______ more people use public transportation.（）
A because
B and
C if
D so
4. ﹣﹣﹣_______ we get to school early tomorrow morning？
﹣﹣﹣No， you needn't. We'll start at nine o'clock.（）
A May
B Can
C Must
D Might
5. ﹣﹣﹣What about going for a picnic tomorrow？
﹣﹣﹣Why not？ You couldn't find a _______ day .（）
A good
B better
C best
D worst
6. —How is Tom now?
—I hear the company ______ him a good job, but he refused it.
A provided
B offered
C passed
D introduced
7. Sportsmen wanted to arrive earlier so that they could have time to ______ before the race．（）
A warm up
B hurry up
C get up
D give up
8. Our coach is pleased because we _______better and won the match this year.（）
A play
B will play
C are playing
D played
9. ﹣﹣﹣________are you going to become a writer？
﹣﹣﹣I'm going to keep on writing stories.（）
A Why
B What
C When
D How
10. There ________ an English party this Friday. Let's go and have a look.（）
A is going to have
B will have
C will be
D are going to be
11. We should do what we can _________ animals in danger.（）
A save
B to save
C saving
D saved
12. ﹣﹣﹣I'm sorry I'm calling you so late.
﹣﹣﹣________.（）
A No problem
B I'm afraid not
C I'm all right
D You're welcome
Ⅱ. 完形填空（本题共1小题，每小题16分，共16分）阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

13. Recently, a reader asked me about the dangers that pets can face around the house. So, I visited my local animal （1）_______ last weekend and got some advice to share about how we can make our homes （2）_______ for our pets.
When I arrived, several pets and their owners were in the waiting room. Mr. Smith, with a cat, chatted with me. " My cat will be（3）_______ for an uncomfortable stomach in a
minute, "he said. "My children gave her a bowl of milk. However, if she is given milk, she will get a stomachache."
Just then, the vet（兽医） walked over to us. "Yes, Mr. Smith is right .Only a few people know this, but milk mustn't be fed to cats （4）_______ some cats can't take it in easily, " the vet said. "Other human foods are bad for pets as well. For example, if a dog eats chocolate, it will become sick."
I asked the vet what other（5）_______ there were for pets around the house. "well, "she replied, "we should not （6）_______ small things, such as batteries, lying around as they can be eaten by pets. Last month, a small cat was brought in because it had eaten a button which was on the floor without being noticed."
Before I left, the vet （7）_______me some more important advice to share with you.
You should keep all medicines and cleaning products away from pets. Also, pets, such as cats and dogs, sometimes will lose their hair if they are unwell. If your pet looks unwell or is acting unusually you should （8）_______ your vet immediately. Follow the advice and you can keep your pet safe.
（1）
A school
B . hospital
C . market
D . museum
（2）
A warm
B . safe
C . clean
D . beautiful
（3）
A paid
B . chosen
C . treated
D . returned
（4）
A until
B . though
C . while
D . because
（5）
A secrets
B . changes
C . dangers
D . mistakes
（6）
A buy
B . use
C . leave
D . collect
（7）
A offered
B . posted
C . wasted
D . accepted
（8）
A point to
B . ring up
C . hear from
D . look after
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（一）（本题共3小题，每小题8分，共34分）A.阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

14. Books for Children
Fleabag（睡袋） and the Ring's
End Beth Webb
More stories of Fleabag, the talking cat﹣star of this wonderful set of 3 books.
Ages 8﹣13, 208 pages, paper﹣back
07459 44116, ￡3.99
The little White House
Elizabeth Goudge
A fairy tale and winner of the Carnegie Medal.
Ages 8﹣12, 240 pages, paper﹣back 07459 45783, ￡4.99
My Very First Christmas
Book Lois Rock and Alec Ayliffe
A big, bright book, which presents the story simply, and happily for very young children.
Ages 0﹣3, 12 pages, 200mm x 200mm, board 07459 40560, ￡4.99
First Festival: Christmas
Lois Rock
An all﹣in﹣one book to help grown﹣ups and children prepare（准备） for their Christmas together. Presents, activities and customs.
Ages 5﹣8, 48 pages, 290mm x 250mm, hardback 07459 39074, ￡8.99
Star of Wonder
Pat Alexander
A wonderful collection of Christmas stories and poems. Full of lively pages to read and enjoy.
Ages 7﹣12, 224 pages, paperback 07459 39323, ￡4.99
（1）If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children， which book do
you prefer？________
A Star of Wonder
B The Not﹣So﹣Wise Man
C First Festival：
Christmas D My Very First Christmas Book．
（2）Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2﹣year﹣old child？________
A 07459 40560.
B 07459 39323.
C 07459 45783.
D 07459 44116.．
（3）If your child wants to read poems of Christmas， whose book will be your choice？
________
A Pat Alexander.
B Beth Webb.
C Lois Rock.
D Elizabeth Goudge.．
（4）The purpose of this passage is to________.
A introduce the books to children
B tell parents about the new books
C help children to choose proper books
D advise parents to buy the books for their kids．
15. Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down.These people are called The "Headsdown Tribe（低头族）"．Are you a headsdown tribe member?
Headsdown tribe members now can be seen everywhere. Using mobile phones may cause
accidents and even cost a lot of money.Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the "Headsdown Tribe"．Let's have a look at an interesting TV report.
A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home.As a result, he bumped into a big lost bear on the street.When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible.Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones.It's strange that they don't talk to their friends who sit opposite to them during the meal.Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life.Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them.Let's be "healthy" users and try not to be the "Headsup Tribe"．
（1）Where did the American bump into the bear？________
A In the forest.
B At a zoo.
C On the street.
D At a park.．
（2）According to the passage，what do the"Headsdown Tribe" do when they eat in a restaurant？________
A They enjoy their meals with their friends .
B They take photos of their meals and share them on the phone.
C They take no notice of the friends opposite.
D They talk with others on the phone about the meals.．
（3）What do we know about the "Headsdown Tribe"？________
A They are interested in the Internet.
B They know more about the mobile
phone. C They are not good at communicating with people. D They get into the habit of looking at their mobile phones.．
（4）What is the main idea of the passage？________
A How to use mobile phones correctly.
B We should use mobile phones
properly. C Mobile phones cause big problems. D Mobile phones are helpful and
necessary.．
16. Betty is not traditional American beauty．She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces （牙套） on her teeth．But this hasn't stopped her from becoming one of American's favorite TV characters．So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty．Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty．The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York．
The TV show has just started．Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories．Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around．But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom．The show tells
us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan．
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, ________ has still been a big success in the USA．It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA．"I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it's about the underdog （弱者）", says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show．
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23﹣year﹣old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty．She brings the character alive on the screen．
（1）Betty is popular because of________．
A her clothes B． C her personality D．
（2）In Paragraph 4，the underlined word"it"refers to （指的是）________．
A the beginning B． C the story D．
（3）Which is the reason for the success of the show？________
A A large number of viewers．
B Her life as an office worker．
C The wonderful performance．
D Two Golden Globes awards．
（4）Which of the following is NOT true according of the show？________
A Betty is a girl of wisdom．
B Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show．
C Betty is an American favorite TV character．
D Betty is often looked down on by the people around．
（5）What can be the best title for the passage？________
A Beauty from within．
B A romantic story．
C An ugly girl．
D An exciting experience．
B. 阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整、连贯。

有两项为多余选项。

17.
How to Be Smarter Than People Smarter Than You
Are you ready for this big secret？ Read.
Something like 50% of people don't read a single book after school. Many of them were "smart" in school. Here's the thing about "smart" people. They get used to understanding things. They do well in school. They are praised by everyone. Once they reach the open market， advantages suddenly disappear ﹣ not because they are incapable（能力不足），but because they are lazy. Thank god， I'm not very smart. Instead， I cheat. I read the things smart people write down. By deciding to read more， you've already become smarter than most "smart people." （1）_______
Business
It doesn't matter what your career is. Learn about how business works. Learn about why
businesses work. Learn how to change a business that is not going well. （2）_______ Here are my favorites： "Made to Stick and Switch" by Chip and Dan Heath； "Launch" by Jeff Walker； "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell； and "The Rich Employee" by James Altucher.
Life
Well， everything could have gone under this heading， so I guess it could more accurately （准确） be called "read about human nature". Understanding the human condition is huge for both your own surviva（生存）I and your relationships. Try these： "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman； "The Power of When" by Michael Breus； "Move Your DNA" by Katy Bowman； "Love Does" by Bob Goff and "A Million Miles" by Donald Miller.
Health
In 2014， my gut（直觉） was deteriorating（恶化） inside me. （3）_______My doctor told me "you'll probably just have to deal with it." Nobody cares about your health， not even doctors. They just assume（假设） you'll be fine until you display symptoms（出现症状）worthy of their great talent， which is okay ﹣ that is what they are trained to do. You and only you are responsible（负责） for keeping yourself well. Start with： "Crazy， Sexy Cancer" by Kris Carr； "Sleep Smarter" by Shawn Stevenson （his podcast is great， too）；and "The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook" by Laura Lea Goldberg.
（4）_______You'll be hard to find a book that doesn't teach you something. Stay focused. Stay balanced. Think， and most importantly， read.
Ⅳ. 情景交际（本题共1小题，每小题10分，共10分）根据对话内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话内容完整。

有两项为多余选项。

18. A：Hi，Zhang Fan! You look so busy.
B：Yes，I am busy preparing for my vacation.
A：（1）_______.
B：To Xiamen.
A：Sounds great.（2）_______.
B：Tomorrow. I'm going there with my family.
A：How long are you staying there？
B：（3）_______.We are going to lots of places to do some sightseeing.
A：We all know Xiamen is very beautiful. （4）_______.
B：I'm sure you'll love them. When lying on the seaside，I will feel so cool and relaxed.
A：（5）_______.
B：Sure.
第Ⅱ卷非选择题（共68分）V. 词语运用A. 用括号中所给词的适当形式完成下列句子。

（本题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分）
19. Don't talk________ in the library．（loud）
20. My mum________me up at 5 o'clock this morning to catch the early bus（wake）.
21. When you are learning a foreign language， try________ of your own language（think）.
22. I had some enjoyable________ in Chongqing last December （experience）.
23. Betty made the same mistakes again because she listened________ just now（careful）.
24. The Internet________ much more important as it is growing very fast（become）.
B. 用方框内所给词的适当形式完成下面短文。

每词限用一次。

（本题共2小题，每小题10分，共20分）
25.
English was once spoken only by people in a part of Britain. But during the twentieth century，it became a world language﹣a language used by speakers of many different languages （1）________ with each other.
English is spoken by about 400（2）________ people， mostly in the US， the UK， Canada，Australia， New Zealand and South Africa. In Ghana， India and Singapore， English is used as a working language， for example， between bosses and secretaries， and between doctors and patients， although there are other languages for everyday use. In China and many other countries， English is（3）________ foreign language that children learn at school. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century， English became the language of world trade. And in the（4）________ century， the US spread English through newspaper， television and films. It is now the common language for international travel， science， industry， and recently， information technology and the Internet.
It is also important to know that English （5）________ many words from other languages，
for example， "restaurant" from French， "zero" from Arabic， "piano" from Italian， and "tofu" from Chinese.
26.
Will the importance of English last？
Although it is called a"world language"， most of the people on the earth （1）________ English as either their first or second language. However， hundreds of millions of people use it， and hundreds of millions are learning it.
Because so many people learn and use English， it may be hard to imagine that one day English may not be the （2）________ leading （最重要的） language. Remember that there were other important languages in the past that lost their importance or even disappeared.
In Europe， Latin （拉丁语） was used as a common language for many centuries before people （3）________ using it. French was once a language known by all well﹣educated people， and was more popular than English. But since the nineteenth century， English
has taken the lead.
Today， many people who want to learn a new language are learning Chinese. As China （4）________ to grow， many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty﹣first century. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese
as a foreign language， together with some European languages. However， most people
still think that English will be used （5）________ around the world， at least for the next twenty or thirty years.
It may be that， one day， instead of English， another language will be used across the world.
Ⅵ. 阅读理解（二）（本题共1小题，每小题12分，共12分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

27. Whenever you walk past a cafe， you might be drawn in by the smell of freshly made coffee. But the minute you try this dark drink you will regret it， because it tastes like bitter Chinese medicine.
Why does something that smells so good taste so bad？ Many people are curious about this，but now scientists say they have found the answer ﹣ it lies in our "second sense （感觉） of smell，" according to the Telegraph.
"We have two senses of smell，" explained Barry Smith， professor of the University of London. "One is when you breathe in things from the environment， and the other is when the air comes up the nose and is breathed out through the nose."
When we drink coffee， for example， the act of swallowing （吞咽） sends a burst of smell up the back of our nose from inside the mouth. This wakes up the second sense of smell in
our brain. But it is weaker and less sensitive（敏感的） to flavors （味道）. As a result， it gives us a completely different feeling.
In fact， the second sense of smell plays a big part in our eating experience. It may be common sense that we smell through our nose and taste using our tongue （舌头）. But the truth is 80 percent of what we think of as taste actually reaches us through smell. Just hold your nose while eating and you will notice that your tongue can only catch a very small part
of the flavor.
（1）What does the 1st paragraph show us？________
（2）Why does something that smells so good taste so bad？________
（3）What is the "second sense of smell"？________
（4）Which body parts play a role in sensing the flavor？________
（5）According to the last paragraph， how do we get the real taste when eating， by smelling or tasting？________
（6）What does this passage mainly talk about？________
Ⅶ. 写作A. 句子翻译。

（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
28. 自然保护区让们可以近距离接触到大熊猫。

The nature parks________.
29. 信息越多，越好．
________
30. 为什么不试试每天练习读点英语呢？
________.
31. 去年为了能更好畅游伦敦，我查阅了很多资料。

________.
32. 我们训练得不够认真，以致于输了那场比赛。

________.
B.书面表达（20分）
33. 近期，学校的英语网站开展"我的英语学习之路"活动，向同学们征集学习英语的好方法。

请你结合自身的经历，与大家分享你所受用的英语学习方法。

要求：
（1）中心突出，层次清晰，语意连贯，书写规范。

（2）文中不能出现真实的姓名。

（3）次数不少于80词。

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2020-2021学年辽宁省大连市中山区八年级（上）期中英语试卷答
案
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. A
13. B
B
C
C
C
A
B
14. C
A
A
D
15. C
C
D
B
16. B
D
C
B
A
17. E,D,A,F
18. G,D,B,E,A
19. loudly
20. woke
21. not to think
22. experiences
23. carelessly
24. is becoming
25. to communicate,million,the most important,twentieth,borrowed
26. don't speak,world's,stopped,continues,most
27. Something you smell good doesn't taste as good as you
smell.,Becauseour"secondsenseofsmell"works.,It's when the air comes up the nose and is breathed out through the nose.,The nose， the tongue and the mouth.,Bysmelling.,The second sense of smell.
28. allow us to get closer to pandas
29. The more information， the better．
30. WhynottrypractisingreadingalittleEnglisheveryday？
31. Last year I searched for some information to have a better trip in London.
32. We trained so carelessly that we lost the game.
33. My ways of learning English
Now most people speak English as a second language. English is used widely in the world. If we learn English well. It can help us understand many new books and movies. Here， I will introduce my ways to you.（点题）
To begin with， I develop a good habit of reading English articles， newspapers and so on. It is necessary for a good English speaker to have good reading skills first. In addition，reviewing what I have learnt every day is necessary.【高分句型一】（我的英语学习方法）
In short， only with good methods and hard work。