江苏省南通市通州区育才中学2019-2020年下八年级下册英语期中考试(无听力,无答案)

江苏省南通市通州区育才中学2019-2020学年下八年级下册英语期中考试

一、听力

二、单选题（每小题1分，共15分）

16.May Day is ________ international holiday. It falls on ________ first day of May every year.

A the; a

B a; the

C an; the

D the; the

17.Gulliver was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily ______ the windows.

A below

B against

C across

D opposite

18.Let's go hiking，Betty．

-It's a good idea，______________ I have to go to the swimming class．

A but

B so

C or

D and

19.A stupid man tells a woman to shut up, while a wise man tells her that her mouth is quite beautiful ______ it is closed.

A until

B since

C when

D before

20.— Amy, I hear you held several charity shows last week.

—Yes, we ______ collected 5,000 yuan for the blind children.

A closely

B exactly

C mainly

D finally

21.— Could you tell me some good manners about conversations in the UK?

—Sure. ______, you shouldn’t talk about age, weight or money.

A By the way

B By accident

C Above all

D Further on

22.You should ______ to take a direct flight to Wuhan. It’s much faster and safer.

A happen

B manage

C support

D receive

23.—You’d better not ______ while others are talking. Just listen and wait patiently.

— OK. I will remember to behave politely at any time.

A cut in

B push in

C join in

D hand in

24.—Look at the dark clouds. I’m afraid it ______ rain soon.

— I think so, and it’s a pity that we ______ stay at home to watch TV now.

A must; must

B may; may

C must; have to

D may; have to

25.You must believe in yourself. That's the secret of _______.

A beauty

B happiness

C success

D humour

26.—It’s clever ______ you to help me work out the difficult math problem. Thanks!—You are welcome. Now it’s easier ______ you to understand it.

A of; of

B of; for

C for; of

D for; for

27.— Miss Cao has brought us many books as presents. Have you decided ______ first? — Yes, Black Beauty.

A which to read

B how to read

C where to read

D when to read

28.Did you buy your smartphone from Wenfeng Shopping Mall ?

—Yes. I _________ it for three days.

A bought

B have had

C had

D have bought

29.My mother always tells me that “______”. So I always do my best while studying.

A no pain, no gain

B all roads lead to Rome

C many hands make light work

D the early bird catches the worms

30.Thank you for giving me a ride home.

—______. That’s just a hand’s turn.

A With pleasure

B I’m afraid not

C My pleasure

D Of course not

三、完型填空（每小题1分，共15分）

Thirty engineers were working as a team in a company. They were young and eager(渴望的) to 31 . The manager decided to teach them about finding 32 solutions (方法) to problems.

One day, the manager called the team for a 33 in a hall. They were quite surprised and all reached the hall with their own 34 . As they entered, they found a box in the centre, it was full of flat (憋的) balloons.

The manager asked everyone to pick a balloon and blow it up. Then he asked them to write their names on their own balloons 35 so that the balloons wouldn’t blow out. All tried, but not everyone was36 . Five balloons blew out because of pressure(压力).

Some engineers 37 to mark their names on the balloons, they were ruled out (被排除) of the game.

38 , 25 engineers came to the next level (等级）. They 39 all the balloons carrying their names and then put them into a room. here and there.

The engineers were told to pick the balloon with his or her name on. All the 25 engineers began to 40

for their own balloons in a rush. It was almost 15 minutes but no one was able to 41 the the right one. The second level of the game was 42 .

Then came the final level. The manager asked the engineers to 43 any balloon and give it to the person named on the balloon. After several 44 . all balloons reached the hands of each engineer.