上海浦东新区实验2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语期中练习试卷.pdf

1、 1 20202121 学年第学年第二二学期期学期期中练习中练习 八八年级英语年级英语 （满分 100 分，考试时间 90 分钟） Part I Listening 听力听力(25%) I. Listening Comprehension（听力理解）（听力理解） A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) 5% A B C D E F 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to th

2、e question you hear （根据你听到的对话（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）和问题，选出最恰当的答案）6% . ( ) 6. A. close to the bank. B. close to the post office. C. near the library. D. near the post office. ( )7. A. going to the cinema. B. going for a swim. C. going to the beach. D. staying at home. ( )8. A. 10:30. B. 12:00. C. 8:30

3、. D. 12:30. ( )9. A. Nancy. B. Ben. C. Nancys father. D. Bens father. ( )10. A. mother and son. B. father and son. C. husband and wife. D. classmates. ( )11. A. Because its one of the girls secrets. B. Because its one of the boys secrets. C. Because its their secret. D. Because they have seen it. C.

4、 Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false ( 判断下列句判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表表示，示， 不符合的用不符合的用“F”表示。表示。)6% ( ) 12. Most of us are scared of spiders. ( ) 13. It is common for people to feel scared. ( ) 14. The writer loved the tricks, the magic

5、 and the clown. ( ) 15. The writer enjoys going through the clouds. ( ) 16. The planes often crash. ( ) 17. The writer often finds himself feeling a little frightened before the flight leaves. D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. (根据听到的短文内容填空，每空一词根据听到的短文内容填空，每空一词)6% 18. Everyone is born

6、with _ _to learn. 19. Research shows that _ _ have some good habits in common. 20. They may do this by reading the notes or by explaining the information to _ _. 21. Learn _ and learn _. Part II Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分第二部分 词汇和语法词汇和语法)41% II. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案选择最恰当的答案) 16% ( ) 22

7、. Which of the underlined parts has a different pronunciation? A. communicate B. excuse C. until D. useful ( ) 23. After ten minutes thinking, he finally made a _ decision. A. sense B. sensible C. sensitive D. sensation ( ) 24. There are _ vegetables left in the fridge. Lets go and buy some. A. few

8、B.a few C. little D. a little ( ) 25. Trees can protect themselves _ producing a chemical. A. by B. from C. with D. in ( ) 26. The number of the people in the world _ growing faster and faster. A. is B. are C. have D. were ( ) 27. Over _ readers got the gifts from the company. A. ten thousand B. tho

9、usands of C. five hundred of D. hundreds of ( ) 28. We should know how to get on well with _. A. another B. others C. the other D. other ( ) 29. The clean water and fresh air in the countryside keep me _ and healthy. A. living B. lived C. alive D. live ( ) 30. Can you _ an example to show that we ch

10、ange electricity into forms of energy? A. think over B. think of C.think about D. think out ( ) 31. Good habits _ help us a lot and we will make great progress. A. can B. mustnt C. need D. may not ( )32. Mr. Li works as a manager of the restaurant. He_ everything in the restaurant. A. is famous for

11、B. is responsible for C. is afraid of D. is keen on ( ) 33. Shanghai Disney Resort is _ in this area. A. one of popular attraction. B. one of most popular attraction. C. one of the most popular attractions D. one of the popular attractions. 2 ( ) 34. How can we _ this disease _ spreading? A. protect

12、 against B. providewith C. preventfrom D. savefrom ( ) 35. If it _ rain tomorrow, we will go camping with you. A. doesnt B. wont C. didnt D. wouldnt ( ) 36. Jim, they elected me captain of the team. _, Sam! A. Congratulations B. OK C. All right D. Right ( ) 37. Would you like me to bring you a cup o

13、f tea? _. A. Yes, Id like to. B. My pleasure. C. Yes, please. D. It doesnt matter. III. Complete the following passage with words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. (将下列单词将下列单词或词组或词组的编号的编号填入空格完成短文填入空格完成短文，每词只能填一次每词只能填一次) 6% A. below B. living things C. other plants D. left E. un

14、der F. grew G. rich For many years, a white oak tree(橡树) _38_ in a woods near a farm. It was a wet place. The white oak became a tall tree, 24 meters high. It became a good home for other _39_. It was a home for birds and for insects. It gave shade for deer. The white oak also gave shade to many _40

15、_that need shade to grow. They cannot live in bright sunlight. The white oak received the bright sunlight and sheltered the plants _41_. One day, the white oak was struck by lightning and fell. The farmer did not remove the tree. He _42_ it there as a shelter for the small animals that he knew lived

16、 in this woods. Sooner or later, the oak tree decayed(腐烂). It broken down into smaller and smaller parts. This rotting returns important nutrients to the soil. It helps plants grow in _43_soil. Each change in nature causes other changes to happen. Even after it has died, a plant plays an important r

17、ole in nature. IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用括号中所给单词的适当用括号中所给单词的适当形式，完成下列句子。形式，完成下列句子。)8% 44. One of the keys to be _ is careful planning. (success) 45. _, the police came to help them right away. (lucky) 46. Theres a strong_for lowing the price. (argue) 47

18、. This book is expensive, but it _all the information you need. (container) 48. It is considered _to eat, drink or chew gum during class. (polite) 49. Have they decided on the _ (locate) of the new building yet? 50. The_ (manage) lives on the ninth floor. Lets go up in the lift. 51. Though the probl

19、em is very difficult, he wants to work it out _. (he) V. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子，每格一词按要求改写句子，每格一词) 10% 52. Danny did some exercises yesterday. （改为否定句） Danny _ _ any exercises yesterday. 53. The Grade Eight students are planting trees over there.(改为一般疑问句） _ the Grade Eight Student

20、s _ trees over there? 54. We must thank Jenny. She helped our son with his English. (保持句意不变) We must thank Jenny _ _ our son with his English. 55. Sam was so tired that he couldnt continue driving the car.,(保持句意基本不变) Sam was _ tired _ continue driving the car. 56. is, our, city, than before, beautif

21、ul, more, much. (连词成句) _. Part III Reading and Writing 阅读与写作阅读与写作 35% VI. Reading comprehension. (阅读理解阅读理解) 26% A. Choose the best answer: (选择最恰当的答案选择最恰当的答案) 6% Lost Underground is a story about school children who went on a trip to some caves. These caves were very large and people could go into th

22、em only with a guide. However, four children decided to explore on their own. They went in the caves with a group, but left the group and walked down a tunnel. They thought it would be fun to explore the caves alone. Soon they came to a hole in the wall. They climbed through the hole into another pa

23、rt of the cave. Then they decided to turn back, but they could not remember the way. They were lost in the caves. When the guide led the other children out of the caves, he counted them. He discovered that there were four children missing. He had to go back into the caves to try to find the missing

24、children. The children who were lost moved deeper and deeper into the caves. The deeper they went, the more lost they became. They were frightened. They started shouting for help, but the guide didnt hear them. How dangerous they were! Soon they came to an underground river. They guessed that the ri

25、ver must flow out of the caves. The water was very cold and deep, but the children kept on swimming. For a long time, they swam in darkness. Then they saw light ahead of them. The river was flowing out of the caves into the bigger river and the children were able to leave the caves. They climbed out

26、 of the river and reached the riverbank. They saw the bus with the other children in the distance. ( ) 57.Lost Underground is a story about school children who _. A. got out of the underground B. got on well with each other C. went out for an outing D. went on a trip to some caves ( ) 58. Four child

27、ren left the group in the caves, because _. A. they decided to turn back from the caves B. they would like to explore the caves alone C. they wanted to walk down a tunnel through a hole D. they could not remember the way to the caves 3 ( ) 59. When the guide led the other children out of the caves,

28、_. A. some people found that four children lost in the caves B. some people knew that four children could go out of the caves C. the guide discovered that four children were missing D. the guide realized that a child could not find his way out ( ) 60. When four children moved deeper and deeper into

29、the caves, _. A. they could hear the guide speaking B. they saw many big rivers and swam out C. they were too brave to go out by themselves D. they felt frightened and shouted for help ( ) 61. Which of the following is Not true? A. The guide had to go back into the caves to find the children. B. The

30、 guide tried his best and found the missing children. C. The children decided to try to swim out of the caves. D. The children climbed through the hole into another part of the cave. ( ) 62. The underlined word “explore ” probably means “_”. A. get lost B. look around C. touch a stone D. make a fire

31、 B. Choose the best words and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词选择最恰当的单词或词组或词组完成短文完成短文) 6% From the first day that men began to study numbers in daily life, some numbers have been thought to be lucky, while others are considered unlucky. And its not just Western culture that has done this. Cultures in

32、Japan, China, India, and Africa have done the same thing, but for different reasons. Lets take a look at some commonly known lucky and unlucky numbers to see why they are loved or hated. Everyone knows that 7 is lucky. But _62_? The root of most lucky numbers can be found in religion. God, for examp

33、le, is said to have created the world in 7 days. Until the 1800s, there were seven known planets in the solar system（太阳系）. Seven is even the usual number of spots on a ladybug and ladybugs are considered good luck themselves. 4 means bad luck in Asia. For example, the _63_ of 4 in Chinese is very si

34、milar to the word “death.” And because of this, 4 has been considered bad luck in China. 666 is a _64_ number. It is extremely bad luck in Western culture but very good luck in many Asian countries. _65_ the Christian Bible（圣经）, the number 666 means Satan（撒旦，魔鬼）. It might be the most avoided number

35、in Western culture. For example, there used to be US Highway 666 in New Mexico, but in 2003 it was changed to US Highway 491 because the government was afraid that the number would scare tourists away. Another example is that Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States, changed the _66_ 666 S

36、t. Cloud Road, Bel Air to 668 St. Cloud Road, Bel Air before moving in. But in Asia, people love 666 because it _67_ “things going smoothly,” and is considered to be very lucky. ( ) 63. A. when B. how C. why D. where ( ) 64. A. meaning B. pronunciation C. spelling D. writing ( ) 65. A. different B.

37、boring C. difficult D. interesting ( ) 66. A. Because of B. According to C. Thanks to D. With the help of ( ) 67. A. address B. road C. phone number D. location ( ) 68. A. sounds like B. looks like C. feels like D. seems like C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（首字母填空，每格一词首字

38、母填空，每格一词）7% My big brother and I were standing at the door to the showroom at Fort Worth Gold and Silver Exchange, the largest, b_69_ and most successful jewellery store in Texas. “I cant do it, Darren. I cant face them.” “Its just talking to them. Its not that hard.” said Darren. It was late Novemb

39、er 1982 and Christmas music was playing. “Im telling you Im too n_70_,”I replied. “Youre just going to have to p_71_,”said Darren. “The store had started me selling on the phones because it was easier to make people believe that I was older and more experienced. We called a number and my first real

40、customer pushed her way t_72_ the crowd to the front. I still remember that woman. She b_73_ a necklace and a pair of earrings. I was shaking as I showed her the goods, shaking as I took her money and still shaking as I called the n_74_ customer. But by the e_75_ of the day I could look a shopper in

41、 the eye and say, “Im Clancy. What can I show you?” D. Answer the questions（根据（根据文章内容回答）文章内容回答）7% One day, a farmers donkey fell into a dry well. The poor animal cried for hours before his owner finally found him. The farmer tried hard to pull him out from the well but failed. He felt very sorry for

42、 the donkey but after carefully thinking about the situation, he decided that he would not save the donkey. Since the donkey was too old and it was not worth the trouble of saving. So he invited his neighbours to help him bury(埋葬) the old donkey in the well so that it would make him end his pain. He

43、aring many people coming to help, the old donkey was excited at first. As they began to scoop the dirt into the well with shovels (铲子), he soon realized what was happening. He felt very upset and cried sadly again. As the farmer and his neighbours continued throwing the dirt on his back, he suddenly

44、 had a good idea. Some time later, when the farmer finally looked down into the well, he was surprised at what he saw: every time the dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and take a step up! Soon, everyone was amazed when the donkey stepped proudly over the edge of the well and ran away qu

45、ickly! It seemed that it would bury him at first, but it actually helped him later because of the manner in which he faced his trouble. That is life! Just like the donkey, life is going to throw dirt on us, all kinds of dirt. As long as we face our problems in an active way, and refuse to give in to

46、 any trouble, each dirt is like a stepping stone with which we get out of the deepest wells. Never stop and never give up. Success is just on the way. 4 76. The farmer felt very sorry for the donkey, didnt he? _ 77. What did the owner decide after carefully thinking about the situation? _. 78. What

47、did the owner invite his neighbours to do? _. 79. What did the donkey feel first when he heard many people coming to help? _. 80. Did the dirt bury the donkey or actually helped him？ _. 81. What do you think of the donkey? Why?（2 分） _. VII. Writing. 写作写作 9% The Earth Day is coming on April 22nd. What do you think of the environment on our Earth? Please write at least 60 words on the topic “How to protect our Mother Earth”. (以“如何保护我们的地球母亲”为题，根据英文提示写一篇不少于 60 个单词的短文) Suggested questions: 1. What do you think of the environment on our Earth? 2. What can you do to protect our Mother Earth?