四川省绵阳市三台县2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中英语试题.doc

1、三台县2021年秋八年级半期质量监测试题英语试卷分题卷和答卷两部分。题卷共6页，答卷共2页。笔试满分80分，考试时间90分钟。第一部分: 读（共2节，满分55分）第一节: 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADo you like animals and nature? Do you want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful?Here comes your chance! Youth Explore has

2、 prepared a three-day summer program for you! You can take part in many activities and meet with animalsgiraffes, pandas, tigers, lions, and so on! More information about the program is as follows: Age: Students aged 816Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most

3、15 students.Program ADates: 14-16 JulyDays: Monday to WednesdayTime: 10:00 a. m.4:00 p. m.Program BDates: 810 AugustDays: Tuesday to ThursdayTime: 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.Program cost: $230 for per member; $250 for per non-member What to do: Simply come to our center to get an application form(申请表). Send

4、 your completed form on or before 7th July (Friday).Notes: 1. No free lunches are provided because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunchbox or pay for lunch at our restaurants.2. Both programs will start 1 day later if there is a warning of rainstorms.Come and join us now! Dont

5、miss this chance!1. Who can join the three-day summer program?A. A boy of 7B. A kid of 15C. A girl of 18D. A man of 262. If a member and two non-members want to take part in the program, how much should they pay?A. $690B. $730C. 730D. $7503. If there is a rainstorm on August 8th, Program B will star

6、t on _.A. SundayB. MondayC. TuesdayD. Wednesday4. Why arent free lunches provided?A. Because there are many restaurants.B. Because the lunches cost too much.C. Because people have different tastes.D. Because they may bring lunchboxes.5. Which part of a newspaper can we see it?A. TravellingB. SportsC

7、. CookingD. ScienceBCindy, Jerry and Mary are sitting in the classroom and talking about something.Cindy: I think a good friend should be honest（诚实的）. That is more important than any other thing and is where a good friendship starts. If a friend isnt honest, he may lose his friends trust.Jerry: I th

8、ink a good friend has to be generous. Here “generous” doesnt mean he has to give his friends his lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.Mary: In my opinion, a good friend should understand（理解）

9、his friends. When theres something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends place and think more for his friends.6. What does the underlined sentence（句子）mean?A. To be honest is the most important.B. To be honest is as important as other things.C. To be honest is not so i

10、mportant.D. Honest people get more things than others.7. Jerry would like to make friends with people who _.A. give him lunch moneyB. know him very wellC. tell him their ideas and feelingsD. give him some clothes8. Mary thinks friends should _.A. visit each other oftenB. go to more places to playC.

11、understand each otherD. help each other do more things9. Which of the following is NOT true?A. These three people are talking about what they think a good friend should be.B. Cindy thinks to be honest is the basis（基础）of a good friendship.C. Mary would like to make friends with people who think more

12、for friends.D. A man is generous. That means he is very clever.10. What does the underlined word “trust” mean in Chinese?A. 夸奖B. 批评C. 理解D. 信任CTibet (西藏) is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travellers of Tibet has grown by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1,

13、 2006, when the first train ran 1, 956 kilometres from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been to Tibet.The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, like Tib

14、etan dancing and Karaoke.On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most other Chinese trains which have openhole toilets, this one has special toilets which can collect the waste. There is also a special

15、 rubbish system (系统) in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can protect people from the bright sunlight.TV and electrical sockets (插座) for computers and mobile phones can be found on the train.Because there isnt much oxygen there, trains will have oxygen masks (氧

16、气罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more comfortable when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travellers are safe.11. Which of the following is NOT among the places of interest?A. Qinghai Lake.B

17、. Karaoke.C. Kunlun Mountain.D. The Potala Palace.12. The train is unlike most other Chinese trains in its _.A. windowsB. toiletsC. socketsD. A, B and C13. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. oxygen masksB. doctorsC. trainsD. passengers14. We can learn from the passage th

18、at _.A. flying to Tibet is impossibleB. train to Lhasa is too clean to takeC. train trip to Tibet is popular with travelersD. taking train to Lhasa causes a lot of trouble15. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Tibetroof of the worldB. A Magic train in TibetC. Beautiful views in TibetD. A comfort

19、able trip to TibetDEven though shes quite young, Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend(传奇). She was born on February 22, 1975, in California. Being from a family that produced great actors, she quickly found her way to be a superstar. When she was 11 months old, she made her first advertisement o

20、n TV. She made her first movie at the age of 2. Five years later, she acted Gertie in Steven Spielbergs famous film E.T. (1982).However, it wasnt all roses and sunshine when Barrymore was growing up. She once went to the dark side and became a big problem. Most kid stars in Hollywood fail to become

21、stars as adults. And most of the time, once theyre out of the spotlight(聚光灯), they stay out. But Drew Barrymore doesnt. As she was growing older, Barrymore started to realize that life is more meaningful than dangerous actions in the films. She started to build a career(事业) in 1997. She has made a s

22、eries of successful films since then, including Charlies Angels (2000) and 50 First Dates (2004).“In my life, there is darkness and drama, and I have yet to explore some of that in my work life. I just want to challenge myself and prove that I can do more.”Actually, anyone who knows nothing about he

23、r terrible childhood might find it hard to believe shes such a sweet person now. Like many of the characters she plays in her comedy, Drew is easy-going and laughs a lot. In 2007, she was on the cover of People magazines 100 Most Beautiful People issue. “Life is very interesting.in the end, some of

24、your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths,” Drew said.16. When did Drew Barrymore make her first movie?A. In 1975.B. In 1977.C. In 1979.D. In 1982.17. Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend mainly because _.A. she always has roses and sunshine in her lifeB. she used to be a famous kid st

25、ar in HollywoodC she didnt give up even when she met difficultiesD. she was born from a family that produced great actors18. Which is the correct order of Drew Barrymores life? She made the film Charlies Angels.She went to the dark side and became a big problemShe acted Gertie in Steven Spielbergs f

26、amous film E.T.She is on the cover of People magazines 100 Most Beautiful People issue.A. B. C. D. 19. Which of the following chart (图表) can best describe Drew Barrymores career (till 2007)?A. B. C. D. 20 Which of the following words can be used to describe Drew Barrymore according to the passage?A.

27、 Interesting.B. Strong-minded.C. Beautiful.D. Clever.第二节: 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。ADo you know Lang Ping and her players? They are Chinese heroes.Lang Ping _21_ born in Tianjin. She was the head coach of the Chinese womens national volleyball team. In the summ

28、er of 2016, Lang Ping and her team _22_ a gold medal (奖牌) at the Rio Olympic Games. How exciting it was! The gold medal is so important for China that every Chinese will remember it. Lang and all _23_ became “stars”. On September 17th, 2016, Lang _24_ Guangdong Guangya High School and talked with th

29、e students face to face. Lang helped the students exercise, and she also taught them to play _25_. One of the students drew a picture of Lang and sent it to her. She said “Thank you very much!” to the student.21. A. isB. areC. wasD. were22. A. madeB. gaveC. wonD. bought23. A. playersB. actorsC. danc

30、ersD. singers24. A. lookedB. sawC. visitedD. went25. A. tennisB. volleyballC. basketballD. footballBA rich man had a son with bad habits. One day he took his son to an old scholar (学者) to ask for _26_.The scholar took the boy for a walk _27_ a garden. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to _28_ out a

31、 small plant growing there, The boy held the plant between his thumb (拇指) and forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a little _29_ plant. The boy pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all.“Now pull out that one,” said the old man, pointing to a bush (灌木丛). _30_

32、, the boy tried his best and pulled it out.“Now take this one out,” said the old man, pointing to an apple tree. The boy held the tree and tried to pull it out. _31_ it would not move. “Its _32_ to pull it out,” said the boy.“So it is with bad habits,” said the scholar. “When _33_ are young, it is e

33、asy to pull them out. But when they grow bigger, they cannot be pulled out easily.”The lesson with the old man changed the boys life. He gave up his bad _34_ and became an excellent man.Dont _35_ for bad habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over them, or they will get control over

34、 you.26. A. questionB. classC. helpD. problem27. A. throughB. acrossC. onD. over28. A. putB. cutC. pullD. push29. A. olderB. biggerC. smallerD. younger30. A. At firstB. At mostC. At leastD. At last31. A. SoB. ButC. OrD. And32. A. easyB. possibleC. impossibleD. necessary33. A. weB. youC. theyD. thems

35、elves34. A. mistakesB. habitsC. hobbiesD. interests35. A. hopeB. waitC. leaveD. stop第二部分: 写（共3节，满分25分）第一节: 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。There is a man who I see on the subway every morning. He always sits alone and never listens _36_ music. Around eight days ago, I noticed h

36、im chatting with _37_ friend by signs. After he hung up, he _38_ (look) so sad. I wanted to make him feel _39_ (happy) than before. I tried to ask him if he was okay, _40_ we could not understand each other. I felt so helpless. So I started staying up for hours many _41_ (time) a month to learn the

37、sign language. After periods of learning and several tries, I could use it to communicate with others well. When I met him again, I said hello and asked him how he was for the first time. The smile on his face made all the tired time _42_ (meaning). Then he took his pen out and _43_ (slow) wrote a s

38、entence on his hand. It just said “thank you”. He seemed proud of _44_ (I) and remembered our last meeting. What I really feel like _45_ (tell) him is “Thank you for helping me to be a better person”.第二节: 信息摘录（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文，然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息，每空不超过三个词。Have you ever regretted (后悔) what you

39、did in the past? As we get older we look back and wish that we had made better choices. What can we do to avoid(避免) future regrets?Make better plansIf you begin to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. Youll also know what you should do and what you shouldnt do. If changes happen, y

40、ou can have more time to deal with them. Live a more active lifeMore outdoor activities can help you keep fit. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someones face. Learn to say “sorry”. Its good for you to use these polite words. Find the right friendA friend may make your life

41、and he or she can break your life as well. So you need to think carefully when you choose a friend. Good friends will always make your ideas better.When you have problems, go to others for help. That little help may get you good results.Face failure(失败) bravelyEverybody fails. We should not be afrai

42、d of failure because failure is not the end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve (提高) ourselves.46. _47. _48. _49. _50. _第三节: 书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）51. 为了加深中英两国的文化理解和交流，某校组织了一次中英学生对比的调查活动。请你根据以下调查结果写一份调查报告。中国学生英国学生性格更外向更安静校园生活学习更努力更擅长运动饮食习惯吃更多蔬菜和水果吃更多肉兴趣爱好30%看书，70%上网60%踢足球，40%画画要求:1.语句通顺、逻辑连贯； 2.不少于80词。Hello, everyone. Today Id like to talk about the differences between Chinese students and English students. _9