湖北省宜昌市2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（word版 含答案）

2021年秋季学期期中考试

八年级英语试题

（本试卷共46题，满分80分，考试时间90分钟）

考生注意：请将试题答案写在答题卡上，注意对准题号，交卷时只交答题卡。

第一部分 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节 (共15小题，计15分)

完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Can you cut an apple with a playing card （扑克牌）？Can you write with one hand and draw with the other？Can you perform any special  1  different from others？Well, some people can, and they all show their  2  talents on the TV program, China’s Got Talent. The TV program is getting more and more  3  in China. Many people watch it every week   4   they wonder how talented one can be.

Talent shows  5  in Britain.And now there are  6  shows in lots of countries 7  

the world. China’s Got Talent is the  8  , but it  9  others. When people show their special talents, they also  10  their most touching or funniest stories.Most of them don’t want to be   11   .They even don’t  12  if they are successful or not. They only want to prove （证明）themselves and they  13 want to make their family   14  and want to make others laugh, too.

We all have a talent. It may be big or small. What's your talent？ 15   you can be the next star on China's Got Talent!

(  ) 1. A. talents B. news  C.examples D. activities

(  ) 2. A. serious B. scary  C. special D. slow

(  ) 3. A. boring B. necessary  C. important D. popular

(  ) 4. A. because B. so  C. but D. and

(  ) 5. A. ended B. reached  C. began D. chose

(  ) 6. A. same B. fresh  C. similar D. primary

(  ) 7. A. with B. around  C. to D. for

(  ) 8. A. older B. newer  C. newest D. oldest

(  ) 9. A. is similar to B. is different from  C. is up to D. is good for

(  ) 10. A. enjoy B. touch  C. share D. write

(  ) 11. A. poor B. outgoing C. hard-working D. famous

(  ) 12. A. know B. care C. want D. ask

(  ) 13. A. still B. ever C. very D. just

(  ) 14. A. laugh B. wait C. feel D. break

(  ) 15. A. Maybe B. May C. should D. must

第二节 (共10小题，计10分)

综合填空：根据所给首字母、汉语或上下文，完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。每个空只能填一个词。

Mr. Baker worked in an office. He got married（结婚） to a beautiful girl who was born in a r  16   family and her father gave them a lot of money . They had their own (自己的）house and cars. Mrs. Baker did n   17   at home and they lived a happy life.Two years later, Mrs. Baker’s father   18   （死亡）. They got into trouble（麻烦）at once. But Mrs. Baker wasn’t good at doing anything, so Mr. Baker had to find another job to make more m  19  . One evening he went home happily and said, “My friends help me find a job in another office. I will go to work tomorrow. My shirt is worn out（破了），dear. Will you please make a new one for me？”

“I’m sorry I can’t do it,” said the woman, “ I   20   made any shirts before, you know.”

“Try your   21   , dear. ”said Mr. Baker, “I like my old shirt, please make a new one l  22  it？”She answered. “Well, let me try.”

The next morning，as soon as Mr. Baker got up, his wife showed her husband the new shirt and said, “ Try it on, dear!”

Mr. Baker had a look at the shirt   23  (仔细地）and asked in surprise, “  24      does the new shirt have several holes（洞） in it？”

She   25    （指）to the old shirt and said, “ Look! There are some holes in your old shirt, too.”

16. _________  17. ________ 18. _______  19. ________ 20. ____________ 

21. ____________ 22. ________ 23. _________ 24. _______  25. __________

第二部分 阅读与写作（共四节，满分55分）

第一节 (共10小题，计20分)

阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

（A）

Do you have any friends? What do you think of friendship（友谊）? Here are some opinions（观点）from Ann, Pedro, Crystal and Roy.

Ann comes from Japan. She likes to have friends who really care about her. She thinks a true friend won't leave her when she has problems. She wishes they can teach her English.

Pedro is from Canada. He thinks that friendship means（意味着）giving. If you want others to care about you,you must care about them first.

Crystal was born in China. She has the same opinion with Pedro. The real meaning of friendship is giving others something instead of thinking about taking anything back.

What about Roy from Japan? He doesn't care about the looks of his friends. In his opinion, a sincere heart （真诚的心） is more important than looks. If you are in the same country with Roy, you can write e-mails to him.

(   )26. Ann wants to have friends who ______ .

A. have lots of money    B. have good looks
C. like to give something to others  D. can help her with her English

(   )27. What is the meaning of the underlined words "instead of"？ ______

1. 因为  B.并且  C.而不是   D. 或者

(   )28.  ______ are in the same country.

1. Roy and Ann B.Pedro and Crystal C. Roy and Pedro  D.Crystal and Ann

(   )29. Which of the following sayings has the same meaning with Ann's opinion？

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B. Actions（行动） speak louder than words.
C. Knowledge（知识）is power（力量）
D. When you are in Rome（罗马）, do as the Romans（罗马人）do.

(   )30. The passage might be from a _______.

A. Novel  B. magazine   C. language book  D. Storybook

    (B)

Some children may play the violin in their free time. But do you know most violins are made by farmers?

It surprises many people that about 2,600 farmers in a small place of Henan are the makers of millions of violins across the world.

Those farmers in Henan Province made about 80 percent of middle to high-end (中高端) violins, and 40 percent violas (中提琴) and cellos (大提琴) in China. People sell them to many countries, such as Italy, the US, Germany and Spain.

“I’m interested in my work. I’m also happy to hear that the violins I made are good,” Han Yanli, a luthier (乐器制作者) at Queshan said. Han has been making violins for over 10 years.

Another luthier, Hao Sun shared similar ideas. “I like my job. A lot of farmers like me know nothing about music but we can make good violins across the world. It’s hard to believe,” Hao said.

In the late 1980s, these farmers decided to make a difference to their lives and now they make their dreams come true.

(   )31. People feel ___________ when they know many violins are made by farmers.

A. surprised B. happy   C. bored  D. interested

(   )32. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that ____.

A. there are lots of farmers in Henan Province

B. farmers made 40 percent of middle to high-end violins

C. farmers made most of the violins and they were sold to the world

D. people in many countries don’t like the violins made by farmers

(   )33. According to the passage, both Hao Sun and Han Yanli _______.

A. enjoy themselves in their work

B. know little about making violins

C. will find new jobs later

D. hope to learn to play the violin

(   )34. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. every farmer can make violins

B. Americans can’t buy the violins made in China

C. Han Yanli started making violins five years ago

D. Hao Sun knows nothing about music but can make violins

(   )35. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A. Great Luthiers All over the World

B. Two Talented Musicians

C. Farmers — Great Violin Makers

D. Violin-Making — A Difficult Job

第二节 (共5小题，计10分)

阅读短文，将方框里的五个句子还原到短文当中。

(C)

A. I learned that he was in fact living in the opposite(相反的）direction (方向)

B. I walked out with the map

C. I quickly got lost

D. I’m wondering if I could help you find the way

E. It’s twenty minutes’ walk from here

I’m an exchange student (交换生) from the US. One day, I was trying to walk home from my university (大学). Because I was new here, 36. _________. So I went to a coffee shop and asked the worker, “Excuse me, sir, could you tell me where the nearest subway station is?” “Well, 37. __________, and it’s a little difficult for you to understand,” the worker said. He then tried to tell me the way in half-English, half-Japanese. But I still couldn’t understand him. Finally, he drew me a map.

After thanking him, 38. _________. Just at that time, a young man from behind quickly came to me and said, “Excuse me! I heard you talk to the worker just now and 39. ___________.” “Thanks. That will be very kind of you,” I answered.

“Well, if you keep walking like this, you’ll end up in Nara, a town in the opposite direction!” the man said, pointing at the map. He then walked with me to the subway station. On the way, 40. ___________. Thanks to that kind young man, I arrived home successfully.

第三节 (共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)

根据所给汉语和提示词完成下列句子。

41. 我们小组的每个人在抗击新冠肺炎中发挥了作用。(role)

Everyone in our group _________________ fighting COVID-19.

42. 玲玲喜欢看各种各样的节目，比如才艺表演和脱口秀。(such)

Lingling likes watching all kinds of shows, _____________ talent shows and talk shows.

43. 露西说她的人生经历和彼得在许多方面都很相似。(similar)

Lucy said that her life experiences _______________ Peter’s in many ways.

44. 琳达和萨拉有许多共同点。比如，她们都很外向。(common)

Linda and Sarah _________________. For example, they were both very outgoing.

45. 对于苏珊而言，世上没有人能取代她母亲的位置。(place)

For Susan, nobody in the world can _________________ .

第四节（共一题，计15分）

46. 书面表达：假如你是艾丽斯，你和你的美国笔友莉莉已经两年没有见面了，她想了解你这两年的变化，请你从下面几个方面写一封信介绍一下吧!

 提示：

（1）外貌：比两年前高了许多，瘦了一点...

（2）性格：更外向了，变得更受欢迎了...

（3）爱好：每周至少运动三次，更健康了...

（4）其它方面：...

要求：

（1）短文内容必须包含所提供的要点，可适当发挥；

（2）文中不得出现真实的姓名；

（3）词数：80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Dear Lily,   

I am glad to tell you some changes about me.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What about you? Can you tell me something about your changes?

                                                           Yours,

                                                           Alice

47.听说成绩

请将你的听说成绩四舍五入取整数分，写在答题卡对应的方框内。

2021年秋季学期期中考试八年级英语答案

第一部分

第一节

1-5 ACDAC    6-10 CBCBC   11-15 DBDAA

第二节

16. rich     17. nothing   18. died      19. money       20. never

21. best     22. like      23.carefully   24. why       25. pointed

第二部分

第一节

26-30 DCAAB 31-35 ACADC

第二节

36-40 CEBDA

第三节

41. played a role in

42. such as   

43. were similar to

44. had a lot / many things in common

45. take her mother’s place

第四节

Dear Lily,

I'm glad to tell you some changes about me.

I'm much taller and a little thinner now than two years ago. I have longer hair than before. And I'm more outgoing and more popular now. I wasn't interested in playing sports two years ago, but now I like it and I play sports at least three times a week. I think I am healthier. I have more schoolwork now. And they become more and more difficult. So I plan to study harder to get better grades this term.And I don't like watching soap operas now because I think they are boring and meaningless.I like watching news and I hope to be a TV reporter one day.

What about you? Can you tell me something about your changes?

Yours,

Alice
本文是一篇提示作文，话题为介绍自己这两年的变化。根据内容和要求可知，本文以一般现在时和第一人称单数描述为主，写作时应注意词汇的选择和句式的准确使用，可适当添加一定的衔接词，以使行文连贯。
【亮点词汇】
①be interested in对……感兴趣②get better grades取得更好的成绩
③what about……怎么样
【高分句型】
①I wasn't interested in playing sports two years ago, but now I like it and I play sports at least three times a week.（but引导的并列句）
②And I don't like watching soap operas now because I think they are boring and meaningless.（because引导的原因状语从句，省略that的宾语从句）
【结构布局】
引言：点明主题，告诉你自己的变化
中心：介绍自己在外貌、性格、爱好和学习方面的变化
结尾：询问你的变化