上海市闵行区七宝第二中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语期中考试(word版含答案)练习题

这是一份上海市闵行区七宝第二中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语期中考试(word版含答案)练习题，共9页。

Part 1 Phnetics, Vcabulary and Grammar
(第一部分 语音、词汇和语法)
I. Chse the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) : (共16分)
1. Which f the fllwing underlined parts is different in prnunciatin frm the thers?
A) It drpped me int a stream. B) He asked where it came frm.
C) He agreed t g with me. D) It vanished dwn the drain.
2. A her is great but he/she is ______ rdinary persn in daily life.
A. a B. anC. theD. /
3. They are trying t slve the prblem with ______ peple and ______ mney.
A. less…littleB. fewer…littleC. few…lessD. fewer…less
4. Everyne shuld wrk hard t be respnsible ________ his/her wn future.
A) with B) fr C) f D) by
5. We’ve stayed here fr three weeks, and we want t stay _______ tw weeks.
A. antherB. ther C. thersD. the ther
6. We are taught t be kind t everybdy _______ everything arund us.
A. as much as B. as many as C. as far as D. as well as
7. We can prtect the envirnment by _____ air, water r the land.
A. nt pllutingB. nt pllute C. nt t plluteD. t nt pllute
8. Smething must be dne t _______ the epidemic(疫情）______ spreading.
A. B. C. D.
9.___________it's difficult t learn English well, __________yu shuld never drp it.
A. Thugh; but B. Thugh; / C. Because; s D. Because; /
10. Prlnged quarantines(长时间的居家隔离) makes sme peple angry and _____.
A．patient B. patiently C. impatient D. impatiently
11. All f the fans are lking frward t _____ their favurite star at the stadium.
A. see B. seeing C. be seen D. being seen
12. All f the peple in Shanghai are warned ________ ut f the husing estates because f the Omicrn Virus.
A. nt get B. nt t get C. nt get D. t nt get
13. My sister _____ t her friend n the phne in a lw vice when I passed her rm.
A. is talking B. talked C. was talking D. has talked
14. The candle light is t faint, s dn’t read here. The underlined part means “_______”.
A. weirdB. strange C. bright D. weak
15. Dear passengers, please remain seated ______ the airplane has cme t a cmplete stp.
A. thugh B. if C. because D. until
16. ----I’ve been chsen t be chief editr f ur schl newspaper.
----________. I always knw yu deserve it.
A. Excuse me B. I’m srry t hear that C. Cngratulatins D. Never mind
II. Cmplete the passage with the wrds r phrases in the bx. Each can nly be used nce (将下列单词或词组前的字母填入空格。每个单词或词组只能填一次) (共14分)
A. natural B. cmfrtable C. cnnect with D. prtect
Gaming is mre than a fun pastime . It is a way t _17 peple all arund the wrld . Fr sme , it is even a livelihd （谋生之道）. With the glbal market quickly grwing, getting int the gaming industry is a 18 step fr IKEA(宜家家居）. On January 19, the Swedish furniture maker released its first ever gaming prducts in China . This line f prducts can make game lvers feel mre 19 while playing games .
A. cntinue B. stres C. cntain D. taste E. unusual
In ttal , there are mre than 30 prducts in the line , including desks , chairs and neck pillws . One f the mst 20 prducts is a wden accessry(附件，配饰) that lks like a big hand . IEKA explains that the equipment is used t " Take care f headsets .” There is als a special cup - hlder which can be attached（固定) t the side f the desk . The nice thing abut these new prducts is that they all 21 IEKA’s traditin f affrdable（可负担得起的）price
IEKA wants t attract gamers arund the wrld t its 22 and website ." Nw we ’rе taking the first step n ur gaming jurney ,” it says .“ We hpe t meet peple ’s 23 by ffering different kinds f gaming prducts .
III. Cmplete the sentences with the given wrds in their prper frms (共8分)
24. I’m cnsidering what gift I shuld buy fr my grandpa’s _______ birthday. (ninety)
25. We __________the telephne numbers at the end f the hliday.(change)
26. Sme businesses have been fined because they added sme harmful _____ t the prducts. (chemistry)
27. The ld lady sat ______ n the park bench, watching the bys playing ftball. (cmfrtable)
28. He didn’t ffer any _________ fr what he had dne. (explain)
29. The restaurants _______ varius dishes t attract mre custmers. (service)
30. Leave a basin f water utside in the _______ weather, and it will sn freeze. (freeze)
31. It may burn ut ________ appliances and cause fire and make peple hurt. (electricity)
IⅤ. Cmplete the fllwing sentences as required (共12分)
Miss Evans has hardly visited any places f interest in Shanghai. (改为反义疑问句）
Miss Evans has hardly visited any places f interest in Shanghai， _______ _______?
Lydia was very tired. She almst fell asleep at the dinner table. (保持句意基本不变)
Lydia was___________ tired ____________ she almst fell asleep at the dinner table.
It is frightening t see the rising number f infectins n TV. （改为感叹句）
____________ ____________ it was t see the rising number f infectins n TV!
Vlunteers are busy wrking cntinuusly t transprt living gds t residents. (划线提问)
____________ vlunteers ____________ busy wrking cntinuusly?
“Des the ld man living alne have enugh fd?” he asked me. (改成宾语从句）
He asked me ______ the ld man living alne ______ enugh fd.
37.was, t, wrk ut, difficult, fr us, t, it, the last Maths prblem (连词成句）
Part 2 Reading (第二部分 阅读)
V. Reading cmprehensin (阅读理解) (共50分)
Chse the best answer (根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分)
In the 1950s and 1960s, Russia and America were bth very interested in space explratin.
Each cuntry wanted t be the first t send a man t the Mn.
In 1957, Russia sent the first satellite int space. The name f the satellite was Sputnik. It was nly as big as a basketball, but it was the start f the space race! In 1959, the Russians sent a spacecraft t the Mn. Its name was Luna 3. It went arund the Mn and tk phtgraphs, but it didn’t land n the Mn. There weren’t any astrnauts n Luna 3.
In March 1961, the Russians sent an astrnaut called Ivan int space. He wasn’t a real persn—he was nly a ty. The Russians wanted t test the spacecraft and the astrnaut’s spacesuit befre they sent a real persn int space. Ivan returned t the Earth safely. (He’s nw in a museum, and he’s still wearing his spacesuit!) . In April 1961, the Russian astrnaut Yuri Gagarin became the first persn t travel int space and g arund the Earth.
A mnth after Gagarin’s flight, President Kennedy f the USA made a famus speech. He wanted an American astrnaut t walk n the Mn, and return safely t the Earth, befre the end f the 1960s. When he made the speech in May 1961, Russia was ahead in the space race. Hwever, winning was very imprtant t the Americans. They spent a lt f mney n new spacecraft. In July 1969. Kennedy’s wish came true. Tw American astrnauts walked n the Mn. Their names were Nell Armstrng and Buzz Aldrin.
() 38. The “space race” in the 1950s and 1960s between Russia and America was t be the first t ________.
A. g int space B. take pictures in space
C. send a man t the MnD. g arund the Earth
() 39. In 1959, the Russians sent a spacecraft t the Mn. There was / were ______ astrnaut(s) n it.
A. nB. neC. twD. three
() 40. ________ was the first persn in space.
A. An astrnaut called IvanB. Yuri Gagarin
C. President KennedyD. Nell Armstrng
() 41. Ivan was ________.
used t test the astrnaut’s spacesuitB. a real persn
C. happy when he returned t the Earth safelyD. sent int space n Luna 3
() 42. Befre the real persn was sent int space, the Russians ________.
A. sent a ty astrnaut t spaceB. sent a spacesuit t space
C. did nthing D. did experiments in the lab
() 43. In rder t ________, President Kennedy made a famus speech.
A. win the space race B. get mre mney
C. send ne satellite int space D. make astrnauts return safely
B. Chse the wrds r expressins and cmplete the passage:（12分）
Once in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Tw f the children lved ___44___ very much, but the family was t pr t send bth f them t study at the art cllege at the same time. After many discussins, the tw bys decided t tss (抛) a cin. The ___45___ wuld g dwn int the mines (煤矿) and, with his mney, supprt his brther studying at the cllege. Then, when the brther ___46___ wn the tss finished his studies, after fur years, he wuld supprt the ther brther studying at the cllege.
James wn the tss and Jack went dwn int the mines. James wrked with all his heart and his paintings were much ___47___ than thse f mst f his teachers, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning t make a lt f mney ut f his paintings.
When James returned, the family held a big dinner fr his great success. Sn after the meal began, James std up frm his seat t drink a tast (举杯祝酒) t his dear ___48___. He said, “Jack, nw yu can g t the art cllege and yur dream will cme true. I will take care f yu.”
But Jack said sftly, “Brther, the fur years in the mines has dne t much t my hands, s it’s t ___49___. Nw I can’t even hld a glass.”
T shw his great lve and respect, James drew his brther’s hands with fingers twards the sky. He called his drawing The Praying Hands, which became very famus years later.
() 44. A. paintingB. bksC. schl D. mney
() 45. A. winnerB. lserC. lderD. yunger
() 46. A. whichB. whC. whatD. where
() 47. A. biggerB. cheaperC. wrseD. better
() 48. A. brtherB. sisterC. fatherD. mther
() 49. A. hurtB. gdC. lateD. helpful
C: Read the passage and fill in the blanks with prper wrds: （共14分）
A pet shp wner put up a sign n his dr , which read “ Puppies fr Sale ” A few days later , a little by std next t the sign .
“ Hw much are yu ging t sell the puppies ?” he asked the wner .
“ Anywhere frm $30 t $50,” the wner replied .
The little by felt his pcket and tk ut sme c ___50___. “ I have $2.37,” he said .“ Can I lk at them ?”
The wner smiled and whistled . Five lvely puppies were running up acrss the flr . One puppy was left b___51___, mving mre slwly than the thers . The little by wndered ,“ What ’ s wrng with that little ne ?”
“ It is disabled with a brken frnt leg ,” explained the wner .
“ That ’ s just the puppy I want mst ,” the by gt e___52___ .
“ If yu really want him , I ’ m ging t allw yu t take it fr f ___53___,” the wner added . The little by lked up in the wner’s eyes , saying ,“ I dn’t want yu t give him away t me. In my eyes , it is as p___54___ as all the thers . I’ll pay the full price fr him . I’ll give yu $2.37 nw , and 1 dllar a mnth u___55___ I pay ff $30.”
The wner said ,“I’m afraid this pr dg will never run abut like a nrmal ne .”
The little by bent dwn and rlled up his left truser leg . A black plastic prsthetic leg （假肢） appeared . He then lked up at the wner and gently said ,“ Well , yu see , I can’t run fast , either. I’m the right persn wh u___56___ him. I believe nbdy else can care fr him better than me .”
D. Answer the questins (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：（共12分）
The 18-year- ld American authr , Juliette Turner , has published her third bk fr student readers . With her new nvel, That’s Nt Hay in My Hair, she has becme a new star in the publishing industry .
After Julietta finished furth grade in New Yrk , she mved t a farm in Cke Cunty, Texas, with her mther. There she started a new life wrking with hrses and cattle as a fresh writer . “ Only my mther and I were living there ,” Juliette said .“ We had t break the thick ice n the trugh(饮水槽)s that the animals culd drink .”
Juliette’s mther , Janine Turner , is a famus actress in the US . Life in Cke Cunty was nt as attractive as the life she had lived befre . But fr yung Juliette , the cuntry life gave her a lt f fd fr thught t create her wrks .
That ’ s Nt Hay in My Hair is unlike Juliette’s first tw bks .“ Everything that happens in the bk actually happened in the lives f my mum and me ,” she said .“ The adventures are hard t believe , but they all happened exactly as they’re described in the stry .”
As Julietta is cnsidering her cming cllege life , she hasn’t decided where she will spend the rest f her life , in a city r in the cuntryside .
“ I will always be a cuntry girl at heart ,” she said .“ I lve the cuntry life . It is where I feel peaceful and natural. Fr the mment, I have n idea where life is ging t take me. But I will always return t the cuntry and t my mum. It’s where my rts are.”
Juliette isn’t a teenage writer, is she?
Hw many nvels has Juliette published up t nw?
Where did Juliette begin her writing life?
What’s Juliette’s mther?
Are the stries in That’s Nt Hay in My Hair mainly imagined r based n real life?
What des Juliette prbably mean by the last underlined sentence?
1-5CBDBA. 6-10DACBC. 11-15BBCDD. 16. C
II. 17. C. 18. A. 19. B.
20. E. 21. A. 22. B. 23. D
III. 24. ninetieth. 25. exchange. 26. chemicals. 27. cmfrtably. 28. explanatin
29. serve. 30. frzen. 31. electrical
IV. 32. has she. 33. s ,that. 34. Hw frightening. 35. Why are 36. whether, had
37. It was t difficult fr us t slve the last Maths prblem.
Reading
(A) 38. C. 39. A. 40. B. 41. A. 42. A. 43. A
(B) 44. A. 45. C. 46. B. 47. D. 48. A. 49. C
(C) 50. cins. 51. behind. 52. excited. 53. free. 54. precius. 66. until. 67. understand
(D)57. Yes, she is.
58. Three bks
59. A farm in Cke Cuntry，Texas.
60. She is a famus actress.
61. Yes, they are.
62. She lves the cuntry life and her bks are based n the cuntry life.