安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

2021-2022学年度第二学期八年级期中考卷

英语试题

第一部分   听力

I短对话理解（本大题共5小题，共5分）

1．   How does the girl go to school every day?

A． B． C．

2． What animals does the girl like?

A． B． C．

3．How did Lucy get to school today?

A．By bus. B．By bike. C．On foot.

4．What subject does Billy have problems with?

A．English. B．Math. C．Chinese.

5．What’s Jessie’s job?

A．Nurse. B．Doctor. C．Teacher.

II长对话理解（本大题共5小题，共5分）

6．What happened to Ryan?

A．He fell off the bike. B．He has a nosebleed. C．He felt sick.

7．What hurts the most?

A．The hand. B．The leg. C．The head.

8．How old is the dog?

A．2 years old. B．3 years old. C．4 years old.

9．Who often takes care of the dog?

A．Lisa. B．Lisa’s sister. C．Lisa’s grandpa.

10．What subject did Molly teach in the village?

A．English. B．Music. C．History.

III短文理解（本大题共5小题，共5分）

11．What time is Molly’s plane?

A．At 3:00 am. B．At 3:00 pm. C．At 7:00 pm.

12．How long is the plane to London?

A．About eight hours. B．About eighteen hours. C．About eighty hours.

13．What didn’t Mike do on Saturday?

A．Stayed at home. B．Did homework. C．Played tennis.

14．How about Sunday?

A．Great. B．Not good. C．Good.

15．What did Mary do on Saturday morning?

A．Volunteered in an old people’s home.

B．Cleaned the room.

C．Went to Her friend’s house for a party.

IV信息转换（本大题共5小题，共5分）

你将听到的是一段短文。请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡，并将答案写在答题卡相应题目的答题位置。短文听两遍。

第二部分 英语知识运用

V.单选题（本大题共10小题，共10分）

21．—Why do you like rock climbing? It seems dangerous.

—Because I like to ________.

A．help out B．try out C．take risks D．have breaks

22．You cousin will come to see you as soon as he _________ here tomorrow.

A．arrives B．arrived C．is arriving D．will arrive

23．Mr. Smith is a rich man with a kind heart. He often ________ poor children with food and clothes.

A．shares B．covers C．provides D．gives

24．—Why hasn’t Jim come?

—Because he ________ my invitation yesterday.

A．turned down B．cut down C．put away D．made up

25．—Do you feel like ________ the 2022 Winter Olympics?

—Yes, we all look forward to ________ it in 2022.

A．to watch, to watch B．to watch, watching

C．watching, watching D．watching, to watch

26．—Don’t be angry with the kids when they make mistakes.

—Sorry, I won’t. I know ________ of us is perfect.

A．none B．each C．neither D．all

27．You can see the ________ in our faces when we talk about the great changes in the past 100 years.

A．prize B．pride C．effort D．power

28．—Mendy is still angry with me. What should I do?

—Maybe you ________ write a letter to say sorry to her.

A．must B．mustn’t C．couldn’t D．could

29．Emily is my best friend. I knew her ________ I was at high school.

A．since B．until C．while D．although

30．Old Harry is very ________ because his children have no time to stay with him.

A．strong B．excited C．lonely D．busy

VI.完形填空（本大题共20小题，共20分）

A

A

Since those early days, humans and dogs have always been together. We should protect them because they are our friends.

I _____31_____ in a tall building. There are ten floors in the building and I live ____32____ the fourth floor. I have a neighbor (邻居). She is Grandma Li and she is seventy years old. Her ____33____ died three years ago and she has no children, _____34_____ she lives alone. She likes pets very much. She has a cute dog in her house, she calls it Andrea. She loves it very much and Andrea is also very ____35____ to her. And Andrea is very quiet and just ____36____ barks (吠). I often visit her when I am free. Sometimes I play with Andrea for a long time.

Last night, ____37____ I was asleep, Andrea kept barking all the time outside my house. Then I thought there might be something wrong in Grandma Li's house. So I ____38____opened my door. As soon as I came out, I saw a lot of smoke coming from the ____39____ of her house. There must be a fire in the house. I called 119 quickly and five minutes later the firemen arrived. They put out the fire soon and Grandma Li was _____40_____. Luckily, she was not badly hurt. Andrea wagged his tail. We all called the dog a hero.

Animals are our friends. Sometimes animals are very helpful to people. We must make laws to protect animals.

31．A．live B．work C．study D．drive

32．A．in B．on C．at D．to

33．A．father B．son C．daughter D．husband

34．A．so B．but C．or D．because

35．A．strict B．friendly C．different D．strong

36．A．sometimes B．usually C．often D．always

37．A．while B．although C．since D．if

38．A．badly B．happily C．slowly D．quickly

39．A．floor B．wall C．window D．light

40．A．missed B．lost C．gone D．saved

B

A few months ago, Kim found there was something wrong with her dog—Jake. His eyes had stopped producing tears (眼泪), and it was clear he was in a lot of ____41____. Kim took him to the doctor’s, and the doctor advised to have his eyeballs removed. “I finally made a difficult decision and ____42____ the doctor to make him more comfortable,” Kim explained.

When Jake came back home, he ____43____ to be afraid to climb stairs for the first time. However, something ____44____ took place. Addie, his dog sister and partner, realized his problem and decided to help. “She came down the stairs, stood next to him and then walked back up as if to show him the ____45____,” Kim said. “I was totally moved by Addie. She was such a good partner. I watched ____46____, hoping Addie’s plan would work, and it did.”

Kim tied a bell around Addie’s neck ____47____ it could help Jake find Addie more easily. Addie continued to ____48____ Jake while he got used to his new condition (状况).

Now Jake doesn’t need Addie to ____49____ the bell anymore. He’s able to hang around the house and places that he often visits easily. But whenever Jake and Addie visit some ____50____ places, Addie works as a guide dog again. What a good dog sister and partner!

41．A．fun B．pain C．courage D．surprise

42．A．played with B．fought with C．agreed with D．worked with

43．A．appeared B．wanted C．hoped D．decided

44．A．simple B．amazing C．terrible D．serious

45．A．size B．shape C．time D．way

46．A．nervously B．correctly C．quickly D．suddenly

47．A．until B．when C．if D．because

48．A．care for B．look for C．pay for D．ask for

49．A．record B．wear C．buy D．hear

50．A．old B．bright C．new D．dark

VII补全对话（本大题共5小题，共5分）

根据对话内容，将符合对话情景的选项填写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。（选项中有两项多余）

A: Good morning, Tony.

B: Good morning, Amy. __51__

A: Because I’m going to the old people’s home.

B: __52__

A: Yes, I do. I’m a member of the helpers’ club of our school.

B: __53__

A: We usually help to care for the old people there.

B: Can I join you?

A: Of course. __54__

B: What can I do to help the old people?

A: You can do many things like telling stories to them or chatting with them. __55__

B: Great! I can’t wait to join you.

A．Welcome to our club.

B．Are you going there now?

C．What do you usually do?

D．Do you often go there?

E．I’m sure they will be happy.

F．Why are you in such a hurry?

G．How do you get there?

VIII、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，共40分）

A

Hurray! Spring break is here! Tom and Jack are also on vacation from work all week. They want to plan all kinds of fun things to do, like biking, fishing , swimming, and tennis. They are hoping for some warm, enjoyable weather. However, they just can’t decide which day to do each activity. So they decide to check the weather forecast   in the newspaper before making some final plans.

THE FIVE-DAY FORECAST

56．Which days will be the best for hiking?A．Monday and Tuesday B．Tuesday and Wednesday

C．Wednesday and thus day D．Thursday and Friday

57．Tom and Jack are going out on Tuesday , what will they most probably take?

A．Umbrellas B．Sunglasses C．Gloves D．Sweater

58．What can we infer from the passage?

A．They can go hiking on Wednesday.

B．They are pleased with the weather forecast.

C．They will wear jeans and jackets on Monday.

D．They can make the final plans according to the weather.

B

On April 2, we said goodbye to Tiangong 1, China’s first space lab. According to the China Manned Space Agency, Tiangong 1 re-entered (重返) the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) and some of its debris (碎片) fell into the South Pacific Ocean.

There are many spacecraft that are still in orbit (轨道) above the earth. After finishing their trips, they will all re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere like Tiangong 1.

There are two types of re-entries: controlled re-entry and uncontrolled re-entry.

Some satellites and manned spacecraft come back to the earth in a controlled re-entry. Experts calculate (计算) the path of the falling spacecraft and its speed. They can guide the spacecraft to fall into a chosen area.

Some spacecraft may have problems while in space after a certain amount of time. These spacecraft come back in an uncontrolled re-entry. It is hard to tell when and where they will fall until the last few hours. The US space station Skylab came back partially uncontrolled in 1979. Parts of the station fell in Western Australia, but no one was hurt.

During the re-entry, most of the spacecraft will burn up while passing through the Earth’s atmosphere. Only a small amount of the debris ends up falling into the ocean, China Daily reported.

59．The debris from Tiangong 1 _________.

A．fell into the South Pacific Ocean B．fell into Western Australia

C．fell into the central part of the US D．fell into North Pacific Ocean

60．From the passage we know that there are ________ kinds of re-entries.

A．two B．three C．four D．five

61．This passage is most probably from _________.

A．a storybook B．a poster C．a science magazine D．a government report

C

The Beijing Hearing Dog Association (协会) has a plan. They plan to choose some stray dogs (流浪狗) and train them. Then the dogs will be able to help the old and the deaf.

They will choose young dogs because it’s easier to train them. The kind of dog is not important.

Twenty-four volunteers will join the training. They all have some experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs. They will learn a special language first from the coach and they teach the dogs. This training will take 180 days. Then the better performed dogs will enter the next training. They will learn to understand different sounds, such as knocking on a door and water boiling. Then the dogs will live with the deaf or the old for 30 days.

Some people think the plan won’t work, because it will cost a lot of money. But some people like the plan and they would like to be the volunteers.

62．What need the volunteers have in common?

A．They all want to help the young.

B．They all keep lots of dogs.

C．They all work in the association.

D．They all have experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs.

63．What will the dogs learn in the second training?

A．They will learn to understand different languages.

B．They will learn to understand different sounds.

C．They will learn to understand old people’s living habits.

D．They will learn to understand different ways to open the door.

64．What can we learn from the article?

A．The association will train police dogs. B．The old have to pay for the well trained dogs.

C．The first training will take 180 days. D．Most people like the plan.

65．Which is the best title for the article?

A．Stray dogs will help people B．Dogs are very clever

C．The old need dogs’ help D．It’s different to train a dog

D

Who is the oldest man in the world? Where is the world’s highest waterfall? To find the answers, you can check the Guinness World Records book.

The idea of the book came from a British man named Sir Hugh Beaver. He and his friends once argued about which European game bird was the fastest. They failed to find the answer in any book. Later, the twins Norris and Ross McWhirter were invited to write a book of facts and figures. Neither of them knew that the book would become an all-time bestseller.

Since it was first published in 1955, more than 100 million copies of the book have been sold in almost 40 languages, and a new edition(版本) comes out every year.

Many people have tried to get into the book. There are 50,000 applications(申请) from 174 countries every year, according to the Guinness organization.

Anyone who thinks he or she has a very special skill or talent can apply for a Guinness record. After that, Guinness judges will evaluate(评估) your application. After many rounds of research and verification(查证), they will finally send you an official Guinness World Records certificate(证书)!

The person who holds the most Guinness records is Ashrita Furman from the US. Furman now holds nearly 200 records, including the record for holding the most Guinness records.

But there are some records that Guinness won’t accept. For example, they do not recognize any activity that could harm people or animals.

66．What does the story mainly talk about?

A．The finest human achievements since 1955. B．The Guinness World Records book.

C．The first Guinness World Records book. D．The person who holds the most Guinness World Records.

67．What do we know about the Guinness World Records book?

A．The very first book was published 75 years ago.

B．100 million copies of the book are sold every year.

C．It was inspired by an argument about the fastest game bird.

D．50,000 records are included in the book every year.

68．What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?

A．创造 B．应用 C．激活 D．申请

69．What can we know about Ashrita Furman from the US?

A．He has the most money. B．He is the most famous.

C．He holds the most Guinness records. D．He always asks for the Guinness record.

D

70．Eric went to climb the mountains with his ______.

A．family B．relatives C．classmates D．friends

71．Jane stayed in the countryside for ______ days.

A．nine B．fourteen C．two D．five

72．Lu Jing didn't _____ during the summer vacation.

A．watch TV B．listen to the radio C．play with her dog D．feed the chickens

E

Rock climbing is a popular hobby that many people enjoy doing. You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains. There are many advantages of rock climbing—it is fun and it also helps people forget worries.

The most important equipment（装备）to have is good shoes. They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size. The next thing you need is a harness（保护带）. This allows you to move freely, but will hold you up if you fall. It’s important to know how to use your equipment. If you are a beginner, it’s best to have lessons. A climber with experience can help you a lot in the beginning.

Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages. Climbers, however, must be careful not to pollute the environment. Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb. They should take it with them and throw it away. This will allow future climbers to enjoy a clean environment.

73．What advantages does rock climbing have?（不超过10个词）

______________________________________________________________________

74．What equipment does a climber need?（不超过10个词）

______________________________________________________________________

75．How can climber help protect the environment while climbing?（不超过15个词）

______________________________________________________________________

IX、单词拼写（本大题共5小题，共5分）

76．They want to know something about forests. So they decide to ________ (探索) forest next month.

77．Many young people can not a________ (付得起) a house because of the high price.

78．Teachers’ Day is held on the tenth day of S________（九月）.

79．The prince and the girl got m_______ (结婚) three years ago.

80．Rose sets a good example because she is always a________（积极的）and studies hard.

X、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共20分）

教育部要求学生在校体育运动不少于1个小时，但在校外，中学生普遍缺少运动或不运动。请就此现象写一篇短文，谈谈你的看法。内容包括：

1. 缺少运动或不运动的原因；

2. 缺少运动或不运动对学生的影响；

3. 针对此现象提出合理化的建议。

要求：

1. 词数：80 左右，开头和结尾已给，不计入总词数；

2. 文中不得出现真实校名或人名。

Many students are short of exercise in their spare time.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All in all, students should do more exercise in their spare time. The more exercise they do, the healthier they will be.

参考答案

1．B2．C3．B4．B5．A6．A7．A8．B9．C10．A11．B12．A13．C14．A15．B

16．7

17．exercises

18．twice

19．Australia

20．reviews

21．C22．A23．C24．A25．C26．A27．B28．D29．C30．C31．A32．B33．D34．A35．B

36．A37．A38．D39．C40．D41．B42．C43．A44．B45．D46．A47．D48．A49．B50．C

51．F52．D53．C54．A55．E56．D57．A58．D59．A60．A61．C62．D63．B64．C65．A

66．B67．C 68．D 69．C 70．D 71．B 72．D

73．It is fun and it also helps people forget worries.       

74．Good shoes and a harness.

75．They should take the rubbish with them and throw it away.

76．explore

77．(a)fford

78．(S)eptember

79．(m)arried

80．(a)ctive

81． Many students are short of exercise in their spare time now. On the one hand, they have too much homework to do after school, on the other hand, they probably have so many after-school classes such as playing the piano. So there is no time for them to do exercise.

Less exercise is harmful to students. Even though they are too busy with their schoolwork, they still need to play sports to make their bodies strong. I think they had better exercise in their daily life. First, they can take a walk after dinner on weekdays. After all, it’s bad for them to do homework at once after dinner. Second, they can go swimming on weekends. Swimming is a very good sport.

All in all, students should do more exercise in their spare time. The more exercise they do, the healthier they will be.