江苏省常州市经开区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中英语试题（含答案）

江苏省常州市经开区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．— Excuse me. Can I borrow three books ________?

—OK. And you can keep them for three weeks.

A．at times B．all the time

C．at a time D．from time to time

2．—Your French is so excellent. How long have you been in France?

— ________ I was born.

A．Since B．Until C．Before D．When

3．—Have you ________ the invitation to Jim’s birthday party?

—Yes, I have. And I’ve ________ it.

A．accepted; received B．received; accepted

C．received; received D．accepted; accepted

4．—________ I wash my clothes now, Mum?

—No, you ________. You ________ clean the room first.

A．Must; don’t have to; may

B．Must; needn’t to; must

C．Must; mustn’t; can

D．Shall; may; may

5．I bought this car eight years ago, but it is still in good ________ now.

A．situation B．direction C．station D．condition

6．—Could you tell me when your uncle Jim ________ your aunt?

—I’m not sure. But I know they ________ for more than ten years.

A．married with; got married

B．married; have been married

C．married to; have married

D．got married; were married

7．—Jack, how long have you ________ the novel?

—For a week, I ________ it a week ago.

A．bought; bought B．bought; had

C．kept; bought D．had; kept

8．—That tall building used to be a hotel. The government ________ a library last year.

—That’s great! Books can ________ a whole new world to us. So we should read more books.

A．turned it into; open up

B．put it into; put up

C．turned it on; grow up

D．moved it into; pull up

9．—Is your father at home, Jim?

—No. He ________ Hainan. He ________ there three times.

A．has been to; has gone to

B．has gone to; has been in

C．has been in; has gone

D．has gone to; has been

10．—Thank you for helping me with English.

—________.

A．Never mind B．No problem

C．My pleasure D．Of course not

二、完形填空

You can slow down in holidays. The holidays offer you a great chance to catch up on (补上) all the family time you ____11____ during your busy year. However, compared with (与……相比较) the toys your children will receive for the holidays, ____12____ they want most is the time you spend with them.

Parents are always told to spend more time with their children. I ____13____ that, but how you spend that time should be ____14____ by your children, not you.

Over the past ten years of fatherhood, I’ve noticed a ____15____ ; Dads are more likely (可能的) to kick footballs with their children than do arts and crafts (手工). It’s ____16____ because it’s a lot more fun to spend time doing an activity that you also like doing. Some of the games children love can be ____17____ and taking part in these activities can be really hard. However, the activity you do with your children is ____18____ , but the time you’re spending together is really what matters (重要).

Taking part in your children’s play can not only help them ____19____ a strong and confident (自信的) sense of themselves, but also help you know who your children are, their strength (长处) and interests.

In years to come, your children might ____20____ what was in their red packets this year. But the time you spent with them, loving who they are, will stay with them for a lifetime (终生).

11．A．found B．saved C．missed D．enjoyed

12．A．what B．how C．when D．why

13．A．think about B．agree with C．care about D．worry about

14．A．lost B．recorded C．saved D．decided

15．A．rule B．reason C．advertisement D．race

16．A．hardly B．finally C．mainly D．quickly

17．A．exciting B．boring C．meaningful D．easy

18．A．unfriendly B．uncomfortable C．uninteresting D．unimportant

19．A．build B．support C．practise D．prepare

20．A．remember B．keep C．forget D．count

三、阅读单选

The Forbidden City (紫禁城) is one of the largest ancient (古代的) palaces in the world. A visit inside is certainly eye-opening, but it can be a challenge (挑战) for you. When planning a Forbidden City trip, think about your time and effort (精力). Give up some less-important places if necessary.

Ticket information

★Tickets are free for children aged 0~6 (or under 1.2 m in height) and disabled (残疾的) visitors.★Children aged 7~18 and the old people aged 60 and over can get in half-price.

★Tickets are only available (可获得) online. You must provide your real name and ID number while booking tickets.

Tips for travelers

★Bring plenty of water if you are visiting during the summer or early autumn.

★Be sure to wear comfortable shoes.

★You must enter the Palace Museum through the South Gate (the Meridian Gate). After touring the museum, you must leave through the North or East Gate. There is no subway station (地铁站) near these two gates, so you will need to take a bus or a taxi.

★Jinshan Park is just opposite the North Gate. We suggest climbing the hill inside the park to get a bird’s-eye view of the Forbidden City.

21．How much do Mr. and Mrs. Li need to pay for the tickets if they take their 8-year-old girl to the Forbidden City on May Day?

A．100 yuan. B．120 yuan. C．150 yuan. D．180 yuan.

22．Who can visit the Forbidden City for free?

A．A 62-year-old woman. B．A primary school teacher.

C．A junior high school student. D．A young man with no left hand.

The next day, I was getting restless(焦躁不安) and wanted to take a boat across the river to see what was going on over there. Jim thought of a good idea.

“Here, Huck,” he said, “Put it on.” He handed over one of the dresses that they’d gotten from that old house.

“Why would I wear this?” I asked.

“Because nobody will recognize(认出) you if you wear this.”

That seemed like a good idea to me. Jim pulled that dress over my head and buttoned(扣扣子) it up, and I rolled(卷) my trouser legs up to my knees. Then Jim put a sunbonnet(太阳帽) on my head and tied it under my chin(下巴). He walked back and looked me over.

 “Huck, you look just like a girl. Nobody can recognize you even in the daylight.”

I practised walking around to get the hang of(掌握……窍门) it. Jim said I didn’t walk like a girl, and that I should stop lifting my dress up to get to my trouser pockets. I practised hard. Then when it got dark, I jumped onto the boat and sailed to the shore(岸边).

I crossed over to the edge of town and started up along the shore, I saw a light burning in an old cabin(小屋). I slipped up and peeked in the window. There was a woman inside, knitting(织毛线) by candlelight.

She was a stranger(陌生人), which was lucky for me. I was dressed like a girl, but I didn’t want anyone to recognize my voice. I knocked on the door.

“Come in,” the woman said. So I did.

“Take a chair, ” she told me. I sat down next to her.

She looked me over with her shiny eyes, “And what might your name be?”

—Taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

23．Huck dressed up(乔装打扮) as a girl because ________.

A．he wanted to make him look funny

B．others couldn’t see him

C．nobody could recognize him

D．the woman in the cabin couldn’t catch him

24．Why did Huck practise walking around?

A．Because he couldn’t walk in a dress like a girl.

B．Because he liked the dress very much.

C．Because he wanted to show that he looked pretty in a dress.

D．Because he wanted Jim to like him.

25．What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．I rushed to the old cabin and shouted happily.

B．I ran to the window and opened it suddenly.

C．I walked up and broke the window quickly.

D．I walked up and looked in the window quietly.

Young Chinese used to go shopping and go to the movies in their spare time. But now more and more of them get interested in a new way of having fun. They enjoy playing a puzzle-solving game(解谜游戏) known as “an escape room(密室逃脱)”.

In an escape room, a team of players work together to find useful information, work out puzzles and finish tasks to get out of a closed space. In such a game, different modern technologies(技术), like virtual reality(虚拟现实) and 5G, are used to create a fantastic world. Live actors(现场演员) also communicate with players to make the experience more real. With all of these, players will throw themselves into a story and pay their attention to their final goal(目标)—getting out of the room in a race against the clock.

Pu Yixing is an avid player of this game. Every time he arrives in a new city, the young man will play the game there. He sees the game as a new way of socializing(社交).“People spend two hours finding an untold story and trying to run away from a room. It’s a great experience for every player to enjoy,”Pu said.

He Shu, the director of a popular escape room program, says this game needs teamwork, speed, problem-solving skills, creativity and patience(创造力和耐心) of players. “It gives players a strong sense of achievement(成就) when they complete tasks and breakout of a room. It needs their reasoning(推理) skills and good teamwork,” she said.“It’s a good ice-breaking tool to make new friends as well as grow closer to old ones.”

So why is this puzzle-solving game so popular? According to a study, the younger generation(一代) is spending more money on experiences than on products(产品). The escape room game provides them with excellent experiences. The other reason is just a FOMO(fear of missing out) effect. If you see someone go to a very cool place, you will probably go to ask, “Where is it? I want to go there as well.”

26．What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．What the escape room game is like.

B．How to play the escape room game.

C．When players can enjoy the escape room game.

D．Why the young like to play the escape room game.

27．The underlined word “avid” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to “________”.

A．crazy B．secret C．classical D．lucky

28．Which of the following is the FOMO effect?

A．He has solved the problem. I think he is really great.

B．All my friends say my new dress is pretty. I’m so happy.

C．The basketball game starts at eight. I mustn’t be late for it.

D．Many of my classmates have mobile phones. I want to have one, too.

29．What is the best title for the passage?

A．The FOMO effect in life.

B．Ways of making new friends.

C．Modern technologies in today’s games.

D．The young’s new way of having fine.

四、阅读还原5选4

What makes a book a good read? It’s a great question, but there’s no easy answer!

What interests one person may not work for another. There are so many styles and kinds of books. ____30____ Sometimes some people hate a book and can’t finish it! Does this mean the book is really terrible? Maybe, it depends on(取决于) your opinions. Art is highly subjective (主观的).

There are many good books on how to write a book. ____31____ But they are not step-by-step guides(按部就班的指南). Since books have no hidden parts, all the words are there on the page, it’s necessary to study the books you and others think are good reads and ask, “Why did the writer write this work in this way? ”

____32____ They ask them to read drafts(初稿) and provide their opinions. And then the writers rewrite the drafts according to(根据) these readers’ opinions. So a good read is usually the result of many improvements of a bad one.

One difficulty in writing is that it is hard to find people who can give you useful opinions. You have to try to find people like that. ____33____ At the same time, be glad to make changes to a draft according to what you learned.

A．Most people like different kinds of good books.

B．Most writers have early readers.

C．This is because people have different likes.

D．And you have to try to accept their opinions.

E．They don’t know how to write good books.

F．They are helpful for new writers.

五、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Yesterday we met a young man from Spain when my wife and I ____34____(spend) a holiday in Mount Huang, China. He was sitting at a table close to us and we talked ____35____(happy) with him about the beauty of Mount Huang.

As we were leaving, I wanted to give him ____36____little gift. But I realized that I did not have any gifts with me. I didn’t know what ____37____(do). Suddenly I had an idea. We had two butter tarts (蛋挞) bought from a fast food restaurant for our meal back to the hotel. So I ____38____ (go) over to his table and asked if he had dessert (甜点). He said “no”, so I took out one of the butter tarts  ____39____ our bag and put it right beside his drinks and food!

His eyes lit up (闪闪发亮) like a little ____40____(boy). I told him that we had more than one and said to him that he should enjoy something sweet while enjoying the ____41____ (beauty) scenery (风景)! We all laughed! My wife Milan joked later and said, “Oh, sorry, Jack! I  ____42____ (eat) my butter tart already.” “It was very nice of you to do that. But don’t worry, we can share ____43____(I).”I laughed and said.

六、根据汉语提示填空

44．________ (近来), Mr. Green feels quite lonely because his children are not with him.

45．When he asked me for help, I knew he was from the ________ (南方的) part of our country.

46．We’d better think of some new ways to do with water ________ (污染).

47．The little girl feels very sad because her lovely pet dog has been ________ (死了).

48．I hear that his new novel has been a great ________ (成功).

七、完成句子

49．你能告诉我怎样与网友保持联系吗?

Could you tell me ________ my e-friends?

50．在某种程度上, 我爷爷到目前为止还没有习惯城市的生活。

________, my grandpa ________ the city life so far.

51．我父亲一小时前动身去了北京，他已经走了一个小时了。

An hour ago my father ________ Beijing and he ________ for an hour.

52．走了两小时路以后，那个老人感到筋疲力尽而摔倒了。

After walking for two hours, that old man ________.

53．你介意课后帮我交一下作业吗？

____________________ my homework after class?

54．他想通过网上旅行来实现他周游世界的梦想。

He wants ________ by taking an online tour.

八、电子邮件

55．假如你是李华，昨天你的好友Jack给你发了一封邮件，请你根据他的邮件内容给他回复。下面是他的邮件内容：

Dear Li Hua,

The April 23rd is World Book Day. You must have read a lot of books on Book Day this year. Now I’d like to know the following information about your reading habits.

1.What kind of book do you like best?

2.How much time do you spend reading every week?

3.How do you get most of your books?

4.Why do you like reading?

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours,

Jack

写作要求：

1.可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；

2.语句通顺，语法正确，逻辑正确；

3.词数不少于90字(开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。

注意事项：文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Dear Jack,

I’m very glad to receive your email. As we all know, the April 23rd is World Book Day and it is also an international festival. Now I tell you something about my reading habits.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope everyone can build a good reading habit and enjoy reading books.

Yours,

Li Hua

参考答案：

1．C

2．A

3．B

4．A

5．D

6．B

7．C

8．A

9．D

10．C

11．C    12．A    13．B    14．D    15．A    16．C    17．D    18．D    19．A    20．C

21．C    22．D

23．C    24．A    25．D

26．A    27．A    28．D    29．D

30．C    31．F    32．B    33．D

34．were spending    35．happily    36．a    37．to do    38．went    39．from    40．boy’s    41．beautiful    42．have eaten    43．mine

44．Recently

45．southern

46．pollution

47．dead

48．success

49．how to keep in touch with

50．     In some ways     hasn’t been used to

51．     left for     has been away

52．felt tired and fell down

53．Would you mind handing in

54．to realize his dream of traveling round the world

55．Dear Jack,

I’m very glad to receive your email. As we all know, the April 23rd is World Book Day and it is also an international festival. Now I tell you something about my reading habits.

I like books about history. I hope to understand more historical stories by reading books. I usually spend more than three hours reading books a week. This means that I read at least half an hour every day. Most of my books are bought for me by my mother. My mother is a teacher. She wants me to read more books. She thinks reading books can make a person better. My mother often buys books for me as birthday presents. I like reading books, because I hope to learn more knowledge from books.

I hope everyone can build a good reading habit and enjoy reading books.

Yours,

Li Hua