江苏省常州市2020-2021学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（word版 含答案）

2020～2021学年度第二学期期中质量调研

八年级英语试题

（考试范围: 至牛津初中英语8下 Unit4）

注意事项：1．本试卷共9页，满分100分。考试时间90分钟。

2．请将答案全部填写在第7—9页的答题纸上，在1—6页上答题无效。

二、单项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10分）

从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Becky____ wear red coats, but now she ______white clothes.

A. used to; used to  B. used to; is used to  C.is used to; is used to  D. is used to; used to

22. My cousin got married__________.

A. for two years     B. since two years ago   C. in two years     D. two years ago

23.— Wow! You still look young!

— So do you, Jack. Time _____ you.

A. doesn't change    B. hasn't changed    C. won't change     D.isn't changing

24. China has been more and more important___ the outbreak of COVID-19.

A.as       B. when    C.since      D.until

25.Haven't you decided____________

A. when will you leave                  B. how to carry out the plan

C. how much money you take             D. to do what

26. My parents go to the theatre_______.

A. at a time   B. on time   C. in time    D. from time to time

27. How long have you __ this little dog, Peter?

A. received   B. kept    C. bought    D. borrowed

28. Hi Mom is the first film directed by JiaLing._______, it is very successful,

A.Anyway      B.Exactly      C.However     D.Then

29.Running for half an hour on sunny mornings is one of my__________.

A.pleasures     B.habits    C.experiences    D.programmes

30. —You‘re so nice to give me a ride,David.

—______________.

A.It’s my pleasure    B.That’s right     C.Of course not     D.With pleasure

三、完形填空（共 12 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 12 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，”然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Blankets can keep you warm on cold nights. Lucy Blaylock makes blankets for a 31_ reason:to make people happy during difficult times. She wants her blankets to feel like a big, warm 32 .

Lucy learned to sew (缝制) three years ago, when she was 8. After she made a 33  as a birthday present for a friend, she started to think about other kids."It makes me__34 " when I think of other kids getting the blanket in the mail and opening it," said the 11-year-old girl."I hope they know that someone _35_" them. It feels good to know that I'm helping all these kids feel  36.’’

Since 2017, Lucy has 37  about 500 Lucy's Love Blankets to kids living in 14 countries.

She spends about two hours sewing by machine and then sewing her name inside a 38  by hand.During COVID-19, she has also_39_ face masks for health care workers.

For kids 40  in helping people, she hopes they can just go ahead(往前),“Don't wait 41

you have everything ready. Just do it and keep going," she says."Even when you feel like it might not make a big _42_, helping others is always important."

31.A. usual  B. different  C. Comfortable  D.pretty

32. A. head   B. mind    C. hug(拥抱)   D.kiss

33. A. blanket  B. present  C. coat     D.scarf

34. A.touched  B. fixed   C. Surprised   D.excited

35. A.looks for B. cares about  C. puts in    D.asks for

36. A.loved  B. included  C. missed    D.trapped

37. A. bought  B. carried   C. sent     D.kept

38. A.body  B. heart   C. world    D.house

39. A. wanted  B. put   C. trained    D.made

40.A.interested B. improved  C. presented    D.dressed

41. A. before  B. when   C. until     D.as

42.A.difference B. time   C. turn     D.road

四、阅读理解（共 12 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 18分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Over 100 panda fans(粉丝) sang Happy Birthday as they celebrated the 38th birthday of Xin Xing at Chongqing Zoo on August 16th, 2020. Xin Xing enjoyed a cake made of ice covered by her favourite foods, including(包括) bamboo leaves and shoots(笋), apples, carrots and watermelon.

A panda's average(平均) age in the wild is 14-20 years. Xin Xing is the world's oldest giant panda. A panda of 38 years old is like a person of about 110 to 130 years old. Xin Xing is hoped to break the Guinness world record. Good genes (基因) and special scientific care are maybe the main reasons for Xin Xing to live so long,

Xin Xing, born in Sichuan Province in 1982, was saved in the wild and sent to Chongqing Zoo in 1983. She visited Canada during the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she attracted(吸引) over 1 million visitors. She is also a hero mom”, having given

birth to 10 pandas.

Now she is in good physical condition and she is 90 to 100 kg in weight. She eats seven meals a day, including 30 kg of bamboo shoots, 1 kg of bamboo leaves and some fruit. The zoo also pays much attention(关注)to her health, including daily blood pressure(血压) checks.

"We spend so much time together, and she is like a family member to me," said Zhang Naicheng,who has looked after her for 28 years. In recent years, Zhang has spent most of his nights staying inXin Xing's panda house in case she needs him."It's hard work, but I have fun looking after the panda," he said. Since she is too old to eat the hard skin of the bamboo shoots, the zookeepers choose fresh bamboo leaves that they can cut into small pieces.

43. What do we know about Xin Xing's 38th birthday?

①It was cerebrated in the zoo. ②It broke the world record.

③ Fans sang a song for her.  ④ She enjoyed a birthday cake.

44. From Paragraph 3, we can know all of the following except_________.

A. Xin Xing's abroad experience  B. Xin Xing's weight

C. Xin Xing's birthplace    D. the number of Xin Xing's babies

45.The underlined words "in case" in the last paragraph maybe means __________.

A.以免  B.假如  C.甚至  D.因为

46. What does Zhang Naicheng think of his job?

A. Easy and interesting.   B. Easy but boring.

C. Hard and boring.    D. Hard but interesting.

47. What's the best tile of this passage?

A. Xin Xing — the oldest giant panda  B. Xin Xing —a hero mom

C. Xin Xing —a 38-year-old panda   D. Xin Xing —a Chongqing panda

B

Do you know mukbang? It is a South Korean(韩国的) word and is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. In the shows, mukbangers eat food and sometimes talk to their viewers.

Mukbang started in South Korea in around 2010 and has spread(传播) all over the world. Why did mukbang first appear in this country? According to Jeff Yang, an Asian-American culture expert,eating on one's own can be hard in a country like South Korea because it has the culture of eating together. But eating alone is quite common in the country. Watching mukbang can be a way to have someone to eat with. It lets people connect(链接) with others even though(尽管) they are at home alone. This is one of the reasons why many people around the world like watching mukbang.

However, mukbang has its dark sides. The way mukbangers eat food in some shows isn't healthy.This leads to bad habits and brings serious health problems. To draw people's attention, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food in front of the camera. But they throw away much food secretly during the show or throw up food after the show to make viewers believe they have eaten up everything. These mukbangers waste a lot of food.

Such shows have been criticized(批评) by many people. Food waste is a serious problem around the world, and stopping food waste has special meaning for our country. Thus, our country has done a lot of things to solve the problem and asked short-video platforms, such as TikTok and Kuaishou, to regulate(管理) their eating shows.

48. What's the Chinese meaning of “Mukbang"?

A.博客  B.吃播  C.影播  D.视频秀

49. Mukbang first appeared in South Korea because_________.

A. people like to eat alone      B. pcople like to eat together

C. people eating alone want to eat with others D. the Internet is the most popular

50. According to the passage, Mukbang________.

A. should be stopped    B.is only popular in Asia

C. shows real eating condition  D.should be well regulated

C

Recently, a little girl named Zhou Zhaoyan or MiuMiu from Nanjing has become famous online for her videos of playing the guitar(吉他). She's just 6 years of age, but she has touched the hearts of many people.

MiuMiu learned the guitar at age 3 from her father. Since then, her parents have been posting her videos of practising the guitar online to record her growth. In March this year, some followers shared her videos on YouTube and they soon caught huge attention(关注) in and out of China. MiuMiu's parents also opened an account (账号) there, which has attracted(吸引) more than 157,000 fans.

Although MiuMiu didn't understand it herself, her beautiful singing voice brought a lot of

warmth and happiness to people who had to stay at home because of COVID-19. E-mails in different languages filled up the mailbox of her mother, thanking the girl for healing (治愈) their nervousness with her songs.“When I watch your video, listening to Fly Me to the Moon you play over and over again, I am full of hope and the world looks better," one wrote in the e-mail. Musicians from different countries were also encouraged(鼓励) by the videos. They picked up musical instruments (乐器) and played online with MiuMiu.

Each video on MiuMiu's YouTube channel comes with the words:“Thank you for your

encouragement. I will continue to study hard to achieve my dream to be an excellent guitarist.The six-year-old girl will continue to brighten our days and put a smile on our faces.

51. So many people like MiuMiu because _.

A. she is very beautiful   B. she is friendly and encouraging

C. she can sing very well   D. she can play many musical instruments

52. In the writer's eyes, MiuMiu_________

A. has learned guitar for 5 years     B. will be the most famous singer

C. can play the guitar and sing well as well  D. doesn't know she has been famous online

53. From the passage, we can know __________

A. Miumiu's dream is to be a great pianist.

B. Many foreign musicians knew MiuMiu when she was 3.

C. Miumiu's parents seldom has time to be with her,

D. Internet is important to make Miumiu become popular.

54. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Miumiu's Fly Me to the Moon has won 157000 views...

B. Miumiu's parents were the first to post her videos on Youtube,

C. Without COVID-19, Miumiu can't be famous in and out of China.

D. Miumiu's warmth will help more and more people in the future.

五、任务型阅读（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）

阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入仓适的答案（每格限填一词)。

The United Nations, an international organization(组织) that leads(引领) all the countries of the world to meet and work together, marked its 75th year on September 21st, 2020. Because of

COVID-19, the meeting took place mainly online.

The UN was created(成立) after the end of World War II. Fifty nations signed(签署) an

agreement creating the UN, in the hope that it would help the world avoid(避免) more wars.

The UIN was created with these main goals(目标) in mind: to help keep the peace, to protect

human rights, to bring help to people who need it, to help countries develop, and to make sure

international laws are followed.

Since it first began, the UN has grown greatly. Nearly every country in the world joins it. There are 193 members in all. When countries have problems or disagreements, the UN is always there to help.

The UN is now very large with many, many organizations, which are leading important work in different international areas. In recent months, the UN's WHO has been a key international group

helping make sure of the world's safety by studying and reporting on COVID-19.

But the UN can only do things that its members agree to do. Most of the time, its members

disagree about what should be done. Although faced with many difficulties, the UN has been working for 75 years with its goals. Its hard work has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and made improvement in the lives of millions.

2020～2021学年度第二学期阶段性质量调研

八年级英语答题纸

第一卷 (共65分)

一、听力（共20小题。每小题1分，满分20分）

二、单项选择（共10小题。每小题1分，满分10分）

三、完型填空（共12小题。每小题1分，满分12分）

四、阅读理解（共12小题。每小题1.5分，满分18分）

五、任务型阅读（共5小题。每小题1分，满分5分）

55．                        56．                         57．               

58．                        59．             

第二卷（共 35 分）

六、词汇运用（共 8 小题：每小题 1 分，满分8 分）

(A)根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空

60. Happily, the water____________ (pollute) in this area has reduced a lot.

61. At present, more and more ____________ (Canad) come to China to learn Chinese.

62. During the Spring Festival, warm ____________ (south) weather is more popular.

63. More people crowded into the hall, but Robin felt________(lonely) in his heart.

(B)根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词拼写

64. How____________美妙的)it is to have an ice cream on a hot summer afternoon!

65. ____________ (知识)is power. It's never too late to learn.

66. There is something wrong with these children's____________ (胃). We need to call 120 at once.

67. Li Ming doesn't want to work in cities when he grows up. I don't want to, _________ (也).

七、请用所给动词的适当形式填空（共 6 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 6 分）

68. Harry seldom dreams of _______________(travel) all over the world by himself.

69. It's amazing that his words __________(open) up a new world for those children in poor areas.

70. I met Jenny when she____________(choose) book in the library,.

71.These years, the volunteer group _______(do) a lot to help clean the water.

72. Robert, you must_________(hand) in your report before 6 o'clock,

73. The communication with the outside world often________(stop) in the past.

八、句子翻译（共 6 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 9 分）

74.朱迪已经意识到了过马路时要小心的重要性。

Judy ________________________________________________________________the roads

75.某种程度上，他的关于学德语的建议对我们是有帮助的。

_________________________________________________________________________to us.

76.骑行 10 公里后，每个人都筋疲力尽了，除了汤姆。

Everybody ________________________________________________________ 10 kilometres.

77.为了与欧洲商人们保持联系，他不得不一年拜访他们一次。

_____________________________businessmen, he____________________________________.

78.戴安娜一直等到我设法自我放松以后。

Diana__________________________________________________________________________.

79.你改善环境的计划由哪些内容组成？

What__________________________________________________________________________?

九、书面表达（满分 12 分）

中国有句古话“读万卷书不如行万里路”，你怎么看？请根据下表提示，结合自己的观点，

合理发挥，写一篇短文，投稿给校报的英语角栏目。

要求：1、包含所有图表信息，并适当发挥；

2、语句通顺，意思连贯，书写整洁;

3、词数不少于 90 字。开头已给，不计入总词数。

"It's better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books." This old Chinese

saying still has much meaning for us in the 21th century.

Everyoneknows_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2020～2021学年度第二学期期中质量调研

八年级英语试题

（考试范围: 至牛津初中英语8下 Unit4）

注意事项：1．本试卷共9页，满分100分。考试时间90分钟。

2．请将答案全部填写在第7—9页的答题纸上，在1—6页上答题无效。

二、单项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10分）21-25BDBCB 26-30 DBABA

三、完形填空（共 12 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 12 分）31-35BCADBA 36-40ACBDC41-42BA

四、阅读理解（共 12 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 18分）A) BDDA  B) BCD  C)CCDD

五、任务型阅读（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）55 fact 56made 57These 58safe 59improved

六、词汇运用（共 8 小题：每小题 1 分，满分8 分）

(A)根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空60.pollution61. Canadians 62southern 63.more lonely

(B)根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词拼写64.fantistic 65Knowledge 66.stomachs 67.either

七、请用所给动词的适当形式填空（共 6 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 6 分）68.travelling 69.have opened 70.was choosing 71.are doing 72. hand 73. was stopped

八、句子翻译（共 6 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 9 分）74 has realized the importance of being careful when crossing 75.In some ways, his advice on learning German is helpful 76 was exhausted except Tom after riding 10 kilometers,77. In order to keep in touch with European merchants, he had to visit them once a year. 78 Diana waited until I managed to relax myself. 79 is your plan to improve your environment?

九、书面表达（满分 12 分）