上海外国语大学附属双语学校2021-2022八年级下学期期中英语试卷+答案.docx

1、2021 学年初二年级第二学期英语线上阶段性练习（测试时间 90 分钟）Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解)A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)ABCD EFGHB. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)() 7. A) Japanese.() 8. A) Fish.B) Chi

2、nese.B) Chicken wings.C) German.C) soup.D) British.D) chicken legs.() 9. A) The radio.B) The food.C) The weather.D) The dates.() 10. A) One.B) Two.C) Three.D) Four.() 11. A) At 3:00 p.m.B) At 6:00 p.m.C) At 6:30 p.m.D) At 7:00 p.m.() 12. A) By bus.B) By underground.C) By car.D) By taxi.() 13. A) The

3、y are talking on the phone.B) They are arguing in the room.C) They are waiting at the bus stop.D) They are having an English lesson.() 14. A) Its just so-so.B) Its awful.C) Its not so good.D) Its delicious. () 15. A) Terrible.B) Rude.C) Fair.D) Patient.() 16. A) The man hesitated to lend the woman h

4、is bike.B) The man didnt know how to get there.C) The woman cant go there on foot.D) The woman has broken her leg.C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)() 17. The boy is complaining about his sight.() 18. The boy

5、 cant see the clock tower clearly today.() 19. There is some kind of fog in the air when it is windy.() 20. There is a sandstorm and it stops people from seeing things clearly. () 21. People in Beijing are warned not to go out.() 22. Only two reasons lead to sandstorms in Beijing.() 23. We can preve

6、nt the bad weather by protecting the forests.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词)24. People tuned to their for some advice when they had in the past.25. Today advice from shows, TV and telephone hot lines is available to us.26. A telephone hot line is t

7、he way of getting advice, callers dont have to give their and telephone numbers.27. Advisers at some hot lines are and people usually pay nothing for calls and advice, even they made long calls.28. Some advisers are , and they take a class before working on the hot line.29. About percent of the advi

8、sers are professionals (专业人士) with years of and experience.30. All the advisers to people and help them their problems.Part 2Phonetics、Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）1. Which of the following underlined part is different in pronunciation is different from oth

9、ers?A. With nothing but his own talent, he made himself rich and famous.B. This kind of food is manufactured by that factory.C. On average we would be spending 300 per day.D. He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another.2. We are planning one-day trip to Forest Park during the winter ho

10、lidays. trip must be full of fun, I think.A. a, TheB. an, TheC. the, AD. the, The3. Trees can protect themselves communicating each other in their own way.A. by, withB. in, withC. by, toD. in, to4. His advice kept me making a serious mistake which is also a to those who are too confident in their ow

11、n opinion.A. from, warningB. without, warningC. from, warnD. without, warning5. Mary has bought several beautiful dresses. And the red fits her best.A. onesB. oneC. itD. they6. Trees oxygen and carbon dioxide.A. give off, let offB. release, give offC. let out, absorbD. release, let out7. The party p

12、lanner prepared games for the guests to enjoy themselves at the party.A. a large sum ofB. a huge amount ofC. a great number ofD. a great deal of8. An is someone whose job is to repair equipment.A. electrician, electricalB. electrician, electricC. electricity, electricalD. electricity, electric9. He

13、tricked me that he was somebody famous.A. by believingB. into believingC. to believeD. to believing10. Community service workers help others and make everyone better.A. feelB. to feelC. feelingD. felt 11 - Look! Is the young lady wearing a blue dress Grace?- No, it_be her. She is picking up my siste

14、r at the railway station.A. mustntB. cantC. wouldntD. neednt12. The electricity was _when we were arguing with each other heatedly.A. went offB. went outC. put outD. cut off13. - do you hear from your net Pal in Canada?- About twice a week.A. How longB. How oftenC. How many timesD. How soon14. I agr

15、ee with him . Some of his ideas are right.A. by the wayB. on the wayC. in the wayD. in a way15. The students in Rose Garden School Charlie to be the chairman of the Students Union.A. asked forB. voted forC. waited forD. looked for16. - fine weather it is! Shall we go hiking in the hills? - Why not?A

16、. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a17. me an e-mail before you come to Shanghai. Ill meet you at the airport.A. SendingB. To sendC. SendsD. Send18. Which of the following sentences does not have grammatical mistakes?A. I suppose he wont tell the truth to the police.B. He didnt remember how long he had joi

17、ned the League.C. He decided that he will give up smoking as soon as possible.D. Could you tell me what happened at that moment?19. - May I have a look at the newspaper China Daily? - Certainly. A. Thank you.B. Its a pity.C. Here you areD. Id like to.20. - He is too short to be a successful basketba

18、ll player. - Every dog has its day.A. I think so.B. Its hard to say.C. Thats right.D. You deserve it. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）A) think aboutB) encourageC) technologyD) averageE) set outGoldfish have pretty boring

19、lives, so maybe its a good thing they can only concentrate for nine seconds! But according to new research, humans are becoming like goldfish. Our attention span (持续时间) is getting shorter and its all because of 1 “We move quickly from one site to another on the web,” says Doctor Ted, a computerscien

20、tist, “and we are losing the ability to concentrate.” With millions of websites to choose from, the attention span of the 2 internet user is just seconds.Some people are worried about the effect on young people. “You need time to understand and 3 what you read,” says secondary school teacher Julia.

21、“Young people move from one website to another all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it. I am trying to 4 my pupils to read more books, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer.”A) calmerB) politelyC) carefullyD) worthE) meth

22、odsOther teachers are trying more unusual 5 to improve students concentration. Welsh secondary school teacher Anne was so worried about one class of fifteen-year-old boys that she started playing Mozart during her Science lessons. She says that it had an amazing effect: “The music made them 6 , and

23、their concentration was much better.”But not everyone believes that there is a problem. Professor Ray Cole, an educational psychologist says: “On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isnt 7 reading. They might look at five unhelpful websites very quickly, before stop

24、ping and reading a sixth useful website more 8 . In a world with so much information available, this is an important skill.”. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）1. There are only cookies left. Save them for your brother.(fifth)2. She was afr

25、aid that she would look if she refused.(fool)3. Could you give me a quick of how it works?(explain)4. Breakfast is in the restaurant between 7.00 and 11.00.(service)5. Last term Kate was given a prize for being a very girl in the school.(help)6. Usually we pay a bill for the electricity we use at ho

26、me .(month)7. Its really for Jack, a child of two, to take good care of himself.(possible)8. Please give him my when you see him next time.(congratulate)9. At the of the meeting , little progress had been made.(conclude). Complete the following sentences as required （根据所给要求完成下列句子,每题空格限填一词）1. My gran

27、dpa often takes a walk along the river early in the morning. ( 改为一般疑问句） grandpa often take a walk along the river early in the morning?2. Davids mother has never been to Hong Kong.（改为反意疑问句） Davids mother has never been to Hong Kong, ?3. People should stop celebrating festivals with fireworks to redu

28、ce pollution. (对划线部分提问） people stop celebrating festivals with fireworks?4. Benjamin wanted to find out how to improve the way things worked. ( 改 为 复 合 句 ） Benjamin wanted to find out how improve the way things worked.5. We make self-driving cars to change the way we move around. (改为被动语态） Self-drivi

29、ng cars to change the way we move around.6. Tom didnt pass the difficult test last week. (保持句意不变) Tom pass the difficult test last week7. Who was responsible for the class when Mr. Green left the room? (保持句意不变) Who of the class when Mr. Green left the room?8. wanted to, on health problems, Pansy, fo

30、r the school newspaper, write an article (连词成句) .Part 3 Reading (第三部分 阅读)VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解):A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)We hear many different sounds every day. While many of them are safe, sounds that are too loud and last too long can damage our hearing. This damage is

31、 called noise-included hearing loss (NIHL,噪声性听力损失).NIHL may not be noticeable at first. However, it can build over time. Speech and musicmight start to sound unclear. It will be difficult for you to understand enjoyable and important sounds. There is , however, good news: You can always do something

32、 to protect your hearing.Is the noise too loud?The answer will be “Yes!” if .u you find yourself speaking loudly or shouting so that people an arms length away can hear you.u you have trouble hearing someone talking in conversational volume when you are an arms length away.u the noise hurts your ear

33、s.How do you measure sounds?We measure sounds in units called decibels (dB). They work differently than other units. An increase of 10 dB seems about twice as loud to your ears, but its ten times stronger! Since people cant hear all sounds, we often use A-weighted decibels (dBA) to measure sounds ac

34、cording to what human ears can actually hear.How many decibels are too loud?Wear hearing protection when the noise is at or above 85 dBA. Many devices (设备) that teens use today (such as music players) produce noise levels at or about 85 dBA.Install this app on your iOS mobile device to measure the s

35、ounds around you.How can you protect your hearing?u Wear hearing protection when it is necessary.u Lower the volume.Set your devices to low volumes. Headphones can be 100 dBA at their highest volume!u Move away from the noise.The closer you are to the source of the sound, the louder the sound will b

36、e. Move away from it to lower the risk of damage to your hearing. At concerts. stand or sit away from the speakers.() 1. By writing this article, the author mainly wanted to .A) explain what NIHL isB) help people protect their hearingC) encourage people to install the Sound Level AppD) show people t

37、he differences between dB and dBA() 2. The underlined word “build” in paragraph 2 means “ ”.A) spreadB) disappear slowlyC) gradually become strongerD) make something by putting things together() 3. According to the picture, a leaf blower starts to cause hearing damage after it begins to work.A) 1 mi

38、nuteB) 2 minutesC) 14 minutesD) 2 hours () 4. According to the article, in order to protect our hearing, we must .A) never sit inside a carB) never use headphonesC) always speak in conversational volumeD) stand away from the source of the noise () 5. The Sound Level App can help us .A) know what NIH

39、L isB) understand the damage of loud noisesC) know if the sounds around us are too loudD) understand enjoyable and important sounds () 6. We can learn from the article that .A) people are more likely to be affected by NIHL as they ageB) an 80-dB noise is ten times stronger than a 70-dB noiseC) many

40、devices we use today can produce a 110-dBA noiseD) loud noises that last only one minute cause little harm to our earsB. Choose the words and complete the passage (选择最恰当地单词，完成短文）There are various ways we can help people in need. Big charity organizations commonlydeliver food to hungry people, build

41、homes for the homeless and volunteer at local charity centres. (1) , there is a new way to help poor people living in distance, and that is bygiving money to them directly.Since 2012, the charity organization Give-Directly has been studying the (2) of direct money support to poor Kenyans（ 肯尼亚人). The

42、 charity gives them a one-year budget, spread over several months. They can spend the money on whatever they need, and they never have to pay it back! When Give- Directly tracked how the money was being used, they were glad to find that the Kenyans were using the money (3) .Many of the families spen

43、t the money on new metal roofs to take the place of their old grass roofs. While grass roots need (4) several times a year, metal roofs last longer and save money. Some bought land and cows from farming or started small businesses such as buying a used motorcycle to transport people around like a ta

44、xi. This helped them to have more money for food, clothing and health care and give their children an education.The studies on giving money directly to poor Kenyans are going on. Some people are (5) that some of the families will waste the money or simply become dependent on these donations . Althou

45、gh its hard to tell if it is a good idea to give them direct money support, we can all agree that it is a (6) way of helping others.() 1. A. BesidesB. So farC. ThereforeD. However() 2. A. reasonsB. effectsC. methodsD. rewards() 3. A. properlyB. immediatelyC. dishonestlyD. generously() 4. A. protecti

46、onB. sunshineC. repairsD. services() 5. A. awareB. worriedC. satisfiedD. disappointed() 6. A. traditionalB. correctC. naturalD. creativeC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Run for Class PresidentTwo months ago, when our class election sta

47、rted, I decided to run for class President. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win, but I was (1)a that people would feel bad for me if I lost.I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasnt to make promises to do things I couldnt (2) m but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I put up my posters in h