1、20212022学年江苏省南京市钟英中学八年级（上）期中英语试卷二、单项填空（共15小题: 每小题1分, 共15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。1. -Happy Teachers Day! Here are some flowers for you. - beautiful flowers they are! Thank you!A. HowB. How aC. WhatD. What a2. Andrew, what are you doing over there? Oh, Im _ a small light in my toy lantern.A.
2、putting awayB. putting outC. putting inD. putting up3. Which of the following groups may be a good vocabulary tree?A. B. C. D. 4. Who did English homework better, Lisa or Sue? Lisa was more careful. I think Sue did _ Lisa.A. as good asB. as well asC. better thanD. worse than5. I asked my friend from
3、 the USA where the lift was. But he didnt know what I said. Oh, I know they call it _.A. soccerB. elevatorC. vacationD. movie6. My best friend Jack looks happy, and he always _ a smile _ his face.A. wear; onB. put; inC. has; onD. wears; in7. Students always have a good time _ each other.A. talk with
4、B. talking toC. to talkD. talking8. Our school is very big. The number of the students in our school _ about 6000.A. haveB. hasC. isD. are9. Shanghai is bigger than _ in Jiangsu and bigger than _ in China.A. any city; any cityB. any city; any other cityC. any other city; the other citiesD. any other
5、 city; any city10. I have a stomachache. What should I do?You _ drink cold water and _ eat too much.A. had better; had betterB. should; had betterC. had better not; shouldntD. shouldnt; should11. Nancy, _ is it from your home to the Greenland Park?About half an hour by underground.A how manyB. how m
6、uchC. how farD. how long12. You know them _. Who is smarter, Simon?A. allB. bothC. noneD. one13. What is your brother like?_.A. He likes watching TVB. He is a worker in a factoryC. He is very tall and strongD. He works on a farm14. I think its dangerous to swim in the river. Would you please not do
7、it again?OK. _.A. I dontB. I wontC. I cantD. I shouldnt15. Im going to the West Lake this weekend. _A. Gook luck to you!B. Enjoy yourself!C. Take it easy.D. Its pleasure.三、完形填空 One day, a gentleman was traveling on a _16_. He felt thirsty and got off at a station in search of water. However, before
8、he got back to the coach, it had left. It was getting dark. He decided to find a place to _17_ for the night. He went to a nearby hotel to ask for a room, but they were full. At last, he _18_ a small house belonging to a local villager. He asked the owner of the house whether be could stay for a nig
9、ht. The owner quickly _19_. Then the owner provided him with food and gave him a room and did not ask or expect anything _20_.At 10 p.m. that night, a man _21_ in colorful clothing entered the room and asked the villager to pay his debts（债）immediately（立即）. He was so rude that the villager felt frigh
10、tened. The man realized that his host was in _22_ of money. The next morning, he put an envelope on the table in the room and left.When the villager came back and saw it, he opened it with _23_. He looked inside and found a note with his name on it. The note said “Yesterday, I heard the conversation
11、（对话）between you and the stranger. You helped me, and you asked for _24_ from me. It is time for me to help you.” Money fell from it onto the floor, and the poor villager picked it up with tears in his eyes. He said in a low _25_, “Thank you, my guest.”16. A. coachB. busC. trainD. plane17. A. enjoyB.
12、 waitC. prepareD. stay18. A. gotB. reachedC. arrivedD. arrived in19. A. answeredB. decidedC. stoppedD. agreed20. A. in factB. in additionC. in changeD. in return21. A. woreB. was wearingC. wasD. dressed22. A. needB. shortC. lessD. needing23. A. joyB. surpriseC. happinessD. sadness24. A. somethingB.
13、nothingC. anythingD. everything25. A. noiseB. soundsC. voiceD. smile四、阅读理解 ADear brother,Im sitting in a coffee shop by the Thames. Its amazing to see so many sights along this river. Were going to visit the London Eye this afternoon. Its the worlds first and largest Ferris wheel （观景摩天轮）. Its a pity
14、 that you didnt come with us because of your exam for high school. I bought you some special gifts and I hope youll like it.See you soon,NancySimonFlat 07, 16 F, B10City GardenNinth StreetBeijing 10000China26. This is _.A. a postcard from Simon in BeijingB. a postcard from Nancy in LondonC. an e-mai
15、l from Nancy in BeijingD. an e-mail from Simon in London27. Which of the following pictures may be the Thames?A. B. C. D. 28. Simon and Nancy are _.A. classmatesB. cousinsC. brother and sisterD. father and daughterBThere was once a man who loved to eat many varieties (种类) of delicious food. However,
16、 he didnt like to pay for it. He often tried to get others to pay for him.He decided to visit some friends and relatives. One day, he went to a friends house. They talked about their childhood, college life and other things. Around noon, the man asked his friend to join him for lunch at a restaurant
17、. His friend knew that he might have to pay for the meat but went anyway. They went to an expensive restaurant. The man ordered many dishes and they enjoyed their meal. When both of them were done, his friend said that he would go to the bathroom. At this time, a waiter came over, gave the man the b
18、ill, and left. The man did not want to pay, of course. He just sat and waited for his friend to come back. Fifteen minutes passed, yet there was no sign of his friend! The waiter came once again and asked about the bill. Now, there was no escape for the man. He paid the expensive bill. After he got
19、home, he called his friend and contained (抱怨) about paying it. His friend laughed and said, “Come on, friend. Whats the difference between yours and mine? Whether you pay or I pay, its all the same. ” It was then that the man realized he had been tricked at his own game.29. What did the friend think
20、 of the mans invitation?A. He refused to go out with the man.B. He decided to pay for their meal.C. He knew he might have to pay for the meal.D. He decided to eat alone instead.30. Why did the friend go to the bathroom after the meal?A. To wash his hands.B. To look for the waiter.C. To pay the bill.
21、D. To avoid paying the bill.31. How would the man feel after he finished the call?A. Excited.B. Angry.C. Surprised.D. Ashamed.32. What does the story teach us?A. Dont trick your friends.B. Dont pay for others meals.C. Friends can share everything.D. It is best to eat by yourself.CMountains are more
22、than 500 meters tall and its not easy for plants to live on them. The wind is strong. The soil is thin and rocky. Which plants can live there? Come and see some of them.Firs(冷杉)Firs are evergreen(常青) tees. They always have green leaves. Their leaves look like needles(针). Firs are large trees. They c
23、an be 10 to 80 meters tall. Their trunks(树干) can be 0.5 to 4 meters wide. In many countries in Europe, people use firs as Christmas trees.Cushion plants(垫状植物)They look like a small cushion(垫子). They grow together and they are less than 30 cm tall. But they can be 3 meters wide. People also call the
24、plants “ecosystem engineers”. Thats because many other plants live under them. Cushion plants keep the cold away. They make the soil inside soft and wet. In this way, cushion plants help other plants survive(生存).Snow lotuses(雪莲花)The snow lotus lives at elevations ranging from 2,400 to 4,000 meters.
25、The climate there is cold. It always snows and the air is thin. Most plants will die. But the snow lotus grows well. A snow lotus can be 15 to 35 cm tall. People use it in medicine.Saxifrages(虎耳草)The evergreen saxifrage has star-shaped flowers. Most saxifrages are very small-less than 12 cm tall. Th
26、ey grow very slowly in cold environments. Saxifrages can live both in the mountains and in your garden, yet they are not resistant(耐受的) to high temperatures.33. Which are the smallest plants, according to the article?A. Firs.B. Cushion plants.C. Snow lotuses.D. Saxifrages.34. What do we know about c
27、ushion plants?A. They can grow up to 3 meters tall.B. People use them as Christmas decorations.C. They can protect the plants under them from the cold.D. They need to live in soft and wet soil.35. Which plants can be used in medicine?A. Firs.B. Cushion plants.C. Snow lotuses.D. Saxifrages.36 What is
28、 the article mainly about?A. Where to find plants on mountains.B. How small plants live on mountains.C. Plants that live in deserts.D. Plants that live on high mountains.DParrots have been known to mimic communicate（交流）? The sounds they make may sound meaningless to us, but new study has found that
29、wild parrots are given names by their parents. According to a study led by Karl Berg of Cornell University in the US, nestlings（雑鸟）are given a special sound of their own, which stays with them for their whole lives. In the study, the team put cameras in the nests of 17 different wild parrots. After
30、studying their sounds, the team knew differences in the calls parents used to communicate with each nestling, And even before the nestlings had learned to communicate, the baby birds seemed to mimic their calls. Sounds very similar（相似）to humans, doesnt it?The study also tells that these calls are go
31、t socially（社会上）, not genetically（基因上地）. To do this, scientists exchanged the eggs in nine of the 17 nests, so that half of the parrots were raising nestlings that werent theirs. The scientists found the nestlings all used names similar to those the parents（whether biological or non-biological）called
32、 them for the first week of their lives.Lucie McNeil, from National Geographic, said, “this would be the first example of a non-human teaching acoustical（声学的）communication（交流）.” Lead scientist for the study, Karl Berg, told National Public Radio of the US, “Most people say, Well, all those calls are
33、 just noise/ but I think theyre communicating? ”Fox News also asked Berg what else the parrots might be saying. He answered, “It is that these birds are deciding where the food is Do we want to go 3 km North-Northwest? Do we want to go to that field? They are arguing（争论）or discussing.”Natural scienc
34、e author, Virginia Morell, wrote: “Slowly, scientists get to know the communications of very different animals.”You never know, if the science of animals sounds keeps going, we may one day watch a real TV programme about parrots.37. The underlined word “meaningless” in the first paragraph is _.A. me
35、aningfulB. usefulC. unimportantD. helpful38. What did the new study find about wild parrots?A. They can talk by learning from people.B. The sounds they make are meaningless.C. They have names given by their parents.D. They have a unique way of making sounds.39. What does the study suggest?A. Differe
36、nt parrots are called differently by their parents.B. Baby parrots can tell who their biological parents are.C. Baby parrots can mimic their biological parents calls better.D. Parrots are the cleverest animals in communication.40. Why did the scientists exchange the eggs in the study?A. To see wheth
37、er the parents could recognize（认出）their own babies.B. To see whether the parrots made the same sounds all their lives.C. To see whether the calls were got socially or genetically.D To see whether biological and nonbiological parents named babies differently.第II卷主观题（45分）五、填空（共5小题; 每题1分, 满分5分）A）根据括号中所
38、给的汉语写出单词, 使句子意思完整正确。41. The boy fell off his bike on the way to school, but _（幸好）, he was all right.42. The stories in the film Chosin Reservoir are _ (真实的) in history.43. Many teachers will _（出席）the opening ceremony of the sports meeting tomorrow.44. Tony likes travelling around the country by car.
39、 He has a good _（感觉）of direction.45. Simon used some glue on the book for _ (粘住) the falling paper just now.B）根据句意, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。46. He felt _ (comfortable) yesterday, so he went to see a doctor.47. She looks a little _（slim）than before because of doing exercise.48. Thank you for coming to my par
40、ty. Help _（you）to some fruit.49 May is my online friend. She often teaches me to speak _ (France) on Facebook.50. Tommy, _ (not forget) to turn off the lights when you leave the classroom.C）短文填空（5分）根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。someone, millions of, camping, What else, pushedOn a hot summer da
41、y, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a _51_ trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke up and _52_ his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?”Watson said, “I see _53_ stars. ”“ What does that tell you?
42、 ” asked Holmes. Watson thought for a moment. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve oclock. And”“_54_? ” Holmes asked. “Well, it also tells me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you?” Hol
43、mes said with a grin（苦笑）on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that _55_ has taken away our tent! ”六、阅读填空 (20分)阅读短文，根据所读内容，在文章后的各小题空格里填入适当的单词，每空一词。Why are people taking pictures of their faces, their hobbies and their food? Why do we capture (捕获) every moment? I cant really give you an answer
44、, because honestly, I am one of those people who take photographs of everything.The special thing about photography is that we can capture moments anywhere and anytime. All we need for this is our smartphone-something that rarely leaves our side. Compared to other forms of visual (视觉的) art, you dont
45、 need any special talent for it. Every single one of us can get started with this wonderful hobby, no matter if you goal is to sell your photographs or just to keep them for your own viewing pleasure.If you prefer to share your pictures with the world, you can also get immediate feedback (即时反馈). Cam
46、era phones allow us to upload our pictures in a few seconds. Pictures connect and show the people around us what is going on in our life right now. The most amazing thing for me is without question the ability to capture every single moment in my life with just a single click of a button. This helps
47、 me to remember every moment as it happens. We can connect to our past, no matter where we are and enjoy those memories that are most meaningful to us.Photography is also an amazing tool to learn the world around us and to stay in the moment. There is more to this hobby than “just taking pictures”. It is a way to express your feelings, your drives (渴望) an
