1、四川省巴中市巴州区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1The UK is not only _ island country but also _ European country.A不填; aBan; 不填Can; aDa; an2He often sits in the same way for too long _ moving, so he has a sore neck.AwithoutBwithCatDabout3 Thanks for listening to my questions and giving me your
2、advice, Lily. _. Thats what friends are for.AMy pleasureBWith pleasureCNever mindDAll right4Which of the following is an opinion?ABeijing is the capital of China.BIt takes people about three hours to climb the bridge.CLife is getting better in some ways.DMany changes have taken place in my hometown.
3、5What _ you _ at this time yesterday?Adid; doBare; doingCwere; doingDdo; do6Can you come to have dinner with me this evening? Im afraid not. I _ take care of my grandmother. She is ill.AcantBhave toCmayDcould7I dont like the red shirt and I dont like the green one, _.AalsoBeitherCtooDso8_ people in
4、the world are sending and receiving emails every day.ATwo million ofBMillions ofCMany millionsDTwo millions9 Your French is so good. How long have you been in France? _ I was five.AUntilBSinceCWhenDBefore10I _ be afraid to live in a new city, but now I _ living here very soon.Aused to; used toBwas u
5、sed to; used toCused to; am used toDwas used to; am used to二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A father and his daughter were walking back home on a hot summer day. On the way the daughter saw a woman _11_ apples. She wanted her father to buy one for her. The father didnt ta
6、ke much _12_ with him, but it was enough to pay for two apples. So he went to the woman, bought two big red apples and gave them to his daughter.Then the father smiled and asked her to share the two apples with him. After _13_ this, the daughter took a bite from one apple. The father felt surprised.
7、 _14_, before he could speak, the daughter put the other apple into her mouth. She took a bite from it _15_.The father was a little _16_ about what his daughter did. Why did she act in such a greedy(贪婪的) way? He guessed maybe she was too young to understand _17_ and giving. There was no smile on his
8、 face. Just then the daughter said, “Dad, have this one. This one is much _18_.”He felt sorry for making the judgment(判断) so quickly about a child. His _19_ came back again. Now he knew why his daughter took a bite from each apple.It _20_ takes some time for us to understand things better. So dont j
9、udge(判断) anything too quickly.11AeatingBdrawingCcarryingDselling12AmoneyBwaterCtimeDpaper13AchangingBseeingChearingDmissing14AAnywayBHoweverCCertainlyDFirst15AquicklyBcarelesslyCunfriendlyDwidely16AexcitedBcomfortableCunhappyDcareful17AthinkingBstudyingCworkingDsharing18AbiggerBsweeterCsmallerDlight
10、er19AsmileBmoneyCchanceDvoice20AneverBonceCfinallyDusually三、阅读单选Matthew Thomas is an English boy. Hes 15 and his brother Paul is 13, but they dont go to school. They are in Africa. They study at home. Here is our interview with Matthew about home schooling.Why do you study at home?M: Well, people in
11、 the schools here dont speak English. And we dont speak very good Spanish (西班牙语)._M: Math, English, History and so on. But I study them in my own way(自己的方法). I use books or the Internet. And our parents help us.Do you like studying at home?M: Yes, I do. I love it! It is fun. I can choose how to do t
12、hings. I can study Math on Monday and English on Tuesday or History on Monday and Math on Tuesday.Are you lonely?M: No, I am not lonely. My brother and my parents are here. And Now I have some Spanish friends too.When do you see them?M: Well, I go to sports center on Saturday and Sunday and I see th
13、em there. I play sports games with some of my friends, too. Thats great fun.21When does Matthew study at home?AAt the age of 15.BAt the age of 13.CAt the age of 12.DAt the age of 11.22Which sentence (句子) can you put in “_”?AWhy do you study English?BWhen do you do sports?CWhat subjects do you have?D
14、Who is your teacher?23Matthew thinks studying at home is _.AdifficultBfreeCinterestingDboring24From the passage, we can know _.AMatthew can get help from parentsBMatthew has many classmatesCMatthew must have Math on MondayDMatthew sees his friends every day25The passage is mainly (主要) about _.Agames
15、BhealthCsportsDstudyMaking Music with WaterHave you ever tried making music with glasses or bottles filled with water? I bet your favourite band hasnt. Experiment with your own special sounds by turning glasses of water into instruments, make some cool music and find out how it works!What youll need
16、: 5 or more drinking glasses or glass bottles water A wooden stick such as a pencilInstructions:1 Line the glasses up next to each other and fill them with different amounts of water. The first should have just a little water while the last should be almost full; the ones in between should have a li
17、ttle more than the one before it.2 Hit the glass with the least amount of water and pay attention to the sound, and then hit the glass with the most water. Which makes the higher sound?3 Hit the other glasses and see what sound they make, and see iyou can get a piece of music going by hitting the gl
18、asses in a certain order.Whats happening?Each of the glasses will have a different tone (音调), and the glass with the most water will have the lowest tone. Small vibrations (震动) are made when you hit the glass. It creates sound waves which travel through the water. More water means slower vibrations
19、and a deeper tone.26You cannot _ from this experiment.Amake some cool musicBfind out how it worksCdrink waterDturn glasses of water into instruments27You can do this experiment with _.Awater, a pencil, a glass bottleBwater, a pencil, 4 drinking glassesCwater, a glass stick, 5 wooden bottlesDwater, a
20、 wooden stick, 7 drinking glasses28In order to get a piece of music, you should NOT _.Aline up the glasses and fill them with waterBhit glasses with the same amount of water and listen to the soundCfind out which makes the higher soundDtry to hit the glasses in a certain order29According to the arti
21、cle, the glass with the least water will have the highest tone because _.Asmall vibrations are made when the glass is hitBit creates sound waves which travel through the waterCless water means slower vibrations and a higher toneDless water means quicker vibrations and a higher tone30You can probably
22、 read this passage in a _.Ascience fictionBcomic stripCnewspaperDmagazineKnowing how to communicate well needs very personal attention between you and another person. We should face it. Is there a better way to learn how to communicate successfully? Yes, there is. Please follow the steps below.Relax
23、 and breathe.Whether it is a business meeting or a first date, the first thing you must do is to relax. When you relax, you are in control. You control your reactions（反应） and your reactions dont control you. Breathing is central to relaxation. Take a few deep breaths and your body will begin to be m
24、ore relaxed. This will help us what you have already known about how to communicate well.Think and you will be prepared.Have you heard the old saying, “Think before you speak”? Well, it rings true. By thinking ahead about how the conversation might flow(流畅), you will be better prepared , more relaxe
25、d and more confident(自信的).Follow the flow of the conversation.If you are uncomfortable, being silent will only make it worse and make the other person uncomfortable as well. So when all else fails, you should follow through with small talk until a common topic appears.A good way to keep a conversati
26、on going is to ask the other person questions. People love to talk about themselves and if you do this, they will keep the conversation going, thinking very highly of you. Learning good communication skills is not something out of reach. If you try your best, you will be successful.31If you want to
27、communicate successfully, what should you do first?ATo follow the conversation.BTo relax yourself.CTo take as many breaths as possibleDTo prepare the conversation well.32According to the passage, how many steps are mentioned?AOne.BTwo.CThree.DFour.33Which of the following is TRUE?ARelaxation will no
28、t help you control your reactions.BYou will control the conversation by thinking hard.CSilence will make the other person comfortable.DAsking questions will keep a conversation going better.34Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?AYou will be good at communication if you
29、 reach out your hand.BGood communication skills can be learned if you try.CNot all people can learn good communication skills.DCommunication skills can be improved.35What is the best title of the passage?AHow to Begin a ConversationBRelaxation and ConversationCHow to Communicate WellDPersonal Commun
30、ication阅读理解。Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics which give us courage and make us want to
31、 learn from them.A hero does something worth (值得) talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of (高度评价) it. But a hero is not just the person with great power fame (声誉).A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to ex
32、perience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests (暗示) they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the po
33、wer to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr, Americans might take different buses, cat in different restaurants; go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colours o
34、f their skin.There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.36According to this passage, a hero is a person who always _.Athinks highly of othersBgives us courageCshares great fameD
35、stands on the mountaintop37If you want to live like a hero, you should _.Alisten to something worth talking aboutBexperience a new and meaningful lifeCserve your own fame and try to be famousDknow where and how you want to live and die38The underlined word “vision” in the passage means _.A图像B想象C远见D形
36、象39Black people in America used to _ before Martin Luther King, Jr.Ashop at the whites storeBdrive buses with the whiteCtake walks in the whites parksDeat in restaurants without the white40What can we learn from the passage?AWe dont need heroes anymore at some point now.BHeroes are all the same thou
37、gh different in cultures.COur society has developed faster because of heroes in history.DPeople get power from heroes to move to a new place.四、阅读还原5选5根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old
38、people and children. _41_. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. _42_. How can we lessen traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldnt drive too fast. _43_. For the pedestrians(行人), its very important to be careful when they ar
39、e walking on the road. Therefore when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements(人行道). We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way t
40、o cross the road is to walk quickly. Its not safe to run. _44_. Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street. _45_.AIf they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a short time.BIf people run across the road, they
41、 may fall down.CThey forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.DOld people often meet with accidents because they cant see or hear very well.EOld people should try not to go out often.五、短文语境提示填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填1个适当的单词。使短文通顺、正确、连贯。A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys,
42、 however, were very _46_ and every kind of trap (计谋) failed.A young boy watched the mans efforts (努力) and then took a pot (壶) with a narrow neck (瓶颈). He put a few peanuts (花生) around the pot and put lots of peanuts _47_ it. He then _48_ the pot to a tree and he told the man, “We should have a _49_
43、in a few hours.”Some monkeys soon found the peanuts and the pot. One put his hand into the pot _50_ and got some peanuts, but he couldnt pull his _51_ with peanuts out of the narrow neck of the pot. The monkey was afraid and began to cry. Some of the _52_ monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot
44、 off his hand.The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag, the monkeys all ran away _53_ the one with its hand in the pot. The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was _54_ and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap. “Why was it so easy
45、 for the monkey to get his hand in but so hard to get it out?”The boy laughed and said, “The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot, but he just wasnt _55_ to let go. They never are.”六、阅读回答问题阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后要求答题。Yellowstone is a huge park covering over 3,400 square m
46、iles in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. You can reach there by air to Cody or Jackson, 50 miles from the entrances (入口). There is no train service nearby.Limited (有限的) bus service is used from some of the towns near it. So when you are in the area, a car is a must. The park has 5 entrances and the entrances are open from May to October. It is a good idea to plan a trip during th
