陕西省渭南市蒲城县2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

蒲城县2021~2022学年度第二学期期中质量检测试题

八年级英语

第一部分（听力 共30分）

Ⅰ. 听对话，选答案（共15小题，计20分）

第一节：听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，读两遍。请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。（共10小题，计10分） 1. A. A singer. B. A dancer. C. A pianist. 2. A. His friends. B. His parents. C. His classmates. 3. A. By bike. B. By bus. C. On foot. 4. A. White. B. Blue. C. Yellow. 5. A. In front of the bank. B. Next to the restaurant. C. Behind the hospital. 6. A. Every day. B. Every two days. C. Never. 7. A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister.

8. A. He hurt his leg. B. He has a headache. C. He cut his finger. 9. A. Because his kid was sick. B. Because he was pretty busy. C. Because he was angry with her. 10. A. 10 minutes。 B. 15 minutes. C. 30 minutes.

第二节：听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几道小题，请根据每段对话的内容，从所给的问题和三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。每段对话读两遍。（共5小题，计10分） 听第11段对话，回答第11、12小题。 11. What does Judy invite Carl to do? A. Go shopping. B. See a film. C. Listen to music. 12. Where will they watch The Sound of Music? A. A他Carl’s home. B. At Judy’s home. C. At the cinema. 听第12段对话，回答第13至15小题。 13. Who does the girl have to look after? A. Her mother. B. Her grandfather. C. Her grandmother. 14. How far is it from the school to the hospital?

A. About 6 kilometers. B. About 9 kilometers. C. About 12 kilometers. 15. Which bus can the girl take to the hospital? A. The No. 6 bus. B. The No. 16 bus. C. The No. 60 bus. Ⅱ. 听独白，填信息（共5小题，计10分）

本题你将听到一段独白，读两遍，请根据独白内容，用所听到的单词或短语完成下列各题（每空限填一个单词）。

16. Nancy ______ with her best friend Sandy last week.

17. Sandy took Nancy’s ______ ______ without asking and didn't return it to her. 18. Nancy thought she always ______ ______ well with Sandy. 19. Sandy was very ______ when Nancy asked for the book. 20. Nancy asks Mr. Smith to give her some ______.

第二部分（笔试 共88分） Ⅲ. 完形填空（共20小题，计20分）

第一节：阅读下面一篇短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各小题的四

个选 项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。（共10小题，计10分）

One Saturday afternoon, when Kate was shopping, a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Laura and that she was a good friend of Kate’s mother. Then they shopped together and the young lady called a taxi to send Kate home after 21 . However, Kate found that it was not 22 way home.

23 they came to a quiet road, a big strong man appeared on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, hit him hard, and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, the young lady took out a knife and asked Kate 24 quiet. Then the man started the taxi.

“Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped(绑架)” Kate thought to herself. Although she was nervous,she came up with 25 idea suddenly. She took out a lipstick(口红) 26 her bag, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her back.

A few 27 later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the sign. When the

kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and 28 away.

Then the policemen sent Kate home. When her parents knew what. happened, they 29 greatly surprised. But they were happy because their daughter. 30 came back. 21. A. to walk B. walking C. to shop D. shopping 22. A. hers B. her C. him D. his 23. A. When B. Unless C. If D. Though 24. A. to keep B. keeping C. to look D. looking 25. A. / B. a C. an D. the 26. A. for B. to C. with D. from 27. A. minute B. minutes C. day D. days 28. A. are running B. ran C. rung D. run 29. A. were B. are C. be D. will be 30. A. final B. recent C. finally D. recently

第二节：阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。（共10小题，计10分）

Rabbit Judy built a big house and she lived happily. A heavy rain arrived in late autumn and many animals’ houses were 31 . But Judy’s was still good.

Soon, one after another, the homeless animals came to her door and asked to 32 the cold days in winter in her house. She let each visitor in, and the house was full at last. Judy was happy because everyone else said she was. 33 . All the animals thanked Judy for offering them a place to live in 34 .

In spring, all the animals 35 and rebuilt(重建) heir own houses. This day, Judy was jumping up and down happily in the 36 but she didn’t notice that a fox(狐狸) was following her. Bear Nick saw the fox. He shouted to Judy to ask her to his new home quickly. Nick told Judy about the. 37 . He called up other animals to help Judy get home.

For a whole day the fox followed Judy from one animal’s home to another one, but Judy got help all the time from her friends. Finally, the fox. 38 .

Judy felt very happy, because she got rid of(摆脱) the fox. 39 . And more importantly, she made so many friends in the forest. From the story, she learned that helping others was helping 40 . 31. A. large B. broken C. special D. poor 32. A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend 33. A. outgoing B. talented C. serious D. kind 34. A. summer B. autumn C. winter D. spring 35. A. returned B. died C. lost D. changed

36. A. forest B. tree 37. A. fox B. bear 38. A. cleaned up B. took up 39. A. quietly B. successfully 40. A. himself B. herself

Ⅳ. 阅读理解（共15小题，计20分）

C. river C. rabbit C. gave up C. strongly C. yourselves D. farm D. monkey D. put up

D. comfortably D. themselves

第一节：阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分）

(A)

Volunteers Needed to Care for Disabled Children

Workplace:

Disabled Children’s Care Center, Los Angeles, California USA Living place:

All the volunteers stay with an American host family to learn more about life here. On the first day, we will meet you at the airport and take you to a hotel.

Volunteers Must:

◆ come from a normal(师范) university

◆ come from Asia

◆ be twenty-four years old or older

◆ speak English well Working Time:

No less than four weeks and no more than one year. Compensation(报酬):

Any volunteers will get a free ticket to Disneyland after working for 4 weeks. For more information, please visit our website at www.helptouchamerica.com or send us an e-mail at ***********************.

41. Volunteers will stay ______ when they arrive on the first day. A. at a hotel B. at the host family C. at a university D. at the volunteer center

42. You will probably stay for ______ if you want to be a volunteer. A. half a month B. eight months C. two years D. three years 43. Which of the following is TRUE about volunteers? A. An 18-year-old young boy can be a volunteer. B. A volunteer must speak at least three languages. C. Each volunteer can get a free ticket to Disneyland.

D. A volunteer should take care of disabled children carefully.

(B)

A neighbor called 911 at 11:09 am after seeing smoke coming from a house in the No. 5 road of 54th Street Southeast.

The owner of the house was able to get his older child and the family dog out of the house on fire. Just then Monroe police officers arrived. The father said his younger daughter was still in the house but he didn’t know where she was.

Officers did a quick search(搜寻) of the house but couldn’t find the girl. One of the officers, Bill, closed the door to the bedroom—that’s where the fire started—to control the fire and slow its spread(蔓延). Firefighters arrived and after searching the sofa and the small bed in another bedroom, one firefighter noticed the closed toy box at the foot of the bed.

“She wasn’t making sounds.” later the firefighter said of the girl, “I opened it up and saw her. She was lying in the box quietly.”

Firefighters got the girl outside. The doctors examined her body carefully. Luckily she was fine. The fire was quickly put out(扑灭). The police officer Bill got praise for closing the door to the bedroom in time. And the girl’s father thanked firefighters very much. 44. How did the police officers know that a child was still in the house? A. The neighbor called. B. The father told them. C. The family dog jumped excitedly. D. The child was making sounds. 45. The officer Bill tried to close the bedroom door to ______. A. slow the fire's spreading B. protect the toy box C. clear the way for firefighters D. wake up the girl 46. At last, the girl was ______. A. on a sofa B. behind a door C. under the bed D. in a toy box

(C)

When Justin was a child, his parents always let him do lots of housework such as taking out the rubbish and sending newspapers. His childhood friends often felt sorry for him. But when he grew up, he was better than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life.

According to a 40-year study, the children will have a richer and a happier future if they work hard in childhood. Helping do the housework is one of the most important childhood activities. These children believe they can do something to the world. They feel they are important members of the world. And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them, too.

The study collected all the information about these children. It followed them when they were at ages 25, 31 and 47. The researchers compared the children’s mental-health(心理健康) grades with their childhood-activity grades. It showed that children were more healthier when they were active in childhood activities such as doing chores and doing part-time jobs. And these children were more likely to work hard in school and solve problems independently.

Working at any age is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility(责任感), independence and confidence(自信). They also help the child understand that people must work together and work toward common goals.

47. Justin’s friend felt sorry for him because ______. A. Justin needed to do much housework B. Justin was better at school learning C. Justin didn’t feel happy to do the housework D. Justin couldn’t go out to play 48. According to the study, ______ is good for children’s mental health. A. studying hard B. solving problems C. doing housework D. playing with friends 49. What does the underlined word “goals” mean in Chinese in the last paragraph? A. 团队 B. 目标 C. 记忆 D. 角色 50. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Childhood activities are good for one’s future. B. Everyone should do chores to be independent. C. Children shouldn’t do housework.

D. Mental health is important for children.

第二节：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。选项中有两项为多 余选项。（共5小题，计5分）

Many students have some problems. For example, some students do not learn their school subjects well. Some are good at learning and do well in many exams, but they are doing very badly in sports and they do not have strong bodies. 51 Many students are experiencing stress. The good news is that there are some simple ways to deal with(处理) it.

Firstly, having a healthy eating habit is very important. It’s necessary to cat more fresh vegetables and fruit and eat less junk food. 52

As for schoolwork, making plans can be helpful. Making a list of the things to do and planning when to do them can help students organize their time much better. 53

Students should not care about others’ laughing. They should think about the good things. 54 Playing sports, reading and watching movies are all good ways.

55 Sometimes it’s better to take things out from one’s heart. Communicating with other people can reduce most of the stress. A. You can just be yourself. B. How can we be happy if we eat unhealthily! C. You should always believe in your teachers. D. So their classmates always call them“Bookworms(书虫)”. E. Or do some activities to relax themselves. F. If you are weak in one subject, asking a teacher for advice can help. G. Finally, it is useful to share problems with some close people. 蒲城县2021~2022学年度第二学期期中质量检测试题 八年级英语

第二部分（非选择题 共48分）

Ⅴ. 完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共5小题，计10分）

56. 他父亲的去世使他很难过。 His father’s ______ made him sad.

57. 我不想过度依赖我的父母，所以我找了个兼职工作。

I didn’t want to ______ my parents too much, so I found a part-time job. 58. 当你长大的时候，你会意识到的重要性。

You will ______ the importance of independence when you grow up. 59. 在我看来，我们需要不假思索地帮助残疾人。

______ ,we need to help the disabled people without thinking twice. 60. 你不用担心你儿子的学习，他很聪明并且刻苦。

There is no need to worry about your son’s study. He is ______ and hard-working. Ⅵ. 短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整连贯。（每个单词限用一次，每空只填一个单词。）（共10小题，计10分）

sudden they jump risk see luck twenty can pass be Daren and Tim are good friends. They like to take 61.______. Last summer they had a seven-day holiday. They were on vacation in a sea. They wanted to cross the sea in a boat within a week.

They saw many blue whales(鲸) during the trip. These blue whales 62.______ large. They fed the small sea animals. At first Daren and Tim were very excited because they never 63.______ so large ones. But soon something terrible happened. They were watching them when the whales hit the boat. .______,water started coming into the boat and they were in trouble. They had to 65.______ into their lifeboats(救生艇) quickly before the boat went down into the sea. How terrible!

They were 66.______. The blue whales left them. They were out of danger. They had enough food and water fur about 67.______ days. They had a small machine. The machine 68.______ change sea water into drinking water. They also had a fishing line. These two things could help them to live.

They caught fishes and ate 69.______ the next few days. They saw some ships during those days. They shouted when they were 70.______, but no one heard. Just when they were sad, the persons in a fishing boat found them and saved them.

Ⅶ. 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（共5小题，计10分）

Almost every day, we talk about health, especially for kids. But what is health? “Health” means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having healthy weigh. Let’s read the following rules. They can help you stay healthy.

Eat many kinds of food. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get the nutrition(营养) through different kinds of food, such as fruit and vegetables.

Drink water and milk more often. Everyone knows that water is important. More importantly, kids need much calcium(钙) to get strong, and milk is rich in it. You should drink at least three cups of milk when you are 9 years old or older.

Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating, Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable. If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.

Limit()screen lime. It’s the time you spend on TV, phones and computers. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time. 71. How can we get the nutrition?

We can get the nutrition through ______. 72. Why do kids need to drink much milk? Because milk is rich in ______.

73. What will we feel if we eat too much? We will feel ______.

74. How long should we spend on screen time? We should spend ______.

75. What does this passage mainly talk about? It mainly talks about ______.

Ⅷ. 补全对话（共5小题，计5分）

根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空中填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。 A: You look terrible,Molly. 76.______?

B: Oh, Bert. I feel very stressed. I have to do lots of things recently. A: 77.______?

B: I have to go to see a dentist and visit my grandmother. I have an English exam tomorrow and I didn’t review(复习) it. A: 78.______?

B: She is in hospital. She fell down and broke her leg.

A: Why don’t you visit your grandmother first and see a dentist at the same hospital? That saves you much time.

B: 79.______. But I’m still worried about my English exam. A: Don’t worry. I will help you with it tonight. B: 80.______.

A: You’re welcome.

Ⅸ. 书面表达（共1题，计13分）

假如你是李华，你的好朋友王明最近遇到一些问题，他写信向你寻求帮助。请你根据他的来信，用英语写一封建议信，帮助他解决问题。

Dear Li Hua, How’s everything going? I am feeling sad these days. First, I often argue with my parents about chores. They think I should do chores at home but I don’t think so. Second, I feel quite busy on weekends. I have a lot of after-school classes. What should I do to relax myself and make my weekend meaningful? Could you give me some advice? Best Wishes! Wang Ming 要求：1. 参考提示内容，可适当发挥； 2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整； 3. 文中不得出现任何真实信息；

4. 词数：不少于50词（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）。 Dear Wang Ming,

I’m sorry to hear that you have trouble these days.

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I hope my advice will be helpful to you.

Yours,

Li Hua