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

试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、完形填空

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 ____1____. However, Kate found that it was not ____2____ way home.

____3____ 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 ____4____ 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 ____5____ idea suddenly. She took out a lipstick(口红) ____6____ her bag, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her back.

A few ____7____ 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 ____8____ away.

Then the policemen sent Kate home. When her parents knew what happened, they ____9____ greatly surprised. But they were happy because their daughter ____10____ came back.

1．A．to walk 2．A．hers 3．A．When 4．A．to keep 5．A．/ 6．A．for 7．A．minute 8．A．are running 9．A．were 10．A．final

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B．walking B．her B．Unless B．keeping B．a B．to B．minutes B．ran B．are B．recent

C．to shop C．him C．If C．to look C．an C．with C．day C．rung C．be C．finally

D．shopping D．his D．Though D．looking D．the D．from D．days D．run D．will be D．recently

Rabbit Judy built a big house and she lived happily. A heavy rain arrived in late auturmn and many animals’ houses were ____11____. But Judy’s was still good.

Soon, one after another, the homeless animals came to her door and asked to ____12____ 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 ____13____. All the animals thanked Judy for offering them a place to live in ____14____.

In spring, all the animals ____15____ and rebuilt(重建) heir own houses. This day, Judy was jumping up and down happily in the ____16____ 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 ____17____. 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 ____18____.

Judy felt very happy, because she got rid of(摆脱) the fox ____19____. And more importantly, she made so many friends in the forest. From the story, she learned that helping others was helping ____20____. 11．A．large 12．A．take 13．A．outgoing 14．A．summer 15．A．returned 16．A．forest 17．A．fox 18．A．cleaned up 19．A．quietly 20．A．himself

B．broken B．cost B．talented B．auturmn B．died B．tree B．bear B．took up B．successfully B．herself

C．special C．pay C．serious C．winter C．lost C．river C．rabbit C．gave up C．strongly C．yourselves

D．poor D．spend D．kind D．spring D．changed D．farm D．monkey D．put up D．comfortably D．themselves

二、阅读单选

Volunteers Needed to Care for Disabled Children Workplace:

Disabled Children’s Care Center, Los Angeles, California USA

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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 ***********************.

21．Volunteers will stay ________ when they arrive on the first day. A．at a hotel center

22．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

B．at the host family

C．at a university

D．at the volunteer

23．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.

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

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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. 24．How did the police officers know that a child was still in the house? A．The neighbor called.

C．The family dog jumped excitedly.

B．The father told them. D．The child was making sounds.

25．The officer Bill tried to close the bedroom door to ________. A．slow the fire’s spreading C．clear the way for firefighters 26．At last, the girl was ________. A．on a sofa

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

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B．behind a door

C．under the bed

D．in a toy box

B．protect the toy box D．wake up the girl

understand that people must work together and work toward common goals. 27．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 28．According to the study, ________ is good for children’s mental health. A．studying hard friends

29．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

B．solving problems

C．doing housework

D．playing with

30．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．Childhood activities are good for one’s future. independent.

C．Children shouldn’t do housework.

D．Mental health is important for children.

B．Everyone should do chores to be

三、阅读还原7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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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. ___31___ 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 eat more fresh vegetables and fruit and eat less junk food. ___32___

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. ___33___

Students should not care about others’ laughing. They should think about the good things. ___34___ Playing sports, reading and watching movies are all good ways.

___35___ 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!

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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.

四、完成句子

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

37．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. 38．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. 39．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. 40．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.

五、短文选词填空

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。）

sudden they jump risk see luck twenty can pass be Daren and Tim are good friends. They like to take ___41___. 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 ___42___ large. They fed the small sea animals. At first Daren and Tim were very excited because they never ___43___ so large ones. But soon something terrible happened. They were watching them when the whales hit the boat. ___44___, water started coming into the boat and they were in trouble. They had to ___45___ into their lifeboats(救生艇) quickly before the boat went down into the sea. How terrible!

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They were ___46___. The blue whales left them. They were out of danger. They had enough food and water fur about ___47___ days. They had a small machine. The machine ___48___ 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 ___49___ the next few days. They saw some ships during those days. They shouted when they were ____50____, but no one heard. Just when they were sad, the persons in a fishing boat found them and saved them.

六、阅读补全句子

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

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. 51．How can we get the nutrition?

We can get the nutrition through _____________________. 52．Why do kids need to drink much milk? Because milk is rich in _____________________. 53．What will we feel if we eat too much? We will feel _____________________.

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54．How long should we spend on screen time? We should spend _____________________. 55．What does this passage mainly talk about? It mainly talks about _____________________.

七、填写适当的句子补全对话

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. _______56_______?

B: Oh, Bert. I feel very stressed. I have to do lots of things recently. A: _______57_______?

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: _______58_______?

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: _______59_______. But I’m still worried about my English exam. A: Don’t worry. I will help you with it tonight. B: _______60_______. A: You’re welcome.

八、书信作文

61．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! 试卷第8页，共9页

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.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my advice will be helpful to you.

Yours, Li Hua

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