江苏省南京市建邺区2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语期中试卷（word版含解析）.docx

【新城英语】2020 八上期中考试试卷一、听力部分（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分） 略二、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. - Confucius Institute (孔子学院) was set up in many other countries.- Yes, Chinese is spoken in those countries. I am proud of that as a Chinese.A. hardlyB. widelyC. neverD. seldom22. - The 55-kilometer HZMB (港珠澳大桥) opened to the public on Oct. 24th.2018.- It is cross-sea bridge in the world, linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.A. longB. longerC. longestD. the longest23. Just be , you cant lose your weight in a day.A. carefulB. patientC. honestD. brave24. to smile at your life when you are in trouble, and you will soon be happy again.A. TryB. To tryC. TryingD. Tired25. - Alex is planning to climb the mountain, without even using a rope.- What? I have never heard of idea before.A. the crazierB. a crazierC. a craziestD. the craziest26. - Two female scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (诺贝尔化学奖) this year.- Wow, women are playing more and more important roles in theworld now.A. itB. theyC. itselfD. themselves27. Now in China, more and more people are willing to use Huaweis products foreign ones.A. because ofB. together withC. such asD. instead of28. - This room is too small. Id like to ask for .- Sure. We have enough rooms here.A. anotherB. the otherC. oneD. it29. - Is there in todays morning news on CCTV-1?- Yes, President Xi gave a speech on War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (抗美援朝) October 23, 2020.A. anything special; onB. something special; inC. special something; onD. anything special; in30. Its very cold here. Youd better your coat.A. put awayB. not put onC. not take offD. take off31. I want with young people from all the world.A. make friends; overB. make friend; inC. to make friends; ofD. to make friends; over32. We must do everything we canwaste water from running into rivers.A. keepB. keptC. to keepD. keeping33. Read every sentence carefully. The more mistakes youll make.you are, the A. careful; fewerB. careful; lessC. carefully; fewerD. carefully; less34. We can add -fulto some nouns to form adjectives. Which of the following is NOT available?A. meaningfulB. sleepfulC. tastefulD. cheerful35. - Can you help clean the window?- .A. Id like thatB. Sure, go headC. Sorry, but I have to meet my uncleD. Its none of my business三、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Sam and his friend Bob, both 5, entered a painting competition. Bob won! Sam felt blue and left 36 .As soon as Sam 37 home, he told Papa, “I worked hard on my picture. I made it the best I could. I wanted to win.”“You did work hard,” said Papa. “ 38 is a fine picture. Ill hang it in my office.” Mama gave Sam a hug and said, “I hope you congratulated Bob.”Sam shook his head, “Bob was too busy getting his photo taken.” Then he went to his room. He sulked (生闷气). He didnt feel like doing anything. Some time later,he got very 39 . He wondered what Bob was doing. He remembered the fun they had, painting their pictures together.He decided to do something, 40 he took out some paper and his painting set. He painted another picture, one 41 a ship in it. He knew Bob loved ships.Under the ship, he printed in big red 42 : C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S!That was the biggest word he knew.That afternoon, Sam walked to Bobs house and gave Bob the 43 . “Thanks,” said Bob. “I love ships. Whats the 44 word?” “Congratulations.” said Sam.“Wow! Thanks again,” said Bob. “This is much better than getting my phototaken.”And happily they went to ride bikes together. Friendship is much better than 45 , isnt it?36. A. lateB. aloneC. luckilyD. loudly37. A. stayedB. missedC. gotD. left38. A. Mine39. A. hungryB. YoursB. afraidC. HisC. happyD. HersD. bored40. A. soB. orC. butD. although41. A. underB. aboveC. withoutD. with42. A. lettersB. wordsC. sentencesD. languages43. A. penB. pictureC. mapD. bike44. A. blackB. smallC. bigD. white45. A. losingB. winningC. ridingD. painting四、阅读理解（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面三篇材料，根据内容，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选顶中选择最佳选项。ARome ColiseumRome is the birth place of science, culture and of course, art in Europe. It is the perfect combination ( 结 合 ) of the modem and the classical. When one walks around the city, one can see many museums. Of course, Rome isalso considered as the fashion center of the world now.The Rome Coliseum is today considered one wonder of the modern world.Pisa is a small city. It is famous for the leaning tower of Pisa. If you think that Pisa has only one leaning tower, you may just be wrong. This city has three leaning towers. Home of the famous scientist Galileo, Pisa is also known for its universities because the city is home of some of the mostimportant universities in Europe.Leaning TowerThanks to the ancient Silk Road, the lands of Italy and China have been connected for more than 2,000 years. Tourists from China and every corner of the world come to visit Italy every year. Here are four famous cities of Italy.DavidFlorence is one of the most important provinces around Italy. Shopping here, youll find David, the most famous statue (雕像) of Michelangelo, If you are planning to spend a couple of days in Florence, you likely will notwant to lose the opportunity to see and enjoy Arnulfo Tower, it will be open on Sunday and Monday from 9 to 6 pm. (closed in case ofrain).Venice is a city over a hundred islands. You can visit most Interesting places of the city by walks or by the famous gondolas. Art exhibitions, film festivals and famous carnival (狂欢节) make Venice aplace that can be visited any time of the year.Gondolas46. According to the passage, is considered as a fashion center of the world now.A. RomeB. PisaC. FlorenceD. Venice47. Pisa is also famous for its besides leaning towers.A. universitiesB. art exhibitionsC. film festivalsD. museums48. We can visit Arnulfo Tower .A. at 8 a.m. on SundayB. at 9 a.m. on TuesdayC. at 9 p.m. on SundayD. at 10 a.m. on Monday BWhat does it take to graduate ( 毕 业 ) from university? Some papers or highscores in exams? Well, these are not enough if you are a student at Tsinghua University.According to a new rule of the university, students must prove (证明)themselves in the swimming pool. They need to pass a swimming test of at least 50 meters, and those who fail the test will be required to take a swimming course during their school years. By the time they graduate, they will have known how to swim, or they cant graduate with their bachelor degrees (学士学位).The news made waves in Chinese social media (媒体). Some people said anecessary skill, can save lives, and they also believed that the rule would helpimprove students health. However, others questioned if it was fair to expect those who come from inland cities (内陆城市) to be able to swim.In fact, this is not a new rule. Tsinghua University first made swimming arequirement in 1919, but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school.Anyway, it is still good news that Chinese students health has become more and more valued. Why not just take this chance to learn one more life-saving ability?49. According to the passage, what does it take for a student to graduate from Tsinghua University?A. Some papers.B. High scores in exams.C. Passing a swimming test.D. All of the above.50. The underlined phrase “made waves” in Paragraph 3 most probably means .A. caused a hot discussionB. spread (传播) widelyC. made a requirementD. surprised51. What is the passage mainly about?A. Different people hold different opinions about a new rule.B. Tsinghua University has made a new rule of graduation.C. Chinese students health should be more and more valued.D. There is a new chance to learn another life-saving ability.Cone.“Made in China” is having its moment now - and its a fashionableThe story of Chinese fashion began in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili, both Chinesesports shoe brands (品牌), suddenly got international attention. Their products were seen all over the world. Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning was at the New YorkFashion Week in September, 2018. They showed their new designs - sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters.Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group, said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers eye by low price. He told CNN, “They are sure that they can go head to head with foreign brands.”Maybe it is because Chinas young people are now more confident about their own culture. They dont show much interest in western culture any more.“Todays young people in China are crazy about Chinese cultural elements (元素).” Jin Qu, the manager of a clothing shopping website, said at a cultural festival in 2018. They like these elements printed on their clothes, even the brand picture of Laoganma in China, which was once seen as outside of fashion. But now youngpeople are proud of these Chinese symbols.“In fact, many stars in the West are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion. Rihanna, a US singer, for example, wore a Chinese red dress to the 2015 Met Gala in New York. The dress was designed and made by Chinese designer Guo Pei.“We have to move from making to creating,” Chinese-American designer Aric Chen once told The New York Times. “We want to replace the words Made in China with Designed in China.”52. The new designs of Li Ning Company in September 2018 were .A. coats and scarves in Chinese redB. sweaters and jackets with English wordsC. coats and scarves with American symbolsD. sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters53. The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 5 refers to .A. Todays young people in ChinaB. The workers in Jin Qus shopC. Some famous stars in the WestD. Directors of some Chinese companies54. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Chinese Clothes BrandsB. Sports in ChinaC. Chinese Cultural FestivalD. Designed in China55. The passage above may be taken from a(n) .A. newspaperB. guidebookC. novelD. ad五、词汇运用（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）A) 根据句意，用括号中所给汉语或英文释义填写所缺单词。56. Most women seem to be born with a sixth (感觉).57. Li Jiaqi, a top live streamer, was much (害羞) when he was young.58. I only saw her once (在期间) my stay in New York.59. The young actors are saying hello to their fans (礼貌地).60. My father (go to) the parents meeting last Friday.B) 根据句意用所给单词的正确形式填空。61. At the (begin) of this term, I found it a little interesting and easy to learn Physics.62. This is the season for the government to give the public a (year) work report.63. (not be) too close to wild animals, some of them are really dangerous. 64.Look, how (comfortable) he is sitting on the hard stone!65. He is (terrible) ill. We must send him to the hospital at once.六、句型转换（共 5 小题；每空 1 分，满分 5 分）66. Max is the tallest boy in his class. (改为同义句)Max is taller than boy in his class.67. Both his parents Md his younger sister are cheering for his team. (改为同义句） his parents his younger sister for his team.68. My 3-year-old doesnt speak as clearly as others. (改为同义句)Others than my 3-year-old son.69. We had three hours of homework last weekend. (对划线部分提问) homework did you have last weekend?70. They made up their mind not to laugh at the disabled. (改为同义句）They laugh at the disabled.七、任务型阅读(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 )We live in a world full of many different kinds of people. We want to get along well with others. We also want to be liked by others. The following ways will make others like you.Do This and Youll Be Welcome AnywhereBecome really interested in other people. A show of interest must be true. It brings good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving the attention. It is a two-way street - both of you get an advantage.A Simple Way to Make a Good First ImpressionSmile as often as possible. Your smile is a sign of kindness. When someone feels stressed from his or her teachers or parents, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds, your smile can help him or her realize that all is hopeful - that there is still joy in the world.If You Dont Do This, You Are Getting into TroubleRemember a persons name. A persons name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any language. We should realize the magic in a name. The name makes the person different from others; it makes him or her special among all others. If you remember a persons name, the relationship between both of you will become much closer.An Easy Way to Become a Good TalkerBe a careful listener first. Ask questions that other persons will like to answer. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their achievements. What you need to do is just to listen because people are much more interested in themselves.Title 71 to make people like youBecome 72 in othersYour show of interest must be true.It must 73 good results to both of you.Smile as often as possibleYour smile shows you are 74 .Your smile makes others realize that all it full of 75 .Remember a persons nameA persons name makes him or her 76 from others. A persons name is the sweetest and the most importantsounds of all 77 .Listen 78 firstYou ask questions that others enjoy 79 .People are much more interested in themselves, 80 what you need to is just to listen.八、首字母填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整与在答题卡对应题号的横线上Most people think that they dont have the power to c 81 the world. Do we have the power to impact ( 影 响 ) other people in our lives? A US film ItsA WonderfulLifetells us the a 82 .In the film, everyone has his or her o 83 angel. It starts w 84 George Bailey, a man who has given up his dream and wants to kill himself on Christmas Eve because of financial (财务的) difficulties. This draws the a 85 of his angel. The angel shows Bailey how different life would be for his f 86 and his community if he wasnt around.When Bailey was 12, for example, his brother Harry fell through ice and Bailey j 87 into the water to save him. If Bailey wasnt there, Harry mightd 88 .This movie teaches people a lesson about the p 89 of kindness. Bailey tries to help people l 90 in the town to have their own houses. Baileys kindness is repaid in the end. Everyone in the town comes and helps him through his troubles.七、书面表达（满分 10 分）