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1、第二学期中期学科展示八 年 级 英 语 一、 单项选择 （共 16 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 16 分）1. Is Rome _ European city?Yes. It is one of the most beautiful cities in _ Italy.A. a; theB. a; /C. an; theD. an; /2. Have you seen the hot movie Hi, Mom _?Yes. _ moving film it is!A. yet; How aB. already; HowC. yet; What aD. already; What3. Im n

2、ot sure where to buy the ticket.Sorry, Ive no idea _.A. eitherB. tooC. alsoD. so4. There were too many visitors enjoying the view. I _ park my car in a place far away from the park.A. mustB. couldC. had toD. should5. _ will the meeting last?_ we reach an agreement.A. How long; UntilB. When; Not unti

3、lC. How soon; Not untilD. When; Until6. -Why are you so happy?-Because the offer from Harvard University Im looking forward to _.A. has arrivedB. to arriveC. arrivingD. arrive7. Melting ice(融冰) can cause the sea level to rise. Since 1993, the sea level has risen _ 32cm every 10 years.A. at the end o

4、fB. at the foot ofC. at the bottom ofD. at a speed of8. Many Westerners think everyone in China knows _. This is, of course, a silly belief. But it is true that kung fu is a big part of Chinese culture.A. what to do kung fuB. when to do kung fuC. how to do kung fuD. where to do kungfu9. Would you mi

5、nd putting the rubbish into different bins?_. Everyone can do something to protect the earth.A. Sorry, I wont do that againB. Certainly notC. No, thanksD. Yes, of course10. Need any help, madam?No, thanks. _.A. Come onB. Youre welcomeC. Its my pleasureD. I can manage11. Whats the best park in the ci

6、ty?Of course, the Taihu Lake Wetland Park. I _ that park many times.A. have gone inB. have been inC. have gone toD. have been to12. You can move it with your hand to work on the computer. What is it?A. The keyboard.B. The mouse.C. The printer.D. The main unit.13. The house is made _ bamboo and it is

7、 made _ six rooms.A. up; ofB. from; up ofC. of; up ofD. from; of14. The fish _ for some time. Youd better cook them at once.A. have been deadB. has diedC. have diedD. has been dead15. Can you give me some advice on how to learn English well?To learn English well, youd better speak English as _ as yo

8、u can.A. oftenB. manyC. goodD. possible16. How was your trip to the zoo?_. I even took some photos with the elephant.A. TerribleB. AnywayC. ExactlyD. Fantastic二、 完形填空 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town. But the farmer who owned the forest _17_ tre

9、es every year until one year, there were no trees left.One day, our teacher took us out and we had a _18_ in the field where the forest used to be. While eating and drinking, we _19_ about the beautiful forest we once had. One of my classmates comes from a tribe (部落) that lived in the west of our co

10、untry. He told us what he thought about the change. “It makes me really _20_ to learn that a forest has disappeared. My people have taught me to _21_think seven generations (七代人) in the future. Thats to say, when we do something to the land, we should never _22_it. We must care about nature and leav

11、e it good enough for later generations.When we heard what he said, we kept _23_first. Lets plant some trees! said our teacher after a moment. “It will be a good _24_!” So thats what we did. For the rest of the spring, we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees.That was five years ago. Today, w

12、hen I stand in that field which was once empty, I see _25_ about as tall as I am. Its great to see how weve _26_the field. It taught us the power of thinking about the future.17. A. cut upB. cut downC. looked forD. looked after18. A. picnicB. testC. wishD. lesson19. A. plannedB. fearedC. knewD. talk

13、ed20. A. tiredB. excitedC. sadD. hopeful21. A. sometimesB. alwaysC. seldomD. never22. A. protectB. hurtC. studyD. sell23. A. thankfulB. happyC. silentD. shy24. A. startB. mistakeC. messD. warning25. A. treesB. leavesC. grassD. flowers26. A. brokenB. boughtC. wastedD. changed三、阅读理解 （共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满

14、分 24 分）A27. What will be served with a chicken sandwich?A. Bread.B. Tomato salad.C. English Tea.D. Burger.28. What will be the minimum(最小的) cost if you want to order a main course, a dessert and a drink?A. 7.85B. 7.75C. 7.35D. 7.25BA new research shows that 70% of people in the UK lead a sedentary l

15、ifestyle spending more than 11 hours of the waking day sitting or lying down. 81% in the West Midlands city spending most of the day either on the sofa or lying in bed. Cambridge and Edinburgh are in joint second place, while Birmingham and London make up the top five least active cities, according

16、to the survey. Overall, 69% lead a sedentary lifestyle, spending an average of 11 hours and 12 minutes sitting or lying down during the daytime. The study of 2,000 adults found this inactivity is harming health with 42% saying their lifestyle leaves them feeling tired, 39% struggling with sleeplessn

17、ess and 37% feeling worried.29. What does the underlined word sedentary mean?A. Spending a lot of time working.B. Spending a lot of time sleeping.C. Spending a lot of time sitting and not moving.D. Spending a lot of time travelling from one place to another.30. Which of the following is true accordi

18、ng to the research?A. Most people in the UK sleep more than 11 hours every day.B. Birmingham and London make up the top five active cities.C. People in the West Midlands city dont like working at all.D. Many adults are worried about their lifestyle now.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. Showing

19、 us some facts about life in Britain.B. Asking people to change their lifestyle.C. Telling people the importance of health.D. Explaining why people in the UK lead a sedentary lifestyle.CWould you like to live in a city where buildings turn the light off for you, and self-driving cars will find the n

20、earest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city o

21、f Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system(远程遥控系统)-allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meeting, and receive education, healthcare and around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connec

22、ted to the system.The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.About 75% of the worlds population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with t

23、he coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener, said Dan Hill, head of a research company.32. According to the text, living in a “smart” city_.A. is not a green wayB. will be far from youC. will soon become trueD. is completely impossible

24、33. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. A city of the future.B. A meeting in Songdo.C. A plan to build a house.D. A report on public health.34. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to_.A. drive people out of citiesB. control the worlds populationC. develop his own companyD. solve th

25、e cities coming problemsDHuw Thomas fell in love with Megan. But then an accident changed his life, and he had to move to Canada. Megan promised to write to him. But Huw never heard from heruntil one day a letter arrived.He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early ye

26、ars. Who was writing to him? He turned the envelope（信封）over in his hands several times. Then he took out the letter and read:Dear Huw,I dont know if this letter will reach you, and I dont really know why Im writing to you after all these years, butHuw turned to the end of the letter and saw: Best wi

27、shesMeganHe couldnt believe it. He turned back to the first words of the letter and read:after all these years, but Ive just found your letters to me from Canada. Believe me, this was the first time Id read them and they made me cry, even after 50 years I found them in a box of my fathers papers. Th

28、ey were never opened. Huw, I never knew that youd written to me. I thought your new life in Canada had made you forget me. Now I realize（明白）that my father kept your letters. I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me, and he always said “_, my girl. I told you he was no good.” Fi

29、nally, after about a year, I believed him.But why did he keep the letters? Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late? Anyway, hes dead now, so I cant ask him. All I can say is Im sorry. Sorry for what my father did, sorry that you never heard from me and sorry foreverything. I hope

30、 that at least this letter reaches you. Of course, Ill understand if you dont want to write back to me, but if you do. I am still Megan Jenkins, and I still live at the same address. Best wishes,MeganHuw read the letter again. Everything with Megan came back to him. He had never forgotten her. He co

31、uldnt. Every day he looked at her face on the wall. He had a drawing of her. It had traveled everywhere with him. But to hear from her againAre you all right, Dad? asked Mike, coming into the room. Adapted（改编）from Two Lives by Helen Naylor35. Why did Huw turn to the end of the letter before he finis

32、hed the rest of it?A. Because he was not interested in the beginning.B. Because he didnt like to read letters from Megan.C. Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time.D. Because he wanted to know who the letter was from.36. Megan failed to read Huws letters because _.A. her father kept t

33、hemB. they were lost on the wayC. she moved to another cityD. he didnt post them at all37. Which of the following sentences can be put in the _.A. Sorry its my faultB. Look up hereC. No, he has forgotten youD. Yes, here are the ones from him38. What can we infer（推断）from the passage?A. Huw had never

34、got married all these years.B. Megan was still living with her father in Canada.C. Megan was sure that Huw would receive her letter.D. Megan still loved Huw and felt sorry for what had happened四、信息还原（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）根据对话内容，从对话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。Guide：Good morning!Mr Smith：Good morn

35、ing! Today we are free for sightseeing. _39_Guide：Okay. Have you ever been here before?Mr. Smith：No. _40_Guide：Then I suggest that you visit the Ancient Cultural Street.Mr. Smith：_41_Guide：Yes. The street is wonderful. It represents the folk style of the Qing Dynasty.Mr. Smith：_42_ Thank you very mu

36、ch.Guide：_43_ Have a good time!A. Sounds great!B. This is our first trip here.C. Is there anything interesting there?D. Could you recommend some places for us?E. You are welcome.F. With pleasure.G. Have great fun.五、 词汇检测（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）每空只写一词。44. After a hard days work, he lay on the bed, _

37、 (梦想) about his future.45. Parents should have more _ (交流) with their children.46. You havent changed at all. You look just the same as _ (过去).47. _ (拒绝) others help does not mean that you are a smart person.48. Some people like to read _ (评论) about a film before seeing it.49. Harry always _ (预订) ti

38、ckets and hotels online. He thinks its fast and easy.50. I dont know how to use the app KEEP. Ask Jim for help. He has lot of _ (经验) in doing it.51. He spent two hours _ (捆) all the packages with rope.52. Mary was the _ (极小的) baby born in 2003, but now she is pretty tall.53. When the parade was _ (结

39、束), I couldnt wait to take photos with those cartoon characters.54. Is it true that anyone returning from a_, such as the USA and the UK, must be quarantined for 14 days because of the COVID-19 outbreak.55. What does the government do with the used masks?The w_ from burning used masks can be reused

40、to make bricks or fill roadbeds.56. Why isnt he showing up at the party?He is racing a_ the clock to finish his report on his project.57 Do you know how many s_ an ant has?Two. One holds the food for itself and the other is for food to be shared with other ants.58. I think I have sleeping problems.

41、What can I do?If you find yourself u_ to sleep, you may do some reading.六、短文填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）每空限填一词。Bing Dwen Dwen, the cute mascot (吉祥物) of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has been selling like hotcakes. Why is the ice-glazed panda so popular? What are the ideas behind its design?Professor Ca

42、o Xue, who is in charge of the design team, told us the story. Cao Xue _59_ (clear) remembers the exciting day of September 17th, 2019. “That day our design was _60_ (chose) as the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. We were _61_ excited that we jumped up with joy.” After _62_ (discuss), the

43、 mascot got a new name “Bing Dwen Dwen”. Bing Dwen Dwen is a panda with its full-body “shell” (壳) made out of ice. Cao said _63_ idea came from traditional Chinese snack “ice-sugar gourd”, also known _64_ tanghulu. In order to make the panda look more pleasant, Cao and his team members _65_ (fly) to

44、 Sichuan Province to watch pandas. They found that the ratio (比例) of a baby pandas head to body is different from _66_ of an adult pandas, making them _67_ (cute) and more playful. So they improved the image based on the baby panda. As for Bing Dwen Dwens popularity, Cao said he expected (预料) it to be popular, _68_ did not expect it to become so popular. “Its ice shell is cold, but the image looks warm and lovely. I believe this kind of warmth can be something everybody feels,” said Cao.七、句子翻译（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10分）69. 这对法国夫妇结婚半年多了。_70. 你的老师有没有要求你按时上交回家作业？_71. 他们过去常常通过写信和那家国际银行保持联系。_