八年级上学期期中联考英语试题（原卷版）

2021学年第一学期阶段性检测题

八年级英语问卷

本试卷共四大题, 共10页, 满分120分。考试时间100分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应号码的标号涂黑。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁,考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

一、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项选择（共 10题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）

从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选择，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. The harder you study, the _________ grades you will get.

A. well B. better C. good D. best

2. Teachers’ Day is on ________ day of September.

A. ten B. the tenth C. tenth D. the ten

3. ________ of the students in our class ________ going to the summer camp in Beijing next week.

A. Two fifths; are B. Second fifths; are C. Two fifths; is D. Two five; are

4. I’ve made a pot of coffee. Would you like ________?

A. any B. little C. some D. few

5. I have ________ to tell you.

A. something exciting B. exciting something C. anything exciting D. exciting anything

6. Look at the new word. We must ________ in the dictionary.

A. look it on B. look up it C. look on it D. look it up

7. To make the earth greener, people should plant more trees ________ cutting them down.

A. instead of B. instead C. than D. rather

8. There are mobile phones and cameras at the New York City Lost and Found Office.

A. hundreds B. hundreds of C. three hundred of D. three hundreds

9. — Time is money. I think time is ________ money.

— I don’t agree with you. In my opinion, time is more important than money.

A. the same as B. so important as C. the most important D. as important as

10. I can’t imagine ________ without trees.

A. live B. lived C. living D. to live

第二节 语法选择（共 15题， 满分20分。）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)

How did people count things long long ago?

At first, people used their fingers, and even their toes. ____11____, they could only count small numbers in this way.

After that, they ____12____ to make small marks on sticks and bones. This helped them ____13____ bigger numbers. They used them to count things like the days of the month, the amount of food and the ____14____ of animals they had.

Then people began to use tokens made from clay or small stones. They often put the tokens on pieces of string ____15____ they could carry them around easily. This developed into tools like the abacus.

11. A. But B. Though C. Although D. However

12. A. began B. begin C. beginning D. begun

13. A. to counted B. counted C. counting D. count

14. A. number B. numbers C. amount D. amounts

15. A. after that B. such that C. like that D. so that

(B)

I worked in Uttar Pradesh. One morning, I left my bag in a taxi. I knew it later and ____16____ the driver Saleem. He said he would give it to me when he was near my office. However, he did not appear. I felt a little angry and decided to get the bag ____17____.

The next morning, I reached his neighborhood and called him. ____18____ he was not there. Getting much ____19____, I called again but felt a pat (拍) on my back. It was a boy. He was Saleem’s son and said his father was busy ____20____ his work. The bag was at his home. Having no choice, I went along with him. It was just a small room, more like a shanty (棚屋).

I was about to leave with my bag when Saleem came back. He made me ____21____ on the only chair and said, “Brother, you must be hungry . Please have ____22____ cake. Today is my son’s birthday.”

At that time, all the anger stopped. Saleem could have just given ____23____ the bag. But he chose to share the joy with someone he even ____24____ know.

That day I learned the word “kindness”. And I must _____25_____, life has never been better.

16. A. call B. called C. calling D. to call

17. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself

18. A. And B. So C. But D. Or

19. A. angry B. more angrier C. angrier D. angriest

20. A. with B. by C. in D. for

21. A. sat B. sitting C. to sit D. sit

22. A. some B. any C. other D. others

23. A. I B. me C. my D. mine

24

A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t D. didn’t

25. A. say B. said C. saying D. to say

二、完型填空（共 10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

This story is about a king and his close friend. The friend had a(n) ____26____. Whatever happened in his life, he always said, “This is good!”

One day the king and his friend went to hunt(打猎). The friend did something wrong and shot the king. As a result, the king lost one of his ____27____. The friend said as usual, “This is good!”

“No, this is not good!” the king became ____28____ and sent his friend to prison(监狱).

About a year later, the king was hunting in a ____29____ place. Cannibals (食人族) caught him. They tied him up and were going to set fire to him. But when they found that the king had lost a finger, they let him go. They ____30____ ate anyone that was less than whole.

As he returned home, he ____31____ his friend. He went to the prison at once to speak with the friend. “You were right,” he said. “It was ____32____ that I lost my finger.” Then he ____33____ the friend what happened to him. “I am very ____34____ for sending you to prison for so long. It was very bad of me to do this.”

“No,” his friend answered. “This is good!”

“What do you _____35_____? How could it be good that I sent my friend to prison for a year?”

“If I weren’t in prison, I would have been with you.”

26. A. habit B. order C. dream D. hope

27. A. legs B. fingers C. feet D. arms

28. A. happy B. surprised C. angry D. excited

29. A. dangerous B. safe C. relaxing D. boring

30. A. often B. always C. usually D. never

31. A. forgot B. remembered C. lost D. caught

32. A. good B. fun C. terrible D. impossible

33. A. expected B. told C. missed D. reminded

34. A. famous B. worried C. thankful D. sorry

35. A. wish B. guess C. want D. mean

三、阅读 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 阅读理解（共 15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)

Wikipedia (维基百科) is an online free encyclopedia. There are more than 38 million articles about society, history, culture，music, science, technology, geography and so on. On this website, people can find articles about almost everything in the world. Wikipedia has also developed 292 languages versions(版本) for people to read in their own languages.

Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started this encyclopedia project on 9th March, 2000. It was called Nupedia at first, and all the articles were written and checked by experts. Wales thought that the website should be a place where its users could not only find information but also share what they knew. So they tried to use a wiki system (wiki is a Hawaiian word “wee kee wee kee” which firstly meant “quick”). On 10th January, 2001, they began a new project to improve Nupedia. On 15th January, 2001, the new online encyclopedia named Wikipedia was set up. Wikipedia achieved a great success.

According to the Alexa Traffic Rank report on 22nd May, 2016, Wikipedia is the seventh most popular website in the world. Every single user helps to make this free encyclopedia popular.

36. Wikipedia is ________.

A. a library B. a website C. a report D. a book

37

When was Wikipedia set up?

A. On 9th March, 2000. B. On 10th January, 2001.

C. On 15th January, 2001. D. On 22nd May, 2016.

38. What can people use Wikipedia to do?

A. To read novels. B. To search for information.

C. To listen to music. D. To read Alexa Traffic Rank.

39. According to this passage, what makes Wikipedia different from others?

A. Wikipedia is the most popular in the world. B. Users share what they know on Wikipedia.

C. Wiki is from a Hawaiian word. D. Wikipedia is free to use.

40. The word “expert” in the second paragraph probably means ________.

A. 专家 B. 用户 C. 出版社 D. 作者

（B）

The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China. That’s because it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Hangzhou won the hosting right for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.

First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest sport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China. The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international（国际的) sports event to be hosted by China, China News Service reported.

To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and gyms, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements（成就). Since then, China has improved its global image (国际形象), China Youth Daily reported.

For the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports centers, according to China Youth Daily. All the Games’ buildings will be environmentally friendly.

41. Which city will host the 2022 Asian Games?

A

42. According to the passage, how did the Beijing Asian Games influence（影响）China?

A. It improved China’s economy (经济). B. It helped China attract more tourists.

C. China has built a lot of roads and gyms for it. D. It helped the world see China and its achievements.

43. What does the underlined word “It” refer to(指代) in the third paragraph?

A. The Winter Olympics. B. The Asian Games. C. Sport event. D. Asia.

44. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The first Asian Games was held in 1951.

B. Beijing will hold the 24th Winter Olympics in 2022.

C. China has already hosted the Asian Games three times.

D. All the 19th Asian Games’ buildings will be environmentally friendly.

45. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. How to prepare for the Asian Games.

B. The development of the Asian Games in China.

C. Why China wants to host the 19th Asian Games.

D. The development of the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing.

(C)

Maimaiti who comes from Xinjiang studies in a college(大学，学院) in Wuhan, Hubei Province. In January, 2020, instead of returning home, he stayed in Wuhan. “I learned from the news about COVID-19 that Wuhan needed volunteers(志愿者), so I wanted to do something,” he said.

For more than 80 days, he carried food and medical things to hospitals and other places in Wuhan. “I know there are volunteers like us protecting my hometown and my family. So we are protecting our country in different places,” he said.

Dai Kaifu, the head of Maimaiti’s college, said, “To be part of our fight(战斗) against COVID-19 shows young people’s deep love for our country and people.” Maimaiti also volunteered to help test the first COVID-19 vaccine (疫苗) in China “Something had to be done.” He wrote on his WeChat. His kindness got the support (支持) of his family. “Kid, just go ahead. Although we are worried, we fully understand the importance of what you are doing. _______,” his father said.

Then Maimaiti went to the hospital to get a blood test after two weeks of observation (观察). Everything was quite good. He said that it was the most happiest day in three months for him.

46. Why did Maimaiti stay in Wuhan in January, 2020?

A. Because he had much schoolwork to do in his college.

B. Because his parents supported him in being a volunteer.

C. Because it was impossible for him to return home at that time.

D. Because he wanted to help with the fight against COVID-19.

47. Which sentence can be put in the blank “________” in the third paragraph?

A. Your mother and I disagree with you at all.

B. Your mother and I are proud of you.

C. Your mother and I don’t worry about you at all.

D. Your mother and I hope you can go home at once.

48. Which of the following is the right order of the events?

a. He got a blood test and felt happy.

b. He helped carry food and medicine.

c. He helped test the first COVID-19 vaccine.

d. He stayed in Wuhan to fight against COVID-19.

A. a b c d B. a d c b C. d a c b D. d b c a

49

What can we know from the passage?

A. Maimaiti worked as a doctor in a hospital in Wuhan..

B. Maimaiti mainly volunteered to work in hospitals while staying in Wuhan.

C. Dai Kaifu spoke highly of what Maimaiti did for our country and people.

D. Maimaiti never worried about himself when he was volunteering in Wuhan.

50. This article is probably a ________.

A. diary B. news report C. notice D. speech

第二节 阅读填空（共 5小题; 每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

We all know about Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian artist of the 15th century. Many people agree that his talent is the main reason for his achievement (成就). ____51____

Which is more important for success, talent or hard work? I believe that hard work is more important.

Talent is something that one is born with. It is a great ability that makes success easier. ____52____ He showed talent when he was very young. He didn’t need to work as hard as other people.

____53____ Talent makes a great difference, but most people are not so different from the rest. Most people will not succeed if they don’t work hard.

____54____ Talent can help us at the beginning, but the one who crosses the finish line first is the winner. During the race, hard work is motivation (动力). And no one can succeed without motivation.

Hard work can be good for both the average person (普通人) and the genius (天才). Everyone should work hard. The gate of success won’t open if we don’t put our all into life.

____55____

A. Mozart is a good example.

B. Life is like a long-distance race.

C. But talent is not enough for most people.

D. In a word, hard work is more important for success than talent.

E. However, the great effort he put is very important as well.

第II卷

四、写作（共三节，满分35分）

第一节 语篇填词（共 5题; 每小题1分，共5分）

根据下列短文及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答题卷时，要求完整写出单词。（每空只写一词）

The world can not go forward without inventions. Great inventions help people l____56____ a better life. What is the most i____57____ invention in history? The light bulb? Maybe you are right.

Before the invention of the light bulb, what did people usually do at night? People had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or c____58____ to see at night.

In 1879, Thomas Edison d____59____ the first practical light bulb. From then on, life has been very different. With the light bulb, people can do as many things in the evening as they can in the d____60____. Can you imagine life without light bulbs?

第二节 完成句子（共 7题; 每空1分，共15分）

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子, 每空只写一词。

61. 他从事医生工作。他对人很耐心。

He ________ ________ a doctor

He is patient with people.

62. 迈克没有意识到自己带来的麻烦。

Mike ________ ________ of the trouble he caused.

63. 事故发生后，他想弄清楚真相。

After the accident, he wanted to ________ ________ the truth.

64. 自那以来，新发明改变了我们的生活。

________ ________, new inventions have changed our life.

65. 小时候，全红婵期待着能成为世界冠军。终于，她实现了梦想。

From an early age, Quan Hongchan was ________ forward to ________ the world champion. Finally, her dream came true.

66. 2020年隔离封锁期间， 同学们通过智能手机与朋友联系。

Students ________ ________ ________ with friends by smart phones during the quarantine lockdown in 2020.

67. 在你们班，谁的家离学校最远。

Whose home is ________ ________ away from our school in your class?

第三节 书面表达（共 1小题，满分15分）

68. 根据提示语，完成以下英语短文。文章的标题和开头第一句已给出。

现在，几乎人人都拥有智能手机（smart phone）。智能手机在带给我们便利的同时，也造成了一些问题。请根据表格的内容，以“How to use smart phone properly(合理地)”为题写一篇短文。

要求：1.词数：80词左右；

2.短文须包括所有内容要点，可以适当发挥，使短文连贯，通顺；

3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

How to use smart phone properly?

Nowadays, nearly everyone has a smart phone. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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