《山东省威海市文登区2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（五四制）》

1、山东省威海市文登区山东省威海市文登区 20202020 学年八年级英语下学期期中试题学年八年级英语下学期期中试题希望你能愉快地度过这 90 分钟，祝你成功！一、单项选择 （共 10 小题，计 10 分）()1.-do you know anything about chopin?-just a little. chopin began to write _music at _age of six.a. the , /b. the, anc. / , the()2. -where did you go?- the science museum. i _ that the tv _ after t

2、he car.a. learn; is inventedb. learned; was inventedc. learn; was invented()3.-what did you say just now?-i asked you _ after candy became famous.a. how life was differentb. how life different wasc.howwaslifedifferent()4. -is she really ill?-_. shes in hospital.a.i hope so.b. im afraid soc. not at a

3、ll.()5.- havent seen you for days. where have you been?-i went to hong kong and _ an international meeting for a week.a. took part inb. attendedc. joined()6. _terrible weather weve been having these days!a.how ab. what ac. what()7.-_the bus _ just now? -yes, but it_.a. has come; leftb. did come; has

4、 leftc. does come; left()8. - did cathy have problems _ out the problems?-yes. i found her _on it for nearly half an hour.a. work; to workb. to work; workingc. working; working()9. you _ anything here _ you are told to.a. cant touch; afterb. cant touch; unlessc. wont touch, if()10.im not sure if tom

5、 _. if he_, i will call you.a .comes; will comeb. comes; comesc. will come; comes二、阅读理解（共四篇短文，20 小题，计 25 分）阅读下面 a、b、c 三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案。（每小题 1 分， 计 15 分）aone sunday evening, it was quite dark when old stanley went for his walk. he was walkingalong the sidewalk. suddenly, he saw a wh

6、ite car coming around the corner at high speed.it was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. herushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.the two drivers were arguing.“you came around the corner too fast,” one man said.“no!” said the driver

7、 of the white car, “thats not true! your car was parked ina wrong place.”stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drivetoo fast. the driver of red car asked stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). stanleygave the driver his name and telephone number.next

8、 thursday morning, stanley was asked to go to the court. the lawyer(律师) for thedriver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. then he askedstanley how old he was.“im eighty-two,” answered stanley.“do you usually wear glasses ?” asked the lawyer.“yes, i do,” answered sta

9、nley.“were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.“no,” replied stanley.then the lawyer said, “why should the court believe you? you are eighty-two years old,you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. how far can you see in the dark?”stanley thought about it for a

10、minute. “well,” he said, “when its dark, i can seethe moon. how far is that?”()11.the car accident happened _.a .one sunday morningb. next thursday morningc.onesundayevening()12.the cause of the accident is that _.a .the red car was going too slowly b. the white car was going too fast c. the drivers

11、were sleepy()13. stanley was asked to go to the court because _.a .he wanted to make moneyb. he promised to be a witnessc. he was a lawyer()14.maybe the red car driver contacted stanley by _.a . writing a letter to himb. making a phone call to himc. paying avisit to him()15. we can learn from the st

12、ory that _.a .stanley was a clever and humorous manb. stanley was not able to see the moonc. the lawyer thought that stanley could see clearlybperhaps youve seen the english letters “wc” in your city. they show public toilets.but do you know it is far from elegant (优雅的) english? in fact, foreigners

13、fromenglish-speaking countries rarely use the letters.workers in our city are changing “wc” signs all over the city. the government isspending much money changing all the bad english on signs and restaurant menus. many otherplaces in china are following our steps.“wc, or water closet, is old-fashion

14、ed english. it sounds dirty to me,” says charlieshifflet,ayoungmanfromtheus.theoldsignwillbecome“gents/men”and“ladies/women”.“i see lots of poor english in everyday life, and not only on signs,” he says. “iknow what they mean. but they are chinglish, not real english. for example, when someonesays t

15、o me my hometown is henan province, i know he should say: my hometown is inhenan province. hometown is a smaller place in a province.” the common mistakes hepicked up include “not entry”, which should be “no entry”, “direction of airport”should be changed to “to the airport”. and it is “room rate”,

16、not “room price”. andremember to “keep off the grass”, rather than “care of the green”.()16. what does the writer think of the use of “wc”?a. he doesnt think it means water closet.b. he doesnt think it old-fashioned english.c. he doesnt think it proper for a sign.()17. the underlined word “rarely” m

17、eans_.a. sometimesb. seldomc. often()18. charlie shifflet _.a. is a chinese living in americab. thinks chinese people are sometimes using incorrect englishc. likes to hear or see chinglish()19. which of the following signs does not use chinglish?()20. the last paragraph is about_.a. why there are so

18、 many chinglish signsb. examples of chinglishc. where chinglish signs arechave you ever heard the old saying ,never judge a book by its cover ?this is a goodrule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others.some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. a young people wit

19、h anunusual gift(天赋) in writing may find himself speechless in front of a pretty girl whenhe speaks. he may not be able to find the right words. but dont make mistake of thinkinghim stupid. with a pen and a paper, he can express himself better than anybody.other people may fool you into overestimati

20、ng (过高估计) their intelligence by puttingup a good front(举止). a student who listens carefully and takes notes in class is sureto make a favorable impression on his teachers. but when it comes to exams, he may score（得分） near the bottom of the class .it all boils down to this: you cant judge someone by

21、appearance(外表). the only way todecide a persons intelligence is to get to know him. then you can see how he reacts todifferent situations. the more situation you see, the better your judgment is likely tobe. so take your time. dont judge a book by its cover.() 21. the best title for the passage is “

22、 _”.a .judging intelligenceb. choosing a bookc. putting up a good front() 22. the young man in the passage _ .a .was stupidb. was successful with girlsc. was a talented writer() 23. according to this passage, a student who listens carefully and takes notes in class_ .a. is an intelligent studentb. m

23、ay not be an intelligent student c. will scorebetter in exams() 24. the passage suggests that we should judge a persons intelligence through _.a. his appearanceb. his deeds in the classroomc. his reactions todifferent situations() 25. the writer of this passage wants to tell us not to_.a. judge a bo

24、ok by its coverb. make the mistake of thinking a young man stupidc. judge a persons intelligence by his appearanced阅读下面短文，然后回答问题， (每小题 2 分， 计 10 分) 请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置。wang fei，a chinese student，and mary，an american student studying chinese in china，were in a supermarketthey saw a young man walking down

25、the stairsin his hurry，he missedthe last two steps and fell onto the groundhe tried to stand up while people around himlaughedluckily，he seemed to be okmary found wang fei smiling a little and was not happy about it. “tell me, fei, howcould people laugh when someone fell like that? why didnt they go

26、 up and ask him if hewas hurt?”wang fei said, “because they knew he wasnt hurt too much.”“but i still dont understanda fall is a fallin my culture, people would neverlaugh!”this is an examplethe chinese and the westerner will think and act differently whenseeing such a thingchinese people are used t

27、o laughing or smilingvery often the personwho is in embarrassing（困窘的）situation would also laugh or smile to get out of ithowever，if someone gets hurt seriously，it will not be a laughing matter any morepeople will helphim or her insteadbut，in that case，a westerner will rush over and help the person g

28、et upif a westernerfalls，he or she，like a chinese person，may try to make a joke if he or she is not hurt iftwo close friends are walking together，and one falls but clearly isnt hurt，a common jokeis to say “have a nice trip”so different people have different habits and different countries have differ

29、entcultures26. wang fei and mary think and act in the same way if they see a young man falling down,dont they?27. why didnt people go up and ask the young man if he was hurt?28what do chinese people often do when they find themselves in embarrassing situation?29what is a westerner likely to do when

30、he or she sees someone fall down?30what might mary say to wang fei if he fell but clearly was not hurt?三、单词拼写（共 7 小题，计 7 分）根据句意和音标提示以适当形式填写正确的单词。请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置。31. most families have _ /pravt/ cars in big cities.32. ronaldo played for his _/nnl/ team.33. he _/rsivd/part of his education in england.3

31、4. he has_/nkri:st/ his vocabulary by reading aloud.35. i take care of them to the best of my _/bltz/.36. wei hai is one of the _ /lavlst/ cities in shandong.37. if someone does a bad thing, he will be _ /pnt/in the future.四、动词填空（共 6 小题，计 6 分）用括号里所给动词的适当形式填空。请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置。it38(get) dark. paul looke

32、d out of the window and signed (叹气). dad said he couldcome home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. even if dad came back, it wouldnt be much funplaying baseball in the dark. paul walked into his room and39(throw) hisbaseball into the corner. he tried to do some homework, but couldnt.paul couldnt under

33、stand why dad was so busy. he threw himself into the sofa and soon fellasleep. his book40(open) to the first page.the next day at school, paul didnt hand in his homework and failed a test. mrs. green,his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “this isnt like you. whats wrong?”paul just sat there q

34、uietly. “paul, if you dont want to talk, i will. i know thatsomething wrongwith you, but you have to get it out. you need to tell someone.”as paul walked home, he thought of what mrs. green said. when paul got home, he calledhis dad. but there was no answer. then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). paul be

35、gan talking:“dad, i cant play with you next weekend. i41(get) lots of problems with myhomework. also, i really dont want to spend another day looking out of the window andwaiting. whenever you break our plans, dad, it42(hurt) me. its not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to startsmal

36、l. i call you to ask you to help me with my homework sometime. dad, i love you.”as paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. he didnt know whether his dad43(be) different, but it didnt matter. he himself changed . he expressed his feelings tothe right person. he had a clear head as he did his homew

37、ork that evening.五、完成句子（共 6 小题，计 12 分）根据所给汉语句子完成英语句子， 词数不限。请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置。44. 你能告诉我你表妹什么时候出生的吗？45. 我们的物理老师多有耐心啊！46. 今年夏天你想到哪里度假？47. 我想知道你昨晚是否做语法练习了。48. 你学骑自行车时几岁了？49sandy 发现课堂记笔记很重要。六、短文填空（共 8 小题，计 8 分）根据短文内容， 选择适当的单词或短语填空， 使短文意思完整， 每个选项使用一次。a. show me the building,b. was rising ,c. make a living,d.

38、 could hardly sleepe. took my taxif. pay youg. drive through downtown,h. dont have any familyleft,twenty years ago, i drove a taxi for a living. one time in the middle of the night, anold lady in her 80s50. she gave me an address, and then asked, “could you51_?”“its not the shortest way,” i answered

39、 quietly .“oh, i dont mind,” she said. “im in no hurry. im on my way to a hospice(临终医院). i_52_. the doctor says i dont have very long.”i quickly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). for the next two hours, we drovethrough the city. she53_where she had once worked, the neighborhood where shehad

40、lived, the place where she danced as a girl. as sun_54_, we got to the hospice.“how much should i _55_?” she asked, reaching into her purse.“nothing. ” i said.“you have to56_. ” she answered.“oh, there are other passengers,” i answered.“you gave an old woman some moment of happiness”. she said: “thank you.”i drove into the fine morning light. behind me, a door shut. it was the sound of closingof a life. i drove aimlessly, lost in thought.for the rest of the day , i57.what if that woman had got an unfriendly drive, or one w