上海市浦东新区第四教育署2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（五四制）

1、上海市浦东新区第四教育署2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（考生注意：本卷有7大题，共80小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不得分。）part 1 listeningi. listening comprehension.（共25分）a. listen and choose the right picture. （听句子，选择正确的图片，用a, b, c或f等表示）： (5分) a b c d e f1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _b. listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the q

2、uestion you hear. （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案，用a, b, c或d表示）：( 7 分)6. a. sunny. . b. cloudy.c. snowy.d. rainy.7. a. tennis.b. basketball.c. baseball.d. badminton. 8. a. john did.b. jack did. c. sam did.d. nobody.9. a. spring. b. summer.c. autumn.d. winter.10.a. 8 dollars. . b. 10 dollars.c. 12 dollars.d. 1

3、4 dollars.11. a. he has a stomachache. b. he has a cold.c. he doesnt sleep well.d. he has a headache.12. a. in a bank. b. in a shop.c. in a post office.d. in a restaurant.c. listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. （听短文，判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的短文内容，符合的用“t”表示，不符合的用“f”

4、表示）：(5分)13. tom would fly to england for some work in january.14. tom found a very nice hotel in the centre of the city.15. tom didnt tell his wife the address of the hotel until he put his things in his room.16. he went out of the cinema at nine oclock and had a nice dinner.17. the taxi driver didn

5、t remember the address of the hotel.d. listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (根据所听内容填入适当的单词):(8分) 18. man can only drink and use the 3% of the water that _ _ rivers and lakes. 19. we should learn to save water and find out _ _ to reuse it. 20. even if every large city used its

6、water again, it would not _ _. 21. if we can find a good idea out, well be in _ _ of drying up. part 2 grammar and vocabulary ii. choose the best answer. （选择最恰当的答案，用a, b, c或d表示）： ( 15分)22. which of the following underlined part is different from others? a. breathe b. breath c. leader d. release23. c

7、ould daisy solve that difficult physics problem by _? a. she b. her c. hers d. herself 24. every sunday morning i need an hour to enjoy my pleasant breakfast with _ newspaper.a. ab. a piece of c. the d. /25. there are not many air conditioned buses in the company. the unlined phrase has similar mean

8、ing with _.a. a few b. fewc. a little d. not enough26. what do you mean _your right hand immediately after heard the news?a. with risingb. with raisingc. by raising d. by rising27. the film _ for 5 minutes, we missed the beginning unluckily. a. is onb. has been onc. beginsd. has begun28. benny likes

9、 playing tricks _ others.a. on b. atc. ford. to29. the tv is on, please dont forget _ when you leave.a. to turn off itb. to turn it offc. turning off itd. turning it off30. doctor ray, as well as other scientists _ trees for nearly 15 years, but they know only a little about them.a. studyb. studiesc

10、. has studiedd. have studied31. this sign warns the people who study in the library _.a. dont speak loudlyb. not speak loudlyc. to not speak loudlyd. not to speak loudly32. they had to _ the meeting hurriedly because time was up.a. holdb. contain c. concluded. take place 33._ nice weather it is to h

11、ave a picnic!a. what b. what a c. howd. how a 34. i wonder _. a. if i can keep this book for 5 days b. can i keep this book for 5 daysc. how long can i keep this book d. that i can keep this book for 5 days35. -happy birthday to you, judy! here is a gift for you. -_. a. my pleasure. b. thank you. c.

12、 youre welcome. d. the same to you.36. -ive got the first prize for the english speech contest. how happy i am! - _. a. never mind. b. thats all right. c. thank you. d. you deserved to win.iii. complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. each can only be used once. （选择与下列各句中

13、划线部分内容意思相近的单词或短语，用a, b, c或g等表示): (共6分)a. die out b. better c. run out d. burn the electricity in your home is from power stations. power stations usually _37_ coal, oil or gas to make electricity. these power stations pollute our air.here at the earth friends centre we get our energy from the sun, w

14、ater and wind. they give us energy every day and theyll never_38_. this is renewable energy. solar panels (太阳能板) and water and wind turbines（涡轮机） are clean and so are _39_ for our planet. they are environmently friendly.e. like f. bigger g. after h. until solar panels catch the suns energy and turn

15、it into ecletricity. the electricity is stored in batteries _40_ we use it. you could put solar panels on the roof of your house and make your own clean electricity. moving water turns the turbine and produces electricity. hydro electric power stations（水力发电站） on rivers work in the same way but they

16、are much _41_. windmills(风车) have existed for hundreds of years. in the past, farmers used them to make flour. modern ones are used to produce electricity. the wind moves the turbine just _42_ the water moves it to make hydro electric power. so now you know how to save energy at home and how we can

17、make electricity every day without polluting our earth.37. _ 38. _ 39. _ 40. _ 41. _ 42. _ iv. complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. （用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空格限填一词）：(共6分) 43. please help _ to the cake, everybody. (you)44. its a good _ to take fewer things with us. (choose)45.

18、we all know that trees can produce oxygen to keep people _. (live)46. joyce sat _ on a sofa watching a cartoon. (comfortable)47. the student has _ to receive the invitation from the big company. (decision)48. we all need your _ about the things happened yesterday. (explain)v. rewrite the following s

19、entences as required.（按要求改写下列句子，每空格限填一词）： (10分)49. a drop of water sped down the mountain into the yangtze river (改为一般疑问句)_ a drop of water_ down the mountain into the yangtze river?50. we will graduate from junior school in 10 months. (对划线部分提问)_ _ will you graduate from junior school?51. he is resp

20、onsible for the science section of the paper. (保持句子含义不变) he _ _ of the science section of the paper.52. could you please tell me how i can operate the machine? (该为简单句)could you please tell me _ _ operate the machine？53. ought to, young children, on the escalators, parents, carry (连词成句)part 3 reading

21、 and writingvi. reading comprehension. (共26分)a. choose the best answer. choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案, 用、或d表示): ( 6分) can kids make their own newspapers? they do in paris. student editors(编辑) at a french newspaper for kids called “mon quotidien”, do every day.the 10-year-old newspaper has i

22、ts headquarters (总部) in paris. sometimes the newspaper sells 200,000 copies every day. it gets more than one million dollars every year! this is much more than other newspapers. how do they decide what to put in the paper? all the adult editors working on the childrens daily agree that the paper sho

23、uld be easy and simple to read. kids should be able to finish it within 10 minutes.the paper covers school life, animals, and science, which are usually kids favourite subjects. it also talks about big world problem, like the iraq (伊拉克) war.in order to make the paper more popular with kids, adult ed

24、itors invite students from age 10 to 15 to take part in their meetings. they have meetings every wednesday and sunday. adult editors, reporters and kids sit together and decide which topics should come out in the paper and on which page.which topic should come out on the front page, european union (

25、欧盟) or bears in the zoo? often the kid editors and adult writers disagree. sometimes, the adult editors have to give up because their little editors wont give in.usually the student editors stay in the newspaper office for three hours at each meeting. any kid in france can call the newspaper if they

26、 are interested in being a one-day editor.54. a kid can read mon quotidien _. a. daily b. on school days c. weekly d. weekends 55. mon quotidien _a. is a 10-year-old english newspaper      b. is made only by kidsc. always sells 200,000 copies every day    

27、;           d. gets over 1,000,000 dollars every year.56. the newspaper should not be _ a. simple b. interesting c. difficult d. easy57. you can find the information below on the newspaper except _.a.  european union.    

28、0;       b. the lovely volunteers in kingdom school.c. wild foxes need your help.       d. do you know these musical instruments?58. adult editors may invite _ to the meeting to make the paper more popular with kids.a. a college student b. a mid

29、dle school student c. an adult editor d. a reporter59. which of the following is true?a. the topic on the front page is decided by adult editors at last.b. any kid in france can be a one-day editor. c. only big world problem can come out on the front page. d. when the kid editors and adult writers h

30、ave different ideas, adults never give in.b. choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（7分） mary donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter, sophia. six months ago, sophia came back from a party, upset and unhappy. from then on, she thinks of nothing but _60_

31、 to lose weight and become beautiful. she refuses to eat and keeps on doing exercise. sophia had always been a little heavy, so when she decided to go on a diet, mary _61_ her, she felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost 10 kilograms. however, sophia_62_ over 20 kilograms until

32、 now. her eating and exercising habits are having_63_ her health. she is too thin and is often sick. her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and losing weight, but sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating _64_.sophias mind is full of the idea of looking

33、like a model. every day she goes to a club to do exercise. when she is not there, she spends her time reading magazines like fashion & beauty. the models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful. sophia says, “if i look like these models, i will be happy and all the boys will like me.” mar

34、y doesnt know how to help her daughter. she feels _65_for having encouraged her at first, because sophia no longer feels good or pleased with her body. shes afraid that sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing _66_ with the models in the magazines. mary tries to tell sophia that true beauty

35、 is from within. common people are not supposed to look like models. the most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence, wisdom and the joy of life.60. a. whatb. whenc. how d. why61. a. refused b. encouragedc. helpedd. agreed62. a. has gotb. has bo

36、ughtc. has lost d. has lent63. a. a harmful effect on b. a good help to c. a different idea with d. an active change to64. a. as usualb. as commonc. as well asd. at last65. a. happyb. sorryc. worryd. pleased66. a. someoneb. othersc. himselfd. herself c. read the passage and fill in the blanks w

37、ith proper words. (7分) if you have lost 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? dale carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, k_67_ trying. and he became famous by showing people how to be successful.carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central united

38、 states. the boy didnt take a t_68_ until he was 12 years old. in his teens, he had to get up at 3 a.m. every day to milk the cows in his family.when carnegie first entered the college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks. his mother encouraged him: “why not try to be b_69_ in

39、 other things instead of just dress and good looks?”carnegie tried to be more active in college. he j_70_ the debate team. but one after another, he lost 12 meets. the young man was very disappointed in himself. he said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures.but soon carnegi

40、e was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. his hard work paid off (得到好的结果) at last. in 1906, carnegie won a famous speech contest and became w_71_ known.the young man made his own words come true:” believe that you will succeed, and you will.”in order to s_72_ his success, carnegie open

41、ed schools and wrote books. his best-sellers include “how to win friends and influence(影响) people” and “how to stop worrying and star living”. more than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 languages. they are still helping people on the r_73_ to success.67._ 68._ 69._ 70._ 71._ 72

42、._ 73._ d. answer the questions. (6分) only animals have the ability to see clearly when it is completely dark. a young boy who lives in a remote chinese village seems to have the same ability.nong youhuis parents live in chinas guangxi province (省). they noticed their sons eyes were different on the

43、 day he was born. instead of black or dark brown, the common color for asian babies, they were a light blue. even more unusual was the fact that when a flashlight was shined upon them, they would give a bluish-green light just like the eyes of a cat.however, when the parents went to see the village

44、doctor, he told them that they would turn to black or dark brown, as he grew older. since the young boy was normal in every other way, the parents soon got used to his beautiful eyes and life went on as usual. then a few days ago, nong youhuis teacher heard him complaining about how difficult it was

45、 for him to see in the bright sunlight. when a classmate joked that his eyes looked like those of a cat, the teacher decided to do something. he shone a flashlight into young nongs eyesthey in turn, flashed back. when he asked nong if he could see in the dark, the young boy said yes. to test his wor

46、ds the teacher invited him to catch crickets(蟋蟀) on a dark night sure enough, the young boy needed no human produced light his shining eyes were enough to catch the crickets. the news, which came about in 2020, has changed nong youhuis life forever. as news spread, experts from all over the world fl

47、ew in to examine his special power. cat-boy, as he is noe called, has become world famous and recently, even earned himself a place in a new guinness world record (吉尼斯世界纪录) the first human who can see in the dark! how cool is that?74. what is nong youhuis same ability as animals?75. what common colo

48、r are the eyes of asian babies?76. nong youhui is normal in every other way except his eyes, isnt he?77. how did the teacher test if the boy could see in the dark?78. why did the boy earn himself a place in a new guinness world record?79. what other special ability would you like to have? and give y

49、our reason.vii. writing. (共12分) 80.write at least 60 words about the topic ”electricity” (以“电”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。) use the following points as a reference. (以下问题仅供参考) 1. what do you think of electricity? 2. what can we do with electricity?3. what will happen if there is no electricity? how can

50、we save electricity?2020学年第二学期初二年级英语听力文字及答案i. 听力文字。a. listen and choose the right picture.1. this year we can enjoy ourselves in the largest disneyland park in shanghai .2. shopping online from taobao is widely popular among the young people.3. using used water for watering plants is another good wa

51、y to save water. 4. its convenient for us to use electric rice cooker to cook rice.5. jack delivers newspapers every day for saving pocket money.b. listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. 6. m: would you like to play outside this afternoon? w: i dont think well be

52、 able to. its going to rain. q: whats the weather going to be like in the afternoon?7. w: do you like playing tennis or badminton? m: neither, i like playing baseball. q: what sport does the man like?8. w: sam, do you know who broke the window? did john do it? m: no, he didnt. but jack did. q: who b

53、roke the window?9. w: it is getting warmer and warmer. m: yes, its spring now. winter has gone. q: what season is it now? 10. m: how much is this t-shirt? w: six dollars for one, but you can save two dollars if you buy two. q: how much should the man pay if he buys two t-shirts?11. m: ive had a head

54、ache for several days. i dont know whats wrong. w: maybe its because of the cold weather, i dont sleep well these days. q: whats the mans problem?12. w: what can i do for you? m: id like a 2-yuan stamp. w: sorry, there are only one-yuan ones left. m: give me two, please. q: where are they talking?c. listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (5分)tom lived in england. one day in january he said to