江苏省苏州市平江中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中英语试题2022.04（无答案无听力部分）

1、2021-2022 学年第二学期中期学科展示 八 年 级 英 语 2022.4 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. alrea

2、dy; What3. Im not 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 thepark.A. mustB. couldC. had toD. should5. will the meeting last? we reach an agreement.A. How long; Until6. Why a

3、re you so happy?B. When; Not untilC. How soon; Not untilD. When; Until Because the offer from Harvard University Im looking forward to .A. has arrivedB. arrivingC. to arriveD. arrive7. Melting ice(融冰) can cause the sea level to rise. Since 1993, the sea level has risen 32cmevery 10 years.A. at the e

4、nd ofB. 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 fuC. how to do kung fuB. when to do kung fuD. where to do kung fu9. Would yo

5、u mind putting the rubbish into different bins? . Everyone can do something to protect the earthA. Sorry, I wont do that againC. No, thanks10. Need any help, madam? No, thanks. .B. Certainly notD. Yes, of courseA. Come onB. Youre welcomeC. Its my pleasureD. I can manage11. Whats the best park in the

6、 city? Of course, the Taihu Lake Wetland Park. Ithat park many times.A. have gone inB. have been inC. have gone toD. have been to八年级英语中期学科展示第 1 页（共 8 页）12. 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

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

8、English as as you 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

9、 forest17 trees 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 we

10、st of our country. He told us what he thought about thechange. 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 natur

11、e and leave it good enough for latergenerations.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. Tod

12、ay, when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see 25about as tall as I am. Its great to see how weveabout the future. 26the field. It taught us the power of thinkingA. cut upA. picnicA. plannedA. tiredA. sometimesA. protectA. thankfulA. startA. treesA. brokenB. cut downB. testB. worriedB. e

13、xcitedB. alwaysB. hurtB. happyB. mistakeB. leavesB. boughtC. looked forC. wishC. knewC. sadC. seldomC. studyC. silentC. endingC. grassC. wastedD. looked afterD. dreamD. talkedD. hopefulD. neverD. sellD. shyD. dayD. flowersD. changed八年级英语中期学科展示第 2 页（共 8 页）阅读理解 （共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 24 分）A三、27. What wil

14、l 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 lifestyle, spending m

15、ore 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 to the survey. Over

16、all, 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 sleeplessness and 37% feeling

17、 worried.What does the underlined word sedentary mean?Spending a lot of time working.Spending a lot of time sleeping.Spending a lot of time sitting and not moving.B. Spending a lot of time travelling from one place to another.Which of the following is true according to the research?Most people in th

18、e UK sleep more than 11 hours every day.Birmingham and London make up the top five active cities.People in the West Midlands city dont like working at all.Many adults are worried about their lifestyle now.八年级英语中期学科展示第 3 页（共 8 页）What is the passage mainly about?Showing us some facts about life in Bri

19、tain.Asking people to change their lifestyle.Telling people the importance of health.Explaining why people in the UK lead a sedentary lifestyle.CWould you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and selfdriving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although

20、 it might sound a little far from you, living in asmart 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 of Songdo. Every home there will have a telep

21、resencesystem(远程遥控系统) allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings,and get an education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.The great

22、 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( 人 口 ) will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to bemore modern to deal with the coming problems. M

23、aking cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener, said Dan Hill, head of a research company.According to the text, living in a smart city .A. is not a green wayC. will soon become trueWhat is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A city of the future.C. A plan to build a hou

24、se.B. will be far from youD. is completely impossibleB. A meeting in Songdo.D. A report on public health.34. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to .A. drive people out of citiesC. manage his own companyB. control the worlds populationD. solve the cities coming problemsDHuw Thomas

25、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 her. until one day a letter arrived. He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years. Who was writing to him? He t

26、urned the envelope over in his hands several times. Then he took out the letter andread：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, but .Huw turned to the end of the letter and saw:Best wishes Megan八年级英语中期学科展示第 4 页（共 8 页）He

27、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. They were n

28、ever opened.Huw, I never knew that youd written to me. I thought your new life in Canada had made you forgetme. Now I realize 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.” Finally, after ab

29、out ayear, 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 for . everything.I hope that at least

30、 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 couldnt. Every da

31、y 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 again .Are you all right, Dad？ asked Mike, coming into the room.(Adapted from Two Lives by Helen Naylor)Why did Huw turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it?

32、Because he was not interested in the beginning.Because he didnt like to read letters from Megan.Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time.Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from.Megan failed to read Huws letters because .A. her father kept themC. she moved to another cityB. t

33、hey were lost on the wayD. he didnt post them at all 37. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ？A. Sorry, its my faultC. No, he has forgotten youWhat can we infer(推断) from the passage?Huw had never got married all these years.B. Look up hereD. Yes, here are the ones from himMegan was st

34、ill living with her father in Canada.Megan was sure that Huw would hear from her.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!八年级英语中期学科展示第 5 页（共 8 页）Mr. Smith：Good morning! Today we are free for si

35、ghtseeing. 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 much.Guide： 43 Have a good time!

36、五、 词汇检测（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）每空只写一词。After a hard days work, he lay on the bed, (梦想) about his future.Parents should have more (交流) with their children.You havent changed at all. You look just the same as (过去). (拒绝) others help does not mean that you are a smart person.Some people like to read (评论

37、) about a film before seeing it.Harry always (预订) tickets and hotels online. He thinks its fast and easy. I dont know how to use the app KEEP. Ask Jim for help. He has lot of (经验) in doing it.He spent two hours (捆) all the packages with rope.Mary was the (极小的) baby born in 2003, but now she is prett

38、y tall.When the parade was (结束), I couldnt wait to take photos with those cartoon characters.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. What does the government do with the used masks? The w from burning use

39、d masks can be reused to make bricks or fill roadbeds. Why isnt he showing up at the party?He is racing a the clock to finish his report on his project. 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. I think I have sleepin

40、g problems. What can I do?If you find yourself u to sleep, you may do some reading.八年级英语中期学科展示第 6 页（共 8 页）Sounds great!This is our first trip here.Is there anything interesting there?Could you recommend some places for us?You are welcome.With pleasure.Have great fun.六、 短文填空（共 10 小题;每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分）

41、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 Cao 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 (chos