广东省中山市华师附属中学2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

7.7.Heisalittlethanyou,butheisasasyou.广东省中山市华师附属中学2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题学校班级姓名学号一、单项选择Peopledevelopedthefirstcarsthe1880s,andtheystartedusingcarsalotinearlytwentiethcentury.A．in;anB．at;theC．in;theD．on;an—Ihaven'tseenJohnforalongtime.I'mlookingforwardtohim.—Me,too.A．hearfromB．hearingfromC．listentoD．listeningto—Whichmoves,aturtle,asnailorasloth?—Well,it'shardtosay.A．slowlierB．moreslowlyC．slowliestD．mostslowly—Ms.Li,nearlyofthestudentsinourclasswenttoseethemovielastnight.—Great.anyonewanttoshareyouropiniononthemovie?A．threequarters;IsB．threequarters;DoesC．thirdquarters;IsD．thirdquarters;Does—Aresearchsuggeststhatwalkinghelpspeoplelivelonger.—Iagree,butitwhenandhowtheywalk.A．dependsonB．remainsonC．dependwithD．remainwith—Oh,Tim!Youboughtanewcar!thepriceofit?—About$25,000.A．HowisB．HowmuchC．WhataboutD．Whatis

A．thin;strongerC．thinner;strongA．thin;strongerC．thinner;strongB．thinner;strongerD．thin;strong—It'srainingheavily.—Theradiosaysitwillbeworsetomorrow.A．veryB．quiteC．tooD．farWhenwecompareEnglishlearnMathwell.A．to;moredifficultWhenwecompareEnglishlearnMathwell.A．to;moredifficultC．with:moredifficultMath,wefindittoB．with;lesseasierD．to:lessdifficult—CanItalkwithyounow?—Sorry.I'mtoobusynow.ButafterTuesday,youcancomeA．suddenlyB．anytimeC．anywhereD．sometimes二、语法选择Sincetheearliesttimes,peoplehavelookedupatthestars,themoonandtheplanets.Todaypeopleusemodernmachinesatthesky.Thisisverydifferentfromthesituationyearsagowhenpeoplecouldonlyusetheireyes.Perhapstheydreamedoftheuniverse.Whendidhumansfirstgointospace?Thestorybegannotsoverylongago,thefirstastronautswerenotpeople—theywereanimals.Scientistswantedtomaketravellingtospaceasaspossibleforhumans.Sotheydecidedtoexperimentwithanimalsandtestinspaceflights.Insects,mice,frogs,dogsandmonkeysweresomeoftheanimalsthatfirstwentintospace.Manyofthem,buttheyhelpedtomakespacetravelsaferforhumans.AlbertIIwasthefirstmonkeytogointospacein1949.SadlyhediedhisspaceshiplandedbackonEarth.,theresultwasdifferentforHamtheMonkey.Hisstoryendedhappilywhenhereturntoearthinverygoodhealth.Scientistswantedtoknowtheanswertotheimportantquestion:couldanimallikeHamdothesamethingsinspaceashecoulddoonEarth?TheanswercamewhenHamwassentintospacein1961.Yes,hedideverythingwellandlivedforanother16years.【小题1】A．lookB．tolookC．lookingD．looked【小题2】A．thousandB．thousandsCthousandofD．thousandsof【小题3】A．exploreB．toexploreC．exploredD．exploring【小题4】A．asB．orC．butD．so【小题5】A．safeB．saferC．safestD．thesafest【小题6】A．theyB．themC．theirD．theirs【小题7】A．dieB．diedC．havediedD．willdie【小题8】A．ifB．becauseC．afterD．since【小题9】A．LuckB．LuckyC．LuckierD．Luckily【小题10】A．aB．anC．theD．/三、完型填空I'mthinkingaboutwhatI'mgoingtodothissummer.MaybeI'llgetajob.IfIgetajob,I'llhavemoneytobuysomenewthings.I'dliketohavesomenewdressesIstartschoolagaininSeptember.IcanalsobuysomebooksorsomemusicCDs.Ireallylovejazz（爵士乐）.IcouldbuysomemoreCDsmyjazzcollection.OrIcanusethemoneytennislessons.Icanplaytennis,butI'dliketolearntoplayitmuchbetter.OrmaybeIcanusethemoneytopayforthepianolessons.I'dliketolearntoplaythepiano,too.IfIdon'tgetajobthissummer,I'llvisitmygrandparentsinSanFrancisco.Theyliveinabeautifuloldhousethesea.Mygrandparentsarealwaysverynicetome.They'llletmesleeplate.Ihavetogetupuntil10o'clockeveryday.I'lleatdeliciousfoodbecausemygrandmotherisanexcellent.Shealwayscooksmyfavoritefood.I'llalsogotothewithmygrandparents.BecauseIlikeswimminginthesea.MygrandparentsliketogotomuseumsbutIdon'tenjoyitsomuch,somaybeI'lltowatchTV.小题1】A．lessB．manyC．afewD．enough【小题2】A．becauseB．whereC．whenD．if【小题3】A．inB．toC．atD．as【小题4】A．toskateB．topayforC．tospendD．tobuy【小题5】A．verygoodBwellC．betterD．best【小题6】A．inB．atC．nearD．to【小题7】A．beabletoB．won'tC．mustD．may【小题8】A．cookB．lawyerC．agentD．teacher【小题9】A．museumB．SanFranciscoC．shopD．beach【小题10】A．travelB．gotocollegeC．stayathomeD．lieonthebeach四、阅读单选Amywantedamobilephoneasherbirthdaygift,becausemostofherclassmateshadone,butsheknewherparentscouldn'taffordit.Oneday,whenshewokeup,shefoundanewmobilephoneonherdesk.Howexcitedshewas!Thiswasthephonethathadappearedinfashionmagazines.Sheplayedwiththephoneonthewaytoschool.Andtheteacherwasalreadytherewhenshearrivedatschool.Amywasveryembarrassed.Shelookedathernewmobilephoneandwhispered,“Ididn'twanttobelate...”Everythingchangedwithherthought.Shewenttoschoolontimewithhernewmobilephone.Shewassurprisedatthat.Sheturnedonthephoneandfoundtherewasasentenceonthescreen,“Everydreamwillcometrue.”Sincethen,shealwaysasksthephoneforhelp.Asaresult,shehasbecomelazierandlazier.Herteachersandparentswereverydisappointedwithherandherclassmatesdidn'tlikeheranymore.Whenthetermexamscame,Amyaskedthemobilephoneforhelpagain,butthingsturnedbad.Shegotthelowestmarkintheclass.Shewantedtothrowitaway,butwhenshedid,thephonewouldcomebackintoherhand.Amywassoscaredthatshecriedout,“Idon'twantthemobilephoneanymore.”Shewokeuptofindthattheterribleexperiencehadbeenjustadream.【小题1】Amy'sdreamwasbeforeherbirthday.A．topasstheexamB．tohaveamobilephoneC．tobepraisedbyherteacherD．tobepopularwithherclassmates【小题2】Intheexams,AmygetthelowestmarkintheclassbecauseA．BecauseshestayeduplatetoplaythemobilephoneB．Becauseshewasalwayslateforschoo1C．BecauseittookhertoomuchtimetoreadfashionmagazinesD．Becauseshealwaysaskedthemobilephoneforhelp【小题3】Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A．AmygotmobilephoneatlastB．Amy'sparentswererichenoughtobuyheramobilephoneC．Amydidn'twantthemobilephoneanymoreafterthedreamD．Amybecamebetterandbetterwiththehelpofthemobilephone【小题4】Accordingtothepassage,amobilephoneistothestudents.A．helpfulB．goodC．importantD．notsogood【小题5】Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe.A．ABirthdayGiftB．AnEmbarrassingExperienceC．AUsefulMobilePhoneD．ATerribleDreamaboutaMobilePhoneYourfriendscometovisityouatyourhome.Shouldyouaskthemtotakeofftheirshoes?Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,takingoffyourshoesindoorsisapolitethingtodo.However,it'sactuallymorethanjustpolite.It'sgoodhygiene,too.Bacteria（纟田菌）liketogrowonshoes.Someofthemcanbedangerous,accordingtoscientistsfromtheUniversityofHoustonintheUS.OneofthemostcommonkindsofbacteriaonyourshoesisEscherichiacoli（大肠杆菌）.Researchersfoundthesebacteriaon96percentoftheshoestheystudied.SometypesofEscherichiacolicancausediarrhea（腹泻）orevenbraindiseases.Otherbacteriafoundonshoescanbeharmfultoourskin,bloodandheart.Butwedon'tneedtoworryaboutthistoomuch.Forhealthypeople,thebacteriafoundonshoeswilllikelyhavelittleornorisk,accordingtoLiveScience.Healthypeoplehavetocomeintocontactwiththousandsofharmfulbacteriainordertobecomesick.Also,bacteriamostlystayontheground.Butmostofusdon'tspendalotoftimeontheground.“Inthiscase,you'renotgoingtogetsickfromit.”accordingtoJonathanSextonfromtheUniversityofArizona,US.However,childrenwhooftenclimbaroundonthefloorandpeoplewhoareunhealthyshouldbecarefulaboutthesekindsofbacteria.Forhealthyadults,itisnottoobigofanissue.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z【小题1】Accordingtothepassage,Escherichiacoliis.A．dangerousandcommonB．harmfulbutusefulC．dangerousbutnecessaryD．harmfulandpowerful【小题2】EscherichiacoliisharmfultoourbodyEXCEPT.A．bloodB．heartC．stomachD．throat【小题3】Accordingtothepassage,healthypeoplegetsick.A．becausetheydon'ttakeofftheshoesbeforetheygetintothehouseB．becauseEscherichiacolicancausediarrheaorevenbraindisease

C．becausetheycomeintocontactwiththousandsofharmfulbacteriaD．becausetheydon'tpayattentiontotheirhealthasunhealthypeople【小题4】Inthispassage,theunderlinedword“hygiene"meansinChinese.卫生B.举动C.节约D.安全【小题5】Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.takingoffshoesisgoodhygienealthoughit'snotpoliteresearchersfoundEscherichiacolionalltheshoestheystudiedtheoldandunhealthypeopleareeasiertogetEscherichiacolihealthyadultsdon'tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutEscherichiacoli五、阅读匹配15.【小题1【小题1】MyfriendJennyalwayswearsaheadphoneandlistenstoloudmusic.Ithinkitmayhurtherears,butshedoesn'tseemtocare.【小题2】Samsawsomebirdeggsunderatreewhenwehadatripintheforest.Hewantedtotakethemhome.Istoppedhim.He'sangrywithmenow.【小题3】Jackletmeplaywithhisfavoritetoycar.Imadeitgotoofastanditcrashed（撞毁）.【小题4】Allmyfriendshavemanynewclothes.Theywearclothesindifferentstyleseveryday,butmyparentscan'taffordthem.Ithinkit'sashame.【小题5】Myclosefriendalwayswantsmetogivehimtheanswersinexams,butI'mafraidImightbecaught.IfIdon'tdoTrytotalktohimandtellhimit'swrongforyoutwotodothat.Thentrytohelphimwithhislessonsinyoursparetime.Ifhecan'tacceptit,letitbe.Maybeheisnotsuchagoodfriend.Youshouldn'tbeshameful.Thebeautyofone'sappearancedoesn'tmeaneverything.Themostimportantthingistostudyhardandyouaresuretohaveagoodfuture.Letherknowbeinggrownupisn'tsobad.Wecanhaveourownideasanddoeverythinginourownways.Youcangetsomeexamplesfromnewspapers,magazinesorTVshows,andletherknowit'sreallybadforears.Tostartwith,tellhimthathehasdonesomethinggoodtoanimals.Andthentellhimifhetakestheeggshome,theirthat,hemightnotbemyfriendanymore.motherwillfeelsadwhenshecan'tfindherbabies.Saysorrytohimfirstandtrytorepairit.Youmaygivehimyourfavoritetoycarinsteadorbuyanewoneforhim.Iusedtohavethesameproblem,too.Youcantrymyideasbecausetheyreallywork.First,talkaboutthethingsyoulikebestandcandobest.Thentrytomakefriendswithyourneighbors.六、短文语境提示填空CapeTownisn'tthecapitalcityanditisn'tthebiggestcityinSouthAfricaeither,butitis【小题1】mostpopularcity.Everyyear,millionsoftourists【小题2】CapeTown.CapeTownhassomethingforeveryone,fromthebeautifulbeaches【小题3】greatshoppingcenters.Foroutdoororsportsfans,CapeTown【小题4】fantasticactivitieslikehikingandclimbing.Thebeautifulbeachesaregoodforwater【小题5】includingsurfing.Ifyouarebraveenough,youcaneventrytogodownintothedeep【小题6】andgeteyetoeyewithagreatsharkincage!Butofcourse,it'salsoagoodchoiceforyoutowalk【小题7】thewoodenroadsandenjoynaturalsightsaroundifyouarenotsobrave.The【小题8】inCapeTownispleasant.Insummer,thelocaltemperatureisabout26°C.Andmid-summerhereis【小题9】fromthatinChina.ItisJanuary!Andthewintertemperaturesdon'tusuallyfallbelow10C.TwoofthemainlanguageshereareXhosaandEnglish.ThepopulationofCapeTown【小题10】about3.5million.CapeTownisthecitythathaseverything.Itwillmakeyourvacationunforgettable.七、阅读回答问题Doyouknowwhenbasketballwasinvented?Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportthatisenjoyedbymanyforfunandexercise.Itisover100yearsoldanditisplayedbymorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.ItisbelievedthatthefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayedonDecember21,1891.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecameaneventattheOlympics.BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861.Whenhewasacollegeteacher,hewasaskedtothinkofagamethatcouldbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.JamesNaismithcreatedagametobeplayedinsideonthehardfloor.Dr.JanesNaismithdividedthemeninhiscla