浙江省杭州市第十三中教育集团2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（原卷版）

2020-2021学年浙江省杭州市西湖区十三中八年级上学期期中考英语试卷第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。AHOTMOVIE!TonightFilms:TheAntBully(《别惹蚂蚁》)Actors：JuliaRoberts—Hova(voice)NicolasCage—Zoe(voice)Language：EnglishRunningTime：1Hour25MinutesPrice：Mon.—Fri.:﹩30(VIP:﹩18)﹩15(Kidsunder7)Sat.&Sun.:﹩40(VIP:﹩28)﹩20(Kidsunder7)MovieReviewsJamesIreallyenjoyedthismovie.It’safunmovieforthewholefamily.Ihadreallygoodlaughs,andIenjoyedthestory.MaryIwenttoseethisfilmtodaywithmy8-year-olddaughter,reallywithoutknowingtoomuchaboutit.MydaughterandIwerepleasantlysurprisedathowfunnyitwas.Wejustcouldn’thelplaughing.I’drecommend(推荐)thisfilmtothewholefamily.JohnI’veseenseveralmoviesofthiskind,likeAntsorBugsLife,butthisoneblowsthembothawayashavingagreatermoviequality.Thefilmissowellmade—someofthescenesareunbelievablybeautiful.SamI’drecommendthismovietoeveryone.Whetheryougowithyourfamilyorfriends,Ihonestlythinkthismoviehassomethingyouwillreallyenjoy.1.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A.Inasciencemagazine. B.Inananimalreport.C.Onakid’stextbook. D.Onamovieticketbookingwebsite.2.Ifamanandhis6-year-oldson,goingtoseethemovieonSunday(withnoVIPcard),willpay________.A.﹩33 B.﹩45 C.﹩38 D.﹩603.Whoreviewsthemoviewithadifferentviewfromothers?AJames B.Mary C.John D.SamBHandsplayanimportantpartinourdailylife.Butdoyouknowwhichofyourtwohandsyouusemore?Veryfewpeopleusebothhandswell.Mostofusareright-handed.Onlyaboutfivepeopleoutofahundredareleft-handed.New-bornbabiescantakeholdofthingswitheitheroftheirhands,butinabouttwoyearstheyusuallyusetheirrighthands.Scientistsdon’tknowwhythishappens.Monkeysareourcloserelativesintheanimalworld.Scientistshavefoundthatmonkeysliketouseoneoftheirhandsmorethantheother,butitcanbeeitherhand.Thereareasmanyright-handedmonkeysasleft-handedones.Ifyouwatchthemonkeyscarefully,youwillseethatsomeofthemwillusetheirrighthandsandotherswillusetheirlefthands.Butmostofthepeopleusetheirrighthandsbetterandthismakeslifedifficultforthoseleft-handedpeople.Weliveinaright-handedworld.4.Howmanypeopleamong100peopleusetheirrighthandsbetter?A.5%. B.50%. C.95%. D.30%.5.New-bornbabiescanuse________.A.bothoftheirhands B.neitheroftheirhandsC.theirrighthands D.theirlefthands6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Left-handedmonkeysarenotasmanyasright-handedones.B.Right--handedmonkeysarethanleft-handedones.C.Left-handedmonkeysaremorethanright-handedones.D.Right-handedmonkeysareasmanyasleft-handedones.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Mostpeopleusetheirrighthandsbetter.B.Fewpeopleusetheirrighthandsbetter.C.Halfofthepeopleusetheirrighthandsbetter.D.Somepeopleusetheirrighthandsbetter.CIwasattheairport.ItwastwohoursbeforeIwentthroughsecurity(安检)tocatchmyflight.Idecideditwastheperfecttimeandplacetolookforanactofkindnesstodo.Outsidesecuritytherewasagirlhavingflowersforsale.ItoldherthatIwouldliketobuyflowersforsomeoneelse,andshecoulddecidewhotogivethemto.Shecouldn’tunderstandit,soIsaidthatperhapsshecouldgivethemtosomeonewholookedalittlesad.Thatwasbecauseheorshemightneedsomecheeringup.Atfirst,thegirlanswered,“That’scrazy.”ButthenItoldheralittlemoreabouttheideaofdoingsomethingkindforastranger,andsheunderstood.“I’llneverknowhowitturnsout,”Isaid,“butyouwillhavethechancetomakesomeone’sdaygood.Whatevergoodwegiveoutcomesbacktous.”Atthattime,shestartedtoseemexcitedaboutit.Shewenttotaketheflowersoutofthewater,andIsaid,“It’sfinetoleavethemthereuntilthepersonwhoyouwanttogivethemcomes.”Atthatpoint,Ithinkshewasbetweensurprisedandhappy.Becauseitmightbeherfirsttimetomeetacustomerlikeme.Ipaidfortheflowers,saidgoodbye,andjoinedinthesecurityline.WhatanicedayIhad!8.Whatdidthewriterdecidetodoattheairport?A.Tobuysomeflowersforhimself/herself. B.Todoanactofkindness.C.Tolookforaplacetoeat. D.Tofindsomeonetotalkto.9.Whydidthewriterbuytheflowers?ATomakesomesadpeoplehappy. B.Becausethegirlwaspoor.C.Becausetheflowerssmeltsweet. D.Tosendthemtohisorhergoodfriends.10.Whydidthegirlsay“That’scrazy”atfirst?A.Shethoughtthewriterwasverykind.B.Shethoughtthewriterwouldmisshisflight.C.Shedidn’tknowwhatthewritermeant.D.Shedidn’tknowifthewriterhadenoughmoney.11.Whatistherightorderofthestory?a.Idecidedtolookforanactofkindnesstodo.b.Thegirlwenttotaketheflowersoutofthewater.c.Ipaidfortheflowersandjoinedinthesecurityline.d.ItoldthegirlthatIwouldliketobuyflowersforsomeone.A.a-b-c-d B.b-a-c-dC.a-d-b-c D.d-a-c-bDAlmostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotheryearinsomeways.Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways,andatdifferenttimesonthecalendar.Inwesterncountries,peopleusuallycelebrateNewYear’sDayfromthemidnightonDecember31sttothemorningofJanuary1st.Peoplemaygototheparty,sometimesdressinginformal(正式的)clothes,andtheymaydrinkchampagne(香槟)atmidnight.Duringthefirstminuteofthenewyear,peoplecheerandwisheachotherhappinessfortheyearahead.ButsomeculturesliketocelebratetheNewYear’sDaybywalkingupearlytowatchthesunshinebetter.Theywelcomethenewyearwiththefirstlightofthesunrise．Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstosaygoodbyetobadluckatthebeginningofthenewyear.Forexample,inEcuador,familiesmakeabigdollandburnittoshowthebadthingsfromthepastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstart.Therearealsoothercommontraditionsthatcankeepawaybadluckinthenewyear,suchasthrowingthingsintoriversorseas,orsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayofthenewyearandsoon.Peoplearoundtheworldthinksomenewyeartraditionscanbringgoodluckinthenewyear.OnewidespreadSpanishtraditionforgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear'sDay.Themoregrapesapersoneats,themoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveintheyear.InFrance,peopleeatpancakesforgoodluckontheNewYear’sDay.IntheUnitedStates,somepeopleeatblack-eyedpeasforgoodluck--buttogetgoodluckforawholeyearyouhavetoeat365ofthem.12.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.themeaningofhavingnewyearB.severaldifferentnewyeartraditionsC.whattoeatonNewYear'sDayD.whypeopledressupnicelyonNewYear'sDay13.Fromthispassageweknowthat________．A.someculturescelebrateNewYearinthemorningB.thewesternpeoplecelebrateNewYearonlyonNewYear'sDayC.peopleinEcuadorgotopartiesonDecember31sttoJanuary1stD.noculturesdospecialthingstocelebrateNewYear’sDay14.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph？A.Bringgoodluck． B.Planningforthenextyear．C.Keepingawaybadluck． D.Rememberingthepast．15.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage？A. B.C. D.第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)下面文章有五处(第1-5题)需要添加一句话。请根据上下文，从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)选出符合语境的一项。选项中有一项是多余选项。HowtoBeOutgoingIfyouthinkyouaretooshyandwanttobealittleoutgoing,trythefollowing.Youcanmakeit.____16____There’snoneedtohide(藏)it.Whentheygettoknowyouareashykid,they’llunderstandyoubetter.Thisalsohelpsyoufeelmorecomfortablewhentalkingwithothers.____17____Smiletootherssotheywillthinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Rememberthatotherpeoplehavefeelingstooandmostpeoplewillstayawayfromanangry-lookingface.____18____Trytostartaconversation.Ifyoufindithardtodoso,saysomethingniceaboutpeoplearoundyou.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothosepeople?____19____Don’twaste(浪费)timeworryingaboutyourlooksorifpeoplelikeyou.Thinkmoreaboutwaystoenjoythepartyorthegame.____20____Eachtimeafteryousay“hi”tosomeoneforthefirsttime,saytoyourself“Youdidit!”oritcouldbesomethingbigger,likebuyingyourselfanice-cream.Keeptryingandonedayyouwon’tbe“shy”anymorewhenyoutalktoothers.A.Turnyourmindtosomewhereelse.B.Reward(奖励)yourself.C.Trytosmilemore.D.Don’tlaughatothers.E.Talktoothersfirst.F.Tellpeopleyouareshy.第三部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分25分）第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的4个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。Afterlonghoursofwaitingformyfriendatthebusstation,Iwasso____21____thatIdidn’twanttowaitanymore.AsIwasgoingto____22____,therecameaman.Hewasselling____23____.Hestartedshowinganddescribing____24____tome.Ijustsmiledandsaid“thankyou”.Idon’tknowifitwasbecauseofthe____25____,theyoungmanstartedtalkingtome.“YouknowIhada____26____.However,Ilostitoneday.”hesaid.Hetoldmehiswife____27____allhismoneyandsoldhishouse.Itwasreallya(an)____28____timeforhim.Thenhedecidedtomakealivingby____29____shoesandsellingthem.AsIstoodtherelisteningtohim,Iwasstillsurprisedhow____30____couldbesoopentoastrangerlikeme,evenwhenIdidn’tbuyhisshoes.SoonIunderstood,becauseIfoundhegot____31____thatway.Yousee,manypeoplehaveburdens(负担)intheirhearts,____32____nobodywouldlistentothem.Learningaboutthat,Idecidedtobe____33____tothepeoplearoundme,andtrytotakemore____34____tolistentothemiftheywant.Sometimes____35____ismoreimportant.21.A.interested B.lucky C.bored D.enjoyable22.A.leave B.see C.stop D.wait23.A.shoes B.houses C.televisions D.clothes24.A.him B.them C.her D.it25A.story B.gift C.prize D.smile26.A.child B.family C.car D.ticket27.A.broughtout B.pickedup C.tookaway D.lookedfor28.A.hard B.happy C.educational D.busy29.A.reaching B.washing C.drawing D.making30A.nobody B.everybody C.someone D.everyone31.A.relaxed B.surprised C.worried D.strict32.A.so B.if C.because D.but33.A.real B.friendly C.serious D.sorry34.A.holiday B.idea C.time D.money35.A.buying B.listening C.waiting D.talking第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第二节：（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内的单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。NowadaysWechat(微信)ismoreandmorepopular.IoftentalktomyEnglishfriends____36____whatisgoingonaroundtheworldonWechat.Inthisway,myEnglishisgetting____37____(good)thanbefore.AndIcanreadalotonWechatthatcanmakemeknowmore.Somenewsalso____38____(make)mebecomemorecareful.SometimesIfeelWechatislike____39____mirrorthathelpsmeseesomethingclearly.____40____,Wechatbringsmesometroubleaswell.Somefriendsput____41____(photo)oftherealthingsonWechattotellwhattheysellisreallygood.Iamangryaboutthoseadvertisements(广告).Becausesomeof____42____(they)maybenottrue.Asasayinggoes,“Seeingisbelieving.”Iknowpeoplearecheated(被欺骗)bysomenews____43____(easy).What’sworse,somenewsalwaysasksus____44____(send)ittoothers.Thismakesmeuncomfortable.____45____IamthinkingaboutneverusingWechatonmyphoneagain.第四部分写作（共两节，满分25分）第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（没空限填一词）。46.—I’mgettingoffthebusnow.Youcantakemys________.—Thankyou.47.Tonyw________thefirstprizeatthesportsmeetinglastmonth.48.Themathproblemisnotdifficult,butn________ofthestudentsintheclasscangettheanswerright.49.WealllikeMr.Greenbecausehelikestotellj________tomakeuslaughalot.50.Ifyoudon’ttakethesetalentshowstoos________,theyarefuntowatch.51.Wecangetlotsofi________ontheInternettofindoutwhat’sgoingonaroundus.52.—IsJim’sbikes________toyours?—No,hisbikeisquitedifferentfrommine.53.Ilikebothofthem.NowIdon’tknowwhichonetoc________.54.A________manypeopledidn’tbelievethatTomcouldbeNo.1,hema