綿陽市三臺縣2021年八年級上學(xué)期《英語》期中試題和參考答案

PAGE9/15綿陽市三臺縣2021年八年級上學(xué)期《英語》期中試題和參考答案第一部分：讀（共2節(jié)，滿分55分）第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。ANewStudent

Talent

ShowCan

you

sing

or

dance?

Are

you

good

at

playing

the

guitar?

Do

youwant

to

show

your

talents

to

yournew

schoolmates?

If

so,

don’t

miss

the

New

Student

Talent

Show!

It’ll

show

the

talents

of

new

students.7:30

p.m.~10:00

p.m.Friday,November

20th,

2020All

kinds

of

performers

such

as

singers,

dancers,

storytellers,

magiciansare

welcome!Audition

（試演）New

students

who

want

to

audition

for

the

show

can:●Submit

(提交)

a

video

to

getconnected@beforeNovember14th.●Join

the

talent

show

auditions

on

Monday,

November16th,

9:00

a.m.-2:30

p.m.

in

the

Manwaring

Center

(MC201).Prize●

1st

prize

a

guitar●

2nd

prize

a

tape

player●

3rd

prize

a

cupFundraiser（資金籌集活動）Everyperformer

needsto

pay

2

dollars

to

join

the

show.

And

therewill

be

a

fundraiser

duringthetalentshow.Allthemoneywillbeusedto

buy

books,

pens,

schoolbags

and

some

otherschool

things

forstudentsinpoorcountryside.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheshow,writeane-mail

togetconnected@

or

call

the

Student

Support

Office

at

(208)496-1420.1.

Why

did

the

writer

write

the

information

above?A.

To

ask

some

money

for

the

poor

students. B.

To

ask

new

students

tojoin

the

talent

show.C.

To

ask

the

students

to

watch

the

talent

show.D.Toasksomestudentstopay2dollars.2.If

Linda

will

perform

in

the

show

with

her

three

friends,

howmuch

should

they

pay?A.

$2. B.

$6. C.

$10 D.$8.3.

What

will

the

money

used

to

do?A.

Buy

prizes

for

the

winners. B.

Buy

some

things

for

school.C.

Buy

school

things

for

poor

students. D.Buythingsfortalentshow.4.Howlongwilltheshowlast?A.anhour B.oneandahalfhoursC.twohours D.twoandahalfhours5.

What

can

we

learn

from

the

information

above?A.StudentscanjointhetalentshowauditionsonNovember14th.B.

There

are

three

ways

to

get

more

information

about

the

show.C.

If

youwant

to

be

in

theTalent

Show,

you

should

submitavideo

beforeNovember

16th.D.Youcangetatapeplayerwhenyouwinthesecondprize.BLastweekIwenttoCorsicawithmyfriendsonvacation.Itwasmyfirstvisittotheisland!Takingtheplanetherewasnotexpected,takingtheshipfromToulon,FrancetothecityAjaccioisthebestchoice.AlthoughToulonandAjaccioseemedquiteclose,ittookuseighthours.Wechattedandplayedcardgamestokilltime.Whenwegotthere.Igotasurprisebecauseoftheweather.ItwasalreadyOctober!ButwejustneededtowearT-shirtsandshorts.Wewenttothebeachtoenjoythesunshineandsomeofmyfriendsevenwentswimminginthesea.TheCorsicanscenery(風(fēng)景)wassobeautiful.Wehadapicnic,wentforalongwalkalongthecoast(海岸)andtooklotsofpictures.AjaccioisfamousforbeingNapoleon’sbirthplace,sowealsowenttotheMaisonBonaparte.ItwasthehomeoftheBonapartefamily.Infact,itwasamuseumwhenwevisitedit.Onedaywetookthelocal(當(dāng)?shù)氐?traintoanotherbeautifulcitynamedCorse.Wevisitedthecitadel(城堡)andthemuseumwherewelearntmoreaboutCorsicanhistoryandenjoyedthebeautifulviewsofthecity.ThefoodinCorsicawasfantasticandweoftenvisitedthemarkettotastesomethingdelicious.Wealsowenttosomelocalrestaurantsfordinnerandatefreshseafood.Attheendofthetrip,wewereverysadtoleaveandIhopetoreturntoCorsicaagainsomeday.6.HowdidthewritergotoAjaccio?A.Byplane. B.Byship.C.Bytrain. D.Bybike.7.HowwastheweatherinAjaccio?A.Hot. B.Dry. C.Cold.D.Cool.8.WhatdidNOTthewriterdoinCorte?A.Enjoyedtheviews. B.Visitedthemuseum. C.Hadapicnic. D.Visitedthecitadel.9.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewriterhadawonderfultimeinCorsica.B.Thewriterdidn’tlikeeatingthelocalfood.C.Thewriteronlyvisitedonemuseumduringthetrip.D.Thewriterdidn’tgotoanyrestaurants.10.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Waystokilltime B.ThefoodinCorsicaC.AtriptoCorsicaD.EnjoythesunshineCWorkishelpfultohealth.Scientistsalsofindthatthehard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanthosewhohavenojobs.Studiesshowthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjob-holders.Career(職業(yè))womenarehealthierthanhousewives.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusy,awayfromloneliness(孤獨).Researchesshowthatsomepeoplefeelunhappyorsadandsomepeoplefeelworriedwhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestpeoplearethosewhoarebusy.Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeeltheyarethehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Theythinkworkislikeabridgebetweendreamsandreality,sotheyhaveenergyeveryday.Bywork,peoplegettoknoweachother.Bytakingpartinallkindsofactivities,theyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Theloss(喪失)ofworkmeansthelossofeverything.Itaffectsman’sspiritanditwillcausemoreillnesses.Besides,workgivesoneasenseofhopeandasenseofachievement(成就).Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatus(形象)insociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfullyoperatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyareveryhappy.Fromtheabove,wecancometoaconclusion(結(jié)論):themoreyouwork,thehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.11.Whoarethehappiestpeopleaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhoarerich. B.Thosewhoarefriendly.C.Thosewhoarefamous. D.Thosewhoarebusy.12.Howwillpeoplefeelwhentheyhavenothingtodoaccordingtothepassage?A.Relaxedandexcited. B.Happybutbored.C.Worriedandunhappy. D.Relaxedbutunhappy.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inthepassagereferto?A.Thelossofhappiness B.Thelossofwork C.Thelossofenergy D.Thelossofhealth14.Where

can

we

probably

see

the

passage

above?A.

In

a

diary. B.InaTVshow.C.

In

a

magazine. D.Inasong15.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Ifyouarehappy,youwillhavemoreworktodo.B.Ifyouarehealthy,youwillhavemoreworktodo.C.Themoreyouwork,thehappieryouwillbe.D.Themoreworkyoudo,themoremoneyyouwillhave.DSeventyyearsago,Chinawasapoorandundevelopedcountry.Seventyyearslater,Chinaagainshoweditsabilitytochangetheworld．Manyinnovations(創(chuàng)新)changedpeople’slivesinChina．In2017,whenthehigh-speedtrain,Fuxing,leftBeijingforShanghaiataspeedof350km/h,itamazed(使吃驚)theworld.Itisthenewesthigh-speedtrainandalsothefastesttrainintheworld.“IliketravellingbytraininChina.It’sfastandconvenient(方便).Chinaistheonlycountrywithtrainsrunningat350kmanhour,suchastheBeijing-TianjinandBeijing-Shanghaihighspeedrailways,”saidTony,abusinessmanfromAmerica.Andthehigh-speedtrainshavebecomeanewnamecardforChinaintheworld.Shoppingonlinealsomakesourlifedifferent.It’sveryconvenienttobuyalmosteverythingthatwewant,andwedon’tneedtogotothesupermarket.Wecanalsoorderfoodathome,whichissuperconvenient.ElectronicpaymentbecameanewchoiceinChina.Thewalletisnolongerused.Wecanbuyandeatwhateverwewantsimplywithatapofourphone.EvenpancakesellersareusingAlipayorWeChatpay.Bicyclingiscommonintheworld,butChinamadeitmuchmorepopular.Sharedbicyclesarebringingcyclingbacktopeople’slives.Andtheycanencouragepeopletobemoreactive.Chinaisnowinagreattime.Ithasmadegreatachievementsininnovation.Thatisallbecauseofthetruenational

strength,andChinesepeoplebelieveinanevenstrongercountryinthefuture.16.Howmanyinnovationsarementionedinthepassage?

A.

One B.

TwoC.

Three D.

Four17.WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Now,Chinaisnotsorichasitwas70yearsago.B.Chinaonlychangedtheworldnow.C.Chinabecomesricherandbetternow.D.Chinahasthemostinnovationsintheworld.18.Whatcanweknowfromthispassage?A.

Thehigh-speedtrain,Fuxing,isnewerandfasterthananyothertrainintheworld.B.

InChina,ithasthelargestpopulationtoridebikes.C.

YoucanpayanythingwithAlipayorWeChatpayexceptbuyingpancakes.D.

InChina,youcanbuyeverythingontheInternetbutitisnoteasytoorderfoodathome.19.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“strength”inthelastparagraphmeaninChinese?A.

形象 B.

力量C.

夢想 D.

目標(biāo)20.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Chinaleads(引領(lǐng))ininnovations. B.

Sciencedevelopsveryquickly.C.

Chinafacesmanychances. D.

High-speedtrainsinChina.第二節(jié)：完形填空共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分。閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。AMostsuccessfulpeoplehaveonething21common.Theyalwaystry22besttobeasuperstarintheirownstages.LiZiqi,avillagegirlfromSichuanprovince,becomesanInternetcelebrity(網(wǎng)紅).Sheistalentedinallkindsofskills,suchascooking,painting,designing,farmingandsoon.Herhandmadelifeisveryfantastic.She2321million(百萬)fansonSinaWeiboand7millionfollowersonYouTube.Hervideos24theslowcountrylifeandthebeautyoftraditionalart.OnDec.14th,2019,shewonthePersonoftheYearinthecategoryofculturalinfluence(2019年度文化傳播人物)byChinaNewsweek.ShesaysshewantstodoherparttoletmorepeopleknowaboutChineseculture.ShethinkshervideosarewelcomejustbecausemanypeoplelikethegreatChineseculture.ShetellsthestoriesofChina’scultureandthatofChinawell.Wethinkthe25ofLiZiqicomesfromherloveforlife,forherhomeandfortheculture.21.A.with B.on C.for D.in22.A.our B.your C.their D.them23.A.gives B.has C.wants D.takes24.A.watch B.see C.show D.read25.A.dream B.work C.idea D.successBItwasnearlydark.Thesunwasmovingdownthemountainsfaraway.Petercamebackhome.Helookedvery26.“What’swrong,Peter?Howisyourtrip?”Hismotherasked27asmile.“I28.Themountainissohighandtherearemanybigorsmallstones(石頭)ontheway,andIkeptclimbing.ButIwastiredanditwassolatethatIhadtocomeback.”Petercried.“That’sallright,Peter.Youareonlyfourteenyearsold.Youcantry29.”Hismothersaid.“Butstandingatthetopofthemountainismydream!Petersaid.Peter’sfathercameoverandasked30,“Didyouhearthebirdssingingonyourwaytothemountain?”“Sure.Thereweremanykindsofbirdssinginginthetrees,31thesoundwasverysweet.”Petersaid.“Didyouseeanything32?”Hisfatherasked.“Yes,Isawthebluesky,thewhiteclouds,thegreentreesandthecolorfulflowers.Theymadeanexcellent33.”Peteranswered.That’senough!Hisfathersmiledandsaid,“Pleaseremember,myson.Foroften,34whatyouwantisnotthemostimportantthing.Youdidn’treachthetopofthemountain,butyougotalotontheway.”Itis35thatnoteveryjobwillendupwithasuccess,andnoteverydreamwillcometrue.Themostbeautifulscenery(風(fēng)景)isontheway.26.A.active B.sad C.excited D.nervous27.A.with B.in C.for D.at28.A.waited B.won C.reached D.failed29.A.after B.before C.ago D.later30.A.her B.him C.herself D.himself31.A.but B.however C.and D.because32.A.funny B.strange C.terrible D.beautiful33.A.dinner B.dream C.picture D.end34.A.missing B.getting C.losing D.making35.A.important B.interesting C.impossible D.true第二部分：寫第一節(jié)：語法填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Afterwatchingthemovie,MyPeople,MyHomeland(我和我的家鄉(xiāng))inOctober,Ithoughtofmyhometown.Myhometownisasmallbutbeautifultown.Fifteenyearsafterleavingit,I36(decide)tovisititlastweek.Ifoundthatitwasnotthesameasbefore.WhenIleftthetownin2005,therewereonlyafewsmallshopsinmyhometown.Nowthereisabigsupermarketinthesouthofthetown.Peoplecanbuymany37(cheap)thingsthere.Therewasn’tatheaterwhenIleftthetown,butnearthesupermarket,thereisabigtheaternow.Ithasverybig38(screen)andcomfortableseats.Peoplecanseegreatfilmsthere.Inthenorthofthetown,therewasanoldandsmalllibrary.39itisbigandbeautifulnow.Andthereare40(many)booksandmagazinesinitthanbefore.Myneighborssaytheygotothelibraryatleast41(two)aweek.Sometimes,therearereadingcompetitionsinthelibrary.The42(win)cangetsomebooksasprizes.Inthecenterofthetown,therearelotsofflowersandtreesonbothsidesofthestreets.Therearealsomanyrestaurants.Itrieddifferentkindsoffood.LaoWuChineseRestaurantisthe43(good)restaurantintown,Ithink.Becauseithasthemostdeliciousfood.Thereisalsoagooddumplinghouse,italways44(give)peoplegreatservice.Myhometownisprettybeautifulnow.IthinkIshouldalsoplayarole45makingitbecomemorebeautiful.第二節(jié)：信息摘錄共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容補全文后表格中所缺失的信息，每空不超過三個詞。WeChatisbecomingmoreandmorepopularintheworld.WecanfindpeopleusingWeChatonthebus,inacoffeeshop,inthestreetandsoon.YoumightaskwhyWeChatbecomessopopular.First,it’seasytouse.Youcanlogintoitwithyourphonenumberandstartaconversationbytapping(輕敲)thespeakbutton.PeoplecanalsosharealotofinformationonWechat.Atthesametime,usingWeChat,youcanhavegroupchats,pay,playonlinegames,sendluckymoneyorfindnewfriendsaroundyoutotalkto.However,somepeoplesayalthoughWeChatbringsalotoffuntous,ithassomedrawbacks.WhenusingWeChat,peoplemayforgettimeandsomemayevengetaddicted(上癮)toit,whichmaymaketheirstudyorworkworse.Atthesametime,spendingtoomuchtimeonthescreenisbadfortheireyes.Worsestill,peoplemaygiveawaytheirpersonalinformationwhileusingit.It’sverydangerousforthemtodothat.AsfarasIknow,everyoneshouldbecarefulwhenusingWeChat.Ithinkweshouldn’tspendtoomuchtimeonit.Andit’sveryimportantforustoprotect(保護)ourselveswhenweuseit.WeChatIntroductionWecanfindpeopleusingWeChat4