上海市閔行區(qū)七寶第二中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷（無答案和聽力原文及音頻）

2021學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期中考試八年級(jí)英語試卷（考試時(shí)間：40分鐘滿分：100分）Part1Phonetics,VocabularyandGrammar(第一部分語音、詞匯和語法)I.Choosethebestanswer(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?:(共16分)1.Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentinpronunciationfromtheothers?A)Itdroppedmeintoastream. B)Heaskedwhereitcamefrom. C)Heagreedtogowithme. D)Itvanisheddownthedrain.2.Aheroisgreatbuthe/sheis______ordinarypersonindailylife.A.a B.an C.the D./3.Theyaretryingtosolvetheproblemwith______peopleand______money. A.less…little B.fewer…little C.few…less D.fewer…less4.Everyoneshouldworkhardtoberesponsible________his/herownfuture.A)with B)for C)of D)by5.We’vestayedhereforthreeweeks,andwewanttostay_______twoweeks.A.another B.other C.others D.theother6.Wearetaughttobekindtoeverybody_______everythingaroundus.A.asmuchasB.asmanyas C.asfaras D.aswellas7.Wecanprotecttheenvironmentby_____air,waterortheland. A.notpolluting B.notpollute C.nottopollute D.tonotpollute8.Somethingmustbedoneto_______theepidemic(疫情）______spreading.A.protect...fromB.pretend...toC.prevent...fromD.prefer...to9.___________it'sdifficulttolearnEnglishwell,__________youshouldneverdropit.A.Though;butB.Though;/ C.Because;soD.Because;/10.Prolongedquarantines(長時(shí)間的居家隔離)makessomepeopleangryand_____.A．patientB.patientlyC.impatient D.impatiently11.Allofthefansarelookingforwardto_____theirfavouritestaratthestadium.A.seeB.seeingC.beseenD.beingseen12.AllofthepeopleinShanghaiarewarned________outofthehousingestatesbecauseoftheOmicronVirus.A.notget B.nottoget C.notget D.tonotget13.Mysister_____toherfriendonthephoneinalowvoicewhenIpassedherroom.A.istalkingB.talkedC.wastalking D.hastalked14.Thecandlelightistoofaint,sodon’treadhere.Theunderlinedpartmeans“_______”.A.weird B.strange C.bright D.weak15.Dearpassengers,pleaseremainseated______theairplanehascometoacompletestop.A.thoughB.ifC.becauseD.until16.----I’vebeenchosentobechiefeditorofourschoolnewspaper.----________.Ialwaysknowyoudeserveit.A.ExcusemeB.I’msorrytohearthatC.CongratulationsD.NevermindII.Completethepassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce(將下列單詞或詞組前的字母填入空格。每個(gè)單詞或詞組只能填一次)(共14分)A.A.naturalB.comfortableC.connectwithD.protect Gamingismorethanafunpastime.Itisawayto_17peopleallaroundtheworld.Forsome,itisevenalivelihood（謀生之道）.Withtheglobalmarketquicklygrowing,gettingintothegamingindustryisa18stepforIKEA(宜家家居）.OnJanuary19,theSwedishfurnituremakerreleaseditsfirstevergamingproductsinChina.Thislineofproductscanmakegameloversfeelmore19whileplayinggames.A.continueB.storesC.containA.continueB.storesC.containD.tasteE.unusual Intotal,therearemorethan30productsintheline,includingdesks,chairsandneckpillows.Oneofthemost20productsisawoodenaccessory(附件，配飾)thatlookslikeabighand.IEKAexplainsthattheequipmentisusedto"Takecareofheadsets.”Thereisalsoaspecialcup-holderwhichcanbeattached（固定)tothesideofthedesk.Thenicethingaboutthesenewproductsisthattheyall21IEKA’straditionofaffordable（可負(fù)擔(dān)得起的）priceIEKAwantstoattractgamersaroundtheworldtoits22andwebsite."Nowwe’rеtakingthefirststeponourgamingjourney,”itsays.“Wehopetomeetpeople’s23byofferingdifferentkindsofgamingproducts.III.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(共8分)24.I’mconsideringwhatgiftIshouldbuyformygrandpa’s_______birthday.(ninety)25.We__________thetelephonenumbersattheendoftheholiday.(change)26.Somebusinesseshavebeenfinedbecausetheyaddedsomeharmful_____totheproducts.(chemistry)27.Theoldladysat______ontheparkbench,watchingtheboysplayingfootball.(comfortable)28.Hedidn’tofferany_________forwhathehaddone.(explain)29.Therestaurants_______variousdishestoattractmorecustomers.(service)30.Leaveabasinofwateroutsideinthe_______weather,anditwillsoonfreeze.(freeze)31.Itmayburnout________appliancesandcausefireandmakepeoplehurt.(electricity)IⅤ.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired(共12分)MissEvanshashardlyvisitedanyplacesofinterestinShanghai.(改為反義疑問句）MissEvanshashardlyvisitedanyplacesofinterestinShanghai，______________?Lydiawasverytired.Shealmostfellasleepatthedinnertable.(保持句意基本不變)Lydiawas___________tired____________shealmostfellasleepatthedinnertable.ItisfrighteningtoseetherisingnumberofinfectionsonTV.（改為感嘆句）________________________itwastoseetherisingnumberofinfectionsonTV!Volunteersarebusyworkingcontinuouslytotransportlivinggoodstoresidents.(劃線提問)________________________volunteersarebusyworkingcontinuously?“Doestheoldmanlivingalonehaveenoughfood?”heaskedme.(改成賓語從句）Heaskedme______theoldmanlivingalone______enoughfood.37. was,to,workout,difficult,forus,too,it,thelastMathsproblem(連詞成句）Part2Reading(第二部分閱讀)V.Readingcomprehension(閱讀理解)(共50分)Choosethebestanswer(根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?(12分)Inthe1950sand1960s,RussiaandAmericawerebothveryinterestedinspaceexploration. EachcountrywantedtobethefirsttosendamantotheMoon. In1957,Russiasentthefirstsatelliteintospace.ThenameofthesatellitewasSputnik.Itwasonlyasbigasabasketball,butitwasthestartofthespacerace!In1959,theRussianssentaspacecrafttotheMoon.ItsnamewasLuna3.ItwentaroundtheMoonandtookphotographs,butitdidn’tlandontheMoon.Thereweren’tanyastronautsonLuna3. InMarch1961,theRussianssentanastronautcalledIvanintospace.Hewasn’tarealperson—hewasonlyatoy.TheRussianswantedtotestthespacecraftandtheastronaut’sspacesuitbeforetheysentarealpersonintospace.IvanreturnedtotheEarthsafely.(He’snowinamuseum,andhe’sstillwearinghisspacesuit!).InApril1961,theRussianastronautYuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersontotravelintospaceandgoaroundtheEarth.AmonthafterGagarin’sflight,PresidentKennedyoftheUSAmadeafamousspeech.HewantedanAmericanastronauttowalkontheMoon,andreturnsafelytotheEarth,beforetheendofthe1960s.WhenhemadethespeechinMay1961,Russiawasaheadinthespacerace.However,winningwasveryimportanttotheAmericans.Theyspentalotofmoneyonnewspacecraft.InJuly1969.Kennedy’swishcametrue.TwoAmericanastronautswalkedontheMoon.TheirnameswereNellArmstrongandBuzzAldrin.( )38.The“spacerace”inthe1950sand1960sbetweenRussiaandAmericawastobethefirstto________. A.gointospace B.takepicturesinspace C.sendamantotheMoon D.goaroundtheEarth( )39.In1959,theRussianssentaspacecrafttotheMoon.Therewas/were______astronaut(s)onit. A.no B.one C.two D.three( )40.________wasthefirstpersoninspace.A.AnastronautcalledIvan B.YuriGagarinC.PresidentKennedy D.NellArmstrong( )41.Ivanwas________.usedtotesttheastronaut’sspacesuit B.arealperson C.happywhenhereturnedtotheEarthsafely D.sentintospaceonLuna3( )42.Beforetherealpersonwassentintospace,theRussians________. A.sentatoyastronauttospace B.sentaspacesuittospace C.didnothing D.didexperimentsinthelab( )43.Inorderto________,PresidentKennedymadeafamousspeech. A.winthespacerace B.getmoremoney C.sendonesatelliteintospace D.makeastronautsreturnsafelyB.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage:（12分）Onceinasmallvillage,livedafamilywitheightchildren.Twoofthechildrenloved___44___verymuch,butthefamilywastoopoortosendbothofthemtostudyattheartcollegeatthesametime.Aftermanydiscussions,thetwoboysdecidedtotoss(拋)acoin.The___45___wouldgodownintothemines(煤礦)and,withhismoney,supporthisbrotherstudyingatthecollege.Then,whenthebrother___46___wonthetossfinishedhisstudies,afterfouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherstudyingatthecollege. JameswonthetossandJackwentdownintothemines.Jamesworkedwithallhisheartandhispaintingsweremuch___47___thanthoseofmostofhisteachers,andbythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginningtomakealotofmoneyoutofhispaintings. WhenJamesreturned,thefamilyheldabigdinnerforhisgreatsuccess.Soonafterthemealbegan,Jamesstoodupfromhisseattodrinkatoast(舉杯祝酒)tohisdear___48___.Hesaid,“Jack,nowyoucangototheartcollegeandyourdreamwillcometrue.Iwilltakecareofyou.” ButJacksaidsoftly,“Brother,thefouryearsinthemineshasdonetoomuchtomyhands,soit’stoo___49___.NowIcan’tevenholdaglass.” Toshowhisgreatloveandrespect,Jamesdrewhisbrother’shandswithfingerstowardsthesky.HecalledhisdrawingThePrayingHands,whichbecameveryfamousyearslater.( )44.A.painting B.books C.school D.money( )45.A.winner B.loser C.older D.younger( )46.A.which B.who C.what D.where( )47.A.bigger B.cheaper C.worse D.better( )48.A.brother B.sister C.father D.mother( )49.A.hurt B.good C.late D.helpfulC:Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords:（共14分）Apetshopownerputupasignonhisdoor,whichread“PuppiesforSale”Afewdayslater,alittleboystoodnexttothesign.“Howmuchareyougoingtosellthepuppies?”heaskedtheowner.“Anywherefrom$30to$50,”theownerreplied.Thelittleboyfelthispocketandtookoutsomec___50___.“Ihave$2.37,”hesaid.“CanIlookatthem?”Theownersmiledandwhistled.Fivelovelypuppieswererunningupacrossthefloor.Onepuppywasleftb___51___,movingmoreslowlythantheothers.Thelittleboywondered,“What’swrongwiththatlittleone?”“Itisdisabledwithabrokenfrontleg,”explainedtheowner.“That’sjustthepuppyIwantmost,”theboygote___52___.“Ifyoureallywanthim,I’mgoingtoallowyoutotakeitforf___53___,”theowneradded.Thelittleboylookedupintheowner’seyes,saying,“Idon’twantyoutogivehimawaytome.Inmyeyes,itisasp___54___asalltheothers.I’llpaythefullpriceforhim.I’llgiveyou$2.37now,and1dollaramonthu___55___Ipayoff$30.”Theownersaid,“I’mafraidthispoordogwillneverrunaboutlikeanormalone.”Thelittleboybentdownandrolleduphislefttrouserleg.Ablackplasticprostheticleg（假肢）appeared.Hethenlookedupattheownerandgentlysaid,“Well,yousee,Ican’trunfast,either.I’mtherightpersonwhou___56___him.Ibelievenobodyelsecancareforhimbetterthanme.”D.Answerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題)：（共12分）The18-year-oldAmericanauthor,JulietteTurner,haspublishedherthirdbookforstudentreaders.Withhernewnovel,That’sNotHayinMyHair,shehasbecomeanewstarinthepublishingindustry.AfterJuliettafinishedfourthgradeinNewYork,shemovedtoafarminCookeCounty,Texas,withhermother.Thereshestartedanewlifeworkingwithhorsesandcattleasafreshwriter.“OnlymymotherandIwerelivingthere,”Juliettesa