2020-2021学年湖南省岳阳市汨罗市弼时片初中联盟八年级（上）期中英语试卷
一、单选题（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）
1.I like being with excellent people becau they can bring out the best ______ me.（ ）
A. at B. in C. of
2.--I really want to join the square dance.Can I learn the dance well？
--Yes!Nothing is impossible ____ you put your heart into it!（ ）
A. as long as B. as soon as C. unless
3.The work is not easy so she can't do it ______.（ ）
A. she B. her C. herlf
4.Some students are not interested in English and one of the ____ is that they think it's too difficult.（ ）
A. reasons B. 关于人生的诗句results C. examples
5.I got lots of jokes from the book.I plan ____ them at the party today.（ ）
A. share B. to share C. to sharing
6.—Jenny,I'm surprid that you can draw so well.
—Oh,I ______ to draw at the age of five.（ ）
A. learned B. will learn C. am learning
7.I think the man is _____ fifty years old becau his son is already twenty years old.（ ）
A. in fact B. so far C. at least
8.—Can I help you,sir？
—Yes,plea help me ______ when the movie Dangal（《摔跤吧！爸爸》）starts this afternoon.（ ）
A. make up B. find out C. care about
9.I want to choo this room becau it is ______ to put all my things.（ ）
A. tidy enough B. enough large C. large enough
10.I think Tim jumps ______ than the other students in our school．（ ）
A. high B. higher C. highest
二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）
My mom lives alone（独自）and works at a hotel.One day,on her way home from work,she saw a(11).It was very small and had white and black hair.At first,she just walked by(12)— it was a really windy afternoon.But the catfour的序数词是什么(13)my mom a long way.It emed very hungry and(14)高楚元饹馇.At last it walked into my mom's heart and life.A week later,I went to visit my mom.She told me excitedly(15)her little cat.I saw it for the first time.The cat wasn't afraid of(16)at all.When I called its name,it(17)me with its big eyes.It was so cute t
hat I(18)it right away.This cat makes my mom(19).She is always happy with the cat around.The cat loves my mom,too.It must(20)my mom as its mom.It makes me happy,too,becau I love to e the smile in my mom's eyes.
11. A. duck B. bird C. cat
12. A. quickly B. quietly C. clearly
13. A. helped B. thanked C. followed
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14. A. lazy B. cold C. busy
15. A. at B. with C. about
16. A. it B. me C. her
17. A. looked for B. looked at C. looked like
18. A. loved B. misd C. cho
19. A. work B. laugh C. appear
20. A. wait for B. feel like C. think of
三、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）
A
There are 200 students in Grade 8.Here is how they get to school.
Way | Percentage （百分比） |
On foot | 20% |
By bike | 30% |
By bus | 35% |
By car | 10% |
By subway | 5% |
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21.Least students go to school ______ .
A. on foot B. by car C. by subway
22.How many students ride their bikes to school？ ______
A. 40. B. 60. C. 70.
B
Toby
New York,New York
Toby was Ella Wendel's pet dog.Ella was very rich and she loved Toby very much.She left Toby ＄15 million （百万） in 1931. |
Gigoo
Oxfordshire,England
This was a really rich chicken.She was a special kind of chicken— with short legs.Her owners （主人） kept a number of other chickens,too,but they left Gigoo about ＄10 million when they died. |
Blackie
Dorney,England
Think black cats are unlucky？Meet Blackie.Though his owner had 14 other cats,Blackie lived the longest and got his owner's money of about ＄12.5 million in 1988. |
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23.Which pet was the richest？ ______
A. Toby. B. Gigoo. C. Blackie.
24.What can we know about Gigoo？ ______
A. She had very long legs.
B. She was the only pet of her owners.
C. She was a chicken living in England.
25.How many cats did Blackie's owner have？ ______
A. 内部审计职能13. B. 14. C. 15.
四、阅读判断（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）
阅读下面的短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写"T"，不符合的写"F"。
My name is Jerry Zhang.I come from China and now live in the USA.I have a daughter about four years old.Her name is Madison.One day,Madison told me she didn't want to be
Chine.Tho days she was crazy about the book characters Madeline and Eloi.She kept asking me why she was Chine and they weren't,and how she could have blonde or red hair like them.This made me look for books with Asian（亚洲的）characters for Madison to read.However,I only found a few,and they were heavily cultural.Madison wasn't interested in them at all.In most of the books for children in the USA，the characters look like Americans.I think it's important for Asian children to e themlves in books as interesting and smart kids.So I created（创作）a book for Madison.Pepper Zhang in the book is an Asian girl.Her imagination（想象）takes her on a trip to creativity and art!I want Madison to know that being Chine or being Asian is a great thing,too.
26.Jerry is a Chine living in the USA. ______
27.Madeline and Eloi are two of Madison's friends. ______
28.It's hard to get many children's books with Asian characters in the USA. ______
29.Jerry created a book with his daughter. ______
30.Jerry thinks being Asian is great. ______
五、任务型阅读-简答（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）
31.Dear Matt, 敬酒茶
You asked me to tell you about TV programs here in Spain.Well,there are lots of reality shows（真人秀）and talk shows about famous people here.Soap operas are also popular,either Spanish soaps or the ones from South America.
My favorite program is a sports program.Its name is Football Crazy in English.It's on Sunday.Spanish teams usually play on that day.The program starts at 7：and finishes at 10：
朱家华Like me,lots of people think Football Crazy is more interesting than other football programs.This program is really cool becau it tells people what happened in all the games that weekend.The best thing about the program is that it shows all the goals （进球得分） from every game in Spain.Also,the hosts always have funny comments （评论） and they often find surprising things to show.
Why don't you tell me something about TV programs in your country？What's your favorite program？
Yours,
Marina
