2020-2021学年江苏省无锡市新吴区八年级（下）期中英语试卷
二、单项选择（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
1. ﹣______ wonderful advice Tom offers!﹣Exactly! He often gives so many good ideas．（）
A.What
B.What a
C.How
D.How a
2. Teachers should speak less in class to let students have more time to learn_____ themlves．（）
A.in
B.by
C.for
<
3. ﹣Your French is so good that I thought you are a Frenchman．﹣No，I am not．I have just been in France ______ I was five．（）
A.until
B.since
C.when
D.before
4. Mia______ be in the classroom becau she has gone to the playground for a football match．（）
A.may
B.must
C.mustn't
D.can't
5. Though his opinion was the ______ of mine，we calmed down and communicated patiently．（）
A.over
B.darkness
C.against
D.opposite
6. I know my father ______ my mother in 2003. 0ne and a half years later，I was born．（）
A.married
B.married to
C.married with
< married with
7. This important grade meeting will start at 3:, Plea be in the school hall ______.
A.from time to time
B.at a time
C.at times
< time
8. I______ Jack ______ go to the cinema with you tonight．He always watches films with me．（）
A.think；won't
B.don't think；will
C.don't think；is
D.think；isn't going to
9. We work in the same factory，but it's hard ______ us ______ each other．（）
A.of；meeting
B.for；to meet
C.of；to meet
D.for；meeting
10. The ancient（古代的）book was made______ bamboo and it was made______ six parts．（）
A.up of；of
B.from；up of
C.of；up of
D.from；of
11. My grandma ud to ______ on the square after supper，but now she is ud to _______ out for a walk with my grandpa．（）
A.dance；go
B.dancing；go
C.dance；going
D.dancing；going
12. The fish my mother cooked five days ago isn't fresh at all，and it ______．Don't eat it if you want your stomach．（）
A.smells good
B.smelled well
C.smells bad
D.smelled badly
13. ______ one of the cities at the bottom of the page then ______.
A.Choo; click on it
B.Choosing; click on it
C.Choosing; click it on
D.Choo; click it on
14. The student ______ his homework at home again．That makes Mr．Wu very angry．（）
A.has forgotten
B.forgot
C.has left
D.left
15. ﹣Would you mind me ______ the channel？﹣______．My favourite programme is on the way．（）A.to change；Better not．B.to change；I'm afraid not．C.changing；Not at all．D.changing；I hope not．
三、完形填空（本大题共1小题，每小题10分，共10分）
Julie was sitting in bed late at night playing with her new smart phone．Earlier that week, her childr
en and grandchildren visited her to celebrate（1）_______ 70th birthday．The phone was a gift （2）_______ her granddaughter Mary． Up until then, Julie had never really been（3）_______ in catching up with modern technology, （4）_______having her own smart phone made her feel youthful．Julie decided to join Facebook （5）_______ she noticed all the younger people were doing so．However, when making her profile page, she was embarrasd（尴尬）to put up a picture of herlf．She thought she looked much too old and （6）
_______ would want to talk to her．She thought for a while and got a （7）_______ of a beautiful 20﹣something year old from Google, posted it under her name, and went to sleep． The next morning, Julie woke up and logged into （登录）Facebook, hoping that she would have one or two new（8）_______．She could not believe her eyes．Her inbox was（9）_______ friend requests （请求）from many young handsome men．Julie decided to accept only the best﹣looking ones and began chatting with them day and night．She （10）_______ let them know that they were actually talking to a grandma． The next time Julie met up with Mary, she thanked her so much for the phone and said, "I haven't felt so young and pretty in years!"
（1）
A.his
B.her
C.their
D.our
（2）
A.from
B.for
C.with
D.at
（3）
A.helpful
B.interested
C.favorite
D.rious
（4）
A.and
B.but
<
D.so
（5）
A.if
B.while
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C.becau
D.although
（6）
A.somebody
B.anybody
C.everybody
（7）
A.name
喜爱的英文
B.picture
C.machine
D.voice
红楼梦好段摘抄（8）
A.friends
B.pages
C.down
D.gifts
（9）
A.made of
B.full of
C.short of
D.careful of
（10）
A.sometimes
B.always
C.often
四、阅读理解（本大题共3小题，每小题6分，共20分）
Famous Places around the World
B.hot and wet．
C.warm and sunny．
（2）If you want to sit on the beach and e the sunshine in August，you can go to________．
A.South Africa．
B.Greece．
C.Australia．
D.All the above．
（3）The hottest months in Australia are from________．
A.June to November．
B.April to June．
C.November to March．
D.November to February．
At the age of 16, Einstein failed in veral cours becau he mixed with a group of naughty kids．One weekend morning, Einstein was about to fish with tho kids, his father stopped him and said to him calmly, " Einstein, you're so fond of playing all day that you failed in the examination．I'm so worried about your future with your mother．" "What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but they go fishing as usual．" "My boy, you can't think so, " Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, "There goes a story in our hometown．I hope you can listen to it carefully．" "There were two cats playing on the roof（屋顶）．Suddenly, a cat fell into the chimney（烟囱）holding another one．When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, a cat's face was dirty while the other's face was clean．Seeing the dirty cat, the clean cat thought it was dirty and ugly, so it quickly ran into the river and washed its face．The dirty cat saw the clean cat, thinking its face was also clean, so it walked in the street without washing．" "Einstein, no one can be your mirror．Only you are your own mirror．Taking other people to be your mirror, even a cl
ever person may become a fool．" Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed（羞愧）and returned to his small room．Since
then, Einstein often took himlf as a mirror to check, and said to himlf﹣I was special, so I needn't be as usual as others．This was why Einstein succeeded． Different ways and wishes will produce different attitudes（态度）towards life．You can think about others' attitudes to decide your own, but you can never follow others to do so．You must e yourlf clearly, and know what your goal is．It is you to decide your own future．
（1）What was the cau of Einstein's failure in his veral cours？________
A.His parents gave him too much pressure．
B.He spent too much time fishing with his friends．
C.He found his cours too hard for him to deal with．
D.He spent too much time playing with some naughty kids．
（2）Why did Einstein's father tell him the story？________ A.To tell his son to be his own mirror．
芩连片B.To let his son keep playing with tho naughty kids．
C.To remind his son to study hard．
D.To ask his son not to listen to other's advice．
（3）The writer wants to make us know that________．
A.we should have our own attitudes towards life．
B.we should study hard to have a bright future．
C.we should not make friends with bad kids．
D.we should be different from others．
"What are you afraid of? " Mr．Miller asked the class． Clayton tried not to laugh．Fear was for
babies, not a strong kid like him． "Snakes, " Rebecca said． "Spiders, " Michelle added． "Okay, " Mr．Miller said, "but I was actually talking about bigger things．" "Like sharks? " Joe asked．"They're really scary with their sharp teeth…" Mr． Miller held up his hand．"I'm talking ab
out the things that make you feel terrible in life．Things like failing math or not making the basketball team．" Hands flew up all around Clayton．His classmates named everything from not being popular to losing a loved one．Clayton was not listening．He didn't want to becau every fear his classmates mentioned（提及）was something he worried about, too．He'd always thought he was fearless, but here he was afraid of every single thing mentioned in class． "What about you, Clayton? " Mr．Miller asked． Clayton crosd his arms and looked out of the window．"I'm not afraid of anything．" "Nothing? " Mr．Miller asked． "You have to be afraid of something, " Joe said． "What about the science test we have coming up? " Clayton had been studying every night, and he still had trouble remembering everything．"No．" "Isn't your grandfather in the hospital? " Rebecca asked．"You must be worried about him．" Grandpa Mike had to have a heart surgery（外科手术）．The doctors said he'd fully recovered（康复）, but Clayton couldn't stop thinking about how much older Grandpa Mike had looked in the hospital．"He'll be fine．" "You know, " Mr．Miller said, "there's another fear that many people have．" He sat down on the edge of the desk and looked at Clayton．"Some people are afraid of fear．They're afraid to admit（承认）when something frightens them becau being afraid makes that thing em so much more real．" Clayton looked at Mr．Miller．"Are you like that? " "I was．" Mr．Miller walked over to Clayton's desk．"But then I learned that facing my fears made me do something about them．I coul
d take control（控制）, even if only in a small way．" He went down and looked Clayton in the eyes．"When my grandfather was in the hospital, I visited him every day and read the newspaper to him just becau it made him smile．His smile made me feel better, less afraid．" Grandpa Mike liked to read the newspaper, too．"I should do that for my grandpa, " Clayton said． "Facing your fear is much braver than pretending（假装）you aren't afraid, " Mr．Miller said． Clayton nodded, decided to face his fears．
（1）Clayton didn't want to answer the question becau________．
A.he was a strong kid．
B.he was afraid of nothing．
C.his classmates thought he was fearless．
D.every fear mentioned was what he worried about．
（2）Clayton worried about Grandpa Mike becau________．
A.Grandpa Mike was much older now．
B.Grandpa Mike did not fully recover．
C.Grandpa Mike would have a surgery．
D.he couldn't visit Grandpa Mike every day．
（3）From the passage we know that Mr．Miller________．
A.lived with his grandpa．
C.had fears like the students．
D.loved to discuss fears with the students．
（4）The story mainly wants to tell us that________．
A.it's OK to have fears．
B.we should be afraid of nothing．
C.sometimes we can't control our fears．
D.kids don't like to talk about their fears．
五、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
The new Chine cartoon called Where is the Dragon will be on in________ （几个）days．
The little girl suddenly________ （意识到）her parents loved her so much．
The hard________ （经历）of life are hidden in your heart while the smile is on your face．
What would you like to have for supper？Plea give me a________ （直接）answer．
Look! There is a boy________ （tie）his shoes at the school gate．
Some men aren't ready to carry their________ （wife）bags．
It's my________ （plea）to show you around our new teaching building．
﹣How amazing! I have never en a________（tiny）basket．Is it the smallest one？﹣Yes，it is the smallest basket in our muum．
六、动词填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
Lily________（refu）to go out many times becau of the coming exam．
What great fun they had________（print）their faces last Tuesday．
John________（translate）a popular American novel into Chine the days．
I often________ （chat）with her friends online at the weekend in the past，but now I don't．
Some crazy fans________（wait）for August Cai when we arrived at the airport．
________ （pick）a gold ring for his girlfriend，the man ran around the shops in the city centre．
You don't understand what I said．Never mind! I________（offer）you some help．
My father told me that sixty minutes________ （make）one hour before I became a student．
七、完成句子（本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）
滴滴让无锡人民点外卖更便宜，微信则使保持联系更容易．Ordering takeaway food costs people in Wuxi less money by using Didi APP，while Wechat makes it________．
我们的外教老师和她的家人已经离开无锡快一个月了．Our international teacher，together with her family，________Wuxi for nearly a month．
这位物理学家在知道霍金死了时忍不住哭了．The physicist________ when he knew Hawking died．
叙利亚的形势就到这里，现在让我们把注意力转向俄罗斯．________ in Syria．Now let's turn our attention to Russia．
年轻人总梦想着有一天带上护照周游世界．Every young person always________ to travel around the world some day．
户外春光无限好，除了彼得，史密斯一家都在讨论去哪度假．It's fantastic outside in spring．The Smiths except Peter________the holiday．
八、阅读填空（本大题共1小题，每小题5分，共5分）
As you know，homework is a big part of going to school．By doing homework，students can remember what they have learnt more easily．Moreover，they can u it more correctly．However，homework，sometimes，is much and hard．Luckily，here are some suggestions for you to make homework easy．Plan the homeworkMost middle school students have two or three hours
of homework a night．If it is a heavy homework day，you may need to spend even more time．It is a good idea to come up with some kind of homework schedule（进度表），especially if you are going to do sports or other activities after school．Watch where you workA bedroom，study or any room where you can get away from noi is good for you to do your homework．Don't study on your comfortable bed，if you want to do homework well，or you might fall asleep there．Take a breakMost people's attention （注意力）don't last very long，so take some breaks while doing your homework．Sitting for too long but not having a rest will make you less productive（多产的）than if you stop to take a break regularly．Taking a 15﹣minute break every hour is a good way for most people．Get help when you need itSometimes even though you are listening carefully in class，some subjects em too hard．The first person to ask for help is your teacher．He or she may be able to work with you before or after school and explain（解释）things more clearly．Your classmates may also be able to give you a hand．However，this might not be the most important things to solve your problem．Lots of people understand something well but are not able to explain it．
Title：Homework Help
九、书面表达（本大题共5分）说课流程
4月23日是世界读书日（World Book Day），你代表班级参加阳光中学所举办的英文演讲比赛，请根据以下要点写一篇演讲稿，要点如下1．始于1995年，每年人们举办各种活动让更多的人读书．2．你最爱读格列佛游记（Gulliver's Travels）．因为这个故事……3．过去你不喜欢读书．你把大部分时间花在玩电脑游戏上．4．现在，你已经读了很多书．书能够……5．你非常愿意和同学们分享读书的乐趣，将来……注意事项：1．短文须包括以上所有提示内容，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2．省略号部分各用1﹣2句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；3．词数在90个左右，短文必须写在答题卷指定的位置上．Good morning，everyone! April 23is World Book Day．________
参考答案与试题解析
二、单项选择（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
1.
【答案】
A
【考点】
感叹句
【解答】
"what +（a/an）+形容词+名词+主语+谓语"是感叹句的一种固定句式，用来感叹名词，此句中advice是不可数名词，用what，不用冠词a．故选：A．
2.
【答案】
B
【考点】
介词辨析
【解答】
根据句意：老师应该在课堂上少说话，让学生有更多的时间自学．可知考查句型by onelf独自的，结合选项，A．在里面B．被C．为了D．在上面．故选：B．
3.
【答案】
B
【考点】
从属连词
【解答】电子商务网站推广
考查连词．A直到．B自从．C当…时候．D在…之前．句意"﹣﹣你的法语很棒，我还以为你是法国人．﹣﹣不，我不是．我从五岁起就已经在法国了"．since+一般过去时态的句子，主句通常用现在完成时态．故选：B．
4.
【答案】
同云
D
【考点】
情态动词
【解答】
考查情态动词．A可能．B必须．C不允许．D不可能．结合语境"Mia___在教室里，因为她去操场去看足球比赛了"可知，表示否定推测，用can't不可能．故选：D．
5.
【答案】
D
【考点】
名词辨析
【解答】
考查名词．A额外，超过．B黑暗．C反对，介词．D对立面，相反的．结合语境"虽然他的意见与我的___，但我们冷静下来，耐心地交流"可知，the opposite of 与…相反．用名词opposite．故选：D．
6.
【答案】
A
【考点】
词汇的惯用法
【解答】
考查词汇．句意"我知道我父亲在2003年和我母亲结婚，一年半以后，我出生了"．marry sb或be/get married to sb和某人结婚．由"in 2003"在2003年，可知，一般过去时态，用marry的过去式married．故选：A．
7.
【答案】
D
【考点】
介词短语
【解答】
D 考查介词短语。A．from time to time不时，有时；B．at a time 一次，每次；C．at times有时，偶尔；D．on time按时，准时。根据This important grade meeting will start at 3: 可知应说请准时到学校礼堂，故选D。
8.
【答案】
B
【考点】
其他句型
【解答】
考查固定句式．句意"我想杰克今晚不会和你一起去看电影．他总是和我一起看电影"．宾语从句中主句主语I 我．谓语think认为，从句的否定形式通常转移到主句，用don't think．A，D不正确．从句用肯定形式，原句已经由谓语动词go了，不用is，用will．C不正确．故选：B．
9.
【答案】
B
【考点】
其他句型
【解答】
考查固定句式．句意"我们在同一家工厂工作，但对我们来说，见到彼此是很难的"．it is+形容词+of/for sb to do sth对某人来说做某事是…for sb与表示事物的特征特点的形容词连用．of sb与表示人物的性格，品德，主观感情或态度的形容词连用．第一个空，由形容词hard难的，可知，表示事情的特点，用for．第二个空，用不定式to meet．故选：B．
10.
【答案】
C
【考点】
V.+of
【解答】
考查动词短语．be made up of由…组成，由…构成，通常是可拆分的；be made of 由……加工而成，可以看出原材料．根据题干The ancient（古代的）book was made______ bamboo and it was made______ six parts．可知第一空这本古书是用竹子做的，第二空由六部分组成．故选：C．
11.
【答案】
C
【考点】微波炉可以烤红薯
go短语
【解答】
考查动词短语．ud to do sth表示过去常常做某事；be ud to doing sth表示现在习惯于做某事．根据My grandma ud to和but now ，可知but但是表示转折，应说我奶奶过去常常晚饭后在广场上跳舞，用ud to do sth表示过去常常做某事．but now she is ud to _______ out for a walk with my grandpa．可知用be ud to doing sth表示现在习惯于做某事，go out出去．即但现在她习惯了和我爷爷出去散步．故选：C．
12.
【答案】
C
【考点】
形容词辨析
一般现在时
【解答】
考查一般现在时．good好的，形容词；well好地，副词；bad坏的，形容词；badly糟糕地，副词．根据
isn't fresh at all，和Don't eat it if you want your stomach．可知应说闻起来很难闻．时态为一般现在时．smell+形容词，表示闻起来怎么样．故选：C．
13.
【答案】
D
【考点】
V.+on
动名词
【解答】
D 考查动名词和动词短语。choo“选择，挑选”，是动词原形，choosing是它的现在分词或动名词；click
on“点击，单击”，是动名词短语。由句意“选择页面底部的一个城市，然后点击它”可知，此句是祈使句的肯定句，是动词原形+sth. 所以第一个空应是choo；click on是及物动词+副词构成的短语，名词可后面或中间，代词必须放中间，因此第二个空是click it on。故选D。
14.
【答案】
C
【考点】
现在完成时
【解答】
根据句意"这个学生又把作业忘在家里了．这使吴先生很生气"可知，要用现在完成时，其构成为have/ has done；forget的意思是"忘记某事"，leave的意思是"落下了某物"．故选：C．
15.
【答案】
D
【考点】
其他句型
其他情景交际话题
【解答】
考查固定句式及情景对话．句意"你介意我换频道吗？我希望不．我最喜欢的节目就要到了"．第一个空，mind doing sth介意做某事．用动名词．A，B不正确．第二看过，not at all没关系，一点也不．I hope not我希望不．结合语境"﹣﹣你介意我换频道吗？﹣﹣___．我最喜欢的节目就要到了"可知，应该是"我希望不"．C不正确．故选：D．三、完形填空（本大题共1小题，每小题10分，共10分）
【答案】
B
A
B
B
C
D
B
A
B
D
【考点】
记叙文完形
【解答】
（1）B 考查代词，A．his他的B．her她的C．their 他们的D．our我们的，根据her children and grandchildren ，推出此处是指"her她的"的第70个生日，故选B．
（2）A 考查介词，A．from来自…B．for为了C．with带有D．at在…，根据The phone was a gift…her granddaughter Mary，结合语境，她过生日，她的孙女Mary会给她送生日礼物．所以礼物来自Mary，故选A．
（3）B 考查形容词，A．helpful有帮助的B．interested感兴趣的C．favorite最喜欢的D．rious严肃的，根据Up until then，Julie had never really been…in catching up with modern technology，结合后文但是having her own smart phone made her feel youthful但是拥有自己的智能手机让她觉得年轻，可知考查短语be interested in对…感兴趣，句意：Julie才对追赶现代科技从不感兴趣，故选B．
（4）B 考查连词，A．and和B．but但是C．or或者D．so因此，根据前文Up until then，Julie had never really been interested in catching up with modern technologyJulie才对追赶现代科技从不感兴
趣，结合后文having her own smart phone made her feel youthful拥有自己的智能手机让她觉得年轻，前后是转折关系，句意：Julie才对追赶现代科技从不感兴趣，但是拥有自己的智能手机让她觉得年轻，故选B．
（5）C 考查连词，A．if是否；如果B．while当…时C．becau因为D．although虽然，根据Julie decided to join Fa cebook…she noticed all the younger people were doing so．可知前后是因果关系，句意：朱莉决定加入Facebook，因为她注意到所有的年轻人都在这样做，故选C．
（6）D 考查代词，A．somebody某人B．anybody任何人C．everybody每人D．nobody没人，根据she looked much too old ，可知她看起来太老了，所以没人愿意跟他说话，故选D．
（7）B 考查名词，A．name名字B．picture图片C．machine机器D．voice嗓音，根据…of a beautiful 20，结合语境，她的个人资料照片看起来很老，所以她从谷歌下载了一个20岁漂亮女孩的图片，照片下面写上自己的名字，故选B．
（8）A 考查名词，A．friends朋友B．pages页面C．down往下D．gifts礼物，根据后文friend requests （请求）from many young handsome men许多年轻英俊的男人向她提出了交友的要求，推出此处数字：她想交往新朋友，故选A．
（9）B 考查短语，A．made of由…做成B．full of充满…C．short of缺少…D．careful of对…小心，根据
