2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语期中考试卷

【一】听力〔略〕

【二】语言知识及运用〔共两节，总分值20分〕

单项选择〔共10题，每题1分，总分值10分〕

16. Mary wants to find ________ in these books.

A. something useful B. useful

something

C. anything useful D. useful

anything

17. Now, everyone, please turn to Page _______ and look at

the ________ picture.

A. Twelve, fifth B. Twelfth, fifth C. Twelve,

five D. Twelfth, five

18. -________ 5 and 3. What’s the answer?

-5 _______ 3 equals 8.

A. Subtract, plus B. Plus, minus C. Minus,

minus D. Add, plus

19. A report says that about ________ English teachers in that

city are under the age of 35.

A. three fifth B. third fifths C. thirds fifth

D. three fifths

20. Listening is just as _______ as speaking in language

learning. A. important B. more

important

C. most important D. the most

important

21. I’d been expecting _______ letters the whole morning, but

there weren’t _______ for me.

A. some, any B. many, a few C. some,

one D. a few, none

22. –Do you like western food?

-NO. The food of our country is ______ that of western

countries.

A. rather good than B. much better than C. more

better than D. not as good as

23. Mrs. Green asked us to stop ______, so we stopped ______

to her at once.

A. talking, listening B. to talk, listening C. talking,

to listen D. to talk, listen

24. They were born in _______. They ______ in the river,

because the river as very clean at that time.

A. 1970s, used to swimming B. the

1970s, are used to swimming

C. the 1970s, used to swimming D. the 1970s, used to swim

25. –Why is Harvey’s mother so happy?

- Because only three students ________, ________ his son

Harvey.

A. failed the exam, besides B. made

progress, except

C. made progress, including D. passed

the exam, without

语法选择〔共10小题，每题1分总分值10分〕

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最正确选项。

The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is

one of the great inventions in the world in the __26__ century. It

works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops,

__27__ at schools. Today it is used __28__ many ways. It really

__29__ the world large wealth (财富) and happiness.

The first computer in the world was called Enid. It was built in

America __30__. It was large and heavy. __31__ then, it has

been developing very fast. Until now it has gone __32__ four

periods and changed a lot. There’re many kinds of computers.

Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing

__33__. It becomes more and more helpful. The computer can do most of the things __34__ the people. It

can help us to know about the real world more quickly, to learn

__35__ we want to learn and to think about ourselves. As a

student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.

26. A.

twenty-one B. twenties C. twelfth D. twentieth

27. A. also B. but also C. too D. as well

28. A. in B. to C. by D. over

29. A. takes B. helps C. gets D. brings

30. A. in 1946s B. in the

1946s C. in 1946 D. in the

1946’s

31. A. For B. Until C. When D. Since

32. A. by B. across C. through D. against

33. A. more and more faster B. faster and faster

C. more and more fast D. more and more fastly

3A. for B. to C. at D. with 4.

35. A. what B. that C. which D. who

完形填空〔共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分〕

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最正确选项。

An angry woman sat in the station office. "The railway

should pay me $ 12," she said to Harry, the man who sold the

ticket. "My ticket was for May 22nd, and there was __36__ train

from Jersey that night. My daughter and I had to stay in hotel. It

__37__ me $ 12. "

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the women a

return ticket. After he checked the Jersey timetable for May

22nd, he knew she was right. How had he made such a

mistakes? Wondering __38__ to do, he smiled at the child. "Did

you have a nice __39__ in Jersey?" he said to her. "Yes.〞she

answered simply. 〝 The seashore was lovely. And I can

swim, too. "

"That's fine. " said Harry, "My little girl can't swim a bit yet, of

course, she's only three...〞

"I'm four," the child said __40__. "I'll soon be four and a half. "

Harry turned to the mother. 〝I remember your ticket, madam,〞 he said. 〝__41__ you didn’t buy one ticket for your

daughter, did you?〞

"Well," the woman looked at the child, "I mean she hasn't

started school yet. She is only four. "

"A four-year-old child __42__ pay for a ticket, madam. A