1、2020-2021學年湖北天門八年級上英語期中試卷一、單選題1. did you the summer vacation?It was terrible. I have too much homework to do.A.How; think ofB.What; thinkC.How; feel aboutD.How; liked2. Kevin, is your twin brother the same as you?No, Cm than him.A.a little thinnerB.much thinerC.a little thinD.very thinner3. Our teac

2、her told us it was necessary for us to our parents when we had problems.A.to talkB.talkedC.talkD.talking4. He knows a lot he is still （01 然）a child.A.orB.butC.soD.although5. Mr. Zhou is good at cooking and he has decided his own restaurant.A.openingB.to openC.openD.opened6. Bill, will you get me the

3、 dictionary on that shelf, please?一I'm afraid I can't it. Daddy. It*s too high.A.readB.sellC.findD.reach7. Do you love your parents?Yes, of course.in my life is more important than them.A.AnythingB.Something C.NothingD.Everything8. Which is way to travel, by plane, by train or by bus?A.cheap

4、erB.the least expensiveC.less expensiveD.more cheaper第5頁共14頁9. Catherine has two cousins. One is quiet, and is noisy.A.othersB.otherC.anotherD.the other10. hours do you exercise every day?Two.A.How many B.How much C.How longD.How far二、完形填空Everybody may get unhappy. That's (1) people eat a lot of

5、 junk food or spend lots of money on clothes. They think that these things will make them (2) happy! In fact, it is easy to get happiness, if you just learn to be a giver.First of all, giving money and food to the (3) people is a good thing to do. It may bring more happiness than (4) else. I think a

6、bout this, a boy has nothing, and you give him some food or just a candy, then you'll (5) a big smile on his face. Also, you can volunteer (志愿參加)for a rescue (營救)service. If you give your hand to those people in need, you will feel happy after you help (6) . Maybe youll find this is the happiest

7、 moment of your life. Finally, spending time with your family is also necessary though you are (7) busy that you don't have enough time to meet them every week.The happiest people don*t think of what they can get (8) others. However, the unhappiest people are always asking for something and neve

8、r (9) others. So my dear friends, start the habit of being a Big Giver; and then you will know one of the (10) to live a happy life.(1)D.whyA.whatB.howC.because(2)A.to feelB.feelingC.feelD.feels(3)A.goodB.badC.poorD.rich(4)A.nothingB.everythingC.something.anything(5)A.readB.watchC.seeD.look第6頁共14貞B.

9、friendC.wayD.ways閱讀下而短文,(6)A.themB.theyC.himD.her(7)A.tooB.soC.veryD. pretty(8)A.onB.fromC.toD.for(9)A.know aboutB.ask forC.wait forD.care for(10)A.friends三、語法填空在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。It is famous that Englishmen go out always with (1) umbrella or a raincoat. (2) ? Because the weather in Brita

10、in often changes (3) (quick) . It is not very unusual for the same kind of weather (4) (stay) long.Spring can be rainy or windy (5) the weather is getting warmer. And you can hope for more (6) (sun) days. In fact, there can be as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the best time (7) visi

11、tors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season with trees in the woods and parks changing color. During autumn, it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter; it gets cold. It may sn

12、ow, especially on high lands and in the north. There are also very strong (8) (wind) in this season.January and February are the (9) (cold) months of the year, while the warmest months are often July and August. The (10) (different) in temperature (氣溫)between winter and summer is not so great in Bri

13、tain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5, and for summer; it's about 15.5.四、閱讀理解One day, John read an advertisement in a newspaper. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world.11 John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. "I'm the best sales

14、man in the world/1 he said to the manager. "Give me the job.”"You must prove (證明)youYe the best/* the manager said."OK I will" John said."Good," The manager took several boxes of sweets (糖果)out of his desk. "Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can

15、 sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” said the manager."That's easy.11 John said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets. But he couldn't sell one. The sweets were too bad for

16、 him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. 'Tm sorry, sir;" he said, "I was wrong about myself. Tm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.11"Oh J said the manager, 'ho?11HThe person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.n(1) The mana

17、ger told John.A.he must show he was the best salesman in the worldB.he wasn't a good salesmanC.he could start to work at onceD.he was the best salesman in the world(2) The right order (順序)of the story is.John went to ask for the job.John told the manager who the best salesman really was.John rea

18、d an advertisement in a newspaper.(4)John went to sell the sweets.A. B.C.D.(3) From this story, we can know that,A.the advertisement was a good one B.the manager was a good sellerC.John didn't get the jobD.John was a good sellerAmerican and British people both speak English of course. But someti

19、mes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don't say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say Hl dunno11 instead

20、of Nl don't know11. Or they may say "Whaddya say?1' instead of "What did you say?11 however, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words are never used in Englan

21、d. The same thing is 第11頁共14頁第12頁共14頁true of some British words in America. For example, the vocabulary （詞;匚）for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to t

22、elephone your friends, you Hphone them up”. In America, you "give them a call11.ThereYe also some differences in grammar. For example, when Americans ask a question, they say "Do you have a storybook?" But the British often say "Have you a storybook?1'All these differences ca

23、n be confusing （易彳昆淆的）if you are learning. English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in C

24、anada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.（1） What does the word "separate" mean in the passage? It means ”u.A,簡略的B.分開的C.含糊的D .快速的began helping girls continue （繼續）their education.（4） In January, 2015, she started the fourth one. Hl want to prepare them

25、 for college （為她們上大學做 好準備）Lisa said.The new high school is called Tembea, which means uto walk11. Florence is walking to a bright future. （5 ） nFlorence is the first in her family to finish high school and college/' said Lisa. uShe is an example for all girls in Kenya."A. But Florence could

26、 continue her education.B. She left college in 2010 and is now a teacher.C. School costs money.D. In 199L Lisa first visited Kenya.E. After that, she helped build three schools.六、回答問題第5頁共14頁第6頁共14貞根據短文內容回答問題。（2 ） The vocabulary for cars and driving is.A.not the same in America and EnglandB.the same

27、in America and EnglandC.an example of British EnglishD.an example of American English（3 ） This passage is mainly about.A.some differences between American and British EnglishB.the way the British say wordsC.English vocabularyD.how American sounds are different from British sounds五、五選五閱讀根據短文內容，從下而五個選

28、項中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項，使短文意思通順，內容完整Florence lived in the countryside of Kenya in Africa. When she was 12, the only thing she wanted was to finish school. But for many girls like her, school is only a dream. （1） Families will probably spend money educating（教育）boys. Many girls have to marry （結婚）early.（2） I

29、t was Lisa Stevens who helped make her dream come true. Lisa started an organization （機構）to provide （給提供） many girls with the best education possible. Florence was the first of 320 Kenyan girls in thethird grade.（3） During her visit, she heard that many women made and sold baskets. They used the mon

30、ey to send their daughters to school. "Two years later, she started to help sell the Kenyan craft （藝品）in the US. In 1998, LisaMrs Tan was worried about her weight （體重）.*Tm much too fat/' she told her friend. "I need to lose a lot of weight but I don*t know how to do it.” "Go and s

31、ee Dr Wei," her friend said. ,He'll tell you how to lose weight.nMrs Tan visited Dr Wei and told him her problem. Hlt isn*t difficult to lose weight/1 he told her. "All you need to do is to go on a diet （節食）.I'll give you one." He began to write on a piece of paper. "Eat

32、lots of fruit and vegetables. Also eat a lot of lean meat （瘦肉）and grains C谷物）When he finished, he handed her the piece of paper."There you are/1 he said. "Eat all those things and youll soon lose weight.11A few weeks later; Mrs Tan's friend called on her. She was surprised to see that

33、she was even fatter than before and that she was eating a huge sandwich with chocolate cake and ice cream. "I thought you were on a diet/1 she said.,Oh/1 am.11 Mr Tan answered. *Tve already had all the food on my diet today. Now I'm eating my dinner.11(1) What was Mrs Tan worried about?(2)

34、What did Dr Wei tell her to do?(3) Why was Mrs Tan*s friend surprised?(4) Did Mrs Tan lose her weight at last (最后)？七、書面表達請以“A Survey of What A Good Friend Is Like”為題寫一篇調查報告：一個好的朋友應該具備什么樣的條件？什 么樣的人才是大家眼中的好朋友呢？上周，你就此在全班做了一個調查，下面是你的調查的結果。請根據調 查結果寫一篇調查報告。60人33人性格開朗，有相同愛好，彼此關心，能共同分享20人學習努力，喜歡運動，成績優秀，能相互幫助7人長得好看，衣著時尚（in fashion）,和自己相似你的觀點寫作要求：1）短文必須包含上述相關信息，80詞以上，開頭已給出，不計入總詞數；2）語句通順，意思連貫，語法正確，書寫規范：3）文中不得出現真實的人名、校名或地名。A Survey of