1、江苏省南通市崇川区启秀中学学年八年级上学期期中英语试题江苏省南通市崇川区启秀中学2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单选题1Look! There is one-eyed elephant near the river. On elephant is a monkey.Aan; the Ba; the Ca; an Dthe; an2When you got up, please dont _ the computer _.Aleave; open Bkeep; off Cleave; on Dlet; on3The light in our cl
2、assroom . So were waiting for someone to a new one.Adid wrong; put in Bwent wrong; put onCdid wrong; put on Dwent wrong; put in4About _ the fans are waiting here. They want to see the great singer.Atwo thousand of Btwo thousand Cthousand of Dtwo thousands of5Could you say about it, please? I would l
3、ike to know .Anothing else; more Banything else; most Csomething else; more Danything other; most6The poor man really wanted to have somewhere and luckily a person gave him a room .Ato live; to live Bto live; to live inCto live in; to live in Dto live in; to live7Millie, I had a terrible toothache.
4、Youd better _ a good rest.Astop to have Bstop having Cto stop to have Dto stop having8Now the air in our hometown is _ than it was before, and we must do something for that.Amuch better Bmuch bad Cmuch good Dmuch worse9Dont forget to bring your English homework here. _.AYes, I do BNo I dont CYes, I
5、will DNo, I wont10Thanks for keeping the secret me. Ill keep the secret myself.Ato, for Bfor, to Cfor, with Dat, to11Wow, another gift! Whats in the box?Im not sure. It _ be a pair of sports shoes.Amust Bmay Cwill Dcan12Our English teacher tells us to spend as much time as we can _ English.Alisten a
6、nd speak Blistening to and speakClistening and speaking Dto listen and to speak13Amy had a lovely time one place and another in Shanghai and she had much time the city.Ato visit; to enjoy Bvisiting; to enjoy Cto visit; enjoying Dvisiting; enjoying14Simon does his homework _ Suzy, so they both get go
7、od grades n the exams.Aas careful as Bas carefully asCso carelessly as Dso carefully as15How surprising! Harry finally won the first prize in the guessing game. Really? .AMany hands make light workBEvery dog has its dayCBurn the candle at both endsDIt never rains but it pours二、完型填空 “I cant believe w
8、hat Im hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人) for president of Students Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “Im 16 , Mike. I really thought you should be 17 .”Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “ 18 “ and walked to
9、 my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.“Im, er-Im just wondering 19 you wouldconsider coming to work on my team,” he said 20 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”“I dont think so,” I replied, feeling 21 .“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting to
10、morrow,” he said before moving to 22 table.All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process (选举过程) would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I 23 to join them.My first goal was to 24 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days,
11、we designed a 25 with Jeffs pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeffs smiling face.My next step was to 26 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the
12、 information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 27 to add these activities to our school program.With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.An eighth grader said, “Itll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”Hearing these words made my he
13、art filled with 28 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeffs team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 29 . The fact that it has made a(n) 30 in other peoples lives is the real p
14、rize. What a great feeling!16Alucky Bhappy Csorry Dangry17Aheard Bchosen Cinvited Dfollowed18AGood luck Bcongratulations Csee you Dhelp yourself19Ahow Bif Cwhen Dthat20Aproudly Bquickly Cnervously Dshyly21Aunhappy Buncertain Cunnecessary Dunfair22Aother Bthe other Canother Dothers23Atried Brefused C
15、failed Ddecided24Aprint Binvent Ccreate Dcopy25Aposter Bproject Cprogramme Dperformance26Amake sure Blook up Cwork on Dfind out27Aagreed Boffered Cexpected Dmanaged28Apride Bcourage Ckindness Dhope29Adream Bfuture Clife Dsuccess30Adifference Bprogress Cmistake Deffort三、阅读单选 Off the Beaten PathThe tr
16、avel book includes over 200 new places of interest, over 200 new full-colour photos and all up-to-date maps. It includes about 1,000 most must-see destinations (目的地) of the United States.Price: $19.80ParentsIts the most popular magazine for parents who want to raise smart and loving children. It has
17、 child development guidance, advise on childrens health and safety, and the best way to encourage your childrens learning.Price: $12.60(full year)Best Weekend ProjectsThe projects are chosen from 80 special ideas to create an unusual living space. They are practical and creative. They will improve y
18、our home and yard and can be made on weekends. And most important of all, they are easy to follow.Price: $13.90LuckyThe shopping magazine has the best buys and fashion tips (时尚小贴士). Youll need them before you go to stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gives you the information you need
19、 before anyone else has it.Price: $14.90 (full year)31Who may be interested in off the Beaten path?AWomen who like going shopping.BParents who have a newborn baby.CPeople who want to get their homes improved.DPeople who are interested in traveling in America.32What can we know about Best Weekend Pro
20、jects?AThe projects can be made in one day.BThe projects dont need much money.CThe projects are not difficult to follow.DThe projects include more than 80 ideas.33What do Best Weekend Projects and Lucky have in common?AThey are both popular. BThey are both magazines.CThey both cost not more than $15
21、. DThey both have many full-color photos. It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education dont. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get j
22、obs. But this isnt accepted by all people.Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people dont need to spe
23、nd so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail (详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a wa
24、y of living.Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to ma
25、ke a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reas
26、on.34The writer doesnt accept the opinion that _.Apeople with better education can get better-paid jobsBthe purpose of education is to make people get jobsCeducation is much more than teaching a man to get a way of livingDeducation is well-rounded35The earliest education was probably to _.Amake a ma
27、n lead a better life Bteach people to read good booksCteach a man to write and read Dmake people get a way of living36It is expected that educated people will be able to_.Aaccept education as a way of living Blearn subjects like language and mathCtake an interest in the whole world Ddevelop their ab
28、ilities to make plays37The best title of the reading should be _.AThe Purpose of EducationBThe Process of EducationCThe Secret of EducationDThe Beginning of Education William Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in English literature. His plays can be divided into three categories: histories,
29、tragedies (悲剧) and comedies. Shakespeare wrote eighteen comedies, although two were lost. These comedies usually have happy endings and a light-hearted tone and style that are quite different from his tragedies.All of Shakespeares comedies have five acts and the most important or exciting point alwa
30、ys takes place in the third act. The hero does not appear until after other characters have talked about him. Shakespeare had some themes that he usually wrote about: the fight between good and bad, loves great effect on people, and the difference between first appearance and a persons true personal
31、ity or face. Shakespeare also wrote his play in a certain style. For example, Shakespeare used words in such a clever and humorous way that they had more than one meaning. Some of the characters changed their appearances so that people didnt know who they were.Even though the tone is lighter in these plays. Comedies in Shakespeares day were quite different from mod
