1、江苏省常熟市学年八年级英语下学期期中试题江苏省常熟市2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1本试卷满分130分，考试时间100分钟。 2请用05毫米的黑色签字笔将答案写在答题纸上，写在其他位置无效。 3考试结束后，考生只需交答题纸和答题卡。卷 (选择题 共69分)一、听力部分 (20分)第一部分：听对话回答问题(10分) 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。( )1.How do the mans parents go to work now? ( )2. Wh
2、ere has the woman been?A. B. C.( )3. Which place are they talking about?A. B. C.( )4. Hows the weather now?( )5. What does the man use the computer to do? A. Play chess. B. Draw and design . C. Chat with her friends.( )6. Where does the boy come from? A. China. B. Australia. C. America.( )7. What in
3、formation is the man searching for? A. About films. B. About computer games. C. About travelling.( )8. When is the man asking the woman to come? A. On Friday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Friday night.( )9. Where are they most probably talking? A. At a bus stop. B. At a theatre. C. At a r
4、ailway station.( ) 10. Whose computer did the girl use?A. Her brothers. B. Her fathers. C. Johns.第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题 (10分) 听下面1段对话和2篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听一段对话，回答第11、12题。( )11. Why cant the woman sleep well?A. Because she studies
5、 maths too hard. B. Because she spends much time on TV. C. Because she has too much for dinner.( )12. What does the doctor tell her to do?A. Go to bed early. B. Eat more fruit. C. Relax herself.听第一篇短文，回答13-15题。请根据短文内容, 完成信息记录表。听两遍。Why is hiking popular?Reason 1healthy and relaxinggood exercise witho
6、ut 13 Reason 2simple and cheapwhat you need to do: wear a pair of 14 and a smile on your faceReason 3can help you get away from your 15 can make you have a clear mind and be confident( )13. A. money B. time C. hurting( )14. A. glasses B. trainers C. trousers( )15. A. daily life B. strange feelings C
7、. bad habits听第二篇短文，回答1620小题。( )16. Why is a bicycle sometimes better than a car in the town? A. It has a basket at the front. B. It is much cheaper than a car. C. It is often faster than a car.( )17. Who can the speaker take to school and the library by bicycle? A. Her little son. B. Her little daug
8、hter. C. Her husband.( )18. In which season does the speaker use her bike most? A. In summer. B. In winter. C. In autumn.( )19. When does the speakers husband use the bicycle? A. When he goes for a picnic. B. When he goes to his office. C. When he goes to see his friends. ( )20. What can we learn fr
9、om what the speaker said? A. Riding saves her a lot of money. B. Riding is good for her daily life and her health. C. Riding is her favourite sport. 二、选择题 (共两部分，满分25分) A) 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。( ) 21Oh, I have got _Mp4 as _ birthday present. A. a; an B
10、. a; the C. an; a D. ; the( ) 22Where have you _? Ive _ the supermarket. A. gone; gone to B. been; been to C. gone; been at D. been; gone to( ) 23Since June 1, 2020，all the markets have _free plastic bagsA. to stop to provide B. to stop providing C. stopped to provide D. stopped providing ( ) 24Jim
11、finds Geography and he can find places while travellingA. easy; easy B. easily; easy C. easy; easily D. easily; easily( ) 25 I think Jurassic World is the best film this summer. _. I have never seen a better one before. A. I cant agree more B. I dont think so C. I am afraid not D. I hope so( )26 Can
12、 you believe _little children can finish _ difficult problems in_ a short time?I cant believe it until I see it with my own eyes.A. so; so; so B. so; such；so C. such; so; such D. such; such; such( ) 27Your uncles never been to other countries，has he ? He plans to go abroad this summer ANo，he has BYe
13、s，he hasnt CYes，he has DNo，he hasnt( ) 28The Greens _live in the south of Asia. They dont want to move to the north because they _ the cold weather.A. used to; dont use to B. used to; arent used to C. are used to; didnt use to D. are used to; arent used to ( ) 29Hi, I didnt see you at the party in t
14、he company yesterday evening. Oh, all my family my sons birthday at home.A. have celebrated B .has celebrated C. was celebrating D. were celebrating( ) 30Their parents _ in 1990, and they _married for twenty-six years. A. got married; have been B. got married; have got C. was married; has been D. we
15、re married; have been ( ) 31Could you please _ the story _ French? No problem. A. translatewith B.to translatewith C. translateinto D.to translateinto( ) 32All the Chinese people must work hard _ our China Dream.A. to realize B. realize C. realizing D. realized( ) 33 When shall we go to watch the ba
16、sketball match in the sports centre? we the work tomorrow.A. Until; finish B. Not until; will finish C. Until; will finish D. Not until; finish( ) 34 Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu? All right. Jiangsu is _ thirteen big cities. A. made up of B. made from C. made with D. made into(
17、) 35Lucy had few close friends. So she didnt know _ about the trouble.A. who to talk B. who to talk to C. who to say D. what to talkB)完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意然后在每小题所给的A，, B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Today some people call Amsterdam the City of Bicycles because it is a city
18、 which is flat and convenient（方便）for bicycles. In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans 36 an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were 37 that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport.
19、 The group painted hundreds of bicycles 38 and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use. 39 was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner, Wherever someone finished a journey, they would 40 the bike there for someone else to us
20、e. The problem was that it didnt work-thieves took all the bicycles 41 weeks! 42 ,more than thirty years later, the white bike is back in town-this time with a computer chip(芯片)to 43 its every move! To take a bicycle, you have to put a special card inside. The new White bike is not white any more bu
21、t is an unusual 44 with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another place that has enough room. There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam, 45 both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to t
22、he good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.( )36. A. stole B. had C. affected D. dropped( )37. A. thoughtful B. helpful C. hopeful D. thankful( )38. A. black B. brown C. blue D.
23、white( )39. A. Anyone B. Everyone C. No one D. Someone( )40. A. take B. leave C. carry D. send( )41. A. with B. for C. without D. within( )42. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Though( )43. A. make B. mark C. record D. describe( )44. A. design B. idea C. size D. experiment( )45. A. so B. because
24、 C. but D. while三、阅读理解 (共12题；每小题2分，满分24分)请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上。(A)About five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle
25、 of the road. When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldnt move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked. Well, they said sadly, theres
26、 nothing we can do about it. Well have to change the way. At this time a boy about 12 years old said, I think I can help you to move the stone away. You? they shouted. What are you talking about? The men all laughed at the boy. The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, T
27、he stone is gone. More people ran out to see what had happened. It was true. The stone wasnt on the road any longer. It wasnt even near the road. The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, I buried it. The people looked rather surprised. You see, he said, I dug a deep hole next to the
28、 stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled (滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth. The villagers shouted, Clever boy! Clever boy! And some of them said, Why didnt we think out this good idea? ( )46. After the earthquake, _. A. many people in the v
29、illage died B. nothing happened C. the whole village was covered with big stonesD. a huge stone fell down the mountain and stood in the middle of the road ( )47. The stone was moved out of the road by _. A. an old man B. a young man C. a boy D. a girl ( )48. In the end, the huge stone was _. A. in t
30、he earth B. in the house C. in the river D. on the road side ( )49. From the passage, we can see that _. A. the boy was stronger than the villagers B. the villagers were very foolish C. the boy was very bright and good at thinking D. the villagers were all proud of the boy before the earthquake happ
31、ened (B) International travelers, whether traveling for business or pleasure, will find themselves solo from time to time. Here are a few ways to meet new people and perhaps even get new travel chances.Make yourself friendlyBe relaxed and polite. Remember to put yourself in social activities. Restaurants, shops and
