2020-2021学年八年级上册英语半期考试(含答案)

年八年级上册英语半期考试

A卷（选择题：共100分）

第一部分听力略（共30分）

第二部分基础知识运用（共40分）

六、选择填空（共15小题，计20分）

A. 从以下各题的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

31. --- How do you feel about your vacation?

--- I had _______ enjoyable time.

A. a

B. the

C. an

32. --- _______ do you think of sitcoms?

--- I don't mind watching them.

A. What

B. How

C. Why

33. It's too noisy here. Let's find a _______ place.

A. quieter

B. cleaner

C. smaller

34. Mary is a funny girl, because she always makes us _______. All of us want to make friends with her.

A. to laugh

B. laugh

C. laughing

35. Don't worry. There is still _______ time to get ready for the performance.

A. few

B. little

C. a little

36. There is _______ important in today's newspaper. It isn't necessary to spend much time on it.

A. everything

B. nothing

C. something

37. Teachers always say that you can get good grades _______ you listen to them carefully in class.

A. as much as

B. as long as

C. as well as

38. --- Do you mind if I talk _______ in the museum?

--- Of course. It will make others uncomfortable.

A. quietly

B. clearly

C. loudly

39. She found reading books is _______ for her. She keeps reading every night.

A. interesting

B. difficult

C. boring

40. --- Is peter the tallest in his class?

--- _______. Nobody else is taller than him in his class.

A. Yes, he is

B. No, he isn't

C. I don't know

B. 补全对话。根据对话内容，从下边方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将选项的编号依次填入题号后横线上。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）

A: Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions?

B: Sure.

A: What do you do in your free time？

B: ____41____

A: What kind of TV shows do you usually watch？

B: Soap operas. ____42____

A: But I think watching news is more meaningful than soap operas. ____43____

B: No，I don't. ____44____

A: How about movies？Do you watch movies？

B: Yes，sometimes I go to the movies with my classmates. It's relaxing.

A: ____45____

B: You're welcome.

七、完型填空。分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共15小题，A篇每小题2分；B篇每小题1分；计20分）

A

A famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon animal Mickey Mouse. Mickey first ____46____ in a cartoon in New York in 1928. Walt Disney was the father of Mickey. He made lots of cartoons with Mickey. Many people around the world love this mouse with two large and round ears. He was popular because he was like a common man, and he ____47____tried to face any danger and solve the problems by ____48____. In Disney's early movies, Mickey was ____49____. He lost his house and his girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was never afraid of the problems and always won at last. Now Mickey Mouse is still one of the ____50____ cartoon characters in the world because everyone knows him well.

46. A. appeared B. created C. served

47. A. never B. sometimes C. always

48. A. myself B. himself C. herself

49. A. unfriendly B. successful C. unlucky

50. A. most beautiful B. most famous C. most talented

B

Friends are very important in our life. Everyone needs friends, and we all like to feel close to someone. Jack is my best friend. We met in a chess club three years ago. We ____51____ like playing chess and we usually play chess together after school. We also like reading books about ____52____, so we often talk about the days of our past. We also ____53____ going to the movies. We go to the movie theater ____54____ a week, on Friday evening or Sunday afternoon. Though we have many things ____55____, there are some differences between us. I like ____56____ ball games and I'm on the school basketball team. But Jack has little interest in sports. He is ____57____ in music. He plays the piano very well and won lots of ____58____ in the competitions. As for schoolwork, he is ____59____ than me. He is better at English and he always helps me with my English. So sometimes I help him improve his math. What should good friends be like? As far as I know, good friends should ____60____ each other, just like an umbrella in the rain and a warm coat in the snow.

51. A. both B. all C. none

52. A. Chinese B. math C. history

53. A. mind B. enjoy C. stand

54. A. once B. twice C. three times

55. A. in need B. in fact C. in common

56. A. kind of B. a kind of C. all kinds of

57. A. talented B. rich C. strict

58. A. games B. prizes C. roles