福建省厦门市第一中学2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

福建省厦门市第一中学2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．Dune, ________ educational sci-fi movie, came out in Chinese mainland（大陆）on October 22.A．a B．an C．the2．— Do you like this sofa, Mrs. Brown？— Of course. It’s not expensive and I can sit ________ on it.A．quietly B．quickly C．comfortably 3．Drinking milk every day is good ________ our health.A．at B．with C．for4．—Is ________ here today?—No, Jack asked for sick leave.A．everyone B．anyone C．someone5．With the help of Internet, news can ________ every corner of the world.A．reach B．try C．give6．Tony is good at writing, so his parents expect him ________ a writer.A．be B．to be C．being7．—I broke my hand yesterday.—I am sorry to hear that. Be more ________ next time.A．careful B．wonderful C．successful8．If you visit London, don’t forget to take your ________ because it rains a lot.A．map B．diary C．umbrella9．Our motherland will be much stronger ________ Chinese work hard together.A．as long as B．because of C．although10．All the students in our class are over thirteen except（除了）Nick. He is ________ in our class.A．the tallest B．the youngest C．the oldest11．Read the article carefully, and ________ the answers to the questions.A．make up B．feel like C．find out12．—________ do you go to Xiamen Library？— Every Saturday afternoon.A．How often B．How many C．How long13．— Did you watch the talk show named Rock and Roast!— Yes, it’s wonderful and ________.A．I can’t stand it B．I don’t mind it C．I love it14．— Dad, when will we go shopping, this afternoon or tomorrow morning?—________. I’m free these days.A．I can’t decide B．It’s up to you C．Do a good job二、完形填空从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。

Some people are not satisfied（满足）with normal hobbies. My friend’s uncle has a strange hobby like that. He spends most time traveling to see the 15 things.Last year, he went to see a very old 16 . Or at least, that’s what he thought. It’s in California. It’s called Methuselah with a history of 4,770 years old. It’s only 15 meters tall and its trunk（树干）17 only a few centimeters a year.You might think that it would need perfect conditions to live so long. 18 , to your surprise, just the opposite is true. There is no enough water, and the soil has almost no nutrients（营养物）. In fact, this tree’s bad environment makes it strong. That’s 19 it lives so long.When my friend’s uncle returned from his trip, he read an article about it in a newspaper. He was surprised to hear that a tree was recently discovered in Sweden that is 9,550 years old.My friend’s uncle doesn’t give up. Next year, he is going to Sweden to see this tree. And he’ll continue his trip to see more old trees. Just like he said “That’s the way 20 work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them.”15．A．biggest B．longest C．oldest16．A．tree B．flower C．forest17．A．cuts B．cleans C．grows18．A．And B．However C．But19．A．why B．how C．when20．A．trips B．hobbies C．habits三、阅读单选Three Australian men, Shane, Ricky and Jeff, were working in a high building. Unluckily, Shane fell off the building and was killed.As the ambulance（救护车）took the body away, Ricky said, “Someone should go and tell his wife.” Jeff said, “OK, I’m pretty good at this kind of thing. I’ll do it.” Two hours later, he came back with a box of Fosters.Ricky asked, “Where did you get that, Jeff?”“Shane’s wife gave it to me.” Jeff said.Ricky said, “That’s unbelievable. You told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you the beer（啤酒）?”“Well, not really.” Jeff said. “When she answered the door, I said to her, ‘You must be Shane’s widow（寡妇）.’ She said, ‘No, I’m not a widow.’ And I said, ‘I’ll bet（打赌）you a box of Fosters, you are.”Later, Ricky decided to go back home to Melbourne, so he called Qantas Airlines to book his flight.The girl asked him. “How many people are flying with you?” Ricky said, “How would I know? It’s your plane.”One evening, Ricky was getting drunk in the pub（酒馆）ran out of money. He didn’t feel like going home and he asked for another drink, “Come on, Robbie. I’ll pay you next week.” Robbie, the owner of the pub, pointed out the window and said to Ricky, “See that building across the road?”“Yeah…” said Ricky.“Well, that is the Bank of Victoria, and I made a deal（协议）with them.”“What deal?” asked Ricky.“Well, Ricky, they don’t sell beer, and I don’t lend money?”21．What does the underlined word “it” refer to？A．Telling the news.B．taking the body away.C．Going to the hospital. 22．Why did Shane’s wife give Jeff the beer？A．He sent her the message.B．She lost the bet.C．He helped her husband.23．What did the girl from Qantas Airlines want to know？A．How many friends Ricky had.B．How many tickets Ricky would book.C．How many people would take the plane.24．What did the owner of the pub mean？A．Ricky drank too much.B．Ricky shouldn’t make a deal.C．Ricky couldn’t drink without money.Because of globalization（全球化）, cellphones are getting more and more popular all over the world. Who is happy about that It is Country M, because iPhone is from this country. A report in 2020 shows：more than one fifth of the people in the world use iPhone. This is great for the iPhone maker. However, people from other countries think of another thing, for the cellphone market in their domestic（本国的）countries is changing as shown in the charts below. It makes the working chances（机会）to decrease. They are worried about losing jobs in the near future.25．The percentages（%）of iPhone users changed the most in________.A．Country C B．Country D C．Country E26．The percentages（%）of domestic cellphone users changed the least in ________.A．Country A B．Country B C．Country D27．If salesman’s sale keeps decreasing, the sales chart will look like________.A．B．C．28．The report probably comes from________section（版块）of a newspaper.A．Happy hours B．Hot Topics C．New Inventions（发明）The facts we’ve got for you today are kind of fun!It turns out that your hand can tell you a lot about your personality（性格）. It’s really quite unusual and strange. The secret（秘密）mostly lies in your ring finger and index finger. It can say a lot about what kind of person you are. This test only applies（适用）to men.There are three types：A, B and C．A．The ring finger is longer than the index fingerWe’re talking about handsome men here. They are charming（迷人的）and get along well with everyone. Yet, they become angry easily, like to attack and are quick to take risks. This also means that this type of person often makes more money than their colleagues with shorter ring fingers, though they all work hard.B．The ring finger is shorter than the index fingerMen with these hands are very confident and can even be a little narcissistic（自恋的）. These people like to be alone often and don’t like being disturbed（被打扰）. However, when it comes to love, they are less confident as they’re not the ones to make the first move and be active.C．The ring finger and the index finger are the same lengthMaybe this has said enough already. Men with these hands are good mediators（调停者）,very faithful and loving. Everything is balanced（平衡的）with this type. They’re calm and everything seems to go on well, as if it’s all organized（组织）.29．The writer thinks it’s ________ to tell a personality by fingers.A．difficult but fun B．unusual and strange C．unusual and hard30．If your ring finger is longer than the index finger, maybe ________.A．you are good at organizingB．you are much less confidentC．it’s easy for you to be angry31．You like being alone, which of the following belongs to you？A．B．C．D．32．The underlined word “colleague” here means ________ in Chinese.A．老板B．学生C．同事四、阅读还原4选4In China, television is very popular. Many People spend most of their spare time watching it. It plays an important part in people’s lives. 33As is known to all, television is one of the most important ways of getting information such as the news all over the world, history, culture and interesting stories. It gives us a more lively way to discover the outside world. Therefore, television is not only a way we learn about the world, but also a good entertainment（娱乐）. 34However, many people think television is bad for us. They say that all the violence（暴力）on TV makes people become violent. Violence can give children bad ideas. 35 Instead of doing outdoor activities, they usually sit in front of the screen for hours enjoyingthe funny shows and cartoons without a break.36 We have leaned how to choose the best in newspapers, books and magazines. Now we have to learn to do with television programs, too. After all, it’s our choice.A．TV can also make people lazy.B．Is all this television good for us or bad for us?C．Also, we can see great movies, operas and concerts.D．All in all, the problem is not television, but the programs we choose to watch.五、将所给单词连成句子37．before, exercising, is, start, late, it, too38．bought, I, special, for, my, something, father.39．should, take, our, seriously, we, study.40．are, to, going, that, you, how, do?41．is, school, more, who, hard-working, at?六、根据情景写句子42．老师想知道你在国庆节期间做了些什么，你会这样回答老师：on National Day.43．你想问好朋友Mary想看益智类节目吗，你会这样问她：Mary, ？44．Jack想知道厦门哪家电影院是最好的, 他会这么问：in Xiamen45．你告诉朋友你大约一个月看一次电影，你会这样表达：.46．你想知道Mark长大之后想从事什么职业，你可以这样问他：Mark, ?七、短文综合填空八、根据图画及所给单词写出句子看图写话根据所给图片和提示词写出正确的句式表达。