郑中国际学校2020--2021学年上学期八年级英语学科周清测试考试时间：50分钟试卷总分：90分一、用所给单词的适当形式或根据汉语意思填空。

(每空1分，共10分)1.He is one of the ______________ (friendly) people in the shopping center.2.Lucy and her twin sister look the same, but Lucy is ___________ (heavy).3.I_________( choose) a few books from the shelf yesterday morning.4.The ________ (win) of this year’s Young Star Award is Daniel.5.Some students in our school are truly _____________( talent).6.He is _____ (bad) at learning maths. He is much _______ (bad) at Chinese and he is the _________ (bad) at English.7.Among the four seas off the coast of China, East China Sea is the second _____________ (deep).8.They usually play a role in __________ (decide) the important plans.二、单项选择。

（每题1分，共10分）( ) 1. --Learning to love is like learning to walk.--Yes, ______we step out bravely, we’ll find it’s not so difficult.A.as if B．even though C．as long as D．as far as( ) 2. I think _____ is always interesting _______ others show their talents.A.that; to watchB. it; watchingC. it; to watchD. that; watching( ) 3. --My teachers often encourage me _______ more friends but I find it difficult .-- Your teachers’ idea is right. The more friends you make, _________ you will be.A.to make; the more happyB. to make; happierC. Making; the happierD. to make; the happier ( ) 4.My father often _______ funny stories to make me _______ loudly.A.ends up; to laughB. dresses up; laughC. makes up; laughD. turns up; to laugh( ) 5.How smart Mary is! Of all the students in her class, she usually spends the ____ time and makes the ____ mistakes.A.least; fewestB. least; leastC. fewest; leastD. most; fewest( ) 6. -The service is wonderful and the weather is quite fine. - Yes, this holiday is so great. We never had _____before.A.the best oneB. a good oneC. a better oneD. the better one( ) 7. The earth is about ________ as the moon .A.as fifty time bigB. fifty times as bigC. as big fifty timesD. fifty as times big( ) 8. In order to sell more products, we need to come up with more ________ ideas.A.trueB. commonC. simpleD. creative( ) 9.-- ______ is it from your school to the bus stop? -- It’s about 5 minutes’ walk.A. How oftenB. How longC. How soonD. How far( ) 10. --Shall we clean the room this afternoon or tomorrow? -- _________. Any time is OK.A.It is up to you.B. Have a good time.C. I’m afraid I can’t.D. Excuse me.三、完形填空。

（每题1分，共15分）Colors can ___1___ people’s moods. So different nations like different colors. Chinese people like red most. We call it Chinese Red. Some foreigners know___2___ about China, so they can’t ___3____ how much Chinese people like these color. In China, red is ___4____, such as red flag, Chinese knots, red lanterns and so on.Many foreigners wonder __5____Chinese people like it so much. Red has special ___6____ in Chinese culture and history. Red is the color of the fire, the sun and the life. It makes us warm and ____7____. In the past, people colored the walls red to ___8____ dignity (尊严) and power. Red also ____9____ luck, health, happiness and peace. Chinese people think red can protect us from illness and ___10______ . So we dress ourselves in red and eat red eggs for good luck __11_____a new baby comes to the world.No other nations in the world use a ___12_____ in such a way as China. Red is ___13____ just a color in China. It is __14_____the history and culture. Here, red is a symbol. It stands for the Chinese nation. Chinese Red has become a very ___15____ word, attracting(吸引力) the world’s attention.( )1.A.improve B.make C.affect D.feel( )2.A.much B.some C.little D.a little( )3.A.agree B.imagine C.feel D.forget( )4.A.nothing B.everything C.everywhere D.nowhere( )5.A.why B.how C.when D.what( )6.A.dream B.result C.meaning D.manner( )7.A.upset B.excited C.worried D.lonely( )8.A.show B.fear C.refuse D. discuss( )9.A.decides on B.talks about C.cares for D.stands for( )10.A.crowded B.fire C.water D.death( )11.A.when B.until C.as soon as D.after( )12.A.color B.word C.design D.saying( )13.A.as usual B.more than C.at least D.at first( )14.A.afraid of B.full of C.fond of D.proud of( )15.A.fantastic B.lively C.suitable D.popular四、阅读理解。

（每题2分，共30分）AOn a beautiful Sunday morning, I was enjoying coffee happily in a café. Suddenly I felt a soft hand on my back and heard someone saying, “ Hi, John! How is everything going?” I looked back, and saw a young woman who looked familiar(熟悉的) smiling at me. But I couldn’t remember where we had met.The young woman also ordered a cup of coffee, so I asked her to join me. Very soon, her story began to become clear in my memory.Ten years earlier, it was December, and the weather was terribly cold. A beautiful girl called Katherine was travelling home late that night. A heavy snow had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the road was covered by deep snow. Her car was stuck in the snow just down the road from my house.She walked to my house for help. I helped her pull her car out of snow and up to the street where the snow had been cleaned away.This was a normal happening here during the winter. I couldn’t count the times someone had helped me to pull my car out of snow. However, it was a memorable experience for her. She was only eighteen at that time, and she said she was very afraid. No one wants to be stuck in the snow at night.Sometimes,one simple kindness at the right moment can change the direction of someone’s life.So,be kind and helpful.( )1. How did Katherine feel when she met John in the café?A. relaxedB. relivedC. pleasedD. embarrassed( )2. Why did Katherine go to John’s house on the cold night?A. Because her car couldn’t keep going in the snow.B. Because she wanted to drink a cup of coffee.C. Because she needed a room for a rest.D. Because her car broke down in the snow.( )3. What does the underline word “memorable” mean?A. unforgettableB. pleasantC. regularD. lucky( )4. According to the passage, we know that ____________.A. People didn’t help John when in troubleB. Katherine was terribly ill in the snow.C. John couldn’t count how many times he had helped others in the snow.D. John used to have quite a lot of trouble with his car in the snow.( )5. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. Friendship is very important in life.B. Even a simple kindness means a lot to others.C. We should learn to change the direction of life.D. Asking for help is necessary when we meet difficulties.BLong ago ,there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.One day a student asked him, “ My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many ,many more questions about things than we do? But I think we students have far more than you.”With a smile on his face, the teacher drew two circles ,one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said , “Of course, I have learned much more. But it’s wrong to think that a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the bigger one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have to use the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn , the more questions you have. You will never learn enough ,you know.”()6. The learned man drew two circles to show _____.A.he was good at drawing circlesB. his knowledge had something to do with the circlesC. why he had more questions than the studentsD. how he could get more knowledge()7. The student didn’t agree that ______.A.the teacher had so many questions as a l earned manB. the teacher had so many questionsC. the students had fewer questions than the teacherD. the students had more questions than the teacher()8. The teacher was famous for his ______.A. kindnessB. knowledgeC. patienceD. questions()9. From the passage we can learn that_____.A. The more questions we have, the more knowledge we may getB. It’s never too old to learnC. Try to be a man who likes asking questionsD. A teacher should have many questions ( )10. Which of the following shows us what the teacher drew?CWhen you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. Here are some good reading tips.____11______ Read something that you can understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. ____12______ Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read: mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.Try to read regularly（定期地）____13______ Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.___14_______ Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. ____15______ You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. It is easy enough to understand and also there is something interesting in it.11._________ 12.__________13._________ 14._________ 15.__________五、阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。