2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题试题卷Ⅰ听力部分 (25%)一. 听力部分 ( 共 25 分 )本题共有 15 小题，第一节每小题 1 分，第二、三节每小题 2 分；共计 25 分。

第一节. 听小对话 , 选择图片（本题有 5 题，每小题 1 分）听小对话，从题中所给的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. What is Shawn’s dream job?A. B. C.with2. What’s the matter the man?A. B. C.3. How was the weather yesterday?A. B. C.4. When did the boy arrive at school?A. B. C.5. How will Jack go to the countryside?A. B. C.第二节 . 听长对话 , 回答问题（本题有 5 题，每小题 2 分）听下面一段较长的对话，回答 6-7 两个小题。

6. What does Tom’s mother ask Tom to do?A. To clean the windows and doors.B. To take out the rubbish.C. To clean the room7. What isn’t Tom’s father going to do?A. Taking out the rubbish. B . Going to the supermarket. C. Sweeping the floor.听下面一段较长的对话，回答 8-10 三个小题。

8. How long has the man been in this city?A. For two years.B. For five years.C. For eight years.9. How’s the traffic in this city now?A. Good.B. Bad.C. Just so-so.10. Why did he feel upset?A. Because the traffic is bad.B. Because he didn’t buy a present.C. Because the driver speaks too much.第三节 . 听短文 , 请根据提问从 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选择正确的选项 , 完成信息记录表。

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）（本题有 5 题，每小题 2 分）Joy Volunteer Group ActivitiesThe number of the volunteers:_______ Volunteers’ age: From 20 to 50 years oldTime (Next Saturday) Places ActivitiesFrom 8:00 to _____ in the morning Cixi People’s Hospital_____________ From 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon Old People’s Home Do some cleaningAfter 3:00 in the afternoon ____________ Plant trees11. A. 20 B. 30 C. 5012. A. 10:00 B. 11:00 C. 12:0013. A. Take care of the sick kids. B. Take care of the old people C. Clean the oldpeople14. A. The bus station B. Old People’s Home C. In the park15. A. 684-9353 B. 486-9353 C. 684-5393第二部分笔试部分 (95%)二、完形填空（本题有 15 小题，每小题 1 分 , 共计 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

My mom only had one eye. I 16._____ her … She worked at my school. One day after work, my mom came to say hello to me. I gave her a hateful look. The next day atschool one of my classmates said, “ EEEEw, your mom only has one 17.______!I was so embarrassed( 尴尬) and wanted to just disappear. “ You really want tomake me look 18.______ a joke, do you? ” Then I ran away 19._______ I was full of anger.I studied real hard to get a chance to go 20.______ to study. After graduation, Imarried a beautiful woman and bought a house 21.______ my own. I had two kids. Iwas 22.________ with my life. Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadnseen me in years and she didn’t even meet her 23._______ .24._______ she stood by the door, my children laughed at her and I 25._______ at her,“ How dare you come to my house! GET OUT! NOW!! ! ”and “ Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have the wrong address. ” Answered her 26._____ disappeared.One day, I received a 27._______.My dearest son,If you are reading this, I am probably dead. I think of you all the time. Iwe didn’t have a 28._______ chance to say goodbye.You see … when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. Asa mother, I did 29.______ I could. I gave you 30.______ . I was so proud of my son whocan see a whole new world for me, with that eye.With all my love to you.Your mother16. A. hoped B. loved C. hated D. liked17. A. ears B. eyes C. ear D. eye18. A. like B. as C. for D. after19. A. so B. although C. because D. unless20. A. ahead B. abroad C. home D. around21. A. with B. in C. at D. of22. A. satisfied B. angry C. worried D. sad23. A. child B. grandchildren C. children D. grandchild24. A. After B. Before C. When D. While25. A. shared B. shouted C. smiled D. looked26. A. quick B. quiet C. quickly D. quietly27. A. call B. letter C. e-mail D. notice28.A. bad B. worse C. proper D. possible29. A. what B. why C. how D. where30. A. mine B. yours C. his D. hers三、阅读理解（本题有 15 小题，每小题 2 分，共计 30 分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AInventions can change the world. Some are made for work. Others are just for fun. Some help people and the planet. Here are four of them. These inventions make us excited about the future.Running Into the Future The Futurecraft 4D is special. It isbuilt using 3D-printing technology.It’s a new sneaker from Adidas. The shoe can fit any wearer.What is it so special? It is the 3D printing. Normally, it would takeweeks to make a shoe like this. Butthis shoe’s midsole(鞋中底 ) can beprinted in two hours.A Safer Helmet Football players wear helmets for protection. The helmets are usually made of hard plastic. But Sam Browd invented a new helmet using soft material.It is the Zero1. The Zero1 helmet sells for $1,500. It is now being used by 18 NFL teams. About 20 college teams are using it too.A Friendly Robot Jibo is a kind of personal robots thatcan do a lot of things.Jibo is almost like human who canshow emotions( 情绪 ). He can laugh and cry, sing and dance, even cleanthe house. Jibo has six microphones. They let him know where soundsare coming from. So he can face you when you say, “ Hey, Jibo. ”Glasses That Help Millions of people are blind. Forthem, life can be hard. Guide dogscan help. But they don’t let people see. ESight 3 does.When users put on eSight, the blindcan see. Users can take part in manysports and activities.ESight costs nearly $15,000. Thehigh price means not everyone canafford it. It’s also lighter and faster. So far, the company think that it hasbeen used by more than 1,000people.31. The shoe is special because ______________.A. it’s Futurecraft 4DB. it’s 3D printedC. it takes 2 hours to make itD. it’s a new Adidas sneaker32. The money you cost for Esight 3 eaquals( 等于 )___________helmets.A. 1,500B. 15,000C.10D. 2033. Which of the following thing can’t Jibo do?A. sing songsB. laugh and danceC. sweep the floorD. talk about weatherBPeople all over the country are getting sick. They are being infectedwith the flu. The word flu is short for influenza.Flu season in the U.S. runs from October to March. This year’s flu is especially b Research shows major flu activity in every state but Hawaii. “ There’s a lr at the U.S. Centers for Diseaselot of places, ” says Dan Jernigan. He is a directoControl and Prevention.Catching the FluThe flu is contagious. You can catch it from someone who has it. It causes fever andchills. It can make you very tired. Most people with the flu get better fast. Doctorscan treat it with medicine. But the flu can be dangerous for children. And it can alsobe very dangerous for adults.The flu vaccine( 疫苗 ) is the best way to stop infection. It is also important to washyour hands often.If you catch the flu, there are ways to stop it from spreading. Cover your mouthwhen you cough or sneeze. And be sure to stay home and rest. Your classmates willthank you.34. Flu starts from______.A. October to MayB. August to MarchC. November to MayD. October to March35. According to this passage, what would happen if you catch the flu?a. have a feverb. get the flu vaccinec. have chillsd. eat medicinee. cough or sneezef. feel very tiredA. acefB. abcfC. bcdeD. bdef36. It can be inferred( 推断 ) from the passage that _______.A. data shows major flu is serious in every stateB. both adults and children can’t run away from fluC. the best way to stop flu is to take some medicineD. drink more hot water with honey if you catch the flu37. Where can you see this passage?A. NovelB. Guiding bookC. E-mailD. MagazineCThere is now a special banana with a skin you can eat. Most people would never do this. Banana far mers in Japan made a way of growing bananas witha peel we can eat. The new way is called the "freeze-thaw awakening". Farmers keepC. They then put the trees in 27 their banana trees at a freezing temperature of -60 °o C temperatures. The change in temperature makes the tree grow very quickly. This makes the skin thin and soft enough to eat.The new banana is called the "Mongee". Farmers sell it in bunches of 10 bananas.They are not cheap. One banana costs 6 dollars. Farmers don't grow many, so theprice is high. They will grow more, so the price will fall. Japan imports about 99%of its bananas. The Mongee could mean Japanese people will eat more bananas thatare grown in Japan. The Mongee banana skin is sweet. It has nutrients( 营养物质 )like vitamin B6 and magnesium( 镁 ).38. Compared to normal banana, Mongee is special because______________________.A. the skin can be eatenB. the skin is thin and softC. the skin is sweetD. the skin has nutrients39. If Mike wants to buy 10 Mongee bananas, he has to prepare__________ dollars.A. 6B. 10C. 60D. 2740. What does the underlined word “ import ” mean inChinese?A. 种植B. 出口C. 进口D. 卖出41. Which of the following statements is correct?A. Farmers will grow more Mongee bananas because the price is very high.B. Farmers will eat more Mongee bananas because they have vitamin B6.C. The way called "freeze-thaw awakening" makes the skin thin and soft.D. The way called "freeze-thaw awakening" makes the tree grow very quickly.DToday we find that school students hardly spend much time on sports. Is it becausen sports? No, they often say they have other more importantthey aren’t interested ithings to do.What are these important things? Exams. They spend much time on all kinds ofexams at school. So many of them almost become tired. Books stop them from goingfor sports. Because of the pressure from teachers, students work harder and spend唠叨 ) about themost of their time on books. Parents won’t stop nagging(importance of good high schools. As for the students, it is necessary for them to giveall their free time to their studies because they want to get good results in order toget into good high schools.In fact, junior students have a physical( 体力的 ) test along with Senior High SchoolEntrance( 入学 ) Examination if you want to get into a high school. The test includesswimming, basketball shooting, doing pull-ups (only for boys), doing sit-ups (onlyfor girls), long jumping, running. Education can’t go without physical exercise, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. Besides, if you dona strong body, you can never get anything or any great success in your life.42. Because of _______, the school students can’t spend much time on sports.A. examsB. exerciseC. educationD. no interest43. Students get a lot of pressure from ________.A. teachersB. teachers and parentsC. themselvesD. both B and C44. How many physical tests are listed in the passage?A. twoB. fourC. sixD. eight45. In the writer’s opinion, students should _______.A. have sports after studyingB. do sports to be successfulC. work hard day and nightD. spend their free time studying四、任务型阅读（本题有 5 小题，每小题 1 分；共计 5 分）阅读下面对话，从方框中选择五个最适当的标题匹配下列的行为 ( 其中有 2 个选项是多余的 ) 。