2021-2022学年重庆市南开中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷1. —What's ________ trouble with you，Mandy？—I had ________ fight with my parents because they couldn't understand me.（）A. the；aB. the；anC. /；anD. /；a2. —Your mom looks so happy.Could you tell me why？—I got a good grade in English.The look of joy on my mother's face shows her ________.（）A. spiritB. situationC. satisfactionD. interest3. Thanks_____the doctors like Zhong Nanshan，many people are saved.（）A. toB. ofC. forD. with4. —The Taylors are going to ________ a lot of clothes to help homeless people.—Hope their plan ________.（）A. put up；works onB. give away；works onC. put up；works outD. give away；works out5. The Internet can help kids with their study a lot as long as they can use it ________.（）A. completelyB. usuallyC. properlyD. recently6. —Do you still remember that terrible day？—Of course.I ________ on the street at the time of the rainstorm.（）A. walkB. walkedC. am walkingD. was walking7. They are ________ hard working students ________ they can make their dreams come true.（）A. so；thatB. so；asC. such；thatD. such；as8. When you find ________ in a dangerous situation，right decisions will make ________ possible for you to get out of danger.（）A. you；itB. you；it'sC. yourself；itD. yourself；it's9.Teachers in Nankai are very strict.They don't allow us ________ in class.If we have some questions，we should ________ our hands first.（）A. talking；raiseB. to talk；raiseC. talking；riseD. to talk；rise10. —You are late again!Can you explain______？— I'm sorry.The reasons are different every day.（）A. why you always arrive lateB. why do you always arrive lateC. when you arriveD. when do you arriveEvery year when Mother's Day cards appear in the stores，I think of my mother.She never cared much about（1） .I could just send a card or give her a call，and she'd be very happy.A few months later after her death，when I picked up a Mother's Day card for her in a book store，（2）I realized that I had no one to send it to.My heart hurt and my tears（3） .To remember her，I choose a different theme（主题）each Mother's Day.This time，it's about some of the things she said.When I asked her not to send my（4）brother to a boarding school（寄宿学校），she said，"They'll teach him to read Braille.In this way，he can start to learn although he can't see anything.I know it's not easy for him，but we need to think about（5） he could live on his own in the future."When I told her that she should have her own life，she replied "I work five days a week，clean my house on Saturday，go to church on Sunday.I don't need my own life.I need help."When we fell on hard times，she said，"Life is a（6） .Sometimes you give，other times you take.No matter（7） your choice is there is no difference.So try to remember how hard it is to take，because one day，you will do the giving."My mother was really a（8） woman.As her daughter，I（9） my mother and always follow her way.Someday，when I'm gone，I hope my children will also remember me.And （10） the same time，I'll be glad to get a card or answer a phone call.11. A. gifts B. interests C. changes D. relations12. A. slowly B. luckily C. clearly D. suddenly13. A. cried B. stopped C. flew D. dropped14. A. crazy B. deaf C. blind D. healthy15. A. if B. while C. after D. because16. A. school B. museum C. station D. bank17. A. what B. how C. where D. when18. A. typical B. clever C. nervous D. beautiful19. A. look after B. wait for C. take after D. take care20. A. during B. as C. at D. inLMany teenagers like detective（侦探）stories.They enjoy following the story with the main character a detective.Here are two of the most popular detective story series（系列）for teenagers.Which of them do you want to buy？Nate the GreatNate the Great has a new case（案件）!His friend Annie lost an expensive picture.She wants Nate to help her find it.Nate must get all the f acts and ask the right questions.Join the great detective as he solves the problem，will you？Paper book：＄8.9 E-book：＄6.2The 100-Year-Old Secret：The Sherlock FilesXena and Xander Holmes have just found they're the great-great-grandchildren of Sherlock Holmes.T hey got Sherlock's casebook with unsolved cases.The two started to solve the cases.Can two 21st-centur y kids succeed where Sherlock could not？Paper book：＄7.7 E-book：＄5.6（1） wants Nate to help find an expensive picture.A.XenaB.AnnieC.SherlockD.Xander21. You want to buy these two books.You will spend if you buy e-booksA. ＄14.5B. ＄13.9C. ＄11.8D. ＄16.622. The 100-Year-Old Secret：The Sherlock Files tells the story about .A. when Annie got all the factsB. where Nate the Great found an expensive pictureC. how the two 21st-century kids can solve the casesD. who are Sherlock Holmes great-great-grandchildrenMFred needed a photo of himself，so he went to a photo studio to take one."I would like a photo of myself，please，"he said. "How much should I pay？""＄25 for each，"the photographer said."Oh，it's really expensive.Could you give me a discount？"asked Fred."Sorry，I can't.Our price is reasonable.And I'm sure you will be satisfied with the photo we take when you get it. "answered the photographer."It's OK as long as my photo is good."Fred said. "Could you take my photo now？""Yes.This way，please."The photographer took Fred into a room，took his photo and said "Come back tomorrow and the photo will be ready."The next day，Fred went back and the photographer gave his photo to him.Fred looked at the photo for a while. "Don't you think this photo makes me look very old？"he asked the photographer.The photographer smiled，"I just wanted to help save your money，Sir，"he said，"With this photo，you don't have to take a photo again for many years."23. The underlined word "discount" means " ".A. a higher priceB. a lower priceC. a long reportD. a short report24. Fred waited for to get his photo.A. a few minutesB. several hoursC. a dayD. a week25. Fred thought he looked in the photo.A. oldB. youngC. goodD. ugly26. What's the possible ending of this story？A. Fred was very satisfied with the photo.B. Fred got angry but couldn't say anything.C. Fred thanked the photographer and left.D. Fred asked more friends to take photos there.NWhen your parents are busy at work and have no time to cook，you can pick up the phone，order some food for yourself and the food will arrive at your home soon.Lots of people order takeout foo d these days.But did Chinese people eat takeout in the past？The answer is yes!There was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty（960-1279）.People at that time didn't have phones，but they could still order food.According to history books，Emperor Xiao Zong （宋孝宗）（1127-1194）liked to order takeout late at night.His servants then went around the city to pickup the dishes and bring t hem back.Common people also liked to order takeout.Restaurant workers walked around the city or waited outsi de of theaters.They shouted loudly which dishes could be ordered that day.People paid them and then the workers would send food to their homesPeople at that time even had special meal boxes for takeout dishes.It was a long wooden box with two layers（层）.People put hot water between the two layers.In this way the dish could still keep warn when it ar rived at people's home.In the famous Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qing Ming Festival 《清明上河图》，a takeout worker can be seen on the way to send food.27. Emperor Xiao Zong got his takeout by .A. sending his servantsB. walking around the cityC. picking up the dishesD. bringing takeout back28. We can learn from the passage that in the Song Dynasty .A. Emperor Xiao Zong was the first one to order takeoutB. only rich people could order take outC. takeout food was popular with peopleD. people paid for their takeout after they got it29. Which one might be the meal box for takeout dishes in the Song Dynasty？A. B.C. D.30. In the last paragraph the writer mentions（提到）the painting Along the River During the QingMing Festival to show .A. that takeout started a long time agoB. that the painter was good at drawingC. why most people liked to order takeoutD. how people ordered takeout at that timeODo you know Qatar（卡塔尔）will hold 2022 World Cup？And FIFA（国际足联） has made a big decision that the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be held in November and December.It is the first time FIFA has moved the event from its traditional summer to winter because summer temperature in Qatar is very high，maybe up to 50℃。