江苏省扬州市扬州中学教育集团树人学校2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单选题1．---I think English is ____unimportant subject.---I don’t think so. It is ____useful tool when we talk with foreigners.A．a; an B．an; a C．a; a D．an; an 2．—What do you think of her teaching English?—Great! No one teaches ______ in our school.A．good B．worse C．best D．better 3．—Who would you choose as your best friend?—I’d choose Simon. He’s willing to help others ______need ______their Maths.A．for ; with B．in ; with C．with ; for D．to ; /4．In northern cities, most families _______ central heating(供暖) when fixing their houses because of the cold weather in winter.A．put in B．put up C．put on D．put out 5．Don’t just believe the advertisement on TV, the medicine is_______ it says.A．as good as B．not as well as C．not as good as D．not as better as 6．—I’d like ________ Guo Jingming’s Tiny Times.—You had better________ his books. The stories he tells are far from real life. A．buying, don’t read B．to buy, not readC．buying, not read D．to buy, not to read7．The number of people present at the concert was _____ than expected. There are many tickets left.A．many more B．much more C．much larger D．much smaller 8．Mary writes than student in her class. She is a hard-working girl. A．more careful; any other B．more carefully; any otherC．more carefully; any D．more careful; any9．Which sentence is likely（可能）to be spoken by Americans?A．David Beckham is a popular soccer star.B．The shops all have big sales before Christmas.C．It doesn’t rain often in this city in autumn.D．The holiday begins on July 1st.10．—______will your father arrive ?—_______ half past seven.A．How long；Not until B．When；UntilC．How soon；Until D．When；Not until11．We took a bus to the Great Wall and couldn’t wait to________ when we arrived. A．getting off it B．getting it off C．get off it D．get it off 12．—Please don’t tell anybody about this, Linda.— .A．OK, I will. B．No, I don’t.C．Sorry to hear that. D．OK, I won’t. 13．My friend Sandy is very interested in DIY. She wants to know______.A．how can she make a fruit salad B．how could she make a fruit salad C．how she can make a fruit salad D．how she could make a fruit salad 14．—Have you heard about the temperature of the earth will rise to 59℃ in 2020? —Don’t worry! The news _______ be true.A．must not B．may not C．needn’t D．will not 15．—To tell the truth, I missed the film Wolf Warrior 2 this summer.—______. It’s such a wonderful film that you shouldn’t have missed it.A．What bad luck B．Don’t mention it.C．Never mind D．What a pity二、完型填空Once upon a time, a beautiful bird and a tortoise became good friends. The bird lived in a tree by the banks of the river. The tortoise had his 16 there too. They are neighbours. Every day, after the bird flew down and had a drink of water, he would dance near the river to make the tortoise friend 17 .One day, a bird-catcher caught the bird and wanted to take him away to the market. The unhappy bird asked the catcher to allow him to say 18 to his friend, tortoise. Thebird-catcher 19 and took him to the tortoise. The tortoise was 20 to see his friend a captive(俘虏)．The tortoise asked the bird-catcher to let the bird go. And the tortoise said if the catcher 21 , he would give the bird-catcher an expensive 22 . The bird-catcher agreed. To his surprise，The tortoise then dived into the water and in a few seconds 23 with a nice pearl(珍珠). The bird-catcher was very happy to see it and he let the bird go at once．A short time later, the man came back and told the tortoise that a pearl was not enough andplanned to catch the bird again if the tortoise doesn’t 24 him another bigger and nicer pearl．The tortoise, who had already helped his friend, the bird, to leave the place to a forest far away after being set free, was greatly 25 with this man．"Well，"said the tortoise, “if you still want to 26 another pearl，give the first one to me and I will fish another one for you." 27 his greed(贪婪), the bird-catcher gave the pearl to the tortoise，who 28 away with it saying, "I am no fool to take one and give two!" The tortoise then dived into the water 29 ，leaving the bird-catcher without a single pearl．We should learn from the short story that greed leads you to have 30 16．A．friend B．food C．home D．parents 17．A．happy B．sad C．worried D．bored 18．A．hi B．sorry C．congratulations D．goodbye 19．A．refused B．agreed C．left D．stayed 20．A．pleased B．disturbed C．relaxed D．sad 21．A．should B．must C．could D．needed 22．A．house B．coat C．feather D．present 23．A．came up B．came in C．came down D．came along 24．A．buy B．give C．lend D．steal 25．A．sorry B．pleased C．angry D．sad 26．A．buy B．rob C．sell D．have 27．A．Because B．As C．Because of D．To 28．A．jumped B．walked C．swam D．ran 29．A．quickly B．hardly C．seriously D．carefully 30．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything三、阅读单选Shopping in Wonder Commercial Mall will be cheaper and more enjoyable on November 11.31．If you spend 238 yuan in the mall, you can get ______.A．some film tickets B．4 hours’ free parkingC．a VIP card D．a meal for free32．If you order a meal for 80 yuan, you can get a ticket for Spider Man at the price of ______．A．39 yuan B．40 yuan C．20 yuan D．19 yuan33．If you’d like a bottle of apple juice for free, you need to ______.A．spend 200 hundred yuan in the mall B．order a meal for 60 yuanC．buy two bottles of apple juice at the supermarket D．buy two movie ticketsSome people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily，I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.When I was a little girl，I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.Now，I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere，I would say, "Sorry, I am a stranger here."Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps,I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!34．The writer always refuses to give people directions because .A．she's a stranger to the cityB．she doesn't know the peopleC．she has no time to help othersD．she's afraid of giving wrong directions35．A man stopped the writer on the way to .A．sell her somethingB．ask for the timeC．make friends with herD．ask for the direction36．The word "embarrassed" in the last paragraph means " ".A．尴尬B．困惑C．激动D．拮据37．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．The writer is too shy to give others directions.B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction.C．The writer never got lost when she was young.D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You may think of Confucius(孔子), September 28 was his birthday. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people today still remember and respect him.Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3, so he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius never gave up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in China. At that time onlychildren from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy(值得) to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.” He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.38．Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.A．by teaching himself at home B．with the help of his motherC．by going to school D．by visiting many famous teachers 39．Confucius started the first public school to __________.A．help poor children go to school, too B．find himself a job as a teacher C．teach children at school but not at home D．make himself the best teacher in China 40．The correct order of the following statements is __________.① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.③ Confucius’ father died.④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.A．③①④②B．②③④①C．③①②④D．④③①②41．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A．Confucius’ Teaching Methods B．A Great Man with Hard Childhood C．A Person Who Changed China D．Confucius-- A Great Teacher and ThinkerDo you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Do you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Do you choose an oval (椭圆形的) one? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square chocolate shows something else. The person is honest and true. You can believe in him or her.What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to decide things. Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it just because they like it.42．What does it show if a person pick a round shape of chocolate?A．He is good at making things. B．He likes to do something for others. C．He likes singing, dancing and drinking. D．You can trust him.43．What may you do if you enjoy eating milk chocolate?A．Look forward to the future. B．Like to think of the past.C．Enjoy parties and fun. D．Have problems deciding things. 44．Which kind of chocolate may a helpful person choose?A．With nuts. B．In square shape. C．In oval shape. D．With coffee. 45．What’s the writer’s main idea?A．We should believe all the information about chocolate.B．Don’t believe the information about candy.C．Candy can tell something about a person.D．It’s not important for eaters of chocolate to believe the ideas or not.四、根据首字母填空根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。