2021-2022学年宁夏吴忠市八年级（下）期中英语试卷

一、完形填空（共1小题，计分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

• 1．Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen.At the moment，Mike and Clare are in Cairo in （1）

  ，one of the （2）

  and busiest cities in Africa.
     They （3）

  here with parents two years ago.Their father works （4）

  a very big company.The company has offices in many countries，and it has （5）

  his father to work in Germany，France and China before.His father usually stays in a country for about two years.
     The Robinsons love （6）

  the world.They have （7）

  to many interesting places.For example，in Egypt，they have seen the Pyramids，travelled on a boat on the Nile River，and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and （8）

  .Mike and Clare have （9）

  a little Arabic，and when they speak it，they often mix it with German，French and Chinese.Recently，their father's company has asked him to go back to the US.Mike and Clare are （10）

  down the days.
  
  

  （1）	A．England	B．Egypt	C．France	D．Germany
  （2）	A．biggest	B．big	C．bigger	D．bag
  （3）	A．moved	B．have moved	C．move	D．moves
  （4）	A．to	B．with	C．as	D．for
  （5）	A．sent	B．send	C．sending	D．sends
  （6）	A．see	B．seen	C．seeing	D．saw
  （7）	A．been	B．gone	C．went	D．was
  （8）	A．Queen	B．Queens	C．queens	D．queen
  （9）	A．learning	B．learns	C．learn	D．learnt
  （10）	A．counting	B．counts	C．counted	D．count
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二、阅读理解。（共3小题，计分24分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

• 2．Mike is a 16-year-old middle school student.He had a bad cold last night.So he went to see a doctor.The doctor gave him a bottle of medicine.These are the instructions（用法说明）：
     You should shake（摇晃） it before you jye.ai.Take it three times a day after meals.
     Dose（剂量） Age：over 15 2 teaspoonfuls
     8-15 1 teaspoonful
     5-7 1/2 teaspoonful
     Children under 5 years old can't take this medicine.
     Please put it in a cool place.Take it before June 1^st，2020.
  
  （1）Mike should

  before he takes it.
  A．drink something
  B．shake the medicine
  C．do some exercise
  D．drink a cup of tea
  （2）Mike should take

  a day.
  A．6 teaspoonfuls
  B．2 teaspoonfuls
  C．4 teaspoonfuls
  D．1 teaspoonful
  （3）Mike can keep the medicine in

  .
  A．any place
  B．hot water
  C．a cool place
  D．the sun
  （4）Which child can't take this medicine？

  
  A．Joe，2 years old.
  B．Tom，6 years old.
  C．Jack，10 years old.
  D．Lucy，15 years old.
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• 3．I think that I am very lucky because I have a lot of friends.My best friend is Mai.She is 16 years old.She is 2 years older than me.We live in the same village.She is my neighbor（邻居） and we are now classmates.Mai is tall and thin.With long black hair，she has a round face with big eyes，a high nose and a small mouth.Mai is very beautiful，especially when she smiles.
     She is always a helpful girl.When her friends have difficulties，she always tries her best to help them.Our classmates think that we have different personalities（个性）.However，we can keep secrets（秘密） together，so we are close friends.Mai is one of the best student in my class and she works hard.I like doing homework with her.I think as time goes by，our friendship will be deeper and deeper.
  
  （1）The writer is

  years old.
  A．6
  B．14
  C．16
  D．18
  （2）What does the writer think of Mai？

  
  A．She is a helpful girl.
  B．She is a lucky girl.
  C．She is a lazy girl.
  D．She is a naughty girl.
  （3）The writer and Mai can become close friends because they

  .
  A．have the same personality
  B．are in the same class
  C．live in the same village
  D．can keep secrets together
  （4）What's the best title for the passage？

  
  A．How to Make Friends.
  B．My Best Friend-Mai.
  C．How to Help Others.
  D．Some Advice on Friendship.
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• 4．Being fat has now become a serious problem around the world.Many countries have started to fight it.Let's take a look at their ways.
  

  Norway Norway has started many ways to keep its people's weight.Shops needs to pay heavy taxes（税） if they sell fast food and drinks with sugar.In 2013，the government stopped shops from selling unhealthy food and drinks to children under the age of 13.

  Japan In April 2008，Japan began to ask men and women between the ages of 40 and 74 to check their waistline（腰围） once a year.Local governments need to pay some money if people there have a too large waistline.

  The United Arab Emirates A special competition of losing weight takes place in Dubai every year.The prize of the competition is gold for every kilo they lose.People can enter the competition to lose more weight.They can also learn more about healthy living from the competition.

  （1）Between the ages of 40 and 74，local governments in Japan need to pay some money if people there

  .
  A．have a too large waistline
  B．have a small waistline
  C．have a weight of over 74 kilos
  D．don't check their waistline
  （2）The underlined word "weight" means "

  " in Chinese.
  A．心情
  B．高度
  C．肤色
  D．体重
  （3）People in Dubai enter the special competition to

  .
  A．lose more weight
  B．win food and drinks
  C．stop shops selling sugar
  D．sell gold to other players
  （4）What's the main idea of the passage？

  
  A．More and more people are getting fat.
  B．The Japanese government checks people's waistline.
  C．A special competition of losing weight.
  D．Many countries solved the problem of being fat.
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三、听短文，填信息。听短文，然后根据表格提示和所听内容完成下列小题（每空一词）。

• 5．

  What is Betty like？	（1） and helpful.
  What sport does Betty like？	Betty likes （2） .
  How many people are there in Betty's family？	（3） .
  What colour does Betty like？	Betty likes （4） .
  What are Betty's hobbies？	Reading and （5） .
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八、任务型阅读（共1小题，计分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致（每空词数不限）。

• 16．Do you want to know more about the stars and planets？Would you like to make a model space station？Or would you like to visit the science museum to discover more about space？Then join our school's new Space Club.
      At our first meeting we are going to learn about the moon and the planets.We have learnt something about them in our science lessons，but at the Space Club we are going to find out a lot more.We know that scientists have recently made new discoveries about several of the planets.Mr Lu，our science teacher，has invited a famous scientist to come and talk to us about the latest space news.
      Our first meeting will be in the Science Lab on the first floor of the Science Building.The meeting is on Thursday at 5：00 pm.First，Mr Lu will tell us about the different things that we are going to do at the club.There will be time for you to ask questions，so please think about what you would like to ask before you come.
  
  （1）Then join our school's new Space Club to know more about the

  .
  （2）At our first meeting we are going to learn about the

  .
  （3）Our first meeting will be in the Science Lab on

  of the Science Building.
  （4）Our science teacher has invited

  to come and talk to us about the latest space news.
  （5）You can think about your

  before you come.
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九、书面表达（共10分）

• 17．假如你是Tom，你的美国笔友Tony生病了，你给他一些建议，请你写一封80词左右的回信。你要介绍的内容包括以下几点：
  （1）Tony生病了感冒头疼已经3天了。
  （2）Tony应该去看医生。
  （3）多喝水，按时吃药。
  （4）吃一些健康的水果和蔬菜。
  （5）可增加两项建议。
  要求：（1）内容必须包括所给信息；（2）词数：80左右；（3）可适当增加细节，不得出现个人真实信息。
  Dear Tony，
      I'm sorry to hear you are ill.
  ______
  Yours，
  Tom
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