2021-2022学年陕西省渭南市蒲城县八年级（下）期中英语试卷
发布：2024/6/12 8:0:8
一、完形填空 第一节：阅读下面一篇短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
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1．One Saturday afternoon，when Kate was shopping，a young lady walked towards her.She said she was Laura and that she was a good friend of Kate's mother.Then they shopped together and the young lady called a taxi to send Kate home after （1）
.However，Kate found that it was not （2）way home.
（3）they came to a quiet road，a big strong man appeared on the road.He stopped the taxi driver，hit him hard，and threw him out of the taxi.At the same time，the young lady took out a knife and asked Kate （4）quiet.Then the man started the taxi.
"Oh，God!I'm being kidnapped（绑架）" Kate thought to herself.Although she was nervous，she came up with （5）idea suddenly.She took out a lipstick（口红） （6）her bag，wrote "SOS" on the window，and covered the word with her back.
A few（7）later，a police car passed and the policemen saw the sign.When the kidnappers saw the policemen，they stopped the taxi，jumped into the grass，and （8）away.
Then the policemen sent Kate home.When her parents knew what happened，they （9）greatly surprised.But they were happy because their daughter （10）came back.（1） A．to walk B．walking C．to shop D．shopping （2） A．hers B．her C．him D．his （3） A．When B．Unless C．If D．Though （4） A．to keep B．keeping C．to look D．looking （5） A．/ B．a C．an D．the （6） A．for B．to C．with D．from （7） A．minute B．minutes C．day D．days （8） A．are running B．ran C．rung D．run （9） A．were B．are C．be D．will be （10） A．final B．recent C．finally D．recently 组卷：2引用：2难度：0.6
第二节：阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
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2．Rabbit Judy built a big house and she lived happily.A heavy rain arrived in late autumn and many animals' houses were （1）
.But Judy's was still good.
Soon，one after another，the homeless animals came to her door and asked to （2）the cold days in winter in her house.She let each visitor in，and the house was full at last.Judy was happy because everyone else said she was（3）.All the animals thanked Judy for offering them a place to live in （4）.
In spring，all the animals （5）and rebuilt（重建） their own houses.This day，Judy was jumping up and down happily in the （6）but she didn't notice that a fox（狐狸） was following her.Bear Nick saw the fox.He shouted to Judy to ask her to his new home quickly.Nick told Judy about the（7）.He called up other animals to help Judy get home.
For a whole day the fox followed Judy from one animal's home to another one，but Judy got help all the time from her friends.Finally，the fox （8）.
Judy felt very happy，because she got rid of（摆脱） the fox（9）.And more importantly，she made so many friends in the forest.From the story，she learned that helping others was helping （10）.（1） A．large B．broken C．special D．poor （2） A．take B．cost C．pay D．spend （3） A．outgoing B．talented C．serious D．kind （4） A．summer B．autumn C．winter D．spring （5） A．returned B．died C．lost D．changed （6） A．forest B．tree C．river D．farm （7） A．fox B．bear C．rabbit D．monkey （8） A．cleaned up B．took up C．gave up D．put up （9） A．quietly B．successfully C．strongly D．comfortably （10） A．himself B．herself C．yourselves D．themselves 组卷：5引用：2难度：0.6
三、阅读理解（共3小题，计20分）第一节：阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共3小题，计15分）
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3．Volunteers Needed to Care for Disabled Children
Workplace：
Disabled Children's Care Center，Los Angeles，California USA
Living place：
All the volunteers stay with an American host family to learn more about life here.On the first day，we will meet you at the airport and take you to a hotel.
Volunteers Must：
◆ come from a normal（师范）university
◆ come from Asia
◆ be twenty-four years old or older
◆ speak English well
Working Time：
No less than four weeks and no more than one year.
Compensation（报酬）：
Any volunteers will get a free ticket to Disneyland after working for 4 weeks.For more information，please visit our website at www.helptouchamerica.jye.ai or send us an e-mail at touchamerican@email.jye.ai.
（1）Volunteers will staywhen they arrive on the first day.
A．at a hotel
B．at the host family
C．at a university
D．at the volunteer center
（2）You will probably stay forif you want to be a volunteer.
A．half a month
B．eight months
C．two years
D．three years
（3）Which of the following is TRUE about volunteers？
A．An 18-year-old young boy can be a volunteer.
B．A volunteer must speak at least three languages.
C．Each volunteer can get a free ticket to Disneyland.
D．A volunteer should take care of disabled children carefully.组卷：2引用：4难度：0.5 -
4．A neighbor called 911 at 11：09 am after seeing smoke coming from a house in the No.5 road of 54th Street Southeast.
The owner of the house was able to get his older child and the family dog out of the house on fire.Just then Monroe police officers arrived.The father said his younger daughter was still in the house but he didn't know where she was.
Officers did a quick search（搜寻）of the house but couldn't find the girl.One of the officers，Bill，closed the door to the bedroom—that's where the fire started—to control the fire and slow its spread（蔓延）.Firefighters arrived and after searching the sofa and the small bed in another bedroom，one firefighter noticed the closed toy box at the foot of the bed.
"She wasn't making sounds."later the firefighter said of the girl，"I opened it up and saw her.She was lying in the box quietly."
Firefighters got the girl outside.The doctors examined her body carefully.Luckily she was fine.The fire was quickly put out（扑灭）.The police officer Bill got praise for closing the door to the bedroom in time.And the girl's father thanked firefighters very much.
（1）How did the police officers know that a child was still in the house？
A．The neighbor called.
B．The father told them.
C．The family dog jumped excitedly.
D．The child was making sounds.
（2）The officer Bill tried to close the bedroom door to.
A．slow the fire's spreading
B．protect the toy box
C．clear the way for firefighters
D．wake up the girl
（3）At last，the girl was.
A．on a sofa
B．behind a door
C．under the bed
D．in a toy box组卷：3引用：3难度：0.3 -
5．When Justin was a child，his parents always let him do lots of housework such as taking out the rubbish and sending newspapers.His childhood friends often felt sorry for him.But when he grew up，he was better than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life.
According to a 40-year study，the children will have a richer and a happier future if they work hard in childhood.Helping do the housework is one of the most important childhood activities.These children believe they can do something to the world.They feel they are important members of the world.And because they felt good about themselves，others felt good about them，too.
The study collected all the information about these children.It followed them when they were at ages 25，31 and 47.The researchers compared the children's mental-health（心理健康）grades with their childhood-activity grades.It showed that children were more healthier when they were active in childhood activities such as doing chores and doing part-time jobs.And these children were more likely to work hard in school and solve problems independently.
Working at any age is important.Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility（责任感），independence and confidence（自信）.They also help the child understand that people must work together and work toward common goals.
（1）Justin's friend felt sorry for him because.
A．Justin needed to do much housework
B．Justin was better at school learning
C．Justin didn't feel happy to do the housework
D．Justin couldn't go out to play
（2）According to the study，is good for children's mental health.
A．studying hard
B．solving problems
C．doing housework
D．playing with friends
（3）What does the underlined word "goals" mean in Chinese in the last paragraph？
A．团队
B．目标
C．记忆
D．角色
（4）What's the main idea of the passage？
A．Childhood activities are good for one's future.
B．Everyone should do chores to be independent.
C．Children shouldn't do housework.
D．Mental health is important for children.组卷：4引用：3难度：0.6
八、补全对话（共1小题，计5分）根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空中填人一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
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14．A：You look terrible，Molly.（1）
？
B：Oh，Bert.I feel very stressed.I have to do lots of things recently.
A：（2）？
B：I have to go to see a dentist and visit my grandmother.I have an English exam tomorrow and I didn't review（复习）it.
A：（3）？
B：She is in hospital.She fell down and broke her leg.
A：Why don't you visit your grandmother first and see a dentist at the same hospital？That saves you much time.
B：（4）.But I'm still worried about my English exam.
A：Don't worry.I will help you with it tonight.
B：（5）.
A：You're welcome.组卷：1引用：2难度：0.6
九、书面表达（共1题，计13分）
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15．假如你是李华，你的好朋友王明最近遇到一些问题，他写信向你寻求帮助。请你根据他的来信，用英语写一封建议信，帮助他解决问题。
要求：Dear Li Hua，
How's everything going？I am feeling sad these days.First，I often argue with my parents about chores.They think I should do chores at home but I don't think so.Second，I feel quite busy on weekends.I have a lot of after-school classes.What should I do to relax myself and make my weekend meaningful？Could you give me some advice？
Best Wishes!
Wang Ming
1）参考提示内容，可适当发挥；
2）语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
3）文中不得出现任何真实信息；
4）词数：不少于50词（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）。
Dear Wang Ming，
I'm sorry to hear that you have trouble these days.____________
I hope my advice will be helpful to you.
Yours，
Li Hua组卷：8引用：5难度：0.5
