2020-2021学年江苏省淮安市淮安区八年级（下）期中英语试卷

Ⅰ. 听力测试（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）第一部分 听对话回答问题。听两遍。

• 1．Where is David now？
  A.
  B.
  C.
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• 2．How will Mr White travel？
  A.
  B.
  C.
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• 3．What is the boy looking for？
  A.
  B.
  C.
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• 4．What is the girl reading？
  A.
  B.
  C.
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• 5．How do the two speakers know about Beijing's past and present？
  A.By reading a book.
  B.By watching a video.
  C.By listening to a talk.
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• 6．What does Millie think of online tour？
  A.Interesting.
  B.Boring.
  C.Exciting.
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• 7．Who is free now？
  A.Mary.
  B.Daniel.
  C.Sandy.
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• 8．How much is a ticket？
  A. ＄15.
  B. ＄50.
  C. ＄100.
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• 9．Why doesn't John bring his lunch？
  A.Because he doesn't know how to cook.
  B.Because he's too busy to cook.
  C.Because he doesn't have a kitchen.
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• 10．What can we know about the woman？
  A.She isn't interested in sports reports.
  B.She likes reading sports reports.
  C.She cleaned the windows with cloth.
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第二部分 听对话和短文答题。听两遍。听对话，回答以下各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

• 11．（1）How many people will have a holiday in Sydney next week？
  A.One.
  B.Two.
  C.Three.
  （2）What is the weather like in Sydney？
  A.Hot.
  B.Cold.
  C.Warm.
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• 12．听短文，回答以下各小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
  

  The speaker's job	（1）
  The best time to visit London	（2）
  Things about London	λ The people there are friendly and helpful. λ It's a beautiful city and has lots of parks and gardens. λ If we want to know a lot of interesting stories，we should visit （3） .

  （1）A.A teacher
  B.A guide
  C.A worker
  （2）A.November
  B.December
  C.October
  （3）A.Big Ben
  B.The River Thames
  C.London Museum
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• 13．听短文，回答以下各小题。
  （1）What is George's book full of？
  A.Stories from his life.
  B.Stories from his work.
  C.Stories from his teacher.
  （2）When did George write the book？
  A.In 1996.
  B.In 1997.
  C.In 1998.
  （3）Who sent George to work when he was young？
  A.His mother.
  B.His father.
  C.His uncle.
  （4）Why didn't George go to school when he was young？
  A.Because he didn't like study.
  B.Because he liked to work.
  C.Because his family was too poor.
  （5）What can we learn from George's story？
  A.A good book is a good friend.
  B.A good beginning is half done.
  C.It's never too late to learn.
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Ⅱ. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

• 14．—Do you know that the UK is a European country？
  —Yes，it's also ________ island country.（　　）

  A．/

  B．a

  C．an

  D．the
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• 15．We are happy to see that the government has ________ the small steel factory ________ a beautiful park.（　　）

  A．put；into	B．grown；into
  C．moved；into	D．turned；into
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• 16．The Old Man and the Sea ________ the American writer Hemingway is great.（　　）

  A．on

  B．about

  C．by

  D．in
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Ⅶ. 任务型阅读（共2小题；每小题10分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。

• 47．Perhaps you've already watched or heard about Readers，a TV show that has become popular these years.It invites different people to read aloud on the stages （舞台） as well as tell the touching stories behind them.They can read everything，like poems，novels and letters.
     Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy reading aloud at home.Now the show gives people a special place to read across China.Reading pavilions （亭子） are now in cities like Shanghai，Hangzhou and Xi'an.
     The pavilion is quite small.Only one person can come into it each time.There is a microphone in it.The microphone records people's voice.Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion.The show will later pick （挑选） some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
     People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion. "Reading should be just like singing and talking，" said Dong Qing，the host of the show. "We can actually （实际上） express our deep feelings through reading aloud."
  
  根据上面短文的内容填空。
  （1）

  is a TV show.It invites different people to read aloud on the stages.It also invites people to

  behind them.
  （2）

  begin to

  aloud at home.
  （3）The pavilion is not

  and there is a microphone in it.The microphone records

  .
  （4）After reading for

  in the pavilion，the show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to

  .
  （5）According to Dong Qing，we can actually express

  through

  .
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Ⅷ. 书面表达（满分15分）

• 48．为了推广全民阅读，打造书香淮安。2021年4月23日，我市"周恩来读书节"在周恩来纪念馆拉开了帷幕。你校向全体同学发出了"与好书为友，快乐成长"的倡议。请根据以下提示，用英语为学校写一封倡议书，词数80左右，内容必须包括表格中提示的要点：
  

  读书意义	获取知识，开启一个新世界，带来快乐，培养阅读好习惯；
  目前现状	有的学生花大部分业余时间听音乐、看电视或者用手机打游戏；
  读书计划	到……找些好书，制定业余时间读书计划，做好笔记；
  倡议	给出具体的建议（至少两条）

  注意：
  1.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；
  2.文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
  参考词汇：take notes记笔记
  Dear students，
     Reading is very important in our life.                                                        .
     Let's start reading now!And let it become a part of our life!
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