湖北省武汉市东西湖区2021-2022学年八年级下期中英语试卷（含答案）

1、 湖北省武汉市东西湖区湖北省武汉市东西湖区 2021-2022 学年八年级下期中英语试卷学年八年级下期中英语试卷 第第 I 卷卷 (选择题选择题 共共 85 分分) 第一部分第一部分 听力部分听力部分 一、听力测试一、听力测试 (共三节共三节) 第一节第一节 (共共 4 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 4 分分) 听下面 4 个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有 5 秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1. A. Terrible B. Jack. C. Last night. 2. A. In

2、the kitchen. B. I was taking a shower. C. So relaxing. 3. A. Sunny. B. Have an exam. C. Pieces of wood. 4. A. My parents. B. No problem. C. Hand out notices. 第二节第二节 (共共 8 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 8 分分) 听下面 8 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 5. Whats

3、 wrong with the man? A. He has a backache. B. He has a toothache. C. He has a stomachache. 6. What did the woman do on the weekend? A. Slept a lot. B. Worked for extra hours. C. Went outside with friends. 7. What are they talking about? A. A man named Jerry. B. A boy named Jimmy. C. A girl takes aft

4、er her father. 8. Whats the relationship between the two people? A. Strangers. B. Friends. C. Father and daughter. 9. What are they going to do? A. Go camping. B. Go swimming. C. Go shopping. 10. What is the man doing? A. Driving a car. B. Doing some work. C. Riding a horse. 11. What does the girl w

5、ant? A. Snacks. B. Books. C. CDs. 12. Where is the story from? A. Africa. B. Europe. C. America. 第三节第三节 (共共 13 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 13 分分) 听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 1315 小题。 13. How many chores w

6、ill they do? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. 14. Who will cut the grass? A. The boy. B. The girl. C. Their parents. 15. Why do they do the chores? A. Because they like doing the chores. B. Because their parents ask them to do so. C. Because they want to give their parents a surprise. 听下面一段对话，回答第 1618 小题。 16. What

7、 was Mary drawing? A. A dog. B. A cat. C. A plane. 17. What did Mr. Zhao think of Mary? A. She was going to be a painter. B. She was going to draw on the wall. C. She was going to play with chalk. 18. Where was Jack drawing a plane? A. On the blackboard. B. On the paper. C. On the wall. 听下面一段对话，回答第

8、1922 小题。 19. Whats the relationship between the two people? A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Wife and husband. 20. Whose dog is it? A. The mans. B. The womans. C. Their neighbors. 21. Where was the dog walking when the man saw him? A. In the mans house. B. In Mr. Lins house. C. In front

9、 of the mans house. 22. What did the woman do after she saw the dog? A. She called her neighbor. B. She went away. C. She hugged it. 听下面一段独白，回答第 2325 小题。 23. Where does the speaker work? A. In a police station. B. In a shoe store. C. In a big hospital. 24. What does Jim look like? A. Very strong. B.

10、 Very tall. C. A little heavy. 25. What did the young man think of Jim? A. Jim was a runner. B. Jim was a bad man. C. Jim ran very slowly. 第二部分第二部分 笔试部分笔试部分 二、选择填空。二、选择填空。 (共共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分分) 从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。 26. Thanks for your advice. _. I hope

11、 things work out. A. Thats OK B. With pleasure C. Its nice of you D. Congratulations 27. Why dont you just forget about it? You and Linda used to be very close friends. _, but I still need some time to calm down. A. Sorry, I cant B. It depends C. Not really D. Its not a big deal 28. Do you think it

12、is important for kids to have after -school classes? _. Why dont parents let their kids be kids? A. I cant agree more B. Hard to say C. I dont think so D. Dont mention it 29. Why didnt you go out to play football with us yesterday? I _ my mother with the housework then. A. helped B. am helping C. wa

13、s helping D. help 30. We still need one person to play the game. Try phoning Alexhe loves the game a lot and _ be interested in this! A. should B. need C. can D. has to 31. I hear that Mike has been _ from the soccer team. Is that true? Yes, he is often late for training. A. fallen B. dropped C. bro

14、ken D. competed 32. Could you please help me to move the big chair to the bedroom? We will hold a party in this living room. I am happy to _ a hand. A. show B. take C. lend D. borrow 33. Congratulations! Your class has come to the final. Thanks. All of the students played with _. I am proud of them.

15、 A. decision B. training C. satisfaction D. spirit 34. The teachers in that school speak either English or French, or even _. A. all B. both C. neither D. none 35. The rescuers (救援者) looked around the whole building, but found no _ of life. A. symbol B. signal C. message D. sign 36. Dont let the dog

16、 run _ on the main road. Oh, so sorry. It wont happen again. A. free B. crazy C. fast D. mad 37. I cant stand these cloudy days. Yeah, the sun hardly shines through a _ in the clouds. A. hole B. side C. point D. break 38. If the tea is too _, you can add some more water. Good idea! A. strong B. swee

17、t C. terrible D. sour 39. I knew I had to face the problem and _ it. A. got off B. got over C. got into D. got back 40. Its so noisy outside. Could you tell me _? Nothing serious! Some kids are playing soccer. A. what are the kids doing B. if there was anything wrong C. whats the matter D. who you a

18、re playing with 三、完形填空三、完形填空 (共共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original (最初的) reason I was going was 41 community service hours for school. My plan was to just go there a few times and

19、get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The 42 volunteer there served food to people. Basically, I was responsible (负责) for serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a 43 task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were struggling families. All of them were people in

20、 need of a hot meal and a place to 44 for an hour or several minutes. 45 some of them looked like they werent behaving well, we always took care of them. The first time I went there was 46 before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not a 47 time. It made me think about my ha

21、ppy Christmas and made me feel how 48 I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I dont suffer from (遭受) cold or hunger (饥饿). At that 49 I decided that I surely wanted to go back there. I couldnt 50 them much, but I could always volunteer my time and effort, The experience also gives me a feeling of sati

22、sfaction. 51 I go there, people are thankful that I 52 again. They know my name and they know that I am 53 happy to help them. It truly feels good to know that you can brighten someones day. Ive 54 that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better reward (奖励) than any amount of money. You ca

23、nt buy that feeling. So I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my 55 to people in need. 41. A. cause B. compete C. finish D. raise 42. A. clever B. typical C. lonely D. proper 43. A. stressed B. clear C. skillful D. simple 44. A. cheer B. rest C. live D. study 45. A. Although B

24、. Unless C. Instead D. Until 46. A. already B. still C. right D. only 47. A. nervous B. strange C. pleasant D. difficult 48. A. fair B. unfair C. unlucky D. lucky 49. A. day B. moment C. place D. second 50. A. offer B. pass C. carry D. return 51. A. Whatever B. Whoever C. However D. Whenever 52. A.

25、show up B. give up C. look up D. get up 53. A. too many B. more than C. less than D. too much 54. A. explained B. dealt C. realized D. compared 55. A. talent B. interest C. kindness D. weakness 四、阅读理解四、阅读理解 (共共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分分) 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A OPINION LINE Wo

26、rld News October 13, 2021 Food waste is a huge world problem A report from UN showed the global problem of food waste. It turns out that about 61% of food waste happens at home. The total weight of food thrown out at home is about 74 kilograms for each person every year. Restaurants were responsible

27、 (负责) for about 26% of the food waste. The rest 13% was thrown away by stores, Global Times reported. It was surprising that food was wasted at about the same rate (比率) in all countries except the poorest countries. (The UN had difficulty studying food waste in the poorest countries.) Many people th

28、ought rich countries were more likely to waste food than countries that were less rich. That turned out not to be true. In fact, some richer countries wasted far less food than average (平均). In some cases, labels (标签) might be causing food waste, the report said. People might be throwing away food t

29、hough its still good to eat, simply because the “Best By” or “Sell By” date has passed. In poorer countries, food may be wasted because not all homes have a fridge. 56. According to the material, we can know that _. A. World News reported the news before Global Times B. the news comes from the OPINI

30、ON LINE section C. the photo was provided by UN D. the reasons of food waste were not mentioned at all 57. According to the report, how much food may a family of three waste in a year? A. About 74 kilograms. B. About 148 kilograms. C. About 222 kilograms. D. About 296 kilograms. 58. It is TRUE about

31、 the rate of food waste that _. A. it was lower than average in some rich countries B. it was the highest in stores C. it was the lowest in the poorest countries D. it was higher in fast food restaurants 59. Its TRUE about the food label that _. A. people may throw many food that has no label B. “Se

32、ll By” date means the time when the food is produced C. labels on the food dont tell people how to eat the food D. some food can still be eaten when the “Best By” date has passed 60. What can we infer from the material? A. People in richer countries may waste more food at home. B. Being poor might b

33、e the biggest cause of food waste. C. Families with fridges in poor countries hardly wasted food. D. Some peoples opinions about food waste turned out to be wrong. B On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron (围裙). After breakfast when he always announced: “Go ahead everyone. Ill wash the dish

34、es!” For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing songs like I Had a Hat When I Came In. I think it was strange for a boys father to wear an apron. It was the last Sunday in August. My father seemed happy as we walked home from the supermarket together. “Tommy,” he said, “There comes a time in ever

35、y boys life when he must take on responsibilities (责任). Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can read the newspaper.” “Wash the dishes!?” “Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?” I started to say something about a mans job or womans work, but I

36、 knew quickly that my protests would be of no use. I didnt taste a bit of breakfast that morning. Dad seemed excited as he talked about a soccer game on TV and didnt notice me at all. Suddenly, everything grew quiet. My sister began to clear the table. My brother was eating the last of the egg from

37、his plate. And then my father said to my mother, “Lets go and read the paper, dear.” So this was what my life had come. I could learn Latin well, I could be good at playing baseball, I could do anything, but I could never do those dishes. There was nothing left but to refuse. My father came back int

38、o the kitchen, and in his right hand was the old apron. “I want you to have this, Tommy. Itll keep your clothes from getting wet.” And before I could say a word, he had put the thing on me. “Thanks, Son.” I looked down at the apron. It had seen better days. I could see my dad reaching for the dishes

39、. Soon I was singing about I Had a Hat When I Came In. The words came out of nowhere. And I knew the kind of man I wanted to be. 61. The underlined word “protests” is the closest to _ in meaning. A. great satisfaction B. strong expression of disagreement C. deep disappointment D. loud voice 62. Hear

40、ing his fathers suggestion, the writer thought the idea was _. A. unacceptable B. impossible C. useless D. boring 63. When the writer was in the kitchen, the father came back to _. A. show him how to do the washes B. talk with him C. check his work D. put the apron on him 64. The result of the story

41、 is probably that _. A. the writer still thought doing dishes was not his job B. the writer did nothing but to refuse C. the writer accepted his fathers idea and did as his father had done D. the writer wasnt pleased to do as his father asked at last 65. The reading is mainly about _. A. the educati

42、on of family responsibility B. a united and happy family C. a story of the father and his son D. a lesson of doing dishes C In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture. Drawn to the ancient language, he went to China to study

43、 Chinese in the 1990s. In 1994, Richard Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online. Then, in 2002, he did it. That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology (汉字字源) website. “My website did not get much attention for the next few years. Until one day in 2011, it suddenly got a lot of

44、attention. I got a few thousand emails, and a few million visitors and people started calling me Uncle Hanzi,” Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters. He has put more than 96, 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website. “When I study each character, I wonder what the ancient Ch

45、inese thought,” said Sears. After visiting many Chinese cities, Sears learned more about China and ancient Chinese culture. He said when he came to China in the last century, few Chinese could speak good English. “However, you can hear English in many places in China now. Chinese language and cultur

46、e were mysterious and not known by people in most countries then, but now, more and more people in the world are learning Chinese, even Chinese history, traditional Chinese medicine and so on,” Sears added. At present, the 70-year-old American has made his home in China. “When I die, I hope my websi

47、te will live on, and Im planning to write a book about my research. This will be my gift to China,” he said. 66. What does “Drawn to the ancient language” mean in Paragraph1? A. Sears was interested in ancient Chinese. B. Sears had to study Chinese characters. C. Sears could draw Chinese characters

48、well. D. Sears could speak ancient Chinese very well. 67. Chinese Etymology website went online in _. A. 1972 B. 1994 C. 2002 D. 2011 68. What did Sears put on Chinese Etymology website? A. Chinese history. B. Ancient Chinese characters. C. The daily life of Richard Sears. D. Traditional Chinese med

49、icine. 69. From the passage, we can infer that Sears set up the website to _. A. become famous B. get the nickname “Uncle Hanzi” C. write a book about his research D. make more people know about ancient Chinese characters 70. The best title for the passage could be _. A. Great Changes in China B. My

50、sterious Chinese Language and Culture C. American “Uncle Hanzi” D. A Young American and Traditional Chinese Culture 第第卷卷 (非选择题非选择题 共共 35 分分) 五、词与短语填空五、词与短语填空 (共共 5 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 5 分分) 仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。 (提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。) 71. The kids are sitting in the lib