浙江省温州市瓯海区2020-2021学年八年级下学期英语期中试题

 Which is the boy's favourite cartoon? 

 Where has Jack been? 

 Who are the speakers talking about? 

 What's the matter with the boy? 

 What is the man making? 

 听下面一段对话，回答下面两个小题。 

 听下面一段对话，回答下面三个小题。 

 请根据内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，完成信息记录表。                

The Experience of Learning English
Experience	In the past:    Started to learn English at the age of 1      Could say 2       Got a 'B' in 3     Now: Be always confident and like to try
Advice	First, don't be nervous.   Second, 4 in English
Who might be the speaker? 5

 Mike didn't come to school because he had ____ fever yesterday. 

 — What do you think of Zhang Zifeng's new movie Sister? 

 — That's one of the best movies I have ____ seen these years. 

Mr Green has two sons, but ____ of them lives with him. He lives alone by himself.

 — Are you satisfied ____ their performance? 

— Yes, I like it very much.

 — How can I remember the words better? 

 — Why not ____ a story with them? It helps a lot. 

— It's my first time to speak English in public, and I really feel ____.

— Take it easy. I'm sure you will make it. 

 —  Where is Ms Brown? 

 — She ____to the library. She will come back in two hours. 

 — Your sofa ____ comfortable. Where did you buy it? 

 — I bought it on the Internet. 

— Mum, let's call and tell my father that Denny has won the first prize in the dancing competition.

— Maybe he's at work. Let's send your father a ____ instead. 

 — I think maths is more helpful than English. 

 — _________. I think maths is as helpful as English. 

 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 

One day, a father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. There are many different shapes of kites, such as flowers, animals and so on. When the boy saw the colorful 1 in the sky, he can't wait to fly a kite. The father bought a Superman kite for him. The boy was so 2 because Superman is his favourite cartoon hero. He wants to be someone like Superman who can fly through the sky and 3 bad people.He is brave and strong. He tries his best to protect the 4 that he loves.

The son started to fly the kite. After a while, the son said, "Dad, can we cut the string? 5 the string is stopping the kite from flying higher." The father then cut the string off. Suddenly, the kite started to go higher. 6 made the little boy happy.

However, the kite soon fell to the ground.The son asked surprisingly, "I thought it would fly higher 7 the string. Why did it fall down?" The father explained," I think there is a 8 in it. The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay in the sky." Sometimes we feel like there is 9 stopping us from growing up. But in fact, these might be the things that help us 10 forward and become stronger.

 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。          

World Sleep Day organized by WASM since 2008, is on March 21 every year.The year 2021 marks the 14th World Sleep Day. The slogan for WSD 2021 is "Regular Sleep, Healthy Future." World Sleep Day is to celebrate thebenefits of good and healthy sleep. Researchers say that there are a lot of advantages if we always get enough sleep. We can be smarter, thinner and healthier. Also we can have better skin, better memories and longer lives. For our good life and work, it's necessary for us to realize the importance of sleep and try to have a good sleep.

How much sleep do we need? Adults need at least eight hours of sleep a night. Students under 14 need at least nine hours of sleep every night. However, about 80% of high school students don't get enough sleep because of their schoolwork or some bad habits. There is something you can do to have a good sleep. ▶Exercise more, but not right before bed. Early to bed, early to rise. ▶Drink a glass of milk before sleeping. Keep away from coffee, tea or chocolate at least 6 hours before bedtime. ▶Keep the bedroom between 16℃-19 ℃. ?Don't put computer, TV, and mobile phones in your bedroom.

 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 

Have you gotten vaccinated? This question has become a common way to greet others in China as more and more people widely received COVID-19 vaccinations in December, 2020.

According to China Daily, China plans to vaccinate 40% of its population by June. Meanwhile, China has reached out to other countries in need. It is sending COVID-19 vaccines to 28 countries and giving help to 69 countries in need. Most of these countries are developing countries, such as Pakistan, Mongolia and Mexico. Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera both received China's COVID-19 vaccination, encouraging members of their countries to do the same.

Some rich countries have already stored many vaccines for their own citizens. Some of them have ordered enough vaccines to vaccinate their population two or three times, the Washington Post reported. For countries that have not yet developed or gotten a vaccine, China may be the only way for them to get help. China is one of the few countries that can produce vaccines in large number.

China has joined COVAX, organized by the WHO, to make sure that all members get the vaccine in the future. China has decided to offer 10 million vaccines to COVAX , Xinhua reported. "We must make sure that no country in need of the vaccines is left behind." said Foreign Minister Wang Yi, nothing matters more than the people and nothing is more valuable than human lives.

 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 

Do you know the earth's "sister planet"? It is the second planet from the sun.It looks as large as the earth. It is close to the earth. Yes, it is Venus.

Scientists have been learning about Venus for a long time. First, they looked at Venus through telescopes. But Venus is covered with thick clouds. Scientists could not see Venus well through the clouds, so they made guesses about it.

For a long time, scientists thought that there were plants and water in Venus. They thought Venus might have animals too, but they didn't know for sure.

Then scientists found a way to learn more about Venus. In the 1960s, they began sending probes to Venus. The probes flew through the thick clouds and took pictures of Venus up close. They found out many things too. The probes sent the pictures and things they found out back to the scientists.

The scientists learned a lot from the probes. First, they learned that most of their guesses were not right. And they learned that Venus was very hot.

After that, scientists knew they could not send people to Venus. But they still wanted to know more about it, so they sent new probes. These new probes took great pictures of the planet. The pictures showed that there are plains and mountains in Venus! And in some ways,Venus looks like the earth.

 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 

"How many experiments have you done for the new medicine?" A reporter asked a famous scientist in an interview .

"Maybe over one thousand. Too many to count." The scientist smiled.

"Have you ever been bored with the job and thought about giving up, especially when you failed again and again in experiments?" The reporter was surprised.

"Never. " The scientist answered.

 "What makes you different from others?" The reporter continued. 

The scientist replied, " I think it all came from an experience in my childhood. At the age of four, I was trying to get a bottle of a milk from a fridge. The bottle got out of my hands and fell, making all the milk over the kitchen floor. When my mother came and saw all the mess, she didn't shout at me angrily. Instead, she said, 'Jimmy, it's such a pool of milk. Well, would you like to get down and play in the milk before we clean it up?'So I started playing in the milk. After a few minutes I cleaned it with my mother's help. She then said, "Now let's go out in the backyard, fill the bottle with water and see if you can carry it without dropping it.' That way I learned that if I held a bottle at the top with both hands, I could carry it without dropping it."

"From then on, I knew that I didn't need to be afraid of making mistakes, because I can learn something new from mistakes. And that's what scientific experiments are all about." the scientist added.

 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每个单词限用一次。       

proud   against    send    perhaps    way

 根据汉语填空，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。（每空词数不限） 

National Teeth-Loving Day is on September 20. Everyone wants to have healthy teeth. When you can't help (大笑), you will open your mouth wide and show your teeth. The healthier your teeth are, the happier you will feel. In fact, (没有一人)of us wants to appear untidy. We can't even imagine what the life will be like without them.

Luckily, there is a (项目)called Show Your Teeth which can help you. It was set up by a (群) of young people. They (邀请)some famous dentists to give speeches one week ago. The followings are their suggestions. Be sure your toothbrush is (软的). Remember to check your teeth, probably three times a year to see if they are in excellent (状况). Also it's usually a good idea to stay away from cakes, candies, (曲奇饼) and sweet things in your daily life. We (期待；等待) that you will follow these steps and protect your (自己的)teeth.

假如你是Cathy, 你想应聘学校英语报的记者，给编辑Mike 写封email。介绍你的个人情况。

Hobbies	①Travel(have been to...)      ②Watch cartoons(favorite cartoon hero ...)
Experiences	①Learn English(8 years)      ②Enter many English competitions ...     ③Take part in summer camp in England
Healthy living habits	...

 要求： 

 ①包含所给提示信息，并适当发挥。 

 ②词数100词左右，开头与结尾已经给出，但不计入总数。 

 ③文中不得出现考生姓名，学校等真实信息。 

Hi, Mike,

     I'm Cathy. I want to be a reporter for our school English newspaper.  

 Look forward to your reply. 

Yours,

 Cathy