2020-2021学年沈阳市沈北新区八年级上学期期中英语试卷一、选择填空(共5分,每小题0.5分)1.Tomliveson_______fifthfloorofthebuilding.Heusuallytakes_______lifttogohome.()A.a;aB.the;theC.a;theD.the;a2.﹣Canyoutellmethewaytothehospital?﹣Sorry,I'mnewhere.Youcanask_____else.()A.somebodyB.everyoneC.everybodyD.nobody3.Lookatthe_______ofthecar!ldon'tthinkIhaveenoughmoneytobuyit.()A.speedB.priceC.numberD.distance4.Beijing,thecapitalofChina,isoneof______citiesintheworld.()A.bigB.biggerC.muchbiggerD.thebiggest5.Wedidn'thavenoodlesforlunch.Wehaddumplings_______.()A.finallyB.insteadC.correctlyD.suddenly6.Wedecidedto________Tom'sadviceatlastbecausehisideaswerealwaysright.()A.developB.followC.controlD.operate7.Peoplehadtowriteonbamboos(竹子)________theinventionofpaper.()A.beforeB.afterC.becauseofD.when8.Longtimeago,Chinesepeople________abacustocountnumbers.()A.useB.woulduseC.wereusingD.used9.Please________whattimethetrainleavesforDalianontheInternet.()A.lookforB.findC.findoutD.lookup10.﹣Computersareclevererthanhumanbeingsinthefuture.﹣________,buthumanbeingscreatedcomputers.()A.IthinksoB.Idon'tthinksoC.That'strueD.Goodidea二、完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填人相应空白处的最佳的一项。11.Myfriend,DavidSmith,hadpet(1).Onedayhecalledmeandtoldmehewould(2)foraweek.Heaskedmetofeed(喂)thebirdsforhim.Unluckily,Ididnotremembertofeedthebirds(3)thenightbeforeDavidwasgoingtoreturn.Iwouldfeelquite(4)ifhisbirdsdied,soIrantohishouse(5)andsoonfoundthe(6)tothedoorhegaveme,(7)Icouldn'topenthedoor!IkeptthinkingofwhatDavidwouldsaywhenhecameback.ThenIfoundthatonebedroomwindowwas(8).Iputabigstone(9)thewindow,thoughitwasveryheavy.lmadelotsof(10),butintheend,Iclimbedupby(11).IhadoneleginsidethebedroomwhenIsuddenlyfoundthat(12)wasshiningaflashlight(手电筒)onme.Ilookeddownand(13)apolicemanandanoldlady,oneofDavid'sneighbors.(14)areyoudoingupthere?askedthepoliceman.Feelinglikeafool,Ianswered:Iwas(15)goingtofeedMrSmith'sbirds.(1)A.birdsB.dogsC.catsD.fish(2)A.leaveB.beawayC.returnD.stay(3)A.untilB.beforeC.asD.since(4)A.happyB.comfortableC.interestedD.sorry(5)A.quicklyB.slowlyC.quietlyD.easily(6)A.lampB.keyC.bottomD.wire(7)A.andB.becauseC.butD.so(8)A.closedB.openC.lostD.clean(9)A.onB.inC.underD.above(10)A.workB.problemsC.noiseD.roads(11)A.itB.meC.itselfD.myself(12)A.anybodyB.somebodyC.nobodyD.everybody(13)A.lookedB.watchedC.sawD.heard(14)A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.What(15)A.alwaysB.hardlyC.justD.never三、阅读短文,根据内容洗择正确答案。(共18分,每小题1.5分)12.Oneday,Sammywentforawalkinthemountains.Hefoundastone,itlookedlikeabigegg.Hetookithomeandputitbythewindow.Onemorning,Sammyheardsomenoise.Thestonebrokeopen.Itwasreallyanegg.AsmallanimalclimbedoutandlookedatSammy.Itwasababydinosaur.SammycalleditDudley.Dudleywasalwayshungry.Heateandateandgrewandgrew.SoonhewasbiggerthanSammy.AmanfromDinosaurParkreadaboutSammyandDudleyinthenewspaper.HephonedSammyandsaidHello,Sammy.ThisisMrLeefromDinosaurPark.ComewithDudleyandmeetthechildrenhere.l'llgiveyou10,000dollars.Sammysaid,OK.Aweeklater,Sammygotthemoney.Sammywasveryhappybecausehewasrichnow.Thatnight,hehadadream.HesawafamousthinkerfromancientGreece.HesaidtoSammy,Thewaytohappinessistoownasfewthingsaspossible.Nowyoushouldknowwhattodowiththemoney.Thenextday,Sammygavethemoneytothepoor.(1)Whichofthefollowingpicturesistherightordertomatchthereading?A.dbacB.cdbaC.dbcaD.cdab(2)Whatcanweknowfromthestory?A.Sammyhelpedthepoorpeople.B.DudleylikedSammyverymuch.C.Sammyboughtalotofthingswiththemoney.D.InGreeceathinkertoldSammywhattodowiththemoney.(3)Mr.Leeworks.A.inaparkB.inanewspapercompanyC.inamountainD.inavillage(4)FromthereadingwecanknowthatSammywas.A.funnyB.strictC.patientD.helpful13.Ted,mylittlebrother,isinGradeOne.LastFridayhecamebackfromschoolwithaletter.Theletterwasfromhisteacher.Igotaredflowertoday.Couldyoupleasesignthisnote?hesaidtomum.Thenoteshowedthathehadbeentalkinginclass.Tedhardlygetstopscoresinhisschoolwork.ThebesthegetsisOK,butheoftengetsYoucandobetterthanthis.Mumknowswhatitmeans.ShetellsmeYoucandobetterthanthismeansExtremelybadinChina.IntheUSA,teachersneversayanythingtoobadabouttheirstudents,evenifthestudentsaremakingtroubleinclassornotworkinghardenough.TheworsttheymightsayisPleasebenicertomorrow.ManyparentsaresatisfiedwithaB﹣gradeforeachsubject.ButthingsinChineseschoolsarequitedifferent.Parentshavehighexpectationsfortheirchildren.lsometimesfeltthatmysecond﹣gradecousinspendmoretimeonhomeworkthanIdidwhenlwas6otgradeintheUS!Yethisparentsandteachersdidn'tthinkheworkedhardenough.IsittoostrictinChina?OrisitnotstrictenoughintheUSA?Maybebotharetrue.(1)WhydidTedcomehomewithaletterlastFriday?A.Becausehedidsomethingwrong.B.Becausetheteacherthoughthewastoolazy.C.Becausetheteacherwashappywithhisprogress.D.Becausetheteacherwantedtovisithismother.(2)AmericanparentswillbewhentheirchildrengetaB﹣gradeintheirschool.A.excitedB.sadC.angryD.happy(3)Theunderlinedwordshighexpectationsinthispassagemeans.A.很高的待遇B.很多的自出C.很高的期望D.很多的关爱(4)Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thebestwaytoeducatechildren.B.ChinesestudentsarebetterthanAmericanstudents.C.Americanparentsarenotstrictenoughwiththeirchildren.D.ThedifferencesbetweenChineseeducat