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江苏省南京市南师新城中学2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

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一、单选题

1．—______makesgoodfriends,Allen?

—Beinghonestisveryimportant,Ithink.

A．HowB．WhyC．WhatD．Who

2．—What'sthe______oftheGoldenGateBridge?

—Itisover10000tons.

A．heightB．weightC．lengthD．weigh

3．—What'syournewdeskmatelike,Amy?

—Sheis______.Shealwayssharesfunnyjokeswithme.

A．generousB．boringC．luckyD．humorous

4．Millieis______swimmerinourclass.Wecan'texpecthertowintheswimmingcompetition.

A．fasterB．thefastestC．slowerD．theslowest

5．—Wherewouldyouspendyourwinterholiday?

—MaybeYunnan.Theweatherthereismuchwarmerthan______inNanjing.

A．itB．thisC．thatD．theone

6．—WhatdoyouknowabouttheWhiteHouse?

—Itisabeautifulbuilding______gardensandtrees.

A．onB．aroundC．withD．above

7．ThefruitturnedbrownquicklybecauseMum_______thefruitintheair.

A．threwB．leftC．pickedD．stayed

8．—______thelivingroomblue,Andrew.

—OK,mum.Whataboutorange?

A．Doesn'tpaintB．Didn'tpaintC．NotpaintD．Don'tpaint

9．Myfatherlikes______thenewspaperafterdinner.Heisinterestedinsportsnews.

A．lookingthroughB．lookingforC．lookingupD．lookingout

10．Wemissedourtrainthismorningbecausetherewas______trafficonthewaytotherailwaystation.

A．toomanyB．toomuchC．manytooD．muchtoo

11．—WillthevisitorsfromAustraliacometoourschool?

—Yes.Theywill______at5p.m.thisafternoon.

A．reachB．gettoC．arriveD．cometo

12．Everyoneknowsthat______treesweplant,______ourplanetwillbe.

A．thefewer,themoreB．themore,thebetterC．theless,thebetterD．themore,themore

13．—Dad,I'mafraidPhysicsisnotaseasyasIthought.

—_____!

Youcandoitifyouworkharder.

A．WelldoneB．You'rewelcomeC．ThanksD．Comeon

14．—Couldyoupleasehelpme______theposteronthewall?

—Noproblem.

A．putinB．putoutC．putupD．puton

15．—Let'sgoandlistentoMr.Li'sspeechonWesternculture,shallwe?

—______.Weknowlittleaboutit.

A．ThatsoundsgreatB．That'sallrightC．No,wecan'tD．Nevermind

二、完型填空

Oneday,afarmerwholosthiswatchinhisbarn（谷仓）.Thewatchwasverycheapbutitwasvery16tohimbecauseitwasagiftfromhisfather.After17thebarnforalongtime,hegaveupandaskedfor18fromagroupofchildrenplayingnearby.He19themthatthepersonwhofoundthewatchgetapresent.Hearingthis,thechildrenhurriedinsidethebarn20Theysearchedeverywherebutstillcouldnotfindthe21.Justwhenthefarmerwasgoingto22,alittleboywentuptohimandsaidhewantedtotryagain.Thefarmerlookedathimandthought,“Whynot?

Afterall,thiskidlookshonest.”Sothefarmer23thelittleboybackintothebarn.Afterawhilethelttleboycameoutwiththewatchinhishand!

Theamazedfarmeraskedtheboyhowhesuccededwhiletheotherscouldn't24it.Theboyanswered,“Ididnothingbutsitquietlyandlistenforthe25ofthewatch.”

Thisshowsusthatsometimesapeaceful（平静的）mindcanthinkbetterthananexcitedone.

16．A．importantB．expensiveC．uselessD．interesting

17．A．findingB．searchingC．watchingD．studying

18．A．moneyB．dangerC．workD．help

19．A．toldB．taughtC．worriedD．believed

20．A．angrilyB．slowlyC．quicklyD．hardly

21．A．ruleB．keyC．childD．watch

22．A．putupB．giveupC．gooutD．comeback

23．A．threwB．sentC．gaveD．caught

24．A．makeB．moveC．leaveD．miss

25．A．lightB．voiceC．soundD．noise

三、阅读单选

Dearsir,

IamUroojAshrah,astudentinyourGrade10class.I'mnotfeelingwelltodayandwon'tbemakingittoclass.Ihaveafever,coughandsorethroat.I'mhopingyou'llletmetakeasickdaytoday,Oct21.Ireallyappreciate（感谢）it.

Sincerely

UrooiAshrah

26．WhoisAshrahwritingto?

A．Hisdoctor.B．Histeacher.C．Hisclassmate.D．Hisboss.

27．WhatdoweknowaboutAshraf?

A．HeisinGrade11.B．Hehasaheadache.C．Hehasacough.D．Hehatesgoingtoclass.

28．Ashrafwrotethisinorderto______.

A．tellhisclassmatesheissickB．askforasickday

C．saythankyoutosomeoneD．replytosomeone'sletter

Egyptisoneoftheoldestcivillizations（文明）intheworld.Ithasgreatcultureandhistory.Let'stakealookatsomewonderfulplacesinthecountry.

ArabianDesert

Doyouthinkitmightbefuntorideacamel（骆驼）inthedesert?

Ifso,youshouldgototheArabianDesert.ItisalsoknownastheEasternDesert.Ittakesupnearlyone-quarter（四分之一）ofEgypt'sland.Ridingacamelisfun.Camelskneeldowntoletyousitonthem.

Luxor

Ifyouwanttoseeancient（古老的）palacesandbuildings,Luxorisagreatplacetogo.Peopletherecallitthe“open-airmuseumofancientEgypt”.ManypeoplevisitLuxoreveryyear.SomefamousplacesthereincludetheValleyoftheKingsandtheValleyoftheQueens.

TheGreatSphinx

TheGreatSphinxisastatue（雕像）ofalionwithaman'shead.It'sverylarge.TheSphinxisabout240feetlong（about73m）and65feet（about20m）high.Itseyesaretwometershigh!

Forhundredsofyears,theSphinxhasguarded（守卫）theGreatPyramidodKhufu.

29．WhatdoweknowabouttheArabianDesert?

A．Itisthethird-largestdesertintheworld.

B．ItislocatedinWesternAfrica.

C．Ittakesupnearlyone-quarterofEgypt'sland.

D．Itisfamousforitslargernumberofcamels.

30．WhichofthefollowingplacesisNOTinEgypt?

A．Luxor.B．TheValleyoftheKings.

C．TheValleyoftheQueens.D．Kilimanjaro..

31．WhatguardstheGreatPyramidofKhufu?

A．TheLuxor.B．TheNileriver.

C．TheGreatSphinx.D．TheArabiandesert.

Inasmallvillage,therelivedaman.Hewoulddonothingalldaybutdaydream.Wheneverhewashungry,hewouldgoout,begfor（乞讨）food,comebackandhangaround.

Onesunnyafternoon,hewasveryhungry.Withgreatdiffculty,hegotup,tookoutabowlandwentouttobeg.Bybeggingthewholeday,hefinallygotapotfullofmilk.Hehungthispotontheceiling,laydownonhisbedandstarteddaydreamingagain.“Thispotofmilkisgoingtomakemerich,”hethought.“Icanmakebutterfromthemilk.ThenIwillbeabletomakeghee（印度酥油）andgotothemarketandselltheghee,”hisdreamwenton.“WiththemoneyIget,Iwillbuyapairofgoats.Theywillhavekidsaftersixmonths.SoonIwouldhavealargenumberofgoats.”

ThenIwillcontinuemybusiness.Iwillbuysomemorecowsandownafarmhouse.Iwillstartadairy（奶牛场）.OnceIearnahandsomeamount,Iwillemploypeopleonmyfarm.Icanalsoopenasweetshopinthemiddleofthevillage.Iwillmakesweetsoutofthecow'smilk,”themankeptsmilingtohimself.

“HowsmartIam,”hethought.Lostinhisthoughts,hekickedouthisfoot,brokethepotanddrenched（弄湿）himselfinmilk.Hesawthebrokenpotandcried.Helostwhateverhehad.

32．Afterthemancamebackwiththepotofmilk,hebeganto________.

A．daydreamB．makebutterC．drinkitD．makeghee

33．Whichofthefollowingwordscandescribetheman?

A．LazyB．SmartC．CarelessD．Cheerful

34．Wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythattheman________.

A．becamerichintheendB．remainedabeggar

C．ownedabigfarmD．raisedlotsofgoats

35．Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?

A．Daydreamingcanmakeyouworkharder

B．Youshouldbealwayscarefulwiththings

C．Peopleshouldgivemoretohelpbeggars

D．Ittakeshardworktorealizeone'sdream

“What'sthenameofourneighbor?

Ican'trememberrightnow.”Haveyoueverheardyourgrandparentsaskquestionslikethis?

Usually,wethinkolderpeople'smemoriesbecomebadbecausetheirbrainsgetweak.ButateamofscientistsattheUniversityofTubingeninGermanyhasadifferentidea.

“Thehumanbrainworksslowerinoldage,”saidleadscientistMichaelRamscar,“butonlybecausetheyhavestoredmoreinformationovertime.”

Thefindingsarebasedonaseriesofcomputersimulations（模拟）oflearningandmemory.

Scientistletthecomputersreadacertainamountofwordsandlearnnewthingseachday.Whenthecomputer“reads”onlysomuch,itsperformanceoncognitive（认知）testsissimilarofayoungadult.Butifthecomputerlearnedtheexperienceswemightencounter（经历）overalifetime,itsperfectionissimilartothatofanolderadult.

Oftenitwasslowerbecauseincreased“experience”hadcausedthecomputer'sdatabase（数据库）togrow,givingitmoredatatoprocess-whichtakestime.Thisissimilartooldpeople.

Imagineapersonknowstwopeople'sbirthdays.Anotherpersonknowsthebirthdaysof2,000people,butcanonlymatchtherightpersontotherightbirthdayninetimesoutof10.Canyousaythefirstpersonhasabettermemorythanthesecondperson?

Thebasicideaisthat“Thelargerthelibraryyouhaveinyourhead,thelongeritusuallytakestofindaparticularword,”BenedictCarey,asciencereporterforTheNewYorkTimes,wroteinanarticleaboutthestudy.

36．Thewriterusesaquestionatthebeginningto________.

A．encouragereaderstothinkoftheirneighbors

B．makereadersinterestedinthetopic

C．provethatolderpeoplehavebadmemories

D．explainwhyolderpeoplelikeaskingquestions

37．Howdidthescientistsdotheirresearch?

A．Theyinterviewedoldpeople

B．Theyaskedbothyoungandoldpeoplethesamequestions

C．Theyusedcomputerstosimulatehumanlearningandmemory

D．Theyfollowedtheexperiencesofagroupofoldpeople

38．Accordingtotheresearch,whydooldpeopleforgetotherpeople'snameseasily?

A．Becausetheyhaveaverypoormemory

B．Becausetheyaretoooldtorememberthings

C．Becausetheirbrainsbecomeweakerovertime

D．Becausethereistoomuchinformationintheirbrains

39．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“similar”inthepassagemeaninChinese?

A．协调的B．相似的C．奇怪的D．迥异的

40．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthestory?

A．Whydooldpe