福建省厦门市第一中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中英语试题
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、单项选择
1.—The sun shines brightly. You’d better take ________ umbrella when you go out.
—OK. It’s ________ useful suggestion.
A.an; an    B.a; an    C.an; a
2.The homeless people usually have a hard time ________ cold evenings.
A.on    B.in    C.at
3.His parents spent plenty of money on his study ________ help him get further education.
A.so that    B.because of    C.in order to
4.—Why are you so sad?
—My parents always ________ me with others to push me hard.
A.communicate    B.compete    C.compare
5.—May I play computer games now, Mom?
—When you finish cleaning your room, you              .
A.can    B.must    C.need
6.It rained ________ last weekend, so we had to stay at home.
A.hardly    B.heavily    C.completely
7.—Why are you working so hard?
—________ into a good high school and a famous university.
A.To get    B.Get    C.Getting
8.It is not a big deal ________ she’s wrong.
A.unless    B.although    C.until
9.It was ________ that he slept at 8:00 last night, for he often stays up late.
A.strange    B.normal    C.typical
10.Never ________ till tomorrow what should be done today.
A.take off    B.put off    C.get off
11.—My father used to ________, but now, he is used to ________ tea.
—No wonder he looks fit.
A.smoking, drinking    B.smoke; drink    C.smoke; drinking
12.I am ________ tired recently because I have ________ after-school classes.
A.much too; too many    B.too much; too many    C.much too; too much
13.—Which T-shirt do you like better, the white one or the black one?
—________. I prefer a blue one.
A.Both    B.Either    C.Neither
14.—Mr. Yuan runs at least half an hour every day.
—What a good ________! He becomes healthier now.
A.skill    B.habit    C.idea
15.—You look worried, Helen. ________?
—I left my schoolbag on the school bus.
A.What should you do    B.How’s it going    C.What’s wrong
二、完形填空
Volunteers are probably some of the most overlooked (被忽视的) people. But no activity would carry on successfully ___16___ hardworking volunteers. This month, I volunteered at the Color Run in Melbourne (墨尔本).
My job was to give a high-five to every runner at the finish line. ___17___, I saw it as a simple job. ___18___ I didn’t have as much fun as the runners, I still learned an important lesson.
When the first runner ___19___, we reached out our hands and shouted “Good job” excitedly. However, as more and more people crossed the finish line and ___20___ their hands with mine, my arm got sore. ___21___ the hot weather, our clothes were all wet and we felt tired. But soon we saw a group of little kids running toward us. They could ___
22___ catch their breath, but they still kept going with big smiles on their faces. They put up their hands and said, “High-five!”
At that moment, I was quite moved-they were so young, and they didn’t ___23___. Suddenly, I felt ___24___ full of strength (力量). I said, “Well done, little guys!”
It is never an easy job. We meet different people and ___25___ each other. That is the meaning of being a volunteer.
16.A.for    B.to    C.without
17.A.At first    B.At least    C.At most
18.A.If    B.Although    C.Unless
19.A.passed    B.started    C.fell
20.A.compared    B.tied    C.touched
21.A.Because of    B.Thanks to    C.Instead of
22.A.easily    B.hardly    C.nearly
23.A.give out    B.give away    C.give up
24.A.myself    B.themselves    C.ourselves
25.A.protect    B.encourage    C.choose
三、阅读单选
Dear Diary,                June 7, 2021I was very sad to hear what happened to Woollie yesterday. Woollie was my favorite sheep. I have a storybook about Woollie.
It says when Woollie was four, he ran away from Mr. Armstrong’s farm, and it took Mr. Armstrong six years to find Woollie. But Woollie had grown so much fleece (羊毛) that he didn’t even look like a sheep. Mr. Armstrong decided to cut his fleece on TV, so everyone could see it. Daddy said this happened on the day when I was born.
Woollie’s fleece weighed 27 kg and could make clothes for 20 large men. I asked Daddy if his favorite vest (背心) was made from Woollie’s fleece. Daddy said no, because Woollie’s fleece was sold to collect money for sick kids.
In the storybook, Woollie was taken to see Ms. Stella Clark, the leader of our city then. They even had tea together.
Daddy said Woollie was put down because he was too sick and there was no way to help him. I cried.
I hope Woollie will be happy up there in heaven.
26.The writer was very ________ about what happened to Woollie.A.sad    B.happy    C.excited    D.interested
27.What do we know about Woollie from this diary?
A.Woollie was older than the writer.    B.Woollie was taken to visit sick kids.
C.Woollie was sick when he ran away.    D.Woollie looked strange without his fleece.
28.What did people do with Woollie’s fleece?
A.They used Woollie’s fleece to make clothes for 20 large men.
B.Woollie’s fleece was made into a vest for the writer’s father.
C.Woollie’s fleece was sold to collect money for sick kids.
D.They used Woollie’s fleece to make clothes for 20 sick kids.
29.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 4?厦门英语
A.    B.    C.    D.
30.What’s the meaning of underlined part “Woollie was put down”?
A.Woollie was sold.    B.Woollie died.
C.Woollie was missing.    D.Woollie became famous.