2021-2022学年湖南省长沙市雨花区广益实验中学八年级（上）期中英语试卷

3．　　When most people go on holiday, they take a plane or train. It's fast and easy to travel this way. But it's not quite the same as taking a road trip – getting into a car and driving across the country.
　　Road trips are a common pastime (消遣) in the US. Some families take a week or two to drive across the country. The US is built for road trips, since it has highways between nearly every town and city. There are rest areas along these highways for people to stop and take a break, as well as restaurants and motels (汽车旅馆). Also, driving used to be much cheaper than flying.
　　Many will say that going on an amazing road trip is the best and really the only way to experience America. You must think a lot before starting a road trip, such as what to pack, what kind of car to rent, most importantly, where to go. One of the most popular highways across America is Route 66. Since it passes through eight different starts and four different regions (地区), you can feel a lot about American culture along the way. You'll get to see roadside sights, historical gas stations, and enjoy all kinds of American food.
　　These days, road trips aren't quite as common. Gas is more expensive now and road trips don't interest younger people any more. But in China, more and more people like to go on road trips. They drive to faraway places like Tibet and Xinjiang. It sounds like a fun way to get to know a country that is so big.

4．　　A teenager is Shenyang, Liaoning province, reported a mistake in a textbook to its publisher (出版商), pointing out a mix-up of two insects (昆虫) in one of its pictures.
　　"I found a small mistake on page 95 of the English textbook published by Shanghai Educational Publishing House when I was preparing lessons before class." said Cui Chenxi, a 7^th grader in Shenyang No. 126 Middle School. "The textbook says the animal in the picture is a bee but found it's a actually a hover fly (食蚜蝇)."
　　The publisher confirmed (证实) the mistake they made after asking a biology teacher and said it will change the picture after it gets approval from the Ministry of Education (教育部).
　　The publisher also thanked the 12-year-old boy for reporting the mistake, and praised (表扬) him for being so excellent. When asked how he knew the mistake, Cui said, "It's easy. Bees have two pairs of wings while hover flies have only one pair. Besides, bees are fatter with their round belly (肚子) while the hover fly is thinner." What's more, bees have clearer tentacles (触角) than hover flies does."
　　Cui has such a great interest in biology that he raised 10 types of ants in his primary school to watch the insects' habits and their activities, according to Cui's mother. The family has more than 300 books about natural science and Cui has a bookshelf of his own.

5．根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．
　　The only thing better than reading a good book is reading it with others. In a book club, a group of people choose a book that everyone will read separately (单独) and then discuss together. (1)       It's also a lot of fun to talk about what you're reading with friends.
　　There are no rules of starting a book club. The plan for it might change, depending on the group. But it's good to think ahead (提前) about how you'd like the book club to run and when and where you'll meet.
　　(2)       Think of eight to twelve people around your age. Maybe you can also encourage (鼓励) your friends to invite (邀请) people who they know well but you haven't met. A book club can help you make friends.
　　Second, having a subject can make the club get more attention. You might want to read fantasy stories or science fiction (小说). (3)       If you use it to choose the books you read, you might discover some great new books and writers, too.
　　Finally, make sure you read the book before the meeting. (4)      
　　Actions speak louder than words. (5)      

6．　　Many space-lovers dream of traveling into space, but it costs too much to make that dream come true. Luckily, here is a chance for people who love exploring space. An unusual new reality TV show called Space Hero is in the works.
　　Space Hero must be popular and attractive because it will be the world's first reality show in space. It will send a lucky winner to the International Space Station (ISS) who can stay there for ten days. According to the show creators (创建者), a seat for the winner has already been booked with the NASA on spaceship, which is set to travel to the ISS in 2023.
　　How will the show work?The plan of the show is to first pick a group of space-lovers from around the world. The show is open to anyone who is older than 18. "We're opening space to everyone – not only to astronauts and rich people", one of the creators said. Twelve men and twelve women will be picked. And then the contestants (参赛者) will be taken to a "Space Village" to take part in hard space training for the final trip.
　　In the end, the people who watch the show can choose their favorite person to be sent to space. When the winner has been picked, the show will follow that lucky person's journey and film during the whole time. The creators of Space Hero hope the show will encourage (鼓励) interest in space travel.

7．　　At the beginning of this term, my PE teacher suggested to me that I should take part in the marathon (马拉松). I was very surprised because I was (1)       a good runner. In order to encourage me, he said that if I took part in the race, I would get the highest mark for the term's PE class. Therefore, I decided to have a try because I had (2)      to lose.
　　I prepared for the race very (3)      . I ran every day in the morning before school. And after school, I (4)       running with many other runners on the sports ground. I even had the special diet for athletes. I heard that the special diet could help me to get good (5)      .
　　When the day of the marathon arrived, I was very nervous. As usual, I got up in the morning, had my breakfast, and listened to some music. Then my father gave me a lift to the sports ground, for the marathon race was going to take place there in an hour. All my family knew how (6)       this race was for me and how much effort I had put into its preparation, (7)       they wished me good luck.
　　My competitors looked like athletes. I was afraid that I would be the last. However, when I started to run, I thought only about the race. As I paid much attention to the (8)       itself, I did not remember when I (9)       the race. Suddenly I realized that I had come first. I was very happy when I won the race. From the experience, I learn that success always comes out of (10)      work.

8．阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式．
　　The Olympic Games (1)       (start) in Greece (希腊) more than 2,000 years ago. In 1896, the world's (2)       (one) modern Olympics was held. It has continued to this day, and is held every four years.
　　The Tokyo Olympic Games began on July 23, 2021 and ran to August 8, which was a year later than schedule (计划) because (3)       the COVID-19. At the Games, Chinese (4)       (play) surprised the world with their talents.
　　Chinese young shooter Yang Qian won the first prize of the Tokyo Olympics in Women's 10 m Air Rifle (气枪) on Saturday. "I am very glad and excited (5)       (win) this prize. I was really nervous to finish the final shot. " She said (6)       (happy).
　　Born in 2007, Quan Hongchan was the (7)       (young) member of the Chinese team. (8)      , the talented girl said she just "did her routines (日常)". During daily training, she would practice (9)       (dive) more than 300 times every day. She's (10)       (hard-working) than any one of the team. In her free time, she is just like any other girl, she likes to play computer games and eat snacks.

9．阅读下面的短文, 将划线部分译成英文或中文.
　　A young woman was driving a car home with her father when they were caught in a heavy rain. (1)The young woman was so afraid that she didn't know what to do. Her father said, "Keep driving. "
　　After driving a few kilometers, (2)雨变得越来越大了．The young woman noticed that some drivers stopped their cars on the side of the road. So, (3)she asked her father if she needed to stop, but her father said nothing. So she had to keep on driving.
　　(4)她父亲决定叫她停下车．
　　"But why now, father?" she asked in surprise. Her father said, "When you get out, you can look back at all the people in cars that gave up and they are still in the rain. But now, your rain is over because you didn't give up. "
　　(5)Where there is a will, there is a way. Don't give up even if everyone else does.

10．假如你是李华, 你的美国笔友Tom写信告诉你他下学期即将来你的学校做交流生．因为李华热爱运动, 所以他很想了解你的学校同学们平时的锻炼情况．同时, 他也想让你推荐你们的城镇周末最好的休闲去处及原因．请你给他写一封回信并表达你对他即将到来的期待和欢迎．
注意:1. 80词左右;
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
3. 文中不得出现真实人名．