20202021学年沈阳市第一二六中学八年级11月份期中考试英语试卷

2020-2021学年沈阳市第一二六中学八年级11月份期中考试英语试题笔试部分一.单项填空(共10小题，每小题0.5分；满分5分)21.Helookatthestarseverynight,butnowhedoesnot.A.hadbetterB.usedtoC.oughttoD.hadto22.---doyoubrushyourteeth?---Twiceormoreaday.A.HowsoonB.HowfarC.HowlongD.Howoften23.EverythingisontheMoonthanontheEarth.A.morelighterB.muchmorelightC.muchlighterD.morelight24.Thepolicemenoftenstopchildreninthestreet.A.toplayB.inplayingC.playedD.fromplaying25.Momseemsquitewithmyhomeworkbecausesheislookingatme.A.happy;happyB.happy;happilyC.happily,happilyD.happily;happy26.Thewheelisperhapsthegreatestinventionhistory.A.ofB.inC.atD.with27.AlexanderGrahamBellinventedin1876.A.oneofthefirstpracticaltelephoneB.onefirstpracticaltelephonesC.oneofthefirstpracticaltelephonesD.onefirstpracticaltelephone28.Hecandrawanartist.A.aswellasB.notsowellasC.asgoodasD.asbetteras29.Dowehaveapples?A.someB.anyC.muchD.few30.3plus912.A.areB.wereC.isD.was二.完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分)ComputerfactsSmallerandbetterInthe31,thefirstcomputerswerebiggerthancars.Nowcomputersarebecomingsmallerandbetter.Somecomputersaretiny.You32beunawareofthem.Thereisprobably33insideyourTVorwashingmachine.You34computersmorethanyourealize.35canwedowithcomputers?Wecanusecomputers36.Theycancalculate37afasterspeedthanwecanandalmostnevergivewronganswers.Wecan38typeanddrawthings39them.Inaddition,computerscandoimportantjobslike40railwaysandflyingplanesandspaceships.Isacomputer41thanme?Theansweris“No”.Yourbraincanproducenewideas42computerscannot.However,onedaycomputersmaybeabletodoabetterjobthanhumanbeings.Forexample,theymaydobetterthandoctors43doingtheirjob.Whatwillhappentous44computerscandoallourjobs?Willwehave45todo?Computersmaychangeourlives,butwilltheymakethembetter?31.A.1940B.1940’sC.1940sD.1940’32.A.mustB.mayC.canD.should33.A.oneB.itC.thisD.that34.A.dependedonB.believeinC.worryaboutD.takeoff35.A.HowB.WhichC.WhatD.When36.A.tocalculatingB.forcalculateC.forcalculatorD.tocalculate37.A.atB.inC.onD.to38.A.tooB.alsoC.aswellD.either39.A.byB.inC.useD.with40.A.operateB.operatedC.operationD.operating41.A.cleverB.muchcleverC.moreclevererD.cleverer42.A.butB.andC.orD.if43.A.inB.atC.onD.up44.A.ifB.unlessC.whenD.before45.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing三.阅读理解(共12小题，每小题1.5分；满分18分)AGreatinventionsGreatinventionschangetheworld.Theyhelppeopleliveabetterlife.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory.ThewheelThewheelisperhapsthegreatestinventioninhistory.Afteritsinvention,travellingbecamefasterandmorecomfortable.Afewthousandyearsago,peoplestartedtousewheeloncarriages.Intheearly19thcentury,thefirsttrainsbegantocarrypassengers.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,carsbecamepopular.Withoutthewheel,wewouldnothavetheseinventions.ThetelephoneAlexanderGrahamBellinventedoneofthefirstpracticaltelephonesin1876.Sincethen,peoplehavebeenabletospeaktoeachotheroverlongdistances.Todaymillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldownmobilephones.Theyallowpeopletokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.ThelightbulbThomasEdisondevelopedthefirstpracticallightbulbin1879.Beforetheinventionofthelightbulb,peoplehadtouseoillamps,gaslampsorcandletoseeatnight.Withlightbulbs,peoplecandoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.Canyouimaginelivingwithoutthem?46.Whatisthegreatestinventionaccordingtothetext?A.Thelightbulb.B.Thewheel.C.Thetelephone.D.Alltheabove.47.Whichinventionswereinventedduringthesameperiod(时期)?A.Thewheelandthetelephone.B.Thelightbulbandthewheel.C.Thetelephoneandthelightbulb.D.Thewheel,thetelephoneandthelightbulb.48.Whendidcarsbecamepopular?A.Intheearly19thcentury.B.Inthelate19thcentury.C.Intheearly20thcentury.D.Inthelate20thcentury.49.Whatdothemobilephonesallowpeopletodo?A.Tokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.B.Todoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.C.Totravelfasterandmorecomfortable.D.Tospeaktothemselvesoverlongdistances.BAsthefirstpeopletosuccessfullybuildandflyaheavyengine-poweredaircraftintheair,OrvilleWrightandWilburWrightarereallygreatinventors.On17December,1903,theyflewthefirstplaneintheworld-theFirstFlightinKittyHawk,NorthCarolina.TheWrightbrothersweretryingtolearnaboutflight.Someofthemachinesweresuccessful.theotherswerenot.However.eachmachineaddedtotheirknowledge.TheWrightFlyerhastwowings,anupperwingandalowerone.Botharemadeofwoodwithaclothcovering.TheWrightbrotherscoveredthewingswithaspecialmuslin,itwasakindofcommonclothforwomen’sclothingintheearly1900s.Theclothwaslightweight,yestrong.TheWrightbrotherscalledthecloth“PrideoftheWest”.WilburandOrvilledidn’tlearnalotfromschool.However,theytaughtthemselveshowtomakeasuccessfulflyingmachine.Ittookthem26yearstobesuccessfulinmakingtheFirstFlight.Today,theirfirstflyingmachineexistsonlyin100-yearoldblackandwhitepictures.50.TheWrightbrothersaregreat.A.teachersB.inventorsC.doctorsD.pilots51.Theytestedtheirfirstengine-poweredplane.A.intheearly19thcenturyB.in26yearsC.inSouthCarolinaD.on17December,190352.TheWrightFlyerhastwowingswithaclothcovering.A.madeofwoodB.madeofclothC.madeofironD.madeofplastic53.Howlongdidtheyteachthemselvestomakeasuccessfulflyingmachine?A.For26years.B.In26years.C.S