浙江省杭州市英特外国语学校2023-2023学年八年级下期中英语试题（无听力部分）

第页杭州英特外国语学校2023-2初二年级期中考试英语学科试题卷Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题，每题1分，总分值15分)Severalyearsago,awell-knownwriterandeditorNormanCousinsbecameveryill.Hisbody21andhefeltconstantlytired.Itwasdifficultforhimtoeven22around.Hisdoctortoldhimthathewouldlosetheabilitytomoveandeventuallydiefromthedisease.Hewastoldhehadonlya1in500chanceof23.Despitethediagnosis(诊断)，Cousinswas24toovercomethediseaseandsurvive.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedinmedicineandhadreadabook,which25theideaofhowbodychemistryandhealthcanbedamagedbyemotionalstressandnegative26.ThebookmadeCousinsthinkaboutthepossible27ofpositiveattitudesandemotions.Hethought,“Isitpossiblethatlove,hope,faith,28,confidence,andthewilltolivehavepositivetreatmentvalue?〞Hedecidedto29onpositiveemotionsasawaytotreatsomeofthesymptomsofhisdisease.Inadditiontohistraditionalmedicaltreatment,hetriedtoputhimselfinsituationsthatwould30positiveemotions.“Laughtherapy〞(微笑疗法)becamepartofhis31.Hearrangedtimeeachdayforwatchingcomedyfilms,reading32books,anddoingotheractivitiesthatwoulddrawout33emotions.Withineightdaysofstartinghis“laughtherapy〞program,hispainbeganto34andhewasabletosleepmoreeasily.Hewasabletoreturntoworkinafewmonths’timeand35reachedcompleterecoveryafterafewyears.21.A.cutB.achedC.relaxedD.changed22.A.runB.passC.moveD.travel23.A.deathB.injuriesC.disabilityD.survival24.A.determinedB.reluctantC.disappointedD.able25.A.debatedB.discussedC.pickedD.imitated26.A.attitudesB.beliefsC.goalsD.positions27.A.shortcomingB.harmC.benefitD.interest28.A.laughB.laughingC.laughedD.laughter29.A.applyB.organizeC.focusD.form30.A.bringaboutB.setaboutC.putupD.makeup31.A.activityB.situationC.treatmentD.emotion32.A.scaryB.fictionC.humorousD.terrifying33.A.positiveB.approvingC.strongD.mixed34.A.escapeB.decreaseC.explodeD.react35.A.generallyB.especiallyC.actuallyD.extremelyIV.阅读理解(共两节，总分值40分)第一节(共15小题，每题2分，总分值30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最正确选项。ATherewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeverytripandtooktheirwages.Onthelastdayofonetip,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawasverycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,“Ifoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,Iwillgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages.〞Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain’scheating,sotheydidn’tbelieveinhim.Butthenoneofthem,whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewaterandstayedinitalthoughitwasverycold.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileaway.“Youarecheating,〞hecaptainsaidtothesailor,“Thefire'swarmingyou.〞“Butit'shalfamileaway,〞saidthesailor.“Afireisfire,〞answeredthecaptain.“Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken,〞saidthesailor.“Ican,〞answeredthecaptain.“Ifyoucookthischicken,〞saidthesailor,“Ishallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,butifyoucan’t,youwillgivemeyourship.〞Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,“Where'sthefire?〞“Thereitis,〞answeredthesailors,“Ontheshore."“‘Afire’sfire’,yousaid,〞answeredthesailor.“Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughtocookyourchicken.〞36.Thecaptaingotthesailors'wages_______________.A.tobuyachickenB.andsavedthemoneyforthesailorsC.bycheatingthemD.andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon37.Whatcouldthesailorgetifhestayedinthewaterduringthewholenightaccordingtowhatthecaptainsaid?A.Hisownwages.B.Achicken.C.Thecaptain'sship.D.Afire.38.Thecaptainsaidthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorinthewaterbecause_____.A.hedidn'twanttolosethebetB.thesailorcheatedhimC.thefirewascloseenoughtowarmthesailorD.somefishermenwantedtohelpthesailorwiththefire39.Whatdoyouthinkofthesailoraccordingtothestory?A.Hewaspolite.B.Hewasrude.C.HewassmartD.Hewasdishonest.40.Whatdoyouinfer(推断)abouttheendofthestory?A.Thesailorworkedforthecaptainforsevenyearswithoutwages.B.Thecaptaincookedthechickenwiththefireontheshore.C.Thesailorgotoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeared.D.Thesailorwonthecaptain’sshipatlast.BImaginethatthebatteryonyourmobilephonehasrunout.Youcan'tmakeanycallsforhelpandnoonecancontactyou.Youareallalonewell,notquite.Justreachintoyourpocketandtakeoutapieceofsugar.Putitintothebattery,waitaminuteandyouarebackonthephone.ThankstoacoupleofAmericanscientists,thissituationcouldbecomereal.SwadeshChaudhuriandDerekLovelyhaveinventedthe“bacteriabattery〞.Thiskindofbatterygetsitspowerfrombacteriathateatssugarandturnsitintoelectricity.“Thisisaspecialorganism(有机体),〞Lovelysaid.“Youcangetenoughelectricitytopoweracellphonebatteryforaboutfourdaysfromaspoonfulofsugar.〞Inthepast,bacteriabatterieshavebeenexpensiveandnotlong-lasting.Butthisbatteryusesamoreefficientbacteriumthatcanturn80percentofsugarintoelectricalenergy.Thisis30percentmorethansimilarbatteriescanmanage.Thebacteriabatterycouldbecomeassmallasahouseholdbattery.Itisalsocheapandstable,becausesugarcanbetakenfromwasteandcrops.Butthesugar-to-electricityprocessisslow:itcouldtakeweeksforthebacteriatochangeacupofsugarintoelectricity.Anditproduces“greenhouse〞gaseswhichpollutetheenvironment.Thescientistsunderstandthereisalotmoreworktobedone.“Itisstillyoung,〞saidLovely.“Wherewearenowiswheresolarpowerwas20or30yearsago.〞Healsobelievesthebatterywillbeusedinscientificequipmentatthebottomoftheocean.Otherideasincludeusingsugarinthebloodtorunmedicaldevicesinthehumanbodyandtakingsugarfromanimalwastetoprovideenergytopowerhomesinruralareas.41.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtochangesugarintoelectricity.B.Ascientificinventionofanewtypeofbattery.C.Howtousethenewbacteriabattery.D.Anewkindofmobilephoneanditsfuture.42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthenewly-developedbattery?A.Convenient.B.Stable.C.Inexpensive.D.Quick.43.Whichofthefollowingarethescientistsworkingontoimprovethenewbattery?A.Increasethebacteria.B.Solvethepollutionproblem.C.Bringdowntheprice.D.Changethesizeofthebattery.44.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceactuallymean?A.Thebacteriabatterysharessomesimilaritieswithsolarenergy.B.Scientistswillcontinuetheirworkuntiltheyfindsolarpower.C.Thereisstillmuchroomfortheimprovementofthebacteriabattery.D.Thebacteriabatterywillbeaspopularassolarpowerintwentyorthirtyyears.45.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whowillfindthebacteriabatterylessuseful?A.Divers.B.Farmers.C.Doctors.D.Architects.CFewpeoplehavefaceddeathinaplanecrashandlivedtotelltheirstories.OnThursday15January2023,aUSAirwaysplanewith155peopleonboardlandedontheicywatersoftheHudsonRiverafterabirdstrikeupontakeoff.Afteraflockofbirdsstroketheplane,bothenginesweredamagedandpassengersheardaloudbangandsmelledsmoke.Thepilotthenradioedtoairtrafficcontrollingtowerthathehadsufferedabirdstrikeandreportedanemergency.Hesaidthatheneededtogoback,andairtrafficcontrollersgavehimpermissiontodoso,buthethensaidhewantedtoheadtoTeterboro,NewJersey,becauseitwascloser.Withnopower,thecaptainattemptedtheimpossible:tolandintheHudsonRiverTheplaneclearedtheGeorgeWashingtonBridgebylessthan900feetbeforeeventuallyglidingintothewater.Thewayithititwasveryslow,softandsmooth.Thecaptaincameonandsaid,‘Look,we’regoingdown.Getreadyforimpact(冲击力).’Everyonelookedateachotherandwesaidourprayers.IsaidaboutfiveHailMarys.〞SaiKolodjaywhenherememberedtheterrifyingmoment.Assoonastheplanehitthewater,police,fireandCoastGuardboatsaswellasprivateyachtsandcommercialferriesfromalldirectionscametohelpandwerequicklyonthesceneaspassengerslineduponsafetychutes(逃生滑道)andwereimmediatelytakenawayfromthesinkingplane.Thecaptainwasthelastpersontoleavetheplane.Hewalkedupanddowntheplanetwicebeforefinallygettingonapoliceboatwhentheplanebegantosink.“Idon'tthinkthere’senoughpraisetogoaroundforsomeonewhodoessomethinglikethis.〞saidformerDeltapilotDennyWalsh.PresidentBushalsopraisedthoseinvolvedintherescue.“LauraandIareinspiredbytheskillandheroismoftheflightcrewaswellasthededication(奉献)andselflessnessoftheemergencyrespondersandvolunteerswhorescuedpassengersfromtheicywatersoftheHudson,〞hesaid.46.TheU.S.Airwaysplanelandedwithinafewminutesaftertakeoffbecause_____.A.therewasatechnicalproblemwiththeengineB.therewasabomb(炸弹)ontheplaneC.terroristshighjackedtheplaneD.birdsstroketheplane47.Afterreportingtheemergency,thepilotdecidedtoflytoTeterboro,NewJerseyinsteadofreturningtotheairportforthereasonthat__________.A.therewasabiggerairportinTeterboro,NewJerseyB.hewasafraidthattheplanewouldcrashandexplodesoonC.thecontrollingtowerdidnotallowhimtogobackD.hewantedtotrywaterlandingandsetuparecord48.Theunderlined“it〞inthelastsentenceofthe3rdparagraphstandsfor______.A.theplaneB.thebridgeC.thewaterD.theferry49.Whydidthepilotwalkupanddowntheplanetwicebeforehegotonthepoliceboat?A.Hewascheckingwhetherallthepassengershadalllefttheplane.B.Hewastryingtofindouttheproblemwiththeengine.C.Hewassendingasignaltothecontrollingtowernearby.D.Hewaswaitingforthepolicementotakehimawaysoon.50.Thename“Laura〞inthelastparagraphremindsyouofthefollowingnamesexpect________.A.JulianeKopckefromPeruB.PengLiyuanfromChinaC.PrincessKatefromBritainD.MichelleObamafromtheU.S.第二节(共5小题，每题2分，总分值10分)LiHuahasjustcomebackfromtheUSandintendstogivesomeofhisrelatives(mentionedin51-55)someDVDsasgifts.HebringsbacksixDVDs(A-F).Afterthedescriptionofeachperson,decidewhichDVDisthemostsuitableoneforthepeople.ThereisoneextraDVD,whichyoudonotneedtouse.____________51.LiHua'sGrandfatherisafanofJulesVerne,thefatherofmodernsciencefiction.Hedreamedtobeaheroandsavepeopleintroublewhenhewasyoung.Althoughheisoldnow,hewillnotmissagoodsciencefictionmovie.___________52.LiHua’smotherworksinaprimaryschoolasanEnglishteacher.ShethoughtEnglishlearningshouldbeinteresting.andsheoftenputsonsomeEnglishmoviesinclass,sostudentscannotonlylearnthelanguagebuthistoryandculture.OfcoursethelanguageinthemoviewillnotbedifficultanditwillbebetterifthereisabeautifulEnglishsonginit.___________53.LiHua'sfatherteachessocialstudiesinamiddleschool.HeisespeciallyinterestedinthehistoryofsomeforeigncountriessuchasEgypt,GermanyandIndia.NowheispreparingalectureabouttherelationshipbetweenIndiaandPakistanandneedssomematerials.___________54.LiHua'seldersisterlovesreadinglovestorieseversinceshewasamiddleschoolstudent.Now,shehasjustfalleninlovewithagoodguy.Theybothloveseeinggoodfilms,andnow,ofcourse,afilmaboutloveistheirfavorite,___________55.LiHua'selderbrotherisahistoryloverunderhisfather’sinfluence.Hewasfondofmoviesaboutwarsinhistory.HehasseenmanymoviesaboutpeoplestrugglinginJapaneseorNazis'prisons,andhewouldliketoseesomethingdifferent.A.TheLeagueofExtraordinaryGentlemenAhunter,ascientist,avampire,aninvisibleman,animmortal,aspy,abeast...Whenamaskedmadmanknownas“ThePhantom(幽灵)〞triestocontroltheworld,greatadventurerAllanQuatermainsetsupateamofsuperheroes,thelikesofwhichmankindhasneverseen.Now,despitefightingtheirownpersonaldemonsandeachother,theymustjoinforcestosavetheworld.B.ThePrinceofEgyptThiscartoonmovieattractedaudiencesalloverthewordwithitsfantasticartistrytimelessstoryandpowerfulmusic.Thismasterpiecebecameoneofthetopanimatedfilmsofalltime.Theextraordinarytaleoftwobrothers—onebornofroyalblood,oneanorphanwithasecretpast—isbroughttolifeasneverbefore,withunforgettablecharactersvoicedbymanystars.Oneofthetwobrothersbecomestherulerofthemostpowerfulempireonearth,theotherthechosenleaderofhispeople.Whattheydowillforeverchangetheirlives—andtheworld.C.AsFarAsMyFeetWillCarryMeBasedonthetruestoryofJosefMartinBauer'sbest-sellingnovel,thispowerfulmovietellsustheunbelievablejourneyofGermansoldierClemensForellinhisdramaticescapefromaSiberian(西伯利亚的)laborcampafterWorldWarⅡ.Throughthebittercoldofwinter,desertedlandscapes,andlife—threateningadventures,Forellwhowasdeterminedtoreturntohisfamilymakeshisway,stepbystep,daybyday,towardsPersiaandfreedom.14,000and3endlessyearsofuncertaintylater,heisfinallyabouttoreachhisdestination.D.BajrangiBhaijaanA5-year-oldgirlPakistangetsseparatedfromhermotheratanIndiarailwaystation.Lostandhungry,shefindsshelteratthehomeofPavan,afaithfulfollowHanuman(哈努曼，印度神话中的猴神),adevoutHindufromawrestingfamily.BairangiBhaijaanisthetouchingstoryofPavan’squesttounitethechildwithherparentsagainstallodds.ThiswonderfulmovietellsthestoryofhowPavan,whowillmoveheavenandearthtokeepthepromisehemadetothegirlfromacrosstheborder.E.TheweddingPlannerMaryFioreistheweddingplanner.She'sambitious,hard-working.extremelyorganized,andsheknowsexactlywhattodoandsaytomakeanyweddingafantasticevent.ButwhenMaryfallsinlovewithahandsomedoctor,herlifeisturnedupsidedown—he’sthegroominthebiggestweddingofhercareer!Willshehelphimmarryhisrichgirlfriend,orwillMaryfinallygettobethebrideherself?Asthissweetromanticcomedyproves,whenitcomestolove,youcanneverplanwhat'sgoingtohappen.F.AgentCodyFrankieMunizandHilaryDuffstarinthis“cleverandlivelyaction-adventure〞(LosAngelesTimes)aboutajuniorCIAagentonamissiontosavetheworld,stopthebadguysandwinthegirl'sheart...Catchingyoureyewithcooltools,excitingspecialeffectsandthewonderfulskateboardchase,AgentCodyBanksdeliversgreatfunfortheentirefamily.Ⅴ.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothefirstlettersgiven.根据首字母填写英语单词，在答卷上写出整个单词。(共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分)56.Inthelastsportsmeet,myclassmateMikec________halfwayandgothurt.Wethoughthewouldgiveup,buttooursurprise,hegotupandkeptonrunning.57.Onthemorningofthenewyear,peoplefoundthelittlematchgirll_______ontheground,dead.58.AgreatnumberofpeopleinthemountainousarealiveinP_________.Theyhavelittlemoneytospareandleadaverybasiclife.59.Icouldhearthewindhowling,thebearroaringandalltheotherf_____noisesoutsidemytent.Itmademeshiver(发抖).60.Phillip,amountaineer,wasonceveryclosetod________whenhesuddenlyslippedandstartedtofall.Luckily,hisfriendsgothimandpulledhimup.61.Mygrandfatherisaheavysmoker.Hewon'tstopsmokingu________thedoctortellshimthatit'skillinghim.62.LisaandhertwinsisterLinahavelittleincommon.Lisaislazy,d_______andusuallylateforschool,whileLinaishardworking,tidyandcalm.63.Afterfightingagainstaseriesofkneei_________,BraziliansoccerstarKaka,alsoknownasRicardolzecsondosSantosLeite,retiredonDecember17,2023.64.Seeingtheorangerice,Ih_________foraminutebeforetryingit,butitturnedtobequitedeliciousassoonasIputitintomymouth.65.Staringfrom2023,Frenchparentswillnolongerbeabletochoosenottosendtheirkidstokindergarten.Itwillbeamust,askindergartenwillbecomepartofthecountry'sc_________educationVI.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofwordsinthebox.从方框中选择适当的词组完成句子,注意使用正确的形式。其中两个为多余选项。(共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分)assoonasbeusedtobreakdownbumpintoevenifeversinceintimemakeadecisionontimeonone’sownrunoutoftoone’ssurprise66.Michaelisquiteindependent.Hepolitelyrefusedmyoffertohelpandinsistedonaccomplishingthetask______________.67.Youshouldallowyourchildrenthespacetovoicetheiropinions,___________theyaredifferentfromyourown.68.InthedimlightIcouldn'tseeclearlyand____________atree.Luckily,Ididn'thurtbadly.69._________canbeextremelydifficultsometimesasyouhavetoconsidersomanyfactorsbeforeyou,takeanaction.70.___________Picasso'spaintingswereonexhibition,therehavebeenlargecrowdsatthemuseumeveryday.71.Ifyoudon'ttreatyourhealthproblems_________,theywillbecomemoreandmoreseriousandyou’llregretitatthattime.72.Youcan'timaginewhataterribledayIhad.Mycar_______andIwasstuckonthehighwayfortwohoursbeforesomeonestoppedtohelp73.Theaircraft_______fuelintwohoursandweneedtolandontheclosestairportrightnow.74.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.___________,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!75._________wereceiveyourorder,wewillprocessitanddeliveryourpackageimmediately.VII.Fillintheblankstocompletethepassageusingnomorethan3words.语法填空，每空不超过3个单词(共10题，每题1分，总分值10分)LastSaturdaymorning,onApril