2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

第第页2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷—Doyouknowtheladyoverthere

—Ohyes.ismyEnglishteacher.

A.HeB.SheC.HisD.Her

MybrotheralwaysgoestothelibrarySaturdaymorning.

A.onB.inC.atD.to

Sheisnotgoodatmathshenevergivesitup.

A.orB.soC.butD.und

—istheDragonBoatFestivalthisyear

—Itcomesonmay30th.

A.HowB.WhenC.WhereD.Why

—Hi.Betty.YouspeakGermanIneedyourhelp.

—Yes,Ican.Ihavelearntitfor7years.

A.canB.needC.mustD.should

—Icalledyoulastnightbutyoudidn’tanswerthephone.

—About8:00Oh,IwithmyfamilyatWal-Martatthattime.

A.shopB.shoppedC.wasshoppingD.haveshopped

—Whereisyourfather

—HeShanghai.

A.hasbeentoB.hasgonetoC.havebeentoD.havegoneto

—Areyougoinganywhereforaholidaythissummer

—Yes,Iaplanalready.

A.makeB.willmakeC.havemadeD.anmaking

Theymiddleschooltwoyearsagoandenteredafamousuniversity.

A.finishB.finishedC.finishesD.havefinished

—Haveyoubeentothenewparkneartheriver

—Yes.It’soneofparksinthecity.

A.beautifulB.morebeautifulC.mostbeautifulD.themostbeautiful

二、完型填空

Tina’sTry-outDay

Tinawokeuptothenoisyalarmclock.Sheopenedhereyesandthoughwhyshewasuptoearly.Thensheremembered：itwastry-out(选拔)day!

THEBLGDAY

Afewweeksago,Tina,decidedshewouldtryoutfortheComets,herschool’ssoftball(垒球)_______.Tinarandownstairstothekitchen.“Mom!”sheshouted“It’smytry–outday!”

“Iknow,”answeredMom.“Imadeyou_______”Tinatouchedherstomach.“IthinkI’mtoonervoustoeat”

“You’llget_______ifyoudo,”saidMom.Tinastillfeltabitsick,hutsheatesomebreakfastanyway.Thensherantobedroomandputonherclothes.“_______!”Momsmiled.“You’lluseupallyourenergybeforeyougetthere”

ONTHEFIELD

Tinagottothe_______early.Butitseemedlikeeveryoneelsedid,too.Theyareallready.“WhatamIdoinghere”Tinaaskedherself.“I’llnevermaketheteam.It’stoo_______.”Hermom_______herahug.Shesaid.“Justgetoutthereanddoyourbest.Youwillbegreat!”

PLAYBALL

Thegirlshadtorun,field,bat,catchandthrowball.EventhoughTinaalmost_______overwhilefielding,shethoughtshedidwell.Afterward,Tinawasreallytiredandwalkedoffthefield.“Whatdoyouthink,Tina”Thecoachasked.“Wouldyouliketo_______theComets”Tinaforgothowtiredshewasand____________highintotheairexcitedly.“Oh!MyGod!”sheshouted“WouldIever!”

1.A.teamB.gameC.competitionD.match

2.A.dinnerB.breakfastC.lunchD.meals

3.A.weakerB.clevererC.strongerD.luckier

4.A.HurryupB.CheerupC.PutdownD.Slowdown

5.A.fieldB.classroomC.libraryD.office

6.A.easyB.hardC.popularD.exciting

7.A.madeB.leftC.gaveD.brought

8.A.fellB.hulledC.gotD.slept

9.A.leadB.knowC.setD.join

10.A.flewB.jumpedC.threwD.turned

三、阅读单项选择

Susan,theUS

MybestfriendisFanny.Sheisverycleverandinteresting.Wealwayslookaftereachother.Thefirstweekwemet,Igotsickandshelookedaftermeeveryday.

Betty.England

MybestfriendisAna.Sheishonestandserious.WewereborninthesamecityinEngland.ThenImovedtoAmericawithmyfamilyIthoughtIwouldneverseeAnaagain.WhenIwenttocollegeinNewYork,AnaandIsharedthesameroom.

Ken,Japan

IlovetospendtimewithDaisukebecauseheisfunnyandsmart.Weenjoytalkingaboutthefunnythingswedidwhenwewerechildren,andtellingthesamestupidjokesoverandoveragain.

Lily.Australia

Lindaisaveryconfidentgirlandsheisreallykind.SomepeoplemaywonderwhyLindaandIarebestfriendsbecausewearetotallydifferent,butIthinkthisiswhywearesuchgoodfriends.

1.WhereisSusanfrom

A.TheUSB.EnglandC.JapanD.Australia

2.WhoisBetty’sbestfriend

A.SusanB.LilyC.AnaD.Ken

3.WhatisDaisukelike

A.FunnyandsmartB.CleverandinterestingC.HonestandseriousD.Confidentandkind

MyFirstDayofSchool

IwasafraidwhenIwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhastraveledalongwayfromIndiainordertojoinmyparents.TheyhopedAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.

Onthefirstday,withfear,Ireachedforthedoor.Openingitslowly.Everyone’seyeswereonmeasIenteredtheroom.Withoutpayingattentiontothem.Iwenttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered,“Yes.”HisvoicemademefeelbetterThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.IchosetheseatclosesttothedoorinIndiawehadassigned(指定)seats.IspenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromthePPT.InIndianschools,wedidn’tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.

Sinceitwasmyfirstday,Ihadnoideaaboutwhichhallwaytouse,butImanagedtogettomyclasseswithoutaskinganyone.Iwasn’tquitesurewhenIwouldhavelunch.Whenthelunchbellrang,Iheadedforthecafeteria.Ifeltluckybecausewedidn’thavethisinIndia.Attheendoftheday,Igotonmybusandsatdowninsidehappily,Iwasthinking,todaywasn’tsobad.

Astimepassedthatyear,Idevelopedsomefriendshipsandstartedtolovemyschool.Theteachershadafunwayofmakinghardthingssoeasythatathree-year-oldcoulddothem.InIndiatheteachershadamorestrictwayofsayingthings.WealsohadmuchlongerschooldaysinIndia-7a.m.to5:30p.m.-whileinAmericaschoolwas7:30to2:30.ThemaindifferenceIfoundinAmericaisthat1learnedaloteachday.BecauseoftheseIfeelIamtheluckiestpersoninthewholeworld.

1.ThewriterwenttoAmericato.

A.livewithhisparentsB.joinhisfriend

C.gotothebestschoolD.learnmorethere

2.Whenthewriterenteredtheclassonthefirstday,hefelt.

A.luckyB.boredC.afraidD.excited

3.Thewriterwasconfused.

A.whatclasstohaveB.whichhallwaytouse

C.whichteachertoaskD.wheretotakebuses

4.ThewriterfindsthatinAmerica.

A.seatsareassignedbyteachersB.studentshavelongerschooldays

C.teachershaveafunwaytogivelessonsD.studentstakenotesastheteacherspeaks

ThisFlowerStinks

ThousandsofpeoplewenttotheBrooklynBotanicGarden(植物园).TheywantedtoseeaFlowercalledatitanarum.Thehugeplantwasoverfiveandahalffeettall.However,it’snotthesizethatvisitorswillremember,Themostsurprisingthingabouttheflowerisitsawfulsmell.Itsmakesmostpeopleholdtheirnoses!

Whentitanarumsbloom(开花)theflowersputoutasmelllikethebodyofadeadanimal.That’smymanypeoplecalltheplantbyanothernamecorpse(尸体)flowerTheflowergrowsinIndonesia.Thepeoplethereusedtobelievetheplantwouldeatthem!

ThegardenersattheBrooklynBotanicGardenhaveanicknamefortheirplant,Theycallit“Baby,”BabyhadbeengrowinginBrooklynfortenyearsbuthadneverbloomedbefore.In20xx,BabyfinallybloomedItwasthefirsttitanarumtobloominNewYorkCitysince1939.

Beforeitbloomed.Babygrewmorethan30inchesinjustninedays.Thetallestflowerscanreachninefeettall.ScientistsknewBabywasalmostreadytoopenupwhenitstoppedgrowing.Thehugeflowerlookabouttwohourstoopen.Thenthebadsmellbegantogoeverywhere.ThesmelloftheflowercanbesostrongthathumanscansmellitoverhalfamileawayInIndonesiapeoplediguptheflowerstoselltocollectors,butitisagainstthelaw.

SandyVergano,oneofthescientistsoftheGarden,sawBabyjustbeforeitbloomed“itsmelledfinewhenIsawit”hesaid.“Butafteritbloomed,itlookedbeautifulwithaterriblesmell,whichwasreallyinteresting.”

1.Thetallesttitanarumcanreachtall.

A.fiveandahalffeetB.thirtyinchesC.halfamileD.ninefeet

2.Peoplecouldsmelltheawfulsmell.

A.beforetheflowerbloomedB.aftertheflowerwasdugup

C.beforetheflowerwasdeadD.afterthefloweropenedup

3.Fromthepassagewecanlearn.

A.peoplearen’tinterestedintheflower

B.thetitanarumtookalongtimetobloom

C.peopleinIndonesialikecollectingtheflowers

D.theflowersmellssogoodthatmanypeoplewenttoseeit

四、填空

Haveyoueverseenapictureofatallmanwithalongwhitebeardwhowearsared,white,andbluesuitThatmanisUncleSamHehasbeenasymboloftheUnitedStatesforalmost200years.

NooneisreallysurewhereUncleSamcamefromSomepeoplethinkthefirstUncleSamwasarealpersonnamedSamWilson.DuringtheWarof1812.SamualWilsonwasabusinessmanwhogavetheU.SArmybeefinbarrels(桶).Thebarrelswerelabeled(标签)“U.S”Whenaskedwhatthelettersstoodfor,oneofWilson’sworkerssaiditstoodforUncleSanWilson.Afterthat,thesoldiersstartedcallingthemeat“UncleSam’smeat.”Theycalledthemselves“UncleSam’sarmy”

Inthe1830s,peoplebeganusingUncleSamasacartoonsymbolfortheUnitedStatesTheseartistsgaveUncleSamhisred,white,andbluesuitandhistophat.

DuringWorldWar1,UncleSamwasusedtoencouragementojointhearmy.ApostershowedUncleSampointing.Theposterread,“IwantYOUfortheU.S.Army.”

Today,UncleSamisstillasymboloftheUnitedStates.Youcanseehimincartoons,postersandadvertisements.HeisoneofthemostcommonandeasilyrecognizedsymbolsofAmerica.

1.WhatdoesUncleSamlooklike

2.HowlonghasUncleSambeenasymboloftheUnitedStates

3.WhendidSamualWilsongivetheU.S.Armybeef

4.HowdidtheyuseUncleSamtoencouragementojointhearmy

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout

五、回答下列问题

依据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。所给提示词语仅供选用，请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

生活中，每个人都有自己的心爱之物，你们学校的英语专栏将要刊登题为“我的心爱之物”的文章，请你撰稿，内容包括你最喜爱的东西是什么，它是什么样子的'，你为什么喜爱它。

提示词语：beautiful,valuable,useful,learn,growasaperson

提示问题：

Whatisyourfavoritething

Whatisitlike

Whydoyoulikeit

六、话题作文

一、依据中英文提示完成句子。

1.我的伴侣Betty喜爱参与各种体育活动。

MyfriendBettylikes_____allkindsofsportsactivities.

2.听到他的故事我们大家忍不住都笑了。

Whenweheardhisstory,everyone_____.

3.老师们常常鼓舞我们相互共享自己的想法。

Theteachersoften_____ourideaswitheachother.

4.自从《疯狂动物城》上映以来就赢得了不同年龄人的心。

Zootopia_____ofpeopleofallagessinceitputon.

5.有些爱好是休闲型的，有些是创意型的。

_____arerelaxing.And_____arecreative.

6.二十多年来他始终坚持练习弹钢琴，结果他成为了有名的钢琴家。

Hehas_____thepianoforovertwentyyears,and_____hehasbecomeafamouspianist.

七、完成句子

KidsSpeakUp

Inanonlinepoll(投票)TIMEFORKIDSandKidsHealthorgaskedkidshowtheyaregettingalongwiththeirparents.Here’swhattheytoldus.

GettingAlongandHavingFun

Abouttwooutofthreekidssaidtheygetalongverywellwiththeirparents.Aboutfouroutoffivetoldustheyhavefunwiththeirparents.Butthatdoesn’tmeantheyneverdisagree.Infact,mostkindsreportedarguingwiththeirparentssometimes.

“It’scommontodisagreeandargue.”saysD’ArcyLyness,achildpsychologist(心理学家)”Butit’salsoimportanttolearnhowtodosorespectfully”Abouthalfofthekidssaidtheyaredoingthatwhentheydisagreewiththeirparents.Theysaytheyhaveadiscussioncalmly.

Buttwooutoffivekidssaidargumentsalwaysinvolveshoutingateachother.Lynesspointsoutatshoutingneverhelps“Speakup,andletyourparentsknowyourideas.”Sheadvises“Butbepatient.Don’tusearaisedangryvoice.”

Notsurprisingly,threeoutoffourkidsadmitted(承认)tolyingattimes.Manysaidtheylietoavoidgettingintroubleordisappointingtheirparents.AccordingtoLyness,lyingisn’tjustwrong.Itanactuallygetbadresults.Tellingthetruthbuildstrust.“Whenparentscantrustyou,theyaremorelikelytogiveyoumorefreedom.”Shesays.

AChangingRelationship(关系)

Kidsages12to14notonlysaidtheyliemore,buttheyalsoreportedhavinglessfun,feelinglessclose,andnotgettingalongaswellwiththeirparents.

AccordingtoLyn