2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

()53.Whichofthefourpeoplemaygetthejobasataxidriver?

A.A50-year-oldperson.

B.Apersonwhocandriveandhasfreetimeonweekends.

C.Apersonwhohasjustgothisdriver'slicense.

D.A40-year-oldpersonwhocandrivewellinthecity.

()54.Whenishotwaterprovidedintheflataccordingtothead?

A.Inthedaytime.B.Atnight.C.Atanytime.D.Onlyinthe

afternoon.

（）55.Howcanyoucontact（联系）theowneroftheflatformore

information?

A.Bymakingaphonecall.B.Bysendingane-mail.

C.Bygoingtovisitit.D.Bysendingaletter.

B

Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.But,before1750,theideaof

skatingdidn'texist（存在）.Thatchangedbecauseofamannamed

JosephMerlin.Merlinzsworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.

OnedayMerlinwasinvitedtoamusicparty.Hewasverypleased

andalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbeganto

thinkhowtomakeagrandentrance（隆重出场）attheparty.Hehadan

idea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateinto

theroom.

Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecided

toputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskatesin

theworld.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedof

gettingtothepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.

OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghis

violin.Everyonewassurprisedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.

Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon,

suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Down

fellthemirror,breakingintopieces.NobodyforgotMerlinzsentrance!

()56.Theideaofrollerskatingdidn*texist.

A.until1750B.after1750C.since1750D.from1750

()57.WhatwasthejobofJosephMerlin?

A.MakingshoesB.Makingtoys

C.MakingmirrorsD.Makingmusical

instruments

()58.Merlindidn,tattheparty.

A.playtheviolinB.haveanywaystostophisroller

skates

C.rollintotheroomD.getalotofattention

()59.Merlinstoppedrollingwhen.

A.hewantedtostopB.herantothewindow

C.heranintothemirrorD.heknockedsomeone

()60.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Howtousetherollerskates

B.Merlinandthefirstrollerskates

C.Howtomakemusicalinstruments

D.Merlinandthefirstviolin.

C

IsyourTVconnectedtotheInternet?Whataboutyourchairoryour

fridge?Itispossiblethattheyarenot.Butinthefuture,mostthingsin

yourhomemaybeconnected,astheso-called"Internetofthings"is

developing.

TheInternetofthingsmaybecomingsoonerthanyouthink.Itis

reportedthatduringhisspeechearlierthisyear,SamsungCEO（首席执彳亍

官）BKYoonspentalotoftimetalkingabouttheInternetofthings.He

saidthatfiveyearsfromnow,everySamsungproductwillbepartofthe

Internetofthings,whetherit'sawashingmachineoravacuum

cleaner（吸尘器）.

So,howdohousehold（家用）objectsthatarepartofInternetofthings

work?Well,thinkofausualchair.WhenconnectedtotheInternet,the

chairwarmsupwhenitknowsthattheuserhasjustwalkedintothe

roomandisfeelingcold.

AnInternet-connectedcamera,likeasmart-homecamera,couldhelp

peoplefeelsaferintheirhomes.Itcanrecognize（识另（J）people'sfaces,

andevencanseewhensomeonepassesbyinthedark.Thenitcansend

youamessageonyoursmartphonetoletyouknowwho'sthere.Ifthe

personissomeoneyoudon'tknow,itcantellyouthat,too.

ButaccordingtoMITTechnologyReview,whethercompaniesare

connectingdogfoodbowlsorsecurity（安全）systemstotheInternet,

theremaybeproblems.Forexample,manyearlyconnected-home

devices(装置)don'thavemuchbuilt-insecurity,whichmeanstheycould

behacked(被黑客攻击).Inaddition,itcouldbedifficulttogetthese

devicestoworktogetherbecausetheyaremadebydifferentcompanies.

Tofightthis,manycompanieshavejoinedtheOpenInterconnect

Consortium,whichhad45membersbylate2023.

So,picturethis:youwalkinthroughthefrontdoorofyourhome.The

temperaturechangestomakeyoufeelcomfortableafteralongdayat

school.Yourfavoritemusicstartsplayingforyou.Doyouthinkthatthis

wouldbeagoodthing?Itmayhappensoonerthanyouthink.

()61.TheSamsungCEO'sspeechismentionedtoprovethat.

A.theInternetofthingswillappearinourdailylifesooner

B.SamsunghasproducedtheInternetofthingsrecently

C.SamsungproductshavebeenpartoftheInternetofthings

D.hespentalotoftimetalkingabouttheInternetofthings

()62.Wecaninfer(推断)fromparagraphs3and4that.

A.thechaircanknowwhethertheuserfeelscoldornot

B.ausualchaircanwarmupwhenitknowstheusercomesin

C.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeusedtotakephotosinthe

house

D.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeconnectedtotheuser's

smartphone

()63.Accordingtothepassage,itismentionedthat.

①thetemperatureinsideisneithertoohighnortoo.low

②yourfridgeprovidesthedrinksforyou③thechairwarmsupif

youfeelcold

④yourfavouritemusicstartsplaying⑤yourwashingmachinestarts

working

A.①②⑤B.②③④C.①③④D.①④⑤

()64.What'stheproblemabouttheInternetofthings?

A.Companieswhichproduceconnected-homedeviceshaven't

joinedtogether.

B.Connected-homedevicesmaynotworktogetherandcaneasily

gethacked.

C.Companieshavedifficultyconnectingsecuritysystemtothe

Internet.

D.Thesenewdevicesareproducedbydifferentcompanies.

()65.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.AdvantagesoflivingwiththeInternet

B.DisadvantagesoflivingwiththeInternet

C.Thecoming"Internetofthings".

D.Theimpossible"Internetofthings"

五词汇运用。Q5)

66.AIIthekidsweregreatlysurprisedwhentheyheardthatacowhas

four.(胃)

67.1fyoulookforphotosofAlice,youwillfindhere.(几个)

68.lt1ssaidthatthebestwaytoimproveyourspokenEnglishistostudy.

(国外)

69.Hehasthepresentforhismotherforafewdays.(买)

7O.Thecompanyhopesitsmobilephonewillbesuccessfulonthe

(欧洲)market.

71.Wehadagoodtimewithmypenfriendby

e-mail!(communicate)

72.Thebuildingsinthatpoortownlookmuchthantheones

here.(ugly)

73.Somehusbandscarelessabouttheirfeelingsanddon'twant

tosharehouseworkwiththem.(wife)

74.Livingtogetherwithmyfriendswasagreat.(pleasant)

75.ShelookedatmewhenItoldheralie.(direct)

76.Theair(pollute)makesmefeelsick.

77.It7s(polite)toaskaladyaboutherageinwestern

countries.

78.1sawalotofchildren(play)gamesontheplayground

whenIpassedthere.

79.Look,theboyis(tie)hisshoesattheschoolgate.

80.Lastmonth,Itookmyfirstdirect(fly)fromShanghaito

Taiwan.

六、阅读表达，阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。（共5小题，计

10分）

DoyouknowhowoldMickeyMouseis?Canyoubelievethatthe

cutemouseisalready80yearsold?Asthemostfamousmouseinthe

world,MickeyMouseislikelytobetheoldestmouseintheworld.Ifwe

comparehimtoaman,MickeyMouseisaboutthesameageasa

grandfather.

AtHongKongDisneyland,MickeyMouse'sfamousfriends,

includingDonaldDuckandSnowWhite,celebratedhisbirthday.Mickey

Mouse'sfansalsotravelledfromallovertheworldandgottogetherto

celebratehisbirthday.Theywereexcitedabouttheevent.Theywore

costumes,colorfulbirthdayhatsandtookphotostomemorize（纪念）the

happymoment.

MickeyMousehasalreadyturned80,butthereisnotagreyhairon

hishead.Hislookhasgonethroughveryfewchangesovertheyears.He

isstilldressedinthesameclothesasthetimewhenhewascreated.Walt

DisneycreatedMickeyMouseinthemovieSteamboatWillie.Thiswas

thefirstcartoonmoviewithsound.Inthismovie,WaltDisneyprovided

thevoiceforMickeyMouse.Now,MickeyMouse1stwoblackroundears

havebecomeasymboloftheDisney7sbrand（品牌）.

请根据材料内容，按照要求回答各题。

1.HowoldisMickeyMouse?（Oneword）

2.WherewasthereacelebrationforMickeyMouse'sbirthday?(Four

words)

3.WhocelebrateMickeyMouse'sbirthday?(Fourwords)

4.WhattypeofmovieisSteamboatWillie?(Oneword)

5.WhathasbecomeasymboloftheDisneybrand?(Sixwords)

七、任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

Goodmorning,boysandgirl.TodayFIItalkaboutgoingonline.

Weknowthattherearetoomanynetbarsaroundus.TheInternetcan

makeourlivesinterestingandenjoyable.Manyofuslikegoingonline

verymuchbecausewecanlearnhowtousethecomputer.Wecanlearn

Englishandreadsomenewspapersandmagazinestoknowmore

informationaroundus.Itcanmakeuscleverinplayingcomputergames.

Alsowecansende-mailstoourfriendsquickly.Itcanhelpuscontact(联

络，联系)peoplefromallovertheworld.

Butsomestudentsspendtoomuchtimeinplayingcomputergames

andsomestayinthenetbarsalldayandallnight.Somegirlsevengetto

haveboyfriendsorsomeboysgettohavegirlfriendsonline.Theywrite

toomanyletterstoeachother.Ittakesthemtoomuchtimetochat

onlinesotheydoworseintheirlessonsandtheydon'tstudywellany

more.

Ithinkwemustn7tgetonlinewhenitistimeforustostudy.Wecan

doitinsummerorwinterholidays.Ithinkweshouldgetonlinewithour

teachersorparents.

Atthesametime,ifwehavelotsoffreetime,wecandosomeactivities

afterclass.Weusuallyhaveactivities,from4:50to550intheafternoon

Youcanplaybasketballorfootball.Wealsohavesomeinterestgroups

inschool,suchasdrawing,singinganddancing.Wecangotothe

EnglishcorneronMondayafternoon.Wehopewecanspendmoretime

onoursubjectsoronsuchactivitiesthatwecanlearnalotfromandless

timeontheInternet.

Title:A1aboutgoingonlineo

•Makeourlivesinterestingandmakeus2

Advantagourlives.

es•Learnhowtousethecomputerandcanget

more3

•Sende-mailstoourfriends4.

•Helpuskeepin5withpeople

fromallovertheworld.

•It6toomuchtimetoplay

computergames.

Disadvant

•Somestudentswritetoo7lettersto

ages

eachotherandspendtoomuchtime8

onlinesotheydoworseintheirlessons.

Doitinsummerorwinterholidays;dosome

9after-classactivitiesandhavesome10

groupsinschool.

八、缺词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.Itwassetupbythe

UNESCO（联合国教胡文文组织）in1955toencouragepeople,especially

teenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofr1.Manycountries

celebrateWorldBookDay.OnthatdayintheUK,millionsofstudents

canbuybooksofspecialp2,muchlowerthanusualinany

bookstore.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.W3dopeoplelike

reading?First,readinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmore

intelligent（勤奋的）.S4,readinghelpsustofollowthelatest

developmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesus

i5aboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,we

mayfindmanythingsthatwedon'tknowwell.Wewouldhavetothink

aboutthemordomorereadingtof6outtheanswers.Themore

weread,themoreweknow.Whatsmore,readingisalsooneofthe

m7importantwaystolearnaforeignI8likeEnglish.

"Readingmakesafullman./,Books,magazines,newspaperscan

helpustoknowm9abouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soit

isnecessaryforustoformtheh10ofreadingeveryday.

九写作（计25分）

假设你是Justin,你的北京胡文友Andy在电子邮件上说想在五一小长假来泰

州参观，请回一封电子邮件向他介绍泰州。请以"AguidetoTaizhou,,为题，

写一篇100字左右的文章，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总字数；文中不得出现

真实人名、班级及校名，要点如下：

AguidetoTaizhou

地理位置位于江苏中部地区，

交通方式可以坐火车，飞机或者长途汽车，最好是乘火车，舒适

便宜。

历史文化历史悠久的古城；以文化而出名，曾是中国古代的文化

中心

风土人情约500万人口。泰州人勤劳友好、乐于助人

旅游景点1.泛舟漆湖(QinhuLake),欣赏自然美景

2.游览老街(OldStreet),品尝当地美食

3.众多商圈(livingmall)物美价廉，购物天堂

旅游贴士1.泰州春天多雨，记得带伞

2.泰州近几年已经巨变，记得带上最新地图，不然容