无锡市新吴区新一教育集团2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试题（含答案）

无锡市新吴区新一教育集团2022-2023学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试卷总分：120分时间：110分钟命题人：初二备课组一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（）1．WhichkindofChinesecultureistheman’sfavourite?A．B．C．（）2．WheredidMillievisitduringthesummerholiday?A．B．C．（）3．HowdoesJimusuallygotoschool?A．B．C．（）4．Whatwilltheweatherbelikethisafternoon?A．B．C．（）5．Wherearethetwospeakers?A．Atthebusstop. B．Onthebus. C．InXihuiPark.（）6．Whatcanwelearnabouttheyounglady?A．Shehasn’tgotmarried. B．Shehasasenseofhumour. C．Sheisverybusy.（）7．Whydoesn’tPeterwanttohavepizza?A．Hedoesn’tlikethetasteofpizza.B．Helikessandwichesbetter. C．Hethinksit’sexpensive.（）8．WhatwillKatedoat3:00o’clockthisafternoon?A．Haveapianolesson. B．Playvolleyballwithfriends. C．Haveamusiclesson.（）9．Whyisn’tthewomangoingtothecinema?A．Sheisnotinterestedinit.B．Sheistoobusytogo.C．Shedoesnotknow.（）10．What’stheman’stelephonenumber?A．2872030 B．2782030 C．2870230第二节（共10小题）听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听长对话，回答11-12题。（）11．WhyhaveBetty’sparentsgonetoBeijing?A．Todosomeshopping.B．Toenjoythefestival.C．Tolookafterhersister.（）12．WhatwillBettybringtoJoe’shome?A．Somedumplings. B．Somericedumplings. C．Somedrinks.听短文，回答13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。AswimmingpoolTheplaceItis13ourschool.TheopeningdaysItopenseveryday,butstudentscan’tgotothepoolon14.ThepriceItcosts15togointothepoolonweekdays.（）13．A．infrontof B．farfrom C．nextto（）14．A．Saturday B．Sunday C．Monday（）15．A．10dollars B．20dollars C．30dollars听短文，回答16-20小题。（）16．Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofyoungstudents’takingpart-timejobs?A．It’susual. B．It’sspecial. C．It’sboring.（）17．Whatdopart-timejobsalsohelpyoungstudentsget?A．Pets. B．Information. C．Pocketmoney.（）18．Whydosomepeopleneeddogwalkers?A．Theydon’tlikedogs.B．Theydon’tlikewalking.C．Theydon’thavetime.（）19．Whatdoesagolfcourseworkerdo?He/Sheplaysgolfallthetime.B．He/Shepicksupballsforplayers. C．He/Shecleansthegolfcourse.（）20．Whendoparentsneedchildcareworkers?A．Anytimeintheday.B．Onweekends.C．Whentheyareatwork.二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)（）1．Youcanplayfootball_______beforeafterschool.A．assoonas B．asquickas C．asoftenas D．asgoodas（）2．Chinesepeople_______keeppigsforfood,butnowsomepeoplekeepthemaspets.A．usedtoB．hastoC．hadbetterD．areusedto（）3．—Yourtownismodernandbeautiful．________wasit________inthepast?—Itwassmallanddirty.A．How;doing B．How;likeC．what;doing D．What;like（）4．Morethan20people________intrafficaccidents________lastMay.A．died;for B．havebeendead;sinceC．havedied;since D．havebeendead;for（）5．Thefilmwasso_________anditmademefeelso_________.exciting;excited B．excited;excited C．exciting;exciting D．excited;exciting（）6．—________hasyourgrandpalivedhere?—Sincelastyear.A．HowlongB．Howoften C．Howsoon D．Howfar（）7．—He’salreadybackhome,________?—_______．Hecamebacktwodaysago.A．isn’the;NoB．hasn’the;YesC．isn’the;YesD．hasn’the;No（）8．Thegirldidn’t________tillthefilmendedbecauseitwassointeresting.A．stoptolaughB．stoplaughingC．stoplaugh D．stoplaughed（）9．—MustIreturnthebookthisweek?Iborrowedit10daysago.—No,you_________．Youcan_______itforanother10days.A．mustn’t;keep B．don’thaveto;borrowC．needn’t;keep D．mustn’t;lend（）10．Aftertheshipcrashedagainsttherocks,hemanaged________tothebeach.A．swim B．swimming C．swam D．toswim（）11．Themeetingwillbeginateighttomorrowmorning．Pleasebehere________.A．atatimeB．ontime C．infront D．forawhile（）12．Iusedtobeveryshy,________,Iwasafraidtospeakinpublic.A．allinallB．forexample C．next D．finally（）13．Myfatherhasdecidedto________astorenearourhometomakemoney.A．openupB．findout C．lookdown D．askfor（）14．—WhattimewillyougotoBeijingbyplanetomorrow?—Ihaven’tgottheplaneticket,soIdon’tknow________toleave.A．what B．how C．where D．when（）15．—Doyoumindme_________somephotoshere?—___________．Youcanjustenjoythemwithyoureyes,Ithink.A．taking;Betternot. B．taking;OfcoursenotC．totake;Betternot D．totake;Ofcoursenot三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Louiswasalittlechild．HealwaysstayedathomewatchingTV.Oneday,hewenthikingwithhisclassmatesinaforest．Hegot16andsawadwarf(侏儒)．Thedwarfdidn’tnoticeahugestonewasrollingtowardshim．Louissavedthedwarf．ThedwarfthankedLouissomuchthathetookLouistoawell．“Thisisa17well,”saidthedwarf．“Wonderfulgiftsoftencomeoutofit,andyoucanenjoythem.”Theywaitedforamomentandacoolbikecameoutofthewell．Louiswasvery18．Hespentalongtimelookingatthebike．Finally,hegotonittohaveatry．However,thebikedisappeared(消失)soon．Then,abeautifuljacketcameoutofthewell．19,Louisspentalongtimelookingatit．Andjust20heputiton,thejacketdisappeared．Thishappenedseveraltimes．AtfirstLouiswas21,buthesoontriedhisbesttoenjoythesegifts.Whenhesatdownandhadarest,thedwarfexplained(解释)thatthewellhadalways22thisway．Itwaslikelife．Thereweremanygoodthingsinlife,buttheydidn’tlast(持续)foralongtime.Hearinghiswords,Louis23hisproblem．HespentallhistimewatchingTVanddidn’tenjoythegoodthingsinlife．Sincethen,Louislearnedtosee24asagift,andtriedtoenjoyit．Hedidn’tfeel____25____anymore.()16．A．hurt B．lost C．gone D．missed()17．A．magic B．usual C．special D．trick()18．A．unhappy B．interested C．wonderful D．excited()19．A．And B．Then C．Again D．Finally()20．A．before B．since C．until D．because()21．A．happy B．surprised C．great D．angry()22．A．worked B．played C．did D．went()23．A．understood B．realized C．found D．felt()24．A．something B．anyone C．everything D．nothing()25．A．angry B．glad C．sad D．Bored四、阅读理解（共9小题；每小题2分，满分18分）A.CaoXueqinwroteTheStoryoftheStone．HelivedintheQingDynasty．ThebookisthegreatestworksofChinesenovels．Itdescribesthefallofanoblefamilyandthelovestoriesofsomeyoungpeople．WangFulinturneditintoTVseries（电视剧）in1986．Price:￥129．5TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomswaswrittenbyLuoGuanzhong．IttellsthestoryofthelateEasternHanDynasty．LiuBei,CaoCaoandSunQuanhavebecomefamousnamesamongChinesepeople．ItwasmadeintoTVseriesin1994andalsotranslatedintoEnglish．Price:￥92．5TheWaterMargintellsthehistoryoftheNorthernSongDynasty．ThebookwaswrittenbyShiNai’an．Fordifferentreasons,agroupofpeoplewenttoMountLiang,fightingagainsttheauthority．AmericanwriterPearBucktranslateditintoEnglish．ZhangShaolinmadeitaTVseriesin1998．Price:￥90WuChengenprobablycompletedJourneytotheWestin1570．ThebookintroducestheamazingexperienceofXuanzangandhisthreedisciplesintheTangDynasty．Onthewaytothewest,theyhelpedeachothertowineverybattle．DirectorYangJiemadeitTVseriesin1986．Price:￥99（）26．IfyouareinterestedinhistoryoftheNorthernSongDynasty,whichbookwillyouread?A．TheStoryoftheStone B．TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsC．TheWaterMargin D．JourneytotheWest（）27．IfyouwanttobuyTheStoryoftheStoneandJourneytotheWest,howmuchwillyoupay?A．￥222. B．￥191．5. C．￥182．5. D．￥228．5.（）28．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．YangJieisthedirectorofJourneytotheWest.B．TheWaterMarginwasturnedintoTVseriesin1994.C．TheStoryoftheStonetellsthestoryofaspecialstone.D．PearBucktranslatedTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.B.Anoldcarpenter(木匠)wasreadytoleavehisjob．Hetoldhisbossabouthisplanstoleavethehouse-buildingbusiness．Hewantedtoliveamorecomfortablelifewithhiswife．Thebosswassorrytoseehisgoodworkergo．Heaskedthecarpentertobuildonelasthouseforhim.Thecarpentersaidyes,butitwaseasytoseethathisheartwasnotinhiswork．Soonthecarpenterfinishedhiswork．Thebosscametocheckthehouse,thenhehandedthefrontdoorkeytothecarpenter．“Thisisyourhouse,”hesaid,“mygifttoyou.”Whatashock!Whatashame(羞愧)!Ifhecouldbuildthehouseonemoretime,hewoulddoitallsodifferently．Nowhehadtoliveinthehousehebuiltcarelessly.Soitiswithus．Webuildourlivesinacarelessway．Sometimeswedonotgivethejobourbestwork．Thenwelookatthesituationandfindthatwearenowlivinginthehousewebuilt．Ifweknewthat,wewoulddoitdifferently.Thinkofyourselfasthecarpenter．Thinkaboutyourhouse．Builditcarefully．Itistheonlylifeyouwilleverbuild.Someonesays,“Lifeisado-it-yourselfjob.”Thatistosay,thechoices(选择)youmadeinthepastdecideyourlifetodayandthechoicesyoumaketodaydecideyourlifetomorrow.（）29．Whydidthecarpenterwanttoleavethehouse-buildingbusiness?Becausehemadealotofmoney. B．Becausehiswifewantedhimtodoso.C．Becausehisbossdidn’tgivehimenoughmoney.D．Becausehewantedtoliveamorecomfortablelife.（）30．TheChinesemeaningoftheword“shock”inParagraph2is________.A．生气 B．震惊 C．愉悦 D．烦恼（）31．Whatisthebesttitleforthisstory?A．Acarpenterandhiswife B．HowtobuildahouseC．Lifeisado-it-yourselfjob D．EveryonecanbeagoodcarpenterC.Doyourunawaywhenyouhearabeebuzzing?Manypeopledo．Abeestinghurtsandmakesomepeoplegetallergic(过敏)．Butdidyouknowthatbeesareveryimportanttohumans?Honeybeesdomorethanjustmakehoney．Theyflyaroundandpollinate(授粉)flowers,plants,andtrees．Ourfruits,nuts,andvegetablesdependonthesepollinators．Onethirdofourfoodneedstobepollinatedbythehoneybee.Haveyouseenorheardahoneybeelately?Beesaremysteriouslydisappearing(消失)inmanypartsoftheworld．Mostpeopledon’tknowaboutthisproblem．Itiscalled“colonycollapsedisorder”(CCD)．SomeNorthAmericanbeekeeperslost80%oftheirhives(蜂巢)from2006~2008．BeesinItalyandAustraliaaredisappearingtoo.Thedisappearanceofthehoneybeeisaseriousproblem．Canyouimaginenevereatinganotherblueberry?Withouthoneybeesfoodpriceswillrisequickly．Thepoorestpeoplealwayssuffertheworstwhenthereisalackoffood.Thisproblemaffectsotherfoodsbesidesfreshproduce．Imaginelosingyourfavouriteicecream!HaagenDaazisafamousicecreamcompany．Manyoftheiricecreamsdependonthehard-workinghoneybee．In2008,HaagenDaazbeganraisingmoneyforCCD．TheyalsofundedagardenattheUniversityofCaliforniacalledTheHaven．Thisgardenaskspeopletohelpthehoneybeeandteachesvisitorshowtoplantforpollinators.Donatingmoneytoresearchisthemostimportantthinghumanscandotosavethehoneybee．ScientistsneedmoneytostudythecausesofColonyCollapseDisorder．SomescientistsblameCCDonweatherchange．Othersthinkpesticides(杀虫剂)arekillingthebees．Beekeeperstransporttheirhivesfromplacetoplaceinordertopollinateplantsyearround.Noteveryonehasmoneytodonateregularly．Thereareotherwaystohelpthehoneybee．Spreadthewordbytellingyourfriendsandfamilyabouttheproblem．Tellyourteacheraboutthedisappearingbeestoo．Maybeyourclasscanwritealettertothegovernment.（）32．WhydoesthewritermentiontheHaagenDaazcompany?A．Toshowhowscientistswillstudyhoneybee.B．ToexplainhowserioustheCCDproblemis.C．TotellreaderswhyHaagenDaazisafamouscompany.D．Todescribewhatbeekeeperswilllostwithouthoneybee.（）33．Theword“funded”inParagraph4probablymeans?donatedmoneyfor B．savedmoneyforC．providedmoneyfor D．collectedmoneyfor（）34．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheProblemsofHoneybee B．TheStudyofHoneybeeC．TheDisappearingHoneybee D．TheImportantHoneybee五、词汇运用(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)1．If

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yet.九、书面表达（本大题共20分）假如你是李明，紧张的一学期已经过去了一半，请你写一封电子邮件给你的美国笔友，告诉他你这半学期以来的学习和生活情况以及你接下来的计划。已完成的事情回了家乡两次，家乡变化很大:读完5本书，最喜欢......(reasons)在学校参加了英语节活动接下来的计划去一次上海，参观世界著名的贸易中心—陆家嘴多去无锡图书馆，借更多的书来阅读....（自由发挥1-2点）注意事项：1．需包含所有要点，并适当发挥，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；2．文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息；3．词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJohn,Howtimeflies!Halfofthetermhaspassedsincewewrotetoeachotherlasttime．I'dliketosharesomethingthathashappenedandmyfutureplanswithyou._________________________________________________________________________