2022-2023学年福建省龙岩市新罗区第七中学八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

2022-2023学年福建省龙岩市新罗区第七中学八年

级下学期期中考试英语试卷

—＞单项选择

1.Thisisemptyboxandthatisusefulbook.

A.a;aB.an;aC.an;an

2.Thebestchoiceisatickettheconcert.

A.buying;forB.tobuy;ofC.tobuy;to

3.12500yuanamonthforthisapartment.

A.costB.payC.spend

4.—Ican*tthemathsproblem.WhatshouldIdo?

一Youcanaskyourteacherforhelp.

A.workoutB.putoutC.takeout

5.1useduplatebutnowIamusedupearly.

A.toget,togetB.toget,gettingC.toget,togetting

6.Weshouldnotonlybeconfidentourselves,butalsothinkthings

beforemakingdecisions.

A.about;overB.in;aboutC.about;of

7.It'srainingheavily.Don'tleavetheroomtherainstops.

A.whenB.afterC.until

8.Mostchildrenareincomicbooks（漫画书）becausetheyarevery

A.interesting;interestedB.interested;interestingC.interested;interested

9.Itwasquietandallwecouldhearwastheoftherainhittingthe

windows.

A.soundB.noiseC.voice

10.Somestudentsfeelsoupsettoomuchhomework.

A.soB.becauseC.becauseof

11.HefoundithardthemEnglishwell.

A.for;tolearnB.fbr;learningC.of;tolearn

12.Ifeeltired,Idon*twanttostopworking.

A.Though;butB.Though;/C.But;/

13.一Howisyourdaughteratschool?

—Sheisagoodgirl.Sheherself.

A.isstrictwithB.isbadforC.isworriedabout

14.WhenTomis,hefeelsallthetime.

A.lonely;aloneB.lonely;lonelyC.alone;lonely

15.一John,I*mafraidIcan*tgotoyourbirthdayparty.

—,butnevermind.

A.It'sapleasureB.It'sagreatpityC.It'skindofyou

二、完形填空

Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturnedtwelve,awhitegardenia（桅子花）

wassenttomyhouse.Nocardcamewithit.Callstotheflowershopweren1t

atall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtothesender*sname.

However,Ineverstoppedimaginingwhothemightbe.Someofmy

happiesttimewasdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouraged（鼓励）these

imaginings.She1daskmeiftheflowerwasathankfulgiftformy.

PerhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetIofferedtodelivermailfor

himinthecoldwinter.Asagirl,though,Imorefunimaginingthatitmight

beahandsomeboy.Thebeautifulwhiteflowerbroughtmealotof.

Onemonthbeforemygraduation（毕业）,myfatherdied.IfeltsosadthatItookno

interestinthegraduationdance,andIdidn1tcareifIhadanewdress.Butmy

motherwouldnotletmemissanyofthosethings.Shewantedmenotonlytobe

lovabletofeelloved.Infact,mymotherwantedherchildtosee

muchlikethegardenia-lovelyandstrong.

MymotherdiedlastyearwhenIwastwenty-twoyearsold.Thatwastheyearthe

gardeniastopped.

16.A.carefulB.helpfulC.colorful

17.A.takeoutB.workoutC.findout

18.A.senderB.receiverC•owner

19.A.invitationB.preparationC.kindness

20.A.becauseB.ifC.that

21.A.madeB.tookC.had

22.A.worryB.pleasureC.trouble

23.A.butB.andC.or

24.A.myselfB.yourselfC.herself

25.A.openingB.comingC.missing

三、阅读单选

Let'sExploretheNature!Areyouinterestedinanimalsandnature?Herecomes

yourchance!Youcantakepartinmanyhands-onactivitiesandmeetwithlive

animals-lions,pandas,tigers,andsoon!Moreinformationabouttheprogramisas

follows:Age:Studentsaged8-16Groups:Thereare2programsforyoutochoose

from.Eachprogramneedsatmost15students.

ProgramADates:11th-13thJuly,2022ProgramBDates:9th-11thAugust,

Time:10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.2022Time:10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

Programcost:$230formembers;$250fornon-members（非会员）.Howtodo:

Cometoourcentertogetanapplicationform（申请表）andhanditinbefore8thJuly,

2022（Friday）.Notes:Wedon'tprovidefreelunchbecausepeoplehavedifferent

tastes.Youmayeitherbringalunch-boxorpayforlunchatourrestaurants.COME

ANDJOINUSNOW!DON*TMISSTHECHANCE!

26.Whocanjointhethree-daysummerprogram?

B.A14-year-oldC.A17-year-oldD.A26-year-old

A.7-year-oldgirl.

boy.girl.man.

27.WhenwillProgramAstart?

A.July11th.B.July12th.C.August9th.D.August10th.

28.Howmuchshouldtwomembersandonenon-memberpayfortheprogram?

A.$690.B.$710.C.$730.D.$750.

29.Whyaretherenofreelunches?

A.Becausetherearemanyrestaurants.

B•Becausethelunchescosttoomuch.

C.Becausepeoplehavedifferenttastes.

D.Becausetheymaybringlunch-boxes.

30.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.YouthExploreisthenameoftheprogram.

B.Morethan15studentsareineachprogram.

C.Wecanseethreekindsofanimalsintheprogram.

D.Youneedtohandinanapplicationformfortheprogram.

修重

Nomatterhowoldyouare,youmayhaveheardofthecartoonPeppaPig.Harley

BirdisthevoicebehindthecutepigPeppa.

Birdbeganvoicing（为..酉己音）Peppawhenshewasjust5yearsold.Infact,she

hasgrownupwiththecartoonpig.Whenshebegan,therewasonebigproblemfor

her:shecouldnTtreadatthattime."Icouldn'treadatallandIcouldn'treadthe

lines（台词）;‘shesaid."Sosomepeoplewerethereandtheytoldmewhatthey

wantedmetosay,andIjustcopied（模仿）them."

Birdis17now.'Tvegrownupalotandmyvoicehaschanged.Youhaveto

makeyourselfbelievethatyou'rea4-year-oldpig.SoIhavetogoalittlebithigher

andmorechildlikewiththewayItalk,"shesaid.

InJuly2019,theshowreleasedamusicalbum（专辑）.Birdsangallthesongsas

Peppa."Iamveryexcitedaboutwhatpeoplethinkaboutthenewalbum.Thesongs

arereallygood!”Birdsaid.

Birdhasvoicedsomedifferentrolesinotherfilms.Sheiscalledthemost

successfulteenagevoiceactressinEngland.Sheknowsshehasalottolearnandshe

planstokeeponworkingasavoiceartist.

SokeepanearoutforthenameHarleyBird.PeppaPigfansandmorearesureto

hearmorefromthisyoungstarastimegoesby.

根据文章内容，选择正确答案。

31.BirdstartedvoicingPeppa.

A.4yearsagoB.5yearsagoC.attheageof5D.attheageof17

32.WhatwasBird'sproblemwhenshestartedvoicingPeppa?

A.Hervoicewastoohigh.B.Shelikedtocopyothers.

C.Shecouldn*treadthelines.D.Thelinesweretoolongforher.

33.WhatdoweknowaboutthePeppaPigmusicalbum?

A,Fewpeopleknowaboutit.B.Itcameoutearlyin2019.

C.Birdsangonesonginit.D.Birdlikesitverymuch.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“keepanearoutfor"meaninChinese?

A.等待B.照顾C.注意D.小心

35.What1sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A,AYoungVoiceArtistB.ASpecialMusicAlbum

C.APopularEnglishCartoonD.AFamousCartoonRole

Mostpeoplewantthemselvestobehappyforever,butfewknowhowtofind

happiness.Otherssayifyouownlotsofmoneyandsuccess,youwillbehappy.

However,moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.AfamousGreek

thinker,Aristotle,said,"Happinessdependson（取决于）ourselves."That*stosay,

wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecret(秘密)ofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,

wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture.Forexample,gettingintocollege

(大学)orgettingagoodjob,whichmakesusfailtoenjoythepresent.Youshould

enjoylife'ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavorite

music,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Ifyoulivewithafewclosefriends,you

willfeelhappierandhealthier.

Anothersecretoflivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingordo

sports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.

Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeople

feelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,you

candogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,go

shoppingorhelpoutwithsomethingsaroundthehouseforanelderlyperson.Ifyou

candothat,youwillfeelhappy.

36.AccordingtoPara1,whatshouldwedoifwewanttohavelastinghappiness?

A.Trytomakemuchmoney.B.Trytobesuccessful.

C.Makealotoffriends.D.Makeourownhappiness.

37.Ifyouwanttoenjoythesimplethingsinlife,whatshouldyoudo?

①listentomyfavoritemusic②readagoodbook

③haveagoodmeal④spendtimewithclosefriends

A.(W3)B.c.D.(1X2X3)

38.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Helpingotherscanmakepeoplefeelgood.

B.Tofeelhappier,youcanhelpanelderlyperson.

C.Activepersonsmayliveahappierlifethanothers.

D.Thinkingaboutthefuturecanhelpyouenjoythepresent.

39.Howmanysuggestionsofhappinessarementionedinthispassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

40.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Howtoliveahappylife.B.Howtogetagoodjob.

C.Howtohelptheoldpeople.D.Howtodependonourselves.

Isthereawaytoquicklyrecall（回忆）informationjustbeforetakinganexam?

Walkingbackward（向后）mightbeagoodway.ScientistsfromtheUniversityof

RoehamptonintheUKsaidthisactivitycanhelppeopleimprovetheirshort-term

memory.

Scientistsdidanexperiment（实验）.Theyasked114studentstowatchavideo.

Afterwatchingthevideo,volunteersweredivided（分成）intothreegroupsandeach

grouphadthesamenumberofpeople.Thefirstgroupwastoldtowalk10meters

forward.Thesecondgroupwalked10metersbackward.Thethirdgroupstoodinone

place.Allthreegroupswerethenasked20questionsaboutwhattheysawinthevideo.

Thescientistsfoundthatthebackward-walkinggroupgottwomoreanswerscorrect

onaverage（平均）thantheothertwogroups.

Aleksandar,wholedthestudy,toldtheDailyMail,"Youseethingsfroma

differentangle（角度）Thisdifferencehelpspeoplerecallthingsthathappenedin

thepast.

Andwalkingbackwardisnotjustgoodforourbrains（大脑）.Itisalsogoodforthe

restofourbody.Walkingbackwardismoredifficultthanwalkingforward.Thiscan

helpusimproveourfitness,accordingtoNewScientist.Walkingbackwardusesmore

energyinadshorttimeandburnsmorecalories（卡路里）.

Besides,walkingbackwardislessstressful（压力大的）forourknees.Itcouldbe

helpfulforpeoplewhooftenhavepainintheirkneesstrong,whichcanhelptoease

（缓解）paininthelowerback.

41.Whatdoes“thisactivity"inParagraph1referto?

A.Recallinginformation.B.Takinganexam.

C.Walkingbackwards.D.Improvingmemory.

42.Thesecondparagraphiswrittento.

B,explainwhywalkingbackwards

A.introduceausefulwayofwalking

improvesmemory

C.showwhocananswermorequestionsD.describehowresearchersdidtheir

correctlyexperiment

43.Thenumberofvolunteersineachgroupwas.

A.36B.38C.57D.114

44.AccordingtoNewScientist,howcanwalkingbackwardsbehelpful?

A.Ithelpspeopleburnmorecalories.B.Ithelpspeoplerememberinformation.

C.Itcaneasepaininpeople1skneesD.Itallowspeopletoseethingsinanew

andbacks.angle.

45.Scientistsdidtheexperimenttoshow.

A.walkingbackwardscankeepourbonesstrong.

B・walkingbackwardscanhelpusimproveourfitness.

C.walkingbackwardscanhelpusimprovetheshort-termmemory.

D.walkingbackwardsisgoodfortherestofourbodies.

四、阅读还原5选5

FoodinChinaandwesterncountriesisdifferent.Chinesepeoplechoosefoodvery

carefully.Theyonlyusefreshmaterials（原料）tomakefood.Forexample,theyonly

eatfreshfish.Chinesehavealotofideasforcooking.Theycancookachickenin

overtenways.46

Westerncountries,likeEnglandorAmerica,don'thavefreshfoodbecausethey

buytheirfoodfromsupermarketswhichonlysellstoredmaterials.47Theyare

notgoodforman1sbody.Besides,westernpeopledonothavemanyskillsfor

cooking,andmostlytheyonlyboilandbake（烘烤）thefood.Theycanmakevery

goodcakesandchocolate.48

InChina,thepersonwhoinvitesotherpeopleformealwouldpayforthemeal,but

it'snotthesamewayinwesterncountries.49Becausetheythinktheycan

afford（负担）thembythemselves.

50Chinesepeopleusechopsticksbutwesternpeopleuseknivesandforks.

A.Westernpeoplealsopreferfastfoodlikehamburgersandchips.

B.That*swhyChinesefoodissopopulararoundtheworld.

C.Thesefoodareverysweetandtheycanmakeyoubecomefatquickly.

D.Thereisanotherdifferenceineating.

E.Theywon'tbehappyifyoupayforthem.

五、根据情景写句子

51.当你和朋友聊天时，感叹时间过得很快，你可以这么说：

52.你有令人兴奋的消息要告诉大家，你可以这样说：

53.你想祝愿对方梦想成真，应该怎么说：

54.你想了解从福州到厦门有多远，你会这样问:

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55.你想知道一间