2022-2023学年湖北省武汉市汉阳区八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2022-2023学年湖北省武汉市汉阳区八年级下学期期中考试英语试题1.—Ifeelreallybadaboutallthemess.—__________Icanclearituplater.A．Takeyourtime.B．Thatwouldbenice.C．Thanksalot.D．Don’tworry.2.—Whatdidtheteachersayjustnow?—Sorry,Idon’tknow.I_________outofthewindowthen.A．lookB．amlookingC．lookedD．waslooking3.—I’msorryforbeinglatefortheparty,Gina.—________Wehavejuststarted.A．You’rewelcome.B．Whatapity.C．It’snobigdeal.D．Howcome?4.—Idon’tthinkIcanmakeit!—Comeon.Athousand-milejourneybeginswiththefirst________.A．stepB．breakC．fingerD．skill5.—HowwillJackdowiththework?—Ithinkhejustwantstoasksomeoneelsetodoit________.A．neitherB．eitherC．tooD．instead6.—Whyisn’tDavidshowingupatyourparty?—Heisracing________theclocktofinishhisreport.A．againstB．overC．inD．through7.—Wouldyouliketogocampingwithmetomorrow?—Sure,________Ihaveadayoff.A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．unless8.—Whatacoldday!—Theweatheratthemomentisnot________forJuly.A．strongB．typicalC．lonelyD．different9.Thedriversshouldfollowthetrafficrulesandcontrol________iftheywanttobesafeontheroad.A．himselfB．herselfC．themselvesD．ourselves10.—Micheal________allthree200mmedals(奖牌)atthesportsday.—Great!Iamsoproudofhim!A．beatB．sweptC．pushedD．picked11.—Youlookupset.What’swrong?—Myparentsalways________me________otherchildren.A．press;againstB．match;withC．compete;forD．compare;with12.—YouknowIwanttocheerupsickkids.—You________askhospitaltoletyouvisitthekids.A．needB．mustC．couldD．would13.—It’sreportedthatthestormwill________atabout10:00am.—Goodnews!A．giveawayB．putoffC．diedownD．cutdown14.—Julie,who’sthegirlinthephoto?—It’sme.I________glasseswithshorthair.A．usedtowearB．amusedtowearingC．usedtowearingD．wasusedtowear15.—I’mexcitedaboutthenewsmartphone.Doyouknow________?—Nextmonth.A．howcanIgetoneB．whenwilltheycomeoutC．howIcangetoneD．whentheywillcomeout16.阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Onahotsummerafternoon,Iworkedinmybarasusual.Themansittinginthecornerdidlooklikea________,withacameraaroundhisneckandabottleofsuncreamstickingoutofhisbag.Itseemedthathewas________aguidebook.Hissunglassescoveredhiseyes________somehowIknewhewasn’tlookingatthebook,Iknew,becausehehadn’tturneda________forthelasttenminutes.AsI______himhisfood,hesaidthanksandlookedatmebriefly.Itriednottostare;butIcouldn’thelp________thesmallscar(疤痕)acrosshislefteyebrow.Hedidlookfamiliar(熟悉的),butIcouldn’trememberwherewe________.Iwalkedbackinsidewithmyemptydish,________myhead.Thenithitmethatitwasthecaraccident!Thestrangerwasthemanwhohelpedmeoutofmydamagedcarjust______time.Irushedbacktohistable.Hehadgone.I________hisplateandfoundhistip,alongwithacard:“Iamdeeply______toyou.Thenightofyourcaraccident,Iwas________torob(抢劫)ajewelrystore.Savingyourlifemademethinkaboutlife________.Inowliveanhonestlife,thankstoyou,Mr.D.”How________Ifelt!Thenightofmycaraccident,I________inaninterviewandfelthopeless.Hisbravebehaviorbroughtconfidencebackintomylife.Iunfoldedthetipheleft.Amongthesingleswasa100-dollarbill.Isaidasilentprayer(祈祷)forhimandgotbacktowork,smiling.1.A．guardB．robberC．travelerD．driver2.A．copyingB．readingC．borrowingD．buying3.A．soB．butC．andD．because4.A．noteB．bookC．pageD．magazine5.A．broughtB．boughtC．tookD．carried6.A．lookingB．enjoyingC．noticingD．discovering7.A．leftB．arguedC．talkedD．met8.A．beatingB．risingC．hurtingD．shaking9.A．onB．inC．againstD．before10.A．madeB．droppedC．movedD．fixed11.A．thankfulB．helpfulC．hopefulD．painful12.A．onthewayB．bythewayC．inthewayD．noway13.A．carelesslyB．quicklyC．seriouslyD．quietly14.A．relaxedB．surprisedC．interestedD．excited15.A．triedB．joinedC．cameD．failed17.MatchyourinterestwithvolunteeringKajalmovedtotheUnitedStatesfromIndiainFebruary2017.Havingvolunteeredfortwoyearsasayoga(瑜伽)teacherinherhomecountry,KajalwasexcitedaboutvolunteeringandbeganlookingforvolunteeropportunitiesthatmatchherinterestsonVolunteerMatch.“Anewcountrybringsinalotofnewexperiencesandvolunteeringhelpedmetosettleintoanewenvironment,”saysKajal.___________________VolunteeringinanothercountrywithanimalshaschangedKarenDaly’slife.AsavolunteerwithCIWY,agrouptoprotectwildanimalsinBolivia,Karenfirstplannedtostayforamonthbutsheendedupstayingforsix.Shehasgoneback,andkeepsgoingbacktoCIWY,andintotalshehasbeenvolunteeringwiththecharityfor8yearsnow!Volunteerworksees78.1btreesplantedinChinaChinesepeoplehaveplanted78billiontreessinceChinacarriedoutitsnationwidevoluntarytreeplantingaction40yearsago.IthasgreatlyenrichedChina’sforestresources(资源).Nowcloudtreeplantingisanewwayforthosewhocancollect“greenenergy”onlinewithlow-carbonbehaviors(低碳行为)sothatcharityorganizationswillplanttreesforthem.1.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?A．NEWSDESKB．SCIENCESTUDYC．SCHOOLTIMED．MYSTORY2.Wecanknowthat________.A．Kajalhasvolunteeredfor2yearsinAmericaB．VolunteeringhelpedKajaltofitinC．ThenewcountrybroughtKajalalotoftroubleD．VolunteerMatchonlyoffersjobstoforeigners3.Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnews?A．Stayfor8yearsB．VolunteeringinBoliviaC．WorkwithwildanimalsD．Volunteeringmakesalifechange4.ChinamakesadifferenceinenvironmentNOTby________.A．voluntarytreeplantingactionB．cloudtreeplantingC．charityorganizationsD．collectingenergy5.Whatdoallthenewsabovehaveincommon?A．Theyareusedforbusiness.B．Theycallonpeopletoworkinanothercountry.C．Theyareallaboutvolunteering.D．Theyareenvironmentfriendly.18.Jerryisaworld-famousmountainclimber.Hehasclimbedmanyhighmountainsintheworld.Startingin2015,heandhisfriendsspenttwoyearsonanadventure(探险)inSouthAmerica,covering7,800miles.HewasevennamedAdventureoftheYearbyafamousgeographymagazinein2018.AlthoughJerryhadachieved(成就)greatsuccess,hedidn’tfeelfulfilled.Heaskedhimself,“Isitenoughtoclimbthehighestmountains?AmIdoingsomethinghelpful?HowcanIturnmyadventuresintosomethingthatcanhelptheworld?”Jerrylearnedthatscientistsneedplants,rocksandwatersamples(样本)fromtheplacesfarawaytodoresearch.Butscientistscan’tgettherethemselvesassuchplacesarehardtoreach—onlythebravestadventurerscanmakeit.Jerrythoughthimselfcoulddosomethingtohelp.Hethencameupwithanidea.Hesetupateamoftopadventurestocollectsamplesforscientists.Bystudyingthesamples,scientistscouldknowmoreabouttheearthandfindwaystoprotectit.RecentlyJerryandhisadventurerfriendshavediscoveredaspecialplantlifeofMountainQomolangma.Thesamplestheybroughtbackhavehelpedscientistsresearchhowplantsliveinextreme(极端的)conditions.ForJerry,thiskindofadventureismostsatisfying.“Suchadventureshadmadeusseelifeinadifferentway.Now,beingthebestclimberisn’timportantforme.Whatmattersisdoingsomethinghelpfulwhileclimbingthemountains.Thereisstillmuchmorewecando.”Jerrysaidtoanewspaper.1.Atthebeginningofthepassage,thefirstparagraphismainlyabout________.A．ThestartofmountainclimbingB．Jerry’sachievementsC．AdventureoftheYearD．Ageographymagazine2.Theunderlinedword“fulfilled”inparagraph2couldbereplacedby________.A．satisfiedB．excitedC．patientD．worried3.Jerrysetateamoftopadventuresinorderto________.A．bringbacksamplesB．helpscientists.C．climbmanyhighmountainsD．findwaystoprotectplants4.Jerry’sandhisfriends’adventureshadchanged________.A．theirideasabouttheearthB．theirwaysofclimbingmountainsC．theirunderstandingoflifeD．theirlivingconditions5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．DangerousMountainsClimbingB．ImportantScientificDiscoveriesC．PlantsFoundonHighMountainsD．AdventuresTurnedintoSomethingGreater19.Malaria(疟疾)hasbeenabigproblemforhumanssinceancienttimes.Usually,peoplegetmalariawheninfectedmosquitoes(被感染的蚊子)bitethem.Manypeoplehavediedfromthedisease.Luckily,ChinesescientistTuYouyoufoundaneffectivedrug(药)calledqinghaosu(青蒿素).In1969,Tubecamethedirectorofanationalprojecttodevelopthemedicinetotreatmalaria.TheystudiedbooksaboutclassicalChinesemedicine.Afterreadingmorethan2,000oldremedies(药方),Tuandherteamcollectedover600plantsandlistedalmost380possibleremediesformalaria.Oneremedy,whichis1,600yearsold,usessweetwormwood(青蒿)asatreatment.Tufounditworkedandtriedtoextract(提取)theqinghaosufromittomakeadrug.Theextractionfailedatfirst,soTureturnedtotheclassicalbooksagainandfinallyfoundaway.Sheusedalow-temperaturemethodtoextracttheqinghaosuandfinallysucceededin1972.Afterherteamshowedthatqinghaosucouldtreatmalariainmiceandmonkeys,Tuandtwoofhercoworkersdecidedtotestthedrugonthemselvesbeforetryingitonhumanpatients.Itturnedoutthatqinghaosuwassafe,andallpatientsinthetestgotbetter.Gradually,qinghaosubecamethefirst-linetreatmentformalariarecommended(推荐)bytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),savingmillionsoflivesaroundtheworld.In2015,whenTuwasgiventheNobelPrizeinphysiologyormedicine,sherefusedtotakeallofthepraise.Instead,shepraisedhercoworkersandChinesetraditionalmedicine.Sheoncesaid,“Everyscientistdreamsofdoingsomethingthatcanhelptheworld.”1.Manypeoplediedfrommalariainthepastprobablybecause________.A．manyanimalswereinfectedB．theydrankpollutedwaterC．peopleknewnothingaboutitD．theywerebitbyinfectedmosquitoes2.Inthefourthparagraph,whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Malaria.B．Thedrug.C．Themonkey.D．Themouse.3.WheredidTufindasolutionaftertheextractionfailedatfirst?A．Fromclassicalmedicalbooks.B．Fromforeignremedies.C．Fromtestsonanimalsandhumans.D．Fromdifferentplants.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TuYouyoufoundthedrugqinghaosuinanoldremedy.B．Qinghaosuwassafeforpeoplebecauseitcouldtreatmalariainmiceandmonkeys.C．WHOrecommendedqinghaosuastheonlytreatmentformalaria.D．ItwasTuYouyou’sdreamtodosomethinghelpfulfortheworld.5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ADeadlyDiseaseCalledMalariaB．TheBestTreatmentforMalariaC．TheRoadtoQinghaosuD．ANobelPrizeWinner20.仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、意义和逻辑上正确。（提示：选项中有两个是多余的。）get/cut/called/working/explain/provide/herself1.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabook________BetweenaRockandaHardPlace.2.Shecouldreadby________attheageoffour.3.It’stheparents’jobto________acleanenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.4.MaybeIcould________outafewoftheiractivities.5.Sheremembers________inherofficenearthetwotowers.21.Mr.andMrs.Smithhavejustopenedasmallrestaurant.Inordertoattractcustomerstheyputan1infrontoftherestaurant,whichsaid“MealsontheHouseforThreeDays.”Thenextday,aforeignstudent,whodidn’tknowmuchEnglish,2(pass)bytherestaurant.Itwaslunchtimeandhefeltveryh3.“Well,hereisarestaurant.Iamgoingtohavesomething4eat.”Hewalkedtowardstherestaurantwhenhesawthewordsonthesign.“Americanpeoplearereallys5.Theyeveneatdinnersonthehouse!ButhowcanIgetuptothetopofthehouse?”hesaidto6(him).Helookedaroundandfoundaladder(梯子)againstatreenearby.Hewasveryglad.Butasher7thetop,heheardsomeoneshoutingathi