江苏省南京市玄武区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中测试英语试题+

南京玄武区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中测试英语试卷

二、单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)

16.----I hear Gary went to      last week?

----Yes, he told me on Wechat that he was excited to visit the Little Mermaid.

A. Japan     B.Italy      C.Denmark     D. America

17.You may use a      to click on the “Camera”icon,and then you'll see some beautiful pictures.

A. screen       B. mouse        C. keyboard          D. main unit

18.-Where would you like to go for the weekend?

-I hear that Happy Valley      for several years.So we can go there.

A. opened       B. has been opened       C. has opened       D. has been open

19.-Would you like to see the film Wandering Earth II with me?

-Thank you!But it's a pity that I      it last week. It’s a wonderful film

A. saw       B. see       C. have seen       D. will see

20. The boy sat just       me,so I can see the happiness on his face clearly

A.opposite      B. between      C. behind      D. in front of

21-Amy will go to Yangzhou for the May Day holiday.How about you?

-Sorry, I haven't decided      .

A.where to go      B. how to go      C. when to go      D. who to go with

22.-Have you seen Mr. Li these days?

-No, he______Suzhou for a meeting. He’ll come back soon.

A.has gone to      B.has been to      C. has gone in      D. has been in

23.-I want to visit Nanjing Museum. Could you tell me something about it?

-Sorry, I know just a little about it.You can read the       on its website

A.introduction      B. instruction      C.communication      D.confidence

24 -Yangzhou has become one of the most livable cities.____have you lived here? -Since I was born.

A.How often      B. How soon      C. How long      D. How far

25.--Nice to meet you,Lin Tao. Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu?

-All right! Jiangsu is      thirteen big cities. It’s a good place to visit.

A.made of        B. made from       C. made up       D. made up of

26. That's a bad habit of leaning .       , it is never too late for you to get out of it.

A. Instead      B. Anyway      C. As a result      D. Moreover

27.-Look at the sign. You____smoke on the underground. -Sorry, I didn't see it.

A. may not      B. need not      C. would not      D. must not

28.I could not understand him.I did not know what to say either,The underlined word "either' is used to       .

A. show time      B. give an example      C. add more information      D. show cause

29.Which of the following is NOT a fact but an opinion?

A.There is a highway running past the town.       B. Our town is 20 kilometres south of Nanjing.

C. Our town had few high buildings in the past.     D. Our town is one of the most beautiful places in China

30.-Would you mind my opening the window? -______.It is so cold outside.

A. Yes, please      B. Never mind      C. You'd better not      D. Of course not

三、完形填空（每小题1分）

When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs(嫩枝) from school to plant.  31  of them looked very hardy, but with hope for the future, I planted them somewhere in our backyard that had enough sunlight. Over the years, 32  the poor soil(土壤), three of them died. Only one survived.

It grew crooked and very slowly.It looked more like a fat bush than a tree.Later, I noticed that it was starting to die. The lower branches were becoming bare(秃).Only the  33   part of the tree was still green.I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer(肥料), but it didn’t  34   .

Later one morning,I went out and looked at it again. I was wondering whether it would be better to just 35    it down. It would make the yard look cleaner.As I walked over to take a closer look at it,however,I noticed                     36   moving within the leaves.It was a robin(知更鸟)  37  building a nest in the topmost branches.I smiled when I looked at it.I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty,but it was still giving a bird a  38   .

This tree made me 39   that all of our lives have a purpose.It doesn’t matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly. 40   our last breath, we have things to do,love to give, and joy to share.We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.

31.A.Both             B. All               C. Neither             D. None

32.A. Because of       B. As a result of       C. Different from        D. Instead of

33.A.higher           B. lower             C. harder               D. softer

34.A.die                B.grow             C. work              D.stop

35. A.cut                B. calm             C. put               D. take

36. A. everything         B.nothing           C. something          D. anything

37.A.exactly            B. patiently          C. directly            D.hardly

38.A. castle             B.tree              C.baby                D.home

39.A.realize             B.wonder           C. advise              D. recommend

40.A.After              B. During           C. Until               D. Since

四、阅读理解(每小题1分;共15分)

A

41. Who wrote this book review?

A. Charlie          B. Gabrielle          C. Roald.               D. Willy.

42. What is the review writer’s rating of the book?

A.Fantastic!           B. Very good!          C. Bad!           D. Terrible!

43.Which of the statements is NOT true about the book?

A.Willy Wonka was the owner of the chocolate factory.

B. The main character Charlie was born in a poor family

C. Charlie and four other kids visited the chocolate factory

D.The other four children went into the factory without invitation.

B

Row, Row, Row Your Boat is a popular English song for children.Recently, the song has enjoyed a second wave of popularity after a man sang it with his own funny accent and shared it online.

The man Liu Tao,a middle-aged farmer from Yangshuo,Guilin, loves English. In the 1980s, many tourists from all over the world came to visit Yangshuo.When meeting Liu on the streets, they would say hello to him.From then on,Liu was eager to lean English.He dreamed of being an English tour guide to introduce his hometown to more people.

When Liu later had a chance to go to a school of tourism, his family was too poor to pay for his schooling. So he returned home to do farm work.However,Liu never stopped learning English. Borrowing a textbook from a friend,Liu began home-schooling.He spent a lot of time practicing English. Finally, his hard work paid off, and he successfully became an English tour guide in 1998.During COVID-19,Liu’s work suffered a lot. So he turned to making short videos to introduce his hometown in both Chinese and English. To his surprise, his videos got many likes online.

Now, Liu gets used to making a comment on his own videos with “Welcome to travel to Yangshuo!” He said,“I hope that people can get happiness and enjoy the picturesque landscape of my hometown from these videos.”

44. Why did Liu spend a lot of time learning English?

A.He wanted to become famous online.            B.He wished to have a tour of England.

C. He dreamed of becoming an English tour guide.   D. He hoped to make his short videos more popular

45.Which is most probably the meaning of the underlined phrase "paid off" in Para.3?

A.还清余款      B.半途而废      C. 付出代价       D. 取得成功

46. Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Liu Tao was born in a poor family

B.Row, Row, Row Your Boat is popular among children

C. Liu Tao had a chance to learn English in the school of tourism.

D.Liu Tao started to make short videos to introduce his hometown because of COVID-19.

C

①Once you learn to read,you will be forever free. That's probably why so many people are so into reading. In recent years, people have started a new trend of"reading books in China.

②According to one report on Chinese people’s reading habits last year, around 32.7 percent of Chinese adults have the habit of listening to audio books(有声书).So,just like having parents read bedtime stories to us when we were little,we are now reading by listening.

③Some think this is good ---people can finally put the books down when they read. They can finally get away from tables and chairs and read in a fun way. It’s great, it’s appealing, and it's very cool.

④ “I think it's entertaining ---my kid can now learn in a fun way, a young parent said. "I don't have to worry about him having back problems like I did when I was a kid. And listening to audio books also takes some pressure(压力) off his eyes. So I’m all for it.”

⑤But there are quite a number of people who hold a different opinion.They say this could work with adults,but it might be a bad idea for teenagers.

⑥“People need self-control when listening to audio books,and we don’t see it in teenagers," they said."How can we know that whatever it says in a book can get into their heads and stay there? How do we make sure they are learning something when they listen?”

⑦“We have been reading books in the old-fashioned way for thousands of years,” an elderly scholar said.“Why not start listening for a change?”

47.According to the young parent,which of the following statements can be TRUE?

A.Listening to audio books helps protect children’s eyes.

B. Parents don’t have to worry about their children’s self-control.

C. You will be forever free from health problems if you listen to audio books.

D. Audio books make sure everything in a book can get into children’s heads and stay there.

48.Which of the following is the best way to divide the passage?

A. ①②③/④⑤⑥/⑦  B.①②③/④⑤/⑥⑦  C.①/②③/④⑤⑧/⑦  D. ①②/③④/⑤⑥/⑦

49.Which is most probably the elderly scholar’s opinion about ways of reading?

A.Teenagers may not have self-control when listening to audio books.

B. Maybe now it is the time to change our ways of reading by trying audio books

C.Parents need to make sure that teenagers are learning something whey they listen.

D.The old way of reading books has been proved to be the best since thousands of years ago.

50. Which is the best title of the passage?

A.“Listening to Books” Becomes Popular       B.“Listening to Books” And Self-Control

C.Disadvantages of “Listening to Books      D. Advantages of “Listening to Books”

D

William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon,in England. His father, John, was a glove-maker. His mother, Mary, was a farmer’s daughter. He had two older sisters, two younger sisters and three younger brothers.

William probably studied Latin,Greek and history,and left school when he was 14 or 15. Three years later he married Anne. They had a daughter called Susanna and twins named Judith and Hamnet. Sometime before 1590 he left Stratford and went to London, the capital city of England.

London’s first theatre opened in 1576.Shakespeare worked in London as an actor and then started writing plays too.In 1593 the plague,a terrible disease,killed thousands of people and theatres were closed.During this time William started to write poems instead of plays. His short poems are called sonnets.

Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called The Globe.It opened in 1599.It was round and had space for 3,000 people.At The Globe some people stood in front of the stage and others had seats. The audience shouted,clapped, booed and laughed while they watched plays. Musicians created special noises to make the plays more exciting and they had a cannon to make big bangs! No women acted in Shakespeare’s time--men and boys played all the parts.

Shakespeare wrote comedies with happy endings, like A Midsummer Night's Dream. He wrote tragedies which had sad endings, like Romeo and Juliet. His history plays are about kings and queens, like Henry V. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, maybe more. He loved language and invented new words and expressions that we still use today.

William became rich and famous.He had houses in London and in Stratford. He died when he was 52 on 23 April 1616. His plays and poetry were very popular 400 years ago and they are still popular today. People all over the world love his work because he wrote wonderful stories about very interesting people.

51. According to Para.1,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.William Shakespeare’s father, John, was a farmer.

B.William Shakespeare’s mother, Mary, was a glove maker.

C.William Shakespeare’s parents had seven children in total.

D. William Shakespeare was the third oldest child in his family.

52.When did William Shakespeare most probably start to write sonnets?

A.1576             B.1590          C.1593             D.1599

53.Which is NOT a feature of The Globe?

A.It could hold 3,000 people.

B. Women acted together with men in the plays.

C. The plays became exciting because of the special noises created by the musicians.

D.The audience couldn’t stop shouting,clapping,booing and laughing while watching the plays.

54.Which of the following statements is TRUE about William Shakespeare's works?

A. His history plays are about kings only, like Henry V.

B.Romeo and Juliet is one of the comedies written by Shakespeare.

C.His plays and poetry are not so popular today as they were 400 years ago.

D.He wrote at least 38 plays and invented words and expressions still in use today.

55. What is the correct order of the following events?

A. He helped build a new theatre called The Globe which opened in 1599.

B.William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England.

C. He died when he was 52 on 23 April 1616.

D. He worked in London as an actor and then started writing plays.

E. William left school when he was 14 or 15.

A.ABCDE          B.BEDAC            C.BDAEC               D.BEADC

第II卷非选择题(满分45分)

五、基础知识(满分15分)

A)据所中文提示写适当的单(每空1分)

56. You can pay a visit to Nanjing Museum         (除了)Monday.except

57.This guide has so much travelling         (经验) that you can fully trust him.experience

58.----Have you ever thought of living         (到国外)?abroad

---Of course not. East or west, home is best.

59. You need someone to         (翻译)Japanese into Chinese when you travel in Japan.translate

60.----What are you looking for, Judy?

----I can't find my          (护照).I will leave for the UK this summer holiday. passport

B)用所给词的正确形式填空(每空1分)

61.After the long journey,he was so tired out that he found himself         (able)to move out of the hotel.unable

62. Though there were a lot of difficulties at the beginning of the journey,Mr Smith         (success) arrived at the UK.successfully

63.My daughter has already got used to         (communicate)with her friends by sending emails.communication

64.It's amazing that my cousin with his parents         (travel) to almost ten countries in the past three years.has travelled

65.If you want to finish the whole ride,you should manage         (exercise)more to be stronger.to exercise

C)按要求翻译句子(每题1分)

66.玄武湖公园是人们辛苦工作一天后放松的好去处。to relax after a hard day’s work

Xuanwu Lake Park is a good place for people                                              .

67.孩子们看到卡通人物时忍不住尖叫。couldn’t stop screaming

Children                                               when they saw cartoon characters.

68.你们通常是怎么相互保持联系的呢?keep in touch with each other

How do you usually                                              ?

69.你有没有梦想过没有护照环游世界吗?dreamt of traveling around the world without passport

Have you ever                                              ?

70.读书为我开启了一个全新的世界并带给我许多的快乐。open up a new whole world to me

Reading books                                     and brings me a lot of fun.

六、阅读短文，完成文章后的表格，每空一词(每空1分，满分10分)

Do you know the idea of game literacy(素养)?Literacy is the ability to read,write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate and learn about the world.Game literacy on the other hand means people are able to access(接触),understand,critically evaluate(批判性地评价) and even create games.

On Feb 13,a report on video game literacy among young Chinese people was released by the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association (CADPA).

The report showed that Chinese teenagers’ game literacy has improved, with the overall score reaching 81.38 out of 100. For example,more than 60 percent of teenagers can identify(识别) whether the information in games follows historical facts or reality.And 55.3 percent can recognize bad information.Over 75 percent of teenage gamers also have a strong awareness(意识) of the negative impact(负面影响) of games,and have a sense of self-control while playing games. They have limited their playing time to three hours a week.

Still,there are gender(性别)and regional gaps(地区差异) in game literacy. Boys, who are usually more interested in games,have better game literacy than girls. Teenagers in first-and second-tier cities perform better than the students in rural areas. Another problem is that teenagers are short of awareness of how to protect privacy(隐私).It’s easy for them to share personal information with other gamers.

To improve the situation, experts suggest highly promoting the idea of game literacy. It’s necessary for family,school and community to work together.They can combine(结合) literacy education with family, schools and public activities. More attention should be paid to less-developed areas to bridge the game literacy gap as well.

1.abilities  2.information  3.bad  4.control  5.Differences  6.interest  7.same  8.easily  9. need  10.pay

七、首字母填空(每空1分，满分 10 分)

Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world.War, weather, age,traffic and p___81_ damage(破坏)these famous places. If we do nothing, they may even no longer remain. But looking after these places often c__82_ more than one country can afford.

In the early 1970s, world governments decided that if they j__83_ together, they would be able to do something for humans’history. If every country paid some money, they said,it would be p__84__ to look after important historic places. For this reason, countries around the world united to form the World Heritage Organization(世界遗产组织) in1972.Today,the organization helps to p__85_and rebuild the most important places from our history.

However, one of the b__86__problems for historic places is vandalism(肆意破坏).That is to say, people sometimes e__87___ these places and damage the buildings. A__88__ some places, such as Stonehenge in England, governments have built high fences to prevent vandals.

There are many different ideas about how to solve the problem of vandalism. Some professors say that if guards keep w_89___around these places,vandals won’t be able to get in.O_90__say that the best way is education.If people lean to respect history, they won’t damage it. They will also want to spend money looking after old places. Because of this, the World Heritage Organization helps to spread information about the value of historic

places.

1.       pollution  2.costs  3.joined  4.possible  5.protect  6.biggest  7.enter  8.At 9.walking  10.Others

八、书面表达(满分10分)

假如你是李明，你的英国网友Peter给你写了一封信，想具体了解你和你的同学进行课外阅读的相关情况。请你根据Peter的来信，用英语写一封回信。

Dear Ming.

Glad to hear from you. You said at present only a few students do some reading in their free time. I'm very surprised to hear that. Why don’t they have enough time to read books? What do they often do after class? Do they spend much time playing computer games? How much time do you spend on reading? What types of books do you like best?In your opinion why do the students need to read books?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes!

Peter

注意事项:1.信件必须包含所有提示内容，可适当发挥，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。

2.词数100个左右，信件的首尾已给出，不计入总词数。