四川省绵阳市三台县潼川初级中学2022-2023学年下学期八年级期中考试英语试题

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试卷分题卷和答卷两部分，题卷共8页，答卷共2页。笔试满分80分，考试时间90分钟。
第一部分：读（共2节，满分55分）
第一节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
N Trading N Killing
Otters (水獭) are cute water animals. These days, keeping tters as pets is getting ppular in Japan and Indnesia. In fact, wild tters are facing prblems—they have lng been hunted (猎杀) fr their cats; in sme places, fishermen have been killing tters t stp them frm eating fish; and nw, the nline pet trade has becme anther big prblem fr them.
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The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was a great success. China has kept the prmise t hld a green Olympics. Many green actins made it pssible, like prviding envirnmentally friendly smart beds, using new energy (能源) cars, supprting sprting places with 100% clean energy and reusing rain and snw water.
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Save Wetlands
An imprtant meeting n wetlands kicked ff n Saturday in Wuhan, China. Wetlands are a natural water hlding system that can make plluted water clean and prevent flds. The water is hme t many kinds f animals. Birds use wetlands seasnally during their migratin(迁徙). Nw mre than half f wrld’s wetlands have disappeared since the beginning f the 20th century. If this ges n, mre plant and animal species will surely die ut.
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1. In which clumn can yu find this materials?
A. Science B. Educatin C. SprtsD. Envirnment
2. What can’t we knw abut tters?
A. Otters are ppular pets in sme cuntries.
B. Otters live n fish.
C. Otters are killed fr their teeth.
D. Otters are in a difficult situatin.
3. What wuld be the best heading fr the secnd piece f news?
A. Envirnmentally Friendly Actins
C. Green and Successful Olympics
B. Great Sprts Games
D. A Shared Future
4. What can we learn frm this passage?
A. sme fishermen want t have mre tters by killing fish
B. Wuhan held an imprtant meeting n wetlands
C. Wetlands are man-made lake system
D. birds use wetlands all year arund
5. What des the writer want t tell us?
A. T pay mre attentin t the envirnment.
B. T visit wetlands in Wuhan.
C. T keep tters as pets
D. T cmpete in Olympic Games
B
Have yu watched news n TV r read newspaper recently? It has been a difficult time fr peple in Califrnia, US during the past mnth. As we all knw, wildfires have spread thrugh much f the state. Accrding t CBS, at least 31 peple have died s far. This makes them the mst terrible wildfires in Califrnia s far.
Wildfires are uncntrlled fires. They usually happen in areas where few peple live. They are the mst cmmn in wden areas in the US, Canada and Australia. They are als knwn as frest fires r grass fires, r as bush-fires in Australia.
Lightning and vlcanic eruptins(火山爆发) can cause wildfires. Hwever, 90 % f wildfires are caused by peple. Accrding t the US Natinal Park Service, burning campfires and garbage debris(碎片), cigarette butts and acts f arsn(纵火) can easily cause wildfires.
Dry and ht weather, as well as wind, creates perfect wildfire cnditins. They help wildfires spread quickly and last fr weeks.
Wildfires can burn at ver 900℃and reach heights f mre than 50 meters. Wildfires can mve at a speed f up t 23 kilmeters an hur, burning everything— trees, bushes, hmes, even peple, in their path.
The fires are als dangerus t animals. In Australia, kalas can’t get enugh water frm tree leaves because f wildfires. They have t leave their trees and find water smewhere else.
But smetimes, fires can be helpful fr sme plants. Heat frm the fires makes sme fungi (真菌), such as mrel mushrms(羊肚蘑), grw better. Peple can find mre f them in the wild after a fire.
Hpe that wildfires will never happen again.
6. Accrding t the writer, which f the fllwing can NOT cause wildfires?
A. Lightning and vlcanic eruptins.B. Burning campfires and cigarette butts.
C. Acts f arsn.D. Cking meals at hme.
7. Which is NOT true t describe wildfires?
A. Wildfires reach heights f mre than 50 meters.
B. Wildfires can burn at ver 900℃.
C. Wildfires usually happen in the crwded cities.
D. Wildfires can mve at a speed f up t 23 kilmeter an hur.
8. Which is the heat f wildfires helpful t ?
A. pepleB. animalsC. treesD. mrel mushrms
9. What’s the best title f the passage?
A. The Terrible WildfiresB. The Reasns f Wildfires
C. The Advantages f WildfiresD. The Disadvantages f Wildfires
10. Where can yu find this passage?
A. In a nvelB. In a magazineC. In a diaryD. In a textbk
C
There was a lvely vegetable patch (菜园). The vegetables in it all grew very well. A large tree grew there, t.
Bth the patch and the tree gave the place a wnderful lk, and they were the pride f the gardener. But n ne knew that the vegetables and the tree culdn’t stand each ther. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadw (阴影), because he left them nly just enugh sunlight t live. The tree, n the ther hand hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enugh t live.
The matters became s serius that ne day the vegetables decided t use up all the water in the grund s that the tree wuld die. The tree answered back by nt prtecting the vegetables frm the ht sun, s they began t dry up. Sn the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener saw these, and he finally knew what had happened, s he stpped watering them. When he did that, bth the tree and the vegetables felt that it was better t help each ther. They learned hw t live in harmny with thse plants arund them. S they decided t wrk tgether, using bth the shadw and the water t grw well.
After seeing hw well they were ding, the gardener gave the best care t the vegetables patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them better than any ther patch fr miles arund. The vegetables and the tree lived happily there again.
11. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get n well with each ther?
A. Because the vegetables wanted mre sunlight and the tree wanted mre water.
B. Because the tree drank almst all the water and didn’t give enugh shadw.
C. Because the vegetables didn’t lk as wnderful as the tree.
D. Because the tree grew much strnger than the vegetables.
12. What des the phrase “in harmny” prbably means in this passage?
A. 自私地B. 小心地C. 有效地D. 和谐地
13. What des Paragraph 4 mainly talk abut ?
A. What happened between the vegetables and the gardener.
B. Why the gardener stpped watering the vegetables and the tree.
C. What the gardener did fr vegetables and the tree.
D. Why and hw the vegetables and the tree live in harmny with each ther.
14. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. The sunlight and water are very imprtant t plants.
B. Peple shuld help each ther t make bth f them win.
C. Trees always grew beside the vegetables.
D. Peple shuld deal with prblems fairly and wisely.
15. What’s the best tittle f the passage?
A. The sunlight and the waterB. The tree and the vegetables
C. A hard-wrking gardenerD. The shadw
D
“Did yu ften g skating last year?” I asked. Jenny shk her head and lked at me. Finally, she said, “On Thanksgiving Day, Mm and I always went t visit sme friends wh lived n a farm. I especially lved seeing their big turkeys.”
Befre that, I never thught abut hw Jenny felt thse days—she nw had a new stepfather and a new stepbrther, and stayed in a new twn and a new hme. Jenny and her mm used t live near a lake, but they had t mve up nrth with us after her mm and my dad gt married. She experienced mre changes than me.
Jenny seemed s sad, and I felt sad, t. Then I wanted t think f sme ways t cheer her up n this Thanksgiving Day.
That day after a heavy snwfall, I invited her t g utside. We made a large snwball and a small snwball tgether. Then we shaped a ball behind the big snwball as a tail. Jenny mixed sme fd clring with water, saying, “We can clr the tail.” Then ur snw turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellw tail. We were s busy that we didn’t ntice ur parents were cming up t us. Dad fund a hat fr the snw turkey, and Mm wrapped her scarf arund its neck. Finally, Jenny turned n a bright smile, which we never saw.
“Thanks fr cming up with this great idea!” my new mm said quietly in my ear, “Yu’re really a gd brther!” A happy feeling went thrugh my bdy. I said withut thinking, “Thank yu fr bringing us happiness, t.” Suddenly, I saw tears f jy in her eyes.
Frm then n, Jenny became much happier, and s did I. We began t share happiness and sadness with each ther. And we became real brther and sister.
16. What did Jenny use t d n Thanksgiving Day?
A. She went skating with her friends.
B. She went t a farm with her mther.
C. She cked a turkey with her mther.
D. She made snw turkeys with her brther.
17. What can we learn frm Paragraph 2?
A. Jenny lived near a lake in the past.
B. Jenny mved up nrth fr a vacatin.
C. The writer experienced mre changes than Jenny.
D. The writer always cared much abut Jenny after they first met.
18. Hw did the writer cheer Jenny up?
A. Clr a turkey.B. Make a turkey tgether.
C. Wrap a scarf fr a snw turkey.D. Make a funny turkey tail with Jenny.
19. Which f the fllwing is the right rder?
①made a small snwball ②fund a hat ③made a huge snwball
④sprayed clrs n the tail ⑤wrapped a scarf arund the neck
⑥built a ball behind the big snwball
A. ①③⑥④②⑤ B. ①②③④⑤⑥
C. ③①⑥④②⑤ D. ③①⑥②④⑤
20. What can we knw frm the passage?
A. Jenny’s stepfather didn’t care abut her.
B. The writer felt happy t make Jenny enjy the special Thanksgiving.
C. Jenny enjyed the life in the new family at first after they mved there.
D. The writer culdn’t think ut gd ideas t change terrible situatins.
第二节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
Sme students visited their ld teacher after they left schl fr many years. During the visit, sme students were cmplaining(抱怨) abut their 21 in wrk and life. The teacher ffered them sme cffee and many different cups. Then he tld them that sme cups were simple and cheap, 22 thers were beautiful and expensive.
The teacher asked them t chse the cup they liked. When the students picked ut their cups, the teacher explained, “Ntice hw all the 23 cups were picked ut and the simple and cheap nes were left.”
“Wanting 24 the best things fr yurself is the reasn f yur prblems. In fact, the happiest peple are nt thse wh have the best things, but thse wh enjy life and 25 full use f what they have.”
21. A. fearsB. habitsC. happinessD. prblems
22. A. asB. when C. since D. while
23. A. ugly B. beautiful C. tidy D. ppular
24. A. nly B. als C. still D. again
25. A. thinkB. wrk C. make D. take
B
Jia Wei, a 14-year-ld frm Jilin, is feeling dwn these days. “Frm the Ukraine crisis(乌克兰危机) t the pandemic, the wrld is full f bad news,” Jia said. “I feel scared and sad.”
What happened t Jia shws 26 bad events can change peple’s lives, even when they dn’t experience things themselves.
The 27 can get wrse if they ften see news reprts. 28 , sme may have stress symptms(症状) such as sleeplessness.
Hw can we 29 ur stress after getting bad news? Dr. Li frm Peking University says it is 30 t feel scared r upset. Peple call these symptms “acute stress respnses(急性应激反应)”. Seeing pictures f things like bld r dead bdies can 31 such respnses. Hwever, the bad feelings usually dn’t last lng and wuld 32 within a mnth.
Als, there is smething we can d t feel better. Firstly, try t stay away frm pictures that make yu feel 33 . Secndly, yu can turn t dctrs fr help 34 the symptms are t strng. Talking t peple with the same feelings as yu als help. 35 , we need t understand that bad things happen. And bad things are part f the wrld. Only by facing them can we deal with them better.
26. A. hwB. whyC. whatD. where
27. A. signB. riskC. situatinD. event
28. A. As lng asB. As a resultC. As sn asD. As well as
29. A. thrwB. lwerC. fallD. cut
30. A. cleverB. gdC. nrmalD. wrng
31. A. causeB. realizeC. explain D. understand
32. A. cut utB. die dwnC. g ff D. put ff
33. A. strangeB. uncmfrtableC. excitedD. special
34. A. ifB. unlessC. until D. befre
35. A. All the timeB. In timeC. At the same time D. On time
第二部分：写（共3节，满分25分）
第一节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wang Chunxing lves swimming and he swims almst every day. Thanks 36 his hbby, he is healthy and strng, and als he uses it t save peple. A few years ag, Wang retired and mved t Nanchang, he 37 (buy) a flat near a river.
Wang ften swims in the river. 38 the river is a favrite place fr swimmers, it can als be dangerus. A rescue(救援) team is always there 39 (save) peple frm drwning. While 40 (see) the team’s hard wrk, Wang decided t jin the team as a vlunteer. After he gt sme rescue 41 (train), he started t wrk. Frm 6:00 pm t 7:30 pm, it’s 42 (ppular) time fr swimmers f a day, which attract dzens f swimmers here. During this perid, Wang always walks alng the river, keeping an eye n them.
Once, a yung by 43 (appear) under the water after he just swam 10 meters away. Wang nticed that and jumped int the river quickly. Finally, he gt the by ut f the water. The by and his parents thanked Wang a lt. In the past several years, Wang and the ther 44 (vlunteer) n the team have saved mre than 30 peple. 45 wnderful wrk they d!“Vlunteering here makes my retiring life meaningful and valuable,” Wang said in his shrt vides.
第二节：信息摘录（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息，每空不超过三个词。
Dn’t d these when yu have a fever. A fever means an increase in bdy temperature ver 37.3℃—is a cmmn sign f illness. But recently, it has caught uncmmn attentin: It can be a sign f catching COVID-19. Whatever the cause is, here are sme things yu shuld remember if yu develp a fever.
Dn’t have certain drinks. Alchl (酒精), sda (苏打) and caffeinated (含咖啡因的) drinks shuld be avided when yu have a fever. They can cause yur bdy t lse water when it really needs a lt f water.
D nt dress t warmly r put yurself in a place that is t ht. This can influence the bdy’s ability t regulate (调节) its temperature and make yur fever wrse.
Dn’t duble yur medicines. Althugh fever-reducing medicines are very useful fr treating fever, taking mre than the recmmended amunt(推荐量) can put yurself in great danger and even death.
Dn’t stay hungry. The ld saying “Thse with a cld shuld eat, while thse with a fever shuld eat nthing” is wrng and dangerus. Fever speeds up yur metablism (新陈代谢), s yu need t get mre energy frm fd. Hunger als reduces the bdy’s ability t fight ff disease.
Dn’t frget t drink water. A fever will increase the number f breaths, causing water lss. The bdy als sweats(出汗) mre as it regulates its temperature. What’s mre, peple usually drink less water when they have a fever, which finally causes the bdy t lse water faster.
第三节：书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）
假如你是李华，以下是你收到的来自加拿大笔友Mike的电子邮件，他最近有一些烦恼，向你寻求帮助，请你根据他的问题给他写一封回信，提些建议并简单陈述理由。
Dear Li Hua,
Hw’s it ging? I have a prblem and I need yur help. Last week my family mved t a new huse which is bigger than the ld ne, s there is mre husewrk. My parents asked my elder brther Nick and me t help with the chres. But Nick nly cleaned his wn rm and added all the thers t me, they tk me s much time that I missed a few activities in my vlunteer club. I dn’t want it t be the same next week.
What shuld I d? Culd yu ffer me sme advice?
I hpe t hear frm yu sn!
Best wishes!
Mike
要求：
1. 至少提出三点建议；
2. 语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；
3. 80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear Mike,
Thank yu fr telling me abut yur prblem. _______________________________
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Yurs,
Li HuaHaving a fever
46 is a cmmn sign f having fever in ur everyday life.
47 t deal with fever.
Reasns why yu shuldn’t d these.
Dn’t have drinks like alchl, sda and caffeinated drinks.
These drinks can lead t the lss f water in yur bdy.
Dn’t dress t warmly r 48 a very ht place.
It can have a bad influence n the bdy’s ability f regulating its temperature.
Dn’t duble yur medicines.
Taking t many pills can be 49 t yur bdy and even cause death.
Dn’t stay hungry.
Hunger can make yu 50 t fight ff disease withut energy frm fd.
Dn’t frget t drink water.
Drinking less water can cause yur bdy t lse water faster.