陕西省西安市2023年八年级下学期英语期中试卷【含答案】

这是一份陕西省西安市2023年八年级下学期英语期中试卷【含答案】，共10页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，阅读理解，短文填空，任务型阅读，补全对话，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
 八年级下学期英语期中试卷一、完形填空(共20小题，计20分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。A long time ago, there was an emperor, He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale (夜莺)singing very   1．   .One day the emperor heard about this little    2．   beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear    3．   ."The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped    4．   one day. The emperor was very angry about    5．   the bird was doing. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird    6．   him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while he    7．   in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again.   8．    the robot bird couldn't sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale flew on the window. She began to sing    9．   most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became    10．   and better each day.After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished (爱戴)him for his love and kindness. 　1．A．terrible B．terribly C．beautiful D．beautifully2．A．bird B．bird's C．birds D．birds'3．A．she B．hers C．her D．herself4．A．singing B．sing C．sang D．to sing5．A．what B．why C．when D．how6．A．with B．for C．about D．in7．A．lie B．lay C．is lying D．was lying8．A．If B．But C．And D．So9．A．a B．an C．the D．/10．A．good B．well C．better D．best二、完形填空阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.使短文连贯完整。It was a summer morning "I want to travel by    11．    ,"said Jack. "OK let's go!" said Harry.The weather was warm. After half an hour of boating on the river, Jack and Harry stopped and soon fell asleep with the sunshine on their faces. They    12．     for a long time with their eyes closed.Suddenly the sky was    13．    and a loud noise woke them up. "A storm is coming!" Harry said. And very soon the    14．    started to get stronger. Waves(浪) hit the boat and heavy rain started to fall. When Jack was boating, he    15．    the oars (船桨) by accident. Without the oars, the boys couldn't move the boat. Then, a big wave hit the side of the boat. The boat    16．    so Jack and Harry fell into the river."    17．     the boat!" Jack shouted. At last, the boat hit some rocks near the river bank (岸).    18．    ,the boys felt the ground under their feet, and then they stood up and walked to the bank.  "Where are we?" Jack asked. " Will someone    19．     help to us?" Then, they saw a small    20．    , not far away from them. They walked towards (朝)the house.11．A．train B．plane C．bus D．boat12．A．rested B．played C．argued D．pushed13．A．blue B．dark C．normal D．icy14．A．sun B．rain C．wind D．snow15．A．found B．dropped C．carried D．threw16．A．turned over B．ran out C．fixed up D．went away17．A．Throw B．Catch C．Sweep D．Repair18．A．Carefully B．Comfortably C．Luckily D．Clearly19．A．change B．report C．offer D．pass20．A．park
  B．shop C．window D．house三、阅读理解(共15小题，计20分)阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文,从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。Give Your Love10,000 Storybooks NeededIf you have old storybooks at home and you have no places for them, you can give them away to Momo Bookstore. The bookstore is collecting(收集)10,000 storybooks from April 25 to May 28. The storybooks are going to be sent to schools in poor places. You will get a doll (玩具)gift if you give S storybooks or more,Your Money, Their HospitalTzuchi is planning to build a new hospital in Sichuan that will give free medical treatment (治疗)to the Poor people there . By December 3l, you can help by sending money through the post office: No.:09887465,To: Tzuchi.We Need Your TimeThe Red Cross needs more volunteer workers to take care of the old. especially (尤其)on weekends. We have 500 old people, but only 30 workers. More are needed. Please call us:(030) 422-7896.21．When should you send your storybooks to the bookstore if you want to give them away?  A．Before April 25. B．From April 25 to May 28.C．After May 28. D．By December 31.22．Why is Tzuchi planning to build a new hospital in Sichuan?  A．To give free medical treatment to the poor people thereB．To take care of the poor students in the schools there.C．To take care of the old people in the Red Cross.D．To help all the volunteers in the Red Cross.23．We can know_______from the article.  A．the Red Cross doesn't have enough workersB．the Red Cross doesn't have enough moneyC．the Red Cross doesn't have enough old peopleD．the Red Cross is free on weekends阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文,从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。There is a small town that is far from any big city. It is lonely, and the only school in the town is very small, so people in the town cannot get a good education.One day, a woman called Sophia moved to the town. She is a kind person. She opened a free learning center in the town so that the kids there could have a chance to learn.In the learning center, Sophia is busy all day and has to get a lot of volunteers to help her. The kids have a lot of fun and learn many new things with the kind volunteers. Sophia gets such a strong feeling of happiness every time she sees the look of joy on the children's faces.With the help of Sophia and her team, the children's grades are much better than before. And many of them have a dream to go to university. They never even thought of that before. Can their dreams come true? Of course, they are sure of that.24．What does the writer think of the town?  A．It is beautiful. B．It is dirtyC．It is lonely. D．It is noisy.25．The kids in the town will______if they study in Sophia's learning center.  A．buy books themselves B．not have to payC．have free lunch at school D．live in school26．Sophia feels______when the kids are having fun learning and playing in the center.  A．happy B．bored C．worried D．interested27．From the passage, we can learn that_______.  A．Sophia is a good teacherB．Sophia is a very kind personC．there are few volunteers in the learning centerD．many kids want to stay in the town all the life阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文,从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。Whenever there's a terrible storm, there are many sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings, too.A family in New Jersey, the USA, had a cat named Vivian. She was very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws (爪子) on the floor. They all loved her very much, When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place 13km away from home. Unluckily, Vivian was missing. All the nine family members were worried about her.They put up posters (海报)to look for her. They looked for her everywhere they thought she could stay, but they didn't find it. The family thought Vivian was missing.But six months later, Vivian showed up at their house, according to the news. They thought her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivian was for all that time. Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell(嗅觉),But that doesn't explain how Vivian found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smell of home. "I wish she could talk." said her owner.28．The underlined word "missing" here means "______".  A．busy B．lost C．relaxed D．broken29．The family moved to a place l3 km away from home______.  A．to keep safe B．to keep warmC．to enjoy fresh air D．to look for the cat30．What does the passage mainly talk about?  A．How a terrible storm hurts a cat.B．How often hurricanes hit America.C．The ways of animals finding their ways back.D．A story about a smart cat finding her way back.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Should children do chores? Some believe that children should not do chores. They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But I think doing chores is good for them. 　31．     　. It will help them in their life. There are many things that parents can do to encourage their children to do chores. Here are some suggestions.Start early. 　32．     　Teach them. Parents should show their children how to do chores and teach them one chore at a time. And doing chores is also a teaching tool. Parents use the tool to teach children so that they can care for themselves someday.　33．     　Parents should make sure that the chores they give to their children are appropriate to (适合于) their children's ages and abilities (能力).Parents shouldn't, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework.　34．     　For example, pay them 1 dollar for taking out the rubbish. When a child get paid by his hard work, he will probably have the feeling of growing up.　35．     　Sometimes children do not mean to refuse to do chores, but because they are too tired of their parents' nag (唠叨).What's more, don't do chores for children if they forget. Let them know it's their duty to do some of the chores, and nobody will do those for them.A. Stop nagging.B. Keep talking with your children.C. Pay children for the chores they do.D. Keep the children do the same chores.E. Change the chores as children grow up.F. Doing chores teaches them many important things.G. Parents should give their children chores to do when they are young.四、完成句子，根据所给汉语意思,用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。(共5小题，计10分)36．随着科学的发展,我们可以更好地享受生活。With the 　            　of science, we can enjoy our life better.37．我的闹钟今天早上没有响。My alarm clock didn't　     　this morning.38．放学后做家务对我们来说是不公平的。It's　     　for us to do housework after school.39．他们沉默地走进教室。They walked into the classroom　           　.40．这将是你作出的最重要的决定。It's the most　                   　that you'll make.五、短文填空用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。)one, I, spend, lucky, person, good, excite, skill, can, argueI didn't get on well with my parents. I hardly talked to my parents because they liked to compare me with 　41．     　elder sister. And that made me unhappy and sad. I sometimes 　42．     　with them for that.However. I wanted to show them that I could do things as well as my sister. Then I began to 　43．     　most of my free time painting in my bedroom. 　44．        　，my art teacher, Miss Green, offered to help me a lot. She taught me some drawing 　45．     　to improve my painting. She thought I was talented in painting. And she was the only 　46．     　I would like to talk with.One day, I told Miss Green about my problem. She pushed me to take part in a painting competition. In her opinion, the 　47．     　way to communicate with my parents was to prove (证明)myself to them. I took her advice.After a few weeks' waiting. the result finally came out. I was very happy and 　48．        　. Because I got 　49．     　prize! When I took the prize home, my parents were very surprised! But I 　50．     　 see that they were very happy. And they began to care about me. Now, relations between my parents and me have become very good. And I think it's very important to have someone to talk to.六、任务型阅读(共5小题，计10分)阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,完成下列各题。Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life. They may influence (影响) you more than anyone else you will met. If your mom loves to read, you may like to take a book wherever you go, just like she does.But many kids can't get on well with their parents, The kids don't think that their parents can understand them. Some kids always say their parents are too strict with them. How can kids get on with their parents? Here is some advice.Spend more time together. Don't spend so much time playing computer games or watching TV. You can ask one of your parents to play with you. Go out to do something, try some new games, or just read a book together.Share your feelings and ask for help. You may want your parents to help you when you feel sad, but your mom and dad may not know that you are having a problem. Tell them what's the matter with you and they will be glad to help you.Do your best in all things. You don't have to be perfect(完美的).But if you do your best, you'll make your parents very happy.51．Who are the most important two people in our life?They are　            　.52．Why can't many kids get on well with their parents?Because in kids' opinion, their parents are either too 　            　them or don't understand them.53．What should you do to ask your parents for help?You should share　              　with your parents and ask for help.54．How can you make your parents happy?You can　             　in all things to make your parents happy.55．What is the article mainly about?It is about　     　about how to get on with parents.七、补全对话(共5小题,计5分)根据下面对话中的情境,在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句,使对话恢复完整。A: Mary, what were you doing when the accident happened the day before yesterday?B: 　56．                              　. Because my friend invited me to her home for dinner.  Atthat time I saw a car go into the river.A: 　57．                　?B:I stopped riding and ran to the river.  　58．                 　.A:I know you can't swim. Did anyone save the driver?B:Yes. A young man jumped into the river and swam to the car,A:Then what did he do?B He got to the driver through an open window and took him out of the water A:Wow, how great the young man is!  　59．            　?B:Yes, but luckily, he didn't get hurt badly. But his car was broken.A:Oh, that's not serious.  　60．                      　?B:No, I don't. In fact, nobody knew him there. But I heard he is a good swimmer. 八、书面表达(共1题,计15分)61．"嫦娥五号"月球探测器于2020年11月24日在我国海南文昌航天发射场顺利升空。假设你是李华，你和来自不同国家的笔友在那个时刻正在做不同的事情。请你根据下图的提示，描述你和他们的不同活动。Li Huawatch TV in Xi'anLindado kung fu in JapanKateswim in Australianother......注意:①参考提示内容，可适当发挥;②语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整;③文中不得出现你的任何真实信息(姓名、校名和地名等);④词数：不少于70词。(开头已给出，但不计人总词数。)Chang 'e-5 was sent to the sky on November 24, 2020. At that time, my pen friends and I were doing different things.
 1．D；2．B；3．C；4．A；5．A；6．B；7．D；8．B；9．C；10．C11．D；12．A；13．B；14．B；15．B；16．A；17．B；18．C；19．C；20．D21．B22．A23．A24．C25．B26．A27．B28．B29．A30．D31．F；32．G；33．E；34．C；35．A36．development37．go off38．unfair39．in silence40．important decision41．my；42．argued；43．spend；44．Luckily；45．skills；46．person；47．best；48．excited；49．first；50．could51．Mom and Dad52．strict with53．your feelings54．do your best55．kids56．I was riding to friends' home；57．What did you do；58．But I can't swim；59．Did he hurt；60．Did you know his name61．Chang 'e-5 was sent to the sky on November 24, 2020. At that time, my pen friends and I were doing different things.I was watching Chang 'e-5 rising to the sky on TV in Chinese. I was so excited that my homeland was great. I thought I must do my best to study for our motherland.My friend Li Hua was watching TV in Xi'an too. He was also happy like me. My pen friend Linda was doing kung fu in Japan. She wanted to visit China. My pen friend Kate was swimming in Australian.I planed to tell them about the good news. I thought they were happy too.