浙江省杭州市杭州中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期4月期中英语试题

杭州中学2022学年第二学期初二期中阶段性综合练习

英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

听下面五段对话，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When will the football match start?

A. After supper.

B. Right now.

C. At 2: 00 next morning.

2. What was the woman doing when the accident happened?

A. Sleeping.

B.Thinking

C.Walking

3. Where will the woman stay if a bar opens next to their house?

A. In her house.

B. On her aunt's farm.

C. In the car.

4. Which subject does the boy find the most boring?

A.Science.

B. Math.

C.Music.

5. How can the girl make a lot of friends?

A. Joining a club.

B. QQ-chat on the Internet.

C. Talking on the phone.

第二节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

听下面一段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。对话读两遍。

6. Who will the woman stay with?

A. The man.

B.Her family.

C. The man's brother.

7. What do they do in the morning when they camp?

A. Go swimming.

B.Play basketball.

C. Tell stories.

8. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman has worked for four summers.

B. John is the man's brother.

C. Summer vacation is coming.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至11三个小题。对话读两遍。

9. What do you know about Sam?

A. He is lazy.

B. He is impolite.

C. He is careless.

10. Where may Sam find his glasses?

A. In the bath room.

B.In the living room.

C. In the bedroom.

11. What's the relationship between the speakers?

A. Mother and son.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Wife and husband.

听下面一段独白，回答第12.至15四个小题。独白读两遍。

12. Who is an engineer?

A.Jim.

B. Jim's mother.

C. Jim's father.

13. What will Jim's mother be in five years?

A. A bank clerk.

B. A doctor.

C.engineer.

14. How soon will Sally go to school?

A. In 5 years.

B. In 2 years.

C. In 3 years.

15. What is Jim going to be in the future?

A. A teacher.

B. A football teacher. C. A football player.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

A

Winter sports need to be in cold places. Have you ever imagined one day people go to other planets to hold the Winter Olympics?

16. What's the lowest temperature at night on Mercury?

A. -229℃.   B. -200℃.   C. -140℃.   D. - 30℃.

17. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People can ski on the mountain on Mars.

B. The ice on Pluto is harder than steel so we can speed skate.

C. On Mercury the highest temperature in the daytime is 30℃.

D. The north pole of Mars is all covered with ice and snow.

18. We can read the passage in the column of ____________ in a magazine.

A.Life       B.News       C.Health      D.Sports

B

Picture the scene: It's midnight. You're very hungry after studying for a long time. Then you see a nice pie in the fridge. Should you eat it? It seems that you shouldn't for many reasons, because it may be bad for your brains.

Scientists have long known that eating late at night can make us put on weight. But now a new study has shown that late-night eating may also be bad for our brains - it might hurt our ability to learn new things and store memories.

"We believe that late-night eating may affect our learning by affecting (影响) the parts of the brain that control learning and memory," Dawn Loh. PhD, a project scientist at the

University of California, Los Angeles, said. "We believe the timing of when we eat is the main cause of the bad memory."

For the study, the researchers did an experiment (实验) on mice. The mice were either allowed to eat during the daytime or during the night. They had the same amount of sleep and food. Then the researchers tested the brains of the mice and noticed that the mice eating during the night were less able to remember things well.

So think twice before the midnight snack - it might be bad for more than your weight.

19. The writer asks readers to picture the scene in the first paragraph to ____________.

A. Interest them and lead into the topic

B. Tell them a story about late-night eating

C. Give them some information about the scientist

D. Ask them to have a discussion and give opinions

20. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to ____________.

A. studying for long        B. a nice pie in the fridge

C. a new study on eating   D. late-night eating

21. The purpose of the experiment on mice is ____________.

A. to find out whether eating late can affect memory

B. to check the brains of different mice

C. to find out how much food mice need daily

D. to show mice are not good at remembering things

22. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A. Eating snacks affects memory

B. Late-night eating hurts brains

C. Staying up late is bad

D. Keep away from snacks

C

Many people believe that goldfish only have a seven-second memory, but Roy Stokes, a 15-year-old schoolboy from Australian Science and Mathematics School has just finished an experiment to tell us that it is not true. He shows everybody that goldfish are smarter than we think.

"I don't believe that they have a seven-second memory because animals need their memories, so they can know where the food is," he said.

He did the experiment in a small tank of goldfish. "I decided to get a red logo and just feed them next to the logo. Every day I put it in and dropped food around it," he said.

"At first they were a bit afraid of it, but by the end of the three weeks, they were actually almost coming before I put the food in."

After leaving the goldfish alone for a week, Roy put the red logo in the tank again.

"They remembered perfectly well," he said. “They actually had a time faster than the three feeds before I left."

The goldfish showed that they not only could store information, but also had the ability to get it back at a later date.

Colum Brown, a researcher at Macquarie University in Sydney, has studied fish behavior for more than ten years. He says his studies show that fish are smart and that they know how to avoid enemies (躲避敌人) and catch food like any other animal. As an experienced expert, Colum thinks that Roy's experiment is really good.

23. Roy began his research by ____________.

A. discussing with his classmates

B. making friends with goldfish

B. asking his teacher for advice

D. questioning a popular idea

24. What is the right order of Roy's experiment?

①put the logo back into the tank

⓶feed the goldfish next to the logo

③leave the goldfish alone for a week

④take out the logo

⑤put a red logo into the tank

⑥find a tank of goldfish

A⑥⑤②④③①         B.⑥④⑤③①②

C.⑥①⑤③②④        D.⑥⑤③②④①

25. What does the underlined word “store" in paragraph 7 probably mean?

A. shop      B. keep      C. sell      D. forget

26. Roy's experiment shows that ____________.

A. goldfish have a seven-second memory

B. goldfish are smarter than we think

C. goldfish can avoid enemies like any other animal

D. goldfish cannot catch food like any other animal

D

A smile shows that a person is happy. For example, a person may smile when he or she is happy with a grade on a test. Or a person might smile if a friend told a funny joke. People smile for many different reasons. But smiles are more than just a way for people to show that they are happy. There are other good reasons to smile often.

First, it is easier to smile than to show unhappiness. In fact, it only takes 17 muscles (肌肉) to smile. On the other hand, it takes 43 muscles to show unhappiness. So give the muscles in your face a rest and smile!

Second, smiles are nice. People may try to look nice on the outside by exercising or

wearing nice clothes. However, there is a famous saying: a smile is the best thing a person can wear. That is because it is easy to be around someone who is smiling and happy. Almost no one wants to be around someone who is unhappy all the time.

Third, smiles are helpful. Both smiling and laughing can quickly spread from one person to another. If one person smiles, people around him or her want to smile, too. Similarly, when a person laughs, people tend to laugh with them. If a person is sad, the best thing to do is to share a smile or laugh. It is the easiest and cheapest way to cheer someone up.

Finally, smiling and laughing are very good for the body. Even if you are mad or sad, try smiling. You'll find that it will be hard to stay mad or sad for very long.

27.In what situation does a smile show that a person is happy?

A. When he makes 43 muscles on the face work together.

B. When he is happy with the grades on the tests.

C. When his friend tells him a scary story.

D. When someone around him is sad.

28. Which of the following is mentioned as a reason to smile?

A. It is polite.         B. It is quiet.

C. It is free.          D. It is easy.

29. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. It takes fewer muscles to smile than to show unhappiness.

B. No one wants to be around the people who are happy.

C. If a person is sad, the best thing to do is to have a rest.

D. If you are angry or sad, you'd better not smile.

30. Which of the following best shows the structure of this passage?

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

二.任务型阅读（共1小题）

Nobody imagines that, one day, they might be left on a desert island but it could happen. So it's a good idea to learn a few key skills that would help you to live if it happens to you.

31.____________

The first thing you need to do is to make a shelter (躲避处) on the beach, near the sea, so that you can watch any ships that pass your island. Your most important task is finding a way to get off the island, so you can't miss any chances of seeing somebody who could save you.

32.____________

It's a good idea to build your shelter near some trees. It will provide shade (树荫) from the hot sun. If you get sunburned, you won't be able to do what you need to stay alive. If there were coconut trees, you could also use the oil from the coconut to protect your skin.

33.____________

Clearly, you need to stay out of the way of any dangerous animals or insects. Make a bed that is off the ground if you don't want to share your bed with snakes or other creepy crawlies.

34.____________

You will need about ten liters of fresh water per day. If you can't find a river on the island, rain water will be your best chance of living. You need to make containers (容器) to catch and keep rain water. Large plants with huge leaves are a good way to collect water. But never drink sea water- it will make you even thirstier.

35.____________

Finally, you need to do anything possible to be seen and saved. If you don't have what you need to make a fire, then you can write "HELP" on the beach using rocks to spell out the word.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

"I just want a normal birthday party." April told her __36__ as they walk home from school after a day's study. They knew what April meant. __37__ April happened to be born on Earth Day, all __38__ birthday parties had an Earth Day theme (主题).

At the age of seven, she was told to __39__ old newspapers and then sell them to buy presents. Last year, at eight, she planted trees and flowers in the park. This year, all she wanted to do was to plan her own __40__ birthday party.

April decided to go to the __41__ with her friends and she was excited that she didn't have to think anything about the __42__.

However, things were quite __43__ as they imagined. When they arrived, they were __44__ because the place was full of rubbish here and there. She couldn't have fun, __45__ this mess out there, even though April wanted a non - Earth Day birthday.

"Can we __46__ the rubbish first and then see animals? "

"Of course!" said her friends.

__47__, they began to collect rubbish. With everyone's effort, it didn't take long. A few __48__ later, April looked at the clean square and __49__. It felt good to do something for the earth.

"Happy Earth Day, everyone." said April. "Now I'm ready for my zoo".

"Happy birthday, April!" shouted her friends.

"Thank you for always celebrating such __50__ birthdays with me."

第II卷

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。

Wang Yani was born in 1975. Even as a baby she loved to draw. Her father was __51__ artist. Yani wanted to be like him. So she tried __52__ (stand) like her father as he

painted, which made him laugh.

One day, Yani __53__ (paint) lines on her father's painting when her father came home. He got angry. At that time, she was only two and a half years old. She cried and said, "I want to paint like you!" Her father looked at her __54__ saying anything. He __55__ (clear) remembered his childhood. He also wanted to draw and paint. But his parents didn't understand. They just got angry. He didn't want to see the same thing happen to his daughter. So he decided to help her. With her __56__ (father) help, Yani soon made progress. Her __57__ (line) became flowers, trees, and animals.

Her father __58__ (take) her to parks and zoos to get ideas for her paintings. Her paintings were so special that people loved __59__ she painted. When she was eight, one of her paintings was made into a Chinese stamp.

Her works were shown in different countries in Asia, Europe and North America, __60__ her parents never sold her paintings. She is well-known to the world, and art is still a great joy in her life.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分25分）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

61. It's not good to copy others' homework. We should finish it by o____________.

62. Normal things like o____________ and closing the door or carrying things are difficult for me.

63. N____________ of my parents woke me up this morning so I was late for school.

64. Luckily, the bank l____________ us enough money to buy a new house.

65. Sorry, sir, we have no coffee. Would you like some tea i____________ ?

66. Talking to parents or other family m____________ can lower our stress.

67. They were c____________ shocked at the terrible news.

68. The meeting was so boring that half of the students fell a____________.

69. The dress f____________ me well. I'll take it.

70.Children from w____________ countries are becoming interested in Chinese culture.

第二节：书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）

假设你是李平，你的朋友Anna最近碰到了一些麻烦。请根据李平在电子邮件中提到的内容给她回一封电子邮件，词数80左右。

Dear Liping,

I'm afraid that I've got some big problems recently. I am not satisfied with my grades. What's worse, I keep arguing with my mom, because she is always telling me “You should do more chores at home." "You must study harder at school." I'm really stressed out! What should I do? Can you give me some advice?

Yous,

Anna

Dear Anna,

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Yours,

LiPing

杭州中学2022学年第二学期初二期中阶段性综合练习

英语试卷参考答案

一．听力

略

二．阅读理解

16-18BAB 19-22ADAB 23-26DABB 27-30BDCA

三．任务型阅读

31-35BEDFA

四．完形填空

36-50CBADC/CDCBB/ACBDA

五．语法填空

51-60an/to stand/was painting/without/clearly/father’s/lines/took/what/but

六．单词拼写

61-70ourselves/opening/Neither/lent/instead/members/completely/asleep/fits/western

七．书面表达

略