湖北省咸丰县民族中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

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2023 年春季学期 8 年级英语期中试题

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第一部分 听力（共四节，满分 25 分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）

根据你所听到的句子，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听完每个句子后你有 4 秒钟时间作答和阅读下一小题。每个句子读两遍。

第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）

听 5 段小对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有 5 秒钟时间作答和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

( )6. When did Li Ming get to the train station yesterday?

A. At 7:30 a.m. B. At 8:00 a.m. C. At 8:30 a.m.

( )7. What does Miss Zhou do?

A. She's a doctor. B. She's a writer. C. She's a teacher. ( )8. When did Jane go to her uncle' s farm?

A. Last Sunday. B. Last Saturday. C. Last Friday. ( )9. What do we know about Jack?

A. He'I1 give a speech. B. He's friendly and brave. C. He is asking the girl for advice. ( )10. What will the speakers do tomorrow?

A. Prepare for a picnic. B. Have a picnic. C. Read books.

第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）

听两段长对话，每段对话后分别有几个小题，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案, 并标在试题卷的相应位置。每段对话读两遍。

听第 11 段材料，回答第 11 至 12 小题。听之前你有 5 秒钟时间阅读相关小题，听完后

你有 5 秒钟时间作答。

( )11. What is Tom going to do this Sunday?

A. Go to a movie. B. Meet his uncle. C. Do his homework. ( )12. What will Jane do right away?

A. Call Lily. B. Meet her friend. C. Go to the train station.

听第 12 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 小题。听之前你有 5 秒钟时间阅读相关小题，听完后

你有 5 秒钟时间作答。

( )13. What' s wrong with Mr. Black?

A. He has a cough. B. He has a headache. C. He has a backache. ( )14. How often does Mr. Black need to take the medicine? .

A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day. ( )15. What does Mr. Black do every morning?

A. He plays tennis. B. He goes running. C. He climbs mountains.

第四节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）

听短文，根据短文内容，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出所给问题的最佳答案，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听短文前你有 15 秒钟时间阅读相关小题，听完后你有 10 秒钟时间作答。短文读两遍。

( )16. How was the weather on Saturday morning?

A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy. ( )17. What did the speaker do on Saturday morning?

A. She read books. B. She watched TV. C. She cleaned the kitchen. ( )18. How long did the speaker stay in the supermarket?

A. For 30 minutes. B. For 60 minutes. C. For 90 minutes. ( )19. How many people did the speaker meet in the park?

A.3 B.4 C.5 ( )20. What would the speaker do on Sunday?

A. Walk a dog. B. Play tennis. C. Do her homework.

第二部分 语言运用（共四节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 10 小题，每小题 0.5 分，满分 5 分）

请从下列各题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )21. The movie Full River Red is very popular      young children.

A. beside B. among C. between

( )22. Tom didn't go hiking with his classmates      his illness.

A. because of B. because C. as ( )23.Look, my mother is busy                             dinner for us in the kitchen.

A. cooking B. eating C. to cook

( )24.—What are you going to be when you grow up? — My wish is      a good doctor.

A. becoming  B. become  C.to became ( )25. Japan is               the east of China and Shanghai is               the east of China.

A. in; to B. to; in   C. in; in ( )26. A real friend will help you when you are in               .              .

A. order B. control C. trouble

( )27. It's a little hot in the classroom , she asks the students to keep the door     .

A. open B. opening  C. to open ( )28. The man refused to say sorry to me,                             it was his mistakes.

A. because  B. even though  C. after ( )29. If everyone  the traffic rules,the roads will be                

A. obeys; safer B. obey; safe C. follow, safer ( )30. --Come on, Jack! I' m afraid we may be late for the train.!

--       !I'm sure we are going to be able to catch the train.

A. Take it easy B. No problem C. Help yourself

第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

Elena was not a good student. She wanted to listen in class and study,    31  something else

seemed more important:her clothes, her friends,and television. Every time she tried to listen carefully in class, her mind 32 somewhere else.

One day，her English teacher, Mrs.Frederickson said there would be an important    33    . She

gave the students a lot of exercises to do. But Elena did n' t do any of them.“You're going to

    34 the test,” said Mrs. Frederickson worriedly.The day of the test 35 . Elena didn't study for the test, and she didn't know the answers to many questions.

Next to Elena sat Ivan, a very good student.He was good at all the 36 . Elena didn't want to fail the test, so she decided to cheat even though she knew it was not 37 .

Ivan found Elena cheating and got very 38 . He changed all of his right answers, and so did Elena. Then, covering his paper, Ivan   39   changed his answers back to the way they were.   Elena was n' t quick enough and the test was over. Ivan   40   to Elena and said,“Honesty (诚实) is important to students."

Elena realized (认识到) she was wrong and decided to study hard from then on.

第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）

仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句  义和逻辑上正确。（提示∶选项中有一个是多余的。）

41. Please walk           . I can't follow you.
42. Give me some time and I' ll          the cause.
43. Steve is such a           boy that he often forgets about important things.
44. Bill moved away and he            worked in that school.
45. This book is           useful information. Don't miss it.

第四节（共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过 3 词）。

Cheng Lijin is a 24-year old young woman from Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In the past, she spent her summer and winter vacations (46) ( teach) in some poor countries in Africa.

Cheng had the idea of being a volunteer( 志屡者)teacher in 2016 after she watched a movie

named Desert Flower. She wanted (47) (see) what Africa looked like with her eyes.

In December 2016, Cheng (48) (come) to Africa. Cheng taught English, science,and art at a primary school, Life was hard there.She couldn't even take a shower. (49) she didn't lave. She knew she could help her students learn and bring hope to (50) (they).

In March 2017, Cheng visited an African orphanage ( 孤 儿 院 ) She (51) (find)the children

there didn't have enough school things. Then she decided to raise money to help them, Within three  days,  Cheng  successfully(52)  (raise)  more  than  20,  000  yuan.She  used  the  money (53) buy) school things for the children. Cheng' s story touched ( 感 动 ) the hearts of many people. Now she is studying(54) the UK and plans to go back to her hometown and become a teacher there.(55) a kind woman Cheng is!

第三部分 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）

从每题所给的 A、B、C.、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

( )56. If you need Eric to take care of your dog for a day, you should pay       .

A. £10 B. £ 15 C. £ 20 D. £30

( )57. Who is looking for a dog walker?

A. Sarah. B. Jamie. C. Elon. D. Sally. ( )58. What do we know about Pug?

A. She is Sally' s best friend. B. She works 2 hours a day.

C. She comes from London. D.She needs to take a walk 3 times a.week. ( )59. What do we know about Elon and Sally?

1. They both make £10 a day.
2. They are both in Manchester.
3. They are both free in the early morning.
4. They both have a lot of experience of walking dogs. ( )60. Where can you find the material?

A. In a book. B. On the map. C. In a newspaper. D. On the Internet.

(B)

If you love the sea but you're tired of beach ( 海 滩 ) trips, the best trip for you is a visit to the Jules' Undersea Lodge in Florida, USA. It is a special place to stay. It' s an underwater hotel.

The Jules' Undersea Lodge is the world' s very first underwater hotel. It started as an underwater laboratory in the 1970s. In 1986 people turned it into a hotel and it opened to visitors from around the world.

There is only one way to go to the hotel.That is diving (潜水). So if you can' t dive, you will

need to take diving classes before starting your trip.

The Jules' Undersea Lodge isn't a five-star hotel but you will be surprised by its great facilities  (设施). You can take a warm shower, watch TV and make a phone call.Through the big window of your room you can see hundreds of beautiful fish.

At the hotel, you can also cook your food.If you don' t want to cook, you can order food,just like you are at other hotels. There are also great cooks who swim down to make delicious meals for you.

You can do many other interesting things there. You can swim to and visit nearby laboratories.

You can take photos of the fish.You can also take classes on sea animals. ( )61. What do we know about the Jules' Undersea Lodge?

A.It's far from Florida. B. It was a laboratory at first.

C. It opened about 25 years ago. D.It's the world' s only underwater hotel. ( )62. Before going to the Jules' Undersea Lodge，some visitors should learn               .

A. to cook B. to dive

C. something about sea animals D. something about underwater laboratories ( )63. What can visitors see through the windows of the Jules' Undersea Lodge?

A. Hundreds of fish. B. Beautiful beaches.

C. Some laboratories. D. Other great hotels. ( )64. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A. What people eat. B. How people eat.  C. When people eat. D. Where people eat. (              )65. The writer wrote the passage to               .

A. ask us to visit Florida B. tell the story of a laboratory

C. show us an underwater hotel D. talk about a wonderful beach trip

（C）

The Plastiki looks similar to many other boats. However, if you get near to it, you'I1 see that there's a big difference. It's made of about 12,000 recycled plastic bottles (回收的塑料瓶).

One day, David De Rothschild was reading some information about the plastic in the sea. He found plastic brought serious problems to the sea. Soon, David De Rothschild decided to do something. To let everyone know the problem, he started building a boat made of plastic bottles.

When he was building the boat with recycled plastic bottles, he made sure the boat was easy to live on and use. The crew (全体船员) could grow vegetables on the back of the boat. They could also take a break from work and get some exercise by using the special exercise bicycle.

After everything was ready, David De Rothschild and his crew sailed (驾驶) the Plastiki across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco， USA to Sydney, Australia. It was never easy. David De Rothschild and his crew had to take care when heavy rains or strong winds came. It took them one hundred and twenty-nine days to get to Australia. David De Rothschild thought the boat could only travel once but it survived well. He is planning to sail it again one day.

( )66. How many plastic bottles did David De Rothschild use to make the Plastiki?

A. About 120. B. About 1,200. C. About 12,000. D. About 120,000. ( )67. Which of the following could the crew do on the boat?

A. Growing vegetables. B. Recycling plastic bottles.

C. Going swimming. D. Cleaning the sea. ( )68. How long did it take David De Rothschild to finish the sailing?

A. About 1 month. B. About 2 months.

C. About 3 months. D. About 4 months.

( )69. What does the underlined word “survived” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.展示 B.维持 C.销售 D.适应( )70. What' s the best title for the passage?

A. Problems of the sea B. Rothschild and his plan

C. A boat made of plastic bottles D. Sailing from the USA to Australia

第二节（共 5 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用入  一次。

（D）

Yang Qian won the first gold medal for China at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and became popular all around China. The young athlete caught a lot of people' s eye also because she is a student from Tsinghua University. (71)_ They are doing quite well in different kinds of games.

(72)_ She started learning how to fence(击剑)at six and trained(训练)three times a week

and two hours each time. In 2020,she joined the national team and joined in the World Youth Championships. “(73)               I usually take online classes after lunch or in the evening, even though I' m very tired. It is not easy to study and train at the same time, but I try my best to do both well,” says Song.

Student-athletes have to plan their time to eat, exercise, study, and rest. It is not easy for them at their age. (74)_               “It's love. You can be good at something if you don' t like doing it, but you're never going to be great at it if you don't love it,”one student athlete says. “It gets you out of bed early in the morning.(75)    It keeps you practicing the moves over and over again even    when you're very tired.”

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 25 分） 第一节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）

76. 他正设法找到处理这些问题的好办法。(deal)

He is trying to find good ways                                  these problems.

77. 他解决这个问题有很多困难。（work）

He has a lot of trouble                           the problems.

78. 当海伦见到她父母时,她忍不住大哭起来。(help)

Helen                               when she saw her parents.

79. 在他做决定之前他仔细地考虑了。(decision)

He thought the things over before he                          .

80. 以防下雨，你最好带一把伞。(case)

You'd better take an umbrella just                              .

第二节（共 1 小题;满分 15 分）

81. 书面表达：

假如你的学校本周六下午将组织一次沙龙活动，主题为“作为中学生,我们应该如何应对压力”。请你根据以下提示要点写一篇英语发言稿，为沙龙活动做准备。

提示要点：

(1)    找人倾诉；

(2)    调节放松；

(3)    睡眠充足。

要求：(1)语句通顺,意思连贯,语法正确； (2)包含所有提示要点,可适当发挥； (3)词数不少于 80。（开头已给出）

Hello, everyone! We are all under stress (压力) sometimes. Then what can we do to deal with it? Here's my advice.