湖北省武汉市武昌区2023年八年级下学期期中英语试卷【及答案】

八年级下学期期中英语试卷一、选择填空（共

15

小题,每小题

1

分,满分

15

分）从题中所给的

A、B、C、D

四个选项中,

选出一个最佳答案—Itseemsthatitwillrain.Takemy

umbrella!—Infact,Ihavearaincoatinmybag.

.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．Thanks

anywayC．That'snight D．Takeyour

time—

we'reallEmma'sfriends,weshouldgiveahandwhenshe'sin

trouble.—Ithink

so.While B．Unless C．Until D．Since3．—HowdoyouknowMandydidn'ttellthe

truth?—I'mnotsure.It'sjusta

.A．risk B．surprise C．feeling4．—Wecan'teat

junkfood.It'snot

healthy.—You'requite

right.A．toomuch B．muchtoo C．a

littleD．messD．a

few—Thecloudsarethickanddark,andthewindisblowing

strongly.—Yeah.It

thatatyphoonis

coming.A．feels B．sounds C．suggests D．smells6．—Canyoutellthedifferencesbetweenthesetwo

pictures?—Differences?Oh,no.Theylookquite

.A．similar B．different C．strange D．same7．—MyparentsarecrazyaboutRunningMan.Howaboutyour

parents?—

mydad

mymomlikesit.ButtheypreferOdetoJoy（欢乐颂）A．Notonly；butalso B．Both；andC．Either；or D．Neither；nor8．—TheseT-shirtsareusually＄50

each.—ButIheartodaytheyhavea

priceof＄25intheshopping

center.A．special B．cheap C．cheaper D．common—Nowadays,moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsbecome

worried.—Balancingstudyandlifeisthemaincauseof

formanyof

them.A．fairness B．argument C．stress D．illness—Therewasabigfireintheneighborhood

yesterday.—Yes,ithasbeenputout.Butthe

ofthefireisstill

unknown.A．reason B．result11．—Whywereyouall

wet?C．causeD．course—Itrained

andIdidn'ttakemy

umbrella.A．hardly B．suddenly C．badly12．—WillyoucometoClaudia's

party?D．nicely—Iwon'tgototheparty

I'm

invited.A．but B．if C．unless13．—Couldyouplease

menearthepost

office?—Sure,no

problem.A．drop B．leave C．receive14．—YouspeakFrench

well.D．whenD．follow—Thanks.I

thelanguagewhenIwasanexchangestudentin

France.A．gaveup B．setup C．got

up15．—Excuseme,doyouknow

?—Sure,thereisabookstoredownthestreetnear

here.D．picked

upA．wherecanIgetsomepostcardsB．whereIcangetsome

postcardsC．howcanIgetsomepostcardsD．whenIcangetsomepostcards二、完形填空

（15

分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的

A、B、C

和

D

四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Everybody

in

my

family

got

excited

about

the

coming

Christmas.

As

the

middle,

artist

child,Idecidedtomakea

16．thisyear—Iwouldspendtheholidayatanartistcolony

（艺术家聚居区）!No

one

took

the

news

very

well.

Mom

got

angry,

thinking

I

was

17．

our

family

tradition.ButIleftforNewHampshirejustasI'dplanned

18．—Ijustwantedtobe

19．

atthat

moment.About30artistswerethere,anditwasaswellasI'd

20．

.By

Christmas

Eve,

I'd

been

there

for

over

a

week.

This

was

the

holiday

I'd

always

dreamedof.ButIcouldn'tseeaChristmastreeanywhere.And

peopledidn't

21． say"Christmas"..

.Ibegan

to

feel

22． .Finally,Icalledhome.Dadanswered,butIcouldhardlyhearhim

23．

therewastoomuch

good—time

noise

on

the

other

end.

He

turned

off

the

familiar

music

and

told

me

mom

wasoutshoppingwithmy

brothers.Now

it

was

my

turn

to

be

24．

.

They

were

having

a（n）

25．

Christmas

without

me!OnChristmasmorning,alargepackage

26．nearmydooratthecolony!Tayari

Joneswas

written

in

my

mom's

nice

handwriting.

Excitedly,

I

held

and

opened

it

like

a

five-year-oldboy!Insidewasmyfavorite,abeautifuldeliciouscake!"MerryChristmas",thesimple

cardinside

27．,"Weloveyouvery

much."All

the

artists

gathered,

and

then

we

28．

my

homemade

gift.

Mom

might

never

have

thoughtthathercakecouldeven

29．somany!Weate,cheeredandlaughed,satisfyinga（n）

30．wedidn'tknowwealways

had!16．A．difference B．sign C．risk D．change17．A．breaking B．hitting C．raising D．keeping18．A．either B．also C．anyway D．however19．A．simple B．normal C．independent D．personal20．A．meant B．imagined C．found D．wondered21．A．still B．already C．ever D．even22．A．stressful B．joyful C．satisfied D．lonely23．A．while B．since C．if D．though24．A．cheerful B．relaxed C．upset D．worried25．A．fine B．unfair C．clear D．sad26．A．setup B．showedupC．calledupD．putup27．A．toldB．spokeC．wroteD．read28．A．riskedB．sharedC．fixedD．provided29．A．repairB．hurtC．feed

D．develop30．A．hobby B．decision C．interest D．hunger三、阅读理解（共

3

小题，每小题

10

分，满分

30

分）阅读下面材料，从每题给出的

A、B、C、D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。SCHOOL

TIMEGenesis

Butler

has

been

vegan

（素食主义者）since

she

was

6.

Now

15,

her

goal

is

to

protectanimalsandtheenvironment,andshehasbeencallingonotherkidstojointhis

effort."When

I

first

became

a

vegan,

I

knew

animals

were

being

harmed

to

produce

our

food.

ThenI

found

out

how

eating

too

many

animals

was

also

harming

our

planet.

I

wanted

more

people

toknow

that

when

they're

eating

animal

products.

they're

making

a

choice

that

afflicts（影响）howthefuturewillbeforeveryone."shesaidtoTimefor

Kids.To

spread

her

ideas,

Genesis

presented

for

the

TEDx

program

at

age

10,

becoming

one

of

theyoungestTEDxspeakers

ever.She

also

supports

causes

like

providing

plant—

based

meals

to

hospitals,

putting

a

stopto

animal

testing,

and

banning

（禁止）the

dissection

（解剖）

of

animals

in

classrooms.In

2020,

Genesis

started

her

own

nonprofit

organization（非营利性组织）,

Genesis

for

Animals,which

raises

money

to

support

animal

sanctuaries（收容所）

around

the

world.

She

also

led

YouthClimate

Save,

a

campaign（运动）

that

asks

people

to

reduce

consuming

animal

products.

"It'simportantthatkidsspeakup,becauseitshowsthey'rereallyworriedabouttheirfuture,"said

Genesis."A

lot

of

young

people

are

thanking,

'What

can

I

do

about

[climate

change]?'I

started

YouthClimateSavebecauseIknewtherewerekidswhoneededsupporttobecomeactivistsand

getthewordoutthere.

"Marvel

recognizes

her

compassion

（同情心）

and

service.

She

is

now

a

member

of

Marvel'sHero

Project.

Shown

on

Disney,

her

story

shows

how

a

young

hero

can

work

to

make

a

differenceinthe

world.TEENS31．Thenewswasfirstreportedby

.A．TEENS B．Disney C．Timefor

Kids32．Inwhichsectioncanwereadthe

news?A．SCHOOLTIME B．SOCIETY C．DISCOVERYGenesispresentedfortheTEDxprogramin

.A．2022 B．2017 C．2013WhichisNOTGenesis'

activities?D．TEDD．SCIENCED．2007PresentfortheTEDx

program.Provideplant—basedmealsto

hospitals.Startherownnonprofit

organization.SetupMarvel'sHero

Project.WhatcanwelearnfromGenesis'

story?Tryyourbesttobe

vegan.Youcandogoodthingstoprotectthe

environment.C．Ayoungherocanworktomakeadifferenceinthe

world.D．Kidshouldspeak

up.阅读下面材料，从每题给出的

A、B、C、D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Children

all

over

the

world

are

familiar

with

fairy

tales

such

as

The

Princess

and

the

Peaand

The

Emperor's

New

Clothes.

The

colorful

characters

from

these

stories

made

us

laugh

andcrythroughoutour

childhood.The

stories

are

the

creations

of

Danish

writer

Hans

Christian

Anderson.

He

was

born

intoa

poor

family

in

Odense,

Denmark

on

April

2nd,

1805.

His

father

was

a

shoemaker

and

his

mothera

washerwoman.

He

received

very

little

education.

As

a

child,

he

was

very

emotional

and

wasoften

laughedat

forbeing

feminine（女性的）

andtall

.In

1816,

his

father

died

and

Anderson

was

forced

to

go

out

to

work,

first

in

a

tailor'sshop

and

then

at

a

tobacco

factory.

At

the

age

of

14,

Anderson

moved

to

Copenhagen

to

starta

career

as

a

singer

and

actor.

He

struggled

for

three

years

until

he

had

to

leave

the

theatrewhenhisvoicebrokein

1822.Afterwards,Andersonwenttoagrammarschool.Havingdonewell,hewasadmittedtoCopenhagen

University

in

1828.

He

began

to

publish

his

fairy

tales

in

1835.

They

came

out

insmall

volumes（量）

untilhisdeath.Although

Anderson

lived

a

hard

life,

he

tried

to

make

people

laugh

in

all

his

stories.

Hewrotebecausehedidn'twantchildrentohaveasadchildhoodashedid.Theworks

broughtAnderson

world

fame,

but

he

remained

a

lonely

man.

Anderson

passed

away

on

August

4th,

1875.HishomeinOdenseisnowamuseumandthousandsofpeoplevisititevery

year.Andersonwasoftenlaughedatasakidbecause

.hisfamilywasverypoor B．HisstorieswerealwayssofunnyC．HereceivedverylittleeducationD．Hischaracterwasjustlikea

girlTheword"emotional"inparagraph2probablymeans

inChinese.A．多愁善感的

B．兴致勃勃的

C．思维敏捷的

D．义正言辞的WhathappenedtoAndersonwhenhewas

17?Hehadtomakealivingbecauseofhisfather's

death.Hestartedtoworkinatheaterin

Copenhagen.HestudiedgrammarinCopenhagenUniversity.D．Hissingingandactingcareercametoan

end.39．It'sclearthatAndersonwrote

to

.B．feedhispoor

familyA．makehimselfknowntothe

worldC．bringjoytomore

people.D．tellothersabouthissad

childhoodWhatcanweinferfromthe

passage?Andersondiedwhenhewas75years

old.Andersonnevermarriedandstayedaloneinhislifetime.C．Andersen'sfairytaleswerewellreceivedassoonastheycame

out.D．Andersenoftensoldhisworksinamuseumin

Odense.阅读下面材料，从每题给出的

A、B、C、D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Alisoncorneredmeinthekitchen."Daddy,Ireallywanta

rat!""Again?"Isawtheuglygreythingswithroundeyesandlongtailsinmy

mind.This

topic

was

around

in

our

family

for

about

one

year.

This

time,

Alison

told

me

seriouslyhow

she

would

take

care

of

the

rat

herself,

and

how

she

would

learn

to

be

responsible.

I

wantedtosay"no"asusual,butitwasnottherightreplyforthis

situation."Well,

you

should

at

least

do

some

research

about

rats：How

much

do

they

cost?

What

caredotheyneed?"Isaid,thinkingthattheanswersshe'dfindmightchangeher

mind.But

Alison

acted.

She

searched

for

information

and

made

many

notes.

She

learned

what

thebest

cage

for

rats

is

and

what

types

of

food

they

can

（and

can't）

eat.

She

even

learned

thattworatsarebetterthanone—theylikestaying

together.I

finally

gave

in.

We

called

up

several

pet

stores,

asking

for

baby

rats.

One

store

toldusitjustreceivedsomethatwouldbereadyonsaleinaweek.Alisonwasso

excited—herdreamwouldcometrue

soon.On

Sunday

afternoon,

I

drove

Alison

there.

I

must

say,

the

rats

were

much

cuter

than

I'dimagined.Alison

carefully

picked

out

two

little

ones

with

her

soft

little

hands.

She

cradled

thecagewiththem,singingwithahuge

smile."Ican'tbelieveIhavethemafterayearof

begging!""It

wasn't

your

begging."

I

told

her,

"You

showed

me

you

were

responsible,

so

I

wanted

toreward

that!"ThefatheraskedAlisontodosomeresearchbecause

.shehadnoideawhatkindofanimalrats

wereheexpectedhertolearnmoreaboutrats

firstshecouldreallyberesponsibleforhernew

pethethoughtshemightchangeherdecisionin

this

way42．DuringAlison'sresearch,she

didn't

learn

.A．thebestthecageforrats B．thehealthydietfora

ratC．wheretogetthebestpets D．thelivinghabitsof

ratsThefatherfinallyagreedtokeep

rats

because

.hesawAlisonwasreadytotakeonthe

responsibilityAlisonnevergiveupafteraskingforpetratsfora

yearhefoundpetratsweren'tsoscarybutquite

cuteHealwayswantedtosatisfyhe

daughter's

wish44．WhatcanweNOTinferfromthe

passage?Alisonhadbeenrefusedbyherfatherseveraltimes

before.Alisonenjoyedgreatpleasureandsatisfactionfromachievingher

dream.Thefatherhadsetagoodexampleineducating

kids.Alisonfinallyrealizedherdreammainlybecauseofherstronglovefor

rats.Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe"

".A．TwoDreamPets B．TheRewardfor

ResponsibilityC．AYearofBegging D．ADifferentViewon

Rats四、词语短语填空（10

分）仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面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。）runoutof/icy/ understand/interest/fix/

deafThe

winterhaspassed,andfreshflowersarecoming

out.You'dbettercallsomeoneto

thatbroken

window.Young

people

sometimes

seem

to

turn

a

ear

to

the

words

of

their

anxious

parents.49．We

have

rice.Willyoubuysomeattheshop

nearby?50．Thisnewmobilephonewillcertainly

you.五、阅读理解填词（10

分）阅读下面短文，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。Mr.

John

was

a

clever

man.

He

was

considered

funny

as

well

as

witty.

He

always

completeda

sentence

with

a

funny

punch

line

（妙语）

.

He

could

always

make

everyone

love

happily

whilegivingaspeech.Yet,heannoyedpeoplewithoneb

51．

habitofhis：Healwaysbragged（吹牛）.

Usually,

people

would

not

care

about

his

bragging,

because

of

his

witty

speeches.However,thereweret

52．hemademanypeopleunhappyabouthis

bragging.Mentioned

below

is

an

incident（小事件）that

shows

the

clever

s

53． of

Mr.

John.Mr.

John

went

to

a

restaurant

He

was

very

hungry,

but

the

restaurant

was

almost

full.

Therewereno

e

54． tables.

Finally,

he

found

a

place

at

one

comer

of

the

restaurant.

Anothermansatoppositetohim.Botho

55． their

lunch.Mr.Johnstartedtobragabouthimself.Theothermansaidnothing.Mr.Johndidnot

s56．braggingorcrackingwittywords,evenwhilehewas

eating.Just

when

he

was

about

to

f

57．

his

lunch,

the

other

man,

who

was

annoyed

with

John'sspeech,decidedtoteachhimal

58．.HechallengedMr.John,"Canyouplease

tellme

one

job

that

I

can

do,

but

you

cannot!"

Mr.

John

smiled

at

him.

He

said,

"Yes!

Challengea

59． .YoucandoonethingthatIcannotdo!o,hereismybill,youpay

formybillandyoucandothisbutIcannot!

"The

other

man

was

stunned

and

was

l

60．

for

words.

Of

course,

he

has

no

choice

leftbuttopayMr.John's

bill.六、书面表达（共

1

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