2022-2023学年成都外国语八年级下英语期末考试题（含答案）

成都外国语学校2022-2023学年（下）期末教学质测评初二英语试卷注意事项：本试卷分听力部分和笔试部分两部分。本堂考试120分钟，满分150分。答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名，学号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。Listeningtest(30scores)Listento5questionsorsentencesandchoosethecorrectresponses.Eachquestionorsentencewillbereadtwice.(5scores)A.Goodidea! B.Takeiteasy. C.Youarewelcome. D.Haveagoodrip!A.Noproblem. B.Thankyou! C.Sorry,Idon’t. D.Yes,asaladplease.A.Mypleasure. B.Yes,please. C.That’sright. D.Hereyouare.A.Noway! B.Ithinkso. C.Whatapity! D.Thatsoundsgreat.A.Hurryup! B.Letmethink. C.Sorrytohearthat. D.Itdoesn’tmatter.Listento5sentencesandchoosetherightpictureaccordingtowhatyou’veheardfromthetape.Eachsentencewillbereadtwice.(5scores)ABCDE6.__________7.__________8.__________9.__________10.__________Listento10shortdialoguesandchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestions.Eachdialoguewillbereadtwice.(10scores)A.German. B.English. C.Spanish. D.Italian.A.Washdishes. B.Dogardening. C.Dohomework. D.Cleanthefloor.A.A.Inashop. B.Inabookstore. C.Attheairport. D.Intherestaurant.A.Avet. B.Adoctor. C.ATeacher. D.Apilot.A.Bybus. B.Bybike. C.Bycar. D.Bysubway.A.50calories. B.60calories. C.120calories. D.230calories.A.It’sdifficult. B.It’srelaxing. C.It’sinteresting. D.It’senjoyable.A.Motherandson. B.Teacherandstudent. C.Husbandandwife. D.Brotherandsister.A.At8:00. B.At9:00. C.At9:25. D.At9:30.A.Beinghappy. B.Beinghealthy.C.Havinglotsoffriends. D.Enjoyingwhatyouwanttodo.Listentoapassageandchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestions.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.(5scores)WhatisMaryKay?A.Acook. B.Awaitress. C.Amanager. D.Abusinesswoman.Howmanypeoplearethereinherfamilybeforeshegotmarried?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.Whydidn’tMarygotocollege?A.Becauseshewantedtogetmarried.B.Becauseherfamilydidn’thaveenoughmoney.C.Becauseshehadtocookandtakecareofherfather.D.Becauseshehadtohelphermomdohouseworkathome.WhendidMarystartherowncompany?A.In1918. B.In1935. C.In1963. D.In2001.WhatdidMaryKayWanthercompanytodoforwomen?A.Tohelpthemearnmoremoney.B.Tomakeadifferencetotheirlives.C.tomakethemsuccessfulinsellingproducts.D.Togivethemachancetobeatthemenmanagers.Listentoapassageandcompletethechartwithproperwords.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.(5scores)Howtomakeyourselflaugh?_____26_____Keepyouhealthy.Improveyourpersonaldevelopment.SuggestionsFindeverychancetolaugh.Thinkofsomethingfunny_____27_____yourproblems.Laughoutloud.Whenyouhearorwatchfunnythings,donotjustsimplysmile.Turnyour_____28_____funnystories.Makeupafunnystoryaboutdifficulties.Sometimesbadexperienceseemsto_____29_____insomeway.Conclusion_____30_____allthelaughter_____30_____peoplearoundyoutocheerthemupandmakethemfeelhopeful.Writtentest(120scores)PartA(60scores)MultipleChoice.(10scores)WeallthinkBenjamin________honestboy,becausehenevertellslies.A.a B.an C.the D./________Jobistotreatanimalswhoaresickorinjured.A.Doctors’ B.Dentists’ C.Nurses’ D.vets’Whenwemeetanewwordinreading,donot________thewordinthedictionaryimmediately.Trytoguessthemeaningfirst.A.lookup B.lookout C.lookfor D.lookthroughChinesespacescientistsjumpedinexcitementwhenShenzhou-16mannedspaceship________landedonitsspacestation.A.frequently B.suddenly C.probably D.unsuccessfully—Excuseme,madam.Ihavetoreturnthebooktoday,right?—You________dothattoday.Youcankeepitforanotherweek.A.don’tneed B.needn’tto C.don’thaveto D.haven’ttoIhavetostopmycateatingtoomuch________becauseitis________fat.A.fruit;toomuch B.meat;muchtoo C.fish;toomuch D.vegetables;muchtoo—Doyouknow________?—Ofcourse!Itisfromoliveoilandfish.A.whatdoestheMediterraneandietconsistofB.whogivessomeadviceforalongandhealthylifeC.whydothewomenofOkinawa,inJapan,livealongtimeD.where“goodfat”comesfromwhenwehavetheMediterraneandiet—Jack,couldyoulendmeapencil?—Absolutely.Ihavetwo.Youcantake________ofthemandI’llusetheother.A.both B.neither C.either D.noneIonlywatchedhalfofthemovie.Ican’ttellyoutheending________Ifinishit.A.if B.unless C.so D.although—Jenny,doyouwanttogotothelibrarytonight?—________.Ihaveameetingat9:00.Whatabouttomorrow?A.I’mafraidIcan’t B.NoproblemC.Thar’sforsure D.Itdoesn’tmatter.Fillinthebankswithpropersentencesaccordingtotheconversation.(5scores)A:Goodevening,younglady.WhatcanIgetforyou?B:41A:Wouldyoulikemayonnaiseonit?B:42A:OK.Noproblem.Andwhat’sformaincourse?B:43A:Sorry,wehaven’tgotanynow.______44______Andthebeefburgersareverydelicioustoo.B:Erm,OK,I’dlikeonecheeseburgerwithchips,then.A:Sure.______45______B:Yeah,someicecream,please.Andthat’sit.A:OK.Hereyouare.Enjoyyourmeal!B:Thanks.Bye.A.Yes,please.Justalittle.B.Anddoyouwantanydessert?C.Agrilledchickenburger,please.D.Em,tostart,I’dlikeafruitsalad,please.E.Wouldyouliketotryourspecialcheeseburger?Clozetest.(15scores)AMusiccanchangehowyoufeel.Differentkindsofmusiccan__46__youindifferentways.Musicisahealer(医治者)Whenyou’resick.trylisteningtosoftandrelaxingmusic.Ifyou’refeelingsad,playthemusicyoulike.Thentellsomeone__47__itmakesyoufeel.Agroupofteenswhohaddepression(抑郁症)sharedtheirfavorite__48__witheachother.Eachteenexplainedwhyheorshelikedthesong.Aftertalkingaboutit,theteenssaidtheyfeltbetter.Musichelpsyoutolearn.Manyrecentstudieshavetriedtoexplainhowmusicandlearninggotogether.DonCampbell,anexpert,believesmusiccanmakepeople,evenbabies,__49__smarter,healthierandmorecreative.Someexperts__50__playingslowmusictohelpyoupayattentionwhenyoustudy.Itmayevenhelpimproveyourmemory.Nomatterwhatstyleofmusicyoulike,youcanuseittohelpyou.A.teach B.help C.protect D.showA.why B.how C.when D.whatA.stars B.stories C.songs D.booksA.happier B.lazier C.busier D.uglierA.start B.keep C.enjoy D.adviseBHaveyouevergotsuchaquestioninyourmind?Althoughtherehavebeensomanynewinventionsandtoolstoday,whyareChinesepeoplestillusingchopsticksaftertheywereinventedabout3,000__51__ago?Chopstickswereinventedandusedbythe__52__duringtheZhouDynasty.Theyare__53__madeofbamboo,plastic,woodorsteel.Theywerenotusedaseatingtoolsatfirst.Theywereprobablyfirstusedfor__54__,likestirring(搅动)thefireorservingfoodinthekitchen.Butgraduallypeoplefoundit__55__tousechopstickstoeat.Sochopsticksbegantobeused__56__eatingtools.And__57__youtakeacloserlookatthechopsticks,youwillfindthatthechopsticksareusuallyroundofoneendandsquareoftheotherend.Theroundendstandsforthesky.Thesquareendstandsforthe__58__.AndthisistheChineseunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenmenandtheworld.Skyisup,earthisdown,andpeopleareinthemiddle.Now,wemayknowwhyChinesepeople__59__tousechopsticks.Becausechopsticksarenotonlyusefulforeatingandcooking,butalsoincludedeepculturalconnotations(内涵).__60__lastforcenturies,andwebelievethattheywilllastevenlongertimeintothefuture.A.days B.months C.years D.weeksA.Chinese B.Japanese C.American D.BritishA.usually B.hardly C.sometimes D.neverA.eating B.working C.playing D.cookingA.difficult B.convenient C.useless D.strangeA.like B.for C.in D.asA.whether B.if C.so D.unlessA.earth B.ground C.sea D.worldA.wish B.prefer C.agree D.hopeA.It B.We C.They D.YouReadthepassageandjudgethefollowingstatementstrueorfalse.Ifit’strue,pleasechoose“A”;ifit’sfalse,pleasechoose“B”.(10scores)MartinLutherKingJr.weasanimportantAmerican.Eachyear,peopleintheUnitedStatescelebrateMarinLutherKingJr.Day.TheholidayisonthethirdMondayinJanuary.IthonorsKing’slifeandwork.ReadthetimelinetolearnmoreaboutKing.Inhismostfamousspeech,hesaid,“…Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskin,butbythecontentoftheircharacter(品格).”Hiswordsshookthewholeworld.PeoplecelebrateMartinLutherKingJr.DayandithonorsKing’slifeandwork.Tochangeunfairlaws,MartinLutherKingledabusboycottinMontgomery,Atlanta.KingreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizebeforehegaveaspeechnamed“IHaveaDream.”INGdiedinMemphis,Tennessee,attheageofforty-nine.InKing’sopinion,it’snotrighttojudgepeoplebythecoloroftheirskin.Readingcomprehension.(20scores)AAIfinallyarrivedatschool.Whilewewerehavingaclass.theraincame.Soonitstartedtorainheavilyandthesoundoftherainbeatingagainstthewindowsbecamesoloud.Everythingwasdarkoutside.BMyalarmclockdidn’tgoofthismorning.WhenIwokeup,itwasalready7:30!WhenItookmybag.IfoundthatmydogDingdingwaseatingmyhomework!Ohno!HowcouldIexplainthistoCatherine?Wouldshebelievethis?CLuckily,therainstoppedwhenstudentsstartedtogohomefromschool.However,Icouldhardlyseethesun.ThewindwasstillstrongandIfeltsocold.Wouldthewindtakemyumbrellaaway?Iwondered.DWhenschoolendedtoday.IwasexcitedbecausemyfriendsandIwouldplaysoccertogether.ButJimforgottobringthesoccerballbecausehethoughtitwasthenextday!Sadly,wesaidgoodbyeandwentbackhome.PassagesAandCareabout__________,whilepassagesBandDareabout__________.A.badweather;schoollife B.schoollife;badweatherC.badweather;unluckythings D.schoollife;unluckythingsCatherineismostprobablythewriter’s__________.A.mother B.teacher C.classmate D.sisterWhichstatementistrueaboutthewriterofpassageD?A.Thewriterandhisfriendwenthomesadly.B.Thewriterforgottotakehissoccerballtoschool.C.Thewriterdidn’twanttoplaysoccerwithhisfriends.D.Thewriterwasexcitedbecauseheplayedsoccerwithhisfindsthatday.What’stheweatherlikeinthepassages?A.Sunnyandcloudy. B.windyandsnowy.C.Rainyandwindy. D.Snowyandrainy.Thesepassagesmaycomefrom__________.A.apostcard B.anewspaperC.astorybook D.awriter’sdiaryBTakealookatyourmobilephone.Canyouseeasmall“5G”atthetop?Doyouknowwhatitis?5Gmeans“5thgenerationmobilenetwork(第五代移动通信技术)”.Eachmobilenetworkgenerationisfasterandmorepowerfulthantheonebeforeit.In1980s,with1G,wemadephonecallsforthefirsttime.Aroundtenyearslater,2Gletussendmessages.Thenin2000s,usingtheInternetappearedinpeople’slifefor3G,andpeoplestartedsendingemailsandlisteningtomusiconline.Later,wecouldwatchfilmsandevenbuythingsin2010swith4G.Tooursurprise,5Giscomingnow.Doyouhaveonlineclassesathome?With5G,youcanhaveclassesoutsideyourhome.Theclasscangoaswellastheonesyouhaveathome.Studentsfrompoorareascanhavethechancetostudyjustlikeyoudo.Insomemovies,youmightseecarsthatcandrivebythemselves—youtellthemwhereyouwanttogo,andtheytakeyouthereasfastaspossible.With5G,carslikethismayappearinourlife.Itmakesself-drivingcarssafer.Thesecarscansendmessagestoeachother.Theycanalso“talk”totrafficlights.5Gwillmakecarsmoveevenfasterthanhumandrivers.5Gnetworksareabout100timesfasterthan4G.Thismeansyoucandownloadamovieinsecondsusing5G,andmakesyourvideocallsclearer,What’smore,VRgameswillbecomemorepopularwith5G.Itwillmakethegamesfeelevenmorereal.Allinall,5Gwillchangethewaypeopleliveandmakeourlifemorecomfortableandconvenientthaneverbefore.Thewritertellsus__________inparagraph2.A.1Gappearedin1990sB.2GletusmakecallsforthefirsttimeC.3GmadepeoplestartusingtheInternetD.4GhelpsdownloadamovieinsecondsFromthepassage,wecan__________with5G.①haveonlineclasses ②haveself-drivingcars ③seeadoctorathome④“talk”totrafficlights ⑤makevideocallsclearerA.①②③ B.②④⑤ C.①④⑤ D.①③⑤Toshowhow5Gchangesourlives,thewritermainly__________. A.tellsstories B.givesexamples C.givesnumbers D.givesdefinitions(定义)Whydoesthewritermentionself-drivingcarsinparagraph4?A.Toexplainhowself-drivingcarswork.B.Toshowushowimportantself-drivingcarsare.C.Totellaboutthepossibledangersofself-drivingcars.D.Toexplainhow5Ghelpsself-drivingcarsinsafetyandspeed.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Therewillbenocaraccidentsinthefuture.B.Therearenodifferencesbetween3Gand5G.C.Moreandmorepeoplewillenjoythelifewith5G.D.5Gnetworksareabout1,000timesfasterthan4Gnetworks.PartB(60scores)Fillintheblankswithproperwordswhosefirstlettersaregiven.(5scores)Thereisabigparkinmyn__________.Ioftenwalkmydogthereafterdinner.Itisnodoubt(毫无疑问)thateatingu__________willleadtoillness.Themoviestardressedhimselfinatotallydifferentway,buthisfansr__________himimmediatelywhenheappearedattheairport.WhenI’mthirsty,thebestfruitinsummeriswatermelon,becauseitisthej__________ofall.Expertssuggestkeepingeggsintherefrigeratorandcookingthemwelltoa__________gettingsick.Fillintheblankswithproperformsofthewordsgiven.(5scores)Ididn’tsleepwelllastnightbecauseofthe__________(annoy)fly.MyEnglishteachertellsmethattheright__________(pronounce)canoftenhelpmespellwordscorrectly.ThewonderfuljourneyinChinamakesDebbiesoexcited,andshethinksitiseven__________(believe)thansheexpected.—Whichletter__________(consider)asthemostinterestingone?—LetterXis,ofcourse.ThestudentsarehavingtheirEnglishexam,pleasetry__________(notmake)muchnoise.Patternshift.(5scores)Ingeneral,weneedabout8hoursofsleepeachdaytokeepushealthyandhappy.=__________,weneedabout8hoursofsleepeachdaytokeepushealthyandhappy.It’sonlythirtyminutes’drivefromthecitycentertotheairport.=It’sonly______________________________fromthecitycentertotheairport.Driversareoftenadvisednottodrivetoofast.=Driversareoftenadvisedthat______________________________toofast.DoesEnglishhavemorewordsthantheotherlanguages?=DoesEnglishhavemorewordsthan______________________________?Hefinallyrealizedhisdreamafteryearsofhardwork.=Hefinally__________________________________________________afteryearsofhardwork.CompleteeachblankinthefollowingconversationwithONEwordonly.(10scores)A:Hi,Jenny.DidyouwatchthetorchrelayceremonyforChengduUniversiade(大运会火炬传递仪式)?B:Ofcourse,Peter.Chengduismy16.Icareaboutitallthetime.A:Great!Chengduissopopularonlinerecently.Youarejusttherightpersontotellmemoreaboutit.B:Sure.IfsomeoneasksmewhichChinesecityisofgreatimportance17inthepastandnow,myanswerwilldefinitelybe—Chengdu.A:Soundsinteresting.I’mallmyears.B:OK.Chengduisoldandcultural,andpeopleuse“LandofAbundance(天府之国)”asthe18ofit.A:Isthereanythingspecialaboutitspast?B:Well,Chengduhasneverchangeditsnameinthepast2,000years.Ithasnevermoved,19.A:Cool!Andnow,it20veryfastandbecomesamoderncity.B:Youareright.Nextmonth,the2021Universiadewillbe21inChengdu.Thiswillbethe22timethatChinahashostedtheSummerUniversiadesinceBeijingin2001andShenzhenin2011.A:Willyoubea23toworkthisSummerUniversiade?B:Ofcourse.It’saperfectchanceformetodosomethingformycity.A:Goodforyou!It’squitemeaningful!B:What’smore,onDec.18in2021,Chengduwontherighttoholdthe81stWSFC(世界科幻大会)in2023.ItmakesChengduthefirstcityinChinaandthesecondinAsiatoholdit,24,Yokohama,Japan,in2007.A:Wow,that’samazing!IbelievethatthefutureofChengduwillbemuch25.IloveChengdu!Choose10fromthe12wordsintheboxtocompletethepassage.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.(10scores)climbhowfootforgetwantwhattiringneedtheyfamouswithslowImaginelookingupandseeingahighwallofrockgoinghundredsofmetersintotheair,youtakeadeepbreathandstartclimbingYouputyourhand,26andkneeinsmallholesandcracks(裂缝)oftherockand27climbtothetop.Thehigheryougo,the28youget,butyouhavetokeepclimbingup.youtry29abouthowyourbodyhurtsandhowscaredyouareuntilyoureachthetop.Rockclimbingisreallyanextremesport(极限运动),sopeopleusuallyuseropesandaharness(背带)tokeep30outofdanger.However,some31likeAlexHonnold,a31-year-oldAmerican,gorockclimbinginacrazyway.Honnoldmadehistorywhenheclimbedoneoftheworld’s32cliffs(悬崖).EICaptaininCalifornia,US,is914metershigh.Honnoldclimbedit33ropesandaharness.Ifheslipped(踩滑)andfell,hecoulddie. Formostpeoplewholikeclimbingrocks,ropesandharnessesarestill34,evenonspecialindoorwalls.Itisagreatwaytoexerciseandstretch(拉伸)yourbody.“Thesportmakesyoubraveandstrong.”Honnoldsaid.“Ithelpsyoudealwellwithotherchallengesinlife.AndIthinkthat’s35rockclimbingbringsme.”Honnoldadded.Choosefivesentencesfromthesixtocompletethepassage.(5score)Haveyoueverfeltlonely?Didyoueverdreamofhavinganimaginary(虚构的)friendtoplaywithwhenyouwerebored?36Yearsago,peopledoingthiswereoftenregardedashavingsomeproblemswiththeirminds.Sothese“patients”wereafraidtoletothersknowabouttheirimaginaryfriends.37Tofindoutwhatinfluencesomethinghasonaperson,thebestwayistolookatitscause.38Forexample,hemaybebullied(欺负)atschoolorlosingafriend.Thesethingscanmakehimimaginesomeoneinhismindtotaketheplaceofhisfriendortohavethekindoffriendhedreamsof.39Andthesefriendsdon’tjustplaytheroleofcompanions.Theirrolesmayincludeadvisers,teachers,pets,andevenboyfriendsorgirlfriends!Howdopeoplecommunicatewiththeirimaginaryfriends?Itdependsonwhatrolestheirimaginaryfriendsplay.Forexample,ifapersonisweakinstudying,theimaginaryteacherinsidehimmaynaturally“wakeup”whenthepersonstartstotakealessonortodohishomework.Youmaynowdreamofhavinganimaginaryfriend.40There’slittleresearchintothis.Ifso,didyouevertrytocreatetheperson?However,howtocreatesuchmagicalimaginaryfindsisstillunknown.Butnow,theresearchfoundoutthatpeoplelivingahappylifealsocreateimaginaryfriends.Inthepast,creatinganimaginaryfriendwastheresultoftryingtorunawayfromaperson’spoorandunhappyreallife.Bunow,alatestpsychological(心理学的)studyfoundthathavinganimaginaryfriendmaybringmoreadvantagesthanweexpect.Readthearticleandcompletethechart.(5scores)Arainforestgetslotsofrain.That’swhyit’scalledarainforest.Morethan100inchesofrainfallsthereeachyear.Arainforesthashundredsofkindsoftreesandflowers.Therearemanyleavesontheground.Tallteeshidethesky,sohardlyanylightreachesthegroundandmoisture(水汽)fallsindropseverywhere.Arainforestisalsonoisybecausetherearedifferentkindsofanimals.RainforestsareveryimportanttolifeontheEarth.Plantsandanimalshaveacloserelationship.Ifonediesout,othersdo,too.However,rainforestsareintroublenow.Peoplecutdowntreestogetwoodandlandtofarm.Manyscientiststhinkthisisareasonforglobalwarming.Thosepeoplemayalsoleaverubbishbehind.Thisisakindofpollution.ChildreninaSwedishschoolwereveryinterestedinrainforests.AguidetookMyersandhisstudentsintotherainforest.“Themonkeyswerenothappythatwewereintheirforest.Theybrokesmallbranches(树枝)onthetreesandthrewthematus,”oneofthestudentssaid.“Itwasagreatlearningexperienceforallofus.Welearnedmorefromitthanfromthebooks,”saidMyers.ThiswasthestartoftheChildren’sRainForest.ThestudentslearnedthatrainforestswereintroubleandtheclassthenorganizedanactivitytosavearainforestinCostaRica.Theyboughtabout15acresofland.Thestudentshopeditwouldbeprotected.NowtheChildren’sRainForestis