湖南省常德市临澧县2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

湖南省常德市临澧县2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试

英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读单选

Whoisyourdeskmate?Whatdoesheorshelooklike?Thefollowingthreestudentsare

talkingabouttheirfirstdeskmate.

MyfirstdeskmateisAlbert.Heisanaughty（淘气的）boywithblackhairand

Jackbrowneyes.Hewasshorterthanmeatthattime.Ourfavoritesubjectisscience.And

wehavethesamedream-tobeascientist.

Myfirstdeskmateisagirl.HernameisNastya.Sheiskind,beautifulandfunny.

MaryShewasbominavillageinRussia.ThenameofitisGreenMountains.Next

summer,wewillgotohervillagetogether.Itwillbeagreatjourney（旅行）forus.

Emmaismyfirstdeskmate.Sheisaverytallgirlwithlongbrownhairand

Lilyblackeyes.Sheisalsomygoodfriendbecausesheisnicetome.Shewouldliketo

beamathteacherwhenshegrowsup.

1.WhatisAlbert'sfavoritesubject?

A.Science.B.Math.C.P.E.

2.WhowasborninavillageinRussia?

A.Mary.B.Nastya.C.Emma.

3.WhyisEmmaLily'sgoodfriend?

A.BecausesheiskindtoLily.

B.Becausesheisagirlwithabigdream.

C.Becausesheisbeautiful.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Jackwantstobeascientist.

B.MaryandEmmahaveblackhair.

C.LilyandNastyaknoweachotherwell.

Onceuponatime,therelivedtwobrothersnamedJimandTim.Bothofthemshowed

greattalentsatanearlyage,andtheydidbetterthanotherkidsaround.

Butastheygrewup,theychosetousetheirtalentsindifferentways.Jimtriedhisbestto

findagoodjob.Hevisitedthemostimportantpeopleandplaces.Everyonethoughtthathe

wouldbethemostsuccessfulpersonintheworld.

Buttheotheryoungman,Tim,wasdifferent.Healwaystookaheavyresponsibility（责

任）.Hethoughtheshouldhelpothers.Hewasalwaysbusylookingforwaystohelpothers.

Oneday,badthingshappenedandtheymetmanyproblems.Jimdidn'tknowwhattodo.

ButTimalwaystriedtosolveailkindsofproblems.Hethoughtofsomegoodwaysand

didn'tletthebadthingsaffect（影响）thepeopleinhistown.Fromthenon,hebecamemore

famousthanJim.

Jimthenknewthatbesttalentswerenotjustforoneself.HelearnedfromTimthathe

shouldalwayshelpotherpeople.

5.WhydidJimandTimdobetterthanothersattheearlyage?

A.Becausetheyhadgreattalents.

B.Becausetheywerehappier.

C.Becausetheyworkedearlier.

6.WhatdidTimuseallofhistalentstodo?

A.Tofindagoodjob.

B.Tofindwaystohelpothers.

C.Tomakeupsomegoodstories.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solve"mean?

A.制造B.解决C.发现

8.Whatdoesthewriterreallywanttotellusinthepassage?

A.Howtobecometalented.

B.Howtohelpotherpeople.

C.Whattodowithourtalents.

Iwentonvacationwithmyfamilylastsummer.Westayedinahousenearthesea.

“Wakeup!It'stimetogofishing.^^Mymomwokemeup.Afterhavingbreakfastwegotona

boat.Itwasreallynicebecausetherewereonlyafewpeople.Gettingupat6a.m.wasreally

annoyingandIwasn'thappy,butlater,Ihadfun.

Myunclecaughtabigfishfirst.Andmymomcaughtone,too.NextIcaughtablack

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drum（多须石首鱼）.Itwasveryheavyanditwasdifficultformetotakeit.Then,mydad

caughtabigfish.Thecaptain（船长）saidnoonecaughtabigfishlikethatone.Wewereall

happywhenweheardthat.Laterwetriedtocatchsmallribbonfish（带鱼）.Mygrandpa

caughtone,butitsnappedtheline（咬断绳子）.Myunclecaughtone,butitalsosnappedthe

line.Mydadcaughtoneatlast.Itdidn'tlooksoscaryandwasalittlefunny.

Finallyourfishingactivitywasover,andwewentbackwithallthefishes.Weweretired

buthappy!

9.Whowokeupthewriter?

A.Hisfather.B.Hismother.C.Hisuncle.

10.Whydidtheyfeelhappywhentheyheardthecaptain'swords?

A.Becausetheblackdrumwasexpensive.

B.Becausesomeonecaughtafishthesamesizeastheirs.

C.Becausethefishwasthebiggestthecaptainhadeverseen.

11.Didthewriter'sunclefinallycatchasmallribbonfish?

A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn't.C.Wedon'tknow.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AFishingActivityB.ATerribleLessonC.DifferentFishesInThe

Sea

Witharoundface,shorthairandabignose,mydadisahardworkingworkerina

factoryinBeijing.Heisveryserious,butIknowthateverythinghedoesisforthebenefitof

ourfamily.Helikesplayingfootball,justlikeme.Wealwaystalkaboutfootballandplayit

togetheronweekends.

Afewdaysago,somethinginterestinghappenedathome.ItwasasunnySundayandmy

daddidn'tgotowork.Afterlunch,mydadwasasleepandIfeltalittlebitbored.Suddenly,I

hadafunnyidea.Idecidedtodrawonmydad'sfacewhilehewassleepingtosurprisehim

andmakehimlaugh.

Islowlydrewonhisfacewithmyyellow,blue,redandgreenpens.Ittookmeabout10

minutestofinishmydad's"makeup”,butitdidn'twakehimup.

ThenIwentbackintothelivingroomandpretend（假装）towatchTV.Abouthalfan

hourlater,mydadwokeup,lookedathimselfinthemirrorandaskedme,“AmIthecoolest

Dadintheworld?^^Itreallymademelaugh.Fathersdon'tnecessarilyhavetobeseriousall

thetime.

NowIliveatschool,andIreallymissthelittletricks（把戏）Iliketoplayonhim.

Fathersplayimportantrolesinourmentaldevelopment.Tokids,thenameoffatherisanother

nameforlove.

Astheoldsayinggoes,64"

13.Whatdotheyalwaysdotogetheronweekends?

A.Playcomputergames.B.Drawpictures.C.Playfootball.

14.Whatdidthewriterdowhenhisfatherwasasleep?

A.Hewokehisfatherup.

B.Hedrewonhisfather'sface.

C.Hegavehisfathercoloredpens.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethewriter'sfather?

A.Seriousbuthumoroussometimes.

B.Easygoingandattractive.

C.Creativebutemotional（情绪化的）sometimes.

16.Whichsentencecanbeputintheblank?

A.Likefather,likeson.

B.Afather'sloveislikeamountain.

C.Thedevil（魔鬼）isthefatheroflies（谎言）.

Sittinginfrontofthetelevisionisprobablyrelaxing,butspendingtoomuchtimein

frontofitmaytakeyearsoffyourlife.Watchinglesstelevisionmayhelpyouliveamuch

longerlife.

Australianresearchers（研究者）studiedmorethan11,000peopleovertheageof25.

TheirstudyshowedthatifpeoplewatchedTVforsixhoursaday,theylivedabout4.8years

lessthanthosewhodidn'twatchanytelevision.Also,peoplewhoarcovertheageof25lose

22minutesoflifeforeveryhourofTVthattheywatch.

Sittinginfrontoftelevisionisn'thealthy.ThemoreTVyouwatch,thelessexercise

you'llget.Andthelessexerciseyouget,themorelikelyitisthatyou'llbeill.

LennertVeerman,theresearcherwholedthestudy,sayswatchingtoomuchTVwill

influence（影响）people'slifeexpectancies（预期的寿命），evenforpeoplewhohaveagood

eatinghabit.Hethinksit'stimefordoctorstostartaskingtheirpatients（病人）abouthow

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muchTVtheywatch,asitcanbeindicator（指标）oftheirhealth.

Asaresult,VeermanhascalledonpeopletoturnofftheirTVandgetoffthesofatoget

someexercise.uExerciseisgood,^^Hesaid,"Evenlightactivityisgoodforhealthy.^^

17.Australianresearchersdidastudyon.

A.whatpeopleshoulddotolivelonger

B.whatpeopleusuallydotorelaxafterwork

C.howwatchingtoomuchTVcanbebadforpeople

18.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.WhywatchingTVisbadforourhealth.

B.Whypeopledon'texerciseenough.

C.Howoftenpeopleshouldexercise.

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph4referto?

A.Doctors.B.Patients.C.Readers.

20.AccordingtoVeerman,whatshouldwedotokeephealthy?

A.Gotothedoctoroften.

B.Haveahealthyeatinghabit.

C.GetmoreexerciseandwatchlessTV.

二、完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，

选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mygrandparentshadfivechildren.AuntPatwasthe21.Herbrothersand

sisterslikedthelittlesisterverymuch.

MyauntPatwasveryclosetomymother22mymothercaredabouthermore.

Sheboughtmymotherpresentseveryholiday.They23everythingtheyhad.Inthe

evening,theyalwayshadlong24onthephone.

Attheageof20,AuntPatgotherfirst25inamiddleschool.She26

Englishandwasgoodwithherstudents.Shewasvery27intheschool.ButAunt

Patdidn'tlikethejob.She28almostallherfreetimetraveling.Fiveyearslater,she

leftandbecamea29becauseshewas30inwriting.

I31AuntPatforthefirsttimewhenIwas8.Shehadnochildren32

shelovedchildrenverymuch.MymotherthoughtitwouldbebetterforAuntPattolivewith

a33.Justasmymotherthought,AuntPattriedherbesttomakemelive34.

Ihadthebesttimeinlifewithher.

Unluckily,AuntPat35herlifeinacaraccident.Tilneverforgetmykindand

friendlyaunt.

21.A.youngestB.hardestC.biggest

22.A.tillB.becauseC.if

23.A.expectedB.soldC.shared

24.A.ideasB.wishesC.talks

25.A.jobB.planC.notebook

26.A.taughtB.studiedC.disliked

27.A.commonB.popularC.careless

28.A.choseB.waitedC.spent

29.A.travellerB.writerC.teacher

30.A.educationalB.differentC.interested

31.A.metB.lovedC.agreed

32.A.orB.butC.and

33.A.childB.friendC.doctor

34.A.carefullyB.comfortablyC.cheaply

35.A.enjoyedB.livedC.lost

三、根据句意填空

36.Thereisumbrellaonthetable.Isityours?

37.alovelygirlsheis!Everyonewantstomakefriendswithher.

四、用所给单词的正确形式填空

38.一Smokingisbadforyourhealth.

一You'reright.Idecided(give)itup.

39.一IgotanAintheEnglishtest.Whataboutyou?

—Idid(bad)thanyou.IgotaB.

40.Susandoesn5tspeakEnglishas(well)asAnna,butherhandwritingisexcellent.

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41.Youdon'tseemquite(you)today.What'swrongwithyou?

42.Lastnight,I(see)afilmwithmyparentsinthenewtheatre.

43.Ithinkmathis(difficult)ofallthesubjects.

44.Maryismybestfriend.She(true)caresaboutme.

45.Jennyhardlyever(watch)TVonweekdays.

五、根据句意填空

46.一Isthereanywaterinthebottle?

一Yes,thereiswater.Youcandrinkit

六、用所给单词的正确形式填空

47.—Howoftendoyougotothemovies?

一Igotothemovies(two)amonth.

七、根据句意填空

48.itrainedhard,shearrivedatschoolontime.

49.Tomisgoodmakingthingswithhishands.

八、用所给单词的正确形式填空

50.These(magician)didagoodjobinyesterday^performance.

九、语篇翻译

阅读短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

Whenyoueatwellandgetsomeexercise,youwillbehealthy.Ifyou'rehealthy,youwill

workwell,feelgoodandcandomanythings.1你知道如何保持健康吗？

Havedifferentfoodsandrightdrinks

2Allhoughyoumayhaveyourfavoritefood,youneedlotrysomedifferentfoods.

Somefood,suchasfruitandvegetables,canmakeyouhaveagoodbodyandasmartmind.

So,youneedtoeatsomefruitandvegetableseveryday.3Whenyouwantsomethingdrink,

wateris(hebesl.And_milkcanhelpyoubuildgoodbones.Itisgoodforchildrentodrinktwo

orthreecupsofmilkaday.

Exercisemoreandhavefun

4足够的锻炼对你的身体和头脑也有好处。Maybeyoudislikeplayingbasketball.5But

maybeyouareinterestedinridingabicycle.Sotrytofindoutyourfavoritesportsandthen

exerciseandhavefuneveryday.

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十、阅读回答问题

阅读短文，然后根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。

Fionawasapopulargirlatschool.Shewascleverandfun.Fromanearlyage,shetried

tobekindandfriendlytoeveryone.Sheinvitedalltheclassmatestoherbirthdayparty.She

gavegiftstoeverybody.Shewasverybusybecauseshehadsoma