2022-2023学年福建省厦门市大同中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2022-2023学年福建省厦门市大同中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试题1.—DoyouknowthewriterofTalesofHulanRiver?—Yes.XiaoHong.Shewas________unluckywoman,butshenevergaveup.A．aB．anC．the2.Jackisacreativeboy,andhelovestotry________.A．somethingnewB．anythingnewC．somethingdifficult3.Thevolunteerspoke________,soallthevisitorscouldunderstandhim.A．quicklyB．clearlyC．quietly4.—________doyouhavepoetryclass?—Onceaweek,youknowourschoolhasthetraditionoflearningpoetryculture.A．HowoftenB．HowlongC．Howmany5.ChinaWomen’sBasketballTeam________thesecondplaceintheWorldCup!A．sharedB．wonC．broke6.The6-year-oldboyknowsmanygreatpeople,________YuanLongpingandTuYouyou.A．feellikeB．infactC．suchas7.—Gregoften________jokestomakehisclassmateslaugh.—Well,thatisn’tfunnyinclass.A．dressesupB．makesupC．takesup8.Ican’tplaytheviolinwell,________Itookviolinlessonsforyears.A．thoughB．soC．when9.－Howdoestheboyknowsomuchaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld?－Helistensto______ontheradioeveryday.A．newsB．jokesC．action10.Whataheavyrain!Theboysdecidednot________climbing.A．goB．goingC．togo11.Thereis_____foodinthefridge.Soweshouldgotothesupermarkettobuysome.A．fewB．alittleC．little12.—Whatdoyouwantfordinnertonight?—________Wewillhavewhateveryouwant.A．It’suptoyou.B．Helpyourself.C．Nevermind.从A、B、C三个选项中，选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。MountTaiisinShandongProvinceintheeasternpartofChina.Itisknownasthegreatestmountaininourcountry.ItissaidthattheChinesegod,PanGu,createdtheuniverse.Afterhefinishedthejob,hewasso________thathelaydown,anddied.Partsofhis________becamethefivegreatmountainsofChina.HisheadbecameMountTai.HisfeetbecameMountHua.HisarmsbecameMountsHenginthe________andinthenorth.HisstomachbecameMountSong.Confucius(孔子)visitedMountTaimanytimesinhislifeandtherearemanystoriesabouthisvisits.________,Menciusoncewrote,“WhenConfuciuswenttothetopofMountTai,thewholecountryseemed________.”EmperorTaizongoftheTangDynastynevergottothetopofthemountain________.Hetriedthreetimes,buteverytimehehadtogiveupfordifferent________toheavenandearth.WhydopeopleclimbMountTai?Becausetheythoughtitwasagreatgodbefore.Nowpeoplelovetogotothemountainbecauseof________wonderfulscenery.AstheWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage(遗产)site,itdrawsthousandsofvisitorsfromallovertheworldeveryyear.13.A．hungryB．tiredC．bored14.A．mindB．heartC．body15.A．southB．crossingC．middle16.A．SofarB．ForexampleC．Ofcourse17.A．biggerB．tallerC．smaller18.A．successfullyB．comfortablyC．carefully19.A．activitiesB．talentsC．reasons20.A．itsB．ourC．theirOneSundayeveningtwomenmetinaLondonpub.Oneofthemwasveryunhappy.“Lifeisterrible.Everythingintheworldisreallyboring,”hesaid.“Don’tsaythat,”saidtheotherman.“Lifeismarvelous!Theworldissoexciting!ThinkaboutItaly.Itisawonderfulcountry.Haveyoueverbeenthere?”“Oh,yes.IwenttherelastyearandIdidn’tlikeit.”“Well,haveyoubeentoNorway（挪威）?Haveyouevenseenthemidnightsun?”“Oh,yes.Iwentin1994andIsawthemidnightsun.Ididn’tenjoyit.”“Well.IhavejustreturnedfromSaharaDesert（撒哈拉沙漠）inAfrica.HaveyouvisitedAfricayet?”“Yes.IwenttoSaharaDesertinAfricalastyear.Itwasreallyboring.”“Well,”saidtheotherman,“Ithinkyou’reveryill.Onlythebestpsychiatrist（心理学家）canhelpyou.GotoseeDr.GreenhauminHarleyStreet.”“IamDr.Greenhaum,”answeredthemansadly.21.Accordingtothepassage,thetwomenwerenowin________.A．ItalyB．NorwayC．SaharaDesertD．London22.WhendidtheunhappymangotoNorway?A．Lastyear.B．In1994.C．Twoyearsago.D．LastSunday.23.Themanthought______couldhelptheunhappyman.A．drinkingB．talkingC．travellingD．thinking24.Afterreadingthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）________.A．thetwomendidn’tknoweachotherattheverybeginningB．thebestpsychiatristcouldmaketheunhappymanhappyagainC．theunhappymanwouldgetbettersoonD．themanwasangrywiththeunhappymanFourAnimationStudios（动画工作室）Logo（图标）NamePixarAnimationStudiosWaltDisneyAnimationStudiosDreamWorksAnimationStudioGhibliLocationCalifornia,USACalifornia,USACalifornia,USATokyo,JapanIntroductionPixarwasboughtbySteveJobsin1986.Laterin2006itwasboughtbyDisney.WaltandRoyfoundedtheDisneyBrothersCartoonStudioin1923.Afteryears,DisneyAnimationhasbecomethemostfamousoneintheworld.In1994,Steven,JeffreyandDavidfoundedDreamWorks.ItbelongstoUniversalPicturesnow.GhibliisonetopanimationstudioinJapan.ManytopanimatedfilmsinJapanareproducedbyGhibli.Theseworksmakeitfamousallovertheworld.FamousmoviesToyStoryFindingNemoTheLionKingBigHero6ShrekKungFuPandaCastleintheSkyMyNeighborTotoro25.Whichisthebest-knowncartoonstudioaccordingtothepassage?A．StudioGhibli.B．DreamWorksAnimation.C．WaltDisneyAnimationStudios.D．PixarAnimationStudios.26.WhichmovieismadebyDreamWorks?A．ToyStoryB．KungFuPandaC．CastleintheSkyD．TheLionKing27.WhenwasWaltDisneyAnimationStudiosfounded?A．In1923B．In1986C．In1994D．In200628.Whichstatement(表述)aboutGhibliistrue?A．ItisapartofUniversalPictures.B．Itslogoisakidsittingonthemoon.C．ItmadeafilmcalledShrek.D．ItisaveryfamousstudioinJapan.29.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．tellushowcartoonmoviesaremadeB．giveusinformationaboutsomefilmsC．introducesomefamouscartoonstudiosD．encouragemorereaderstowatchmoviesTolearnfromapicturebook,boththestoryandpicturesareimportant.Herearesometipstohelpyouwhenyoureadapicturebooktochildren.1.Talkaboutthecover(封面)first.Readthetitle(书名)first.Lookatthepictureonthecover.Askthemwhattheyseeinthepicture.Thismighthelpchildrenlearnsomethingaboutthestoryinthebook.2.Usesimplelanguage.Ifthelanguageofthebookistoodifficultforkids,youcantellthestoryinyourownwords.Andrememberthatthepicturesarealwaystheretohelpyoutellthestory.3.Askquestionsaboutthestory.Youcanjustasksomeyes/noquestionsifthekidsarestilllittle.Wh-questionswillbemorehelpfulwhenchildrencananswerwithfullsentences.4.Usedifferentvoicesforeachcharacter.Usually,therearemanycharactersinastory.Changingyourvoicefordifferentcharacterswillhelpthechildrenunderstandwhichoneistalking.Thiswillalsomakethestorymoreinterestingandenjoyable.30.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthefirststepofreadingapicturebook?A．Findingoutwhoallthecharactersare.B．Readingthefirstparagraph.C．Talkingaboutthecoverofthebook.D．Givingthebookanewname.31.Whenabookisdifficultforlittlekidstounderstand,whichofthefollowingcanhelptellthestory?a.Tellingsomeotherstories.b.Usingsimplelanguage.c.Askingthewritersomequestions.d.Usingpicturesinthebook.A．abB．acC．bcD．bd32.Whyisithelpfultogiveeachcharacteradifferentvoice?A．Becausekidslikespeakingindifferentvoices.B．Becausethiswillhelpkidsbetterenjoythestory.C．Becausekidswillfeeltheyaretalkingwiththecharacters.D．Becausethiscanhelpkidsunderstanddifficultwords.33.Whodoesthewriterwantthesetipstohelp?A．Parentsofyoungchildren.B．Teachersinhighschools.C．Writersofchildren’sbooks.D．Englishlearners.WuyiRockTeaisakindofOolongtea.Theteatreesgrowonrockcracks(岩缝)inWuyiMountaininFujian.That’swhyit’scalledrocktea.WuyiRockTeaisfamousforitsrichsmell.Ithasafruity,floral(花香的)andevenmineral(矿物质的)smell.ThebestkindisDahongpao.Withitslonghistory,WuyiRockTeadatesbacktotheShangDynasty(16thcentury—11thcenturyBC).Peopleusedtosendittotheemperor(皇帝)asagift.In2006,theskillsofmakingWuyiRockTeawereaddedtoChina’snationalintangibleculturalheritagelist(非物质文化遗产名录).InMarch2021,PresidentXiJinpingvisitedateagardeninWuyiMountain.ZhangHuichun,65,isamasterofmakingWuyiRockTea.In1980,helearnedtomaketheteaandopenedateafactory.Ittookhim10yearstolearntheskills.Thereare13stepstomakeit.Drying,shakingandroasting(焙火)arethreeofthem.WhenZhangshakestealeaves,hehastodecidewhentostopbylookingatthecolor.“Fromshakingafewtimestohundredsoftimes,onlyyearsofexperiencecanhelpyoufinditout,”Zhangsaid.Thelaststep—roasting—isalsoimportant.Itoftentakesmorethan20hours!“Every50minutes,youhavetoturnovertheleaves,oritmightburn(烧焦),”Zhangsaid.Heoftenstaysuplatetoroastthetea.Althoughalreadygoodatit,Zhangsaidheisstilllearning.“Everystepisfullofchanges—differentteatreesandweather.Everytimeisanadventure(冒险).”Tohelpmoreteamakers,Zhangoftenworkswithschoolstoteachtheskills.“It’smyresponsibility(责任)topassontheskills,”hesaid.34.WuyiRockTeaiscalledrockteabecause________.A．itisakindofOolongteaB．theteatreesgrowinmountainsC．theteatreesgrowonrockcracksD．itlookslikelittlerocks35.HowdoesZhangknowwhentostopshakingtealeaves?A．Bydryingthetealeaves.B．Bylookingattheircolor.C．Bycountingnumbers.D．Bysmellingthetealeaves.36.WhydoesZhangworkwithschools?A．Tolearnnewskillsinmakingtea.B．Tostudythechangesinteatrees.C．Tolookforstudentstohelpsellhistea.D．Toteachmorepeopletea-makingskills.OnMarch14,mathandscienceloversaroundtheworldcelebratedaspecialday:PiDay.Piisequaltoabout3.14,butthenumbergoesonendlesslyItissometimeswritteninGreek,π.Withthehelpofcomputers,mathematicianshavebeenabletocalculate(计算)piouttooveratrillion(万亿)decimal(小数的)places,butthereisstillnoendtothenumber.Thismakespipuzzling,evenforthemostfamousscientistsandmathematicians.PiDayiscelebratedaroundtheworldonMarch14,sincehowwewritethisdate,3/14,looksjustlikethenumberpi.Forsomepeople,theappeal(感染力)ofPiDaygoesfarbeyondmathandscience.Pishowsupthroughoutpopularculture.Youcanseeitinmovies,comics,musicandmore.“Inmodernmovies,anytimethefilmmakerwantstoproduceasenseofmystery(神秘),oftenthesymbolpiisused”,saysDavidBlatner,JewishAmericanwriterofTheJoyofPi.Peoplealsolovetryingtomemorizethedigits(数字)ofpiandcompetingagainstotherstoseewhocanrememberthemost.Manyteachersholdclassconteststoseehowmanynumberstheirstudentscanmemorize.TheGuinnessWorldRecordforrecitingthemostdigitsofpiisheldbyLüChaoofChina,whosuccessfullyrecitedpiouttonearly67,890decimalplaces.Aboveall,PiDayisabouthavingfunwiththenumber,PeoplecelebratePiDaybyeatingorthrowingpieandwithfunpi-relatedgamesandactivities.Thisyear,Princeton,NewJersey,heldabirthdaypartyforAlbertEinsteinwhosebirthdayalsofallsonMarch14.Therewasalsoa‘WalkaPiEvent’wherepeoplewalked3.14milestogether.Justlikethenumberitself,thepossibilitiesforPiDayaretrulyendless.37.ThefollowingaboutPiDayistrueEXCEPT________.A．it’sonMarch14B．it’sadayjustforscientistsC．Piisequaltoabout3.14D．Pi’sGreekformisπ38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“puzzling”inParagraph2mean?________.A．attractiveB．excitingC．notcleartotheunderstandingD．ofgreathelp39.Inmodernmovies,thesymbolpiisoftenusedto________.A．representalongnumberB．representthesubjectofmathC．describesomethingboringD．describesomethingmysterious40.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?________.A．FunactivitiesonPiDayB．ActivitiesaboutpiinclassC．WalkaPiEventD．AlbertEinstein’sbirthday阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。Cathycannotsleepwellandshealwayswakesupseveraltimesduringthenight.Sheknowsforafactthattherearemanyotherpeoplewhohavedifficultygoingtobed,too.Soshewritesdownsomeadvicethatnotonlyhelpshergettosleepfaster,butalsohelpshergetbetternightsleeps.*Haveregular(规律的)sleepinghabits41Trynottobreakthehabitonweekendswhenyouhavetostayuplate.Wakeupatthesametimeeveryday.Ifyou’regettingenoughsleep,youshouldwakeupnaturallywithoutanalarm.*TurnoffyourcomputerDon’tplayonthecomputerbeforeyougotosleep.42Readabookorlistentosomelightmusictoprepareyourbodyforsleeping.*Haveanicebedroom43Makesurethatyouhaveturnedoffalllightthatmaycomeintoyourroomandthatthetemperatureiscomfortable.*Exerciseoften44Walkfor45minuteseverydayandyouwillsleepbetteratnight.Butdon’tdoitjustbeforeyougotobed.Youwon’tbeabletosleep!*45Eatonlyalittleforsupper.Afullstomachmaymakeithardforyoutosleep.A．Eatproperly(恰当地).B．Gotobedatthesametimeeverynight.C．Studiesshowthatitisbadforyoursleep.D．Exercisingwillhelpyoutofallasleepmoreeasily.E．Acleanroomhelpspeopletobehappyandrelaxed.46.你想告诉同桌服装店BlueMoon的服务最差，可以这么说:BlueMoon________________.47.妈妈想知道你的好朋友Sally是不是和你一样外向，她会这么问：________________________________________________________?48.你想告诉朋友你妈妈几乎不看电视，可以这么说：________________________________________________________.49.John来找你玩，你问他想看什么电视节目，可以这么表达：________________?50.你想欢迎来访的外国同学，你这样表达：__________________________________________________Datongmiddleschool.根据所给图片和提示词，写出正确的句式表达51.Tom,yesterday_________________________52.work,than_________________________53.necessary_________________________54.grandpa,twice_________________________55.plan,weekend_________________________根据语境或具体提示填空，完成短文。Doyouhavefriendsfromothercountries?Doyouknowwhattheyarelike?TheGermans（德国人）arevery56[ˈkwaɪət]andtheyalwayskeepcalm.Whentheyareatwork,theyarealways57[ˈsɪəriəs].Buttheylikedifferent58(kind)ofactivitiessuchasplayingcardsorwatchingmoviesafterwork.Andtheyaretidyandalwayskeeptheirhomeclean.Insomeways,theEnglishmenlookthe59astheGermans.Theyarealsoverycalmandnevertalktoomuchwiththepeopletheydon’tknow.Theyarereallypolite,soweoftenheartheysay“Thankyou”or“Sorry”ThegentlemenarealsotheEnglishmen.60,theFrench（法国人）arequitedifferentfromtheEnglishmen.TheFrench’sholidaysareverylong.Theyliketravelingandusuallyspendtheirlongtime61(stay)inothercountries.Itisveryeasytomakefriends62them.Americ