辽宁省沈阳市南昌中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期12月限时作业英语试卷

沈阳市2022-2023南昌中学八年级上学期英语学科12月限时作业第一部分选择题（三大题；共55分）一、单项填空（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。1.-Ihavegreatinfinishingtheworkbymyself.Couldyouhelpme?-Noproblem.A.funB.troubleC.adviceD.success2.TheTVshowLettersAlivebringbackpeople'sofwritingtoeachother.A.ideasB.hobbiesC.decisionsD.memories3.Youmarksintheexamunlessyourhandwriting.A.lose;improveB.lose;willimproveC.willlose;improveD.willlose;willimprove4.PeopleusuallyalotofChinesecabbageinthenorthofChinainwinter.A.storeB.makeC.pourD.carry5.GuAilinginwinninggoldmedalsinthe2022WinterOlympicGames.A.succeededB.successfulC.succeedD.success6.Weareclosefriendsandhehasdifficulties,I'llhelphimout.A.whateverB.whereverC.howeverD.whenever7.Tombelieveshecandothejobwell.Heisalwaysso.A.funnyB.worriedC.confidentD.bored8.Manychildrenwearglassestoday.Theykeepdoingeyeexercisestostopit.A.shallB.willC.shouldD.might9.You'dbettermorewaterthanusual.It'shottoday.A.totakeB.takeC.takingD.took10.WetwentyEnglishsongssofar.A.LearntB.willlearntC.arelearningD.havelearnt二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Theworldoutdoorsisfullofsecrets.Theyaresoattractivethatquitealotofpeoplearebusy11them.All12usarebirds,animals,treesandflowers.Thefactsabouthowtheyliveandgrowareasinterestingasanythingcouldbe.DoyouknowthatoneofthegreatpresidentsoftheUSAspenthoursandhoursstudyingbirds?AbusinessmanwholivesnearNewYorkCitybecamesointerestedininsectsthathebeganto13them.Henowhasoveronethousanddifferentkindsofinsectscarefullykeptinglassboxes.ComewithmeandIwillhelpyoufindsomeofthe14secrets.Let'sgoquickly15thewoodsandfields.Hereweshallfindhowarabbit16theotherrabbitsthatthereisdanger.Weshallfollowamotherbearandheryoungonesastheysearchforfoodandgetreadyfortheirlongwinter17.Weshallwatchbeesdancingintheairtolettheotherbeesknowwheretheycanfindfood.Iwillshowyoumanyother18things.ButthebestthingthatIcanteachyouistokeepyoureyes19whenyougoout.Naturetellshersecretsonlytopeoplewholookandlisten20.11.A.lookingforB.keepingC.studyingD.learning12.A.aboutB.aroundC.amongD.besides13.A.killB.catchC.collectD.eat14.A.flower'sB.animal'sC.bird'sD.nature's15.A.throughB.overC.intoD.in16.A.saysB.tellsC.asksD.speaks17.A.restB.tripC.holidayD.sleep18.A.surprisingB.interestedC.excitedD.beautiful19.A.openB.closedC.listeningD.big20.A.happilyB.clearlyC.quicklyD.carefully三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列四篇短文，根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。AHowmanyChineseancientstoriesdoyouknow?AsChinesepeople,weshouldknowsomeofthem.Thefollowingaretwofamousancientstories.ThebirdJingweitriedtofilltheseaOnceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterofEmperorYanwentboatingontheEasternSea.Whileshewasenjoyingherself,astrongwindroseontheseaandshewasburiedbythebigwaves.Shediedbutherspiritturnedintoabeautifulbird.Thebirdlivedinamountainnearthesea.Ithatedtheseasomuchanditdecidedtofillitup.Everyday,itflewbetweenthemountainandthesea,carryingapebblefromthemountainanddroppingitintothesea.Asitflewovertheroaringsea,itcriedsadlyinthesound"jingwei,jingwei".Sopeoplecalledit"Jingwei"later.DaYugoverned(治理）thefloodItwassaidthatinthereignofYaoandShun,theoverrunningfloodwasterrible,soYaoorderedGuntostopit.Gunwantedtocutoffthefloodwithstonesbutfailed.Then,ShunorderedYu,Gun'sson,tocontinuethework.Havinglearnedhisfather'slesson,Yudugnewriverchannelsasoutlets(出口）,guidingwaterintotheriverandthesea.Astimewentby,Yuspentthirteenyearsingoverningthefloodwithoutabreak.Duringtheseyears,Yupassedbyhishousethreetimesandneverwentin.Thisstepwasverysuccessfulandalsocontributedtothedevelopmentofcrops.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?A.Thebird.B.Thesea.C.Thewind.D.Themountain.22.Whydidpeoplecallthebird"Jingwei"?A.Becauseitwasabeautifulbird.B.Becausepeoplelovedthebeautifulbird.C.Becauseofthesounditmadewhenitflewoverthesea.D.Becausethebirdlivedinamountainnearthesea.23.HowdidDaYugoverntheflood?A.Hefollowedhisfather'smethod.B.Hecutoffthefloodwithstones.C.Hedugnewriverchannelsasoutlets.D.Heusedlotsofleavestostopit.24.Whydidthewriterwritethispassage?A.Tointroducesomefamousancientstories.B.Toaskpeopletoreadmorebooks.C.TointroducethehistoryofChina.D.ToshowdifferentculturesinancientChina.BWilliamShakespearewasawriterofplaysandpoems.SomeofhismostfamousplaysareHamlet,RomeoandJuliet,Macbeth.Hewrotethirty-sevenplaysinall.Theyarestillpopulartoday.Hewasbornin1564inEngland.Atschoolhelikedwatchingplays.Hedecidedtobeanactorwhenhefinishedschoolattheageoffourteen.In1582,hemarriedafarmer'sdaughter.Shewaseightyearsolderthanhewas.Theirfirstchildwasadaughter.Latertheyhadtwins.In1585,Shakespearelefthishometown,Stratford-upon-Avon.Hiswifeandchildrenstayedbehind.Nooneknowswhyheleftorwhathedidbetween1585and1592.Attwenty-eighthemovedtoLondonandjoinedatheatrecompanywhichopenedtheGlobeTheatrein1599.Hebecameanactor,andhealsowroteplays.Heusuallyactedinhisownplays.Heearnedalmostnomoneyfromhiswriting.Buthemadealotofmoneyfromacting.Withthemoneyheboughtalargehouseinhishometown.Attheageofforty-nine,Shakespeareretired(退休）andwenttoliveinStratford-upon-Avon.Hediedattheageoffifty-two.Helefthismoneytohisfamily.Helefthisgeniustotheworld.YoustillseehisplaysinEnglishandinmanyotherlanguages.Heisoneofthemostfamouswritersintheworld.25.Shakespearewrotemanyfamousplaysexcept.A.HamletB.MacbethC.RomeoaridJulietD.ManandSuperman26.Shakespearedecidedtobeanactorin.A.1578B.1582C.1599D.161627.In1585,ShakespearelefthishometownStratford-upon-Avon.A.withhiswifeB.withhisdaughterC.withhiswifeandchildrenD.alone28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Shakespearehadtwochildren.B.Shakespearewrotebothplaysandpoems.C.Shakespearewentbacktohishometownattheageof52.D.ShakespearelefthismoneytotheGlobeTheatre.CMarkbegantointroducetheguestspeakertothelisteners,butthenstoppedforawhile.Hehadforgottenhername.Perhapsyou'vehadanexperiencelikethis.Mostpeoplehave.Butmostofthemhaven'trealizedthattheyhaveamemoryproblem.Neitherdotheyknowasimplebutimportantfact:Memorycanbeimproved.Well,letmeshowyouhow.First,relax.Ifyouareoverworriedaboutsomething,you'llforgetit.Ifyoukeeptellingyourselfthatyourmemoryisbad,yourmindwillcometobelieveitandyouwon'trememberthings.Butrelaxingisn'tenough.Toimproveyourmemory,you'llneedtotakeanactiverole.Likeyourbody,youcanmakeyourmemorystrongthroughexercise.Lookforopportunitiestoexerciseyourmemory.Forexample,ifyou'relearningalanguage,trytoactivelyrememberalotofnewwords.Ifyoudon'ttakenoticeofthingsactively,youwon'trememberthem.So,youcanmakepicturesofwhatyouseeinyourmindeveryday.Forexample,don’tjustputyourkeysdown!Ifyouwanttofindthemagain,makeamindpictureoftheplacewhereyou'reputtingthem.29.Thefirstparagraphjusttellsus.A.MarkwasafraidtospeakinpublicB.anexampleofamemoryproblemC.Markoftenforgothisfriendsapos;namesD.alanguageproblemofMark30.Theunderlinedword"opportunities"means.A.placesB.doctorsC.chancesD.positions31.Accordingtothepassage,canmakeyourmemorybetter.A.realizingyourmemoryproblemsB.talkingtoyourfriendsC.doingsportseverydayD.makingmindpicturesofwhatyousee32.Thepurposeofthepassageistohelpyou.A.tointroducetheguestB.toimproveyourmemoryC.toremembernewwordsD.toforgetunhappythingsDLuXunisoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthe20thcentury.Besideshisfamousstories,healsowrotemanyinfluentialarticlesaboutthelivingconditionsofChinesepeople.Bornin1881toawealthyfamily,LuXunhadahappychildhood.In1893,however,hisgrandfather,aseniorgovernmentofficial,wasputintoprisonfortakingmoney.Atthesametime,hisfatherbecameseriouslyill.Fromthattimeon,hisfamilywerenolongeracceptedbytheirrelativesandfriends.Theseearlyexperiencesgreatlyinfluencedhiswriting.BythetimeLuXunarrivedinNanjingtostudyatuniversityin1899,healreadybelievedthatChinesesocietyhadtochangeandbecomemodern.In1902hewenttostudyinJapan.There,hebeganwritingarticlesforseveralChinesestudentmagazines.Heshowedagiftforwritingandtranslatingandheevenwroteseveralbooks,althoughnonewaspopular.HereturnedtoChinain1909becausehewasinneedofmoney.AfterworkingforseveralyearsasateacherinBeijing,LuXunagainreturnedtowriting.In1918,hewrotehisfamousshortstoryDiaryofaMadman.ItwasthefirstChinesenovelpublishedusingtheeverydaylanguagethatpeoplespoke,whichhelpedmakeitagreatsuccess.This,togetherwithhisnovelTheTrueStoryofAhQ(1921),madeLuXunaleadingChinesewriter.Althoughsuccessful,LuXunstillworriedgreatlyaboutChina'sfuture.In1926,hemovedtoShanghaiandgaveupwritingstoriesinordertodevotehimselftowhathecalled"penwarfare".Henowonlywrotearticleswhichcalledonthepeopletofightagainstthegovernment.Forthis,thegovernmentstoppedhimfrompublishinganymorebooks.Hewasforcedtowritehisarticlesusingfalsenames.Sincehisdeathin1936,LuXun'simportanceandinfluencehavegrown.Today,manyofhiswritingsareincludedinschooltextbooksandhisworksarereadbymillionsaroundtheworld.33.WhichofthefollowinggreatlyinfluencedLuXun'swritingaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepeoplehemetinJapan.B.Theexperiencesinhisearlylife.C.WorkingasateacherinBeijing.D.Hisfather'sbeingputintoprison.34.Accordingtothepassage,whywasLuXun'sstoryDiaryofaMadamsopopular?A.ItwasbasedonLuXun'sdiary.B.Itwasthefirstnoveltouseeverydaylanguage.C.Itsstorytookplaceinmodemtimes.D.Itwaswrittenusingawesternstyle.35.Theunderlinedword"This"(Paragraph4)refersto.A.thesuccessofDiaryofaMadmanB.theuseofeverydaylanguageC.thefirstChinesenovelD.TheTrueStoryofAhQ36.AftermovingtoShanghai,LuXunmainlywrote.A.funnystoriesB.articlesabouthimselfC.articlesagainstthegovernmentD.storiesaboutgovernmentofficials第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。"ThePrincessandtheFrog"isawarmandenjoyablecartoonbyDisney.37Tianaisawaitress.Shehasadreamofowningarestaurant.38Sheknowsthatitisuselesstowishonastar.Sheneversitsinacastlewaitingforaprincetocomeandsaveher.Tiana'splansforsuccessgowrongwhenshemeetsatalkingfrog.ThefroghappenstobeaprincenamedNaveen.Hopingtobecomehumanagain,NaveenregardsTianaasaprincessbymistake.39Thensomethingworsehappens.Tianaturnsintoafrog,too.Togethertheylookforawaytobecomehumanagain.Thestoryiseasyenoughforkidstounderstandanditprovidesuswithbeautifulhand-drawnpictures,songsandmusic.Besides,there'sagreatlessonhere:40Ifthereisanyproblemwiththemovie,it'sonlythatitdoesn'tfeelassplendidassomeofDisney'sotherfilms.A.youshouldlookforawaytomakeyourdreamcometrue.B.Hetellshertokisshim.C.Inordertorealizethedream,sheworkshard.D.Ittellsthestoryaboutagirlwhomakesherdreamscometruethroughhardwork.E.Lifecanbeeasyordifficult,sometimesitdependsonhowyoulookatit.第二部分非选择题（四大题；共45分）四、语篇填空（共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分）阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空。Water41.(be)the"lifeblood"ofourearth.Likeairandsunshine,itisveryimportantto42.(live)things.Withoutwater,therecanbenolifeontheearth.Allanimalsandplantsneedwater.Manalsoneedswater.Weneedwatertodrink,tocookandtoclean43.(myself).Itevenmakesupthegreaterpartofourbodies.Waterisalmosteverywhere.Eveninthe44.(dry)placesoftheworld,thereiswaterintheair.However,wecannotdrinkseawaterbutfreshwater.Peopleoftenfailtokeepthewaterclean,whichmakesthingseven45.(bad).Theythrowrubbishintorivers,lakesorseas.Sonotallthefreshwateriscleanenoughforus46.(drink).We'reshortofwater.Somethingmustbedonetostop47.(pollute)thewater.五、阅读问答（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）阅读短文，然后根据短文内容回答所提问题。Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends.Goodfriendshiphasmanybenefits.Itofferscompanionship,improvesself-worthandpromotesgoodhealth.Therearetimesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtown,orchangedourjobsorschools.Suchchangesoftenleavesuswithoutafriend.Makingnewfriendscomeseasyforsomepeople.Butformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage.Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.AssociatewithothersThefirststeptomakingfriendsisassociatingwithotherpeople.Youcangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeople.Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces.StartaconversationStartingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.Donotwaittobespokento.Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation.Beingabletomakesmalltalkisaveryusefulskillinrelatingwithotherpeople.DothingstogetherChoosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuildingfriendshipastheseinterestswouldalwaysbringyouandyourfriendtogether.Hangingoutwillalwaysbeapleasantexperience.LetitgrowItisagoodthingtostayintouch.However,trynottopressyournewfriendwithcalls,messagesorvisitsasthiswouldlikelywearhimorheroutandfinallyyoumayloseyourfriend.Soyouwillneedtogiveyourfriendtimetoreacttoyou.Thebestfriendshipsaretheonesthatgrownaturally.EnjoyyourfriendshipThebestwaytoenjoyyourfriendshipistoallowyourfriendstobethemselves.Trynottofindfaultwithyourfriends.Trynottochangethemfromwhotheyaretowhatyouwantthemtobe.Becomethekindoffriendyouwillwantyourfriendtobetoyou.48.Isfriendshipveryimportantforeveryone?49.Whyischoosingfriendswithcommoninterestsimportant?50.Whatwillyoudotoenjoyyourfriendshipaccordingtothepassage?51.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?六、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，然后按照要求完成下面52~56小题。Memoryisveryimportant.Ithelpsyourememberwhoyouare,whereyoulive,whatyouhavelearnand(A)youplantodointhefuture.So,howcanyouimproveyourmemory?Itisimportanttoexerciseyourbrain.Forexample,youcandonewthingsandchangeyourdailyhabits.Ifyouwalkadifferentwaytoschoolortakeadifferentbus,youwillkeepyourbrainactive.You