2022-2023学年常州市八年级第二学期期末英语模拟试卷（含答案解析）

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常州市八年级第二学期期末英语模拟试卷

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一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

1．Nearly 60 million Chinese watched the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics online ________the night of 4 February, 2022.

A．on                               B．in                                C．at                                D．/

2．She failed the college entrance examination, so she doesn’t feel like________.

A．to eat anything              B．eating anything             C．eating something           D．to eat something

3．—Have you heard that a classical piano concert will be held in June in Chengdu?

—________ exciting news it is!

A．How                            B．What an                       C．What                           D．What a

4．Though Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, ________ for one year, we will never forget the contribution he made.

A．died                             B．has died                        C．has been dead               D．was dead

5．—Another three Chinese astronauts have arrived in Tiangong space station．When will they come back?

—Not until their task ________ in six months.

A．finishes                        B．will finish                     C．will be finished             D．is finished

6．—It’s raining harder and harder, and it’s too late.

—That’s true．________, we must send the donations to the hospital on time.

A．Moreover                     B．Otherwise                     C．Instead                         D．Anyway

7．—How do you find your online tour to the Nanjing Museum?

—Fantastic! I think it’s ________ I have ever had.

A．an amazing experience   B．a more boring experience                                        C．the most amazing experience       D．the most boring experience

8．—How is your DIY course?

—You know, it’s hard for me, but I’ll never ________ because of the coming Culture and Art Festival.

A．give it up                     B．hand it out                    C．put it out                      D．turn it up

9．—He’s told to join School Math competition, isn’t he?

—________．He is preparing for it.

A．No, he doesn’t              B．Yes, he has                   C．No, he isn’t                  D．Yes, he is

10．—Gwen, have you seen your father recently?

—No, he ________ works in the hospital because of COVID-19.

A．simply                         B．mostly                          C．properly                       D．closely

二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)

When I was thirteen, my only dream was to become the star on our football team．But that depended on if I could beat out Miller King, who was the best ___1___ at our school.

Football season started in September．However, during the whole summer holiday, I carried my football everywhere for ___2___．But just before September, Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm．I went to see him after he came back from hospital．He looked very ___3___, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I tried my best to play football well．And I made it．I ___4___ all of Miller’s records while he ___5___ the games on TV at home．We went 10:1 and I was named the most valuable player．___6___ I often had bad dreams in which I was to blame (归咎)for Miller’s ___7___.

One afternoon, when I was crossing the field to go home, I saw Miller failing going over a fence (篱笆) which wasn’t ___8___ to climb if you had both arms．I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept help from．But even that challenge, he accepted it naturally．I helped him move ____9____ over the fence．When we were finally ____10____ on the other side, he said,” You know I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did fine．Thank you for filling in for me.

His words freed me from my bad dreams．I ____11____ myself, “He was more of a leader even without an arm.” Damaged but not defeated (打败), he was ____12____ ahead of me．I was right to have admired him．From that day on, I grew bigger and a little more real.

1．A．coach                     B．student                       C．teacher                       D．player

2．A．practice                B．fan                               C．show                            D．play

3．A．pale                       B．interested                  C．excited                         D．worried

4．A．got                         B．broke                           C．kicked                         D．reached

5．A．saw                        B．noticed                        C．found                         D．watched

6．A．And                       B．Then                            C．But                              D．So

7．A．story                      B．mistake                      C．accident                      D．event

8．A．easy                       B．difficult                        C．brave                           D．strong

9．A．quickly                  B．slowly                          C．simply                         D．quietly

10．A．surprised            B．special                          C．lucky                           D．safe

11．A．replied to            B．kept to                         C．thought to                    D．listened to

12．A．still                      B．also                              C．never                           D．just

三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）

A

1．Tim would probably choose________ because he is a fan of Rachael Lippincott.

A．Hey, Kiddo

B．Guinness Book of World Records 2021

C．Five Feet Apart

D．The How-To Cookbook for Teens

2．From the text, we know that _________.

A．Hey, Kiddo is about the writer’s own life experience

B．Guinness Book of World Records 2021 recorded everything in 2021

C．The book Five Feet Apart comes from a best-selling movie

D．The How-To Cookbook for Teens is a cooking book for skilled parents

3．The text above is probably from the part of _________ on Amazon.

A．science books               B．storybooks                    C．textbooks                     D．bestsellers

B

Philip is a pupil．When he was 12, he decided to give up eating meat because he thought animals also lived on the earth just like humans．    ▲     They thought he was a boy who was growing．If he didn’t have meat, he wouldn’t grow tall．

One day, his mother prepared a delicious meal．She put some beef, rice and carrots in front of him when they were having dinner．“I want you to eat all your food now,” she said．“Don’t leave anything.” Philip only ate the rice and the carrots without touching the beef．

“You’re such a silly boy!” said his father angrily．“I’m sorry, Mum and Dad,” said Philip．“I don’t want you to be angry．But I really don’t want to eat meat.” “Then have some fish, dear,” said his mother．“Oh, no! Fish are living creatures (生物) too.” cried Philip．

The next morning Philip was very hungry．His father walked to the school with him．He asked the teacher, “Is this what you teach the students to do at school? Philip refuses to eat meat at home．He even doesn’t listen to us.” “I don’t agree with Philip,” said the teacher．“But I think he’s brave to do what he thinks is right．We teach the students to do that.”

1．Which of the following sentences can be put in the    ▲    in Paragraph 1?

A．Philip’s friends also had such a habit. 

B．Philip decided to lose weight.

C．Philip’s parents were not happy about that.

D．He didn’t think it was a good idea.

2．If Philip didn’t eat any meat, he would probably _______ according to his parents.

A．stay healthy                                                          B．become silly

C．stay short                                                              D．get hungry easily

3．Which is the right order of the following activities?

① Philip’s mother prepared a delicious meal．

② Philip went to school with his father.

③ Philip decided to give up eating meat．

④ Philip’s father talked with his teacher.

⑤ Philip’s mother advised him to eat some fish.

A．③①②④⑤                 B．①③⑤②④                  C．①③②④⑤                 D．③①⑤②④

4．What does the writer want to tell us?

A．We should be kind to animals.

B．We should do what we think is right.

C．We should listen to our parents’ advice in life.

D．We should do things as our teachers teach us.

C

One day, when I finished raising money for a charity and was on the train back home, I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who helped．

When I got off the train, I felt amazingly good．The next day, I wrote more thank-yous and the same feeling of happiness hit me again．I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year?

To keep on task, I decided to pick out a different theme for each month．January was charity．February would be neighbours．And many names came to my mind right away．

While writing the notes, I realized I spent too much time on the phone moving from app to app, enjoying other people’s lives．Writing thank-you notes allowed me the time to do something different, paying more attention to my own life．

In the following months, I wrote to my friends, doctors and teachers．In July, my “food” month, I wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favorite restaurant．It went like this:

Dear Julie,

I find myself missing you lately．Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful food．Jake and I will never forget the cake you made for our wedding．We talk about it every year．

Thank you．We miss you．

Love,

Gina

I was happy to receive a note back from her．Julie replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before．I’m going through a hard time right now, and this helps.”

On December 31, I wrote my last card—to Jake, my husband, and our two kids．And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling coming up inside me．Gratitude.

1．The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A．writing thank-you notes                                          B．taking the train back home

C．putting the phone away                                           D．raising money for charities

2．How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina?

A．Shy and surprised.                                                 B．Pleased and relaxed.

C．Nervous and excited.                                              D．Moved and encouraged.

3．The theme of the December notes might be “________”.

A．charity                         B．neighbour                     C．family                          D．food

4．What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage?

A．Many thanks from her neighbors.

B．More time to enjoy her own life.

C．More help from people around her.

D．Happy moments to be with friends.

D

Tomatoes taste great．With a lot of vitamins, they are good for you, too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit．

Not all tomatoes are red．They can be yellow, orange, pink, or white．All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked．Then the tomatoes turn their true color．That’s when they’re ready to eat!

Tomatoes first grew in the Americas．The Incas (印加人) grew them over 1,000 years ago．They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century．The Spanish and Italians seem to be the first Europeans to accept them as food．In France, people grew tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty．Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick．It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes．

Tomatoes are fruits．They grow from seeds．They won’t grow in cold weather．But with water, sunlight and warmth, tomatoes grow fast．They can grow in pots or in the ground．As the plant grows taller, people may tie it to a stick．Next is the blooming stage．Flowers appear．The flowers turn into fruit．Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks．Some tomatoes are large．One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds．

You can eat raw tomatoes．First, wash them．Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches．Tomatoes can be cooked, too．They can be grilled, boiled, or even fried．Do you use ketchup(番茄酱)? It is made from tomatoes．Tomatoes don’t have a smell．But they taste great in foods around the world．Many dishes from India use tomatoes．Spaghetti sauce and pizza from Italy use them, too．Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa.

1．What can we know from Paragraph 3?

A．The Incas grew tomatoes in the 16th century.

B．The Italians introduced tomatoes to Europe.

C．Eating tomatoes could make people sick.

D．The Frenchmen didn’t eat tomatoes at first.

2．What does the underlined word “raw” in Paragraph 5 meaning?

A．煮过的                        B．未煮的                         C．美味的                        D．酸涩的

3．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

四、还原句子(共4小题;每小题1.5分，满分6分)

Tianjin is a fun city to travel．Here are three activities one must not miss while in the city.

Visit an art museum

The Porcelain House (瓷房子) is famous for its special design．____1____ About 7 billion porcelain pieces and more than 13,000 antiques (古董) from ancient times were used to cover the building’s outer walls.

The house used to be the home of Huang Rongliang from the Qing Dynasty．In 2000, a Chinese collector called Zhang Lianzhi bought it．His family has collected antique pieces for many years．In 2005, Zhang decided to decorate the building’s outer walls with porcelain items．____2____ It is now a famous art museum.

Try a local snack

Jian Bing Guo Zi, the pancake in English, is the most famous local food．____3____ Locals say they can never have enough of it.

As it becomes more and more popular, people have begun to try something new．Now people eat the pancake with ham, all kinds of vegetables and even seafood in it.

Enjoy a cross-talk performance (相声表演)

Tianjin is said to be the home of many traditional art performances．Cross-talk is one of them．The performers with top skills can speak, imitate (模仿), tell jokes and sing．It is a must-watch in Tianjin.

____4____ People could drink tea and have snacks while enjoying it．Now people can enjoy it in shopping malls and many other places.

A．In the past, it was performed at tea houses.

B．It is a mix of Chinese and western culture.

C．They are very beautiful but they’re expensive.

D．It is usually sold on the street early in the morning.

E．After he finished the work in 2007, it opened to the public.

F．The outer walls and even part of the floors are covered with porcelain.

五、综合填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A man who can’t move his hands uses his thoughts to write on a computer screen．The man is paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the neck down after he had an accident while ____1____ (hunt) ten years ago．He doesn’t want his name to be known．So scientists call ____2____ (he) T5．Not long ago two small sensors (感应器) ____3____ (put) into his brain．These two sensors allow him to use his mind to write．The scientists call this “mindwriting”．T5 can write about eighteen ____4____ (word) per minute．This is five words ____5____ (slow) than the average person writing a text message on a smartphone.

Mindwriting is simple to do b____6____ it uses a lot of technology (技术) and a special math．Scientists asked T5 to imagine (想象) writing on paper, and then the two sensors ____7____ (turn) his brain activity into text on a computer screen．A researcher ____8____ (hope) mindwriting will help millions of paralyzed people to write again．It might help people who can’t speak as w____9____．In the future, this technology may help us to write a_____10_____ the speed of thought.

六、根据所给中文完成句子(共6小题;每小题15分，满分9分)

1．树能在暴风雨期间帮助保持水土不流失。

________________________ during storms.

2．良好的健康取决于健康的饮食和锻炼。

Good health ________________ and exercise.

3．很多重要的事情将会在这次会议上讨论。

_________________________ at the meeting.

4．众所周知，在别人面前插队是不对的。

As we all know, ___________________ .

5．为了好好学习，安迪已经决定不再玩电脑游戏了。

In order to study hard, Andy ____________________.

6．我为我的父母感到骄傲，因为他们诚实又勤劳。

_____________________ because they’re honest and hard-working.

七、书面表达(共1题;满分15分)

八年级的学习生活即将结束，学校正在进行共青团员（Communist Youth League member）选拔，假如你是Li Hua，请你代表你们班推荐Xiao Ming作为共青团员候选人。根据以下信息，写一封推荐信给学校团支部。

要求：

1．所写内容必须包括表格中所有要点，可适当发挥；

2．文章不少于85个词，注意推荐信格式；

3．语意通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

4．文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。

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参考答案

一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

1．A

【解析】句意：几乎有六千万中国人在2022年二月四号晚上在网上观看了北京冬奥会的开幕。

考查介词。on接具体某一天的上下午晚上；in接季节月份年份等时间；at接钟点时间。根据“the night of 4 February, 2022”可知，是具体某天的晚上，用on。故选A。

2．B

【解析】句意：她高考不及格，所以她什么都不想吃。

考查非谓语动词及不定代词。something一般用于肯定句或表请求允许的疑问句中；anything一般用于否定句或疑问句中。此处是否定句，故用anything。feel like doing sth.“想要做某事”，故用eating。故选B。

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