2022-2023学年宿迁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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宿迁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15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1．—________Smiths are used to living in Shanghai now.

—We hope more and more foreign friends live _____better life in China.

A．/; a                              B．The; an                         C．The; a                          D．/ ; the

2．— Dad, could you please teach ________ how to speak Chinese?

— Sure! But it’s more important to learn it by ________.

A．my; yourself                 B．my; you                       C．me; you                       D．me; yourself

3．—Are you going to do a part-time job in your free time?

—Yes．I don’t think I should always ________ my parents.

A．turn on                        B．depend on                     C．put on                          D．come on

4．—He was ________ dead after so much exercise.

—Practice makes perfect．You see, he won the race in the end.

A．as well as                     B．as much as                    C．as good as                    D．as soon as

5．— How would you like to celebrate your 14th birthday?

— I want to work as a volunteer at community centres．It’s ________.

A．meaningful                   B．careful                         C．hopeful                        D．harmful

6．The government plans to ________ more jobs for young people in western China.

A．create                          B．avoid                           C．borrow                         D．guess

7．— I’m proud _________ our China’s Tiangong Station plan.

— Me, too．We have taken another step ________ our space dream.

A．of; behind                    B．of; towards                   C．for; across                    D．for; through

8．Life is like a one-way race, ________ we should treasure (珍惜) every moment as time cannot be won again.

A．but                              B．and                              C．or                                D．so

9．The 2022 Winter Olympics ________ in Beijing in February．It made Beijing the first city to hold both the summer and winter games.

A．is held                         B．was held                       C．hold                             D．held

10．―I’m worrying about my report．I don’t know what to start with.

― I think you can introduce your opinion first and then talk about some examples．

This way is _________.

A．time order                    B．space order                   C．general to specific         D．specific to general

11．The TV series A Lifelong Journey (《人世间》) drew a lot of attention and ________ with a high score of 8.1 on the Internet.

A．power                          B．wisdom                        C．praise                           D．wealth

12．— I think people should choose public transport instead of driving cars when traveling.

— ________ That’s a good way to reduce air pollution.

A．Never mind.                 B．You’re right.                 C．Nothing much.              D．I disagree.

13．Ann likes trampolining (蹦床), and she is doing Star Jump now．Look! She is jumping into the air and spreading her arms and legs into a star shape．Which picture shows Star Jump?

14．My car broke down on the way to the airport, so I rushed there by taxi only to find my flight had taken off, that is, _____________.

A．it never rains but it pours

B．every dog has its day

C．the early bird catches the worm

D．never put all your eggs in one basket

15．— Have you heard about the new law against food waste? I’m wondering ________．

— Don’t worry．Of course it will.

A．that will it be helpful

B．that it will be helpful

C．whether will it be helpful

D．whether it will be helpful

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

There was once a wise old man named Derek．One day his young nephew Gary came to visit him．Gary was ___1___ about his little progress in learning the guitar．He tried hard, but he just couldn’t improve．

Gary asked his uncle for some ___2___．“Follow me,” said Derek, and he led Gary up to the high hills around the village．This road was long and ___3___, but Gary followed the old man．As they got higher, Derek said that he needed to go to the ___4___ of the highest hill where he had never been to．Gary was surprised but ___5___ to help his uncle．

With ___6___ difficulty, Gary helped his uncle climb the hill．Sometimes he ___7___ carried the old man on his back．At the top, sweating, he put his uncle ___8___ on the ground and laughed with joy．

“When you were a little boy, sometimes you returned home with tears（眼泪）in your eyes,” said Derek．“The other children ___9___ you．Do you remember why?”

Gary looked around and nodded．He remembered that as a ____10____ he often played on the hills with other children．They called this hill Mount Impossible, ____11____ small children couldn’t reach its top．“At that time I was ____12____ to get there,”  said Gary．“The bigger kids had no problem.”

“And today,” said Derek, “you not only climbed here, but also pulled ____13____ up.”

“I became bigger and stronger.”

“Instead of climbing Mount Impossible every day, you played on the ____14____ hills and became better at climbing．You became stronger,” said Derek．“Mount Impossible became ____15____ for you to climb while you weren’t even thinking about it．Work toward things one step at a time.”

1．A．sad     B．excited     C．relaxed     D．crazy

2．A．information         B．advice                          C．awards                      D．money

3．A．strange                 B．difficult                        C．popular                     D．modern

4．A．top                         B．bottom                         C．foot                           D．middle

5．A．wished                  B．refused                         C．failed                         D．decided

6．A．no                          B．little                             C．much                          D．all

7．A．only                       B．just                              C．even                            D．still

8．A．over                       B．across                          C．through                      D．back

9．A．heard from          B．laughed at                   C．looked after               D．woke up

10．A．child                    B．man                             C．woman                         D．grown-up

11．A．while                    B．before                          C．until                             D．because

12．A．uncertain            B．unlucky                      C．unable                          D．unhappy

13．A．you                      B．me                                C．him                               D．them

14．A．further                 B．deeper                        C．nearer                          D．smaller

15．A．possible               B．impossible                 C．important                    D．necessary

三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选項中，选出最佳选項。

A

Twelve Chinese dishes have become popular during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after sportsmen shared them online and in media interviews．The Games provided global sportsmen with 678 dishes from all over China, allowing them to fully experience the Chinese food．Let’s take a look at some of them.

1．Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri is called the “red bean bun girl in China” because ________.

A．she has had 200 red bean buns since she has been here

B．it is healthier than burgers.

C．she shared the food on TikTok every day

D．she is seen eating a red bean bun and likes them very much

2．Which of the following can be put in the blank “   ▲   ”?

A．Dumplings                   B．Mapo tofu                    C．Hotpot                         D．Rice noodles

3．People ________ may like this passage a lot.

A．who want to lose weight

B．who want to know the Chinese food

C．who want to do sports with the players

D．who want to enjoy the videos on TikTok

B

In his boyhood, every time they went out, his father would place him on the bicycle beam(车梁).

Slowly when he grew up, he could ride bicycle himself．Each time when they went out, he rode quickly ahead．And his father always rode in the back, shouting at him, “Ride slowly!” At this moment he always turned to his father and complained, “Ride quickly．You’re too slow.” Later, little by little, his father seemed to ride more slowly．He couldn’t stand his father’s speed, so he asked his father to ride in front of him and wanted to see if his father could ride faster.

However, his father always said, “You’d better ride in front of me as ever, so that I can follow you more quickly.” At that time, he felt he had trouble understanding his father well．Then, slowly, his father became a dot behind him until finally out of sight.

In the end one day, he watched such a subject on TV, “In Africa, when the zebra group migrates(迁徙), will the adult male zebra walk in the front or in the back?” Naturally, he chose the front because he thought the strongest life should brave forward to pioneer for the successors (继承者)．But the answer was opposite to his expectations (预期): In the migration, the adult male zebra would in the back to form a strong backing.

He suddenly thought of his father…

1．What did the writer think of his father when he was young?

A．His father was brave enough to protect him.

B．His father was good at riding bikes

C．His father could ride bike as fast as him.

D．His father rode even more slowly than him.

2．What is the correct order of the following things according to the passage?

a．The writer watched a TV program about zebra.

b．The writer was placed on the bicycle beam.

c．The writer asked his father to ride in front of him.

d．The writer couldn’t see his father in his sight.

A．b-a-c-d                        B．b-c-d-a                         C．a-b-c-d                         D．a-c-b-d

3．Why did the father ride in the back?

A．To pioneer for the successor.

B．To form a strong backing for the kid.

C．To follow the kid quickly.

D．To shout at the kid.

4．What will the writer probably do after watching TV?

A．Maybe he will understand his father and give him a call.

B．Maybe he will search the Internet to see if the TV program tells the truth,

C．Maybe he will teach his son to ride the bicycle.

D．Maybe he will read more books about nature.

C

Do you know how to cook, clean or grow plants? If not, you will soon．These will all be part of Chinese public education starting this fall．

A new standard (标准) for labor r education recently came out．Students in primary and middle school will have at least one class a week to try and experience different kinds of labor and learn different life skills and even job skills．The standard includes different tasks for each grade．For example, fifth- and sixth-graders learn to cook two or three common dishes, like fried eggs or scrambled eggs with tomato．

This move is to make Chinese students, life colourful and build their character (品行) through labor．Chinese school education didn’t pay enough attention (重视) to this in the past．According to a 2019 report, Chinese kids only do 12 minutes of practical activity each day, while US kids do 1.2 hours each day, China Daily reported．

The standard also asks families to take part in students’ labor education．They will help students become good at doing all kinds of housework．

Students should learn housework skills．Also, they will have a chance to try new technologies (技术) like 3D printing and laser cutting．And they will learn to make traditional things by hand.

1．According to the new standard for labor education, students in primary and middle school will ________.

A．have classes on weekends.

B．learn different life skills at school.

C．cook their own lunches at school.

D．write their own learning standards.

2．If Cao Qiang is a student in Grade 5, he will learn to ________ soon.

A．get all life skills

B．try new technologies

C．cook two or three common dishes

D．make traditional things by hand

3．The underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

A．labor education             B．public education            C．school education           D．family education

4．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A simple way of labor education

B．Family education for students

C．Labor education to get job skills

D．A new standard for labor education

D

A loud noise wakes Jan up suddenly．She looks at the alarm clock beside the bed．

It’s five o’clock．Then she hears the noise again．It’s thunder．Then she hears a different noise．It’s the sound of something hitting the window．She gets up and goes to the window．She can see Tom standing outside in the rain．He’s shouting at Jan, telling her to come outside．

Jan gets dressed, puts on her anorak and goes downstairs quietly, trying not to wake Tom’s parents．

“What are you doing, Tom?”

“The storm,” he says．“It’s the same storm as Thursday night．Let’s go to the tree．Maybe you can go home!”

Jan follows Tom down the road and then she remembers something．

“The time capsule!”

Tom shows her the biscuit tin under his jacket．“I’ve got it.” And now maybe there’s the possibility she can return to the future．Soon they come to the river and then the old building．They run up the path through the trees and arrive at the piece of land with the apple tree．

“Now what do we do?” asks Jan．

“I put the time capsule back where I found it and…”

Tom uses his hands to dig a hole by the tree．He buries the time capsule and then stands up．

Jan suddenly thinks of something．

“Tom! I wanted to give you something from the time capsule.”

“No．I don’t want anything．It’s more important for you to go home.”

Jan feels sad that Tom doesn’t want something to remember her．But he’s right．The important thing is to get home．

“I’m never going to forget you, Tom．Thanks．You’re a real friend.”

“Bye, Jan．Look for me in the future．Promise (承诺)? ”

“I promise.”

Then he turns and runs back to the trees．Jan watches his shadow disappear into the trees．

（Adapted from The Time Capsule）

1．Jan gets dressed, puts on ________ and goes downstairs quietly, trying not to wake Tom’s parents.

A．her hat                         B．her anorak                    C．her coat                        D．her raincoat

2．The underlined word “possibility” in Paragraph 8 means ________.

A．chance                         B．success                         C．task                             D．discussion

3．Which is the correct order of what happened according to the story?

a．Tom runs back to the trees．

b．Tom has got the biscuit tin．

c．Tom tells Jan to come outside．

d．Tom buries the time capsule.

A．c-b-d-a                        B．b-c-d-a                         C．c-b-a-d                         D．b-c-a-d

4．What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．Jan digs a hole by the tree by herself.

B．Jan gives Tom something to remember her.

C．Jan comes home with the help of the police.

D．Jan lives in Tom’s home before she goes back home.

第二节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　Do you know the reason why we feel tired in the middle of a class? Maybe you would say it is because the teacher’s class is boring.　1　 Perhaps this is something you have not paid enough attention to or not yet noticed． 

Purpose of sleep

 　2　 Sleep helps our body heal(修复), grow, and stay healthy．It also gives us energy, so we can be active all day．Doctors and health scientists say: When you close your eyes and need to rest, sleep is just the very best! This is more than advice． 

Sleep time

Enough sleep is important to us．How much sleep do we need? New-born babies sleep most of the time．They can sleep 20—22 hours a day．Children need 10—12 hours of sleep a day．Teenagers need 8—10 hours of sleep a day because they need lots of energy to grow into their adult(成人的)bodies．Grown-ups usually need 6—8 hours of sleep to keep active.　3　 That is why old people sleep less than young people．

Interesting facts

Almost everyone has their dreams while they sleep, but not all of them can tell their dreams clearly when they wake up.　4　 More surprisingly, some may even get up in their dreams and walk around．This is called “sleepwalking”．Are you a sleepwalker? Or, is there a sleepwalker around you? 

 　5　  

It’s not just people that love to snooze(打盹)．In fact, many animals have unusual or surprising sleeping habits．Some animals, such as bears and hedgehogs, sleep all through winter．The swift is a very fast bird that can sleep while it flies! Cute koalas sleep around 18 hours a day．Giraffes don’t need much sleep at all．They usually sleep standing up.

四、根据句意及所给中文提示、首字母或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1．Our school is doing a _________（调查）on the students’ reading habits.

2．Lily was _________ (自豪的，骄傲的) to be a volunteer in her community.

3．To build a green country, we should _________（分开，隔开）the waste into different groups.

4．Julia is a cat lover．She often gives food and water to ________ (无家可归的) cats nearby.

5．It’s great for us to work _________ [‘kləʊsli] with these special athletes.

6．We believe we can _________ [ə’tʃiːv] our dream in the future through our efforts.

7．The students kept talking t_________ their teacher came.

8．Next week, some i_________ will interview Zhou Dongyu about her latest film.

9．With the development of medical technology, _________ (people who are ill) will get better and more convenient treatment.

10．Please check your answers again before handing your English paper．It can help you _________ (try not to do something) mistakes.

五．根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。

用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。

Dear all,

A Grade 9 student at Sunshine School needs our help!

The ____1____ (student) name is Xiao Wei．He ____2____ (be) in hospital since last month．The doctor says that he has a serious blood disease．An operation may save him, but it ____3____ (cost) over 300, 000 yuan．

Xiao Wei’s parents are both ____4____ (farm)．They ____5____ (not have) enough money for such an operation．However, it’s important for Xiao Wei to have the operation as soon as possible．Otherwise, he may lose ____6____ (he) life．Please donate money for this ____7____ (mean) thing．Just as the saying goes, “Many ____8____ (hand) make light work.” If all of us give a ____9____ (help) hand, Xiao Wei may ____10____ (cure) and get well again soon．Thanks a lot for your help!

六、书面表达（满分15分）

阳光中学将以“How to be a good teenager”为主题举行一场英文演讲比赛，假设你是阳光中学的学生Tom，请你根据以下提示，写一篇演讲稿。

要求：

1．文章内容包含表中所有要点，省略部分适当发挥。

2．词数100词左右，文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

3．语义通顺，意思连贯，条理清晰，字迹工整。

4．文中不得出现真实的姓名，校名及地名。

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参考答案

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1．C

【解析】考查冠词用法。句意：—史密斯一家人现在习惯居住在上海。—我们希望越来越多的外国朋友在中国过更好的生活。定冠词the加姓氏复数表示“一家人”，所以第一空用the；第二空后的better是辅音开头的单词，表泛指用不定冠词a，故选C。

2．D

【解析】句意：——爸爸，你能教我说中文吗？——当然！但是自学更重要。

考查代词辨析。my我的，形容词性物主代词；yours你的，名词性物主代词；you你，人称宾格；me我，人称宾格；yourself你自己，反身代词。teach sb to do sth“教某人做某事”，需要人称宾格；by oneself“独自”，需要反身代词；故选D。

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