南京市鼓楼区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（含答案和解析）

2022—2023学年第一学期期中学情调研

八年级英语试卷

一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1． People in the UK say “football” while people in the USA say “________”．

A． vacation                     B． cookie                        C． fall                            D． soccer

2． —How ________ she is writing!

—Oh, she is the ________ girl in my class．

A． carefully; most careful B． careful; most careful    C． carefully; careful         D． careful; careful

3． —How much did you ________ for these books?

—I ________ about 100 yuan on them

A． take; cost                    B． spend; took                 C． pay; spent                   D． cost; spend

4． —What’s your twin brother like?

—________．

A． He is fine． Thank you                                        B． He’s a doctor

C． He likes watching TV                                           D． He is helpful and generous

5． I didn’t know which T-shirt was ________． So I took them both．

A． nicer                          B． the cheapest                C． good                          D． the best

6． In the words ‘unhappy’ and ‘unusual’, the ‘un -’ means ________．

A． very                           B． most                           C． not                             D． less

7． Very ________ people can speak a foreign language very well．

A． few                            B． fewer                         C． little                           D． less

8． It’s important for us to know that ________ trees we plant, ________ our planet will be．

A． the fewer; the more                                              B． the more; the better

C． the less; the better                                                D． the more; the more

9． To Lei Feng, ________ to people in need is the most meaningful thing．

A． offering help              B． offer help                   C． offers help                  D． offered help

10． — What delicious food! Mum is really a great cook．

— But it’s not to my _______． I don’t like sweet food．

A． taste                           B． smell                          C． meal                          D． diet

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Tom didn’t like Sundays． He had to wear shoes and go to Sunday school． He had to do homework, and it was ____11____． Mary tried to help him, but it was difficult． He wanted to do his homework because then he would get a blue ticket． If you had ten blue tickets, you could get a red one． If you had ten red tickers, you could get a yellow one． If you had ten yellow tickets, you could get a new ____12____．

Tom had lots of tickets． He wasn’t very good at doing his homework, but he was good at ____13____． He gave Bill a piece of candy and a fishhook． Bill gave him a yellow ticket． He gave other boys some of the things he had from letting others paint the fence and got more tickets． Some were blue, some were red, and some were yellow． ____14____, he had enough to get a new book．

That Sunday, a new girl came to Sunday school for the first time． Her parents came too, and the children learned that her father was a very important judge． The girl’s name was Becky Thatcher． The Sunday school teacher wanted to show Judge Thatcher that it was a good class． He asked if ____15____ of the boys or girls had enough tickets for a new book． Everybody was very surprised when Tom ____16____． The Sunday school teacher was more surprised than anybody else． He ____17____ the tickets． There were enough for new book． He gave Tom the book, and Tom was allowed to sit with the important new people． Judge Thatcher said hello, but Tom could not speak． He was too ____18____ and thinking about Becky．

“What’s your name?” asked the judge．

Tom got his ____19____ back and told him．

Then Judge Thatcher asked him an easy question from his homework． Tom did not know the answer． He ____20____． He was so wrong that the whole class laughed at him．

11． A． boring               B． tiring                          C． interesting                  D． relaxing

12． A． one                   B． book                          C． friend                         D． fishhook

13． A． singing              B． dancing                      C． painting                      D． trading

14． A． However           B． Luckily                       C． Finally                       D． Suddenly

15． A． any                   B． all                              C． none                          D． some

16． A． came up            B． set up                         C． woke up                     D． stood up

17． A． borrowed           B． showed                       C． counted                      D． collected

18． A． sad                    B． frightened                   C． worried                      D． nervous

19． A． tickets               B． book                          C． seat                            D． voice

20． A． cried                 B． guessed                       C． smiled                        D． agreed

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

(A)

There’s a 7-Eleven close to my house． I love the slush (冰沙) drinks in the shop． They’re quite cheap． The cups have different sizes． A small cup is only fifty cents． A large cup is one dollar (美元)． A super cup is two dollars． A mega (巨型 ) cup is three dollars． I usually buy a large one． When it’s very hot and I feel quite thirsty, I buy a super cup． The mega cup is too big． I never give it a go．

I get money for cleaning the floor every day after supper． If I do my job very well from Monday to Friday, Mom gives me two dollars on Saturday． When get my money, the first thing I do is buy a slush drink． What kind of slush do I like best? The orange one． I am having my two dollars in my hand now, and I’ll go and get my slush．

21． How much is a super cup?

A． Fifty cents．              B． One dollar．               C． Two dollars．             D． Three dollars．

22． What cup does the writer often buy?

A． A small cup．             B． A large cup．              C． A super cup．             D． A mega cup．

23． What does the underlined phrase “give it a go” mean in Chinese?

A． 尝试                          B． 发现                          C． 担心                          D． 拒绝

24． After supper, the writer ________．

A． has a walk                  B． does the cleaning         C． does the shopping        D． has a talk with his mom

25． What does the writer have in his hand now?

A． Money．                    B． Slush．                      C． An orange．               D． A cup．

(B)

Eve was having a party! She invited all her friends for a special competition evening． The best singer would win a prize of a huge box of her delicious home-made cakes．

Everyone came along: Helen, Jane, and Peter． Peter looked a bit nervous． “Don’t worry, Peter． We’re only here to have some fun． I’m certainly no pop singer, either!” said Eve kindly． Jane was first up on stage． The minute she began to sing, everyone could tell she had been practicing! Next, it was Helen’s turn． Her voice was not as strong as Jane’s, but she had a great sense of rhythm（节奏感）． All the girls took turns singing． There were a few mistakes, but all in all, everyone had a wonderful time．

“Come on, Peter． It’s your turn now!” said the girls． But Peter shook his head． “No, thanks． I can’t do it．” he said． “Don’t be afraid． If you like, we can sing together,” said Eve． Finally Peter gave in． He and Eve shared the microphone（麦克风）and they began to sing a rock song． At first, you could hardly hear the voice of the shy boy, but later, he was holding the microphone on his own and singing his heart out! He got everyone to sing along as he danced around the stage like a real rock star．

At the end of the song, Eve stepped forward and handed him the big box of home-made cakes． “Peter, we all agree that you’ve won the prize!” she said． “You may not sing like a singer, but you really know how to put on a show!” Everyone laughed as happy Peter passed the cakes around to all his friends．

26． How was Jane’s singing voice?

A． Strong．                    B． Sweet．                     C． Funny．                     D． Quiet．

27． Which of the following can best describe the girls’ show?

A． Boring．                    B． Excellent．                 C． Full of mistakes．       D． Generally good．

28． Why did Eve share the microphone with Peter?

A． The girls asked her to do so．

B． There were no other microphones．

C． She would help Peter get over his nervousness．

D． Peter was too nervous to hold the microphone．

29． How did Peter probably feel at the end of his show?

A． Shy．                        B． Happy．                     C． Surprised．                D． Worried．

30． Why was Peter given the box of cakes?

A． He had the best voice．                                        B． He loved eating cakes．

C． He helped the girls a lot．                                    D． He held the stage very well．

(C)

Success does not belong to a select group of individuals(个人)． Success belongs to those who are willing to go after it and try their best to do what they have to do． Here are some useful practical ways for you if you want to be a success．

Desire． Desire is the strong wish to achieve a goal． Without desire you have nothing． Before you can run with desire, your goal must be plain, clear, and it must also be exciting．

Show up． Seventy percent of success in life is showing up． You can’t have a best seller, if you have never written a book． You can’t get your dream job, if you’re afraid to turn in an application． Showing up doesn’t guarantee(保证) success, but if you don’t show up, you won’t succeed．

Fail． Unless you’re willing to have a try, fail unhappily, and have another try, success won’t happen． To have success you have to do things the right way, but often the only way to do something right is to first fail at it． As Thomas J． Watson said, a simple formula（公式）for success is to double your rate of failure (失败)． So welcome failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed．

Work Harder． Everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day． Success is not about doing what the common person can’t do． It’s about doing what the common person is unwilling to do． And on a deeper level, it’s about creating habits that the common person is unwilling to create． It’s the habit of doing things with excellence that causes success．

Enjoy the Journey． Success is a journey, not a destination(终点)． Success is not a certain car or a certain house or a certain happy marriage． Success is the enjoyment of the journey． You have to enjoy the journey．

Someone once said, “Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got．” You have to change…you will change, you will succeed．

31． Which of the following is NOT mentioned in achieving success?

A． Working hard．                                                   B． Good education．

C． Strong desire．                                                    D． Enjoying failure．

32． What does the writer really mean by saying “Everyone runs but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day．” ?

A． It’s not easy for people to develop their health．

B． You are sure to meet with some difficulty in your life．

C． Keeping working harder is necessary when you go after success．

D． Most people don’t want to spend too much time running．

33． What does the writer mostly want to tell us in the fourth paragraph?

A． Failure is the mother of success．

B． Many hands make light work．

C． Every dog has its day．

D． Actions speak louder than words．

34． Which of the following is TRUE about success according to the passage?

A． If you want to succeed, you should have special talents．

B． If you want to succeed, you’d better not show up．

C． Success is about doing what the common person can’t do．

D． Success means the enjoyment of your gain or loss on the journey．

35． The best title of the passage might be_______________．

A． The Importance of Success

B． The Meaning of Success

C． Success or Failure

D． The Five Main Steps to Success

五、填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请根据括号中所给的汉语提示写单词，使句子意思完整正确。

36． Her ________ (微笑的) eyes make me feel warm and comfortable．

37． I think he will make an ________ (杰出的) teacher in the future．

38． Simon couldn’t climb up the rocks． ________ (幸运的是), some climbers helped him．

39． If you follow the instructions, you can’t go ________．(错误)

40． Tom is not ________ (耐心的) at all, so he gets angry easily．

请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

41． Tony comes from France． He speaks ________ (France)．

42． I couldn’t sleep because the bed was ________ (comfortable)．

43． She could read by__________ (she) at the age of five．

44． Surprising, my 12-year-old daughter is worried about her_________(weigh)．

45． It’s ________ (use) to read without thinking．

六、翻译句子（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

46． Betty既是我邻居，也是我最好的朋友。（both．．．and）

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47． 她留着长长的直发。

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48． 她有一副好嗓子。

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49． 她长大后想成为一名歌手。

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50． 在她的空闲时间，她花了很多时间练习唱歌。

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七、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

任务型阅读

Most of us don’t realize we are special． That’s because some people in our lives look down

upon us and make us feel worthless． You don’t save lives every day, you are not famous． That doesn’t mean that you’re not special． Being special means many things, like being a volunteer, helping your friends, listening to someone who feels alone or working all day long to support families． Here are some signs that will show you how special you are．

You think there is always more to learn

You’re modest and you’re interested in what happens around the world． Also, you’re curious and you always feel you should learn new things or improve some of your skills．

You’re kind to others

When you meet new people or when you are dealing with someone you already know, like your friends or workmates, you would like to smile and be kind, just because there is no reason to treat others as if they were less important． Being kind makes you special and unique．

You understand others’ feelings

When someone talk about his personal life and experiences with you, sharing secrets or feelings with you, you perfectly understand the way they feel． When someone tells you “I’m fine”, you know there might be something more going on according to their voice or their experiences, and you try to listen to them, letting them talk about how they feel．

You like to travel

You’re curious about other countries and other ways of life． You give yourself the gift of learning from other cultures because you know how much this can make your richer． You like to have a communication with people who have different experiences of life and you’re happy to share your culture with them as well．

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

The world is full of many interesting sounds． Some are unpleasant to our e____61____ while others are very pleasant to hear． In d____62____ life you may hear hundreds of sounds． All sounds are different． Some may be soft; others may be loud． Some sounds are high, others are l____63____．

Some sounds are useful． W____64____ sound we can’t talk or listen to each other． The ringing of clock w____65____ people up． The hooting (鸣笛声) of a car warns people there may be d____66____．

Some sounds are dangerous． When planes fly above the land, the sounds can break the house down． Very loud sound can even m____67____ people deaf．

We know sound travels about one kilometer in three s____68____． In a thunder storm you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder． This is because light travels m____69____ faster than sound．

Next time you see lightning, count the number b_____70_____ you hear the thunder．

Divide (除) this number by 3． It will tell you how far the thunder storm is．

八、书面表达（本大题共10分）

71． 假设你是Moonlight Middle School的一名八年级的学生，学校正在举行“畅想未来”的英语征文活动，请根据提示，以My ideal school life为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。

要求：

1． 所写内容必须包括提示中所有的信息，并做适当发挥;

2． 开头已给出，不计入总词数;

3． 不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。

My ideal school life

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参考答案

1． D

【解析】

【详解】句意：英国人说“football”，而美国人说“soccer”。

考查名词辨析和文学常识。vacation假期；cookie曲奇饼；fall落下；soccer足球。“football”表示“足球”是英式英语，美式英语叫作soccer，故填D。

2． A

【解析】

【详解】句意：——她写得多么仔细啊！——噢，她是我们班最仔细的女孩。

考查副词及形容词最高级。careful仔细的，形容词；carefully仔细地，副词。根据“How．．． she is writing!”可知，此处表示她写得很仔细，用副词修饰动词，排除选项BD；由“in my class”可知，空二用形容词最高级，表示“最仔细地”。故选A。

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