南京市秦淮区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（含答案和解析）

2022-2023学年江苏省南京市秦淮区

八年级（上）期中英语试卷

一、听力（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分）

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四、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分）

从 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1． A vocabulary tree can help us remember new words quickly． Look at the picture on the right, which word can we put in the leaf?

A． shy                            B． clever                         C． hard-working              D． good-looking

2． If you are an Englishman, you may say “________”．

A． I want some cookies．                                         B． Autumn is coming．

C． Can I borrow your eraser?                                     D． He often plays soccer with his friends．

3． The shower in the bathroom went wrong, so Andrew had to ________ a new one．

A put in                           B． put on                        C． put up                        D． put out

4． —Shall we go to climb the rocks tomorrow?

—Sounds good, but it’s dangerous to ________ ourselves up the rocks．

A． pull                           B． wake                          C． pick                           D． tidy

5． — What do you think of the film Home Coming?

— Amazing! You can’t find a ________ one during this National Day holiday．

A． more popular              B． less popular                 C． most popular               D． least popular

6． Lucy dances ________ any other student in her class, so we choose her to dance at the show．

A． worse than                  B． as badly as                  C． better than                  D． as beautiful as

7． —What did Judy do with her old clothes last week?

—She didn’t throw them away． ________, she made some useful things from them．

A． Suddenly                    B． Exactly                       C． Unluckily                   D． Instead

8． —What’s your brother like?

—________．

A． He likes playing chess                                          B． He’s an excellent engineer

C． He’s friendly and helpful                                      D． He often dresses like his hero

9． Young people today like to watch TV with ________ advertisements．

A． less                            B． least                           C． fewer                         D． fewest

10． Not only my parents and I but also everyone around us ________ about the opening of the 20th CPC National Congress (党的二十大开幕会) on 16 October．

A． is excited                    B． was excited                 C． are excited                  D． were excited

11． —What a beautiful lady!

—That’s our English teacher, Miss Chen． She has a good ________ in clothes．

A． plan                           B． luck                           C． taste                           D． secret

12． —I didn’t pass the math exam yesterday． I’m so sad．

—Don’t lose hope! ________ is impossible if you put your heart into it．

A． Nothing                     B． Something                  C． Everything                 D． Anything

13．Sandy，         for some information about the topic． Then share it with us，please．

A． is searching                                                         B． searches

C． search                                                                 D． will search

14． We can put the prefix “un-” before ________ to give it the opposite meaning．

A． patient                       B． active                         C． correct                       D． interesting

15． — It’s my first time to speak in front of so many people． I’m afraid I can’t do it．

—________, Daniel． Believe me, you can do it!

A． Not at all                    B． Come on                     C． That’s right                 D． You are joking

五、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分）

阅读下面短文, 从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up．” Amy said to her brother Mark．

Grandma fell and hurt her ____16____． The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks． Grandma was very active and loved to ____17____ in her garden, so she would not like to sit in her chair ____18____ her leg to become well again．

“I have a(n) ____19____,” said Mark． “I saw some pictures of terrariums (栽培盒) in a magazine．”

Terrariums are little indoor gardens which we can grow in glass bottles． Let’s make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house．”

Amy agreed, ____20____ the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to their mother． She helped Amy and Mark find a large clear glass bottle． After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to ____21____ the terrarium．

First, they put some drainage material (排水材料) at the bottom of the bottle． This would keep the soil (土壤) from getting too ____22____． Next, they added some dark, rich soil．

Now they were ready to add the plants． Amy chose two plants at the garden shop． One was tall with long thin green leaves． The other was short with bright pink flowers． To make the terrarium even more ____23____, Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss (苔藓) around the plants． ____24____, they watered the plants．

When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so ____25____． Now she had a beautiful little garden to enjoy right inside her house．

16． A． leg                    B． arm                            C． head                           D． back

17． A． rest                   B． drink                          C． read                           D． work

18． A． caring about       B． waiting for                  C． looking through          D． preparing for

19． A． idea                  B． dream                         C． story                          D． question

20． A． but                    B． so                              C． after                           D． because

21． A． fill                    B． tidy                            C． buy                            D． build

22． A． hot                    B． wet                            C． hard                           D． dirty

23． A． useful                B． helpful                       C． colourful                    D． expensive

24． A． Firstly               B． Instead                       C． Finally                       D． However

25． A． angry                B． helpless                      C． unhappy                     D． excited

六、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分）

阅读下列材料, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中, 选出最佳选项。

A

26． From the article, we can see Tina is ________．

A． a doctor                     B． a writer                      C． a film star                   D． a college student

27． Which of the following books is about a difficult journey?

A． Hard Work．       B． The Long Night．    C． Hospital or Cinema．     D． None of the three books．

28． The article above is ________．

A． a story                       B． a diary                        C． a poem                       D． an advertisement

B

Five little monkeys wake up with the sun．

“Today is Mama’s birthday!” Five little monkeys quickly walk past Mama who is sleeping． “Let’s make a birthday cake!” “Sh-h-h! Don’t wake up Mama!”

One little monkey reads the notes of how to make a cake． “Two cups of flour（面粉）． Three teaspoons of baking powder（发酵粉）．”  “Sift（筛）everything together．”  “Sh-h-h! Don’t wake up Mama!”

Five little monkeys check on Mama． “She’s still sleeping． We can finish making the cake．” One little monkey reads the notes． “Add four eggs．” Four little monkeys each get some eggs． “And we need sugar and oil（油）．” “Don’t spill（溢出）the oil．” But one little monkey spills and another little monkey falls． “Sh-h-h! Don’t wake up Mama!”

Five little monkeys check on Mama． “She’s still sleeping． We can finish making the cake．”

One little monkey reads the notes． “Next, mix everything together． Then cook the cake in the oven （烤箱）．” Another little monkey says, “Now we can go up to our room and make a present for Mama．”

29． To make the cake, which of the following things do the monkeys need at first?

A． The oil．                   B． The eggs．                 C． The flour．                D． The cream．

30． How do the monkeys make the birthday cake correctly?

a． Mix everything．     b． Sift everything．      c． Cook the cake．     d． Add the eggs．

A bdac                             B． abcd                           C． adcb                           D． bcda

31． The monkeys try to make the cake very ________．

A． slowly                        B． quickly                       C． quietly                       D． noisily

32． What can we know from the story?

A． The monkeys make the cake for themselves．

B． The monkeys make trouble when cooking the cake．

C． The monkeys are careless and wake up their mother．

D． The monkeys go up to their mother’s room in the end．

C

Jacob was a driver． He was sent to pick me up for a three-hour drive to my working place．

As we were driving, he started to tell me his story． His hometown was “Nah Bok”． Because of the pandemic（疫情）, he had to spend six days a week in another town for more work． On his only day off, to have time with his family, he took three different buses for a total of five hours there and back．

My father worked away from home when I was young． Sometimes he was away for weeks or months at a time． I remember at that time, we kids were all waiting to have just a few minutes on the phone to talk with him one by one．

After two hours’ drive, I saw a sign saying Nah Bok． I asked, “Why don’t we stop and say hello?” He looked at me like I was crazy or joking． I repeated it seriously（严肃地）． He was hesitant． He asked if I was sure． I certainly was． It was OK for me to spare（空出）thirty minutes out of my day while this man had to spend more than two hours getting home each time．

Every one of his family was surprised to see him． All the children jumped out, shouting excitedly．

Slow down and listen to people’s stories． Take time when you can to give a gift to somebody else, even if it’s just your time．

33． How long did it take the writer to get to the working place?

A． Three hours．             B． Five hours．               C． Thirty minutes．         D． A few minutes．

34． According to the writer, we can know that ________．

A． their father liked working away

B． the kids couldn’t wait to see their father

C． their father was away from home for years

D． the kids thought their father didn’t like them

35． The underlined word “hesitant” in Paragraph 4 means ________．

A． 滔滔不绝                   B． 意犹未尽                   C． 犹豫不决                   D． 哑口无言

36 The writer wants to tell us ________．

A． life is full of gifts all the time                               B． to slow ourselves down in our life

C． drivers’ stories are always sad                                D． to take time when we can to help others

D

The oil paper umbrella is a traditional (传统的) Chinese handicraft (手工艺品)． It has a history of over 1, 000 years in China． In early Tang Dynasty, it was brought to Japan and Korea, so it was called the “Tang Umbrella”． Later oil paper umbrellas were brought to some other countries, such as Vietnam, Thailand and Laos, and each had its own style． However, as steel-ribbed (钢骨的) umbrellas came out in the last century, the hand-made oil paper umbrellas became less used in daily life． They were turned into handicrafts for decorating things．

Yuhang in Hangzhou is famous for making oil paper umbrellas for more than 230 years． They are mainly made of paper, bamboo, a coating (涂层) of Tung oil． They need to take more than 70 steps to make, including making bamboo ribs, pasting (粘贴) paper and choosing painting designs． It takes at least a week to make per umbrella． In 2008, these umbrellas were added to Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录) of China．

A young man called Liu Weixue learned the traditional art of making Yuhang oil paper umbrellas from his grandfather． “I want to bring the art to life．” Liu said． He made the umbrellas better to meet the needs of young people． As the traditional paper was easy to break, he started to use a kind of thicker paper． In a test, his umbrellas were opened and closed for 1, 000 times without breaking． He used a kind of lighter bamboo to make the umbrellas weigh less．

Now Liu hopes the art can be passed on． He goes to local schools to teach students． He also takes part in activities in different places to show the art to more people．

37 What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A． The history of oil paper umbrellas．                      B． The styles of oil paper umbrellas．

C． The design of oil paper umbrellas．                       D． The ways of using oil paper umbrellas．

38． From the article, we can know that ________．

A． people don’t use oil paper umbrellas any more

B． the oil paper umbrella has a history of 230 years

C． oil paper umbrellas are popular with young people now

D． the things people use to make oil paper umbrellas are changing

39． Why did Liu Weixue learn the art of making Yuhang oil paper umbrellas?

A． To show the art in activities．                               B． To decorate things with them．

C． To make the art more popular．                            D． To teach his grandfather to make them．

40． Which part of a magazine may the article be from?

A． People．                    B． Culture．                   C． History．                   D． Fashion．

七、填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分）

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词, 使句子意思完整正确。

41． The boy rushed into the room and ________ (碰，撞) my coffee flying．

42． Remember to read these ________(说明)before you do the DIY job．

43． All of us felt excited and ________ (兴高采烈的) when we were at the school sports meeting．

44． Amy really did a good job in a writing ________ (竞赛) during the English Week．

45． They are so hard-working that they are  always busy ________ (讨论) some hard math problems．

八、根据句子意思, 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

46． Help ________（you） to some fruit, children．

47． Do you think the tents and the bags along the road are those ________ (climb)?

48． Yang Jiang, a well-known writer, went to England for ________ (far) study in 1935．

49． Tom ________ (stick) a stamp on the cover of the letter and then gave it to the postman．

50． Mr Wu advised us ________ (not be) dishonest because that would make us lose friends．

九、根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。

Daniel: Hi, what are you doing, Jimmy?

Jimmy: Oh, I’m ____51____ a poster about a basketball game on the wall． There is an important match between a ____52____ school and an American school．

Daniel: Really? That’s a good idea． I ____53____ playing basketball． Which team do you think will win?

Jimmy: I am not sure, but I choose to ____54____ the American team． They are very hard-working．

Daniel: I’ll cheer for the American team, too． I ____55____ to watch this exciting game． Let’s go together．

十、阅读填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填 1个单词。

Many Chinese primary and middle school students can’t do housework today and do not take such work seriously． So some are unable to cook or wash their own clothes when they enter college． The Ministry of Education (教育部) starts new curriculum standard (新课程标准) for housework education for students from Grade 1 to Grade 9, making it an important course that students must take at least once a week． The new standard asks students in Grade 1—2 to learn to sweep the floor, Grade 3—4 to learn to plant vegetables, and Grade 5—6 to have the skills of cooking two to three dishes． Students in middle school will learn to repair machines instead of paying someone to do it． This new standard is popular among many people．

Wang: We all know housework education is important． However, some students are unable to do the easiest housework, as their parents think they should spend more time on study． Some of them grow to be unwilling to do any kind of housework． Housework education should make students become more interested in labor (劳动), help them try different kinds of housework, and most importantly, correct the way they think about labor． The housework course will become an important way to make their personalities better．

Li: In order for students to grow up in an all-round way, primary and middle schools should add the housework course to their curriculum and help students learn and love housework． It is important to make the housework class interesting so that the students will really get some skills for daily life． For this reason, schools have to invite more professional (专业的) teachers to give classes instead of putting this new stress (压力) on parents and other teachers who are already busy with their daily work．

Zhang: Some people think students don’t have to waste time learning housework． If you want to have meals, you can order food through the Internet． And for machine repairs, you can ask for professional help． However, people with the skills of housework can go through daily life much more easily．

It is the first step in helping young students have a healthy idea of labor and be able to take care of themselves in daily life．

十一、

根据短文内容及首字母提示, 填写所缺单词。

Sitting on a scaffold（脚手架）, Liu Zhicheng gives the final touches to a painting of lotus flowers and cranes． W____66____ brushes and paint, he brings life to the two birds on the wall of a village in Southwest China． He has a strong i____67____ in the countryside of China and hopes to bring some modern street decorations to villages．

Liu also b____68____ some ideas from Chinese culture to create his paintings．

Earlier, Liu s____69____ wall painting for about six years． Last year, he began a two-year project（项目） of painting 100 walls in Yongsheng where he was born． It usually takes Liu about two to three days to complete a small area of wall painting and over a week for a b____70____ one． His artworks also make children stay around to see h____71____ he paints． People love the bright colours and funny comics and some children e____72____ start making paintings of their own to show him．

“If our work can w____73____ children’s hearts and open up new chances for their future plans, it would be wonderful,” he says． Liu records his works and shares the short v____74____ on his home page． He attracts（吸引） more than 560, 000 followers and gets over 5 million likes． His artworks a_____75_____ colours to the countryside, so more tourists are coming to these villages． “It’s my honor and pleasure to pretty up the villages with my art,” says Liu． “I will decorate more walls to attract more visitors and help the local people get rich through tourism （旅游业）．”

十二、书面表达（满分 10 分）

76． 学校将举行 “秦淮好少年（Qinhuai Excellent Student）” 候选人推荐活动，请根据下方的信息表，为你的好朋友Simon写一则个人简介。

注意：

内容涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥。

词数80左右（已给出的文章开头和结尾，计入总词数）。

文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

Simon is a Grade 8 student in our school． _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We all think that Simon will make a Qinhuai Excellent Student．

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参考答案

1． D

【解析】

【详解】句意：词汇树可以帮助我们快速记住新单词。看右边的图片，我们可以把哪个单词放在叶子里？

考查形容词辨析。shy害羞的；clever聪明的；hard-working勤奋的；good-looking好看的。根据looks“外貌”可知填形容词good-looking。故选D。

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