苏州市常熟市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（含答案和解析）

2022-2023学年江苏省苏州市常熟市

八年级（上）期中英语试卷

一、听力部分 （共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）A．听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题, 每小题你将听到一段对话, 每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前, 你将有时间阅读题目；听完后请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

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二、完形填空 （15分）

A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival． When they ____1____ , there were many parents and children playing in the park． The son was happy when he saw the sky was full of colourful ____2____ ． He wanted to fly a kite, too． So they went to a kite shop and ____3____ a beautiful one．

The father is ____4____ at flying kites． Soon the kite was high up in the sky． After a while, the son said, “Dad, it ____5____ that the string (线) is stopping the kite from flying higher． ____6____ we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher． Can we cut it?” The father said ____7____ but just cut the string off． The kite ____8____ went higher． This made the little boy happy．

But then, after a few minutes, the kite started to ____9____ slowly． And it soon fell onto the ground． The son was _____10_____ to see this． He asked his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher． But _____11_____ did it fall down?”

The father smiled and said, “The role of the string was not _____12_____ the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay in the sky, because the kite _____13_____ couldn’t fly up． When you cut the string, it could no longer support the kite．”

In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are some things that are holding us back and stopping us from _____14_____ ．But in fact, these might be the things that support us the _____15_____ ． We can really grow up and become better by knowing the importance of these things．

1． A． arrived                B． tried                           C． wondered                   D． waited

2． A． hens                    B． birds                          C． kites                           D． planes

3． A． made                  B． bought                        C． sold                           D． broke

4． A． weak                   B． angry                         C． bad                            D． good

5． A． likes                   B． seems                         C． turns                          D． cuts

6． A． If                       B． Before                        C． Because                      D． So

7． A． everything           B． something                   C． anything                     D． nothing

8． A． widely                B． actively                      C． really                         D． hardly

9． A． come down          B． go up                         C． cut up                        D． write down

10． A． excited              B． surprised                     C． tired                           D． angry

11． A． where                B． when                          C． why                           D． what

12． A． saving               B． stopping                     C． making                       D． having

13． A． itself                 B． myself                        C． yourself                      D． herself

14． A． fighting             B． playing                       C． leaving                       D． growing

15． A． least                  B． longest                       C． most                          D． heaviest

三、阅读理解 请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

16． How long is the program Learn to Speak Chinese each time?

A． Five minutes．           B． Ten minutes．             C． Fifteen minutes．        D． Twenty minutes．

17． Which one can go to apply for (应聘) the part-time job?

A． A 28-year-old man who lives in Beijing．

B． A good-looking woman who lives in Tianjin．

C． A shy boy who can speak English and Chinese．

D． A twenty-year-old girl who can speak Chinese very well．

18． If you are interested in the job, you can ________．

A． telephone them           B． send them an e-mail     C． write a letter to them   D． go to visit them

Observation (观察)

19． Which of the following pictures can match the underlined word “pot”?

A．              B．              C．                 D．

20． When does Buddy start to grow taller?

A． On Day 1．                B． On Day 6．                C． On Day 11．              D． On Day 13．

21． Which is the right order of the potato plants growing according to the text?

① New potatoes might be under the soil．

② More new sprouts grow around Buddy．

③ A green and yellow sprout grows out of the soil．

A． ①②③                      B． ①③②                       C． ③②①                       D． ②③①

22． How does the writer feel when more new sprouts grow from under the soil?

A． Excited．                   B． Bored．                     C． Worried．                  D． Afraid．

Owls are active mainly at night． They hunt when it’s dark． Most of us go for our work and study in the daytime． We almost never see owls, but many of us like these night birds very much． Our love for owls has a long history, and it’s in all cultures． No matter how far you go back, there is always some type of art work or story that includes an owl． These days, we can find owls on company logos, in children’s books, etc． So what makes owls so popular?

Some bird researchers believe owls’ popularity lies largely in their “cool” looks． In order to see clearly in the dark, owls have evolved (进化) to have large eyes． Unlike human eyes, their eyes are cylindrical (圆筒状的)． So owls cannot roll (翻转) their eyes． Their heads have to do most of the rolling-around work． It’s also for this reason that owls can turn their heads almost around on their necks．

Owls also use sound to hunt． Their ears are lopsided (不平衡)—the left ear is a little higher than the right ear． A noise goes in one ear before it arrives in the other． This helps owls tell which direction a sound is coming from． To make their sense of hearing even better, the owl’s whole face acts like a satellite dish (圆盘式卫星接收器) for sound waves． Their beaks (鸟喙) are very small so that they won’t get in the way．

Thanks to such unusual looks and abilities, owls became known as strange and wonderful animals． For a long time, people made up lots of myths (神话) about them． Some have described owls as the goddess of wisdom． Some say owls are witches (女巫) in disguise (伪装)． These stories have made more people become interested in owls and made them become more popular!

23． According to Paragraph 2, owls cannot roll their eyes because ________．

A． their eyes are too large                                         B． their heads are too big

C． their necks are too short                                        D． their eyes are cylindrical

24． According to Paragraph 3, where are owl’s ears usually located (位于)?

A． ①②                          B． ③④                          C． ①④                          D． ②③

25 Which of the following is NOT the reason that owls have a good sense of hearing?

A． Theirs ears are lopsided．

B． Their beaks are very small．

C． Their faces are like satellite dishes．

D． They turn their heads almost around on their necks．

26． The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to (指) ________．

A． myths                        B． owls                           C． looks                          D． abilities

Luca Gamberini has been scuba diving (戴水肺潜水) since he was a kid． His family owns a scuba company． For the past three summers, Luca has added gardening to his underwater activities． He helps run Nemo’s Garden, a project to grow plants in the sea．

From May to September, Luca and other divers are working on Nemo’s Garden in the Mediterranean Sea, 150 feet from the coast of Noli, Italy． Five large balloon-like objects, called biospheres (生物圈), hold plants such as beans and strawberries． The biospheres are filled with air and placed 20 feet below the water． “My father came up with the idea because he loves gardening very much,” Luca said．

According to Luca, the sea is a good place to grow plants because underwater temperatures (温度) are stable, changing little from day to night． The biospheres are like greenhouses． Inside the air-filled biospheres, fresh water keeps evaporating (蒸发), providing (提供) the plants with a good environment to grow in． “We have already seen the plants grow faster and better,” Luca says． “And there are fewer storms that can knock down the biospheres in the summertime．”

Luca hopes Nemo’s Garden will provide a new way of growing crops． “There is not enough land on the Earth,” he says． “And in many countries, bad conditions make it difficult for crops to grow．”

Though the project has just started, Nemo’s Garden has had success and is moving to different areas． “We’re going to try growing other plants,” Luca says． “We hope to set up biospheres around the world． There are many possibilities．”

27． Nemo’s Garden is a project to_________．

A． do scuba diving in the sea                                     B． stop storms in the sea

C． make fresh water from the sea                               D． grow plants under the water

28． The underlined word “stable” in Paragraph 3 means “________” in Chinese．

A． 平衡的                      B． 正常的                       C． 稳定的                       D． 合适的

29． The passage is probably taken from the ________ part of a newspaper．

A． travel                         B． science                       C． health                         D． sports

30． The best title for this passage is ________．

A． Gardens in the Sea                                               B． Projects for Summer Activities

C． Plants in Greenhouses                                           D． Conditions for Crop Growing

四、信息还原 （5分）

We’ve heard about several “poor students” in the past year． Cui Qingtao, a student from Yunnan, working with his parents on a building site when he got an admission letter (录取通知书) from Peking University． _____31_____ She is a student from Hebei． She was doing her part-time job in a different city when her family got her admission letter from Peking University．

______32______ For example, they are all strong and optimistic (乐观的)． Li hui said in an interview, ” As long as we are alive, there are no problems that cannot be solved, and many people don’t have my experiences． ___33___ ”  Such an idea makes many adults feel embarrassed． He refused to accept donation money and decided to make money by himself． This is also the common thing that “ poor students “ have．

Whatever kind of values you hold, such personalities are necessary for growth． ______34______ Not everything goes well all the time． Only being strong and optimistic can one go through difficulties． In fact, living in poor families doesn’t promise such good personalities, and living in happiness doesn’t promise optimistic attitudes (态度)． We like such “poor students ”because they are strong and optimistic．

For them, few can choose their lifestyles． ______35______ That’s why they are highly praised． Every one of us should learn from them．

A． Life is full of ups and downs．

B． A girl named Wang Xinyi is another example．

C． “Poor students” are usually hard-working and caring．

D． And these experiences make me grow and become better．

E． Born in poor families, these students have a lot in common．

F． However, all of them can choose their attitudes towards life ．

G． We can learn a lot from these “poor students”．

五、词汇检测（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

根据下列句子所给的汉语注释、音标和首字母, 根据上下文语境, 在答题卷相应的横线上, 写出空缺处各单词正确完整的形式, 每空只写一词。

36． The boy was sad because his ________ (高度) made it impossible for him to get a free ticket．

37． Jack’s desk is the ________ (整洁的) in our class, so our teachers always praise him．

38． ____ (在……期间) the Reading Week, we can borrow more books and magazines from the school library．

39． The moon ________ (照耀) brightly in the sky last night．

40． We are all looking forward to ________ (赢) the match．

41． My car broke down on the way． ________ /ˈlʌkɪlɪ/, a kind man helped me．

42． If you want to finish the task successfully, you have to read these ________ /ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/．

43． It is wrong of you to think you are ________ /ˈhəʊplɪs/． Hope is always around you．

44． Barton couldn’t remember ________ /ɪɡˈzæktlɪ/ where he put his smart phone．

45． Now students can choose online ________ /ˈkɔːsɪz/ and study by themselves at home．

46． Miss Purity is really h________． She always makes all of us laugh a lot．

47． If you want to learn more, you can search the Internet for f________ information．

48． Jenny feels sad． Let’s find some ways to c________ her up．

49． The sports meeting held at our school last week o________ free lunch to players．

50． —You look unhappy． What’s the matter?

—I’ve had a bad cold, and the bad weather makes me feel even w________．

六、短文填空 （10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，在有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

One Monday evening, 85-year-old Zhang Minghe opened his English book and started a ___51___ (discuss) through WeChat．

Zhang is a teacher of ___52___ online study group． He started the group at the ___53___ (begin) of 2019． He gives three classes a week and has spent more than 100 hours ___54___ (teach)． Student Liu Ze, 62, said, “Zhang tries his best to help us learn English． He always explains grammar rules to us ___55___ (patient)． He is our model．”

Zhang was a teacher ___56___ he retired (退休)． But he didn’t teach English． Zhang found that more and more people spoke English around the world． Then he taught ___57___ (he) English． He worked hard and got really good at it． After he retired, he worked ___58___ a translator (翻译)． At the age of 75, he ___59___ (stop) being a translator． However, he didn’t stop learning． He goes on learning English at Taiyuan Senior’s College． He is happy with his life． He thinks it’s important for old people to make use of their time to do something ___60___ (mean)．

“Learning is a very important thing and we must keep learning all our life,” said Zhang．

七、阅读表达 （10分）

请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

It was Pat’s birthday, and it was almost time for her party． Her mom was baking the cake． “Your cake is almost done and it looks good．” Mom said． Pat sat down． But sitting was hard． She got up and ran to the kitchen． Just then, Mom came out with the cake．

Pat and Mom ran into each other． The cake fell on the floor．

It made a big mess． “Oh, no! My cake!” cried Pat． “What should we do?” “Well,” said Mom． “We can have cookies．” “But I want a birthday cake, Mom．” Pat said while she was helping clean up the floor．

About half an hour later, Pat’s friends all came． She told them what happened． And her friends said they could help． The girls sat around the kitchen table． Mom put a big bowl in the middle． Beth put the flour (面粉) and Sue added sugar． Deb added milk and Pat added the eggs． The other girls put in other things． They talked and laughed while they worked．

After a while, Mom took out the cake． Pat tasted a little． “This tastes great!” she said． She learned that she should find ways to get over the trouble instead of crying． Then she looked at her friends and said, “Thank you, my good friends!”

61． Who made the first cake for Pat? (不超过5个词)

__________________________________________

62． What happened to the first cake? (不超过5个词)

__________________________________________

63 Did Pat feel unhappy when she helped clean up the floor? (不超过5个词)

__________________________________________

64． What did Pat’s friends do when they knew what happened? (不超过8个词)

__________________________________________

65． According to the passage, what should we do when in trouble? (不超过20个词)

__________________________________________

八、书面表达（共1题；满分25分）

66． 友谊是冬天里的一杯热茶，是夏天里的一缕清风，是秋天里的一句问候。友谊是焦渴时的甘泉，是黑暗中的明灯，是快乐时的分享，是忧伤时的抚慰。某英文网站正在开展以“Friendship”为题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，介绍一下你最好的朋友是谁，他/她性格如何，谈谈你和朋友之间发生的一件令你难忘的事，以及你从中学到了什么。

要求：

1． 文章语言正确，要点齐全，行文连贯，书写工整;

2． 文章中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息;

3． 词数100词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

4． 不得抄袭试卷中的内容。

Friendship

Friendship is important to everyone． _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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参考答案

1． A    2． C    3． B    4． D    5． B    6． A    7． D    8． C    9． A    10． B

【解析】

【导语】本文讲述了父亲通过放风筝的经历告诉儿子生活的哲理：放风筝时，绳子看似阻碍风筝飞得更高，实际是它支撑风筝留在空中，生活中看似阻碍了我们的成长的东西可能是最支持我们的东西。

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