镇江市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案解析）

镇江市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

注意事项：

1．全卷满分90分。考试时间为100分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。

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选择题（共45分）

一、单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

请认真阅读下列各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．Quasimodo is ________ ugly man in the novel, and he is from ________ France．

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

2．As we all know, WeChat has become one of the most convenient (方便的) ways of ________．

A．instruction              B．competition            C．communication       D．pollution

3．—Does Jason feel _________ in his new school?

—I don’t think so． He has already made a few friends there．

A．lonely                    B．quiet                      C．excited                   D．happy

4．—How do you often keep in touch ________ your foreign friends?

—________ writing emails, of course．

A．with; With              B．with; By                 C．by; At                    D．by; From

5．—Did you pay respects to the dead on Tomb-Sweeping Day (清明节) this year?

—No, we didn’t． We ________ stay at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic．

A．might                     B．had to                    C．may                       D．could

6．Students used to ______ information from newspapers or magazines, but now they are used to ______ for it on the Internet．

A．get; search              B．get; searching         C．getting; searching    D．getting; search

7．—In the final of the women’s Asian Cup, China’s women’s football team won the first on February 6^th, 2022．

—Yes． The match ________ for over two months, but we are still very excited．

A．has begun               B．has ended               C．has been on             D．has been over

8．—Have you seen the film The Battle At Lake Changjin II ________?

—Yes, I have ________ seen it twice．

A．yet; yet                  B．yet; already            C．already; already       D．already; yet

9．When Gu Ailing won the gold medal（金牌）in the women’s freestyle ski big air（女子自由式滑雪大跳台）final at the 24th Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, we ________．

A．can’t stop to jump                                      B．couldn’t stop to jump

C．can’t stop jumping                                     D．couldn’t stop jumping

10．—Nice to meet you, Lin Tao． Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu?

—All right! Jiangsu is________thirteen big cities． It’s a good place to visit．

A．made of                 B．made from             C．made up                 D．made up of

11．The “double reduction” policy (双减政策) is really wonderful for students． And now some parents refuse ________ their children to the weekend training centre for extra classes．

A．send                       B．sends                     C．sending                  D．to send

12．—Siyang has become one of the most livable cities． ________ have you lived here?

—Since I was born．

A．How long               B．How soon               C．How often              D．How far

13．When you visit the USA, you can go to see ________ and take photos there．

A．the Little Mermaid                                     B．the Tower Bridge

C．the Statue of Liberty                                  D．the Leaning Tower of Pisa

14．—Can you tell me ________ some more news about the China Eastern Airlines crash?

—Of course． You can search on the Internet for further information．

A．how to get              B．what to get             C．who to get              D．when to get

15．—Thanks for showing me how to start this online tour．

—_______．

A．Never mind                                               B．It doesn’t matter

C．Of course not                                            D．It’s my pleasure

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Now, more and more young people are becoming too proud (骄傲) and confident． They think they can do ___16___． And I used to be one of them, but I changed my mind greatly ___17___ my father told me a story．

Once, there was a young man． He looked down on the old． He always thought that the old were __18__ because their lives were becoming worse and worse． He also did this to his father． One day, the son took a ___19___ with his father together． As they walked, the son pointed to one of the ___20___ flowers and said, “We young people are like this nice flower, so healthy, and full of spirit． What about the old? Just like the falling ___21___ from a dying tree．” After hearing this, the father smiled ___22___ said nothing． They continued walking quietly． When they  ___23___ a flower shop, the father stopped and went in, he bought a walnut (胡桃木) and showed it to his ___24___, and then he said, “We old are like this walnut． We have experienced many hard things in life．

From then on, I always keep this story in my ___25___．

We have to know that our parents aren’t useless lives or falling leaves but are experienced walnuts．

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

17．A．after               B．before                    C．while                     D．until

18．A．boring             B．useless                   C．dangerous               D．tiring

19．A．flower             B．stick                      C．dog                        D．walk

20．A．biggest            B．ugliest                    C．prettiest                  D．smallest

21．A．leaves             B．flowers                  C．fruits                      D．trees

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

23．A．sold                B．bought                   C．passed                    D．sent

24．A．son                 B．father                     C．mother                   D．grandpa

25．A．school             B．mind                      C．desk                       D．bag

三、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

26.Who wrote A Bear’s Year?

A．Mariah Carey          B．Colleen Madden      C．Kathy Duval           D．Gerry Turley

27．What does the underlined word “hibernation” mean?

A．迁徙                      B．冬眠                      C．运动                      D．物品

28．We can most probably read the information in ________．

A．a clothes store         B．a bookshop             C．a movie theater       D．a school library

B

Fraser Island is in Queensland, Australia, about 200 kilometers north of Brisbane． It is about 120 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide． It is a very important island because it is completely made of sand． In fact, it is the largest sandy island in the world． There is no airport on the island, but there is a long beach along the east coast． Planes arrive and leave from here．

The sand makes unusual shapes． There are hills made of sand called sand dunes． Nothing grows on them． They move one or two meters a year from the northwest towards the southeast of the island, getting bigger and bigger． At other places on the island, such as Rainbow Gorge, The Cathedrals and Red Canyon, the sandy rocks have different colors． Sometimes the rocks are so brown that they turn the sea brown, like coffee．

Surprisingly, the sandy island has a lot of different plants and animals． There are dark forests—eucalyptus woods, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes． There are many kinds of birds, like owls and curlews． There are many animals there, too, such as crocodiles, flying foxes and wild dogs called dingoes．

About 500,000 people visit the island every year to see the island’s beauty and nature． People enjoy camping and hiking there． Unluckily, the visitors create problems． They break plants and frighten animals． Their suncream (防晒霜) makes the water dirty． So it is necessary to manage the visitors． For example, people may not use motorboats or go fishing in the lakes．

29．From Paragraph 1 we know ________．

A．how large Fraser Island is                           B．Fraser Island is the largest island

C．many people live on Fraser Island                D．people will build an airport there

30．What can we infer (推断) from the third paragraph?

A．The eucalyptus is a kind of plant．              B．The owl is a kind of plant．

C．The curlew is a kind of plant．                   D．The dingo is a kind of plant．

31．The passage is mainly about ________ ．

A．the shape of Fraser Island                           B．nature on Fraser Island

C．the history of Fraser Island                         D．daily life on Fraser Island

C

On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom sawyer． Tom’s aunt said he had to paint the fence． It was thirty yards long and three yards high! Tom painted a small corner, and then he sat down under a tree to have a rest．

Soon the boys who were free would come along and make fun of him． Just then, he had a wonderful idea． He picked up his brush and went back to work．

Ben Rogers came along the road． He sang happily, with an apple in one hand．

“I’m going swimming,” said Ben． “Do you want to come? Oh, but you have to work, don’t you?” “Work?” he said, “I don’t think that this is work． It’s fun． Does a boy get a chance like this every day?”

Ben thought about this． Tom went on painting． Ben was watching Tom’s every move． He was getting more and more interested．

After a while, he said, “Tom, will you let me do some painting?”

Tom said, “No, Ben, I can’t． You see, Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly． I’m the only one that can do it right．”

“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben． “I’ll be really careful． I’ll give you half of my apple． I’ll give you all of it!”

“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom, “But you must be careful．”

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart． He sat down again under the tree and started to eat Ben’s apple．

All day, boys passed by and wanted to paint． When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher began to paint． He gave Tom a kite which he liked． Then Johnny Miller gave him twelve marbles, and so on．

That afternoon, Tom got many toys, and the fence gained three coats of paint． Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!

32．How did Tom feel when he began to paint the fence?

A．He felt thankful．                                     B．He felt funny．

C．He felt unhappy．                                     D．He felt excited．

33．Tom’s wonderful idea was to ________．

A．work as quickly as possible                         B．ask other boys to do his work

C．ask other boys to work with him                  D．offer apples to get help from other boys

34．Tom got a kite from ________．

A．Ben Rogers             B．Billy Fisher            C．Johnny Miller         D．Aunt Polly

35．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 8 refer to?

A．the apple                B．the brush                C．the paint                 D．the fence

选择题（共45分）

四、词汇运用(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

A)根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式或音标提示填空，每空一词。

36．What a terrible painting! I have never seen an ________ [ˈʌglɪə] one．

37．Luckily, they arrived in time and managed to ________ (help) him out．

38．It is ________ (possible) for the poor man to pay for such a big house．

39．________ (pick) an icon at the bottom of the page, then start your new tour．

40．We students should use English in daily ________ (communicate)．

B)根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。

41．He invited her to his birthday party but she ________ (拒绝)．

42．Mr． King often ________ (放松) himself by chatting on Wechat．

43．My parents haven’t seen the film and my sister hasn’t, ________ (也)．

44．He thinks it is one of the most exciting ________ (经历) in Africa．

45．The couple would like to have a second baby so that their first child can feel less ________ (孤独的) ．

五、短文填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student’s language ability, as there are many u____46____ words in an English newspaper． It may help students increase(增加) their vocabulary as well as improve their reading s____47____． They can get new knowledge from newspapers． But what is the proper w____48____ to read an English newspaper? Do students need to look over all the contents (内容) of the newspaper?

The first step is to c____49____ a right newspaper with good language． Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(大字标题) (to know what has h____50____)． As the most important things are put on the front page, it’s easy to find out what you’re interested in and then turn to the page to read it． There is no need to look t ____51____ all the articles．

S____52____, read newspapers every day． Remember words according to the context (上下文), in which these words may appear again． You will remember them e____53____． Don’t look up every unknown word in your dictionary． You can try to guess the m____54____ between sentences． If your guess is wrong, never mind． Keep reading, and you will become familiar (熟悉的) with the words a_____55_____ reading them several times in different texts．

六、任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

A

Some travellers have found that they always spend much more than they planned． Here is how it happens:

1Preparing too much before travelling

Some people, especially women travellers, like to travel as if starting a new life． Several weeks before the trip, they would be busy shopping for new dresses, better sunglasses and so on． They always like to fill their travelling bags with all fashionable things． Just travelling? Attending a fashion show more like it． They only care more about their appearance (外表) than the views they see during the trip．

2Following other travellers blindly (盲目地)

They can’t stop shopping for objects they would never really buy and would certainly never use． For example, we can find a group of travellers “getting ahead” to buy “Christmas” presents even in summer．

3Buying the same thing that they have left at home

They don’t remember to bring things like trainers, cool bags, or beach towels． The price of the towels (毛巾) near beaches is very high． They spend a lot on those things． However, plenty of new towels are sleeping in their bathroom at home．

根据文章内容，完成下列横线。（每空一词）

Some people usually spend much more money on travelling than they planned after a holiday trip． There are three main ___56___． Firstly, some women travellers think a journey is like attending a fashion show． How they look seems more ___57___ than what they see during the trip, so they spend more money on something new． Secondly, some people do the same thing as others with___58___ thinking． When others do some shopping, they always ___59___ them． Thirdly, things for daily use at tourist attractions aren’t as ___60___ as those back home． As a result, they may spend more than they thought．

B

Mr． Wang wanted to ask students to read more interesting books, so he decided to put an introduction to some children’s story books in the school newspaper．

The Little Prince  It is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 1900． In the book, the little prince leaves his own home to explore the universe (宇宙)． In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really filled with strange and boring things． Finally, he goes back to his home． The book is really welcomed all over the world． It has become one of the best-selling books．

Charlotte’s Web  This book is a famous children’s novel by American author E． B．White． The novel tells the story of a pig called Wilbur and his friendship with a spider called Charlotte on a farm． When Wilbur is in danger because the farmer wants to kill him for his meat, Charlotte writes messages to praise (赞扬) Wilbur in her web and saves him in the end． Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe． When the book came out in 1952, it was welcomed by both adults and children． And it is still very popular today．

阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。

七、书面表达(共1题;满分15分)

66．假如你是李明，五一假期即将来临，请根据以下提示，给美国网友Daniel介绍一下你的假期安排。

要求：

1．层次清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；

2．短文必须包括以上要点，可作适当的发挥；

3．词数不得少于90个词，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

4．文中不得出现真实的人名、校名或地名。

Hi Daniel,

May Day holiday is coming． I have made a plan to spend this meaningful vacation．

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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参考答案

1．D

【详解】句意：卡西莫多在小说中是一个丑陋的男人，他来自法国。

考查冠词。a一个，修饰辅音音素开头的单词；an一个，修饰元音音素开头的单词；man是单数可数名词，因此用不定冠词修饰，ugly是元音音素开头，因此用an修饰；France表示国家，前面不加冠词，故选D。

2．C

【详解】句意：正如我们所知，微信已经成为最方便的通讯方式之一。

考查名词。instruction命令；competition竞争；communication交流，通讯；pollution污染。根据主语“WeChat”可知，此处表示微信是一种通讯方式，故选C。

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