扬州市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案解析）

扬州市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120分。考试时间为120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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第I卷（选择题  共60分）

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1．The UK is not only __________ island country but also _________ European country．

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

2．—Lily, why are you still here? School is over for half an hour．

—Because I ____________ my task yet． I still need one more hour．

A．won’t finish                                              B．didn’t finish

C．haven’t finished                                         D．hadn’t finished

3．It ________twenty years ________ I worked in this new office．

A．has been; after        B．is; since                  C．was; since               D．was; after

4．—What’s your hobby, Diana?

—Well, I have many hobbies, ______ dancing, singing and playing water sports．

A．such as                   B．because of              C．for example            D．instead of

5．I used to ______ by train, but now I am used to ______ by plane．

A．travel, travel                                             B．travelling, travelling

C．travel, travelling                                        D．travelling, travel

6．He likes playing tricks on others, but ______, he is a good boy because he is willing to help others．

A．on the way                                                B．in the way

C．in some ways                                             D．by the way

7．—Sir , please put out your cigarette(香烟）——Sorry ．I ________the sign．

A．don’t notice            B．didn’t notice           C．won’t notice           D．wasn’t noticing

8．－What do you think of the lecture(演讲) of Li yang’s Crazy English?

－I think it’s __________, but someone thinks it’s much too __________．

A．wonderful enough; bored                            B．enough wonderful; boring

C．wonderful enough; boring                           D．enough wonderful; bored

9．How lucky Peter was! Some policemen arrived in time and __________ him out．

A．managed to help      B．tried to help            C．succeeded to help    D．tried helping

10．________ the old saying ________, “All roads lead to Rome”．

A．As, writes               B．As, goes                 C．Like, speaks            D．Like, tells

11．—Alice, could you tell me       London?

—Sure． Last Sunday

A．when Mr．Smith left                                 B．when Mr．Smith will leave

C．when did Mr．Smith leave                         D．when will Mr．Smith leave

12．— Must I return the book this week?

—  No，you __________． You can __________ it for 20 days．

A．mustn’t； keep                                         B．needn’t； borrow

C．needn’t； keep                                         D．mustn’t； lend

13．— When did the girl ________ the boy?

— They have ________ for ten years．

A．get married to; been married                       B．get married to; got married

C．get married with; been married                    D．get married with; got married

14．— Do you mind me _________ some photos here?

— ___________． You can just enjoy them with your eyes, I think．

A．taking; Better not．                                   B．taking; Of course not

C．to take; Better not                                      D．to take; Of course not

15．— Could you look after my pet dog during my stay in Shanghai?

— ________．

A．No, thanks              B．It’s my pleasure      C．With pleasure          D．I’m sure I can

二、完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I was living in a house with a long history in Halifax five years ago． One day, one of my friends from the West Coast came out to visit me． He was ____16____ for 3 weeks, so he brought a lot of bags and suitcases, and other things like a ____17____． I told him he could sleep on the bed in the front living room．

One morning after a late night of drinking, my friend ran into my room shouting “FIRE! FIRE!” Without ____18____, I jumped out of bed． I felt the floor was ____19____ as I ran out into the hallway, right behind my friend． I couldn’t see the fire anywhere, ____20____ as we ran towards the front door, I could hear the fire making a loud ____21____ all around me． The fire was inside the ____22____． We ran out into the front yard and looked ____23____ at the house, seeing black smoke coming out of the ____24____ house．

We were standing there watching the house when I looked down and ____25____ all of my friend’s bags and suitcases ____26____ lined up on the front grassland, including his basketball． ____27____ he noticed the house was on fire, he took all of them out to the grassland before coming back in to ____28____ me about it． That fire had started in the basement (地下室), and it spread up into the walls and was burning the ____29____ we were standing on． The floor and much of the house fell down not long after we came out． The firemen said we were very ____30____．

Of course, we are not friends any more．

16．A．working          B．staying                   C．waiting                   D．resting

17．A．baseball           B．volleyball               C．football                  D．basketball

18．A．thinking          B．sleeping                 C．looking                  D．drinking

19．A．wet                 B．soft                        C．hot                         D．dirty

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

21．A．noise               B．voice                     C．sense                      D．scream

22．A．rooms             B．walls                      C．kitchen                   D．yard

23．A．up                  B．down                     C．back                       D．forward

24．A．old                 B．big                        C．red                         D．stone

25．A．remembered    B．made                     C．gathered                 D．noticed

26．A．tidily              B．heavily                   C．differently              D．naturally

27．A．Unless             B．If                          C．When                     D．Before

28．A．warn               B．show                      C．ask                         D．phone

29．A．sofa                B．bed                        C．table                      D．floor

30．A．brave              B．lucky                     C．nervous                  D．scared

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

31．If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese, he or she can ________．

A．call 021-58609228                                     B．fax 021-58609728

C．email cherrylf@hotmail．com                    D．telephone 010-69191617

32．How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?

A．509 sqm．             B．428．8 sqm．        C．312．2 sqm．        D．80．2 sqm．

33．If he goes skiing on ________ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park, Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday．

A．Sunday                  B．Friday                    C．Wednesday             D．Monday

B

Before I started school, people felt that I was not going to be successful． At the age of four, I started speech lessons because 1 could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me．

The first grade was a struggle． I had difficulty speaking． I also couldn’t learn to read． The second grade was not much better． I still struggled with the inability to read． In the third grade, a new school was built． It was near my home． I went there with my parents and helped to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one． However, things didn’t get better for the next two years．

It was in the fifth grade． Mrs． Wakefield was my teacher, and she was a good teacher． She did not make me feel unconfident． Instead, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be． And that is just what I did．

For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher． Because of Mrs． Wakefield’s influence on my life． I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can deal with any difficulty successfully and become someone． I have won many awards up to now, such as “Teacher of the Year”． I think I should thank my fifth grade teacher． She believed in me and helped me to be all that I could be．

34．The writer started speech lessons at the age of four because ________．

A．he could not read well                                B．he could not speak well

C．he wanted to be a good teacher                    D．he wanted to be the top student．

35．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer has won many awards such as “Teacher of the Year”．

B．Mrs． Wakefield has been a fifth grade teacher for the past 22 years．

C．Before the writer started school, people fell that she was going to be successful．

D．When the writer moved to the new school in her third grade, things got better for her．

36．What can we know from the passage?

A．The writer is good at teaching speech lessons．

B．The writer works in the same school with Mrs． Wakefield．

C．A good teacher is good at helping students make good speeches．

D．A good teacher should trust and help students be all that they could be．

37．The writer wrote the article to ________．

A．share his success                                        B．encourage people like him

C．thank his teacher                                        D．complain his difficulties

C

One evening, Mrs． Barry said she would take Diana and Anne to their school’s concert at the hall to celebrate Diana’s birthday． She also said that Anne could stay over(过夜)．

Anne and Diana dressed in their very best clothes． Anne’s clothes were not as pretty as Diana’s, but she imagined that they were． They rode through the snow to the concert． The evening was very entertaining． There was only one performance that Anne did not enjoy, which was Gilbert Blythe’s poetry reading． Anne picked up a library book and read it until he had finished．

It was eleven when they got home． The house was dark and silent． The girls undressed in front of the fire and then ran to the spare room． They raced to see who could reach the bed first． They jumped onto the bed at the same moment． Then, something moved! “Oh, goodness” said a voice． Anne and Diana jumped off the bed and ran away, very surprised．

“Who was it?” whispered Anne．

“It was Aunt Josephine,” laughed Diana． “Oh, she will be so angry! How funny, Anne!”

The next morning, Anne left Diana’s house very early． She saw her again in the afternoon．

“Your Aunt Josephine was very angry, wasn’t she?” said Anne．

“Yes,” answered Diana． “She said that I was the worst-behaved girl she ever saw． She says she won’t stay at the house another night．”

“Well,” said Anne． “I want to tell her that it was my fault．” “No, Anne!” said Diana． “She’ll eat you alive!” But Anne didn’t listen． She walked into the house and knocked on the door of the sitting room．

38．In which season does the story take place?

A．Spring．                B．Summer．             C．Autumn．              D．Winter．

39．What does the underlined word “entertaining” most probably mean?

A．Noisy．                 B．Touching．            C．Interesting．           D．Surprising．

40．What happened when the two girls were ready for bed?

A．They fell down from the bed．                   B．They made much noise．

C．They woke up Aunt Josephine．                  D．They played with fire．

41．From the last paragraph we can tell that Anne was __________．

A．brave and honest                                        B．polite and kind

C．stubborn (固执的) and confident                 D．helpful and strong

D

John Perry stood up and looked around again． The island had been a good place to find shells． But now how could he make the sharks move out to sea ．．．? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore before they saw him． He saw the sharks rolling and playing． Their hunger was now gone and they were killing for fun． How could he make them move away?

He drew his knife from his belt． Sharks can smell blood, he thought． He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into it． The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt． When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to stop the flow of blood． He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and pulled it with the piece of cloth．

The sharks smelled the blood and came racing toward the shirt． He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it． He was leading them away from shore． Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the shore and ran as fast as he could． He jumped in the water and swam．

He was halfway across when he turned to look back． A high bony fin(鳍) was cutting through the water toward him． He put his face in the water and swam as fast as he could． The shore was near now．

He lifted his head again to breathe and he saw the shore very near． And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water． He touched the shore with fingers and he pulled himself up the stones． The shark, by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐), went wildly after him． Its great body crashed against the stones．

The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark’s blood． The injured shark was eaten by others as it tried to escape．

“So,” he said, “you did not get me．” He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village．

42．Why did John Perry tried his best to swim to the island?

A．Because he lived there．                            B．Because he could find shells easily there．

C．Because he wanted to challenge(挑战) himself．  D．Because he could get away from the shore．

43．What’s the second paragraph mainly about?

A．A way to drive sharks away from shore．    B．A way to play with sharks．

C．A way to feed sharks up．                          D．A way to kill sharks．

44．What made the other sharks return to the shore?

A．John Perry’s shirt．                                   B．John Perry’s blood．       C．An injured shark．  D．Sharks’ hunger．

45．How might John Perry feel by the words “you did not get me”?

A．Sorry．                 B．Proud．                 C．Tired．                  D．Calm．

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共60分)

四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

46．Don’t give the babies any food． Look at their ________ (stomach)．

47．—Whose are the novels?

—They are one of the ________． (Canada)

48．I have never seen a ________ (tiny) person than this． How unbelievable!

49．American Idol is one of the most popular TV shows of ________ (recent) years．

50．What a fantastic time they had ________ (communicate) with the foreigners yesterday!

51．Mrs． Wang has taught English for 20 years, and she has rich teaching ________ (经验)．

52．I sat ________ (在……对面) a strange man on the train last Thursday．

53．Suddenly, the poor tiny man found himself _____ (不能) to move．

54．— Have you ever thought of living ________(到国外)？

— Of course not． East or west, home is best．

55．The ________ (销量) of this book has opened up a new record．

五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）

阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。

One afternoon, Marilla told Anne she could invite Diana over for tea． She could have some fruitcake, some jam, and some of the raspberry cordial in the cupboard． Anne ran down the road to Diana’s house to ask her to tea． Diana came in her second-best dress． She poured herself a glass of cordial and drank it．

“That’s very nice raspberry cordial, Anne,” she said．

“I’m happy you like it． Take as much as you want．”

And so Diana had two more glasses of cordial． Suddenly, she turned pale． “I’m sick,” she said, “I must go home．” And she left Green Gables and ran all the way home．

On Monday, Anne went to see if Diana was feeling better． She soon ran back home with tears rolling down her cheeks． “What has happened, Anne?” asked Marilla, “Mrs． Barry says that I sent Diana home drunk on Saturday． She says she’s never, ever going to let Diana play with me again!”

Marilla went to the cupboard and then came back to the kitchen with a bottle of wine, trying not to smile．

“Anne, you gave Diana wine instead of raspberry cordial． Didn’t you know the difference?” “I never tasted it,” said Anne． “But Mrs． Barry will never believe me． And now I’ll never be able to play with Diana again!”

One evening, Anne was at home doing her homework． Matthew was home, too． Suddenly, Anne looked up and saw Diana standing at the door． She looked very worried．

“What is the matter, Diana?” cried Anne．

“Oh, Anne, do come quick,” said Diana nervously． “Minnie May is very sick． Father and Mother are away in town and there’s nobody to go for the doctor．”

Matthew quietly got his cap and coat and went for the doctor． The two little girls ran to Diana’s house hand in hand． Minnie May was Diana’s three-year-old sister． She was very sick． Anne saw her and immediately went to work． She had looked after many children before and knew what to do．

“First we must have lots of hot water． Put the fire on． I’m going to give her some medicine．” Minnie May did not like the medicine, but Anne did not give up．

All night, Diana and Anne stayed with Minnie May． It was three o’clock when Matthew came with the doctor． But by then, Minnie May was sleeping． Anne explained to the doctor what she had done． He was very impressed． Later on, he told Mr． and Mrs． Barry, “That little red-headed girl is very smart． She saved that baby’s life．”

The next day, Mr． and Mrs． Barry invited Anne come for a lovely dinner． They all said wonderful things about her, and she felt very special．

(—from Anne of Green Gables)

56．What did Anne think she was giving Diana to drink?

________________________________________________

57．Why did Mrs． Barry become angry with Anne?

________________________________________________

58．What did Anne do that changed Mrs． Barry’s mind about her?

________________________________________________

59．Why did Anne feel special when they all said wonderful things about her?

________________________________________________

60．According to this story, what do you think of Anne?

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六、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games was a party for people around the world． Young athletes（运动员）tried their best to win honor（荣誉）for not only t____61____ but also their country． Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming is the youngest Chinese athlete and the first Chinese snowboarder to w____62____ a gold medal（奖牌）at the Winter Games．

Born in Jilin Province, Su’s parents took him to go skiing when he was just a little boy． He spent all the day playing outside in snow． When he turned four, Su r____63____ his first snowboard as a gift and started to learn snowboarding． Though being even shorter than the snowboard, Su m____64____ to slide（滑行）down on his own quickly． Just two years later, Su made huge progress（进步）and ever s____65____ then, Su has always carried a snowboard with him, no matter winter or summer, day or night． Gradually, Su started taking part in competition against adults and traveling all over the world to train in a better e____66____．

“I succeeded in r____67____ the dream that I’ve had since I was a kid． I’ve always dreamed about winning this gold medal before 18 years old． I made it,” Su said in a recent i____68____． “I also want everyone to know that one can be the best at anything he likes． I’ve learned an i____69____ lesson that hard work would never lie． Today I proved（证明）it．”

Su’s e__70__ is a good example for us． Success requires much more than just talent． Hard work matters a lot．

七、书面表达（计30分）

A． 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

71．顺便问一下，你已经上交你的家庭作业了吗？

__________________________

72．快点！电影自半小时前就开始了。

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73．他不过就我小手指那么点大。

__________________________________________

74．在烟火下，这座城市看起来如此美丽。

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75．上海是个世界闻名的贸易中心，那儿有许多大公司和国际银行。

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B． 写作（计20分）

76．4月23日是世界阅读日。我校在读书节前夕对全体学生的阅读情况做了一次问卷调查。请根据下列调查数据和相关文字提示，用英语写一篇短文，说明阅读的现状和意义，并就中学生如何更好地开展课外阅读活动提出你的建议。

要求：

1． 写全要点，可以适当发挥；

2． 词数100左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3． 文中不得提及有关个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

The World Reading Day is coming and our school has done a survey on students’ reading situation．

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Let’s take action right now!

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参考答案

1．C

【详解】句意：英国不仅是一个岛屿国家，而且还是一个欧洲国家。

考查不定冠词用法。a/an表示一类人或物中任何一个，island是以元音音素开头的单词，故前面的冠词应用an；European是以辅音音素开头的单词，前面应用冠词a，故选C。

2．C

【详解】句意：——莉莉，你为什么还在这儿？放学有半个多小时了。——因为我事情还未完成。我还需要一小时。

考查动词的时态。根据“Because I…my task yet．”可知，强调的是“还没有完成”的这个结果，强调过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果，句子用现在完成时态have/has done。故选C。

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