无锡市2022-2023学年八年级英语下学期期中测试卷（含答案解析）

无锡市2022-2023学年八年级英语下学期期中测试卷

注意事项：

1．全卷满分100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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第I卷（客观题 共50分）

一、单项选择  在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）

1．You need ________ one-to-one conversation with her． She seems unhappy these days．

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

2．Do not give up easily, for you never know ________ close you may be to success．

A．what                      B．how                       C．why                       D．where

3．Listen! The rain is beating ________ the window． It’s just like a special kind of music．

A．through                  B．against                   C．above                     D．toward

4．It is ________ for me to finish cleaning up the park in an hour． Without your help, I’ll need three more hours．

A．important               B．impatient                C．impossible              D．impolite

5．Maybe this idea won’t work． ________, let’s try it．

A．Finally                   B．Luckily                  C．Anyway                 D．Otherwise

6．Excuse me, sir． You ________ turn off your mobile phone． We will take off soon．

A．will                       B．may                       C．can                        D．must

7．—More and more people are driving new energy cars．

—Well, that’s good． It will help ________ the environment and save energy．

A．improve                 B．change                   C．pollute                   D．manage

8．My father ________ Shanghai since last month and I don’t know when he can come back．

A．has been to             B．has gone to             C．has been in             D．has arrived in

9．—What is your key to success?

—I believe that nothing difficult will be ________ if I put my heart into it

A．by the way             B．in my way              C．on the way              D．with my way

10．The government calls on people to join reading because good books really help ____ a whole new world to us．

A．get up                    B．pick up                  C．put up                    D．open up

11．—Ken, your speech will start in 5 minutes． Are you ready?

—I ________ well till now． All the words seem to be getting away from my mind．

A．won’t prepare         B．wasn’t preparing     C．didn’t prepare         D．haven’t prepared

12．My lovely grandpa is busy learning to use the smart phone these days． He thinks one is never ________ try new things．

A．young enough to     B．old enough to         C．too old to               D．too young to

13．—If I work hard at Math from now on, can I do well in it, Mr． Smith?

—Sure, my dear boy． ________．

A．The early bird catches the worm                  B．Every dog has its day

C．Better late than never                                 D．Many hands make light work

14．—It’s kind of you to give me a helping hand． My spoken English has greatly improved．

— ________

A．I’m sorry to hear that． B．My pleasure． C．Don’t say so．        D．What a pity!

二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

Have I told you that I always wonder Mom and Dad are planning something secretly? Well, it turned out to be true． Yesterday evening, Mom and Dad brought me ____15____ news: I was going to stay at Aunt Cakey’s house for two days． They were going off on a college-finding trip with my brother Rodrick, who kept saying he was not going to ____16____．

I ____17____ going to Aunt Cakey’s house because she doesn’t like kids at all． Aunt Cakey doesn’t have TV or video games, so going to her house is like going to a prison (监狱)． She doesn’t ____18____ kids, either． She just stands there and watches us kids to make sure that we don’t ____19____ anything, never letting us out of her sight (视野) when we come over． I think I’m part of the ____20____．

One time, when I was about five, I spent one ____21____ at her house． Aunt Cakey had been ironing (熨烫) some clothes downstairs, so when she put me to bed and went to turn off the ____22____, she said, “Now, don’t go downstairs and touch the iron．” But once she put it in my ____23____, I couldn’t think of anything else．

So after she walked out of the room, I went downstairs as ____24____ as a mouse． And when I found the iron, I put my whole hand on it．

I got a second-degree burn, and this put Aunt Cakey in the doghouse with Mom．

So, again, going to her house?

15．A．good               B．bad                        C．exciting                  D．boring

16．A．school             B．college                   C．work                      D．hospital

17．A．hate                B．love                       C．practice                  D．keep

18．A．help                B．teach                      C．accept                    D．trust

19．A．break              B．burn                      C．knock                     D．make

20．A．game              B．plan                       C．reason                    D．play

21．A．night               B．morning                 C．week                      D．afternoon

22．A．TV                 B．light                      C．radio                      D．computer

23．A．mouth             B．stomach                 C．hand                      D．head

24．A．quickly           B．slowly                    C．quietly                   D．carefully

三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）

A

25.If you want to act as a pilot and meet movie heroes, you can go to ________．

A．Tomorrow Land      B．Adventure Isle        C．Fantasyland            D．Mickey Avenue

26．If Mr． Smiths and his wife want to visit Shanghai Disneyland with their 1．2-metre-tall son on Sunday, they should pay ________ for the tickets．

A．￥873．25             B．￥1122．75            C．￥1372．25            D．￥1497

27．We can order tickets for Shanghai Disneyland Park by ________．

A．making a phone call                                   B．talking on QQ

C．filling in a form                                         D．making a phone call or going to its website

B

If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince． It’s a famous novel written by a French writer． As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects． Now, around 70 years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3-D animated film in the 2010s．

The books tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes into the desert and meets a young prince there． However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older． He has got a new neighbour called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grow-up world． Slowly The Aviator shares his story with her by writing it down and sending her a page at a time． The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible．

China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions—in Chinese and English． The films shows The Little Girl’s life and tells The Little Prince’s story at the same time in a beautiful way． Huang Lei, who voices the film together with his 9-year-old daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream, which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society． “The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like The Little Prince, and it’s a pity that this good characteristic goes away as time flies,” he says．

28．The book The Little Prince is one of the best-selling books in history because ________．

A．you must know about it if you love reading books．

B．it shows The Little Prince’s story in a beautiful way．

C．it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects

D．the director has made it into a 3-D animated film

29．What does the underlined word “good-natured” mean?

A．Kind．                  B．Friendly．             C．Helpful．               D．All above．

30．According to the passage, which is Huang Lei’s opinion?

A．He doesn’t believe the good characteristic is lost as we grow older in this stressed-out society．

B．He thinks all of us should keep our good nature and never let it disappear．

C．He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first．

D．He and his daughter voice the film together．

C

Imagine having an app that works like this: When you need help , just open the app, touch the “not OK” icon and a text message will be sent to up to five pre-selected (预先选定的) people , along with a place to show where you are． The message reads: “Hey , I’m not OK． Please call me, text me, or come to find me．”

US teenagers Hannah Lucas , 15, and her brother Charlie, 13, have created an app called “not OK”． It came out in the US and Canada on Jan． 31． People just need to pay ＄1．99 (12．5 yuan) each month to use it． Hannah was inspired (启发) to create the app during a dark time in her life last year． She got a disease that caused her to pass out (晕倒) at school． Other kids sometimes bullied (欺凌) her about this． She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn’t feeling OK．

She asked her brother Charlie, whose nickname is “Tech Support”, to find such an app． When they couldn’t find one, they decided to invent one themselves． They came up with some designs for the app first． Charlie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app． Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class． Some app developers (开发者) showed interest and decided to help her．

Hannah is happy that her app is helping others． “It makes everything I went through last year worth it,” she said．

31．How much money does the app “not OK” cost a year?

A．1．99 dollars．      B．12．5 yuan．         C．23．88 dollars．     D．150 dollars．

32．Why does Hannah Lucas pass out sometimes?

A．Because she has a disease that causes this to happen．  B．Because she is often bullied at school

C．Because she doesn’t enough sleep．             D．Because she gets too nervous about exams．

33．Hannah and her brother created this app to ________ ．

A．make money to support their family            B．help people find new friends online

C．call on people to focus on school bullying    D．help people when they are not feeling well

D

As I enjoyed the soft sunshine in the pool, my 8-year-old daughter swam up behind me．

“Guess who, Mommy?” she said．

“No idea． Who is this mystery (神秘的) person?” I joked．

The pair of us talked and laughed together for the rest of the afternoon．

“Remember this,” I told myself． “You are happy, right here, right now．”

Fast forward a few months, and my thoughts sounded different．

“Just keep going,” I would think, or, “How many sleeps until the weekend?”

I didn’t like what I was like—someone sleepwalking (梦游) through the week, running on coffee and too tired at night to do anything but watch TV． I thought the Christmas break would recognize (使再次充满活力) me, making me ready to take on another year of early starts． But I had to listen to my heart．

My patient husband and friends had listened to me going over the decision for six months, but the time for talking was over． It was time to make my choice: My daughter needed me and I needed her．

When she was really young, I loved the freedom of going to work as the sun was rising, happy that my family was still sound asleep． Then later, my daughter would set her alarm (闹钟) so she could wake up early with me to chat in the dark together．

The morning I planned to tell everyone I was quitting (放弃) my job, we sat together on the couch． I told her how nervous I was about sharing my news in a few hours’ time． Stroking (抚摸) her hair, I asked my daughter what she thought about my decision． “We’ll be so much happier, Mommy,” she said．

Life is never simply a choice between job and family． Ask anyone, and family always comes first．

Besides, I’m not disappearing—there are plenty of projects to keep me fulfilled．

Who knows what’s ahead?

Nobody knows what the future holds, but when it comes to my own, I can make sure it will be filled with long afternoons in the pool with my daughter．

34．What’s the writer’s main propose in writing the first five paragraphs?

A．To show how lovely her daughter is．

B．To show she’s happy when spending time with her daughter．

C．To explain how important her daughter is in her life．

D．To advise parents to play more with their children．

35．What was the writer’s life like a few months ago?

A．Her work took up much of her energy every day．

B．She kept a balance (平衡) between family and job．

C．She enjoyed the freedom of getting up early．

D．She asked her daughter to wake up early every morning．

36．Why did the writer want to quit her job?

A．She dreamed of trying something new and exciting．

B．She wanted to spend more time with her family．

C．She was treated unfairly at work．

D．Her husband and friends advised her to take a break．

37．The best title of the article is ________．

A．Daughter and I                                          B．Family always comes second

C．Making the right choice                              D．Swimming in the pool

第II卷(主观题共50分)

四、词汇运用 (本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)

(A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上写出单词的正确形式。

38．I offered to give him a lift, but he ________ (拒绝)．

39．It’s a pity that we can’t travel _________ (到国外) because of the epidemic situation now．

40．If I have seen further, it is by standing on the ________ (肩膀) of Giants (巨人)．

41．On Saturday morning, every boy in town is happy ________ (除……之外) Tom Sawyer．

(B)根据句意在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

42．Can you believe they got __________ (marry) a month after they met?

43．What a terrible painting! This is the ________（ugly）one I’ve ever seen．

44．The children were surprised when they heard that a cow has four ________ (stomach)．

45．The poor child looks more ________ (die) than alive．

五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)

46．Look! The man in a hat __________ (tie) a tiger with a rope．

47．He ran as quickly as he could __________ (catch) the early bus, but he still failed．

48．No one is sure what ________ (happen) to himself next minute．

49．I saw Tom __________ (put) his key in the lock, turn it and open the door．

50．It __________ (rain) heavily when we arrived at the airport．

51．— I __________ (grow) up, mum． Please don’t treat me like a child anymore．

— OK, I promise．

52．—Hi, Judy． Has Jack come back from Hubei province?

—Yes． He __________ (stay) in a flat in the center of Wuhan for two months．

53．It will be quite dangerous to get around if you __________ (not wear) a mask．

六、阅读填空(本大题共5小题．每小题1分，共5分)

先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只能填一个单词。

Is reading better than watching TV? I believe it is． Is reading better than playing video games? I’m not so sure if it is． If learning is important to you, but not necessarily so, and if pleasure is what you want, these activities can be pleasant in their own ways． Reading might be better than many activities if you want to educate yourself and improve your chances of succeeding in your work．

If you’re serious about creating the habit of reading, what’s important is finding a time you can read every day—often that’s early morning or late at night, or both． For others, it might be during their lunch break． You only need to read for 10 to 20 minutes a day to form the habit．

Then, you need to find a place that’s comfortable． Make sure it has good lighting, the temperature is nice and you’re in a good chair． Or you can find some place that you can relax in without falling asleep, although there’s nothing wrong with sleep．

Next, be sure to shut off the TV, Internet, cell phone, radio, or other music, let reading be a quiet time． Mark an “x” on your calendar every day you read, and try to keep your unbroken “x” es going as long as possible． A habit is much easier to get into if it’s something you enjoy, not something you are made to do． So make the time you spend reading a joy． I’ve been a lifelong reader, so the pleasure of a good book is one of my favorite things in the world． I love to lose myself in the world of a book．

七、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。(本大题共6小题，每小题1．5分，共9分)

59．能否告诉我何时上交报告？

Could you tell me ________ our report?

60．事故发生时，汽车正高速行驶。

The car _______ when the accident happened．

61．我们都认为彼此尽可能经常地保持联系是重要的。

We all think it’s important ________ each other as often as possible．

62．由于突如其来的大雨，他们到达山顶时已经筋疲力尽了。

They _______ the sudden heavy rain when they reached the top of the mountain．

63．当别人在交谈时，我们应该尽量避免打断他们。

We should try to _______ others when they are talking．

64．多年以来， 我已经习惯早餐后喝杯咖啡。

I ________ a cup of coffee after breakfast since many years ago．

八、书面表达（本大题共20分）

65．过去这一段时间我们身边的生活发生了很大的变化。李强是你班上的一名同学，这学期他变化了很多，学习进步很大，请根据下面表格提供的信息，以“Great Changes”为题用英语写一篇短文，向同学介绍李强的变化并简要说明理由。

 要求：1、必须包括表格中所有的相关信息，并适当发挥；

2、词数：100词左右；   3、不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。Great Changes

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参考答案

1．C

【详解】句意：你需要和她单独谈谈。这些天她似乎不高兴。

考查冠词用法。此处表示泛指，是说需要一个单独谈话，“conversation”为可数名词，且“one-to-one”以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a修饰，故选C。

2．B

【详解】句意：不要轻易放弃，因为你永远不知道你离成功有多么近。

考查宾语从句连接词辨析。what“什么”，连接代词，指代事物；how“多么”，连接副词，表程度；why“为什么”，连接副词，表原因；where“哪里”，连接副词，表地点。根据“Do not give up easily, for you never know．．．close you may be to success．”可知，不要放弃，因为你永远不知道你离成功多么近，空处需填连接副词，修饰形容词close，表程度。故选B。

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