连云港市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语模拟卷（含答案解析）

连云港市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语模拟卷

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

1． The China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 was found to have crashed __________ the morning of Mar 21st, 2022． No survivors were found．

A． in                              B． on                              C． at                               D． over

2． Some Chinese government officers have turned into live streamers（网络主播）to help local farmers to sell products（产品）and __________ the sales．

A． provide                      B． decide                        C． improve                     D． avoid

3． —Mike, can you tell me how to speak in an online class?

—Sure, click on this icon                you start to speak．

A． after                          B． until                           C． before                        D． since

4． —Mrs． Wang, I don’t want to join in the singing competition．

—Come on． You just need more practice to build up your __________．

A． energy                       B． confidence                  C． knowledge                  D． experience

5． —Modern computer technology makes it __________ for us to work from home．

—Indeed． We can have video meetings and discuss in groups online．

A． possible                      B． interesting                   C． relaxing                      D． important

6． —__________ you __________ in your book report?

—Not yet． I fell asleep when I was doing my homework last night．

A． Are; handing              B． Were; handing             C． Did, hand                   D． Have, handed

7． The sign tells us not to __________ in the library．

A． smoke                        B． eat or drink                 C． park cars                    D． talk loudly

8． —Why don’t you continue doing more Maths exercise?

—After months of hard work, I __________ realized that the most important is to find good ways of learning．

A． luckily                       B． nearly                         C． quickly                       D． finally

9． —Have you heard that over 300 neighbours donated __________ food and materials to make a man with a serious heart problems a special birthday party?

—Yes． The news story really touched me．

A． their                          B． them                          C． theirs                         D． themselves

10． Listen up, guys! Everyone ________ wear a mask． Go and buy one if you don’t have one．

A． can’t                          B． can                             C． mustn’t                      D． must

11． —I dislike those so-called Internet celebrity（网红）restaurants． The food there doesn’t taste as good as it __________．

—Can’t agree more． Some people eat only with their eyes．

A． sounds                       B． smells                         C． tastes                          D． looks

12． —__________ is a film ticket for children?

—How tall is your child? It’s free for children under 1．2 meters．

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

13． What a terrible experience! ________, lucky us, we are safe now．

A． Anyway                     B． Otherwise                   C． For example               D． As a result

14． Read the sentence． “I think they’re not coming since they haven’t replied to the invitation．” The underlined word “since” is used to __________．

A． show time                  B． express a result            C． show a cause               D． give an example

15． —Could you tell me how to renew the library books?

—__________． Just log in to the library website and renew books online．

A． Never mind                B． Not at all                    C． My pleasure                D． With pleasure

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

Once when I was a young boy, I boasted (吹嘘) that I determined（下决心）to win first place at the coming piano competition, yet I knew this goal was ___1___ impossible． Every year, the best players from all over the state took part in this competition． It was a huge deal, especially for a beginner like me．

But my mom was my number one ___2___． Every day after school, she would sit down right next to me ___3___ Miss Green was giving me piano lessons or I was ___4___ my piano piece． When I couldn’t and wouldn’t play any longer, she would always say, “if you determine to win, then act like it． Don’t ___5___．” After every practice, my whole body was in pain for numb（麻木的）fingers and stiff（僵硬的）back． However, I didn’t want to disappoint my mom, so I kept on practicing ___6___ I finally slept on the piano keys．

Finally, the big day ___7___． Right before my ___8___ to perform, my mom said, ” I know you want to win, so listen to me: Be there for the ___9___ not for the success, okay?” I managed to nod．

When I walked onto the stage, I was afraid that the judges would hear the _____10_____ of my heart instead of the music． Carefully, I took a _____11_____ before the piano and began to play． Slowly, I began to _____12_____ the world around me． I just let myself fall deeper and deeper into the music．

_____13_____ I really won first place． The experience made me realize that determination is not just saying that you will win． When you have solved difficulties and kept going, you can truly say you’re determined, _____14_____ my mom always said, “It’s _____15_____ to beat the person who is the best, but it is harder to beat the person who never gives up．

1． A． nearly                 B． mainly                        C． hardly                        D． exactly

2． A． teacher                B． supporter                    C． listener                       D． reader

3． A． during                 B． because                       C． while                         D． if

4． A． writing                B． practicing                   C． singing                       D． making

5． A． worry about         B． give away                   C． give up                       D． cheer up

6． A． until                   B． since                          C． after                           D． though

7． A． followed             B． arrived                       C． reached                      D． left

8． A． way                    B． duty                           C． turn                           D． task

9． A． praise                  B． record                        C． experience                  D． purpose

10． A． jumping            B． moving                       C． nodding                      D． beating

11． A． look                  B． seat                            C． rest                            D． break

12． A． understand         B． love                           C． forget                         D． visit

13． A． Naturally           B． Surprisingly                C． Clearly                       D． Suddenly

14． A． Like                  B． As                              C． Or                             D． But

15． A． easy                  B． certain                        C． hard                           D． impossible

三、阅读理解（共两节，20小题；满分35分）

第一节:阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Four Animation Studios（动画工作室）

1． Studio Ghibli makes the film ________．

A． Toy Story                   B． Kung Fu Panda           C． Castle in the Sky         D． The Lion King

2． Which of the following is TRUE about Walt Disney Animation Studios?

A． Disney bought it in 2006．                                   B． It is part of Universal Pictures．

C． It is a very famous studio in Japan．                      D． It’s the most famous animation studio in the world．

3． The passage mainly ________．

A． asks more readers to watch movies                         B． introduces some famous cartoon studios

C． gives us information about some films                    D． tells us how people make cartoon movies

B

Many of you maybe had this experience: you get on a train and are ready to take a nap or read a book, only to find that the young man in front of you is watching a TV show on his smartphone without headphones． The child next to you won’t stop crying． And the old lady behind you talks on her phone during the whole trip．

Wish the train could be less noisy? The Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, one of China’s busiest high-speed rail lines, will have “quiet” carriages (车厢) starting from 23 December, Xinhua reported．

In quiet carriages, on-board videos will be muted (静音) and announcements will be made lower． Doors at the ends of the carriages will be kept closed to reduce noise from other carriages, CGTN noted． Train attendants will be responsible for making sure that passengers keep quiet and follow the rules．

Passengers who are willing to obey the rules can choose the quiet carriages when booking their tickets, according to China’s national railway operator．

Some people have pointed out that this kind of quiet environment should be offered in all carriages． They say that having quiet carriages might give people the impression that they don’t need to be quiet in non-quiet carriages．

Some Internet users uphold the new service (服务), but it also has discussion about just how quiet travellers should be in quiet carriages． Many people have asked questions such as “What if I snore (打鼾)?” and “Can we talk to our travel companions (同伴) if we need to?”

1． From the first paragraph we can know that ________．

A． travelling by train is very comfortable                    B． people can do anything on trains

C． many people like to read books on trains                D． people on trains are sometimes very noisy

2． How will quiet carriages work?

A． Passengers won’t be allowed to watch videos．

B． Train attendants won’t make any announcements．

C． No one will make sure passengers follow the rules．

D． The doors at the ends of carriages will stay closed．

3． What does the underlined word “uphold” in the last paragraph mean?

A． protect                       B． support                       C． improve                     D． dislike

4． What do we know from the last two paragraphs?

A． The rules should be made clearer．                        B． Most people don’t like the service．

C． The service is better for travelling with friends．    D． It’s easy to make all the carriages completely quiet．

C

One night, John came into the stable (马厩), calling, “Wake up, Beauty!”

He put my saddle (马鞍) and bridle (缰绳) on and rode up to the front door of the house． The Squire was there．

“John,” he said, “Mrs Gordon is very ill． Ride to the doctor’s and give him this note．”

“Now, Beauty, do your best,” said John．

I went as fast as possible．

When we arrived at Dr White’s house, John told him, “Mrs． Gordon is very ill． Squire Gordon thinks she is going to die． Please go to see her immediately (立刻)．” “Yes,” said the doctor, “but my son has my horse． Can I have yours?” he asked．

The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider． But I did my best and went as fast as possible． When we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door． The doctor went into the house with him, and Joe led me to the stable． I was glad to be home．

My legs were shaking, and I was very wet． Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me． Then he gave me cold water to drink． Soon all my body began to shake, and I felt very cold．

A long time later, John came back． He covered me with two or three warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water． He gave me some warm food, and then I think I went to sleep．

Over and over again, John said to himself, “Stupid (愚蠢的) boy! Stupid boy!”

I was now very sick, and John was nursing me night and day．

The Squire came to see me． “Poor Beauty,” he said one day． “You saved Mrs Gordon’s life．”

John said, “Black Beauty went so fast． He seemed to know what was wrong．”

—Taken From Black Beauty

1． Whose life did Black Beauty save?

A． The Squire’s．            B． Mrs Gordon’s．          C． John’s．                     D． Dr White’s．

2． What’s the correct order of the story?

a． Joe gave me cold water to drink．       b． John woke me up．

c． I was very wet．    d． Dr White rode me to Birtwick Park．

e． Joe didn’t put a warm blanket on me．   f． John and I arrive at Dr． White’s house．

A． f—b—a—c—d—e      B． b—f—a—e—d—c       C． b—f—d—c—e—a      D． b—f—c—d—e—a

3． What’s the meaning of the underlined word “nursing”?

A． Taking care of．         B． Looking at．               C． Shouting at．             D． Worrying about．

4． John said to himself, “Stupid boy! Stupid boy!” because he thought ________．

A． he was very stupid

B． Joe didn’t look after Black Beauty well

C． he made a stupid mistake

D． Black Beauty went so fast

D

We see humans all around us． But when was the first human seen? Early humans did not leave behind any written records． However, they left behind many paintings on the walls of the caves(洞穴) where they lived． These paintings tell about their life, and we know these early humans walked on our limbs(四肢) like apes(猿)． Also, they did not live at one place but moved from place to place in search of food and water．

Without any tools, early humans used stones, bones of animals, and sharp pieces of wood to dig, hunt and cut their food． They also used these to protect themselves from animals． Since stones were used to make tools, this age was called the Stone Age．

With time going by, tools made of bones and stones were replaced(代替) with metal ones which were stronger, sharper, and long-lasting． Metals were also used for farming and making knives． Copper(铜) was the first metal to be used．

The first fire that early humans noticed was natural fire caused by lightning． With fire, early humans could now light up dark caves． They could keep themselves warm during cold weather and cook meat． Also the fire could drive animals away．

Early humans noticed new trees growing from the seeds(种子) that fell to the ground from the fruits． This gave them the idea that they could make their own food by planting seeds and it led to farming． With the beginning of farming, early humans began to settle down(定居)． They moved out of the caves and lived on farms and near their fields together, then the first villages came up．

Raising animals was a big thing in human history that changed the life of early humans． The wild dogs were probably the first animals to be raised． As time went by, goats, sheep, cows, donkeys and horses were kept, too． This led to herding(游牧) animals． Milk, meat and wool came from these animals．

1． Why did early humans have to move around?

A． To find more caves to live in．                             B． To make kinds of tools．

C． To look for food and water．                                D． To protect themselves from animals．

2． What did early humans use fire for?

①Light up dark caves．             ②Keep themselves warm．                        ③Cook meat．                   ④Make knives．            ⑤Drive animals away．

A． ①②③④                   B． ①②④⑤                   C． ②③④⑤                   D． ①②③⑤

3． Early humans were able to live in one certain place when __________．

A． they could walk on two feet                                  B． they could use metals

C． they knew how to farm                                         D． they knew how to use fire

4． Which statement is right according to the passage?

A． The first tools were made of copper．

B． The first animal to be raised was sheep．

C． The first villages came up before farming appeared．

D． The first fire noticed by early humans was caused by lightning．

第二节：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。

These days so many things are going digital(数字化）, and books are too． People can buy e-books or cheap books online． This means that some bookstores have a hard time staying open． ___1___

Bookstore sales in the USA went up 2．5 percent from 2014 to 2015． ___2___, such as holding events, adding a coffee shop and food and creating a fun experience for book lovers．

“That’s what small bookstores have to offer,” Nicole Sullivan, owner of Denver’s BookBar, said, “a more personalized(个性化的）experience and a sense of community．”

___3___ The Shakespeare and Company Bookstore in New York is adding the Espresso Book Machine, which can print any book you want in five minutes at the store． This special machine is great for people looking for books which are hard to find．

And sometimes if you can’t beat them, it’s okay to join them． ___4___ Second Story Books in Washington D．C． is one of them． It sells books on Amazon and makes more money．

While bookstores still face difficulties,it seems there are ways for them to succeed． ___5___You are sure to enjoy a really special experience．

四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

A．根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

1． Millie had such rich pleasant _________（经历）when she visited Sydney．

2． There is a big square  _________(在．．．．．．对面）our school．

3． The story of the man Quasimodo really _________（感动）me, so I cried．

4． He put one of his _________（手指）into his mouth to show that he needed food．

5． Don’t sit _________（紧靠，碰，撞）me so close!I feel so uncomfortable．

B根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确单词。

We’ve all had bad experiences with restaurants, stores, or hotels． Maybe you’ve gone to a restaurant that offered (1) t__________ food． Perhaps you’ve (2) b________ a hotel and found out later that the room was nothing like the advertisement．

These days, we have a better way to prevent these unhappy surprises． We can do this by (3)u___________ apps． “App” is short for “application”． An app is a computer (4)p__________ on a smartphone． You can do (5) a_________ anything with apps． Apps can help you play games, get directions, talk to friends, and so on．

五、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。

be willing to    grow up    success   improve one’s writing     play cards   how to deal with   a huge army of      manage to finish      be careful with     experience

1． -Mr Brown has much teaching _____________________．

-Yes, students all like him．

2． There is _____________________bees among the flowers．

3． -How did you _____________________the work within two hours?

-We asked our friends for help．

4． Some people don’t know _____________________the rubbish．

5． You must _____________________fire．

6． The girl dreams of being a scientist after _____________________．

7． I read books _____________________．

8． -What does your father like doing in his daily life?

-He likes _____________________with his friends．

9． – _____________________you _____________________join our dancing club?

-Yes, I am．

10． I am sure he will be _____________________in the future．

六、完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据所给汉语和句子意思，用英语补全句子。

1． I don’t know _______________________（何时上交） my project． Please tell me the time．

2． He has a good sense of humor and this ________________________（使采访更加容易）．

3． ____________________________（与……保持联系）friends is important for good friendship．

4． My parents ______________（结婚）for about 15 years and they get on well with each other． 95． Centuries ago, the city ________________（由…组成） several villages, but now it becomes a modern one．

七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）

英国哲学家培根说：“读书足以怡情、足以博彩、足以长才。”为了提升中学生的阅读素养，我校开展了一次英语课外阅读的问卷调查，请根据下面的调查反馈数据及提示，用英语写一篇短文，陈述英语阅读的意义，并针对调查中反映的主要问题提出你的建议。词数90左右。

参考词汇：课外的 extra-curricular; 阅读素养 reading quality

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参考答案

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1． B

【解析】句意：中国东方航空公司MU5735航班于2022年3月21日上午被发现坠毁。没有发现幸存者。

考查介词辨析。in用于季节、月份等；on用于具体的一天；at用于具体的时刻；over超过。根据“the morning of Mar 21st, 2022”可知，是具体的一天，故选B。

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