江苏省泰州泰兴市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省泰州泰兴市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英
语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．Following the ________, I fix this new kind of machine successfully.
A．invitations B．instructions C．introductions D．applications 2．After hiking for the whole night, Bob slept ________ the day without eating anything.
A．on B．through C．across D．over
3．I like the movie Home Coming（万里归途）very much. Not only the story itself but also the songs in it ________ wonderful.
A．is B．are C．be D．being 4．—Excuse me, how can I get to the South Hill?
—Oh, ________ of these buses will take you there. You can only take a taxi.
A．all B．both C．none D．nothing 5．—Where will you go during the weekend?
—I have no idea. We ________ go to Taixing Park. It’s a good place to have fun.
A．may B．must C．should D．need
6．We can put the prefix “un-” before the following words to give them the opposite meanings except (除了) ________.
A．important B．comfortable C．correct D．certain 7．China’s new standard（标准）on PE education asks schools to ________ more popular sports ________ students, like water sports and traditional Chinese sports.
A．offer; for B．offer; with C．provide; with D．provide; for 8．—There is always a lot of traffic on Monday mornings. ________, I am often late.—Then why not leave earlier by underground?
A．For example B．As a result C．In fact D．In the beginning 9．―Mum, I have lots of trouble in my work these days. I feel unhappy.
―________, Tracy. Everything will be all right if you put your heart into it.
A．I’m afraid so B．I hope not C．Come on D．You’re welcome 10．The pictures mainly show the differences in ________ between the West and China.
A．table rules B．cultures and lifestyles C．vacation styles
D．ways of talking
二、完形填空
12．A．bags B．hands C．shoes D．hair 13．A．hard B．easy C．interesting D．boring 14．A．Monday B．Friday C．Saturday D．Sunday 15．A．drawing B．ballet C．singing D．music 16．A．easy B．difficult C．different D．important 17．A．idea B．answer C．lesson D．question 18．A．them B．her C．us D．me 19．A．Before B．After C．When D．Without 20．A．when B．after C．until D．while 21．A．glad B．amazed C．poor D．good 22．A．follow B．help C．join D．pull 23．A．important B．impatient C．impossible D．impolite 24．A．walk B．forget C．remember D．jump 25．A．sometimes B．always C．seldom D．never
三、阅读单选
26．In which part of a newspaper can we most possibly read the advertisement?
A．Sports B．News C．Holidays D．Culture
27．Students can learn ________ at the camp.
A．how to play football B．how to play the guitar
C．how to play table tennis D．how to play tennis
28．Who can join the camp?
A．Lily, 3 years old.B．Jenny, 10 years old.
C．Aaron, 13 years old.D．Joseph, 20 years old.
29．When can you practise tennis?
A．At 4 p.m., September 8B．At 10 p.m., September 7
C．At 10:30 a.m., August 31D．At 9:00 a.m., September 1
30．What can we learn from the advertisement?
A．Students can only register by email.
B．The camp doesn’t have a website.
C．Steve Moore teaches students how to play tennis.
D．The camp lasts for the whole month of September.
This year, Andy’s class visited Guangming Junior High School in Shaanxi and had an
31．When did Andy’s class get to the Terracotta Army?
A．After 9:00 a.m.B．Before 8:30 a.m.C．After 8:30 a.m.D．At 8:30 a.m. 32．What did they do at the Great Tang All Day Mall?
A．They tried on Chinese clothes.B．They visited local museums.
C．They took lots of pictures.D．They went shopping.
33．How many main peaks are there in Mount Hua?
A．Two.B．Five.C．Six.D．Many. 34．Why did some students take the cable cars on Mount Hua?
A．Because they were lazy.
B．Because they got lost on the mountain.
C．Because it was hard to climb the mountain.
D．Because taking the cable cars was exciting.
35．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．An exchange visit to Guangming Junior High School.
B．An exchange visit to Shaanxi.
C．An introduction to Shaanxi.
D．An introduction to Chinese culture
Everything was ready when Laurie returned. He brought a note and some money from Aunt March. The afternoon passed slowly. Meg and her mother sewed(缝纫), Beth and Amy prepared supper and Hannah did the ironing(熨烫). It was dark when Jo finally arrived home. She had a very strange expression on her face. She put some money in her mother’s hand and said, “This is for Father. Buy something nice for him and bring him home!”
“Twenty-five dollars! My dear, where did you get it?” said Mrs. March in a surprised voice.
“I earned it,” replied Jo, taking off her hat.
Everybody in the room gasped(倒抽气). Jo’s hair was as short as a boy’s.
“Your hair! You cut your beautiful hair!” cried her mother. “It wasn’t necessary to do that!” She touched her daughter’s head and kissed her. “You don’t look like my Jo any more. But I love you the same!”
“Why did you do it?” asked Amy. She couldn’t imagine cutting her own pretty hair.
“I wanted to do something for Father,” replied Jo.
Mrs. March looked at her and smiled. She understood and she was proud of her
daughter.
At night, Jo sobbed very softly.
“Jo! You’re crying!” said Meg. “Are you worried about Father?”
“No, not now.”
“Why then?”
“My hair!”
― From the novel Little Women 36．Who brought a note and some money from Aunt March?
A．Jo.B．Amy.C．Meg.D．Laurie. 37．Mrs. March was surprised because ________.
A．Jo’s hair was as short as a boy’s B．it was impossible for Jo to get
twenty-five dollars
C．twenty-five dollars was too little D．it was dark when Jo arrived home 38．Jo earned the twenty-five dollars by ________.
A．cutting her beautiful hair B．doing something for her father
C．doing the ironing D．working hard
39．What does the underlined word “sobbed” mean in the passage?
A．低语B．踱步C．抽泣D．安慰40．What do you think of Joe?
A．patient and humorous B．generous and cheerful
C．shy and hard-working D．kind and full of love
①These days, a new way is used to decide who are good students at school. The best students are those who not only get high grades, but also follow the rules and the behavior standards (行为标准) for middle school students. Here are some of them.
①Tell the truth. Have you ever copied (抄袭) someone else’s work on an exam? If you have, then don’t do it again! That’s not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you were doing homework.
①Learn to work together with others. It would be more fun when more people work together. Working together can make you stronger. Be friendly to the people around you. Try to think of others, instead of only yourself.
①Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps you’ll discover (发现) Earth II someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
①Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. Some websites (网站) on the Internet aren’t for kids, so make sure to visit the web pages that are good for you. You can use the web for fun or homework.
41．According to the new way, good students shouldn’t ________.
A．get high grades B．copy others’ work
C．welcome new ideas D．work together with others
42．The new rules tell kids ________.
A．how they can use the Internet B．how they can get high grades
C．how they can be good students D．what they should do at home 43．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Working together with others can be more interesting.
B．An honest student can sometimes copy someone else’s work.
C．There is only one way to decide who are good students.
D．All websites are useful for children.
44．What is the structure (结构) of this passage?
A．B．
C．
D．
45．We can probably find this passage from a ________.
A．tour guide B．school newspaper C．sports website D．story book
四、用所给单词的正确形式填空
(it) off.
47．We’d better (take) a pair of binoculars when going birdwatching in Xuanwu Lake Park.
48．If we don’t take action right away, there may be no such rare birds (leave). 49．—Come on, John. You still have lots of work to do!
—Never mind. I can finish that much (easily) than you think before 8 p.m.
50．It is (use) to repeat what we learnt after class. It helps us understand something better.
51．I hear that one of the (tour) got lost during the visit. The police are looking for him.
52．In the new term, we can have fun in the Labor courses(劳动课) instead of
(study) all day.
53．Under different mother wolves’ (protect), the little dog grew up healthily. 54．—Why do you look so tired, Jerry?
— (complete) the task, I worked day and night.
55．The fridge is empty now. Jack (fill) it with all kinds of food tomorrow, isn’t he?
五、阅读填表
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。

（每空一词）
On March 18, 2022, a huge bridge opened in Turkey. The 1915 Canakkale Bridge crosses Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait (达达尼尔海峡), connecting Europe and Asia. It is the world’s longest suspension bridge (悬索桥).
People drive across the Dardanelles Strait in about six minutes by paying about $13.60.
六、语法填空
根据短文内容，在横线上填上适当单词，使短文完整、通顺。

给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。

At the opening ceremony (开幕典礼) of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, 44 children from the Malan Flower Choir sang the Olympic anthem (颂歌) in Greek. They are Deng Xiaolan’s students. She 66 (teach) in a village in Hebei for 18 years.
Deng began to learn music 67 of her parents’ love for music. Deng loved music so much that she joined the school band after entering Tsinghua University. In 2003, Deng went to the Malan village for a ceremony. She wanted 68 (sing) a song with the children. 69 , none of the children knew the famous songs she named. Even when she asked who could sing the national anthem (国歌), only two children put up their hands.
“I felt so sorry that the children here couldn’t sing,” said Deng. “I like music a lot. Like my friend, it is always with me when I’m happy or sad. If they can’t sing, then they won’t know how to enjoy music, which is a 70 (colour) part of life.” After 2004, she travelled 71 Beijing and the village to teach the children music.
She started the Malan Band two years later. The 72 (one) members were six children from the village. Later, she raised money to build 73 amazing house called the “Music Castle” for children to study music. Deng said, “It is my only wish that they can sing and find some 74 (happy) from music.”
75 (sad), Deng died on March 21, 2022. During her lifetime, she helped over 200 students. Many of them have left the mountainous village to receive university education.
七、书信作文
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注意：
1. 短文应包含以上思维导图中所有的信息，层次清楚，表达连贯，可以适当发挥。

2. 词数100词左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

3. 短文中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。

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