江苏省南通市启东市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

江苏省南通市启东市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语
试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．—The film is so wonderful.
—Yes. It’s an excellent film and I have never seen ________ better one.
A．an B．the C．a D．/
2．—How nice the building is! What is it for?
—It ________ a hotel. But I’m not so sure.
A．must be B．should be C．may be D．can be 3．— ________ does the bridge made of steel weigh?
—About 90,000 tons.
A．How much B．How long C．How heavy D．How far 4．Tom will finish the work ________ next week.
A．some time B．sometime C．sometimes D．some times 5．—Some more milk, please.
—Sorry, there’s ________ left in the fridge.
A．nothing B．no C．none D．no one 6．The trip to Harbin ________ us about two hours by plane.
A．spent B．paid C．cost D．took 7．There ________ a great number of passengers on Line 1 Underground, and I believe the number of them is growing larger and larger in the near future.
A．are B．is C．have D．has
8．I can dance more ________ than ________ student in my class.
A．beautiful; any other B．beautifully; any other
C．beautifully; any D．beautiful; any
9．What a nice day! We should go for a picnic ________ watching TV at home.
A．instead of B．because of C．out of D．together with 10．To Lei Feng, ________ help to people in need is the most meaningful thing.
A．offer B．offering C．offers D．offered 11．The long ________ report made everyone sleepy.
A．excited B．exciting C．bored D．boring 12．My brother ________ a bright light in his bedroom’s wall yesterday to help him see clearly.
A．put on B．put up C．put in D．put out 13．It’s time for bed. You’d better ________ computer games anymore.
A．play B．don’t play C．not to play D．not play 14．We should do everything we can ________ the birds in danger.
A．protect B．to protect C．protecting D．protected 15．—Shall I give you a ride as it is raining so hard?
—________.
A．It couldn’t be better B．You are welcome
C．Never mind D．Do as you like
二、完形填空
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，
the comer of his desk, was a plate of warm cakes and at all glass of cold milk. Beside the plate was a 28 from his mum. “Thank you for 29 the attic,” it said. “I hope you enjoy this little 30 too! Love, Mum.”
16．A．chance B．time C．turn D．choice 17．A．locked B．closed C．opened D．painted 18．A．or B．but C．so D．and 19．A．when B．though C．because D．how 20．A．older B．taller C．slower D．younger 21．A．tell B．care C．worry D．think 22．A．arm B．eye C．ear D．leg 23．A．card B．letter C．map D．photo 24．A．sadly B．closely C．carelessly D．proudly 25．A．put up B．set off C．led to D．took away 26．A．tired B．angry C．excited D．sad 27．A．favourite B．important C．interesting D．popular 28．A．picture B．book C．diary D．note 29．A．cleaning B．emptying C．building D．searching 30．A．toy B．treasure C．banana D．desk
三、阅读单选
That’s all for today’s news. Now, let’s enjoy some beautiful English songs. First Alice by Avril Lavigne. This is a beautiful song from the film Alice in Wonderland. Hope you will enjoy it.
31．The passage may come from a ________.
A．TV programme B．fashion magazine C．radio programme D．local newspaper 32．People can go to see travel films about some countries except ________.
A．Russia B．France C．Italy D．Australia 33．Wendy and her sister want to attend the lecture. They need to pay ________ for the tickets.
A．￥10B．￥25C．￥50D．￥100
34．If Peter is free this Friday afternoon, he can ________.
A．watch a fashion show B．attend a lecture
C．watch documentaries D．enjoy English songs
35．What is Avril Lavigne?
A．A host B．An engineer C．A model D．A singer
People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing: sleeping. Every year, there is a special day for people around the world to celebrate the importance of good and healthy sleep-World Sleep Day.
Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow. People of different ages need different amounts(数量) of sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US, adults needs even to nine hours of sleep every night. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night.
However, many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start times and too much homework. The China Youth and Children Research Center said that about 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep. It has influences on students’ school life. Students without enough sleep may get poor grades. They cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports.
To solve this problem, scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and
more time to sleep. Taking a 20-minute nap(午睡) during the day is also useful. Good sleep habits help a lot. For example, try to go to sleep and wakeup at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays.
36．What is the main idea of Paragraph One?
A．The importance of sleep.B．A third of people’s sleep time.
C．A special way of sleeping.D．World Sleep Day celebrations. 37．What might happen if teenagers don’t get enough sleep according to the text?
A．They might play sports better.B．They might learn badly in class.
C．They might be unhappy all day.D．They might be excited during the day. 38．What does the underlined word “influences” mean?
A．伤害B．缺点C．影响D．好处39．Which of the following is NOT a way of helping people get enough sleep?
A．Having good sleep habits.
B．Taking exercise before going to sleep.
C．Taking a 20-minute nap during the day.
D．Getting up at the same time every day.
40．What’s the best title for the text?
A．Sleep more on weekends B．Try to take a nap during classes
C．Let’s get good and healthy sleep D．Plan your sleeping time on holidays
Napoga is a 12-year old girl in Ghana, Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep healthy.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource（自然资源）on the earth.
Water covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface（表面）. But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for many things. Freshwater covers only one percent of the earth’s surface.
You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers,
lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, thirty-four percent of all kinds of fish are dying out.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rainwater comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain（酸雨）, is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.
Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children.
Here is some advice for saving water.
·Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters each month.
·Leaky taps（漏水的龙头）waste a lot of water. Fix them right away.
·You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half, and you’ll be just as clean.
·When you wash dishes, don’t let the water run.
·Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn’t full, you are wasting water!
41．Why can’t Napoga go to school?
A．Because her family is poor.
B．Because she doesn’t like studying.
C．Because she has to take care of her little brother.
D．Because she has to get clean water for her family.
42．From the passage we can learn ________ ways to save water.
A．two B．three C．four D．five 43．What information do we know from the passage about the water on the earth?
A．There is 70% of freshwater.
B．We don’t need to worry about water.
C．There is very little water for our living.
D．Sea water is more widely used than freshwater.
44．From the passage, we know that acid rain ________.
A．is only bad for living things
B．can be produced in factories
C．isn’t bad for people, but bad for plants, animals and buildings
D．is bad for all living things including human beings
45．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．It’s time to take good care of the water we use.
B．Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.
C．Something must be done to prevent water from being polluted.
D．Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.
Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education（教育）. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded（创建）America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system（系统）got its biggest development（发展）in the American history in the late1800s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities（机会）to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community, you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos（乐高积木）to build images（图像）from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative（创造性的）programs to bring more people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom（智慧）are never shut. As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!”
46．Who founded America’s first lending library?
A．Benjamin Franklin.B．Andrew Carnegie.C．The writer.
D．Some kids.
47．The right order of the following statements is ________.
①The public library system in America developed fast.
①The first lending library was founded.
①Libraries try to bring more people in by using creative programs.
①Libraries provide more information and chances to ask for jobs online.
A．①①①①B．①①①①C．①①①①D．①①①①48．The last paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A．libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education
B．public libraries in the US should never close the doors
C．the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin
D．libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom
49．What is the purpose of the new program Read! Build! Play!?
A．To build more libraries.
B．To add reading into playtime.
C．To provide the libraries with free Internet.
D．To look for creative programs to bring people into the libraries.
50．The best title for the passage is ________.
A．The libraries in the world
B．Libraries and opportunities
C．Libraries teach kids to read and learn
D．The development of the American libraries
四、阅读还原7选5
从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Did you remember some unforgettable things that happened around you? Have you ever seen a fire? What will you do if there is a fire? 51 Or will you just stay there but do nothing? Many people are too afraid to do something when there is a fire. But in fact, this is wrong.
Last Sunday evening my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. 52 . I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying.
Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted “Fire! Fire!”. 53
I ran quickly into my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell, knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. 54 We tried our best top our water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. 55 After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy.
A．How will you put out a fire?
B．Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen.
C．When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired.
D．Will you shout for help?
E．They took me out of the house and I was dirty but safe.
F．I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together.
G．But no one heard or came out.
五、根据汉语提示填空
六、用所给单词的正确形式填空
七、根据句意填空
八、多句选词填空
九、汉译英：单词/短语
十、短文首字母填空
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

“The USA? The UK? Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such
十一、阅读回答问题
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

I am a Canadian. I started learning French when I was 10 years old. But my whole experience（经历）with the language was in the classroom. All of that changed, however, during my last summer of high school. As a 17-year-old girl, I flew across the country by myself for the first time! I headed for Quebec to live in the province with a French-speaking host family, who didn’t speak any English. And I would learn French at a local school.
On the first day of school the local school gave us students a test to determine（测定）our language level. We were required to speak only French all summer.
I made every effort to communicate（交流）in a second language by making new friends, seeing movies and even ordering food from restaurants in French. Though I couldn’t understand most of it at the very beginning, the whole experience was exciting and refreshing.
On weekends, my classmates and I took trips to different places around the province. On one trip, we went whale watching on the St. Lawrence River. Even though it was raining, we could see huge whales swimming around our boat. The most forgettable（令人难忘的）part of our trip was a visit to historic Quebec City. I walked along the stone street, took pictures of the European-style（欧式的）buildings, and learned some stories there.
Finally my efforts paid off! At the end of the summer, I was able to communicate pretty well. I couldn’t wait to go back to school and talk with my French teacher. Being lost in a French-speaking environment was a valuable learning experience. And it could be the main reason for my improvement（提高）in French.
91．When did the writer fly alone for the first time?
92．How did the local school determine the students’ language level?
93．Where did the writer take trips on weekends?
94．What did the writer think of the visit to historic Quebec City?
95．What do you think is the best way to learn a foreign language?（请自拟一句话作答）
十二、话题作文
96．青少年杂志决定举行一次以“My best friend”为题的英语征文比赛。

假如你的最好的朋友是Sandy，请结合以下的要点写一篇90词左右的短文，可适当发挥。

文章的
注意：1.语言规范，信息完整，结构连贯，书写工整。

2.内容必须包括表格中所有信息，并作适当的发挥。

3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息。

My best friend
Sandy is fifteen years old________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________。