辽宁省铁岭市铁岭县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

辽宁省铁岭市铁岭县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英
语试题
一、补全对话
补全对话
Lisa: Hello! This is Lisa. May I speak to Cindy?
Cindy: Hi, Lisa. 1
Lisa: You aren’t at school today. 2
Cindy: I have a fever and can’t go.
Lisa: Sorry to hear that. 3
Cindy: Yes, my mother took me to the hospital. 4 He told me to take the medicine three times a day and drink some water.
Lisa: 5
Cindy: Much better
A．The doctor said I had a bad cold.
B．This is Cindy.
C．How are you feeling now?
D．Did you see the doctor?
E．What’s the matter?
二、完形填空
Saturday is Emily’s favorite day of the week. On that day, after doing her 6 , she is free to do what she wants to do. But today, it was warm and 7 . Emily wanted to go out right now, so she walked to the door 8 .
Suddenly, little Joe shouted, “Mama, Emily is going outside,9 she didn’t do her chores.” Emily stopped and got back. Mama entered the room. She said, “I know you love the sunshine, Emily, but do you remember 10 responsibility（责任）means?” Emily answered, “Yes, Mama. Responsibility means doing what I should do so I can grow up to 11 myself.”
Mama smiled and went away.
Emily began to do her chores. She 12 her bed, put the toys in the box and placed her books on the bookshelf. She picked up the clothes on the floor and carried 13 to the bathroom. There she washed the clothes and cleaned the mirror.
Emily ran 14 her mom and shouted, “Mama, I’m done with my chores. I’m going to play outside now.” “Good girl,” her mom said.
Though Emily 15 chores, she was glad that she could help Mama. 6．A．homework B．chores C．reading D．training 7．A．sunny B．rainy C．windy D．snowy 8．A．differently B．easily C．quietly D．loudly 9．A．and B．so C．because D．or
10．A．how B．what C．where D．when 11．A．take after B．fix up C．give up D．depend on 12．A．took B．developed C．made D．dropped 13．A．her B．us C．it D．them
14．A．for B．to C．with D．on 15．A．hated B．liked C．enjoyed D．started
三、阅读理解
16．Why does Peter feel nervous when he sees a woman doctor?
A．Because he has no money.B．Because he has a bad cold.
C．Because he wears nothing.D．Because he was a little boy.
17．When the boy gets ________, he will care more about his body.
A．stronger B．taller C．older D．fatter
18．Why does the doctor ask the boy to take off his clothes?
A．To ask him to take a shower.B．To examine him.
C．To make sure his clothes are clean.D．To make him feel nervous.
19．How many pieces of advice does Paul give Peter?
A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.
20．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Paul is afraid to see a man doctor.
B．All the patients have to wear nothing when they see the doctor.
C．Little boys run around with nothing and they don't care about it.
D．All doctors’ offices have gowns for patients.
That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal(正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.
To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my
house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by, I made progress.
I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.
After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.
As years went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风).
Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak or know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her—just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress everyday and was moved out of ICU(重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.
One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”
I quickly said, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.
21．Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital.
b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.
c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar’s help.
d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.
A．b-c-d-a B．c-a-d-b C．b-c-a-d D．b-d-c-a
22．What does the underlined word “vividly” mean in Paragraph(段落) 3?
A．模糊地B．清晰地C．彻底地D．感激地
23．What does the writer mean by saying “I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class” in Paragraph 4?
A．He was cleverer than his classmates.B．He worked very hard on maths.
C．His classmates failed to graduate.D．Mrs. Pillar’s help greatly influenced him.
24．The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to ________.
A．help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him B．play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar C．see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better D．make the nurse in the hospital feel strange
25．What is the best title for the passage?
A．A Great Teacher B．Always Have A Dream
C．Never Give Up D．Kindness Makes Wonders
In the world, there are lots of people who want to help out. Many join organizations (管理) run by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and V oluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the terrible earthquake took place in Wenchuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.
One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.
Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities (机会), too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on—the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.
All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villagers. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you. 26．The Peace Corps is ________ in the United States.
A．a city B．an organization C．a volunteer D．a school 27．From the passage, we can know that Teresa is ________ woman.
A．a kind and helpful B．a poor and sick
C．a homeless but kind D．a sick but active
28．The underlined word “those” refers to ________.
A．the homeless B．the sick C．the poor D．the kids 29．Which is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?
A．They want to make more friends.B．They want to be helpful.
C．It helps them get work experience.D．It can improve their social life.
30．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．V olunteers do all kinds of work.B．Mother Teresa was a great volunteer.
C．The world needs volunteers.D．There are different ways of volunteering.
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem:" Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦)." But sadly, many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don't waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? No, according to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being generous(慷慨的). Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired(开除)because she took some leftover(剩余的)food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and agreed that it was not right to waste food.
What should we do in our daily life to waste less food? Here are some tips:
◆Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order what you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
◆Don't be too picky(挑剔的)about food. Some food may not taste great. But your body needs it.
◆Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don't buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
31．According to News One Plus One, Chinese people .
A．save enough food to feed 200 million people for a year
B．throw away lots of food every year
C．get enough food to feed millions of people every year
D．have to feed 200 million hungry people every year
32．From the third paragraph, we know that .
A．we have too much food to feed people in the world
B．there were 925 million people in developing countries
C．because of hunger, six million children die every year
D．there are only a few people getting hungry every year
33．From the fourth and fifth paragraphs, we can conclude(得出结论)that .
A．all Chinese people are generous
B．Chinese people always waste food
C．Li Hong got fired because she wasted food
D．everyone should get into the habit of saving food
34．What should we do to save food in our daily life?
A．When we order too much food in a restaurant, just take the leftover food home.
B．Eat more food that doesn't taste great.
C．We should not buy vegetables and fruit.
D．We should keep an eye on the food we like.
35．What's the main topic of the passage?
A．Don't waste food.
B．Many people die of hunger.
C．Don't be picky about food.
D．Eat all the food you order.
As a middle school teacher, I think it’s good for children to do housework. 36 It can also help them take better care of themselves in the future.
When children are old enough, it’s necessary for them to do some housework. 37 Here is some advice.
Let children choose what they want to do
Tell children all the chores they can do. 38 If a child can choose the housework by himself, he will be willing (乐意的) to do it.
Don’t control the time of doing housework
Don’t ask your children to do chores right away. 39 For example, don’t say, “Ten minutes later, you must clean up the floor.”
Set a good example to your children
Parents shouldn’t complain (抱怨) about the housework in front of their children. 40 Parents should try to make their children believe that it’s interesting to do housework.
A．It will make them hate doing housework.
B．But how to ask children to do housework?
C．Then let children choose one or two from them.
D．Doing some housework can not only keep them healthy and strong.
E．It will make children feel that doing housework is boring and tiring.
四、短文填空
阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it 41 (feel) like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood 42 the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and 43 (match) on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat 44 (heavy) against the windows. After dinner, they 45 (try) to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun 46 a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a. m. When he woke up, the sun was 47 (rise). He went outside with 48 (he)
family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, 49 (broke) windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood 50 .Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
五、任务型阅读
根据短文内容，简略回答问题。

A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.
The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school.
As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.
Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mom, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”
51．What was the weather like that day?
52．Did the mother feel worried at first?
53．What did the little girl do when a lightning came?
54．Should you be as brave (勇敢的) as the little girl? Why? Write 20 words or more.
六、翻译
55．她决定参加一个课外阅读志愿者项目。

.
56．我弟弟真的很累，因为他昨晚学习到很晚。

.
57．我应该量一下体温吗？
58．暴风雨来的时候他们在做什么？
?
59．你能把垃圾倒了吗？
?
七、书面表达
60．有句话是“帮助他人，快乐自己”。

做志愿者活动在中国已经很流行了。

你愿意帮助他人吗？如果你有机会成为志愿者，你愿意做什么工作呢？为什么？请根据以上提示，写一篇短文。

词数60—70词，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

V olunteering is becoming more and more popular in China. We are making ourselves happy while we are helping others. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
试卷第11页，共11页。