湖北省随州市曾都区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末学业质量监测英语试题

湖北省随州市曾都区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末学业质
量监测英语试题
一、
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Zhang Ning was a volunteer at the Winter Olympics in 2022. When she was interviewed (被采访) on the radio, she shared her stories and with the audience (观众). “I was 10 years old Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008. As I was watching TV and the amazing shows, I was excited.”
She came to know that holding the Olympics was a chance (机会) to China’s stories to the world, showing the world a more beautiful China. “It’s a wonderful experience to be a at the Winter Olympics 14 years later. It made my childhood dream ,” said Zhang Ning. “I learned a lot, I was busy and tired.”
In order to better service, Zhang Ning and her team were trained seriously. They worked hard in the face of . One of the most difficult things was the cold weather, as some of the work was outside. more than 300 other volunteers, she might have worked for about 1, 000 hours, like temperatures and tickets carefully at Wukesong Sports Center.
“I for our athletes (运动员) when they were trying their best; I felt truly proud (骄傲的) when I saw our national flag (国旗) rising high, tears in my eyes,” she said. “V olunteering is unusual. I’ll do such jobs again. I hope more people will us.”
President Xi Jinping once said at a meeting, “I hope the volunteers, volunteer service organizations and volunteer service work staff will make new in the new era (时代), push forward the volunteer of dedication (奉献), friendship, mutual (相互的) help and progress, and carry on their good deeds (行为).
1．A．feelings B．plans C．hobbies D．mistakes
2．A．why B．what C．how D．when 3．A．preparing B．giving C．enjoying D．celebrating 4．A．talk B．speak C．tell D．say 5．A．player B．volunteer C．winner D．traveler 6．A．come true B．come out C．come up D．come on 7．A．because B．unless C．if D．though 8．A．throw B．provide C．waste D．control 9．A．death B．chores C．difficulties D．condition 10．A．With B．Under C．As D．By 11．A．considering B．clearing C．checking D．completing 12．A．swam B．cheered C．drove D．cared 13．A．trust B．accept C．join D．visit 14．A．amusement B．achievements C．communication D．inventions 15．A．spirit B．object C．satisfaction D．relation
二、阅读理解
Starting this term, middle school students will have a new course—cooking. Does everyone like it?
Let’s look at what the students in Yucai Middle School think of it.
16．According to the passage, Zhang Peng may ________ when he is alone at home.
A．go to a restaurant B．ask his teacher for help
C．cook by himself D．order takeout food
17．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Wu Mei thinks cooking can show our love to our family.
B．With the help of robots, Wang Tao thinks we don’t need to learn cooking.
C．Li Lei thinks cooking is helpful to our study.
D．Zhang Peng thinks cooking can make us independent.
18．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The ways of cooking for middle school students.
B．The middle school students’ opinions on cooking.
C．The reasons why middle school students should learn to cook.
D．The importance of cooking in our daily life.
The Search-for-Lost-Birds list has come to public (公众的) attention recently. It lists ten kinds of birds that people haven’t seen in the wild for at least fifteen years. The list is asking people to search for the rarest (最珍稀的) birds on Earth.
There could be several reasons for the long disappearances (消失) of the birds on the list. Maybe there have been no studies in areas where they live. Maybe people don’t know where or how to find them. Maybe there are changes to their natural homes because of human activities.
This year, four expeditions (考察队) are planning to find eight kinds of birds. If we can find any of these lost birds, we can find the ways to protect them and help their populations grow. This has happened with birds like the Madagascar pochard (马岛潜鸭). The number of this once- lost kind of bird is now becoming larger and larger.
19．How many kinds of birds are on the Search-for-Lost-Birds list?
A．Four.B．Eight.C．Ten.D．Fifteen. 20．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．Changes of the living areas of the birds.
B．Suggestions on how to protect the birds.
C．Reasons for the disappearances of the birds.
D．Steps of building natural homes for the birds.
21．What can we learn about the Madagascar pochard?
A．It has not been found till now.
B．It has a larger population than before.
C．It needs to live close to humans.
D．It provides protection for other birds.
22．What is the best title (标题) for the passage?
A．Ways to Raise Rare Birds B．Bird-lovers Around the World C．Stories About Birds in the Wild D．Search for the Lost Birds
23．What is Li Li’s problem?
A．She can’t get good grades.
B．She doesn’t have any interests.
C．She is too shy to say a word in public.
D．She doesn’t know how to chat with her classmates.
24．To be friendly, you can do the following EXCEPT (除……之外) ________.
A．smile to others B．talk to more people
C．say something nice about others’ skills D．give a good compliment to others 25．Who is easier to make friends with others according to the passage?
A．John, who doesn’t want to talk to others.
B．Bob, who hardly ever says nice words to his classmates.
C．Tom, who doesn’t have the same interests with others.
D．Alice, who often asks her classmates about English questions politely.
26．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Li Li’s school life is wonderful.
B．Ma Tao doesn’t give helpful advice.
C．Li Li can’t get on well with her classmates.
D．Ma Tao advises Li Li not to speak to strangers.
Type in “A cat wants to go to space” and ask a robot to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of Max. He made his way through many difficulties to sing among the stars.
This robot writer is real. It’s called ChatGPT. From writing a story to making music, ChatGPT has surprised the world since it came out in late 2022 by the US company Open-AI. It can translate (翻译) languages, talk with people and write songs, poems and even jokes. It’s a powerful (强大的) AI, with the same writing abilities of a real person.
People around the world have tried ChatGPT and posted their results on social media. Some used it to write history reports, some asked it to take notes of speeches, and some even got advice on how to communicate with people at a party.
ChatGPT comes along at a time when AI is becoming able to do creative tasks. We believe that ChatGPT is a powerful tool. However, some schools in US, Australia and France banned (禁止) the use of ChatGPT. The move comes out of worries that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat on homework. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to not provide proper information.
However, the articles it creates are difficult to tell from those made by humans. This causes many problems, such as the issue of copyright (版权). Since ChatGPT is mainly trained using words from the Internet, it can also pick up on the Internet’s biases (偏见) about some groups. These are all the things that depend on humans to solve.”
27．The cat story was written to ________.
A．show what creative work ChatGPT can do
B．introduce a cat who wants to go to space
C．introduce a set of bedtime books
D．show how ChatGPT creates a new cat
28．Some schools in the US banned the use of ChatGPT because ________.
A．it makes teachers worry about their students
B．it never provides proper information
C．students may use it to cheat on homework
D．students depend too much on it
29．What do we know about ChatGPT?
A．It is still developing.
B．It is the most powerful human.
C．It can take the place of humans someday.
D．People cannot tell the difference between ChatGPT and humans.
30．The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.
A．ChatGPT helps a cat go to space
B．ChatGPT brings about changes in the life
C．ChatGPT causes lots of problems
D．ChatGPT makes the life easy and colorful
阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项只能用一次。

Shylock was the richest man in town. But he owned a bad name because he was too proud (骄傲的) of his money. One day, Shylock became blind. Only by doing a cornea transplant surgery (角膜移植手术) could he see again, but there was no donor (捐献者). Shylock had to wait in the hospital sadly.
One afternoon, Shylock wanted to sit in the sun, so he felt his way for the little square (广场) in front of the hospital. He raised his head to enjoy the sunshine. 31 Just as Shylock felt hopeless, someone hit him hard all of a sudden. That made Shylock very angry, so he shouted loudly, “Don’t you have eyes? 32 I’m Shylock!”
The answer was from a little boy, “I’m sorry, sir. I didn’t notice, please forgive (原谅) me!”
Shylock changed his mind and ordered, “ 33 ”
The boy began. “How beautiful! 34 The flowers are coming out everywhere, and the little trees are also very lovely. The clouds are flying…”
As he was listening, Shylock began to envy (嫉妒) that boy. Suddenly, he shouted, “Oh, my God, the little boy is so poor, nothing but a pair of eyes! Why do you give him light?”
“You are wrong!” came the voice of a lady, “ 35 What he just described is what I told him!” Shylock sat on the square silently, tears coming up in his eyes.
Since then, the city charity (慈善机构) would receive a great number of money every year from the richest person, Shylock.
A．The grass is green, the sky is blue.
B．My son is too poor to have eyes.
C．Don’t you see who you hit!
D．I can forgive you, but you must talk with me!
E．However, he saw nothing but the whole darkness (黑暗).
三、单词拼写
36．I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of
/dʒɔɪ/ on their owners’ faces.
37．If your parents are having problems, you should /'ɒfə/ to help.
38．As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking r .
39．He had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades
d .
40．Most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Centre in New York was taken down by terrorists. Even the d —September 11, 2001—has meaning to most Americans.
四、完成句子
41．刚开始Ben无法睡觉，但最后在大约凌晨三点左右，当风逐渐减弱时他才进入梦乡。

Ben could not sleep at first. He finally when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
42．（歌声）正带着我们去向那一处由面包、蛋糕和糖果建成的绝妙房子。

It (The song) is us that wonderful house made of bread, cake and candy. 43．当你接近顶部时，也很难吸入空气。

It is also very hard to air as you get near the top.
44．你们得赶快，读书报告两周后必须交。

You should . The book report is due in two weeks.
45．令人难以置信的是科技以一种如此快速的方式取得了进步。

It’s unbelievable that technology in such a rapid way.
五、选词填空
从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其适当的形式完成短文，每词只能用一次，每空一词。

Maybe Y ou Should Learn to Relax!
These days, many parents push their children into learning more 46 . They believe it helps their kids to better compete in life. However, such a busy life can place great pressure
47 students.
The Taylors are a 48 American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football 49 . Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home 50 after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it's time for homework.
Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and 51 until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always 52 them with other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People shouldn’t 53 their kids so hard.”
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s 54 . Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for 55 , too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”
六、书面表达
56．同学们，随州，我们的家园，一个古老而又年轻的城市，请你根据以下表格提示，以“Suizhou—A Place You will Never Forget!”为题，请饱满热情地用英文来介绍我们的家乡——随州！
要求：
1.文中不要出现个人真实信息。

2.表格中的信息都要在文中体现出来，可适当发挥。

3.字数为80 词左右。

Suizhou—A Place You will Never Forget
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