湖南省长沙市青竹湖一中2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷

青竹湖湘一—2022-2023-2学年度初二下期中考试卷
第二部分阅读（共三节，计50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
( ) 21. What do kids in China like doing best in their free time?
A. Watching TV.
B. Reading books.
C. Playing
computer games.
( ) 22. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Half of the kids in the US like reading books.
B. The kids in the US and Japan both like watching TV best.
C. More kids in China like playing computer games than those in Japan.
B
( ) 23. Who can be a member of the school council?
A. Peter-a man of idea.
B. Tony-an early bird.
C. Mary-a
sports lover.
( ) 24. According to passage, the students in the school council can learn how to .
A.do well in study
B. help others to be confident
C.
communicate with others
( ) 25. If Mary wants to join in the school council, she can e-mail Mrs. Lin .
A.On April 11
B. on April 13
C. on April
15
C
If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince (小王子). It’s a famous story by a French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages. In 2015, around 73 years after the birth of the book, an American director (导演) Mark Osborne made it into a 3D animated (动画) film.
The book tells the story of a pilot (飞行员), who meets a young prince in the desert (沙漠) after a plane accident. However, in the film, the story starts when the pilot is much older. He has a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to go into the grown-up world. She tries her best to get into a good school and become a fine grown-up. In order to do that, The Little Girl has to do what her mother strictly planned for her. Later the old pilot shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a story at a time. The stories are made of the pictures in the book. It is about his time in the desert with the Little Prince and taking The Little Girl away from a stressful world to a surprising one.
Huang Lei and his 9-year-old daughter voice (配音) the film. He says, “In the film, the most touching part is that every one of us is a kind child like the Little Prince. I hope my daughter will always keep this good quality as time flies through this experience.”
( ) 26. The book The Little Prince.
A. came out in 1942
B. was written by Mark Osborne
C. was made into a 3D animated film in 2005
( ) 27. How does The Little Girl get to know the story of The Little Prince?
A. By watching the film.
B. By entering the grown-up world.
C. By reading pictures the pilot shared with her.
( ) 28. Which word can best describe the old pilot in the film?
A. Cold-blooded.
B. Kind-hearted.
C. Well-trained. ( ) 29. What can we infer (推断) from the story in the film?
A. The old pilot lives a pretty stressful life.
B. The little girl hates to go into a
good school.
C. The Little Girl’s mom is strict with her daughter.
( ) 30. What does Huang Lei want her daughter to learn from the voice acting?
A. To keep away from stress.
B. To be kind to others.
C. To stay hungry
for the world.
D
It is reported that the UK will save thousands of red phone boxes. Its first phone box started appearing in 1921, and the special red style came out five years later.
As smart phones have become part of everyday life, the public (公共的) phone boxes may seem out of date. But Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator (通信商), says they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need.
“People can use the phone boxes we plan to protect to make calls. If one of those calls is from a sad child, an accident victim (受害者), that phone line can be a lifeline at a time of great need,” says Selina Chadha, a leader in Ofcom.
Ofcom plans to protect 5,000 phone boxes, especially in poor areas where smart phones are not so common. “We also want to make sure that people in those areas, often in poor areas, can still make calls,” she adds.
According to the official report (官方报道), nearly half of the phone boxes in the UK have lost their places in people’s everyday life. Because more and more people use smart phones. It is said that people turned more than 6,500 unused call boxes into mini community libraries or coffee shops under a plan called “Adopt a Kiosk”. It allows local organizations (当地组织) to buy a red phone for only one pound and turn the box into something useful.
( ) 31. The red UK phone box appeared in .
A. 1916.
B. 1921.
C. 1926
( ) 32. What does the underline phrase “out of date” mean?
A. 时尚的.
B. 过时的.
C. 过期的. ( ) 33. Ofcom plans to protect the phone boxes because .
A. people in great need can use it to call for help
B. people boxes are not so common in the poor areas
C. people are used to making a call in the phone box
( ) 34. According to the last paragraph, local people CANNOT use the phone boxes as .
A. coffee stores
B. bus stops
C. community
libraries
( ) 35. Which is the best title (题目) for this passage?
A. Saving Phone Boxes in the UK
B. Reusing Phone Boxes in Poor
Areas
C. Building More Phone Boxes in the UK
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In the Western world, Chinese takeout (外卖) is popular. And it is usually sent to your house in small boxes, with some Chinese food, such as rice, dumplings etc. But this kind of Chinese food isn’t very authentic (正宗的). 36 .
Chinese people who live in other countries introduced (介绍) most of Chinese real foods to others. So over the years, so over the years, real Chinese dishes have become more popular in foreign countries as well. In the United States, people are eating jianbing and roujiamo. 37 . Latiao is also popular in foreign classrooms.
38 . This might be why they are delicious for foreigners. For example, roujiamo looks like a hamburger. Tanghulu is similar to candy apples, which are beloved (喜爱) by children in the US and UK. 39 .
But what do foreigners really think about all of these real Chinese foods? To find out, some foreign workers in China tried many kinds of Chinese dishes, including latiao, youtiao and roujiamo. Some of these dishes were familiar (熟悉的) to them, while others were new and mysterious (神秘的). 40 .
A. A lot of Chinese foods are like Western foods
B. In fact, it is very different from real Chinese food
C. In Russia, tanghulu has become a popular winter snack
D. And Youtiao is l ike a snack that is popular in Spain (西班牙)
E. But one thing is for sure: they had a lot of fun eating these foods
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Terry Fox was a young Canadian man who had bone cancer (骨癌). It left him with only one leg, but he did not give up.
He decided run across Canada to raise money for people who got cancer. With his right artificial (人造的) leg, Terry Fox began the run called the “Marathon of Hope”. He planned to run 8,000 kilometers across Canada from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Vancouver. He thought that the
run would last about six months. On August 31st, 1980, just outside of Thunder Bay, Ortario. Terry Fox had terrible chest pains (胸痛). the cancer returned. He had to give up his run and return to the hospital.
On June 28th, 1981, Terry Fox died. However, his dream didn’t die. He raised more money for the Canadian Cancer Society than he dreamed possible - over $24 million. Terry Fox got many honors (荣誉) following his death. Many schools, buildings, roads and parks around the country were named in Fox’s honour. On Canada Day in 1999, Fox was named “Canada’s Greatest Hero”in a national survey. Even today, people admire (赞赏) Terry Fox for what he did. But he never thought it was a big deal. He once (曾经) said, “I just wish people would understand that anything is possible if people try.”
41. What happened to Terry Fox after he had bone cancer?
42. Why did Terry Fox start the run across Canada?
43. Did Terry Fox finish the run across Canada?
44. How much money did Terry Fox raise for Canadian Cancer Society?
45. When did Terry Fox win the title “Canada’s Greatest Hero”?
第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分35分）
第一节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案。

I used to study in India while my father was there for work. But last summer, I had to go back to 46 because of family reasons. This was a big problem for me 47 I had to get used to the Chinese school life. What’s worse, my new school asked me to start over from Grade 7 again.
After the new school’s opening ceremony (典礼) on the 48 day of the new term, my mother advised us to drink some orange juice to cheer up. At that time, I felt so upset and angry that I 49 my cup and spilled (弄洒) the orange juice.
When I realized (意识到) what I did, I ran for some napkins (纸巾) to 50 the mess. My mother brought a sponge (海绵) and a piece of cloth from the kitchen. After we cleaned it up, my mother said in a 51 and soft voice, “Look darling.”
“What?” I asked, red-eyed.
“Look at the napkins on the floor, and look at the sponge and the cloth. What can you see?”
“The napkins get we and broken, and the orange juice leaves some dirty things on the cloth, but the sponge still looks 52 .”
“Yes. So, if we compare the orange juice to trouble, 53 would you like to be? The wet napkins, the dirty cloth, or the sponge that can squeeze (挤) the 54 away?”
I realized what the meant. It doesn’t have to be hard to be optimistic (乐观的). I decided to start facing my trouble like the 55 , keeping optimistic even when trouble comes.
( ) 46. A. China B. India C. America ( ) 47. A. although B. because C. so
( ) 48. A. first B. second C. last
( ) 49. A. took B. dropped C. passed
( ) 50. A. look up B. fix up C. clean up ( ) 51. A. angry B. calm C. crazy
( ) 52. A. dirty B. clear C. clean
( ) 53. A. whose B. which C. who
( ) 54. A. trouble B. oranges C. stress
( ) 55. A. napkins B. cloth C. sponge
第二节（共10小题，计10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

The teenage years are important to a person’s 56. (develop). During this time, one has to learn to be 57. (independence) and find out what kind of people they want to be. However, at the same time, we can easily make a few wrong decisions. And when we grow up, we are going to regret (后悔) some of 58. (they).
These days, 31,000 people discussed an interesting question online. The question read, “What would you do if you were 15 again?” People of all ages 59. (give) their answers to the question.
Get on well 60. my parents, especially my mom. Raising a kid means a
lot of responsibility (责任), and they did their best. When I have different opinions from
my parents, shouting at them 61. (angry) is not a good way to solve the
problem. If my parents have problems, I should offer 62. (help) them.
Work hard at school so that I can go to 63. excellent college and get a
better job after that.
make exercise a part of the day. 64. you have millions of things to do
every day, you still need to make time for exercise. Remember this: the healthier you are
when you are younger, the happier you will be when you are younger, the happier you
will be when you get older.
Smile to my life. Life is a long journey full of ups and downs. No matter what happens,
don’t forget about the importance of 65. (be) happy, because happiness
lies not in things, but in ourselves.
第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

We feel sad sometimes. When such feeling passes, we feel much better. But when we are sad all the time, we don’t feel like doing anything. It may feel like that a big monster (怪物) is sitting on you. This monster (怪物) is called depression (沮丧). Here is a story about a boy called Ben.
66. David and Ben used to play together all the time. Ben often made David laugh. But Ben doesn’t want to play with anyone these days.
“67. 你为什么不和我一起玩呢？” David asks. “I don’t want to,” Ben say. “I’m stuck (困于) with this big monster on my back.” Ben names the monster Dukduk. When Dukdu grows big, Ben gets angry about everything. Sometimes, Dukduk seems to be holding on to Ben. Sometimes, 68. 他不允许Ben和朋友出去闲逛。

When you see someone who is sad, talk to them and tell them you would like to help. They will get out of the depression with your help. 70. The earlier they get out of the depression, the better they will feel.
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67.
68.
69.
70.
第二节书面表达（满分15分）
71. 在上个星期的英语课上，同学们就“中学生是否应该做家务”这一话题进行了讨论，有一部分同学认为做家务浪费时间，并且那是父母的事情。

还有的同学认为中学生应该做家务，但应该得到报酬。

假如你是班级小记者李华，请就此次讨论写一篇报道，介绍以上同学的不
同观点，并表明你对这个话题的看法。

写作要求：
（1）文章要分段，卷面要工整，词数控制80词左右；（开头已给出，不计入总词数）（2）可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯，符合逻辑；
（3）文中不得出现真实人名和校名。

Last week, our class had a discussion about whether middle school students should do chores at home. Different students showed different opinions.。