2022-2023学年度八年级英语上学期期中测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023学年度八年级英语上学期期中测试卷（含答案）
考试时间: 90分钟试卷满分：90分
※考生注意：请在答题卡各题目规定答题区域作答，答在本试卷上无效。

★第一卷（选择题部分共35分）
Ⅰ.单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）
从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

1. — What did you do just now?
— We had a ______ about this winter vacation. We decided to go to Hangzhou.
A. message
B. fight
C. competition
D. discussion
2. Guangming Park is close ______ my school. I often take a walk there.
A. with
B. from
C. to
D. at
3. Soap operas are ______ to me because I’m not interested in them.
A. natural
B. meaningless
C. clear
D. comfortable
4. There are lots of shops on ______ sides of the street.
A. both
B. all
C. each
D. every
5. My grandpa ______ eats junk food, so he is still in good health now.
A. sometimes
B. always
C. usually
D. hardly ever
6. — Did your mother do ______ on your birthday?
— No. She just cooked a big meal.
A. something special
B. anything special
C. special something
D. special anything
7. My cousin ______ the piano three times a week.
A. practices
B. is practicing
C. practiced
D. practice
8. They missed the train, ______ they tried their best to get to the station.
A. because
B. if
C. when
D. though
9. Our English teacher is a funny man. He often ______ interesting stories to make us laugh.
A. puts up
B. wakes up
C. makes up
D. cuts up
10. Please don’t eat unhealthy foods ______ hamburgers.
A. less than
B. because of
C. such as
D. more than
11. Suzhou is a beautiful city. I hope _____ it next year.
A. to reach
B. reaching
C. to visit
D. visiting
12. — What ______ to Jack in the comedy just now?
— Oh, he broke his glasses.
A. needed
B. happened
C. followed
D. waited
13. Who do you think dances ______, Linda, Grace or Anna?
A. good
B. well
C. better
D. best
14. — Excuse me. ______ is it from here to the nearest library?
— 10 minutes by bus.
A. How far
B. How long
C. How many
D. How much
15. —Why did you leave the cinema so early?
—Some people were on the phone. ______.
A. Bye for now
B. I can’t stand it
C. See you later
D. Lucky you
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共10分，每空1分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

I don’t usually watch TV at night. Last Thursday night, I finished my homework early and 16_______ to watch TV for half an hour. To my surprise, there was a wonderful 17_______.
The program was about food waste (浪费). It asked cooks to make meals from food that people threw away (扔掉). The cooks went to 18______ to find food. They found lots of bread. The bread was three days old but was 19_______ very good. At some street markets they found bananas and strawberries. The 20______ was a little brown, but it was OK to eat!
From the program, I learned how much food people throw away every week. It is 21______. We waste so much food because we 22______ so much and we can’t eat it all! The program also showed that some farmers throw away a lot of their vegetables because they aren’t the right 23______ for the shops! People don’t want carrots when they are very big or very small, 24______ the farmers throw them away or give them to pigs.
The program showed people that food waste is a big problem. We must 25______ food waste together. From now on, I will eat everything in the fridge (冰箱).
16. A. waited B. helped C. decided D. remembered
17. A. lesson B. activity C. competition D. program
18. A. supermarkets B. hospitals C. libraries D. museums
19. A. only B. ever C. again D. still
20. A. meat B. fruit C. cake D. juice
21. A. expensive B. difficult C. boring D. terrible
22. A. pay B. buy C. use D. feed
23. A. color B. price C. size D. name
24. A. but B. if C. after D. so
25. A. save B. share C. fight D. forget
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共10分，每小题1分）
根据短文内容选择一个最佳答案。

Passage 1
Creative Art Exhibition (展览)
The Museum of Creative Art will have Creative Art Exhibition from November 23, 2022 to February 23, 2023. It will show the works of some famous artists and the winners of the Creative Art Competition.
There are Teddy Cheung’s “Monkeys and Men”, Rcbecca Tam’s “Pig Family”, Tony Wong’s “Sam in the Forest”, Jenny Chan’s “Red Flowers”, Margaret Chiu’s “Wonderful Water”and many others’ wonderful artworks in the exhibition.
The museum is at 15 Marble Street, Shenung Wan, Hong Kong. It is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Sunday to Wednesday and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. It is closed on Thursday.
Amdmission (入场费) is $20. Students can spend only $10 on each ticket. Admission is free on Wednesday. For more imformation, call 2822-0116.
How long does Creative Art Exhibition last (持续)?
A. One month.
B. Two months.
C. Three months.
D. Four months.
27. People can see Rebecca Tam’s artwork of ______ in the exhibition.
A. water
B. weather
C. flowers
D. animals
28. Mr. Green wants to go to the exhibition, but he is only free after 6 p.m. When should he go?
A. On Friday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Wednesday.
D. On Thursday.
29. Linda, an eighth grader, will go to the exhibition with her parents next weekend. How much
should they pay?
A. $30.
B. $40.
C. $50.
D. $60.
30. You may read this in a ______.
A. newspaper
B. diary
C. storybook
D. dictionary Passage 2
When you walk through the doors of Morton Plant Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, you’ll see Mary Ellen Owens at the front desk. She will say hello
to you with a smile.
Mary, who is now 98, started volunteering (义务做) at the hospital after her husband (丈夫) died almost 20 years ago.
“My husband was ill in hospital here,” she said. “Everyone at the hospital was so good to us.”
To show her thanks, Mary wanted to give back in a big way. “I don’t have lots of money, but I can give them my time.”
“Once I gave three days a week,” she said. “Now, I’m old, so I don’t get around as much as before. I only give one day a week.”
To get to the hospital, Mary gets a ride from her friend, Richard. “Every Tuesday, Richard picks me up from my home and brings me here,” she said. “I don’t think people my age should drive.”
In her younger years, Mary almost became a movie star, but things didn’t work out. She turned down the role in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind because she was busy with other things. Does Mary feel sorry for it? No. She says life has given her more than she expected.
Mary has volunteered about 7,000 hours at the hospital and it makes her feel great. She hopes to give people who are ill more hours and smiles.
31. Mary decided to volunteer in Morton Plant Hospital ______.
A. ten years ago
B. to make friends
C. with her husband
D. to show her thanks
32. Mary works in Morton Plant Hospital ______ now.
A. once a week
B. three times a week
C. twice a week
D. four times a week
33. Mary goes to Morton Plant Hospital ______.
A. by car
B. by bike
C. by subway
D. by train
34. The underlined words “turn down” mean ________ in Chinese.
A. 喜欢
B. 评价
C. 拒绝
D. 追求
35. What might Mary think of her volunteer work?
A. It’s simple.
B. It’s boring.
C. It’s enjoyable.
D. It’s difficult.
★第二卷（非选择题部分共55分）
Ⅳ. 补全对话（共5分，每空1分）
在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语，使对话完整。

A: Hey, Nancy! 36 _________________?
B: Just now? I went to Bob’s Supermarket.
A: 37_________________?
B: I went there with my mom. She is free today.
A: 38_________________?
B: Yes. I bought a bag.
A: 39_________________?
B: Once a week.
A: When do you go shopping?
B: On Sunday morning. Would you like to go shopping with me this Sunday?
A: 40_________________. When and where can we meet?
B: At 8:30 a.m. at the bus stop, OK?
A: OK. See you.
Ⅴ.句子翻译（共15分）
(A) 根据所给中文完成句子翻译。

(共11分，局部翻译每小题1分，整句翻译每小题2分)
41. 我们需要把每个人最好的一面表现出来。

We need to _______________ in everyone.
42. 这个房间对我来说足够大。

This room is _______________ for me.
43. 不用认真对待他所说的。

他只是个孩子。

Don’t ____________ what he said ____________. He is only a kid.
44.我的哥哥昨天至少读了三本书。

My brother read ______________yesterday.
45.当她年轻的时候，她的唱歌才华起了重要的作用。

Her talent in singing _______________ when she was young.
46. 他和他姐姐学习一样努力。

_________________________________________.
47. 那家服装店有最不好的服务。

_________________________________________.
48. 现在，你准备好帮助别人了吗？
_________________________________________?
（B）阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子译成中文。

（共4分，每小题2分）Hello! I’m Ben. Last Saturday I had lunch with my friend Dale at Mr. Cool’s Restaurant after reading in City Library. The restaurant is near City Library. 49. People can sit the most comfortably there because that restaurant has the biggest seats. First we ordered some drinks. We wanted some fresh orange juice, but there wasn’t any. I had some pear juice and Dale had some water. Then we ordered some food. I had some rice. Dale had a bowl of noodles. He said the noodles were not delicious, but he liked the soup we had later. I think Mr. Cool’s Restaurant is nice. The food is good. It isn’t expensive. But Dale doesn’t like it. 50. He thinks it is too crowded and the food there isn’t delicious.
Ⅵ.句型转换（共5分，每小题1分）
51. The girls are both outgoing. （改写为同义句）
_________ _________ the girls are outgoing.
52. The best supermarket is on Center Street. （对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ the best supermarket?
53. I can expect to learn some great jokes from sitcoms. （对划线部分提问）
_________ can you _________ to learn from sitcoms?
54. Lily is 1.65 meters tall, and Lucy is 1.70 meters tall.（用比较级改写句子）
Lily is _________ _________ Lucy.
55. Mrs. Green didn’t buy anything for her son yesterday.（改写为同义句）
Mrs. Green _______________ for her son yesterday.
Ⅶ.完形填空（共10分，每空1分）
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、正确。

（每个词只能用一次，有两个多余词）
club bird too become with popular when so beautiful for but they
You are standing in a beautiful forest in Japan. The air is clean. About
60 kinds of 56______ live here and there are about 170 different kinds of
trees in the forest. 57______ you are not in the countryside. You are in the
city of Nara, Japan, in Kasugayama Forest, an old urban (城市的) forest. It
was started more than 1000 years ago, and today it’s very 58______ with visitors and artists.
Cities around the world are working to protect (保护) 59______ urban forests. Some urban forests are parks, and some are just streets 60______ lots of trees. But all urban forests are good for people and they make the city 61______ than before.
In some cities, urban forests can be very large. In London, there are now 1,300,000 trees in an urban forest, called Thames Chase. It was started in 1990, and it has grown very fast. Walking and bicycle 62______ use the forest. And there are also programs for children and artists. In 2033, it will have 5,000,000 trees.
Some older cities are 63______ small to have a big urban forest, but they are planting (种植) more trees on the streets. Experts (专家) found that people can feel more relaxed 64______ they see trees. In the future (将来), urban forests will 65______ more important as cities grow bigger. Do you think so?
Ⅷ.根据短文内容，按要求完成任务。

（共10分，每小题1分）
Passage 3阅读下面短文，简略回答所提出的问题。

Computer animation (动画) is one of the best examples of art and science coming together. Now there are a lot of computer animation companies (公司), and Pixar is one of them.
The history of Pixar started in the 1970s. George Lucas wanted to find new ways to use computer graphics (图形) in animation. In 1979, he asked a group of top computer scientists to work for him. They spent five years making The Adventures of Andre & Wally B. The movie was only two minutes long, but it was the first to use computer graphics.
In 1986, Steve Jobs bought George Lucas’company and named it Pixar. In the next few years, Pixar made a few short 3-D computer-animated movies, like Red’s Dream and Tin Toy. It became famous for its creative techniques (技术).
In 1991, Pixar and Disney decided to work together. The result was Toy Story four years later. It was the world’s first full-length (全长的) computer-animated movie.
In the next ten years, Pixar made a lot of money and in 2006 Disney bought the company. Pixar has kept on making very popular movies, such as Finding Dory and Coco. It was very important in movie history.
66. What does computer animation bring together?
67. How long did it take the top scientists to make The Adventures of Andre & Wally B?
68. Who gave Pixar its name?
69. When did Toy Story come out?
70. What does the passage mainly talk about?
Passage 4阅读下面短文，完成表格。

Are you good at speaking? Do people like listening to you? A new TV show is looking for Britain’s best young speaker. Meet some of the most popular ones.
Peter
Peter is 12. He does well in telling jokes. He loves fashion (时装). He talked about fashion on the show. Peter’s dream is to make cheap clothes for kids.
Melissa
14-year-old Melissa always goes camping in summer. She loves being in the countryside. Her dream is to have a campsite (野营地) one day. Melissa talked about one of her camping experience (经历).
Lucy
At 15, Lucy is older than the other three speakers. She talked about her hobby. She loves writing stories and often wins prizes in writing competitions. Lucy said she started to write stories because she doesn’t have any brothers or sisters to talk to. Her dream is to be a famous writer one day.
David
David is 14. He talked about homework. He thought he got too much homework and he wanted more free time. David spoke well and the judges (评判员) enjoyed listening to him.
Title: 71___________
Peter He is 72___________ telling jokes. He loves fashion. He talked about fashion on the show. Peter’s dream is to make cheap clothes for kids.
Melissa She always goes camping in summer. She loves being in the countryside. It’s her dream 73___________ one day. Melissa talked about one of her camping experience.
Lucy At 15, she is 74___________ of the four speakers. She talked about her hobby. She loves writing stories. She started to write stories because she doesn’t have any brothers or sisters to talk to. Her dream is to be a famous writer one day.
David He talked about homework. He thought he got too much homework and he wanted more free time. David spoke 75___________ that the judges enjoyed listening to him.
76. 根据要求完成作文，词数：约70-90词。

真正的朋友是我们一生的财富。

假如你是Linda, 请谈谈你和你的好朋友Lily在外貌、性格、爱好、学习等方面的相同点和不同点吧！
注意：1.短文需包括提示中所有要点，可适当发挥。

2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3.文中不得透露任何个人和学校的真实信息。

Hello, everyone! I’m Linda. __________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
I.单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）
1-5 DCBAD 6-10 BADCC 11-15 CBDAB
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共10分，每空1分）
16-20 CDADB 21-25 DBCDC
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共10分，每小题1分）
26-30 CDBCA 31-35 DAACC
Ⅳ. 补全对话（共5分，每空1分）
36. Where did you go just now?
37. Who did you go there with?
38. Did you buy anything?
39. How often do you go shopping?
40. Sure, I’d love to.
Ⅴ.句子翻译（共15分）
(A)共11分，41-45 每小题1分；46-48每小题2分
41. bring out the best
42. big enough
43. take, seriously
44. at least three books
45. played an important role
46. He studies/works as hard as his sister.
47. The/That clothes store has the worst service.
48. Are you ready to help others now?
(B)共4分，每小题2分
49. 在那儿，人们可以坐得最舒适，因为那家餐厅有最大的座位。

50. 他认为酷先生（的）餐厅太拥挤，并且那儿的食物不美味。

Ⅵ. 句型转换（共5分，每小题1分）
51. Both of 52. Where is 53. What, expect 54. shorter than 55. bought nothing
Ⅶ.完形填空（共10分，每空1分）
56. birds 57. But 58. popular 59. their 60. with
61. more beautiful 62. clubs 63. too 64. when 65. become
Ⅷ. 根据短文内容，按要求完成任务。

（共10分，每小题1分）
66. Art and science.
67. Five years.
68. Steve Jobs.
69. In 1995.
70. The history of Pixar.
71. Some of Britain’s most popular young speakers
72. good at
73. to have a campsite
74. the oldest
75. so well
Ⅸ.书面表达（共10分）
76.
Hello, everyone! I’m Linda. My best friend is Lily. She and I have something in common. Both of us have long hair. Lily is as outgoing as me. We like playing badminton and we often play it on weekends. But we’re a little different from each other. Lily is heavier than me. And she’s good at languages and always gets good grades in English and Chinese. But she finds math and history difficult. I’m good at these two subjects, so I often help her with them. I like Lily very much.
评分说明：
一、选择性试题根据所给答案评分。

二、非选择性试题如考生与答案不完全一致，但与其表达意思相近，符合
问题或情境要求，酌情给分。

三、书面表达
1. 评分原则：评分时首先要根据作文内容和语言，初步确定其所属等次，
再以该等次的要求来衡量，确定或调整等次，最后给分。

内容要点可用不同方式表达，鼓励在紧扣主题的基础上适当发挥。

2.评分标准：
一等文：（9-10分）作文内容完整，表达清楚，条理清楚，语句通顺、正确、可读性强。

二等文：（6-8分）符合题意要求，作文内容比较完整，条理清楚，语言较流畅；语言基本无误；可读性较好。

三等文：（4-5分）基本符合题意要求，表达基本完整，条理较清楚，语句较通顺，语言有部分错误。

四等文：（2-3分）不符合题意要求，表达表达不清楚，语言错误过多。

五等文：（0-1分）写的内容均与所要求的内容无关或所写内容无法看清。

3.扣分说明
（1）单词拼写、大小写错误每三处扣1分；
（2）语法错误每两处扣1分，同一错误不重复扣分；
词数不足70词，扣2分。