辽宁省沈阳市新民市2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

2022—2023学年度上学期

八年级英语期中质量监测试

（试卷满分120分，其中听力30分；笔试90分）考试时间：100分钟

第一部分  选择题（三大题，共45分）

一、单项填空从A、B、O、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳进项。（共10小题，每小题0.5分；满分5分）

1. The woman in a blue dress teaches ______ language of French in a university.

A a B. the C. / D. an

2. — Is he good at painting?

— Yes, he can paint ______ his art teacher.

A. as better as B. as good as C. as well as D. so well as

3. Some people came by bus, ______ came by underground.

A. other B. others C. the other D. the others

4. CCTV-10 often plays _____ around the world. It can help us learn more about not only nature but also different cultures and customs.

A. new something B. something new

C. anything new D. new anything

5. Can you do the work with ______ time and ______ people?

A. little / fewer B. few / little C. less / most D. less / fewer

6. Abraham Lincoln was ______ President of the United States.

A. sixteen B. the sixteen C. sixteenth D. the sixteenth

7. It was midnight already when they ______ home.

A. got to B. reached to C. arrived D. went to

8. Now we can learn about dinosaurs ______ their fossils because all dinosaurs have died out.

A. for B. from C. about D. in

9. Let him _________. Don’t make him __________.

A. go; to cry B. going; crying

C. to go; cry D. go; cry

10. Some young people always need help from their parents. They should learn to ______ themselves.

A. worry about B. keep on C. pay for D. depend on

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A wealthy man loved his son very much. As he wanted his son to lead a happy life, he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness.

    When the old man learnt about his ___11___, he handed the boy an empty bowl and said, “Go to the river miles away and ___12___ it with water. I will tell you about it ___13___ no water is spilt（洒）when you reach here.” Although the boy was very surprised at this, he had no choice but to ___14___ this task.

    The boy ___15___ on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?” The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his ___16___ attention to the bowl in his hands.

    The old man smiled and said, “Bring me ___17___ bowl of water, but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well.”

    When he returned, the boy was able to ___18___ everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked down at his bowl, he found ___19___ that most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road.

    “Well, young man,” the old man said. “Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget the water in your bowl. This is the ____20____ of happiness.”

11. A. research B. promise C. purpose D. experience

12. A. wash B. fill C. compare D. connect

13. A. if B. until C. unless D. while

14. A. put out B. pick out C. point out D. carry out

15. A. set off B. paid off C. got off D. kept off

16. A. public B. weak C. quick D. full

17. A. any B. every C. another D. the other

18. A. change B. imagine C. examine D. describe

19. A. lazily B. sadly C. luckily D. excitedly

20. A. result B. cause C. secret D. decision

三、阅读理解（共两节，每小题1.5分，共30分）

第一节（共16小题，每小题1.5分；满分24分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选

A

All of us want to be healthy. To keep healthy, more and more people are doing sports. Do you like sports? If yes, which is your favorite sport? Look at the ads, they may help you.

Nancy’s Gym

Keep fit! Lose weight!

$25/hour

Opening time: Saturday and Sunday

Tel: 455-6223

Ice World

Have fun skating here!

$20/hour for children

$30/hour for adults

Tel: 886-8252

Water World

Opening time: 9:00 a.m. — 9:00 p.m. every day

Adults: $10

Children （aged 15 and under）: $7

Tel: 215-1829

Come to Water World!    Two pools for children

Two large pools for adults    Two restaurants

21. What do people in Nancy’s Gym want to do?

A. To enjoy swimming. B. To learn to skate. C. To keep healthy. D. To eat delicious food.

22. If Mr. Smith goes skating with his little son, they need to pay ______ for two hours’ skating.

A. $ 50 B. $ 60 C. $ 80 D. $ 100

23. People can go to Water World at ______.

A. 8:00 a.m. B. 1:30 p.m. C. 9:30 p.m. D. 10:00 p.m.

24. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People can go to Nancy’s Gym on Sunday. B. Ice World is only for adults.

C. There are four large pools for adults in Water World. D. A ten-year-old boy needn’t pay to go swimming.

B

Everyone knows how to play rock-paper-scissors（石头剪子布）, right? Rock defeats（战胜）scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper covers rock. So which one do you like to throw first?

A. Rock. B. Scissors. C. Paper

A. Rock