湖南省常德市桃源县2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末调研考试英语试卷

2022-2023学年度桃源县上学期八年级期末调研考试 英 语 考号 姓名___________________ 考试注意：1. 请考生在试题卷首填好考号及姓名。 2. 请考生将答案填写在答题卡上，填写在试题卷上的无效。 3. 本学科试题卷共8页，四部分，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。 第I卷 第一部分 阅读技能（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下面五篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。 A Today, we are going to make a simple cake. Here are the materials (材料) and ways. Let’s have a try! Materials □ 1cup of white sugar □ 1/2 cup of butter □ 2 eggs □ 2 spoons of vanilla extract (香草香精) □ 1and1/2 cups of flour (面粉) □ 1and 3/4 spoons of baking powder (发酵粉) □ 1/2 cup of milk Ways ◈First, you should preheat (预热) your oven (烤箱). Then you should cover a pan(平底锅)with oil and flour. ◈You should mix up the sugar and butter in a medium bowl. Then you can add the eggs one at a time. Next, you can add the vanilla extract. flour and baking powder to it and mix well. Finally, you should add the milk.Then pour it into the prepared pan. ◈Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the oven. If you want to make cupcakes you can bake for 20 to 25 minutes. 1. How much sugar do we need to make a cake? A. 1/2 cup. B. 1 cup. C. 1and 1/2 cups. 2. We need _______ materials to make a cake. A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. It’s necessary to preheat your oven. B. You can add all eggs in the bowl at one time. C. It takes at least 40 minutes to bake a cupcake. 4. We may find this material in the column of ______. A. Sports B. Food C. News B Maybe most of us do not enjoy doing housework. We hate to do it. But I think it’s our job to do housework. Here is some advice for you. Learn to do little things Doing housework is really not as bad as it sounds. If we all do our parts of housework, it will seem much less tiring. We can do little things first. It will show that you are growing up. Divide housework among the family Your parents are also busy. They work all day and they have to keep the house clean. So it’s necessary to make everyone do housework. It will make everyone’s job easier. Make it fun If you can make housework a funny thing, that will be great. Most people think cooking can be fun if you put your heart into it. For example, if you cook a wonderful meal, your family or friends will be proud (骄傲的) of you. 5. Which “little” in the following has the same meaning as in the passage? A. I live in a little house. B. Can you give me a little milk? C. There is little water in the bottle. 6. The underlined word “divide” means _______ in Chinese. A. 分配 B. 提供 C. 管理 7. What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. Cooking. B. A funny thing. C. A wonderful meal. 8. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Learn to be a good student. B. Learn to do housework. C. Small things we should do. C There are four friends at a restaurant. They’re waiting for a fifth friend who is already 20 minutes late. They want to know if（是否）he will say “sorry” for being late. After another five minutes, he finally arrives. However, he doesn’t say “sorry” when he arrives. To their surprise, he simply says, “Hey, thanks for waiting.” The others say “You are welcome” and then they open their menus and start to order food. Life goes on and all is fine. Canadian sociologist（社会学家）Maja Jovanovic tells this story in a TED speech. In her speech, Jovanovic says that sometimes we should say “thank you” instead of “sorry”. For example, you are feeling sad about something, and you’re talking about it with a friend for long. You might say “Thank you for listening” but not “Sorry for talking too much”. Sometimes, “Thank you” can sound better than “sorry”. 9．How late is the fifth friend? A．15 minutes late. B．20 minutes late. C．25 minutes late. 10．What can we learn from the story? A．We don’t have to say “sorry”. B．Saying “thank you” is sometimes a nice idea. C． “Thank you” has the same meaning (相同的意义) as “sorry”. 11．What does the underlined phrase (划线短语) instead of mean? A．而不是. B．和. C．除……之外. 12．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A．The fifth friend doesn’t say “sorry” when he arrives. B．Sometimes, “Thank you” can sound better than “sorry”. C．American sociologist Maja Jovanovic tells this story in a TED speech. D Nick is a very clever boy and he can learn everything very quickly. He doesn’t think what the teacher teaches in class is useful. It is a Monday morning. When the teacher, Mr. Brown, walks into the classroom with books in his hands, he hears a low voice (声音)，“Here’s the teacher. I’m sure this boring man is going to talk about how to use commas (逗号). I know how to use them.” It’s a boy’s voice and the teacher knows who he is. But the teacher doesn’t get angry. He says nothing about it and begins to talk about how to use commas. The students listen very carefully (认真地). Then he writes a sentence on the blackboard, “Nick says the teacher is a boring man.” The class laugh (笑) and Nick’s face turns red. “Now,” says the teacher, “I’ll tell you the importance (重要性) of commas.” He puts two commas in the sentence, and then reads, “Nick, says the teacher, is a boring man.” All the students laugh again. Nick feels very embarrassed (尴尬的) first, and later his face turns much redder. He laughs with the other students, too. From then on, Nick begins to study carefully. 13．What subject does Mr Brown teach? A．Math B．Music C．English 14．What do we know about Nick from the first paragraph (段落)？ A．He can learn things very quickly. B．He thinks Mr. Brown is interesting. C．He thinks Mr. Brown’s class is useful. 15．Mr. Brown writes down the sentence on the blackboard because he wants to ________. A．teach Nick a lesson B．make the students laugh C．tell students the teacher is useful 16．What’s the best title for the story? A．The Importance of Commas. B．A Clever Teacher. C．A Clever Boy. E Lots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn’t last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let’s talk about school and what to do when you don’t like it. If you don’t like school, the first step is to ▲ . You might not like school because you don’t have enough friends or maybe you don’t get along with your teacher. Sometimes it’s a big problem with your classes and schoolwork. You may be getting further and further behind, and it seems that you’ll never catch up. When you know why you don’t like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. It’s a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mom, dad, teacher or school counselor (顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It’s a a real way to let out emotions(情绪). Remember, you don’t have to share what you’ve written with others. 17. According to a new study, a lot of kids _______ . A. like school very much B. don’t like doing homework C. have the thought of hating school 18. Which of the following can be put in ▲ ? A. find out why B. ask your parents for help C. leave school for a short time 19. What does the underlined word “steps” mean? A. 步子 B. 措施 C. 楼梯 20. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Some reasons why kids hate school and some advice. B. How kids can get along well with school. C. Different thoughts about school life. 第二部分 知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how long I 21 playing the piano every day. I said three or four hours a day. “Then how long do you practice each time?” “About an hour.” “Well, don’t do that,” he said, “When you grow up, you won’t be able to have so 22 free time. You can practice 23 you have five or ten minutes before school, after lunch or between doing chores. Spread(分散) the practice through the day and piano-playing will 24 a part of your life. At that time, I was 14 years old. His words got out of my 25 as soon as that piano lesson was over. Several years later, I became a teacher at Columbia. I had a(n) 26 in writing and I always dreamed to write something. But I had to mark the students’ homework, prepare for lessons and take part in committee meetings. All those 27 my days and evenings. For about two years I got 28 down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I 29 what Carl Walther had said. During the next week I wanted to have a 30 at these words. Whenever I had five minutes, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my surprise, at the end of the week I had written several thousand. Later on I wrote several novels in the same way. 31 I had become busier than ever, there were still moments which I could catch and 32 into use. I even took up piano-playing again, finding that five or ten minutes a time could be enough for 33 writing and piano practice. Carl Walter has had a great influence (影响) on 34 life. Because of him, I realized that even short period (时期) of time could add up to all 35 hours I need. 21. A. cost B. spent C. took 22. A. many B. little C. much 23. A. whenever B. whatever C. however 24. A. believe B. find C. become 25. A. mind B. body C. idea 26. A. life B. interest C. information 27. A. filled B. stayed C. added 28. A. something B. nothing C. everything 29. A. noticed B. forgot C. remembered 30. A. look B. try C. lesson 31. A. Because B. If C. Though 32. A. waste B. put C. lose 33. A. both B. any C. all 34. A. my B. our C. his 35. A. careful B. thankful C. useful 第II卷 注意事项： 用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷无效。 第二部分 知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节 语法填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（1个或几个单词）。 36．---- Is there_________ university in your city? ---- Yes. My brother is studying there. 37．I have _________ (many) coins than Tom. 38．----I’ll have a tennis game tomorrow. I'm a little bit nervous. ----Believe in _________ (you). You're the best in our club. 39．----About two weeks ago, a bus _________ (fall) into the river. ----What terrible news! 40．We never know what _________ (happen) in the future. 41．----_________ they go to the party? ----No, they are not available. They might have to do their homework. 42．If she _________ (not call) me up, I won’t go. 43．I’d be glad to help out with any of the party_________ (prepare) , like planning the games. 44．Your health won't improve _________you keep on exercising at least half an hour every day. 45．Of all the subjects, physics seems to be _________ (difficult) for me. When we watch movies, we sometimes see robots. They can help 46. ______ the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. Today there are already robots 47. ______ (work) in factories. In the future, people can’t do this kind of work because it is boring,but robots will never get bored. Some scientists believe that although we can make robots look like people, it will be difficult 48. ______ (make) them really think like a human. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. The robots will be made into different shapes. Some will look like humans, and 49.______ (other) might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also 50. ______ (seem) impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 第三部分 写作技能 （共三节，满分30分） 第一节 英汉互译 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。 Dear Minnic, How are things going in Toronto? A few months ago I made a new pen-friend from Canada. His name is Jake and he lives in Vancouver. He likes sports very much. (51) 他每周至少跑两次步。Jake is also interested in music. He tells me he can play the guitar although he doesn’t play it well. We send e-mails to each other once a week. (52) However, I didn’t hear from him for three weeks last month. Finally I got an e-mail from Jake last week. In the e-mail he told me he fell off his bike. He broke one of his arms. Last Tuesday he left the hospital. (53) He had to stay at home for another two weeks, and he felt very bored. (54) Next month my parents and I will take a trip to Canada. We might travel in Vancouver. If we reach Vancouver, we’ll go to see Jake. Of course, if we go to Toronto, I will visit you first. (55)我盼着见到你! 51. ___________________________________________________________________________ 52. ___________________________________________________________________________ 53. ___________________________________________________________________________ 54. ___________________________________________________________________________ 55. ___________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 回答问题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文, 然后根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。 One day I went for a walk in the forest with my parents. We walked down a small road after lunch. I saw a big blue butterfly. “Look!” I called out. Mom and Dad didn’t hear me and walked on. The butterfly was beautiful. I followed it and wanted to catch it. Oops! I fell over! ...... The sky looked dark. “Was asleep?” I thought. I knew I fell over just now. I looked around and saw a man wearing a big blue jacket. "Your mom and dad called Search and Rescue for help, because they couldn’t find you,” said the man. “What?” I was surprised to hear that. “You passed out (昏迷),” the man added. “And you looked hurt. Oh, yes, my ankle (脚踝) looked big and I couldn’t walk. “Don’t worry. The ambulance (救护车) will arrive soon.” said the man. “How did you find me?” I asked. “We let Goldie smell your jacket. Goldie followed your smell and found you,” he said. Then I saw a big dog. The ambulance team found us soon. They took me to the ambulance. Goldie came with us. We got to the hospital quickly. Mom and Dad were waiting there. I had an X-ray (X光检查) of my ankle. Luckily, it didn’t break. but I needed to stay in bed for days. Mom and Dad thanked everyone who helped me. And we thanked Goldie, too. 56. Why did the writer not follow his parents? _________________________________________ 57. What did the man wearing a blue jacket work for? _________________________________________ 58. Did the writer himself called for help? _________________________________________ 59. Who helped find the writer? _________________________________________ 60. Where did the writer meet his parents again, in the ambulance or in the hospital? _________________________________________ 第三节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 假如上文中的主人公叫Liu Jun，请你以第三方的视角写一篇叙事型的小短文，来讲述Liu Jun这一天的遭遇。 提示：1. 小短文要包含事情发生的时间、地点、人物、起因、经过和结果; 2. 文中不可以出现对话 ; 3. 要用第三人称。 要求: 80词左右，细节可以适当发挥。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 中考第一次协考英语试卷 — 8 — （共8页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. C 36. a 37. more 38. yourself 39. fell 40. will happen 41. Do 42. doesn't call 43. preparations 44. unless 45. the most difficult 46. with 47. working 48. to make 49. others 50. seemed 51. He runs at least twice a week. 52. 然而，上个月我有三周没有收到他的来信。 53. 他不得不在家再待两周，并且他感到非常无聊。 54. 下个月我和我的父母将去加拿大旅行。 55. I'm looking forward to seeing you! 56. Because he saw a big blue butterfly and wanted to catch it. 57. He worked for Search and Rescue. 58. No, he didn't. 59. Goldie (a dog) and the man wearing a blue jacket helped find the writer. 60. In the hospital. 第三节 One day, Liu Jun went for a walk in the forest with his parents after lunch. He saw a big blue butterfly and wanted to catch it, so he didn't follow his parents. He fell over and passed out. His parents called Search and Rescue. A man with a big blue jacket and a dog named Goldie found him. He was taken to the hospital. His ankle was not broken but he needed to stay in bed for days. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$