江苏省苏州市姑苏区市区直属学校2022-2023学年上学期八年级英语期中考试试卷(含答案)

2022-2023学年第一学期期中考试试卷

初二英语

一、听力（15%）

（请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，再将试卷上的答案填写到答题卡上。）

A)  对话理解www.s

听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B三个选项中

出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

1. How did the woman go to the football match? 

   A. By bus        B. By car. C. By bike.

 2. At what time does the post office open?

   A. 7:45          B. 8:00  C. 8:15

 3. How does the woman feel?

   A. Angry.        B. Happy. C. Surprised.

 4. What does the woman mean?

   A. It’s good idea to go to Space Mountain.    

   B. It’s not easy to find Space Mountain. www.szzx100.com

   C. Too many people want to visit Space Mountain.

 5. What should the boy do if he wants to start the program?

   A. Click on the icon.      B. Double-click on the icon.    C. Restart the computer.

 6. What does the girl think of the computer game? www.szzx100.com

   A. Boring.              B. Exciting.                 C. Interesting.

 7. Where did Mary spend her May Day holiday?

   A. England.             B. America.                 C. Australia.

 8. What is behind the mountain now?

   A. Trees.               B. Houses.                  C. Factories.

 9. How old is the woman now? www.szzx100.com

   A. 22                  B. 24                      C. 26

10. What are they talking about?

   A. New York City.        B. The man’s job.            C. An air trip.

B) 短文理解   

听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。

11. How does Simon get May’s name and address?

A. From May’s friends.   B. In a magazine.   C. On the Internet.

12. Where does Simon live? www.szzx100.com

A. In Newcastle.     B. In Beijing.    C. In London. 

13. What is Simon’s favourite hobby?

A. Playing tennis.    B. Playing badminton.  C. Playing chess.

14. What does Simon want to be? www.szzx100.com

A. A scientist.     B. A doctor.     C. A writer.

15. What do we know about Simon and Edwin?

A. They are pen-friends.   B. They are classmates.  C. They are brothers.

二，单项选择（15%）

16. ________ good newspaper we found!

A. What            B. How             C. What a        D. How

17.Follow the _____ and do it carefully.

A.instructions.       B.interest           C.invitations      D.instead

18. —Whatˈs under the desk?         —_______.

A.Everything        B. Anything         C. Nothing       D. Nobody

19. This fruit smells ______ to me, so I never try it. But my mum loves it.

A. wonderful        B. terrible           C. dangerous     D.delicious

20. —Who threw the empty bottles on the floor?

—I don't know. They're not ________．Ask Max, please.

1. I               B. me              C. my           D. mine

21. -- You look sad, John. What ________ you?

    -- My grandpa is in hospital. I hope he will get better soon.

1. happens         B. worries          C. keeps          D. make

22. ______ exercising, and you'll be healthier.

  A. Keep       B. To keep         C. Keeping         D. Kept

23.—Hello, Kate. May I ________ your dictionary?

—Sorry. I ________ it to Tom yesterday.

A. lend; lent        B. borrow; borrowed  C. lend; borrowed  D. borrow; lent

24. What______ your school life ______ ? It ______ watching TV.

  A. does; like; likes    B. do; like ; likes    C. is; like; is like    D. is; likes; is likes

25. - We hope we will have_______ lessons every day.

  - That's what I think.. Then we can have_______ free time.

  A. fewer; less       B. more; more       C. fewer; more       D. fewer; much

26. - Mum, my friends often say I am always different from other girls.

   - Everyone in the world is different. So, just_______! It's the best way of life.

1. help yourself     B. enjoy yourself    C. teach yourself    D. be yourself

27. Please do the work ________ and try not to make any mistakes.

1. as carefully as possible          B. as careful as possible

C. more careful                   D. most careful

28.  —How do you like your school life?    —_________.

A.Itˈs a famous school                B. Iˈd like to be there

C.Itˈs very colourful                  D. I like my school

29. Itˈs a bridge ________ stone. It has a long history.

1. is made of       B. made of       C. made from         D. is made of

30. The number of the delegates to the 19th CPC National Congress ________ 2,287.

and there________ a number of them being chosen from pioneers of different fields. 

1. is; are           B. are; are       C. is; is              D. are; is

三、完形填空（10%）

Hello,everyone.I have a lot of friends.

One of them is Millie.She is my best friend.She and I (31) 15 years old.She is a little shorter than I，and she is (32) than I，too.She (33) a pair of glasses but I don't.Her mother is a (34) in No.1 Hospital.Her father is a teacher in No.2 Middle School and he has a lot of work (35) every day.

  Millie likes to eat snacks.She is (36) ，so when she has snacks,she will share them (37) us.Millie and I are in the same class.So we can help (38) .We always play together after school.We have the same hobbies.

  I live very far from our school and Millie lives near it,so she (39) comes to my home,but I always go to her at weekends.

   We usually have a (40) time when we are together.

四、阅读理解（20%）

A

Website:  www.sydneytower.com.au

How to get there: train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street

How to book tickets: by phone/ fax or through the web

Attraction: Sydney’s best views are just beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to

          the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360°views of our beautiful city. www.szzx100.com

41. Sydney Tower is ____________ in Sydney, Australia. www.szzx100.com

   A. the busiest street     B. the biggest station

   C. the most beautiful park    D. the highest point

42. If an adult with two children goes to visit Sydney Tower, he has to pay ______.

   A. $60   B. $90   C. $120   D. $150

B

Mr. Jones opened a shop in Aston to sell writing-paper, pencils and things like that. During the first month, very few people visited his shop. He sold little, and he could see that he was going to lose money.

One night, Mr. Jones sat by the fire and was worried after another very bad day. Suddenly he got an idea. He found a piece of wood and wrote to the following notice on it in big letters:

“WHAT DO YOU THINK I GIVE AWAY PENCILS AND PAPER AND INK”

He put up the notice in front of the shop window before he went to bed. He slept better than usual that night.The following day, many people came to the shop. Mr. Jones said good morning to them all with a bright smile and asked the first woman what she wanted.

She chose some writing paper and a pencil. As soon as he put them on her hands, she turned to leave the shop.

“That will be thirty cents(美分），please,”  he said.

   “Why?” she asked in surprise.

 “That’s the price of the paper and the pencil.”

    “But your notice says it’s free,” she answered.

 “Oh no,” he said, “how can I make any money if everything is free?”

She took him outside and showed him the notice “It is wrong, too,” she said. “Where is the question mark after the world ‘think’?”

“There isn’t a question mark,” he said.

    “But there should be one.”

“I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake,” Mr. Jones said. “You’ve read my notice in the wrong way.”

“Not at all,” said the woman. “It is quite easy to read. It says: What do you think? I give away pencils and paper and ink!”

“No,” Mr. Jones said. “You should read it like this: ______________.And the answer to the question is: Certainly not! So you really have to pay me thirty cents, you see.”

43 .How did Mr. Jones most probably（可能） feel that night?

A. Confident(自信的).  B. Unhappy. C. Terrible.   D. Worried.

44. Which of the following sentences is the best for the blank in the last paragraph?

A. What do you think? I give away pencils and paper and ink!

B. What? Do you think I give away pencils and paper and ink?

C. What do you think I give away? Pencils and paper and ink.

D. Ink and paper and pencils away give. I think you do what?

45. What can we infer(推断) from the story?

A. Mr. Jones agreed to let the shoppers get things for free that day.

B. People in the town thought Mr. Jones a smart and honest man.

C. The woman paid the money unwillingly and left the shop angrily.

D. Mr. Jones’s trick won a longtime success and he got rich.

C

One day，Sir Lancelot is riding in the forest.It is late and nigh is coming.He is hungry and thirsty，and he needs a rest.He sees a fire among the trees and rides towards it.There he finds a group of men.They have a lot of food and they ask Sir Lancelot to eat with them.

   Soon the men begin to tell stories and Sir Lancelot listens.

 "In the town of Corbin，"he syas，"there is a terrible beast（野兽）.It lives under a stone in the center of the town.No man can move the stone to fight（与……作战）the beast.The beast comes out at night when it is hungry.It finds a beautiful young girl and eats her."

That night，Sir Lancelot has a dream about killing（杀死）the beast.In the morning.he says goodbye to the men and rides away.

Soon，Sir Lancelot can see the town of Corbin on a hill.He rides across a bridge over a river and into the centre of the town.He tells the people there that he is going to kill the beast.But they shake their heads.They tell him that knights（骑士）come to Corbin to fight the beast and they die.

But Sir Lancelot is not afraid.He has a special ring on his finger and it makes him strong.The ring is from the Lady of the Lake.

Sir Lancelot goes to the stone and pulls it away. Below the stone，there is a deep，dark hole.Nothing is moving.Then the beast wakes up and Sir Lancelot can see its yellow eyes.The beast makes a noise and slats to come out of the hole.

46. What do you know about Sir Lancelot when night is coming？ 　   　

A.He is hungry.                      B.He is thirsty.

C.He is hungry and thirsty.             D.He is hungry，thirsty and tired.

47. According to the passage，which of the following is true about the beast？ 　   　

A.The beast eats beautiful young girls    B.The beast comes out in the day.

C.The beast eats beautiful young boys.   D.The beast is always hungry.

48.Which of the following words best describes（描述） Sir Lancelot in the passage？ 　   　

A.Dishonest.                        B.Brave.

C.Generous.                         D.humorous.

49. The next part of the passage is missing.What may happen next？ 　   　

A.Sir Lancelot is afraid and runs away.   B.The people of Corbin come to help.

C.The Lady of the Lake comes to help.   D.Sir Lancelot fights the beast.

50.Put the following into the right order____.

a .A group of men ask Sir Lancelot to eat with them

b. Sir Lancelot sees a fire among the trees

c. Sir Lancelot says goodbye to the men and rides away.

d. Knights（骑士）come to Corbin to fight the beast and they die.

e. Sir Lancelot can see the beast’s yellow eyes.

    A.b-c-d-e-a    B.b-a-d-c-e    C.d-a-b-c-e      D.d-b-a-c-e

五、信息还原（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

Confidence (自信) is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to become successful. ___51____.

Speak aloud.

When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. ___52___ Try to speak aloud so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.

___53____Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. When you are playing sports, you will be full of confidence.

Encourage yourself. 

Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. __54__ You helped your mother with the housework. You told a joke that made someone laugh. Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.

Get rid of (消除) fear.  

Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it’s easy to overcome if you know that failure is a part of your life. ___55___ Try to start again and believe you can do better.

Pick up a hobby. 

If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.

A. I want to be confident.

B. Play sports

C. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time.

D. There are some suggestions.

E. Exercise is very interesting.

F. You finished your homework.

G. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly

六、词汇检测 根据所给汉语注释和首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上. 填入内单词的正确形式，每空限填一词单词（10%）

56.Sandy cut out some balloons and　   　（粘贴） them on the card.

57.The players had to change their　   　（日常） lifestyle.

58.Lucy spent as much time as she could　   　（讨论） the books with her classmates

59.　   　（登山者）should wear special clothes before they begin their journey to the mountain top.

60.　   　（幸好），the boy didn't hurt himself when he fell off the bike.

61.Bill, some of your answers are not  c_______（正确）. Please be more careful next time

62.The food in this restaunant is to my  t　   　and I often come here for dinner. 

63. — Could you tell Nick not to play computer games?

—I’m afraid it's  u______ . He won’t listen to me.

64. — Have you seen the doctor?

—Yes, he  a_______ me to take more exercise every day,

65.Jim is going to play football ______ of me the day after tomorrow.

七、完成句子（本大题共10分，每空1分）

66.经过一段时间的锻炼，她比以前苗条的多了。

After exercising for some time, she is _______ _______ _______ _______

67.她迫不及待地告诉了她妈妈那个好消息。

She _______  _______ _______tell her mother the good news.

68.这些社会工作者愿意随时倾听你们的问题并给你们提供帮助吗？

_____these ____ ____ willing to listen to your problems and offer you help any time?

69.近年空气质量变得越来越差，我们有必要做点事情了。

The air quality has become___ ___ ___these years, so we must do something to stop it.

70.埃米今天早上似乎很高兴。

Amy ________ _______  _______ very happy this morning.

71.每天早晨他至多花半个小时读英语。

    He _______ _______ _______half an hour ____________ English every morning.

八、书面表达（共1题，满分15分）

假设你参加了学校举办的初二英语口语演讲大赛，大赛的主题是“介绍我的好朋友Helen"。表格中列出了她的一些具体情况，请根据此表写一篇演讲稿。

要求：1. 必须包含所有信息，并做适当发挥，使文章连贯，通顺；

      2. 词数90左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

   I have a good friend named Helen. ______________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

听力材料

（请同学们先用两分钟时间熟悉听力练习的内容，然后再动笔答题。）

A)听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍

1. M:  How did you go to the football match? Did you go by bus or by bike?

W:  Neither. I went in Jim’s car.

2. M: Well, I wonder why the office is still closed?

W: But it’s not yet eight. It’s only a quarter to eight.

3. M: Who is that man?

W: Are you joking? You don’t know him! The famous singer, Jack!.

4. M: Why not go to Space Mountain and enjoy the ride?

W: Can’t you see the long line outside?

5. M: Excuse me, can you tell me how to start the program?

W: It’s easy. Just double-click on the icon. You don’t need to restart it.

6. M: Why don’t you play the computer game?

  W: Oh, it makes me almost fall sleep.

7. M: Where did you spend May Day holiday last year, Mary?

  W: I went to New York and visited the museum there.

8. M: The village has changed a lot. There used to be many trees behind the mountain.

  W: Yes. But they were cut down to build houses..

9. M: How long have you been at this school?

　W: I’ve been here for about four years. I came here when I was twenty-two years old..

10. M: Are you taking the 1315 flight to New York?

　 W: No, I will leave this evening.

B)听下面的短文， 短文后有五个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。

 Dear May

Hi! Your name and address are in ‘Penfriends’ magazine. I would like to be your penfriend. My name is Simon. My Chinese name is Li Peichun. I am twelve years old. How old are you? I am 163 cm tall. I have short black hair and brown eyes. My favourite hobby is playing chess.

I live with my parents in the UK. They are from Beijing. My parents own a Chinese restaurant in Newcastle. We live in a small house near our restaurant. I can speak Chinese, but I cannot write it very well. I have a brother. His name is Edwin and he is 23. He works as a doctor in London. How many people are there in your family? What do they do?

I am in Form One at Walker School. It is near my house, so I can walk to school. I like my school. The teachers are very friendly. I love sports. I enjoy playing badminton in winter and tennis in summer. My best subject at school is physics. I want to be a scientist.

Here is a photo of myself and some school friends. I am in the middle. May, please write to me soon and tell me about yourself.

Best wishes,

Simon