贵州省贵阳市花溪第六中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中诊断性考试英语试卷

贵阳市花溪第六中学2022-2023学年度第一学期

期中诊断性考试试题卷

八年级  英语

命题教师：    唐国艳       审题教师：  熊希琼      

考试时间：2022年11月16日上午    时长：90分钟    试卷满分：100分

班级：                  姓名：                 学号： __________________                             

一、单项选择(本大题共15分，每小题1分)

(   )1. ________ birds are there in the tree?

A．How far         B．How much       C .How many    D.How  often

(  )2. Miss Li, a tall woman ______ dark curly hair teaches us Chinese.

A. about                  B. in              C. with                 D. for

(  )3. I ______ come and visit you in America if I have free time next year.

A. might                 B. need            C. mightn’t               D. needn’t

(  )4. Mr. Smith plans ______ here much longer because he has lots of things to do.

A. to keep                   B. keep            C. to stay                 D. stay

(  )5. —My life seems ______ because I only do a little housework every day.

—Well, you can join a club or read some books.

A. educational            B. successful      C. difficult                 D. meaningless

(  )6. That magazine my father often reads ______ once a month.

A. brings out              B. comes out      C. takes out               D. looks out

(  )7. —Why are you late for work again?

—The ______ is that I lost my keys to the car.

A. reason                   B. rule             C. message                 D. question

(  )8. Jack is friendly and he is ready ______ us when we need it.

A. choosing              B. to choose      C. helping                  D. to help

(  )9. The dictionary has many _____ of how words are used.

A. activities       B. examples  C. programs    D. symbols

(  )10. —When do you expect Sara ______ home?

—Before 5:00 p.m. I have something important to tell her.

A. come                     B. to come       C. to leave                 D. leave

(  )11. Parents play an important role _____ their children’s learning.

A. on             B. for          C. in            D. with

(  )12. You don’t need to ______ to go to the club — jeans and a T-shirt are OK.

A. stay up                B. make up        C. dress up                 D. cut up

(  )13. My cousin is not so ______ as my sister. She is a little shy.

A. outgoing               B. more outgoing       C. most outgoing      D. the most outgoing

(  )14. I became ______ in it when I read the book carefully.

A. interesting              B. interested        C. interest             D. interests

(  )15. —What do you think of the sports news?

—______.

A. Yes, of course         B. Yes, I’d like to    C. I don’t mind it        D. I don’t think so 

二、完形填空(本大题共15分，每小题1分)

A.阅读下面一段短文，在方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. characters    B.acting     C.decided    D.important  E.other F.boring

Many students like joining school plays.Some think they are too shy to stand on the stage,some say they are too busy,and others think that it is very 16.______.When I heard the English club would have English play Snow White  ,I 17.______to join it.The main reason was that I really wanted to be on the stage.

There were many 18._______in the play.Of course,the girls wanted to play the princess(公主），Li Fan played the king.Wang Ping and other six boys played the seven dwafs(矮人）.I thought I might get the role of the princess. But He Yan got it.Miss Wang asked me to act the role of the queen.I wasn’t happy about this.But Miss Wang said,,”The most19.____thing is the acting.”

From then on,I tried to act the queen,It was difficult for me to do it because I had no experience in20._______,After two months’ hard practice,we were ready to play on stage.It was very successful.People in the hall enjoyed it very much.

2. 阅读下面短文，选择正确答案。

Alice Jones works in St. Louis, Missouri. She teaches   21   in a big middle school. Because she   22   uses interesting ways to help her students solve (解决) math problems, they all like her — she is very   23  . She is a star teacher in her school.

Several days ago, a small middle school   24   New York invited (邀请) Alice to work there. Sometimes she wanted to take the new job and sometimes she   25   it.

The middle school in New York is   26   than the school Alice works in now. But Alice can have a new beginning. The middle school she   27   in now is so far that it takes her a long time to get there every day.

However, the school in New York doesn’t   28   as much as the school in St. Louis. It will only pay her $2,000 every month. It’s less than the money she gets now.    29   New York seems like a better city to work in than St. Louis.

After thinking for several days, Alice   30   to move to New York. Maybe she will have lots of problems in the new school. She still wants to have a try.

(  ) 21. A. math               B. geography     C. history            D. science

(  ) 22. A. still                   B. ever           C. always             D. also

(  )23. A. outgoing           B. popular       C. hard-working       D. friendly

(  ) 24. A. for             B. by              C. to                   D. in

(  ) 25. A. learned about    B. talked about   C. worried about       D. cared about

(  ) 26. A. bigger                B. smaller         C. dirtier             D. cleaner

(  ) 27. A. arrives           B. studies       C. works              D. lives

(  ) 28. A. share             B. get           C. need                D. pay

(  ) 29. A. But                    B. And           C. So                 D. Or

(  ) 30. A. forgot            B. called        C. disliked           D. decided

三、阅读理解(本大题共30分，每小题2分)

A．阅读下列材料，根据其内容选择最佳答案。

A

When I was a boy，I had a big appetite(胃口)．I was lucky enough to have my grandma，because she always cooked delicious food for me.

At that time，I lived at school.I could only go back home on vacation.But whenever I got the chance to go back home，I would like to stay in my grandma's home.When my grandma cooked in the kitchen，I would like to help her.I helped her wash vegetables，clean dishes and so on.Then I set the table and waited for her to eat together.It was really a warm memory(回忆) for me.

My grandma always tried to create new dishes.Every time after she cooked a new dish，she would let me try first.Then she would wait for my comments for the dish.After I told her how I liked the dish，she would write down some notes on a small notebook.

When I grew up，I went to another city to work.Although I tried a lot of food in many expensive restaurants，in my eyes，my grandma was the best cook in the world.

(   ）31.Why did the writer say he was lucky enough?

A．Because he had a big appetite.

B．Because he worked in another city when he grew up.

C．Because his grandma always cooked delicious food for him.

(   )32.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．How the writer helped his grandma cook.

B．Why the writer always ate with his grandma.

C．Why the writer liked to set the table.

(   )33.The underlined word “comments” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．协助  B．评论  C．赞赏

(   )34.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A．The writer always liked to try new dishes.

B．The writer's grandma liked to create new dishes.

C．The writer often made some comments on food.

(   )35.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer lived at school when he was a boy.

B．The writer still liked his grandma's dishes very much when he grew up.

C．The writer never went to the expensive restaurants to try food.

B

Every country has its favorite food.Italians like to eat pizza.Indians like to eat hot food.Japanese like to eat fish，often they don't cook it.

In England，one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips.People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop.They put it in paper bags，and take it home，or to their workplace.Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road.The world's favorite food is American fast food.If you go to some important cities in the world，you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.

Fish and chips，and Chinese take－away food are very popular in England.But they are less popular in the USA，they eat take－away food，too，like chicken.But the most popular kind of take－away food is the hamburger.It looks like bread with meat in it.Ham(火腿) is a kind of pork，but the hamburger does not have any pork in it.The beef is inside a kind of cake.Hamburgers are delicious.They are also popular in England and Australia.

(   )36.Italians like to eat________．

A．dumplings   B．pizza  C．hot food

(   )37.Fish and chips are very popular in ________．

A．England  B．Australia  C．the USA

(   )38.In different countries people eat ________food.

A．different  B．the same  C．the different

(   )39.The hamburger does not have any________in it.

A．beef  B．pork  C．fish

(   )40.Hamburger is a kind of ________．

A．meat  B．drink  C．food

B．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从方框中选择五个选项分别填入空白处，使其文理通顺。

Everyone has to eat and drink.41____ Food brings people together when they come to a dinner or a party.One way or another，food is an important part of your lifestyle.In the US，there are fast food restaurants，coffee shops and family restaurants.42____

You can find McDonald's and KFC in many countries around the world.First you look at the menu，and say what you would like to eat.43 Then you sit down and eat your food there or take it away.There is no need to leave a tip(小费)．

In a coffee shop you can sit at a table.44____ Then you tell him what you would like to eat and he brings it to you.You pay for the food and drinks when you leave.

45____ If you can't eat up all the food，the waiter gives you a doggy bag(剩菜袋) to take your food home.You add 15% of the bill(账单) as a tip.

41．____　　42.____　　43.____　　44.____　　45____

四、.基础知识与运用

A. .根据语境，选择适当的短语完成下列各句。(本大题共5分,每小题1分)

A.make up    B.feel bored   C.went to the dentist  D.quite a few   E. at least

46.Mom.can I go shopping with you?I                  at home all day.

47.Who            for teeth cleaning,Mark?

48.Tina goes to the movies              twice a month,She loves movies very much.

49.There are                  famous  places in Guizhou like Huangguoshu Waterfall.

50.I don’t think it’s good to                some stories about him.

B．根据语境或句意，用所给词的适当形式填空。(本大题共5分,每小题1分

51．Jiaozi is a kind of           (tradition) food in China.

52．Of the three theaters, Red Star has the _________ (comfortable) seats.

53．The little girl is _________ (talent) in dancing and drawing.

54．Dale’s father is an excellent _________ (act).

55． The service in this restaurant is _________ (bad) than before.

C ．根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限（本大题共10分，每小题2分）。

56. 简和我毫无共同之处。

Jane and I __________________________.

57. 这个公园里有各种各样的花。

There are __________________________ flowers in the park.

58. 你可以用任何两种颜色，例如红色和黄色。

You can use any two colors — __________________________ red and yellow.

59. 我能在这次活动中起点儿作用使我有一种满足感。

It gave me a sense of satisfaction that I could __________________________ in the activity. 

60.  只要天气好，你就可以出去玩。

You can go out to play _____________________ the weather is good.

五、任务型阅读(本大题共10分，每小题2分)

A．阅读短文，捕捉信息，根据短文内容完成文后的句子。

Dear Li Shuang，

 I'm really glad to receive your letter.You said you were learning to cook.Is it interesting？I think if you want to keep healthy，food is very important.You'll study better if you try all kinds of different food，especially vegetables and fruit.I eat them every day.

You asked me how to make a milk shake.There are different kinds of milk shakes，such as apple milk shake，banana milk shake and carrot milk shake.Carrot milk shake is my favorite，because carrots and milk are both good for my health.Before starting，we need a carrot，a cup of milk，some ice and two teaspoons of honey.Of course，you need a blender.

Now，let's start.First，wash the carrot and cut it up.Next，put the carrot，the milk，some ice and two teaspoons of honey into the blender.Then turn on the blender.Keep it work for only one minute.Finally，pour the carrot  milk shake into a glass and drink it.It's delicious!

I want to learn how to make some Chinese food，such as dumplings.Could you teach me?

Write soon!

Yours，

Alice

61．This letter is about how to make                 ．

62．        kinds of milk shake are mentioned in the letter.

63．          milk shake is Alice's favorite.

64．Carrot milk shake needs two teaspoons of              ．

65．Alice thinks                       are good for health.

六、书面表达(10分)

假如你是你校英语周刊的小记者，请你根据下表写一篇有关你校周围三家旅馆的调查报告，发表在英语周刊上。(注：五角星数与价格、房间的干净程度和服务成正比)

要求：1. 70词左右，可适当发挥。开头已给出，不计入总词数。2. 作文中应有含原级、比较级、最高级的句子。

I did a survey of the three hotels near our school. Here are the results.

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