辽宁省沈阳市省实验学校 2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试 英语

沈阳市省实验2022-2023初二上学期英语期中考试

第二部分笔试部分（共100分）

三、单项填空（共10题，每题0.5分；满分5分）

21. Jack's hobby is playing _______chess, while his brother likes drawing     picture.

A.a;the         B.an;/         C.the;a             D./;a

22.-What's your dream, Jim?

-My dream is to be an inventor. I want to        many new things.

A.check        B.calculate     C.include           D.invent

23.-How old is your daughter?

----_______.We had a special party for her         birthday last Sunday.

A. Nine, nine    B. Nine, ninth   C. Ninth, nine       D. Ninth, ninth

24. Leonardo da Vinci lived        1452        1519.

A.from;to       B. between; to   C.both;and         D.from;and

25.--There are       books on the desk, but there aren't       words in the books.

A.some;some    B.any;any      C.some;any         D.any;some

26. Einstein was very wise. He was a man full of          .

A.intelligence    B.importance   C.instructions       D. information

27. Listening is just as        as speaking in language learning.

A.important   B. more important  C.the most important  D. less important

28. He         look at the stars every night, but now he does not.

A.had better    B.used to       C.ought to           D. had to

29.       foreign doctors will go to Africa to help people there, including

 three         Chinese doctors.

A. Thousands; hundred         B. Thousands of; hundreds of

C. Thousands of; hundred       D. Thousands; hundred of

30.---I'd like to choose yellow as the colour of our bedroom.

----        The colour brings me a warm feeling.

1. No way        B. Sounds good      C. In your dreams   D. I can't decide

四、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A man with a green bag walked into a doctor's room. "Please sit down. Open your mouth and   31   your tongue(舌头）,"the doctor said,"OK.You can   32  your mouth now. It's clear something is   33   with you. You have to do more exercise."

"But, doctor," the man said. "I don't think..."

"Don't tell me what you   34  ," the doctor said."I am the doctor, not you. I know   35  you need. I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They  36   in offices all day and in front of the television in the  37  . What you need is to walk quickly for at least 30   38   a day."

"Doctor, you don't understand," the man said. "I..."

"I don't want to hear any   39  " the doctor said. "You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will get   40   and have health problems when you are older."

"But I walk every day." the man said.

"Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You   41   a few meters to the train station from your house, a few more meters from the station to your office, and a few more meters from your office to a   42   for lunch and back."

"Please listen to me, doctor!" the man shouted, getting  43 

"I'm a mailman" the man continued, "I walk for seven hours every day and I come to   44  letters."

For a moment, the doctor said nothing, and   45   he said slowly, "Put your tongue out again, will you?"

31.A.put on          B. put out          C.put away         D.put off

32.A.open           B.close            C.fill              D.try

33.A.wrong          B.strange           C.nice            D.exciting

34.A.discuss         B.talk              C.think            D.meet

35.A.how           B.why              C.where           D. what

36.A.eat            B.stand             C.run              D.sit

37. A. evening       B.afternoon          C.noon            D. morning

38.A.seconds        B. minutes           C.hours            D.days

39.A.news          B.advice             C.excuses          D. messagos

40.A.thin           B. healthy            C.fat              D.strong

41.A.walk           B.drive             C.run              D.fly

42.A.office           B.school           C.restaurant          D.factory

43.A.sad            B.happy             C.surprised           D.angry

44.A.get            B.send              C.bring             D.have

45.A.or              B.so               C.but              D.then

五、阅读理解（共12小题，每小题1.5分；满分18分）

阅读短文，然后根据其内容从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

46.After the          was invented, the oceans were open to travel.

A.compass    B.printing    C.gunpowder      D. All of above

47.At first, gunpowder was used           

A. for finding direction            B. for making fireworks

C. for carving characters           D.in wars

48. Before paper-making was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on the following things except          .

A. on animal bones               B. on the stones.

C. on the trees                   D. on bamboo and wooden stick

49. The best title for the reading material is           

A. The Four Dynasties of Ancient China

B. The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China

C. The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China.

D. The Great Ancient China

(B)Robots

The technology is improving every day. We will see some very exciting home robots in the next few years. In the future the robots can do lots of things:

★ Getting things

In a few years, it will be possible to tell your home robot to get a piece of bread for you. The robot will use its eyes and an arm to get the bread for you.

★ Watering plant

Future robots will carry water to water plants.

★ Telling danger

A home robot will find out fire, smoke and other danger easily. Every night the robot will make its rounds to make sure that everything is right.

★ Looking after children

A robot will help us look after our children well when we are not at home.

50.A robot will get something for you with         

A.a hand      B.eyes and a leg          C.an arm         D. eyes and an arm

51. What does" make its rounds" mean in Chinese?

A.转圈       B.巡查                 C.工作           D.制作

52. What will robots do when people are not at home?

A. Robots will do housework with the children.

B. Robots will cook for the children.

C. Robots will look after the children.

D. Robots will smoke with the children.

53. What doesn't this passage tell us the robots will do?

A.look after children.          B. carry heavy things.

C.look after plants.            D. get things for people.

(C)

A man cut a lot of firewood in the hills and put it on his cart. He was smoking his pipe on his way home.

The sparks from the pipe set fire to the firewood. When he looked back, the man was shoeked to find that the firewood was on fire. He jumped off the cart at once.

"What can I do?" the man asked himself. Just then, he saw a cup on the ground and picked it up. He quickly ran down the hill and soon came back with a cup of water. He poured the water on the

However, the fire was becoming stronger and stronger. At last, all the firewood was burned out. The man was very sad. A passer-by heard his story and said," How can you put out the fire with a cup of water? You were just making useless efforts.You should choose a right way to deal with a problem."

54. What caused the fire on the cart?

A. The smoke.         B. The pipe.         C. The sparks.   D. The firewood.

5. Why did the man run down the hill?

A. To find a cup to drink water.          B. To ask a passer-by for help.

C. To keep himself away from the fire.    D. To take some water to put out the fire.

56. What did the passer-by mean by his words?

A. He could put out the fire with the water.

B. The cup was useless for drinking water.

C. The man should put out the fire in a right way.

D. The man found a right way to deal with the fire.

57. What should be the best title for the story in Chinese?

A.水到渠成           B.杯水车薪         C.薪火相传      D.水深火热

六、短文填空。（每小题1.5分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项

中有一项为多余选项。

Everyone knows at least two languages---his or her own language and the international language of numbers.

Zero

Most of us use the system of numbers from 1 to 9 and 0(zero). 58.             

The Indians first invented and developed this system of number. Zero was a very important invention because it made it easier to write big numbers and to calculate.

Calculating machines

One of the first calculating machines was the abacus(算盘）.59.            

A calculator can add, subtract, multiply and divide. It can also calculate percentages(百分比）and square roots(平方根）.

Brain against computer

Computers are very powerful calculating machines.60.                

Some people call the brain a "living computer". Shakuntala Devi is a lady from India with an amazing brain. Shakuntala and a very powerful computer were given this problem to solve:

Shakuntala took just fifty seconds to find the answer.61.                 

However,someone had to program(编写程序）the computer first,but no one had to program Shakuntala!

七、回答问题（共5题，每小题2分.满分1p分）

根据短文内容，回答问题。

Join in our speaking competition

Good news! The school is going to organize an English speaking competition for English Week.

In the competition, students should speak in public for 5 minutes. This can help them improve their skills of communicatiog with others. Above all, this speaking competition can help shy students become more outgoing and confident.

This is a three-round competition, and we will choose eight students for the final round to compete for the championship(冠军）.

Our British teacher, Mr Alexander will be the judge(评委） of our speaking competition, and he will give all the contestants(参赛者） valuable suggestions.

Come and join us! Use this chance to show your speaking skills!

62. Is the school going to organize a French speaking competition?

63. How long should students speak in public in the competition?

64. How will shy students bedome through this speaking competition?

65. Which country is the judge of the competition from?

66. What will the contestants get from the judge?

八、短文填空（共7题，每小题1分；满分7分）

阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said,"Happiness depends on 67.         (we)" In other words, we make our own happiness.Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The 68.         (one) secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, it takes us so much time 69.           (think) about the future-for example, getting into college or getting a good job-that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasure, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several friends often live a happier and 70.        (healthy) life.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the71.         

(activity).

72.          (final), many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by73           (wash) the dishes.

九、综合阅读（共10题，每小题2分；满分10分）

Computer game problems

Good afternoon, parents and teachers. Thank you for attending this meeting.

Last weekend, one of our students (A)        to hospital. ①The student played computer games on the Internet all day Saturday (B)          stopping to drink, eat or sleep. At last, he (C) got very ill.

②This is a serious problem. In the past, students played outside more often, but now they spend more time in front of computers.(D)这对他们的健康有害.

Tomorrow we'll have some experts here to talk to the students about the terrible effects of playing computer games. (E) They'll also give some suggestions on how to use computers for studying.③

I hope we can all work together to(F) stop students from spending too much time playing computer games. Thank you for your time.

74.在文中（A)和（B)的空白处填入适当的单词：             ;            

75.写出文中划线部分（C)和（F)的同义词或近义词：          ;            

76.将文中划线部分（D)译成英语：This is               their health.

77.将文中划线部分（E)改写为：They'll also give some suggestions on how to use computers             

78.请将“Some students play computer games for too long.”放入文中①②③的适当位置：       

十、基础知识与运用（共8题，每空1分；共9分）

A)根据括号中的汉语提示写单词。

79.I'm glad to win a         in the reading competition.(奖品）

80. If you tell me the truth, I          I won't punish you.(承诺）

81. There is no coffee at home. Let's drink some tea            (代替）

B)     用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

82. The chair is very         (comfort) I’ll take it. How much is it?

83. Some kinds of computers are so small that people may be          (aware) of them.

84.Two          mean two hundred years.(century)

C)同义句改写。

85. The ballpoint pen was very successful.

The ballpoint pen was a great           

86.The Nile(尼罗河）is the longest river in the world.

The Nile is         than          other vriver in the world.

十一、书面表达（满分20分）

从古自今，人类有很多发明，它们改变了人们的生活，推动了社会的发展。

请以“The           invention in the world"为题，写一篇作文。

内容包括：1.介绍这项发明是什么。

2.说明你选择它的原因（至少两条）。

3.谈谈你对它的评价。

要求：1.词数80-100。

2.补全标题，参考词汇：greatest,best,most important,best-known,most useful,etc.

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

答案部分

21-25DDBAC

26-30AABCB

31-35BBACD

36-40DABCC

41-45ACDBD

46-49ABCC

50-53DBCB

54-57CDCB

58-61CEAD

62. No
63. For five minutes
64. More outgoing and confident
65. Britain
66. Valuable suggestions

67. ourselves
68. first
69. to think
70. healthier
71. activities
72. Finally
73. washing

74. went; without
75. became; prevent
76. bad for
77. to study
78. ②

79. prize
80. promise
81. instead
82. comfortable
83. unaware
84. centuries

85. success
86. longer  any