河南省安阳市2023年八年级下学期期中英语试卷【含答案】

 八年级下学期期中英语试卷

一、阅读理解（20 小题, 每小题10分, 共 40 分）

阅读理解

An earthquake happened in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan Province in China on the evening of August 8th, 2017. What were you doing when you heard the news? We asked some people about it and here are their answers.

Dave

That evening, I came back from the supermarket and then turned on my computer. Suddenly I read the news saying an earthquake happened in Jiuzhaigou half an hour ago. Then I looked through a lot of information on the Internet. A few minutes later, I knew the news was true.

Sally

When my cousin told me that an earthquake happened in Jiuzhaigou, I was doing my homework in the bedroom. I was surprised and turned on my computer quickly to surf the Internet. On the Internet, I knew it was true I was really worried about the local people.

Leo

I was playing the guitar when I got a text message from my classmate Ted. He simply said, "An earthquake happened in Jiuzhaigou just now. "I thought he was just kidding. Then I put my guitar down and began to surf the Internet. The result showed that the news was true. I soon walked into the living room and told my mother the news. She was very surprised.

Alice

I don't usually watch TV on weekdays. That evening I finished my homework earlier than before, so I turned on the TV. I got the news about the earthquake from the reporters on TV.

1．Dave first got the news about the earthquake from                .

A．the TV B．the radio C．the Internet D．the newspaper

2．What was Sally doing when she got the news about the earthquake?

A．She was watching TV. B．She was playing the guitar.

C．She was doing her homework. D．She was surfing the Internet.

3．Who told Leo the news about the earthquake?

A．His classmate. B．His cousin. C．His brother. D．His father.

4．Where was Leo's mother when Leo told her the news about the earthquake? 

A．In the bedroom. B．In the living room.

C．In the bathroom. D．In the kitchen.

5．What can we know from the text? 

A．Dave got the news about the earthquake while he was watching TV.

B．After Sally got the news, she went to the supermarket.

C．Leo's mother got the news about the earthquake earlier than Leo.

D．Alice watched the news about the earthquake on TV that evening.

阅读理解

Last month there was a car accident. A six﹣year﹣old girl was hit by a car and hurt her head. Her father stayed with her in the hospital, while her mother was staying with the other three children at home. The mother had no one to help look after her children at home if she went to the hospital to look after her daughter. So she called our volunteering organization （组织）for help. The mother was so helpless that I decided to help her. I looked after her children in her home for a few days. The oldest one was only eight who felt sorry for his sister. I always hugged him to make him fell better. I told him that his sister would come home with mom and dad.

Some days later, the news came that the surgery（手术）was successful. Then they returned home. I was glad to meet the mom who had such trust in me to look after her family. It was also such a great feeling just to be able to help.

If everyone just spent a little more time caring for someone in need, it would be a much better world for all of us to live in.

6．What was the matter with the little girl?      

A．She saw a car accident when she was six.

B．Her father hit her head.

C．She was hurt in a car accident.

D．She saved a boy in a car accident.

7．How many people are there in the little girl's family?      

A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.

8．The writer knew that the mother needed help       .  

A．from TV B．through the radio

C．from the newspaper D．through the telephone

9．What is the right order of the following events?

①The writer helped look after the children for a few days. ②The writer met the little girl's mother. ③The mom asked the writer for help. ④The little girl had a successful surgery.

A．②③①④ B．②①④③ C．③①④② D．③②①④

10．The writer mainly wants to tell us that      .

A．children can make a big difference to the world

B．parents' love for their children is the greatest in the world

C．we should care more about others and help those in need

D．we can make our world better by working hard

阅读理解

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don't, you may get lost.　11．     　You should sit down and stay where you are. You mustn't try to find your friends. Let them find you.　12．     　You can also shout three times. Stop. Then shout three times again. Keep up shouting.　13．     　When people hear you, they will know that you need help and where you are.

If you don't think that you can get help before the night comes, you should make a little house with some trees and branches（树枝）or something else.　14．     　

When you need some water and you have to leave your little house to look for it, don't just walk away.　15．     　And then you can find your way back easily.

A. If you want your friends to find you, you should stay in one place.

B. Leave small branches or something else on the way.

C. Always three times together.

D. What should you do if you really get lost?

E. And make yourself a bed with grass and leaves.

二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案。（15分）

完形填空

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then   16．   ? Here is an example. There was a farmer who   17．   corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the   18．   and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something   19．   about how he grew it. The farmer   20．   his seed（做种子的）corn to his neighbors.

"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the   21．   with you each year."

"Why, sir, "said the farmer, "didn't you know? The   22．   picks up pollen（花粉）from corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow   23．   corn, cross﹣pollination（异花传粉）will affect the quality（质量）of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must   24．   my neighbors to grow good corn. "

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve   25．   his neighbors corn doesn't improve.

As a great man says, "We make a living by what we   26．   , we make a life by what we give." We can't   27．   without food, clothes and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get,   28．   by how much we can give others. Giving   29．   taking, makes us different from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find   30．   in their life.

16．A．what B．how C．why D．when

17．A．grew B．bought C．sold D．collected

18．A．cheapest B．prettiest C．best D．shortest

19．A．popular B．serious C．terrible D．surprising

20．A．lent B．showed C．gave D．got

21．A．game B．fight C．argument D．competition

22．A．wind B．water C．farmer D．neighbor

23．A．tasty B．bad C．tall D．unusual

24．A．teach B．make C．help D．let

25．A．if B．though C．because D．when

26．A．do B．own C．get D．grow

27．A．cheer B．move C．work D．live

28．A．and B．but C．all D．so

29．A．instead of B．according to

C．take the place of D．in order to

30．A．hope B．success C．friendship D．happiness

三、语篇填空（15小题, 每小题10分, 共15分）

根据短文内容, 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。（每词限用一次, 每空一词。）

Robert was a clever boy and got on well with his classmates. They all liked him and played with him. He hoped to join the army when he left middle　31．     　. Bad luck! One of his legs was　32．     　in a traffic accident. So he couldn't join the army. He had to go back to his village and help his father to manage（经营）the　33．     　. He read a lot of books on farming and did well in it. He got much　34．     　and got a few farms next to his farm. Ten years　35．     　, he became the richest farmer in his village.

One day, Robert met　36．        　 friends in London. He asked them to visit his farm. They saw a beautiful house　37．     　 a big garden when his friends got there. They found that he had a lot of sheep, pigs and cows. Robert and his family warmly　38．     　the guests. The next morning he showed them around his farm. It was　39．     　large that they couldn't see the other end.

"It'll 　40．     　you two days to reach the other end of my farm by car!" Robert said happily. "You must be joking! I think something is wrong with your car!" one of the guests said with a smile.

阅读短文, 根据语篇要求填空, 使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

Li Chengze is a 12-year-old boy. He lives　41．     　 his parents in a big city. Now everyone calls him a little hero. One night it was very dry（干的） 　42．     　cold. He went home at about 22: 00. 　43．     　 he got to an entrance（入口） of his building, he smelled （闻） a smell of pungent （刺鼻的） gas. He quickly ran to the guard room（门卫室）, then he knocked（敲门）on the door from house to house with the worker. And he told people to open the windows and not to smoke. At 　44．     　  he found the place where    the smell came from. Thanks to the boy, nobody in the building got hurt in the accident. 　45．     　 clever Li Chengze is!

四、补全对话 （10分）

补全对话

A: Hi, Mike! I called you yesterday morning, but there was no answer.

B: 　46．          　. I went to see my grandparents with my parents.

A: Don't your grandparents live with you?

B: No.　47．           　. It's not far from here.

A: A village? Is it beautiful?

B: Yeah, it's very beautiful. There is a river around it. There are trees and flowers

everywhere. And my grandparents have a big farm.

A: Great! What's on the farm?

B: Orange trees. My grandpa wants me to go back to pick oranges this autumn.　48．                             　?

A: Of course, I'd love to. And we can eat oranges while picking them, can't we?

B: Certainly. By the way, 　49．                    　 ?

A: Er, I called you to go hiking with me. But it doesn't matter. I asked Mike and Sam instead.

B: 　50．                         　?

A: Yes, we enjoyed ourselves very much.

五、书面表达（20分）

51．在日常的生活和学习中, 我们应该具备一些应对问题的能力。请以"When I met with a problem"为题, 并根据要点和要求用英语写一篇短文。

1）要点:

①你遇到了什么问题；

②你是如何应对那个问题的；

③你获得了什么经验或教训。

2）要求:

①文中不要出现所在的学校的校名和师生的姓名；

②词数 90词左右。

When I met with a problem

1．C

2．C

3．A

4．B

5．D

6．C

7．D

8．D

9．C

10．C

11．D；12．A；13．C；14．E；15．B

16．B；17．A；18．C；19．D；20．C；21．D；22．A；23．B；24．C；25．A；26．C；27．D；28．B；29．A；30．D

31．school；32．hurt；33．farm；34．money；35．later；36．several；37．with；38．served；39．so；40．take

41．with；42．and；43．When；44．last；45．How

46．I'm sorry；47．they don't；48．Would you like to go with me；49．Why did you call me；50．Did you enjoy yourselves

51．When I met with a problem

Life is full of problems and challenges. The biggest problem I once met was that I didn't know how to make friends in a new place. 【高分句型一】

（我遇到的困难和挫折）

I used to be a shy person, so when I moved to a new school in Zhengzhou, I found it difficult to make friends. At first, I felt upset. One day, a girl called Linda in my class came to chat with me. She even told me some funny stories to make me laugh. Her warmth moved me deeply. With her help, I become more and more outgoing. 【高分句型二】We have become friends who share almost everything. I also have my own circle of friends. （如何克服的）

I feel lucky to have a friend like Linda. It's she that has changed my life. I'll help people in need like her in the future. （感受）