浙江省绍兴市春晖外国语学校2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

春晖外国语学校2022学年第二学期期中测试初二

英语试卷

一、听力（本题有15小题，每题2分，共30分）

第一节：听下面五段对话，每段对话后有1个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选择正确的选项。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What would Susan like to do as a volunteer?

A. To look after animals.

B. To look after the old.

C. To help in the library.

2. Why didn't Tina go to the boy's party?

A. Because she was too busy.

B. Because her foot was hurt.

C. Because she didn't like parties.

3. Which country is the oldest of the three ?

A.China.

B. America.

C. Ancient Egypt.

4. What was the girl doing at 9,00 p. m. yesterday ?

A. She was reading books.

B. She was painting at home .

C. She was playing basketball.

5. What does the man mean?

A. He doesn't like Hardy at all.

B. Hardy hardly argues with his mum.

C. Hardy often argues with his mum.

第二节：听较长对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项，回答问题。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6-8三小题。

6. What problem does the girl have?

A. She argued with Tina.

B. She copied Tina's homework.

C. She forgot to do her homework.

7. How long have the two girls NOT talked to each other?

A. For about two days.

B. For about a week.

C. For about a month.

8. Who does the man agree with?

A. Tina.

B.Mary.

C.Both.

听下面一段较长对话，回答第9-11三小题。

9.How high is Demao Building?

A. About 325.2 meters.

B About 320.5 meters.

C. About 305.2 meters.

10.How many animals are there in the wild animal zoo?

A.2,000 or so.

B. 3,000 or so.

C. 5,000 or so.

11. What will the girl do in Chengdu?

A. She will see pandas.

B. She will visit the wild animal zoo.

C. She will see tigers and lions.

第三节：听下面一段独白，回答第12至15四个小题。独白读两遍。

12. When did the story happen ?

A. One afternoon.

B. One night.

C. One morning.

13. What did the young man wear ?

A. A white shirt.

B. Long trousers.

C.A pair of glasses.

14. Who was the young man ?

A. He was a friend of the writer's.

B. He was a friend of the writer's brother's.

C. He was a stranger to them.

15. What was mostly the end of the story ?

A.The young man was taken away by the police.

B. The young man became their friend.

C. The young man ran away .

Ⅱ笔试部分(90分)

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

A

Mary and Michael have faced some problems recently and asked Anna for help.

16.Why-is Mary's daughter sad when she returns home?

A. Because she gets bad grades.

B. Because she has a stomachache.

C. Because she gets hurt by older students.

D. Because she can't get on well with her mother.

17. What is the trouble with Michael?

A. His neighbors often complain about him.

B. His neighbors often make much noise at night.

C. His neighbors often throw rubbish everywhere.

D. His neighbors' children often fight with his kids.

18. According to Anna, what advice is true?

A. Mary should take her daughter to see a doctor.

B. Mary should communicate with the older boys' parents

C. Michael should talk with the neighbors when he feels calm at night.

D. Michael should collect enough information.

B

Volunteering means spending some of your free time helping others. You may volunteer to help other people, but you can also volunteer to do something good for animals, the environment or other things that you care about. Volunteering can help others, and it can also help yourself. If you are worried about something that's happened,

doing something about it can be a great way to deal with your feelings. Volunteering can help you see your own life in new ways. Sometimes it's easy to worry about stuff like grades or get annoyed because you don't have the most expensive shoes or the newest computer game. Volunteering lets you spend some time focusing on others.

Doing volunteer work is a great way to have fun with your family. Here are some ideas on how you can do the work together:

☆Clean up a park or a road along a river.

☆Do some housework for the elderly or the sick.

☆Serve food at a shelter for the homeless.

☆Plant trees or flowers in your neighborhood.

☆Clean up a school or other public buildings.

Now some schools ask kids to spend some time helping others. Volunteering can make kids feel needed by some people. Volunteering can also help kids to learn important things about themselves. A volunteer job can even help kids to understand what to do when they grow up. So what are you waiting for?

19. What does volunteering mean according to the passage?

A. It means giving more money to the poor.

B. It means sending more books to the children in mountain areas.

C. It means spending some of your free time helping others.

D. It means spending all of your time helping other people.

20. Doing volunteer work can help you to ______________.

A. see your own life in new ways

B. take breaks in your spare time

C. know more great people

D. spend some time on yourself

21. As a volunteer, you can do some housework for ______________.

A.parents            B. the elderly or the sick

C. Friends           D. the homeless

22. Why does the writer write this passage?

A. To tell people what volunteering is.

B. To tell people how to do volunteer work.

C. To call on more people to help the disabled.

D. To call on more people to take part in volunteering.

                                      C

There is a new study on teenagers who are between 13 and 19 years old. The study shows that today's teenagers are growing up more slowly than those before.

Scientists from San Diego State University have worked on a study on the behaviors (行为) of 8 million teenagers in seven different countries over the past 40 years. The results tell us that compared to the teenagers in the past, today's teenagers are less responsible (负责任的). And it takes them more time to do the same things than their parents did. They are also less likely to have apart-time job. What's more, when they get older, they begin to know that they should help their parents do housework, while their grandparents and parents helped do housework at a very early age. "This is a 'slow life way'," said Professor Jean Twenge.

"The development of today's teenagers has slowed down. 18-year-olds are more like 15-year-olds in the past," added Professor Twenge. "Teenagers today are taking much fewer risks than those in the past did." Scientists have also found that more teenagers spend longer time living with their parents instead of renting (租) their own rooms or apartments.

One of the main reasons for these behaviors is that today's teenagers would like to spend much time online. They keep on connecting with social media, watching videos or playing games on the Internet instead of living in the real world. Another one is that parents do much for their children and protect them too much. In fact, parents had better let their children do everything by themselves. They should try their best to make their children become independent as soon as possible.

23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The study began in 1960.

B. Today's teenagers don't like slow life.

C. Teenagers in the past took more risks.

D. The study is about 8 million teenagers from America

24. Why do today's teenagers grow up slowly?

a. Because their parents do too many things for them.

b. Because it's difficult for them to do well at school.

c. Because they don't like living in the real world.

d. Because they spend too much time online.

A.ab         B.bc        C.bd        D.ad

25. Which of the following shows the right structure (结构) of the passage?

26. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Teenagers around the world.

B. The slow development of today's teenagers.

C. A study on teenagers in the past.

D. Different ideas about today's teenagers

D

Once upon a time, A wizard (男巫) gave a young queen a magic box. The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity (慷慨) .

The queen travelled all over the country, looking for the most generous people. If she found them all, she would open the magic box. However, nothing special happened. How upset she felt!

One day when the queen decided to return to her palace, she saw a poor little boy begging (乞讨) : She would like to give the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box. Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated, because she knew the box had magical powers. But seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it.

Immediately (立刻)，all the most wonderful things people could imagine started flying out of the box and a voice said, "Why do you look for it in others? Goodness always starts in yourself."

While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others and she became the best queen ever in history.

27. Why did the queen travel all over the country?

A. To have a great time.

B. To look for the most generous people.

C. To look for the poor little boy.

D. To show off the magic box to people.

28.All the most wonderful things flew out of the box when the boy opened it because _______________.

A. the boy was a beggar and he was poor

B. the queen didn't have any money

C. the queen had the spirit of generosity

D. the boy wanted to see it for money.

29.What does the underlined word "hesitated" mean in Chinese?

A.同意         B.否定       C.犹豫        D.拒绝

30. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. The queen was unhappy with the box at first.

B. The queen saw the wonders of the box.

C. The queen was generous.

D. The boy and the wizard were good friends.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

请阅读下面材料，从下面所给的A-F中选出合适的选项，填入31-35，其中有一项为多余。

What inspires (激发) you to work hard? Having your own goals is important. Good sleep also helps a lot. __31__

Mike Robinson, an engineer from Canada, owns his own small company. One day, his wife suggested picking out some plants and putting them on his workers' desks.

Robinson doubted (怀疑) the idea at first. What good would plants do? He thought they might even be distracting (让人分心的). __32 __ First, Robinson bought 20 plants for his workers. He asked each worker to make a small sign (标签) that said "My name is." and write their own name on the sign. __33__

To his surprise, Robinson found that his workers were working much harder and getting along much better than before. It could be because his workers formed "friendships" with their plants. They would take good care of them, and in turn, take more care with their work. __34__

What about you? Does your classroom have any plants? If not, you might want to ask your teacher about this. You and your classmates could take turns taking care of some plants in your classroom. __35__

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节：完形填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

通读下面短文，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。

Years ago I lived in England . During college time, one of my tasks was to help children with special __36__.

I was chosen to work in a school with disabled children . The teacher asked me to __37__ Nancy, a 10-year-old girl . One of her hands could not __38__. At her school , the teachers would think it was an achievement __39__ she was able to put on her own coat.But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string __40__ the hole of a key.

For the five years Nancy went to the school, the teachers always __41__ to help her but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do __42__, so I encouraged her to do something by __43__. At first Nancy often failed and became __44__. Sometimes I wanted to __45__, too. However, after a week Nancy was able to do __46__ she had wanted to do alone for so many years . Her teacher cried with happiness __47__ she saw what she was able to do with just a little encouragement .

Disabled people should __48__ be told they can't do something . With just some encouragement they can do it . The __49__ on that girl 's face when she was able to do it herself meant a lot to me . I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves __50__ telling them they can't do it.

第二节语法填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式

I work in a cleaning company. __51__ (usual) people call us, and we give them house cleaning service. One day, I got a call from a man __52__ (name) Jim." I want to help an old man. He just had surgery (手术). Can I pay for it without __53__ (let) him know?" he asked. Then he explained to us why he was __54__ (worry) about the old man. This old man is Jim's neighbor, Mr.Brown. He lived alone and just came back from the hospital. There was still something wrong with his leg. His house was in __55__ mess, but he couldn't do any housework. Even folding the clothes was difficult for __56__ (he). So Jim offered to help Mr.Brown and he said he didn't want to bring the old man any __57__(pressure).

The next day, we went to Mr. Brown's house. __58__ we promised Jim not to tell his name, we didn't tell too much to Mr. Brown. He was moved by the gift from someone he didn't know. Sometimes we can't depend __59__ others, as we are afraid of making them get into trouble. However, there is always someone who __60__ (care) for you and tries his best to help you.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分25分）

第一节：单词拼写。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

Jack used to play soccer a lot. He was so tired that sometimes he fell __61__ (睡着的) in class. He never thought about his schoolwork when he was playing soccer. As a result, his grades __62__ (掉下) and he was in terrible conditions. With the help of the teachers and classmates, Jack came to __63__(意识到) that he couldn’t continue like this __64__(不再).

__65__(最近)，Jack has changed a lot. After playing soccer, he usually leaves himself

enough time to have a rest before he goes to the classroom. He listens carefully in class and never __66__(允许) himself to make any mistakes. Thanks to his hard work, he has progressed a lot. He feels __67__ (兴奋的) about it.

Next term, he is going to be a student in Grade 9 and the year is really important in his __68__(整个的) life. He knows that nobody will __69__ (实现) his dream unless he works hard. So he will keep on trying and never give up . I hope he will have a __70__(明亮的) future.

第二节书面表达。（共1小题，满分15分）

假如你是李平，你的朋友王芳给你发了一封邮件。请仔细阅读邮件内容，并给她回一封邮件，词数80词左右。可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear Wang Fang,

I'm sorry______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Ping

春晖外国语学校2022学年第二学期期中测试初二

英语试卷答案

一、听力

1-5ABCBC 6-10ABBBBC 11-15ABCCA

二、阅读理解

16-18CBD 19-22 CABD 23-26 CDCB27-30 BCCD 31-35 BEFDC

三、完型填空

36-40 BABCA 41-45 DBCDA 46-50 CBACA

四、语法填空

51. usually 52.named 53.letting 54.worried 55.a

56.him 57.pressure 58.Because 59.on 60.cares

五、单词拼写

61.asleep 62.dropped 63.realize 64.anymore 65.Recently

66.allow 67.excited 68.whole 69.achieve 70.bright

六、书面表达

Dear Wang Fang,

I'm sorry that you was ill. Don't be worried about your grades, you should have a rest. After that, you get to school, you can study harder than any other. If you have problems in learning, you can ask your teachers about the questions.

I think all of us should do housework. Doing housework is not a bad thing.Firstly, you can get excises by doing chores, it's good for your health. Secondly, doing housework can help you take a break and die down your pressure. Through it, I really feel proud of myself. And I think parents should encourage children to do housework. Hope you feel better!

Yours,

Li Ping