2022-2023学年湖北省襄阳市宜城市八年级上学期期末英语试题

2022-2023学年湖北省襄阳市宜城市八年级上学期期末英语试题

1. Who did Tom go on vacation with?

A．His family.

B．His friends.

2. What does Tina often do on weekends?

A．She often watches TV. B．She often has classes.

C．She often goes shopping online. 3. Who is taller?

A．Bob.

B．Tina.

4. What’s the best clothes store in Green City?

A．Miller’s.

B．Blue Moon.

5. What TV program does Lin Hui like?

A．Sitcoms.

B．The news.

听材料，回答下列小题。

6. Who made a New Year’s resolution?

A．Lucy.

B．Kim.

7. What’s Lucy’s New Year’s resolution?

A．She’s going to learn to play the piano. B．She’s going to take piano lessons. C．She’s going to get good grades.

8. How is Lucy going to do to keep her New Year’s resolution?A．She is going to take piano lessons. B．She is going to study hard.

C．She is going to do her homework every day. 听材料，回答下列小题。 9. When did Joe live in Greenville?

A．2 years ago. B．12 years ago.

10. How did Joe go to school?

C．His classmates.

C．Tara.

C．Dream Clothes

C．Talk shows.

C．Both Lucy and Kim.

C．20 years ago.

A．By bus.

B．By bike.

11. What does Joe do now?

A．He is a teacher. B．He is an engineer.

C．He is a computer programmer. 听材料，回答下列小题。 12. What are they making?

A．Fruit sandwich.

B．Turkey sandwich.

13. How many tomatoes do they need?

A．One.

B．Two.

14. What is the last step?

A．Cut up an onion. B．Put some cheese

C．Put another piece of bread on top. 听材料，回答下列小题。 15. When is Andy’s birthday party?

A．On Friday morning. B．On Friday afternoon.

16. Why can’t Bill go to the party?

A．He has to study for the English test. B．He has to study for the Chinese test. C．He has to study for the science test. 17. What gift will Bill send Andy?

A．A bike.

B．A shirt.

听材料，回答下列小题。

18. What will happen if they have the party tomorrow?

A．Half the class won’t come.

B．Students will leave early to study for the test. C．Students will watch a video. 19. When will they have the party at last?

C．By train

C．Cheese sandwich.

C．Three.

C．On Friday evening.

C．A book.

A．Today.

20. What will they do at the party?

A．Watch a video. 听材料，回答下列小题。

21. What time was Victor watching TV last night?

A．At 6:30.

B．At 7:30.

C．At 9:30.

B．Play party games.

C．Make some food.

B．Tomorrow.

C．On Saturday afternoon.

22. What did Victor want to do before going to bed?

A．To listen to music.

B．To read a picture book.

C．To play computer games.

23. Why was Victor’s father angry with him this morning?

A．Because he bought two music CDs. B．Because he didn’t finish his test. C．Because he failed his test. 24. What does Victor’s father do?

A．An engineer.

B．A doctor.

C．A teacher.

25. Why isn’t Victor happy these days?

A．He thinks his father doesn’t understand him. B．He thinks his father doesn’t love him. C．He thinks his father wants him to be a teacher. 26. —Is there ______ in today’s newspaper?

—Yes. It’s reported that over 170, 000 soldiers died in the war in all between Russia and Ukraine.

A．something new

B．new something

C．anything new

D．new anything

27. —Do you know the host country of the FIFA World Cup 2022?

—Yes. it is the state of Qatar. It’s one of the ______ but ______ host countries.

A．smaller; richest

B．smaller; richer

C．smallest; richer

D．smallest; richest

28. —Do you know that the great Chinese leader Jiang Zemin ______ on November 30th, 2022? —Yes. What sad news!

A．died

B．appeared

C．left

D．went

29. —We think the best way to relax is ______ exercise.

—Yes, I agree We can exercise more instead（代替）of playing computer games.

A．through

B．for

C．with

D．across

30. —China successfully ______ the Shenzhou-15 into space on November 29th. —What exciting news!

A．sent

B．took

C．gave

D．built

31. —My teacher always asks us to ______ conversations（对话）in English classes. —Great! It’s good for you to improve your oral English.

A．cut up

B．make up

C．turn up

D．put up

32. —Do you know Lidong, the 19th of the 24th solar term (24节气) falls on November 7th or 8th? —Yes. It marks (标志) ______ winter.

A．the beginning of

B．the symbol of

C．the culture of

D．the tradition of

33. —Cathy, I know your mother is a doctor. Is she busy this year? —Yes. She ______ people as a volunteer（志愿者）in our community.

A．serves

B．believes

C．improves

D．shares

34. —I ______ the dirty water in the river.

— ______ less pollution in it as long as we work hard together.

A．can’t stand, there will have C．can’t stand, there will be

B．don’t mind, there will be D．don’t expect, there will have

35. —The experts ______ us to wear masks when we go out during the special period. —Yes. If we all follow the rule, the epidemic will go away.

A．make

B．advise

C．let

D．hope

根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

In the latest report of 2021 Global Cities Index（全球城市指数）, Shenzhen ranked（排序）72, rising three places compared to last year.

When it comes to Shenzhen, young, modern, exciting—all these ________ to be the right words for it.

Many years ago, Shenzhen was just a small fishing village. In 1980, it became China’s first special economic zone（经济区）. With its rapid development（迅速的发展）, Shenzhen has become one of China’s ________ cities.

On Dec. 29, 1985, Shenzhen ________ building the International Trade Center. It became China’s tallest building at that time. The world was surprised at how ________ people built it. It took only three days to build one new floor. After that, the city is famous for its high efficiency（效率）, and it is called “Shenzhen speed”.

It develops（发展）quickly, so people from all over China come to Shenzhen to make their dreams ________. According to China Daily, about 65 percent of people in Shenzhen ________ in other places. But no one feels like an outsider. As the famous saying goes, “You ________ a Shenzhener if you come to Shenzhen.”

A student called Zeng Jingxian says, “Shenzhen is a very ________ city for hard-working people. People in Shenzhen get along well（相处融洽）with each other. ________ you work hard, you will make a good living here easily as Shenzhen is a great city with lots of chances（机会）of getting a job. In Shenzhen, many people started from ________. But through their hard work, they live a good life now.” 36.

A．seem 37.

A．big 38.

A．remembered 39.

A．beautifully 40.

A．come true 41.

A．grow up 42.

A．become 43.

A．friendly 44.

A．As soon as 45.

A．something

The world’s first space hotel-Aurora Station can host six people at a time for 12-day space travel. It will welcome its first guests in 2023.

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

B．As long as

C．As far as

D．As quickly as

B．clever

C．strange

D．normal

B．became

C．are becoming

D．will become

B．grows up

C．come from

D．look for

B．come out

C．come about

D．come back

B．cheaply

C．carefully

D．quickly

B．enjoyed

C．finished

D．agreed

B．bigger

C．the biggest

D．biggest

B．help

C．want

D．decide

Here are some facts about the trips:

Start date Company Height People Travel time Ticket price Richard Branson’s trip July 11th 2022 Virgin Galactic 86 km 6 More than one hour 250,000 dollars Jeff Bezos trip July 20th 2022 Blue Orion 107 km 4 About 10 minutes Unknown Inspiration4 Sept. 15th, 2022 Space X 575 km 4 About 3 days Unknown Aurora Station 2023 Origin Span 321 km 6 12 days 9.5 million dollars 46. How long did the people carrying out Inspiration 4 stay in space? A．About one hour. C．About 3 days.

47. ______ will open a space hotel in 2023.

A．Virgin Galactic

B．Blue Origin

C．Space XD.

D．Orion Span

B．About 10 minutes. D．About 12 days.

48. Where can you probably read the passage?

A．In a history book. C．In a science magazine.

A video of a 2.26- meter-tall girl dominating（控制战局）Chinas National U15 Women’s Basketball Championship（锦标赛）final has become popular on the Internet. It makes many people in China think of basketball player Yao Ming, who is also 2.26 meters tall.

The girl in the video, Zhang Ziyu, is much taller than everyone else on the court（球场）. So she met no rivals who could beat（打败）her when she helped her team win the game.

Zhang was born in May 2007 in Shandong province, and her parents were both basketball players in the past. Her father is 2.13 meters tall while her mother Yu Ying who now is a basketball coach, is over 1.9 meters tall. By the time she went into primary school, Zhang was already 1.6 meters tall. She grew 10 cm every year until she stood at 2.11 meters when she finished primary school, making her stand out among her classmates.

In 2019, Zhang entered Tsinghua University Middle School as a student player. The school is

famous for its basketball team. Many people think that she can one day become the main force（主力）of Chinese women’s basketball team and write her own story as “the female（女性的）YaoMing”

B．In a school report. D．In a storybook.

49. What do Zhang Ziyu and Yao Ming have in common according to the passage?

A．They are both over 2 meters tall. B．They studied at the same primary school. C．They’ve been famous since they were little. D．They both began to reach 2 meters in middle school. 50. What does the underlined word “rivals” mean in Chinese?

A．裁判

B．观众

C．对手

D．队友

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

A．Zhang grew very slowly in primary school. B．The video recorded（记录）Zhang’s practice. C．People think Zhang will be a good player in the future. D．Zhang wants to improve her studies at Tsinghua University.

If you’re hungry, drawing a picture of a hamburger will not make you feel full. However, thanks to a new product (产品) from a Japanese printing company (公司), you can eat the paper that you draw on!

Moeka Hoda and Kanako Murakami worked for this printing company. Not long after the two had joined the company, they took part in a project (项目). They were asked (被叫) to find a problem that people always met with and then try to solve it.

Hoda and Murakami searched (搜索) the Internet for ideas. One complaint (抱怨) caught their eye. “We’re not allowed to (不被允许) eat anything during class,” one student said. “Whenever I get hungry, my stomach (肚子) makes a big noise!”

To help people with the same problem, Hoda and Murakami made a special set of notepads (记事本) and pens. The notepads were made from potato starch (淀粉), oil and water. The pen’s ink was made from water, citric acid (柠檬酸) and coloring (色素).

Then the two young men posted a video of their product on the Internet. To their surprise, many people liked it. Soon, the company started selling these notepads and pens. In less than three weeks, more than 500 sets were sold. Hundreds of customers (顾客) are probably eating their notes! 52. What is special about the new product from the Japanese printing company?

A．It can make you feel full. C．It has some beautiful pictures.

53. Where did Hoda and Murakami get their idea?

B．You can draw pictures on it. D．You can eat it when hungry.

A．In a school.

B．On the Internet.

C．In a restaurant.

D．On the street.

54. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The picture.

B．The product.

C．The Internet.

D．The company.

55. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Eat your notes!

C．Come and have some fun!

B．Let’s draw pictures! D．Be careful with your notes!

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有一项为多余选项）。

One day David went out for a walk. A piece of paper fell out of his pocket. Paul was David’s

neighbor. 56 And he thought, “This bad neighbor let that fall out of his pocket on purpose. He was trying to mess up（杂乱）the front of my house.”

But instead of （代替）going out and saying something. Paul planned his revenge（报复）. In the evening, Paul took his waste paper basket and put the rubbish （垃圾）in front of David’s house. David also happened to be looking out of the window, and saw what happened. 57 That night, David phoned a farmer to make an order of a hundred ducks. The next day, he put the animals in front of Paul’s house. Of course, Paul happened to see what David did. He was angry to hear the noise of the ducks. David and Paul began to fight. 58 59 They had to spend quite some time sharing a room there. At first, they didn’t speak to each other, but one day, tired of the silence（沉默）, they started to talk. As time passed, they became friends. 60 They realized（意识到）that it was really a misunderstanding（误会）!

A．And they threw stones at each other. B．In the end, both of the neighbors ended up in a hospital. C．He thought that his neighbor wanted to make his doorway dirty. D．And one day they talked about the piece of paper. E．He happened to see the piece of paper fall. F．He didn’t want to say anything. 阅读下面的短文，在短文空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式，使短文的意思完整。

Long long ago, a little boy was walking in a park. In the middle of the park there was a very big tree with 61 card on it. The card said, “I am a 62 （magic）. If you say the magic words, you 63 （see）some wonderful things.”

The boy tried （guess）the words. He said many words, but they didn’t work. And then he tried much 65 （hard）, but he wasn’t successful. At last he was kind 66 tired. So he threw（扔） 67

（he）on the grass, saying, “Please, dear tree!”And then a big door started to open in the trunk（树干）. Inside everything 68 （be）dark. He went in and said.“Thank you, dear tree! With this, the inside of the tree lit up （照亮）. The boy saw a road to a lot of toys and chocolates. The little boy 69 （take）all his friends to the magic tree, they had great fun. This is 70 people always say that “please” and “thank you”are magic words.

71. 虽然中国没有参加2022年世界杯，但是70%的体育用品是中国义乌制造的，包括32强的国旗，足球， 公汽，空调等等。

Although China didn’t take part in the 2022 Men’s World Cup, ______ ______ of the sports things are made in Yiwu, China including the flags of the top 32 teams, soccer balls, buses, air conditioners and so on.

72. 2022 世界杯体育馆的外部形状和碗上的装饰和世界各地的艺术品相似。 The shapes on the exterior of the 2022 World Cup stadium ______ ______ ______ the decoration found on bowls and art found across the Islamic world.

73. 我们对中国足球队很失望，但中国人将乐意锻炼更多来发展这项运动。

We are disappointed about the Chinese soccer teams, but our Chinese ______ ______ ______ ______ exercise more to develop this sport.

74. 全世界最好的运动员都盼望获得每四年一次的世界杯金杯。

All the ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ getting the gold trophy during the World Cup every four years.

75. 冠军梅西说每一个人都在赢得最终的比赛中发挥重要作用。

The winner Messi says everyone ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ the final competition.

76. 去年学期短暂，疫情反复。可能很多同学更体会到了健康的重要和学习的珍贵。而新年伊始，你打算如何提高自己呢？请以“My Resolutions about the New Term”为题写一篇文章。 1．要点提示：

①你打算怎么学习和完成作业。 ②你将如何锻炼和放松。 ③你的感悟。 2．注意事项：

行文符合英语表达习惯，意思连贯流畅；用词在80-90个左右。

My Resolutions about the New Term

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