湖北省荊門市2023年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期英語期中試卷【含答案】

八年級(jí)下學(xué)期英語期中試卷一、閱讀理解(每小題2分)閱讀理解Therewasafireinthefactoryatabout1:40lastnight.Areporterinterviewed(采訪)somepeopleaboutitthismorning.Reporter:Whatwereyoudoingwhenthefirebrokeout?IwaspreparingareportwhenIgotthephonecallfromJim.Iquicklydrovetothefactory.ThefirefighterswereputtingoutthefirewhenIgotthere.Theyarrivedseveralminutesbeforeme.TomThemanagerofthefactoryIwasondutylastnight.Ismelledsomethingburning(燃燒).WhenIgotup,Isawsmokecomingfromthewindowoftheworkshop(車間).Icalled911andourmanager(經(jīng)理)atonce.Andtheybotharrivedquickly.JimAworkerWedrovetothefactoryassoonaswegotthephonecallat1:47a.m.Wearrivedatabout1:55a.m.andsoonputitout.Noonediedorgothurtinthefire.It'sdrythesedays.Wethinkallthefamiliesandfactoriesshouldbemorecareful.JeffAfirefighter1．WhatwasTomdoingwhenhegotthephonecall?A．Sleeping. B．WatchingTV.C．Hangingoutwithfriends. D．Preparingareport.2．Whodiscovered(發(fā)現(xiàn))thefirefirst?A．Themanager. B．Aworker. C．Afirefighter. D．Thereporter.3．Whendidthefirefightersgetthephonecall?A．At1:40a.m. B．At1:47a.m.C．At1:55a.m. D．At2:07a.m.4．Whatdon'tweknowaboutthefire?A．Thecause. B．Theplace.C．Thetime. D．Thecasualtyfigures(傷亡人數(shù)).閱讀理解Whencanyougetaphone?Theansweriswhenyourparentsthinkyouneedone.Ofcourse,manykidsseemtogetaphoneataroundage12or13oratanevenyoungeragebecausetheirparentsthinkitishelpful.Aphonecanletthechildrensooncontact(聯(lián)系)theirparentsifsomethinggoeswrongortheyneedhelp.Likewise,itcanalsomakeparentsquicklycontacttheirkidssothattheycancheck(檢查)onthemandmakesurethey'reOK.Ifyougetaphone,workoutsomeruleswithyourparents.Learntobeincontrolofyourphone.Itwillcost(花費(fèi))youmuchifyousendtoomanymessagesortalktoolong.Alsoworkoutsomeotherthings.Whencanyouuseyourphone?Whenmustyouturnoffthephone?Ifyougetaphone,you'llalsohavetomakesureyoucantakecareofthisnew"friend".Putitinthesameplacesothatitdoesn'tgetlost.Anddon'tuseitinthebath-room(洗手間),becauseitiseasyforyoutodropyourphoneintothetoilet(廁所).5．Whydosomeyoungkidshaveaphone?A．Becausetheirparentsarerich.B．Becausetheyoungkidswanttohavefun.C．Becausetheirparentsthinkitishelpful.D．Becausetheirparentsareverybusy.6．Theunderlinedword"Likewise"means"_________"inChinese.A．希望地 B．急速地 C．同樣地 D．絕望地7．WhatshouldNOTyoudoifyougetaphone?A．Workoutsomeruleswithparents.B．Workoutsomeotherthingsaboutusingit.C．Putitinthesameplacesothatisdoesn'tgetlost.D．Useitinthebathroominordertoplaygames.8．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Theimportanceofaphone. B．Whenkidscangetaphone.C．Theuseofaphone. D．Wherekidscangetaphone.閱讀理解In1997,12-year-oldAmericangirlCaitlinand14-year-oldZimbabwean(津巴布韋人)Martinbecamepenfriendsthroughtheirschools.Theydidn'trealizeatthattimehowtheirhandwritten(手寫的)letterswouldchangetheirlives.Itallbeganasaschooltask(任務(wù)).EveryoneinCaitlin'sclasshadtochooseapenfriendfromanothercountry.AlltheotherkidspickedcountrieslikeFranceorGermany,butCaitlinchoseZimbabwebecausethenamesoundedexoticandcool.MartinlivedwithhisfamilyinoneofZimbabwe'sworstslums(貧民窟)wheretheysharedoneroomwithanotherfamily.Andabedwastheironlypieceoffurniture(家具)．WhenCaitlin'sfirstlettersreachedMartin,theyweresimple.Thetwokidswrotejustabouttheirfavoritemusicandwhattheylikedtodo.ButasMartingradually(逐漸地)revealedmoreabouthisownlifeandhislettersstartedarrivingwrittenonpiecesofrubbish,Caitlinrealizedwhatthelivingconditions(生活條件)werelikeforMartin.Withouttellingherparents,shebegansendingmoneywithherletters-$20atatime.AlthoughthemoneywasnotmuchtoCaitlin,itmeantmorefoodforMartin'sfamilyandhelpedhimtopayhisschoolfees(費(fèi)用).Itlasted(持續(xù))sixyearsfromtheirfirstexchangeletterstoMartin'sarrivingintheUnitedStates.WiththehelpofthemoneyfromCaitlin'sparentslateron,MartinfinishedhisuniversityandgothisMBAfromDukeUniversity.Today,CaitlinandMartinaren'tonlybestfriends,buttheyalsosharetheirstoryinabookcalledIWillAlwaysWriteBack.Theywanttoencourage(鼓勵(lì))readerstolookbeyond(超越)theirownlivesanddosomethingkindforothers,whichmightplayanimportantroleintheirlives.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"revealed"meaninChinese?A．索要 B．取消 C．透露 D．搜查10．Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?a.Theysharedtheirstoryinabook.b.Caitlin'sfirstlettersreachedMartin.c.CaitlinchoseapenfriendfromZimbabwe.d.MartingothisMBAfromDukeUniversity.A．c-b-d-a B．a(chǎn)-b-d-c C．a(chǎn)-b-c-d D．c-d-b-a11．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A．CaitlinchoseZimbabwebecausethenamesoundedexoticandcool.B．MartinlivedaveryhardlifeinoneoftheworstslumsinZimbabwe.C．Martin'sfamilycouldgetmorefoodwithCaitlin'smoneyintheletters.D．TheyhadkeptwritingtoeachotherforfiveyearsbeforeMartinarrivedintheUS.12．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheTwoPenFriends B．TheTroubleofWritingC．TheSpecialSchoolTask D．TheMoneyinLetters閱讀理解Noonewantstobeinalife-or-deathsituation.However,ifyouaregettingintosuchadangeroussituation,whatwillyoudo,fightorflight?When13-year-oldJoeRowlandsandhisdadwereinakayak(皮艇)accident,thebrave(勇敢的)teenagerchosetofight.Henotonlyfoughtforhisownlife,butalsosavedhisfather's.Onthatday,JoeandhisfatherPaulwereoutontheirkayakoffthecoast(海岸)ofAngleseyintheUK.Suddenlytheynoticedthatthekayakwasstartingtofillwithwater.Thentheyfoundouttherewasaholeintheflooroftheboat.Withoutanotherchoice,Paulturnedtheboatover.HeaskedJoetoclimbontopsothathecouldpushtheboattoanearbyisland(島嶼).However,therough(洶涌的)wavesmadeittoohardforPaultopushtheboattoland.Theyhadtoswimwithouttheboat.Luckily,Joemadehiswaytotheislandsafely.Butwhenhelookedback,hefoundhisdadwasnolongerswimming.Riskinghislife,Joejumpedbackintothecoldwaterandtriedtodrag(拽)hisdadupontosomerocks.ThenJoedidCPR(心肺復(fù)蘇)onhisdaduntilhecamearound."I'mveryproud(自豪的)ofhim.Heactedwithcourage."Paulsaidofhisson.13．Whentheboatstartedtofillwithwater,howdidPauldealwithit?A．Byfixingtheboatup. B．Byshoutingforhelp.C．Byturningtheboatover. D．BypushingtheboatwithJoe.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"camearound"mostprobablymean?A．Losthislife. B．Camebacktolife.C．Ranaroundtherocks. D．Gaveuptheboat.15．Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推斷)thatA．PaulandJoesuccessfullyfinishedtheirkayakingB．Joeshowedtheabilitytofacedangerwithoutfear(害怕)C．PaulwasangrybecauseJoeriskedhislifetosavehimD．Joechosetodependonhisdadinthelife-or-deathsituation二、任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文的選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D、E、F、G)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Thelibraryisagreatplacetovisitforhelpwithschoolwork.Itopensupnewworlds,encouragesreadingandhelpsyouinschoolandinlife.Butthelibraryisn'tjustaboutreadingandlearning.16．Somelibrarieshavefuneventsforchildren,suchasstory-telling,makingthingsandbookhunting.Andwhenyougotoyourlibrary,thereisalwayssomeonetheretohelpyoufindwhatyouwant.17．Youcanaskyourlibrariantohelpyoufindbooksaboutanysubjectthatinterestsyou.18．Ifyouliketoreadfiction(小說),yourlibrariancanadviseyoutoreadadventure(冒險(xiǎn))books,fantasy(奇幻)booksandmanymore.19．Yourlibrariancanhelpyoufindmuchusefulinformationinmagazinesandnewspapers,andonthecomputer.20．Theyhaveareaswithcomfortablechairswhereyoucanreadabook.Theyalsohavetablesandchairswhereyoucanworkonschoolreports.Andmostlibrarieshavelotsofbrightreadingareas,soyouwon'thurtyoureyesbycloselylookingatthatverysmallprint.Don'tforgettovisityourlibraryandmakesuretothankyourlibrarianforhis/herhelp.A.Ifyouarehavingahardtimefindingananswertoaquestion,you'reyourlibrarianforhelp.B.Youcanhavefuninthelibrary,too.C.Librarieshavebooksabouteverythingfromplanestokoalas.D.Librariesarealsogreatplacestogoifyouwantaquietandrelaxingareatoreadorstudy.E.Remembertofollowtherulesinthelibrary.F.Thatsomeoneisalibrarian.G.Thatmakesyouhappier.三、完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Itwasahotafternoonlastsummer.WhenIwas21．onthewayhome,I22．a(chǎn)noldman.Hewasholdinga23．,whichsaid,"NeedHelp".The24．wasbusyandIhadtodriveon.LaterwhenIreturned,Isawtheoldman25．towardsme.SoIstoppedbesidehimandaskedhimwhathewasdoing."Iwanttomeetmybest26．.Wehavebeenfriends27．a(chǎn)bout50years.Butheisgoingto28．soon,andIwanttobewithhiminthelastminuteofhislife,"hesaid.Itwasvery29．outsidesoIgavehimabottleofcoldwater,somefood,somemoneyandabagto30．everythingin.Hethankedmeandacceptedthethingsthatlgavehim.Althoughhelooked31．,Ihugged(擁抱)himbeforeIleft,Ifeltso32．a(chǎn)ndpeaceful(安寧的).Helpingothers33．a(chǎn)greatthing.Whenyouoffer34．others,youwill35．getmanythingsinreturn.Andthosearethethingsthatyouwillneverforget.21．A．walking B．leaving C．driving D．moving22．A．meet B．meets C．met D．meeting23．A．sign B．clock C．plant D．car24．A．store B．road C．room D．window25．A．walk B．walking C．walks D．walked26．A．friend B．teacher C．student D．uncle27．A．of B．in C．for D．on28．A．work B．live C．die D．win29．A．cold B．hot C．rainy D．strange30．A．put B．decide C．compete D．cut31．A．excited B．tidy C．a(chǎn)ngry D．dirty32．A．warm B．upset C．cheap D．heavy33．A．a(chǎn)re B．is C．was D．were34．A．help B．helping C．tohelp D．helps35．A．too B．a(chǎn)lso C．either D．neither四、綜合填空（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式(不超過3個(gè)單詞)。Keepingthehousecleanisbigworkforthebusyfamily.Soeveryoneinthehome36．(play)apartinhousework,includingyou.Asteenagers,rememberthatitisthechance(機(jī)會(huì))foryoutolearnlifeskills.Youcan't37．onyourparentsfor-ever.Youneedtoprepareyourselfforleavinghomeoneday.Startfromdoingdishesandfoldingandputting38．clothes.Cleaningthekitchenorbathroomshouldbealsonoproblemforyou.Outdoorjobssuchaswateringtheflowers,cleaningthecararesmallpiecesofcakeatyourage.Ifyoufeelitboringtodohousework,addsomethingexcitingin.It'sagoodideatolistentomusicwhile39．chores.Youcanalsoaskyourparentstodoitwithyou.Whenyouhear"thankyou"fromyourmother,youwillbeproudofyourself.Nothingcancomparewiththefeelingof40．(satisfy)afteryouturnmessintoneatness(整潔).Don'tyoubelieveit?Tryitnow.五、寫作（滿分20分)41．在京山市創(chuàng)建"全國(guó)文明城市、國(guó)家衛(wèi)生城市、國(guó)家森林城市"的過程中，作為青少年，應(yīng)該積極地參與到行動(dòng)中來，從自身做起，從小事做起。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，以BeaVirtue'Teenager為題，用英語寫一封倡議書，號(hào)召大家積極爭(zhēng)做美德少年。要點(diǎn)：1）在學(xué)校：努力學(xué)習(xí)，養(yǎng)成良好的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣;善良友好，與同學(xué)和睦相處；樂觀積極，勇敢面對(duì)困難;2）在家里:感恩父母，經(jīng)常和家人交流；分擔(dān)家務(wù);3）在社會(huì):遵守規(guī)則，在公共場(chǎng)所不大聲喧嘩，舉止文明，不亂扔垃圾、不說臟話。要求：1）根據(jù)提示，可適當(dāng)合理發(fā)揮，語言通