1、深圳市百合外国语学校 20222023 学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷（考试时间：90 分钟 满分：10 分）Listening Part（15%）I.Listen to five short conversations and answer the question. The conversations will be read only once.（1*5=5*）1. What will the young man probably do tomorrow morning?A. Help his mother. B. Do his homework. C. Go to Peters
2、house.2. What does the man dislike about Professor Scotts class?A. The lectures B. The books C. The tests.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a restaurant. B. At a store. C. At home.4. How did the man tour Russia?A. By train. B. By bus. C. By car. 5.What is the mans opinion about the jac
3、ket?A. The style doesnt suit him. B. The price is high. C. The size is small.II. Listen to the following conversations and answer the question. Each conversation will be read twice.（1*5=5*）Conversation 16. What does Lucy want to try today in the sports center?A. Swimming. B. Rock climbing. C. Skatin
4、g.7. What time is it now?A. 1:00. B. 3:00. C. 5:00.8. What does the man want Lucy to do?A. Put away her things. B. Buy a magazine. C. Tidy the kitchen.Conversation 29.Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Brother and sister. C. Friends.10. When will they hold the
5、 party?A. At 6:00 p.m. on Friday. B. At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. C. At 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.III.Listen and fill the blanks in the table. The passage will be read twice. （1*5=5*）（每空1-2词）How to Improve MemoryGive the brain a workoutMental workouts can increase memory by challenging ourselves to 11._new b
6、rain pathways.Do physical exerciseIt reduces the risk of memory loss and increases the brain12._Get 13._sleepMost adults should get 7-9 hours of sleep a night to store memoriesMake time for 14._and friendsHealthy relationships help reduce the factors that can 15._memory loss.Writing Part （85%）I. 单项选
7、择（每小题 0.5 分，共 10 分）1. The inventor _ his case and found a drawing of the flying machine.A. looked downB. looked overC. looked aroundD. looked for2. An encyclopedia _ a number of books.A. makes up ofB. is consist ofC. is making up ofD. consists of3. John runs _ Peter. They are at the same level.A. fa
8、ster thanB. slower thanC. no faster thanD. so fast as4. He seems to know _ secrets about our plan.I didnt tell him _. Not a word.A. some; anythingB. something; anythingC. any; anythingD. some; any5. People like different seasons. _ like autumn, and _ like summer.A. Some; someB. Some; otherC. Some; t
9、he otherD. Some; others6. The girl is new in this school. Nobody here _ her.A. knowsB. knowingC. have knownD. know7. The number of boy students _ over 500 in our school.A. areB. isC. haveD. will8. 88 divided _ 4 _ 22.A. from; areB. by; areC. by; isD. from; is9. We heard _ news from the reporter.A. m
10、anyB. a large amount ofC. a number ofD. lot of10. In 2020, Lester had his _ birthday in a beach house with his family.A. the twenty-fourthB. twenty-forthC. the thirty-ninthD. thirty-ninth11. My sibling is three years _than me. He is my_brother.A. elder; elderB. older; elderC. older; olderD. old; eld
11、er12. We sometimes _ teachers _ candles and children _ flowers.A. compare; with; to.B. compare; to; withC. compare; to; toD. compare; with; with13. The _ we take action to change our bad habits, the _ outcome will get.A. quickly; betterB. sooner; fasterC. earlier; betterD. faster; most14. Helen _ as
12、 _ popularity _ we imagined since she became famous.A. has gained; much; asB. has gained; many; asC. gained; much; asD. gained; many; as15. Since the operator didnt know how to control them, the machines _ out of order.A. have beenB. areC. are beingD. were16. Andy knows a lot about nature. He must _
13、 many books on nature.A. readB. have readC. be readingD. have been read17. Have you _ the National Park?-Yes, we _ there already. We will visit another park this year.A. been to; have beenB. been in; have been toC. gone to; have goneD. been in; are18. There _ an exhibition about dinosaurs in the mus
14、eum in two weeks.A. will haveB. are havingC. will beD. is19. China had the largest economy in Asia. It is larger than _ in Asia.A. any other countryB. any countryC. other countryD. the other country20. Please choose the CORRECT sentence.A. Were you be able to catch the first bus yesterday morning?B.
15、 Have you happen to know who is she?C. I am short of money now. Could you buy me lunch?D. This street is three times more wider than that one.完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning, and I knew who was calling as I reached for the telephone. I was a new substitute teacher (代课教师
16、) trying to earn enough money to _21_ my family. Each morning, I _22_ a call that would take me to a different classroom. The last three classes had all tested me by having bad behavior. I responded by being critical (批评的) and angry with the students. However, I didnt really want to go to work that
17、morning, especially since it was my birthday.Still, I answered the phone and _23_ the job. My family needed the money and I couldnt be picky. As I was driving to work, I decided to try _24_ to be the best teacher that I could be.As the class started, the students once again tried to see what bad beh
18、avior they could _25_. This time, though, I was strict but fair with them. I did my best _26_ my lessons fun. I shared smiles, praised their efforts, and encouraged them to work hard.The results were _27_. My unruly (不守规矩的) classroom soon _28_. Students were laughing and learning and I finally felt
19、like I was doing my job right. I went home feeling _29_ in my heart and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.I remembered something that I once read: “Every day is a new opportunity to begin again. Every day is your birthday.” Every day is a _30_ for us to get things right and to live our
20、lives with love and joy. Dont waste a single day.21. A. chooseB. missC. buildD. support22. A. called forB. waited forC. paid forD. sent for23. A. tookB. checkedC. foundD. saved24. A. earlierB. quickerC. harderD. heavier25. A. get along withB. come up asC. keep up withD. get away with26. A. madeB. ma
21、keC. to makeD. making27. A. amazingB. impossibleC. necessaryD. unsatisfied28. A. endedB. diedC. changedD. agreed29. A. upsetB. happyC. tiredD. crowded30. A. jobB. birthdayC. classD. chance. 阅读理解（每小题 1 分，共 25 分）Passage 1A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At l
22、ast, he became ill, so he couldnt go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But be always stayed awake and couldnt fall asleep.After some days, he decided to see a doctor. “I just cant go to sleep at night. What should 1 do? Could you please help me?”“I ha
23、ve a suggestion,” said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, youll be asleep. Im sure of it.”The next day the man returned to the doctors office. “Well,” said the doctor, “how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said. “I tr
24、ied counting one, two, three up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldnt fall asleep.”31. The young man couldnt go to sleep because _.A. he w
25、as worried about his homeworkB. he worked too hard and fell illC. he didnt finish doing his lessonsD. there was a lot of noise there and he couldnt rest32. The doctor asked the young man _.A. to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 togetherB. to take some medicine and go to bed earlierC. to count numbers
26、while he was lying in bedD. to count numbers before he went to bed33. The young man returned to the doctors office the next day because _.A. he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbersB. be wanted to thank the doctorC. he was better and wanted more medicineD. he still couldnt go to sleep at
27、 night34. The young man _.A. counted from 569 to 1000B. counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleepC. counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some teaD. counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep35. The young man _ in fact.A. didnt understand the doctors suggestionB. wasnt ill at allC. was not able to count
28、 numbersD. didnt try the doctors suggestionPassage 2AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Lets see the amazing AI.Cool driverless busA bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 scats and doesnt need a driver. The b
29、us follows traffic rules. It stops as soon as it sees a stop light.Your close friendHi, everyone. Im Xiaobing, a chatbot (聊天机器人). I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. Im talented at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!Worlds firs
30、t AI anchor (主播)Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the worlds first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours and doesnt make any mis
31、takes. You might see it on TV soon.Popular AI artistThis beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over
32、15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint.Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.36. The fact about Apolong is that_.A. the bus door cant open itselfB. it stops every time it sees a stop lightC. there are 24 scats in itD. there is a driver in it37. Xiaobing cannot_.A. go out
33、to play with youB. talk with you if you feel lonelyC. singD. be your friend38. The painting is_.A. among the most beautiful paintings in the worldB. worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auctionC. a work painted by Vincent van GoghD. studied by three French artists over 15,000 times39. Which of the follo
34、wing is TRUE according to the passage?A. The AI anchor can only speak English.B. This new kind of driverless bus also needs a driver to control it.C. Xiaobing is a 17-year-old girl.D. The AI anchor can work all day without mistakes.40. We can probably read the passage in_.A. a storybookB. a newspape
35、rC. a guidebookD. a novel Passage 3What does it take to graduate from university? Some papers or high scores in exams? Well, these are not enough if you are a student at Tsinghua University.According to a new rule of the university, students must show themselves in the swimming pool. They need to pa
36、ss a swimming test of at least 50 meters, and those who fail the test will be required to take a swimming course throughout their school years. By the time they graduate, they will have known how to swim; otherwise they cant graduate with their bachelors degrees（学士学位）.The news made waves in Chinese
37、social media（媒体）. Some people praised the university for requiring a necessary skill that can save lives and they also believed that the rule would help improve students health. However, other questioned if it was fair to expect those who come from inland cities to be able to swim.In fact, this is n
38、ot a new rule. Tsinghua University first made swimming a requirement in 1919 but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school for them to learn swimming. Anyway, it is still good news that Chinese students health has become m
39、ore and more valued. Why not just take this chance to learn one more life-saving ability?41. According to the passage, what does it take for a student to graduate from Tsinghua university?A. Some papers.B. High scores in exams.C. Passing a swimming test.D. All of the above.42. Students need to pass
40、a swimming test for _.A. at least 50 metersB. at most 50 metersC. above 50 metersD. 50 meters43. The underlined phrase “made waves” in Paragraph 3 most probably means _.A. made a requirementB. spread widelyC. caused a heated discussionD. proved the rule44. Why did Tsinghua University once give up th
41、e rule?A. Because many students failed the swimming test.B. Because there were not enough swimming pools.C. Because there were not enough students.D. Because some people disagreed with the rule.45. What is the passage mainly about?A. Tsinghua University has made a new rule of graduation.B. Different
42、 people hold different opinions about a new rule.C Chinese students health should be more and more valued.D. There is a new chance to learn another life-saving ability.Passage 4请阅读全文并从六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使其意思完整连贯。As William Shakespeare is to literature (文学) in English, so is the poet Du Fu to the Chines
43、e literary history.Recently, a new BBC documentary, which is aiming at introducing the beauty and fascination of traditional literature, was brought to the public. _46_The documentary invited the famous British actor Ian McKellen to read 15 of Dus poems that have been put into English. In this way,
44、people all around the world can enjoy the beauty of traditional Chinese literature._47_ Born in 712, Du lived at the time of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong (713-756). In his earlier years, he was hopeful for the future and did his best to serve the government.However, his life was changed by the An Lusha
45、n Rebellion (安史之乱). _48_ Through ups and downs, the poet never stopped writing and about 1,500 poems have been kept over the ages. _49_ And he also talked about the importance of celebrating the simple joys of life.Without doubt, Du is a cultural symbol of ancient China. But his excellent works have
46、 also interested people outside of China. As the documentary said, “_50_”A. He began to live a hard life.B. They are of great value for the whole world, not just China.C. The one-hour film also introduces the poets life experiences.D. In these poems, he showed his care for his country and people.E. People consider (认为) him as one of the greatest poets, along with Li Bai.F. It soon interested many fans of Chinese culture and became a success.Passage 5下面A-F是中国
