1、山东省德州市第九中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读单选Everyone knows to be confident is very important now. Here are some ways for you on how to become confident.Look Confident. Maybe this is the easiest to do. When youre wearing comfortable clothes and look good in them, then half of your job i
2、s done. Starting your day by looking at yourself in the mirror(镜子) and feeling happy help a lot in becoming confident.Talk Confidently. If you are always soft-spoken, then people will think of you as some soft person, without power. You need to have a correct speed, so that your speech is clear and
3、full of confidence. Talking too fast may make it seems that you are nervous.Stand Confidently. A good manner(举止) helps a lot. If you look around, this is really common, as you will see other successful people walking and standing in a confident manner.Feel Confident. People keep on wondering how to
4、be confident, but they dont think that it is much about ones mental state(精神状态). Remember whenever you are going to make an important conversation, always keep in a good mental state and the conversation will be successful.1How can you make yourself look confident?AFind a good job.BBuy a clear mirro
5、r.CWear proper clothes.DDo the easiest things.2The underlined word “soft” in this passage means in Chinese.A软弱的B仁慈的C愚蠢的D可怜的3The successful people walk and stand _.Aat a correct speedBin a confident mannerCin comfortable clothesDin a good mental state4If you make an important conversation, you should
6、 _.Awear comfortable clothesBspeak quicklyClook at yourself in the mirrorDkeep in a good mental state5The passage mainly(主要地) tells us _.Afeeling happy helps become confident.Bit is very important to be confident.Chow to keep in a good mental state.Dhow to become confident.First appearance: October
7、4, 1950 (comic strip)Created by: Charles M. SchulzInformation: Snoopy can be selfish (自私的), smart and lazy at times and sometimes fools his owner (主人), but he shows great love, care and loyalty (忠诚) to his owner (even though he cannot even remember his name. The owner always calls him “The Round-hea
8、ded Kid”).First appearance: May 15, 1928 (Plane Crazy)Created by: Walt DisneyInformation:Mickey is a nice boy and usually seen as an honest and brave hero. This mouse always wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves (手套). Mickey is one of the worlds most famous characters.First appearan
9、ce: June 9, 1934 (The Wise Little Hen)Created by: Walt DisneyInformation:People like him because he is lazy and greedy (贪婪的). And they love his voice when he becomes angry with Mickeys eight nephews (侄子). Soon Donald Ducks more popular than Mickey Mouse himself.First appearance: June 24, 1995 (comic
10、 books)Created by: Alice Mak & Brian TseInformation:Mcdull is a pig. He has a heart of gold, but he isnt very smart and is ordinary in every way, he has many dreams. However, every time he tries, he never succeeds, he is disappointed, but tries again. In this way creates his own colourful world. He
11、is not perfect, but his attitude (态度) towards life makes him a popular character.6Which of the following is Snoopys personality (性格)?AStupid.BAble.CLazy.DPolite.7What can we know about Mcdull according to the material?AHe is colourful.BHe is very ordinary and has many dreams.CHe is perfect.DHe gives
12、 up easily.8What two cartoon characters were made by Walt Disney?AMickey and Mcdull.BDonald Duck and Mcdull.CDonald Duck and Mickey.DMickey and Snoopy.9What can we learn from the above information?APeople dont like Donald Duck because he is greedy.BBoth Donald Duck and Mcdull were created in the sam
13、e year.CDonald Duck was created earlier than Snoopy.DMickey Mouse first appeared in the film called The Wise Little Hen.10Where can we probably read this passage?AFrom a notice.BFrom a storybook.CFrom a guidebook.DFrom a cartoon magazine.Do you want to live a happier and less stressful (紧张的) life? T
14、ry laughing for no reason at all. Thats how thousands of people start their day at laughter clubs around the world.The first laughter club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “Young children, laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day” says Dr Kata
15、ria. “Everyone is good at laughing. We started the club because we wanted people to feel happy with their life.” “There are now more than 500 laughter clubs in India and over 1, 300 all over the world. Many doctors are also interested in the effects (效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-y
16、ear study, laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.So, what happens at a laughter club? I went to the nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and
17、say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies cant tell the difference between fake (假的) laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same health effects.But after ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldnt stop! At the e
18、nd of the class I felt quite relaxed and comfortable. So if youre under stress, then start laughing.From: https: /test.laughteryoga.org11Where was the first laughter club started?AIn China.BIn the US.CIn India.DIn England.12Why did Dr. Madan Kataria start the club?ABecause some people were not good
19、at laughing.BBecause he wanted people to feel happy with their life.CBecause all of us needed to laugh about 300 times a day.DBecause laughter helped people easier in talks.13How many laughter clubs are there all over the world now?AOver 1, 300.BOver 500.COver 6, 000.DOver 1,500.14The writer may liv
20、e/work in _.ACanadaBShanghaiCMoscowDLondon15How did the writer feel at the end of the class?AQuite nervous.BVery scared.CKind of shy.DRelaxed and comfortable.Zhurong, the name of Chinas Mars rover（火星车）, was announced on April 24th, 2021, Chinas Space Day. The name of Zhurong comes from a character i
21、n ancient Chinese stories.The way it was named is the same as other space programs like Change, Tianwen and Beidou. In ancient Chinese stories, Zhurong is a fire god. He is a proud man dressed in the soldiers clothes, holding a sword and riding on a large tiger. And he is famous for stopping his son
22、 from causing floods for humans successfully. Besides, according to the words Chinese meanings, “Zhu” means “wish”, which can be used to express the good wishes for humans study of the universe（宇宙）. And “rong” means “integration”, which shows Chinese people would like to use the space with other cou
23、ntries peacefully, and to build a community with a shared future for human beings.Zhurong, the Mars rover, is 1.85 meters high and weighs about 240 kilograms. It has six wheels and four solar panels（太阳能面板）and it can move at 200 meters an hour on the planets surface. With six scientific instruments,
24、it can work for at least three months. On the Mars, such as the make-up of the planets surface, the weather and environment conditions on the Mars. Zhurong shows that Chinas space programs have taken a huge step forward again.16Zhurong, Change, Tianwen and Beidou are all the names of Chinese _.Apain
25、tingsBIT programsCpoemsDspace programs17Whats the meaning of the underlined word “integration” in Chinese?A容忍B象征C融合D担当18The main idea of Paragraph 2 is _.Awhen Zhurong got its nameBwhy Zhurong is a fire godCwhat Zhurong looks likeDhow Zhurong got its name19Which can be the best sentence for ?Ait wil
26、l get an unforgettable memoryBour country will step farther and fartherCit can do a lot of surveys and collect informationDyou could see all kinds of robots with different skills20Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AHumans dont want to study the universe.BZhurong can work for on
27、ly three months.CChina wants to use the space with other countries peacefully.DZhurong is 1.85 meters high and weighs about 200 kilograms.二、阅读还原6选5请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。Hi! My name is Marco. I like movies very much. Everyone in my family likes movies, too._21_Somet
28、imes we go to the movie theater to watch movies. Sometimes we watch movies at home. When we watch movies at home we see them on TV. We also watch movies on the Internet.My favorite movies are action movies. I like exciting things and action movies are exciting. _22_ But she doesnt like the same kind
29、 of movies as me. She likes the funny movies. My father likes to watch movies about real things and real people. _23_ She likes all kinds of movies. Last week we watched an old movie. It was called The Sound of Music. _24_ They were very good singers. In the movie, the mother died. The father and ch
30、ildren needed a new mother. _25_ At the end of the movie, the family was safe and they got a new mother. I liked the movie because it had a happy ending.AMy sister likes to watch movies, too.BThe family was also in danger.CHowever, my mother is different from all of us.DIt was about a family living
31、in Australia.EMy family watches movies in different ways.FI am very busy from Monday to Friday.三、短文选词填空阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的词，必要时进行词性变化，填入空白处，每空一词。and, without,like, they, well, he, city, children, has, but, usual,Li Ang lived in a small village in Sichuan, China. He had not seen his
32、 father for three years because his father worked in a _26_. In his village, there are over sixty left-behind children just _27_ him. Their parents all moved to big cities to work _28_ them.In order to make these _29_ New Years wishes come true, a charity held an event. The charity gave many of the
33、children teddy bears, toys or clothes to cheer _30_ up over the festival period. _31_ for Li Ang, he received the best New Years gift. His father wanted to give _32_ a surprise, waiting inside a big box during the event. When Li Ang opened the box and found his father sitting inside, he cried with j
34、oy. More than 60 million children in China grow up without their parents. These children _33_ live in poor places with their grandparents, while their parents work in the cities to make money. The childrens mothers and fathers try to make their family life _34_ by taking a city job rather than stayi
35、ng at home. So they have to leave their children behind. “Everyone _35_ Mom and Dad, but I dont.” Li Ang said, “I hope my parents can stay with me.”阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给11个动词中选择10个意义相符的词，必要时进行词形变化（可添加助动词或者情态动词），填入空白处。know,ask,give,be,remember,say,forget,meet,care,hand,clean,During my second month
36、of nursing (护理) school, our teacher gave us a test. I was a hard-working student and _36_ the answers easily until I read the last one. “What is the name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was very funny. Every day I saw the woman _37_ in the school. She was tall, dark-haired and in he
37、r fifties, but how could I _38_ her name? I _39_ in my paper, leaving the last question with no answer. Before the class was over, one student _40_ the teacher if the last question would be counted in our grades. “Of course! Because this is a very important question.” said the teacher. “In your life
38、 you _41_ many people. Every person _42_ noticeable (值得注意的) and important to you. You _43_ about them, even if all you do is just to smile and _44_ hello to them.” I never _45_ that question. I later learned her name was Dorothy.四、阅读回答问题阅读下面短文，回答问题。Hello everyone, my name is Jessica Meir. I am an as
39、tronaut. I work on the International Space Station (ISS). Today, I will tell you something about what life is like on the ISS.The ISS has over 425 m3 of living space. I work here with astronauts from the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and several other European countries.When we are on the ISS
40、, we have to follow a daily schedule. It tells us when to get up, eat, exercise, work, relax and go to sleep. We spend about two hours each day exercising. Without exercise, we will lose some muscle (肌肉) because of the microgravity (微重力) environment in space.We eat food specially made for space astr
41、onauts. Some foods, such as cakes, can be eaten in space just the way they arc eaten on the Earth. But some other foods are real challenges (挑战). For example, when youre in space, you cant shake salt onto food, because the salt will fly away. As a result, we have to use special liquid (液体) salt.When
42、 we are not busy working on the ISS, we can relax and have fun in different ways. Like most of you, we love to listen to music, read books, play cards, watch movies and talk with our family members.As you can see, the microgravity environment in space brings many challenges that we dont have on the
43、Earth. Would you like to live for some time on the ISS?46What docs Jessica do?_47Where are the astronauts on the ISS from?_48Why do astronauts have to exercise on the ISS?_49How many ways can the astronauts relax? What are they?_50Whats the main idea of the passage?_五、材料作文51我们中国人很早就有着自己的航天梦，梦想着我们中国人
44、有朝一日能翱翔太空。但是西方国家拒绝与中国在太空研究上合作，因此中国决定建立自己的飞船和空间站。 2003年10月15日，我国自主制造了神舟五号载人飞船并用它将航天员杨利伟送往太空，这是中国第一次将宇航员送入太空。从那以后，中国又发射了多次飞船进入太空。 2021年10月16日，中国将搭载3名宇航员的神舟十三号载人飞船被送入太空。这三名宇航员分别是翟志刚、王亚平、叶光富。他们在太空驻留了183天。2022年4月16日，神舟十三号载人飞船返回地球。三位航天员身体状况良好。这意味着中国的航天事业取得了巨大的成功。迄今，中国己将13 艘神舟飞船和3艘天舟货运飞船送入太空。未来我国将完成中国的空间站的
45、组建。希望更多的年轻人对航天事业感兴趣并加入进来。我相信要求：根据素材写一篇短文，概述我国的航天事业历程，可根据事件的时间及内容的要求，运用不少于三种时态表达，句子和词汇不要求逐句逐词翻译，但须符合文意。词数不少于80词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：中国空间站Chinese space station；神舟十三号载人飞船Shenzhou 13 manned spaceship/spacecraft；天舟货运飞船Tianzhou cargo spacecraft；迄今so far；中国航天事业Chinas space industryWe Chinese had our space dream long ago, and we dreamed that we could fly into space one day. _
