1、山西省太原市现代双语学校2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、补全对话7选5请根据对话内容，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。A: 1 B: Speaking! Is that Susan?A: Right. This evening is my birthday. 2 B: Sure, Id love to. Who else will go there?A: Peter, Bill and Lucy.B: 3 A: You can take your brother John, too.B: 4 He has t
2、o study for his exam next week.A: I see.B: 5 A: At 8:30. I think we will have a great time.B: Great. See you then.AWhat gift do you like?BMay I speak to Jenny?CWhen will the party start?DOh, Im afraid he is not free then.EIm sure John will like your party.FI cant wait to see them at the party.GWould
3、 you like to come to my house to have a party?二、完形填空It was a day to jump rope in P.E. class. Lynn and Mike 6 the long rope to make big slow circles (圆圈). Other students got in line to wait for their turn to jump.Nick went first. He watched the rope and ran in at just the right time. Everyone counted
4、 (数) the numbers 7 . He made it to 30 jumps. Then it was Millies turn. She stood at the second and seemed 8 . She watched the rope go around and around, but she didnt move.Millies friends shouted: “Go! Millie, go!” At last, she gave it a try, but it was not a 9 one. Millies face turned red. She felt
5、 like everyone was looking at her.After that, Millie started to practice jumping rope at home. She practiced 10 before going to school every day. With a short rope, she could jump 100 times 11 missing. She just didnt know how to run in a long rope. Just then, the teacher gave each student a short ro
6、pe and said: “Lets see how long each one of you can keep jumping with a short rope. Go!”Millie smiled for the first time. She had the 12 of jumping with the short rope, so she jumped quickly. After a while, Mille realized that everyone was excited. They shouted: “Go! Millie, go!” The whole class che
7、ered (欢呼) 13 she was the only one still jumping rope!Sometimes people care about the things they are not good at, but its OK. Just believe in yourself and do what you are good at. Then you can also be the best. As we get 14 , we know more about our strong points and weak points. Everybody has his ow
8、n weakness. As long as we face it in the right way, 15 will be OK.6AcutBcaughtChung7AloudlyBcheaplyCbeautifully8AupsetBangryCbored9AcarefulBthankfulCsuccessful10AhardBeasilyCfinally11AoverBwithoutCfrom12AreasonBexperienceCresult13AbecauseBunlessCso14AcoolerBbetterColder15AnothingBeverythingCsomethin
9、g三、阅读单选请阅读表格内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选中一个最佳选项。From homes and schools to hospitals and factories, robots are part of our lives. Today, people around the world are using about 3.5 million (百万) robots. They do dangerous, hard or boring tasks. They make our lives easier. Lets meet some of them.I am LOVOT fro
10、m Japan. I can accompany (陪伴) people. Look at my furry body, round head and big eyes. I look like a mix of a penguin, an owl and a teddy bear! You can tickle (挠的痒痒) me and Ill laugh. You can talk to me and Ill move my arms up and down to ask you for a hug. You can rock (摇晃) me in your arms. Ill clos
11、e my eyes and sleep.Hey, your hamburger is here! Im Rice, a delivery (快递) robot from Hong Kong. I work in shopping malls or offices. I use maps and sensors (传感器) to get around. I can move 4 km per hour. I use elevators (电梯) to go up and down. What do you want? I am on my way to bring it to you.Have
12、you seen me before? I am Pepper. Im from Japan. I look like a human, dont I? I can move freely and communicate with people. I am good at answering peoples questions in companies, subway stations and hospitals.16How many robots are people around the world using?AAbout 3,500,000.BAbout 350,000.CAbout
13、35,000.17You can do many things with LOVOT EXCEPT (除了) _.Atalking to itBrocking it to sleepCplaying soccer with it18Rice can get around easily because it _.Amoves 4 km per hourBuses maps and sensors in its bodyCuses elevators to go up and down19Pepper may not work _.Ain hospitalsBon farmsCin subway
14、stations20We can find the passage in a _.Ascience magazineBstorybookCdiary请阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选中一个最佳选项。Thanksgiving Day was wonderful. My dad sent me a new phone that I dreamed of for a long time. And Paul, one of my best friends, got an expensive small car from his brother as a Thanksgiving gift
15、. One day, when Paul came out of his office, a poor boy was walking around the car.“So cool! Is this your car, sir?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Thanksgiving.” “Sir, I wish” The boy was hesitating. It seemed like he didnt know how to say. Paul thought the boy wanted t
16、o sit in the car, so he asked, “Would you like to try it with me?” “Id love to,” the boy answered.After a short ride, the boy said, “Sir, would you mind stopping in front of that street? Thats my house.” Paul smiled. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could go home in a car. But
17、 Paul was wrong.When they stopped in front of the boys house, the boy went in. Five minutes later, the boy came out with his little brother. He pointed to the car and said, “Dear, just like I told you before. His brother gave it to him for free. Someday Im going to give you one, I promise.” Paul was
18、 touched by the boy. He started to know the power of promise. And he is sure that people who keep promises will make their dream come true through their own hands. The poor boy will be a reliable (可靠的) man when he grows up.21Who is the writer according to Paragraph 1?APauls friend.BPauls father.CPau
19、ls brother.22What does the underlined word “hesitating” mean?A周到的B犹豫的C狡猾的23In Pauls eyes, why did the boy ask him to go to his house?ABecause he would say thanks with a family gift.BBecause he needed to go home without paying any money.CBecause he wanted to let others know he could go home in a car.
20、24Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?AThe boy had enough money to buy a car.BThe boy didnt have any Thanksgiving gifts.CThe boy wanted his little brother to trust him.25What does the writer want to tell us?AAll people want to be rich, but they must work hard.BDont talk to people y
21、ou dont know, because they must be bad.CPeople who keep promises are reliable, and they will change their life.四、阅读还原6选5请阅读下面短文，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。Sometimes English learners have to find out the differences between cultures, like Chinese culture and American culture. Although it
22、 is hard to tell which culture is better, we should respect (尊重) both of them. 26 Because American peoples ideas are different from Chinese, it is necessary to discuss the party culture. 27 Chinese people are more interested in having a party at restaurants. The party organizers often invite a lot o
23、f people to come and have fun, such as birthday party and wedding (婚礼) party. 28 Most of their parties are small, and only friends will come.The second difference is about the time. 29 For example, if organizers tell them the party will start at twelve oclock, its polite (礼貌的) to arrive at the resta
24、urant ten or fifteen minutes earlier. Americans wont do the same as us. 30 Because they are afraid that the organizers wont prepare everything well if they go there too early.All in all, remembering these cultural differences will be important if you are going for a trip to America or other countrie
25、s in the future.AIn fact, they always go to the party on time or even later.BAnd people can have a lot of fun at parties.CAlso, to understand those differences can be helpful.DChinese guests always go to the party before the actual time.EThe first difference is about the party places.FBut Americans
26、like to have a party at home.五、阅读回答问题请阅读下面非连续性文本，并按要求完成下列任务，把答案写在相应的位置上。There will be many worries when we grow up. Two months ago, Dongfeng Middle School asked five hundred students of Grade 8 about the problems they have in their normal lives, and got a result as follows:The picture is a mirror to
27、 tell us a serious thing that the students are facing too many worries.Some students write their feelings on the school website.Lets have a look.I cant sleep well at night for more than a year.When I close my eyes, I see my mistakes on the exam. paper. I. love my parents, and:they hope I can go to a
28、 better high school. If I cant do my best in the exams, I will break their hearts. YangKai(a boy)I argued(争 论 ) with my friend so I was unhappy. We had a discussion yesterday. I said the robots would take humans place and work for us,but she disagrees with me. At first I thought it was not a big thi
29、ng, but she didnt talk to me today. Liu Wei (a girl)Reading is one of my interests.However, I have too much homework to do after school.Also, I need to take math and English classes on weekends.Thats why Im worried about having no time to read what I like. I really want to have time to read.Wang Dan
30、 (a girl)What can students do? Reporters from Teenager Newspaper give some useful advice. Talk with your friends, parents and teachers in a friendly way, share your feelings with them and let them know about your worries. Listen to some music or go to the movie theater, because these can make you re
31、laxed. Travel around on vacations, and the nice places will help you forget about unhappy things.31How many students worry about having no friends from the picture? 32Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (不超过 25个字) 33Why is Wang Dan worried about having no time to read? 34What can
32、students do to solve their problems according to the reporters from Teenager Newspaper? (One is OK) 35Do you worry about anything in your life? What will you do if you have worries? 六、短文选词填空请根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，有两个多余项。finally, expect, resolution, invite, certain, until, they, if, begin, w
33、ith, meaning, understandingAs the saying goes, “Spring is the 36 of the year. It is to a year what the morning is to a day.” It is also a good time for us to make some 37 . Thats why many people like spring so much. But there are other reasons why people love spring.There is lots of rain in spring.
34、And the growth of crops and plants has something to do 38 rain. Without rain, they wont be able to grow up. Fishermen also 39 rain to give fish a comfortable living environment. Its natural that farmers and fishermen love spring.Every day in spring theres a sporting event. For our Chinese, Football
35、and the CBA playoffs (季后赛) are starting up. So many sports lovers can have a lot of fun watching games and enjoy 40 . The weather in spring is nice. It is neither too cold nor too hot. We can do something 41 on such comfortable days. The weather is 42 right for playing outside and people even have s
36、ome activities in spring, like trips or picnics. They just would like 43 their friends to celebrate the coming of this beautiful season together.When the sun is shining and the weather is warm, it is almost impossible for us to get angry. People usually become much 44 and happier. So the first day o
37、f spring is also the International Day of Happiness. 45 winter comes, can spring be far behind?七、材料作文46习近平总书记说：“我们都在努力奔跑，我们都是追梦人。”每个人都有梦想。梦想是激励人们奋发向前的动力源泉。有的同学的梦想是选择一份自己喜欢的职业；有的同学的梦想是做自己感兴趣的事；有的同学的梦想则是为近期的具体目标，如通过一次考试、参加一次比赛等。作为朝气蓬勃的青少年，你肯定也有自己的梦想吧！请根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文。内容要点： Whats your dream? What kind of experience made you have such a dream? What are you going to do to make your dream come true?要求：1. 不少于 60词，可适当发挥；2. 文中不得出现真实的人名，校名。_试卷第7页，共8页
