2022-2023学年湖北省武汉市江夏区八年级下学期期中英语试题

2022-2023学年湖北省武汉市江夏区八年级下学期期中英语试题

1. —Do you think I could borrow your dictionary? —________

A．Yes, go on.

B．Yes, you could.

C．Yes, help yourself.

D．Yes, you may borrow.

2. —Excuse me, Mr. Green. Would you mind me asking a few questions? —________, I’m glad to help.

A．Yes, please

B．No. Go ahead

C．Thank you

D．My pleasure

3. —Would you like to play basketball with us this afternoon? —_________, but my mother is ill.

A．I don’t care

B．It’s very nice of you

C．Of course not

D．My pleasure

4. —The temperature stays high for so many days, it makes us feel sick.

—The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major ________ of global climate（全球气候）change.

A．result

B．cause

C．spirit

D．situation

5. —The research group produced two reports based on the survey, they really did good jobs. —I don’t think so. ________ of the reports contained（包含） any useful suggestions.

A．All

6. —It's wonderful, isn't it?

— Yes, The large grassland, reaching out far away, looks very beautiful________the blue and clean sky.

A．against

B．above

C．through

D．past

B．None

C．Either

D．Neither

7. —Hey, Dick! You’ve changed a lot.

—Yes, I ________ computer games a lot in the past. But now I’m trying to ________ my school life.

A．was used to play; get used to C．was used to playing; getting used to

B．used to play; getting used to D．used to play; get used to

8. —If we continue to be________to the problem, things are sure to go from bad to worse. —I can't agree more.

A．fair

B．blind

C．interested

D．poor

9. —Why didn’t you hand in your report? Is it difficult?

—No. I ________ finished it last night, but I forgot to take it here.

A．completely

B．mostly

C．hardly

D．heavily

10. — How many books can I ________ from the school library at a time?

— Two. And you can ________ them for two weeks, but you can’t ________ them to others.

A．borrow；lent；keep

B．lend；keep；borrow

C．keep；lend；borrow

D．borrow；keep；lend

11. —In the finals, eight sportsmen will take part in the free-style swimming race to ________ with each other for the three medals（奖牌）. —How exciting! I can’t wait.

A．stay

B．deal

C．compete

D．beat

12. —Is Wilson on duty in class today? —It________be him. It's his turn tomorrow.

A．must

B．can't

C．should

D．needn't

13. —Why didn’t Tim join us yesterday? We lost the game without him. —I saw him in the bookstore yesterday. He ________ a book at that moment.

A．reads

B．is reading

C．was reading

D．will read

14. —Jack is sure to win the competition, he is such a strong player. —You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t ________ as you expect.

A．run out

B．break out

C．work out

D．put out

15. —Could you tell me ________? —Sorry, I don’t know.

A．what happened to him C．what are they talking about

B．where is he from

D．what the matter is with him

16. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Allison, a well-known reporter, walked on her way home from work. A man who used to sleep on the sidewalk near the First Post Office was _________ by her once again. Allison could smell him before she came close. He wore _________ clothes and his mouth was nearly toothless. Allison hardly saw him talk with others. If he was not _________, he talked to himself. “What a poor old man.” she thought. “He must be desperate （感到绝望的）.”

One day, Allison had _________ a lot of food for a family dinner party. She thought about the old man who might be still hungry. So she _________ some food and drove to that street. It was a cold evening. People seldom went out on such a cold day, so Allison found him _________.

There he was, squatted （蹲着） with his eyes _________ to the ground, near the post office as usual. Allison drove over to him, rolled down the window and said, “I _________ you some food. Would you like some?”

However, the old man didn’t seem to be very _________ about this. He looked up and said quite clearly, “Oh, thank you, but someone __________ me food earlier and I’m quite full now. Why don’t you take it to __________ else who needs it?”

His words and manners were gentle and gracious （亲切的） which stuck （扎入） in Allison’s __________. Allison wrote reports about this __________ to call for the society’s attention and help for the homeless. Soon the man was rescued（救援）to start a new life __________.

An old man who was clearly down on his __________ still thought about others. Why don’t more of us do that? 1.

A．realized 2.

A．comfortable 3.

A．alone 4.

A．prepared 5.

A．took down 6.

A．simply 7.

A．felt 8.

A．brought 9.

A．angry 10.

A．offered 11.

B．provided

C．lent

D．borrowed

B．nervous

C．excited

D．satisfied

B．took

C．bought

D．sent

B．dropped

C．failed

D．watched

B．hopefully

C．carefully

D．easily

B．took up

C．took away

D．took off

B．compared

C．rose

D．competed

B．asleep

C．lonely

D．awake

B．fresh

C．dirty

D．ugly

B．noticed

C．explained

D．understood

A．someone 12.

A．throat 13.

A．risk 14.

A．travel 15.

A．spirit 17.

B．temperature

C．interest

D．luck

B．trip

C．fun

D．journey

B．experience

C．sign

D．accident

B．neck

C．mind

D．head

B．anyone

C．everyone

D．no one

New Wuhan Library project started

The project of the new Wuhan Library started on March 28, 2022. The library will be at the Wangjiadun CBD（Central Business District）.With an investment（投资）of RMB 1.8

billion, the library’s floor area will be 100, 000 square meters, three times the size of the current（现有的）library on Jianshe Avenue. The project will be finished in 2024.

_______

Optics Valley’s first two city book rooms opened to the public on April 21 in the East Lake High-tech Development Zone.

The two book rooms cover areas of 470 and 224 square meters, and are able to hold up to 100 and 55 readers. Readers are allowed to exchange their old books for blind book boxes that contain（包含） new books.

New Qingshan Library to open

The new Wuhan Qingshan Library will soon be open. The three-floor library covers an area of 8, 600 square meters and is furnished with seating for over 400 library users. It has a 300, 000-book collection that can be either bought or borrowed. On the first floor is a 24/7 reading room. On the top floor are several themed reading areas, a VR experience zone, and a children’s area. 1. All the news above has something to do with ________.

A．painting.

B．designs.

C．fashion.

D．libraries.

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the first piece of news?

A．The new Wuhan Library will covers an area of 100, 000 square meters. B．The new Wuhan Library will lie on Jianshe Avenue.

C．It will take about RMB 1.8 billion to build the new Wuhan Library. D．It will take two years to build the new Wuhan Library. 3. The best heading for the second news would be ________.

A．Two Optics Valley book rooms’ development

C．Good news for readers

B．The book rooms

D．Optics Valley’s two book rooms opened

4. The idea of \" blind book boxes \" in the second news is to ________.

A．let readers exchange their old books. C．ask readers to sell their old books.

B．advise readers to buy new books. D．force readers to give their old books to others.

5. For the third piece of news it is clear that ________.

A．the public can only borrow books in new Qingshan Library. B．new Qingshan Library can hold up to 500 readers. C．the reading room on first floor will open at any time. D．several themed reading areas are on the second floor.

18. Maybe a lot of thin people will be worried about their health if the inside fat matters．

Some doctors now think that the inside fat around important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the outside fat which can be noticed more easily．

\"Being thin doesn' t surely mean you are not fat，\"said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College．Since 1994，Bell and his team have tested nearly 800people with MRI to create \"fat maps\" showing where people store fat．

According to the result，people who keep their weight through the food they usually eat rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits （堆积物） of inside fat，even if they are thin．

Even people with normal Body Mass Index （体重指数） scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside．Of the women，as many as 45percent of those with normal BMI scores （20to 25）actually had too high levels of inside fat．Men were nearly 60percent．

According to Bell，people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat．They eat too many fatty and sugary foods，but they are not eating enough to be fat．Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the stomach first，but at some point，the body may start storing it elsewhere．

Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of inside fat，but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes （糖尿病）．They want to prove that inside fat does harm to the body' s communication systems．

The good news is that inside fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your eating habits．\"If you want to be healthy，there is no other way．Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle，\"Bell said．

1. What is this piece of news mainly about？

A． Thin people may be fat inside． B． How to deal with inside fat． C． Inside fat leads to many diseases． D． Thin people also have troubles．

2. What does the underlined word \" organs\"in the second paragraph mean？

A． 地位 B． 地方 C． 器官 D． 肝脏

3. Doctors have found ．

A． the exact dangers of inside fat

B． being thin doesn' t mean you are not fat inside C． being thin is not dangerous at all

D． inside fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetes 4. According to the passage，which of the following is wrong？

A． Exercise can help to reduce the inside fat．

B． People can reduce inside fat by improving their eating habits． C． Women have more chances to have too much inside fat． D． Not all the people who look thin are really thin inside． 5. From the last paragraph，we can find that ．

A． it is true that inside fat can lead to disease

B． exercise plays an important role in people' s life for keeping healthy C． thin people usually have inside fat even if they are thin D． it is easier to burn off inside fat than outside fat

19. During the Warring States Period (475﹣221 BC), King Zhao of the State of Yan wanted to get talented people to work for him. When he asked a scholar (有学问的人) named Guo Wei for advice, Guo told him the story of buying horse bones with 500 pieces of gold.

There was once a king who wanted a special kind of horse. This horse could run 1, 000 li a day. It was called qianlima. He sent many people to find these horses and buy them for him. After three years, nobody found him such a horse.

One day, someone new volunteered to help. Within three months, he heard about a qianlima. He rushed (赶去) to find it, but the horse had already died. Still, he bought the bones of the horse with 500 pieces of gold.

The king was very angry. “What I want is a live horse, not the bones of a dead horse!”

The man answered calmly, “Imagine this. You are willing to pay a high price for a dead horse, let alone a live one. This shows people you truly wish to buy the horses. Just wait and the horses you want will come very soon.”

Indeed, within a year, many qianlima owners brought their horses to the king. Guo told the king that he could see himself as the bones of the horse. “If I am valued, more talent will be willing to serve (为……效力) the state,” he said. The king built houses for Guo and treated him as a respected teacher. Soon, more talented people came to help the king and made the state strong. 1. King Zhao asked Guo Wei for advice in order to ________.

A．raise a special kind of horse called qianlima

B．buy the bones of a qianlima at a lower price C．get more talented people to work for his state D．offer Guo a job and treat him nicely

2. What was the man's reason for buying bones of a dead horse? ________

A．There's no time for him to find a live qianlima. B．Horse owners would see the king's need for qianlima.

C．Bones of a dead qianlima are better than common horses anyway. D．There would be cheaper qianlima for sale. 3. The underlined phrase \"let alone\" is similar to ________.

A．needless to say C．on one's own

B．no less than D．let it go

4. According to the passage, Guo Wei ________ in the story he told.

A．compared himself to the bones of a dead qianlima B．imagined himself to be the horse owner C．expected the king to provide a house for him D．volunteered to find qianlima for the king

5. We can learn from the story of buying bones with 500 pieces of gold that ________.

A．it is impossible to buy a live qianlima for 500 pieces of gold. B．there is little need to recommend (推荐) yourself C．it is of great importance to value talented people sincerely D．nothing is more important than short﹣term interests

20. 仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。）

look through; importance; Thanks to; Thanks for; clever; volunteers; look up 1. ________ all the neighbors, the old man was saved by the doctor in time. 2. Some animals are ________ enough to help us do a lot of work. 3. Peter began to ________ the letter as soon as he closed the door. 4. Mandy ________ to help sick children in the hospital every weekend.

5. In the book, he tells the ________ of making good decisions, and of being in control of one’s life.

21. 阅读下面短文，根据所给首字母、上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个词。

Mrs. Johnson was the best music teacher around but also the strictest. She had several certain 1 (rule) and she made her students stick(坚持) to them.

Kate and Kayla were Mrs. Johnson’s students. They had been friends since they met in an art class at the age of 5.Then when they were six years old, they had ballet(芭蕾舞) together, and now piano lessons.

B 2 girls liked the lessons. They were filled with music. But practice at home was different. Kayla didn’t mind so much, but Kate hated it.

Kate didn’t like sitting a 3 at the big piano for hours every day. Each week, the girls and the other kids would r 4 to Mrs. Johnson’s school to show what they had learned. But Kate was terrible. She would have n 5 to play and Mrs. Johnson would be angry. Then one day, 6 Kate’s surprise, the teacher’s rules were changed a little.“Kate,” Mrs. Johnson said. “I have an idea. I know that you and Kayla are good partners, so the two of you can practice t 7 .” After that, Kayla showed Kate how she made her practice fun. They played many songs where Kayla was the left hand and Kate was the right one.

Kate started playing 8 (good) in class. It made her more willing to practice. Soon she found that practice was really 9 (use). Kate didn’t like to admit(承认) it at 10 (one), but sometimes she even did more practice!

22. 假如你是李华，为了帮助偏远贫困地区小朋友渡过难关，你自愿加入了你们学校上周组织的以 “友爱、互助” 为主题的献爱心捐赠活动。请根据以下内容提示问题用英文写一篇短文，谈谈你在这次活动中做了些什么，这么做的理由以及你的感受。 内容提示问题： What did you do?

Why did you donate（vt.捐赠）the things? How do you feel? …

注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数60-80；开头已给出，不计入总数。

At my school, we had a charity sale last week.

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