天津市南开田家炳中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题.docx

1、20222023学年度第一学期阶段性练习八年级英语学科本试卷分为第卷(选择题)、第卷(非选择题)两部分。试卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟。第卷本卷共四大题，共60分。一、单项填空(本大题15小题，每小题1分，共15分)从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. What do you think is the _ of China?I think the Great Wall is.A. levelB. populationC. symbolD. matter2. Im sure we can _ the game. In my mind, nobody

2、can _us.A. win; winB. beat; winC. beat; beatD. win; beat3. Some day it will become as _ as Hong Kong, Im sure.A. busyB. busierC. the busiestD. busiest4. The air in our city is getting much _ now than a few years ago.A. cleanB. cleanerC. cleanestD. the cleanest5. Dylan practises speaking more often _

3、 his Chinese.A. improvesB. improvingC. to improveD. improved6. There _ a tennis match tomorrow morning.A. will beB. isC. will haveD. are going to be7. We must get up early _ catch the first bus to school.A. so thatB. such thatC. in orderD. in order to8. Cloth shoes became popular during the Ming Dyn

4、asty, _ in Sichuan province.A. hardlyB. nearlyC. reallyD. especially9. The boy offered _ the old lady cross the street.A. helpB. to helpC. helpingD. helps10. The teacher with brown hair teaches us _ the guitar.A. to playB. playC. playingD. plays11. One of _ glass bridges in the world is in Zhangjiaj

5、ie.A. longB. the longestC. longestD. longer12. He told us _ anything in the museum.A. dont touchB. didnt touchC. to not touchD. not to touch13. _ you drive, _ it is.A. The more careful；the saferB. More carefully；saferC. More careful；more safeD. The more carefully；the safer14. How about _ fishing thi

6、s Sunday?Great! Id like _ with you.A. to go; goingB. going; to goC. going; goingD. to go; goes15. How was your school trip?_. Im having fun.A. TerribleB. BoringC. Pretty goodD. Very tiring二、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Sports play an important part in our life. Al

7、l over the world, people _16_ sports. Wherever you are, you can _17_ different kinds of sports or games. Some sports or games can go back to thousands of _18_, like running and jumping. Chinese Kungfu, for example, has a very long history. _19_ basketball and volleyball are new. Neither has a histor

8、y of a hundred years. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.Sports help people keep healthy and happy and live_20_. Lots of people take part in sports and play games. But some people like to watch _21_ do sports. In order to watch the games, some people _22_ tickets or turn on their

9、TVs at home. They dont go to bed until the games are _23_. When their player gets the first or their team wins, they often _24_ very excited. When the seasons change, sports change with them. In different seasons, people play different games. For example, swimming is fun in warm weather just like in

10、 summer, but skating or skiing (滑雪) is popular in _25_.16. A. allowB. enjoyC. improveD. offer17. A. watchB. look likeC. look atD. look up18. A. secondsB. minutesC. yearsD. times19. A. AndB. OrC. SoD. But20. A. longerB. harderC. worseD. busier21. A. the otherB. othersC. otherD. the others22. A. offer

11、B. lendC. showD. buy23. A. awayB. onC. overD. again24. A. smellB. getC. tasteD. sound25. A. springB. autumnC. winterD. summer三、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATibet (西藏) is in the southwest of China. The best time to travel there is from July to September.The temperature

12、changes very greatly during a day, so you should take clothes with you for four seasons. It has a high altitude (海拔高) and gets a lot of sunshine, so a visitor also needs a pair of sunglasses.When you go on a trip to Tibet, how do you go there? Lets have a look at how you can get there.1. By plane. I

13、ts a comfortable way. And it can save your time because its also a fast way to travel.2. By bus. You can take a bus along the highway and see beautiful scenery (风景) during a trip.3. By train. The first train to Tibet started off on July 1st, 2006. From then on, more and more people travel there by t

14、rain, because its cheap. The scenery during the trip is really beautiful.26. When is the best time to go to Tibet according to the passage?A. June, July and September.B. July, August and September.C. July, September and October.D. May, June and July.27. Why should visitors take clothes for four seas

15、ons?A. Because Tibet is at a high altitude.B. Because people there are very poor.C. Because theres lots of sunshine there all day long.D. Because the temperature there often changes a lot during a day.28. How do more and more people travel to Tibet?ABy plane.B. By bus.C. By train.D. By car.29. When

16、did the first train to Tibet start off?A. July 1st, 2009.B. June 1st, 2006.C. July 11th, 2006.D. July 1st, 2006.30. Whats the best title for this passage?A. The traveling guide to TibetB. The scenery in TibetC. The temperature in TibetD. When should we go to TibetBHaving English teachers as parents,

17、 Ben Miller was interested in reading as he grew up. Miller liked stories. His favorite book was from Alan Garner. Garner wrote many traditional folk (民间的) stories.How I became a dog Called Midnight is written by Miller. The fantasy book tells the story of a boy who swaps (交换) bodies with a dog in t

18、he enchanted fountain (魔法喷泉).The two must soon work together against a bad man before they are trapped (被困住) in each others bodies forever. Miller has a dog. It lies down with him while Millers writing. When writing books about children, Miller looked at it for inspiration(灵感). “It looks like a man

19、in a bear coat” Miller says. “And it certainly gave me the idea to write a story about some special people and they could swap bodies with a dog”Miller reads his book to his children to test them out. He also hopes parents can read out his stories loud for their children because he loves the idea of

20、 families reading together. “Reading books is really fun,” he says. “Its like putting on a performance (表演).”31. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Ben Miller liked reading books.B. Ben Miller worked as a teacher.C. Alan Garner was Millers father.D. Millers parents liked reading books.32. What do

21、es the underlined word “fantasy” mean?A. 长篇的B. 奇幻的C. 微型的D. 侦探的33. Which paragraph shows that Millers dog is helpful for his story?A. Paragraph 1B. Paragraph 2C. Paragraph 3D. Paragraph 434What is true about Millers book?A. Its good to read out.B. He wrote it for parents.C. Its good to read quietly.D

22、. He wrote it for teachers.35. What is the text mainly about?A. A dog.B. A boy.C. A movie.D. A book.CMethuselah is an old lungfish (肺鱼) from Australia. Scientists brought it to San Francisco, the US, in 1938. The fish is 1.2 meters long, and weighs around 18.1 kg. Scientists believe that Methuselah

23、is the oldest living aquarium fish (观赏鱼) in the world. And they say it is about 90 years old.Methuselah eats other fish and enjoys getting rubbed (按摩) on its body. “It really likes fresh figs (无花果). It wont eat them when theyre from the fridge,” said Jeanette Peach. She is a scientist and she studie

24、s Methuselah a lot.Methuselah shows the evolutionary link (进化联系) between fish and amphibians. Amphibians are interesting animals and they live both on land and in water. Now the scientists in the aquarium are trying to give it the best care, hoping it can live longer and more healthily. If Methusela

25、h dies, it wont be easy to get another lungfish from Australia. Because this kind of fish is in great danger.36. When did Methuselah fish come to San Francisco?A. In 1932.B. In 1938.C. In 1990.D. In 1998.37. What can we know about Methuselah?A. It is from San Francisco, the US.B. It is more than 1.5

26、 meters long.C. It is the oldest living aquarium fish.D. It is good with other fish.38. If you give Methuselah some figs, you should make sure that _.A. you picked the figs newlyB. you washed the figs carefullyC. you took the figs from the fridgeD. you bought the figs from Australia39. What does the

27、 underlined word “care” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?A. 监督B. 测试C. 治疗D. 照料40. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Methuselah can live on land, too.B. Methuselah is in poor health now.C. There are few lungfish in Australia.D. There are many amphibians in the sea.四、补全对话(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)根据对

28、话内容，文后选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。 (选项中有两项是多余的)A: Tommy, your English is so good.B: _41_A: I hope I could speak English well, but English is too difficult for me. _42_B: Sure.A: _43_B: You should listen to English songs.A: _44_B: Well.you can find a pen friend from an English-speaking country. Then you can write

29、 to him and talk with him.A: _45_Thank you very much.B: Youre welcome.A. Thats a good idea.B. What else?C. Thanks a lot.D. What are good ways to learn English?E. Why not ask your English teacher?F. Can I ask you a question?G. I dont think so.第I卷本卷共三大题，共40分。五、完成句子(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限

30、填一词.46. 汤姆经常给我打电话寻求帮助.Tom often calls me to _ help.47. 这美味的食物使我想起了我的祖母.The delicious food made me _ my grandma.48. 赛跑选手正在做赛前热身。The runners are _ before the race.49. 他住的离学校最远.He lives _ school.50. 我希望动物们能够和平相处。I hope the animals can live _.51. 法国以它的美食和葡萄酒而闻名.France is _ its fine food and wine.52. 我会把

31、价钱记在一张纸上。Ill _ the prices on a piece of paper.53. 人们为他们最喜爱的运动员喝彩加油。People _ their favourite player _.54. 他正照顾他妈妈.He is _ his mum.55. 最后他成功地挽救了这个孩子._, he successfully saved the child.六、综合填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10 分)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空限填一词。Princess returns homeA little Asian elephant became a b

32、ig topic in China. Her name is Molly.On March 20 2016, Molly was b_56_ at the Kunming Zoo in Yunnan. She is very lovely. Everyone liked her. They called her Little Princess. When she turned 1 year old, the zoo h_57_ a big birthday party. The baby elephant got her name.But in 2018, the zoo took Molly

33、 a_58_ from her mom. They sent Molly to Swan Lake Ecology Park for another elephant. Life got h_59_ for Little Princess. She had to do tricks and carry tourists on her back. Her keepers even u_60_ iron hooks (铁钩) to hurt the baby elephant. There were many wounds on her body.Many people are worried a

34、bout the little elephants s_61_. Someone wanted to save her. They posted pictures and articles of Molly o_62_. And they asked to s_63_ her back home. They also asked to ban (禁止) elephant performances (表演) in China.W_64_ their help, Molly finally left the ecology park. She went back home on May 16. T

35、here, her family waited for her. Later, the doctors will give her a check-up. Little Princess will be happy a_65_ !七、书面表达(本大题10 分)66. 假设你叫小华，你的笔友大明，本周末将要来天津，请根据下列提示，写篇80词左右的邮件，简要介绍你家乡，并为他的行程提出一些建议。(1)天津位于中国北部，渤海沿岸；(2)大约有14, 00 000 人口，现在比以前更大、更繁忙了。你的建议：(3)乘船游海河，费用是80元，是最舒适的方式。(4)去茶馆听相声，感受天津传统文化。参考词汇：相声cross talk 海河Haihe River 渤海Bohai Sea要求：(1)词数： 6080 个(2)短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数.(3)要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥，Dear Daming,Im happy to hear that you will come to Tianjin this weekend. I will introduce my hometown to you. Tianjin is_Looking forward to seeing you soon.Yours,Xiao Hua8