温州新希望学校2023学年第一学期八年级期中考试卷英语
笔试部分 （80分）
二、完形填空(本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I was a northern newcomer to a southern community*. I knew___16___there. I was helpless and it seemed that I was in the dark alone. I had to make new friends, but I was afraid to leave my comfort zone*.
Day after day, I saw groups of people___17___through the community. Dressed in black shorts, brightly colored shirts, gloves and helmets, they enjoyed having a great time together. I looked longingly* at them as they rode in lines of eight to twelve riders. I did___18___to join them.
I knew how to ride a bike, ___19___ I didn’t believe I could finish the level of riding I saw. One day I read a poster in the community asking those who were interested in biking to join a beginners’ group. I was___20___to find that a chance came. Though* it was not like me to join something where I knew no one, I___21___myself to try it. Then the first meeting for the biking group arrived. We decided to start our first group bike riding at the weekend.
Four men and six women started our first eight-mile ride. We rode___22___through the quiet streets of our community. Then we began to meet three times a week, and little by little we rode faster. During the riding, we stopped to enjoy some food. As we sat talking over coffee, we became ___23___. Many of us found we had other interest in common and began to try it together.
I made so many new friends after taking that first step*___24___my comfort zone. And trying something we like with groups of people opened up a new___25___of fun and friendships for me. A small step can make a big difference in our life.
( )16.A. somebody B.everybody C. nobody D. anybody
( )17. A. driving B.riding C. walking D.climbing
( )18. A. offer B. hope C. promise D. agree
( )19.A.and B.so C.but D.or
( )20. A. pleased B. interested C. relaxed D. surprised
( )21.A. developed B.stopped C. helped D. pushed
( )22.A. easily B. quickly C. slowly D. luckily
( )23. A. family B.classmates C. friends D.customers
( )24.A. outside B.across C. through D.into
( )25.A. eye B. world C. door D.window
阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共13题，每小题2分，满分26分)
阅读下面短文，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Earth is home to lots of wonderful wildlife, but sadly, some animals don’t live on the earth any more today. These are called extinct animals.
This dangerous cat lived thousands of years ago in America. It had two very big teeth that it used to kill animals. You could see these teeth even when its mouth was closed. People think that this cat could kill very big animals. It was extinct around10.000 BCE* because there wasn’t enough food for it.
This big animal lived in the middle of Europe and Asia until about 8,000 BCE. It had two horns—the big one could be one metre long. It had a thick woolly coat to keep warm in the cold winters. But then the weather changed a lot and the woolly rhinoceros couldn’t live in the warm weather. Also, many people killed them for food. So they died out.
The dodo was a bird. It lived on the island of Mauritius. Once there were thousands of them on the island. Then people from Europe arrived and started to eat them. The Europeans took animals such as dogs and cats to the island, and the animals ate the dodo eggs. Why didn’t the dodo fly away from the people Because it couldn’t fly. In 1681, it became extinct.
( )26. The woolly rhinoceros was a kind of animal that_________.
A. lived in the middle of America B. died out before 8000 BCE
C. had two one-metre-long horns D. had to live in cold weather
( )27. The dodo became extinct mainly because__________.
A. other animals ate them B. it had no place to live
C. people caught them for food D. there wasn’t enough food
( )28. We can read this passage in the__________column of a magazine.
A. nature B. travel C. sports D. study
B
①A Turkish* proverb says, “The more languages you know, the more people you are!” There are about 35 languages spoken in Turkey, but 90% of the people speak Turkish.
②Turkish uses an alphabet* that is not strange to many English speakers, but when you look at Turkish spelling, you may find it so difficult. There are 29 letters in the Turkish alphabet and six of them - , , , , and ü - aren’t in the English alphabet. For example, all those marks* in a word like güne g zlü ü (“sunglasses”) can really daunt you!
③But luckily, Turkish pronunciation isn’t always as hard as it seems. In Turkish, each letter is pronounced only one way. So it can become quite easy to pronounce a new Turkish word.
④Turkish is an agglutinative language. That means it puts pieces together to make words. In Turkish, this practice can make some very long words. You can add* suffixes to most Turkish root* words. For example, the word ev means “house”. Add the ending ler to make evler, “houses”
Then add den, meaning “from”, to make evlerden, “from the houses”. Or add li, meaning “having”, and you get evli, “having a house”. The suffix ci can mean “one who does something”. Gazete is “newspaper”; gazeteci means “a newspaper writer”.
⑤There are more facts about Turkish for you to learn. You’ll find that learning about it helps open up door to a different culture.
( )29.What does the underlined word “daunt”probably mean
A.make people more excited B.make people more tired
C. make people less confident D. make people less afraid
( )30. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.Turkish people can speak more than one language.
B.Turkish uses an alphabet the same as English.
C.A Turkish letter can have different pronunciations.
D. Turkish words can get long by adding suffixes to root words.
( )31. The Turkish word arki means “song” in English. Which of the following means “singer” in Turkish
A. arkiler B. arkici C. arkili D. arkilerden
( )32. Which is the structure of this passage
( )33.What’s the purpose of this passage
A.To help people learn about Turkish. B. To ask people to visit Turkey.
C. To teach people how to speak Turkish. D. To advise people to save Turkish.
C
I’ll always remember the first time I tried ballet*. My mother was a dancer and I wanted to be someone like her, but after making mistakes during my first class, I felt like I wanted to give up right now. But as it was only my first day, I told my mom I
looked forward to dancing again.
_____________. Then one day, my dance teacher told us that we were going to dance in a show. I was afraid of losing my face in front of hundreds of people and letting my mom down.
Even though I practiced hard for the show, I could only made little progress*. Finally, I went to my mom to tell her how I felt. She simply smiled and told me she would always be there to help me.
My mom quickly found out how bad at ballet I was, but she still taught me with the greatest patience, love and understanding. When I jumped and fell*, she was there to catch me. When I lost my balance*, she held me up. Slowly I got the hang of ballet after many times of practice with my mom.
By the time the show arrived, I was as ready as I could be. The music began and my heart started to beat fast. I tried to calm* down and began moving to the music without missing a step. When the music stopped, I ran off the stage and laughed in excitement. My mom found me and gave me a huge hug, telling me how proud she was. I looked at my mom in the eye and told her that there was no way this could happen without her.
34. On her first day of trying ballet, the writer____________.
A. fell down and hurt herself B. made no mistakes while dancing
C. found she enjoyed ballet D. told her mom she wanted to dance
35. We can put the sentence “___________”in Paragraph 2.
A. Weeks passed and my dancing didn’t get any better
B. I practised day and night so finally I danced much better
C. I hoped for a chance to show my dance in front of others
D. My interest in dance grew as I kept having the class
36. The writer’s dance on the stage____________.
A.let her mom down B. was a great success
C. made the writer famous D. was easy to finish
37. From the underlined sentence in the last paragraph, we know that_________.
A. the writer couldn’t do anything without her mom
B. there were many people to help the writer dance well
C. the writer’s mom played an important part in her dance
D. it was possible for the writer to dance well without her mom
38. What is the best title for the passage
A. Dream to be a dancer B. Try to understand you
C. Never give up D. Always be there
第二节(共4题，每小题1分，满分4分)
下面文章中有四处(第 39-42题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D和E)中选出符合意思的标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。
How to Develop a Good Reading Habit
A good book can teach you a lot, It can open your eyes and clean up your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, here are some ways to develop it.
Choose interesting books. If you’re not interested in the book that you’re reading, it can make reading boring. But if you’re really into what you’re reading, you won’t be able to put the book down and reading will be fun.
39.______________You should give yourself at least half an hour for reading every day. When time is set nothing can change it.
40.__________________Find a place in your home where you can sit comfortably. When reading, keep away from the television, computer, music or even noisy family members.
41.__________________Have a library card, and read as many good books as possible in the library. Make it a weekly trip to the library.
42.__________________Writing down the titles of books as you read them is a fun way to see how much you have read and the different kinds of books you go through. Write down when you start and finish the book along with a few ideas and feelings about the book.
A. Have a library day B. Find a quiet place. C. Plan your time. D. Join a reading club. E. Keep a reading log.
词汇运用(本题共15小题， 每小题1分，满分15分)
A.用方框中词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
twenty symbol get enjoyable especially
43.Lao She Teahouse is the___________of Chinese culture.
44.Watching plays in a teahouse is one of the___________things in my grandpa’s daily life.
45.Cao Yu, a playwright in the___________century, is famous for Thunderstorm.
46.With the development of China, Chinese_____________more and more popular to learn now.
47. Uncle James loves traditional Chinese operas,___________ the Beijing Opera.
B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示，用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。
End of Term Report
Student’s Name Sam Smith
Head teacher Mr Dickens
Sam Smith has always been a hard-working student. _____48_____(然而), it was difficult for him to study English at the beginning of the term, and he was struggling to catch up with his _____49_____(同学). He was not good at speaking at first, but he tried to take an active part in the English class-answer questions_____50_____(大声) and carefully, Now he is much more confident. He can have English_____51_____(交谈) with his friends and me. During the break, I often saw him read books, which helped him have a_____52_____(宽阔) view of the world. So I’m very pleased that at the end of this term, Sam Smith_____53_____(改善)greatly and came top of our class. Besides learning English, Sam also made great efforts in sports games. In the last basketball match_____54_____(对抗) the Greenland School, he scored most! Now he has become a shining star on the basketball court by_____55_____(训练) hard. I also find that Sam is a boy full of love. He_____56_____(保护)more animals in danger, he helped look after the animals in the Animal Shelter.called on people to stop buying products made from animals. Sam should be really proud of himself. I’m sure he will go to his dream____57____(大学) one day if he keeps working hard, Best wishes to him!
语法填空(本题共10小题， 每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Nowadays we can see more and more electric cars on the road. In 2022. more than six 58.____________(million) electric cars were sold. People predict that electric cars might be more common in the future. Last month, we asked young readers what they thought 59.____________electric cars.
Some of them say they like electric cars better. This will cut down air pollution and be good for our 60.__________(health). Cleaner air also means there will be fewer 60._________(animal) dying. Electric cars are expensive, but 62.________(they) prices are coming down. What’s more, gas* costs a lot more than electricity. Anyway, I think we 63.________ (run) out of gas one day. This will make electric cars a need. Also. do you know that electric cars can travel 64.____________(far) for about dollar than gas powered cars
The others don’t think all cars should be electric. First of all, charging stations are less common than gas stations. This doesn’t allow people 65.__________(have) too long trips. What’s more, on cold days, batteries* in electric cars can’t work well as usual. The used batteries are bad for our home and we can’t reuse them. 67.______we must find some ways to deal with them correctly. Or there will be another problem.
书面表达(共1小题，共15分)
68.假如你是李华，你的朋友 Tom 准备利用本周末从杭州出发来温州旅行，以下是他写给你的一封邮件就来温州旅行向你寻求帮助，请你根据邮件内容，用英语给 Tom 写一封回信。要求：1.包含要点，适当发挥，语句通顺，注意连贯;
2.词数100词左右，开头不计入总字数。
3.文中不能出现真实的学校名称和姓名。
Dear Li Hua.
How’s everything going I plan to visit your hometown Wenzhou this weekend and I will stay there for two days. But I don’t know what your hometown is famous for, so can you give me some advice on where to go Also I have no idea which is a better way to get to Wenzhou, by bullet train or by car Write to me and give me some advice. Great thanks!
Yours,
Tom
Dear Tom.
Nice to hear from you. I am glad to know that you will come to Wenzhou this weekend.
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Yours,
Li Hua
小词典 Add v.添加 alphabet n.字母表 balance n.平衡 ballet n.芭蕾 BCE公元前 calm v.平静 comfort zone 舒适区 community n.社区 fall v.跌 longingly adv.渴望地 mark n.记号 progress n.进步 root n词根 step n.步 though conj.虽然 Turkish n.土耳其语
参考答案
完形填空: CBBCA DDCAC
阅读理解: A篇: BCA B篇:CDBDA C篇:DABCD
任务型阅读: CBAE
词汇填空: A:symbol; the most enjoyable; twentieth; is getting; especially
B: However; classmates; loudly; conversations; wide; improved; against; training/practising; To protect; university
语法填空:million; of; health; animals; their; will run; farther; to have; the; so
