2022-2023 学年八年级第一学期期末学业调查
英语 试卷 B 卷
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共 11 页，6 大题，67 小题，满分 100 分考
试时间 100 分钟。
注意事项:
1.答卷前，务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的学号、姓
名，再用 2B 铅笔把对应号码的标号涂黑。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答案卡上对应题目的答案标号涂
黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答:不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和
涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
学生必须保持答题卡的整洁，时间结束后上交答题卡
第 I 部分 选择题(共 70 分)
单项选择题:共 55 小题，共 70 分。每小题所给选项中，只有一个选项符合题
目要求，多选、错选、不选均得 0 分。
语音部分(共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分
注意: 从 1-3 题选出划线部分读音不同的词，从 4-5 题选出读音重音不同的词。
1．A．grade B．face C．captain D．cake
2．A．yet B．secret C．these D．meet
3．A．advice B．activity C．hide D．mile
4．A．improve B．success C．except D．similar
5．A．winner B．treasure C．attack D．basket
二、单项选择(共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
6. He learned ________ at the age of five and now is a good swimmer.
A. swam B. swims C. swim D. to swim
7. If you _______ this wood into water, it _______.
A. will throw; floats B. throw; floats C. throw; will float D. will throw; will float
8. The captain ordered his soldiers ________ the wooden horse in.
A. pulling B. pull C. pulled D. to pull
9. ---Have you finished writing the letter
---_______.
A. No, not yet B. No, not ever C. No, not still D. No, not already
10. --- _______ you ever _______ this movie
--- Yes. I ______ it last week.
A. Have; seen; have seen B. Have; seen; saw
C. Did; see; saw D. Did; see; have seen
11. The football team succeeded _______ the final match.
A. to win B. winning C. in winning D. to winning
12. Hurry up! ______ you leave now, you _______ the train.
A. If; miss B. Unless; will miss C. If; will miss D. Unless; won’t miss
13. I don’t know if he _________ tomorrow. If he________, I ________ you.
A. comes; comes; will tell B. will come; will come; will tell
C. will come; comes; will tell D. will come; comes; tell
14. Did you have trouble _________ this problem
A. to solve B. solved C. solve D. solving
15. A _______ diet keeps us ________.
A. balanced; healthy B. balance; healthy C. balanced; health D. balance; health
三、语法选择(共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
You want to know about my staying in America, don’t you Well, to tell you the truth, it is really 16 eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I have had English classes five times a week since 17 grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine.” when people said “How are you ” But in the USA, I 18 that people said, “I am good.” or “I am tired.”
One day, 19 greeted me with “What’s up ” It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say. Since then, I 20
more and more differences 21 Chinese and American cultures.
To my 22 , American girls spend a lot of time staying in the burning sun
23 a tan (晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler or “whiter”. I am also surprised by how 24 American students study. Before that, I thought only students in China study hard. But after coming here, I know a good student 25 get good grades, do a lot for the public and play sports
or music if he wants to go to a top university. The kids here are so talented. I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have
never thought about sports.
16．A．a B．an C．the D．/
17．A．the five B． five C．the fifth D．fifth
18．A．to find B．found C．finds D．was finding
19．A．someone B．anyone C．nobody D．anybody
20．A．discovered B．are discovering C．will discover D．have discovered
21．A．from B．beside C．between D．among
22．A．surprised B．surprise C．surprising D．surprises
23．A．get B．to get C．getting D．got
24．A．hard B．harder C．hardest D．hardly
25．A．should B．would C．will D．may
四、完形填空(共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
It’s hard to forget the time when I stood in front of all my classmates and forgot my words while I was giving a speech. 26 that, I didn’t want to join in any class activities for a long time. 27 , things began to change one day.
A week before my school’s English festival, my teacher asked me to give a 28 in front of the whole school. I didn’t want to, but my teacher 29 me to think about it carefully and gave me a piece of paper. “The first step to success is the willingness(意愿) to try, and the 30 to it is to work hard”, I was encouraged by this and decided to have a try.
I finished 31 the speech on paper in a day and practiced it during my lunch breaks. I also asked my teacher for suggestions. As a 32 , my speech was a success. Since then, I’ve become more 33 and outgoing. I ask and answer questions in class more often and I 34 many different after-school activities.
I learned that the road to success is difficult and we need to have 35 and work hard.
26. A．About B．After C．Before D．Until
27. A．While B．So C．Although D．However
28. A．lecture B．lesson C．speech D．question
29. A．advised B．ordered C．taught D．allowed
30. A．door B．room C．key D．window
31. A．making B．writing C．reporting D．having
32. A．reason B．rule C．result D．cause
33. A．active B．helpful C．thankful D．careful
34. A．take away B．take pride in C．take care of D．take part in
35. A．dream B．plan C．courage D．energy
五、阅读(共两节，满分 35 分)
第一节: 阅读理解 (共 4 篇，共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)
A
Last year, I went to Italy as an exchange student. Before leaving, I asked my mother what gifts I should take to the teachers and the students there. Mom said that the Chinese fan was a good choice, for China is praised as “the Fan Kingdom”. I couldn’t agree more, because it is more than a tool for cooling. It’s also an important part of Chinese culture.
I went shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans. The first kind was the feather(羽毛) fan for the teachers, which was made of bird feathers. It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang, a very smart man in ancient China. The fans I bought for the girls were silk fans. Fans of this kind were made of silk with paintings of beautiful women, birds or flowers. They were very popular with women of all ages. As for the boys, I picked the folding fans from Rongchang, a place in the west of Chongqing. The folding fans were made of paper and bamboo and there were great paintings
and calligraphy(书法) on them.
At the welcome party in Italy, my new teachers and classmates were all excited to get the wonderful fans. And they were even more excited after learning about the stories and culture behind them.
36.Why did the writer go to Italy last year
A. He learned there. B. He travelled there.
C. He taught there. D. He shopped there.
37.Which kind of fans did the writer choose for girls according to the passage？
A. feather fans B. folding fans C. silk fans D. bamboo fans
38.What was the writer's attitude towards his gifts
A. unhappy B. critical C. shocked D. proud
B
Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your wishes Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought it took you much playtime. But now you’d better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training. A recent study suggests music lessons can make children have better memories than their peers (同龄人).
The Canadian study showed that after one year of musical training, children did better on a memory test than those who didn’t take music lessons. The researchers made the children aged between 4 and 6 into two groups—one group of children took music lessons outside school, and the other didn’t take any musical training. In one year, they took four tests in different times. The results showed brain development changes at least every four months. The children taking music lessons not only did better in musical listening but also made faster progress in other ways, such as
reading, writing, math and IQ.
Most people say music is the good medicine for a broken heart. Now it seems music can also help us to improve our memories. We are sure to find more and more in the wonderful world of music.
39．The researchers made one group of the kids aged 4 to 6 take music lessons for _______.
A. six months B. a year C. two years D. four months
40．According to the last paragraph most people think music can make us _______.
A. successful B. worried C. lazy D. happy
41．What does the passage mainly tell us
A. How to become cleverer. B. Music is good for us.
C. How to find wonderful music. D. Everyone should receive music training
C
His clothes and hat were worn out. He often had a bottle of wine in one hand, and either a fan or his shoe in the other. Now, have you found out who he is
Ji Gong was born with a name Li Xiuyuan in an official’s family. When he was 18 years old, his parents died. The man then went to a Buddhist(佛教的) temple in Hangzhou and became a monk.
Li soon became bored with life in the temple. Against the rules of Buddhism, he ate meat and drank wine. People often saw him walk in the streets in dirty clothes. The other monks in the temple all made jokes about him. However, Li didn’t forget the teachings of the Buddha. Whenever he met poor or sick people in the streets, he tried to help them. For this reason, people started to call him “Ji Gong” (“Ji” means “to help” and “Gong” means “an important man”).
Ji Gong was also famous for his special power. He had the ability to see into the future! One day, he foresaw that a landslide was about to hit a nearby village. He tried to warn the villagers, but nobody believed him, a drunk dirty monk. Just then, he saw a wedding(婚礼). Ji Gong took away the bride and ran out of town. Every villager ran after him. Suddenly, rocks from the top of a nearby mountain rolled down. The village was destroyed in the blink of an eye. Thanks to Ji Gong, no one was killed in the landslide.
For Ji Gong and many other people, their goodness lies not on the outside but inside of their hearts. So _______________________________________________.
42.According to the article, what can we know about Ji Gong
A. Ji Gong got his name because he ate meat and drank wine as a monk.
B. Li was the family name of Ji Gong.
C. Ji Gong lost his parents after he became a monk.
D. Ji Gong loved his life in the temple at first.
43.What does the underlined word “foresaw” mean in paragraph 4
A. Tell something is going to happen. B. Tell something has happened.
C. Tell something always happens. D. Tell something is happening.
44.What’s the correct order of the following events in paragraph 4
a. Nobody agreed to leave the village. b. Ji Gong got the bride out of the town.
c. The landslide made the village disappear. d. Everyone in the village ran after Ji Gong.
e. Ji Gong told the villagers about the landslide.
A. a-c-e-d-b B. e-a-b-d-c C. e-b-a-c-d D. a-b-e-c-d
45.Why didn’t the villagers believe in Ji Gong’s warning about the landslide
A. The villagers were too confident of themselves.
B. The villagers wanted to attend the wedding on time.
C. Ji Gong always told lies to everyone in the village.
D. Ji Gong always appeared drunk and walked in dirty clothes on the street.
46.Which of the following sentence should we put in the last paragraph
A. Actions speak louder than words. B. Never judge a man by his clothes.
C. Two heads are better than one. D. Be happy with what we have.
D
Did you know that vocabulary is more important than grammar If you have good vocabulary, you can communicate successfully, even if the grammar is not completely perfect.
However, one common problem is learning new words and then forgetting them. So when you want to use a new word in a conversation, you can’t remember it at that moment. Does this often happen to you The reason for this difficulty is that most students try to learn vocabulary by studying lists and dictionaries and remembering the words. But it may not work if you don't have a very good memory.
The best way to learn vocabulary and remember the words successfully is to learn new words and use them at once. You can do this with a very simple exercise. Every time you learn a new word, for example, from an English lesson or an article, write it down in your vocabulary notebook. Writing is more active than just reading a definition.You should write the word, the definition in English or translation, one example sentence from the article or dictionary and one example sentence that you create.
Imagine you just learn the word “generous”. Write in your vocabulary notebook: generous (adjective), definition—giving or willing to give freely. Example one, from the article: Thanks for paying for my dinner. You ’re very generous. Example two, my example: My brother is generous because he volunteers at the animal shelter on weekends. It’s best if your example sentences are true to your life, because this creates a personal connection with the new word. The next day, read your vocabulary notebook again and try to add one more example sentence using the new word.
It’s helpful for you to remember it. These two simple steps—writing the word and using it at once—help you remember and use new words.
Do you have a vocabulary notebook If not, start now.
47．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to
A. The problem. B. The new word. C. The conversation. D. The dictionary.
48．What’s the correct order of the following steps of taking vocabulary notes
①Make your own example sentence.
②Write the word, its English definition or translation.
③Copy an example sentence from the article or dictionary.
④Read your notebook again and add one more example sentence.
A．②③①④ B．②③④① C．③④②① D．③②①④
49．How can we make the best example sentences according to the writer
A. By asking for help from friends. B. By explaining words’ definitions.
C. By connecting them with our life. D. By adding words from the article.
50. What can we learn according to the passage
A. You can’t communicate successfully if you are not good at grammar.
B. Without a good memory, it is impossible for you to remember a new word.
C. To learn and remember new words, it is important to use them at once.
D. Reading is more active than just writing a definition.
第二节: 阅读填空(共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分)
Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can’t remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory.
51 .
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. 52 . When you see, hear or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. 53 And like a library, it’s organized. When you put away a book or memory and you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
54 The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is “height”, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. 55 They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
A. The problem is with how they study.
B. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many books.
C. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term.
D. All of these activities are good ways to think about words.
E. How can you do this with the word
第 II 部分 非选择题(共 30 分)
六、写作(共三节，满分 30 分)
第一节: 语篇填词(共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分)
The Silk Road is the name of different roads connecting Europe, Africa and Asia long ago. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years a 56 . By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the w 57 , the Silk Road had covered almost 6500 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, from the West to the Far East. Traders travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried cloth, valuable stones and gold.
There is a famous old story about the old road. It is said that Roman soldiers travelled through Asia. They started to l 58 in some places near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and started the story of blue-eyed village of China.
During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas. These included people and trading goods from countries s 59 as Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road. And they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.
In modern times, the old Silk Road routes are still used, b 60 now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35, 000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.
第二节: 完成句子(共 6 小题，每空 0.5 分，满分 10 分)
61.依我看，每所学校都应该有艺术节。
_________ _________ _________, every school should have an Art Festival.
62.到目前为止，已经上演了 10 部英语剧。
_________ _________, we_________ _________ on ten English plays.
63.你最好在笔记本上抄下所有的东西。
You_________ _________ copy down everything on your notebook.
64.最重要的是，我学会了如何与他人交流。
_________ _________, I learnt how to_________ _________ others.
65.我们可以通过网上聊天保持联系。
We can _________ _________ _________ _________ each other by chatting on the Internet.
66.你不应该拿那个盲人开玩笑。
You shouldn’t _________ _________ _________the blind man.
第三节: 书面表达(共 1 题；满分 15 分)
在英语周活动中，你参加了英语演讲比赛，你将要以"如何提高记忆力"为主题发表演讲。下面的内容是你的思维导图，请根据你的思维导图写一篇发言稿。
要求:
1.词数 80 左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
2.发言稿的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone! I think memory is very important in our lives. However, many students are worried about their bad memories. To improve our memory, we can do the following things.
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__________________________________________________________________ If we can keep on doing these things, we will better remember things in our lives. Thank you!
