2022-2023学年湖北省武汉市东西湖区八年级上学期期末英语试题

2022-2023学年湖北省武汉市东西湖区八年级上学期期末英语试题

1. — Mom, do you mind if I play computer games for a while? — ________. But please turn down the sound.

A．Yes, feel free

B．With pleasure

C．I am sorry

D．Not at all

2. —How do you like soap operas? —________, but they are not my favorite.

A．I can’t stand them

B．That’s OK

C．I’d love to

D．I don’t mind them

3. —Why are you so worried, Mike?

—There ________ a math test tomorrow—I’m bad at it, you know.

A．is going to have

B．will have

C．is going to be

D．will going to be

4. —What do you think of yesterday’s action movie? —It is really ________ one that I have ever seen.

A．exciting

B．more exciting

C．the most exciting

D．as exciting

5. —Leo! Mom is going to cook a meal for us!

—What? Oh, no! She’s a good mother but a ________ cook!

A．creative

B．poor

C．top

D．primary

6. A good teacher can always ________ the love of learning in students.

A．water

B．decide

C．send

D．plant

7. —I really want to ________ these details of the story. It’s so long. —But I think most of them are quite interesting.

A．cut out

B．look out

C．work out

D．get out

8. —Do your family often exercise at weekends?

—________ of us does. My parents are busy with work while I am busy with study.

A．Both

B．None

C．All

D．Neither

9. — Why not let your brother cook dinner? He is free at home. — I can’t ________ anything worse—broken dishes, burnt food...

A．understand

B．imagine

C．notice

D．wonder

10. — My boss will pay a ________ visit to the factory, though everything is OK. — Oh! I think he just wants to make sure the plan goes well.

A．personal

B．physical

C．full

D．serious

11. —Don’t try to ________ anything from me, Bob!

—I know nothing about it, Mom. I was doing the homework in my room then.

A．hear

B．stop

C．get

D．hide

12. — You know what? Lisa and Lily are just twins!

— Really? But they’re completely ________ to each other in every way.

A．close

B．opposite

C．similar

D．fit

13. —Sandy never cooks at home! How can a girl be so lazy?

—I don’t think you have ________ to worry, Mom! That’s just a new lifestyle!

A．cause

B．opinion

C．excuse

D．result

14. Mary is looking forward to ________ the result. Please remember ________ her the good news.

A．know; to tell

B．knowing; telling

C．knowing; to tell

D．know; telling

15. —Welcome to my home! What would you like to drink? —I’m thirsty. ________ will do.

A．Nothing

B．Everything

C．Something

D．Anything

16. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.

One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my ________ because of its high speed. Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life ________ arms. How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears. ________ slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn’t get my arms back even though I ________ every day.

However, it’s easier ________ than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness ________. I got so much from my past story.

From then on, I could treat my life with a ________ mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates get ________ about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes

________; they don’t have a mobile phone, but ________ have, and so on. But I only ________ life. I was lucky to realize from an accident.

It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have ________. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve ________ I have a new car. “But when you get the car and what ________? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

Happiness depends on what we have! It’s in our heart. It’s a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel ________. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.1.

A．feet 2.

A．with 3.

A．Or 4.

A．cried 5.

A．dreamed 6.

A．strongly 7.

A．crazy 8.

A．excited 9.

A．early 10.

A．the other 11.

A．hate 12.

A．lost 13.

A．because 14.

B．legs

B．without

B．But

B．laughed

B．acted

B．especially

B．normal

B．nervous

B．first

B．one another

B．dislike

B．had

B．as

C．arms

C．for

C．So

C．sat

C．called

C．completely

C．full

C．serious

C．fast

C．other

C．enjoy

C．found

C．if

D．ears

D．on

D．Once

D．stood

D．said

D．similarly

D．special

D．worried

D．late

D．others

D．save

D．spent

D．whether

A．happens 15.

A．funny 17.

B．happy

C．excited

D．unhappy

B．takes place

C．used

D．uses

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93-year-old Jos Bots tries hard to become the world’s oldest solo paraglider (单人滑翔伞运动员). The record before is held by a Polish man who soared (高飞) to heights of 332m at the age of 91 in 2017. Mr. Bots did a test once and he missed (the 300m high level) by 10m because of the bad conditions. He is paying close attention to the weather report waiting for the perfect chance to beat the world record. A Teenager Flies Around the World

17-year-old Mack Rutherford has now set the record for the youngest person to fly around the world alone and broken his sister’s record. He flew in a small, two-seater airplane. One of the plane’s seats was taken the place by an extra gas tank (汽油箱) . This allowed Mack to fly

farther. He visited 30 countries in all and he once had to land on an island with no one else on it. Talented Music Boy

10-year-old Seba Stephens became the youngest person ever to receive a professional

certificate (证书) in music from the famous Berklee College of Music. The certificate is equal (同等的) to about four college-level classes and is very difficult to get. Seba started a band when he was five and had made money by first grade. 1. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?

A．AMAZING LIFE.

B．SPORTS DESK.

C．BOOK FUN.

D．KIDS NEWS.

2. What would be the best heading for the first piece of news?

A．A Dream Comes True. C．Weather Matters.

3. It’s clear that Jos Bots ________.

A．can’t fly to a height of 300 meters C．hasn’t realized his dream yet 4. What do we know about Mack Rutherford?

B．has broken his leg in the test D．likes to try what others can’t do B．Old Man, Challenging Dream. D．Dangerous Solo Paragliding.

A．He flew around the world with his sister. C．His sister had flown around the world.

B．His plane could take many people. D．His flying went well, without any difficulties.

5. Seba Stephens got a certificate in music ________.

A．when he was in the first grade C．because he played the drums well

18. Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal (正式的) clothes, and they may drink

champagne (香槟) at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of (摆脱) bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old

newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (重新). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them! 1. The reading is mainly about________.

A．the meaning of \"Happy New Year!\" B．several different New Year traditions C．what to eat on New Year’s Day

D．why people dress up nicely on New Year’s Day 2. It’s clear that________ . A．some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning

B．the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day C．people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st

B．to make more money D．which was of a high standard

D．no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year

3. In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to________.

A．bring good luck C．forget everything

4. To have a happy new year,________ . A．friends talk to each other in special ways B．families make big dolls filled with old clothes C．some people get up early to watch the sunrise D．Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day

5. When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think________.

A．one pea brings one day of luck B．black-eyed peas are the best medicine C．the peas are too black and taste bad D．the peas are helpful to count numbers

19. There in the tall trees of our small backyard, some birds nest and bring up their young. Living with these little animals is joyful. But sometimes, it hurts to see them die.

One winter morning, I found a baby blackbird sitting still in a corner. I picked it up, quickly moved it near a fire and covered it with a towel. Then I made silly bird noises, expecting that it would reply. It was breathing, though very weakly. But it did start to feel warmer, so there was hope!

In the next few hours, I kept coming to check on it. One time, its eyes opened and it seemed to look at me, but most of the time its legs were outstretched (伸直的). This was not a good sign! But I still kept making bird noises, saying, “Come on! Be strong!” I just wanted it to know that there was someone who cared. Unluckily, it still didn’t pull through.

During that whole winter, I always couldn’t get that poor baby bird out of my mind. “Why couldn’t I save it? What about its brothers or sisters?” Dad watched all of these, but said nothing.

One sunny spring day, he invited me to walk with him in the backyard. Right there in the trees, I saw three young blackbirds singing happily. Oh! These baby blackbirds survived and they came to visit us again!

“See! Some birds die, and some live. That’s life! But we still should carry the hope for life, right?” said Dad gently, and I knew he was right.

1. The little bird sat still in the corner perhaps because ________.

B．keep away bad luck D．plan for the next year

A．it couldn’t find its family then C．it tried to find a warm place

B．it came to visit the author

D．it was too weak because of the cold

2. The author made some bird noises because he was trying to ________.

A．call the blackbird’s friends over and help it together B．wake up the young bird and encourage it to survive C．make the baby bird feel warmer in this way

D．tell the bird some good news of its brothers and sisters 3. It’s clear that ________.

A．the author’s family liked keeping birds in the yard B．the blackbird got better soon under the author’s care

C．the author thought that the bird had some hope to live on at first D．the bird also made some noises to thank the author

4. The author kept thinking of that poor blackbird because ________.

A．he felt so sorry for not bringing it back to life B．he missed the bird’s happy voice a lot C．its family were all in danger

D．he could never see any birds in the yard 5. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．only three birds survived the winter

B．the author was quite good at speaking the bird’s language C．Dad brought other birds back to make the author happy

D．the author might understand the meaning of life and feel much better at last

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。)

already / help out / traditional / find out / worries / send / dangerous 1. I’m going to write articles and ________ them to magazines and newspapers. 2. In most countries, people usually eat ________ food on special holidays.

3. Problems and ________ are normal in life. But talking to someone about them can help a lot. 4. Today there are ________ robots working in factories.

5. However, I’d still be glad to ________ with any of the party preparations, like planning the games. 21. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。

The oil paper umbrella (油纸伞) is a traditional Chinese art. It has a history of over 1000 years in China. In e 1 Tang Dynasty (朝代), people brought it to Japan and Korea, so it was called “Tang Umbrella”. Later, the oil paper umbrellas became popular in other Asian countries. However, after the steel-ribbed (钢骨) umbrellas appeared in the 1850s, the hand-made oil paper umbrellas became l 2 used in daily life. They were turned into decorative artifact (装饰性工艺品) .

Yuhang in Hangzhou is known for making oil paper umbrellas for more than 230 years. They are mainly made of skin paper, bamboo, a coating of Tung oil (桐油). They need to take more than

seventy s 3 to make, such as making bamboo ribs, pasting papers (糊纸) and painting patterns (图案) and so on. It takes at l 4 a week to make one umbrella. In 2008, people a 5 these umbrellas to Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录) of China.

A young man called Liu Weixue learned the traditional art of making oil paper umbrellas from his grandfather. “I want to bring the art to life.” Liu said. He i 6 the umbrellas to win the hearts of young people. As the traditional paper was e 7 to break, he started to use a kind of thicker (较厚的) paper. In a t 8 , he opened and closed the umbrellas for 1000 times without breaking. Now Liu h 9 the art can be passed on. He goes to the school to teach students. He also goes to e 10 in different places to make more people be interested in the art.

22. 新年即将来临，辞旧迎新之际，学校举办“Looking back on 2022 and Looking forward to2023”的英语演讲活动。假如你是李华，请根据下面的要点用英文写一篇演讲稿。 内容要点如下：

1. 2022年收获很大，阅读了大量的书籍，获得丰富的知识；并且与同学们相处融治； 2. 2023年，你将开始一个新爱好，如学一门新的语言或乐器，成为更好的自己； 3. 帮忙分担家务，花更多时间和家人在一起；

4. 一周锻炼五次，养成更好地生活习惯；为将来成为宇航员做好准备。 注意：

1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称：

2. 词数：60-80；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数： 3. 内容连贯，不要逐条翻译。

参考词汇：knowledge n. 知识（不可数）；instrument n. 乐器；develop v. 培养、养成

Looking back on 2022 and Looking forward to 2023

Good morning, everyone! My name is Li Hua. I feel it a great honor to speak here.

I learned a lot in 2022.

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