兰江中学2022学年第二学期八年级期中素质测试 英语试题卷
笔试部分（考试时间70分钟 试卷满分95分）
一、完形填空（本题有15小题，每题1分；共计15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On Friday afternoon; Miss White gave the students a special homework. “Next week, we will study the 1 of sight（视力）,”she said. “On the weekend, I want you to put a piece of cloth over your eyes for a whole day. The experience will help you understand what it's like to be 2 . ”
Sam didn't think the homework would be 3 . Instead, he thought it was interesting. On Saturday morning, he used a piece of cloth to 4 his eyes. Then he went into the 5 for breakfast. He heard his brothers' words, but he couldn't know where each voice was 6 .
“Tim, could you pass me the newspapers, please ” he asked. Just then, he remembered that he couldn't see the 7 . He wondered if newspapers were ever made for the blind. After finishing breakfast, his brothers 8 him to play soccer. He followed them, but he always 9 . He also found that he couldn't 10 do normal activities.
Sam had to sit on the soccer field. Suddenly, he noticed that 11 he couldn't see, his other senses. （感官） worked fine. And he began to 12 new and different aspects（方面） of common. things. He took a flower and felt it with his 13 . For the first time he knew that there was something like wax（蜡） on the flower.
It was a（n） 14 . experience for Sam. It showed him that sight was something that we should 15 . And we should try to trust other talents of blind people.
1. A. situation B. problem C. sign D. importance
2. A. deaf B. independent C. blind D. sick
3. A. difficult B. relaxing C. useful D. fair
4. A. raise B. cover C. wash D. hurt
5. A. library B. kitchen C. school D. park
6. A. depending on. B. turning on C. coming from D. hearing from
7. A. movie B. computer C. phone D. words
8. A. trained B. invited C. refused D. promised
9. A. turned down B. fell down C. cheered up D. fixed up
10. A. easily B. differently C. happily D. sadly
11. A. if B. before C. but D. although
12. A. run out B. give out C. find out D. hand out
13. A. fingers B. nose C. eyes D. ears
14. A. terrible B. crazy C. special D. unfair
15. A. care about B. think about C. prepare for D. look for
二、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分；共计30分）
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Because of smart technology, especially different kinds of great smart inventions, people's life has changed and improved a lot.
Finger Reader is a machine that can give blind people a new way to read. It looks like a ring. It can look through words quickly and then the small computer in it will read the words out loudly. It works faster than any other reading machine. And this reading machine can also help people who have vision problems.
Ah Tie robots have been used in old people's homes of Hangzhou since 2016. Each robot is 0. 8 meter tall and weighs 15 kilos, They have cameras to tell patients from others. And they can play music, dance and talk to the old people. People believe these robots will play an important role in the care of China's elderly in five years.
AV1 is a robot invented by a company named No Isolation. It goes to school for a child while the child is seriously ill. It takes his or her place at school and becomes the eyes, ears and voice of the child. Through the robot, the children can hear and talk with their teachers and friends. And it is easy for the child to control robot only by a smartphone from home or hospital, but the child's school friends must help. They carry the robot between classes and place the robot on the child's desk.
16. Finger Reader is a machine for _________.
A. old people B. blind people C. Children D. companies
17. According to the passage, _________ will be loved by children.
A. Smart phones B. Ah Tie C. Finger Reader D. AV1
18. Ah Tie can do all of the following things EXCEPT（除了）_________.
A. playing music for the old people B. talking to the old people.
C. cleaning up the room for the old people D. dancing for the old people
B
Many people believe that goldfish only have a seven-second memory. But Roy Stokes,a15-year-old schoolboy from Australia Science and Mathematics School has just finished an experiment to tell us that it is not true. He shows everybody that goldfish are smarter than we think.
“I don't believe that they have a seven-second memory because animals need their memories, so they can know where the food is,” he said.
He did the experiment（实验） in a small tank of goldfish. “I decided to get a red sign and just feed them next to the sign. Every day I put it in and dropped food around it,” he said.
“At first the goldfish were a little afraid of it, but three weeks later, they were almost coming before I put the food in.”
After leaving the goldfish alone for a week, Roy put the red sign back in the tank again.
“They remembered perfectly well,” he said. “They actually had a time faster than the three feeds before I left.”
The goldfish showed that they not only could remember things well, but also had the ability to get it back later.
Colum Brown, a researcher at Macquarie University in Sydney, has studied fish behavior for over ten years. He says-his studies show that fish are clever and they know how to avoid（避免）enemies and catch food like any other animals. As an experienced expert, Colum thinks that Roy's experiment is really good!
19. Roy began his research by _________.
A. discussing with his classmates B. making friends with goldfish
C. asking his teacher for advice D. doing an experiment
20. The right order of Roy's experiment should be _________.
①put the sign back into the tank again ②feed the goldfish next to the sign
③leave the goldfish alone for a week ④take out the sign
⑤put a red sign into the tank ⑥find a tank of goldfish
A. ⑥⑤②④③① B. ⑥④⑤③①② C. ⑥①⑤③②④ D. ⑥⑤③②④①
21. Roy's experiment. shows that _________.
A. goldfish are smarter than we think
B. goldfish have a seven-second memory
C. goldfish cannot avoid enemies like any other animals
D. goldfish cannot catch, food like any other animals
22. The passage is probably taken from _________.
A. a math book B. a history story
C. a science magazine. D. a traveling diary
C
My name's Blackie. I have a special job. I help a boy, Sam, because he cannot see.
Every day I take、Sam to school. I am with Sam at school all day. In P. E. classes, I always walk and run next to Sam. I don't want Sam to fall down! I like Sam's music class a lot. All the children sing, so I sing with them. Everyone thinks I am very funny.
After school I take Sam to buy an ice-cream. He always gives me some of his ice-cream. I love ice-cream! Then we walk home or take the bus. The people on the bus always tell me, “Good boy!”
In the evening; I'si t next to Sam's chair to watch him. He eats dinner and then he does his homework. After dinner, we sit together to listen to the stories by mom. It's the happiest time in a day. At night, Sam sleeps in his bed. I sleep on the floor next to him. I don't want to leave him! It's my job to look after him, and he is my best friend!
23. This passage was from __________ point of view（视角）.
A. Sam's B. a dog's C. a good boy's D. Sam's brother's
24. Which sentence is NOT one of the ways Blackie helps Sam
A. Blackie sits, next to Sam's chair.
B. Blackie takes Sam to school every day.
C. Blackie stays with Sam at school all day.
D. Blackie sings with the students in Sam's music class.
25. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph（段） 3 show
A. Sam is kind to Blackie. B. Ice-cream is delicious.
C. Both Sam and Blackie like eating. D. Sam has dinner late every day.
26. Why do people on the bus always say “Good boy” to Blackie
A. Because Blackie is very cute. B. Because Blackie loves ice-cream.
C. Because Blackie looks after Sam. D. Because Blackie and Sam take the bus every day.
D
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors, cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic（天主教的） school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised.
She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it Was it the nuns（修女） ”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, "No. ""Well then," she asked again. “ WHAT was it ”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed （钉） to the plus sign（加号）, I knew they weren't joking.”
27. Why did Tommy's parents send him to a catholic school
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because he could learn more about nuns.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didn't want him to learn math any more.
28. “Hitting the books” means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作
29. The last sentence in the passage shows that _________.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the nail
B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didn't like the plus sign
D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
30. From the passage, we can infer（推断） that _________.
A. teachers shouldn't be strict with their students
B. mistaking might be good sometimes
C. a catholic school is much worse than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their English
三、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. Try to be active: in thinking.
B. Consider your skills. and abilities.
C. Don't be angry if you don't get the job you want.
D. Think about your interest.
E. Try to be excited about volunteer work.
F. Don't try to do more work than you can.
Young Volunteers is a club for students to do volunteer activities. If you're interested, it's necessary for you. to know something about the club.
31. _________ What kind of things do you get excited about Do you love to teach kids, work outdoors or help people in need Your interest may help you do volunteer activities better.
32. _________ Are you good at things like sports or computers Most volunteer groups are looking for people with. skills and abilities.
33. _________ It's. much better if you can be active in thinking and always come up with new ideas. With all the ideas, you may find a volunteer chance that has never happened to you. All you do could bring something surprising.
34. _________ Your first volunteer job may be not good. Although it's not the work you want, you can still try to be excited about a good learning experience.
35. _________ If you can't try to finish the work you volunteer to do, it may be difficult for the group and it will make you feel uncomfortable.
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四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）
A. 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
36. It is known to all that the sun________（升起） in the east and sets in the west.
37. I couldn't fall. ________（睡着） under the pressure from schoolwork and exams.
38. After six months of________（训练）, I finally brought the dog home.
39. Look! There is an umbrella ________（倚） the wall.
40. You are always telling lies. So（任何） you say, I won't believe you.
41. The twins were________（争吵） when their parents came back home.
42. ________（两者都不） of us will buy this T-shirt. It's too small for both of us.
43. It is a matter of life and________（死亡） to them.
44. Fallen trees, ________（破损的） windows and rubbish were everywhere after the storm.
45. Don't let your children play with ________（火柴）.
B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使对话通顺、正确。每词仅用一次（每空一词）。
Mean difficult carry spirit journey
Recently I went on a camping expedition（探险） with my friends. And we 46. ________all of our things on our own.
First, our coach（教练）, taught us how to read maps. That was pretty easy, but walking in the sun with a 13-kilo backpack was hard.
My group started the 47. ________ at 9 am. Soon we found ourselves lost on farm. Luckily, each group had a. tracker（追踪器）. It showed our coach where we were. With the coach's help, we quickly got back on the right way. We finally got to the camp at 7 pm.
The expedition 48. ________ a lot to me. It made me understand the importance of team49. ________. It taught me what to do when I was in 50. ________. It also pushed me to do something I never thought . I could do.
五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；共计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（不超过3个单词）。
Beethoven is my favorite musician. He is one of the world's greatest 51. ________（pianist）. He liked music very much and could even play the piano 52. ________ he was only four years old. Beethoven's first music teacher was his father and he found that 53. ________ boy had a lot of talent. He wanted his son 54. ________（become） the next Mozart. Beethoven practiced very hard 55. ________ long hours every day. Because of this, he 56. ________ （quick） became very popular. However, at the age of 28, Beethoven gradually lost 57. ________ （he） hearing. Life was not easy. He had to stop his 58. ________ （success） career as a pianist but he continued to work hard. He wrote 59. ________ （many） music pieces than before and some of his later pieces became very famous. I 60. ________ （listen） to his famous piece The Ninth Symphony while I was reading my favorite book last night.
六、书面表达（本题有1小题；共计20分）
61. 为了青少年的健康成长，许多学校专门开设了心理健康课程，使得学生有机会释放他们的烦恼，下面是你的好友Lily在上周的心理健康课上所倾诉的她的烦恼，现请你以朋友的身份给她写一封信，表达对她的理解并给她提出适当的建议。
Lily's problems Your suggestions
Parents give too much pressure; Communicate with parents:
Don't get enough sleep; Do some volunteer jobs;
Often have a headache; Ask the teacher for help;
… …
注意：1. 短文须包含表格中的所有要点，并适当发挥，使行文流畅；
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；
3. 词数:80-100；
4. 短文首句供选择使用，不计入总词数。
Dear Lily,
I know you are having a hard time now. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
2022学年第二学期八年级期中质量检测英语学科
参考答案
一、完形填空（本题有15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
1-5 DCABB 6-10 CDBBA 11-15 DCACA
二、阅读理解（本题有15小题；每小题2分，计30分）
16-18 BDC 19-22 DAAC 23-26 BDAC 27-30 CABB
三、任务型阅读（本题有5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
31-35 DBAEF
四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）
36-40 rises asleep training against whatever
41-45 arguing Neither death broken matches
46-50 carried journey meant spirit difficulty
五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；共计10分）
51-55 pianists when the to become for
56-60 quickly his successful more was listening
六、书面表达（本题有1小题；共计20分）
Dear Lily,
I know you are having a hard time now. You say your parents give you too much pressure about schoolwork. And in order to study well, you sleep late every night so you don't get enough sleep. As a result, you often have a head ache and can't get good grades.
Here are my suggestions. First, you'd better communicate with your parents and tell them life shouldn't just be about grades. Doing some volunteer jobs like helping sick kids is important, too. Helping others can often make you happy. If your parents don't listen to you, you can ask your teachers for help. Maybe they can talk to your parents. Besides, when you have a headache, you should go to the doctor and take some medicine.
I hope the advice can help you. I'm sure you will solve the problems soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
