山东省淄博市临淄区（五四制）2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、完形填空
Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you 1 to other countries, do you know what to say to start small talk with local people
In Britain, the best topic is the weather. British 2 changes quite often. It’s also a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it ”
Besides the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens 3 English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful, 4 ” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely 5 ! What is its name ”
In America, people like to talk about sports, 6 American football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it ” The weather is a 7 topic there, too.
Of course, there are also a lot of topics to avoid during small talk in Western countries.
Don’t ask people “How old are you ” Age is usually a 8 especially for women. 9 ask “How much money do you make ” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend 10 boyfriend. Politics (政治) or religion (宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.
1．A．listen B．travel C．talk D．want
2．A．weather B．people C．food D．environment
3．A．in B．at C．with D．on
4．A．don’t they B．do they C．aren’t they D．are they
5．A．day B．rose C．dog D．bag
6．A．such that B．the same as C．so that D．such as
7．A．dangerous B．difficult C．safe D．hard
8．A．friend B．secret C．problem D．question
9．A．Never B．Please C．Ever D．Usually
10．A．and B．with C．but D．or
二、阅读理解
England is part of a small island, but it has many interesting places to visit. London is a lively and exciting city, but you’ll also enjoy the smaller cities of York, Manchester, Bath, Bristol and Cambridge. No matter what you’re interested in, you’ll find it here: great outdoor activities, delicious food and beautiful landscapes.
Where to goVisit Stonehenge: discover the walled city of York; see a Manchester United game; enjoy street art in Bristol; take a double-decker bus in London; walk around Cambridge. When to go
Best time to go High season Christmas season
For the best weather and smallest crowds, April-May and late September-November are the best. August is a very busy time in England, with children out of school and families taking holidays. The end of December can be very busy and crowded in London
Travel tips ★There is no need to drive or rent a car when visiting London. There is an excellent system in England. ★Get outside the city and see the countryside. It’s very beautiful and quite a bit different from the city. However, driving in the countryside can be difficult, as the roads are very narrow (窄的).
LANGUAGE English CURRENCY British Pound TIPPING 10-15% for food service. Round up for taxis. (Tips are expected.)
11．If you’re interested in street art, you should go to ________.
A．Bristol B．York C．Cambridge D．London
12．With good weather and small crowds, ________ is a good time to visit England.
A．June B．August C．October D．December
13．While visiting England, you’d better ________.
A．just visit big cities like London B．rent a car to tour around London
C．tip the taxi driver after a taxi ride D．go for a car ride in the countryside
The Cat in the Hat is a rhymed children’s book written by the American writer Dr. Seuss. The main character in the book is a naughty talking cat, wearing a tall, red and white-stripped hat. The cat appears in six of Dr. Seuss’s children’s books. The Cat in the Hat has become popular around the world because it is a fun book for young readers.
Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodore Seuss Geisel. He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1925, he studied at Lincoln College, Oxford to get a doctor degree (博士学位). However, he returned to the United States without getting it. After that, he used “Dr.” because his father always hoped that he would get a doctor’s degree.
He was not only a writer but also a colorful cartoonist. Before World War II, he wrote children’s books. After World War II started, he drew cartoons.
After the war, he returned to writing children’s books. He used only 236 basic words to write The Cat in the Hat. After its success, he went on to write many other children’s books, such as Horton Hatches the Egg, Dr. Seuss’s ABC, Green Eggs and Ham, I Can Read with My-Eyes Shut! and Hop on Pop.
14．Why is the book The Cat in the Hat popular
A．It is full of fun. B．The cat in it can talk.
C．It is for children only. D．It was written by Theodore Seuss Geisel.
15．What can we learn about Dr. Seuss
A．He got a doctor degree in Oxford. B．His books were mainly written for adults.
C．Some of his books have the naughty talking cat. D．He mentioned serious topics in his classic books.
16．Which of the following book is not mentioned in the passage
A．Horton Hatches the Egg B．Green Eggs and Ham
C．Hop on Pop D．The view from Saturday
17．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To ask people to write books. B．To introduce Dr. Seuss and his books.
C．To teach the children a lesson. D．To make The Cat in the Hat well-known.
根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余项。
Do you have any problems in listening Here are some tips on listening. We hope they can help you in one way or another.
●Try to relax yourself.
Before you start to listen to something, you need to relax. This will help you with your listening.
● 18
The first sentence can tell you a lot about the whole article. For example, at the very beginning, if you hear “Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it’s not a good idea. Our reporter says...”, you know you will hear a piece of news, not children’s story, or a science report.
● Think when you’re listening.
When you’re listening, try to do some thinking. For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened, when, where and how What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us 19
● Listen to important facts.
20 For example, if the article is a science report, you should try to remember its findings and how the scientists got their results.
● Don’t think about one or two words for too long.
You may hear some words that you don’t know, but don’t spend too much time on them. 21 But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you’re answering the questions.
A．Don’t be worried or excited.
B．Listen carefully to the first sentence.
C．You’ll find out what they mean later when you go on listening.
D．In this way, you may understand the article better.
E．It’s important for you to remember some important facts.
阅读材料，将下面小题中五条旅行计划与A-E五个标题进行匹配。
Some people don’t make any plans before taking a trip. They think it is very exciting and has more fun. But in fact, it is not good. Making vacation plans is very important.
22 . If you want to visit a place but you don’t book a hotel, you may have no place to stay at night. So it is necessary to make plans to make your trip become better.
23 . Before going to a place, look into things and get information about what to do and how best to go about it. You may miss out on seeing some things if you don’t look into what you can do in the place.
24 . You need to plan what things you have to buy and what things you need to put in bags. For example, you want to visit one place, but when you arrive at the airport, you forget to bring your plane ticket! You may be late for the plane.
25 . No one wants to spend more money than they want to. If you surf the Internet before you go on a vacation, you may find some cheap plane tickets and hotel rooms.
26 . By planning your way and looking into transportation schedules (交通时间表), you can make the most out of your days and save time to do the other things you like.
A．You can save a lot of money
B．You won’t forget things to take
C．You can make everything go well
D．You can know what’s there to see
E．You can save some time
三、选词填空
根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。
second speakers reading even enough least but realize them important and first
Learning English is not easy, 27 don’t worry. We have some suggestions for you. Firstly, some second language students don’t walk around with grammar books in their pockets. They carry dictionaries. Good second language learners, writers, 28 and listeners have a large vocabulary (词汇量) under their control. Second language researchers are starting to understand that grammar isn’t the most 29 part of second language study. Vocabulary is the key to learning a language. But which words should students learn English has a very large vocabulary. In a language like English, 30 native speakers (母语使用者) know only a part of all the words. Second language learners need to 31 that they will never learn all the words, so they need to spend their time learning the most useful ones.
Secondly, reading is helpful in learning a 32 language. Reading improves students’ speaking, writing, grammar and vocabulary skills. Grammar, writing and speaking are improved because students are meeting examples of correct English by 33 in English. Students who read a lot learn what is correct and what is not correct.
Improving the second language skills requires extensive reading (泛读). Extensive reading requires reading widely all the time—at 34 30 minutes a day. Students read things which interest 35 . However, the important point is that it should be easy 36 to enjoy.
四、短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容 (不多于3个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you know Zhang Jing She comes from Hangzhou. She is a good interpreter (口译者), and it 37 (help) her win a lot of fans on social media.
But Rome wasn’t built in a day. When she was a middle school student, she 38 (clear) knew what she wanted to be—a diplomat (外交官). 39 (make) her dream come true, she always worked harder than others. Every morning, she got up as early as she could to listen 40 English news. She spent lots of time doing translation exercises. She always 41 (tell) herself, “Could I have done better ”
Zhang’s teacher once said, “She was really a good student. She always got good 42 (grade). She went to China Foreign Affairs University (中国外交学院) at last for her dream, 43 she could go to some better schools like Peking University and Tsinghua University.”
Now Zhang Jing is one of the 44 (great) interpreters in China. Providing translation at important events like this is very difficult. It tests not just a person’s English skills. He or she must be able to take quick notes and think fast, too.
Do you want to be as good at speaking English as Zhang Work hard towards your goals and never give 45 . That’s exactly the key to 46 (succeed).
五、任务型阅读
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Alice tried another question. “What kind of people live near here ”
“To the left,” the Cat said, “lives a Hatter. And to the right, lives a March Hare. You can visit either of them. They are both mad.”
“But I don’t want to visit mad people,” said Alice.
“We are all mad here, you know,” said the Cat.
The Cat went on, “Are you playing croquet (槌球) with the Queen today ”
“I would like to very much,” said Alice, “but nobody has invited me yet.”
“You will see me there,” said the Cat and disappeared (消失).
Alice was not really surprised at this, because so many strange things were happening today. She was still looking at the tree when suddenly the Cat appeared again.
“I forgot to ask,” said the Cat, “What happened to the baby ”
“It turned into a pig,” Alice said.
“I’m not surprised,” said the Cat, and disappeared again.
Alice began to walk on and decided to visit the March Hare. “It’s the month of May now,” she said to herself. “so perhaps the Hare won’t be as mad as he was in March.”
Suddenly there was the Cat again, sitting in another tree. Alice jumped in surprise. She asked the Cat come and go more slowly. The Cat did as he was told.
Soon she saw the house of March Hare in front of her. It was a large house, so she ate a little piece of mushroom to get bigger and walked on.
47．Who lives to the left
48．Why was Alice not surprised when the Cat disappeared
49．What happened to the baby
50．Where was the Cat when Alice jumped in surprise
51．Why did Alice eat a little piece of mushroom
六、书面表达
52．你校英文报Hope正在征文，请你以“An Unforgettable Trip”为题写一篇短文投稿，记录你的一次旅行经历。
要求：
1. 词数100词左右；
2. 字迹工整，语言流畅，表达准确，逻辑清晰；
3. 文章内容可适当发挥。
An Unforgettable Trip
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参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．C 4．A 5．C 6．D 7．C 8．B 9．A 10．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了在英国和美国闲聊时可以聊的话题以及不可以聊的话题。
1．句意：如果你去其他国家旅行，你知道和当地人寒暄时该说些什么吗？
listen听；travel旅行；talk交谈；want想。根据“do you know what to say to start small talk with local people”可知，此处是去其他国家旅行，故选B。
2．句意：英国的天气变化很大。
weather天气；people人们；food食物；environment环境；根据“It’s also a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying ‘It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it ’”可知，此处是说谈论天气。故选A。
3．句意：除了天气，和英国人谈论花园也很不错。
in在……里面；at在；with和……一起；on在……上。根据“English people”可知，此处是和英国人谈论花园。故选C。
4．句意：那些玫瑰看起来真漂亮，不是吗？
don’t they反意疑问句的疑问部分，陈述句是肯定句，且含有实义动词的一般现在时，主语是复数；do they反意疑问句的疑问部分，陈述句是否定句，且含有实义动词的一般现在时，主语是复数；aren’t they反意疑问句的疑问部分，陈述句是肯定句，且含有be动词的一般现在时，主语是复数；are they反意疑问句的疑问部分，陈述句是否定句，且含有be动词的一般现在时，主语是复数。陈述句是肯定句，且含有动词look，疑问部分用don’t they。故选A。
5．句意：多可爱的狗啊！
day白天；rose玫瑰；dog狗；bag包。根据“English people love their pets.”可知，此处是说夸赞他们的小狗好。故选C。
6．句意：在美国，人们喜欢谈论运动，比如美式足球和篮球。
such that如此……以至于；the same as和……一样；so that以便；such as例如。根据“people like to talk about sports, ...merican football and basketball”可知此处是举例说明可以谈论的运动。故选D。
7．句意：天气也是一个安全的话题。
dangerous危险的；difficult困难的；safe安全的；hard艰苦的。根据“In America, people like to talk about sports, ...American football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying ‘It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it ’”可知，在美国谈论天气也是安全的话题。故选C。
8．句意：年龄通常是一个秘密，尤其是对女人来说。
friend朋友；secret秘密；problem问题；question问题。根据“Don’t ask people ‘How old are you ’”可知，此处是年龄对于女人来说是个秘密。故选B。
9．句意：永远不要问“你赚了多少钱？”
Never绝不，从不；Please请；Ever曾经；Usually通常。根据“It makes people uncomfortable.”可知，绝不能问赚了多少钱，故选A。
10．句意：不要问陌生人有没有男朋友或女朋友。
and和；with和；but但是；or否则；根据“Politics (政治) or religion (宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.”可知，此处是不要问陌生人有男朋友还是女朋友。此处表示选择用or，故选D。
11．A 12．C 13．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了英格兰值得旅游的地方和最佳旅游时间。
11．细节理解题。根据“enjoy street art in Bristol”可知，在布里斯托尔欣赏街头艺术，故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据“For the best weather and smallest crowds, April-May and late September-November are the best.”可知，对于最好的天气和最少的人群来说，4月至5月和9月至11月是最好的。故选C。
13．细节理解题。根据“TIPPING10-15% for food service. Round up for taxis. (Tips are expected.)”可知，乘出租车后需要付小费，故选C。
14．A 15．C 16．D 17．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了美国儿童文学家Dr. Seuss的故事。
14．细节理解题。根据“The Cat in the Hat has become popular around the world because it is a fun book for young readers.”可知，这本书之所以受欢迎，是因为它很有趣。故选A。
15．细节理解题。根据“The main character in the book is a naughty talking cat, wearing a tall, red and white-stripped hat. The cat appears in six of Dr. Seuss’s children’s books.”可知，在Dr. Seuss的一些书里，读者会发现这只会说话的淘气猫。故选C。
16．细节理解题。根据“After its success, he went on to write many other children’s books, such as Horton Hatches the Egg, Dr. Seuss’s ABC, Green Eggs and Ham, I Can Read with My-Eyes Shut! and Hop on Pop.”可知，The view from Saturday没有提到。故选D。
17．主旨大意题。根据“He was not only a writer but also a colorful cartoonist.”可知，本文说的是Dr. Seuss的故事，通读全文可知，本文的主要目的是为了介绍Dr. Seuss和他的书。故选B。
18．B 19．D 20．E 21．C
【导语】本文主要给出了关于听力的一些建议。
18．根据“The first sentence can tell you a lot about the whole article.”可知要重点关注听力中的第一句话，选项B“认真听第一句话”符合语境。故选B。
19．根据“For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened, when, where and how What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us ”可知，此处介绍的问题可以帮助我们理解文章，选项D“这样，你可能会更好地理解这篇文章”符合语境。故选D。
20．根据上文标题“Listen to important facts.”可知，此处应与重要事实相关，选项E“记住一些重要的事实对你来说很重要”符合语境。故选E。
21．根据“You may hear some words that you don’t know, but don’t spend too much time on them.”可知，与之对应的此空应是选项C“当你继续听的时候，你就会知道它们是什么意思”，在做听力时，不要花太多时间在不认识的单词上，只要你继续听下去，你就会知道这些单词的意思。故选C。
22．C 23．D 24．B 25．A 26．E
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了制定旅行计划的重要性。
22．根据下文“If you want to visit a place but you don’t book a hotel, you may have no place to stay at night. So it is necessary to make plans to make your trip become better.”可知，制定旅行计划可以让旅程顺利运转。C选项“你可以让一切顺利运转”符合语境，故选C。
23．根据下文“Before going to a place, look into things and get information about what to do and how best to go about it.”可知，在去某地旅行之前，应该了解在当地能观光、能做的事。D选项“你可以知道那里有什么可看的”符合语境，故选D。
24．根据下文“You need to plan what things you have to buy and what things you need to put in bags.”可知，做计划会让你的旅程不遗漏物品。B选项“你不会忘记要带的东西”符合语境，故选B。
25．根据下文“No one wants to spend more money than they want to. If you surf the Internet before you go on a vacation, you may find some cheap plane tickets and hotel rooms.”可知，做计划能省钱。A选项“你可以省很多钱”符合语境，故选A。
26． 根据下文“By planning your way and looking into transportation schedules (交通时间表), you can make the most out of your days and save time to do the other things you like.”可知，做计划能节省时间。E选项“你可以节省时间”符合语境，故选E。
27．but 28．speakers 29．important 30．even 31．realize 32．second 33．reading 34．least 35．them 36．enough
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些学习第二语言的方法。
27．句意：学习英语不容易，但是不要担心。根据“...don’t worry.”可知，空处应填表示转折的连词。but“但是”符合语境。故填but。
28．句意：优秀的第二语言学习者、作家、演讲者和听众都能掌握大量词汇。根据“learners, writers...and listeners”可知，这些单词与空处所填的词是并列关系，且都与第二语言有关，speakers“演讲者”符合语境。故填speakers。
29．句意：第二语言研究者开始意识到学习第二语言的过程中，语法并不是最重要的部分。根据“...grammar isn’t the most... part of second language study. Vocabulary is the key to learning a language.”可知，语法并不是最重要的部分，词汇才是关键。important“重要的”符合语境。故填important。
30．句意：在英语这种语言中，即使是母语使用者也仅仅知道所有单词的一部分。根据“...native speakers know only a part of all the words.”可知，此处应填一个副词，even“即使”符合语境。故填even。
31．句意：第二语言学习者要意识到他们不能掌握所有单词，因此他们应该花时间去学习最有用的单词。根据“Second language learners need to...that...”可知，空处应填一个动词，realize“意识到”符合语境。故填realize。
32．句意：其次，阅读对学习第二语言是非常有帮助的。根据第二段内容可知，这段介绍的是学习第二语言的另一种方法——阅读。所以空处指“第二”语言，应用序数词second。故填second。
33．句意：语法，写作和口语都有所提高，因为学生们通过阅读掌握了正确的英语范例。“by”是介词，介词后用动名词，reading“阅读”符合语境。故填reading。
34．句意：泛读要求一直广泛阅读——每天至少30分钟。at least“至少”，介词短语，符合语境。故填least。
35．句意：学生们阅读他们感兴趣的东西。 此处“interest”是动词，动词后面用宾格them，指代学生。故填them。
36．句意：然而，最重要的一点是阅读的书要容易享受其中的乐趣。空处修饰形容词“easy”，enough“足够的”作后置定语。故填enough。
37．helps 38．clearly 39．To make 40．to 41．told 42．grades 43．though/although 44．greatest 45．up 46．success
【导语】本文主要介绍了口译员张京实现梦想的奋斗历程，并对张京进行了高度评价。
37．句意：她是一个很好的口译者，这帮助她在社交媒体上赢得了很多粉丝。根据“She is a good interpreter”可知，时态是一般现在时，主语it是第三人称单数，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。help的第三人称单数形式为helps。故填helps。
38．句意：当她还是一名中学生时，她清楚地知道自己想成为什么样的人——一名外交官。根据“she… (clear) knew what she wanted to be—a diplomat (外交官).”可知，此空缺副词，副词修饰动词knew。clear“清楚的”的副词形式为clearly。故填clearly。
39．句意：为了实现她的梦想，她总是比别人更努力。根据“…her dream come true, she always worked harder than others.”可知，此处为不定式作目的状语，意为“是为了实现她的梦想。”，故填To make。
40．句意：每天早上，她尽可能早地起床听英语新闻。listen to意为“听”，是固定搭配，故填to。
41．句意：她总是告诉自己，“我能做得更好吗？”根据上句“She spent lots of time doing translation exercises.”可知，时态为一般过去时，动词应用过去式，tell的过去式为told。故填told。
42．句意：她总是取得好成绩。grade意为“成绩”，因为grade为可数名词，空前没有冠词，所以此空应填名词复数。故填grades。
43．句意：根据“She went to China Foreign Affairs University (中国外交学院) at last for her dream,…she could go to some better schools like Peking University and Tsinghua University.”可知，前后句表示让步关系，应用though/although引导让步状语从句，故填though/although。
44．句意：现在张京是中国最伟大的口译者之一。“one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数”意为“最……之一”，固定搭配，所以此空应填great“伟大的”的最高级形式greatest。故填greatest。
45．句意：朝着目标努力工作，永不放弃。根据“Work hard towards your goals”可知，朝着目标努力工作。所以此处是指“永不放弃”。give up意为“放弃”。故填up。
46．句意：这就是成功的关键。根据“That’s exactly the key to”可知，“the key to+名词”意为“……的关键”，succeed的名词形式为success。故填success。
47．A Hatter/A Hatter lives to the left. 48．Because so many strange things were happening that day. 49．The baby/It turned into a pig. 50．The Cat was sitting in another tree (when Alice jumped in surprise). 51．Because she wanted to get bigger.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章节选自《爱丽丝梦游仙境》，讲述了爱丽丝遇到了一只奇怪的猫，它会突然出现在某个地方，现在爱丽丝对这里发生的一切怪事都不感到奇怪了。后来她看到了三月兔的房子，爱丽丝吃了一小片蘑菇让自己变大，然后继续往前走。
47．根据“To the left...lives a Hatter”可知，帽匠住在左边，故填A Hatter/A Hatter lives to the left.
48．根据“Alice was not really surprised at this, because so many strange things were happening today.”可知，因为今天发生了那么多奇怪的事情，故填Because so many strange things were happening that day.
49．根据“What happened to the baby ”以及“It turned into a pig,”可知，婴儿变成了一头猪，故填The baby/It turned into a pig.
50．根据“Suddenly there was the Cat again, sitting in another tree. Alice jumped in surprise”可知，看到猫坐在另一棵树上，爱丽丝吃惊地跳了起来，故填The Cat was sitting in another tree (when Alice jumped in surprise).
51．根据“It was a large house, so she ate a little piece of mushroom to get bigger and walked on.”可知，因为她想变得更大一点，故填Because she wanted to get bigger.
52．例文
An Unforgettable Trip
Last month, I went to Xi’an with my classmates. The trip was so wonderful that I would never forget it.
We went there by train and it took us three hours to get there. On the first day, we visited some museums and saw a lot of Chinese traditional paintings. They were wonderful. In the evening, we had some special food, such as biangbiang noodles, liangpi, roujiamo and so on. I like Yangrou paomo best, which is a famous local snack in Xi’an. The next day, we went to some famous places in Xi’an, such as the Terra-cotta Warriors, the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. Of course, we took a lot of photos.
We had a great time and we also learned a lot about Chinese history. It was an interesting trip and I hope to pay a visit to Xi’an again!
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为话题作文；
②时态：时态为“一般过去时”；
③提示：要求以“An Unforgettable Trip”为题，介绍自己的一次旅行经历，可适当发挥，注意逻辑清晰，表达准确。
[写作步骤]
第一步，开门见山，介绍去了哪里旅行；
第二步，具体介绍旅行的过程；
第三步，表达自己的感受。
[亮点词汇]
①such as例如
②and so on等等
③have a great time玩得开心
④pay a visit to参观
[高分句型]
①The trip was so wonderful that I would never forget it. (so ... that引导结果状语从句)
②I like Yangrou paomo best, which is a famous local snack in Xi’an. (which引导定语从句)
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