2023学年八年级下学期期中质量检测英语试题

湖北省武汉市洪山区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中质量

检测英语试题

学校

:___________

姓名：

___________

班级：

___________

考号：

___________

一、单项选择

1

．

—Could you please lend me an umbrella? It’s raining heavily outside.

—________.

A

．

With pleasure B

．

Never mind C

．

Yes, thank you D

．

It doesn’t matter

2

．

—Why not explain your problems to your teacher?

—________ I will talk to him again.

A

．

How come? B

．

No problem. C

．

That’s a good idea. D

．

Take it easy.

3

．

—Oh no! The light goes out. It feels like midnight!

—________. We have some candles here.

A

．

Sounds nice B

．

It depends C

．

Don’t worry D

．

Go ahead

4

．

I take up hobbies like drawing, singing and reading. They help my all-round ________.

A

．

satisfaction B

．

relation C

．

spirit D

．

development

5

．

—I’m not for the wide use of AI, like ChatGPT(

智能聊天机器

).

—________. It will take the place of many jobs, making many people jobless.

A

．

So will I B

．

Neither am I C

．

Neither will I D

．

So am I

6

．

Martin Luther King was killed because he fought ________ the unfair treatment (

待遇

) of

black people.

A

．

against B

．

through C

．

onto D

．

off

7

．

________ doing chores may seem boring, I truly catch the meaning of it by doing them.

A

．

Because B

．

If C

．

Although D

．

Until

8

．

—Did you hear that Mike drop out of school?

—Yeah. He is unable to continue learning because of ________ health.

A

．

typical B

．

proper C

．

ill D

．

wrong

9

．

—Nobody can go back and start a new beginning.

—But anyone can start today and make a ________ different ending.

A

．

completely B

．

recently C

．

independently D

．

heavily

10

．

—It’s the parents’ job to ________ a comfortable environment for their children.

—Children should also help their parents with housework.

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A

．

allow B

．

provide C

．

offer D

．

imagine

11

．

The number of cars ________ on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (

港珠澳大桥

) with

the growing need for travel.

A

．

rises B

．

returns C

．

controls D

．

raises

12

．

—Our teacher asks us to watch the NPC and CPPCC sessions (

全国两会

) in March.

—That’s great. Teenagers ________ pay attention to major events in China.

A

．

might B

．

should C

．

could D

．

may

13

．

—Did you see the movie Wandering Earth 2 (

流浪地球

)?

—Certainly! And I had no words to describe how I felt while I ________ it.

A

．

was watching B

．

will watch C

．

am watching D

．

watch

14

．

—She ________ run in the London Marathon (

马拉松

) every year until she hurt her leg.

—I hope with all my heart that things will ________ for her.

A

．

was used to; work out

C

．

used to; try out

B

．

was used to; try out

D

．

used to; work out

15

．

—Could you please tell me ________ during springtime in Wuhan?

—They like enjoying cherry blossoms (

樱花

) at Wuhan University.

A

．

what people were doing

C

．

how people get there

B

．

where did people go

D

．

what people usually do

二、完形填空

Good news came from the Southwest Hospital of Army Medical University. A heroic

soldier, Du Fuguo, who was injured during mine (

地雷

) clearing operations, was allowed to

leave from the hospital after 16 three years of treatment in Chongqing.

Du, born in Guizhou Province in 1991, deactivated (

拆除

) mines for the people’s

Liberation Army. He 17 both his eyes and hands during a clearing operation in

Yunnan Province in October 2018. Then he was trying to 18 his fellow soldiers from

a mine explosion (

爆炸

).

In the three years 19 the accident, he had entered minefields more than 1,000

20 on the country’s borders and deactivated more than 2,400 bombs (

炸弹

). He won

21 honors, including “Role Model of Our Times”, “Heroic Demining Soldier” in 2019,

and “August 1 Medal” 22 July 27, 2022.

“ 23 there is little chance, we still try our best to help the hero recover,” said Liu

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Hongliang, director of the rehabilitation department (

康复科

) of the hospital.

Three years ago, Du was 24 to the hospital for treatment. A treatment team of

15 medical experts from the hospital was 25 right away. The treatment team made a

daily recovery training plan to 26 Du’s physical situation to make him live a 27

life sooner.

Du has been recovering 28 , and is now able to 29 himself in daily

activities, such as eating and washing, the hospital said.

Du Fuguo is the 30 of the Chinese nation, is the hero of the time, and is a

model for all people to learn.

16

．

A

．

beginning

17

．

A

．

lost

18

．

A

．

control

19

．

A

．

of

20

．

A

．

kilometers

21

．

A

．

little

22

．

A

．

by

23

．

A

．

Though

24

．

A

．

asked

25

．

A

．

put up

26

．

A

．

develop

27

．

A

．

simple

28

．

A

．

slowly

29

．

A

．

take after

30

．

A

．

pride

B

．

finishing

B

．

opened

B

．

carry

B

．

in

B

．

times

B

．

few

B

．

at

B

．

Unless

B

．

offered

B

．

set up

B

．

keep

B

．

lucky

B

．

well

B

．

look for

B

．

symbol

C

．

providing

C

．

closed

C

．

save

C

．

after

C

．

years

C

．

quite a few

C

．

on

C

．

Since

C

．

stopped

C

．

taken up

C

．

change

C

．

common

C

．

hard

C

．

take care of

C

．

sign

D

．

continuing

D

．

touched

D

．

fight

D

．

before

D

．

weeks

D

．

quite a little

D

．

in

D

．

Where

D

．

sent

D

．

given up

D

．

improve

D

．

normal

D

．

quietly

D

．

care about

D

．

kindness

三、阅读单选

Game Console Brought to Physics Class

During a high school class, a teacher named Dakuan took out a Nintendo Switch game

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console (

任天堂游戏机

), connected it to the whiteboard, and started playing it. The video of

this incident became a hit last month on Bilibili, gaining over 2.7 million views. Dakuan did

so to provide his first-year students with a more engaging way of learning the classic

kinematics (

运动学

) problem of “The boat crosses the river”. Lots of netizens praised the

teacher’s innovative way of teaching, saying “This is incredibly simple and easy to

understand.” Some fellow teachers also watched the video to learn his teaching method. In

Dakuan’s mind, it is more important for students to understand and learn rather than getting

high grades.

Rows of new school desks equipped with (

装有

) bike pedals (

脚踏板

) are allowing

students in Mexico to focus (

专注于

) on their class work while doing some light exercise,

burning off calories (

卡路里

). “When we’re physically active, it also helps keep us focused,”

said 13-year-old Reimy, in her first year at Public High School 24. At present the school

equipped two classrooms fully decked out with the new desks, but the plan is to gradually add

them to all 21 classrooms.

Kids Learn to Make Tofu in Kindergarten

In order to improve the life skills and independence of children, a kindergarten in

southwestern China has started a course on farming with classes which include making tofu

step by step. A teacher at the school, surnamed Huang, said the new curriculum (

课程

) is

designed to provide a space for students to gain practical knowledge about nature and develop

life skills. The move by the kindergarten drew great interest online after the story was

published. “We also need this. I’m in my 20s, but I don’t know how to cook,” one university

student said.

China Daily

31

．

In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?

A

．

HUMAN. B

．

SPORTS. C

．

SCIENCE. D

．

EDUCATION.

32

．

The underlined word “innovative” probably means ________.

A

．

creative B

．

strange C

．

common D

．

traditional

33

．

What would be the best heading for the second piece of news?

A

．

Students Work Out on Bike Desks B

．

Bike Desks Keep Students Focused

C

．

Bike Desks Help to Learn While Burning Calories D

．

A Special School in Mexico

34

．

It’s clear that ________.

A

．

students in Dakuan’s class all learned “The boat crosses the river” problem well

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B

．

grades aren’t important at all according to Dakuan

C

．

Public High School 24 equipped every classroom with the bike desks

D

．

some college students still have difficulties in taking care of themselves

35

．

From the three pieces of news above, we know China Daily probably wants to show the

readers that ________.

A

．

kindergarten should offer life skills training courses to children

B

．

schools and teachers are making efforts to support students’ growth

C

．

sports help students to be physically active and mentally focused

D

．

teachers should improve their ways of teaching

You may have seen such a photo: with a long white beard and wearing a bamboo hat, an

old fisherman stands on a boat. Huang Quande looked like this when tourists took photos

with him on the Lijiang River in Guilin. He became so famous on the Internet that many

believed the fisherman on the back of the 20-yuan renminbi banknote (

纸币

) was based on

his image (

形象

). Sadly, Huang passed away at the age of 94 on February 18, 2023.

According to Jimu News, Huang shows the true spirit of the Lijiang River. He was an active

and kind man. In his 90s, Huang could still move his boat with speed.

After he gave up fishing and became a photo model in 2008, he took photos with tourists

worldwide. The image of the fisherman on the back of the 20-yuan banknote is not just about

one man. Instead, it is a cultural symbol that makes the Guilin landscape (

风景

) what it is,

commented Guangming Daily.

In fact, the different backsides of the fifth series of renminbi banknotes show the most

iconic (

标志性的

) landscapes in the country. Each of them carries its own cultural value. For

example, on the back of the 5-yuan banknote is Taishan Mountain in Shandong. For

thousands of years, many emperors would go there and pray (

祈祷

) for the country’s

prosperity (

繁荣

). On the back of the 1-yuan banknote are the Three Pools Mirroring the

Moon (

三潭映月

) in West Lake, Zhejiang. Since ancient times, the location has been a great

place for moon watchers during Mid-Autumn Festival. The candlelight from the three

pagodas (

塔

) are reflected on the water and look like moons.

The renminbi pictures have helped make the landscapes even more popular among

tourists. Following the banknotes from 1 yuan to 100, Pan Jinyu from Chongqing had a

“banknote tour” when he was 21. “I want to finish a ceremonial (

有仪式感的

) journey and

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