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广东省深圳市蛇口育才教育集团育才二中2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．—Why did you stop talking just now
—Because I realized what I was saying might hurt Tina’s feelings.
A．promised B．knew C．hoped
2．—Liu Wei, what did you buy in the bookshop yesterday
—An English-Chinese dictionary. It’s practical. It can help me know the meaning of English words.
A．expensive B．boring C．useful
3．—You look so tired.
—I’m getting ready for the final exams. I can’t sleep well. I’m looking forward to the summer holidays.
A．hoping for B．looking for C．calling for
4．—How can I play the piano well, Ms King
—You should be interested in it. In addition, you should practise hard every day.
A．Instead B．However C．Besides
5．—This Maths problem is difficult for me.
—You can ask Bob for help. He’s good at Maths and he has the ________ to work it out.
A．ability B．information C．power
6．—Did you lend your new camera to Sara
—Yes. She ________ to return it to me tomorrow.
A．forgot B．promised C．remembered
7．—Why is the convenience shop so ________ with customers
—Because it ________ cheap but good-quality things
A．popular; sells B．happy; creates C．patient; copies
8．—You got hurt on your left leg. What happened
—Yesterday, I was riding back home. ________, a boy ran towards me. In order not to hit him, I fell off the bike.
A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Luckily
9．—Oh, we have a power cut. Are there any ________ in our room
—No, there aren’t. But we can use the flashlight to light up the room ________.
A．candles; instead B．lamps; sometimes C．phones; too
10．—One of my friends told me that Jenny would ________ Dora ________ a tennis game.
—Really They are both excellent tennis players. The game will be exciting.
A．learn; from B．help; with C．challenge; to
二、完形填空
Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas with Uncle Henry, Aunt Em and a little black 11 called Toto.
There were no trees or hills in Kansas, and it was often very 12 . Sometimes there was a cyclone(龙卷风). It could 13 trees and buildings. There were cellars(地下室) under all the houses. When a cyclone came, people went down into their cellars and 14 there.
One day, Uncle Henry came out and looked up at the sky. Then he ran 15 back into the house. “There’s a cyclone 16 .” he said to Aunt Em and Dorothy. “We must go down into the cellar at once” They ran to the door of the cellar, but Toto was 17 , and he ran under the bed. Dorothy ran after him. “Quick!” shouted Aunt Em from the cellar. “Leave the dog and come down into the cellar.” Dorothy 18 Toto and ran towards the cellar door. But it was late. Before they got there, the cyclone hit the 19 .
And then a very strange thing happened. The house 20 , and later it went slowly up, up, up into the sky...
11．A．dog B．cat C．bird D．duck
12．A．sunny B．rainy C．windy D．cloudy
13．A．cut down B．blow away C．light up D．put out
14．A．operated B．laughed C．studied D．stayed
15．A．quickly B．slowly C．early D．happily
16．A．going B．coming C．leaving D．flying
17．A．asleep B．hungry C．bored D．afraid
18．A．picked up B．threw away C．looked for D．agreed with
19．A．tree B．sky C．house D．cellar
20．A．stood B．moved C．burnt D．fell
三、阅读单选
Once upon a time, there lived a colourful caterpillar (毛虫) named Sunny.
Sunny loved climbing trees with her caterpillar friends May and June, but what she loved most was to tell stories. Her stories were so interesting that both of her friends liked them very much.
Sunny and her friends dreamed of the day when they would turn into beautiful butterflies. Sunny believed her wings would have rainbow colours.
Finally, the day came. Sunny came out of her chrysalis (蛹). She was very excited. She flew quickly down to a river, looking into the water.
“No.” she shouted loudly. She couldn’t believe her eyes. On her back were two wings as black as night. This wasn’t what she had thought at all. “How I wish I could be a caterpillar again.” Just at that time, May and June came over.
“Wow, what big wings you have.” May said.
“You look like the midnight sky,” said June. “We missed your stories. Tell us one, please!”
“Yes, tell us one.” May added.
Sunny looked up at the dark blue sky. It was beautiful. Sunny let out a long slow breath and started, “Once upon a time, there was a not-so-colourful butterfly...”
As she talked, Sunny smiled. She felt beautiful just as she was.
21．What did Sunny like doing best
A．Reading books. B．Climbing trees. C．Telling stories. D．Making friends.
22．From the passage, we know that Sunny wanted to ________.
A．enjoy a rainbow B．have colourful wings
C．make a beautiful chrysalis D．be a caterpillar all her life
23．What did Sunny’s friends do after seeing Sunny’s wings
A．They left Sunny. B．They laughed at Sunny.
C．They told Sunny a story. D．They tried to make Sunny happy.
24．Which of the following can best describe Sunny’s feelings
A．excited→hopeless→happy B．excited→happy→unhappy
C．excited→happy→hopeless D．unhappy→hopeless→excited
25．Which is the best title for the passage
A．The midnight sky B．A friend is a second self
C．Sunny loved telling stories D．The not-so-colourful butterfly
Throughout history, the pillow (枕头) has changed a lot. It has a very long history.
Nobody knows for sure when the pillow was invented. It’s said that people first used pillows in Mesopotamia around 7000 BC． The pillows were made of stone and were shaped to support people’s necks. They weren’t made for comfort but for more practical purposes. The Mesopotamians wanted to keep insects out of their mouths, ears and noses. However, if you were poor, you were out of luck because the pillows were used only by the rich. In fact, the more pillows you owned, the more people admired (敬仰) you.
In ancient China, pillows were made of hard materials, such as bamboo and wood. There were wonderful paintings of animals, humans and plants on the pillows. Centuries later, in Japan, some women used small hard pillows to raise their heads off the ground and keep their beautifully designed hair looking perfect. Softer pillows didn’t become common until the 9th century. The ancient Greeks and Romans put things like feathers (羽毛) and grass into pillows to make them more comfortable.
In the Middle Ages, the Europeans almost stopped using pillows. They thought using pillows was a sign of illness. As time went by, things changed completely. Nowadays you can see all kinds of pillows in the market. Pillows are very common for everyone.
26．What did the Mesopotamians use pillows for
A．Showing their luck. B．Sleeping comfortably.
C．Keeping their hair in shape. D．Protecting themselves.
27．What were pillows made of in ancient China
①wood ②grass ③bamboo ④feathers
A．①② B．①③ C．②③ D．②④
28．Why did the Europeans almost stop using pillows in the Middle Ages
A．Because pillows weren’t sold in the market.
B．Because pillows were too expensive for them.
C．Because they thought it suggested the person was ill.
D．Because they thought pillows weren’t comfortable.
29．What can we learn from the passage
A．Pillows appeared earlier in Japan than in China.
B．The time when the pillow was invented is still unknown.
C．The Mesopotamians were admired because they invented the pillow.
D．Women in ancient Greece used soft pillows to make their hair perfect.
30．What does the passage mainly talk about
A．The history of pillows. B．Different uses of pillows.
C．The importance of pillows. D．Some ways to make pillows
In the UK, most social media companies require children to be at least 13 to create an account (账号). To get their ages checked, users are supposed to provide their ID card or passport information which is very personal. Many people worry that it may cause privacy leaks (隐私泄露). Other methods like requiring users to input their birth dates often fail to work because such information can be made up easily.
To solve the problem, a new AI system has been developed by a UK tech company named Yoti. The system called Age Estmauon can tell how old users between 6 and 18 are with few mistakes.
“The threats (威胁) that children face online are still growing, so I’m proud to introduce Yoti’s Age Estimation,” said Robin Tombs, CEO of Yoti. “This technology will help better protect young people while asking for no private information.”
The system won’t store users’ pictures. and there is no need to register (注册) first. All it does is tell a user’s age at seeing his or her face.
You may wonder how exactly the system works. The company says the AI does its job by comparing the user’s face caught by the phone’s camera with millions of other pictures. You have developed another ID app to train the AI. It has collected a great number of face pictures from people of known ages.
Now the AI system has already been used on some apps in the UK. The company is making continuous efforts to make it work better in the future.
31．Traditional ways of checking age require users to ________.
A．show their ID cards and passports B．provide personal information
C．create a social media account D．make up their birth dates
32．What can Age Estmation do according to Robin Tombs
A．Help children use social media in a proper way.
B．Stop social media users from making mistakes.
C．Protect children from privacy leaks.
D．Make sure correct information is provided.
33．To get your face checked by the system, you need to ________.
A．clean your face first B．register on a website
C．choose some clear pictures D．let the camera catch your face
34．The underlined word “it” refers to ________.
A．you B．the AI system C．the ID app D．the phone camera
35．What’s the best title for the passage
A．New AI tells whether social media users are underage.
B．Children’s dreams come true with the help of new AI.
C．AI is having a great influence on social media.
D．AI technology is developing fast in the UK.
四、阅读还原6选5
以下是一则短文，请阅读短文，并从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
Suki and David are from Shanghai. They spend 600,000 yuan helping homeless animals every year.
In the past ten years. they have saved hundreds of cats and dogs. 36 She only kept dogs. However, she began to be interested in cats after she met Prince. It was a thin and small homeless cat, but now it is fat and cute. It has brought Suki a lot of fun. Daju is another cute homeless cat. 37 Suki and David found it on the highway with their friends. They drove three cars in front of and behind the cat to keep it safe. Then they saved it and took it back home Suki and David planned to find someone to adopt(收养) Daju when it grew up. 38
Suki and David need to buy lots of food and other things for their animals every month. 39 . So David came up with an idea and they started to design things for the animals. And then they opened an online shop. Now more than ten products can be found in their shop, such as a fountain called River and a comfortable cat bag for sleeping.
Suki and David think there are many ways to help animals. 40 . They hope to help more homeless animals and call on other people to do the same thing as them.
A．It is the youngest in cats’ family.
B．At first, Suki didn’t like cats at all.
C．Cats and dogs are both humans’ friends.
D．Helping homeless cats and dogs is one of the best.
E．However, there weren’t many things for them to choose.
F．But Daju was so cute that Suki and David decided to keep it themselves in the end.
五、阅读匹配
下面的材料A—F分别是六条警示或建议，请根据Andy, Linda, John. Daniel和James五个人的事故，帮助他们选出相对应的警示或建议，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
A．One can’t run after two horses at the same time. When you are walking on the road, you should pay attention all the time. B．Don’t walk around when the plane is taking off. If you have any problems, you should ask the workers to help you C． If you love swimming or want to keep cool. you should find a safe place to swim, for example, a swimming pool. Also, you’d better not swum alone. D．If you hear the fire alarm. leave the house as quickly as possible. Don’t stop to get the things in the house. Don’t go back into the house until it is safe. E. You should never drink before driving. If you have to drink, you’d better let others drive you home F. Always remember to warm up before doing sports. It can stop you from hurting yourself.
41．Andy drove a car and hit a taxi this afternoon because he was driving under the influence (酒驾). Both of the drivers were badly hurt.
42．Linda heard the fire alarm, but she didn’t run out quickly because she couldn’t find her mobile phone. Luckily, her neighbour called 911.
43．John was swimming in a river Suddenly. he had a cramp (抽筋). Luckily, the worker nearby saved him.
44．Yesterday Daniel played basketball with his classmates. He hurt his left foot while he was trying to catch the ball.
45．A few months ago, James was playing with his mobile phone while he was walking on the road. Unluckily, he fell down a hole and broke his arms.
六、语法填空
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Students these days often have a lot of 46 (worry). Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do 47 this
Some people believe the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, 48 teenager from London, agrees. “I think 49 (talk) to someone helps a lot. If we talk to someone, we will certainly feel better,” says Laura. Laura once 50 (lose) her wallet and worried for days. She was too afraid 51 (tell) her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day 52 she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry.” 53 (final), she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes 54 (him). They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more 55 (care).
七、讲稿
56．你是来自育才二中的王华，你发明的环保机器人在学校科技节中获得一等奖，并被推荐多加深圳市者少年科技展览大会，你受邀在大会上进行发言。请根据下面的提示内容，写一份英文发言稿介绍你的这项发明。
提示内容：
1. 环保机器人的外形，请发挥你的想象力；
2. 环保机器人的优势：
1) 它能吸入二氧化碳，释放氧气；
2) 它有可活动的手，捡垃圾很容易；
3) 请自行补充至少两个方面。
要求：
1. 须包含提示中的所有内容，可适当发挥；
2. 词数：80词左右(发言稿的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数)。
提示词汇：carbon dioxide二氧化碳 give out释放 movable可活动的
Hello, everyone!
I’m Wang Hua from Yucai No 2 Middle School Today, I’m very honored to stand here to introduce my invention.
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That’s all. Thank you for your attention.
参考答案：
1．B
2．C
3．A
4．C
5．A
6．B
7．A
8．B
9．A
10．C
11．A 12．C 13．B 14．D 15．A 16．B 17．D 18．A 19．C 20．B
21．C 22．B 23．D 24．A 25．D
26．D 27．B 28．C 29．B 30．A
31．B 32．C 33．D 34．C 35．A
41．E 42．D 43．C 44．F
46．worries 47．about 48．a 49．talking 50．lost 51．to tell 52．because
56．例文：
Hello, everyone! I’m Wang Hua from Yucai No 2 Middle School Today, I’m very honored to stand here to introduce my invention. Now let me introduce my robot.
The robot is like a human. Its body is blue with long hair. It has a pair of sharp ears. It can hear everything people say. It’s special because it has a pocket for everything you want. In addition, it takes in carbon dioxide and gives out oxygen. What’s more, it has movable hands and it is easy to pick up litter. The robot uses electricity instead of petrol, so it won’t pollute the environment. Most importantly, it will do what you tell it to do.
That’s all. Thank you for your attention.

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