2022-2023 学年度第一学期太子湾学校期中教学质量监测
2022.11
八年级英语试题
完形填空（10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）
Eric was terribly ill. He couldn’t move and had to spend all day in bed. Because his friends were not allowed to go near him, he felt quite 1 . Every day he just looked out of the window, doing nothing at all. As time passed, Eric became more and more hopeless.
One day, however, he saw something very 2 outside the window. A panda was eating sandwiches there. Eric was very surprised. Before he could 3 what had happened, he saw a monkey playing the violin. After a while, he saw more and more funny characters outside the window. This time he began to 4 a lot and could hardly stop.
No one would stop laughing when they saw a pig playing a drum, or a dog 5 a pair of glasses and acting like a teacher. Eric didn’t tell anyone about this 6 he thought nobody would believe this. Anyway, those strange characters brought happiness back into his heart. Soon he got well and was able to go back to 7 again.
Eric told his classmates about all the strange things he had seen. While he was talking, he saw something coming out of Tom’s 8 . He wanted very much to know what it was, so he asked Tom 9 . Finally Tom had to 10 him what was in the bag. There, inside, were all the fancy-dress (假面) toys that Tom had used to cheer him up!
( )1．A．happy B．tired C．excited D．sad
( )2．A．happy B．useful C．strange D．unusual
( )3．A．look out B．look at C．find out D．pop out
( )4．A．shout B．sing C．run D．laugh
( )5．A．making B．selling C．wearing D．putting on
( )6．A．but B．so C．because D．or
( )7．A．work B．town C．hospital D．school
( )8．A．schoolbag B．eyes C．pockets D．shoes
( )9．A．one by one B．again and again C．little by little D．day and night
( )10. A．teach B．sell C．lend D．show
阅读理解（40分）
阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1.5分）
A
Dear
These days, there’re more and more people getting cheated when they take a trip to different places by themselves. Some people make mistakes because they don’t know the rules. Some guides ask people to buy expensive gifts at the end of a trip. Some traders (生意人) sell fake (假的) things in busy places.
We hope you can remember the following special Chinese official phone numbers so that you can get help or help others in need when necessary during this National Day and other holidays.
Your Friend
12301 Interested in the latest hot place for a trip Use this number. By calling the number or following the number’s WeChat official account (公众号), you can know which place is crowded and how much it is to take a trip to a place! 12121 If you want to take a two-day trip outside but you are afraid that it may rain or snow, calling this number can help you decide on the time better. 12308 Do you want to enjoy yourself in a foreign country If so, you must remember this number. When you lose your money or want to ask the way to a place, you can always get the quickest help by calling this number. 95566 Did you lose your bank card before Many people did! Some lost cards from Bank of China and they called this number so other people couldn’t take out the money in the card.
( )11．What word should be in the “________” in the first passage
A．drivers. B．visitors. C．students. D．traders
( )12．What number should your family call to know about the weather before a trip
A．12301. B．12308. C．12306. D．12121
( )13．Which is TRUE about the article
A．The writer may write the article around Oct.1st.
B．People can only get information from 12301’s service by calling.
C．If your mother loses a Bank of Chengdu card, she can call 95566.
D．If you want to take a five-day trip outside, you can call 12121 to know the weather.
( )14．What does official mean in the passage
A．私人的 B．官方的 C．民间的 D．非正式的
( )15．What does the article mainly tell readers to do before a trip
A．bring enough things
B．know some important phone numbers
C．follow many WeChat official accounts
D．carry enough food and clothes
B
Computers help humans with a lot of things, from searching information to math. Now, they may be able to help us in more complex (复杂的) ways. Recent research has showed a new computer program that can recognize (识别) human emotions (情感), simply based on how they type.
Researchers from the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh asked a group of people to type two paragraphs from Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice in Wonderland. The participants (参与者) then chose an emotional state they felt while typing. Emotions tested were joy, fear, sadness and shame.
Then the researchers put the text into the computer to study. Surprisingly, the computer was right 70 percent of the time in telling the participants’ emotional states. The most correct emotions it guessed correctly were joy (87 percent) and anger (81 percent). The least correct emotion the computer guessed was sadness (60 percent).
However, the computer program is limited (局限) in what it can do. But scientists believe that it will help humans in the future.
“If we could build any program that is smart enough to communicate with humans that involved (含有) emotion, then using machines could be more effective (有效的) and friendly,” the researchers wrote in the study. For example, when looking for a movie online, perhaps a computer program could make suggestions for films that would match your mood.
And as the researchers said, this type of computer program could also help humans in a number of ways. First, with online teaching, emotionally intelligent computers could change its teaching style or content (内容) to help students learn better. Second, with online conversation, doctors could be able to tell the emotion of a patient.
( )16．What did the researchers ask the people to do
A．To search information. B．To work out math problems.
C．To make a computer program. D．To type paragraphs from the novel.
( )17．How many kinds of emotions were tested according to the passage
A．Three. B．Four. C．Two. D．Six.
( )18．According to the passage, what was the least correct emotion the computer guessed
A．Sadness B．Fear C．Anger D．Joy
( )19．What can the computer program help students to do
A．Change the teaching style. B．Learn better.
C．Tell a patient’s feeling. D．Keep healthy.
( )20．Where can we probably read this passage
A．In a story book. B．In a travel guide.
C．In a sports magazine. D．In a science magazine.
C
Kids learn to count on their fingers, because they’re so convenient! And it makes sense——most number systems originally developed as people counted using their fingers.
The counting system of native Greenlanders not only uses all ten fingers, but all ten toes (脚趾) as well! Here’s how it works. The Greenlandic word for the number seven translates as, “second hand, two.” That means you count five on the first hand and add two from the second, to make seven. After you run out of fingers, go for the toes. Thirteen translates as “first foot, three”. That means you add ten fingers plus three toes.
The counting system we use has a base of ten. Larger numbers are simply multiples of ten. For example, ten tens make one hundred. We’re so used to our base ten system that it may seem like the only possibility. But the Greenlandic number system has a base of twenty, and other have a base of five. Of all the number systems ever invented, five, ten, and twenty are the most common bases.
It’s no coincidence (巧合) that these bases match the number of fingers on one hand, or two hands, or all of our fingers and toes. The connection between fingers and counting is so close that several languages have just one word means both “hand” and the number five. Even in English, the word digit(数字) describes either a number or a finger. So if anyone makes fun of you for counting on your fingers, just tell them you find your digits quite convenient!
( )21.What the native Greenlanders may use if their fingers are not enough for counting
A．toes B．stones C．arms D．nothing else
( )22.Which number translates as “second foot, one”
A．6 B．11 C．16 D．21
( )23.Which number systems isn’t mentioned in the passage
A．a base of 2. B．a base of 5 C．a base of 10 D．a base of 20
( )24.What can we infer from the passage
A．Greenlanders are much cleverer than others.
B．The connection between fingers and counting is a coincidence.
C．Digit means five and finger in English.
D．People with the number system of Base 5 probably used one hand to count in the past.
( )25.What’s the best title for the passage
A．The magic of numbers
B．What can we learn from Greenlanders’ way of counting
C．It’s convenient to count using fingers
D．The fun of kids’ fingers
第二节 短文填空
以下是一篇短文，请阅读全文, 并从下列方框里的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。（共5小题，每小题2分）
A. He likes to play and he is smart. B. So I bought the ＄10 toy for the dog. C. Sisu will live a happy life with his toy. D. Sisu thinks getting a unicorn toy will make his life easier. E. Nobody knows why Sisu wants the unicorn toy so much. F. But every time he got it, the shop keeper would find him.
Sisu is a stray dog (流浪狗). For him, the unicorn (独角兽) is his best friend. Life in the streets is hard. 26_
Last week, Sisu got into a shop in North Carolina five times, trying to steal the same purple unicorn toy. __27 _He would take the toy away and put it back on the shelf. Sisu would not give up and the shop keeper didn’t know what to do. So, finally, the shop keeper called Duplin County Animal Services for help.
“We got a call from the shop keeper and he told us about the whole thing,” Samantha Lane from Duplin County Animal Services said, “When I went to the shop, I found the dog wanted the toy very much. 28 I think I did the right thing.”
29 Samantha said, “We all think that is because of Sisu’s former (以前的) home. Maybe he had a unicorn toy before.”
Sisu is a really nice dog. Samantha said. “ 30 He sits, stays and shakes hands. He is very friendly. I think Sisu and his toy will have a new home soon.”
第三节 信息匹配
下面的材料A~F是六条建议，请根据五个人的情况匹配相应的建议。（共5小题，每小题1.5分）
A. It isn’t impossible but you have to get started now. Make a study plan and prepare for each test. It's better to study for an hour a day than just once a week, all day.
B. You’re not silly at all! Many students have the same experience as you. Sometimes things will improve if you join a study group. Studying together is helpful for lots of students.
C. You can have a talk with your sister about using the desk at different times. If it’s easier to write instead of talking face to face, try messaging her and say how terrible you feel.
D. The best thing to do is to give a nice but quick answer. You can say, “They are just like glasses, but for ears.” Try to make them understand you.
E. It’s common to have a fight with sisters. But you should tell her you feel sorry for it. I think you’d better write a letter to her or leave a message for her. Good luck.
F. A great way to beat nervousness is to know what you want to say before you make the call. You can say, “Hi, this is X. May I speak to Y, please ” Try to be calm before you call.
( )31. My problem is time — I don’t have enough time. Next month, I will have twelve tests. How can I study for all of them？I think it’s difficult and impossible. —Cathy
( )32. I share a bedroom and a desk with my sister. When we study at the desk together, she makes lots of noise. I try to talk with her about it, but she gets angry. —Lily
( )33. I’m silly. I just find it hard to study. I always stop and start and I keep getting the feeling that I’m doing wrong things. —Paul
( )34. I got a pair of hearing aids(助听器) during the winter holiday. Now I wear them to school. But everyone is asking, “Hey, what are those ” What should I tell them？—John
( )35. I don’t like using the phone! It makes me very nervous to call my friends because an adult might answer. What should I do？—Emily
Ⅲ. 语法填空（10分）
阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。（共10小题，每小题1分）
Last month, a new bridge was first opened to the public. It’s 36._____(long) hanging bridge for walkers in the world. Guess how long it is. It is 516 meters—over 37._____(fifth) football fields long.
Workers started to build the bridge 38. _____May，2018. It cost $2.8 million and 39. _____(take) over two years to complete. The bridge runs between two mountains. At its highest point, it is 175 meters of the ground. Far below is a big rushing river. Along the river, there’s 40. _____ eight-kilometer-long wooden walkway. People could enjoy the scenery and watch birds there.
Now, the city is hoping that the bridge 41. _____(bring) lots of tourists to the area. The website for the bridge describes the walk across the bridge as “the most 42. _____(excite) 516 meters of your life.” They believe that many tourists will come 43. _____(enjoy) the fantastic experience of walking across.
Some people checked out the bridge 44. _____(careful) before the opening. Jerry was one of them. He said, “I was a little afraid, 45. _____ it was worth(值得) it. There’s no other bridge like this one in the world.”
IV.书面表达（15分）
假如你们学校要开展一个科技节活动。你针对现在学生坐姿不正确、玩电脑、看电视时间过长等情况，发明了一个特殊的椅子。请根据以下提示给同学们介绍以下你的发明。
Name (名称) a special chair
Material (材质) 看起来像普通椅子，由木材制成
Function (功能) （1）座位和靠背都有传感器。当学生没有坐直时，椅子会提醒他注意， （2）坐在椅子上超过1小时，椅子会发出噪音，迫使学生起来活动一下
Advantage (优点) （1）……
词数：80词左右。
提示词：传感器：sensors 靠背：the back of the chair 坐直：sit up straight
Dear classmates，
I am so glad to introduce my invention to you.________________________________________________
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Thanks for your listening!2022-2023 学年度第一学期太子湾学校期中教学质量监测
2022.11
八年级英语试题答案
完形填空
1-5 DCCDC
6-10 CDABD
II. 阅读理解
11-15BDABB
16-20 DBABD
21-25 ACADB
26-30 DFBEA
31-35 ACBDF
III.语法填空
36. the longest 37. five 38. in 39. took 40. an
41. will bring 42. exciting 43. to enjoy 44. carefully 45. but
IV.书面表达
Dear classmates,
I am so glad to introduce my invention to you. As we all know, many great inventions have brought great changes to our life.I think we students can also invent something.
Today I'm glad to be here to talk about what I'd like to invent a chair that’s good for students’ health.This kind of chair sits like an ordinary chair.It will be made of wood. There will be two sensors in it, one on the seat, and the other on the back of the chair. When the student doesn't sit straight, the chair will remind him. If he sits on the chair for over one hour, it will make a noise. It won't stop until the student stands up and leaves. It can help students develop good sitting posture. At the same time, it also reminds students not to sit for too long, but to exercise properly.
Thanks for your listening!
