山东省德州市第九中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

山东省德州市第九中学2021-2022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、阅读单选Everyone knows to be confident is very important now. Here are some ways for you on how to become confident.Look Confident. Maybe this is the easiest to do. When you,re wearing comfortable clothes and look good in them, then half of your job is done. Starting your day by looking at yourself in the mirror（镜子）and feeling happy help a lot in becoming confident.Talk Confidently. If you are always soft-spoken, then people will think of you as some_ soft person, without power. You need to have a correct speed, so that your speech is clear and full of confidence. Talking too fast may make it seems that you are nervous.Stand Confidently. A good manner（举止）helps a lot. If you look around, this is really common, as you will see other successful people walking and standing in a confident manner.Feel Confident. People keep on wondering how to be confident, but they don't think that it is much about one's mental state（精神状态）.Remember whenever you are going to make an important conversation, always keep in a good mental state and the conversation will be successful.1. How can you make yourself look confident?A. Find a good job. B . Buy a clear mirror. C. Wear proper clothes. D. Do the easiest things.2. The underlined word "soft" in this passage means in Chinese.A.软弱的B.仁慈的C.愚蠢的D.可怜的3. The successful people walk and stand.A.at a correct speedB.in a confident mannerC.in comfortable clothesD.in a good mental state4. If you make an important conversation, you should.A.wear comfortable clothesB.speak quicklyC.look at yourself in the mirrorD.keep in a good mental state5 .The passage mainly（主要地）tells us.试卷第10页，共10页A. feeling happy helps become confident.B. it is very important to be confident.C , how to keep in a good mental state.D. how to become confident.First appearance: October 4, 1950 （comic strip）Created by: Charles M. SchulzInformation: Snoopy can be selfish （自私的）,smart and lazy at times and sometimes fools his owner （主人）,but he shows great love, care and loyalty （忠诚）to his owner （even though he cannot even remember his name. The owner always calls him "The Round-headed Kid'）First appearance: May 15, 1928 Plane Crazy）Created by: Walt DisneyInformation:Mickey is a nice boy and usually seen as an honest and brave hero. This mouse always wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves （手套）.Mickey is one of the world's most famous characters.First appearance: June 9, 1934 （The Wise Little Hen）Created by: Walt DisneyInformation:People like him because he is lazy and greedy （贪 婪的）.And they love his voice when he becomes angry with Mickey's eight nephews （侄子）.Soon Donald Duck's more popular than Mickey Mouse himself.First appearance: June 24, 1995 comic books）Created by: Alice Mak & Brian TseInformation:Mcdull is a pig. He has a heart of gold, but he isn't very smart and is ordinary in every way, he has many dreams. However, every time he tries, he never succeeds, he is disappointed, but tries again. In this way creates his own colourful world. He is not perfect, but his attitude （态度）towards life makes him a popular character.6. Which of the following is Snoopy's personality （性格）?A. Stupid. B. Able. C. Lazy.D. Polite.7. What can we know about Mcdull according to the material?A. He is colourful.B. He is very ordinary and has manydreams.C.He is perfect.D.He gives upeasily.8. . What two cartoon characters were made by Walt Disney?A.Mickey and Mcdull.B.Donald Duck and Mcdull.C.Donald Duck and Mickey.D.Mickey andSnoopy.9. What can we learn from the above information?A. People don9t like Donald Duck because he is greedy.B , Both Donald Duck and Mcdull were created in the same year.C. Donald Duck was created earlier than Snoopy.D. Mickey Mouse first appeared in the film called The Wise Little Hen.10. Where can we probably read this passage?A. From a notice.B. From a storybook.C , From a guidebook.D. From a cartoon magazine.Do you want to live a happier and less stressful （紧张的）life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That's how thousands of people start their day at laughter clubs around the world.The first laughter club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “Young children, laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day” says Dr Kataria. "Everyone is good at laughing. We started the club because we wanted people to feel happy with their li他"There are now more than 500 laughter clubs in India and over 1, 300 all over the world. Many doctors are also interested in the effects （效果）of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study, laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.So, what happens at a laughter club? I went to the nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say "ho ho ho, ha ha ha“ while looking at eachother. However, our bodies can't tell the difference between fake （假的）laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same health effects.But after ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn't stop! At the end of the class I felt quite relaxed and comfortable. So if you're under stress, then start laughing.From: https: 11. Where was the first laughter club started?A. In China.B. In the US.C. In India.12. Why did Dr. Madan Kataria start the club?A. Because some people were not good at laughing.B , Because he wanted people to feel happy with their life.C. Because all of us needed to laugh about 300 times a day.D. Because laughter helped people easier in talks.13. . How many laughter clubs are there all over the world now?A. Over 1, 300. B. Over 500.C. Over 6, 000.14. The writer may live/work in.A. CanadaB. ShanghaiC. MoscowD. In England.D. Over 1,500.D. LondonA. Quite nervous.B. Very scared.C. Kind of shy.D. Relaxed and15. How did the writer feel at the end of the class?comfortable.Zhurong, the name of China's Mars rover（火星车），was announced on April 24th, 2021, China's Space Day. The name of Zhurong comes from a character in ancient Chinese stories.The way it was named is the same as other space programs like Chang'e, Tianwen and Beidou. In ancient Chinese stories, Zhurong is a fire god. He is a proud man dressed in the soldier's clothes, holding a sword and riding on a large tiger. And he is famous for stopping his son from causing floods fbr humans successfully. Besides, according to the words9 Chinese meanings, "Zhu" means “wish”, which can be used to express the good wishes fbr humans, study of the universe （宇宙）.And "rong" means "integration'', which shows Chinese people would like to use the space with other countries peacefully, and to build a community with a shared future for human beings.Zhurong, the Mars rover, is 1.85 meters high and weighs about 240 kilograms. It has six wheels and four solar panels （太阳能面板）and it can move at 200 meters an hour on the planefs surface. With six scientific instruments, it can work fbr at least three months. On the Mars, such as the make-up of the planet's surface, the weather and environment conditions on the Mars. Zhurong shows that China's space programs have taken a huge step forward again.16. Zhurong, Chang'e, Tianwen and Beidou are all the names of Chinese.A.paintingsB.IT programsC. poemsD. spaceprograms17. Whafs the meaning of the underlined word "integration" in Chinese?A.容忍B.象征C.融合D.担当18. . The main idea of Paragraph 2 is.A. when Zhurong got its nameB. why Zhurong is a fire godC , what Zhurong looks likeD. how Zhurong got its name19. Which can be the best sentence for ?A. it will get an unforgettable memoryB. our country will step farther and fartherC. it can do a lot of surveys and collect informationD. you could see all kinds of robots with different skills20. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Humans don't want to study the universe.B , Zhurong can work for only three months.C. China wants to use the space with other countries peacefully.D. Zhurong is 1.85 meters high and weighs about 200 kilograms.二、阅读还原6选5请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项， 使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。Hi! My name is Marco. I like movies very much. Everyone in my family likes movies, too.21 Sometimes we go to the movie theater to watch movies. Sometimes we watch movies at home. When we watch movies at home we see them on TV. We also watch movies on the Internet.My favorite movies are action movies. I like exciting things and action movies are exciting. 22 But she doesn't like the same kind of movies as me. She likes the funny movies. My father likes to watch movies about real things and real people. 23 She likes all kinds of movies.Last week we watched an old movie. It was called The Sound of Music.24They were very good singers. In the movie, the mother died. The father and children needed a new mother. 25At the end of the movie, the family was safe and they got a new mother. I liked the movie because it had a happy ending.A. My sister likes to watch movies, too.B. The family was also in danger.C. However, my mother is different from all of us.D. It was about a family living in Australia.E. My family watches movies in different ways.F. I am very busy from Monday to Friday.三、短文选词填空阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的词, 必要时进行词性变化，填入空白处，每空一词。and, without, like, they, well, he, city, children, has, but, usual,Li Ang lived in a small village in Sichuan, China. He had not seen his father for three years because his father worked in a 26, In his village, there are over sixtyleft-behind children just 27 him. Their parents all moved to big cities to work28them.In order to make these 29 New Year's wishes come true, a charity held an event. The charity gave many of the children teddy bears, toys or clothes to cheer 30 up over the festival period. 31 for Li Ang, he received the best New Year's gift. His father wanted to give 32 a surprise, waiting inside a big box during the event. When Li Ang opened the box and found his father sitting inside, he cried with joy.More than 60 million children in China grow up without their parents. These children33 live in poor places with their grandparents, while their parents work in the cities to make money. The children's mothers and fathers try to make their family life 34 by taking a city job rather than staying at home. So they have to leave their children behind."Everyone 35 Mom and Dad, but I don't" Li Ang said, "I hope my parents can stay with me.阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给11个动词中选择10个意义相符的 词，必要时进行词形变化（可添加助动词或者情态动词），填入空白处。know, ask, give, be, remember, say, forget, meet, care, hand, clean,During my second month of nursing （护理）school, our teacher gave us a test. I was a hard-working student and 36 the answers easily until I read the last one. "What is the name of the woman who cleans the school? Surely this was very funny. Every day I saw the woman 37 in the school. She was tall, dark-haired and in her fifties, but how could I 38 her name? I 39 in my paper, leaving the last question with no answer. Before the class was over, one student 40 the teacher if the last question would be counted in our grades.“Of course! Because this is a very important question. said the teacher. "In your life you 41 many people. Every person 42 noticeable （值得注意的）and important to you. You 43 about them, even if all you do is just to smile and44 hello to Iheni.”I never 45 that question. I later learned her name was Dorothy.四、阅读回答问题阅读下面短文，回答问题。Hello everyone, my name is Jessica Meir. I am an astronaut. I work on the International Space Station （ISS）. Today, I will tell you something about what life is like on the ISS.The ISS has over 425 m3 of living space. I work here with astronauts from the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and several other European countries.When we are on the ISS, we have to follow a daily schedule. It tells us when to get up, eat, exercise, work, relax and go to sleep. We spend about two hours each day exercising. Without exercise, we will lose some muscle （肌肉）because of the microgravity （彳散重力） environment in space.We eat food specially made for space astronauts. Some foods, such as cakes, can be eaten in space just the way they arc eaten on the Earth. But some other foods are real challenges （拟K战）.For example, when you're in space, you can't shake salt onto food, because the salt will fly away. As a result, we have to use special liquid （液体）salt.When we are not busy working on the ISS, we can relax and have fun in different ways. Like most of you, we love to listen to music, read books, play cards, watch movies and talk with our family members.As you can see, the microgravity environment in space brings many challenges that we don't have on the Earth. Would you like to live fbr some time on the ISS?46. What docs Jessica do?47. Where are the astronauts on the ISS from?48. Why do astronauts have to exercise on the ISS?49. How many ways can the astronauts relax? What are they?50. What's the main idea of the passage? 五、材料作文51 .我们中国人很早就有着自己的航天梦，梦想着我们中国人有朝一日能翱翔太空。 但是西方国家拒绝与中国在太空研究上合作，因此中国决定建立自己的飞船和空间站。 2003年10月15日，我国自主制造了神舟五号载人飞船并用它将航天员杨利伟送往太 空，这是中国第一次将宇航员送入太空。从那以后，中国又发射了多次飞船进入太空。 2021年10月16日，中国将搭载3名宇航员的神舟十三号载人飞船被送入太空。这三 名宇航员分别是翟志刚、王亚平、叶光富。他们在太空驻留了 183天。2022年4月16 日，神舟十三号载人飞船返回地球。三位航天员身体状况良好。这意味着中国的航天事 业取得了巨大的成功。迄今，中国己将13艘神舟飞船和3艘天舟货运飞船送入太空。 未来我国将完成中国的空间站的组建。希望更多的年轻人对航天事业感兴趣并加入进来。 我相信要求：根据素材写一篇短文，概述我国的航天事业历程，可根据事件的时间及内容的要 求，运用不少于三种时态表达，句子和词汇不要求逐句逐词翻译，但须符合文意。词数 不少于80词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：中国空间站Chinese space station；神舟十三号载人飞船Shenzhou 13 manned spaceship/spacecraft； 天舟货运飞船 Tianzhou cargo spacecraft；迄今 so far；中国航天事 业 China's space industryWe Chinese had our space dream long ago, and we dreamed that we could fly into space one day.