辽宁省沈阳市第十二中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中教学质量监测英语试题.docx

辽宁省沈阳市第十二中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中教学质量监测英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、单项选择old people's home last weekend.1. 一Three teenagers went to visitWhich one?one near our school.A. the, TheB. an,TheC. a, TheD. A A2. Sawyer's son is required the piano every day and night.A. to practise playingB. practising playingC. to practise to playD. practising to play3. The disabled children have walking or moving.A. difficultB. problemC. permissionD. difficulty4. We must decide at once a right time and place for the meeting.A. toB. onC. atD. for5. the project as planned, they need to work two more hours a day.A. To finishB. FinishingC. FinishD. To be finished6. It look (he actors two days to their voices for the cartoon.A. recordB. raiseC. acceptD. describe7. The traffic is too busy. We have to drive slowly.一I (hink more new roads in our city.A. have builtB. will buildC. should be built D. should build8. The on the Maths teacher's face shows he's quite pleased with the results.A. introduction B. expression C. impression D. appearance9. Every Saturday, Wang Wei fang and his friends a play in a small town nearXi'an.D. put downD. I'm afraid notA. put outB. put offC. put on10. Shall wc go fishing the day after tomorrow?. I must stay at home to look after my little brother.A. Good ideaB. Be carefulC. All right51 . In which country is Old Glasgow?七、多任务混合阅读阅读短文，然后按要求完成下面问题。How to make a cartoonFirst, you need to decide on some basic ideas for a story.In the second (A) stage, think about the kinds of characters you want and (B) they will look like. Now make a rough sketch of the story.Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add colour. To make the characters and things (C) apnear to move, each picture should be made a little different (D) the one before it.In the next stage. (E) people use a comDiHer program lo pul (he piclures together as a film.Finally, record the voices and sound effects. (F)演员们将会为角色配音。Their speech must match the pictures well. Sound effects, such as the noise of the underground, must also be added separately.After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready to be played for everyone to enjoy.52 .写出画线部分（A）和（C）的同义词：；53 .在文中（B）和（D）空白处填入适当的单词： ;54 .将文中画线部分（E）改写为：A computer programto put the pictures together as a film.55 .将画线部分（F）译成英语： 56 .从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的短语：八、材料作文57 .假设你是李华，学校校报征集文章，主题是关于一个具有传统技能的人。内容包括：1.人物的身份。2 .具体描述人物的某一项传统技能。3 .你的看法。注意：1.词数80-100,开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。2.短文需包含所给内容信息，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。skills.China is an ancient country with different traditional二、完形填空Can you imagine a “xiao sheng”（young man role） is played by an 80-year-old woman? That's what Qu Juanru does. She is a（an） 11 and the official inheritor（继承人）of Jiaxing City's Tongxiang flower-drum opera（花鼓戏）.This kind of art 12 the daily life in the ancient water town and the traditional cultures of southern China.Qu Juanru's life with opera was not 13. “My family was poor. My mother diedwhen I was 14. I've lived with my father since. In the past, women were not allowed to play the opera, 14 my father never stopped me when I tried to sing,“ Qu said. And it gave her the 15 to start a journey with the opera.At the age of 18, Qu joined a local troupe（戏班）.Later, the troupe was broken up, and she went back to farming. After that, she 16 to bring the opera troupe back to life. 17 the troupe closed down again. Then she worked in a factory.All of that changed in 2001. An officer from Wuzhen Tourism Center invited her back to the show. Knowing that, she was very 18 and agreed. Whether il is burning hot or freezing cold, she plays the opera for 3 hours every day. Even though Qu got a serious illness in 2017, she didn't 19. She gives her everything to the art. "I can still sing and act.I'd love to be here, as long as the people and the troupe 20mc, Qu said.Perhaps Qu sees her opera life as a wonderful dream.11.A. actressB. teacherC. doctorD.driver12.A. runsB. showsC. startsD.prints13.A. easyB. activeC. coolD.boring14.A. orB. becauseC. butD.so15.A. mistakeB. holidayC. questionD.chance16.A. refusedB. managedC. regrettedD.forgot17.A. GenerallyB. RecentlyC. SadlyD.Hopefully18.A. excitedB. worriedC. relaxedD.lonely19.A. go onB. sit downC. give upD.show up20.A. treatB. changeC. controlD.need三、阅读单选In the story, a witch puts a curse （诅咒）on the King and Queen's newly bom baby, Aurora. When Aurora pricks （刺破）her fingers on her 15th birthday, she falls into a deep sleep. Years past, a young prince gives a kiss to her. Then Aurora quickly opens her eyes and wakes up. Finally they live happily ever after.Snow White is too beautiful. Her step-mother hates others who arc more beautiful than her. When Snow While's dangerous step-mother tries to kill her, she hides out with seven dwarves （小矮人）.One day, when the dwarves go out, her step-mother arrives. She gives Snow White an apple, and she doesn't know it is poisoned （有毒的）.With one bite, she becomes unconscious （无意识的）.One year later, her prince arrives to wake her. And of course, they live happily ever after. And when Snow White's father knows the fact, he drivesher step-mother away.Ever since the death of her father, Cinderella （灰姑娘）has been badly treated by her step-mother and step-sisters. One day when all beautiful girls in the land are invited to a ball （舞会）by the King, Cinderella's step-mother tries her best to keep her from the party. But luckily tor Cinderella, a fairy arrives and changes the situation. Finally Cinderella and the prince hold a grand wedding and they lead a happy life.21. From the passage we know that is awakened by the kiss of the prince.B. AuroraA. CinderellaC. Snow White's step-motherD. Cinderella's step-sister22. is NOT mentioned in the passage.A. A step-mother B. A step-sister C. A fairyD. A step-father23. Cinderella's step-mother treats her badly.A. after Cinderella's father's deathB. because she is too beautifulC. until a fairy arrivesD. because she is too lazy24. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Aurora pricks her fingers on her 15th birthday.B. Cinderella finally arrives al the parly.C. Snow White knows the apple is poisoned.D. The above stories all get a happy ending.My Olympic volunteering journey started last September. I was excited as I was myself a sports fan and my home country has not hosted a competition like ihis. It was a great chance for me to both watch and sen e （he Olympics.After gelling trained through the Internet and spending two weeks in quarantine （隔离），I began to volunteer inside the Wukesong Sports Center. The Center hosted ice hockey games for both men's and women's teams. My job was to guide the audience （观众）to their seats and answer their questions. I was wild with joy to be present and watch my first-ever Olympic games live, on the ice. All the games were interesting, and I watched them whenever my volunteering duties would allow.In our free time, we had pleasant conversations. It was the best chance for us foreign students to leam more about the Chinese New Year celebrations, and this year, to celebrate it together with our Chinese friends. It was really a big festival. We had special Chinese dishes like dumplings, fish and spring rolls. I also tried to write Chinese characters.i decided to make the most of the chance and introduce my African and Rwandan customs to other volunteers. I showed to them the real Africa （hat they had never seen on TV before. From geography to social life, I made them understand more about Africa by giving examples of my hometown. It was a great platform （平台）fbr us young people （o share both our cultures and futures.As an international volunteer for Beijing 2022, I was given a special experience to help others and more importantly, to leam about the spirit of the Winter Olympic Games. Til never forget il.25. Which was one of the reasons why the writer volunteered in Beijing 2022?A.He was a fan of sports.B.He was free in winter.C.He wanted to learn Chinese.D.He likes travelling around.26. What did the writer's duties as a volunteer include?A.Guiding the teams to their places.B.Cleaning the Center after the games.C.Giving out food and water to the players. D.Answering questions from the audience.27. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 4?A.The Chinese Spring Festival.B.The Beijing Winter Olympics.C.The Wukesong Sports Centre.D.The Foreign Students5 Organization.28. Why does the writer write the passage?A. To share his Olympic volunteering experiences.B. To express the strong love for his home country.C. To show the spirit of the Winter Olympic Games.D. To spread African cultures to （he rest of the world.Are you a happy person most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament （W/（,）. It is usually believed that both genes （基因） and environment may affect people's temperaments in different ways. But now scientists have found （hat the season of birth also plays a role.Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In （he study, the students needed to finish a questionnaire （问卷）.The purpose of it was to find out which of four kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered something like “My mood often changes fbr no reason/' and ”I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky （有风险的）These answers were then matched with their birthdays.They discovered that the people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to the people born in winter. Those who always feel positive （乐观的）arc mostly born in spring and summer.The study also found that those bom in autumn less probably had a mood （情绪）of depression which may easily drive them to cry, while those born in winter were not easier to be angry.Scientists said (hat (his was probably because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people's moods even in adult life.“It seems that when you arc born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders(紊乱),“lead scientist Xenia Gonda told The Telegraph.29. What probably can't affect people's temperaments according to Paragraph 1?A. Genes.B. Ages.C. Seasons.D. Environment.30. What does the underlined word “depression” most probably mean?A. Sadness.B. Happiness.C. Surprise.D. Excitement.31. What will the writer most probably write about on "A. How many kinds of moods there are.B. What can change the human body most.C. How the certain chemicals affect the moods.D. Whether the students will continue their study.32. What's the best title of this passage?A. Seasons and MoodsB. The Influence of GenesC. Moods and HealthD. The Importance of BirthplacesHold your head up highI was 15 months old, a happy carefree kid, until (he day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, so my injured sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me.Sometimes people asked me enibarrassing questions. When kids played games, I was always the “monster”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.Yet mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world." 1 began to rely on that saying. As a child, I thought mom meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.”As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a monster.All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance.My mom's love was the spark that gave me confidence. I had faced hardships, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion （同情）for others.“Hold your head up high" has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my mom gave me lives on.33. Why did the writer imagine that everyone looked down on her?A. She felt bad about her appearance.B. She found it hard to act as monster.C. Kids refused to play games with her.D. People always asked her embarrassing questions.34. Why did the writer's mum say "Hold your head up high, to her?A. To tell her to be carefulB. To help her hide the shame.C. lb stop her from getting hurt.D. To make her more confident.35. From the story, we can know that the writer.A. understood the saying very well as a childB. felt like everyone else in high schoolC. is living with a warm and brave heart nowD. has deep compassion for others all her life36. The passage is mainly about.A. what the writer experienced when she was 15B. what the writer did to show thanks for mum's giftC. how the writer changed herself with mum's loveD. the writer has become confident with her great efforts四、阅读还原5选4阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项 为多余选项。How to build good relationships with people from other cultures? Actually, it is important to learn some communication skills. The following arc some tips that may helpyou.Learn about the culture in advance. A little knowledge can go a long way. So if you have time before going abroad or meeting with someone from another culture, try to take him to learn the basic “do's" and "don'ts" of that culture. 37 It's very convenient.Be respectful and tolerant (包容的).38 Signs of these may appear when youcommunicate with people from other cultures. However, it's not the time to judge people based on these differences during basic communication. Instead, respect them for what (hey are, and tolerate them.Speak clearly and slowly. But do not shout at others even if they don't understand you. 39 Instead, it can be seen as a nidc behavior. What's more, even if there arc difficulties in communicating with people from other cultures, do not treat other people as though they are stupid.40 In some cultures, looking another person in (he eye when you speak is seen as a sign of honesty and interest. However, in other countries, it may be disrespectful.A. You can find information on this from the Internet.B. Know whether to make eye contact or avoid it.C. Each culture has its own set of values and beliefs.D. It takes time to know about other cultures.E. Raising your voice cannot make yourself understood.五、语法填空阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空。Every day, Luke Tiller gets up at three o'clock in the morning. It is still dark when he 4