外國語中學(xué)2023上冊八年級上期中考試預(yù)測卷一、單選題（共15小題，每小題1分，計15分）1.Thisis______unusualcoursethatistaughtin______university,butit’suselesstothereallife.A.a;aB.an;anC.a;an D.an;a2.________hewilling_________peopleinneedanytime?A.Does,tohelpB.Is,tohelpC.Is,forhelpingD.Does,forhelping3.ShanghaiismuchthancitiesinChina.A.bigger,theotherB.bigger,anyotherC.thebiggest,theotherD.thebiggest,anyother4.Jimdidwhathecouldthepoorchildren.A.tocareforB.careaboutC.tocareaboutD.carefor5.Jimspends_______time_______hishobbiesthanAmy.A.more;tobuyB.less;onC.fewer;buyingD.less;tobuy6.—ThefilmLostinHongKongisveryinteresting,isn’tit?—______________.Idon’twanttoseeitagain.A.Yes,itisB.No,itisn’tC.Yes,itisn’t D.No,itis7.—What’sMarylike?—______________________.A.SheisahelpfulgirlB.ShefeelsbetternowC.SheisateacherD.Shelikessinging8.“Boysandgirls,pleasehelp________tosomefish.”saidMissChen.A.youB.yourselfC.yourselvesD.yours9.Lilydances_______thanme,butshedoesn’tsing_______Jane.A.well;asgoodasB.better;sowellasC.better;asgoodasD.muchwell;aswellas10.Myfatherisagooddriver.Hehasaprettygood______ofdirection.A.ways B.sense C.ideaD.feeling11.Swimmingis_________hiking. A.notasinterestingas B.notinterestingas C.notmoreinterestingas D.notthemostinteresting12.Myfather’snewhairstylemakes_________.A.himtolookyoungB.himlookyoung C.himlooksyoung D.himlookingyoung13.SheisbetteratEnglishthan________inherclass.A.anyotherstudentB.theotherstudent C.theoneofanyotherstudentD.thoseofanyotherstudent14.InthecartoonfilmTomandJerry,thelittlemouseseems______thanthebigcat.A.morecleverer B.muchcleverer C.muchcleverD.muchmorecleverer15.—Ifyouhaveanytrouble,besuretocallme.—_________________________.A.I’msorrytohearthat.B.Iwill.Thankyouverymuch.C.Ihavenotrouble.D.Iwillthinkitover.二、完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分）WhenIwaslittle,Iwantedtoplaybasketballforschool.ButIwasn’tgoodatit.Ikepton16though.Istartedplayinginthe2ndgrade.Mybrother,whowas17the7thgrade,wouldalwayshelpme.Hewould18thebasketonpurpose(故意)soIwouldn’tloseagainsthim.Oneday,though,anotherboyshoutedatmybrother:“Goaway!Youfool!”Mybrotherhadtostop19basketballwithme.Ifeltso20thatIwantedtostopplaying.Aboutaweeklater,though,Isawmybrotherplayinarealgame.HewassogoodthatIrealizedIhadtokeepplaying.NowfiveyearslaterIstartinmyschool’sbasketball21.Allmyhardworkhaspaidoff.Ialwaystellothersnevertogiveup,either.Ifsomeoneputsyou22,remembertheyareonlyoneperson,andyoumustneverstoptrying.Nevergivinguphelpedmeinotherwaystoo.Atschool,whensomeonetoldmethatalgebra(代數(shù))istoohardformetounderstand,Idecidednottogiveup.IknewthatifIjustkeptontrying,Iwould23itintheend.Again,ittookalotofwork,butnowIunderstandalgebrawell.Youhavetokeepontrying,evenwhenithurtsyousomuchthateverypartofyourbody24youtostop.Whenyoufinallybecomeasuccess,you’llknowthatthereasonyouhavebecomesuccessfulisthatyou25gaveup.()16.A.try B.trying C.tried D.totry()17.A.in B.on C.over D.under()18.A.catch B.miss C.hit D.get()19.A.play B.played C.playing D.toplay()20.A.worried B.sad C.afraid D.lonely()21.A.team B.lesson C.school D.fan()22.A.up B.down C.in D.on()23.A.get B.have C.know D.find()24.A.hopes B.wants C.helps D.troubles()25.A.always B.sometimes C.ever D.Never三、閱讀理解（共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分）AThestudentswerehavingtheirChemistry（化學(xué)）class.MissHuawastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What'swater?”Noonespokeforafewminutes．MissHuaaskedagain，“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion？Didn'tItellyouwhatwaterislike？”Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissHua,youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandnosmell.Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater？Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell.”Mostofthechildrenagreedwithhim．“I'msorry,children．”saidtheteacher，“Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier.That'saproblem．()26.MissHuawastellingthechildrenwhat______islike．

A.river

B.water

C.earth

D.weather()27.Aboysaid，“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways_______．”A.clean

B.black

C.

white

D.clear()28.Thewaterintheriverhasabadsmellbecauseitisgetting______．A.moreandmore

B.lessandless

C.cleanerandcleaner

D.dirtieranddirtierBInAmerica,whenpeoplesay“man’sbestfriend”,theydon’tmeananotherperson.Instead,theyaretalkingaboutalovelyanimal—adog!Thesewordsshowthefriendship(友誼)betweenpeopleandanimals.Dogsandotherpetscangivejoytopeople’slives.Somepeoplethinkoftheirpetsastheirchildren.Somepeopleevenleavealltheirmoneytotheirpetswhentheydie!Animalscanhelppeople,too.Dogscanbetaughttobethe“eyes”forablindpersonor“ears”foradeafperson.Scientistshavefoundthatpetshelppeoplelivelonger!Theymakepeoplehappier,too.Becauseofthat,theybringanimalsintohospitalsfor“visits”.Americanshold“BeKindtoAnimalsWeek”inthefirstweekofMay.Petshowsareheldduringtheweek.Evenifyoudon’tliveinAmerica,youcandothistoo.How?Firstthinkabouthowanimalsmakeyourlifericher.Ifyouhaveapet,takemoretimethisweektoplaywithit.Remembertogiveitdeliciousfood.Ifyoudon’thaveapet,bekindtoanimalsaroundyou.Forexample,ifyouseeastreetdog,justleaveitalone,ormakefriendswithit.Ifothersaroundyoudobadthingstoanimals,trytospeakup.Aspeople,wemustprotectanimalswhocan’tspeakforthemselves.()29.“Somepeopleevenleavealltheirmoneytotheirpetswhentheydie!”isusedtoshowthat.petshavetherighttoinherit(繼承)money B.moneycanmakepetshappyC.it’sthebestwaytosavemoney D.somepetsareasimportanttotheirownersastheirchildren()30.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisWRONG?A.Weshouldmakefriendswithastreetdog. B.Dogscanhelppeoplelivehappier.C.Dogscanhelppeoplemakeeverything. D.Dogscanmakepeople’slivesricher.()31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Alotofpeopleareinterestedindogs. B.Dogscanhelppeopledomanythings.C.Petsarelovelyandneedcareandprotection.D.Wehavedonealotofthingsforpets.

CYoumayknowtheEnglishlettersA,BandC.ButdoyouknowtherearepeoplecalledABCs?Doyouknowthereissuchathingas“abananaperson”?Howstrange!ABCmeansAmerican-bornChinese.AnABCisaChinese,butwasbornintheUnitedStates.Sometimes,peoplecallanABCa“bananaperson”.Abananaisyellowoutside.So,whenapersonisa“banana”,heorsheiswhiteinside—thinkinglikeaWesternerandyellowoutside—lookinglikeaChinese.Usually,ABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguage.Someofthemdon’tspeakChinese.ButifABCscannotspeakChinese,canwestillcallthemChinesepeople?Yes,ofcourse.Theyareoverseas（海外的）Chinese.Thesepeoplemaybecitizens（公民）ofanothercountryliketheUS,CanadaorSingapore.ButtheyhaveChineseblood.Theirparents,grandparentsorevengreat-grandparentswerefromChina.Theyallhaveblackeyesandblackhair.ButtheyarenotChinesecitizens.TheyarepeopleofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Forexample,weallknowthefamousscientistC.N.Yang（楊振寧）.HegottheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1957.Chinesepeoplelovehim.ButheisanAmericancitizen.()32.“ABC”inthispassagemeans.A. anEnglishsong B.threeEnglishlettersC.ChineseborninAmerica D.AmericansborninChina()33.ChineseinWesterncountriesarecalled“bananapersons”because.A.theirbodiesarewhiteinsidebutyellowoutsideB.theythinklikeWesternersbutlooklikeChineseC.theywereborninChinabutgotostudyinAmericaD.theyliketoeatbananas()34.Theunderlinedword“blood”mayprobablymean.A.血統(tǒng) B.祖先 C.洪水 D.身份()35.WhichofthesentencesisNOTtrueaboutABCs?A.ABCsmayknowlittleaboutChina. B.TheyareoverseasChinese.C.TheymayspeaklittleChinese. D.TheyareChinesecitizens.四、詞匯運用。（共15小題，每小題1分，共20分）A.根據(jù)句子意思和所給漢語提示、首字母或音標(biāo)提示完成句子。（7分）36.Herdesignerclotheswerefromthepagesofafamousfashion___________.(雜志)37.Nooneknows(確切地)whenChinesefirstgrewwatermelons.38.Thefathertookapairof____________(剪刀)andcutherhair.39.You’llfinddifferencesbetweentwo___________(文化).40.IsawtheWhiteHousewheretheP______oftheUSAlives.41.Heread______(從頭到尾)thenewspaperandfoundnothinginteresting.42.Wecouldn’twinthematchwithouttheir_______________(支持).B.根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。（8分）43.Mayisatruefriend.Whensomething__________(worry)me,Icanalwaysgotoher.44.GuoDegangisvery___________(humour),peoplearoundthecountrylikehim.45.You’dbetter___________(notbe)lateforclassagain.46.Allthe__________(swim)namesareonthepaper.Youcanhavealook.47.it’swrongforsomechildrentolose__________(they)incomputergames.48.Theticketis_______（use）,pleasethrowitaway.49.Jack,_____________(noteat)somuchmeat,oryou’llgetheavier.50.Mary’smotherlookseven_________(slim)thanbefore.Sheisonadiet.(節(jié)食)C.翻譯句子51.你剛才把我的茶撞到地上了。You_________mytea__________thefloor.52.Itwasluckythatyoudidn’thurtyourself.(改為同義句)_____________,youdidn’thurtyourself.53.杰克在電腦游戲上花的時間比我表弟少。Jack________________timeoncomputergames______mycousin.54.中國有很多名勝古跡。Therearemany___________of____________inChina.55.校運會什么時候舉行？Whenwilltheschoolsportsmeeting________________?五、任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）HowtobeatsadnessWeallhavedayswhenwearedown,tiredandunhappy.That'sOK.Youneeddayslikethis,orhowwouldyouknowyouarehappy?You'llenjoyyourgooddaysevenmorewhenyouhaveafewbaddays.Evenifsadnessisapartoflife,let'strytomakeitsmall.Hereareafewsimplewaystohelpyoufeelbetterwhenyouarefeelingsad.

1.Standupstraightandthishelpsyourenergyflow（流動）.Whenyourenergyisflowingfreely,youcanflowtoo.

2.Smile!It'seasytodoandhavegoodresults.Thiswaycannotonlyleaveyouinagoodmoodbutalsobringothersagoodmood.

3.Listentomusic.Itcanbeyourfavouritemusic.Somekindsofmusicworkbetterthanothers,sotryandfindoutwhatkindofmusicworksthebestforyou.

4.Takesome"me"time.Youcanfindpleasureinreadingabook,watchingasunriseorhavingahotbath,orsomethinglikethat.

5.Exercise.Evensomethingassimpleastakingawalkwillgetyourbloodflowing.Itisagreatwaytoclearyourmindofanythingthatmakesyousad.

Thesewayswillcheeryouupwhenyouaredown,butdon'tjustusethemwhenyouaresad.Tryandpracticethemeverydaytomakethemahabit.Youwillbesurprisedtolearnthatthesesimplewayswillkeepyoursadnessaway.Butifyouareinadeepdepression（沮喪）,gotoseeadoctor.Title:HowtobeatsadnessOpinions●ItisOKtofeeldown,56_______andunhappy.

●Itispossibletomakesadnessasmall57_______oflife.Simple58_______tocheeryouup●Standupstraightsothatyour59_______canflowfreely.

●60_______atothersbecauseitcanbringyouandothersagoodmood.

●Listentoyour61_______musicbecauseitworksthebest.

●62_______pleasureineverydaylife,suchaswatchingasunrise.

●Takeawalkandyoucanclearyour63_______ofsadthings.Suggestions●Trytomakethesesimplewaysa64_______.

●Gotoseea65_______whenyouareinadeepdepression.六、缺詞填空（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）Everyonewantsatruefriend.Butwhat’satruefriendl66?Atrueisonewhocangiveyoua67andhelpwhenyouareintrouble.Youcancallhimorheratanytimeandt68aboutyourworries.Atruefriendisb69thanagoodfriend.Atruefriendwillcomeovertoh70youwithoutanyrequest（要求）andbewithyouinn71.Atruefriendislikeamotherwhoisjustatruefriendofherc72.Insteadofhavinghundredsofgoodfriends,ifyouhaveatruefriend,youarel73.Sometimesitismuche74forustoreceivebutmoredifficulttogive,sobeatruefriendyourselff75ifyouwanttohaveatruefriend.66.l__________67.a__________68.t__________69.b__________70.h__________71.n__________72.c__________73.l__________74.e__________75.f__________七、書面表達(dá)（本大題共15分）假設(shè)你最好的朋友是Kate,請根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點寫一篇關(guān)于她的文章。1.Kate是我最好的朋友，是班里最苗條的女生。2.她臉上總是面帶微笑，每個人都樂意與她交朋友。3.她是DIY俱樂部的一員，曾自己制作音樂盒作為生日禮物送給她的媽媽。4.她還喜歡旅游，上個禮拜四，她去SouthHill爬山。5.長大后，她希望……注意：1.語法正確，意思連貫，書寫規(guī)范，要點齊全；2.第5要點須用1至2句話作適當(dāng)?shù)陌l(fā)揮；3.詞數(shù)80詞左右。參考答案：一、單選題（共15小題，每小題1分，計15分）1-5DBAAB6-10BACBB