2022-2023学年宁夏固原五中八年级（下）期中英语试卷

一、完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

• 1．My daughter，Amy，is six years old.She does some chores at home.They are all easy to do （1）

  Amy is so young.
     The number one chore she does is to（2）

  the rubbish.She does it well and never（3）

  to do it.Sometimes，if the rubbish bag is（4）

  heavy to carry，I will help her.
     Amy often helps me clean the floor.I （5）

  mopping（用拖把拖洗） the floor.After I finish the work，I often have a serious （6）

  ，because there is something wrong（7）

  my back.But Amy loves it，（8）

  she likes playing with water.
     Amy also knows how to put empty dinner plates into the dishwasher（洗碗机）.She even helps me（9）

  the dirty clothes into the washing machine（10）

  I am doing some washing.Amy is really helpful at home.
  
  

  （1）	A．although	B．so that	C．unless	D．until
  （2）	A．take off	B．take care of	C．take out	D．take after
  （3）	A．wants	B．starts	C．hopes	D．forgets
  （4）	A．yet	B．too	C．so	D．as
  （5）	A．enjoy	B．finish	C．hate	D．practice
  （6）	A．backache	B．stomachache	C．toothache	D．headache
  （7）	A．with	B．to	C．on	D．of
  （8）	A．however	B．if	C．so	D．because
  （9）	A．puts	B．putting	C．put	D．puting
  （10）	A．perhaps	B．while	C．since	D．or
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二、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最合适的答案。（共 20 小题，共 40 分）

• 2．Mike is a factory worker.He is often very tired after a day's work.His wife，Jenny，has no job，so she stays at home to cook the meals.Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory.
     One day，Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory.He was very hungry when he got home.He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready.He was very angry with his wife.He shouted at her， "I'm going out to eat in a restaurant." "Wait for five minutes，"said his wife. "Why？Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes？" asked Mike.
     "Of course not，" she answered. "But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes."
  （1）Mike works in

  .
  A．a factory
  B．an office
  C．a school
  D．a hospital
  （2）Jenny stays at home because

  .
  A．she likes cooking
  B．she loves her husband very much
  C．she doesn't have a job
  D．she doesn't want to work
  （3）One day，Mike came home very late because

  .
  A．he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant
  B．he had a lot of work to do
  C．he was angry with his wife
  D．his wife didn't cook dinner
  （4）Mike was

  when he found his dinner was not ready.
  A．happy
  B．glad
  C．hungry
  D．not happy
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• 3．Dear Seth，
     You're only three years old，and at this age in your life you can't read，much less understand what I'm going to try to tell you in this letter.But it is good for you sooner or later（迟早）.
     Don't hate it!You are young，and there are a lot of difficulties in everyday life.For this，be thankful.
     Life can be cruel!There will be a lot of people in your life.Some people will not be very nice.So you will choose friends.They will be kind to you.They will care about you.
     Be open to life anyway!Be open to new things，new people.And they will make you learn a lot.
     Love should be your rule.You will love your children，your parents，your friends.And most of all，love yourself.Learn not to be so hard on yourself.
     I know you do not understand the letter.But I know you will do better for this letter.
                                                                                                                                                               Love
                                                                                                                                                               Dad
  （1）Who writes the letter to Seth？

  
  A．His mother
  B．His teacher.
  C．His father.
  D．One of his good friends.
  （2）How many pieces of advice are there in the letter？

  
  A．Three.
  B．Four.
  C．Five.
  D．Six.
  （3）What does the underlined phrase "be hard on " mean？

  
  A．苛刻的
  B．坚硬的
  C．艰难的
  D．努力的
  （4）Can Seth read the letter？

  
  A．Yes，he can.
  B．No，he can't.
  C．Yes，he can't.
  D．No，he can.
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六、任务型阅读。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语， 或者回答问题。（共 5 小题，计分 10 分）

• 10．These days，Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.However，this doesn't only happen in China.
     The Taylors are a typical American family.Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. "On most days after school"，Cathy says， " I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training.Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons.Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities，but I believe these activities are important for my children's future.I really want them to be successful."
  （1）Why are Chinese children sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays？

  
  （2）Does taking so many after-school classes only happen in China？

  
  （3）How many children are there in Cathy Taylor's family？

  
  （4）Cathy thinks these activities are

  for children's future.
  （5）翻译句子 Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
  
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七、书面表达（共 15 分）

• 11．Mike 是你的好朋友，请根据以下信息写一篇关于他的短文。
  昨晚七点给他打电话时，他正在做作业。
  他周末在养老院做志愿工作。他给老人讲故事，使老人们高兴。
  但是他最近由于长时间玩电脑游戏，头痛、眼睛不舒服。建议他在电脑游戏上少花时间，可以帮着做家务，并写出至少一条做家务的好处。
  提示：养老院 Old People's Home
  
            
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