2022-2023学年广东省深圳外国语学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷

i）. Listen to the short conversations between two speakers， and choose the correct answer. The conversations will be read ONCE only.（0.5*10=5’）

• 1．Why does the man change the skirt？
  A.Because of the style.
  B.Because of the size.
  C.Because of the style.
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• 2．Where does the conversation probably take place？
  A.At Kevin's home.
  B.In the hospital.
  C.In the classroom.
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• 3．How much should the man pay？
  A.＄1.25.
  B.＄2.25.
  C.＄2.50.
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• 4．What are the speakers talking about？
  A.The man's work.
  B.The man's wife.
  C.The woman's work.
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• 5．What time is it now？
  A.7：20.
  B.7：00.
  C.6：40.
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• 6．Who is able to take good pictures？
  A.The woman.
  B.The man's sister.
  C.The woman's sister.
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• 7．What does the man think of the actress？
  A.Inspiring and wise.
  B.Pretty and gifted.
  C.Beautiful and hard-working
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• 8．What does the man mean？
  A.They need more time.
  B.They want more work.
  C.They like the result.
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• 9．What does the woman suggest the man do？
  A.Ask others for help.
  B.Be a firefighter.
  C.Be a career coach.
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• 10．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers？
  A.Husband and wife.
  B.Waiter and customer.
  C.Employer and employee.
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ii）. Listen to the long conversations between two speakers， and choose the correct answer. The conversations will be read TWICE.（0.5*5=2.5’）

• 11．（1）What are the speakers talking about？
  A.Future plans.
  B.Getting jobs.
  C.Making money.
  （2）What's more important to the speakers？
  A.Money.
  B.Traveling.
  C.Experiences.
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• 12．（3）What are the speakers talking about？
  A.How to study for an exam.
  B.How to concentrate on study.
  C.How to deal with stress of exams.
  （4）When does the conversation probably take place？
  A.In the morning.
  B.In the afternoon.
  C.In the evening.
  （5）What works well before exams according to the man？
  A.Making study plans.
  B.Attending a talk.
  C.Having a good rest.
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iii）. Listen to the passage and answer the following questions. The passage will be read TWICE.（0.5*5=2.5’）

• 13．（1）Who has invented the antiaging chocolate？
  A.A chocolate company.
  B.A worker in a chemical company.
  C.A lab working with Cambridge University.
  （2）When will the makers start selling the chocolate？
  A.Next month.
  B.Next year.
  C.Next week.
  （3）What does the laboratory used in the chocolate？
  A.A pink food.
  B.A pink color.
  C.A special chemical.
  （4）How soon can people see changes in their skin after eating the chocolate？
  A.Within three weeks.
  B.Within two weeks.
  C.A month later.
  （5）How many bars of chocolate are there in one box？
  A.30.
  B.21.
  C.7.
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iv）. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. The passage will be read TWICE.（05*6=3’）

• 14．

  Opening date（2）	（1）Clark's	Things to wear （4）Training shoes and
  Membership fee （3）£ a year £ 40 a month £12 a week		Times of the dance class （5）Daily at p.m.
  		Other classes （6） ，Taichi and Pilates
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Please translate the following two questions into English.（1*2=2’）

• 15．如果你想知道一节太极课多长时间，你问Amanda：
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• 16．如果你想知道哪个课程最受欢迎，你问Amanda：
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II. Multiple Choice.（0.5*15=7.5’）

• 17．--- What is__________ number of the students in your school？
  --- About two thousand.__________number of them are foreign students.（　　）

  A．the；A

  B．a；the

  C．the；the

  D．a；A
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• 18．---There are many volunteers__________ are helping the children in this poor village.
  ---Yes.And they have been friends with the local people__________ they came here.（　　）

  A．that；until	B．which；since
  C．who；when	D．who；since
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• 19．--- It's no good__________without practice.
  --- Absolutely.And studying in groups is also necessary__________you want to do well in school.（　　）

  A．to learn；when	B．learning；if
  C．to learn；unless	D．learning；so that
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• 20．--- The dog rushed to the nearest village__________it could get someone__________his dying owner.
  ---What a brilliant little creature!（　　）

  A．because；help	B．since；to help
  C．so；help	D．so that；to help
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• 21．---George Orwell__________was Eric Arthur wrote many famous novels and essays.
  ---Yes.One of his great works Animal Farm is worth__________.（　　）

  A．whose real name；reading

  B．his real name；reading

  C．which real name；to read

  D．that real name；to read
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• 22．--- Badly__________in the game，the famous football star won't play__________ football any longer.
  ---What a tragedy!（　　）

  A．wounding；the	B．wounded；the
  C．wounded；/	D．wounding；/
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• 23．---The girl__________will perform at the party tomorrow comes from__________ European country.
  ---Really？It will be a most amazing performance.（　　）

  A．/；a

  B．who；an

  C．that；a

  D．/；an
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• 24．--- Nowadays millions of people would like to use TikTok__________ by ByteDance to share their life on the Internet.
  --- But many children spend too much time__________ its videos every day.（　　）

  A．developed；watching

  B．developing；to watch

  C．developed；watch

  D．is developed；watching
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• 25．---Peter and his car__________ disappeared in London in 2015 appeared mysteriously in New York yesterday.
  ---Really？He was the very criminal__________the policeman is looking for.（　　）

  A．which；that

  B．that；which

  C．/；/

  D．that；/
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III. Translation and sentence transformation.（1*10=10’）

• 74．Phil prefers to go traveling rather than stay home during holidays.（paraphrase）
  

  during holidays.
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V. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words.（0.5*10=5’）

• 75．Whether in America or China，many people have watched SpongeBob SquarePants on TV.（1）

  cartoon is not only a memory to those born in the 1990s，but the favorite of those teenagers born between 2000 and 2009.However，Stephen Hillenburg，the（2）

  （create） of the popular cartoon died on November 27，2018，at the age of only 57.
     Hillenburg used to be a biology teacher in Southern California.When（3）

  （teach） there，he started creating cartoon characters of sea creatures as teaching tools.In 1995，his（4）

  （one）SpongeBob SquarePants appeared on TV.The cartoon tells some interesting stories about a lively yellow sea sponge and his friends（5）

  live in the imaginary underwater city called Bikini Bottom.
     The cartoon got successful as soon as it（6）

  （ come） out.As time went by，Hillenburg made （7）

  （many） cartoons of SpongeBobSquarePants.The cartoons went on to win many prizes and awards，followed by many books，two Hollywood movies and a well-known musical about this cartoon.Hillenburg became rich and （8）

  （fame） all over the world.
     （9）

  （ fortunate），Hillenburg got a terrible disease called ALS（渐冻人症） in 2017.（10）

  he never gave up and kept fighting against the disease，he eventually passed away.
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