2022-2023学年江苏省无锡市宜兴外国语学校八年级（上）期中英语试卷

二、单项填空在 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

• 1．Earth is         only home to everyone．Let's try to make it         greener world to live in．（　　）

  A．a；a

  B．the；a

  C．a；the

  D．the；the
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• 2．-- Let's go to Lily's home to visit her tomorrow .
  -- Good idea !But we had better call her first .She        be at home .（　　）

  A．needn't

  B．may not

  C．mustn't

  D．can 't
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• 3．-Don't forget to return the book before Friday，Jack.
  -_________.I know I can only_________it for five days.（　　）

  A．No.I won't；borrow	B．OK.I will；borrow
  C．No.I will；keep	D．OK.I won't；keep
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• 4．---When did she ________？
  ---She ________ the underground station at 8 p．m．（　　）

  A．arrive；reached	B．arrive at；reached
  C．reach；arrived at	D．get；arrived at
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• 5．Not only my parents but also I ________ interested in Hong Kong movies.（　　）

  A．are

  B．is

  C．am

  D．were
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• 6．He speaks English_________，if not better than，a native（本地的） speaker.（　　）

  A．as good as	B．not so well as
  C．as well as	D．worse than
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• 7．一 How many giant pandas are there in this zoo？
  —_________________.（　　）

  A．None

  B．No one

  C．No

  D．Not one
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• 8．He didn't work hard.____________，he failed in the English test again.（　　）

  A．For example	B．In fact
  C．As a result	D．Instead
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• 9．The number of the students in our school _______ than _______ in any other one in the town.（　　）

  A．is more；those	B．are more；that
  C．is larger；that	D．are large；those
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• 10．— I'm afraid I can't go to the park with you.
  一 ____________ There is a model plane exhibition in the park today.（　　）

  A．You are welcome.	B．You must come.
  C．Never mind.	D．What a pity!
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三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（本大题共10分，每小题10分）

• 11．A businessman was deep in debt （负债） and could see no way out.He sat under a tree in the park and didn't know（1）

  to do.
     Suddenly an old man showed up.After listening to the businessman，the old man（2）

  out a check （支票） and said to the businessman： "Take this money.Meet me here one year later from today and you can（3）

  me back at that time." Then，the old man walked away.
     The businessman saw in his hand a check for ＄500，000，signed （签名） by John D.Rockefeller，then one of the（4）

  men in the world!
     "I can pay off all my debts right now!" he thought with a（5）

  .But finally，he decided to put the check in a special place.Just knowing it was there would be great，he thought.
     Then the businessman started to do business again，starting from（6）

  .Through his hard work，he got out of debt and was making money once again.
     One year later，he came back to the（7）

  with the check.The old man was there.But just as the businessman was about to hand over the check，a nurse came and led （带领） the（8）

  away.The nurse said the old man was ill and was always telling people he was John D.Rockefeller.
     The businessman just stood there，greatly（9）

  .Suddenly，he found out that it wasn't the money that had（10）

  his life around.It was his newfound self-confidence （自信） that had made the great difference（产生影响）.
  
  

  （1）	A．how	B．when	C．what	D．where
  （2）	A．wrote	B．drew	C．thought	D．worked
  （3）	A．return	B．pay	C．take	D．talk
  （4）	A．smartest	B．poorest	C．happiest	D．richest
  （5）	A．smile	B．joke	C．cry	D．sense
  （6）	A．everything	B．something	C．anything	D．nothing
  （7）	A．hospital	B．park	C．bank	D．company
  （8）	A．businessman	B．doctor	C．woman	D．man
  （9）	A．surprising	B．surprised	C．worried	D．interested
  （10）	A．turned	B．made	C．planned	D．drove
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七、综合填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。（每空1分，共10分）

• 32．Bamboo is one of nature's most（1）

  （surprise ） plants ，but it is a kind of grass .Like other kinds of grass ，a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground ，but it will grow back very（2）

  （quick）.A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which（3）

  （grow ）1.5 metres （5 feet ） in 24 hours !Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world ，except （除了） Europe .There are more than 1，000 kinds of bamboo .
      Not all bamboo looks the（4）

  .Some bamboo plants are very thin .They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres across .This plant also comes in different （5）

  ，from yellow to black to green .Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools .Because it is strong ，bamboo is also used to build buildings.
      Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds（6）

  years .They often use bamboo（7）

  buildings and supporting new buildings and bridges while they ate being built .In Africa ，poor farmers are taught how（8）

  （ find ） water by using bamboo .These countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money ，and（9）

  （ they ） fields often die from no rain or no water .Bamboo pipes help poor farmers bring water to these thirsty fields without（10）

  （spend ） much money .
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八、书面表达（本大题共20分）

• 33．阳光中学邀请你参加中学生英文写作竞赛。请以" My best friend "为题，根据所给信息写一篇80字左右的短文，可适当发挥。文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
  基本情况 诚实、幽默，能保密。
  爱好旅游。上周到世界公园游玩，看了许多名胜。
  喜爱阅读关于动物的书籍。认为动物处境危险，人类不应该…
  痴迷 DIY ，会装灯、做水果沙拉。
  长大后想……，因为……
  兴趣爱好
  理想
  My Best Friend My best friend is called Andy .I ' d like to tell you something about him .___________________________
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