2022-2023学年湖南省长沙市立信中学八年级（上）期末英语试卷

一、第一节

• 1．Because of Covid-19，everyone knows the Nuleic Acid Test （核酸） well.It has two kinds-pooled test （混检） and individual test （单检）.Here are three kinds of prices at these three hospitals in Hengyang.Let's take a look.
  

  Name	Huaxin Hospital	Nanhua Hospital	Jing'an Hospital
  The color of Health Code	Green	Green/Yellow	Green/Yellow
  Price	4 Yuan for a pooled test	14.5 Yuan for an individual test	16 Yuan for an individual test
  Time	8：00-12：00	24 h	8：00-18：00

  （1）If Mr.Brown and his two sons go to Nanhua Hospital to have the Nuleic Acid Test，how much do they need to pay？

  
  A．12 Yuan.
  B．43.5 Yuan.
  C．48 Yuan.
  （2）From the chart，we know that

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  A．the price of the Nuleic Acid Test in Jing'an Hospital is the cheapest
  B．Linda can have an individual test in the afternoon in Huaxin Hospital
  C．people with a green code can have a test at all these three hospitals
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• 2．Hi!Lilian is our English teacher in Lixin Middle School.We are going to prepare a party for her birthday.Would you like to join us？Here is the invitation.
  
  （1）How long does the party last？

  
  A．2 hours.
  B．2.5 hours.
  C．3 hours.
  （2）Which activity is NOT mentioned （提及） in the invitation？

  
  A．Cooking noodles.
  B．Having a barbecue.
  C．Eating a birthday cake.
  （3）Which of the following is TRUE？

  
  A．Li can join in the party on the morning of January 7th.
  B．You need to go to the Sun Canteen to join the party.
  C．If you want to join us，you can call Mary at 555-1212.
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• 3．Slowly，more and more people came to the farmer's house to see the "tiny" man.To make a lot of money from me，the farmer decided to take me to travel around the country.
     "Please don't do this，" I heard Glumdalclitch say to her father， "it is too dangerous for him." She is the only person who cared about me in the past months，and my only friend on Brobdingnag.
     But her father did not listen，and soon my life became a long tour.
     One day，the queen heard about me.She liked me so much that she invited me to live with her.She paid the farmer a thousand pieces of gold to keep me!
     For the first time on Brobdingnag I felt safe and happy.
     The queen saw me as her pet and treated me well.She gave me a little box to live in and everything I needed.
     Every Wednesday，I had many interesting conversations with the king and he was interested in the life in England and Europe.
     He asked me about the laws （法律） of my country and its government （政府）.
     "In my country，" I said， "the system （制度） works very well because the government makes the laws and there are many books to teach them how to govern （统治）.Things are not always perfect." The king listened carefully.But then he started laughing.
     "How important you little people think you are，" he said. "You tell me you have many books about how to govern your country，are you all so stupid？Your system is not as useful as you think."
     "You must not be influenced （影响） by my size，sir." I said. "In my country，there are many tall people who are really stupid and many short people who are very clever.This is true of everything."
     I am happy to say the king agreed with me on this.
     "Size and appearance do not matter （重要），" I said.
  —Adapted （节选） from Gulliver's Travels
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "tiny" in Paragraph 1 mean？

  
  A．很大的
  B．极小的
  C．有趣的
  （2）What do you think of Glumdalclitch？

  
  A．Careful.
  B．Kind.
  C．Hard-working.
  （3）Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story.

  
  ①The queen invited me to live with her.
  ②I lived in a little box.
  ③The farmer took me to travel around the country.
  ④I had interesting conversations with the king.
  A． ③②①④
  B．②①④③
  C．③①②④
  （4）From the last sentence "Size and appearance do not matter"，the writer means

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  A．Those people who are very tall seem to be really stupid
  B．People should care more about their size and appearance
  C．We can't think about people by their appearance and size
  （5）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．The queen looked after Gulliver well on Brobdingnag.
  B．Gulliver thought the laws in his own country were useless.
  C．The farmer sold Gulliver to the queen for 1000 yuan.
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六、第三节

• 9．As we all know，accidents that happen in school often cause serious results.However，safety education can help us know how to keep ourselves safe. （1）因此对于学生们来说，学习一些有关安全教育的东西有必要的。How can we keep safe when accidents happen at school？ （2）这儿是一些帮助我们的方法。
     For example，a stampede （踩踏） always happens in crowded places.When students around you begin to push （推），just stand there and try to hold onto something. （3）If you fall down，move to one side and cover your head with your hands. It can help protect your head.
     When there's a fire，leave the classroom quickly.It's better to put something wet over your mouth and nose.In this way，you will breathe （呼吸） in less smoke.Many people die in a fire，not because of the fire but thick smoke.It makes them cough and they can't breathe.That's very dangerous!So when you want to get out， （4）you should make yourself close to the floor so that you can breathe in fresh air.
     All in all，it's best to know more about safety education. （5）Maybe you won't be able to know its importance until you are in danger. Just do it!
  
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七、第二节 书面表达（满分15分）

• 10．湘绣是中国四大名绣之一，以历史悠久，工艺精湛，风格独特，品类繁多而闻名于海内外。假如你是李华，你们学校将举行"弘扬中华传统文化—湘绣（Xiang Embroidery） 进校园"展览活动。你的美国朋友Jim对中国传统文化很感兴趣，请你根据以下提示用英文给他写一封电子邮件邀请他参加。
  提示：时间：2月12日下午3点；
  地点：学校图书馆；
  内容：1.看湘绣文化展（show）；
  2.听讲座 （talk）；
  3.学习制作湘绣。
  4.……
  要求：1.80词左右；
  2.包括提示信息，条理清楚，语意连贯，可适当发挥；
  3.文中不得出现真实信息。
  Dear Jim，
     How's it going？I know you are interested in Chinese traditional culture.
                                                  .
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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