2022-2023学年广东省深圳市盐田区外国语学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷
发布：2025/1/5 10:30:3
一、完型填空阅读下面短文，从短文所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处 的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑（10 分）
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1．The year 2040 sounds like a long way off.By that time，what will technologies look like，and what（1）
will they bring to classrooms？Here are some examples of what we may see in schools in the coming years.
Interactive walls（互动墙）
In traditional classrooms，teachers write on（2）.But in（3）classrooms，teachers will write all the important points on interactive walls.The difference is that interactive walls can also（4）what students have written on their own desks.It can encourage them to take part in classroom activities and to become more（5）in their learning.
Holograms（全息图）
What does the inside of a planet look like？Most of us learn about this from（6）in books.But it is hard to imagine and to understand a planet only through the use of flat pictures.Students in the future are likely to have a very different（7）.With the help of holographic technology（全息技术），they can learn from 3-D image（三维图像） that are projected inside of the classroom.It will help them get a（8）impression.
Virtual reality（虚拟现实）
Virtual reality has been used to teach pilots（9）to fly planes.In 2040，it may provide students with immersive scenes（沉浸式场景）to learn the skills.For another example，when they learn about an ancient queen，they will be able to "walk" in her castle.They will not only read about（10），but also "experience" it.（1） A．happiness B．changes C．trouble D．questions （2） A．walls B．books C．blackboards D．papers （3） A．common B．future C．unusual D．cultural （4） A．show B．watch C．paint D．edit （5） A．comfortable B．lazy C．passive D．active （6） A．explanations B．articles C．words D．photos （7） A．experience B．idea C．subject D．viewpoint （8） A．tiny B．lively C．bright D．beautiful （9） A．when B．what C．how D．why （10） A．culture B．art C．history D．Chinese 组卷：29引用：2难度：0.8
二、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑（40 分）
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2．A woodcutter started a new job at a timber（木材）company.The pay and work conditions were quite good.Since the company treated him well，the woodcutter was satisfied with his job and worked as hard as he could.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him where he was supposed to work.On his first day，the woodcutter cut down 18 trees."Congratulations，"his boss said，"Keep going!"
Encouraged by his boss' words，the woodcutter worked even harder the next day，but could only cut down 15 trees.The third day，he tried even harder，but only cut down 10 trees.Day after day，he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.
"I must be losing my strength，"the woodcutter thought.He went to his boss and apologized，saying that he could not understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe？"his boss asked.
"Sharpen？I have no time to sharpen my axe.I have been very busy trying to cut down trees."Our lives are like that.We sometimes get so busy that we don't take time to sharpen our"axe".
In today's world，it seems that everyone is busier than ever，but also less happy than ever.
Why is this？There's nothing wrong with activity and hard work.Probably it is because we have forgotten how to stay"sharp".We have forgotten to continuously improve our skills，so we lose our efficiency（效率）.Then we leave ourselves in a busy state and become stressed.We will feel less happy.So remember，always take the time to sharpen your"axe".
（1）The woodcutter liked his job because.
A．the boss was pleased with him
B．the company was a big one
C．he enjoyed cutting wood
D．the company paid him well
（2）The woodcutter didn't cut down as many trees as before because.
A．he was losing his strength
B．he didn't sharpen his axe
C．he didn't like his job anymore
D．his boss didn't give him guidance
（3）According to the passage，what makes some people less happy than before？
A．They have too much hard work and too many activities.
B．They are always in busy state and feel stressed.
C．They lose their strength in the busy daily life.
D．They are not satisfied with their jobs.
（4）According to the passage，what does the underlined phrase sharpen your"axe"in the last paragraph refer to？
A．Make your axe easy to cut things.
B．Make yourself clever.
C．Improve your skills continuously.
D．Earn more money.
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
A．Axe，an Important Tool.
B．Take Time to Sharpen Your Skills
C．Achieve Success without Rest
D．Take a Rest if Necessary组卷：20引用：2难度：0.6
五、语法填空（10 分）
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7．A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. "Last week，"he said，"my bicycle（1）
（steal）from a London church.As it was a present，I spent twice（2）（it）worth in advertising，but didn't get it back."
"How did you write your advertisement？" asked one of the（3）（listen），a businessman. "Here it is，"said the man，and he passed a newspaper to the businessman.The businessman took it and read，"Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening，a black bicycle.（4）（someone）who finds it will receive twenty pounds on leaving it at No.10 Broad Street."
"Now，"the businessman said. "I often advertise，and find that it pays me well.Let us try for your bicycle again，and if it fails，I will buy you（5）new one."
The businessman then took a piece of paper out of his pocket and wrote， "If the man who was seen to take a bicycle from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get（6）trouble，he will return the bike to No.10 Broad Street.He is known（7）（good）."
This appeared in the paper，and on the following morning，the man was surprised（8）he opened the front door.At least ten bicycles of all sizes and colors（9）（lie）in the doorway，and his own was among them.Many of the bikes had notes which were fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake，and（10）（beg） the loser not to say anything about the matter.组卷：43引用：2难度：0.9
六、书面表达（15分）
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8．假如你是李华，上周末，你参加了学校组织的志愿者活动。活动当天你和同学一起开展了一系列的活动，请根据下面的要点提示并适当发挥，给校报写一篇英语简讯，介绍这次活动并谈谈你的个人感受。
要点提示：
目的：帮助需要帮助的人，并使他们振奋；
活动：儿童医院：和孩子玩游戏；教他们画画；给他们讲故事；
敬老院：帮老人打扫屋子；和他们聊天；为他们唱歌和跳舞；
你的个人感受。
要求：
内容完整，条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，语法正确；
词数不少于 80 词 （开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
文中不能出现真实姓名和校名；
标点正确，书面整洁。
Last weekend，we visited Children's Hospital and Old People's Home.组卷：15引用：2难度：0.6
