四川省德阳市德阳中学校2021-2022学年八年级下学期
期中英语试题
一、完形填空
1. Marie Curie, born in Warsaw, Poland, showed talent in science ________ a young age.
________ to get into university becau she was a woman, Curie had to study in cret at one of Poland’s floating universities before moving to Paris to study, earning degrees (学位) in both Math and Physics. In 1903, Curie became the first woman
________ a Nobel Prize in Physics. In1911, Curie was awarded her ________ Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry for her ________ of polonium(钋)and radium(镭). To this day,Curie is the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes.
“I am one of tho who think like Nobel,that humanity wil l draw more good than evil from new discoveries.”
1.
A．in B．on C．at D．of
2.
A．Able B．Unable C．Disable D．Silly
3.
A．received B．receiving C．receive D．to receive
过年贺卡4.
A．first B．cond C．third D．fourth
5.
A．inventions B．creation C．developments D．discoveries
2. Did you take a photo with a tiger in a zoo? If you travel to Southeast Asia, would you like to ride an elephant? “It’s time to _________.” Trip Advisor, one popular travel website (网站) said.
A study from Oxford University shows that the _________ are bad for animals. When people make elephants carry visitors, they often beat them. People also make tigers and lions take medicine to make it _________ for tourists to play with them.
To interest tourists, they do something bad with animals. According to the study,
_________ tour accounts for (占比) 20—40% of all tourism. Over 6 million people分手快乐的说说
_________ the places each year. About 4 million tourists _________ money on the wildlife activities.
_________, many tourists didn’t know the activities are terrible. About 80% didn’t know that the activities aren’t _________ for the animals. That’s why it’s so important for Trip Advisor to _________ its sales of wildlife activities. It nds a message that taking photos with tigers or riding elephants is not something you should __________.
1.野旷天低树的下一句
A．enjoy B．ride C．stop D．begin
2.
A．photos B．activities C．websites D．books
3.
A．safer B．happier C．kinder D．more popular
4.
A．history B．wildlife C．English D．geography
5.
A．create B．build C．visit D．hide
6.
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
许多造句一年级
7.
A．Luckily B．Usually C．However D．Therefore
8.
A．magic B．uful C．shocked D．good
9.
A．begin B．t C．allow D．end
10.
A．e B．do C．think D．push
二、阅读单选
3. Paul
I have been a volunteer as a French teacher for three months and it was a great experience to teach French. I really enjoyed it and I also improved my French.
Helen
During my college days, I joined a group called RQS. We offer children and older people something to eat. And now, I often give food to the homeless people in the street.
Mike
I’m volunteering at an animal hospital that’s just for cats. I feed the cats and play with them. I also answered phone calls and I did some cleaning, too.
1. Paul ud to be a volunteer as a ________ for veral months.
A．nur B．French teacher C．doctor D．P. E. teacher
2. The group ROS provides ________ for children and older people.
A．information B．rooms C．food D．clothes
3. From the reading, we can learn that ________.
A．Mike loves dogs very much. B．Helen often helps homeless animals now. C．Paul isn’t very good at French.D．Mike helped clean the hospital.
4. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Games in 2022 is totally different from the one in the 2008. In 2008, Chi na tried to tell the world “who am I”, but this time we are trying to highlight the idea of “us”. At the same time, some English media(媒体) also gave positive comments(评论) on the changes from the Summer Olympic Games to the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
“If the breathtaking 2008 Games ceremony was China’s coming out party, 2022 gala, both designed by Zhang Yimou, rved to expand Beijing’s achievement of becoming the only city to host the Summer and Winter Olympics.”
South China Morning Post
“The 2008 Su mmer Games were a wonderful celebration, a coming-out party for China, and a chance for the rapidly developing country to surpri the world. Almost 14 years later, the difference is as complete as the difference between winter and summer. China has rin, and is full of confidence in its place in the world as an economic and political power.”
ABC
故宫从哪个门进“The country is richer and more confident(自信的) than it was when the 2008 Summer Games were held in Beijing.”
Bloomberg Businessweek
1. According to the article, what’s the idea of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing?
A．“who am I”B．“being together”C．“us”D．“hand in hand”
2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “gala”?
A．盛会B．比赛C．表演D．电影
3. According to ABC, China is confident becau of its ________ and ________ power in the world.
A．scientific; cultural B．political; cultural
C．economic; political D．economic; scientific
4. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A．Some English media give bad comments of the Winner Games.
B．The 2022 Winter Games were a coming-out party for China.
C．There is no difference between the Winter Games and the Summer Games. D．Beijing is the only city to host the Summer and Winter Olympics.
5. When Chongqing Hotpot, a Chine movie came out in 2016, it drew attention to a less noticed part of the city—a former bomb shelter (防空洞). Today, the places rve for a different u—for business.
内部资料In the movie, the hotpot restaurant is located in one shelter. According to the government, more than 200 shelters have been rented out for other us, including as gas stations, restaurants, muums and book stores. Dongting Hotpot has been operating for 32 years out of a bomb shelter in Yuzhong district (渝中区). Deng Hong, the restaurant’s owner, said that although he has two other restaurants nearby, many customers still line up for hours to eat at the shelter one.
Deng took over the business from his aunt, who first rented the shelter and changed it into a restaurant in 1986. The rent was lower than other places and the structure was good to store pickles (泡菜). “We never expected the restaurant would be this successful. The flavors and the chef, who is almost 60, are just the same as they were on day one,” Deng Hong said.
1. Why does the writer mentioned the movie Chongqing Hotpot in the 1st paragraph? A．To show ho
w popular the hotpot学跆拳道最佳年龄
is.
B．To lead to the topic of this passage.
C．To arou readers’ interests.D．To introduce a kind of hotpot—Chongqing Hotpot.
2. What are the former bomb shelters ud for today?
A．Schools. B．Parks. C．Business. D．Hospitals.
3. Why did Deng Hong’s aunt rent the shelter as a restaurant in 1986? A．Becau it was located in a busy street.
B．Becau it was cheaper to rent a shelter.
C．Becau people liked to line up for hours to eat in the shelter.
D．Becau the government asked them to do so.
4. The passage may come from ________.
细节描写的片段
A．a story book B．a science fiction C．a culture magazine D．a health care website
6. On March 23, 2022 , students enjoyed the latest science lecture (讲座) given by astronauts on board China’s Tiangong space station, watching them show special physical phenomena (现象) from the space. Zhai Zhigang,Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu appeared on TV watched by millions of students across China.
During the 41-minute lesson, the astronauts gave four experiments to show physical phenomena only possible in micro gravity(微重力), including a water bridge. In one experiment, Wang ud a toy of Bing Dwen Dwen to display how objects fly in a weightless environment.
Before closing the lecture, the astronauts answered questions asked by students. The questions covered different parts of life and work in space, such as how to take care of your skin, whether hot water was available, and how tears move in the spaceship.
Wednesday’s event was the third time Wang has taken part in a space lecture. During the Shenzhou X mission in June 2013, she carried out the nation’s first space-bad lecture inside an experimental space station module. China, following the United States successfully gave lessons for school children from space.
1. What’s the purpo for Wang Yaping to u a toy of Bing Dwen Dwen?
A．To show how cute it is.
B．To make it walk on a water bridge.
C．To show physical phenomena in normal gravity.
D．To display how objects fly in a weightless environment.
2. Chine astronauts answered questions except (除了) ________.
A．“How to take care of your skin?”B．“How to sleep in the spaceship?”C．“Whether hot water was available?”D．“How tears move in the spaceship?”3. China is the ________ country to give a lesson to school children from space. A．first B．cond C．third D．fourth
4. How do you feel after reading this passage?
A．Proud. B．Sad. C．Nervous D．Worried
