上海市杨浦区存志学校2022-2023学年八年级上学期10月期中考英语卷含答案

2024年2月26日发(作者：刘光霞)

存志学校2022学年第一学期初二年级期中考试

Part Two: Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary(共43份)

I. Choo the best answer: 23分

1. Which of the following underlined parts is different from the others in

pronunciation?

A. People are not allowed to smoke in public in many cities.

B. Pick out some good apples from the box, and throw away the rest.

C. The children played the games and made a loud noi downstairs.

D. A large crowd was waiting at the bus stop.

2. Jenny hasn’t come back yet. What do you think has __________ her.

A. happened to B. happened on C. taken place to D. gone on

3. Everyone is racing __________ the clock to get things ready in time.

A. around B. about C. against D. above

4. More and more people think __________ necessary to explore the space.

A. it B. that C. this D. one

5. If you e the litter in the corridor, __________.

A. pick them up B. pick up them C. pick it up D. pick up it

6. ---Do you have enough men to carry the chairs?

---No, I think we need __________ men.

A. two another B. other two C. two more D. more two

7. We __________ four quizzes and five tests so far this mester.

A. are having B. have C. have had D. had

8. Jim, __________ the door before the cat gets out!

A. closing B. clod C. clos D. clo

9. I __________ when you came home last night.

A. wasn’t sleeping B. didn’t sleep C. haven’t slept D. don’t sleep

10. __________minus 2 multiplied by 7 equals 14.

A. 0 B. 4 C. 96 D. 100

11. In a video store, a DVD that lls for 15 dollars is marked, “10% off”. It means the

sale price of the DVD is __________ of the original price.

A. one ten B. one tenth C. nine tenth D. nine tenths

12. He __________ his hand to shake Harry’s, but Harry didn’t take it.

A. took out B. put out C. held out D. turned out

13. ---Show me the map, plea. I wonder __________. ---Look, it’s here, in the

east of China.

A. where does the island lie B. where is the island located

C. where the island lies in D. where the island is located

14. How did she manage __________ free?

A. struggle B. to struggle C. struggling D. to struggling

15. We ought to __________ her good example.

A. take B. learn C. t D. follow

16. Unemployment was a major cau __________ poverty.

A. of B. to C. for D. in

17. They asked him to leave---__________ he was fired.

A. in other word B. in another word C. in other words D. in another

words

18. They will __________ that problem __________ and analyze it in great detail.

A. apart B. down C. away D. break ...away

19. Analy the ntence pattern below and choo the best answer.

It showed what life was like for the indigenous people who had to live here all

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tho years ago.

A. 宾语从句+定语从句 B. 宾语从句+定语从句+时间状语

C. 主语从句+定语从句 D. 主语从句+定语从句+时间状语

20. Which ntence contains an attributive clau (定语从句)？

A. That you are coming to my party surprid everyone.

B. The idea that you can be trusted is wrong.

C. My suggestion is that you should talk to your mom.

D. Gone are days that we spend together in the village.

21. Which ntence does not contain an attributive clau (定语从句)？

A. The news that he just told me is true.

B. I still remember the day when I first came to Beijing.

C. The plan that we should build another building was very good.

D. She is the girl whom I met at the party.

22. Which ntence contains an objective clau (宾语从句)？

A. When we got to the cinema, the film had been on for half an hour.

B. Plea tell us when his father will return from abroad.

C. I’ll ring you up when I arrive in Beijing.

D. She always turns to us for help when she is in trouble.

23. Which ntence contains the most claus?

A. We know that a cat, who eyes can take in many more rays of light than our

eyes, can e clearly in the night.

B. It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation becau it’s awkward and

challenging, or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary.

C. When placed in a landfill, the materials, which are toxic usually, can pollute

the air and contaminate soil and drinking water.

D. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I

did.

II. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms：10分

24. China in Tang Dynasty was one of the __________ countries in the world. (power)

25. The __________ of the computer and phone have greatly changed the business

world. (invent)

26. It's a crime to handle __________ goods. (steal)

27. It gives you a n of __________ if you actually make it to the end of a very long

book. (achieve)

28. Now scientists can forecast the weather __________. (accuracy)

29. The direct __________ of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt.

(ancestry)

30. London was different from most __________ capitals. (Europe)

31. The car went out of __________ in 2002. (produce)

32. We package our products in __________ materials. (recycle)

33. Some people are __________ good communicators. (nature)

III. Rewrite the ntences as required：10分

34. Someone knew what was happening. (改为一般疑问句)

__________ __________ know what was happening?

35. If you don’t take the chance, you will regret it. (保持句意基本不变)

__________ the chance, __________ you will regret it.

36. He got up too late to catch the early bus. (保持句意基本不变)

He got up __________ late that he __________ the early bus.

37. I really don’t know how to deal with the problem. (保持句意基本不变)

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I really don't know what to __________ __________ the problem.

38. when, her, Shakuntala’s abilities, she, unlike, stayed with, whizz-kids, grew up,

most (连词成句)

____________________________________________________________

Part Three：Reading and writing (共83分)

IV. Choo the best answer：10分

Britain's Smartest Kids

While other children were just starting their ABCs, three-year-old Mark

Swallow was already reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. By the age of

ven he was speaking fluent French and German and studying both Latin and

Greek. Now, at the age of 12, Mark has just started a university degree in English

literature.

Mark and other child genius will be the subject of a new documentary ries

which takes a look into the lives of the remarkable children and their families. In

the programmes we will meet children like eight-year-old Daniel Manning, who

wrote his first book when he was just five and who has just signed a f 60,000

contract with a publishing hou to write three novels. Then there is 12-year-old

Samantha Price, who started piano lessons when she was three. Along with the

piano, she now also plays the cello, clarinet and classical guitar. She has already

played with three top European orchestras. And how about ten-year-old Jordan

Welsh? She first picked up a paint brush before she could talk. She has already had

an exhibition of her paintings in one of London's top art galleries and has just won

a major prize for one of her paintings.

Over the next six weeks we will e what it is that makes the children so

special. We will find out how and when their parents knew they were different and

about the changes it made to their family life. We will hear from the children about

their hopes and plans for the future. There are also interviews with former child

genius, some who have gone on to great things and others who decided they

wanted to return to a more normal life.

Join us Monday for the first documentary in this amazing ries, Britain's

Smartest Kids.

39. When did Mark Swallow start reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens?

A. When he was learning ABCs. B. Before he started to

learn ABCs.

C. When he was three years old. D. Before he was three years

old.

40. What will the new documentary mainly deal with?

A. The lives of child genius and their families.

B. The changes child genius made to their families

C. The difficulties child genius have in their lives.

D. The hopes and plans child genius have for the future.

41. How many musical instruments can Samantha Price play?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

42. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Jordan Welsh is in this

programme?

A. She started painting at an early age.

B. She couldn't talk until she started painting.

C. She has had an exhibition of her paintings in a top art gallery.

D. She has won a major prize for one of her paintings.

43. Where can you probably find this article?

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A. In a storybook. B. In an education magazine.

C. In a TV ries guidebook. D. In an English textbook.

V. Choo the best answer for each blank：5分

Yes, You Can Go to the North Pole

What's a fearless adventure traveler can do when they've already visited all

ven continents, climbed Kilimanjaro, hiked the Inca Trail, and sailed the

Galapagos Islands? Why, visit the North Pole of cour!

Not many people realize that-it is actually possible to make the journey to

the very top of the world, but for tho who are adventurous enough and have

plenty of cash, it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit a place that few other

people ever get to e. It isn't easy of cour, but the end result is an exciting

adventure to one of the most remote places on the planet- a place that is quickly

being changed by the effects of climate change.

So how exactly does one get to the North Pole? _____44_____ Others will go

through a place called the Barneo Ice Camp, which is a temporary ba built by a

team of Russian engineers on a floating slab of ice each spring. Bareno is located

just one or two degrees of latitude (纬度) from the Pole, giving access to tho who

want to go. That camp includes a runway for aircraft and a small tent ttlement

where visitors stay while making their way to and from the Pole by helicopter. Both

routes offer access to 90°N, with various tour operators and guide rvices taking

clients on great adventures to a place ldom visited by man.

Interested in making the journey yourlf? Here are a few examples of trips

that can take you there.

North Pole Express-Polar Cruis (5 days)

_____ 45_____ Then this is the trip for you. Hosted by Polar Cruis, a

company that specializes in polar travel, this five-day trip departs from

Longyearbyen, Svalbard in Norway with a flight directly to the Barneo Ice Camp.

Travelers spend the first night at the ba located at approximately 89°N before

flying by helicopter to the Pole the following day. After making the trip to the top

of the world, they'll later return to Barneo on day three, and back to Longyearbyen

the following morning.

Price: $20,995

Expedition (远征探险) to the Top of the World - Poidon Expeditions (13

days)

Arctic adventure travel company Poidon Expeditions hosts veral

adventurous crui to the North Pole each year. Tho journeys begin and ends in

the Russian port city of Murmansk. From there, travelers t sail aboard the 50

Years of Victory, the largest and most advanced commercial icebreaker ever built.

_____46_____ They'll travel across the Berents Sea, stopping just short of the

ultimate goal of the North Pole, where pasngers leave the crui and make the

rest of their way on foot. On the return trip, the ship even stops in Russia's remote

and beautiful Franz Jof Land, before returning to Murmansk.

Price: $29,995

Ski the Last Degree to the North Pole-Adventure Consultants (15-19 days)

Want to try something really adventurous? Why not travel to the North Pole

on foot rather than by air or boat? A company called the Adventure Consultants

offers Last Degree ski expedition to the North Pole, which takes a team of skiers

across the frozen expan of the Arctic Ocean. The journey covers approximately

60 miles (96 km) over a two week period starting at 89°N and ending at the top of

the world. _____47_____ Tho who go on this expedition don't just visit the

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Arctic, they actually live in it on their way to the top of the world.

Price: $63,000

The are the most common ways to travel to the North Pole.

_____48_____

A. Driven by two nuclear reactors (反应堆), it is capable of slicing

through ice 3, meters thick, while carrying 128 pasngers safely

across the frozen Arctic Ocean.

B. If skiing the last degree to the Pole still isn't adventurous enough

for you, there is one last option to consider.

C. This is a tough, demanding trip, but incredibly rewarding as well.

D. Most visitors will actually sail there aboard ships specifically

designed to cut through the crushing ice found in the Arctic Ocean.

E. There are other travel companies that can provide similar trips, but

the trips, but the trips will give you a taste of what is available

if you have a spirit for adventure and a deep wallet.

F. Want to visit the top of the world in as short of a time span as

possible?

VI. Choo the best words or expressions to complete the passage：12分

Spiderman Saves the Day

A comic book fan dresd as Spiderman became a real superhero on Saturday.

He _____49_____ a thief who was trying to steal an expensive comic book.

Michael Wong, 24, was wearing a Spiderman costume to _____50_____ the

annual Asian Festival of Comics at the Sunny Sports Club. He saw the man putting

the $350 comic book into his sports bag.

“There were about 50 people at the festival wearing superhero costumes that

day,” said Maddie Tam ,the festival organizer. “We enjoy eing people dresd up

as their favourite characters while they stop for comics. However, we didn't

_____51_____ to e any of them actually stop a crime.”

The thief did not have a(an) _____52_____ to escape. While Spiderman took

hold of his sweatshirt, veral Star Wars characters blocked the exit. After a short

struggle, the embarrasd thief gave the book back.

“At first, I thought it was part of the festival,” said Sharon Luk, a rock

climbing instructor dresd as Wonder Woman. “Reading comics is fun but

watching superheroes _____53_____ is even better.”

“We were rather surprid when we arrived,” said Police Constable Albert

Mak. “It can be easily en that Spiderman hates to let criminals get away. Maybe

he'll be interested in joining the police.”

“Crime-fighting is easy for Spiderman,” Mr Wong said, laughing. “The poor

man was a bit unlucky _____54_____ I teach judo (柔道) lessons here at the club.”

49. A. noticed B. reported C. stopped D. attacked

50. A. attend B. join C. complete D. develop

51. A. plan B. expect C. want D. promi

52. A. chance B. gap C. flash D. excu

53. A. in place B. in sight C. in person D. in action

54. A. when B. though C. as D. so

VII. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words：24分

(A) Why Is It 'Eleven, Twelve' Instead of Oneteen, Twoteen'

English number words are pretty logical after a point. From twenty-one to

ninety-nine, the same principle applies. The units (个位数) f_____55_____ the

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tens. But the teens are different. Not only does the ten (which is where the word

teen comes from) come after the units place (10+7 is not teen-ven but venteen),

eleven and twelve don't fit in at all.

Eleven and twelve come from the Old English words 'endleofan' and 'twelf',

which can be traced back further to a time when they were 'ain+lif' and 'twa+lif'.

So what did this '-lif' mean? The best guess is that it is from a r_____56_____ for

'to leave'. 'Ainlif' is 'one left (after ten)' and "twalif' is 'two left (after ten).'

So then the question is, why don't we have 'threelif', 'fourlif', 'fiflif', 'sixlif' and

so on? The answer has to do with the development of number systems over history.

A long, long time ago, when the number words were first being formed, most

people didn't have much reason to distinguish numbers above ten. In fact, some

languages of a_____57_____ cultures only have number words for one, two, and

many. So the basic number words up to ten formed first, then they were extended

a bit with the'-lif' ending.

Maybe there was a 'threelif', 'fourlif' type system, but 11 and 12 were ud

more often in daily life. Many number systems are bad on 12 becau it can be

divided e_____58_____ by many numbers, such as 2,3,4 and 6, and becau you

can count to 12 on one hand by using your thumb to count the three knuckles (指关节) on each of the other fingers. (We have the word ‘dozen’ becau 12 is so

uful). If 11 and 12 are being ud more frequently, the forms for them will stick,

even when another system starts to d_____59_____.

You can extend that idea to other number words. We have more

irregularities of pronunciation in the tens ('twenty', 'thirty', 'fifty' instead of 'twoty',

'threety', 'fivety') becau we've been making e 81 u of tho numbers for

longer than we have for 'two hundred', 'three hundred", and 'five hundred').

'Thousand' is an old word, but its original n was 'a great multitude'. It is not a

specific number, but a very uful idea. The words we needed earliest, and ud the

most frequently are usually the most irregular.

So the short answer is, we created words for 11 and 12 a long time ago by

calling them 'one left after ten' and 'two left after ten'. They were more uful to us

than the bigger numbers, so we said them more and they became a h_____60_____

that we couldn't break.

(B)

Cows Affect Earth's Climate

Many scientists believe that Earth is slowly heating up and that greenhou

gas are a likely cau. The gas create a “b_____61_____" that traps the sun's

heat in Earth's atmosphere. As a result, there have been strange weather patterns

around the world, such as storms and melting polar ice. The greenhou gas

include carbon dioxide, emitted (散发)by decaying trees and certain burning fuels

in cars and power plants. Methane is another greenhou gas.

The problem with greenhou gas is that their molecules (分子) easily

absorb radiation (热辐射) from the sun, and they hold onto the radiation. Methane

is a particularly problematic gas becau each of its molecules traps 23

t_____62_____ more heat than a molecule of carbon dioxide. During the past 100

years, the amount of methane in Earth's atmosphere has rin by 145 percent, and

it's possible that it will continue to ri f_____63_____. So, where does the

methane come from? Animals cau a lot of it!

Many people believe that cows are adding more pollution to the environment

than cars, surprisingly. When an animal eats, bacteria b_____64_____ down the

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food inside its gut. This forms methane, an invisible gas. Nearly all animals

r_____65_____ this gas, often by burping. Worldwide，28 percent of all methane

that enters the atmosphere comes from livestock (牲畜). One of the worst offenders

is cows. There are 1.5 billion cows worldwide. Due to the fact that methane holds

more h_____66_____ than carbon dioxide, it's no wonder that people are blaming

cows!

Although the facts are startling, there is hope that we can cut down on the

amount of methane gas. E_____67_____ have shown that a type of red aweed

can be dried and added to cow feed. When only a small amount of aweed is added

to the cow feed, the cow does not n_____68_____ it. Still, this small percentage

makes a huge difference, cutting the cow's methane production by 70 percent. And,

cows that consume this aweed are healthier, too.

If people rely on this aweed as a final s_____69_____ , there is only one

problem-there isn't enough of it in the a at the prent time. Right now, all the red

aweed is picked by divers by hand. This is simply the start of aweed farming.

T_____70_____, it may take decades to increa the amount of aweed readily

available to farmers for their gassy cows. Still, it's a relief to know that scientists

are constantly working to address this issue.

VIII. Answer the questions：12分

Getting Creative with crime

An experiment carried out at Newcastle University aimed at reducing the

number of bike thefts has produced some unusual results. The most efficient way

of stopping people from stealing bikes ems almost too simple to be true. If you

want to persuade thieves not to act, make them feel they're being watched!

Posters showing a large pair of eyes were put up near three bike racks at the

university, while other·bike racks had no posters. The rearchers explained that

the number of thefts decread by 62 per cent compared to the previous year at

racks with posters. However, at the other racks, thefts actually incread by 63 per

cent. Experts claim that clearly visible images of eyes make people feel they're

being watched. They say that we all care what other people think about us and that's

why we behave better when we think someone is looking. Now officials have

agreed to carry out similar projects at train stations all over the country.

The 'giant eyes' poster isn't the only unusual method being ud to try and

fight crime on UK streets. In the East Midlands city of Leicester, police are inviting

people to make large woolly balls and hang them up in trees around the area. They

hope that the colourful additions to neighbourhoods will help create a safer place

to live. The thinking behind the idea is that if you create a pleasant environment,

people are more likely to behave better. ‘We live in a world where our every move

is being watched by CCTV cameras’，one of the organirs told us. ‘The cameras

are there to deter (威慑) possible criminals, but they come at a price, and many

people don't like being watched 24 hours a day. We believe there's another way. We

want to encourage people to take more pride in where they live.’

However, not all residents are happy - many refu to believe it will make any

difference. They're demanding that the police do more to reduce trouble in the area.

One local resident told us, I recommend that the police stop wasting their time on

mad plans like this and do some real policing. We need to e more policemen

walking around our streets, especially at night.'

71. What is the most efficient way of persuading thieves not to act?

________________________________________________________

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72. Where were the 'giant eyes' posters placed?

_________________________________________________________

73. Why did the number of thefts decrea at racks with posters?

_________________________________________________________

74. What are the disadvantages of CCTV cameras?

_________________________________________________________

75. What does 'this' in the last paragraph refer to?

_________________________________________________________

76. Do you believe the cond method will work? Why or why not?

_________________________________________________________

IX. Writing：20分

99. Bad on your own experience, write at least 80 words on the given

situation “This time I was

Brave”. 以“这次我很勇敢”为题，根据自身的经历写一篇不少于80词的短文，标点符号不占格。

(注意：1. 短文中不得出现考生的姓名、学校等个人信息，否则不予评分。

2. 照抄阅读语篇不得分。)

参考答案

1-5. BACAC 6-10. CCDAB 11-15. DCDBD 16-20 ACBAD 21-23 CBD

24. most powerful 25. inventions 26. stolen 27. achievement 28.

accurately 29. ancestries

30. European 31. production 32. recycled 33. naturally

39. C 40. A 41. D 42. B 43. D

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44-47 DFAC 49-54. CABADC

55. follow 56. root 57. ancient 58. easily 59. develop 60. habit

61. blanket 62. terribly 63. further 64. breaks 65. relea 66. heat 67.

Experts 68. notice 69. solution 70. Therefore

71. Making them feel they're being watched.

72. Near three bike racks at the university.

73. Becau clearly visible images of eyes make people feel they're being watched

74. The cameras come at a price, and many people don't like being watched 24

hours a day.

75. It refers to inviting people to make large woolly balls and hang them up in trees

around the area

76. Any possible answer is OK.

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