云南省楚雄彝族自治州2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语期中试卷-组卷题库站

It was Saturday. After dinner, Mary would like to see a film with her 1 . But her mother said, "Could you please do the dishes, Mary? I have to go to 2 your brother."

Mary's brother Mike was ill in3 . Her father worked in another town and he was very

4 and couldn't come back. Mary had to help her mother do some chores. But her mother usually did everything and Mary didn't know 5 to do it.

Mary decided to 6 her friend a call first. On the phone, she told her friend to wait for her at home. Then Mary's mother7 her how to do the dishes. Before 8 , Mary's mother said, "Be9 , Mary. Don't drop them."

"Don't 10 , Mommy," said Mary. "They're light. I don't think they'll hurt my feet."

第三部分，阅读理解，第一节（7.5分）

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误

Dear Mom,

I don't think you understand my life. You think I should be studying all the time. I know you want me to find a good job when I grow up, but I would like to have a wonderful time, too. You never think about fun things for me to do, like music and sports. Two days ago, when I was watching a football game on TV, you asked me to stop and do my homework. After finishing my homework, I still wasn't allowed to read my football magazines. You said I had to go to bed early. That was bad enough, but yesterday was the worst day. I bought some computer games, and put them in my bag so that you wouldn't see them. I told you I had to do my homework first. I knew it was wrong to tell a lie to you, but you told me that Dad would talk to me later. Mom, I didn't quite like what you did to me! I really love you, Mom, but I wish you could try not to be so hard on me.

Love,

Zhang Ning

第三部分，阅读理解，第二节，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确答案。（每小题1分，共15分）

阅读理解

Description	Movie Theaters
The biggest screens	Town Cinema
The most popular	Screen City
The cheapest	Movie Palace
The friendliest service	Grand Theater
The most comfortable seats	Square Theater

阅读理解

Many people think heroes (英雄) need to be handsome rich, or very smart. But as for me, a hero is a person who always helps others. My hero is Uncle Bill. He is the oldest son of a worker, and he grew up in a poor family with four younger brothers and two little sisters.

He was good at neither writing nor maths. In fact, he never did well in school. So he had to give up school at a very young age. He worked and gave all his money to help his parents. When he was getting older, he found that he was very interested in fixing things. He collected broken things which people threw away and fixed them. He could fix almost everything that did not work. He worked hard and never gave up. Finally, he opened his own repair shop. It took him about twenty years to become a successful shopkeeper.

Now he is very wealthy and has four shops. But he never forgets the days when he had nothing. He gives money to poor families, helps poor kids buy books and offers them free lunch. He also encourages people to reuse things. He always says, "Make good use of what you have because we just have one earth."

I am proud of Uncle Bill. He is really a hero.

阅读理解

Several years ago, I spent most of my time at a mental hospital (精神病院) in our town. I found much joy there. At first it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on, because I had a reason for doing this.

I volunteered in a locked-up (封闭的) environment. To my surprise, I found that a friend of my parents' was a patient in this hospital. I knew, when I was a baby, this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children. I looked after this woman and showed my old photos to her. Finally, she was able to remember some old things, and she said to me one day, "Dear, you should not come here." But I wanted to bring something happy into this woman's life. I learned that because she had no family, she couldn't leave here and go home. So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face.

I have never forgotten this volunteering experience. This woman later passed away. I can't see her anymore, but I'm happy that I have done something to make a difference in another person's life.

根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Our earth is in trouble. Our drinking water is becoming dirtier, and the air is not as clean as before. People and factories are polluting the air, rivers, lakes and seas. You may think there is nothing you can do to help. That's not true.

Cars burn oil. Some people believe that too much CO₂ is making the earth warmer than ever. This can save some oil and produce less CO₂.

So turn off the air conditioner(空调) when you don't need to use it. Use lights that save energy. Use fewer things that cannot be used again. When you buy something, consider those made from things that can be used again first.

A lot of water is needed for a shower. So take shorter showers.

Every small action can make a big difference to our earth. Let's take action to protect it.

A. This can cut the use of water.

B. Air pollution is very serious.

C. This will make a lot of CO₂ into the air.

D. So try to walk, ride a bike or take a bus.

E. Nobody can play a role in protecting the earth.

F. There are many things you can do to save the earth.

G. The biggest energy use at home is for keeping warm or cool.

第四部分，写作，第一节根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。（每小题1分，满5分）

Help to some cake and drinks, ladies and gentlemen. (you)

The woman in red is the of the big restaurant. (own)