浙江省宁波市鄞州区部分校2022-2023学年八年级下学期4月期中联考英语试题

What's the matter with the boy?

When will the children visit the old people's home?

How many people went to the school library yesterday?

How long did Mary help the kids to read?

Who does Tony take after?

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听下面一段独白。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

As the most clever person in the world, Einstein was born in a small city in Germany 11879. When other children at his 2started to talk, Einstein could not say a3 . Children in his neighborhood hardly play with him, and they called4"little fool".

Later, his parents had a daughter, and it made him 5talking. He asked his parents "Why doesn't my little sister have wheels?" His 6made his parents speechless. Little Einstein thought his sister was a 7 from his parents. The way he looked at things was so 8.

One day, Einstein fell ill. His father9 him a compass(指南针) to comfort him. He took an interest in it. He swung the compass, and found that when it 10, the pointer pointed in the same direction all the time. He thought it was magical. His big head started 11. He decided to find out 12 the magic toy worked.

Einstein didn't know 13about science at that time. But his curiousity(好奇) and questioning guided him to 14. He became more and more interested in physics. .Not long after, he finished university, he proposed light quantum hypothesis(光量子假说), and then received the Nobel Prize in 15.

It was just a beginning. From then on, young Einstein proposed more theories(理论). The "little fool" finally became a world famous scientist.

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Doctor Li had a busy morning. Here are three of his patients（病人）.

Name: Tom Age: 9, a student Illness: Having a stomachache Reason: Eating too much ice-cream Advice: Drinking hot water

Name: Kate Age: 28, an office lady Illness: Having a sore neck Reason: Sitting too long in front of the computer Advice: Taking some medicine and doing exercise

Name: Dave Age: 16, a high school student Illness: Getting hit on the knee Reason: Falling off the bike Advice: Cleaning the wound, putting a bandage on it and having a rest

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Whenever there's a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings too.

A family in New Jersey, the US, has a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She can even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane（飓风）Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place 13 kilometers away from home. Sadly Vivien went missing.

The whole family was worried about her. They uploaded（上传）posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didn't find her. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.

But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.

Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home using their sense of smell.

But that doesn't explain how Vivien found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smells of home.

"I wish she could talk." said her owner.

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Once upon a time, there lived a great king. One day, he went out of his palace alone. The king had his reasons. His advisors always said something good to make him happy. This time, he wanted to talk with his people to get information directly from them.

 When it was getting dark, the king found that he lost his way. He looked around but couldn't see any people. Then he went to the top of a hill. Luckily, he saw a small house. He walked over there.

 As the king got closer, he noticed an old woman cleaning up outside the house. She didn't know he was a king. She welcomed him by providing him with a plate of hot rice.

The king was very hungry, so he used his hands to get the hot food to eat. The hot food burnthis hand, so he dropped some rice on the floor.

"Oh you seem very impatient like the king," the old woman said.

 The king asked, "Why do you think the king is impatient?"

"The king had a big dream of taking over all his enemy's forts. He took over the larger forts but he didn't pay attention to the smaller ones."

 "But wasn't it a good thing?" the king asked.

 The woman said, "You got hurt because of your impatient. Similarly, the king's impatience caused many deaths. Instead, if the king first had taken over the smaller forts to make his army larger and stronger, it would be easier for him to take over the larger ones.

 Hearing this, the king knew about his mistakes and learned the importance of patience.

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In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meetfair-weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability.

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend most. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short，a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we will enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest and understanding, I know I've found a friend.

养成正确洗手习惯已成为一种时尚。请你将下面说明内容与其四幅图(A－D)进行匹配，并完成小题。

⑴Put enough soap over the hands.

⑵Palm(手掌) to palm with fingers crossed.

⑶Wash soap off hands with running water.

⑷Rub(摩擦) the right thumb(拇指) with the left hand.

A．           B．           C．           D．

Which order of the pictures shows the right steps(步骤) on washing hands?

A．A­C­B­D     B．B­C­D­A          C．C­A­D­B           D．D­A­B­C

Please (解释) to us why you are late again.

Fallen trees, (破碎的) glass and rubbish were everywhere after the rainstorm.

Jack's father （允许）him to watch TV for an hour last night.

Jim and his friends enjoyed  (他们自己) when they played games together.

We all get(兴奋的) about the good news.

Mary had a （牙疼）, so she went to the dentist yesterday.

Please close the doors and (窗户), it's cold outside.

I （争吵）with Bob because he borrowed my things without asking.

I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain(大量地).

Many (志愿者) help to plant trees in the city park in spring.

补全短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次（每空一词）。

tower   complete   what  silent    realize

People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. Many Americans remember   they were doing on April 4th 1968. Sadly, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on this day. Robert Allen, a school pupil at that time was eating dinner with his parents when he heard the bad news on the radio. Then they finished the rest of their dinner in .

 There is also a date that has meaning to most Americans — September 11th 2001. On that day, the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Kate Smith was working in her office near the two . At first, she didn't believe it. Then she looked out of the window and that a plane hit the World Trade Center. She was  shocked and she could hardly think clearly after that.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Should kids help with housework at home? Some parents think it's waste of time. They believe childhood is just for playing, so they don't ask their children (do)  chores. They do it themselves. Other parents say, "I know it's not right,  it's quicker to do it myself." fact, there are many advantages(优点) of doing chores.

Doing chores helps (child) to improve their life skills. They can use these skills in the future, like (clean) the house, doing the dishes and folding clothes.

Doing chores also helps kids to develop good habits. example, when kids learn to clean up the mess after a meal from a young age, they will be more likely to do so in (they) own homes.

 Doing chores  (make) children feel happy. When they play a part in helping out around the house, they can get a sense of achievement (成就感) and much joy.

 All in all, it's necessary for us to share housework  our family members. Doing housework is part of our life.

由于父母的溺爱，现在许多孩子基本不做学习以外的事情，导致独立生活能力不强。请你根据下面表格中的内容，按要求用英语写一篇短文，谈谈作为中学生，我们应该如何培养自己的独立性。

Ways	Things we can do
begin with our own things	clean our own rooms,…
help with housework	cook,…
learn actively（积极地）	learn by ourselves,…
think about things by ourselves	…

要求：1.语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范；2.必须包含表格中的所有内容，可适当发挥；3.词数80左右（短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

As middle school students, it's very important for us to be independent. What should we do to make us independent?

I think if we keep on doing these, we'll become more and more independent.