江蘇省東臺市2022-2023學年八年級上學期期末考試英語閱讀試卷

2022-2023學年度第二學期期初學業(yè)水平考試八年級英語閱讀（總分：50分時間：45分鐘）一、完型填空（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分）ThegreatpyramidsofEgypt（金字塔）werebuiltmorethan4000yearsagoastombs（墳墓）forthepharaohs（法老）,orkings,ofthetime.In1Egypt,peoplebelievedthatwhenpharaohsdiedtheybecamegodsintheir2life.Tobeabletodothis,thepharaohsneededtheir3.Sotheirbodieswereplacedsomewheresafewhentheydied.Thesepreserved（保存）bodieswere4mummies（木乃伊）.TheEgyptiansthoughtthatpyramidswouldbea5placetoputthemummiesofpharaohs.Theybelievedthat6themummiesinpyramidswouldhelptheirsouls（靈魂）reachheaven（天堂）,7theywouldmaketheirnewhome.Aswellasbeingtombsforpharaohs,thepyramidswerealsowonders（奇跡）oftheworld.8thousandsofyears,thepyramidswerethelargestbuildingsintheworld.Itwasn’t9the20thcenturythatbiggerbuildingsweremade.Eventoday,there10manybuildingsthataretallerthanthepyramids.ThelargestofthepyramidswasbuiltforPharaohKhufu.Itis138meterstall,whichismorethantwiceastallastheSydneyOperaHouse.（）1.A.modern B.old C.new D.ancient（）2.A.first B.second C.next D.latter（）3.A.body B.bodies C.buddies D.buddy（）4.A.calling B.called C.calls D.beingcalled（）5.A.safe B.safer C.safest D.safety（）6.A.place B.places C.placing D.placed（）7.A.when B.where C.which D.that（）8.A.For B.In C.Morethan D.Since（）9.A.When B.before C.after D.until（）10.A.isn’t B.wasn’t C.aren’t D.weren’t二、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題1分，計15分）ADearWorld,Mysonstartsschooltoday.It’sgoingtobestrangeandnewtohimforawhile,andIwishyouwouldbenicetohim.Yousee,untilnow,Ihavealwaysbeenaroundtotakecareofhimandmakehimfeelbetter.Butnow,thingsaregoingtobedifferent.Thismorning,heisgoingtowalkdownthefrontstepshimself,saygoodbyeandstartanewjourneythatwillbedifficultandchallenging.Tolivehislifeintheworldwillrequire（需要）faith（信念）,loveandcourage.So,World,Iwishyouwouldtakehimbyhishandandteachhimthethingsheneedstoknow.Givehimtimetothinkaboutwhytherearebirdsintheskyandflowersonthegreenhill.Teachhimthatforeverybadman,thereisahero;thatforeveryenemy,thereisafriend.Teachhimthewondersofbooks.Teachhimthatitisbettertofailthantocheat（欺騙，作弊）.Teachhimtobelieveinhimself,evenifeveryonetellshimthatheiswrongTeachhimgently,World,butdon’tprotecthimfromeverything.Facingdifficultsituations（形勢，情況）willmakehimstrong.Thisisabigorder,World,butseewhatyoucando.He’ssuchanicelittlefellow.Yours,Aworriedmother（）11.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthatthewriter’sson______.A.isoftenill B.issmartC.hasbeenworkingathome D.hasbeentakengoodcareofathome（）12.Thewriterwishesherson______.A.totreatothersgently B.nottofeelstrangeatschoolC.todevelopsomegoodhabits D.tobebetterthanotherchildrenatschool（）13.Whatdoesthewriterwishhersontodowhensomeonesaysheiswrong?A.Heshouldnotgiveuphisideaeasily.B.Heshouldlistentoothersandchangehisidea.C.Heshouldaskthepeoplearoundforadvice.D.Heshouldaskherwhattodo.（）14.Fromthepassage,weknowthewriter______A.isnotworriedabouthersonatallB.isexcitedaboutherson’sgoingtoschoolC.writeshispassagetootherparentsD.doesn’twanthersontogotoschool（）15.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.MySonIsGreat B.HowToTeachMySonC.AMother’sLetterToTheWorld D.Don’tBeRudeToMySonBBirdwatchingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinmanypartsoftheworld.Birdwatchersenjoylookingforandlisteningtodifferentkindsofbirds.Towatchbirds,allyouneedisapairofbinoculars,afieldguideandloveforbirds.Ifyouarejuststartingbirdwatching,buyoneofthecheaperpairsofbinoculars.Youcanchoosebetteroneswhenyourneedsandskillsgrow.Afieldguidehelpsyoulearnaboutthebirds’appearances,callsandhabitsbeforebirdwatching.Whenyouareready,it’sbesttogotothewildwithsomeonewhoismoreexperienced（有經驗的）.Youcanjoinabirdwatchinggrouptolearnaboutsomebeginningskills.Alocalbirdclubisideal.Startbirdwatchinginthemorning,whenbirdsaresearchingforfood.Mostofthetime,youwillhearbirdcallsfromallaroundyou,butwillnotseeanybirdseasily.Lookformovementintrees,andbringyourbinocularstoyoureyes.Themostimportantworkforabirdwatcheristoidentify（確認，認出）thebirdshe/shesees.Abirdshape,size,colorandhabitscanhelpabirdwatcheridentifyit.Whenyouidentifyabird,don’tforgettotakenotesaboutitonyournotebook.Tofindmoredifferentbirds,youmaywishtoplantripstobirds’differentlivingareas:forests,lakes,rivers,wetlands,etc.Whenwatchingthebirds,youshouldalwayskeepinmind:respectwildlifeandprotectitslivingareas.（）16.Weneed______towatchbirds.A.apairofbinoculars B.afieldguideC.loveforbirds D.alltheabove（）17.What’sthemostimportantworkforabirdwatcher?A.Tofeedthebirds. B.Toidentifybirds.C.Tocountbirds. D.Totakephotosofbirds.（）18.______aren’tideallivingareasforbirds.A.Forests B.Cages C.Rivers D.Wetlands（）19.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Ifwearejuststartingbirdwatching,wecanbuyoneofthemostexpensivepairsofbinoculars.B.Mostofthetime,wecanhearbirdssingfromallaroundusandseebirdseasilywhilebirdwatching.C.Wecanjoinabirdwatchinggrouptolearnaboutsomebeginningskills.D.Wedon’thavetotakenotesaboutbirdswhenweidentifyabird.（）20.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howtowatchbirds. B.Howtoidentifybirds.C.Howtouseafieldguide. D.Howtousebinoculars.CThechildrenoftheclouds云的孩子們Highaboveourheadsweseetheclouds,sometimeswhiteaswool,sometimesdarkandangry,andsometimesshininglikegold.Rainistheeldestchildoftheclouds.Attimesheismild（溫和的）andgentle,fallingsoftlyandlightlyonthedryground,coolingthedustystreets,andgivingwatertothethirstyplantsandflowers.Atothertimeshecomes,flyingbeforethewind.Thenhebeatsagainstthewindowpanes（窗格）andmakesaloudnoiseontheroofs.______Heoftenfillstheriverstilltheybreakovertheirbanks,coverthefieldsanddomuchharmintheirrage.Snowisrain’ssister.Inmanypartsoftheworld,shespreadsasoftblanketofwhiteoverthebare,brownearth.Thatwayshekeepstheseedsofplantsandtreesaliveallthroughthewinter.Boysandgirlslovetoplaywithher.Hail（冰雹）issnow’sbrother.Heisaspoiledchildandcancausealotofdamage（損害）.Hecanbreakwindows,damagethegrapesofvinesandthrowthefruitofffruittreestoshowwherehehasbeen.Dew（露水）istheyoungestbabyofthefamily.Hecomesbynight,andsprinklesdiamondsontheflowersandgrass.Inwinterhesometimesisverycoldandcomesasfrost.Frostbitesandpinchesbecauseitissocold.Inthiswayrain,snow,hail,anddewarethefourchildrenoftheclouds.（）21.FromParagraphl,weknowthat______.A.cloudsarelively B.cloudsareindifferentcolorsC.cloudsarelikeourheads D.blackcloudsarehardtosee（）22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttherainaccordingtothepassage?A.Sometimesitfallsheavilyontheflowers.B.Itcandestroythefieldsandbanks.C.Itneverfliesbeforeastrongwind.D.Itneverlastsforalongtime.（）23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spoiled”meaninChineseinParagraph4?A.自由的 B.懶散的 C.被寵壞的 D.驕傲的（）24.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanbeputintheblankinParagraph2?A.Sometimesheisverywildandrude.B.Rainisalwaysgentleandnice.C.Heoftenwashesawayvillages.D.Rainisveryquietandnevermakesnoise.（）25.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.It’shardforsnowtokeepallplantsalive.B.Boysandgirlsliketoplaywithdew.C.Dewcomesaftertherain. D.Dewistheyoungestchildofthefamily.三、六選五（共5小題，每小題2分，計10分）閱讀下面的短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，有一項為多余選項。It’sgettinghotterandhotteroutside.Summerisalreadyhere!Summermeanshightemperatures,moreoutdooractivitiesandallkindsoffruitandvegetables.26Herearesomegoodsuggestions.Eatanddrinkproperly.27Freshandlightfood.Fishcanbeagoodchoice.Itcankeepyourbodyenergeticandhelpfightagainsttheburningsun.Anothergoodchoiceiscolourfulfruitandvegetables.Theycontainlotsofvitaminsandminerals.Tomatoescanhelpprotectyourskinagainstsunburn.Blueberriesaregoodforyourbrainandeyes.Themorecolour,thebetter!28Whattodrink?Water.Waterhaszerocaloriesandistheperfectdrinktostopyourthirst.Trynottodrinktoomanyenergydrinks,sportsdrinksandsodadrinkswhichhavelotsofsugarandcaffeineinthem.Stayactiveandcool.29It’salsoagoodtimetoloseweight.Ifyouareluckyenoughtobenearabodyofwater,trywatersportslikeswimming,surfing,waterskiingandsoon.Thesesportskeepyoucoolandactiveatthesametime.You’llhavenoproblembeatingtheheatandkeepingfitaswell.Don’tgetsunburned.30Ifyouaregoingoutside,keepawayfromthesunwhenit’sthestrongest----usuallybetween11a.m.and3p.m.Ifyouhavetostayinthesunforalongtime,sunscreen,abighatandalong-sleevejacketwillbenecessary.A.Howtoprotectyourselfwhenyougooutsideinhotsummer.B.Whatishealthytoeatinsummer?C.Summerallowsusmorechancestogetoutside,butitalsomeansmorepossibilitiestogetburned.D.Summerisagreatseasontoenjoyoutdooractivitiesandplay.E.Howcanwestayfitinthisexcitingseason?F.Withallthosesummertimeactivitiesyouwillbethirsty.26.______27.______28.______29.______30.______四、閱讀短文，回答下列問題（共5小題，每小題1分，計5分）JimisonholidayinAustralia.Therearebushfiresintheareawhereheisstaying.HeistellinghisfriendMarkaboutthefires.Mark:Wesawthenewsaboutthebushfires.Aretheyclosetoyou?Jim:Yes.Theyareveryclose.Theweatherishotandwindy.Theconditionsareidealforbushfiresandoncetheygetstartedtheyspreadquickly.Yesterdaythetemperatureshit44°Candtherewerereportsofover50firesinthearea.Itwilltakedaystoputthemout.Mark:Haveyouseenanyfires?Jim:Yes,Ihave.I’mstayingwithmyuncleTed.He’savolunteerfirefighter.Hesaysthefireshavekilledalotofanimals,butnopeople.Hesaysthatthesafestthingistostayinsideunlessyourhousecatchesfire!Mark:Isitsafewhereyouare?Jim:We’refine.Welistentotheradiotokeepuptodatewiththelatestnews.Soweknowifafireiscomingourway.Onegotverycloseyesterday.Threehousesnearbycaughtfire.Luckily,thefamiliesputthefiresoutbeforetheydidtoomuchdamage.Mark:Areyouworried?Doyouthinkyouwillneedtomovetoasaferplace?Jim:It’sanormalpartofsummerinAustralia.Bushfiresareafactoflifehere.It’sabitscary,butIamsureI’llbefine.Mark:Well,youlookafteryourself!Wedon’twantyoutobethefirsthumanvictimoftheyear!回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過6個詞。31.WhereisJimonholiday?______________________________________________________________________32.What’stheweatherliketoday?__________________________________________________________________33.Whatwasthehighesttemperatureyesterday?_______________________________________________________34.Whatproblemshavethefirescaused?____________________________________________________________35.Howdopeoplegetthelatestnewsaboutthebushfires?______________________________________________五、首字母填空（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分）Aboyandhisfatherwalkinthemountains.Suddenly,theboyf36andcries,“Ah!”Tohissurprise,hehearsav37repeat,“Ah!”Theboyf38curious.Heasks,“Whoareyou?”Hegetstheanswer,“Whoareyou?”Theboyisalittlea39.Heshouts,“Coward!”Hehearsthevoicerepeat,“Coward!”Theboylooksat