2022-2023学年山东省烟台市芝罘区(五四制)八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2022-2023学年山东省烟台市芝罘区（五四制）八年级上学期期中考试英语试题If you’ve tried and have not won,Never stop for crying;All that’s great and good is done,Just by patient trying.Though young birds, in flying, fall,Still their wings grow stronger;And the next time they can keepUp a little longer.Though the strong tree has known,Many blows of stormy winds,She has risen again, and grown,Higher and prouder.If by easy work you beat,Who the more will prize you?Gaining success from defeat—That’s the test that tries you!1. What happens to young birds when they fly?A．They fly very high. B．They fall.C．They lose confidence. D．They look scared.2. How is the tree after the stormy winds?A．She is weak. B．She is shy.C．She is prouder. D．She is dying.3. Which of the following is the best title for this poem?A．Be Patient B．Don’t Give UpC．Face Disagreement D．To Get HappinessMany parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age. All family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work. We can do this by starting a plan of chores and responsibilities when children are young.Chores are good for children—even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills like working together. Jobs also teach children what is fair. The skills and value from doing chores will be good to children all their life.4. What does the first paragraph tell us?A．All the parents make their children do chores.B．It’s easy to teach children to do chores.C．Some children think doing chores is difficult.D．Teaching children to do chores is different among different families.5. What does the underlined word “responsibilities” mean in Chinese?A．责任B．琐事C．爱好D．家务6. Children can learn _________ from doing chores.A．working together with others B．how to writeC．what is fair D．A and C7. Which of the following is TRUE?A．It’s a small thing to teach children to do chores.B．Only the children who do chores know what is fair.C．Some children like to do chores but some don’t.D．In a family, young children don’t need to do chores.A frog lived in a small well (井). He said to a turtle (乌龟) who lived in the East Sea, “I am so happy! When I go out, I jump out of the well. When I come home, I rest in the holes on the broken wall of the well. If I walk in the mud (泥土), it will cover up my feet. I look around here, and no one can compare with me. I am the owner of this well. My dear sir, why don’t you come over and look around my place?”Then the turtle told the frog about the East Sea.“You have no idea how large and how deep the sea is. In the past thousands of years, there were floods (洪水) for many years, but the water in the sea did not become more. And when it was dry for many years, the water in the sea didn’t become less. The sea does not change with time and it doesnot rise or fal l as the rain falls, either. The greatest happiness is to live in the East Sea.” After hearing this, the frog was shocked.There is always someone better than you; there is always something greater than you know. So everyone should be humble.8. Why did the frog say he was the owner of the well?A．Because the mud could only cover his feet.B．Because he could jump out of the well.C．Because no one there could compare with him.D．Because he knew something that others didn’t know.9. What does the underli ned word “humble” mean in Chinese?A．谦虚的B．骄傲的C．盲目的D．聪明的10. What can we learn from the turtle’s words?A．The water in the sea changed when the rain fell.B．Everyone liked living in the East Sea.C．The turtle knew how deep the East Sea was.D．There were floods in the East Sea many years ago.11. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A．The turtle thought he could compare with the frog.B．The turtle was surprised by the frog’s words.C．The frog was quite proud of (骄傲的) himself.D．The turtle’s words shocked everyone that lived near the well.My dad didn’t love me. It was my mom who held the family together. He just went to work every day and when he came home, he’d just scold (责备）me about the things I did wrong that Mom listed.Once, when I stole a piece of candy, he made me take it back and tell the man I stole it and that I’d pay for it. But it was Mom who understood that I was just a kid.I still remember how he taught me to ride a bicycle. I told him not to let go, but he said it was time. I fell and Mom ran to pick me up, but he waved her off (挥手让她走开). I was so mad that I got right back on that bike and rode it myself. He didn’t even feel embarrassed (尴尬的）and just smiled.When I went to college, Mom wrote me lots of letters. He just sent cheques (支票) and a little note about how great his lawn (草坪) looked now that I wasn’t playing soccer on it.Whenever I called home, he acted like he wanted to talk, but he always said, “I’ll get your mother.” When I got married, it was Mom who cried. He just blew his nose loudly and left the room.Daddy just didn’t know how to show love, unless ... is it possible that he showed it and I didn’t know it?12. After finding that the writer stole a piece of candy, the father_________A．scolded the writer badlyB．told the man that he stole it himselfC．bought more candy for the writerD．taught the writer to deal with it correctly13. How did the writer feel about her dad’s reaction(反应) when she fell off the bike?A．Thankful. B．Embarrassed. C．Angry. D．Excited.14. How many events of her dad does the writer talk about in this story?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.15. Through the story, what does the writer try to say?A．Her dad didn’t love her at allB．Her mom's love was the greatestC．She didn’t love her dad since she was youngD．Her dad’s love was different from her mom’s阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。