2021-2022學(xué)年山東省威海市經(jīng)開區(qū)八年級（下）期中英語試卷（五四學(xué)制）

一、閱讀理解

• 1．Cao Siyu，born and raised in Beijing，left home at 20 to study in the US and，later，in the UK.Now she works in Paris，F(xiàn)rance，Being in foreign countries for 12 years，she has a better understanding of both Chinese and Western cultures.She started drawing the web comics to help people understand different cultures.Using her pencil，Cao also wants to build a bridge between different cultures.
     Tiny Eyes Comics，first created in late 2016，tells the stories of a Chinese girl named Tiny Eyes.Cao has posted more than 300 comics online and they attracted about 41，000 followers.Her comics are about family relationships，food，different ways of thinking and social customs.
     This year，COVID-19 has made her realize how important it is to help people from different cultures to communicate with each other.One of her comics shows the cultural difference s about wearing masks. "To wear or not to wear，that is the question" has been heatedly discussed.In the comics，she explains that Chinese people wear masks to protect themselves from infection（感染） ，as well as avoiding passing the virus to others.
     One of her comics shows different ways of expressing love.In her comics，an American girl tells her mother directly that she loves her over the phone；the girl Tiny Eyes expresses her love by asking her beloved ones about their health and buying nice things to make their life more comfortable.Another difference between the Chinese and Westerners is about hot water.French restaurants always serves parking water（氣泡水） before the meal；in the US，restaurants serve iced water；while in China，people drink hot water a lot.
  
  （1）What can we know about Cao Siyu in Paragraph 1？

  
  ①Her age.
  ②Her birthplace.
  ③Her favourite country.
  ④Her work experience.
  ⑤Her reasons for drawing online comics.
  A．①②③
  B．②③⑤
  C．①②⑤
  D．②③①
  （2）Which of the following about Tiny Eyes Comics is true？

  
  A．It helps Westerners understand Chinese teenagers better.
  B．It is a real story about a girl's way of thinking.
  C．It tells a story about a girl and her family in Canada.
  D．It is a fact paper about girls with small eyes.
  （3）What does Cao use comics on Chinese wearing masks to tell the westerners？

  
  A．To pay attention to the importance of being friendly with each other.
  B．To be aware of the cultural difference s between France and United States.
  C．To protect themselves from infection and avoiding passing the virus to others.
  D．To wear masks is no more important than staying at home right now.
  （4）Why does the writer mention those examples in her book？

  
  A．To show us the real life of Tiny Eyes.
  B．To explain how important the communication is.
  C．To tell us some differences between the US and China.
  D．To show the differences between Chinese and Western cultures.
  （5）In which part of the newspaper can we read the passage？

  
  A．EDUCATION.
  B．CULTURE.
  C．PEOPLE.
  D．TRAVEL.
  組卷：14引用：3難度：0.9

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• 2．

  Let's Explore The Nature!    Are you interested in animals and nature？Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful？    Here comes your CHANCE!Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM!You can in many hands-on activities and meet with live animals — giraffe，pandas，tigers，and so on!More information about the program is as follows：    Age：Students aged 8-16    Groups：There are 2 programs for you to choose from.Each program needs at most 15 students. Program A Dates：July 12-14，2021 Days：Monday to Wednesday Time：10：00 a.m.-4：00 p.m. Program B Dates：August 10-12，2021 Days：Tuesday to Thursday Time：10：00 a.m.-4：00 p.m. Program cost：＄230 for members；＄250 for non-members How to do：Simply come to our center to get an application form （申請表）.Send your completed form on or before 9th July，2021 （Friday）. Notes： （1）NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences.You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants. （2）Both program will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rain-storms. COME AND JOIN US NOW!DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE!!

  （1）

  can join the three-day summer program.
  A．A boy of 6
  B．A kid of 15
  C．A girl of 18
  D．A man of 26
  （2）If there is a rainstorm on August 10th，program B will start on

  .
  A．Sunday
  B．Monday
  C．Tuesday
  D．Wednesday
  （3）Two members and one non-member should pay

  for the program.
  A． ＄690
  B． ＄710
  C． ＄730
  D． ＄750
  （4）Free lunches aren't provided because

  .
  A．there are many restaurants
  B．the lunches cost too much
  C．people have different tastes
  D．they may bring lunch-boxes
  （5）What can we know from the passage？

  
  A．You need to hand in an application for the program.
  B．We can see three kinds of animals in the program.
  C．More than 15 students are in each program.
  D．Youth Explorer is the name of the program.
  組卷：9引用：2難度：0.8

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• 3．Zhou Dongyu，29，is one of the most popular actresses these years.She won the Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards（金雞獎(jiǎng)） for her acting in Better Days on November 28，2020.Zhou Dongyu became the first post-90s Chinese actress to get the best actress award at three big film events.
     Zhou Dongyu first acted in the movie by Zhang Yimou when she was 19.She is not a girl with big eyes.Some people thought she could only play every role in the same way.But Zhou Dongyu didn't let her looks stop her.She worked really hard and took acting lessons to improve herself.She tried her best to understand characters and play different kinds of roles in movies.In Better Days，she played a helpless schoolgirl with Yi Yangqianxi.They acted so well that the movie was a great success and Zhou Dongyu took home the Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2019.
     Now women have their talent，ability（能力） to be themselves.People don't just look at their beautiful looks.Some talented women have their ways to become successful through hard work and self-improvement.More and more women are playing an important part in the world today.
  
  （1）Zhou Dongyu won the best actress award twice．

  
  （2）Zhou Dongyu first appeared in the movie by Zhang Yimou ten years ago．

  
  （3）Zhou Dongyu played different kinds of roles in the same way．

  
  （4）Zhou Dongyu won the Best Actress in the Golden Rooster Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards because of her acting in Better Days．

  
  （5）The writer thinks only the women with beautiful looks can play an important role in the world．
  組卷：19引用：2難度：0.4

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• 4．Are you a brave person？Do you have enough courage（勇氣） in different kinds of situations in our life？Here and there，now and then，everyone needs courage to do something well.Courage may make you feel sure about your success. （1）

  With courage，you may still smile even if you are terribly ill and know you are at the end of your life.How can we build up our courage？
     ★Believe that you will be successful. （2）

  Besides，your family and friends are always there for you.
     ★Exercise your courage.It is like a muscle （肌肉）. （3）

  
     ★Know that giving up is not a choice.It's much easier to give up，but it takes courage to say or do what you think is right，even when other people think you are wrong.
     ★（4）

  Courageous people may still be afraid at times，but the difference is that they can control their fear （害怕）.They don't let it hold them back but use it as a reminder （提醒） of what they can lose if they don't go on.
     ★（5）

  Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.
  
  

  A.You should know that you have your own talents. B.Get courage by reading stories of brave people. C.If you have courage，you won't be afraid in the face of anything difficult or dangerous. D.The more we use it，the stronger our courage will be. E.Fight to control your fear.
  組卷：16引用：2難度：0.4

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• 5．The third World Internet Conference（WIC） was held between Nov.16th and 18th in Wuzhen，Zhejiang.Many company bosses，government officials and academics（專業(yè)學(xué)者） attended the meeting to discuss the future of the Internet economy.Heads of some China's biggest tech companies gave speeches and shared their understanding of the future.
      Jack Ma（the chairman of Alibaba）：The next thirty years belong to people who can "make good use of Internet technology".
      In order to better use web technology，Alibaba showed its"VR Pay"program.Users of the app can spend the money just by touching the screen，starting，nodding or giving a voice while wearing VR glasses.
      Robin Li（the CEO of Baidu）：The time of mobile Internet has ended and AI is the new chance.
      Based on AI technology，Baidu's lastest development is driverless cars，which can choose the road automatically according to traffic sjye.aiuations.It will be safer.
      Pony Ma（the chairman of Tencent）：Internet companies should pay more attention to Chinese market.
  Tencent also shows its new products，including FACE IT，which is a facial recognition program.It can recognize people's expressions on the faces even if they are moving，which may be used in "smart cities"project in the future.
  
  
  （1）Why do we hold the World Internet Conference？

  
  （2）How can you pay with the "VR Pay"of Alibaba？

  
  （3）Why are driverless cars safer？

  
  （4）If you are running，can FACE IT recognize your expressions？

  
  （5）According to the chart，what percent of mobile users use new apps？
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.7

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二、單詞拼寫（共10小題，計(jì)10分）

• 6．Li Tao's father is the

  （[?d?enr?l]）manager of a big computer company.
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.7

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• 7．Do you know what's the

  /'n???n?l/song of that country？
  組卷：7引用：1難度：0.5

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五、短文填空（共1小題，計(jì)10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空，使短文意思完整，每個(gè)選項(xiàng)僅使用一次。

• 22．

  A.buying B.least C.easy D.cut E.other F.jye.ai G.realize H.natural I.jye.ai J.walking

  It's necessary for parents to teach kids how to cook from an early age.I believe you will（1）

  with what I say.However，you also need to（2）

  that part of teaching your kids how to cook is teaching them about the ingredients（材料）.
     One of the best ways you teach them about ingredients is to take them to go shopping with you.I know it won't always be（3）

  to do so.Maybe you have to spend some money（4）

  your crying kids the big model car，because you don't want（5）

  people to look at you.
     For one thing，it's great to let your kids see what food looks like in its（6）

  state（狀態(tài)）.I don't mean seeing cows and chickens（7）

  around （though that is good，too）.I mean that they can see fruit，meat and vegetables before you（8）

  them up or make them become dishes.
     In fact，if you live near a farmer's market，you can take your kids shopping with you there.At the farmer's market，your kids can talk to the people who grow the food.At（9）

  ，it will make your kids see whole（整個(gè)的） pineapples（菠蘿），but not（10）

  yellow rings with the hole in the middle.
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

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六、書面表達(dá)（共1小題，計(jì)15分）

• 23．一場突如其來的疫情讓我們不得不在家進(jìn)行網(wǎng)課學(xué)習(xí)。網(wǎng)課期間，同學(xué)們一定在學(xué)習(xí)上遇到 一些困難，請分享一下你們是如何克服這些困難的？請以 "How to Deal with Difficulties in Learning Online"為題，根據(jù)所給思維導(dǎo)圖，寫一篇 90 詞左右的文章。
  要求：書寫工整，要點(diǎn)齊全，結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，行文流暢。
  參考詞匯：
  reference book 參考書，search for 搜索，online classes 網(wǎng)課，make full use of…充分利用
  
  
  How to Deal with Difficulties in Learning Online _________
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

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