镇江市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题注意事项：1全卷满分90分。考试时间为100分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。2请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。3答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。选择题（共45分）一、单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）请认真阅读下列各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1Quasimodo is _ ugly man in the novel, and he is from _ FranceAa; anBa; /Can; anDan; /2As we all know, WeChat has become one of the most convenient (方便的) ways of _AinstructionBcompetitionCcommunicationDpollution3Does Jason feel _ in his new school?I dont think so He has already made a few friends thereAlonelyBquietCexcitedDhappy4How do you often keep in touch _ your foreign friends?_ writing emails, of courseAwith; WithBwith; ByCby; AtDby; From5Did you pay respects to the dead on Tomb-Sweeping Day (清明节) this year?No, we didnt We _ stay at home because of the COVID-19 pandemicAmightBhad toCmayDcould6Students used to _ information from newspapers or magazines, but now they are used to _ for it on the InternetAget; searchBget; searchingCgetting; searchingDgetting; search7In the final of the womens Asian Cup, Chinas womens football team won the first on February 6th, 2022Yes The match _ for over two months, but we are still very excitedAhas begunBhas endedChas been onDhas been over8Have you seen the film The Battle At Lake Changjin II _?Yes, I have _ seen it twiceAyet; yetByet; alreadyCalready; alreadyDalready; yet9When Gu Ailing won the gold medal（金牌）in the womens freestyle ski big air（女子自由式滑雪大跳台）final at the 24th Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, we _Acant stop to jumpBcouldnt stop to jumpCcant stop jumpingDcouldnt stop jumping10Nice to meet you, Lin Tao Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu?All right! Jiangsu is_thirteen big cities Its a good place to visitAmade ofBmade fromCmade upDmade up of11The “double reduction” policy (双减政策) is really wonderful for students And now some parents refuse _ their children to the weekend training centre for extra classesAsendBsendsCsendingDto send12Siyang has become one of the most livable cities _ have you lived here?Since I was bornAHow longBHow soonCHow oftenDHow far13When you visit the USA, you can go to see _ and take photos thereAthe Little MermaidBthe Tower BridgeCthe Statue of LibertyDthe Leaning Tower of Pisa14Can you tell me _ some more news about the China Eastern Airlines crash?Of course You can search on the Internet for further informationAhow to getBwhat to getCwho to getDwhen to get15Thanks for showing me how to start this online tour_ANever mindBIt doesnt matterCOf course notDIts my pleasure二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Now, more and more young people are becoming too proud (骄傲) and confident They think theycan do _16_ And I used to be one of them, but I changed my mind greatly _17_ my father told me a storyOnce, there was a young man He looked down on the old He always thought that the old were_18_ because their lives were becoming worse and worse He also did this to his father One day, the son took a _19_ with his father together As they walked, the son pointed to one of the _20_ flowers and said, “We young people are like this nice flower, so healthy, and full of spirit What about the old? Just like the falling _21_ from a dying tree” After hearing this, the father smiled _22_ said nothing They continued walking quietly When they_23_ a flower shop, the father stopped and went in, he bought a walnut (胡桃木) and showed it to his _24_, and then he said, “We old are like this walnut Wehave experienced many hard things in lifeFrom then on, I always keep this story in my_25_We have to know that our parents arent useless lives or falling leaves but are experienced walnuts16AnothingBsomethingCeverythingDanything17AafterBbeforeCwhileDuntil18AboringBuselessCdangerousDtiring19AflowerBstickCdogDwalk20AbiggestBugliestCprettiestDsmallest21AleavesBflowersCfruitsDtrees22AsoBbutCandDor23AsoldBboughtCpassedDsent24AsonBfatherCmotherDgrandpa25AschoolBmindCdeskDbag三、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。A All I Want for Christmas Is YouBy Mariah Carey; illustrated by Colleen MaddenAge: for 37 years oldPrice: $1799On Sale: Dec 10, 2015Pages: 32Mariah Careys All I Want for Christmas Is You, one of the best-selling and most famous songs of all time, brings Christmas joy to many list