北京四中呼和浩特分校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中测试英语试卷学校：_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单选题1Usually we cant make good _ when we are angry.I agree. We should think twice.A. hobbiesB. ancientC. decisionsD. humorous2Many students found _ easy _ English well.A. it; studyingB. it; to studyC. that; studyingD. that; to study3My parents always ask me _ many things. Im too tired. Well, they just expect you _ a lot of skills in order that you can have a bright future.A. to learn; haveB. learn; haveC. to learn; to haveD. learn; to have4Mr. Smith loves his job very much. _ he is, _ he feels.A. The busy; the happyB. The busier; the happierC. Busier; happierD. The busiest; the happiest5The question is quite difficult and _ of the students can answer it.A. neitherB. eitherC. noneD. all6Could you please _ me your ping-pong bat?Sure I dont need it these days. You can _ it for a week.A. borrow; lendB. lend; borrowC. borrow; keepD. lend; keep7This cartoon is very funny.Yes. I cant help _ when I watch it, and I cant wait _ it again.A. laughing; waitingB. laugh; watchingC. to laugh; to watchD. laughing; to watch8The models of the main sights in the World Park are much smaller than _ back home.A. thatB. onesC. the oneD. the ones9Wheres your father?He _ Guangzhou and he will be back in two days.A. has gone toB. has been toC. went toD. goes to10Your son was off school yesterday. How is he now? The doctor told him to stay in bed _ he feels better.A. thoughB. becauseC. andD. until二、阅读理解Sharing the long journeyThe six-month stay for Chinese astronauts in the Tiangong Space Station has just ended. Before they returned to the earth, they faced one last test returning home safely. What had they done before they left the station?To go home after a long journey, they had to pack up. Besides their personal things, astronauts also needed to bring home experimental data (实验数据) and samples (样品) for further research on the earth.The three astronauts also needed to clean “the house”. They must collect leftover food and the waste. The waste was put into the orbital module (轨道舱). It burned up as it entered the earths atmosphere (大气层).The astronauts must also put equipment (设备) back in place. They needed to make sure that things like gym equipment are fixed to the walls for safety.Astronauts experience microgravity (微重力) for long periods of time. This affects their bodies. The three astronauts did physical exercises to keep strong. Experts made exercise plans for each of them to land safely.Tiangong Space Station will be completed before the end of this year. Other astronauts will be sent there for further tasks.11How long did the three Chinese astronauts stay in the space station?A. For six months.B. For seven months.C. For eleven months.D. For one year.12What did they bring back to the earth?A. Waste.B. Equipment.C. Leftover food.D. Experimental data and samples.13What did they do with the waste?A. They threw it away.B. They fixed it to the walls.C. They put it into the orbital module.D. They brought it back to the earth.14What is the writers purpose of writing the passage?A. To introduce Tiangong Space Station.B. To introduce astronauts physical exercises.C. To tell the importance of the astronauts work.D. To tell the returning of the Chinese astronauts from space.15What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. Experts.B. Astronauts.C. Exercises.D. Experiments.Have you ever wondered why so many apps are free to use? After all, they cost money to run. Well, instead of paying with money, youre paying by sharing your personal data (资料). Then, businesses buy and use the data so that they can show you targeted ads (定向广告).What happens to personal information online? Many free apps get paid by businesses who want to know about the users of the apps. What a business wants is the exact information about customers. Companies called “data brokers” collect your dataeverything from your name, location and education level to the topics you search for, the websites you visit and the people you followand sell them to other brokers and businesses.Why do companies want the data? The data is valuable. Businesses can use the information from data brokers to target their ads. It means they will show their ads to the people who are most likely to be interested in their products or services.What can we do about it? Many countries have made laws to protect personal information. For example, a law in the United States says companies must get parents permission to collect personal data from kids under 13. Chinas law on personal information protection came into effect on November 1, 2021. At the same time, we ourselves should try to guard our