辽宁省沈阳市名校2022-2023学年八年级上学期第一次学习检测英语试题

— About two thousand. A number of them __________ from the countryside.

— Don't worry, Mum. I______ to return home early.

— Let me______…Oh, it gets here at 7：30 pm.

—Yes, I have．I ________ Fun Times Amusement Park last year.

— No problem.

—Sorry, I'll put it somewhere else.

—Well, just as the saying goes, "_________________". I do hope that you will act soon.

Danny had a special friend. His name is Jack and he is a dinosaur. Last weekend, the weather is sunny. Danny took Jack to1with his classmates.

"Let's2a race, " said Danny. Jack had big feet, so he could run very fast." You win!" Danny3.

After lunch, all the students went to4around the lake. Danny felt5 and climbed onto Jack's back." Wait for us! We are tired, too!" shouted the other children. "OK, climb6!" said Jack. How kind Jack is!

It got dark and it was kind of cold. The children made a7to keep warm. Then they got ready for8. But Jack's bed was too9for him, so he took a pillow(枕头) and went outside.

"10me up for breakfast," said Jack, and he went to sleep on the ground. " All right! Good night, " Danny said.

Welcome to Xiangshan City!

Xiangshan City is an interesting place to visit. It is a beautiful little city with many old buildings.

Take a walk through the center of the city on Main Street. First，look at the Xiangshan City Hotel. It is on the corner of Main Street and Park Avenue. It is about 150 years old. There is an interesting old building across from the hotel. It is a store for books and videos. There are many restaurants on Main Street. You can have lunch or dinner in one of these restaurants. There is a park between Main Street and Bridge Street. You can sit on a bench (长凳) in the park. It is nice and quiet, and you can enjoy the trees and flowers.

You can also take a walk down Park Avenue and look at the old buildings and interesting little stores on this street.

Top students always have special ways of learning that others probably can learn. Here are some of their secrets.

Study any time and everywhere. Some work late at night. Others work early in the morning. And some others study as soon as they come back home. All the ways are OK, but you should keep your own.

Learn how to read. The secret of good reading is to be an active reader. Asking questions makes a full understanding of the book.

Plan your time. If you want to be the top, make sure to finish all tasks on time.

Keep your papers clean. Clean papers are likely to get higher grades than dirty ones.

Top students often make up possible test questions themselves. It helps them find exams much easier.

Do more than what your teacher asks. The more you practice, the more you learn.

Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou XIII spaceship finished their six-month space station mission (空间站任务) and went back to Earth on Saturday.

When the three astronauts came out of the capsule (航天舱) , they looked well and waved (挥手) to people. "Welcome back home, "people said happily. They used their cameras to capture the important moment (时刻) .

"I am proud of China, "Zhai Zhigang said. Wang Yaping was the first woman to China's space station. She was very happy to go back and wanted to tell her 5-year-old daughter that "her star-picking mom is back". It was Ye Guangfu's dream to fly into space and he did it.

During their stay in the space station, the astronauts gave two classes on December 9 and March 23. They did many scientific experiments (科学实验). Lots of students watched the classes. "We hope you will keep learning. The future space station is waiting for you, guys, "Wang said in the second class.

China is developing (发展) fast these years. More space missions are on the way.

Grain Bubs, also called Xiao Man, is one of the twenty-four traditional Chinese solar terms(节气) . In the south of China, it means the rain begins to increase.  . In the north of China, it means that the grain(谷物) is getting full but not completely full at this time. It often begins at the beginning of summer.

After the whole winter and spring, the summer harvest is about to begin. There is an old saying about the rain of this period,  . Because it rains heavily, rivers are full of water, which makes the fish and shrimps big and fat. Therefore,  . Also, for the fishermen, it's a harvest season. Besides, mulberries, a kind of fruit, are deeply purple and black, and they are juicer and sweeter. It has become one of the most delicious tastes in summer.

Grain Bubs is also a good chance to eat the herb(草本植物) of common sow thistle(苦菜花), which is one of the earliest wild vegetables in China. A Chinese proverb says, "The spring breeze blows, the sow thistle is long. "Therefore,  . It tastes a little bitter but sweet as well. It can cool the blood and help reduce harmful things in your body.

Jiaozi is also (call) Chinese dumplings. It is a traditional Chinese food. People in the northern China like it best. On the eve of the Spring Festival, Chinese family usually get together   (make) dumplings. Chinese dumplings   (be) so delicious that many people also eat them in their holidays and festivals. There are  (difference) kinds of dumplings, such as dumplings with meat, dumplings with vegetables and dumplings with seafood. It is easy for a Chinese to make dumplings. Many (foreign) think Chinese are（create) enough to make such delicious food. I take pride in  (be) a Chinese because we can provide such yummy food for the whole world. What do you think of Chinese dumplings?

A long time ago, there was a king in India. (A) The king's favourite game was chess.

One day, a (B) wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. The king promised the old man, "You can have any prize if you win the game."

The old man said, "If I win the game, I'd like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for each of the rest of the squares."

"Is that all?" asked the king." Wouldn't you like gold or silver(C) _______?"

"No, just rice, "replied the old man.

The king and the old man played the game for a long time. (D) In the end, the old man won. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. He put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. (E) 国王很快意识到了问题— even with all the rice in the country, he would(F) ________ not have enough rice to put on all the squares!