辽宁省鞍山市铁东区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中测试（线上）英语试卷

— Oh, I _______ to see her in the dining hall, but I'm not sure.

—________. I'm not interested in it.

— She didn't tell me, but I think she had her ________.

A: Hey, Jack. You seem so happy, why?

B: Today I won first prize in the singing competition!

A: Great! Congratulations (祝贺)!

B: Thank you.

A:

B: Sure, I do. I enjoy singing. It is my favorite thing to do.

A:

B: By imitating (模仿) some famous singers.

A: Really?

A: Li Ronghao, Li Jian and Jay Chou.

A: Oh, I see. Imitating other singers is a good way to learn to sing, but I think you can also join a singing club.

B: Yes, there is one. Many of my classmates are in the club.

A: In the club, you can learn from each other. In this way, I'm sure that you will sing better and one day you may appear on CCTV.

B: That's a good idea. I'll join our school singing club tomorrow.

When I was 18, I traveled to a few countries in Europe. I had a plane ticket (票) to go home on January 23rd. I got to the airport (机场) the night before. I had to1there because my flight (航班) was at 8:30 in the morning and I didn't have any money to2a hotel. At about 6:00 a.m., I looked to see if my flight was on the screens, but it wasn't. I looked at 7:00 a.m.3, but no. Then I went to ask someone what the problem was. They looked at my ticket and said, "4, the date is wrong. This flight leaves on January 25th!" I had to5two more days! I was really6and had no money to buy food. I started to cry.

A man in a black jacket came up to me and asked, "Are you OK?" I told him the7"Listen," he said, "I have some money. I was only going to8a newspaper with it. Take it. You need it more than me." He gave me the9and walked off.10I looked to see how much it was, I found that I had $20. It was enough money to stay in town for two days.

I don't even know the man's name. What a kind man!  

World Elephant Day falls on Aug 12 every year. In China, the Asian elephant mainly lives in Yunnan.

Elephant observer

In Yunnan, a monitoring system (监测系统) keeps an eye on elephants with the help of cameras and drones (无人机). Elephant observers are also important. They follow elephants in cars and tell people where elephants are.

Diao Faxing, 47, does this job. He gets up early and sleeps late every day to see the elephants' movements (移动) from a drone. Then he sends messages about the elephants to a WeChat group of local (当地的) people. If the animals are in a safe (安全的) place, people will go out to do farm work. Besides WeChat, people can also get messages about where the elephants are by using an app or listening to the radio.

Elephant canteen

Asian elephants eat 400 kinds of food! Sometimes, they visit villages and eat what they love. Though people can get money from the government (政府) for their losses (损失), it's still a big problem. In recent years, China set up many "elephant canteens (食堂)" in different places. There, people plant foods elephants love to eat. China is now building a national park for elephants as well.

Elephant doctor

Elephants sometimes get hurt. "Elephant doctors" come to help. Bao Mingwei, 42, has done this job for 22 years. In June 2021, a young elephant left a group and wandered (走失) alone for about 30 days. He followed it for 33 days to keep it safe and help send it back home. He got it back home by giving it the right dose of anesthetic (麻醉剂量) after checking (检查) the animal's health,

A long time ago, people were very different from the way we are now. For example, if you find a really old house somewhere, you'll see that the doors are usually much lower (较低的) than they are today. Why? Over time, the human body has changed a lot.

That's for sure. And the main reason is that we have more and more technology, and it is changing how we live. Here are some possible changes.

Most of us now have much better food than people in the past, so we grow more. Our muscles(肌肉) will not be as strong as now, because we won't do a lot of physical work.

We are already using our feet less, and our hands more (think about computers). At the same time, our fingers (手指) will get longer. And our fingers and our eyes will both get better, because they'll have to do more work together.

It'll get smaller, because we needn't talk so much with the help of technology.
 

Little Prince (《小王子》) is a famous book for children. It tells a good story and it the hearts of children. Children will know how important love is after reading the book. In fact, children and their parents can learn something from it. For their parents, the book is really because it helps parents know their kids . The book also tells parents to get on well with their kids.

The story is about a boy named Little Prince. It is about the prince and the rose (玫瑰花) he looks after. they love each other, they still quarrel (吵架) sometimes. One day the prince left home. During his trip, he met a pilot (飞行员). The prince and the pilot soon good friends. The little prince his story with the pilot and they often had about love and life. At last the prince found that he missed the rose very much and tried to go back home.

The story me a lot, because it teaches me not to ignore (忽视) the simple things in life, such as friendship, love and the beauty of the world. I think it's for children and parents to read the book.

How far can you jump? For British parkour athlete (跑酷运动员) Toby Segar, the answer is 2.96 meters. He did it up a wall! The 28-year-old broke a world record (纪录). How did he do (A) it? Parkour helps him.

Parkour started in France. (B) It comes from a French way of training soldiers (训练士兵). Today, it is a fun way to stay healthy.

Parkour athletes take the city as their playground. They run along walls, climb to high places, jump from rooftop (屋顶) to rooftop and roll (翻滚).

Behind their cool moves is the skillful (高超的) way of training. To keep his body strong, Segar does strength training (力量训练), cycling and climbing.

Not just young adults can do the sport. Many kids enjoy it. Segar started learning it when he was 11. "(C) Each time I succeed (成功), I make a step (步) further," he said.

That is the charm (魅力) of the sport. It is not about winning. People "win" when they make progress (进步).

The world is mourning (哀悼) the death of British Queen Elizabeth II. She died aged 96 on Sept 8. She is Britain's longest-serving monarch (在位时间最长的君主).

Elizabeth became queen in 1952. At that time, the UK was still rebuilding from World War II. She spent her life working for her country and the Commonwealth (英联邦). Fifteen British prime ministers (首相) worked with her!

The queen was admired (受到爱戴的) around the world. She helped over 600 charities (慈善机构), according to Sky News. And she got along well with people. In the UK, every Christmas day, people would turn on their TVs to listen to the queen's Christmas speech.

Her death left the world in sadness (悲伤). The UK has 10 days of national mourning. Leaders (领导人) from different countries also sent sincere (真诚的) messages.

Charles, the queen's son, is now the king. He called her death "a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family". "I know her loss (去世) will be deeply felt throughout the country ... and by countless (无数的) people around the world," he said in a statement.

Anyone can take a vacation they finish their work.

Tom his mother. They are both very outgoing.

Uncle Dick an interesting story for the children.

As a good teacher, she can always in her students.

She won the first prize in the English speaking contest practicing oral English.

, the person who has friends is happier.

What do you doing most when you get home from school?

Kelly see a dentist  a year.

I'm very busy. Could you please meet Mr. Green at the station.

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Hello, everyone! I'm a reporter from our school newspaper. Many students in our school enjoy watching TV. Yesterday, I did a survey (调查) of their favorite TV programs.