广东省深圳市2022-2023学年八年级上学期10月第一次阶段性质量检测英语试卷

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The speaker is talking about …

—We can invite her to join our band.

—Where are they?

—Because he always knows when and how to do right things.

—They died out several years ago. Look！Tall buildings are everywhere.

— I'm sorry. I'll _______ it carefully next time.

—Me too. If you are interested in farm work, you can also have a try.

—I know Class 4 was successful in the game.

—Let me have a look. Sorry. I don't know either. You'd better _____ in a dictionary.

A lion woke up one evening and felt hungry. He went to look for1in the forest. He wanted to catch something to eat.

Suddenly, he saw a2running about. The Hon ran after the rabbit. Soon, he caught the little rabbit. As he was going to eat the rabbit, he saw a3. He decided he would chase the deer instead because the deer was4than the rabbit. So he left the rabbit and turned to the deer. The deer ran fast and finally escaped, as the lion was too5and tired to run.

The lion stopped6. He said to himself, "I should go back to eat the rabbit." He hurried back to the rabbit.7when he came back, the rabbit was gone. The lion felt8. Now he had nothing to eat.

As some old9said 'quit while you're ahead'. If you already have10you need, you shouldn't let yourself become too greedy.

The summer vacation is coming. Why not make a plan and spread your wings to some wonderful places around the world? Here are some recommendations from the local agencies.

My hobby is reading. I like reading books, magazines, newspapers, collections of short stories, novels, poems or any kind of reading material that I find interesting.

This hobby got started when I was a little boy. At that time, I always wanted my parents to read fairy tales and other stories to me. Soon they got fed up of having to read to me all the time. So, as soon as 1 could, I learned to read. I started with ABC books. Soon I could read simple fairy tales and other stories. Now I read just about anything that is available （可得到的）.

Reading enables me to learn about many things. I learned about how people lived in the old days of magic and mystery. I learned about the wonders of the world, space travel, human achievements, huge whales, tiny viruses （病毒）and other fascinating things.

The wonderful thing about reading is that I don't have to learn things the hard way. Books have certainly helped me in my daily life. I learn that how to solve the problems in my life. Otherwise I would go about ignorantly （无知地）learning things the hard way. For example, I don't have to catch 4 disease to know that it can kill me. I read about the danger so I can avoid it. Also, I don't have to go deep into the jungle to learn about tigers. I can read all about them in a book.

So, I continue to read. It is my favourite hobby. It is indeed a good hobby.

What do you do during your free time? Travel? Play with friends? In the US, teenagers over the age of 14 have part-time jobs. Their part-time jobs can be babysitting, waiting tables or even working at a movie theater.

But why do teenagers do this? Some do it to get extra （额外的）money. Others want to start saving money for college because their parents might not be able to pay for their tuition （学费）. Some teenagers might want to save money for something big, like buying a car.

Many teenagers choose to get part-time jobs during the summer holiday. That's because they are busy studying during the school year.

Having a part-time job is great for any US teenager. They get an idea of what the real working world is like. And it gives them skills and experience. This will help them get a full-time job later in life.

When I first started looking for a pet cat, I wanted an adult cat named Miao Miao. She was a beautiful cat who looked very friendly. But I didn't bring her home in the end -- a family took her before I could. So the pet adoption center suggested that I take a different cat instead -- a baby cat named Xiaohei.

But there is something special about Xiaohei, whose new name is Egon. He cannot see. This means he sometimes needs extra care. By the time the center introduced him to me, he was about 4 or 5 months old. No one else wanted him. I wasn't sure at first. He was so small - it would take him a long time to grow up. I wasn't sure if I could look after a young cat. And it might be hard to take care of a cat that can't see. Would I be able to take care of him properly?

But as soon as I met him, I knew he was the cat for me. He is very clever and funny. He loves to play and run around. Even though he can't see, he is very interested in the world around him.

He has become good at getting around my home. He knows where every table or chair is and he has no problem finding his way around. He is naughty sometimes, but most of the time he is a good little cat. Best of all, he sleeps right next to me every night. Every morning, I wake up and give him a big hug. He doesn't have to be able to see me to know that I love him.

Counting （number） is one of the (one) lessons you begin to learn when you learn new language. Most of the time, the counting (start)from the number"1".

However, the number "0" is also important. Unlike other numbers in the English language, it (have) several words to describe it. (help) you use the （good）word in the right context ( 语境 ), here's a quick and easy guide on how to say"0"in English.

When to say "o"

In spoken English, the number "0" is often read as the letter "o". This is especially true when"0"is included with a list of other numbers. This is most commonly used in phone numbers.

When to say "zero"

"Zero" is a word mostly used in Maths and Science. When you are measuring something, or you are a fan of science, you will probably find (you) using this word quite a bit!

提示：

1）姓名：Ludwig van Beethoven

2）出生日期：1770年12月16日

3）事迹：德国著名音乐家、钢琴家和作曲家（composer）；很小的时候显露了音乐上的才华；四岁就会弹奏钢琴；二十多岁的时候，开始丧失听力；一生创作了很多好听的音乐。

4）你的看法：……

A GREAT COMPOSER—BEETHOVEN

I read about Beethoven in an encyclopaedia yesterday. Now let me tell you something about him.