2023-2024學年江蘇省南京市玄武區(qū)八年級（下）期中英語試卷

2023～2024學年度第二學期期中質(zhì)量調(diào)研卷八年級英語二、單項選擇(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)16.France,___________Europeancountry,liesinthewestofEurope.A.an B.a C.the D./17.—Whydon’tyouvisittheConfuciusTemplewithus?—BecauseI___________.theremanytimes.A.havebeento B.havegoneto C.havebeen D.havebeenin18.Someparentsthinkhobbiescanget___________oftheirschoolwork,sotheystoptheirkidsspendingtimeonthem.A.ontheway B.bytheway C.insomeways D.intheway19.Wecancometoa___________thathehasagoodreadinghabitfromherknowledgeofthehistory.A.conversation B.communication C.conclusion D.condition20.Cathydoesn’tknow___________aboutherproblems.A.whototalk B.wheretotalkto C.howtotalkto D.whototalkto21.I___________smoke,butIgaveupacoupleofyearsago.A.amusedto B.wasusedto C.getusedto D.usedto22.She’sjustbackfromwork,___________she?A.hasn’t B.isn’t C.has D.is23.Thecoatistooexpensiveand___________thecolordoesn’tsuityou.A.otherwise B.except C.however D.anyway24.TheshoppingmallMixcinthenorthernpartofNanjing___________sincelastDecember.A.opened B.hasopened C.hasbeenon D.hasbeenopen25.—Wouldyoumindmytakingphotoshere? —___________.Lookatthesign,“Nophotos.”A.Betternot B.Certainlynot C.Notatall D.Ofcoursenot三、完形填空(共10小題；每題1分，滿分10分)Iusedtofeelhopelessandfrustrated(沮喪的).Lastyearmymotherwasseriouslyillandhadanoperation(手術(shù))onherbrain.IfeltmywholeworldturnupsidedownandIhadnoidea___26___tohelpherfeellesspainful.MyeyeswerefilledwithtearswheneverIwasalone.Lastmonth,Ilostawatch,whichwasa___27___formy18thbirthdayfrommyfather.IcouldnotfallasleepforacoupleofnightsandIfeltveryupset.Therehavebeenmany___28___thingsliketheseinmylife.Icouldneverknowhowtodealwithsuchhardthings___29___IreadIfYouHaveaLemon,MakeLemonade(檸檬汁).“Whenthewisemanishandedalemon,”hesays,“What___30___canIgetfromthis?HowcanIimprovemysituation?HowcanIturnthislemonintolemonade?”theauthorwrote.Isuddenly___31___thatlifeisfullofupsanddowns,soweneedtostaypositive(積極的)allthetime.NowwhenIthinkofmypast,IwishIcoulddowiththings___32___.Whenmymotherwasfightingagainstherillness,Ishouldholdherhandsinmine,tellingherthingswouldgetbetter___33___hidingandcrying.Severalweeksago,Itookpartinaschoolsingingcompetition.Ididn’t___34___aprize.IfIhadnotreadthisarticle,Iwouldcertainlyhavefeltdisappointedagain.Butinstead,Ismiledafterthecompetition.Iwashappythat___35___Ihadgotsomestage(舞臺)experience.Lifeisnotjustabedofroses.Therearethorns(刺)too,butthesethornshelpusbecomebraveandstrong.Whenlifegivesusalemon,let’strytomakelemonade.26.A.howtodo B.whattodo C.howIcould D.whatIcould27.A.letter B.wish C.card D.gift28.A.better B.good C.worse D.Bad29.A.when B.until C.after D.since30.A.lesson B.chance C.decision D.knowledge31.A.wondered B.realized C.dreamed D.remembered32.A.silently B.differently C.easily D.suddenly33.A.becauseof B.aheadof C.insteadof D.outof34.A.expect B.miss C.win D.lose35.A.atonce B.atleast C.atfirst D.atmost四、閱讀理解(共15小題，每題1分，滿分15分)請認真閱讀下列材料，從材料后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AUsefulInformationinAustraliaUsefulNumbersAllthetelephonenumbersareusefulandfree.Fire/Police/Ambulance—000 Telephoneinformation—12455MedicalCare—1300369359 Taxi—1800421113SurfingtheInternetWithsomanyInternettearoomsandpubliclibraries,it’seasytosurftheInternetinAustralia.Also,it’sverycheapforyoutosurftheInternet.PubliclibrariesofferfreeInterneteverydayevenduringpublicholidays.Manytravelmanagersprovideconnectionwhichischeaporfree.PostServiceAllpostofficesaroundthecountryofferpostservices(服務(wù))soyoucanreceivemailsasyoutravelaroundthewholecountry.PostofficesareusuallyopenfromMondaytoFridayfrom9a.m.to5p.m.Itcosts50centstosendastandard(標準的)letterinAustralia.PublicHolidaysOnpublicholidaysallshopsareclosedacrossAustralia,soarebanksandpostoffices.NewYear’sDay—1stJanuaryAustraliaDay—26thJanuaryChristmasDay—25thDecember36.Ifthereisafire,youcancall___________inAustralia.A.1300369359 B.18004211 C.000 D.1245537.WhichistherighttimetosendaletterinapostofficeinAustralia?A.At8:30a.m.onTuesday. B.At9:30a.m.onMondayC.At10:30a.m.onSaturday. D.At11:30a.m.onSunday38.Whichonemightbeopenonpublicholidays?A.Shops B.Banks. C.Postoffices. D.PubliclibrariesBNowadays,expertscallonhighschoolstudentstoreadasmanyliteraryclassics(文學名著)aspossible.Whatdoyouthinkofit?Linda:Wedon’thaveenoughlifeexperiences,sowemayhavedifficultyunderstandingthedeeperclassics.Butthisshouldn’tbeareasontogiveupreadingclassics.AsFrancisBaconsaid,“Readingmakesafullman;conference(談話)areadyman;andwritinganexactman.”Frank:Withoutbackgroundandlifeexperiences,studentscan'tunderstandwhatwriterswanttoexpressintheirclassics.Whilereading,somestudentsmainlypaymoreattentiontowordsandexpressionsthanthehiddenideas.Forthisreason,readingclassicsmightbeawasteoftime.Curry:Classicsarethetreasuresourancestorsleftus.Weshouldreadthemandpassthemdown.AstheoldChinesesayinggoes“Onewhoisfilledwithknowledgealwaysbehaveswell.”Classicscanopenupourmindsanddevelopourinterestinculture.Mary:Ontheonehand,notallclassicsaresuitableforallstudents,astherearemanydifficultexpressionsanddeepideas.Ontheotherhand,thespecialwritingstylesmakeitdifficultforstudentstounderstand.Sotheywon’tprobablychoosethem.39.Whoagreeswiththeideaofreadingliteraryclassics?A.Linda&Curry. B.Linda&Mary. C.Curry&Frank. D.Frank&Mary.40.WhatdoesCurrythinkofliteraryclassics?A.Theyimprovestudents'readingskills. B.Theyhelpstudentslearnmorewords.C.Theydevelopstudents’interestinculture. D.Theycanchangestudents’personalities(個性).41.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Whyliteraryclassicsbecomepopularinhighschools.B.Ifhighschoolstudentsshouldreadliteraryclassics.C.Whyhighschoolstudentsshouldreadliteraryclassics.D.Howhighschoolsshouldhelpstudentsimprovereadingskills.CTheelephant-footdrumisoneofthemostfamousmusicalinstrumentsoftheDaiethnicgroup.Itgotitsnamebecauseitlookslikethewhiteelephant’sleg.Thedrum-makingskillwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))in2011.Theelephant-footdrumdanceisverypopularamongtheDaipeople.Itcanbedancedbyoneortwopeopleoragroupofpeople.Itisoftenperformedduringfestivals.Thisformofdancewasatfirstusedtoscareoffevilandwelcomethenewyear.NowitisawayfortheDaipeopletoshowtheirjoyaswellastheirvillageculture.ItalsoshowsthatDaipeoplearegentle.simple.hospitable(熱情好客的)andinclusive(包容的).XieWenping,32.usedtofollowhisgrandfatherwhomadeelephant-footdrumsforalivingtolearnhowtomakeadrum.“IwantedtomakemoreandbetterdrumswhenIgrewup.”Xiesaid.Whileelephant-footdrumscarrygreatculturalmeaning.makinganelephant-footdrumtakesmanystepsandalongtime.“Makinganelephant-footdrumtakesabout30stepsandonemonth,”Xieexplained.Theworkofmakingthedrumisdull(沉悶的),butwheneverXieseeshisgrandfather’ssmilewhilemakingthedrum,hefeelsencouragedagain.“Overtheyears,thenumberofcraftsmenskilledinmakingelephant-footdrumshasbecomesmaller,”Xiesaid.“Ifeellikeit’smyresponsibility(責任)tocarryiton.”Xietriestogetmorepeopletoknowaboutthedrum.“Iwasthinkingabouthowthedrumisbiganddifficulttocarryaround.HowcouldImakeiteasierfortheelephant-footdrumtospreadoutsideYunnanandletmorepeopleknowit?”Xiesaid.Hecameupwiththeideaofmakingkeychainsshapedliketheelephant-footdrum.“Touristslovethem!”Xiesaid.42.Whatwastheelephant-footdrumdanceforintheverybeginning?A.Tohelptheoldpeoplemakealiving.B.Todriveawayevilandwelcomethenewyear.C.TobringoutsomegoodqualitiesofDaipeople.D.ToshowthehappinessandvillagecultureofDaipeople.43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ItmakesXiefeelboredtomaketheelephant-footdrum.B.Itmaynotbeeasyforpeopletocarrythebigelephant-footdrum.C.Craftsmenhavetospendquitealongtimemakingtheelephant-footdrum.D.Xiehopestodomoreforthespreadanddevelopmentoftheelephant-footdrum.44.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Asciencereport. B.Ahealthmagazine. C.Aculturebook. D.Atravelguide.45.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Thestoryofmakingthedrum B.AnamazingmusicalinstrumentC.Savingthetraditionaldrum D.DaipeopleandtheirmusicDBlackDogwasanunfriendlyoldman.Onemorning.BlackDogwasfounddeadinhisroom.Jimandhismotheropenedhistrunk(旅行箱)andfoundanoldmap.Itlookedlikeatreasuremap.Jimwasexcitedandtoldhismotherthathewouldgoandlookforthetreasure.Butbeforethat,hewenttomeetthevillageSquire(鄉(xiāng)紳)“Sir,thisiswhatIhavefoundintheblindman’strunkwhodiedyesterday.Itlookstomelikeamapofsomehiddentreasure.”saidJim.“Indeeditdoes.”agreedtheSquire.“Weshouldsetsailatoncetolookforthistreasure.”Itwasalongjourney.IntheshipJimmetanone-leggedsailorwhowastheship’scook.HisnamewasLongJohnSilver.Healwayshadhispetparrotputonhisshoulder.SilverwasveryfriendlyandhadJimrollingwithlaughter(哈哈大笑)withhisstories.OnestormynightJimfeelinghungry,walkeduptooneofthebarrels(桶)thatcontainedapples.Suddenly.heheardvoices,Jimfeltsuspicious(懷疑的)andjumpedinsidethebarrel.Onceinsidehefrozeandheldhisbreath(呼吸)tolistencarefully.LongJohnSilverwastalking.Hewassaying,“TomorrowassoonasIgivethesignal,wewilltakeallpeopleontheshipasprisoners(囚犯).Thenwecantakethemapanddigupthetreasure.Letusgobacktoourplacesbeforeanyonesees.”WhenJimwassureeveryonehadgone,heclimbedoutofthebarrel.HetoldtheSquireaboutLongJohnSiler’splan.Thenextmorning,theislandwasvisible(可見的)inthedistance.Jimjumpedofftheshipandswamtothebank.Therehemetaraggedoldman,whosaid,“IamBenGunn.Ihavebeenshipwrecked(遭遇海難)inthisislandfortwentyyears.Isupposeyouhavecometolookforthetreasure.”Jimnoddedandsaid,“Ijumpedofftheship,therearedangerousmenonthatship.Pleasehelpme,myfriendtheSquireisonthatshiptoo.”BenGunnknewtheislandverywell.HelaidouttrapsforLongJohnSilverandhismen.JimandBenGunndugupthetreasureandswamtotheship.Jim,BenandtheSquiresailedbackhomeleavingLongJohnSilverandhismenintheislandforever.(—AdaptedfromTreasureIsland)46.WhodidJimHawkinslookfortreasurewithatfirst?A.BlackDog. B.ThevillageSquire. C.LongJohnSilver. D.BenGunn.47.WhichofthefollowingaboutLongJohnSilveristrue?A.Heownedthetreasuremap. B.Hewasaveryfriendlyperson.C.Hehadaparrotplacedonhisshoulder. D.Hewasaone-eyedsailor.48.Theunderlinedword“froze”inParagraph4probablymeans__________.A.turnedintoice B.stoppedmoving C.feltcold D.kepttalking49.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyJimjumpedofftheship?A.Becausetheislandwasvisibleinthedistance.B.Becausehewantedtodigupthetreasureatonce.C.BecausehewantedtorunawayfromLongJohnSilver.D.BecauseLongJohnSilverwantedtotakeallthepeopleasprisoners.50.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Abraveboywholovedtreasuregotonaship.B.Twofriendsfoughtagainstdangerousmeninajourney.C.Abraveboysailedtheseatolookforhiddentreasure.D.Somebravementriedtheirbesttorunawayfromanisland.第二卷非選擇題(滿分50分)五、基礎(chǔ)知識(共19小題，每小題1分，滿分19分)A)語法填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)Weallknowthatpaper-making,gunpowder,thecompassandtheartof____51____(print)aretheFourGreatInventionsofancientChina.Buthaveyouheardofanotherimportantinvention—theabacus(算盤)?It’ssaidthatLiShou(隸首)inventedtheabacus.It____52____(be)aroundforover5,000years.Someresearchersbelievetheabacushasa____53____(long)historythantheothercalculators(計算器)intheworld.InChina,people____54____(use)abacusestodocalculationsforthousandsofyearsbeforepeopleuseelectroniccalculatorsindailylives.Theabacusisusuallymadeofwood.Ithasmanybeads(珠子).Eachbeadabovetheabacusstandsforfive,andeachbeadbelowstandsforone.____55____movingthebeadsupordown,onecandoallkindsofcalculations.Itispleasantthingtowatchaskilledhanduseanabacus.Fingersmove.____56____beadsknock,andafterafewseconds,theresultcomesout.Inthepast,theuseoftheabacuswasanecessaryskill.____57____itwastaughtinmanyschools.Today,becausewehavebeenusedto____58____(use)electroniccalculators,wedon’thavemanychancestoseeanabacusinourdailylives.Manyyoungpeoplehavenoteven____59____(hear)oftheword“abacus”.However,theabacusstillplaysanimportantroleincertainsituations.TheabacusisoneoftheimportantinventionsinChinesehistory.ItusedtomakeabigdifferencetoChinesepeople’slife.Itisoneofthe____60____(reason)whyweareproudofChina.ItshowsthegreatwisdomoftheancientChinesepeople.Itisournationaltreasure.B)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選擇適當?shù)亩陶Z填空，使短文內(nèi)容完整正確。(每題1分，滿分4分)searchfor alargenumberof managetodo madeinto workwithMyFathersDragonisachildren’snovelbyRuthStilesGannett.Ittellsamovingstoryaboutfriendship.Nowthestoryhasbeen____61____afilm.JacobTremblay,16,isthevoiceofElmerElevator.Elmermovestoanewcityafterhismotherlosesthefamilystore.ElmerwantstohelphismomsomuchthatherunsofftoWildIslandto____62____Boris,thedragon,voiced(配音)byGatenMatarazzo.Elmerhopesthedragoncanhelphimmakesomemoneyforhismom.TherelationshipbetweenElmerandBorisisattheheartofthefilm.JacobsaidthathisfavouritepartofvoicingElmerwasworkingside-by-sideinthestudiowithMatarazzo.“To____63____Matarazzowassopowerful.Heissuchagoodactorandhe'shumorous,”hesays.ElmerandBorismeet____64____animalstogether.Eachhasitsownpersonality.OneisawhalenamedSoda.IfJacobcouldvoiceanothercharacterinthefilm,whichonewouldhepick?“I’dlovetoplaySoda,”hesays.“she’sjustsolivelyandfunwhileElmeriskindofserious.”C)按要求翻譯句子(每題1分，滿分5分)65.老師曾經(jīng)告訴我們銀河系是由成千上萬的星星組成的。OurteacheroncetoldusthattheGalaxy___________________________________thousandsofstars.66.那些醫(yī)生連續(xù)日夜工作，盡管筋疲力盡，但沒有人抱怨。Thedoctorskeptworkingdayandnight.They____________________________butnoonecomplained.67.彼得的父母結(jié)婚多年，—家人生活幸福!Peter’sparents_______________________________formanyyears.Thefamilyliveahappylife.68.昨天在公園里，我們情不自禁地拍了許多照片。Yesterdaywe__________________________________alotofphotosinthepark.69.英國人太有禮貌了，不會從你身邊擠過去。Britishpeoplearetoopoliteto___________________________________________you.六、閱讀短文，回答問題。(70-73題不超過9個詞，每題1分；74題詞數(shù)不限，該題2分；滿分6分)UScompanyMotorolacreatedthefirstcellphonein1973.Thebrick-sizedphonecouldonlymakecallsfor30minutes.Today,wehave5Gsmartphonesthatlookverydifferentandcandoalotmore.Whatwillthefuturephonesbelike?Mostfoldable(可折疊的)phonestodaycanonlyfoldthescreenupanddownorleftandright.Butinthefuture,phoneswillbemuchmoreflexible(靈活的).InOctober2023,Motorolaputoutanewphone.Peoplecanwearitlikeabracelet(手環(huán))andbenditintodifferentshapes.Appleisalsoworkingonawaytomakefoldablescreenswithfewercreases.Notonlywillthephonesbecomeflexible,buttheywillalsobeabletofixthemselves.ProfessorZhenanBaofromStanfordUniversitymadeanelectronicskinthatcanfixitselfwithheatandmagnets(磁).Thisskinactslikehumanskin,stretching(拉伸)withouttearing(撕破).Ifitisusedtomakephones,thetechnologycouldleadtodevicesthatcouldfixscratches(劃痕)bythemselves.Peoplewillalsopowerphonesinwaysthataredifferentfromnow.Forexample,usingsolarenergy.In2016,KyoceraCorporationfromJapanandFrenchcompanySunPartnerTechnologiesmadeaphonewithsolarpanels(電池板)inthescreen.Ittakesonlythreeminutestocharge.Butitstillneedstraditionalbatteries(電池).Inthefuture,fasterandindependentsolarchargingcouldmakesolar-poweredphonesmorepopular.70.WhendidMotorolacompanyputoutanewphone?______________________________________________________________________________________71.HowlongcouldthefirstMotorolaphonemakecalls?______________________________________________________________________________________72.Whatcananelectronicskindoonacellphone?______________________________________________________________________________________73.Whatwillmakesolar-poweredphonesmorepopularinthefuture?______________________________________________________________________________________74.Whatthefuturephonemaybelikeaccordingtolatestdesigns?______________________________________________________________________________________七、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞。(每題1分，滿分10分)Ifyouliketravellingbutyou'refeelinglazy,visittheOdyssey.Onthiswebsite,youcan(75)f__________agroupofstudentswhoaretravellingacrossWestAfrica.Everydayyoucanread(76)w__________they’vedone,seepicturesofwheretheyare,and(ifyoulike)sendmessagestothem.Perhapsyou’replanningtovisitaforeigncountryyourself,andneedsome(77)h__________withthelanguage.AsitecalledForeignLanguagesforTravelersisan(78)o__________phrasebook(短語手冊).Youcanchooseamong35languagesand20topics,andyoucanseethephrasesonyourscreenand(79)h__________thematthesametime.MaybeyoujustwanttostayathomeandwatchTV.If(80)s__________,youcanuseasitenamedDigiguidetofindwhat’son.Itlistsalltheprogrammeson80channels.Justtypeinthenameoftheprogrammeanditwill(81)t__________youwhatchannelit’sonandatwhattime.Therearealsomanywebsiteslinkedtovideocamerasindifferentplaces(82)a__________theworld.Onewebsite,(83)c__________VCare,islinkedtoamodelcarinSanDiego,California.Youcansitatyourcomputeranddrivethecaryourself,usingthecontrolsonyour(84)k__________andwatchingthecaronyourscreen.八、書面表達(滿分15分)俗話說：“讀萬卷書，行萬里路”,你的英國筆友John不明白這句話的意思，寫信向你咨詢。請根據(jù)來信內(nèi)容用英語給他寫一封回信。DearLiHua,RecentlyIhavereadabookaboutChina.Inthebook,thereisanoldChinesesaying,whichsaysthat“Read10,000booksandtravel10,000miles.”Whatdoesitmean?Idon’tunderstandit.Wouldyoupleasetellmeaboutit?IknowthatChinesestudentsareoftenbusywithyourhomework.Whendoyouread?Whydoyoureadoften?Doyouenjoytravelling?Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourfavouritetrip?I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Yours,John要求：1.詞數(shù)90詞左右，信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.回復須包括所有要點，可適當發(fā)揮，使短文連貫、通順；3.文中不得提及真實的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息。DearJohn,Thanksforyourletter.I’mverygladtotellyouabouttheChinesesaying._______________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