江蘇省連云港市灌云縣2023-2024學(xué)年八年級下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

2023-2024學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測八年級英語試題考試時間:100分鐘 分值:120分第I卷（選擇題，共65分）一、單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。1.—DoyouknowthattheUKis_________Europeancountry?—Yes,itisalsoabeautifulislandcountry.A.a B.an C.the D./2.Lisa,ifyouhaveachancetotraveltoChina,don'tforgettovisit_________.A.TowerBridge B.theLittleMermaid C.theStatueofLiberty D.theSummerPalace3.—IstheboyintheclassroomDavid?—Itcan'tbehim.He_________thelibrarytoborrowsomebooksforhisreport.A.hasbeenin B.hasbeento C.hasgoneto D.wentto4.—Wecanalwaysfindsomethinggoodinabad_________ifwelookforit.—Itistrue.Let'smakefulluseofwhatcomes.A.instruction B.direction C.situation D.competition5.—IthinkSandyisnotsuitableforthejob.—Youareright_________.A.insomeways B.ontheway C.bytheway D.inyourway6.—Wouldyoumind_________mehowtoread“Canadian”correctly?—Ofcoursenot.AndIwillexplainwhyitisso.A.show B.showed C.toshow D.showing7.Justinwashelpinghismotherwhentherainbegantobeatheavily_________thewindows.A.on B.for C.in D.against8.Wedon'tunderstandtheloveofourparents_________webecomeparentsourselvesoneday.A.until B.after C.when D.since9.Ilikethissilkdress,andit_________sosoftandsmooth.A.falls B.feels C.felt D.fell10.—ThanksforlookingaftermydogwhenIamaway.—_________.That'swhatfriendsarefor.A.Mypleasure B.Nevermind C.Allright. D.I'dlike二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Lilyis9yearsold.Sheisacheerfulgirl.Shealwayshasabigsmile11herface.Sheiswillingtohelpothersanytime.Everyonearound12likestomakefriendswithher.Oneday,she13anoldmannamedGrumblesittingbesideariver.Theoldmanlookedsad.Lilywantedtomakehim14,soshewalkeduptohimwithafriendlygreeting.“Goodmorning,Mr.Grumble!Whythe15face?”sheasked.Grumblesaid,“What'stheretobehappyabout,youngone?Lifeisfullof16.”Lilylaughedandreplied,“Theyarelikebigandscarythunderclouds（雷雨云）,Mr.Grumble.Butjustlikeclouds,theypass,makingwayforthesuntoshineagain.You17trylookingonthebrightside!”LilymadeabetwithGrumble,saying,“IbetIcanmakeyouhappybytheendofthe18.”Grumblechallengedher,“You’rewelcometotry,butitwon’tbeeasy.”“IbelieveIcanmakeit.Trustme!”Lilysmiledandsaidconfidently.Fortherestoftheday,LilydidallkindsoffunnyandsillythingstomakeGrumblecheerful.Shetoldjokes,sanglike19waswatching,andevenmadefaces.20,Grumblewasstillunhappy.Asthesunbegantoset,Lilydecidedtogiveitone21try.Shetookadeepbreathandbrokeintoajoyousdance.22,Grumblecouldn'thelpit.Heletoutachuckle（咯咯笑聲）,andthenanother.Beforeheknewit,hewaslaughingheartily,hissadnessgivingwaytohappiness.Lilyhadwonthecontest,butmoreimportantly,sheshowedGrumblethatbecomingcheerfulwasnot23.Happinessisachoice,andwecanfind24whenwechoosetoseethebrightersideoflife.So,always25smiling.EverythingwillbeOKifwesmileatit.11.A.in B.on C.at D.of12.A.she B.her C.hers D.him13.A.looked B.listened C.noticed D.heard14.A.smiles B.smiling C.tosmile D.smile15.A.long B.small C.round D.square16.A.happiness B.sadness C.troubles D.laughter17.A.should B.might C.can D.would18.A.day B.week C.month D.year19.A.somebody B.anybody C.nobody D.everybody20.A.So B.And C.However D.But21.A.first B.second C.third D.last22.A.Certainly B.Surprisingly C.Sadly D.Unluckily23A.easy B.important C.difficult D.necessary24.A.this B.that C.it D.one25.A.remember B.forget C.stop D.keep三、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AHereisthreenewsaboutsomeexcellentstudents.Let'sreadandknowwhattheyhavedone.●LiamGarner,19yearsold,finishedagreatadventure（冒險）-a20,000-mile（32,000-kilometer）biketripfromAlaskatoArgentina.After17months,hesuccessfullyfinishedhisjourneyinearlyJanuary,2023.●StudentsintheNetherlandsmadeastrongcarcalledStellaTerra.Itrunsonsolarpower（太陽能）.Thisthefirstsolar-poweredcarthatcantravellongdistancesoff-road（越野地）withoutneedingtostoptorecharge（再充電）.●CocoGauff,ayoungtennisplayerfromtheUSA,wonherfirstGrandSlamChampionship（大滿貫）at19yearsoldonSept9,2023,bydefeating（擊?。〢rynaSabalenka.ItmakeshertheyoungestAmericantowinamajortennischampionshipsince1999.26.WhendidLiamGarnerfinishhisadventure?A.InSeptember,2022 B.InSeptember,2023 C.InJanuary,2022 D.InJanuary,202327.WhomadeastrongcarcalledStellaTerra?A.LiamGarner B.CocoGauffC.StudentsintheNetherlands D.ArynaSabalenka28.WhatdoweknowaboutCocoGauff?A.SheistheoldesttennisplayerintheUSA.B.SheistheyoungestUSAGrandSlamchampionsince1999.C.Shewasbornin1999.D.ShelostthematchagainstArynaSabalenka.BAtthismoment,herheadhittheroofoftheroomshewasin.“HowcanIgetoutofhere?”shethought.“Ihavethegoldenkey,butnowthedoorissosmall-orI'mtoobig.I'mnotsurewhich.Istillwon'tbeabletogetthroughthatdoor.”Shelaydownonthefloorandopenedthedoor.Shelookedthroughitwithoneeye.Therewasagardenontheotherside.“Oh,Ishallnevergetoutofhere.”shethought.Andshebegantocryagain.Shecriedandcrieduntilshewaslyinginapooloftears.“IfIdon'tstopcrying,”shethought,“Ishalldrown（淹沒）inmyowntears.Theyarealreadyovermylegs.”Thensheheardthesoundoffootsteps.Shelookedup.TheWhiteRabbitwashurryingtowardher.“Oh,theDuchesswillbesoangry,”hewassaying.“Ishallbelate,andshehatestobekeptwaiting.”Alice,whoneededhelp,said,“Excuseme,sir,butcanyou...?”Butsheneverfinishedthesentence.TheWhiteRabbitranoffasfastashislegscouldcarryhim.“Well!”Alicethought.“Thisisaverystrangeplace.Everythingseemstobedifferent.AmIdifferentfromwhatIwaswhenIwokeupthismorning?I'mlarger,butamIthesame?AmIeventhesameperson?I'mnotmysister.Herhair'slongerthanmine.DoIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow?Letmethink.Fourtimesfiveistwelve,andfourtimessixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis...oh,no,that'sallwrong.WhataboutGeography?LondonisthecapitalofParis,andParisisthecapitalofRome,andRomeis...no,no,no!That'sallwrong.Imustbesomeonedifferent.MaybeI'mMabel.Sheneverknowsanything.Oh,Ihopenot.Shelivesinaverysmallhouseanddoesn'thaveanytoystoplaywith.Oh,whatcanIdo?”AndAlicestartedcryingagain.—TakenfromAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland29.Lookingthroughthedoor,whatwasthereontheotherside?A.Aroof B.Agarden C.Apool D.Agoldenkey30.WhodidtheWhiteRabbithurrytomeet?A.Alice B.theDuchess C.Alice'ssister D.Mabel31.WheredidMabellive?A.inLondon B.inParis C.inasmallhouse D.inRome32.Whichisthecorrectorderaboutthestory?a.Alicelaydownonthefloorandopenedthedoor.b.TheWhiteRabbitranoffasfastashecould.c.Alicecriedandcrieduntilshewaslyinginapooloftears.d.Alice'sheadhittheroofoftheroomshewasin.A.acbd B.abdc C.dacb D.dcabC①Thisspring,themosteye-catchingmoviemightbeYOLO（《熱辣滾燙》）.ByFeb26,ithadmadeover3.3billionyuanattheboxoffice,reportedThePaper.②Directed（執(zhí)導(dǎo)）by41-year-oldJiaLing,themovietellsthestoryofawomantiredoftheworld,findingherselfandlearningtolovelifethroughboxing.ThenameYOLOisshortforthemovie'smainidea—youonlyliveonce.③Jiahastriedmanydifferentrolesinherlife,includingcrosstalk（相聲）andsketch（小品）performer,varietyshowguestandactress.Itwasin2019thatshebecameadirectorforthefirsttime,makinghermovieHi,Mom.④BeforemakingYOLO,Jiawasoftenseenasanoverweightcomedian（喜劇演員）.Sheoftenmadejokesaboutherselftomakepeoplelaugh.Forthismovie,Jialost50kgandlookedverydifferent.Somepeopleonlinesaidevenhervoicebecamesofter,andtheycallthisa“rebirth”forJia.⑤InJia'seyes,herchangeinidentity（身份）andlookisherwayofstayingtruetoherself.“It'shardtopredict（預(yù)言）one'slife.I'mjustfollowingmyheart.Moviesarenowthebestwaytoshowmyself,soIputallmyenergyintothem,”JiatoldXinhua.⑥“Jiadidn’tchangeatall.She’sjustbeingmoreherself,”saidtalkshowhostChenLuyuinherprogramADatewithLuyu.33.HowmuchmoneyhadYOLOmadebyFeb26?A.3.3hundredyuan B.3.3thousandyuan C.3.3millionyuan D.3.3billionyuan34.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph4?A.veryhumorous B.veryfat C.verypopular D.veryfamous35.WhydidJiaLingchangeheridentityandlook?A.tostaytruetoherself B.toprotectherlife C.tomakepeoplelaugh D.tobecomedifferent36.Fromwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthearticle?A.Animal B.Film C.Travel D.FashionDScientistsfoundthetiniestvertebrate（脊椎動物）intheworld!It'scalledtheBrazilianfleatoad（巴西跳蚤蟾蜍）.However,here'sthefunnything—it'snotactuallyatoadoraflea,butaspecialkindoffrogthatlivesonafewhillsinBrazil.MaleBrazilianfleatoadsareonlyabout7millimeterslongandfemales（雌性）areabout8millimeters.Onecouldeasilysitonthetipofyourfinger.Beingsosmall,theirbodieslookabitdifferentcomparedtothoseofotherfrogs.Whilemostfrogshavefivetoesontheirbacklegsandfourtoesontheirfrontlegs,theselittlefrogsonlyhavetwotoes,accordingtoScienceNews.Theyalsocan'tjumplikeaflea.Astudyin2022foundthatwhentheytrytojump,theylose.theirbalance（平衡）!They'rejustsosmallthattheirbodiesaren'tgoodathelpingthemstaybalanced.Scientistsbelievethattherearestillmanyothermini“surprises”waitingtobefoundoutthereintheworld.Andanythingsmallerthansixmillimeterslongwouldteachusalotabouthowanimals’bodieswork.37.WhatcanweknowabouttheBrazilianfleatoad?A.It'satoad. B.It'saflea.C.It'saspecialkindoffrog. D.Itisgoodatjumping.38.HowlongaremaleBrazilianfleatoads?A.About7millimeters B.About8millimeters C.About9millimeters D.About10millimeters39.Whycan'tBrazilianfleatoadsjumplikeaflea?A.Becausetheycouldeasilysitonthetipofyourfinger.B.Becausetheyaresosmallthattheirbodiesaren'tgoodathelpingthemstaybalanced.C.BecausetheyliveonafewhillsinBrazil.D.Becausetheyhavefewertoesthanotherfrogs.40.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Astudyin2022 B.ThetiniestvertebrateintheworldC.Somefactsaboutfrogs D.Waystokeepbalanced第二節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的選項中選出能填入短文空白處的最佳選項，使短文通順連貫，其中有兩項是多余選項。Asingeroncewenttoamaster.Hewantedtobethebestsinger.Hesatinfrontofthemasterandstartedtellinghimwhyhevisited.41.Themasterthentoldthesingertogotothegardenbehindhishouse.There,aroseplantandatalltreeweregrowingsidebyside.Hetoldthesinger,“42.Theycanteachyouwhatyouwanttolearn.”Thesingerwentintothegarden,andsawthetwoplants.43.Hehadtogobacktothemasterandasked,“Whatdoyoumean,master?Iamnotabletounderstandwhatandhowtheseplantswillteachme.”Themasterhimselftookthesingertotheplantsandsaid,“Thistreehasbeennexttotheroseplantfortenyears.Ithasneverwantedtobecomearoseplant.44.Ifmanwerethetree,hewouldcompare（比較）himselfwiththeroseandfeeljealous（嫉妒的）atitsbeauty.Or,ifmanweretheroseplant,hewouldfeeljealousatitsheight!Bothoftheplantsgrewverywellbecausetheygrewwithalltheirenergy（精力）,45.”A.Theroseplantandthetreeareyourteachers.B.Themasterlistenedquietlytothesinger.C.theyneverusedittobeattheother.D.Hethoughthardbutcouldnotunderstandwhathecouldlearnfromthem.E.Themastersmiledandnodded.F.Theroseplanthasneverwantedtobecomeatree.G.theycomparewitheachother.41_________42._________43._________44._________45._________第II卷（非選擇題，共55分）四、詞匯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）根據(jù)上下文和首字母提示，寫出合適的單詞。Wahaha'sfounder（創(chuàng)始人）ZongQinghoudiedonFeb25,2024attheageof79.ZongwasbornonOct12,1945inthen46partofZhejiangProvince.Hegrewupinaverypoorfamily.Inthepast,Zongu47toworkonfarmsandsetupanelectricfanfactory.Inhiss48time,hespentsometimereadingbooks.Hefacedmanydifficultiesovertheyearsbuthedidn'tgiveup.Thosehardexperienceshadbigeffectsonhim.Hed49ofdoingsomethingtoimprovehislife.Attheageof42,hestartedhisownbusiness-WahahaGroup.Hisdreamgottocometrue.Throughhardworkandwisedecisions,Wahahadevelopedathighs50andbecameabestsellerinChina.In2002,Wahaha’ss51wereevenbiggerthanthoseofCoca-Cola.Hesuccessfullyt52asmallcompanyintoaworld-famousone.Afterbecomingrich,Zongthoughtofbuildings53readingareasforhisworkers.Atlast,hedecidedtobuildthemjusto54theofficebuilding.Theworkerscouldreadbookswhenevertheywerefree.Today,WahahaisalargebusinesscoveringnearlyeveryChineseprovince.Ithasdifferentkindsofproductss55asmilk,tea,juice,waterandyogurt.46._________47._________48._________49._________50._________51._________52._________53._________54._________55._________五、選詞填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語并用其正確的形式填空。（每個單詞或短語只能用一次）tie...to...;allone'slife;fromtimetotime;keepintouch;dierelative;bemadeupof;able;print;fallover56.Mygrandparentsnevermovedhouseandtheylivedhere_________.57.IfJudygoesabroadnextterm,we_________witheachotherbyusingWeChat.58.Mygrandmaaskedmetowritedownallthe_________addressessothatshecouldsendeachofthemaninvitationletter.59.Look,theyoungboy_________alittledog_________atree.60.Ourschoolfootballteam_________studentsfromdifferentclasses.61.Toprotectoureyes,weshouldlookaroundtorelaxthem_________whilereading.62.Somestudentsfoundthem_________toimprovetheirEnglishwithoutworkinghard.63.Millie_________whenotherchildrenwerehavingasnowballfight.64.—Shirley,whydidn'tyouanswermycallat8p.m.lastnight?—Oh,sorry.I_________somepicturesatthattime.65.Herhusband_________forayear.Shehastosupportthefamilybyherself.六、閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題，每題答案不超過5個單詞。GrainRain（谷雨）isthesixthsolartermofthe24solarterms（節(jié)氣）inChina.Itisthelastterminspring.ItisalwaysinlateApril.Thisyear,itison19,April.GrainRainmeanstheendofspring.Italwaysrainsalotatthistime.Itisimportantforcropstogetenoughrain,becauserainwatercanhelpthemgrowfasterandstronger.Therearesometraditions（傳統(tǒng)）duringGrainRain.Drinkingteaisoneofthem.PeopleinsouthernChinaliketodrinkteaonthisday.SpringteaduringGrainRainisrichinvitamins,sodrinkingteacanhelpthemremoveheatfromthebodyandisgoodfortheireyes.Itisalsosaidthatdrinkingteaonthisdaywouldpreventbadluck.EatingChinesetoon（香椿）isalsoatraditionduringGrainRain.Chinesetoonisdeliciousandhealthytoeat.Peoplecaneatitwitheggsortofu.Itisreallyverypopular.AnothertraditionistheGrainRainFestival.FishingvillagersinthecoastalareasofChinacelebrateit.GrainRainmarksthestartofthefishermen'sfirstvoyage（航行）ofthey