湖南省長沙市長郡集團2023-2024學(xué)年八年級下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

長郡集團—2023-2024-2學(xué)年度初二下期中聯(lián)考卷第二部分閱讀（共三節(jié)，計30分）第一節(jié)（共11小題，每小題2分，滿分22分）閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出最佳選項。ATheCloudCollector’sHandbookThisbookishandytocarryaround.ItiswrittenbyGavinPretorPinney,thefounder(創(chuàng)始人)oftheCloudAppreciationSociety(協(xié)會)intheUK.Youcanwritedowndifferentthingsinit,suchaswhenandwhereyouspot(發(fā)現(xiàn))akindofcloud.TheCloudAppreciationSocietywebsiteThesocietystartedin2005andnowithascloudspottersfrom120countriesandregions.Theyoftenposttheircloudphotosonthewebsite.Youcantalkwithotherspottersaboutthephotosthere.CloudSpotterTheapp’slibrarycanhelpyoulearnaboutthe40differentkindsofclouds.Whenyoupostcloudphotos,youcanget“stars”.Youcanalsocompetewithothercloudloversworldwide.()21.WhendidtheCloudAppreciationSocietystart? A.In2006. B.19yearsago. C.In2015.()22.“CloudSpotter”is. A.abook B.awebsite C.anapp()23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE? A.Youcancompetewithothercloudloversinthebook. B.Youcantalkwithotherspottersaboutthephotosonthewebsite. C.Theapp’slibrarycanhelpyoulearnaboutfourteendifferentkindsofclouds.BAcouplerunasmallbaozishopinHaiyancounty,JiaxingcityofEastChina’sZhejiangprovince.It’snormalforthemtopreparemorningfoodinthelatenight.Justbecauseofthis,theyhelpedatwo-year-oldgirlreturntoherparentssafely.Ataround3a.m.onOctober29,YangandherhusbandGuowerebusymakingbaozi.Suddenlytheyheardaloudcryneartheirshop.ThenYangnoticedalittlegirlwhowasrunningbarefoot(赤腳)onthestreetalonewhensherushedtocheckoutthesituation.Yangcarriedthegirlintotheshopanddressedherinathickcoat.HerhusbandGuocalledthepolicerightaway.“Areyoulookingforyourmom?”Yangasked.Muchscaredandwithherteethshakingfromthecold,thegirlnodded(點頭).Afterawhile,thepolicecameandtookhertothepolicestation.Verysoon,theparentspickeduptheirdaughter.Ontheirwaybackhome,theycametothebaozishoptoexpress(表達)theirthanksinperson.Thecouplewereawarded5,000yuanforhelpingthelostgirl.Withthemoney,theydecidedtoofferthecleaners2,500hotandfreebaozi,whohavetoworkintheearlymorning.OnthefirstdayoftheactivityonNovember13,theyhandedoutover40baozi.Havingrunthebreakfastshopforyears,theyunderstandthehardships(艱難)ofcleaners.Sotheyhopetopassonthewarmth.Afterbeingreported,thecoupleandtheirshophavebecomefamousquickly.Theirkindnesslitupthecoldwinter.()24.WhatmaywelearnfromParagraph1? A.TheownerofthesmallbaozishopinHaiyancountyisacouple. B.Thecouplealwayspreparefoodintheearlymorning. C.Thecouplehasatwo-year-olddaughter.()25.Theunderlinedphrase“l(fā)itup”meansinChinese. A.指引 B.照亮 C.露出喜色()26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage? A.Thelittlegirlinathickcoatwasrunningonthestreetalone.B.Thelittlegirl’sparentscalledtoexpresstheirthankstothekindcouple.C.Inordertopassonthewarmth,thecoupleofferalotofhotandfreebaozitohelpothers.()27.Thepassageisprobablyfrom. A.alifenewspaper B.aguidebook C.asciencemagazineCItishardtoimagineaplacethat’smoredangerousthanDeathValley.DeathValleyisthehottestandthedriestplaceinNorthAmerica.DeathValleyisn’taneasyplacetolivein.Itgetslessthantwofeetofrainyearandit’shot,too.InJuly,thetemperatureoftenreachesover46℃.Thereisevenalakethathasturnedintosaltcrystals(晶體).Butitiscoldatnight.Whenitgetscoldenough,thewateronthegroundwillturnintoverythinice.Thenthestrongwind-likealargehand-canmovetherocksalongtheicyground.Thatiswhytherockscan“walk”ontheirowninDeathValley.AlthoughtheweatherisDeathValleyisterrible,itisstillfilledwithlives.Nothingcanstopplantsandanimalsfrommakingittheirhome.Peoplehavefoundmorethan1,000kindsofplantsthere.Italsohas51kindsofmammals(哺乳動物),6kindsoffish,andmorethan300kindsofbirds.Theanimalsaren’tallsmall,either.Findingwateristhebiggestchallengeforanythingthatlivesthere.Someplantshaveroots(根部)thatgofiftyfeetunderthegroundtofindwater.Someanimalsgetthewatertheyneedfromflowers.DeathValleyreallycreatesalotofsurprisingthings!()28.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutDeathValleyaccordingtothepassage? A.DeathValleymaybethemostdangerousplacetolivein.B.DeathValleyisthedriestplaceinSouthAmerica. C.DeathValleygetssomeraininJuly.()29.Whycantherocks“walk”ontheirowninDeathValley? A.Becausetherockshaveturnedintothinice. B.Becausetheanimalscancarrytheserocks. C.Becausethewindisstrongenoughtomovetherocks.()30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatanimalsmaygetwaterfrom. A.theraindrops B.theflowers C.thelakes()31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.DifferentkindsofanimalsinDeathValley B.DeathValley-adangerousbutsurprisingplace C.HowtotravelsafelyinDeathValley第二節(jié)（共4小題，每小題2分，滿分8分）閱讀下面短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。每個選項僅使用一次，有一項為干擾項。InChina,whenyourefusesomeone,heorshemightsayheorsheeatsabowlofdoor-closingthicksoup.InChinese,itiscalled“BiMenGeng”.32?ItissaidthatduringtheTangDynasty,therelivedabeautifulwomannamedShiFeng.Manyyoungmenwantedtomarryher.ButShiwashardtoplease.Sheaskedheradmirers(追求者)towritepoemsandshowthemtoher.33.Ifshelikedsomeone’spoems,shewouldagreetomeethim.Ifshedidn’t,shewouldn’tmeethim.34.“Geng”isatypeofthicksoup.Itisusuallymadewithgrain,fruitandvegetables.Astimepassed,“eatingabowlofthicksoup”cametomean“beingrefused”.35,sinceShiwouldnotopenherdoorforthepeoplewhoreceivedthedish.Butthereisatwist(轉(zhuǎn)折)tothisstory.“Door-closingthicksoup”wassaidtobesotastythatpeoplestartedcomingtoShi’sdoor-nottomarryherbuttohaveatasteofthesoup!A.ShedidthistoseehowtalentedtheywereB.WhatisthestorybehindthissayingC.ThesoupbecamepopularamongwomenD.Thedishwasalsocalled“door-closingthicksoup”E.Butthen,tobepoliteshewouldatleastgivehimabowlof“geng”toeat32.33.34.35.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）第一節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1.5分，計15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。WhenRobinsonCrusoecamebacktoEnglandfromtheisland,manythingsweredifferent.Hefeltlikea36inthecountry.Andfewpeoplerememberedhim.HereturnedtoYork,buthisparentsweredead,andalsohistwo37.Heonlyfoundhistwonephews.Theywerethesonsofhisbrothers.Theywere38toknowtheRobinsonwasluckilyalive.Aftersomemonths,RobinsondecidedtogodowntoLisbon(里斯本)inPortugal(葡萄牙).HisfriendFridaycamewithhim.HewasalwaysatruefriendtoRobinson.InLisbonhefoundacaptain(船長).TheykneweachotherinBrazilmanyyearsagoandthecaptainhelpedRobinsonto39hislandinBrazil,becauseheneededthemoney.Soonhewasreadytogohomeagainbylandthattime.Nomorerisks40dangersbyseaforhim!Itwasalongand41journey.RobinsonandFridayhadtocrossthemountainsbetweenSpainandFranceinwinter,andthesnowwasdeep.PoorFridaywas42ofthesnow.Inhiscountryitwasalwayshot,andhedidnotlikecoldweather.BackinEnglandRobinsonbegantoliveaquietlife43hedidn’treallylikeit.Afterawhilehemarried,andhadthreechildren,twosonsandadaughter.Histwonephewscametolivewithhim.Theyoungeronewantedtobeasailor,soRobinsonfoundhima(n)44onaship.Hewasnowthecaptainofaship.Severalyearslater,theyoungernephewcamehometoseehim.“Ihaveafineship,Uncle.I’mgoingouttotheEastIndia,Malaya,andthePhilippines(菲律賓).Whydon’tyoucomewithme?”In1694,RobinsonCrusoewenttoseaagain,andhadmanymore45.Perhapsonedayhe’llwriteabookaboutthem.()36.A.volunteer B.stranger C.leader()37.A.parents B.brothers C.sisters()38.A.excited B.interested C.worried()39.A.borrow B.sell C.buy()40.A.while B.but C.and()41.A.hard B.safe C.lonely()42.A.tired B.proud C.afraid()43.A.if B.because C.though()44.A.idea B.job C.member()45.A.accidents B.experiences C.news第二節(jié)（共10小題，計10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。KeepYourPetsCoolOnawarmandsunnyday,takingyourpetsforalongwalkcanleadtodangerandsometimesheatstroke(中暑).It’simportanttokeep46.(you)andyourpetscoolduringsummermonths.Hereishowtokeepyouranimalfriendscoolduringhotdaysandhowtokeepawayfromheatstroke.First,onhotdays,remember47.(keep)theairconditioner(空調(diào))running,oropenthewindows.You’dbetter48.(wait)untilyourcarreachespropertemperatureifyoubringyourpetsalongwithyouinthecar.Youalsoneedtoprovideyourpets49.freshwateratalltimes.As50.result,it’snecessarytobringenoughcleanwaterbeforeyougooutdoorswithyourpets.Cutdownexerciseandoutdoor51.(activity)duringhotdays.Arecentstudyshowsthatthirtyminutes52.(be)enoughfordogownerstowalktheirpetsinsummer.Roadwayscanbesohot53.theycanseriouslyburnyourpets’feet.Heatstroke54.(typical)happenswhenapet’sbodytemperatureisover104degreesFahrenheit(華氏攝氏度).Commonsignsincludebreathingquicklyandloudly,drooling(流口水)orfeelingunabletodoanything.Whenyourpetsshowanyofthesesigns,pleaseaskyourvet(獸醫(yī))for55.(medicine)advice.第四部分讀寫綜合（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Mr.Hatchlivedalonelylife.Hewalkedalonetoworkeverydayandatehislunchaloneinacorner.Heneversmiled.Henevertalkedtoanyoneonhiswayhome.Intheevening,hewouldreadanewspaperandgotobedearly.Ondaywhenhegotaheart-shapedboxwithapieceofpaperinit,hislifechanged.Itsaid,“Somebodylovesyou.”Atfirst,hecouldn’tbelieveit,butashereadthemessage,hebegantolaughanddancearound.Themessageopenedhishearttothepoweroflove.Soonhefoundhimselfbeingcheerful.Hebecameajoyatworkandbegantohelpoutpeopleintheneighborhood.Asthedaysandweekswentby,hislaughter,smiles,kindness,happinessandlovetouchedeveryonearoundhim.Later,Mr.Hatchfoundoutthattheheart-shapedboxwasn’this.Itwasamistake.Hefeltsadandwentbacktohisoldways.Whenhisneighborsfoundout,however,theydecidednottolosethelightheshared.Theysurprisedhimwithapartyandalongbanner(橫幅)thatread,“EverybodyLovesMr.Hatch.”Mr.Hatchcriedwhenhekneweverybodylovedhimafterall.Thenhelaughed,smiledandhuggedhisfriends.WeallhavealittlebitofMr.Hatchinus.Attimesweallfeelunlovedandunlovable.However,somebodydoesloveus.56.WhatchangedMr.Hatch’slife?57.HowdidMr.Hatchfeelafterreadingthemessage?58.DidMr.Hatchfeellovedbyothersallthetime?59.WhydidMr.Hatchcry?60.Whatwillyoudoifyougetaheart-shapedboxwiththesentence“Somebodylovesyou.”? 第二節(jié)（滿分15分）61.假如你是Henry，近期你在“樹洞聊天室”看到一則Nancy發(fā)布的留言，談到自己在學(xué)習和生活方面遇到的問題，如學(xué)習壓力大、課外班多、與朋友發(fā)生爭吵等。請你結(jié)合下