辽宁省沈阳市第七中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期开学考试英语试卷

这是一份辽宁省沈阳市第七中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期开学考试英语试卷，共9页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，短文填空，任务型阅读等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
①Yu may think yu cannt live thrugh summer withut air cnditiners(空调). But in ancient China, hand fans were almst the nly help fr peple t drive the heat away.
②Chinese peple started t use hand fans ver 2,000 years ag. The fans came in different shapes, such as rund and square. They were als made frm all kinds f materials(材料). Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy t make. Feather(羽毛) fans shwed the wner’s high status(地位). Sandal wd(檀香) fans culd send ut a sweet smell.
③Later, hand fans became even mre ppular because they were seen as artwrks. At that time, tuanshan (rund fans) and zheshan (flded fans) were the mst cmmn.
④In the shape f a full mn, tuanshan was usually made f silk. They had beautiful embridery(刺绣) f birds and flwers n them. Wmen, especially thse in the palace, liked t use them. Pets in ancient China ften cmpared a wman’s abandned(被抛弃的) fate t tuanshan. Nalan Xingde wrte during the Qing Dynasty, “If nly life were as beautiful as when we first met, why shuld the autumn wind bther t pity deserted painted fans?”
⑤Hwever, men, especially the literati(文人), used zheshan, r flded fans. The literati liked them because zheshan were usually made f paper and they culd paint and write pems n them. It was a way fr them t shw ff their talents in literature, painting and calligraphy(书法). Almst anything can be painted n zheshan, but the mst ppular nes are usually landscapes(风景).
⑥Tday, Chinese peple still use these fans. They have already becme a symbl f Chinese culture and als a part f ur everyday life. S the next time yu use a fan, yu may think f the stries behind it.
1．Accrding t this passage, which f the fllwing may be Wang Xizhi’s favrite hand fan?
a. b. c. d.
A．acB．adC．bcD．bd
2．Which f the fllwing is the Chinese translatin f the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?
A．人生若只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇。B．银烛秋光冷画屏，轻罗小扇扑流萤。
C．舞低杨柳楼心月，歌尽桃花扇底风。D．奉帚平明金殿开，暂将团扇共徘徊。
3．What d we knw abut hand fans?
A．They can be made frm different materials.
B．They becme less ppular in recent years.
C．There were nly 2 shapes f hand fans in ancient China.
D．Peple mainly used fans with sweet smells 2,000 years ag.
4．Which f the fllwing shws the structure f the passage?
A．B．C．D．
Have yu heard f the Wrld Science Fictin Cnventin (WrldCn)? This year, it was held in Chengdu frm Octber 18 t 22. WrldCn is the biggest sci-fi event (盛会) in the wrld. It has been held since 1939. This was the first time the event had been held in China.
During the event, the winners f this year’s Hug Awards were annunced (宣布). The awards are very famus in the science fictin wrld. They are vted n by members f WrldCn. Chinese sci-fi writers and artists enjyed a big night n Octber 21.
The Space-Time Painter (《时空画家》) wn the award fr the best nvelette (短中篇小说). It was written by part-time writer Hai Ya (海涯). “I’m very lucky,” he said. “It’s like my dream shining int reality.” He hpes that his wrks can make mre peple think abut technlgy, time and art.
Besides that, Zha Enzhe wn the best Prfessinal Artist (最佳职业艺术家) award. The artist has wrked in the game industry fr mre than 20 years. He has been making cvers fr China’s Science Fictin Wrld magazine fr a lng time. The magazine is the best-selling ne f its kind in the wrld.
In additin, China’s Zer Gravity Newspaper (《零重力报》) wn the best Fanzine (最佳粉丝杂志) award. Fur wrks by Chinese writers were shrtlisted (最终入围) fr the Best Shrt Stry award.
Over the past years, a lt f Chinese science fictin wrks have been translated int many different languages. They have attracted (吸引) mre and mre readers arund the wrld. The influence f Chinese science fictin keeps grwing!
5．What d yu knw abut WrldCn?
A．It usually lasts fr 5 days.
B．It is the biggest event in the wrld.
C．It has a lng histry f ver 90 years.
D．It was held in China fr the first time this year.
6．Hw many Hug Awards wn by Chinese are mentined in the text?
A．Tw.B．Three.C．Fur.D．Seven.
7．What des the underlined wrd “they” refer t?
A．different languagesB．mre readers
C．Chinese Sci-fi wrksD．the Hug Awards
8．What can be the best title fr the text?
A．Chinese Sci-fi Shines at Hug Awards
B．The Wrld Science Fictin Cnventin held in China
C．Winners f this year’s Hug Awards
D．The influence f Chinese Sci-fi keeps grwing
Prfessinal writing isn’t easy. As a blgger, jurnalist r reprter, yu have t meet several challenges. Yu have t keep up with the latest develpments and at the same time write timely, interesting and unique cntent. The same ges fr scientists, researchers and analysts and ther prfessinals. With flds f infrmatin being published n the web every day, things aren’t getting easier.
Frtunately, Artificial Intelligence has a few ways t help with prfessinal writing, amng which is smart prfreading.
Sftware sellers have always tried t help writers by adding prfreading features t their tls. But thse effrts can slightly anger smene with mre-than-average writing skills. Hwever, that is changing as AI is getting better at understanding the cntext and purpse f the written text. One example is Micrsft Wrd’s New Editr Feature, a tl that uses AI t prvide mre than simple prfreading. Editr can understand slight differences in yur article much better than ther tls d. It flags nt nly grammatical errrs and style mistakes, but als the use f unnecessarily cmplex wrds and verused terms. Fr instance, it knws when yu’re using the wrd “really” t emphasize a pint r t raise a questin.
It als gives reasns fr its decisins and prvides smart suggestins when it cnsiders smething as incrrect. Fr example, if it marks a sentence as passive, it will prvide a rewrded versin in active vice.
Editr has been well received by prfessinal writers, thugh it’s still far frm perfect. Hwever, AI-pwered writing assistance is fast becming a cmpetitive market. Grammarly, a grammar checker, uses AI t help with all writing tasks n the web. Atmic Reach is anther player, which uses machine learning t prvide feedback n the readability f written cntent.
9．Why is smart prfreading develped?
A．T help find target infrmatin.
B．T help imprve users’ writing.
C．T infrm writers f the latest news.
D．T vercme the challenges AI meets.
10．What des the underlined wrd “that” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A．Dissatisfactin caused by prfreading.B．The writers’ effrts in cllecting infrmatin.
C．One’s writing level.D．The sellers’ hard wrk.
11．What is the characteristic f Micrsft Wrd’s New Editr Feature?
A．It is a perfect prfreading tl.
B．It remves unnecessary expressins.
C．It ffers infrmatin and asks questins.
D．It marks mistakes and gives suggestins.
12．Hw des the writer develp the last paragraph?
A．By ding researches.B．By making cmparisn.
C．By listing examples.D．By explaining cause and effect.
“The Wicked Witch f the West is dead!” says Drthy t her friends.
Everyne is very happy.
“We must g back t the Wizard(男巫) f Oz and tell him,” says Drthy.
Sn, Drthy and her friends arrive at the Emerald City. They are given glasses and led t the Wizard’s rm. But n ne is there.
A vice says, “I am the Wizard f Oz.”
“Where are yu?” asks Drthy.
“I am everywhere, but yu can’t see me,” says the Wizard. “Wh are yu and what d yu want?”
“Dn’t yu remember us? I’m Drthy! I’m here with my friends—the Tin Wdman, the Scarecrw, and the Lin. The Wicked Witch f the West is dead and yu must keep yur prmise. I want t g hme t Kansas.”
“Yes,” says the Scarecrw. “Yu must give me a brain.”
“And yu must give me a heart,” says the Tin Wdman.
“And I want sme curage,” says the Lin.
“Is she really dead?” asks the Wizard.
“Yes, she is!” the friends all say.
“Cme back tmrrw,” says the Wizard. “I must think abut it.”
“N way! I’m ging t eat yu!” shuts the angry Lin.
Drthy’s pet dg Tt, afraid f the Lin, jumps up and hits a big screen. It falls ver and the friends see a little ld man. They can’t believe their eyes.
“Wh are yu?” asks Drthy.
“I am the Great Oz,” says the little man. “Please dn’t hurt me!” “But the Wizard is a big head with n bdy,” says Drthy.
“N, it’s a beautiful wman,” says the Scarecrw.
“Yu’re wrng. It’s a mnster with five eyes, five arms and five legs,” says the Tin Wdman.
“N,” says the Lin. “The Wizard is a big ball f fire.”
“Yu are all wrng,” says the little man quietly. “__________ I’m frm Kansas t. I like travelling in ht-air ballns. That’s why I’m here. The peple here think I’m a wizard because I cme frm the sky,” says the little man. “I live inside this rm and never g ut. I can’t let anyne see me. I must make everyne think I’m a real wizard.”
“The Emerald City isn’t green,” cntinued the little man sadly. “It just lks green, because everyne wears green glasses. I have n magic. It’s nly a trick! Everything here is a trick!”
—Adapted frm The Wnderful Wizard f Oz
13．Hw many friends g t the Emerald City with Drthy and Tt?
A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.
14．Wh makes the big screen fall ver?
A．The Tin Wdman.B．Drthy.
C．The Scarecrw.D．Tt.
15．What can we knw frm the passage?
A．The Wizard f Oz prmised t help Drthy and her friends befre.
B．The Wizard f Oz can use magic t turn int different shapes.
C．Drthy and her friends like the Wicked Witch f the West.
D．Drthy and her friends can see a green Emerald City withut glasses.
16．Which sentence best fits in “_______” in the passage?
A．I am a gd man, but I’m nt a very gd wizard.
B．I am the Wizard, but I’m nt a real wizard.
C．I’m nt the Wizard f Oz, and I dn’t live here.
D．I’ve been here since yu came, and I knw the Wizard.
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。
Clse friends, think alike?
“What! Yu, t? I believed I was the nly ne.” Have yu ever said smething like this t smene? 17
It seems that similarity ften helps t frm friendship. The Greek thinker Aristtle nce said, “Peple regard friendship as a matter f similarity; they say that we lve thse wh are like urselves.” 18 Scientists frm University f Califrnia said friends have similar behavirs, Scientific American reprted.
The scientists invited 42 university students t take part in a test. Each student watched the same set f vides, which included a cmedy, a discussin and a sccer match. 19 Accrding t their scans, friends wh watched the same vide reacted in similar ways. Similar parts f their brains lit up while watching the vides, especially parts that are cnnected with mtivatin（动机）, learning and memry. 20
“Seeing ne’s friends have similar behavirs will reinfrce（强化）ne’s wn values, pinins, and interest” lead scientist Carlyn Parkinsn tld Business Insider. 21
Scientists frm the University f Leipzig, Germany, fund that friendship is als based n hw physically clse yu are t smene. The scientists did a test with first-year cllege students the first time they met in class. In this test, students wh sat in neighbring seats were mre likely t becme friends.
A．Nw, there is sme science behind this idea.
B．If s, yu may have ended up becming friends with this persn.
C．At the same time, scientists scanned their brains and recrded their brain activity.
D．But brain similarity is nt the nly thing that can result in friendship.
E．Hwever, peple wh weren’t friends had different reactins t the same vides.
二、完形填空
Shi Qinling, a 35-year-ld artist, develped an interest in paper-cutting when she was a child. At that time, she ften fund herself alne playing with paper, flding and cutting it int different 22 . This interest later develped int a lve. At the age f 26, ne f her wrks The Fighting Fish wn third place at the Baihua Cup, a 23 fr Chinese arts and crafts.
Six years later, Shi 24 the city’s “yungest inheritr(继承者)” f the paper-cutting heritage (遗产) in Shanghai. Over the past few years, Shi’s wrks have been exhibited(展览)in 23 exhibitins, Shi and 25 wrkmates are planning t prduce cultural and creative gds t attract mre peple t learn paper-cutting.
Tday mre and mre yung peple start t becme 26 in paper- cutting. There are nw mre than 100 peple wrking n a Shanghai paper-cutting prject, which 27 t pr-mte(促进) flk arts. “We are very 28 f this special flk culture and art prject. And we shuld 29 this cultural art frm,” says Shi. “Paper-cutting is nt abut cutting different patterns frm paper. Writers tell stries using wrds. I d the same, 30 with a pair f scissrs,” she says. She regards paper-cutting as nt nly an art frm, but als a frm f 31 traditinal Chinese culture.
22．A．clrsB．shapesC．ways
23．A．chiceB．challengeC．cmpetitin
24．A．becameB．returnedC．invited
25．A．hisB．herC．yur
26．A．surprisedB．bredC．interested
27．A．lvesB．findsC．hpes
28．A．prudB．upsetC．glad
29．A．stpB．prtectC．watch
30．A．andB．butC．r
31．A．learning abutB．giving upC．wrrying abut
三、短文填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
As is knwn t all, reading is f much benefit t 32 (we) in many ways. The necessity f it has been stressed by many schlars (学者) fr 33 lng time. Abve all, reading is a perfect way t spend ur spare time. Meanwhile, we can gain mre knwledge by 34 (take) advantage f ur tiny time. Remember that every little step 35 (bring) a thusand miles. Besides, reading allws us 36 (learn) frm great minds and live a better life. Just as the saying ges, “There 37 (be) huses f gld in bks.” It is necessary and imprtant t have regular reading. Here are sme tips 38 hw t frm a regular habit f ding necessary readings. First, it is advisable t make a 39 (detail) reading plan r t-read list in advance. Yu can make a decisin based n the advice f successful peple r yur teachers. Secnd, yu can share bks with yur friends. It will be a 40 (please) t bth. In additin, yu can als swap yur pinins abut bks yu read with thers, 41 makes it easier t start a tpic while chatting. Finally, make reading part f yur daily life, and it will certainly d yu a lt f gd in return.
阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Alng the River During the Qingming Festival(清明上河图) is a painting 42 the Sng Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085—1145). The painting is 25.5 centimeters in 43 (high) and 5.25 meters lng. The cuntryside and the crwded city are the tw main parts in the picture, with the river 44 (run) thrugh the entire length. The right part is the rural area f the city. There are crp fields and rural flk. A cuntry path bradens int a rad and 45 (jin) with the city rad. The left half is the urban(城市的) area, 46 eventually leads int the city center. Many ecnmic (经济的) activities can be seen in this area.
Zhang Zeduan’s painting is celebrated as 47 mst famus wrk f art frm the Sng Dynasty. Hwever, there are cpies f the famus painting. An early cpy, generally 48 (cnsider) t be mst similar t the riginal, was made by Zha Mengfu during the Yuan Dynasty. Anther knwn remake(重置物) 49 (paint) during the Ming Dynasty. This cpy has a length f 6.7 meters, 50 (lng) than the riginal. Anther versin by five Qing Dynasty curt painters was presented t the Qianlng Emperr n January 15.1737. This versin was 51 (late) mved, alng with many ther handicrafts, t Taipei Palace Museum in 1949.
四、任务型阅读
阅读下文并回答问题。
Recently, a primary schl in Changsha, has put Virtual Reality（VR）technlgy（虚拟现实技术）t gd use in an English class. When the students put n the VR glasses, it seemed that they were taken int a new wrld where they culd see fr themselves. They culd enjy the views alng the way, allwing mre knwledge t be kept in mind.
VR language learning is nw starting t be widely used in many schls. Think f it like this. Nw yu are learning English in China, yu dn’t have enugh chances t use English if yu are nt in English classes, but if yu learn English in English-speaking cuntries like America r the UK, it’ll be much easier fr yu t make prgress.
Nwadays, a lt f apps have als been designed t serve VR language learning. The app “Huse f Languages” is ne f them. It is already available n the Samsung（三星）VR. It can sense yur mvement and the acts f yur eyeballs, arms and hands.
When yu are learning English n it, lvely racn（浣熊）called “Mr. W”, will guide yu t cmmunicate in English. Yu can use English by finishing tasks Mr. W gives yu. Fr example, yu will be asked t find certain things at yur hme accrding t the English wrds that Mr. W gives yu. After yu’ve fund these things, yu shuld “take” them, “cme back” t Mr. W and “give” them t him. Then he will say “thanks” t yu. Smetimes, Mr. W may have sme activities like family party s that yu will have mre tasks t finish in that situatin.
Yu will learn English s quickly that yu will even frget yu are learning.
Virtual Reality is shwing increasing prmise in language educatin and the day isn’t far away when it will becme, ne f the main media in educatin. What abut yu? Wuld yu learn a new language in Virtual Reality?
52．Was it easier fr the students in Changsha t learn English with VR?

53．What can Samsung VR sense?

54．Why can the VR help students learn English better?

55．If yu are the writer, what will yu write next? Finish the ending.

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Technlgy Keeps Grandparents and Grandchildren Cnnected
When it cmes t keeping in tuch with grandchildren, grandparents need t learn new technlgies. They are taking advantage f chices like vide chatting, text messaging and scial media (社交网络媒介) t keep in tuch with their grandchildren in mre ways than ever befre, accrding t a survey.
Mary Taylr is a typical case. She depends n vide chatting t stay in tuch with her grandchildren, all f whm are under the age f seven. They live in different cuntries. Mary says vide chatting is the next best thing t being with her grandchildren even thugh it requires planning t schedule calls and taking the time differences int accunt (考虑到). “It’s nt always perfect,” she says, “but it’s certainly better than talking n the phne, especially with kids at thse ages.”
Accrding t the survey, mre than 20% f grandparents use vide chatting t cmmunicate, which is a little less than the number f thse wh ften use text messaging but mre than thse wh prefer t use scial media.
But with a number f chices ut there, keeping up with new technlgies can be a challenge fr them. 74-year-ld Mary Carr-McNally says she calls her grandchildren back when they text her. “I’m nt very gd at texting, s I call them back, and then we chat,” she says.
In all, mre than 30% f them say that learning new technlgies is difficult. That’s why phne calls remain the mst ppular frm f cmmunicatin fr grandparents, nearly half f whm say they talk with their grandchildren by phne.
Still, mre than 40% f grandparents say they’re gd at learning new technlgies. Take Alice Smith fr example. She wns a laptp, a tablet and a smartphne, and uses them t keep in tuch with her five grandchildren aged 4 t 16. She says she likes t text the lder three and depends n vide chatting with the yunger nes.
“Texting is quick and simple. But we can d a lt f things n vide chatting,” she says. “If the kids want t see smething, I walk arund and shw them. Vide chatting als allws me t see my lved ne’s facial expressins as we speak and des nt require typing (打字) r reading small print. It’s the next best thing t meeting smene face-t-face.”
56．Hw des Mary Taylr stay in tuch with her grandchildren?

57．Why d phne calls remain the mst ppular frm f cmmunicatin fr grandparents?

58．What des Alice Smith think f texting?

59．In yur pinin, which is the best way fr grandparents t keep in tuch with their grandchildren? Why? (List at least tw reasns)

参考答案：
一、1．D 2．A 3．A 4．D
5．D 6．D 7．C 8．B
9．B 10．A 11．D 12．C
13．B 14．D 15．A 16．B
17．B 18．A 19．C 20．E 21．D
二、
22．B 23．C 24．A 25．B 26．C 27．C 28．A 29．B 30．A 31．A
三、
32．us 33．a 34．taking 35．brings 36．t learn 37．are 38．n 39．detailed 40．pleasure 41．which
42．by 43．height 44．running 45．jins 46．which 47．the 48．cnsidered 49．was painted 50．lnger 51．later
四、
52．Yes./Yes, it was.
53．It can sense yur mvement and the acts f yur eyeballs, arms and hands. 54．Because the VR can make students have chances t use English if they are nt in English class and make students enjy learning English quickly.
55．Wuld yu like t share yur pinins?（开放性试题，言之有理即可）
56．She depends n vide chatting t stay in tuch with her grandchildren.
57．Because learning new technlgies is difficult fr them.
58．Texting is quick and simple.
59．I think the best way is vide chatting. Because it can nt nly allw grandparents t see their lved nes’ facial expressins, but als let grandparents walk arund t shw smething fr their grandparents.（答案合理即可）