八年级英语下学期期中培优押题卷06（常州专用）

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单项选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
1.—What d yu think f the film The Wandering Earth II?
—Very exciting. I’ve never seen ________ better ne! I’d like t see it ________ third time.
A．a; the B．the; the C．a; a D．the; a
2.—I’ve tried my best, but I failed nce mre.
—Dn’t lse heart. Yu shuld learn t ________ the result and keep trying.
A．imprveB．receiveC．recrdD．accept
3.Learning English in a classrm is imprtant, while using English in real ________ can greatly imprve yur English skills.
A．psitins B．cnditins C．experiences D．situatins
4.—I plan t decrate (装饰) my study. Wuld yu help me push the pian _______ the wall?
— Of curse. I’m cming.
A．againstB．verC．ffD．acrss
5.—Des Jane knw her husband well?
—Er, she ________ fr 8 years, yet she still desn’t knw what kind f man she ________.
A．has been married; has married with B．has gt married; married with
C．has been married; married D．has married; has married t
Traditinal Chinese art usually tries t shw smething imprtant in life, ________ lve, beauty and family.
A．such asB．in factC．fr exampleD．instead f
7.—Have yu slved yur prblem?
—I’ve kept n thinking abut that matter _________, but I still have n idea.
A．n timeB．sme timeC．frm time t time D．all the time
8.The new student desn’t knw wh ________ her favrite bks.
A．t talk with B．t talk abut C．t talk abut t D．t talk t abut
9.—I ________ back yur missing necklace, here yu are.
—It has a special meaning fr me. Thank yu s much!
A．was bringing B．brughtC．will bringD．have brught
10.—It is t ht in the classrm. Wuld yu mind ________ the fan?
—________. It is easy t catch a cld after ding sme exercise.
A．t turn n; Of curse nt B．t turn ff; Gd idea
C．turning ff; Never mind D．turning n; Yu’d better nt
完形填空 (共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分)
My father tld me that there used t be a frest near ur twn. But the farmer wh wned the frest 11 trees every year until ne year, there were n trees left.
One day, ur teacher tk us ut and we had a 12 in the field where the frest used t be. While eating and drinking, we 13 abut the beautiful frest we nce had. One f my classmates cmes frm a tribe (部落) that lived in the west f ur cuntry. He tld us what he thught abut the 14 . “It makes me really 15 t learn that a frest has disappeared (消失). My peple have taught me t 16 think seven generatins (七代人) in the future. That’s t say, when we d smething t the land, we shuld never 17 it. We must 18 nature and leave it gd enugh fr later generatins.
When we heard what he said, we kept 19 first. "Let’s plant sme trees!" said ur teacher after a mment. “It will be a gd 20 !” S that’s what we did. Fr the rest f the spring, we wrked hard and we planted thusands f trees.
That was five years ag. Tday, when I stand in that field which was nce empty, I see 21 abut as tall as I am. It’s great t see 22 we’ve changed the field. It taught us the pwer f thinking abut the future.
11．A．cut ffB．cut dwnC．lked dwnD．tk ff
12．A．picnicB．visit C．wish D．lessn
13．A．plannedB．fearedC．talked D．wrried
14．A．study B．changeC．imprvementD．life
15．A．tired B．excitedC．sad D．hpeful
16．A．smetimesB．alwaysC．seldm D．never
17．A．prtectB．hurt C．study D．sell
18．A．be afraid f B．fill with C．learn frm D．care abut
19．A．thankfulB．happyC．silent D．shy
20．A．start B．mistakeC．mess D．warning
21．A．trees B．leavesC．grass D．flwers
22．A．hw B．what C．when D．which
阅读理解 (共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分)
(A)
Making a Scarecrw
Hw wuld yu like yur very wn scarecrw? Yu can make ne ut f sme ld bards (木板). Yu can use it t scare away birds in yur garden. Yu can als put a scarecrw near yur frnt dr t give visitrs a big surprise!

scarecrw
Here are what yu will need:
•a grwn-up (成年的) helper
•seven bards (each 10 cm wide): ne 160 cm lng;
three 50 cm lng; ne 30 cm lng; tw 60 cm lng

hammer nails safety pins pillw
•a hammer and nails; safety pins; a pen, a shirt with lng sleeves
•a lng skirt
•glves and bts
•a hat and a pillw

Step 1: Put the bards n the grund. Make the shape accrding t the picture.
Yu will have tw arm pieces left ver. Yu will add them later.
Step 2: Ask a grwn-up t put the pieces tgether.
Step 3: Put the shirt n. Ask a grwn-up t nail ne arm piece t the shulder. Let the sleeve fall dwn s that it cvers the bard. Pin the glve t the sleeve. D the same with the ther arm.
Step 4: Put n the skirt.
Step 5: Put the pillw n tp as the head. Draw eyes, a nse and a muth n it.
Step 6: Stand the bdy up and put it where yu want.
Step 7: Put the hat n and then put the bts under the skirt s it lks like it has feet.
23．T make the scarecrw lk like it has feet, what d yu need?
A．A hat B．A pair f glves. C．A skirt. D．A pair f bts.
24．Which shws the crrect steps t make a scarecrw?
a. Prepare all that yu need.
b. Let the bdy stand where yu want.
c. Dress up the bdy and make a head fr it.
d. Put the hat n and put the bts under the skirt.
e. Nail the bdy parts tgether accrding t the picture.
A．a-e-c-b-d B．a-c-e-b-d C．e-c-b-d-a D．a-e-b-d-c
25．This passage is mst prbably written fr ________.
A．parents B．yung kids C．teachers D．vlunteers
(B)

When Tang Dynasty pet Du Fu (712-770) wrte this pem, he was living in Chengdu. Smetimes he went t farm in the field. The pem shws his care fr farmers.
The very first wrd, “gd”, shws the pet’s jy and lve fr the spring rain. The rain is gd indeed, as it “knws” the prper (合适的) time t cme. Here the pet uses persnificatin, as if the rain were smart enugh t knw that it shuld cme in time fr the farmer’s busy plwing (农耕) seasn.
When the rain cmes, it appears during the night withut making any nise. Unlike the thunder and lightning f summer strms, the quiet spring rain makes its cntributins (贡献) withut seeking (寻求) t be knwn.
In the night sky, the cluds lk dark and heavy, indicating (暗示) that there will be enugh rain during the night. Then the pet imagines: tmrrw mrning, all f the flwers in the city will blm after the rain.
26．What’s the meaning f the underlined wrd “persnificatin”?
A．拟人 B．明喻 C．对比 D．排比
27．Which wrd can be used t describe the rain in this pem?
A．Busy. B．Quiet. C．Clean. D．Enugh.
28．Why des the pet use the wrd “knws” in the first line f the pem?
A．T intrduce the pem. B．T describe the rain’s smartness.
C．T shw the farmer’s busy plwing. D．T tell the prper time f rain.
(C)
They liked wrking in the restaurant, but they gt tired f the custmers (顾客) rdering s many different things t eat.
“If we gave custmers a smaller menu (菜单), we culd make sme f the fd befre they came, and they wuldn’t have t wait s lng fr their meals,” said ne f the brthers. The ther brther agreed and said, “If we made the custmers cme t the cunter (柜台), we wuldn’t need any waiters and waitresses (女服务员). We culd als use plastic plates s there wuldn’t be any washing-up.”
These were such gd ideas that the McDnald’s brthers used them, and the custmers were very pleased. They gt their meals very quickly—in less than a minute—and they paid nly 15 cents (分) fr hamburgers and 10 cents fr fries (油炸食品). The first McDnald’s restaurant had n seats fr custmers t sit n. This meant that peple had t take their fd away, and that n ne had t clean up any tables after them.
Then a man called Ray Krc came t the brthers and asked t buy their business. They agreed t sell it t him fr $27 millin. After that, peple paid Ray Krc t pen their wn restaurants using the McDnald’s name and menu. Befre lng, there were McDnald’s restaurants all ver the United States, and nwadays, they are all ver the wrld—even in China and Russia. The mst successful McDnald’s business is in Hng Kng f China. The Hng Kng McDnald’s sells mre hamburgers every day than any ther McDnald’s anywhere else in the wrld.
McDnald’s restaurants are s successful because children lve ging t them. They like the fd, and they like the tys and games they can get at McDnald’s.
29．Custmers “paid nly 15 cents fr hamburgers” means the hamburgers were ________.
A．expensive B．cheap C．new D．wrth a lt less
30．The first McDnald’s custmers tk their fd away because ________.
A．They wanted t eat it quickly B．they did nt want a large menu
C．There were n seats in the restaurant D．they wanted t eat at hme
31．Nwadays, the wners f McDnald’s restaurants pay fr ________.
A．children t play games B．the McDnald’s name and menu
C．peple t take the fd away D．custmers t eat quickly
32．What the main idea f this stry mainly?
A．a restaurant in Califrnia in 1948.
B．hw Ray Krc made mney fr the McDnald brthers.
C．where McDnald’s restaurants are in the wrld.
D．hw the McDnald’s business started and grew.
(D)
Zu Chngzhi was ne f the greatest mathematicians (数学家) in ancient China. He was brn during the Nrthern and Suthern dynasties. Frm a yung age, Zu was taught natural science, astrnmy (天文学), math, philsphy (哲学) and s n. The little by was interested in all f these subjects, especially in math.
Zu was best knwn fr his calculatin (计算) f pi. Accrding t histrical recrds, he did all the wrk using nly wden sticks. It tk him lts f time t wrk ut the value — between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927. N ne at that time was able t calculate it mre accurately (准确地) than Zu. The achievement (成就) has been recgnized (认可) arund the wrld. In rder t remember Zu, sme mathematicians have suggested calling pi “Zu Lv (祖率)”. Zu was als knwn fr wrking ut hw t calculate the vlume (体积) f a sphere (球). He did this with the help f his sn Zu Gengzhi. The tw recrded their achievement in Zhui Shu. The bk was used during the Tang dynasty.
But Zu was successful nt nly in math; he did a gd jb in astrnmy, t. He wrked ut that a year shuld be 365.24281481 days lng and created the Daming Calendar (日历). Hwever, gvernment fficials at that time did nt agree with Zu. The great mathematician never saw his calendar put int use. After his death, Zu Gengzhi kept n prving that the Daming Calendar was mre accurate. Almst ten years later, the new calendar was finally accepted.
Zu was als an inventr. He nce made a vehicle (交通工具). It carried a pinter (指针). Zu als invented the 1,000-li Bat. The bat culd travel 100 li (abut 60 kilmeters) in a day.
33．What’s the best structure fr the text?
A．B．C．D．
34．Which questin can get the answer frm the bk Zhui Shu?
A．Hw t d calculatins using wden sticks?
B．Hw t wrk ut the accurate value f pi?
C．Hw t calculate the vlume f a sphere?
D．Hw t prve that a year is 365.24281481 days lng?
35．Which picture mst prbably shws Zu Chngzhi’s inventin?
A．B．C．D．
36．What is the main purpse f the text?
A．T intrduce a great dynasty in ancient China.
B．T intrduce the achievements in ancient China.
C．T tell us a stry abut Zu Chngzhi and his sn.
D．T tell us abut Zu Chngzhi’s great achievements.
四、阅读还原 (六选四 共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分)

Hw d we knw abut things that happened thusands f years ag, when there were n vides r phts? One answer is written recrds. 37
Mre than 3,000 years ag, peple in the Shang Dynasty (16th—11th century B.C.) liked t ask frtune tellers (占卜师) abut the future. Fr example, what will the weather be like next week? Where shuld I g t make mney? Will my kid be successful in the future? 38 The frtune teller wuld write the questin n an racle bne, heat it up, and then read the cracks (裂纹) in it t find an answer.
39 They can tell us a great deal abut hw peple lived during the Shang Dynasty. “They help us understand the rigins (起源) f Chinese philsphy (哲学) and thught, and find ut where ur culture cmes frm,” Sng Zhenha, a leading racle bne expert, tld China Daily.
In additin t telling us abut ancient Chinese culture, the racle bnes are als key t understanding the grwth and develpment f the written frm f the Chinese language. 40 “The racle bne inscriptins, as the earliest-knwn frm f Chinese characters, stand fr the beauty and specificity f a language that has been passed dwn.” said Chen Nan, a prfessr at Tsinghua University.
In 2017, UNESCO added racle bne inscriptins t its Memry f the Wrld Register(“世界记忆”名录). They are indeed an imprtant memry f ancient China.
A．A large number f recrds recrd Chinese culture and make it knwn t us.
B．Tens f thusands f racle bnes have been fund s far.
C．Frm wrk t lve, peple asked questins abut many tpics.
D．Many f the characters we use tday are similar t thse used 3,000 years ag.
E．Did peple at that time knw the relatinship between their future and frtune tellers?
F．The earliest written recrds f Chinese culture are knwn as racle bne inscriptins (甲骨文).
五、综合填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thanks fr attending the graduatin ceremny (毕业典礼) at ur schl. Firstly, I’d like t cngratulate all the students here tday. I remember 41 (meet) all f yu when yu were just starting Grade 7. Yu were all s full f energy and thirsty fr knwledge. And yes, it was a little difficult ____42___ (deal) with sme f yu! But tday I see a hall full f talented yung peple wh are full f hpe fr the future. Yu’ve all grwn ____43___ s much and I’m s prud f yu.
Althugh yu 44 (wrk) very hard ver the last three years, nne f yu did it alne. I hpe yu’ll remember the imprtant peple in yur life wh helped and supprted yu — yur parents, teachers and friends. Please cnsider (考虑) what they’ve dne fr yu and what they mean t yu. Never frget t thank the peple arund yu.
Lastly, I’ll give yu sme advice 45 hw t deal with yur future. The life in senir high schl will be harder and yu will have many difficult tasks in frnt f yu. Yu’ll make mistakes alng the way, but the key is ____46____ (learn) frm yur mistakes and never give up. But alng with difficulties, many exciting things are als waiting fr yu. Behind each dr yu pen are chances t learn new things and yu’re able t make yur wn _____47____ (chse).
Chse 48 (wise) and be respnsible fr yur decisins and actins. Althugh yu have t g yur 49 ways, I hpe yu’ll cme back t visit ur schl in a few years.
As yu set ut n yur new jurney, yu shuldn’t frget where yu cme frm. The future is ___50___ (yu). Gd luck!
六、词汇运用 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
51.He has given me sme useful (建议) yesterday.
52.—D yu like Chinese fd?
— (没错). Hw delicius it is!
53.Mr. Ma and his wife have been (结婚的) fr nearly fifteen years.
54.In March, a f dctrs and nurses came t Shanghai t help fight against the nvel crnavirus. (数个)
55.He’s (意识到) the imprtance f learning English well after that.
56.Althugh Quasimd is the (ugly) character I have ever read abut, his stry really tuches me a lt.
57.Lk! There is a by (tie) his shes at the schl gate.
58.There were nce tw steel (factry) near the Sunshine River.
59.Reading bks is a gd way t imprve ur (knw).
60.Bradway has been famus fr its theatres since the early (twenty) century.
七、完成句子 (共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分)
61.琳达的父母结婚三十多年，一家人生活幸福！
Linda’s parents mre than thirty years. The family live a happy life.
62.工作在外，与父母尽可能经常保持联系是必要的。
parents as ften as pssible is necessary when wrking utside .
63.新来乍到，总要过些时候才会习惯。
It always takes time a new place.
64.我们过去常梦想没有护照周游世界。
We arund the wrld withut a passprt.
65.我们班级由40个学生组成，老师为我们所有的人打开了一个全新的世界。
Our class is frty students, and ur teacher all f us.
66.我想知道如何与我德国的朋友保持联系。
I want t knw .
书面表达 (共1题，满分15分)
“A green wrld”是我们共同的生活目标。我校英语专刊最近就此话题进行征文，请你根据以下提示内容写一篇不少于100词的英语短文来投稿。
内容要点：
(1) 呼吁大家为“A green wrld”的目标而努力；
(2) 写自己作为一名中学生为实现这一目标应该怎样做。
Hell, everyne. We share a cmmn hme—the earth.
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Happy Rain n a Spring Night
Gd rain knws its time right; O’er wild lanes dark clud spreads;
It will fall when cmes spring. In bat a lantern lms.
With wind it steals in night; Dawn sees saturated reds:
Mute, it mistens each thing.The twn’s heavy with blms.
——Translated by Xu Yuanchng