湖北省黄冈市蕲春县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

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考试时间：100分钟，卷面分数：90分
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一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
Jack was a 14-year-ld schlby. His life was full f lessns ____1____ tests. Smetimes he felt terrible. He wanted ____2____. In Jack’s pinin, playing cmputer games nce r twice at the weekend ____3____ a gd way. Then he started t learn t play cmputer games. Day by day, he gt used t ____4____ cmputer games at the weekend. Playing cmputer games really brught him ____5____ fun. Smetimes he even played fr hurs and ate nthing ____6____ his parents were nt at hme.
One day, Jack played a new nline game after his parents went t wrk. It was s ____7____ that he didn’t want t mve. He ate r drank ____8____ fr ver six hurs. When he had t g t the bathrm, he fund that he ____9____ mve. He felt scared. He called his parents and they tk ____10____ t the hspital very quickly. The dctr said he sat in the same way fr t lng and that he shuldn’t play cmputer games any mre. He ____11____ asked Jack t d mre exercise after he gt well.
After getting back frm the hspital, Jack ____12____ t fllw what the dctr said. He started running in the mrning and smetimes played basketball ____13____ his friends. Althugh he still used ____14____ Internet smetimes, he stpped playing cmputer games. He tried his ____15____ t live a happy and healthy life.
1. A. butB. andC. sD. yet
2. A. relaxB. relaxedC. t relaxD. relaxing
3. A. areB. wasC. isD. were
4. A. playedB. playC. playsD. playing
5. A. manyB. muchC. fewD. little
6. A. whenB. afterC. befreD. until
7. A. mre excitingB. excitedC. excitingD. excitedly
8. A. everythingB. nthingC. smethingD. anything
9. A. culdn’tB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. shuldn’t
10. A. heB. hisC. himD. himself
11. A. tB. as wellC. alsD. either
12. A. decidedB. decidesC. t decideD. deciding
13. A. inB. frmC. abutD. with
14. A. /B. theC. aD. an
15. A. bestB. betterC. gdD. well
二、阅读理解：（本大题共20小题，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解15小题30分。
A
As a yung girl grwing up in China, Juliana Chen never imagined the success she wuld have as a perfrmer. At her age f 10, she was chsen t attend the Hunan Academy fr the Perfrming Arts. The Hunan Academy is ne f China’s best schls fr dancers, acrbats (杂技演员), and ther kinds f perfrmers.
Juliana first was trained in ballet. Then she studied juggling (杂耍) and acrbatics and jined a famus acrbatic trupe (剧团). But she met many difficulties, and injured her leg several times. While she was recvering (恢复) frm ne f her injuries, Juliana watched a magic shw n televisin. That’s when Juliana knew she wuld becme a magician.
Juliana impressed peple with her special skill. Because f her acrbatic training, she was skilled with her bdy and her hands. It seemed that she culd make sme cards appear ut f thin air. In 1986, Juliana wn the All-China Best Magician cmpetitin.
After her success in China, Juliana wanted t bring her magic t the wrld. S in 1988 she mved t Canada. There, she became an even bigger star. Sn, she travelled arund the wrld, learning new tricks and perfrming. In 1997, she became the first wman and the first magician frm China t win 9 wrld title fr a sl (单人的) act at the Wrld Cngress f Magicians. In 2021, she became a judge f The Amazing Magicians n Jiangsu TV. Nw, Juliana cntinues teaching, perfrming, winning awards, and learning new magic tricks.
16. When Juliana Chen was ________, she studied at the Hunan Academy fr the Perfrming Arts.
A. 11B. 9C. 8D. 10
17. Juliana decided t becme a magician after she ________.
A. fund she disliked dancingB. visited an acrbat schl
C. watched a magic shw n TV.D. recvered frm the injury
18. Juliana was gd at cntrlling her bdy and hands because ________.
A. she was brn with the ability f cntrlling bdy and hands
B. she had acrbatic training
C. she learned ballet
D. she injured her leg several times
19. Juliana wn a prize at the Wrld Cngress f Magicians in ________.
A. 1986B. 1988C. 1997D. 2021
20. Accrding t the passage, we knw ________.
A. Juliana was brn in CanadaB. Juliana hurt her leg while dancing
C. Juliana Juliana is still perfrming arund the wrldD. Juliana was nly famus in China
B
William Shakespeare was brn in 1564 in Stratfrd-upn-Avn, in England. His father, Jhn, was a glve-maker. His mther, Mary, was a farmer’s daughter. He had tw lder sisters, tw yunger sisters and three yunger brthers.
William prbably studied Latin, Greek and histry, and left schl when he was 14 r 15. Three years later he married Anne. They had a daughter called Susanna and twins named Judith and Hamnet. Smetime befre 1590 he left Stratfrd and went t Lndn, the capital city f England.
Lndn’s first theatre pened in 1576. Shakespeare wrked in Lndn as an actr and then started writing plays t. In 1593, the plague, a terrible disease, killed thusands f peple and theatres were clsed. During this time, William started t write pems instead f plays. His shrt pems are called snnets.
Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called The Glbe. It pened in 1599. It was rund and had space fr 3 000 peple. At The Glbe, sme peple std in frnt f the stage and thers had seats. The audience shuted, clapped, bed and laughed while they watched plays. Musicians created special nises t make the plays mre exciting and they had a cannn t make big bangs! N wmen acted in Shakespeare’s time—men and bys played all the parts.
Shakespeare wrte cmedies with happy endings, like A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He wrte tragedies which had sad endings, like Rme and Juliet. His histry plays are abut kings and queens, like Henry V. Shakespeare wrte 38 plays, maybe mre. He lved language and invented new wrds and expressins that we still use tday.
William became rich and famus. He had huses in Lndn and in Stratfrd. He died when he was 52 n 23 April, 1616. His plays and petry were very ppular 400 years ag and they are still ppular tday. Peple all ver the wrld lve his wrk because he wrte wnderful stries abut very interesting peple.
21. Accrding t Para. 1, which f the fllwing statements is TRUE?
A. William Shakespeare’s father, Jhn, was a farmer.
B. William Shakespeare’s mther, Mary, was a glve maker.
C. William Shakespeare’s parents had seven children in ttal.
D. William Shakespeare was the third ldest child in his family.
22. When did William Shakespeare mst prbably start t write snnets?
A. In 1576.B. In 1590.C. In 1593.D. In 1599.
23. Which is NOT a feature f The Glbe?
A. It culd hld 3, 000 peple.
B. Wmen acted tgether with men in the plays.
C. The plays became exciting because f the special nises created by the musicians.
D. The audience culdn’t stp shuting, clapping, bing and laughing while watching the plays.
24. Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE abut William Shakespeare’s wrks?
A. His histry plays are abut kings nly, like Henry V.
B. Rme and Juliet is ne f the cmedies written by Shakespeare.
C. His plays and petry are nt s ppular tday as they were 400 years ag.
D. He wrte at least 38 plays and invented wrds and expressins still in use tday.
25. What is the crrect rder f the fllwing events?
A. He helped build a new theatre called The Glbe which pened in 1599.
B. William Shakespeare was brn in 1564 in Stratfrd-upn-Avn, in England.
C. He died when he was 52 n 23 April 1616.
D. He wrked in Lndn as an actr and then started writing plays.
E. William left schl when he was 14 r 15.
A. ABCDEB. BEDACC. BDAECD. BEADC
C
①I dn’t knw what first made me interested in becming a teacher. It is just smething I had always wanted t d. When I was 5 years ld, I wanted t becme a teacher. I used t take all my tys, line them up and teach them. I had a white bard that I wuld write n.
②When I was in high schl, I was lucky t jin in a teaching activity. During this, we wrked with the students in Grade 9 and helped them prepare fr high schl. Besides, we helped them with hmewrk if they needed it, and taught them hw t deal with hard situatins. T them, we were teachers. It was a special experience (经历) in my life, and I’d never frget the feeling I gt when ne student f mine wh was shy brke ut f her cmfrt zne (舒适区). The next tw years when I saw her in the schl, she’d always smile and say hell. This made me feel great because I felt like I had made a difference.
③At the same time, this experience als helped me a lt. I brke ut f my cmfrt zne because I was nw the teacher. Being put in a situatin like this pushed me t be mre utging and patient. Wrking with them still helped me t better myself and imprve my teaching skills.
④Teaching is smething that I have always wanted t d, and I knw that I always will. The jy f helping peple and knwing that I have made a difference in smene’s life will make everything wrthwhile (有价值的) t me.
26. When did the writer want t be a teacher?
A. When he was in Grade 5B. When he was in Grade 9
C. When he was in high schlD. At the age f 5
27. What did the writer d in the teaching activity?
a. helped students with hmewrk
b. taught students hw t chse hbbies
c. helped students prepare fr high schl
d. taught students t deal with prblems with their parents
A. abB. acC. bcD. cd
28. Why did the writer say “I had made a difference” in Paragraph 2?
A. Because many f his students gt gd results in tests.
B. Because his students didn’t have any hard situatins.
C. Because ne f his students imprved a lt with his help.
D. Because he helped sme students find useful ways t study.
29. What is the main idea f Paragraph 3?
A. What the writer shuld d t be a teacher.
B. Why the writer liked t stay with children.
C. Hw the teaching experience helped the writer.
D. It’s imprtant t imprve the writer’s teaching skills.
30. Which f the fllwing is the structure (结构) f the article?
A. B. C. D.
第二节：本大题共5小题，共10分
阅读短文，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案，是短文语句通顺、意思连贯。选项中有一项是多余的。
Perhaps the wrld’s mst famus magician, David Cpperfield has entertained his audiences (观众) fr years with his fantastic magic tricks and thrilling illusins. ____31____. Hw did he d that?
The Statue f Liberty (自由女神像)
A live TV event was staged in April 1983. A huge audience sat n Liberty Island in New Yrk Harbur (纽约港) facing the Statue f Liberty. ____32____ and the statue was visible between the tw clumns (柱子). A white screen was raised and the statue was hidden frm view. ____33____ and t the amazement f the audience, the statue had disappeared again. ____34____. Then, as the stunned audience watched, the screen was raised again. ____35____.
A. But this time, when it was lwered, the Statue f Liberty was there again
B. Minutes later, the screen was lwered
C. There was a clumn n each side f the stage
D. Time and time again, peple have wndered
E. There was nthing there
F. The Statue f Liberty is a symbl f the USA
三、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文语句通顺、意思连贯。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
It was nearly dark. The sun was mving dwn the muntains far away. Peter came back hme. He lked very ____36____. “What’s wrng, Peter? Hw is yur trip?” His mther asked with a ____37____. “I failed. The muntain is s high and there are many big r small ____38____, n the way and I kept climbing. But I was tired and it was s late that I had t cme back.” Peter cried.
“That’s OK, Peter. Yu are nly furteen years ld. Yu can try ____39____.” His mther said. “But ____40____ at the tp f the muntain is my dream!” Peter said.
Peter’s father came ver and asked him, “Did yu ____41____ the birds singing n yur way t the muntain?” “Sure. There were many kinds f birds singing in the trees, and the sund was very sweet.” Peter said. “Did yu see ____42____ beautiful?” His father asked. “Yes, I saw the blue sky, the ____43____ cluds, the green trees and the clrful flwers. They ____44____ a wnderful picture.” Peter answered. “That’s enugh!” His father smiled and said. “Please remember, my sn. Fr ften, getting what yu want is nt the mst ____45____ thing. Yu didn’t reach the tp f the muntain, but yu gt a lt n the way.”
It is true that nt every jb will end up with success (成功), and nt every dream will cme true. The mst beautiful scenery (风景) is n the way.
四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Friday 11 February
阅读并回答问题。每题答案不超过7个词。
This mrning, as I was getting n the schl bus, I saw smke.
The bus driver said there was a small fire at Butterfly Creek, abut ten kilmetres away.
We saw fire trucks and tankers rushing t the fire.
The firefighters wrked all day t bring the fire under cntrl (控制). They put water n the fire and did backburning (逆燃), which is when firefighters light small fires ahead f the big fire. When the big fire gets t the burnt part, it can’t g any further because there’s nthing t burn.
Saturday, 12 February
This mrning, I heard helicpters (直升机).
Yesterday’s backburning didn’t wrk, and the fire was bigger.
The firefighters were filling mnsn buckets (大水桶) in the river and drpping the water n the fires
I saw lts f birds flying away frm the frest.
Bushfires are bad fr birds and animals, as well as trees.
46. Wh said there was a small fire at Butterfly Creek?
_____________________________________________
47. Why did the firefighters wrk all day?
_____________________________________________
48. Why was the fire bigger n Saturday mrning?
_____________________________________________
49 What did the writer see lts f birds d?
______________________________________________
50. What d yu think f bushfires?
______________________________________________
第二节 书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
51. 古人云：读万卷书不如行万里路。旅游可以帮助我们开拓视野、结交朋友、了解不同的文化，从而丰富自己的人生阅历。你校英文报正在组织以 “Travelling” 为题的征文活动，请根据以下提示写一篇短文参赛。
要点如下：
1. 介绍旅游的好处；
2. 分享一次旅游经历；
3. 谈谈这次旅游的收获或感想。
注意事项：
1文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
2. 100 词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
3.文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息。
提醒：照抄试卷语篇不得分！
Travelling
Travelling is a very gd activity.
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