江西省宜春市丰城市第九中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷）

这是一份江西省宜春市丰城市第九中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷），共4页。

一. 听力测试(20分)
请听下面5段对话。听完每段对话后,你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
( )1. Whm did Jennifer g t the muntains with?
A. Her parents. B. Her classmates. C.Her friends.
( )2. Why is the man ging t mve t a new huse?
A. He likes lud music. B. The huse here is t ld.
C. He wants t live in a quiet place.
( )3. Where des the wman want t g?
A. The supermarket. B. The swimming pl. C. The fd stre
( )4. Hw ld is the girl nw?
A.2 years ld. B. 10 years ld. C. 12 years ld.
( )5. What des the wman mean?
A. There is a pet dg standing utside. B. She als wants t buy a pet dg.
C. She will nt keep a pet dg.
B)请听下面4段对话。
请听第1段对话,回答第6、7小题。
( )6. Where is Anna's mm?
A. In the kitchen. B. In the bedrm C. In the living rm.
( )7. What is Anna's mm ding?
A. Watching TV. B. Ding sme cleaning C. Reading a newspaper.
请听第2段对话,回答第8、9小题。
( )8. Why des the wman NOT take the green T-shirt?
A. It's t small B. It's t dark. C. It's t expensive.
( )9. Which is true accrding t the cnversatin?
A. The wman will buy the pink T-shirt.
B. It will cst 15 dllars t buy the T-shirt.
C. The wman desn't like green.
请听第3段对话,回答第10至第12小题。
( )10. Where is the man?
In the supermarket. B. At hme. C. In a she shp
( )11. When did the man begin shpping n the Internet?
When he was 8. B. When he was 11 C. When he was 18
( )12. What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A. The girl desn't like shpping nline. B. Shpping nline wastes mre energy.
C. It takes peple less time t shp nline.
请听第4段对话,回答第13至第15小题。
( )13. What kind f flat is the man lking fr?
A. One with a garden. B. A ne-bedrm flat. C. One with tw bathrms.
( )14. Where is the bigger flat?
A. On Peple Rad. B. On Center Street. C. On Garden Street.
( )15. What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A. The man wants t rent the bigger flat.
B. The bigger flat is mre expensive.
C. The smaller flat is clse t the city center.
C)请听下面一段独白,根据独白内容完成下列句子,每个空格不超过3单词。
16. _________ imprtant pints if yur teacher writes smething n the blackbard.
17. Dn't be afraid t ask the teacher t_________what yu missed.
18. Cmpare yur ntes with_________.
19. Yu can als exchange ntes with_________.
20. Take ntes fr each_________n the same ntebk.
二、单项选择。（8分）
( ) 21.In a cnversatin between tw persns, 65% f _______ is dne thrugh bdy language.
A．cmmunicatin B．prnunciatin C．intrductin D．infrmatin
( ) 22. _____the waiter didn’t understand what the lady was saying, he knew what she wanted.
A．Until B．Because f C．Even thugh D．Because
( ) 23. —Have yu visited Nancy in Nanchang recently?
—I’ve frgtten where she ________ lives.
A．clsely B．widelyC．exactlyD．mstly
( ) 24.— Jane, d yu like eating ht-dry ndles?
—Yes, it’s my favrite. Nthing can be ____, I think.
A.delicius B. mre delicius C. less delicius D. the mst delicius
( ) 25. —Can yu tell me ________?
—Yes, In the language center.
A．where will the speech cmpetitin be heldB．where the speech cmpetitin will be held
C．when will the speech cmpetitin be heldD．when the speech cmpetitin will be held
( ) 26.— Has yur uncle returned frm Shanghai?
— Yes, he ________ there fr a week and says he ________ there.
A．stayed, wasn’t used t stayingB．has stayed, didn’t use t staying
C．has stayed, didn’t use t stayD．stayed, wasn’t used t stay
( ) 27.—What did yu d last Saturday?
—I was a vlunteer in a hspital. I ________ the sick children.
A．set upB．gave upC．lked upD．cheered up
( ) 28.．—Excuse me, sir. Yu ________ t smke here. Lk at the sign “N smking”.
—Srry. I ________ it.
A．aren’t allwed; wasn’t seen B．aren’t allwed; didn’t see
C．dn’t allw; didn’t see D. dn’t allw; haven’t seen
三、完型填空。（26分）
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Inventins make ur life easier and better. A big inventin makes us feel it all the time. There are als small inventins arund us which are 29 and interesting.
D yu ever find it annying t lk fr the TV remte (遥控器)? Are yu tired f 30 shes when playing different sprts? Dn’t wrry. Students at Claytn Middle Schl in the US might be able t 31 yu. Dylan Glick, a 9-grade student, thught ut the idea 32 “retractable (可伸缩的) remte”. The remte has a rpe t cnnect with its resting place. 33 peple push a buttn n the remte, the rpe will give the remte back t its resting place.
“It is smething that I wuld use, and I’m sure 34 parents wuld use, t.” said Glick. He said that smetimes at night when he wants t g t bed, he needs at least ten minutes 35 the remte. S he came up with the 36 .
Allisn Bicking, als a student in Grade Nine, had a 37 idea. Bicking is a sccer player. She 38 spiked shes (钉鞋) when she practices running. If she plays sccer after she runs, she has t change her shes. T slve the 39 , she designed many kinds f shes. Finally, she invented “speedy spikes” after three mnths’ hard 40 . The spikes are retractable with a small buttn n each she. If yu push the buttn, the spikes will 41 r g back int the she quickly, making the shes suit different kinds f sprts. It seems that inventing smething is nt 42 . Inspiratins (灵感) always cme frm yur daily life, s keep yur eyes pen. Maybe the next great 43 wh will make a difference t ur life is yu! Be creative, and yu can make it.
29．A．strangeB．cmmnC．usefulD．dangerus
30．A．washingB．changingC．buyingD．selling
31．A．helpB．findC．seeD．hear
32．A．withB．atC．inD．f
33．A．AlthughB．WhenC．BecauseD．Until
34．A．myB．herC．urD．their
35．A．t lseB．t buyC．t haveD．t find
36．A．chiceB．ideaC．resultD．plan
37．A．similarB．difficultC．bringD．relaxing
38．A．lendsB．designsC．wearsD．draws
39．A．questinB．trubleC．inventinD．event
40．A．lifeB．lessnC．wrkD．task
41．A．cme utB．cme nC．cme inD．cme back
42．A．funnyB．necessaryC．successfulD．difficult
43．A．dctrB．scientistC．inventrD．reprter
(B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。
Learning English is nt easy, but dn’t wrry. We have sme ___44___ fr yu.Firstly, sme secnd language students dn’t walk arund with grammar bks in their pckets, they ___45__ dictinaries. Gd secnd language learners, writers,speakers, and listeners have a large vcabulary (词汇量) under their ___46___. Secnd language researchers are starting t understand that grammar isn’t the mst imprtant part f secnd language study; vcabulary is the key t learning a language.
But which wrds shuld students learn? English has a very ___47___ vcabulary. In a language like English, ___48___ native speakers (母语使用者) knw nly a part f all the wrds. S secnd language learners need t realize that they will never learn all the wrds, s they need t spend ___49___ time learning the mst useful nes.
Secndly, reading is ___50__ in learning a secnd language. Reading imprves students’ speaking, writing, grammar, and vcabulary skills. Grammar, writing and speaking are imprved ___51___ students are meeting examples f crrect English by reading in English. Students wh read a lt learn what is crrect and what is nt crrect.
Imprving the secnd language skills ___52___ extensive reading (泛读). Extensive reading requires reading ___53___ all the time—at least 30 minutes a day. Students read things which interest them. ___54___, the imprtant pint is that it shuld be easy enugh t enjy.
44 45 46. 47. 48. 49.
50 51. 52. 53. 54.
四、阅读理解。( 46分）
(A)
Here are sme new mvies shwn n February 10th, 2024. Have yu seen them?
( )55．Which mvie lasts fr the shrtest time?
A．YOLO. B．Article 20. C．Bnie Bears: Time Twist. D．Pegasus 2.
( )56．Lucy is the fan f the actr Lei Jiayin. She may chse ________.
A．YOLO and Bnie Bears: Time TwistB．Article 20 and Pegasus 2
C．YOLO and Article 20D．Article 20 and Bnie Bears: Time Twist
( )57．If Tm wants t see YOLO with his wife, hw much shuld he pay fr?
A．¥140. B．¥110.C．¥112.D．¥131.8.
(B)
①We can see circles, squares and triangles everywhere in ur daily life. Have yu thught abut their meanings in films? Much like clrs, different shapes can shw different persnalities（特征） f characters in the scenes.
②Circles represent (代表) things that are sft and natural. The rund shape reminds us f things that appear in nature, like the sun, raindrps and s n. We can als cnnect circles with beautiful eyes, babies’ rund faces. . . All these things make us feel happy and warm. This is why s many cartn characters’ bdies—heres, gd peple—are rund in shape, because circles represent gdness, happiness and friendliness.
③Squares shw things that are unnatural r man-made, r things that are bring r ld-fashined. In Up, Carl, has a square face and wears square glasses, while Russell, an 8-year-ld by with a rund face, always wears rund medals. These shapes shw the characters’ persnalities. Carl is stubbrn (执拗的) and lnely, while Russell is lvely and full f energy.
④The angriest shape is the triangle. Every kid wh draws a mnster with sharp teeth draws a rw f triangles, dn’t they? That’s because the shape represents fear, distrust and dubt in sme way. Lk at the bad guys in cartns—they are all drawn with plenty f pints and triangles, like Shengngba in Ne Zha. And triangles are stable (稳固的) and dn’t easily fall dwn. In films, this persnality makes bad peple difficult t deal with.
⑤Nt nly in cartns, but als in ther kinds f films, different shapes are used fr the same purpse. S, try t find the hidden shapes and yu will knw what the characters are like.
( )58.The writer explains the relatinship between squares and persnalities f characters by_____.
A．telling a stryB．giving an example
C．raising a questinD．shwing the results f a study
( )59．Why is Shengngba mentined in Paragraph 4?
A．Because kids think he is a mnster. B．Because he has a rw f sharp teeth.
C．Because he is a bad guy in the film. D．Because he is nt difficult t deal with.
( )60．What des the underlined wrd”triangle”refer t?
A． B．C． D．
( )61．Which f the fllwing is the structure f the passage?
A． B． C． D．
( )62．What des the passage mainly talk abut?
Why different shapes represent different things.
B．What makes heres in films have great charm.
C．What different shapes represent in films.
D．Hw t make cartns with different clrs and shapes.
(C)
If yu feel sad, remember nt t watch a happy mvie. A sad mvie may be gd fr yu. Sme scientists at Ohi State University fund that sad mvies can make peple happier. They shwed their study in a magazine called Cmmunicatin Reaches.
Scientists asked 361 cllege students t watch a sad mvie. The mvie tells a stry f tw lvers wh were separated. They died during Wrld War II at the end f the mvie. The 361 cllege students answered questins frm the scientists befre, after and three times during the mvie t find ut their different feeling, such as sadness.
Accrding t the result, scientists fund ut that peple felt better after watching the sad mvie. Scientists believed this was because the mvie made them think abut their lives. Cmpared t thse f unlucky lvers, their lives were full f hpe.
“I want t live my life t the fullest, and this mvie made me think a lt,” ne student wrte.
Silvia Knblch-Westerwick, the head f the study, said that bad mds (情绪) wuld make peple mre thughtful. “Gd mds are usually a sign that everything is fine. Yu dn’t have t wrry, and yu dn’t have t think abut yur prblems in yur life,” she said. “But bad mds make yu feel terrible. S, seeing a sad mvie may make yu feel bad, but that will make yu think mre abut yurself and be full f hpe in the future.”
( )63．Why did the scientist ask the cllege students t watch a sad mvie?
A．T help them make mre friends. B．T make them feel better abut themselves.
C．T find ut hw they felt after watching it. D．T ask them share their feelings.
( )64．Hw many times did the students answer questins frm the scientists?
A．Six times. B．Five times. C．Fur times.D．Three times.
( )65．What des the underlined wrd “thse” refer t?
A．Stries. B．Feelings. C．Friends.D．Lives.
( )66．What des the writer want t tell us?
A．Watch a sad mvie when we are sad.B．Find true lve when feel sad.
C．See a happy film when we feel bad.D．Think abut thers when we are dwn.
( )67．Hw did the cllege students’ feeling change?
A．happy-scared-sadB．sad-excited-happy
C．terrible-lucky-hpefulD．terrible-serius-sad
(D)
Water is imprtant t all living things but sme areas in the wrld are shrt f water a lt. S we shuld try t prtect and save water.
A grup f students frm Zhejiang University have successfully develped an “air hand-washing machine”. The machine uses an infrared ray inductin system（红外线感应系统）, which can feel the presence f ur hands. If it feels there are hands, the water with the air will cme frm the tap. And it has been prven that it is nearly as effective as traditinal hand-washing. It uses nly ten percent f the water that regular hand-washing des. The students have even set up a cmpany t intrduce the prduct t the public.
Li Qizhang, a member f the team that develped the machine, tld a reprter that a mdel f their machine had already been placed in a classrm building at the university and it wrked very well.
In 2014, a student called Chen Puyang first thught f the idea while he was washing his hands. Washing ne’s hands uses a lt f water, Chen thught. Wuld it be pssible t replace the water with air? Others may nt give the questin a secnd thught. Hwever, fr Chen and Li, wh were studying fluid mechanics（流体力学）at the time, this was cnsidered t be an excellent idea.
Sn, Chen, Li and several classmates started n the prject. After a year f research, the team came up with a gravity-driven（重力驱动）hand-washing machine successfully.
( )68．The underlined wrds “presence” mean in Paragraph 2?
A．shape B．cmingC．actinD．piece
( )69．What des the writer mean by saying the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
A．Other peple may nt care abut the questin at all.
B．Other peple may think there is n answer t the questin.
C．Other peple may think it is pssible t use air instead f water.
D．Other peple may nt spend a secnd thinking abut the questin again.
( )70．Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut the “air hand-washing machine”?
A cmpany was set up t prduce the machine.
B．It desn’t need any water when yu wash yur hand.
C．It was invented by tw students frm Zhejiang University.
D．The idea f the machine came t Chen’s mind in a sudden.
( )71．Put the fllwing happenings in crrect rder.
a. Chen and Li began t study fluid mechanics.
b. Chen, Li and several classmates started n the prject.
c. Cheng Puyang had the first thught f washing hands with air.
d. They came up with a gravity-driven hand-washing machine successfully.
e. They put a mdel f their machine in a classrm building at the university.
A．a-c-b-d-e B．a-b-c-e-d C．c-a-b-d-eD．c-a-b-e-d
( )72．What can we infer（推断）frm the passage?
A．The air hand-washing machine will be expensive.
B．Yu can wash yur hands clean withut any electricity.
C．The “air hand-washing machine” is ppular in Zhejiang University.
D．The students develped the machine by the knwledge f fluid mechanics.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面方框内的七个选项中，选出五个还原到文中
Recently，a very simple questin became widely spread nline: What China shuld be prud f ?___73___.
Lanlan is frm Canada．She came t China five years ag and is a student at Ningb University．Nw she has l20,000 fans n the Internet and the number is still grwing．
Lanlan lves China and Chinese．___74___And that's why she is s well received amng Chinese net friends．The fllwing is China in her eyes．
“It is the easiest cuntry in which t find a jb．If yu are nt t lazy，it is really very simple t find a jb in China．I believe there're mre jb chances here than in any ther cuntry in the wrld．”
“__75___Abut 400 millin Chinese are studying English．If they can speak gd English in the future，China will have the greatest number f English speakers f any nn-English speaking cuntry．”
“The speed f Chinese trains is fast．Frm Ningb t Beijing，the train runs 1,365 kilmeters fr seven hurs and the ticket fare is nly 595 yuan．”
“Its public security is great．___76___I have travelled in many cuntries，and I think China really is very safe．”
“There are much mre things China shuld be prud f．Many Chinese peple ften criticize(批评)China．At first，I believed that they didn't like China r that they lved western cuntries．But later，I realized that they just set a very high standard fr China．___77___ China must be much better than ther cuntries．”
A．The freign language level（水平） is surprising．
B．This cuntry f l.4 billin peple makes me feel safe．
C．A freign girl living in China gave a very tuching answer．
D．They believe that it's nt enugh t be number ne in the wrld．
E．She believes China will be the strngest cuntry in the wrld in future．
F．China has been the greatest cuntry in the wrld．
G．Chinese language is becming ppular．
73_______74_______75______76_______77_______
五.补全对话(5分)
A: Excuse me,Miss Green. ___78___
B: Oh,yu can keep it fr tw weeks and befre yu return it,remember nt t lend it t thers.
A:OK,I remember it. Have yu gt any bks abut science?
A．He is better at math than science.
B．When d yu usually watch TV?
C．I want t be an astrnaut like Yang Liwei.
D．Hw lng can I keep this bk?
E．His math is nt s gd as science.
F．Please lk at the shelf(架子) ver there.
G．Hw ften d yu watch TV?
B: Yes, we have gt sme.___79___ Are yu interested in the science?
A: Oh, nt I, but my brther. As a student, he is very interested in science.
B: I see. Des he want t be a scientist when he grws up?
A: N, he wants t be an engineer instead f a scientist. ___80___.
B: What abut yur dream jb?
A: ____81___He is a her in my heart. Every time I see him n TV,
I am always very excited.
B: ___82___
A: Abut nce a week. My mther desn’t allw me t watch it t much.
She says study cmes first.
B: But I think health is als imprtant.
A: I agree with yu.
六．书面表达(20分)
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Mike 今年年底将作为交换生来中国学习，他将在中国度过第一个春节。为了更好的了解中国传统文化和适应在中国的学习生活，他来信向你询问春节的传统习俗以及如何学好中文的方法。请你结合以上信息，给他写一封回信。
内容包括：
(1)节日的名称，时间，传统习俗；
(2)至少两种学习中文的方法。
要求：
(1)80—100词 (开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数);
(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3)信中不得出现真实人名和校名。
参考词汇：团圆饭reunin dinner，春晚gala，对联cuplet，压岁钱lucky mney，红包red packet，放烟花set ff firewrkshelpful, cntrl, even, wide, their, require,hwever, suggestin, large, carry, because
YOLO
Directr: Jia Ling
Starring: Jia Ling, Lei Jiayin, Zhang Xiafei
Language: Chinese
Last Time: 120 minutes
Cst: ¥65.9
Article 20
Directr: Zhang Yimu
Starring: Lei Jiayin,
Ma Li, Zha Liying
Language: Chinese
Last Time: 120 minutes
Cst: ¥70
Pegasus 2
Directr: Han Han
Starring: Shen Teng,
Fan Chengcheng
Language: Chinese
Last Time: 94 minutes
Cst: ¥56
Bnie Bears: Time Twist
Directr: Lin Huida
Starring: Tan Xia,
Zhang Wei
Language: Chinese
Last Time: 108 minutes
Cst: ¥55