【英语】湖北省武汉市东湖高新区2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷

这是一份【英语】湖北省武汉市东湖高新区2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷，共7页。

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第Ⅰ卷 客观题
第Ⅰ卷的注释
一、单项选择 (共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) (共10题；共10分)
1. — Helen, hw abut ging shpping with me tnight?
— ____. I have smething else t d.
2. —Sam, culd yu tell me hw t wrk ut the prblem?
— ____. Let me help yu.
3. —Rita enjys being ____ and that gives her a sense f peace.
—S d I.
4. —Lk! Hw excited the children are!
—Yes. They are watching the ____ that lks like a dragn.
5. — In my pinin, ____ with thers can make us upset.
—I can't agree mre. We shuld pay mre attentin t ur wn grwth. .
6. —Having fd with t much sugar can cause health prblems.
—That's true. S it's imprtant fr us t ____ gd eating habits.
7. —Mia, it's already half past ten! Yu need t g t bed.
—OK, mm. The bk is s interesting that I ____ frget time just n.
8. — Shuld we use AI in schls?
— Sme peple may say n, but many experts think we shuld use ____ in a gd way.
9. —Cathy, can yu help me t cme up with a plan fr helping sick children.
—Yu can ____ sme peple t raise mney.
10. The saying "The rses in her hand, the flavr (香味) in mine" tells us ____.
第Ⅱ卷 主观题
第Ⅱ卷的注释
二、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) (共1题；共15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I recently visited my friend Lydia and saw her new puppy. The dg was really cute! Lydia smiled as she tld me abut his first day at hme. It was 11 "puppy lve".
Later that day, as I 12 my dg Skyler climb the stairs, I thught abut hw Lydia didn't expect the extra (额外的) care when she brught hme a hairy new family member. But that is ften what that "puppy lve" 13 .
When Skyler jined us, she was huse-trained in n time, which 14 us a lt f truble. At hme, she always needed t be behind smene. When taking her n hikes, we were 15 by her energy (精力). If we tk ff running tward the end f a field, she wuld have already 16 the finish line befre we had even made it halfway.
Nw, at the age f 14, Skyler still needs t be right beside yu n the sfa r t 17 yu int the next rm. On walks, 18 we turn the crner nt ur street, she pulls hard n her leash (栓狗带) t race tward hme. She has made us laugh endlessly and has 19 me cuntless times.
But it is hard. It is sad t see this nce-strng dg have a (an) 20 time walking up the frnt steps. Over the past few years, we have had t give up n taking certain 21 trips because we are nt able t take gd care f Skyler. My husband spends hurs each week making special fd fr her that helps t 22 her kidney (肾) prblems. And I always have t sit in the back f the car whenever she 23 with us because Skyler needs help t get cmfrtable, 24 I may get carsick as a result.
Smetimes I cmplain abut (抱怨) ld Skyler, but I knw she has taught me abut lve. Dgs give us uncnditinal lve. The 25 we can d is t give it back.
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三、阅读理解 (共 15 小题，每小题 2分，共30 分) (共15题；共30分)
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
26. All the news abve has smething t d with ____. A . envirnment B . educatin C . traditin D . science
27. Velvet flwers ____. A . carry peple's gd wishes B . are very easy t make C . are ften used n Mther's Day D . can bring gd luck fr sure
28. The best heading fr the secnd piece f news wuld be ____. A . Saving peach pits B . Carving art frm nuts C . Learning t carve D . Shwing ff carving skills
29. Which is true abut Weifang nut carving? A . It started frm the Qing Dynasty. B . It became ppular in 2008. C . Craftsmen learn the skill t be famus. D . It is best knwn f all nut carvings.
30. We can infer that il paper umbrellas ____. A . take three steps t make B . were welcme in ther cuntries C . are never used in daily life D . were invented in the Tang Dynasty
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Taking care f the ld peple seems an unppular chice fr many yung peple. Hwever, this is what Tashi Wangm, a 34-year-ld wman frm Barkam, Sichuan, decided t d at the age f 17.
Grwing up as an rphan (孤儿) raised by thse arund her, Tashi Wangm had always wanted t give back t sciety (社会). "Finding that Barkam Nursing Hme was taking in new wrkers in 2010, I thught this was the best way t realize my dream." she said.
Tashi Wangm's lve fr the elderly peple she cares fr has grwn day by day and seen her put everything she has int her wrk. "When I first started here, I was just a yung girl while sme f the ld peple were in their 50s r 60s. They had n children, and I had n parents, s we kept each ther cmpany." she said.
Gradually, she gt a better understanding f the elderly and the meaning f her jb. She nticed that the key t getting alng with elderly peple is that yu need t think f them as being a bit like kids. "If yu can stand a child making truble fr yu, if yu are patient enugh t teach a child t eat, get dressed and talk, then yu can d the same fr elderly peple."
In 2023, Tashi Wangm was chsen as an NPC deputy. She said that being an NPC deputy is nt as difficult as it may seem. "NPC deputies are a bridge between the cuntry and the peple," she said. "I became an NPC deputy by simply ding my jb, and I want t bring the difficult situatins f the peple frm the muntains int attentin and bring hpe back t them."
31. What made Tashi Wangm decide t care fr the ld? A . Her interest in care-giving. B . Her childhd dream. C . Her grwing up experiences. D . Her wish t get a gd jb.
32. The underlined phrase "kept. . . cmpany" means ____. A . tk after B . laughed at C . cmpeted with D . depended n
33. Accrding t Tashi Wangm, caring fr the ld and caring fr the children are A . similar B . exciting C . difficult D . different
34. An NPC deputy is a persn wh ____. A . des vlunteer wrk B . vices fr peple C . wrks at a nursing hme D . deals with difficult situatins
35. The writer writes the passage t ____. A . say yes t what Tashi Wangm did B . tell readers hw t lk after the ld C . shw hw t becme an NPC deputy D . encurage peple t g after their dreams
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Teeth are wnderful! Let's learn abut ur teeth.
When babies are brn, they have a set f 20 primary teeth, smetimes knwn as milk teeth which sit in their gums (牙床) waiting t grw. Arund the age f six mnths, babies' first teeth are preparing t grw ut f their gums. Children usually have all their baby teeth by the age f three. Then, at arund the age f six, children's baby teeth are pushed ut, ready fr grwing adult teeth. The final teeth which grw frm the gums are the largest teeth in the human muth. They are called wisdm teeth and are ften nt fully seen until a persn reaches their late teens r early twenties! An adult usually has 32 teeth.
Lking after yur teeth is an imprtant part f keeping yur bdy healthy and it shuld be a part f yur habits in yur everyday life. T keep yur teeth healthy; the mst imprtant thing yu can d is t brush them every day. Brushing yur teeth twice a day fr at least three minutes. Using tthpaste can better prtect yur teeth frm bacteria and plaque (细菌和菌斑). Plague appears and builds up n yur teeth when fd is left n r between yur teeth. It includes bacteria. S if it is nt cleared up, it can cause a hle n yur teeth r even teeth lsing. Unless yu brush yur teeth every day, yu will have t see a dentist. A dentist can give yur teeth check-ups and make sure that yur teeth are healthy.
36. We may have ur wisdm teeth at the age f ____. A . six mnths B . three C . twelve D . twenty-tw
37. What is the crrect rder accrding t the passage?
①Primary teeth wait t grw. ②Adult teeth grw.
③First teeth grw ut f gums. ④Baby teeth are pushed ut.
A . ③②①④ B . ①③④② C . ②④③① D . ④③②①
38. The underlined wrd "it" refers t ____. A . brushing teeth every day B . seeing a dentist C . keeping the bdy healthy D . lking after teeth
39. Bacteria and plaque will appear easily if ____. A . we eat t much fd B . we use much tthpaste C . we d teeth check-ups t ften D . we brush teeth carelessly
40. The last paragraph mainly talks abut ____. A . hw t take care f teeth B . why peple shuld brush teeth C . what t use t brush teeth D . when bacteria and plaque appear
四、词与短语填空 (共5小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) (共1题；共10分)
阅读下面短文，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。 (提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。)
Animals and plants are imprtant parts f ur life. They 41 us with many things like fd, medicine, and s n. Hwever, many animals and plants 42 truble because f human activities. S it is imprtant t give them enugh prtectin. One way is t make laws (法规) against catching r selling wild animals. Anther way is t help peple t 43 the imprtance f nature. Als, we can 44 ur lifestyles. Fr example, we can g ut by bike instead f by car. Even thugh these actins are small, they can make a big 45 t the whle wrld.
五、综合填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) (共1题；共10分)
阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。
Recently, 16-year-ld Ca Chenzhe frm Taizhu, Jiangsu, gave 5, 000 yuan t the Disabled Persns' Federatin (联合会) t help 46 (child) . The mney was fr his brave act f using the Heimlich maneuver (海姆立克急救法) 47 (save) a classmate's life.
Ca clearly remembered that day. One evening in March, 48 he was having dinner at the schl canteen, he 49 (ntice) a classmate's face turning purple as he tried t breathe.
"Oh n, smething is 50 his thrat!" Ca quickly fund the prblem and used the Heimlich maneuver. Standing behind his classmate, Ca pressed hard int his chest (胸 膛) with upward thrusts (向上推力) . After 51 (try) many times, a large rice ball came ut f the classmate's thrat.
Ca learned the Heimlich maneuver during a 52 (safe) educatin class at Jiangyan Licai Experimental Schl. "The teacher shwed us 53 t d it and we practiced with each ther," said Ca.
When talking abut safety educatin, Ca hpes the students f his age can take it 54 (serius). "Every student shuld learn t prtect 55 (they) and thers in a useful way," he said.
六、书面表达 (共1大题，满分20分) (共1题；共20分)
56. 假如你是 Linda，刚刚收到你的英国笔友 Lucy 的信。她在信中提到父母在学习上给她很大的压力，她也会因为一点小事忍不住和他们争吵，觉得和父母沟通很困难。请你针对Lucy的烦恼和以下内容提示给她写一封回信。
内容提示：
What can she d t relax?
Hw shuld she get alng with her parents?
Wh can she ask fr help when in truble?
Smething mre abut dealing with prblems.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校；词数 100 词左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Lucy,
It's nt easy being yur age, and it's nrmal t have such prblems.
Truly,
LindaA . Yes, please
B . N prblem
C . I'm afraid nt
D . I'd lve t
A . With pleasure
B . Yes, I culd
C . That depends
D . Of curse nt
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B . quick
C . strict
D . slw
A . plane
B . sun
C . clud
D . star
A . arguing
B . cmparing
C . sharing
D . dealing
A . cntrl
B . train
C . change
D . develp
A . unluckily
B . seriusly
C . cmpletely
D . recently
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B . any
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A . call away
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D . call ff
A . what are rses like
B . where shuld we pick rses
C . why the rses have flavr
D . hw imprtant it is t help thers
A . nly
B . truly
C . even
D . nce
A . helped
B . saw
C . fund
D . felt
A . cares abut
B . takes up
C . turns int
D . lks fr
A . saved
B . made
C . left
D . brught
A . crazy
B . upset
C . surprised
D . scared
A . cut
B . drawn
C . ended
D . crssed
A . fllw
B . get
C . mve
D . drive
A . whatever
B . whenever
C . hwever
D . wherever
A . cmfrted
B . changed
C . excused
D . taught
A . easy
B . wnderful
C . difficult
D . interesting
A . schl
B . family
C . business
D . sprts
A . cntrl
B . frget
C . examine
D . understand
A . travels
B . plays
C . rests
D . stays
A . ever since
B . even thugh
C . as if
D . s that
A . fastest
B . wrst
C . mst
D . least
Keeping velvet flwers alive
Velvet flwers, prnunced (发音) the same as "Rnghua" in Chinese, mean being rich. They are ften used in traditinal Chinese festivals. Velvet flwers are nt nly beautiful handicrafts (手工艺品), but als hld cultural meaning. It is believed that they can bring happiness, peace and gd luck. Velvet making lks easy, but it's nt. It needs care and patience t learn the skills.
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Many peple thrw away the pits (核) inside fruits after eating them. But the craftsmen (工匠) f Weifang nut carving turn them int artwrks. Weifang nut carving ges back t the Qing Dynasty. Craftsmen back then ften used peach pits t shw ff their skills. It was listed as a natinal intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2008.
Bringing umbrellas back t life
Oil paper umbrellas, with a lng histry in China, used t be cmmn. During the Tang Dynasty, they were intrduced t places as far as Japan and Vietnam. The hand-made umbrellas becme less used in daily life. Instead, they turn int artwrks. The umbrellas take many steps t make, including making bamb ribs, pasting papers (糊纸) and painting.
cause / get ff/ understand / get int / prvide / difference / change