2023-2024学年上海市浦东新区川沙中学南校八年级（下）期中英语试卷

这是一份2023-2024学年上海市浦东新区川沙中学南校八年级（下）期中英语试卷，共7页。试卷主要包含了_______ 2等内容，欢迎下载使用。
Part 1 Listening(第一部分听力)
I. Listening Cmprehensin(听力理解)(共25分)
A. Listen and chse the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应图片):(5分)
A B C
D E F
1._______ 2._______ 3._______ 4.________ 5._______
B. Listen t the dialgue and chse the best answer t the questin yu hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案):(6分)
( )6.A. SnwyB.RainyC.SunnyD. Cludy
( )7.A. 7:45B.8:45C.8:15D.9:15
( )8.A. By car.B. On ft.C.By bus.D. By undergrund.
( )9.A. EnglishB. MathsC. ScienceD. Physics.
( ) 10.A. In a library.B. In a museum.
In a bkstre.D. In a restaurant.
( ) fd and culture f the city.
The natinal parks and the envirnment nearby.
The research tpic fr the schl trip.
D.The effective ways f ding research.
C.Listen t the passage and tell whether the fllwing statements are true r false(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示):(6分)
12. Once, a wise man asked his lazy sn t find sme treasure.
13. Inside the bag, there were clthes,, sme fd, a lt f mney and the map.
14.It tk the sn a whle year t arrive at the place his father said,
15.The sn spent three days lking and digging fr the treasure.
16.The sn felt extremely angry when he fund nthing at last.
17. The wise man was glad that his sn finally fund his life's true purpse.
D. Listen t the passage and cmplete the fllwing sentences(听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词):(8分)
18. One f the things Marc Ple discvered in China was mney _____ ______ paper.
19. Paper was nt made _____ ______Until the year 1100.
20. In Finland, the farmer wear paper bts t ______ ______in the snw.
21. Every day, peple_______ _______abut 2,800 tns f paper in ur city.
Part 2 Phnetics, Vcabulary and Grammar(第二部分语音、词汇和语法):(共40分)
Chse the best answer.(选择最恰当的答案)(共16分)
22._____ld hunter in blue lived with a little dg.
A. A B.An C. TheD./
23. The seventeenth Art Festival will be held______Octber 16th, 2024.
A. atB.nC.inD. frm
24.She thinks she is ld enugh t make decisins n_______wn.
A. herselfB.sheC. hersD.her
25. I haven't gt_______milk fr everyne here. Wuld yu please get sme mre?
A. a littleB. a fewC.)enughD. many
26. There are mre than________peple in this city,
A. millins fB.tw millinC. millin fD. tw millins
27. Sme students like indr activities while _______prefer utdr sprts.
A. therB.the therC.thersD. the thers
28.Amy has read several bks, but______f them has the infrmatin she is lking fr.
A.allB.bthC.neitherD. ne
29.Accrding t the traffic rules, children under 12______sit in the frnt f the car.
A.can'tB.needn'tC.mustn’tD. shuldn't
30. Passengers prefer a high-speed train because it travels much_____than the rdinary train.
A.quickB.quickerC.quicklyD. mre quickly
31. Judy checked her hmewrk_______in rder t get A grades.
A.carefully enugh B.careful enughC.enugh carefulD.enugh carefully
32.We shuld remember______all the lights befre leaving the classrm.
A. t switch nB.t switch ffC.switching nD. switching ff
33.When I face difficulties, my teacher always encurages me________hard.
A.t wrkB.wrksC.wrkingD.wrked
34.The students_______their hliday plans in the meeting rm nw.
A.discussB.are discussingC.discussedD. have discussed
35.--Culd yu tell me_______it is frm the nearest shp t yur hme?
--Abut 20 minutes' walk.
A.hw farB. hw lngC.hw snD. hw much
36. My best friend asked me_______I wuld like t take part in the activity this Friday
A.thatB.whatC.ifD.wh
37._______useful idea Kitty thught f!
A.WhatB.What aC.What anD.Hw
II. Cmplete the fllwing passage with the wrds r phrases in the bx. Each wrd r phrase can nly be used nce(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次)(共8分)
A
When yu think f the sea, yu may nt think fXinjiang r Inner Mnglia. These
places are ften remembered as smewhere with lng____38____f sunlight. But recently, the seafd prduced in these places has becme ppular, _____39____after Japan put nuclear-cntaminated water(核污水)int the sea, reprted China Daily.
In Xinjiang, thusands f tns f rainbw trut (虹鳟鱼) will be prduced this year. Rainbw trut belngs t the ____40_____family as salmn (鲑鱼), which is a well-knwn seafd. It tastes like salmn, t. Why d farmers there chse t grw fish?At is because the meltwater frm the Tianshan Muntain is very clean and cld. It is a"___41___”hme fr fish.
B
Meanwhile, in Inner Mnglia, whiteleg shrimp(南美白对虾)grws well.Saline sil(盐
碱土)___42____a large part f the desert s that few plants are able t grw.Farmers used t
put the water frm the Yellw River nt the farmland t___43____the salt. This is a waste
f salty water.
Scientists then decided t___44_____with the salty water by adding sme ther cmpnents(成分).Whiteleg shrimps can live well in this kind f water. They taste n different frm the shrimps in the sea.
The__45___incme f a fisherman there is 19,960 yuan, which is much higher than befre.
III. Cmplete the sentences with the given wrds in their suitable frms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(共6分)
46.Wrkers add sme______int it t make it clean. (chemical)
47.He sat______n the beach, enjying the sunshine. (cmfrtable)
48. Thanks t his, I understd the effect f the glbal warming. (explain)
49.Wearing thick clthes is a gd way t prtect yu frm the ________weather. (freeze)
50.We can_____fresh air and d sme sprts in the cuntryside. (breath)
51. Dn't be s_______! He is nly a little child! (patient)
IV. Rewrite the fllwing sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)(共10分)
52.Tina put up the pster n the wall.(改为否定句)
Tina _______ _______up the pster n the wall.
We plant mre trees t prtect ur envirnment.(对划线部分提问)
_______ _______yu plant mre trees?
“Where will we g during the summer hliday?" Nina asked her mther.(改为间接引语)
Nina asked her mther _____ they_____g during the summer hliday.
Tm is s shrt that he can't reach the shes n the shelf.(改为简单句)
Tm isn't sht______ _______ t reach the shes n the shelf.
He has hardly bught any new clthes this year.(改为反疑问句)
He has hardly bught any new clthes this year,_____ _______?
chief editr, Tm, t be, the members, elected, tw days ag.(连词成句)
________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分阅读与写作):(共35分)
V. Reading cmprehensin (共25分)
A. Chse the best answer(根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案)(共6分)
The By
WHO MADE
Wh Made
Everyne Laugh
by Helen Rutter
Eleven-year-ld Billy Plimptn lves jkes.He
dreams f grwing up t becme a famus cmedian like Jhnsn Lee, but there's a prblem--Billy has a stammer. Hw can he becme a fast-talking, funny perfrmer wh delivers perfect perfrmance when he can't get the wrds ut? Nw he's starting secndary schl. Billy has made up his mind t vercme his stammer nce and fr all. He plans t becme the mst ppular by in his class and win the talent shw in his in his schl. His best friend knew he wuld never give up n the way t this gal. Hwever, it's nt ging tbe easy althugh even with his kind teacher Mr Osh n hand t help. This is a warm-hearted and funny
stry with lts f Billy's favrite jkes.
58.Wh is the writer f the bk The By Wh Made Everyne Laugh?
A. Jacqueline Wilsn B. Helen Rutter
C. Billy Plimptn D. Jhnsn Lee
59. What des the underlined wrd “stammer” mean?
A. the ability t make thers happy
B. the interest in telling stries
C.the prblem f speaking ut wrds fluently
D. the spirit f never giving up
60. Wh helps Billy t prepare fr the talent shw?
A. his belved parentsB. his kind teacher Mr Osh
C. his friendly classmatesD. his best friend
61. Wh may win the free cpy f the bk The By Wh Made Everyne Laugh?
A. Alice wh wrte a bk review f the bk,
B. Jack wh sent an e-mail and put LAUGH in the subject line.
C. Lucy wh bught five cpies f the bk.
D. Mlly wh visited the website
62. Which f the fllwing statements is true?
A. Billy is nw a secndary schl student.
B. It is easy fr Billy t win the talent shw.
C.Jhnsn Lee is the mst famus cmedian in the wrld.
D. Billy became the mst ppular by in his class and wn the talent shw.
63. Yu may find the article in the___________sectin in a newspaper.
A. sprtsB. musicC.advertisementD.art
B. Chse the wrds r expressins t cmplete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)(共6分)
Mst mdern trains run n diesel (柴油) pwer. When diesel fuel is burned, it creates carbn dixide and ther plluting gases. These gases cause climate change, and the mre they used, the wrse it gets. Fr this reasn, many cuntries are trying t find_____64___and less plluting energy chices.
The wrld’s first hydrgen (氢气) trains have begun running in Germany. The trains make almst n___65___and they run withut plluting, s it is gd fr the peple inside the train and utside it. The trains were built by the French cmpany, Alstm. They can run 90 miles an hur.
Hydrgen is very cmmn. It can be used t create electricity by____66____it with xygen in a “fuel cell'. The great thing is, when the “fuel cell” creates the electricity, it desn't create any pllutin. The nly thing it____67______is water, which cmes ut as steam.
Alstm says it will bring 14 mre hydrgen trains t Germany in the near future. Many ther cuntries,_____68____Denmark, Nrway, Italy, Canada and the UK, als shw great interest in hydrgen trains.They____69______believe that this envirnmentally friendly transprtatin mde will have a bright future.
A. WarmerB. clderC.quicker D. cleaner
A. NiseB. pllutinC.mney D.speed
66. A.cmmunicating B. mixingC.prviding D. exchanging
67. prtectsB. preventsC.prduces D. prmises
68. fr example B. instead fC.such asD. n average
69. A.strnglyB. hardly C. plitely. D. gently
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with prper wrds (在短文的空格词使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)(共7分)
Cat-Cw, Dwnward-facing dg and Pigen: these names might sund like animals, but they are actually yga pses. Nwadays, yga is becming mre and mre p___70___. After reading the passage, yu'll understand why it is practiced by such a lt f peple.
What is yga?
Yga is the exercise fr yur bdy and mind. Yu shuld mve yur bdy int different psitins while fcusing n yur breathing. Yga was f___71___practiced arund 5,000 years
ag in nrthern India. It is nw practiced all ver the wrld by peple f different a___72__frm the yung t the ld.
Why is yga g__73___fr me?
Yga encurages yu t cnnect yur bdy and mind. It is a gd way t imprve yur mental health by reducing stress levels. It als r___74____ endrphins (安多芬)that can make us relaxed.
What if my bdy isn't bendy?
Yga isn't just fr prfessinal athletes. It's a skill that can be learned by a___75____ Accrding t NHS England, nt nly sprts peple but als rdinary peple practice yga.Jseph, wh is nly eight years ld, als tries it. He said, “ I want t try yga because I lve sprts and yga can s____76____me frm getting injured.”
D. Answer the questins(回答问题)(共6分)
A sweet art -----sugar painting
In China, ne can ften find flk artists prducing sugar paintings with liquid sugar alng the streets, in the parks, and arund the schls.
The artists nrmally sit befre a wden stand where there is a smth rck table in the middle. On the table, there is a wden plate with varius pre-painted images such as dragns, birds, dgs and flwer baskets.
Sugar painting is different frm traditinal painting because artists must wrk quickly befre the ht sugar cls dwn. They draw the picture withut stpping. T get familiar with the whle prcess, the painter has t d sme practice f nrmal painting in the first place.
There are tw main kinds f sugar painting: plane painting and slid painting. It is easier t d the frmer. When prducing the later, the painter needs mre knwledge and techniques f sugar painting.
Accrding t sme academic studies, sugar painting riginated frm the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, sugar painting gained mre ppularity. In recent years, the flk artists in Sichuan have develped this art by incrprating techniques f Chinese shadw puppet and Chinese paper cutting.
Nwadays, the number f sugar painters has decreased. A certain number f artists are making effrts t preserve it by_____________________________________and applying fr the Natinal Nn-material Cultural Heritage.
Where can yu see sugar painting in China?
What are the pre-painted images f sugar paintings?
Why must the artists wrk quickly t finish the sugar painting?
Which ne is easier, the plane painting r the slid painting?
When did the sugar painting becme mre ppular?
82. Fill in the blank in the last paragraph.
A certain number f artists are making effrts t preserve itby __________________________and applying fr the Natinal Nn-material Cultural
VII.Writing(作文)(本大题共1题，共20分)
83.Write at least 60 wrds accrding t the given situatin.(根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)
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Saving water
Saving electricity
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6-11 CBAAC
12-17 TFTFT
18-21 made f in Eurpe keep warm thrw away
22-25 CBDC
26-30 BCDCD
31-35 ABACB
36-41 DBCA
42-45 BCDE
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58-63 BCBBAC
64-69 DABCCA
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77. Alng the streets, in the parks, and arund the schls.
78.There is a wden plate with varius pre-painted images such as dragns, birds, dgs and flwer baskets.
79. Because the ht sugar cls dwn quickly.
80.The plane painting
81. In the Qing Dynasty
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cmfrtableB. especiallyC. sameD. hursE. cmpletely
wash away B. cvers C.turn int D. createE.average
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