2023-2024学年江苏省南京市玄武区八年级（下）期中英语试卷

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省南京市玄武区八年级（下）期中英语试卷，共9页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完形填空，基础知识，阅读短文，回答问题，书面表达，听力等内容，欢迎下载使用。

二、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
16. France, ___________ Eurpean cuntry, lies in the west f Eurpe.
A. anB. aC. theD. /
17. — Why dn’t yu visit the Cnfucius Temple with us?
— Because I ___________. there many times.
A. have been tB. have gne tC. have beenD. have been in
18. Sme parents think hbbies can get ___________ f their schlwrk, s they stp their kids spending time n them.
A. n the wayB. by the wayC. in sme waysD. in the way
19. We can cme t a ___________ that he has a gd reading habit frm her knwledge f the histry.
A. cnversatinB. cmmunicatinC. cnclusinD. cnditin
20. Cathy desn’t knw ___________ abut her prblems.
A. wh t talkB. where t talk tC. hw t talk tD. wh t talk t
21. I ___________ smke, but I gave up a cuple f years ag.
A. am used tB. was used tC. get used tD. used t
22. She’s just back frm wrk, ___________ she?
A. hasn’tB. isn’tC. hasD. is
23. The cat is t expensive and ___________ the clr desn’t suit yu.
A. therwiseB. exceptC. hweverD. anyway
24. The shpping mall Mixc in the nrthern part f Nanjing ___________ since last December.
A. penedB. has penedC. has been nD. has been pen
25. — Wuld yu mind my taking phts here?— ___________. Lk at the sign, “N phts.”
A. Better ntB. Certainly ntC. Nt at allD. Of curse nt
三、完形填空(共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)
I used t feel hpeless and frustrated(沮丧的). Last year my mther was seriusly ill and had an peratin(手术) n her brain. I felt my whle wrld turn upside dwn and I had n idea ___26___ t help her feel less painful. My eyes were filled with tears whenever I was alne.
Last mnth, I lst a watch, which was a ___27___ fr my 18th birthday frm my father. I culd nt fall asleep fr a cuple f nights and I felt very upset.
There have been many ___28___ things like these in my life. I culd never knw hw t deal with such hard things ___29___ I read If Yu Have a Lemn, Make Lemnade(柠檬汁).
“When the wise man is handed a lemn,” he says, “What ___30___ can I get frm this? Hw can I imprve my situatin? Hw can I turn this lemn int lemnade?” the authr wrte.
I suddenly ___31___ that life is full f ups and dwns, s we need t stay psitive(积极的) all the time. Nw when I think f my past, I wish I culd d with things ___32___. When my mther was fighting against her illness, I shuld hld her hands in mine, telling her things wuld get better ___33___ hiding and crying.
Several weeks ag, I tk part in a schl singing cmpetitin. I didn’t ___34___ a prize. If I had nt read this article, I wuld certainly have felt disappinted again. But instead, I smiled after the cmpetitin. I was happy that ___35___ I had gt sme stage(舞台) experience.
Life is nt just a bed f rses. There are thrns(刺) t, but these thrns help us becme brave and strng. When life gives us a lemn, let’s try t make lemnade.
26. A. hw t dB. what t dC. hw I culdD. what I culd
27. A. letterB. wishC. cardD. gift
28. A. betterB. gdC. wrseD. Bad
29. A. whenB. untilC. afterD. since
30. A. lessnB. chanceC. decisinD. knwledge
31. A. wnderedB. realizedC. dreamedD. remembered
32. A. silentlyB. differentlyC. easilyD. suddenly
33. A. because fB. ahead fC. instead fD. ut f
34. A. expectB. missC. winD. lse
35. A. at nceB. at leastC. at firstD. at mst
四、阅读理解(共15小题，每题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Useful Infrmatin in Australia
Useful Numbers
Surfing the Internet
Pst Service
Public Hlidays
36. If there is a fire, yu can call ___________ in Australia.
A. 1300369359B. 18004211C. 000D. 12455
37. Which is the right time t send a letter in a pst ffice in Australia?
A. At 8: 30 a. m. n Tuesday.B. At 9: 30 a. m. n Mnday
C. At 10: 30 a. m. n Saturday. D. At 11: 30 a. m. n Sunday
38. Which ne might be pen n public hlidays?
A. ShpsB. Banks. C. Pst ffices. D. Public libraries
B
Nwadays, experts call n high schl students t read as many literary classics(文学名著) as pssible. What d yu think f it?
Linda: We dn’t have enugh life experiences, s we may have difficulty understanding the deeper classics. But this shuldn’t be a reasn t give up reading classics. As Francis Bacn said, “Reading makes a full man; cnference(谈话) a ready man;and writing an exact man.”
Frank: Withut backgrund and life experiences, students can't understand what writers want t express in their classics. While reading, sme students mainly pay mre attentin t wrds and expressins than the hidden ideas. Fr this reasn, reading classics might be a waste f time.
Curry: Classics are the treasures ur ancestrs left us. We shuld read them and pass them dwn. As the ld Chinese saying ges “One wh is filled with knwledge always behaves well.” Classics can pen up ur minds and develp ur interest in culture.
Mary: On the ne hand, nt all classics are suitable fr all students, as there are many difficult expressins and deep ideas. On the ther hand, the special writing styles make it difficult fr students t understand. S they wn’t prbably chse them.
39. Wh agrees with the idea f reading literary classics?
A. Linda &Curry. B. Linda &Mary. C. Curry &Frank. D. Frank&Mary.
40. What des Curry think f literary classics?
A. They imprve students' reading skills. B. They help students learn mre wrds.
C. They develp students’ interest in culture. D. They can change students’ persnalities(个性).
41. What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A. Why literary classics becme ppular in high schls.
B. If high schl students shuld read literary classics.
C. Why high schl students shuld read literary classics.
D. Hw high schls shuld help students imprve reading skills.
C
The elephant-ft drum is ne f the mst famus musical instruments f the Dai ethnic grup. It gt its name because it lks like the white elephant’s leg. The drum-making skill was listed as a natinal intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2011.
The elephant-ft drum dance is very ppular amng the Dai peple. It can be danced by ne r tw peple r a grup f peple. It is ften perfrmed during festivals. This frm f dance was at first used t scare ff evil and welcme the new year. Nw it is a way fr the Dai peple t shw their jy as well as their village culture. It als shws that Dai peple are gentle. simple. hspitable(热情好客的) and inclusive(包容的).
Xie Wenping, 32. used t fllw his grandfather wh made elephant-ft drums fr a living t learn hw t make a drum. “I wanted t make mre and better drums when I grew up.” Xie said.
While elephant-ft drums carry great cultural meaning. making an elephant-ft drum takes many steps and a lng time. “Making an elephant-ft drum takes abut 30 steps and ne mnth,” Xie explained.
The wrk f making the drum is dull (沉闷的), but whenever Xie sees his grandfather’s smile while making the drum, he feels encuraged again. “Over the years, the number f craftsmen skilled in making elephant-ft drums has becme smaller,” Xie said. “I feel like it’s my respnsibility(责任) t carry it n.”
Xie tries t get mre peple t knw abut the drum. “I was thinking abut hw the drum is big and difficult t carry arund. Hw culd I make it easier fr the elephant-ft drum t spread utside Yunnan and let mre peple knw it?” Xie said. He came up with the idea f making key chains shaped like the elephant-ft drum. “Turists lve them!” Xie said.
42. What was the elephant-ft drum dance fr in the very beginning?
A. T help the ld peple make a living.
B. T drive away evil and welcme the new year.
C. T bring ut sme gd qualities f Dai peple.
D. T shw the happiness and village culture f Dai peple.
43. Which f the fllwing is NOT true accrding t the passage?
A. It makes Xie feel bred t make the elephant-ft drum.
B. It may nt be easy fr peple t carry the big elephant-ft drum.
C. Craftsmen have t spend quite a lng time making the elephant-ft drum.
D. Xie hpes t d mre fr the spread and develpment f the elephant-ft drum.
44. Where is the passage mst prbably taken frm?
A. A science reprt. B. A health magazine. C. A culture bk. D. A travel guide.
45. What might be the best title fr the passage?
A. The stry f making the drumB. An amazing musical instrument
C. Saving the traditinal drumD. Dai peple and their music
D
Black Dg was an unfriendly ld man. One mrning. Black Dg was fund dead in his rm. Jim and his mther pened his trunk(旅行箱) and fund an ld map. It lked like a treasure map. Jim was excited and tld his mther that he wuld g and lk fr the treasure. But befre that, he went t meet the village Squire(乡绅)
“Sir, this is what I have fund in the blind man’s trunk wh died yesterday. It lks t me like a map f sme hidden treasure.” said Jim.
“Indeed it des.” agreed the Squire. “We shuld set sail at nce t lk fr this treasure.” It was a lng jurney. In the ship Jim met an ne-legged sailr wh was the ship’s ck. His name was Lng Jhn Silver. He always had his pet parrt put n his shulder. Silver was very friendly and had Jim rlling with laughter(哈哈大笑) with his stries.
One strmy night Jim feeling hungry, walked up t ne f the barrels(桶) that cntained apples. Suddenly. he heard vices, Jim felt suspicius(怀疑的) and jumped inside the barrel. Once inside he frze and held his breath (呼吸) t listen carefully. Lng Jhn Silver was talking. He was saying, “Tmrrw as sn as I give the signal, we will take all peple n the ship as prisners(囚犯). Then we can take the map and dig up the treasure. Let us g back t ur places befre anyne sees.”
When Jim was sure everyne had gne, he climbed ut f the barrel. He tld the Squire abut Lng Jhn Siler’s plan. The next mrning, the island was visible (可见的) in the distance. Jim jumped ff the ship and swam t the bank. There he met a ragged ld man, wh said, “I am Ben Gunn. I have been shipwrecked(遭遇海难) in this island fr twenty years. I suppse yu have cme t lk fr the treasure.” Jim ndded and said, “I jumped ff the ship, there are dangerus men n that ship. Please help me, my friend the Squire is n that ship t.”
Ben Gunn knew the island very well. He laid ut traps fr Lng Jhn Silver and his men. Jim and Ben Gunn dug up the treasure and swam t the ship. Jim, Ben and the Squire sailed back hme leaving Lng Jhn Silver and his men in the island frever.
(—Adapted frm Treasure Island)
46. Wh did Jim Hawkins lk fr treasure with at first?
A. Black Dg. B. The village Squire. C. Lng Jhn Silver. D. Ben Gunn.
47. Which f the fllwing abut Lng Jhn Silver is true?
A. He wned the treasure map. B. He was a very friendly persn.
C. He had a parrt placed n his shulder. D. He was a ne-eyed sailr.
48. The underlined wrd “frze” in Paragraph 4 prbably means __________.
A. turned int iceB. stpped mving C. felt cldD. kept talking
49. Which is NOT the reasn why Jim jumped ff the ship?
A. Because the island was visible in the distance.
B. Because he wanted t dig up the treasure at nce.
C. Because he wanted t run away frm Lng Jhn Silver.
D. Because Lng Jhn Silver wanted t take all the peple as prisners.
50. What is the main idea f the passage?
A. A brave by wh lved treasure gt n a ship.
B. Tw friends fught against dangerus men in a jurney.
C. A brave by sailed the sea t lk fr hidden treasure.
D. Sme brave men tried their best t run away frm an island.
第二卷非选择题(满分50分)
五、基础知识(共19小题，每小题1分，满分19分)
A)语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
We all knw that paper-making, gunpwder, the cmpass and the art f ____51____ (print) are the Fur Great Inventins f ancient China. But have yu heard f anther imprtant inventin—the abacus(算盘)?
It’s said that Li Shu(隶首) invented the abacus. It ____52____ (be) arund fr ver 5, 000years. Sme researchers believe the abacus has a ____53____ (lng) histry than the ther calculatrs(计算器) in the wrld. In China, peple ____54____ (use) abacuses t d calculatins fr thusands f years befre peple use electrnic calculatrs in daily lives.
The abacus is usually made f wd. It has many beads(珠子). Each bead abve the abacus stands fr five, and each bead belw stands fr ne. ____55____ mving the beads up r dwn, ne can d all kinds f calculatins.
It is pleasant thing t watch a skilled hand use an abacus. Fingers mve. ____56____ beads knck, and after a few secnds, the result cmes ut. In the past, the use f the abacus was a necessary skill. ____57____ it was taught in many schls.
Tday, because we have been used t ____58____ (use) electrnic calculatrs, we dn’t have many chances t see an abacus in ur daily lives. Many yung peple have nt even ____59____ (hear) f the wrd “abacus”. Hwever, the abacus still plays an imprtant rle in certain situatins.
The abacus is ne f the imprtant inventins in Chinese histry. It used t make a big difference t Chinese peple’s life. It is ne f the ____60____ (reasn) why we are prud f China. It shws the great wisdm f the ancient Chinese peple. It is ur natinal treasure.
B)根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。(每题1分，满分4分)
My Fathers Dragn is a children’s nvel by Ruth Stiles Gannett. It tells a mving stry abut friendship. Nw the stry has been ____61____ a film.
Jacb Tremblay, 16, is the vice f Elmer Elevatr. Elmer mves t a new city after his mther lses the family stre. Elmer wants t help his mm s much that he runs ff t Wild Island t ____62____ Bris, the dragn, viced(配音) by Gaten Matarazz. Elmer hpes the dragn can help him make sme mney fr his mm.
The relatinship between Elmer and Bris is at the heart f the film. Jacb said that his favurite part f vicing Elmer was wrking side-by-side in the studi with Matarazz. “T ____63____ Matarazz was s pwerful. He is such a gd actr and he's humrus,” he says.
Elmer and Bris meet ____64____ animals tgether. Each has its wn persnality. One is a whale named Sda. If Jacb culd vice anther character in the film, which ne wuld he pick? “I’d lve t play Sda,” he says. “she’s just s lively and fun while Elmer is kind f serius.”
C)按要求翻译句子(每题1分，满分5分)
65. 老师曾经告诉我们银河系是由成千上万的星星组成的。
Our teacher nce tld us that the Galaxy ___________________________________ thusands f stars.
66. 那些医生连续日夜工作，尽管筋疲力尽，但没有人抱怨。
The dctrs kept wrking day and night. They ____________________________ but n ne cmplained.
67. 彼得的父母结婚多年，—家人生活幸福!
Peter’s parents _______________________________fr many years. The family live a happy life.
68. 昨天在公园里，我们情不自禁地拍了许多照片。
Yesterday we__________________________________a lt f phts in the park.
69. 英国人太有礼貌了，不会从你身边挤过去。
British peple are t plite t___________________________________________yu.
六、阅读短文，回答问题。(70-73题不超过9个词，每题1分；74题词数不限，该题2分；满分6分)
US cmpany Mtrla created the first cell phne in 1973. The brick-sized phne culd nly make calls fr 30 minutes. Tday, we have 5G smartphnes that lk very different and can d a lt mre. What will the future phnes be like?
Mst fldable(可折叠的) phnes tday can nly fld the screen up and dwn r left and right. But in the future, phnes will be much mre flexible(灵活的). In Octber 2023, Mtrla put ut a new phne. Peple can wear it like a bracelet(手环) and bend it int different shapes. Apple is als wrking n a way t make fldable screens with fewer creases.
Nt nly will the phnes becme flexible, but they will als be able t fix themselves. Prfessr Zhenan Ba frm Stanfrd University made an electrnic skin that can fix itself with heat and magnets (磁). This skin acts like human skin, stretching(拉伸) withut tearing(撕破). If it is used t make phnes, the technlgy culd lead t devices that culd fix scratches(划痕) by themselves.
Peple will als pwer phnes in ways that are different frm nw. Fr example, using slar energy. In 2016, Kycera Crpratin frm Japan and French cmpany Sun Partner Technlgies made a phne with slar panels(电池板) in the screen. It takes nly three minutes t charge. But it still needs traditinal batteries(电池). In the future, faster and independent slar charging culd make slar-pwered phnes mre ppular.
70. When did Mtrla cmpany put ut a new phne?
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71. Hw lng culd the first Mtrla phne make calls?
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72. What can an electrnic skin d n a cell phne?
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73. What will make slar-pwered phnes mre ppular in the future?
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74. What the future phne may be like accrding t latest designs?
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七、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 (每题1分，满分10分)
If yu like travelling but yu're feeling lazy, visit the Odyssey. On this website, yu can (75)f__________ a grup f students wh are travelling acrss West Africa. Every day yu can read (76)w__________ they’ve dne, see pictures f where they are, and (if yu like) send messages t them.
Perhaps yu’re planning t visit a freign cuntry yurself, and need sme (77)h__________ with the language. A site called Freign Languages fr Travelers is an (78)__________ phrasebk(短语手册). Yu can chse amng 35 languages and 20 tpics, and yu can see the phrases n yur screen and (79)h__________ them at the same time.
Maybe yu just want t stay at hme and watch TV. If (80)s__________, yu can use a site named Digiguide t find what’s n. It lists all the prgrammes n 80 channels. Just type in the name f the prgramme and it will (81)t__________ yu what channel it’s n and at what time.
There are als many websites linked t vide cameras in different places (82)a__________ the wrld. One website, (83)c__________ V Care, is linked t a mdel car in San Dieg, Califrnia. Yu can sit at yur cmputer and drive the car yurself, using the cntrls n yur (84)k__________ and watching the car n yur screen.
八、书面表达(满分15分)
俗话说：“读万卷书，行万里路”, 你的英国笔友Jhn不明白这句话的意思，写信向你咨询。请根据来信内容用英语给他写一封回信。
Dear Li Hua,
Recently I have read a bk abut China. In the bk, there is an ld Chinese saying, which says that “Read 10, 000 bks and travel 10, 000 miles.” What des it mean? I dn’t understand it. Wuld yu please tell me abut it?
I knw that Chinese students are ften busy with yur hmewrk. When d yu read? Why d yu read ften? D yu enjy travelling? Can yu tell me smething abut yur favurite trip?
I’m lking frward t hearing frm yu sn.
Yurs,
Jhn
要求：1. 词数90词左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 回复须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
3. 文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Jhn,
Thanks fr yur letter. I’m very glad t tell yu abut the Chinese saying. _____________________________
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Best wishes!
Yurs,
Li Hua
答案
一、听力
1-5 ABABC6-10 BCACB 11-15 CBACC
二、单选题：
16-20 BCDCD26-30 BDDBA
三、完形填空：
21-25 DBDDA31-35 BBCCB
四、阅读理解
A篇：36-38: CBD
B篇：39-41: ACB
C篇：42-45: BACC
D篇：46-50: BCBBC
五、基础知识
A)语法填空
51.printing 52.has been53.lnger54.used55.By
56.a57.S58.using59.heard60.reasns
B)选词组填空
61.made int 62.search fr 63.wrk with 64.a large number f
C)翻译句子
65.is made up f66.were tired ut67.have been married68.culdn’t stp/help taking 69.push past
六、回答问题
70.In Octber 2023.
71.Fr 30 minutes.
72.It can fix mst prblems with the cell phne./It can fix scratches n the phne.
73.Faster and independent slar charging.
74.Fldable/flexible/be able t fix themselves/slar-pwered /shrt charging
B)首字母填空
75.fllw/find 76.what 77.help78.nline79.hear
80.s81.tell 82.arund 83.called 84.keybard
七、书面表达
Dear Jack,
Thanks fr yur letter. I’m very glad t tell yu smething abut the Chinese saying “Read 10,000 bks and travel 10,000 miles.”
It means that it is imprtant t read ten thusand bks and walk ten thusand miles. It tells us that reading and travelling can make us learn mre knwledge. I like reading, because I have learned a lt frm bks. I usually read after I finish my hmewrk r befre I g t bed. I als like travelling. The visit t Beijing last year is my favurite trip. I visited the places f interest in Beijing. I have learned abut its traditinal culture. I really understand the meaning f “He wh des nt reach the Great Wall is nt a true man.”
Best wishes!
Li Hua
Yurs,
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