湖北省荆州市2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月期中考试英语试题

这是一份湖北省荆州市2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月期中考试英语试题，共11页。试卷主要包含了选择题的作答，非选择题的作答， A等内容，欢迎下载使用。
试卷满分：90分 考试用时：100分钟
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笔试部分 (90分)
一、完形填空。(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读短文，从每小题所给的的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Gaylrd walked acrss the desert(沙漠) planning t walk thrugh it fr ne mnth. Twenty 1 passed, and the jurney had been s smth(顺利的) and it seemed that he had 2 fd and water t finish it.
“I’ll be able t walk ut f the desert.”he thught happily. But the desert never 3 travelers.Befre he culd make his idea pssible, the sandstrm had arrived suddenly. He hurriedly cvered his head 4 the clthes, lying n the sand. After abut ten minutes, the sandstrm stpped.When he shk the clthes and std up, he 5 a terrible thing: the backbag with fd and water was 6 away by the sandstrm.
Nw, he nly had a(n) 7 left. He held it in his hands.“Oh, nt t bad, 8 I have a pear.”he thught t himself and decided t walk ut f the desert.
One day and ne night passed quickly, but the desert 9 seemed t have n end, and the wrry f 10 fllwed Gaylrd clsely, feeling hungry and thirsty. 11 , each time he wanted t give up, he pushed himself t lk at the pear that he had been keeping,“Nt t bad, at least I have a pear.”
A small pear became the 12 fr his survival(幸存) f his curage. Three days later, when he saw a village nt far away, he fell nt the grund, but after all(终归), he 13 ut f the
desert.
T keep hpe is ne f the best 14 t achieve success, s never tell yu“ 15 left”because as lng as yu try t search, yu can always find that“pear”t pull yu thrugh.
1. A. years B. mnths C. weeks D. days
2. A. simple B. enugh C. whle D. awful
3. A. paid fr B. cared fr C. lked fr D. called fr
4. A. with B. f C. fr D. frm.
5. A. started B. tried C. finished D. fund
6. A. given B. swept C. thrwn D. put
7. A. apple B. range C. pear D. banana
8. A. at last B. at first C. at mst D. at least
9. A. even B. still C. almst D. hardly
10. A. sleeping B. dying C. eating D. drinking
11. A. Hwever B. Instead C. S D. Althugh
12. A. skill B. cntrl C. hpe D. interest.
13. A. ran B. left C. helped D. walked
14. A. ways B. reprts C. decisins D. pinins
15. A. everything B. anything C. nthing D. smething
二、阅读理解。(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
A
Welcme t Sanxingdu i Museum
It is in Chengdu. It is a mdern thematic site(专题性遗址) museum in China. There are tw halls with a display area f nearly 12,000 square meters in it. Welcme!
16. When can yu visit Sanxingdui Museum?
A. At 8 a. m. n the Internatinal Day.
B. At 9 a. m. n the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C. At 2 p. m. n Chinese New Year's Eve.
D. At 7 p. m. n the Dragn Bat Festival.
17. Hw can yu buy tickets?
A. Only thrugh Alipay. B. Only thrugh WeChat.
C. Only by cash. D. Thrugh Alipay, WeChat and cash.
18. If yur father visits Sanxingdui Museum with yur 75-year-ld grandmther and yur
1.3-meter-tall sister, hw much des he need t pay?
A.72 yuan. B.36 yuan. C. 108 yuan. D. 144 yuan.
19. Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A. Yu must pay fr drinking water in Sanxingdui Museum.
B. Yu can buy tickets frm 8:00 a. m. t 7:30 p. m.
C. There is a display area in Sanxingdui Museum.
D. When Englishmen visit Sanxingdui Museum, the guides can't help them.
20. Where is the text prbably frm?
A. A travel website. B. A strybk.
C. A health magazine. D. A diary.
B
Smetimes, we see sme peple reading bks while biting (咬) their nails(指甲). We may think it is a kind f behavir(行为) that means they are fcused(专心的). But in fact, it is mre than that and science has prved it.
Nail biting can begin at an early age. Accrding t the BBC, up t 45 percent f teenagers bite their nails. There
is nt an exact answer t explain why peple bite their nails. But mst cmmnly,nail biting is said t be a nervus habit. It is dne because f stress, bredm r excitement.
What's mre, scientists fund that peple with higher levels f intelligence(智力) are the nes wh start biting their nails at an early age. They believe that cmpared with cmmn peple, thse with higher levels f intelligence may feel higher levels f stress mre easily. This habit is bad fr the biters. It can give them red r sre fingertips. And lng-term nail biting can affect hw ur nails grw.
But dn't wrry! There are many ways t stp biting yur nails. First, keep yur nails clean.The mre yu fcus n taking care f yur nails, the less likely yu are t start biting them again.Als, when yu feel stressed, try t relax. Ding exercise r having a warm bath bth help.
21. Accrding t the BBC, f UK teenagers bite their nails.
A. fur fifths B. almst a half C. tw thirds D. three quarters
22. Many peple might bite their nails when .
A. their nails are t lng B. they are taking an exam
C. they dn't want t wash their hands D. they feel relaxed
23. Which f the fllwing is true?
A. Nail biting is nly a kind f behavir that means peple are fcused.
B. Scientists have knwn exactly why peple bite their nails.
C. Peple with higher levels f intelligence seem t feel greater pressure mre easily.
D. When yu fcus n taking care f yur nails, yu are likely t start biting them again.
24. What des the wrd“affect”mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Get used t. B. Get n with.
C. Cause a persn r a thing t change. D. Have a lk at.
25. What des the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Dn't wrry abut biting nails. B. Hw t stp biting nails.
C. Try t relax. D. D mre exercise.
C
There is a new study n teenagers wh are between 13 and 19 years ld. The study shws that tday's teenagers are grwing up mre slwly than thse befre.
Scientists frm San Dieg State University have wrked n a study n the behavirs f 8millin teenagers in seven different cuntries ver the past 40 years. The results tell us that cmpared t the teenagers in the past, tday's teenagers are less respnsible (负责任的). And it takes them mre time t d the same things than their parents did. They are als less likely t have a part-time(兼职的) jb. What's mre, when they get lder, they begin t knw that they shuld help their parents d husewrk, while their grandparents and parents helped d husewrk at a very early age.“This is a‘slw life way’,”said Prfessr Jean Twenge.
“The develpment f tday's teenagers has slwed dwn. 18-year-lds are mre like15-year-lds in the past,”added Prfessr Twenge.“Teenagers tday are taking much fewer risks than thse in the past did.”Scientists have als fund that mre teenagers spend lnger time living with their parents instead f renting(租) their wn rms r apartments.
One f the reasns fr these behavirs is that tday's teenagers wuld like t spend much time nline. They keep n cnnecting(连接) with scial media, watching vides r playing games n theInternet but nt living in the real wrld. Anther ne is that parents d much fr their children and prtect them t much. In fact, parents had better let their children d everything by themselves.They shuld try their best t make their children becme independent as sn as pssible.
26. Accrding t the secnd paragraph, it is TRUE that .
A. the study began in 1960
B. tday's teenagers dn't like slw life
C. teenagers in the past are mre respnsible
D. the study is abut 8 millin teenagers frm America
27. What Prfessr Jean Twenge said in paragraph 3 is used t .
A. describe the behavirs f teenagers in the past
B. shw that tday's teenagers are grwing up mre slwly
C. intrduce the study n teenagers between 13 and 19 years ld
D. shw the relatinship between teenagers and parents
28. Tday's teenagers grw up slwly because .
a. their parents d t many things fr them
b. it's difficult fr them t d well at schl
c. they always live in the real wrld
d. they spend t much time nline
A. ab B. bc C. bd D. ad
29. The right structure f the passage is .
(①=Paragraph l ②=Paragraph2,...)
30. What's the best title fr the passage?
A. Teenagers arund the Wrld
B. The Slw Develpment f Tday's Teenagers
C. A Study n Teenagers in the Past
D. Different Ideas abut Tday's Teenagers
第二节 (共5小题， 每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选择，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Lts f students are wrried after the exams. Hw t slve it? 31.
Dn't think abut the exams. Try t keep in mind that nce the exam is ver, yu can't g back r change anything. Dn't ask yur friends'answers t the questins n their papers r lk fr the answers t the questins n the Internet. 32 These will make yu even mre wrried.
See yur mistakes as lessns t learn frm. 33 Remember that the purpse(目的) f an exam is t make yu knw yur strengths and weaknesses(优势和劣势) in yur study.
Try relaxing yurself. Leave yurself alne fr a few minutes and let all yur wrries g away during that time. Clear yur mind frm thinking abut the exam by ding sme interesting activities yu enjy. Fr example, if yu feel relaxed when yu watch a mvie r read a bk, d that. 34
It's nrmal t wrry abut yur exams. 35 Nw relax with smething yu enjy and then start preparing early fr yur next exam.
A. Here's sme advice fr yu.
B. Yu can learn frm yur mistakes.
C. And dn't try t find ut what grades yu get.
D. Make sure t get the fd ready n time.
E. But yu can d smething t make yu feel better.
F. If yu're interested in sprts, g utside and play sme sprts!
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运用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
There are many famus traditinal Chinese dctrs in China, and Li Shizhen is ne f 36 .Here is the stry f Li Shizhen and his great bk.
Li Shizhen was brn in 1518. He became 37 in Chinese medicine when he was still yung. His father was a ppular dctr at that time, and Li Shizhen ften saw that peple were ill.He decided t study medicine s 38 he culd help them.
Li Shizhen read many bks 39 medicine. He fund that there were sme 40 in many ld medical bks, s his hpe was t write a new ne. He tried his 41 t study medical science. He studied nt nly herbs(草药) in his garden, but als the wild 42 . He went ut t cllect herbs and talk with ld farmers. He learned a lt frm curing(治疗) patients.
After many years f hard wrk and study, Li Shizhen 43 finished his great wrk Ben CaGang Mu. At that time he had just spent his 44 birthday. His bk is ne f the greatest 45 in the wrld medical field.
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)
阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
The teen years can be a stressful time fr bth teenagers and their family. While everyne has stress, teens have new and different kinds f stress they may have never had befre. As a parent, yu play an imprtant rle in helping yur teens t deal with(处理) stress.
Talk t yur teens when yu ntice signs f stress. Sme f the signs that make yur teens get stressed ut might include(包括) unhappiness, wrry r physical illness. Ask them what yu can d t help. Talking t them can be helpful.
Advise yur teens t get enugh physical exercise. Exercise reduces(减少) the prductin f stress chemicals in the bdy and helps t sleep well. Ask yur teens what kind f activity they think they might enjy—that way, they’ll be mre likely t keep practicing it.
Help yur teens manage(安排) their daily activities by making a timetable. Many teens feel stressed because they feel like they dn't have enugh time in the day, s they have t much pressure. Make a timetable that includes enugh time fr hmewrk and family time.
Make sure that yur teens can get enugh sleep each night. A lack (缺少) f sleep can cause feelings f stress. Mst teens need between 8.5 and 9. 25 hurs f sleep each night. Make sure yur teens have a cmfrtable quilt, set a bed and wake time. Dn't let yur teens drink cffee, tea, sda and chclate, clse t bedtime.
46. This article is mainly abut .(10字以内)
47. Accrding t paragraph 2, sme signs f stress pssibly include .(10字以内)
48. Teens shuld d physical exercise because .(15字以内)
49. Hw many ways t deal with stress are mentined(被提及) in the passage?
.(10字以内)
50. Hw d yu deal with stress in yur life?
.(至少列举一种方法，20字以内)
第二节 书面表达 (共1题，满分15分)
劳动节即将到来，在你校“劳动教育月”期间，校英语报发起了“A Helper”主题征文活动。请结合自身情况，用英语写一篇短文投稿。词数：80左右。
内容要点提示如下：
1. At schl, at hme and in the cmmunity(社区), what d yu ften help t d?
2. What can yu learn thrugh these activities?
3. What d yu think f being a helper?
注意事项：
1.必须包含所有问题信息，可适当发挥，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2.意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；
3.请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、校名和地名。
A Helper
As a teenager, it's imprtant t be a helper in life.
2023~2024下学期期中测试 (笔试)
八年级英语参考答案
一、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. B
11. A 12. C 13. D 14. A 15. C
二、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
第一节
16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. A
21. B 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. B
26. C 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. B
第二节
31. A 32. C 33. B 34. F 35. E
三、短文填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
36. them 37. interested 38. that 39. abut 40. mistakes
41. best 42. nes 43. successfully 44. sixtieth 45. bks
评分细则：
1.选对了所填单词，且拼写和形式都正确可得1分；
2.选对了所填单词，但未使用适当形式，可得0.5分；
3.未选对所填单词，或选对了适当单词但存在单词拼写错误不得分。
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)
46. ①hw parents help teens t deal with stress
②the ways in which parents help teens slve stress
③the ways fr parents t help teens deal with stress 等
47. unhappiness, wrry r physical illness
48. ①exercise reduces the prductin f stress chemicals in the bdy and helps t sleep well
②exercise helps t reduce stress and sleep well
③exercise helps them t lessen stress and get a gd sleep 等
49. ①Fur/4.
②Fur/4 ways are mentined.等
50. ①By eating a big meal.
②Thrugh ging fr a walk in the park.
③I deal with stress by traveling with my friend.
④I deal with stress thrugh reading bks r painting pictures.等
46-50 小题评分细则:
1.基于原文、表意准确、符合逻辑、改编合理，无单词拼写、词汇运用、语法结构等错误，即可得 2分；
2.表达基本正确，仅有一处错误(如单词拼写、词汇运用、语法结构、词数超出等)，可得1.5分;
3.信息不完整，提到了部分关键词，存在三处以内错误(如单词拼写、词汇运用、语法结构、词数超出等)得1分；
4.信息不完整，仅提到了少量关键词，可得0.5分；Opening Hurs:
The first hall: 8:30—18:00.
The secnd hall: 8:30—18:30.
All the year except fr(除了… 之外) the afternn n Chinese New Year's Eve.
Ways t Buy Tickets:
Alipay, WeChat and cash(现金).
Tickets Selling Time:
8:30—17:00.
Ticket Price:
Adult:¥72.
Student:¥36.
Peple aged 60 r abve: Free.
Children under 1.2mcters: Free.
Turist Services:
1. The Visitr Center ffers free drinking water, self-serve cffee and milk tea machines(pay by WeChat) and chairs fr visitrs.
2. Prvide sme Chinese-English guide services.
interest abut mistake gd ne
sixty bk they that successful
5.未提及任何关键词，或未填写任何信息等，不得分。
第二节 书面表达(共1题，满分15分)
参考答案
A Helper
As a teenager, it's imprtant t be a helper in life. At hme, I ften help d the dishes and ck meals fr my family. At schl, I ften help teachers sweep the flr and clean the blackbard. In the cmmunity, I usually help clean up the city parks and hand ut leaflets.
They bring a lt f fun t my life. By ding these, I can nt nly imprve my life skills, but als develp my sense f respnsibility. They als help me understand the idea f fairness.
I think being a helper is a meaningful thing. I can bring warmth and care t sme peple in need. I'm s glad t make ther peple's lives easier and mre pleasant.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：根据问题内容进行写作，可适当发挥，注意语句通顺，表述清晰。
[写作步骤]
第一步，从在家、学校和社区讲述经常参加的劳动；
第二步，介绍自己的收获及对参加劳动的看法。
短文写作评分说明：
一档(13-15分)：1.涵盖所有内容要点，达到预期写作目的。2.结构完整，语句流畅、意思清楚、连贯。使用较为丰富的语法结构和词汇，语法、词汇等方面错误较少，具备较强的语言运用能力，且书写规范，格式正确。3.能有效地使用常见连接词表示顺序和逻辑关系，连接信息，做到符合逻辑、意义连贯。4.紧扣主题，无跑题、偏题等现象。
二档(10-12分)：1.较好地完成了规定的写作任务，虽漏掉1、2处次重点写作信息，但基本上包含所有内容要点。2.结构较为完整，语句完整，意思清楚。语法结构和词汇错误较少，格式基本正确，书写较规范。3.能应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。4.虽有少量无关信息，但基本能围绕主题。
三档(7-9分)：1.基本完成了规定的写作任务。重要的写作要点、内容信息有缺失。2.结构欠完整，少量语句不通顺，意思基本清楚语法结构和词汇错误较多，但基本不影响理解。格式基本正确，书写基本规范。3.能应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容基本连贯。4.整体而言，基本能围绕主题，能看出写作意图。
四档(4-6分)：1.未恰当完成规定的写作任务，只包含少数内容要点。2.结构不完整，多数语句欠完整，意思不够清楚，语法结构和词汇错误较多，影响理解，格式不够正确，书写欠规范。3.较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。4.主题不大明确，信息未能清楚地传递给读者。
五档(0-3分)：1.未能按要求完成规定的写作任务。未能理解写作要求，明显遗漏主要内容，只写出个别要点，写了一些无关内容。2.结构不完整，多数语句不完整或意思不明，语法和词汇错误很多，影响对写作内容的理解，书写不规范。3.缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。4.主题完全不明，信息未能传达给读者。5.无有效信息；照搬照抄试卷中原文；雷同试卷；答题区域空白等情况不得分。