湖北省襄阳市枣阳市吴店镇第二中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月期中英语试题

这是一份湖北省襄阳市枣阳市吴店镇第二中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月期中英语试题，共7页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，读写结合等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。）
After giving a talk at a high schl, I was asked t visit a (n) 1 student. An illness(疾病) kept the by hme, but he was 2 in meeting me, and it wuld mean a lt t him.
During the nine-mile drive t his hme, I knew 3 abut Matthew. He had muscular dystrphy （肌肉萎缩) 4 he was brn, the dctr tld his parents that he wuld nt live t five years ld. And then the dctr tld them 5 he wuld nt live t ten. Nw he is thirteen. He wanted t 6 me because I wn gld medals (奖牌 )and I knew abut hw t face 7 and g fr my dreams.
I spent ver an hur 8 Matthew. Never nce did he cmplain（抱怨） r ask " Why me! " . He talked abut winning and succeeding and ging fr his 9 . He didn't say that his classmates made fun f him because he was 10 . He just talked abut his hpes 11 the future.
When we 12 talking, I went t my bag and tk ut the first gld medal I wn and put it arund his 13 .I tld him he wuld be a winner in life. He lked at it fr a mment, then 14 it ff and handed it back t me. He said, " Yu gt the medal. Smeday when I get t the Olympics and win my wn 15 , I will shw it t yu.'
( ) 1. A. special B. strange C.imprtant D.wrng
( ) B.sure C.happy D.interested
( )3. A. everything B. smething C.anything D.nthing
( ) B.Befre C.When D.Since
( ) B.ever C. anymre D.nce
( ) B .talk C.meet D.reprt
( ) B.difficulties C.accidents D. rainstrms
( ) 8. A. getting n with B. playing with C. thinking abut D. talking t
( ) 9. A. situatins B.dreams C.grades D. independence
( ) B.lnely C.brken D. typical
( ) B.at C.fr D. f
( ) B.kept C.finished D.enjyed
( ) B.hand C.arm D.head
( ) B.tk C.gave D.returned
( ) B.experience C.spirit D.medal
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
Are yu interested in Chinese traditinal arts? D yu want t learn hw t make them? If s, cme and jin ur clubs this weekend in ur schl.
( ) 16. If yu want t g t the Sky Lantern Club,what time shuld yu g?
A. At 9: 00 a.m. n Sunday. B. At 2: 00 p.m. n Sunday.
C. At 8: 30 a.m. n Saturday. D. At 11: 00 a.m. n Saturday.
( ) 17. Hw lng des the Paper Cutting Club last?
A. Fr ne hur. B. Fr tw hurs. C. Fr three hurs. D. Fr fur hurs.
( ) 18. If yu want t learn Paper Cutting, yu can g t
A. Rm 501 B. Rm 502 C. Rm 603 D. Rm 605
( ) 19. If yu are free this Sunday afternn, yu can g t
A. the Chinese Knt Club B. the Paper Cutting Club
C. the Sky Lantern Club D. any f the three clubs
( ) 20. What d these Chinese traditinal arts have in cmmn?
A. They are all put n windws. B. They are all made by machine.
C. They are all used t ask fr help. D. They are all symbls f gd wishes.
B
Primary schls acrss many places in China are ding smething t imprve nap cnditins(午睡条件) fr students.
Recently, Dngxing Experimental Primary Schl in Quanzhu, Fujian is ppular n the Internet. Why? Because the intrductin f adjustable (可调整的) sleep desks has caused great changes in the way that students have a nap. With a simple turn f a knb (旋钮), desks becme cmfrtable beds.Sme students will even take ut their wn things fr napping.
The Zhengdng New District Lngteng Primary Schl in Zhengzhu, Henan, is anther example.In this schl,unused classrms are nw nap rms. They are full f things fr napping, like beds.
What's mre, Zhengdng New District Yngchang Primary Schl is planning t make the unused indr activity rms in the schl future nap rms.
In the twn f Chashan, Liling, Hunan, Meixia Wanquan Primary Schl plays an imprtant rle fr a great number f left-behind children(留守儿童) wh live t far away t return hme fr a nap. Here, a charitable (慈善的) rganizatin gave them 130 flding beds t make sure every child culd have a prper nap.
The new way f napping at schl is nt nly cmfrtable but als gd fr health. Dctrs say that napping face dwn can cause health risks, such as high pressure n eyes and ther eye prblems. The new way f napping at schl addresses these cncerns, making sure f the children's health.
( )21. In which schl can students sleep n adjustable sleep desks?
A. Yngchang Primary Schl. B.Meixia Wanquan Primary Schl.
C.Dngxing Experimental Primary Schl.
D. Zhengdng New District Lngteng Primary Schl.
( )22. What des the underlined wrd “them” refer t(指的是) ?
Many left-behind children. B. Sme primary schls.
C.The twns f Chashan. D. Huses far away frm schl.
( )23. What d the underlined wrds“addresses these cncerns" mean?
Slves these prblems. B. Makes peple care abut these prblems.
C. Needs much mney t use. D. Causes a lt f prblems.
( )24. The writer develps the passage by .
A. telling stries B.using sayingsC. giving examples D. asking questins
( )25. If we put the passage int three parts, which f the fllwing is the best?(①=Para.1)
A.①|②|③④⑤⑥ B.①|②③|④⑤⑥ C.①②③|④⑤|⑥ D.①|②③④⑤|⑥
C
" If yu're nt healthy, yu're nt happy. " With this simple but pwerful (有力的) thinking, Linda Fndren is changing peple's life in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It's never easy t lse weight, but it is pssible. In her hmetwn f 24,000 peple, Linda makes it her jb t help her cmmunity get fit.
After her wn sister died because f besity (超重 )，she decided t help the ther peple lse weight and live a healthier life. She tk the first step by becming a gd persnal trainer and pened her wn sprts club called Shape Up Sisters, which ffered a free day each Saturday. With its success, Linda wanted t d mre. S in the fall f 2009, she asked all kinds f peple t make health a mst imprtant thing and then tried t let the peple f Vicksburg lse 17,000 punds （磅）in 17 weeks. Over 2,500 peple jined Linda's Shape Up Vicksburg prgram.
By August f 2010, the peple f Vicksburg had lst mre than 15,000 punds. They finished the rest within the fllwing few mnths.
Linda cntinues t keep the thing ging by ffering free nutritin (营养） classes and fitness activities,fr example, a nce-a-mnth walk arund the city f Vicksburg fr anyne wh wants t jin.
Thrugh the prgram, peple became cnfident and healthy. Nw that's fitness－f the bdy, mind and spirit.
( ) 26. Why did Linda want t help peple lse weight?
A. She wanted t make mney by pening her wn sprts club.
B. Her wn sister died because f being fat.
C. She was fat herself and wanted t lse weight with thers.
D. There were t many fat peple in her cmmunity.
( ) 27. What des the underlined wrd " it" refer t(指)?
A.Exercising. B. Lsing weight.
C. Painting D.Cleaning.
( ) 28. The underlined wrd"" fitness" prbably means in the furth paragraph .
A.health B.training C.fact D. prize
( ) 29. Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
Linda's sprts club ffered a free day each Sunday.
B.After the success r her sprts club, Linda stpped ding things fr peple in her cmmunity.
C. Linda rganized the walk arund the city twice a mnth.
D. The peple f Vicksburg became healthy with the help f Linda.
( ) 30. What's the main idea f the stry?
A. Hw Linda made her sprts club becme successful.
B. Hw the peple f Vicksburg helped Linda run her sprts club.
C. Hw Linda helped the peple f Vicksburg lse weight.
D. Hw Linda made herself becme famus.
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项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。
When I was a kid, I was afraid f water. Hwever, my brther and sister lved water s much. Every time I gt clse t water, my bdy shk with fear (害怕 ).
(31) Hwever. I just culdn't stp shuting and crying(哭). Finally, my parents said I culd stay at hme when my brther and sister learned hw t swim.
Then, when I was ten, I spent my summer vacatin with my grandparents in the cuntryside. (32) I lved that hrse but there was ne prblem. Each day, I had t take it dwn t the river fr a drink f water. But when we gt clse t water. I felt scared. I went back and Grandpa said, "(33) I'll take the hrse t the river."
The next mrning after breakfast Grandpa tld me t wear a pair f shrts. He tk me dwn twards（朝） the river. He said, " I'm ging t teach yu t swim. (34) ”He held my hand as we gt clse t the water.
Fr sme strange reasn, I wasn't afraid. First, we sat by the water and just talked. (35) Then, hlding tightly(紧紧地 ) t my grandfather's hand, I walked int the water. After a few days, I was in the water, swimming with my grandfather. I had s much fun.
A. That's OK.
B. I slwly gt used t (习惯) the water.
C. I fund swimming easy t learn.
D. Yu have nthing t fear.
E. They had pigs, chickens and best f all －a hrse.
F. Once my parents tk us all fr swimming lessns.
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用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限真一词,每词限用一次。
usually, sit, ff, fat, thrw,
surprise, windw, lk, carry, because
Elijah is an eight-year-ld by. He lives in Osaka, a Japanese city. Last Saturday Elijah had a quick breakfast and began t d his hmewrk as (36) . Abut an hur later , he stpped t lk ut f the (37) . T his (38) , he saw a big mnkey. It was very fat. It was (39) n the grass nt far frm his huse.
" Mum, (40) at the big mnkey, " Elijah shuted. His mther was shcked (震惊的)when she saw the mnkey. She called the Animal Centre. Ten minutes later, five yung men gt (41) a truck(卡车)and cvered(覆盖) the mnkey with a big net(网). In this way, they wuld nt get hurt. They (42) the mnkey int the truck.
“Thank yu, Mrs Gutierrez. We had lked fr it fr three hurs befre yu called us. It's the (43) mnkey in the z. We're ging t send it t the animal hspital (44) it has a health prblem,” said ne f the yung men.
“Why is it s fat?” asked Elijah." Because it never stps eating. Peple always (45)
fd t it when they visit the z.”
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)。
My friend Sally and I decided t write dwn ur reslutins tgether. We planned t set(设置) ur alarm clcks an hur early s that we culd finish the things n the list.
The next mrning, when I went int the kitchen at5:45, my dad was s surprised t see me. He said, “Ww, wh are yu, and where is my sleep-lving daughter?"
“Sally and I need mre time t keep ur New Year's reslutins," I said. “S, frm nw n, I'm ging t wake up early. And, lk, I already did reslutin N.1!" I shwed my new hairstyle (发型) t my dad happily.
When having lunch at schl, Sally and I sat tgether and ate the fd n the list. Eric saw us and asked, "What are yu eating? Des it taste gd?" Sally tk the list ut and said,“Reslutin N.2 says ur lunch has t be healthy, nt necessarily delicius.”
One day passed, and we did all the things n the list, tired but happy. Sally said, “If we want t d everything n the list better, we'll have t wake up even earlier." Then we agreed t set ur alarm clcks half an hur earlier.
Hwever, by Friday, we felt it was hard t keep them. That afternn, Sally and I made a new reslutin list. It was shrter and simpler.
S if yu want t make reslutins, remember: keep it simple.
46.The passage mainly talks abut .(5个词以内)
47. Accrding t passage, their reslutins are
____ .(列举两项, 10 个词以内)
48. The writer felt when they finished the things n the list after a day. (10 个词以内)
49. Hw many times did they set their alarm clcks earlier? (5个词以内)

50.What can yu learn frm the passage?(10 个词以内)

第二节 书面表达(共1题，满分15分)
锲而不舍,金石可镂!面对生活中的困难,我们缺少的往往不是办法,而是坚持。某英文网站正在开展以“在困难中成长”为主题的征文活动。请根据英文提示写一篇不少于80词的小短文投稿,谈谈你克服困难的一次经历。
写作要点提示：
1）Tell us a stry abut hw yu gt ver(克服)the difficulty.
2）What can yu learn frm it?
Grw Thrugh Difficulties

答题卡

一.1-5. 6-10. 11-15.
16-20 21-25. 26-30.
31-35.
姓名： 班级： 考号：
三.36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
四.46. .(5个词以内)
47. .(列举两项, 10 个词以内)
48. (10 个词以内)
49. .(5个词以内)
50. (10 个词以内)
第二节 书面表达
Grw Thrugh Difficulties










Sky Lantern (灯笼） Club
Sky lanterns are made f bamb（竹子） and cvered with paper. They were first used t ask fr help when peple were in truble. Tday,they are used t shw happiness and gd wishes.
Time: Saturday 8: 30 a. m-10: 30 a.m.
Place: Building 3, Rm 501
Paper Cutting Club
Paper cutting turns a simple thing like a piece f paper int a beautiful piece f art. Pictures abut flwers, animals and s n are put n windws,drs and walls as symbls f gd wishes and gd luck.
Time: Saturday 9: 30 a. m-11: 30 a.m.
Place: Building 3, Rm 502
Chinese Knt （结）Club
Chinese knts are usually made f red rpes （ 绳） They are used t shw gd wishes, such as happiness, lve and peace.
Time: Sunday 2: 30 p. m-5: 30 p.m.
Place: Building 3, Rm 603