湖北省武汉市武昌区拼搏联盟2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

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注意事项：
本试卷由第I卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分组成。全卷共9页，七大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题，共80分)
第一部分 听力训练
一、听力测试 (共三节)
第一节 (共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)
听下面4个小题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. She has a headache. B. She’s a dctr. C. She’s quiet.
2. A. A cup f cffee, please. B. With my friends. C. T have a picnic.
3. A. By bike. B. Once a week. C. An hur later.
4. A. Germany. B. On August 10th. C. T walk the dg.
第二节 (共8小题 每小题1分 ，满分8分)
听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
5. Where were the speakers ging t meet?
A. At the girl’s hme. B. At the schl gate. C. At the bus stp.
6. What’s the man’s telephne number?
A. 210510. B. 216510. C. 210516.
7. Hw lng is the museum pen every day?
A. Fr 7 hurs. B. Fr 8 hurs. C. Fr 9 hurs.
8. What will the by d this weekend?
A. Give ut fd at the fd bank.
B. Visit the ld peple hme.
C. D sme vlunteer wrk with the girl.
9. Where are the speakers talking mst prbably?
A. On a plane. B. At a htel. C. In a restaurant.
10 What will the wman d first?
A. Sweep the flr. B. Make the bed. C. Bring sme water.
11. What time did the game start in fact?
A. At 8: 15. B. At 6: 45. C. At 7: 45.
12. What des the man mean?
A. He enjyed his vacatin in Alaska.
B. He wn’t visit Alaska again.
C. He had a difficult trip hme.
第三节 (共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白听两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15题。
13. What did Lucy d last night?
A. Cpied Tm’s hmewrk. B. Watched TV. C. Played cmputer games.
14. What des Tm think f Lucy?
A. She has a bad habit. B. She isn’t a gd friend. C. She is mad.
15. Hw lng will it take Lucy t finish her hmewrk.
A. 30 minutes. B. 40 minutes. C. An hur.
听下面一段对话, 回答16至18题
16. Where did the girl stay during the hliday?
A. In a htel. B. In a farmer’s huse. C. In the pen air.
17. When did the girl get back?
A. In the mrning. B. In the afternn. C. In the evening.
18. What did the by think f the cmputer game?
A. Interesting. B. Hard. C. Bad.
听下面一段对话, 回答19至22题
19. What are they mainly talking abut?
A. Mark’s prblem. B. An English exam. C. Jining a club.
20. Which subject is suitable t start a cnversatin?
A. Bars B. Weather. C. English peple.
21. Why des Mark lk unhappy?
A. Because he is wrried abut his English.
B. Because he is nt a member f the club yet.
C. Because he is wrried abut the cming exam.
22. What advice did the wman give Mark?
A. He shuld jin the English club t practice mre.
B. He shuld meet mre peple.
C. He shuld g ut t play.
听下面一段独白, 回答23至25小题。
23. When did Jim climb the muntain?
A. On Mnday B. On Tuesday C. On Wednesday.
24. What happened t Jim?
A. He lst an arm. B. He brke a leg. C. He had a fever.
25. What did Jim d n the grund?
A. He wrte a message with stnes. B. He threw away the stnes. C. He dug a hle.
第二部分 笔试部分
二、选择填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。
1. — ________?
—Yes, I’m lking fr the she stres.
A Is the shp ver thereB. May I help yu
C. D yu like the clrD. Are yu having a sale
2. —Am I a stupid child, Mr. Brwn? I think I make a mess f everything.
—Oh my by. Wh says yu must d everything well. ________!
A. Remember itB. Just d itC. Gt itD. That’s it
3. —The mvie abut law tells us t prtect urselves first whenever and wherever.
—________. It’s really a gd mvie.
A. I hpe sB. I’m afraid ntC. I agreeD. I’m nt sure
4. — Fifteen peple died in building fire in Nanjing.
— Srry t hear that. But what’s the ________ f the accident?
A. reasnB. excuseC. resultD. cause
5. —Where did yu buy that beautiful bag, a shp r a supermarket?
—________. I’m used t shpping nline.
A EitherB. NneC. NeitherD. Bth
6. —She lks ________. What’s wrng with her?
— She has a tthache.
A. gdB. badlyC. badD. nervus
7. — The htel ________ a she cleaning service fr guests.
— Nice. Let’s bk a rm here tnight.
A. prvidesB. hldsC. getsD. prefers
8. — What fruit d yu like best in summer?
— Watermelns are my favrite. Nthing else can ________ with them.
A. dealB. cmpareC. cmpeteD. argue
9. — Teenagers these days are under t much pressure.
— I can’t agree mre. Sme parents shuld ________ sme f their children’s after-schl classes.
A. cut upB. cut ffC. cut inD. cut ut
10. The pem, “Lking up, I find the mn bright. Bwing, in hmesickness.” tells us ________.
A. hw the authr missed his hmetwnB. when the authr culd see the mn
C. hw culd the authr g back t his hmetwnD. why was the authr lking up
三、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
Since I intrduced animals int my child psychtherapy (心理治疗) practice, my life as a dctr has been full f wnders. One Friday afternn, Diane, a dark-haired five-year-ld, wh had hardly said a wrd t anyne utside her hme envirnment, came t me fr prfessinal ____11____.
When Diane and her parents were seated in the waiting rm, I tk Puppy and walked ut t ____12____ them. I nticed immediately Diane sat with her ____13____ dwn, and her eyes directed tward the flr in frnt f her, making n mve t lk up.
Puppy, walking ahead f me, went straight t Diane. Because Diane’s head was lwered, Puppy was almst ____14____ her when the girl finally caught sight f him. Surprised by the ____15____ sight, the girl’s eyes became huge and then her muth slwly smiled a little. Puppy stpped directly in frnt f Diane and ____16____ his head n Diane’s leg.
I greeted Diane, but she didn’t respnd. Instead, she began t silently pet Puppy’s head, running her ____17____ sftly ver Puppy’s ears and nse. Obviusly she was still ____18____, but she was smiling and seemed t be enjying her “cmmunicatin” with Puppy.
Then I gave Puppy a ____19____ t g back int the ffice. As Puppy walked away, I watched Diane’s face fall and her eyes take n a _____20_____ lk. I said, “Oh, I’m srry. I didn’t realize yu wanted Puppy t _____21_____. All yu have t d fr him t cme back is t say, ‘Puppy, cme.’”
After struggling inside, Diane _____22_____ in a sft vice. “Puppy, cme, please cme.” Diane’s parents watched in _____23_____. They culdn’t believe what had happened befre them. I gave Puppy anther signal and he ran ver t the girl wh gt ff her chair and hugged Puppy tightly arund the neck. Seeing this, I was _____24_____. It was fr sure that Diane had taken the first _____25_____ in her jurney tward being able t interact (互动) with the wrld utside her hme. Puppy had wrked his magic again.
11. A. feelingB. helpC. trainingD. skill
12. A. faceB. treatC. surpriseD. meet
13. A. earB. muthC. headD. back
14. A. reachingB. feelingC. hldingD. hitting
15. A. carefulB. meaningfulC. unexpectedD. strange
16. A. fixedB. laidC. usedD. carried
17. A. armsB. feetC. legsD. hands
18. A. happyB. srryC. nervusD. excited
19. A. markB. signC. shwD. example
20. A. tuchedB. satisfiedC. cnfusedD. disappinted
21. A. stayB. stpC. hugD. run
22. A. repliedB. calledC. cmplainedD. explained
23. A. tearsB. trubleC. silenceD. rder
24. A. praisedB. surprisedC. wrriedD. pleased
25. A. stepB. placeC. turningD. sht
四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选顶。
A
26. In which sectin f the newspaper can we read the news?
A. ARTB. ON SCREENC. BUSINESSD. BOOK CLUB
27. Chinese Clay Art is best translated int ________.
A. 中国艺术B. 孔明灯C. 泥塑D. 剪纸
28. It is clear that paper cutting ________.
A. is cut with scissrs befre being flded
B. is nly put n windws n Spring Festival
C. is difficult because the pictures are flwers, fish and s n
D. is a symbl f best wishes
29. Which is the right step t make a clay?
①Air-dry the clay ②Fire the clay ③Plish and paint the clay
④Shape clay by hand
A. ④①③②B. ④①②③C. ①③④②D. ①②④③
30. Thrugh the news abve, the writer might want t intrduce ________.
A. the mst pwerful art in China
B. sme frms f Chinese traditinal art
C. the develpment f Chinese traditinal art
D. hw t turn the mst cmmn things int the best bjects f beauty
B
I visit my grandpa’s farm in Kansas and Grandpa sends me int the wds t pick up pecans (山核桃) fr us t enjy later. Pecan picking is hard. My basket is nly half full. I dn’t want t let him dwn.
Then smething catches my eye: a squirrel (松鼠) picks up a pecan, climbs up a tree and disappears (消失) int a large hle. A mment later, the squirrel climbs dwn t the grund t pick anther pecan. Once again, he takes the pecan back t his secret (秘密的) hiding place inside the hllw (洞) f the tree.
I run ver t the tree and find the hllw is filled with sweet pecans. They are right there fr the taking. This is my chance. I take all the pecans frm the hllw. Nw the basket is full!
I am s prud f myself. I can’t wait t shw Grandpa all f the pecans I cllect.
“Lk, Grandpa,” I shut, “lk at all f the pecans I find!”
Grandpa takes a lk at my basket. “Well, hw d yu find s many, Jimmy?” I tell him hw I fllw the squirrel and take the pecans frm his hiding place. Grandpa cngratulates (祝贺) me n finding ut smething abut the squirrel’s habits. ★ . He hands the basket back t me and puts his arm gently arund my shulders.
“That squirrel wrks very hard t cllect his winter fd,” he says “Nw that all f his pecans are gne, dn’t yu think that little squirrel will be very hungry when it gets cld?”
“I dn’t think abut that,” I say.
“I knw,” Grandpa says. “But a gd man shuld never take advantage f (利用) smene else’s hard wrk, even the squirrel’s.”
The image (形象) f that hungry squirrel can’t leave my mind. There is nly ne thing I can d.
31. Why des the writer g t the wds at the beginning f the stry?
A. T pick up pecans.B. T catch little animals.
C. T feed the squirrels.D. T lk fr his grandpa.
32. Which f the fllwing can be put in ★ ?
A. He highly praises (表扬) my wrk.
B. Then he des smething that surprises me.
C. After that, he blames me angrily.
D. He happily fills his basket with sme pecans.
33. Which f the fllwing can best describe Grandpa?
A. Kind and wise.B. Caring and humrus (幽默).
C. Shy and friendly.D. Strict and hard-wrking.
34. What will the writer prbably d in the end?
A. He will send the pecans t his neighbrs.
B. He will put all the pecans back int the hle.
C. He will hide the pecans in his grandpa’s huse.
D. He will enjy all the pecans with his family.
35. What is the best title fr the text?
A. An unusual treeB. The magic basketC. A smart squirrelD. The missing pecans
C
Why did ancient Chinese emperrs call themselves zhen (朕) r guaren (寡人)? Research shws that the wrd zhen used t be a first-persn prnun (代词) . Befre the Qin Dynasty, it meant “I” r “me” and everyne frm farmers t state rulers culd use it. The wrd can be fund in bks like Li Sa (The Lament) and Shi Jing (The Bk f Sngs).
Hwever, when the state f Qin defeated (打败) all the ther six states and unified (统一) China, Qinshihuang, the first emperr in Chinese histry, changed hw this wrd culd be used. He made it a rule that zhen culd nly be used by the emperr himself. Since then, the wrd has been used nly fr rulers.
Chinese emperrs als called themselves guaren. In ancient China, emperrs tk themselves as the “Sns f Heaven”, and believed they had a “Mandate f Heaven (天命)” t rule. Hwever, if the “Sn f Heaven” was fund t have pr mrals (德行), they wuld lse the mandate. S, the rulers used the term guaren r guade zhiren (寡德之人), meaning “a persn wh desn’t have mrality”. In this way, they culd shw their mdesty (谦虚) . In Chinese culture, peple shuld nt talk prudly abut their wn abilities. Mdesty is seen as a virtue (美德). Ancient rulers hped t win peple’s hearts by calling themselves guaren.
Hwever, histrical recrds shw that guaren lst its ppularity after the Tang Dynasty. The emperrs f the fllwing dynasties used zhen mre ften.
36. Since when culd zhen nly be used by the emperr?
A. Befre the birth f Qinshihuang.B. After Qinshihuang unified China.
C. After Li Sa and Shi Jing came ut.D. Frm the start f Chinese histry.
37. Why did Chinese emperrs call themselves guaren?
A. T shw hw special they were.B. T shw they were brn with a mandate.
C. T win peple’s hearts.D. T shw they were lnely.
38. Frm the text, we can infer (推断) that ________,
A. bth zhen and guaren are secnd-persn prnuns.
B. Li Sa and Shi Jing came ut after Qinshihuang unified China.
C. guaren tk the place f “zhen” after the Tang Dynasty.
D. emperrs in ancient China cared a lt abut hw they called themselves.
39. Where is the passage mst prbably taken frm?
A. A weather reprt.B. A histry bk.C. A sprts magazine.D. A science magazine.
40. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. Hw Qinshihuang unified China.
B. Li Sa and Shi Jing played imprtant rles in ancient China.
C. When and why ancient emperrs used “zhen” and “guaren”.
D. Mdesty is seen as a virtue fr the rulers in ancient China.
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题, 共40分)
五、词与短语填空 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。 (提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。)
41. There were many times when Arn almst lst his life ________ accidents.
42. D yu want t stay with us t see hw things ________?
43. His mm was ________ the flashlights and radi were wrking.
44. It’s the parents’ jb t ________ a clean and cmfrtable envirnment fr their children.
45. Peple shuldn’t ________ their kids s hard.
六、综合填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分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正确形式。
Nwadays, it’s very usual fr peple ____46____ (rder) takeut (外卖食品), but did peple eat takeut in ancient times?
Maybe yu dn’t think s. ____47____ fact, there was takeut in the Sng Dynasty (960—1279). Accrding t histry bks, Emperr Xiazng (1127—1194) liked rdering takeut late at night. His servants ____48____ (g) ut t pick up the dishes and bring them back t the palace.
Cmmn peple als rdered takeut. The wners f restaurants gt their waiters t g ut int the streets and ask ludly which dishes culd be ____49____ (send) that day. Peple culd then place an rder. Delivery (快递) ____50____ (wrk) wuld bring fd t their hmes later. In the famus Sng Dynasty painting Alng the River During the Qingming Festival (清明上河图), ____51____ takeut wrker is ding delivery wrk. We can easily see the man ____52____ (walk) with fd in his hand in a hurry.
Peple at that time even had bxes fr takeut dishes, ____53____ they weren’t like nrmal bxes. They were lng ____54____ (wd) bxes with several layers (层). Peple als used plates made f tw layers f prcelain (瓷). Ht water culd be put between the first layer and the ____55____ (tw). In this way, they culd keep the dishes warm.
七、书面表达 (本题共20分)
56. “一城花海，两江粉黛，三镇缤纷。” 春天的武汉，美到极致，自然也吸引了很多外地游客前来观赏。为了更好地提供服务，武汉文旅现对广大青少年征集志愿者。假如你是李明，请根据以下内容提示写一封自荐信。
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Dear Wuhan Culture Turism Grup,
I’m eager t be a member f the vlunteers.
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Lk frward t yur reply!
Yurs,
Li Ming Sme special frms f Chinese traditinal art usually turn the mst cmmn things, frm paper t clay t bamb, int bjects f beauty.
Sky Lantern
Sky lanterns are used at festivals and ther celebratins (庆祝活动). They are made f bamb and cvered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slwly rise int the air like small ht-air ballns fr all t see. They are seen as bright symbls f happiness and gd wishes.
Paper cutting
Paper cutting sunds very easy but it can be difficult t d. The paper, usually red, is flded befre it is cut with scissrs (剪刀). The mst cmmn pictures are flwers, fish, animals, and things abut Chinese histry. During the Spring Festival, they are put n windws, drs and walls as symbls f wishes fr gd luck and a happy new year.
Chinese clay art
The pieces f clay art are carefully shaped by hand frm a very special kind f clay (黏土) and then allwed t air-dry. After drying they are fired at a very high heat. They are then plished and painted. It takes several weeks t cmplete everything. They shw the lve that all Chinese peple have fr life and beauty.
because / because f / making sure / prvide / wrk ut / pull / push