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
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第Ⅰ卷 客观题
第Ⅰ卷的注释
一、选择填空 (共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) (共10题)
1. — ____?
—Yes, I'm lking fr the she stres.
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. ____!
3. —The mvie abut law tells us t prtect urselves first whenever and wherever.
—____. It's really a gd mvie.
4. — Fifteen peple died in building fire in Nanjing.
— Srry t hear that. But what's the ____ f the accident?
5. —Where did yu buy that beautiful bag, a shp r a supermarket?
—____. I'm used t shpping nline.
6. —She lks ____. What's wrng with her?
— She has a tthache.
7. — The htel ____ a she cleaning service fr guests.
— Nice. Let's bk a rm here tnight.
8. — What fruit d yu like best in summer?
— Watermelns are my favrite. Nthing else can ____ with them.
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.
10. The pem, "Lking up, I find the mn bright. Bwing, in hmesickness." tells us ____.
第Ⅱ卷 主观题
第Ⅱ卷的注释
二、完形填空 (共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分) (共1题)
完形填空
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.
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三、阅读理解 (共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分) (共15题)
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选顶。
26. In which sectin f the newspaper can we read the news? A . ART B . ON SCREEN C . BUSINESS D . 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 . ④①③② B . ④①②③ C . ①③④② D . 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
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选顶。
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 tree B . The magic basket C . A smart squirrel D . The missing pecans
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选顶。
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.
四、词与短语填空 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分) (共5题)
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.
五、综合填空 (共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) (共1题)
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.
六、书面表达 (本题共20分) (共1题)
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。
内容提示:
Why d yu want t be the vlunteer?
What vlunteer wrk can yu d?
When and where can yu ffer t wrk?
Smething mre abut it.
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注意:文中不得透露个人真实信息;词数100词左右;开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Wuhan Culture Turism Grup,
I'm eager t be a member f the vlunteers.
Lk frward t yur reply!
Yurs,
Li Ming A . Is the shp ver there
B . May I help yu
C . D yu like the clr
D . Are yu having a sale
A . Remember it
B . Just d it
C . Gt it
D . That's it
A . I hpe s
B . I'm afraid nt
C . I agree
D . I'm nt sure
A . reasn
B . excuse
C . result
D . cause
A . Either
B . Nne
C . Neither
D . Bth
A . gd
B . badly
C . bad
D . nervus
A . prvides
B . hlds
C . gets
D . prefers
A . deal
B . cmpare
C . cmpete
D . argue
A . cut up
B . cut ff
C . cut in
D . cut ut
A . hw the authr missed his hmetwn
B . when the authr culd see the mn
C . hw culd the authr g back t his hmetwn
D . why was the authr lking up
A . feeling
B . help
C . training
D . skill
A . face
B . treat
C . surprise
D . meet
A . ear
B . muth
C . head
D . back
A . reaching
B . feeling
C . hlding
D . hitting
A . careful
B . meaningful
C . unexpected
D . strange
A . fixed
B . laid
C . used
D . carried
A . arms
B . feet
C . legs
D . hands
A . happy
B . srry
C . nervus
D . excited
A . mark
B . sign
C . shw
D . example
A . tuched
B . satisfied
C . cnfused
D . disappinted
A . stay
B . stp
C . hug
D . run
A . replied
B . called
C . cmplained
D . explained
A . tears
B . truble
C . silence
D . rder
A . praised
B . surprised
C . wrried
D . pleased
A . step
B . place
C . turning
D . sht
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.
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