山东省烟台市莱山区（五四制）2023-2024学年八年级下学期5月期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份山东省烟台市莱山区（五四制）2023-2024学年八年级下学期5月期中考试英语试卷(含答案)，共14页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，短文填空题，完形填空，写作题等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
1．Hw much shuld a grup f 15 students pay fr a half﹣day sessin？
A.£35B.£ 70C.£80D.£ 160
2．What can yu d if yu are in danger in Kew Gardens？
A.Cntact the staff.B.Call 999.
C.Find the teacher.D.Plan a visit.
3．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage？
A.Yu can learn a lt abut animals in Kew Gardens.
B.There are 50，000 different kinds f educatinal events.
C.The clsing time f the Kew Gardens is 3：30 all year rund.
D.11：00 a prper time t take part in the educatinal sessins.
In a histry class，Mrs.Bartlett asked the students t make a pster in grups.She tld the students t write the names f three friends they wanted in ne grup and she wuld think abut their chices.
The next day，Karma was tld t be in a grup she wuld never want﹣the by wh was t weak in English，and the tw girls wh wre strange clthes.Oh，Karma walked up t lked at Karma and seemed t knw what Karma was there fr.Karma said that she shuld be in the"gd"grup.The teacher gently（温柔地） placed a hand n Karma's shulder."I knw what yu want，"she said."But yur grup needs yu.I need yu t help them.Only yu can help them." Karma was surprised and mved.The teacher's wrds encuraged her.
"Will yu help them？"the teacher asked."Yes，"Karma replied.Then she bravely walked ver t her grup.She sat dwn and they started.Each f them did a part accrding t their interests.Halfway thrugh the week，Karma felt herself enjying her grup.They did a gd jb tgether.The grup members weren't thught t be excellent just because n ne cared enugh abut them except Mrs.Bartlett.
At last，the grup gt an A，but Karma thught they shuld hand the A back t was the ne wh shuld truly receive brught ut the ptential（潜能）
4．Hw many students are there in a grup？
A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.
5．Why did Karma walk up t Mrs.Bartlett？
A.Because Mrs.Bartlett needed her.
B.Because she had finished the pster.
C.Because she wanted t be in a"gd" grup.
D.Because she wanted t be with Mrs.Bartlett.
6．What was Mrs.Bartlett's reasn fr making Karma in that grup？
A.She knew Karma culd help imprve the grup.
B.She did nt want Karma t play with her friends.
C.She believed that Karma needed help in English.
D.She thught Karma wuld enjy being with them.
7．What can we learn abut Mrs.Bartlett's way f teaching frm the passage？
A.She makes grups accrding t students' likes.
B.She challenges her students t bring ut their best.
C.She prefers t keep weaker students in ne grup.
D.She cares little abut the"gd"students' feelings.
Many admire great peple，but few knw what difficulties thse peple went thrugh.As an autbigraphical（自传体的） bk，a freedm fighter f Suth Africa and the late president（总统） f the cuntry.
Mandela was brn int an African ryal（皇室） family n July 18，1918.But Mandela chse a life way f fighting fr cmmn peple instead f ryalty.
At that time，Suth Africa was cntrlled by white peple.They passed a law that stpped black peple frm living r traveling where they wanted.Black peple didn't have the right t speak ut their thughts abut the gvernment and leaders，either.
Mandela didn't think that was fair.He rganized many activities against it.Because f this，in 1962，he was put int prisn（监狱），after he was set free in 1990，he chse t frgive thse wh did wrng things t him instead f hating them.He shk hands with the peple wh wanted him dead.He als encuraged black peple t frgive white peple.
Mandela's stry，tld in his wn wrds，ges all ver the wrld and talks abut hw t build a wrld where everyne is included.He believed in bringing peple tgether
These lessns culd help peple everywhere，including China.As China becmes mre imprtant in the wrld，Mandela's jurney teaches us imprtant things abut dealing with ther cuntries（社会和谐）.
As an autbigraphy writer，Mandela als did a gd jb and didn't make the bk sund self﹣imprtant.He expressed his feelings well，making the readers understand his and thers' hard times.With such writing skills
8．What can we knw abut The Lng Walk t Freedm accrding t the passage？
A.It's a bk abut African ryal life.
B.It shws peple's lve fr Mandela.
C.It helps peple better understand Mandela.
D.It was written t remember Mandela.
9．What des the underlined wrd "frgive" mean？
A.Say "Never mind" t.B.Give mney t.
C.Feel srry fr.D.Refuse help frm.
10．What can China mainly learn frm Mandela's spirit？
A.Hw t prmise peple's freedm.
B.Hw t help African peple t be rich.
C.Hw t keep peple safe frm prisns.
D.Hw t deal with internatinal relatinships.
11．Why is Mandela's bk easy t read？
A.Because he stressed persnal experiences.
B.Because Mandela hardly shared his feelings.
C.Because an autbigraphy writer helped him t write it.
D.Because it is heartfelt and shws understanding tward thers.
Physics is a subject that is ften seen as difficult and challenging，but it can be learned by Prject﹣based learning（项目化学习）.This is becming widely used in schls.It gives learners the chance t get a deeper understanding f a tpic.During the learning，they shw their knwledge and skills by creating a prduct（成果） fr peple.
Let's take the example f Sandra，an 11﹣year﹣ld student in Sunshine Primary Schl.She wanted t knw mre abut Greek mythlgy（希腊神话）.Hw did she make it？
Nt everyne is a great test taker，but everyne is gd at smething.Thrugh prject wrk，students can nt nly learn deeply abut a tpic，why nt start with prject﹣based learning？
12．Hw lng may it take students t finish a prject accrding t the passage？
A.3 days.B.7 days.C.7 mnths.D.1 year.
13．What's the best subtitle（小标题）f Step 3？
A.Create a prject.B.Draw a picture bk.
C.Share the prject.D.Cllect the infrmatin.
14．What d the fur steps in the bx shw us？
A.Hw Sandra learned physics.
B.Hw a teacher gave a lessn.
C.Hw Sandra finished her prject.
D.Hw Sandra played with Legs.
15．What is the advantage f prject﹣based learning accrding t the passage？
A.Students get high grades in tests.
B.Students meet mre difficult prblems.
C.Students are mre interested in physics.
D.Students learn t slve real﹣wrld prblems.
Yu Garden，als knwn as Yuyuan with a rich histry and culture.It is said t have been built in the Ming dynasty，mre than 400 years ag.It was wned by a gvernment fficer named Pan Yunduan then.It was built fr Pan's parents as a place fr them t enjy a quiet and happy time in their ld age.Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying.
Yu Garden is in Huangpu district，Shanghai.It cvers an area f 20，000 square meters.It is made up f six areas：Sansui Hall，Dianchun Hall，Huijing Hall，and the Inner Garden.Althugh small in size，the garden has all necessary parts that a traditinal Chinese garden shuld have.The pavilins（亭子），rckeries（假山），pls and clisters（回廊）
There are sme highlights in Yu Garden that yu can't miss.Upn entering the garden，yu will see a rckery，called the Great Rckery.It was built with thusands f tns f stne and has a height f 14 meters.Yu can enjy clrful lights n Jiu Qu Bridge（the Nine﹣Turn Bridge）.
Walking acrss the Jiu Qu Bridge is said t bring peple gd luck.Besides the huge items，much f the garden's beauty is in the tiny carvings and sculptures（雕刻与雕塑）.Yu'll find clay sculptures and brick carvings（书法的） and painting wrks f famus artists.
16．Hw ld is Yu Garden？
17．Why did Pan Yunduan build Yu Garden？
18．Hw des the writer think f Yu Garden？（Give at least tw descriptin wrds）
19．What des "Jiu Qu"mean in English？
20．Why des the writer suggest walking acrss the Jiu Qu Bridge in Yu Garden？
二、短文填空题
21．Cmmunicatin has always been a necessary part f human life，allwing us t share infrmatin，express feelings ①_______ In ancient times，humans used symbls and drawings n cave（洞穴） walls t tell stries and send messages. ②_______ As time went by，peple develped languages and wrds that allwed fr mre exact cmmunicatin.The inventin f paper and the pen made it easier fr peple t write letters t each ther，even if they were far away.This methd f cmmunicatin was used fr centuries.
Hwever，the biggest changes came with the Industrial Revlutin（工业革命） and later the technlgical develpment.The telegraph（电报）③_______ This was fllwed by the telephne，which added the vice t lng﹣distance cmmunicatin，making it mre persnal and real﹣time.
The late 20th and early 21st centuries have seen the mst rapid develpment in cmmunicatin technlgy.Scial media platfrms like Facebk，Twitter，and WeChat have created new ways fr us t share ur lives and thughts t mre peple. ④_______ We can send and receive messages at nce frm anywhere in the wrld.
Als Vide calling technlgies have made it pssible t have face﹣t﹣face cnversatins with peple wh are thusands f miles away. ⑤_______ They make ur cmmunicatin experiences richer.
As technlgy cntinues t develp，it will be interesting t see hw cmmunicatin methds further change the way we interact with the wrld arund us.
22．During my teen years，I wasn't an utging girl at all.I was never ①_________（interest） in vlunteering.I just ②_________（think） it was smething peple wh had a lt f free time did.My pinin f vlunteering changed when I started university.I heard new friends talk abut all the ways they had helped thers and，in return，had imprved ③_________（them）.
I started ④_________（vlunteer） when I was 19 years ld. ⑤_________ an English majr（英语专业学生），I vlunteered in schls t teach children English.Later，I realized I wasn't getting anything new ut f my vlunteer service.I decided ⑥_________（mve） ut f my cmfrt zne（舒适区）.I vlunteered at different art festivals.These chances helped me t greatly imprve my rganizatinal and cmmunicatin skills.
The mst imprtant and life﹣changing vlunteering experience fr me is in the summer f 2019.It became clear fr me that vlunteering lcally was nt enugh.It was time fr me t try vlunteering abrad.I spent a mnth and a half in Rmania ⑦_________（teach） English t children frm pr families.That experience helped me t imprve my teaching skills.I als ⑧_________（cmplete） changed myself.I met peple frm all ver the wrld and learned t wrk tgether with them.Since then，I ⑨_________（make） many internatinal friends.These days，I am always able t d better than my c﹣wrkers whenever my jb needs crss﹣cultural cmmunicatin.
Vlunteering is ne f ⑩_________（gd） things yu culd ever d，bth fr yurself and fr the peple yu are ging t help alng the way.Dn't ever hesitate（犹豫） t jin the cmmunity f vlunteers!
三、完形填空
All thrugh grade schl，I needed mre help with schlwrk than thers.If I gt a D，I was very happy.If I gt a C﹣minus（C） 1 enter.
Once my teacher，Miss Mills，let me remember ten spelling wrds.My mther and I went thrugh the wrds ver and ver again 2 I knew them all.I felt 3 and thught， "Ww!This time，I'm ging t 4 "The next day，I went int the classrm and began t write dwn the wrds.The first wrd was"carpet".I wrte that ne dwn：c﹣a﹣r﹣p﹣e﹣t.I was feeling pretty 5 .Then came "neighbr"﹣﹣I wrte dwn the 6 n.Then "rhythm"﹣﹣I knew there was an r.Suburban﹣﹣I wrte s﹣u﹣b.My cnfidence went away.I had gne frm 100 percent t maybe a D﹣minus.Where did the wrds g？
Nw I knw I have dyslexia（诵读困难症）.A 7 with dyslexia might see "the" as "teh"，and"bird"as"brid".My brain learns differently.A learning disability can really change the way yu feel abut 8 .Nw I knw that as lng as I learn differently，I can still be filled with greatness.
Tday when I visit schls 9 an actr，directr，and c﹣authr（合著者），I tell children that everyne has 10 special inside.It's ur jb t find ut what that is and get it ut，and give it t the wrld as a gift.
23．A.ever B.never C.always D.ften
24．A.until B.after C.befre D.as
25．A.sad B.nervus C.great D.funny
26．A.help B.pass C.listen D.care
27．A.angry B.stressed C.scared D.cnfident
28．A.name B.wrd C.letter D.mark
29．A.teacher B.cnversatin C.wrd D.persn
30．A.yurself B.themselves C.itself D.myself
31．A.with B.fr C.as D.frm
32．A.smething B.anything C.everything D.nthing
四、写作题
33．阅读是英语学习的重要途径。请你结合下列提示信息，以Hw Reading Imprve My English为题，用英语写一篇短文，向学校校刊的英语专栏投稿。
写作要求：
（1）文章须包含上述所有提示信息，可适当发挥；
（2）文中不得出现真实人名和校名；
（3）字数80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
提示词：English cmprehensin skills英语理解能力
Hw Reading Imprves My English
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参考答案
1．答案：C
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2．答案：A
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3．答案：B
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4．答案：B
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5．答案：C
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6．答案：A
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7．答案：B
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8．答案：C
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9．答案：A
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10．答案：D
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11．答案：D
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12．答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段Students wrk n a prject ver a perid f time---frm a week t a term.（学生研究一个课题一段时间---一周至一个学期。）可知学生研究一个课题可能需要7天。故选B。
13．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据Accrding t her talents and skills，she created a prject.（根据她的天赋和技巧，她创建一个课题。）可知本段介绍创建课题。故选A。
14．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段She wanted t knw mre abut Greek mythlgy（希腊神话）.Hw did she make it？（她想了解更多希腊神话。她是如何做的呢？）可知桑德拉的例子展示了她是如何完成一个课题的。故选C。
15．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段It gives learners the chance t get a deeper understanding f a tpic. During the learning，learners slve prblems by using real-wrld examples and challenges.（它让学习者有机会更深入地了解某个主题。在学习过程中，学习者通过实际案例和挑战来解决问题。）可知通过项目式学习法学生可以学会解决实际问题。故选D。
16．答案： It is mre than 400 years.
解析：根据“It is said t have been built in the Ming dynasty, mre than 400 years ag.”可知，它有400多年的历史。故填It is mre than 400 years.
17．答案： Because he built it as a place fr his parents t enjy a quiet and happy time in their ld age.
解析：根据“It was built fr Pan’s parents as a place fr them t enjy a quiet and happy time in their ld age.”可知，因为他想让他的父母在晚年享受安静和快乐的时光。故填Because he built it as a place fr his parents t enjy a quiet and happy time in their ld age.
18．答案： Pleasing and satisfying.
解析：根据“Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying.”可知，“豫”在汉语中意味着愉悦和满足。故填Pleasing and satisfying.
19．答案： Gd luck.
解析：根据“Walking acrss the Jiu Qu Bridge is said t bring peple gd luck.”可知，“九曲”意味着好运。故填Gd luck.
20．答案： Because yu can can enjy clrful lights n Jiu Qu Bridge.
解析：根据“Yu can enjy clrful lights n Jiu Qu Bridge (the Nine-Turn Bridge).”可知，因为你可以在九曲桥上欣赏到五颜六色的灯光。故填Because yu can enjy clrful lights n Jiu Qu Bridge.
21．答案：CBDFA
解析：
22．答案：①interested②thught③themselves④vlunteering⑤As⑥t mve⑦teaching⑧cmpletely⑨have made⑩the best
解析：
23．答案：B
解析：句意:A和B是一个我从不可能进入的王国。ever曾经;never从不;always总是;ften经常。根据“If I gt a D, I was very happy.”可知，此处是指作者不能得到A和B等级，故选B。
24．答案：A
解析：句意:我和妈妈一遍又一遍地复习这些单词，直到我完全掌握了它们。until直到;after在……以后;befre在……之前;as因为。根据“My mther and I went thrugh the wrds ver and ver again”可知，此处指的“直到”作者都掌握了，故选A。
25．答案：C
解析：句意:我感觉很棒，心想:“哇!这一次，我要及格了。”sad悲伤的;nervus紧张的;great美妙的;funny有
趣的。根据“I knew them all.”以及“Ww! This time, I'm ging t”可知，作者感觉很好。故选C。
26．答案：B
解析：句意:我感觉很棒，心想:“哇!这一次，我要及格了。”help帮助;pass通过，及格;listen听;care关心。根据“I knew them all. I felt great and thught,”并结合语境，指的是作者觉得自己要及格了。故选B。
27．答案：D
解析：句意:我感觉很自信。angry生气的;stressed有压力的;scared害怕的;cnfident有信心的。根据“The first wrd was‘carpet’.I wrte that ne dwn: c-a-r-p-e-t.”可知，作者写对了，应该是感觉有信心。故选D。
28．答案：C
解析：句意:我写下了字母n。name名字;wrd单词;letter字母;mark标记。根据“n”可知，是写下了字母n。故选C。
29．答案：D
解析：句意:一个有诵读困难症的人可能会把“the”看成“teh”，把“bird”看成“brid”。teacher老师;cnversatin对话;wrd单词;persn人。根据前文“Nw I knw I have dyslexia(诵读困难症).”可知，这里指的是有诵读困难症的人。故选D。
30．答案：A
解析：句意:诵读困难症真的会改变你对自己的看法。yurself你自己;themselves他们自己;itself它自己;myself我自己。此处是指“你会改变你对自己的看法”，主语与介词宾语需一致，此处应用反身代词yurself。故选A。
31．答案：C
解析：句意:今天，当我以演员、导演和合著者的身份访问学校时，我告诉孩子们，每个人都有自己独特的内在。with和;fr为了;as作为;frm从。根据“an actr, directr, and c-authr(合著者),”可知，此处应用介词as“以……的身份”。故选C。
32．答案：A
解析：句意:今天，当我以演员、导演和合著者的身份访问学校时，我告诉孩子们，每个人都有自己独特的内在。smething某些事;anything任何事;everything一切;nthing没有什么。结合语境，句子是肯定句，此处是每个人的内心都有特别的东西，smething special“特别的东西”。故选A。
33．答案：
Hw Reading Imprves My English
Reading plays an imprtant rle in my English learning.Firstly，I find that my English cmprehensin skills has greatly imprved thrugh reading.It gives me cnfidence when I talk in English.Secndly，reading has taught me new vcabulary and expressins.Reading helps make writing easier fr me.When I d English reading，it reminds me hw wrds are spelled crrectly.S I make fewer and fewer mistakes in my English writing.Thirdly，reading develps my thinking ability.What I've read makes me pen﹣minded and enables me t think mre.What's mre，reading helps me better understand grammar.
In a wrd，reading brings me nt nly much jy but als great interest in English learning.
解析：[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:写作要点应注意题干给出的“阅读如何改善我的英语”并适当补充，使文章内容充实。
[写作步骤]
第一步，点题，肯定阅读在英语学习中的作用;
第二步，结合导图，详细介绍阅读是如何帮助自己学习英语的;
第三步，总结阅读的重要性，并收尾。
[亮点词汇]
①play an imprtant rle in在某方面起重要作用
②in a wrd总而言之
[高分句型]
①Firstly, I find that my English cmprehensin skills has greatly imprved thrugh reading.(that引导的宾语从句)
②In a wrd, reading brings me nt nly much jy but als great interest in English learning.(nt als连接并列句)
Kew Gardens
Enjy yurselves in a wnderland f science with ver 50，000 living plants and different kinds f educatinal events r interesting activities !Plan a schl visit !
Educatinal sessin（时段）prices
Yu can plan a self﹣led visit r bk ne f ur educatinal sessins.Students will take part in the educatinal sessins in grups f 15.Prices are different.
•45﹣minute sessin： £35/grup
•90﹣minute sessin：£70/grup
•Half day （ne sessin）：£80/grup
•Full day （tw sessins）：￡160/grup
Health and safety
Required teacher﹣student ratis（比例）：
•Key Stage1：1：5 •Key Stage 2：1：8
•Key Stage 3：1：10 •Key Stage 4：1：12
If yu need help，please cntact（联系）the Kew staff members （工作人员）
Timings
The Kew Gardens pens at 10 visit may take three t five hurs.The clsing time changes thrughut the year.But the earliest is 3：30 have a fixed schedule fr educatinal sessins，which is frm 10：30 2：20 p.m.
Step 1 Chse a tpic
She chse Greek mythlgy characters as the tpic because she was interested in them.
Step 2 D the research
She had t learn abut that tpic and d sme research n it.T cllect infrmatin，she read bks and articles abut the histry f Greek mythlgy.She watched vides and played games all cnnected with Greek mythlgy.When she cllected her infrmatin，she was ready t create a prject.
Step 3 ▲
Accrding t her talents and skills，she created a prject.She lves t build with Legs（乐高），s she built Leg creatins abut the stries f Greek mythlgy characters.She's als really gd at art，she drew pictures f them and wrte the stries in her wn wrds.
Step 4 D the presentatin
After all f that wrk，she made a living rm presentatin fr Mm and Dad and shared the tw prducts that she had created.Then she shared her prject nline with friends，and even shared her prject n scial media.
A.Gegraphic distances are n lnger prblems.
B.This was the beginning f written cmmunicatin.
C.Over the years，the ways we cmmunicate have changed greatly.
D.It made it pssible t send messages ver lng distances in a very shrt time.
E.The jurney f cmmunicatin is an nging stry t cnnect with the wrld arund us.
F.The intrductin f the Internet and mbile phnes has changed the way we cmmunicate.