2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市梅嶺中學(xué)教育集團(tuán)八年級(jí)（下）期中英語(yǔ)試卷（含解析）

第=page11頁(yè)，共=sectionpages11頁(yè)2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市梅嶺中學(xué)教育集團(tuán)八年級(jí)（下）期中英語(yǔ)試卷一、單選題：本大題共15小題，共15分。1.What________fantastictimeIhavegoingboatinginsuch________fineweather!A.the;a B./;a C.a;the D.a;/2.AsChina________themarkettotheWest,Ithinkpeoplewillbeabletospendmoremoneyonforeigngoods.A.picksup B.putsup C.makesup D.opensup3.—Whereisyourfather?Ihaven’tseenhimfordays.—He________Shanghaionbusinessforaweekandwon’tbebackuntilnextweek.A.hasbeenin B.hasbeento C.hasgoneto D.wentto4.Lastweek,MrWhiteboughtausedcaringood________.A.information B.situation C.condition D.communication5.Thewindwasverystrongandtheshipsailedveryslowly________thewind.A.for B.at C.against D.during6.Itwasalongjourneyfromthehoteltotheairport.Luckily,we________tocatchtheplane.A.managed B.used C.refused D.failed7.—Timmy,weareworkingthewholeafternoon.Let’shavearest!—That’sagoodidea.Togetrelaxed,________isbetterthanlisteningtosoftmusic.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything8.—IamfeelingbadtodayandIfeelnothinggoeswell.—Takeiteasy.________,tomorrowisanotherday.A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Anyway9.—CanItellmybestfriendaboutit?—No.It?sjustbetweenyouandme.You________tellanyoneelse.A.needn’t B.maynot C.mustn’t D.don’thaveto10.Thenewstudentdoesn’tknowwho________herfavoritebooks.A.totalkto B.totalkabout

C.totalktoabout D.totalkaboutto11.—I________Jimrecently.—Really?Canyoutellmewhenyoulastsawhim?A.won’tsee B.haven’tseen C.don’tsee D.didn’tsee12.Theoldman________hisdogalonesincehiswife________.A.hasgotusedtowalk;dead

B.hasbeenusedtowalk;hasbeendead

C.hasgotusedtowalking;died

D.hasbeenusedtowalking;died13.Welostthegameyesterday,butwethinkwealsowon________.Thegamemadeuslearnalotandrealizetheimportanceofplayingasateam.A.ontheway B.intheway C.bytheway D.insomeways14.—Daddy,whencanIgotothesportscenterwithmyfriend?—________.A.Untilyoufinishyourhomework.

B.Untilyouwillfinishyourhomework.

C.Notuntilyoufinishyourhomework.

D.Notuntilyouwillfinishyourhomework.15.—Haveyoufinishedyouronlinetouryet?—________.Istillneedanother10minutes.A.Noway B.Ofcourse C.Noproblem D.Notexactly二、完形填空：本大題共15小題，共22.5分。

Iwasdoubtfulandunhappyallthetimeuntilmygrandfathertoldmetostandtall.Forme,heightwasmy

16__.Iwasmuchtallerthanothergirls,

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Ialwaysbent(彎腰)mybodyatthebackoftheline.Ihadalwaysfeltunsafe

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thetalleststudentofmyclass.AndIwas

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enteringtheninthgrade.Mygrandfatherdidn’t

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atme.WheneverItriedtobendmyselfinordertolook

21__,hewouldtellme,“Standstraightandtall,Alisa.”Ibelievedmygrandfathermorethan

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elseinmychildhood.AndwhenIwasafraidofsomething,healwaystold

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storiesofhislife.Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-tornEurope.“Standstraight,standtall”meantsomethingelseatthattime.Afterthewar,hewenttoAmerica.Heliveda

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life.“Iftheycoulddoit,whycouldn’tI?”“Standstraight,standtall”.Hetoldhimselfallthetime.Thankstothehelpofafriend,mygrandfathergota

25___.Heoncetoldmethathewasvery

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atfirst.Hewasnotonlytryingtolearnthishardnewjobbutalsoanewlanguage.“Standstraight,standtall,”he

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toldhimselfnottogiveup.Ireallyrespectmygrandfather.Afterlisteningtohisunusualexperiences,Ihave

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thewayIlookatmyownlife.“Standstraight,standtall”hasbecomenotonlyapieceof

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toimprovemyposture（姿勢(shì)）.Italsotellsmetobe

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ofwhoIam.AndIdo.16.A.accident B.present C.trouble D.surprise17.A.but B.and C.or D.so18.A.as B.for C.with D.about19.A.carefulof B.worriedabout C.interestedin D.angrywith20.A.look B.point C.laugh D.shout21.A.shorter B.weaker C.cooler D.smarter22.A.somebody B.nobody C.anybody D.everybody23.A.him B.me C.them D.it24.A.happy B.common C.different D.hard25.A.house B.gift C.prize D.job26.A.excited B.nervous C.pleased D.fantastic27.A.never B.sometimes C.always D.often28.A.changed B.improved C.decided D.dreamed29.A.work B.advice C.music D.news30.A.useful B.successful C.favourite D.confident三、閱讀理解：本大題共15小題，共30分。A???????

SunshineCampislookingforawarmandfriendlyteachertorunoursummerEnglishtalkprogramme.Therightpersoncanjoinusfull-time.Jobduties(職責(zé))include:●Planningfunandactiveactivitiesforstudentstoimprovetheirlisteningandspeakingskills●Correctingthepronunciation(糾正發(fā)音)ofstudents●PlanningastudentshowfortheparentsThoseinterestedinthejobmust:●SpeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage●Haveafour-yearuniversitydegree(大學(xué)學(xué)位)●Haveatleasttwoyears'experienceworkingwithyoungchildren

Toapply(申請(qǐng)),pleasesendyourCV(簡(jiǎn)歷)toEconvo@between4thMayand24thMay.31.WhatmusttheteacheratSunshineCampdo?①Planfunactivities.

②TellEnglishstories.

③Planastudentshow.

④Correctstudents’pronunciation.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.②③④ D.①③④32.Howcanpeopleapplyforthejob?A.Bywritingaletter. B.Bysendinganemail.

C.Byvisitingawebsite. D.Bymakingaphonecall.33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theprogrammeisforpeopleofallages.

B.Theprogrammewilllastforthreeweeks.

C.PeoplecanonlyapplyforthejobinMay.

D.Anyonewithauniversitydegreeapplyforthejob.BIstillneededalotofthings.So,everyday,Ihadtoworkhardtomakethem.Firstofall,Iwantedtomakemycave（山洞）bigger.Icarriedoutstonesfromthecave，andafterworkinghardformanydays,Ihadalargecaveinthesideofthehill.ThenIneededatableandachair,andthatwasmynextjob.Ihadtoworkonthemforalongtime.Ialsowantedtomakeplacestoputallmyfood,andallmytoolsandguns.ButeverytimeIwantedapieceofwood,Ihadtocutdownatree.Itwaslong,slow,difficultwork,andduringthenextmonthsIlearnttobeverycleverwithmytools.Ialsowentouteveryday,andIalwayshadmygunwithme.SometimesIkilledawildanimal,andthenIhadmeattoeat.Butwhenitgotdark,IhadtogotobedbecauseIhadnolight.Icouldn'treadorwritebecauseIcouldn'tsee.Foralongtime,Ididn'tknowwhattodo.Butintheend,Ilearnthowtousethefatofdeadanimalstomakealight.Theweatheronmyislandwasusuallyveryhot,andtherewereoftenstormsandheavyrain.ThenextJune,itrainedallthetime,andIcouldn’tgooutveryoften.Iwasalsoillforsomeweeks,butslowly,Igotbetter.WhenIwasstronger,Ibegantogooutagain.ThefirsttimeIkilledawildanimal,andthesecondtimeIcaughtabigturtle.IwasontheislandfortenmonthsbeforeIvisitedotherpartsofit.Duringthosemonths1workedhardonmycaveandmyhouseandmyfence.OnedayItravelledacrosstotheothersideoftheislandandIcouldseetheotherislands.Isaidtomyself,“PerhapsIcangettherewithaboat.PerhapsIcangetbacktoEnglandoneday.”AdaptedfromTheAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe34.What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowing?①Robinsonwasillforweeks.

②Robinsonlearnttomakealight.③Robinsonmadealargecave.

④Robinsoncaughtabigturtle.A.①④③② B.③②①④ C.②①④③ D.③①④②35.Theunderlinedsentencesinthelastparagraphsuggest（暗示）________.A.Robinsonwantedtoleavetheisland.

B.Robinsonthoughttheotherislandswerebetter.

C.Robinsonenjoyedlivingbyhimself.

D.Robinsondislikedsomekindsofadventures.36.Accordingtothepassage,Robinsonwas__________.A.carelessandforgetful. B.confidentandfriendly.

C.braveandsmart. D.helpfulandhumorous.37.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AGreatLifeonanIsland. B.HomeinEngland.

C.MyFirstSeaJourney. D.LearningtoLiveAlone.CChina’sactress(女演員)Dilraba’sfantasticdanceperformanceinCroatia(克羅地亞)attractedviewers(觀眾)inChinaandforeigncountries.Throughher,theworldcanseetheshiningconfidenceofyoungChinesepeopleaswellasthebeautifulChineseculture.DilrabatravelledtoCroatiawitharealityshow“DivasHittheRoad”.Whenthehostaskedhertodescribethedressthatshewaswearing,DilrabasaiditisabeautifulEtlesdressfromXinjiang,China.PeoplethinkEtlessilkistheculturalmixturebetweenChinaandtheneighboringcountries.ThevideowhichshowsDilrabaperformingXinjiangdancehasbeenwidelyspreadonline.AnditwasrepostedbymanyChinesediplomats(外交官)andgotmanylikesabroad.“Dilraba,wearingChineseXinjiangclothinganddancingXinjiangdance,”WangWenbin,aspokesmanfromtheChineseForeignMinistrywrotewhilerepostingthevideoonsocialmedia.Earlier,therealityshowtookDilrabaalongwithanumberofguests(嘉賓)toSaudiArabia(沙特阿拉伯).AfterthetourinSaudiArabiawasshownonsocialmedia,moreandmoreviewersallovertheworldshowedastronginterestinSilkRoadculture.TheprogramisdesignedtotravelacrosstheEurasiancontinentfor28days,goingthroughthreecountries,SaudiArabia,CroatiaandIceland,enjoyingthebeautifulsceneryanddifferentculturesofdifferentcountries,visitingandunderstandingmanyjointprojectsunderthe“BeltandRoad”initiative(“一帶一路”倡議).38.WhatdoesDilraba’sEtlesdressshow?A.Thecultureoftherealityshow.

B.Theresultofculturalexchange.

C.ThemodernfashiondesigninChina.

D.ThedevelopmentofXinjiang,China.39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A.Thedancevideo. B.Theculturaltour.

C.Thebeautifuldress. D.Therealityshow.40.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Theviewersshowedmuchinterestinalltheguestsintherealityshow.

B.TheviewershadlittleinterestinSilkRoadculture.

C.TheviewersmaywatchtheprogramonlyonTV.

D.TheviewersmaystartajourneyalongtheSilkRoad.41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThebeginningandeffectoftheSilkRoad.

B.Adanceperformancewithculturalconfidence.

C.AshiningyoungactressfromXinjiang,China.

D.Aprojectunderthe“BeltandRoad”initiative.DDoyoualwaysfeellonely?Whendoyoufeellonely?Islonelinessagoodfeeling?Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearehavingthiskindoffeelingintheirdailylife.Whensomeonefeelslonely,heorshewillhaveanexperienceofbeingalonebecauseoflowlevelsofsocialcontactandrelationships.Therearetwokindsofloneliness:emotionallonelinessandsocialloneliness.Emotionallonelinessisabouttherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirchildren.Whenchildrenleavetheirparentsforawhile,theyusuallyshowthepain,suchascryingandtryingtosearchfortheirparents.Therefore,emotionallonelinessiscausedbyleavingapersonthatsomeoneiscloseto,suchasaparent.Ontheotherhand,sociallonelinessisthelonelinessthatoneexperienceswhenheorsheleavesawidesocialnetwork.Onedoesn’tfeelthatheorsheisamemberofagroup,oronedoesn’thavefriendstotalktowhenheorsheissad.Besides,lonelinessisdifferentfrombeingalone.Beingaloneisaboutnothavingcontactwithpeople.Butlonelinessisasubjectiveexperience:ifpeoplethinktheyarelonely,thentheyarelonely.Peoplecanbelonelywhentheyarealone,orinagroup.Whatmakespeoplelonelyisthefactthattheywantmoresocialinteraction(社交).Peoplecanbeinagroupandfeellonelybecausetheydon’tgettotalktoenoughpeople.Ontheotherhand,onecanbealoneandnotfeellonely,thoughthereisnoonearoundhimorher.Thatpersonisnotlonelybecausemaybeheorshedoesn’twanttohavesocialinteractionatthattime.So,whataboutyou?Willyoufeellonelyifyoustayalone?Oryoujustenjoythetimebeingwithyourself.42.Whydidthewriterstartthepassagewithquestions?A.Toletreadersanswerthesequestions.

B.Toaskformoreideasaboutloneliness.

C.Tomakereadersinterestedinthepassage.

D.Tocheckstudents’understandingofloneliness.43.Fromthepassage,wecanknowbothapersonwithemotionallonelinessandonewithsocialloneliness____________.A.havenofriendstotalkto. B.haveasmallsocialnetwork.

C.haveafeelingofbeinglonely. D.liketoleavetheirparents.44.Whatdoes“asubjectiveexperience”mean?A.Ahotsubject. B.Aperson’sownfeeling.

C.Apaininthebody. D.Aperson’sspecialplan.45.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A.Onemaynotbelonelywithnobodyaround.

B.Beingaloneisanimportantreasonofloneliness.

C.Differentpeoplehavethesamelevelofsocialinteractions.

D.Stayingwithgroupmemberscanmakepeoplefeellesslonely.四、任務(wù)型閱讀-簡(jiǎn)答：本大題共1小題，共10分。46.閱讀短文，回答下面5個(gè)問(wèn)題。(每題不超過(guò)10個(gè)詞)Foodwaste(食物殘?jiān)?isabigprobleminJapanandtheworld.In2019,Japanhad5.7milliontonsoffoodwaste.Thegovernmentisworkingonreducingthisto2.7millionby2030.Now,UniversityofTokyoresearchersinJapanhavethoughtofanewwaythatusesfoodwasteinasurprisingway.StudentKotaMachidaandProfessorYuyaSakaisaythiswaycanturnfoodwasteintoastrongmateriallikecement(水泥).Andyoucaneatit.Throughaprocessofdrying,crushing,andcompressing(壓縮)thefoodwaste,SakaiandhisstudentMachidahadsuccessfullymadecementfromfoodwastewithoutplastic(塑料).“Themostdifficultpartwasthatfoodwasteneedsdifferenttemperaturesandpressurelevels（壓力水平）,”Sakaisaid.Theteamhaveuseddifferenttypesoffoodwastetomakethecement,includingtealeaves,orangepeels,coffeegrounds,andleftoverlunchmaterials.They’vechangedflavorswithdifferentspicesandfoundthecolors,smellandtasteofthecementcanbequiteattractive.MachidaandhistwofriendshaveopenedacompanycalledFabula,Inc.Theyareworkingwithothercompaniestousethematerialtomakethingsgoodforthehome.“Ifwecanusethisnewkindoffoodcementinsteadofplasticandcementproducts,itmayhelpslowglobalwarminganditwillbegoodforourenvironment,”saidMachida.(1)Canweeatthefoodwastelikecement?___________________________________________________________________(2)Whohadsuccessfullymadecementfromfoodwastewithoutplastic?___________________________________________________________________(3)Whatwasthemostdifficultparttomakethefoodwastewithoutplastic?___________________________________________________________________(4)Howmanytypesoffoodwastetomakethecementarementioned?___________________________________________________________________(5)Whatdoyouthinkofthefoodcement?

___________________________________________________________________五、首字母短文填空：本大題共1小題，共10分。47.

Snowisoneoftheelements(元素)thathelpmakewinterlovableformanypeople,anditshouldnotbefarawaywhenMajorSnowarrives.MajorSnow,the21stsolartermoftheyear,fallson6thDecemberthisyear.Itmarks(標(biāo)志著)theb

1___ofmidwinter.DuringMajorSnow,thetemperatured

2___greatlyandtheremaybemoresnowydays.There’saChinesesaying,“Afallofsnowgivespromiseofafruitfulyear.”F

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welcomesnowbecausesnowcanprotectcropsfromcoldfrontsandkeepthefieldswarm.Evenifitmelts(融化),italsocanp

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enoughwaterforthecropsinspring.Thesnowyseasonisalsogoodforskiingands

85___.Therearemanysuchplacesfornaturalsnowandiceinthen

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partofChina.Forexample,HeilongjiangandJilinprovincesoftenhavebigsnowinNovember,whichmakesite

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forpeopletoplayicesports.Butpeopleinthesouthu

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stayindoorstoenjoythewinteractivities,suchasstove-boiledtea.Wehavealotoffunbecauseofthesnow,b

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peopleshouldpayattentiontorespiratoryillness(呼吸道疾病).Whenit’sMajorSnow,itismuchcolderandd

10___,sopeopleshoulddrinkmorewater.Wecanalsodrinkhotsoupwithginger(生姜)andChinesedates(棗)tofightagainstthecold.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)六、單詞拼寫(xiě)-單句：本大題共5小題，共5分。48.Abeautifulladysat

(在……對(duì)面)meonthetrainlastSaturday.49.Chinesebrands(品牌)havebeenpopularamongpeopleathomeand

(國(guó)外).50.Doyouknowhowmany

(胃)acowhas?51.Look!Themaninabluecoatis

(捆)atigerwitharope.52.Howgreat!Ibelievethesefamousengineersarefrom

(德國(guó))七、單句語(yǔ)法填空：本大題共5小題，共5分。53.Andersen?sfairytalescanbringpeoplealotofpainand

(please).54.Haveyouever

toyourparentstoaskforhelp?(write)55.Mysisterisgoingtostaywitha

(France)familyduringherstudyinParis.56.Ican’trememberthose

(rule)names.57.—Thegovernmenthastakenactionstostopwaterandair

(pollute).—Yes.Clearwaterandgreenhillsarelikemountainsofgoldandsilver.八、句子翻譯：本大題共5小題，共10分。58.在辛苦工作一天后我筋疲力盡。59.贏得比賽是一天中最美好的時(shí)光。60.你介意教我如何在網(wǎng)上預(yù)定火車票嗎？61.令他詫異的是，這個(gè)人和他的小拇指一樣大。

____________________________________62.自從20世紀(jì)初以來(lái)，百老匯（Broadway）就以它的劇院聞名了。九、書(shū)面表達(dá)：本大題共1小題，共15分。63.去旅行，這是身體在路上，可以拓寬人的眼界；去讀書(shū)，這是靈魂在路上，讓心智成長(zhǎng)。你們學(xué)校正在組織一次主題為“YourBodyandSoul(心靈)ontheWay”的英語(yǔ)演講，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下表中的要求完成演講稿。BodyontheWayTalkaboutaninterestingplaceyouhavevisited;SoulontheWayTalkaboutagoodbookyouhaveread;Whatyouhavelearntfromthetripandthebook.注意：1.文中不得出現(xiàn)你的真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱；2.短文須包括所有內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，語(yǔ)言通順，意思連貫，條理清楚，書(shū)寫(xiě)規(guī)范；3.詞數(shù)100詞左右，文章開(kāi)頭已寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Westudentsshouldalwaysimproveourselves.Travellingandreadingaregoodforus.Ourbodyandsoulmustbeontheway.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________