广东省广州市荔湾区培英中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期3月月考英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市荔湾区培英中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期3月月考英语试题，共10页。试卷主要包含了语言知识及运用，完形填空，阅读，写作等内容，欢迎下载使用。
（本试卷共四大题，8页，满分90分，考试时间为100分钟）
一、语言知识及运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bdy language, which is knwn as the “silent language” f every culture, can be the key ___1___ successful cmmunicatin. We pint fingers r mve anther part f the bdy t shw ___2___ we want t say. ___3___ is imprtant t knw the bdy language f every cuntry ___4___ we may be misunderstd.
In the United States, peple greet each ther ___5___ a handshake in frmal intrductin. The handshake ___6___ be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is cnsidered implite r ___7___. Friends may place ___8___ hand n the ther’s arm r shulder sme peple, usually wmen, greet with a hug. Space is imprtant t Americans. Peple in America usually stand tw and a half feet away and at an angle when ___9___ t each ther, s they are nt facing each ther directly. Americans get uncmfrtable when a persn ___10___ t clsed. They will mve back t have their space. If Americans tuch ___11___ persn by accident, they say, “Pardn me” r “Excuse me”.
Americans like t lk the ther persn in the eye when they are talking. If yu dn’t d s, it means yu are ___12___, hiding smething, r are nt interested. But when yu stare at（盯着）smene, it is cnsidered rude and ___13___.
___14___ a culture’s bdy language is smetimes very difficult. ___15___ yu dn’t knw what t d, the safest thing t d is t smile.
1.A. fB. tC. frD. in
2.A. whatB. hwC. whenD. why
3.A. ThatB. ThisC. ItD. What
4.A. rB. andC. butD. s
5.A. haveB. hasC. withD. by
6.A. mayB. mustC. canD. need
7.A. friendlyB. unfriendlyC. friendD. friends
8.A. aB. anC. theD. /
9.A. talkB. talksC. are talkingD. talking
10.A. standB. standsC. standingD. std
11.A. the therB. therC. the thersD. anther
12.A. bredB. bringC. breD. bredly
13.A. shuld avidB. shuld be avid
C. shuld be avidedD. shuld be aviding
14.A. T learningB. LearnsC. LearnD. Learning
15.A. IfB. WhetherC. AlthughD. Because
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
D yu believe a dg can buy newspaper fr his hst? Jack and his friend believe it. Jack lives in a small twn. He wrks in a z. His jb is t ___16___ animals. He likes it very much. He als keeps a ___17___ himself. When he has ___18___, he always plays games with his dg. He is ___19___ but he always saves sme mney t buy sme delicius fd fr his dg. In rder t save mney, Jack nly eats ___20___ fr meals. One day, Jack’s friend came and visited Jack. At dinner time, Jack’s friend tk Jack t a restaurant in the city fr dinner and Jack tk his dg with him. At the restaurant, when they were ___21___, Jack threw sme meat t it. His friend felt strange and ___22___ Jack why he did this. Jack replied that his dg was ___23___ and it culd even ___24___ newspaper if his friend gave it sme mney. His friends wanted t see whether it was true and gave ten dllars t the dg. The dg went away ___25___, but it never came back.
16.A. care frB. lk frC. lk atD. put ut
17.A. catB. dgC. museD. fish
18.A. mneyB. fdC. jyD. time
19.A. richB. prC. illD. fat
20.A. meatB. milkC. fishD. bread
21.A. singingB. runningC. eatingD. sleeping
22.A. askedB. smeltC. answeredD. said
23.A. cleverB. flishC. fastD. serius
24.A. sellB. writeC. buyD. eat
25.A. quicklyB. slwlyC. sadlyD. angrily
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
We can find ads everywhere. Here are fur ads. Please read them carefully.
26.If the wner f the large huse asks a cleaner t tidy his huse nce a day, hw much will the cleaner get in a week?
A. $80.B. $100.C. $140.D. $160.
27.If yu’re a cllege student f English wh enjys writing, during yur summer hlidays yu will be mre interested in the jb in ______.
A. ad (1)B. ad (2)C. ad (3)D. ad (4)
28.The abve jb ads are prbably frm ______.
A. a science bkB. a stry bkC. a newspaperD. an encyclpaedia
(B)
D yu want t spend yur summer hliday in a meaningful way? D yu want t make a difference t the lives f children? Jin us nw and becme a vlunteer（志愿者）teacher f English!
We are a charity and we help children in pr areas in India. We need vlunteers t jin us and teach English t these children, and help make their lives better.
Vlunteer teachers will wrk with children aged 6 t 15 and teach classes up t 30 children. We welcme vlunteers with r withut teaching experience. We will rganize（组织）a tw-week training befre yu g t India.
This is a special chance t gain imprtant life experience. Yu will meet ther yung peple frm all ver the wrld, and learn mre abut Indian culture. Mst imprtantly, yu will make a difference t a cmmunity（团体）in need. Educatin can change a child’s life frever. Help us make that change tday.
What ur vlunteers say:
“This has been a wnderful experience. I lved teaching my class and India is a beautiful cuntry. I’ll never frget the three mnths I spent here!”
—Jane
“After my 2-mnth vlunteering experience there, I realize hw lucky I’m at hme. Sme children in India live in very pr cnditins, but they’re very hard-wrking. They want t imprve the lives f their families in the future. I’m very happy t be able t help them in sme small ways.”
—Mike
29.What kind f vlunteers are needed?
A. ORBIS dctrs.B. English teachers.
C. UNICEF wrkers.D. Envirnmental vlunteers.
30.Wh d the vlunteers help in India?
A. The elderly.B. The sick adults.
C. Kids in pr areas.D. Peple with disabilities.
31.What des the underlined wrd “gain” in paragraph 4 prbably mean ______?
A. 获得B. 游戏C. 提供D. 放弃
32.Hw des Mike like his experience as a vlunteer?
A. He realizes hw unlucky he is.
B. He desn’t think the vluntary wrk is useful.
C. He will always remember his three-mnth stay in India.
D. He’s glad t make a little difference t the lives f Indian children.
(C)
Few wrds are spken mre ften every day n the streets f Britain than “I’m srry”. This phrase has becme such a cmmn respnse（反应）that it has taken n a lt f meanings.
Saying “Srry” means t aplgize（道歉）. This is simple and easy t understand. We learn it bth as a native speaker and as a student f freign languages.
But in Britain, it takes n anther meaning. It is a cultural expressin. Imagine this: a man walks dwn the street, lking dwn at his phne. A wman is walking in the ppsite directin, twards the man. She sees him, but she can’t get ut f the way in time. The man bumps（碰撞）int the wman. Wh shuld say srry? Naturally, the man shuld say srry, because it was he wh wasn’t lking where he was ging. Yet in Britain, it is cmmn fr bth t aplgize.
It is knwn that British peple, like mst peple, d nt enjy cnflict（冲突）. S t quickly calm the situatin, British peple will aplgize t each ther.
Other times it may sund funny t hear “srry”. Sme f my friends say it at restaurants, as they ask the waiter: “ Srry, but can I rder anther drink?” It is nt t aplgize, but just t express that we need the waiter. In Britain, srry desn’t always mean exactly what yu think.
33.Accrding t the passage, “saying srry” is a cultural expressin in ______.
A. the USAB. the UKC. the WWFD. the UN
34.The example in the third paragraph is used t ______.
A. describe a situatin that peple shuld avid
B. describe hw “srry” has anther meaning in Britain
C. explain why peple shuld say srry t each ther
D. shw hw plite British peple are
35.The restaurant example shws that “srry” can be used t ______.
A. aplgizeB. calm a situatin dwn
C. explain what yu’re thinking abutD. ask a waiter t bring smething
36.What might be a gd title fr this passage?
A. “I’m Srry” Is Mre Than just an AplgyB. Traditinal British Manners
C. Hw t Best Catch Others’ AttentinD. Finding a Way ut f a Difficult Situatin
(D)
Beijing Opera is ne f the mst imprtant pera styles in China. It is an art n the stage. It has abut 200 years’ histry. It is nt nly a treasure f the Chinese natin but als a cultural symbl f China. Similar t the western peras, the Beijing Opera is a cmbinatin f singing, dancing, martial arts, music and literature, s it is als called the “Oriental（东方的）Opera” by western peple.
Beijing Opera uses special imagery in creating the characters. All rles are divided accrding t sex, persnality, age, prfessin and scial status. Hangdang is the general term fr rle types in Beijing Opera. There are fur types f rles in Beijing Opera tday. They are sheng, dan, jing and chu. The sheng is the male prtagnist, the dan the female prtagnist, the jing (painted face) a male supprting rle with different characteristics, and chu (clwn) a cmic r negative figure. Each kind f rle has their wn face-painting and dressing t indicate their identities.
The pera’s perfrmance requires nt nly the mellw vice but als the prficiency f martial actins. A successful pera actr must suffer frm the tugh practising perid. In the ld time, the children f pr families were sent t the pera grup in rder t earn a living. While nw, the real pera artists are well respected by pera lvers.
Mei Lanfang, ne f the mst remarkable perfrming artists in Beijing Opera, was brn in Beijing int a pr family. His life was bitter and he had n pprtunity t g t schl, s he went t the trupe（剧团）when he was 8 years ld t learn the Beijing Opera. Mr Mei was n the stage when he was 11 years ld t perfrm the plays f the Beijing Opera. He has been an pera actr fr mre than 50 years, perfrming hundreds f traditinal plays and ver 30 mdern plays. He prtrayed many bright and lifelike female figures n the stage and became the mdel in Chinese Beijing Opera and even within the entire artistic circle.
37.Why is Beijing Opera called the “Oriental Opera” by western peple?
A. Because western peple like it very much.
B. Because Beijing Opera is the same as the western pera.
C. Because Beijing Opera is similar t the western pera.
D. Because Beijing Opera is different frm the western pera.
38.In the ld time, wh wuld be sent t learn Beijing Opera?
A. Kids frm the pr family.B. Kids frm the rich family.
C. Kids wh were interested in it.D. Kids wh were gd at martial arts.
39.Which is NOT TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. Beijing Opera is treasure f ur natin and als a cultural symbl f China.
B. Different rles use different dressing and face-painting t shw identities.
C. The perfrmance f Beijing Opera needs bth gd vice and martial arts.
D. The pera artists are nt well-respected by pera lvers nwadays.
40.What is the main idea f the last paragraph?
A. The requirements f perfrming Beijing Opera.
B. Different characters in Beijing Opera.
C. A famus pera artist — Mei Lanfang.
D. The intrductin f Beijing Opera.
第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Lanterns（灯笼）have been part f Chinese culture f centuries and played an imprtant part in many celebratins. In ancient times, there were mainly three kinds f lanterns:
Palace lantern
When making palace lanterns, fine wd was used. The palace lanterns were cvered with silk r glass. Different kinds f pictures were drawn n the cvers. ___41___ These lanterns were used nt nly t make the palaces bright, but als t make them beautiful.
Gauze（纱）lantern
Less expensive bamb and gauze were used t cver the lantern. Red gauze was used when making them. ___42___ S red lanterns are always hung n imprtant festivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and Natinal Day in parks alng main streets. In sme famus Chinatwns abrad, yu can see red lanterns all the year rund. ___43___
Shadw-picture lantern（走马灯）
It was usually used fr fun. ___44___ But there were tw layers（层）f cvers and pictures were drawn n the inside layer. When the candle was lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern t turn arund, s that mving pictures appeared n the utside cver.
Nw mre kinds f lanterns appear in festivals besides the traditinal nes. Mre mdern technlgy is used t make lanterns. ___45___
A. In Chinese culture, red clur is a symbl f happiness.
B. S the shapes f the mdern lanterns have changed a lt, t.
C. They were mainly used in palaces in ancient times.
D. The shape was much like that f the palace lanterns.
E. They have becme a symbl（象征）f Chinese culture.
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
第一节语篇填词（共5空；每空1分，满分5分）
根据下列语篇以及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）
Lily is a warm-hearted girl. She is always r___46___ t help thers. One day, n the way t schl, Lily saw a man in n___47___ f help at the bus stp. When Lily came clser t him, she fund he had d___48___ in making himself understd because he culdn’t hear r speak. Lily had learned sme sign language and ___49___ t help. Lily cmmunicated with the man with sme gestures and fund ut that he wanted t get t the hspital t see his daughter. Lily shwed him the way and the man thanked her with a big smile n his face. A___50___ Lily was late fr schl, she still felt prud and happy.
第二节完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
51.肢体语言在生活中使用频繁。
Bdy language ______ ______ cmmnly in ur daily life.
52.为了让沟通更加顺利，我们需要让我们的肢体语言变得更友好。
______ ______ ______ make cmmunicatin smther, we need t imprve ur bdy language.
53.给别人留下一个好印象并不容易，所以我们需要时刻注意自己的言行举止。
______ ______ ______ ______ n thers is nt easy, s we need t pay attentin t what we d and say all the time.
54.在我们与别人的交流中，肢体语言所传达的信息量可高达75%。
In ur interactin with thers, ur bdy language can cmmunicate ______ ______ 75% f what we mean.
55.肢体语言是一门多么重要的艺术啊！
______ ______ ______ art bdy language is!
第三节书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
假如你是李华，得知你的笔友Jhn来广州参观中国剪纸艺术展，为了让他进一步了解中国传统剪纸文化，请根据提示给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 剪纸历史悠久；
2. 用剪刀剪出不同形状，如花和动物；
3. 用做装饰，红色剪纸可以带来好运；
4. 提出1-2个观点保护剪纸文化。
提示词：decratev. 装饰
注意：1）请适当拓展；
2）词数80左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）；
3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息。
Dear Jhn,
I’m very delighted t write a letter t tell yu smething abut Chinese paper-cutting exhibitin. _____________________________________________________________________
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参考答案
一、语言知识及运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1~5BACAC6~10BBADB11~15DACDA
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
16~20ABDBD21~25CAACA
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
26~28CBC29~32BCAD33~36BBDA37~40CADC
第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
41~45CAEDB
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
第一节语篇填词（共5空；每空1分，满分5分）
46. ready; 47. need; 48. difficulty; 49. ffered; 50. Althugh
第二节完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
51. is used; 52. In rder t; 53. Making a gd impressin n
54. up t; 55. What an imprtant
第三节书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
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(3) HELP WANTED
D yu like babies? Can yu lk after ne baby fr tw days? If yu are sure t lk after it well, call us at 8766588. $80 r mre. Tday! Hurry!
(4) CLEANER WANTED
Can yu make a large huse clean and tidy? If yu hpe t get the jb paid at $20 nce, call us this evening 18:00—20:00. Tel: 8633800.