湖南省常德市澧县2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语期中试卷

这是一份湖南省常德市澧县2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语期中试卷，共5页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，语篇补全，完形填空，语法填空，简答和翻译，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

第Ⅰ卷 客观题
第Ⅰ卷的注释
第Ⅱ卷 主观题
第Ⅱ卷的注释
一、阅读理解（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）(共11题；共22分)
阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题。
1. What caused the accident? A . The bus driver was t careless. B . The truck driver drank t much. C . The car driver was calling while he was driving.
2. Hw lng did it take the plice t arrive at the scene (现场)? A . Five minutes. B . Ten minutes. C . Twenty minutes.
3. Which clumn (栏目) f a website des the reprt prbably cme frm? A . Life. B . Nature. C . Educatin.
阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题。
A rich man was riding alng the rad and saw an ld man digging in his garden. There was a yung tree lying n the grund. The rich man asked the ld man, "What kind f tree are yu planting there, my gd man?"
"This is a fig (无花果) tree, sir," he said.
"A fig tree?" the rich man was very surprised. "Why hw ld are yu, may I ask?"
"I am ninety years ld."
"What!" shuted the rich man. "Yu're ninety years ld. Yu are planting a very yung tree nw and it'll take years t give fruits. Yu certainly dn't hpe t live lng enugh t get any fruits frm this tree." The ld man smiled and said, "Tell me, sir, did yu eat figs when yu were a by?" "Sure." The man did nt knw why he asked this questin.
The ld man asked, "Wh planted the fig trees?"
"Wh? I dn't knw."
"Yu see, sir," the ld man said slwly, "Our frefathers (祖先) planted trees fr us t enjy and I am ding the same fr the peple after me."
The rich man was quiet, then said, "Yu are right, my gd man. We shuld d sme things fr the peple after us. Thank yu very much."Then he rde away.
4. The ld man was ____. A . 70 years ld B . 80 years ld C . 90 years ld
5. The ld man was planting the tree ____. A . t get himself sme fruits t eat B . fr the peple after him C . t make his garden mre beautiful
6. The sentence in the last paragraph "The rich man was quiet" means ____. A . he was thinking abut wh his frefathers were B . he culdn't cmmunicate with the ld man C . he understd why the ld man planted the yung tree
7. We can express the main idea f this passage "____" in Chinese. A . 前人栽树，后人乘凉 B . 光阴似箭，一去不返 C . 财多惹祸，树大招风
阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题。
A rainstrm swept thrugh tw villages in the New Territries and furteen huses fell dwn. Seven thers were s badly damaged (被损坏的) that their wners had t leave them. And fifteen thers had brken windws. One persn was killed, several were badly hurt and taken t hspital, and a number f ther peple were hurt slightly. Over tw hundred peple were hmeless after the rainstrm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan said that the rainstrm began early in the mrning and lasted fr ver an hur.
"I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a lud nise," he said. "A few minutes later ur huse fell dwn. We tried ur best t climb ut but then I realized that ne f my children was missing. I went back inside and fund him, safe but scared."
Mrs. W Mei Fng said that her husband had just left fr wrk when she felt that her huse was shaking. She ran utside at nce with her children. "There was n time t take anything," she said "A few minutes later, the huse fell dwn."
Sldiers helped t take peple ut f the flded (水淹的) area and the gvernment (政府) brught them fd, clthes and shelters.
8. What can we learn frm Paragraph 1? A . Reasns fr the rainstrm. B . Damage caused by the rainstrm. C . Actins the gvernment tk.
9. Why didn't Mrs. W and her family get hurt? A . Because they were all utside the huse. B . Because their huse was just shaking. C . Because the gvernment helped them.
10. What des the underlined wrd "shelters" in the last paragraph mean? A . Smething t eat. B . Smething t wear. C . Smewhere t stay.
11. What is the best title fr the passage? A . A terrible rainstrm B . Fallen huses C . Gd sldiers
二、语篇补全（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）(共1题；共8分)
阅读下面短文，根据原文内容，从短文后所给的A—E五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中一项是多余选项。每个选项仅用一次。
Nature's warnings (大自然的警告)
When the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind is strng, be careful! A dangerus strm might be cming. The black cluds and the strng winds are nature's warnings. If yu find them, dn't wait fr rain. Act right away t keep safe.
Safety Steps
When yu see lightning flash (闪电), quickly get int a building. Even after yu are indrs, it is nt smart t g near drs and windws. 12 A rm with n windws is the safest place t be. D nt wash yur hands during a strm. D nt risk using anything that runs n electricity (电), either. Althugh yu really want t play cmputer games, dn't! 13 Try reading a bk instead. Reading is mre fun than playing cmputer games.
If yu can't get t smewhere safe, stay ut in the pen. Yu may feel safe under a tree, but that is nt a gd place t be. 14 If yu dn't, sme lud nises may have yur hearing hurt.
Lightning Strikes (雷击)
Lightning des nt strike peple very ften. 15 But if yu d, call 120. Only trained wrkers shuld care fr a persn wh has been hit by lightning.
If yu fllw these rules, yu shuld stay safe during a strm.
三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(共1题；共15分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was walking in the park near my neighbrhd. There were black 16 in the sky and I knew it was abut t rain. Even s, I didn't want t g hme. I 17 with my mm and ran ut f the huse just 10 minutes ag. I sat dwn near a lake. There were many children playing with their parents. I felt a little lnely.
"Shall we play tgether?" A little girl came twards me with a 18 in her hands. I agreed and she 19 me the ftball. When it began t rain, all the children went hme 20 their parents. "Why dn't yu g hme? Where are yur parents?" I asked the girl. "My mm is selling fruit utside the park," the girl 21 . "I usually play alne here. It will be OK 22 yu need t g hme nw. My mm is cming sn."
At this mment, I thught f my mther and felt a little srry t argue with her. 23 I g back hme right nw and say srry t my mther?
In the end, I tk the little girl t her mm's vending cart (售货摊) and then ran hme quickly. When I pened the dr, my mm lked 24 , "Where did yu g? I lked fr yu everywhere!" But I knew she wasn't angry 25 . After taking a shwer, I heard her shuting, "Dinner time! Cme ut if yu feel like eating sme fish balls."
16.
A . birds B . cluds C . kites
17.
A . cmpared B . argued C . cmmunicated
18.
A . ftball B . vlleyball C . baseball
19.
A . lent B . ffered C . bught
20.
A . thrugh B . frm C . with
21.
A . guessed B . explained C . cried
22.
A . thugh B . if C . until
23.
A . Shuld B . Will C . Can
24.
A . bred B . shy C . nervus
25.
A . anymre B . instead C . neither
四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(共1题；共10分)
阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（1个或几个单词），使句子通顺正确。
Dear Sir,
I think it is imprtant fr children t learn hw t d chres and help their parents with husewrk. It is nt enugh t just get gd grades at schl. Children these days depend n their parents t much. They are always asking, "Culd yu get this fr me?" r "Culd yu help me with that?" 26 (d) chres helps t develp children's 27 (depend) and teaches them hw t lk 28 themselves. It als helps them t understand the idea f 29 (fair). 30 they live in ne huse with their parents, they shuld 31 (knw) that everyne shuld d 32 part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbrs' sn gt int a gd cllege but during his first year, he had n idea hw t take care f himself. As 33 result, he ften 34 (fall) ill and his grades drpped. The 35 (early) kids learn t live by themselves, the better it is fr their future.
Mr. Smith
五、简答和翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）(共5题；共10分)
阅读下面短文，按要求完成各小题。（1-3根据短文内容回答问题；4-5英汉互译。请把答案按要求写在指定位置。）
Nw mre and mre Chinese teenagers find life mre difficult withut their parents. They dn't knw hw t d husewrk, because their parents d almst everything fr them at hme. This is a big prblem.
Jy is 14 years ld. One day her parents went n a trip t Shanghai, s she had t stay at hme alne. At first she thught she wuld be happy because her parents were nt in. She culd d everything that she liked. But it was seven 'clck in the evening, and she felt hungry. "Oh, it's time t have supper. Where can I get my fd?" she said t herself. Later she fund sme fd in the fridge, but she didn't knw hw t ck. At that mment, she missed her parents very much. At last she culd nly g t a restaurant t eat.
Many f teenagers are the same as Jy. 4. S I think teenagers shuld learn sme basic life skills such as tidying up their rms, dressing themselves, cking sme simple dishes and s n.They shuldn't depend t much n their parents, either. 5.学会独立对于他们相当重要。
36. D mst Chinese teenagers knw hw t d husewrk?
37. Why did Jy miss her parents that evening accrding t the passage?
38. D yu think teenagers shuld learn t d husewrk? Why r why nt?
39.
40.
六、书面表达（满分15分）(共1题；共15分)
41. 学校正在招募志愿者，负责接待即将来学校的英国交换生并陪伴他们度过周末。假如你是李华，想成为志愿者，请用英语写一封申请信，在信中说明你申请的理由，以及你打算给英国交换生安排哪些周末活动。根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于80词的短文。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
提示词语：get alng with, friendly, places f interest, Chinese dishes
提示问题：
●Why wuld yu like t be a vlunteer?
●What d yu plan t d during the weekend?Accident
A truck hit a car. Three peple were in the car.
Weather cnditin
It was a fine day.
Cause
The car driver, Chen Gang was calling while driving.
Date
March 21st, 2023
Time f call
10:20 p. m.
Caller (来电者)
Wei Feng. He was walking by the rad when the accident happened.
Place
Huaihe Rad, Xixian
Cnditins
Chen Gang hurt his leg. Chen Gang's father hurt the head. Chen Gang's sn felt frightened. The truck driver was als frightened.
Actin
Tw plicemen arrived by car at 10:40 p. m. and sent the victims (受害者) t Peple Hspital at 10:45 p. m.
Accident
A truck hit a car. Three peple were in the car.
A. They can be brken easily.
B. Als, remember t cver yur ears when standing utside.
C. Yu will hardly see that happen.
D. Tuching water can bring yu danger.
E. It is better t be bred than t risk getting hurt.