江苏省常州清潭中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中试卷英语试题

这是一份江苏省常州清潭中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中试卷英语试题，共10页。试卷主要包含了单项选择从 A ，完形填空，阅读理解，信息还原，阅读短文，回答问题，综合填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

佳选项。
21. ---It's a lng time we last met. Hw is everything ging?
---Well. I am living a happy life.
A. when B. since C. after D. while
22. ---I never thught she wuld my invitatin (邀请) t the theatre.
---She will feel srry fr missing the theatre sme day.
A. return B. review C. refuse D. recmmend
23. ---I bught this dictinary tw weeks ag.
---Yu mean yu it fr nly half a mnth.
A. have kept B. have bught C. have had D. have taken
24. Father put the ladder the tree t pick the apples fr me.
A. against B. n C. abve D. ppsite
25. Mrs. Black isn't used t by sea and she used t sick a lt.
A. traveling; feeling B. travel; feeling C. travel; feel D. traveling; feel
26. ---My father Shanghai with my grandparents.
---Really? will they cne back?
A. has been t; Hw sn B. has gne t; Hw sn
C. has been t; Hw lng D. has gne t; Hw lng
27. ---Must I hand in the hmewrk as sn as I get t schl?
---N. yu .Yu can it fr anther day t check if there are any mistakes.
A. can't; hand in B. dn't have t; hand in C. mustn't; keep D. needn't; keep
28. Dn't try t d everything at nce. Take it a bit .
A. at that time B. all the time C. frm time t time D. at a time
29. ---I have never been t the Summer Palace t enjy the beauty.
---Me .
A. t B. als C. either D. as well as
30. ---It is t ht in the classrm. Wuld yu mind the fan?
--- . It is easy t catch a cld after ding sme exercise.
A. t turn up; Of curse nt. B. t turn up; Gd idea.
C. turning up; Yu’d better nt. D. turning up; Never mind.
三、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的 A 、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳
选项。
When ne dr clses fr Li Mei, anther ne pens.
Brn with serius hearing lss, Li has fund a way t (31) with the wrld thrugh painting. “Paintbrushes
can help me create (创造) a clurful wrld,shwing my thughts n paper instead f thrugh my vice. Li writes.
Befre learning t paint in primary schl. Li always felt (32) in a silent wrld. She knew she was different because she culd nt hear. But a painting class finally pened a dr fr her t shw her ideas t the utside
wrld.
Painting nt nly helped herget thrugh her unhappy childhd, but has als becme her career. (33) , it led Li t meet her husband Hu Shiqun finally. Having lst his (34) when he was ne year ld, Hu is als a(n)
(35) lver.
In 2016, Li jined her husband ’s cmpany, which specializes in (专攻) 3D wall and grund paintings. All the five (36) there are hearing-impaired (听力受损的). “I knwhw difficult it is fr hearing-impaired peple t find
a jb. S I want t help thse wh are interested in painting t (37) their dreams." Hu says.
In many parks and scenic spts in Hunan prvince, the cuple have created lts f murals (壁画) and paintings. These artwrks are s (38) that visitrs can't stp taking a lt f phts. Fr Li, their creatins can make art
reach peple and, behind each design, there is smene, wh (39) t keep in tuch with the wrld.
“My husband and I want t (40) painting t mre peple like us and help them find their wn way t
make a living." Li writes. "I hpe that mre hearing-impaired peple can be encuraged by ur stry."
四、阅读理解（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A 、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Have yu ever taken a trip t Changzhu and tried its lcal fd. Here are sme f its well knwn dishes which are
very ppular amng peple.
Dngp Prk
The dish may remind yu f the famus pet Su Dngp. It is said that Su Dngp used t live inChangzhu. During his stay, he cut the prk int pieces and cked it in his wn way, and
sent the delicius meat t the hard-wrking wrker. S peple named this kind f meat Dngp
Prk.
The Fish Head Sup
The dish is very ppular inChangzhu. The fish cmes frm the famus Tianmu Lake.The head f the fish is ften cked in water by the gentle fire fr a lng time until the sup becmes white and fish meat becmes very tender. If yu have a chance t travel arund Tianmu lake,
dn't miss tasting the fish head sup in ne f the lcal restaurants.
The Hairy Crabs
Fall is the best time fr crabs. The hairy crabs in Chang Dang Lake are quite fat and tasty at this time f year. Many peple are willing t taste crabs beside the lake while enjying the beautiful sight arund the lake. Sme peple like t use eight silver tls including chpsticks, a
pair f scissrs and a small hammer (锤子) t eat crab meat.
( ) 31. A. cmmunicate
B. fight
C. agree
D. deal
( ) 32. A. ppular
B. cheerful
C. lnely
D. hpeful
( ) 33. A. Mrever
B. Anyway
C. Hwever
D. Instead
( ) 34. A. senses
B. hearing
C. hands
D. legs
( ) 35. A. music
B. arts
C. sprts
D. animal
( ) 36. A. engineers
B. guides
C. painters
D. chairpersns
( ) 37. A. refuse
B. realize
C. change
D. understand
( ) 38. A. usual
B. classical
C. fantastic
D. helpful
( ) 39. A. expects
B. plans
C. fails
D. happens
( ) 40. A. prvide
B. intrduce
C. design
D. sell
Silver Ndles
Silver ndles are ne f the mst ppular fds inChangzhu. The kind f ndle is made very thin. Peple ck them in biling (沸腾的) water in nly a cuple f minutes. They are nice t eat with different kinds f vegetables and meet r eggs. It is a perfect meal when peple dn't
have enugh time t ck a big meal. It's very cheap and easy t ck.
41. The best seasn t enjy the hairy crabs is .
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
42. Which f the fllwing is Right?
A. Crabs cme frm Tianmu Lake B. Wrkers sent meat t Su Dngp
C. Peple ften eat silver ndles with ther dishes. D. The fish in the fish head sup is frm Chang Dang Lake.
43. What des the passage mainly tellus?
A. Famus dishes in China. B. Sme famus lcal dishes.
C. The way t ck lcal dishes. D. The way t eat lcal dishes.
B
The night was strmy and the rest f the family were already in their bedrms. Catherine crssed the helland listened t the strng wind and heavy rain utside the ancient abbey (大寺院). She felt very afraid whet，the wind shut a dr. She felt even mre scared as she imagined (想象) all the awful situatins. Catherine was happy t beat her friends'
huse. "I'm perfectly safe in this huse. Eleanr's rm is near mine s I mustn't be afraid.” she thught.
She pened her bedrm dr, saw a cheerful fire and was glad t be inside her rm and nt in the strm. Then she nticed the curtains (窗帘) were mving. As she walked t the windws t make sure there wasn’t ghst behind them, she sang a little sng t give her curage (勇气). She pulled back the curtains and lked behind them. Of curse it was
nly the wind! She nticed an ld bx near the windw. Nw, Catherine, dn't start imagining what's in that! Silly girl!
She started t get ready fr bed but she nticed a tall, black cupbard (橱柜) in the crner f the rm. That can't be the black cupbard Henry tld me in his ghst stry. Catherine picked up her candle and slwly walked twards the cupbard. It's black and ld, just like the cupbard Henry tld me! Catherine saw the key was in the dr and culdn't help pening it t see what was inside. She culd nt sleep until she knew what was in that cupbard, but she was very afraid as she tried t pen it. Very afraid but didn't lse cnfidence, at last, the key turned, but she still culdn't pen the
dr.
She stpped, listened t the sunds utside and she felt awful. There are surely terrible things in that cupbard and
she can't sleep until she knws what they are!
(Adapted frm Nrthanger Abbey by Jane Austen)
44. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. She felt afraid t pen the black cupbard. B. There was smething behind the curtain.
C. Catherine didn't like the black cupbard. D. She saw the cupbard when in bed.
45. What's the crrect rder f the fllwing?
① Catherine crssed the hall. ② Catherine saw a cupbard. ③
Catherine nticed an ld bx.
④ Catherine pulled back the curtains. ⑤ Catherine came t her friend's hme.
A. ②⑤①③④ B. ⑤①④③② C. ⑤②③④① D.
①⑤③②④
46. Which f the fllwing sentences can be the best t put in in Paragraph
4?
A. She decided t pen it and lk inside. B. She went t bed quickly
and had a gd rest.
C. She didn't care abut what was in it any mre. D. She blew ut the candle
and threw the key away.
C
Reading is the key t schl success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns t walk by practicing until he n lnger has t think abut hw t put ne ft in frnt f the ther. An excellent sprtsman practices until he can play quickly, crrectly
and withut thinking. Educatrs call it “autmaticity (自动性)” .
A child learns t read by sunding ut the letters and finding the meaning f the wrds. With practice, he stumbles (结结巴巴地读) less and less, reading by the phrase. With autmaticity, he desn’t have t think abut the meaning f wrds, s he can give
all his attentin t the meaning f the text.
It can begin as early as the first grade. In a recent study f children in Illinis schls, Alan Rssman f Nrthwestern University fund that autmatic readers in the first grade
nt nly read almst three times as fast as the thers, but als gt better results in exams.
Accrding t Rssman, the key t autmaticity is the amunt (数量) f time a child spends reading, nt his IQ. Any child wh spends at least 3.5 t 4 hurs a week reading bks, magazines r newspapers will prbably reach autmaticity .It can happen if a child
tums ff TV just ne night fr reading at hme.
Yu can test yurself by reading smething new which is suitable fr yur level. If yu read alud with expressin, with a sense f the meaning f the sentences, yu prbably are an autmatic reader. If yu read brkenly, ne wrd at a time, withut
expressin r meaning, yu need mre practice.
47. “Reading is the key t schl success" means that reading .
A. helps schl develp faster B. is a key t a
successful schl
C. helps students g t a key schl D. can imprve
students'learning results
48. The study shws that the autmatic reader's high speed .
A. csts him a lt f wrk B. can imprve his
understanding
C. leads t his future success D. desn't stp his
success in exams
49. Accrding t Rssman, a bright child .
A. als needs practice t be an autmatic reader B. always gains great
success in understanding texts
C. becmes an autmatic reader after learning hw t read D. is a brn autmatic
reader
50. The best title fr the passage is “ ”.
A. IQ is the Key t the Autmaticity B. TV is Bad fr
Children's Reading
C. Autmaticity Needs Practice D. Autmatic Readers
Will Be Successful
五、信息还原（共 4 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 6 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中
有两项为多余选项） .
In recent years, a number f Chinese bks and mvies have been translated int ther languages. (51) They are learning Chinese and are interested in Chinese culture. Anna is ne f them. Befre she translated Jin Yng's nvel Legends f the Cndr Heres
(《射雕英雄传》), English readers knew little abut the writer. (52)
But Anna managed t d it. The bk's themes impressed (给……深刻印象) her a lt. Fr example, gd against bad, hnest and lve, and Chinese philsphy (哲学), Anna hped t bring it t new readers. After five years f wrk, she finished translating the bk and
published it in 2018. (53) Many peple think Anna did a gd jb.
Anna studied at the University f Oxfrd. She tk a trip t China at the age f 21. After the tripshe became interested in China and began t learn Chinese. She calls herself "a clumsy (笨拙的) student, just like Gu Jing frm Legends f the Cndr Heres, but ne f lyal
heart".
(4) Last year, he translated the mvie Ne Zha. He said, "I see China's strnger cultural influences (影响). As mre yung peple learn t translate Chinese texts and
films, mre Chinese bks and mvies will cme ut fr peple t read and watch."
A. Like Anna, anther translatr David als learned Chinese in cllege.
B. They are ppular with peple at different ages.
C. Many f the translatrs are yung peple.
D. One reasn fr this was that his wrks were t hard t translate.
E. The bk was reprinted seven times in several mnths in the UK.
F. The US translatrs’ favurite Chinese writer is La She.
六、阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过 4 个字。（共 3 小题：分别为 1、2、
2 分，满分 5 分）
It was a Saturday. Magdi didn't g t schl. He gt up early and rde his father's little bat t g fishing. That was his favrite thing. He gt lts f fish that mrning and
it made him happy. Feeling a little tired, he lay in the bat, and sn he fell asleep in the
warm sun.
Magdi wke up an hur later. Lking up, he saw black skies. Then he sat up and
saw big waves pushing the little bat ut t sea.
Tw f Magdi's friends, Malik and Ali, were playing n the beach. “Hey, Magdi!
Magdi!" they shuted. “Cme back! There's a strm cming!”
“What did yu say?" Magdi shuted. “A strm is cming!" Malik and Ali shuted.
“Cme back!"
Befre Magdi culd say thanks, a big wave (波浪) came! It crashed nt the bat
and it made Magdi fall int the water.
"Oh, n!Help! Help!" Magdi shuted. But just at that time, he felt smething
under the water.
“A very big thing!" thught Magdi. Then, t his surprise, he was mving thrugh the waves, heading straight fr the beach. He lked dwn and saw a beautiful face. It was a lvely dlphin! The dlphin jumped thrugh the water, carrying Magdi n its back.
When they gt near the beach, the dlphin stpped. Magdi swam t the beach.
"Thank yu, my friend, my her," said Magdi, watching the dlphin swimming
away.
55. What made Magdi feel happy at the beginning f the stry?
56. What did Magdi see right after he wke up?
57. What's the best title fr the passage?
七、综合填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
Five years ag, my family planned t g n trips. We first chse t g t Chngqing, a (suth) city f China. Years have passed, and I really want t knw the changes between the past and the present in Chngqing. S I tk
nline tur f the city n a website.
The night view f the buildings in Chngqing was (surprise) thing f all the views during my visit. I culdn't believe my eyes that it was s beautiful t see the
city at night at present. S I decided (pick) sme pictures frm the Internet
and share them with my parents. I als dreamed f visiting there again with them.
Anther thing that impressed (给…… 留下深刻印象) me was (it) traffic. Chngqing is famus as the muntain city. On ur trip, it was hard t find places f interest because the cmplex tpgraphy (复杂的地形). We (bk) the htel n the phne, but it tk hurs t find it. Thugh there was an nline map, we all still lst ur way. Nw, the light rails between muntain and buildings make
peple g arund the city (easy).
八、根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词拼写，每空一词（共 5 小题：每小题 1
分，满分 5 分）
68. (收到) the invitatin frm the queen made the by very happy.
69. Which f my hands d yu think lks (丑陋)?
70. His dream is t travel arund all the (欧洲的) cuntries smetime
in the future.
71. Everyne (除了) Tm has been t Shanghai.
72. Millie had a lt f unfrgettable (经历) in this cuntry.
九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译及连词成句（共 6 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 9
分）
注意： 78 题必须自己加标点
73. 我们班级有 40 个学生组成，老师为我们所有的人打开了一个全新的世界。
Our class is frty students, and ur teacher
all f us.
74. 戴安娜已经设法用电子邮件同她的朋友们保持联系了。
Diana has
by email.
75. Lucy 给了你搜索信息的建议了吗？
Did Lucy
__ infrmatin?
76. 这位科学家已经去伦敦两周了，他下个月将返回中国。
The scientist Lndn fr tw weeks and he will
China next mnth.
77. 当你不知道何时上交作业时你知道向谁寻求帮助吗？
D yu knw when yu dn't knw
78. 连词成句 is, mst, Mike, knwn, successful, writer,I, the, have
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十、书面表达（共 1 小题，满分 10 分）
目前，许多学生几乎不进行课外阅读。请你根据要求写一篇短文，对这一现状进
行分析并提出建议。
词数：不少于 80 词。
要点： 1. Why d many students dlittle reading after schl?
2. What are the advantages f reading?
3. What d yu advise these students t d?
注意：条理清楚、要点齐全、表达准确。开头已给出，不计入总词数.
At present, nly a few students d sme reading after class. Here are sme reasns.
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答案：
二、单选： BCCAD BDDCC
三、完形： ACABB CBCAB
四、阅读： CCB ABA DDAC
五、信息还原： CDEA
六、回答问题： Getting lts f fish.; Black skies.; A dlphin helped Magdi.
七、综合填空： suthern; abut; an; the mst surprising; t pick; its; f; bked;
easily; have been
八、词汇填空： Receiving; uglier; Eurpean; except; experiences
九、完成句子：
made up f; pens up a whle new wrld t
managed t keep in tuch with her friends
give yu any advice n searching fr
has been in; return t
wh t ask fr help; when t hand in hmewrk
I have knwn the writer is the mst successful.
十、书面表达：
At present, nly a few students d sme reading after class. Here are several
reasns. First f all, quite a lt f students are busy with t much hmewrk. Still
thers dn't have the habit f reading. They wuld rather spend their free time n TV r
n the Internet.
Hwever, reading is very imprtant. By reading we can learn abut the wrld.
Besides, it can help us develp the way f thinking. Last but nt least, reading can make
ur life mre clrful.
There is still smething we can d t help the students read mre bks. Fr teachers, they are suppsed t cut dwn hmewrk. Fr schls, it is a gd idea t
build reading clubs s that students can read mre bks.