湖北省襄阳市东津新区金源中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份湖北省襄阳市东津新区金源中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题，共7页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，阅读理解，短文填空，读写结合等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读短文，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。
I hated running in the past. At middle schl I thught running was tiring and I was always ne f the last student t 1 the finish line. Then, in 2020, my friend asked me, “Wuld yu like t run a 10k event with me?” I 2 at nce, “N way! I hate running.”
Over the weekend I thught abut his questin. I thught,“ 3 d I hate running when I haven’t tired it since my middle schl?” In the end, I 4 t give running anther try. I tld my 5 I agreed t jin in the 10K event with him. He was very 6 t hear that. He excited advised me t 7 a running prgram n the Internet t help me learn hw t run.
There were lts f running prgrams n the Internet. I 8 a 14-week running prgram. The prgram was very easy t 9 . I had t run three times a week fr 10 lengths（长度）f time. At first, I ran fr shrt time and tk a lng break. Then as the weeks went n, I had t run fr 11 time and the break gt shrter. I 12 fllwing the running prgram because I culd see I ran better and better. At first, I was even nt able t run fr mre than 30 secnds, but after sme time I culd run fr ver 30 13 ! I went frm hating running t lving running!
Frm this experience I learnt it was a gd idea t try 14 befre saying I hated it! If I didn’t have a try, I wuldn’t find that I 15 enjyed running. S never say n befre yu have a try.
1．A．crssB．chseC．planD．hit
2．A．fferedB．meantC．repliedD．agreed
3．A．WhereB．WhenC．WhatD．Why
4．A．refusedB．decidedC．frgtD．disagreed
5．A．friendB．brtherC．neighbrD．teacher
6．A．srryB．angryC．upsetD．happy
7．A．hand utB．care frC．lk frD．feel like
8．A．lentB．chseC．raisedD．threw
9．A．dependB．guessC．fllwD．cntrl
10．A．differentB．enughC．crazyD．terrible
11．A．thinnerB．wrseC．shrterD．lnger
12．A．mindedB．stdC．enjyedD．practiced
13．A．hursB．minutesC．daysD．years
14．A．anythingB．nthingC．everythingD．smething
15．A．reallyB．easilyC．hardlyD．clearly
二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
A
16．First aid shuld be given ______.
A．after sme special trainingB．by family members nly
C．after dctrs arriveD．in hspital
17．If smene’s arm is burnt by a fire, yu shuld ______.
A．cver his arms with sme clthesB．let him stay when he is
C．check the size f burnsD．never use water t wash t brunt area
18．Accrding t the passage, ______ may cause heatstrke n a ht day.
A．drinking sme milk, wine r bearB．ding tiring utdr activities
C．drinking enugh water r fruit juiceD．staying in a cl place
19．The main purpse（目的）f this passage is t ______.
A．ask peple t stay away frm fire
B．advise peple nt t d utdr activities in ht weather
C．tell peple sme first aid training rganizatins
D．tell peple smething abut first aid
20．In which part f a newspaper can we read the material?
A．HealthB．ScienceC．HistryD．Travel
B
Nw sme wmen are spending a weekend at Mther’s Camp. There, husbands and children are nt allwed. Why wuld a wman want t take a vacatin withut her family? Sme wmen say they need time t be alne.
At Mther’s Camp a wman has rm t herself. She can sleep, read r watch TV, and n ne will bther（打扰）her. N children will ask, “Mm, what’s fr dinner?” N husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean scks.” In fact, almst 50% f wmen in the United States wrk utside the hme. Many f them wrk full-time and then cme hme t d a secnd jb ——taking care f their hmes and families. These wrking wmen say ne f their biggest prblems is husewrk.
In the United States, wrking wmen d abut 75% f the husewrk. Many f their husbands say they want t help. But then they break the plate r they can’t find the salt. They ask s many questins that their wives decide it is easier t d the jb themselves.
Sme wmen g t Mther’s Camp just t get a break frm husewrk. Fr tw days they dn’t ck, they dn’t clean, they dn’t lk after their children r husbands. What d they d? They enjy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming r bating in a clean blue late and sing sngs arund the campfire. They relax away frm hme. They have a really wnderful vacatin at Mther’s Camp.
21．Hw lng can wmen enjy their vacatin at Mther’s Camp?
A．One mnth.B．A week.
C.72 hursD．Tw days.
22．What d wmen prbably d at Mther’s Camp?
A．They ck dinner.
B．They bat in a clear blue lake.
C．They d sme cleaning.
D．They lk after their children.
23．What des the underlined wrd “they” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A．Husbands.B．Children
C．Wrking wmenD．Grandparents.
24．What can we knw abut wmen in the United States frm this passage?
A．They dn’t need t d any husewrk.
B．They want t get a break frm husewrk.
C．They dislike t stay at hme with their families.
D．They d as much husewrk as their husband.
25．What’s the best title（标题）fr this passage?
A．Busy Wrking Mthers.
B．Mthers in the US.
C．Mthers Relax Away frm Hme
D．Husewrk ---Whse Jb?
C
Cai Lei was brn in 1987 in a small city in Henan Prvince. When he was in Grade 5in primary schl, Cai started the habit f getting up befre 5a. m. t run, practice bxing and study English. He did well in almst every subject and almst gt full marks in every exam.
Cai had several jbs when he grew up. He used t wrk at Samsung in Beijing. His wrk there was very excellent. But at the end f 2011, Cai chse t jin JD Grup. Because f his great achievement s in his jb, he sn became the vice-present（副总裁）f JD grup. Wherever he wrked, he always wrked very hard and tried his best n matter hw much difficulties there were.
Everything changed in the autumn f 2019.41 years ld Cai Lei was tld that he gt a serius illness called ALS（渐冻症）. The dctr tld him that he wuld have nly tw t five years t live because the pssibility（可能性）f recvery f this illness is still 0 althugh technlgy has been develping rapidly. But Cai didn’t want t accept the fact. He decided t fight t save himself instead f waiting. He used all his resurces（资源）building a database（数据库）, setting up a research team, and prviding help fr peple with ALS. He even wrte a bk t tell the stry f his fight against ASL.
Nw Cai Lei is in a pr cnditin. He is clser t death. But he is nt afraid because he has tired his best. He wrte in his bk, “Everyne has dark times in life. But never give up. Peple like us are still trying. If yu believe yurself, if yu try hard, yu will find hpe.”
26．What can we knw frm Paragraph 1?
A．Cai Lei was brn in a pr family.B．Cai Lei was very strict with himself.
C．Cai Lei was very gd at running.D．Cai Lei used t be afraid f tests.
27．What des the underlined wrd “recvery” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A．恶化B．痊愈C．扩散D．变异
28．Which f the fllwing is true?
A．Cai Lei didn’t wrk hard at schl.
B．Cai Lei left Samsung because he made sme mistakes.
C．Cai Lei did a lt f things t fight against ASL.
D．ASL will nt lead t death.
29．Which is the right rder f the fllwing events?
①Cai wrte a bk. ②Cai became the vice-president f JD Grup.
③Cai gt a serius illness called ASL. ④Cai wrked at Samsung.
A．④②③①B．④①②③C．②④①③D．②③④①
30．What can we learn frm Cai’s stry?
A．We shuld get up early befre five t run.
B．We shuldn’t change ur jbs ften.
C．We shuld wait fr smene t save us when we are ill.
D．We shuld try ur best and never give up n matter hw hard the situatin is.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Mark Twain nce said, “Never put ff till tmrrw what yu can d tday.” The famus writer talked abut a prblem many f us have. The prblem is prcrastinatin（拖延症）. 31 Hwever, everyne can run away frm it by taking a few simple steps tday!
★Make plans fr everything yu need t d.
Befre yur day ends, make a plan fr tmrrw and write dwn yur plan n a piece f paper. Yu shuld always remember yur plan. Use it t remind yurself what yu need t d next. As yu finish each thing, check it ff. 32
★Break large tasks（任务）up int small nes.
33 But every task will be easier if yu can finish it in small steps. Begin by breaking up yur large tasks int smaller parts. This helps t make yu feel less stressed.
★ 34
If yur wrkplace is full f distractins（使人分心的事）, yu will need t make sme changes. Yu may need t keep away frm yur phne r TV.
★Fllw the five-minutes rule.
35 That’s why s many peple dn’t start their wrk until the last minute. Usually ding s leads t mre stress. One way t slve this prblem is t wrk n it fr nly five minutes first, and then decide whether r nt t cntinue. Surprisingly, nce yu start, yu may keep ging and finish it.
三、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次.
Grace is an eight-year-ld American girl. When she heard many 36 in Texas lst everything because f Hurricane（飓风）Harvey, she made a 37 .
Her parents experienced（经历）a hurricane twelve years ag, s they knew peple in Texas had 38 rebuilding（重建）their hmes after Hurricane Harvey. They had a 39 abut hw t help the peple and Grace heard it. She wanted t play a part in 40 thse peple. She decided t give away sme tys t a child. “If the child has tys t play with, she will 41 feel less lnely,” Grace said t 42 .
Then she started putting her tys in a bag. Grace 43 smething n a piece f paper and put it int the bag. “Dear little girl, are yu 44 abut getting these tys? I hpe they can be yur clse friends. Have fun with them and take gd car f them.”
Grace’s mm was very mved by her daughter. She said Grace culd feel what the peple in Texas were experiencing thugh the little girl didn’t experience a hurricane. “She 45 mre than an eight-year-ld child really des.” said the mm.
四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题额词数要求）
These days, shrt vides and live streaming（网络直播）are becming mre and mre ppular nline. Mre and mre peple make and share vides n ppular apps like Duyin and Kuaishu t shw parts f their lives.
Using live streaming is ppular amng the peple aged 18 t0 35．Even the teachers give lessns by live streaming. Peple wh watch shrt vides r live streaming can cmmunicate directly with the hsts by buying virtual（虚拟的）gifts such as flwers, tys and cars fr them nline.
What’s mre, live streaming allws users t cmmunicate with strangers and express（表达）themselves. A 19-year-ld cllege student called Nic Li says she spends three t fur hurs each week talking and singing with peple thrugh ne app called Ingkee. “Smetimes I feel lnely and want t talk t peple,” she says, “I feel nice when peple cme t talk with me.”
Hwever, as there are mre than 80 apps fr shrt vides and live streaming in China, the Internet regulatr（监管机构）is nt able t mnitr（监管）them all the time, which may lead t a lt f prblems. S peple shuld be careful abut the tw sides f shrt vides and live streaming when using these apps.
46．Sme ppular apps fr shrt vides and live streaming are ____________.（列举两项）
47．Mre and mre peple shw ____________ by making and sharing shrt vides nline.（10个词以内）
48．Peple can cmmunicate directly with the hsts by ____________.（15个词以内）
49．Ingkee is an app n which peple can ____________.（10个词以内）
50．What des the writer mainly want t tell us in the last paragraph?
______________________________________________________________________________（20个词以内）
第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分）
快乐对每个人都很重要，正处于青春期的我们难免会有很多问题和烦恼，我们应该怎么保持健康快乐的心态呢？假如学校英文校刊正在举行Hw t be happy?的征文活动。请你根据下面的内容提示写篇短文，发表在校刊上。
要求：
1）要点齐全，语句通顺，逻辑连贯，可适当发挥；
2）文章中不得出现真实的人名、地名和学校名；
3．词数80词左右。（开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数）
Hw t be happy?
Being happy is very imprtant fr all f us. ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Hpe all f us can be happy every day.
金源中学2024年八年级期中考试英语试题卷
参考答案
一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
1．A 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．A 6．D 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．A 11．D 12．C 13．B 14．D 15．A
二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
16．A 17．C 18．B 19．D 20．A 21．D 22．B 23．A 24．B 25．C 26．B 27．B 28．C 29．A 30．D
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
31．F 32．C 33．D 35．B 36．A
三、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
36．families 37．decisin 38．difficulties 39．discussin 40．helping
41．prbably 42．herself 43．wrte 44．excited 45．understands
四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
46．Duyin and Kuaishu
47．parts f their lives
48．leaving reviews n the screen and buying virtual gifts
49．talk and sing with thers
50．Peple shuld be careful abut the tw sides f shrt vides and live streaming when using these apps.
第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分）
One pssible versin:（学生习作）
Hw t be happy?
Being happy is very imprtant fr all f us. Here are sme ways t be happy.
Learning t get n well with classmates at schl. We shuld make mre gd friends wh can help us. When we get int truble, we can ask smene we believe fr help. Besides, we shuld ften cmmunicate with ur parents. They can give us sme useful advice because they have mre experience. We shuld help with the husewrk. The last, when we stay alne, we can develp many kinds f interests and hbbies t make ur life clrful, such as reading bks and ding exercise.
Hpe all f us can be happy every day.First aid is needed when a persn is seriusly injured（受伤的）but cannt arrive at hspital in time. It includes self-help and hme care. First aid means life r death during a dangerus situatins, s it is very imprtant fr everyne t learn first aid.
Burns（烧伤）
T help thse wh get burned, yu shuld:
·Mve the injured away frm the fire.
·Check the size f burns.
·Wash the burnt area with water t make injured feel better.
Heatstrke（中暑）
In rder nt t have heat strke in ht weather, yu shuld:
·Rest in a cl place as ften as pssible.
·Drink enugh water r fruit juice.
·Nt have t much drinks such as milk, wine and beer.
·Stp tiring utdr activities.
First Aid Training Sme peple want t have training lessns in rder t prvide first aid in public r at hme, r ther places where peple can’t arrive at hspital in time. There are sme rganizatins giving first aid training, such as the Red Crss.
Fr mre infrmatin, yu can call the Fire Services Ambulance Cmmand Training Schl at 26403708 r email the schl at FESATS@126.cm.
A．The hardest part abut any task is getting started.
B．Change yur wrking envirnment.
C．This will give yu a strng feeling f satisfactin.
D．A big task will stp yu frm starting
E．This will make yu feel upset.
F．Prcrastinatin always makes ur lives terrible.
discuss her family understand decide prbably difficult help write excite
在学校
学会和同学和睦相处；多交益友；
有烦恼时可向信任的人求助；
在家
多和父母沟通；学会分担家务。
独处时
培养丰富的兴趣爱好；多阅读，适当运动。