江苏省连云港市灌云县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份江苏省连云港市灌云县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题，共9页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解，词汇，选词填空，阅读表达，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
考试时间: 100分钟分值: 120分
第I卷 （选择题，共65分）
一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. —D yu knw that the UK is _________ Eurpean cuntry?
—Yes, it is als a beautiful island cuntry.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. Lisa, if yu have a chance t travel t China, dn't frget t visit _________.
A. Twer Bridge B. the Little MermaidC. the Statue f Liberty D. the Summer Palace
3. —Is the by in the classrm David?
—It can't be him. He _________ the library t brrw sme bks fr his reprt.
A. has been in B. has been t C. has gne t D. went t
4. —We can always find smething gd in a bad _________ if we lk fr it.
—It is true. Let's make full use f what cmes.
A. instructin B. directin C. situatin D. cmpetitin
5. —I think Sandy is nt suitable fr the jb.
—Yu are right _________.
A. in sme ways B. n the way C. by the way D. in yur way
6. —Wuld yu mind _________ me hw t read “Canadian” crrectly?
—Of curse nt. And I will explain why it is s.
A. shw B. shwed C. t shw D. shwing
7. Justin was helping his mther when the rain began t beat heavily _________ the windws.
A. n B. fr C. in D. against
8. We dn't understand the lve f ur parents _________ we becme parents urselves ne day.
A. until B. after C. when D. since
9. I like this silk dress, and it _________ s sft and smth.
A. falls B. feels C. felt D. fell
10. —Thanks fr lking after my dg when I am away.
—_________. That's what friends are fr.
A. My pleasure B. Never mind C. All right. D. I'd like
二、完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Lily is 9 years ld. She is a cheerful girl. She always has a big smile 11 her face. She is willing t help thers any time. Everyne arund 12 likes t make friends with her.
One day, she 13 an ld man named Grumble sitting beside a river. The ld man lked sad. Lily wanted t make him 14 , s she walked up t him with a friendly greeting. “Gd mrning, Mr. Grumble! Why the 15 face?” she asked.
Grumble said, “What's there t be happy abut, yung ne? Life is full f 16 . ”Lily laughed and replied, “They are like big and scary thundercluds（雷雨云）, Mr. Grumble. But just like cluds, they pass, making way fr the sun t shine again. Yu 17 try lking n the bright side!”
Lily made a bet with Grumble, saying, “I bet I can make yu happy by the end f the 18 . ”Grumble challenged her, “Yu’re welcme t try, but it wn’t be easy. ” “I believe I can make it. Trust me! ”Lily smiled and said cnfidently.
Fr the rest f the day, Lily did all kinds f funny and silly things t make Grumble cheerful. She tld jkes, sang like 19 was watching, and even made faces. 20 , Grumble was still unhappy. As the sun began t set, Lily decided t give it ne 21 try. She tk a deep breath and brke int a jyus dance.
22 , Grumble culdn't help it. He let ut a chuckle （咯咯笑声）, and then anther. Befre he knew it, he was laughing heartily, his sadness giving way t happiness. Lily had wn the cntest, but mre imprtantly, she shwed Grumble that becming cheerful was nt 23 .
Happiness is a chice, and we can find 24 when we chse t see the brighter side f life. S, always 25 smiling. Everything will be OK if we smile at it.
11. A. in B. n C. at D. f
12. A. she B. her C. hers D. him
13. A. lked B. listened C. nticed D. heard
14. A. smiles B. smiling C. t smile D. smile
15. A. lng B. small C. rund D. square
16. A. happiness B. sadness C. trubles D. laughter
17. A. shuld B. might C. can D. wuld
18. A. day B. week C. mnth D. year
19. A. smebdy B. anybdy C. nbdy D. everybdy
20. A. S B. And C. Hwever D. But
21. A. first B. secnd C. third D. last
22. A. Certainly B. Surprisingly C. Sadly D. Unluckily
23 A. easy B. imprtantC. difficult D. necessary
24. A. this B. that C. it D. ne
25. A. remember B. frget C. stp D. keep
三、阅读理解 （共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Here is three news abut sme excellent students. Let's read and knw what they have dne.
26. When did Liam Garner finish his adventure?
A. In September,2022 B. In September, 2023C. In January,2022 D. In January, 2023
27. Wh made a strng car called Stella Terra?
A. Liam Garner B. Cc Gauff
C. Students in the Netherlands D. Aryna Sabalenka
28. What d we knw abut Cc Gauff?
A. She is the ldest tennis player in the USA.
B. She is the yungest USA Grand Slam champin since 1999.
C. She was brn in 1999.
D. She lst the match against Aryna Sabalenka.
B
At this mment, her head hit the rf f the rm she was in.
“Hw can I get ut f here?” she thught. “I have the glden key, but nw the dr is s small-r I'm t big. I'm nt sure which. I still wn't be able t get thrugh that dr. ”
She lay dwn n the flr and pened the dr. She lked thrugh it with ne eye. There was
a garden n the ther side.
“Oh, I shall never get ut f here. ” she thught. And she began t cry again. She cried and cried until she was lying in a pl f tears. “If I dn't stp crying,” she thught, “I shall drwn（淹没） in my wn tears. They are already ver my legs. ”
Then she heard the sund f ftsteps. She lked up. The White Rabbit was hurrying tward her.
“Oh, the Duchess will be s angry,” he was saying. “I shall be late, and she hates t be kept waiting. ”
Alice, wh needed help, said, “Excuse me, sir, but can yu . . . ?”
But she never finished the sentence. The White Rabbit ran ff as fast as his legs culd carry him.
“Well!” Alice thught. “This is a very strange place. Everything seems t be different. Am I different frm what I was when I wke up this mrning? I'm larger, but am I the same? Am I even the same persn? I'm nt my sister. Her hair's lnger than mine. D I knw all the things I used t knw? Let me think. Fur times five is twelve, and fur times six is thirteen, and fur times seven is . . . h, n, that's all wrng. What abut Gegraphy? Lndn is the capital f Paris, and Paris is the capital f Rme, and Rme is . . . n, n, n! That's all wrng. I must be smene different. Maybe I'm Mabel. She never knws anything. Oh, I hpe nt. She lives in a very small huse and desn't have any tys t play with. Oh, what can I d?”
And Alice started crying again.
—Taken frm Alice's Adventures in Wnderland
29. Lking thrugh the dr, what was there n the ther side?
A. A rf B. A garden C. A pl D. A glden key
30. Wh did the White Rabbit hurry t meet?
A. Alice B. the Duchess C. Alice's sister D. Mabel
31. Where did Mabel live?
A. in Lndn B. in Paris C. in a small huseD. in Rme
32. Which is the crrect rder abut the stry?
a. Alice lay dwn n the flr and pened the dr.
b. The White Rabbit ran ff as fast as he culd.
c. Alice cried and cried until she was lying in a pl f tears.
d. Alice's head hit the rf f the rm she was in.
A. acbd B. abdc C. dacb D. dcab
C
①This spring, the mst eye-catching mvie might be YOLO （《热辣滚烫》）. By Feb 26, it had made ver 3. 3 billin yuan at the bx ffice, reprted The Paper.
②Directed（执导） by 41-year-ld Jia Ling, the mvie tells the stry f a wman tired f the wrld, finding herself and learning t lve life thrugh bxing. The name YOLO is shrt fr the mvie's main idea —yu nly live nce.
③Jia has tried many different rles in her life, including crsstalk（相声） and sketch（小品） perfrmer, variety shw guest and actress. It was in 2019 that she became a directr fr the first time, making her mvie Hi, Mm.
④Befre making YOLO, Jia was ften seen as an verweight cmedian（喜剧演员）. She ften made jkes abut herself t make peple laugh. Fr this mvie, Jia lst 50 kg and lked very different. Sme peple nline said even her vice became sfter, and they call this a “rebirth” fr Jia.
⑤In Jia's eyes, her change in identity（身份） and lk is her way f staying true t herself. “It's hard t predict（预言） ne's life. I'm just fllwing my heart. Mvies are nw the best way t shw myself, s I put all my energy int them,”Jia tld Xinhua.
⑥“Jia didn’t change at all. She’s just being mre herself,” said talk shw hst Chen Luyu in her prgram A Date with Luyu.
33. Hw much mney had YOLO made by Feb 26?
A. 3. 3 hundred yuan B. 3. 3 thusand yuan C. 3. 3 millin yuan D. 3. 3 billin yuan
34. What's the meaning f the underlined wrd in paragraph 4?
A. very humrus B. very fat C. very ppular D. very famus
35. Why did Jia Ling change her identity and lk?
A. t stay true t herself B. t prtect her lifeC. t make peple laugh D. t becme different
36. Frm which part f a magazine can we read the article?
A. Animal B. Film C. Travel D. Fashin
D
Scientists fund the tiniest vertebrate （脊椎动物） in the wrld! It's called the Brazilian flea tad （巴西跳蚤蟾蜍）. Hwever, here's the funny thing —it's nt actually a tad r a flea, but a special kind f frg that lives n a few hills in Brazil.
Male Brazilian flea tads are nly abut 7 millimeters lng and females（雌性） are abut 8 millimeters. One culd easily sit n the tip f yur finger.
Being s small, their bdies lk a bit different cmpared t thse f ther frgs. While mst frgs have five tes n their back legs and fur tes n their frnt legs, these little frgs nly have tw tes, accrding t Science News.
They als can't jump like a flea. A study in 2022 fund that when they try t jump, they lse . their balance （平衡）! They're just s small that their bdies aren't gd at helping them stay balanced.
Scientists believe that there are still many ther mini “surprises” waiting t be fund ut there in the wrld. And anything smaller than six millimeters lng wuld teach us a lt abut hw animals’ bdies wrk.
37. What can we knw abut the Brazilian flea tad?
A. It's a tad. B. It's a flea.
C. It's a special kind f frg. D. It is gd at jumping.
38. Hw lng are male Brazilian flea tads?
A. Abut 7 millimeters B. Abut 8 millimetersC. Abut 9 millimeters D. Abut 10 millimeters
39. Why can't Brazilian flea tads jump like a flea?
A. Because they culd easily sit n the tip f yur finger.
B. Because they are s small that their bdies aren't gd at helping them stay balanced.
C. Because they live n a few hills in Brazil.
D. Because they have fewer tes than ther frgs.
40. What's the best title f the passage?
A. A study in 2022 B. The tiniest vertebrate in the wrld
C. Sme facts abut frgs D. Ways t keep balanced
第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。
A singer nce went t a master. He wanted t be the best singer. He sat in frnt f the master and started telling him why he visited. 41 .
The master then tld the singer t g t the garden behind his huse. There, a rse plant and a tall tree were grwing side by side. He tld the singer,“ 42 . They can teach yu what yu want t learn. ”
The singer went int the garden, and saw the tw plants. 43 . He had t g back t the master and asked, “What d yu mean, master? I am nt able t understand what and hw these plants will teach me. ”
The master himself tk the singer t the plants and said, “This tree has been next t the rse plant fr ten years. It has never wanted t becme a rse plant. 44 . If man were the tree, he wuld cmpare（比较） himself with the rse and feel jealus（嫉妒的） at its beauty. Or, if man were the rse plant, he wuld feel jealus at its height! Bth f the plants grew very well because they grew with all their energy （精力）, 45 . ”
41_________ 42. _________ 43. _________ 44. _________ 45. _________
第II卷 （非选择题，共55分）
四、词汇（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据上下文和首字母提示，写出合适的单词。
Wahaha's funder（创始人） Zng Qinghu died n Feb 25,2024 at the age f 79.
Zng was brn n Oct 12, 1945 in the n 46 part f Zhejiang Prvince. He grew up in a very pr family. In the past, Zng u 47 t wrk n farms and set up an electric fan factry. In his s 48 time, he spent sme time reading bks. He faced many difficulties ver the years but he didn't give up. Thse hard experiences had big effects n him. He d 49 f ding smething t imprve his life. At the age f 42, he started his wn business-Wahah a Grup. His dream gt t cme true.
Thrugh hard wrk and wise decisins, Wahaha develped at high s 50 and became a bestseller in China. In 2002, Wahaha’s s 51 were even bigger than thse f Cca-Cla. He successfully t 52 a small cmpany int a wrld-famus ne.
After becming rich, Zng thught f building s 53 reading areas fr his wrkers. At last, he decided t build them just 54 the ffice building. The wrkers culd read bks whenever they were free.
Tday, Wahaha is a large business cvering nearly every Chinese prvince. It has different kinds f prducts s 55 as milk, tea, juice, water and ygurt.
46. _________ 47. _________ 48. _________ 49. _________ 50. _________
51. _________ 52. _________ 53. _________ 54. _________ 55. _________
五、选词填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。（每个单词或短语只能用一次）
56. My grandparents never mved huse and they lived here _________.
57. If Judy ges abrad next term, we _________ with each ther by using WeChat.
58. My grandma asked me t write dwn all the _________ addresses s that she culd send each f them an invitatin letter.
59. Lk, the yung by _________ a little dg _________a tree.
60. Our schl ftball team _________ students frm different classes.
61. T prtect ur eyes, we shuld lk arund t relax them _________ while reading.
62. Sme students fund them _________ t imprve their English withut wrking hard.
63. Millie _________ when ther children were having a snwball fight.
64. —Shirley, why didn't yu answer my call at 8p. m. last night?
—Oh, srry. I _________ sme pictures at that time.
65. Her husband _________ fr a year. She has t supprt the family by herself.
六、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每题答案不超过5个单词。
Grain Rain（谷雨） is the sixth slar term f the 24 slar terms（节气） in China. It is the last term in spring. It is always in late April. This year, it is n 19, April.
Grain Rain means the end f spring. It always rains a lt at this time. It is imprtant fr crps t get enugh rain, because rainwater can help them grw faster and strnger.
There are sme traditins（传统） during Grain Rain. Drinking tea is ne f them. Peple in suthern China like t drink tea n this day. Spring tea during Grain Rain is rich in vitamins, s drinking tea can help them remve heat frm the bdy and is gd fr their eyes. It is als said that drinking tea n this day wuld prevent bad luck.
Eating Chinese tn（香椿） is als a traditin during Grain Rain. Chinese t n is delicius and healthy t eat. Peple can eat it with eggs r tfu. It is really very ppular.
Anther traditin is the Grain Rain Festival. Fishing villagers in the castal areas f China celebrate it. Grain Rain marks the start f the fishermen's first vyage（航行） f the year. The traditin dates back mre than 2,000 years ag. At that time, peple believed gds prtected them frm the strmy seas, s they culd have a gd harvest. On this day, peple wuld wrship（祭拜）the sea, wishing fr a gd harvest and a safe vyage fr their lved nes.
Grain Rain makes ur human culture cmbine with nature in harmny, which shws the traditinal Chinese thery that man is an integral part f nature.
66. When is Grain Rain this year? _________
67. What des Grain Rain mean? _________
68. Hw many traditins are mentined in the passage? _________
69. What is the ppular fd n Grain Rain? _________
70. Wh celebrates the Grain Rain Festival? _________
七、书面表达（满分25分）
“书是人类进步的阶梯”，“腹有诗书气自华”。你所在学校目前正在开展“Reading makes me happy！”为主题的英语演讲比赛。假设你是阳光中学的学生 Tm，请你根据下面的要点，写一篇演讲稿，谈一谈你的阅读习惯及阅读的感受，并号召同学们一起来读书。
注意事项：
1. 演讲稿须根据流程图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2. 词数在90左右，演讲稿的开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
3. 演讲稿中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息；
Gd afternn! I'm very happy t stand here and make a speech n “Reading makes me happy”.
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八（下）期中考试英语试题参考答案
1-5 ADCCA 6-10 DDABA
11-15 BBCDA 16-20 CAACC 21-25 DBCCD
26-28 DCB 29-32 BBCC 33-36 DBAB 37-40 CABB
41-45 BADFC
46. nrthern 47. used 48. spare 49. dreamed/dreamt 50. speed
51. sales 52. turned 53. several/sme 54. ppsite 55. such
all their lives 57. will keep in tuch
58. relatives’ 59. is tying…… t
60. is made up f 61. frm time t time
62. unable 63. fell ver
64. was printing 65. has been dead
66. On 19, April.
67. The end f spring.
68. Three.
69. Chinese tn.
70. Fishing villagers.
书面表达 略
●Liam Garner, 19 years ld, finished a great adventure（冒险）-a 20,000-mile （32,000-kilmeter） bike trip frm Alaska t Argentina. After 17 mnths, he successfully finished his jurney in early January, 2023.
● Students in the Netherlands made a strng car called Stella Terra. It runs n slar pwer（太阳能）. This the first slar-pwered car that can travel lng distances ff-rad（越野地） withut needing t stp t recharge（再充电）.
● Cc Gauff, a yung tennis player frm the USA, wn her first Grand Slam Champinship（ 大满 贯 ） at 19 years ld n Sept 9, 2023, by defeating（击败） Aryna Sabalenka. It makes her the yungest American t win a majr tennis champinship since 1999.
A. The rse plant and the tree are yur teachers.
B. The master listened quietly t the singer.
C. they never used it t beat the ther.
D. He thught hard but culd nt understand what he culd learn frm them.
E. The master smiled and ndded.
F. The rse plant has never wanted t becme a tree.
G. they cmpare with each ther.
tie. . . t. . . ; all ne's life; frm time t time; keep in tuch; die
relative; be made up f; able; print; fall ver