04，湖南省长沙市立信中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期第三次月考英语试卷

这是一份04，湖南省长沙市立信中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期第三次月考英语试卷，共5页。

第一节 （共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Lixin Daily asked sme students abut their favrite bks. Here are the ratings (评分) and reasns prvided by fur students fr their favrites.
What’s Yur Favrite Bk?
( ) 21. Which bk tells a stry between peple and animals?
A. Best Strybk Ever.B. Birdie fr Nw.C. N Fuzzball.
( ) 22. Hw many f the fur kids like the pictures f their favrite bks very much?
A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.
( ) 23. In which magazine clumn (栏目) can we find the material?
A. Healthy Life.B. Travel Wrld Wide.C. Gd Bk. Gd Md.
B
Fr thusands f years, n cuntry has been as mysterius (神秘的) t the wrld as this ne. It makes yu wnder what’s inside the pyramids (金字塔), hw mummies (木乃伊) were made and what their life was like back then. This is Egypt, ne f the ldest cuntries in the wrld.
Sitting beside the Nile, the lngest river in the wrld, Egypt is famus fr its pyramids. Accrding t Natinal Gegranhic, there are ver 130 pyramids in Egypt. The biggest is the Great Pyramid f Khufu in Giza. It is abut 138.8 meters tall, almst as tall as a 40-stry building. Befre the Eiffel Twer was built, the Great 试卷源自 试卷上新，欢迎访问。Pyramid f Khufu was the tallest building in the wrld.
Egyptians als left us with mummies, which shw us hw they used science. Thrugh studying mummies, we have fund hw they kept dead bdies fr such a lng time. Egyptians used a special salt, called natrn (泡大碱) t cver the bdies, which dried them ut and kept them lking lifelike. Sme mummies are ver 2.000 years ld.
The ancient Egyptians als had their wn way f timekeeping. D yu knw that the slar calendar (阳历) we use tday actually came frm ancient Egypt? Back arund 4000 BC, Egyptians had a 365-day calendar with 12 mnth, each lasting 30 days, alng with a special five-day festival.
Egypt is full f excellent histry and culture. Tday peple frm all ver the wrld visit Egypt, trying t get an up-clse lk at its mysteries and learn abut its ancient past.
( ) 24. What CAN’T we learn abut the pyramids frm the secnd paragraph?
A. Hw many pyramids there are in Egypt.B. Hw tall the Great Pyramid f Kbufu is.
C. Hw wide the Great Pyramid f Khufu is.
( ) 25. What science was used in making mummies?
A. Using natrn t dry ut the bdies.B. Puring much salt t keep them wet.
C. Putting sme salt n the dead bdies
( ) 26. Hw des the writer intrduce the slar calendar f ancient Egypt?
A. By telling a stry.B. By listing numbers.C. By taking examples.
( ) 27. What is the purpse (目的) f the passage?
A. T welcme readers t travel t Egypt.
B. T shw us sme natural wnders f Egypt.
C. T intrduce the histry and culture f Egypt.
C
In suthwest China’s Chngqing, mre subway are rlling ut (延伸) t the rural (农村) areas arund the city, especially Line 4. Knwn as the “Vegetable Basket Line”, Line 4 cnnects the city’s nrtheast Shichuan twn t the city center. It has a ttal length f 32.8 kilmeters and 15 statins. Since its pening in 2022, it has ffered lcal farmers near the twn mre ways t sell their vegetables.
Every mrning arund 6 ’clck, the Shichuan twn statin is crwded with farmers. They carry baskets filled with fresh vegetables n their backs, r use shulder ples (肩扛杆) t carry the baskets. The statin used t pen at 6:15 am. T help the farmers, nw it pens five minutes earlier every day. The vegetables used t be sld at lw prices in the twn. But nw they can be sld at higher prices in the city.
In Chngqing, peple ver the age f 65 can take the subway fr free. The pening f this subway line helps the nt nly save mney but als save time. An elderly cuple in their 80s take the subway t sell vegetables every mrning. Accrding t the cuple, it used t take them mre than ne hur t reach the city center as they had t take several buses. Nw, by taking the subway, they can get there in less than 30 minutes. And they can sell all their vegetables in less than three hurs after arriving at the market.
( ) 28. Which f the fllwing statements abut Line 4 is TRUE accrding t Paragraph 1?
 Line 4 pened in 2022 and is 32.8 km lng.
 It cnnects Shichuan twn t the any center.
 Only lcal farmers in Shichuan can take Line 4.
A. B.  C. 
( ) 29. What des the underlined wrd they refer t?
A. The farmers.B. The baskets.C. The vegetables.
( ) 30. Wh can take the subway fr free in Chngqing?
A. The ld ver the age f 65.B. Lcal farmers in Chngqing.
C. The ne wh sells the vegetables.
( ) 31. Frm the passage, we can learn that the elderly cuple is “Vegetable Basket Line”.
A. shcked atB. satisfied withC. wrried abut
第二节 （共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）
阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。
In the year 2070, mst f yu will be mre than 60 years ld. The gd news is that travel might becme smarter by that time. Eurpean airline (航空公司) easyJet has made sme predictins (预测) and released (发布) easyJet 2070: The Future Travel Reprt. 32. .
Heartbeat passprt
Paper passprts (护照) will be a thing f the past. Yu will use “heartbeat (心跳) passprts” instead. Accrding t experts, the date (数据) fr everyne’s heartbeat is different. 33. .
Mre cmfrtable flight
The seats n the plane will n lnger be “ne size fits all”. 34. . The seat might even be able t cl r warm yu t yur favrite temperature. There will als be n mre screens n the back f yur seats. A future machine culd shw mvies straight in frnt yur eyes.
Printed clthes and fd
If yu hate packing (打包) clthes, yu may nt need t d it in the future. Befre yu fly, yu will have a bdy scan (扫描). And upn arrival, yu’ll find a wardrde (衣柜) filled with 3D-printed clthes in yur size. When yu leave, the clthes can be recyeled and reprinted fr the next persn. Yu can als 3D print whatever yu want t eat.
Bring histry back t life
If yu like t visit histric sites (历史古迹), augmented reality (AR, 增强现实) will change the game. 35. . Yu may even be able t sit amng the cheering peple at the first Olympic Games.
32. 33. 34. 35.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，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。
On May 29, 1953, muntain climbers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Nrgay set ft n the tp f Qmlangma, the wrld’s 36 muntain. They were the first ever t 37 its 8,848-meter tp, marking a big mment in histry. S 38 did they d it?
In a 1974 interview (采访), Hillary talked abut the climb. He said that t d a climb like this, being skilled and experienced in climbing is nt enugh. Yu als need t have enthusiasm (热情). “The really gd muntain climbers that I knw 39 lse that sense f enthusiasm,” he said.
And then, there was the team. Helping Hillary and Nrgay t the tp were n less than 700 peple, said Hillary. Sme f them were helping t 40 things they need int the area, like fd, water are tents. It might be easier these days, with better transprt (交通) and technlgy (科技), but back then, a lt f the 41 needed t be dne by peple. “It is a team jb... The tw men wh reach the tp cmpletely 42 the whle team,” said.
43 Hillary had a gd team and all the needed, the wasn’t sure if they wuld reach the tp. Because f the 44 anything bad can happen, and it can happen really fast. “On a muntain like this... yu can never be cmpletely cnfident (自信的),” he said. Hillary and Nrgay’s wnderful 45 shws the imprtance f enthusiasm and teamwrk. It has encuraged many thers t try t climb the muntain since.
( ) 36. A. lngestB. highestC. biggest
( ) 37. A. reachB. beatC. catch
( ) 38. A. whyB. hwC. where
( ) 39. A. alwaysB. smetimesC. never
( ) 40. A. returnB. carryC. fix
( ) 41. A. rainingB. talkC. wrk
( ) 42. A. remind fB. depend nC. read t
( ) 43. A. SinceB. AsC. Thugh
( ) 44. A. heightB. jurneyC. scene
( ) 45. A. treasureB. achievementC. independence
第二节 （共10小题，计10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ever since I was 5 years ld, my mther has been a vlunteer at the Nanjing Museum. This meant that every weekend, I fund myself ging alng with her, spending my time amng ancient relics (遗迹) and histrical exhibits (展品). 46. smetimes I was tired, I still had fun in the wrld f museums, listening t stries and taking part in activities.
I spent my weekends at the museum instead f 47. (play) utside, but I dn;t regret my childhd experience. The discipline (纪律) and patience I learned frm it turned me int 48.
utging and self-disciplined persn. It was during my junir high schl years that I decided 49.
(becme) a museum vlunteer myself.
The jurney began with fun training lessns. I learned abut the museum’s cllectin, exhibitin planning and visitr guidance. Amng the different skills needed fr a museum vlunteer, especially a little guide, having gd 50. (cmmunicate) with thers is seen as imprtant. We were taught hw t talk with visitrs, answer their questins and explain things in a way that makes sense t them, depending n 51. (they) age and interests.
One f my mst unfrgettable experiences 52. (be) explaining the arched (拱形的) dr f the glass arch f Grand Ba’en Temple. It played a big part in the Ming Dynasty’s temple architecture. I shared its ancient histry and 53. (amaze) craftsmanship (工艺) with visitrs. They were all very interested in it. I felt s prud that I understd ur cultural heritage (文化遗产) much 54. (deep) than befre. My lve 55. traditinal Chinese culture will always be with me in my life.
第四部分 读写综合（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Fd, clthes, games... curier cmpanies (快递公司) send us packages f what we’ve bught nline every day. A life f such cnvenience (便利), hwever, is nt pssible withut the hard wrk f deliverymen.
Zhang Yu, a 37-year-ld frm Hubei, is ne f them. After serving in the army (服兵役) fr a few years, he jined the SF Express Tangjiadun statin in Wuhan in 2019. Since then, he has wrked hard every day and always wants t help thers.
When Zhang sends packages t peple, he ften takes nte f their daily habits. This helps him plan his deliveries better. He knws which huses have babies and need mre sleep in the afternn, which nes have nly lder peple living there, and when ffice wrkers are free.
But what made Zhang famus was his brave act. He wn the China Yuth May Furth Medal in 2022 because f it.
In December 2021, Zhang saw a fire while he was delivering packages. He climbed up t the secnd flr f ta called him a her (英雄). Hwever, Zhang simply said, “I’m nt a her... I just did what a kind man wuld d.”
Zhang Yu is nw a deputy (代表) t the Hubei Prvincial Peple’s Cngress. He wants t speak fr his cwrkers (同事) t make things better fr them. Zhang is wrking t make electric scters (电动车) safer n the rads in Wuhan. This is imprtant because there are a lt f electric scters and smetimes they cause traffic prblems. He wants t help prtect the riders, including his clleagues. “As a member f the Cmmunist Party f China, I prmise (承诺) t wrk fr the peple with all my heart frever, n matter what psitin I take and what jb I d,” Zhang said t China Daily.
56. When did Zhang Yu jin the SF Express Tangjiadun statin?
57. Why des he ften take ntes f his clients’ (客户) daily habits?
58. What made Zhang win the China Yuth May Furth Medal in 2022?
59. Is Zhang Yu wrking t make ears safer n the rads?
60. What d yu think f Zhang Yu?
第二节（满分15分）
61. 近期，初二立信英语组拟举办“用英语讲中国故事”比赛，热爱中国传统故事的你跃跃欲试。请你根据以下要求写一篇短文，简要介绍《愚公移山》的主要内容，并谈谈你喜欢它的原因以及对这则故事的感想。
1. What des Yu Gng Mves the Muntains talk abut?
2. Why d yu like the stry?
3. What can yu learn frm the stry?
要求：
包含提示信息，可适当发挥以使行文连贯；
语句通顺，语法正确，书写工整；
100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
There are many traditinal stries in China. Let me tell yu a famus stry called Yu Gng Mves the Muntains.My favrite bk is Birdie fr Nw by Jean Little. It is a stry abut a by with special needs wh finds a dg and they becme best friends.
—RUTH, 17
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★★★☆☆
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My favrite bk is N Fuzzhall by Isabella Kung because it’s abut a funny cat wh always messes everything up.
—ANDREW, 11
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I like Rumaysa: A Fairy Tale by Radiya Hafiza. Fur main characters frm three fairy tales meet in this bkand wrk tgether t help thers. The pictures are fantastic.
—ERIN, 16
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I like Richard Scarry’s Best Strybk Ever because it has nice drawings and it is full f shrt, funny stries.
—KIYAN, 12
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A. Yu’ll actually be able t bk a seat accrding t yur bdy type.
B. S the date will be used t tell wh yu are.
C. Wearing a headset, yu can see what happened at a histric site.
D. It shws us what future planes will lk like.
E. Let’s take a lk at sme mind-blwing ideas.