2023-2024学年江苏省盐城市东台市第二教育联盟八年级（下）4月期中英语试卷（含解析）

TheBrokenBridgeCartoncharactersSkywalk26.IfapersoninHangzhoufeelslikevisitingWaterCube,heshouldcall_______togetinformation.ABCD.00852-2802982227.Twotravelersplantohaveabirdˈs-eyeview(俯视)ofHarbin,andtheyneedtopay_______fromtheinformationabove.A.¥150 B.¥300 C.¥450 D.¥10028.IfyouwanttovisitDisneyland.Youshouldgoto_______.A.Beijing B.Harbin C.HongKong D.HangzhouBDoyouwearclotheswithcolorfulpatterns?Peopleusuallyusemachinestomakethesepatterns.Buthowdidancient(古代的)peoplemakethem?Ancientpeopleusedtie-dye(扎染).Tie-dyeisaveryoldwayofdyeingclothesinChina—itˈsmorethan1,000yearsold!ItispopularinYunnan.Peoplefirstputcloth(布料)intothebluedye(染料).Somepartsoftheclothbecomeblue,butotherpartshavealightercolor.Whenyouopenoutthecloth,youˈllseebeautifulpatterns.Now,thetie-dyeskillisChinaˈsnationalintangibleculturalheritage(国家级非物质文化遗产).AnninginYunnanisfamousfortie-dye.YangCheng,52,learnedtie-dyefromhismotherinthe1980s.Yanggottheoldskills.Atthesametime,hestudiedtie-dyeinothercountries,suchasJapan,IndiaandFrance.ItoncetookYangtwoyearstomaketwotie-dyeddresses!HeusedmanyskillsofAnningtie-dye.Somepatternsonthedressaretraditional,whilesomearemodern.HeusedimagesofDianchiLakeandeightpopularflowersinYunnan.“Iwanttoputallthebeautifulthingsintotie-dyeworks,”Yangsaid.NowYangisstilldyeingandtaughthisdaughtertie-dye.“Wehavethedutytopassdowntheskilltoyoungergenerations.”Yangsaid.Yangnowteachestie-dyeinschools,communities,andcompanies.Morethan100,000peoplelearnedfromhim.________ButYangsaid,“Machinescanˈttaketheplaceofourcreativehands.”29.PeopleinmodernChinausuallyuse________tomakepatternsontheclothes.A.machines B.tie-dye C.drawingpens D.paper30.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A.AnninginGuizhouisfamousfortie-dye.

B.YangChenglikesoldskillsoftie-dyebetter.

C.IttookYangChengtwomonthstofinishtwodresses.

D.YangChengteachesmanypeopletie-dye.31.Whichofthesentencescanweusetoputinthe________?A.Yangˈsdaughterlikestie-dyeverymuchbecauseitisfullofinterestingideas.

B.Althoughittakespeoplemoretimetotie-dye,thepatternsarereallybeautiful.

C.Someworrythattie-dyemaydieoutbecauseusingmachinesisfastandcheap.

D.Chinesegovernmentistryinghardtoprotectthetraditionalwayofdyeing.CTheysaythat“travelisthebestteacher”andthereisnobetterexampleofthisideathantheMingDynastytravelwriterandgeographerXuXiake(1587-1641).HisbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake,notonlyencouragedaloveoftravellingamongChinesepeoplebutprovidedimportantscientificinformationaboutthecountry’slandandgeography.BornintoawealthyJiangyinfamily,Xubecameinterestedinbooksaboutdifferentplacesatanearlyageandwantedtotravel.Whenhewas18,however,Xu’sfatherdiedandso,itseemedimpossibleforhistravellingdreams.Henowwasresponsible(负责任的)forthefamilyfarmandtakingcareofhis60-year-oldmother.Buthismotherhaddifferentideas.Understandingherson’sloveoftravel,thismodern-thinkingwomanrefused(拒绝)tokeephersonathome.SheagreedthatXucouldtravelforthreemonthseveryyearwhentherewaslessfarmwork.Soattheageoftwentyandwithhismother’ssupport,Xusetoff(出发)forthefirsttime,leavingbehindhismotherandhiswife.Hewouldrepeatthisgoodbyeeachyearformostofthenext30years.Duringthistime,hetravelledthroughouttheMingkingdom,carefullystudyingthelandshepassedthroughandrecordinghisexperiencesandmanydiscoveries(发现)inadiary.Thisdiary,wouldeventuallybecomeTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.Althoughrich,Xuavoidedcomfortabletravel,preferring(更喜欢)togoalmosteverywhereonfoot.Thiswayhecouldresearchtheenvironmentindetailandgetatruepictureofthenaturalworld.Manyofhistripsweretohard-to-reachmountainareasandwildforests.Hiswillingnesstofacehardships(困难)cameatacost,however.Progresswasslowandhewassick,robbedandbeatenduringhisjourneys.SadlyXubecameseriouslyillduringhislastandlongestjourney,a4-yeartripthroughtheSouthwestofChina.Hediedin1641,soonafterreturningtohishometownforthelasttime.Whenhisdiarywasfinallyprintedyearsafterhisdeath,muchofithadbeendestroyedorlost.ButitstillmadeXuatravellinglegend(传奇)aroundtheworld.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThegeneraldetailsofXuXiake’slifestory.

B.ThedifficultiesXuXiakefacedinhistravels.

C.TheimportantdiscoveriesmadebyXuXiake.

D.TheinfluenceofXu’sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.33.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesXu’smother?A.Strictbutinteresting. B.Kindbutuneducated.

C.Helpfulandhard-working. D.Supportiveandopen-minded.34.WhydidXupreferwalkingduringhistravels?A.Becauseitgavehimthechancetomeetdifferentkindsofpeople.

B.Becauseithelpedhimtosavemoneyandtravelforalongertime.

C.Becauseitallowedhimtoseeandstudytheenvironmentindetail.

D.Becauseitwastheonlywaytoreachtheplaceshewasinterestedin.35.WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromXu’slife?

a.Hewentonhisfirstjourney.

b.Hisbookwasfinallyprinted.

c.Hereturnedtohishometownforthelasttime.

d.Hedevelopedaninterestinbooksaboutotherplaces.

e.Hestartedmanagingthefamilyfarmafterhisfatherdied.A.a-e-d-c-b B.d-e-a-c-b C.d-e-a-b-c D.e-d-a-b-c四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。36.A.阅读回答问题（每小题2分，计10分）每题不超过5个单词Recently,hazy（霾）weatherhasbecomeaseriousprobleminmanypartsofChina.HeavyhazehasspreadquicklyalloverChina.Ithasinfluencedpeopleˈslivesinthewholecountryfromthenorthtothesouth,includingBeijing,Hebei,Shanxi,JiangsuandGuangdong.Peopleevencanˈtseeeachotherwhentheystandabout50metersfromeachother.Itcancauselotsoftrafficaccidents.Sothehighwaysareclosedandtheflightsareputoffonhazydays.

CitieslikeShanghaiandNanjinghavebeencoveredwiththegreyskyforthepastseveralweeks.Manywalkersinthestreethadtowearmasks（口罩）.IntheLukouairportinNanjing,JiangsuProvince,morethan60flightswerecutoutonSaturdaybecauseofthehazyweather,whichalsomadeprimaryandmiddleschoolsandkindergartensstophavingclassesonThursdayandFridayinNanjing.Earlierthisweek,theMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionsaidthattherewereseveralreasonsfortheheavyhaze.EspeciallyBadweatherconditionsmadeitdifficultforpollutingthingstodisappear.

Inordertocleanuptheair,theChinesegovernmentnowplanstocutcoaluseandincreasecleanerproduction.“Wemustfacetheproblem,”saidYanNaiqiang,aprofessorofenvironmentalscienceatShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity.“Itwilltakealongtimetocontrolandimprovetheweathercondition.”(每题不超过5个单词)(1)WhathasbecomeaseriousprobleminmanypartsofChinarecently?_______________________________(2)HowmanyflightswerecutoutbecauseofthehazyweatherinNanjing?_______________________________(3)WhendidtheschoolsinNanjingstophavingclasses?_______________________________(4)DoeshazyweatherinfluencepeopleˈslivesinShanxi?_______________________________(5)WhydoestheChinesegovernmentnowplantocutcoaluseandincreasecleanerproduction?_______________________________五、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共10分。Therearesomerulesthatteenagersshouldbeallowedtolearninschool.Theyareimportanttoteenagers,althoughnotallofthemhavetodowiththeirsubjects.Reallifeisnotalwaysfair____1________

Trytolearntogetusedtoit.Manypeoplewon’tunderstandtherealmeaningofthisruleuntilthey’vefailedtofindfairnessagainandagain.Theworldwon’tcareaboutyourfeelingsTheworldwillexpectyoutosucceedindoingsomethingbeforeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.__2______Itwillexpectyoutolearntounderstandtherealworldafteryouleaveschool.Thenyou’llbesureofwhattodowiththerealworld.Abosscan’tbeasfriendlyasyourteacherIfyouthinkyourteacheristerrible,waituntilyougetaboss.Yourbosswon’taskyouhowyoufeelaboutyourworkandwillnevergiveyoumorecareorhelp.______3_____________4_________Yourlifeisnotasitcom.OnTVtheycansolvetheirproblemseasilywhiledrinkingsomethinginabeautifulplace,butyourproblemswon’tbesolvedin30or45minuteslikehem.Inreallife,peopleusuallyhavetoleavethecoffeeshopstolookforjobs.

SomebehaviorsmakeyoulooksillySmokingdoesnotmakeyoulookcool.__5_______

Atthesametime,purplehairandpiercedbodypartsmakeyoulooklikeasillykid.Agrown-upteenagershouldknowhowtobesmart.A.It’snormalforyoutofaceunfairness.B.Wemustobeytheserulesseriously.C.Actually,itmakesyoulookfoolish.D.Therealworldwon’tcareaboutyouasmuchasyourschooldoes.E.He’llonlycareabouthowmuchmoneyyoucanhelphimmake.F.Televisionisnotreallife37.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F38.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F39.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F40.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F41.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F六、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。42.mistake

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me.Iwillneverforgetthatexperience.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)七、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。43.Haveyoueverhadadifficulttimerefusingothers?Haveyousaid“yes”whenyoureallywantedtosay“no”?Youˈrenottheo___1____onetohavethisproblem!Manypeoplemighthavethesameproblemwithyou.Weshouldlearntosay“n___2___”,andhowshouldwesayitpolitely?Ifyouaretoobusy,lettheotherpersonknow.Afterall,yourownworkandfamilycomef____3____.Theyarethemostimportantforyou.Theotherpersonwillunderstand,especiallyifheorshea____4____hasabusyjobandafamily.Youmaysay,“Sorry,Iˈmjustbusynow.”Thenexplainther____5____whyyoudonˈthavetime.Ifyouthinkyoucanˈtbeofanyhelp,thensimplysayso.Maybeyouknowsomeoneelsewhowouldbeb____6____thanyoutohelpwiththetask.Recommend(推荐)thatpersoninstead.Youmaysaylikethis,“IdonˈtthinkIˈmthebestonetohelpyouout.Whynotask…?”Sometimesyoufirsthavetocheckyourplanbeforeyoupromise.Butrememberitˈsnotag____7____ideatosaythiswhenyoureallymean“no”inthefirstplace.Thiswillwastetheotherpersonˈstime.Son____8____say“Letmegetbacktoyou”easily.“Iˈdloveto,but…”isusuallyagentlewayofsaying“no”tosomeone.Itshowsthatyouliketheotherpersonˈsideab____9___youjustcanˈtdoit.Saying“no”doesnˈt