广东省广州市白云区2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月期中英语试题

2023学年第二学期期中学情调查试卷八年级英语(满分90分)时间:90分钟第一卷(选择题,共45小题,满分60分)一、语法选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。DoyouknowTaiyuanLuogu?Andhowmuchdoyouknowaboutit?Nowletme1yousomethingaboutit.TaiyuanLuoguisanationalintangibleculturalheritage(国家级非物质文化遗产)withahistoryofaround1,000years.Mostpeopleare2init.It'swidelyusedinweddingsandattraditionalfestivalstobringgoodluck.TaiyuanLuoguispopularin3countryside.Manylocalpeoplearegood4it.Nowletmegiveyouanexample.Awoman5NiuGaixianinXiaozhangyingVillageinTaiyuanisoneof6.Nowshe'sacity-levelinheritor(市级传承人)ofTaiyuanLuogu.Everytimeshe7herteammembershavetheirTaiyuanLuogushows,thevillagewillsoonbecomelively.In1990,Niu8HanQixiang,anational-levelinheritorofTaiyuanLuogu,andbecamehisstudent.Sincethen,practicingplayingTaiyuanLuogu9partofhereverydaylife.“Mr.Hanhadagreatinfluence(影响)onme.Heaskedme10moreaboutourtraditionalculture,notonlyofShanxi,butalsoacrossthecountry,”saidNiuGaixian.In2003,NiuGaixiansetupherownTaiyuanLuoguteam.Toavoid11mistakeswhiletheyaregivingperformances(表演),sheandothermemberspracticeagainandagain.Theyalwayspractice12,eveninthehotsummer.InApril2018,NiuGaixianandherteam13tojoininaninternationaldrumculturefestivalinAfrica.14theyfinishedtheirperformances,thecrowdcheered.NiuGaixianhopesthatmoreandmorepeople15knowaboutthiskindoftraditionalart.1.A.tellB.totellC.tellingD.totelling2.A.interestB.interestingC.interestedD.interestingly3.A.aB.anC.theD./4.A.forB.atC.inD.on5.A.callB.callsC.callingD.called6.A.theyB.theirC.themD.themselves7.A.andB.asC.soD.but8.A.meetB.metC.meetingD.willmeet9.A.areB.beenC.hasbeenD.being10.A.learnB.learnsC.learningD.tolearn11.A.tomakeB.makingC.madeD.tomaking12.A.hardB.harderC.hardestD.thehardest13.A.invitedB.invitingC.wereinvitedD.areinvited14.A.IfB.AfterC.BecauseD.Although15.A.shallB.mustC.havetoD.can二、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16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Lastyearwehadanewclassmate,Danny.Hewastallandhandsomewithdarkbrowneyes.Healwayshelpsotherclassmates.Manyclassmateslikedhim.Oneday,weweretoldthatwewouldhaveaschooltripattheendofthemonth.Thewholeclassgotvery16andthegirlsbegantodiscusswhattobringwiththem.ButDannywas17.“Don'tyoulikeit,Danny?”ourteacherMr.Simsaskedwithkindness.Dannystoodupandsaid,“It’stoomuch18forme.Mydadisillinbed.Mymomworksinasupermarketeveryday.Ishouldn'taskthemformoney.”“I'mveryproudofyoubecauseyoucan19yourparents.Noteverystudentofyouragecanthinkaboutthis,"Mr.Simssaid.ThenMr.Simssaidtotheclass,“Thisyear,wearegoingtodothings20.Wouldyouliketoraisemoneyforthetripbyyourselves?Ihopeeachofyoucancomeupwithatleastoneidea.Andwearegoingtomakeaplantomorrow.”“Well,myfamilycanaffordthe21.DoIstillhavetodothat?”Shellyasked.“Shelly,thiswillbeadifferentandvaluablelearning22foreveryone,whetheryouhavethemoneyornot,"Mr.Simsreplied.Thatday,weknewDannymorethanbeforebecausehewasnotonly23butalsobrave.Hisbehavior行为helpedus24thatweshouldunderstandourparents.He25therespectofmanyofus.16.A.angryB.sadC.excitedD.nervous17.A.noisyB.silentC.sleepyD.cheerful18.A.timeB.adviceC.progressD.money19.A.understandB.helpC.offerD.believe20.A.hardlyB.suddenlyC.differentlyD.daily21.A.foodB.tripC.ticketD.seat22.A.experienceB.articleC.purposeD.schedule23.A.lazyB.lonelyC.honestD.funny24.A.knowB.decideC.mindD.think25.A.hungB.fedC.beatD.won三、阅读(共两节，共35分)第一节阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Doctorsrecommendthatkidsshoulddooutdooractivitiesandplaywiththeirparents.However,thatdoesn'tmeanTVhastobetakenoutoftheirfamilylife.TherearesomeeducationalTVprogramsthathelpyourchildrenlearn.TakealookatthesefourTVprogramsthatyourkidsshouldwatch.SesameStreetAsoneofthelongestchildren'sshowsonTV,SesameStreetisstillafavouritewithparents.Itteacheskidsaboutsharing,beingagoodfriend,andotherimportantvalues.Inaddition,wordsandlettersareintroducedthroughscenesandsongswithfavouritecharacterslikeElmo,BigBird,Zoe,andCookieMonster.Youwillprobablyenjoywatchingthisshowasakid,andyourchildrenwilltoo.SesameStreethasbeenaired(播放)onPBSsince1969.SuperWhy!Whatkiddoesn'tlikeasuperhero?Well,SuperWhy!hasfourofthem:AlphaPigwithAlphabetPower,PrincessPrestowithSpellingPower,WonderRedwithWordPower,andSuperWhywiththePowertoRead.ThisTVshowteacheskidshowtoputletterstogethertomakewordsandhowtopronounce(发音)wordswhenreading.It'sgreatforkidsfromthepreschool(学前)tosecondgrade.SuperWhy!hasbeenairedonPBSandPBSKidsSproutsince2008.ThomasandFriendsBasedontherailwayseriesbooksbyReverendWilbertAwdry.ThomasandFriendsfollowsthestoryoflocomotive(火车头)friendsonSodorIsland.Therearelargeengines(发动机)andsmallengines.Itteacheskidstoacceptothersforwhotheyareandalwaysdotheirbestineverything.Afterall,thepopularsentenceoftheshowis“IthinkIcan.”ThomasandFriendshasbeenairedsince1984.Basedonaclassicchildren'sbookseriesbyMarcBrown.Arthurisaboutaneight-year-oldboynamedArthurfromElwoodCity.Hehastodealwithseveralsituationsthatmanychildrenfacetoday.Forexample,theshowexploresseveralhealth-relatedandsocialproblems,suchascancerandotherdisabilities.Thestories,alongwiththesong“BelieveinYourself”,teachkidshowtodealwiththeseproblemsandaccepteveryone.ArthurhasbeenairedonPBSsince1996.26.WhichTVprogramcanteachkidsaboutsharing,beingagoodfriend,andotherimportantvaluesaccordingtothepassage?A.SesameStreetB.SuperWhy!C.ThomasandFriendsD.Arthur27.Accordingtothepassage,whichcharacterhastodealwithproblemsthatmanychildrenfacetoday?A.Elmo.B.Thomas.C.MarcBrown.D.Arthur.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ParentsshouldwatchmoreTVshowswiththeirkidsinthedailylife.B.Arthurteacheskidshowtowritesongs.C.SuperWhy!helpskidsrememberEnglishsongsquickly.D.BothThomasandFriendsandArthurencouragekidstobeconfident.29.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThewaystolearnEnglishwell.B.Theadviceabouthowtoplaywithkids.C.FoureducationalTVprogramsforkids.D.Theproblemsthatkidsfacetoday.(B)Abigail'smotherhadtogotoameetingintheafternoonandaskedhertotakecareofheryoungerbrother,Harry.Theyplannedtoplaybasketballoutside,butitstartedtorain.AbigaillookedatHarrynervouslyandsaid,“It'srainingtoohardtogooutside,sowhatwouldyouliketodoinstead?Doyouwanttocolorwithcrayons?”“No,it'sboring,"Harrysaid.Abigailsighed.Thiswaswhatshehadworriedabout.“Comeon,Harry.Pleasethinkofsomethingyouwanttodo,”shesaidtoHarry.Harry'sfacelitupasheasked,“Canweplayhide-and-seek(捉迷藏)?”Abigailstoppedplayinghide-and-seekyearsago,butshewantedtodoalmostanythingtokeepHarryhappyuntiltheirmothercamehome.Shecoveredhereyeswithherhandsandstartedcounting.Whenshereachedfifty,shecalledout,“Readyornot?HereIcome!”Abigailstartedbylookinginthefamilyroomandthenmadeherwayintothekitchen.WhenshewonderedwhereHarrywashiding,theperfectplacecameintoherhead.Sheclimbedtotheattic(阁楼).ThefloorwassodirtythatsheeasilyfollowedHarry'sfootprintstohishidingplacebehindsomeboxes.“Nowit'syourturntohide,”Harryshoutedhappily.Ashejumpedaround,heknockedover(撞到)severalboxes.Abigailwasgoingtoshoutangrilyathimforbeingsocarelesswhenshesawbeautifulbeads(有孔小珠)onthefloor.“Coolbeads!”saidHarry,startingtopickthemup.“Theycanbeusedtomakeawonderfulnecklace(项链)forMom,”Abigailsaidexcitedly.Whentheirmothercamehome,AbigailandHarrygaveherthenecklace.“Whatawonderfulnecklace!”saidtheirmother.“Iforgotallaboutmygrandmother'sbeads.Wheredidyoufindthem?”“Intheattic,”repliedHarry.“Theywereplayinghide-and-seek!”30.WhydidAbigailtalktoHarrynervously?A.BecauseshewasafraidHarrywouldfeelunhappy.B.BecausesheknewHarrydidnotlikestayingwithher.C.Becauseshethoughtshecouldn'tspendalldaywithHarry.D.BecauseshewasnotgoodatplayingthegamesHarryliked.31.WhatwasimportantinhelpingAbigailfindHarry?A.Someboxes.B.Somebeads.C.Thedirtyfloor.D.Harry'slaughter.32.What'stherightorderofthefollowingevents?a.Itstartedtorain.b.AbigailandHarryfoundbeads.c.Momwentouttohaveameeting.d.AbigailandHarrymadeanecklace.e.AbigailandHarryplayedhide-and-seek.A.c-b-e-d-aB.c-a-e-b-dC.a-b-d-c-eD.a-c-b-d-e33.HowdidAbigail'sfeelingschange?A.happy-scared-worried-excitedB.bored-nervous-worried–angryC.excited-worried-angry-upsetD.nervous-disappointed-angry-happy(C)Doyousometimesfeellonely?Areyousometimesundergreatpressure(压力)?Doyousometimesfeelsick?Ifyouranswerstothesequestionsare“Yes”,youmightnotneedadoctor.Instead,youmightjustneedapet.Pets,likedogs,cats,orevenbirds,canmakeyoufeelbetter.Infact,manypeoplefeelhealthywhentheyhaveapettotakecareof.Peoplewhohavepetsoftenfeelcalmer(更冷静的)andlesslonelythanpeoplewhodon'thavepets.Forexample,JulietLockehasasix-year-oldcatnamedSnowball.“SnowballknowswhenIhaveabadday.WhenI'msittinginachair,she'llruntomeandI'llpether.Shereallyhelpsmefeelrelaxed,”saysJuliet.“Petscanhelpyouhaveahealthymind.”Petscangiveyouahealthybody,too?Dr.R.K.Andersonisaveterinarian(兽医).HestartedCENSHARE(CentertoStudyHuman/AnimalRelationships关系andEnvironments),anorganizationthatresearcheshowpetsinfluence(影响)people.Theseresearchers(研究者)believethatpeoplewithpetsarehealthierthanthosewithoutpets.Forexample,petownersoftenhavealowerrisk(风险)ofheartdisease?Manypetownersdon'thavehighbloodpressure(高血压),either.Ifyouhaveadog,youneedtotakeitforawalk.Takingwalksisalsogoodforyourheartandbrainhealth.Whilemostpeoplethinkofdogsandcatsaspets,havingbirdsandfishcanalsobehelpful.Infact,peopleownmanydifferentkindsofpets.Researchersstudiedtheinfluencesofthesekindsofanimalsontheirowners'health.Theresearchersfoundthatsomepeopleactuallyfeelmorerelaxedandhavelowerbloodpressurebywatchingfishorbylisteningtothesoundsofbirds.Theseactivitiesmakepeoplefeelcalm.34.WhydoesthewriterwriteaboutJulietLocke?A.Toencouragepeopletofeedpetswell.B.Totalkabouthowtochooseapet.C.Toshowpetscanmakepeoplefeelhealthy.D.Toaskpeopletotalkabouttheirproblemswiththeirpets.35.What'sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.Petscanhelppeoplehaveahealthybody.B.Petscankeeppeopleawayfrombadfeelings.C.Keepingpetscanhelpcure(治愈)someillnesses.D.Keepingpetscanimprovetherelationshipsbetweenhumans.36.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.CENSHAREmainlystudieshowtosavepets.B.Adogcanbemorehelpfultopeoplethanacat.C.Apersonwillprobablygetrelaxedifhekeepsapet.D.Watchingfishcanmakesomepeople'sbloodpressurerise.37.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howtodealwithbadfeelings.B.Petscanbringtroubletopeople.C.Howtogetalongwellwithpets.D.Petscanhelppeoplekeephealthy.(D)Iftheeyesarethewindowsofthesoul,thenthebodyisthemirrorofthefeelings.Ifwearefeelinggreat,wemaygiveoutourbodysignals(信号).Ifwelookatsomeoneelse'sbody,wecanoftenknowhowtheyarefeelingbytheirbodysignals.SoIthinkreadingbodylanguagesignalsisahelpfultoolindailycommunication.Itcanhelpuscommunicatewithothersmoreeasilyifweuseitintherightway.Herearesomenumbersforyoutoknowhowimportantitistoreadandusebodylanguage.7%oftheinformationwereceiveisfromwhatpeoplesay,and38%oftheinformationwereceiveisfromthetone(语调)andthespeedoftheirvoice;while55%oftheinformationwereceiveisfromtheirbodylanguage.Thesenon-verbal(非口头的)signalswillhelpyoualot,butyoustillneedtopayattentiontowhatpeoplearesaying.Ifyoupaytoomuchattentionontheirbodylanguagesignals,youandthepeoplemayfeeluncomfortable.Itisusefultolearnhowtosendtherightsignalsandavoidthewrongsignals,anditisusefultobeabletoreadpeople'sbodylanguagetoo.Bodylanguagemayhavesomeinterpretations.Manysignalshavedifferentmeanings.Itdependsontheperson,thesituationandtheculture.Forexample,intheUS,peoplewavegoodbyewiththepalm(手掌)facingthepersonthey'rewavingto.Butinothercultures,peoplemaywavegoodbyewiththepalmuptothesky,andthefingersopeningandclosing.TopeopleintheUS,thismightlooklikeagestureaskingsomeonetocomecloser.Soyouhavetobesureofthemeaningwhenyouaretryingtoreadabodylanguagesignal…38.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofbodylanguage?A.Itissimpletolearn.B.Itishardtounderstand.C.Itisdifficulttobeused.D.Itishelpfulincommunication.39.Theunderlinedword"interpretations"inParagraph4means.A.namesB.excusesC.meaningsD.thoughts40.Whatwillthewritermostprobablytalkaboutinthenextparagraph?A.Whatthewrongbodylanguagesignalsare.B.Howtounderstandbodylanguagecorrectly.C.Whypeoplewronglyunderstandbodylanguage.D.Numbersofpeoplewronglyusingbodylanguage.第二节阅读填空(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入41~45各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。IhadahabittodrinkteainthemorninginmycountryIndonesia.41.Oneday,whenIgottoSydneyairportintheearlymorningforthefirsttime,thefirstthingthatIlookedforwasacoffeeshop.Finally,Ifoundanicecoffeeshopwithmanypeoplequeuing(排队)toorder.42.Thenaveryfriendlygirlaskedmeifshecouldhelpme.IsaidthatIwouldliketohaveacupoftea.Thensheaskedme,“Wouldyoulikeblackorwhitetea?”43.SoIsaid,“Redtea,please?”Withaveryunfriendlyfacesheaskedmeagain,“Blackorwhitetea,please?”44.Idon'tknowwhatactuallyblackorwhiteteawas.Ionlyknewthathavingteaisusuallywithorwithoutsugar.OnedayIhadacupofteaattheuniversitytearoom.Isawaladydrinkingteawithmilkinit.ThenIaskedher,“CanIsaythatyouarehavingawhitetea?”Shesmiledandsaid,“Yes,youcan.”45.HowbigthedifferenceofhavingteabetweenIndonesianandAustralianpeopleIs!A.Ijoinedthequeue.B.Ithoughtshewasmakingamorningjokewithme.C.Itgavemeagreatfeelinginthemorning.D.Ididn'tsayanything.E.Atthatmoment,Iunderstoodthatblackteaisnomilkaddedandwhiteteaiswithmilk.第二卷：写作(共三节，满分30分)第一节语篇填词(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)根据短文意思及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词，使其意思通顺、语法正确。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。(每空限填一词)Oneevening,itwasrainingheavilyoutside.Ihadnothingtodo,soIfelt46.b.ThenIreadabookforsometime.SeveralhourslatermyfriendTomwenttomyhouse.Wehadaspecialideatomakeasmallcartoon.BothTomandIenjoydrawingverymuchandwehavesomecomputerskills,sowedecidedtomakeacharacternamedDuckKing.Itrequiredsome47.stomakethecharacter.Firstly,Iusedmydad'scomputertodrawafewpicturesofa48.lduck.Thepictureswerealittledifferentfromeachothertomakethecharacter49.atomove.Secondly,Tomaddedsomecolorstothepictures.Thirdly,Iusedacomputerprogramtoputthepicturestogetherasafilm.Fourthly,Tomdidthevoiceoftheduckaccordingtothepicturesandthey50.mperfectly.Thenitwasfinishedanditwasenjoyedbymanypeople.Makingthesmallcartoonbroughtusalotofjoy第二节完成句子(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。(每空限填一词)51.在我的日常生活中，我经常主动帮助有需要的人。Ioftenhelppeopleinmydailylife.52.然而，因我非常害羞，我在和他人交谈上有困难。However,IamveryshysoIwithothers.53.昨天，我朋友提醒我面试的时间。Yesterday,myfriendmethetimeoftheinterview.54.当我和其他人第一次见面时，我怎么才能给别人留下好的印象呢?WhenImeetpeopleforthefirsttime,howcanIonothers?55.你能帮我吗?你可以把建议写在这张纸上。Canyouhelpme?Youradviceonthispieceofpaper.第三节书面表达(共1题；满分15分)假设你所就读的国际学校要推广志愿活动，你作为“志愿者社团(VolunteerClub)”的成员需要向校长申请开展志愿活动。请你根据以下要点，用英语写一封申请信：活动时间本周末目的帮助有需要的人校外活动1、去附近的儿童医院讲故事2、去敬老院,……(活动自拟)校内活动开展……筹款活动(活动自拟)