辽宁省大连市庄河市第七初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期11月份检测英语试卷

2023-2024学年度第一学期八年级英语练习2023.11注意事项:1.请在答题卡上作答,在试卷上作答无效。2.本试卷共五大题,46小题,满分90分。考试时间100分钟。一、完形填空（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分）阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ZhaoYuisa16-year-oldboy.Hehasmanygood1.Forexample,hegetsupearly,andexerciseseverymorning.Hedoeswellinhisstudies,andhisfavorite2areP.E.andEnglish.BothofZhaoYu'sparentsaregoodswimmers.WhenZhaoYuwassixyearsold,hisfather3toteachhimhowtoswim.ZhaoYucouldswim4afishaftersomemonths'leaning.Eachweek,ZhaoYuspendsmorethan10hours5.Hespendsatleastanhouronswimmingexerciseeveryday.Inthemorning,hegoestoschoolbybike.Helikesridingbikes,6itisgoodforhishealth.Onweekends,ZhaoYu7at7:00am.,andswimsinthepoolforaboutthreehoursaday.ZhaoYuenjoyslisteningtoEnglishsongs."Itis8formetolearnEnglish,"hesaid.ZhaoYu'sparentsoftengotothepoolonweekendstoencourage9whentheydon'thavetowork.ZhaoYudoesn'tmindspendingalotoftimepracticing."Iloveswimming,andpracticecanhelpmegetgood10incompetitions,"hesaid.1.A.friendsB.dreamsC.habitsD.classmates2.A.sportsB.subjectsC.areasD.novels3.A.startedB.forgotC.rememberedD.wanted4.A.forB.asC.likeD.with5.A.playingtheviolinB.drawingpicturesC.doingcleaningD.doingsports6.A.untilB.soC.becauseD.but7.A.standsupB.getsupC.turnsupD.warmsup8.A.helpfulB.relaxingC.difficultD.possible9.A.meB.themC.herD.him10.A.actsB.scoresC.jobsD.chances二、阅读理解第一节（共16小题,每小题2分,满分32分）阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Passage1.Basketball,runningandswimmingarepopulareventsattheOlympics.Buttherearealsosomeeventsthatarenotaspopular.Someareevenverystrange.Let'sseeifyouhaveanyknowledgeaboutthefollowingevents.Tug-of-warThiseventstartedin1900andlefttheOlympicsin1920.Theteamwinsiftheypulltheropepastacertainpointfirst.Interestingly,morethanoneteamfromacountrycanenterinthisevent.Thismakesitpossibleforonecountrytowinseveralmedals.RopeclimbingItfirstappearedasanOlympicsportin1896.Theclimberwhospendstheshortesttimereachingthetopisthewinner.Theropeusedtobe15meterslong.Yearslater,itwasshortenedto8metersforsomereason.After1932,therewasnoropeclimbingintheOlympics.RacewalkingInracewalking,walkershavetowintheracebywalking.Tomakesurethattheydonotrun,racewalkersmusthaveonefootonthegroundatalltimes.RacewalkinghasbeenanOlympicsportsince1904.Menenterin20kilometerand50kilometerraces;womenonlyrace20kilometers.11.WhichofthefollowingeventslefttheOlympicsin1920?A.Tug-of-war.B.RopeclimbingC.Racewalking.D.Running.12.Howmanymeterslongwastheropeinropeclimbingin1896?A.8B.15.C.20D.50.13.WhendidracewalkingappearintheOlympics?A.In1896.B.In1900.C.In1904.D.In1932.14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Onecountrycouldonlysendoneteamintug-of-war.B.Ropeclimbingfirstappearedinthe1932Olympics.C.Womeninracewalkingcanenterinthe50kilometerraceD.RacewalkingissillineventattheOlympicGamestoday.Passage2.DearChairmanXi,Iamdoingaprojectatschoolaboutanimalsindanger.Ithinkthesituationallovertheworldisreallyawful（可怕的）.Firstly,Ifeelsosorryforthepanda.It'soneofthemostfamousanimalsintheworld.Welearnedthatpandasmainlyliveonbamboo,andapandacaneatthirtykilosofbambooin24hours!That'salotofbamboo.Ithinkweshouldtrytodomoretostopcuttingdowntheirforests.Wewouldbesosadiftheybecameextinct（灭绝）forever.Secondly,whatweshouldtrytoprotectistheChinesealligator（扬子鳄）.ThesecreaturesliveinsomepartsofEasternChina.Theyliveinfreshwaterriversandlakes,butthewaterinsomeplacesisn'tcleanenoughforthemtolivein.It'sreallydirtyinfact.Thegovernmentshouldstopfactoriesfrompolluting（污染）thelakesandtherivers.IfwealltryourbesttoprotectthesebeautifulanimalsinChina,morepeoplemaycometoChinatoseethem.Nowmostvisitorsjustvisittheplacesofinterest.Ihopeyouwillencouragemorepeopletothinkaboutsuchanimportantsubject.Sincerelyyours,WangJing15.WangJing'sprojectatschoolisabout_________.A.protectingpandasB.protectingalligatorsC.protectinglakesandriversD.protectinganimalsindanger16.WhatanimalsdidWangJingtalkaboutintheletter?A.Pandas.B.Chinesealligators.C.PandasandChinesealligators.D.Alianimalsindanger.17.Whatisthemeaningof"freshwater"inChinese?A.海水B.脏水C.新鲜的水D.淡水18.WhichsentenceisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepandaisthemostfamousanimalintheworld.B.Thepandasmainlyliveonbamboo.C.TheChinesealligatorsliveinsomepartsofNorthernChina.D.TheChinesealligatorshavebecomeextinct.Passage3Therearemanydifferentwaysoftravelling.Differentpeoplechoosedifferentwaysaccordingtowheretheywanttogo,howmuchtheycanafford（支付）orhowmuchtimetheycanspendontravelling.Manypeopleliketotravelbyplane,butIdon'tlikeitbecauseanairportisusuallyfarfromthecity.Youhavetogetthereearlyandwaitforhoursfortheplanetotakeoffanditisoftenlate.Youcan'topenthewindows.Youcan'tchoosethefood.Planesarefast,buttheystilltakehourstogooutoftheairportandintothecity.Somepeopleliketravelingbytrain.Me,too.Ithinktrainsaresaferthanplanes.Trainstationsareusuallyincities.Whenyouarelateforatrain,youcancatchanotherone.Youcanwalkaroundinthetrainandopenthewindows.Youcanseemanyinterestingthingsonyourway.Iknowittakesalittlemoretime.Also,manypeopleliketravelingbytrain.Thatismyfavouriteaswell.Youcanstartyourjourneywheneveryouwantto,andyoudon'tneedtogettoarailwaystationorabusstop.Alsoyoucancarrymanythingswithyouinacar.Butsometimestherearetoomanycarsontheroad.ThatisalsowhatIdislike.19.Whydomanypeopleliketotravelbyplane?A.BecauseitissafeB.Becauseitisfast.C.Becauseitiscomfortable.D.Becauseitischeap.20.Whatisthedisadvantageoftakingatrain?A.Itissafe.B.Ittakesalittlemoretime.C.Youcanopenthewindows.D.Youcanwalkaroundinthetrain.21.Whatisthedisadvantageoftakingacar?A.Youneedn'tgotoastation.B.Youcanstartyourjourneywhenyouwantto.C.Therearetoomanycarsontheroad.D.Youneedn'tgotoabusstop.22.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A.Totellusthedisadvantagesoftravellingbyplane.B.Totellustheadvantagesoftravellingbytrain.C.Totellustheadvantagesoftravellingbycar.D.Totellusseveraldifferentwaysoftravelling.Passage4WeallneedEnglishinourlives:tosearchontheInternet,togetagoodjobortotravelaroundtheworld.HowdoyoulearnEnglish?Doyouwanttoimproveitinabetterandfasterway?Herearesometipsforyou.*Findfunwaystoleannewwords.Whenyoumeetnewwords,writethemdownon"Post-it"notesandstick（张贴）themuparoundyourhouse.Makefunnyexamplesentenceswiththewordsordrawlittlepicturesnexttothem.It'sagoodwaytohelpyourememberthem.*PutyourselfinanEnglish-speakingenvironment.Youdon'tneedtobeinanEnglish-speakingcountrytobearoundwithEnglish-speakingpeople.Englishiseverywhere.Itisinonlinevideos,newschannelsandontheradio.KeepyourearsopenandlistentorealEnglish.*Beaparrot.Inaconversation,listencloselytohowotherspronouncecertainwordsanddoyourbesttocopythem.Youcandoitbywatchingfilmsathome.Remembertochoosemoviesthatyou'realreadyfamiliar（熟悉）with.Ifyoualreadyknowthestory,you'llfindthelanguagemucheasiertounderstand.Butdon'twatchmovieswithsubtitles（字幕）.*SpeakalittleEnglisheveryday.Thebestandfastestwaytolearnanylanguageisjusttospeakit.Itdoesn'tmatterifyouonlyknowfiveEnglishwords.Don'twaituntilyoufeelmorecomfortabletospeakinEnglish.Youprobablywon'tmakeitforalongtime.SostartspeakingEnglishtoday.You'llbesurprisedathowquicklyitimproves.However,youmustpractiseeveryday.Youknow,practicemakesperfect.23.Accordingtothetext,a/an____________waycanhelpusremembernewwords.A.usefulB.easyC.interestingD.popular24.InordertolearnEnglishwell,weshould__________.A.putourselvesinanEnglish-speakingcountry.B.keepoureyesopenandlistentorealEnglish.C.tryourbesttocopythepronunciationlikeaparrot.D.choosemoviesandwatchthemwithsubtitles.25.What'sthefastestwaytolearnEnglish?A.Tolearnnewwordseveryday.B.Toliveinaforeigncountry.C.TowatchEnglishmoviesathome.D.TospeakalittleEnglisheachday.26.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WaystoimproveEnglishreadingB.WaystolearnEnglishpronunciationC.SomedifficultiesinlearningEnglishD.SomestudyskillsforEnglishlearners第二节（共4小题,每小题2分,满分8分）阅读下面短文,从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。EveryApril,thereisaspecialdayinChina.itiscalledQingmingFestival,alsocalledTomb-SweepingDay.27Qingmingisa（n）traditionalChinesefestival.28Itbeganover2,000yearsago.AfamouspoembytheTangDynastypoetDuMudescribestheday:"RainsfallheavilyasQingmingcomes,andpassers-bywithloweredspiritsgo."Tomb-SweepingDayhasbeenapublicholidayontheChinesemainlandsince2008.Onthisday,familiesbringflowers,foodandwinetotheirancestors'tombs（坟墓）.29Afterthat,theysweepthedirtoffthetombsandremembertheirdeadfamilymembers.30That'sbecausepeoplethinkthatvisitingtombsistoshowrespecttotheirdeadfamilymembers.However,Tomb-SweepingDayisnotonlyaboutthis.Duringthattime,theweatherisbecomingwarmer.Peoplearealsoabletogardenandenjoyoutdooractivities.Familiesoftengettogetherforoutingsorflykitesatthistime.A.WhydoChinesepeopledothis?B.Onthatday,peoplerememberandhonortheirancestorst（祖先）.C.Ithasalonghistory.D.Theyputfoodlikecakesandfruitsinfrontofthetombs.E.Weusuallyhavedifferentactivitiesduringtheholiday.第II卷非选择题（共40分）三、阅读填空（共10小题,每小题1分,共10分）阅读短文,然后在空白处填上一个适当单词或用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。TheLifeofPi（《少年派的奇幻漂流》）tellstheadventurestoryofPi.Manypeoplelikeitverymuch.Thefollowingaresomeideasofthereaders.It'sagreatbookandIcouldn'tstop31（read）it,butIdidn'twantittoendeither!Asyouread,yousharePi's32（feel）throughhope,lonelinessandhappiness.There'sonechapter（章）wherePisings"HappyBirthday"tohismotheronherbirthday,eventhoughhethinkssheis33（die）.It'saheart-breakingmomentanditmademe34（want）tocry.-Alex,15Ifoundsomesections（节）ofthebookveryslow-moving35boring.Forme,thereweretoomanychapterswithout36（any）actionandjustlongexplanationsofPi'sthoughtsorhismemories.Also,tobehonest,Ifoundsomething37（real）hardtobelieve.IthinkthetigerwouldhaveeatenPistraightaway.-Danny,16What38interestingbook!Ienjoyedthestory,andIalsolearnedalot39it.Iwouldrecommend（推荐）thisbooktoanyone,oldoryoung,menor40（woman）.It'sagoodread!-Paula,18四、回答问题（共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分）阅读短文,然后根据内容回答所提问题。ZiboCityinShandongProvincehasbecomepopularontheInternetsincelateFebruaryforitslocalbarbecuespecialty（特产）,andthissituationisstillgoingonasthelocalgovernmenttakessomemeasures（措施）.Thelatestpromotion（促销）givesvisitorsfreeadmission（入场券）to10placesofinterestinthecitywiththeirtrainticketiftheirfinalplacetovisitisZibo,saystheleaderofthecity'scultureandtourismbureau（文化旅游局）.Besides,onMarch31,theJinanbureauofChinaRailwayaddedaweekendspecialround-trip"barbecuetour"trainbetweenJinanandZibo.Passengersaregreetedbythewords"WelcometotheSpecialBBQTrain"whentheygetonthetrain.Theyalsogetads（广告）aboutZibo'scultureandfamousplacestovisit,alsosomethinginterestingandsnacks.ManypassengersalsotookvideosandpostedthemontheInternet,drawingmorevisitorstocome."Thehigh-speedtrainsarefullofpassengersandthesmellofcumin（孜然）,"saidoneperson.BarbecueispopularinChina,butZibobarbecueisdifferent:it'smadeonastove（炉子）andisservedwithflatbreadanddressings（调料）.ThebarbecuesuddenlybecamepopularafteragroupofcollegestudentstookvideosofthemselvesenjoyingamealandpostedthemontheInternetinlateFebruary.Sincethen,manypeople,mostlyyoung,haveenteredthecityfromalloverthecountrytotrythedish.Thiscontinuestothisday.41.WhyhasZiboCitybecomepopular?_______________________________________________________________________________________________42.Pleaselist（列举）onemeasuretakenbythegovernmentofZiboCity.___________________________________________________________________________________