期中考试卷Unit1-Unit4 沪教牛津版八年级下学期

2024学年第二学期期中八年级英语教学质量监测本试卷共四大题，11页，满分90分；考试时间90分钟注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。2．选择题1~50小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡。各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、语法选择（共15小题;每题1分,共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。Lastsummerholiday,myclassmatesandIhelpedwithacharity(慈善)show.Itspurposewas1moneyforthosechildrenwithoutgoingtoschoolinpoorareas.Wedidalotforthat.IfelthappywhenI2tobethehostbecausetheythoughtIwasthebest.3itwasagoodchancetotry,IwasverynervousbecauseoftheTVcameras.Iknewthatlotsofpeoplewouldcometowatch4show,andtherewouldalsobealargeaudienceinfrontoftheTV.Assomefamousstarswouldbeontheshow,oneofmysteps5tointroduceeachofthem.Ialsohadsome6thingstodo.SoIoftenworked7morningtonight.Itwashardwork,butitmademe8.Itrainedalotbeforetheshow.Ihadtorememberallthewords.Andeverything9rightatthesametime.Atfirst,IthoughtIwouldneverbeabletodoit10.Ikept11myselfnottobenervous.Slowlyeverythingbecamemuch12.Thebigdaycameveryfast.13peoplecametotheshow.Theydonatedmoneyandmanythings.Andthelocalbusinessesalsogave14alotofsupport.Itisverykindofthemtodoso!Aftertheshow,wesentthedonationstothosepoorchildren.Soontheywroteback.Theywerereallygratefultous.Iwasveryproud15them.Ihopethatmoreandmorepeoplewillhelpthemandmakeadifference.1．A．raise B．raised C．toraise D．toraising2．A．choose B．chose C．amchosen D．waschosen3．A．However B．But C．And D．Although4．A．a B．an C．the D．/5．A．is B．was C．are D．were6．A．another B．other C．theother D．others7．A．in B．between C．from D．at8．A．happiness B．happy C．unhappy D．happily9．A．shoulddone B．bedone C．shouldbedone D．shouldbedo10．A．good B．well C．better D．best11．A．tell B．telling C．told D．totell12．A．easily B．moreeasily C．easier D．easy13．A．Hundredsof B．Ahundredof C．Hundredof D．Hundreds14．A．we B．our C．us D．ourselves15．A．tohelp B．helping C．helps D．help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。Peopleusedifferentwaystocommunicate.Wecommunicatewitheachothernotonlythrough16butalsothroughbodylanguage.Therefore,bodylanguageisso17thatitisoftenusedinourdailylife.Herearesome18ofbodylanguageinNorthAmericaandtheirmeanings.Ifyoudropdownheavilyandyourheadisdown,thiscould19thatyouaresadorunhappy.Ifyousitwithasmilingfaceandlook20,youareshowinghappiness.ButinNorthAmerica,people21smilejusttobekindandpolite.Whenyouaretalking,thelistener’seyeswill22yourstoshowfriendlinessandinterest.Ifheorshedoesn’t23you,ittellsyouthatheisshyornotinterested.Handgesturescanmeansomething,too.Forexample,usinga24tohitthetablelightlyagainandagain,oftenmeansthepersonmaybethinkinghard,alittlenervousorbored.Ifapersonpointsatyouwhiletalkingtoyou,itis25thatheorshemaybeangryatyouorfeelbetterthanyou.16．A．actions B．eyes C．words D．smiles17．A．important B．difficult C．easy D．funny18．A．suggestions B．examples C．answers D．problems19．A．mean B．know C．find D．guess20．A．worried B．surprised C．amazed D．relaxed21．A．sometimes B．never C．hardly D．seldom22．A．stop B．avoid C．meet D．remind23．A．believein B．careabout C．laughat D．lookat24．A．stone B．pencil C．neck D．bubble25．A．ready B．stupidC．clear D．detailed三、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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)Bodylanguageisanimportantwayofcommunication.Accordingtoonestudy,wordsshowonly7%ofaperson'smessagebutbodylanguageshows55%.Sowhenstudyingaboutaforeignculture,itisimportanttopayattentiontohowpeopleusebodylanguage.●GestureItisamajorformofbodylanguagecommunication.WhenpeopleofNewZealandstickouttheirtongue（伸出舌头)atsomeone,itisakindofrespect.WhenAmericanschoolchildrenmakethesamegesture,itmeansjusttheopposite.Also,Americansoftendescribe“OK”withtheirthumbandforefinger(食指)touchingtoformacircle.Thesamegesturemeans"money”totheJapanese,"zero”totheFrenchandabadwaytoBrazilians.Forthatreason,peopleinaforeignculturemustusegesturescorrectly.●DistanceWhensomeonecomestooclose,hewillfeeluncomfortable.Whenhetouchesastranger,hewillfeelsorry.Butthedistanceofaperson's"comfortablespace”dependsonhisculture.Forexample,indailyconversation,manyAmericansstandaboutonemetreaway.PeopleinLatinorArabcultures,however,standveryclosetoeachotherandtoucheachotheroften.●ExpressionWhentalking,politepeopleshowthefeelingsofbeingexcited,glad,surprisedorsad.Peoplewithnoexpressiononthefacearenotwelcomed.Americanstalkwithnodding,smilingpolitelyandkeepinggoodeyecontact.Someculturesthinkeyecontactimpolite,butAmericansthinkithonest.26.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1meansA.bodylanguagecanshowmoremeaningsthanwordsB.weshouldlearnbodylanguageinsteadofwordsC.spokenlanguageisnotusefulatallD.bodylanguageisthemostimportantwayofcommunication27.Frenchpeopledescribe_________withtheirthumbandforefingertouchingtoformacircle.A.MoneyB.OKC.ZeroD.respect28.InaconversationbetweenAmericans,itisimpolitetoshow_________.A.noddingorsmilingB.eyecontactC.happiness,surpriseorsadnessD.afacewithoutexpression29.Howmanykindsofbodylanguagearementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.(B)TraditionalChineseknotting,called“ZhongguoJie”inChinese,isaspecialandinterestingfolkartwithalonghistory.Itgoesbackthousandsofyearstoancienttimes.Atthattime,peopleusedknotsforpracticalthingslikefixingandtying.Astimepassed,theseknotschangedintodecorative(装饰性的)artworksandcarriedrichculturalmeanings.ThemainmaterialsformakingChineseknotsaredifferentkindsofsilkthreads.Thecolorsofthethreadsusuallyhavespecialmeanings.Forexample,redisverypopularbecauseitmeansgoodluck,wealth,andhappinessinChineseculture.Skilledworkersmaketheseknotsbyhand,usingalotofcomplicated(复杂的)skills.Eachknotismadecarefullyandhasitsownpatternandstructure.OneofthemostcommonChineseknotsisthe“DoubleCoinKnot”.Itsshapeisliketwocoinsontopofeachother,anditstandsforwealthandgoodfortune.Anotherwell-knownknotisthe“PanChangKnot”.Thenever-endingshapeofthisknotmeanslonglifeandtheunendingcycleoflife.Chineseknotsarenotonlyusedasdecorationsbythemselvesbutarealsooftenputintootherthingslikejewelry,keychains,andhomedecorations.Youcanseethemhanginginhomesduringfestivals,especiallytheSpringFestival.Theyaddabitoftraditionalcharm.Nowadays,traditionalChineseknottinghasgotinternationalrecognition(认可).IthasbecomeapopularhandicraftthatshowsthebeautyofChineseculture.Manypeopleallovertheworldareinterestedinlearningthisart,eitherforfunortounderstanddifferentcultures.30.WhatwasthefirstuseofChineseknotsinancienttimes?A.Decoration.B.Standingforgoodluck.C.Fixingandtying.D.Showingculturalmeanings.31.WhydopeoplelikeredsilkthreadalotwhenmakingChineseknots?A.Becauseit'stheeasiestcolortoget.B.Becauseit'ssimpletoworkwith.C.Becauseitmeansgoodluck,wealth,andhappiness.D.Becauseitmakestheknotslooknicer.32.Whatdoesthe“PanChangKnot”standfor?A.Wealthandgoodfortune.B.Longlifeandtheunendingcycleoflife.C.Loveandfriendship.D.Successandachievement.33.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutChineseknotsnow?A.TheyareonlypopularinChina.B.Peopledon'tusethemasdecorationsanymore.C.Theyhavelosttheirculturalmeaning.D.Theyhavegotinternationalrecognition.（C）Parentsoftenfindchildrenwatchingcartoonsforatleastthreetofourhoursaday.StudiesshowthatkidsstartwatchingcartoonsonTVattheageofsixmonths,andbythetimetheyreachtheageoftwoorthree,theybecomefansofcartoonsandtheywouldliketospendmuchtimeonthem.Isitgoodforkidstowatchcartoons?

Parentsoftenseethisasaproblembecausemostofthekidsaretoocrazyaboutwatchingcartoons.Parentsthinkifkidsspendtoomuchtimeoncartoons,theywon’tdowellinschool.

Somepeoplethinkit’sgoodtowatchcartoons.TheyhelptheworkingparentsthemostbecauseparentscandoalotofworkwhentheirkidswatchcartoonsonTV.

Whenchildrenwatcheducationalcartoons,theyenjoyawiderangeofbenefits.Theygetvaluableknowledgeastheshowsteachthemhistory,scienceandmore.Cartoonsalsoplayanimportantroleinimprovinglanguageskills.Educationalcartoonsletkidslearnaboutdifferentlanguages.Forexample,kidscanlearnEnglishwellthroughinterestingEnglishcartoonprograms.Atthesametime,somecartoonstellstoriesoffriendshipandteamwork.Bywatching,kidslearnsocialskills,makingiteasierforthemtogetalongwithfriendsandclassmates.

Sosometimesitismeaninglesstostopkidsfromwatchingcartoons,butparentsshouldmakesurethattheirkidsarewatchingtherightthings.

34．WhendokidsstarttowatchcartoonsonTV?

A．Whentheyaresixmonthsold.

B．Whentheyaretwoyearsold.

C．Whentheyarethreeyearsold.

D．Whentheyaresixyearsold.

35．Whyisitgoodforchildrentowatchcartoonsaccordingtothepassage?

A．Becausechildrencanknowhowtousetheirtime.

B．Becausechildrencanknowhowtogetonwellwithothers.

C．Becausechildrencanknowhowtokeephealthy.

D．Becausechildrencanknowhowtomakecartoons.

36．What’sthewriter’sopinion(观点)?

A．Parentscan’tlettheirkidswatchcartoonsathome.

B．It’smeaningfultostopkidsfromwatchingcartoons.

C．Kidscanspendtimewatchingcartoonsonweekends.

D．Parentsshouldlettheirkidswatchtherightcartoons.

37.Whatisthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?A． B． C． D．（D）InChaoyangcommunityinShanxi,avoluntaryserviceteamisgettingpopular.Itworkshardtosupportelderlyemptynesters(空巢老人).ItstartedlastOctoberandwascalled“SharedChildren”.The108volunteershavealreadymadeabigdifferenceinthecommunity.Theyhavepairedoffwith71elderlypeopletolearnabouttheirdailyneedsandofferahelpinghand.Intheseyears,thecommunityhascomeupwithmanyideas.Atfirst,theystartedaprojectcalled“KnockingontheDoor”andhopedtheelderlywouldconnecttheleadersoften.However,thecommunitydidnothaveenoughworkerstosupportsomanyelderlypeople.So,theideaof“SharedChildren”cameout.“TheSharedChildrenvoluntaryserviceallowskindpeopletojoininpublicactivitiesfortheelderlypeopleintheirfreetime,”saysGuo.Healsosaysnotonlythelocalpeoplejoinedinwithgreatlove,butalsomanymembersfromsupermarkets,banksandotherworkingplacesjoinedin.ByMarch,thenumberofthevolunteersintheteamhadreached108.Theirworkhasalsoincludedbuyingthings,providingspiritualcomfort(精神安抚),helpingdealingwithhealthproblemsandotherduties.Thevolunteersarenotallyoungpeople.FanFawen,aretiredtraindriver,joinedtosupportthevolunteerteamlastyear.Heoftenhelpstorepairsomethinginelderlypeople’shomesandbuysthemfruitsandvegetables,aswellascarryingheavythings,likericebags,upstairs.LiuChunyan,41,isalsoamongthevolunteers.“Manyelderlypeoplenowlivealoneandfeellonely,soweshouldbethereandchatwiththemmoreoften.”Liusays.“Morepeoplearenowstartingtolearnabouttheteam.Webelievethatmorepeoplewilljoinusinthefuture,”saysHaoGuoying,secretaryofthecommunity’sPartybranch.38 Theunderlinedphrase“pairedoffwith”means“______”inChinese.A.与...说明 B.与...结对子 C.与...探讨 D.与...分离39. ItcanbelearnedfromLiuChunyan’swordsthat______.A.thevolunteersshouldbemorefriendlyB.morevolunteersgetalongwellwiththeelderlyC.theelderlyreallyneedsomebodytotalktoD.theelderlyshouldlearntolookafterthemselves40. Whatisthemainpurposeofthewriterinwritingthisarticle?A.todescribewhatthevolunteersdotohelptheelderlyemptynesters.B.toaskreaderstojointhe“SharedChildren”volunteerteam.C.toletreaderslearnaboutthehistoryofShanxi.D.tomakereadersinterestedinstoriesaboutelderlypeople第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。DisneyisabigfamilythathasalotofcartoonstarssuchasMickeyandMinnieMouse.41Fromthebeginning,thefamouscartoonistWaltDisneycreatedDonaldDuckasafoil(陪衬)toMickeyMouse.42DonaldDuckisknownforhisfunnyspeechandhiskindheart.43Since1934,DonaldDuckhastriedtodomorethan100differentjobs,butfailedinthemall.Donaldalwaysseemstobeshortofcashandmakesahabitofgettingintoallkindsoftroubles.44“He’saloser,buthe’llgoonfighting,”wrotetheDisneycompanyinitsdescriptionofthecharacterontheirwebsite.Donaldisafunnycharacterwiththewildestdreamsandhisgreatestachievementisthathehasappearedin128filmsmorethanMickeyMouse.45A．Butnomatterhowoftenhefails,DonaldDuckkeepsmovingon—that’sthereasonwhyhehassomanyfans.B．DonaldDuckisthemostbad-temperedoneamongthem,buthasgotlotsoffansaroundtheworldduringtheseyears.C．Hisfirstshowonthemoviewasin1934inashortcartoonfilmcalledLittleWiseHen.D．Now,DonaldDuckturns85andhestillwinstheheartoflotsofpeoplearoundtheworld.E．WhileMickeyismostlovedbychildren,DonaldDuckhasmoreadultfans.四、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）阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。Thebestwaytolearnanewlanguageistomakefriendswithnative(本地的)speakers.JuliaisfromtheUK.Shehad(46)dinspeakingChinesewhenshecametoChinaatfirst.Shefelt(47)lbecauseshedidn’thaveanyfriendsatschool.Later,shetriedherbesttocommunicatewithbodylanguageto(48)eherideas.ThenshemadealotofChinesefriends.They(49)opartiesandalotofotheractivitiesforher.FriendshipbroughtJuliamuchjoyand(50)rherspirits.ShealsogotmorechancestospeakChinese.TheabilitytospeakChinesegavehermuchconfidenceinanewlife.第二节完成句子（共5小题；每题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.Lily曾经受过疾病的痛苦，所以她现在很喜欢去医院帮助有需要的人。Lilyusedto_______________seriousillness,soshelikestovisitthehospitalandhelpthepeople_________________.为了保持健康，Lily每周练习游泳三次。Lily_