2023-2024学年广东省惠州一中教育集团八年级下学期期中质量监测英语试卷

2023—2024学年广东省惠州一中教育集团八年级下学期期中质量监测英语试卷

一、补全对话(★★★)请通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项据中有一项为多余选项。Amy:Goodmorning,Sue.Didyoudoyourhomeworklastnight?Sue:No,Iwenttothemovieswithmyparents.Amy:1Sue:People’sMovieTheater.Amy:2Sue:Becauseithasthemostcomfortablescats.Amy:3Sue:Oh,itisverybig.Amy:Whatdoyouthinkorthemovie?Sue:4Ilikeitverymuch.Amy:Didyouseeacomedy?Sue:5JackieChanwasthemainactorinit.Amy:Great.Ilikehismovies,too.

A．Whydoyouliketogothere?B．No,Isawanactionmovie.C．Howabouttheservicethere?D．Ithinkitisveryinteresting.E．Whichmovietheaterdidyougoto?F．Whataboutthescreenthere?二、语法选择(★★★)请通读下面短文。掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给出的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Thereisacarpenter(木匠)whoisgoodatmakingbeautifuldoors.He_________makingthingssincechildhood.Helearnedtomakedoors_________hisfather.Whenhegrewup,hewasveryskilledatmakingdoors.Somanypeople_________himtomakedoors.Whenhisfamilystartedbuildinganewhouse,hespentseveraldays_________afrontdoorforthehouseandthoughtitwasburly(结实的).Astimewentby,thedoorslowlybecameold.Ithasbrokendownmanytimesovertheyearsandthecarpenterwouldrepairit_________overandoveragain.Sothedoorlookednotasbeautifulasitwasbefore._________hestillthoughtthatthedoorwasaspopularasitwasmanyyearsago.Oneday,aneighborsaid,“_________terribleyourfrontdoorlooks!”Thecarpenterhad_________closerlookathisdoorwithalotofholes.Andtohissurprise,hisneighbor'sfrontdoorwasmuch_________instylethanhis.“You’reagoodcarpenterwithgreatskills,”saidhisneighbor.“Butyourskillsstopyoufromseeingthechangesoftheoutsideworld.Tokeepupwiththetimes,youshoulddevelopyourwayofthinkingandalwayskeeplearningnewthingstoimprove_________.”Afterhearingthis,thecarpenterwaslostinthought.6.A．enjoyB．enjoyedC．hasenjoyed7.A．fromB．byC．for8.A．invitedB．invitesC．invite9.A．makeB．makingC．tomake10.A．carefulB．carelessC．carefully11.A．OrB．ButC．So12.A．HowB．WhatC．Whata13.A．aB．anC．the14.A．modernB．moremodernC．themostmodern15.A．yourB．yoursC．yourself三、完形填空(★★★)请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给出的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。ThemostimportantlifelessonMonicahasgotfromrunningistorunatherownspeed.Lastyear,Monica’sschoolheldacharitymarathon(慈衫马拉松)to_________moneyforsomeboorstudentsinneed.Itwasso_________thatalmostallstudentswantedtotakepartinit.SodidMonica.Atthebeginningofthemarathon,alltheotherrunnersranfasterthanher,whichmadeMonica_________.Thoughshetriedherbesttocatchupwiththem,shestillfellbehind!Sheevenwantedto_________running,butsheknewshecouldn’t!Thiswasrunningforlove!Suddenly,sheheardaloud_________“Runatyourownbestspeed!”Sheliftedherheadandfounditcamefromherfather.“Runatmyownbestspeed,”Monicathoughtforawhile.Thenshe_________runningagain.Thistime,shepaidnoattentiontoother_________.Overtime,Monicaranmoreeasilyandmore_________.Afterabouttwohours,Monicafinallycompletedthemarathon,andevenwonsecondplace!Itwassucha(n)_________result.Monica’sfatherwaitedatthefinishinglineandgaveherabig__________andtheylaughedhappilytogether.Otherpeople’sspeedisn’tthespeedyoushouldrunat.Justrunatyourownspeed!16.A．borrowB．raiseC．spendD．waste17.A．harmfulB．awfulC．successfulD．meaningful18.A．nervousB．happyC．afraidD．excited19.A．takeoffB．giveupC．comeoutD．goon20.A．cheerB．noiseC．voiceD．message21.A．startedB．stoppedC．missedD．forgot22.A．teachersB．parentsC．runnersD．climbers23.A．differentlyB．slowlyC．quietlyD．quickly24.A．greatB．easyC．differentD．important25.A．lessonB．hugC．wishD．nod四、阅读理解(★★★)

WelcometoHealthFirstAidCoursesWHO:Foranycommunity(社区)member,volunteer,coachorparent(mustbeover18yearsold)whocommunicateswithyoungpeople.

WHAT:YouthMentalHealthFirstAid(青少年心理健康急救)isan8-bourcoursethatteachesthosewhotakepartinthecourseaboutyoungpeople’scommonmentalhealth.

SUBJECTS:Howtohelpyoungpeopledealingwithmentalhealthproblems.

WHEN:

May7th&14th●5pm—9pm.*mustattendboth

June5th.●8am—4:30pm*30minuteslunchbreak

June17th.●9am—4:30pm*workinglunch

Address:GreenAve.PublicLibrary-300N.GreenAve.

Connectus:Http://

ORsendanemailtoJessicaBrown@

ORvisitMs.Brown’soffice—3500MountainLiDr.GreenAve.

WHY:

—1in10personsinthecommunityfeelsadorhopelesseverydayfortwoweeks

—Youthwhohaveanadulttogotoforhelparelesslikelytohurtthemselves

**WeofferthecourseforfreethankstotheProjectMentalHealth**26.Thecoursesarefor______.

A．primaryschoolstudentsB．coachesover18yearsoldC．volunteersunder18yearsoldD．allthecommunitydoctors27.ThecourseonJune5thlasts______.

A．30minutesB．4hoursC．7.5hoursD．8hours28.Peoplecanbookthecoursein______.

A．onewayB．twowaysC．threewaysD．fourways29.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat______.

A．yetcantakethecourseonlyonMay14thB．90%personsfeelsadeverydayfortwoweeksC．thecoursecan’thelpparentsandtheirchildrenD．youdon’tneedtopayforthecourse30.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.

A．asciencemagazineB．acommunitywebsiteC．aschoolboardD．atravelguide(★★★)“Sora”isanewmodelcreatedbyOpenAI,anAmericancompany.Thecoolmodelissurprisingtheworld.Itdoesn’tjustmaketextandpicturesforusanymore.Itcanturnyourwordsintovideoslikemagic!JusttellSorayourideasandwatchitmakeavideorightbeforeyoureyes.Soracanalsomakescenes(场景)withlotsofpeopledoingdifferentthingswithcleardetails(细节).It’salsolearninghowthingsshouldlookinreallife.Whyisitsogood?Soraisagoodlearner.Itlooksatmanyvideosandlearnstobreakthemintoverysmallparts.Itusesthesepartstomakeanewvideo.Thenewvideoisgrayatfirstandyoucan’ttellwhat’sinit.Then,Sorapolishesthevideountilitlooksfine.SoraalsogetshelpfromChatGPT.Itcanturntheuser’sshortsentencesintoclearinstructions(指令).ThishelpsSoramakethevideojustasyouasked.OpenAIisstilltestingSora,soitisfarfromperfect.Soracan’tmakeeverythinglookreal.ItonevideocreatedbySora,agrandmablowsthecandleonabirthdaycake,buttheflame(火焰)doesn’tmove.Besides,Soramaynotbeabletotell“left”from“right”andmessupaperson’slesmovements(移动).31.Soracan_______

A．domagicB．turnwordsintovideosC．makeeverythingD．tellideas32.WhyisSorasogood?

A．BecauseSoralearnstobreakvideosintosmallpartsandmakesanewone.B．BecauseSoracanmakecolorvideos.C．BecauseSoracanbreakvideosintobigparts.D．BecauseSoracanturnallshortsentencesintoclearinstructions.33.Theunderlinedword“polish”inParagraph3means______.

A．improveB．createC．inventD．protect34.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Soracan’tmaketextandpicturesforus.B．Soracanmakesceneswithcleardetails.C．ChatGPTdoesn’thelpSoramakethevideojustasyouasked.D．Sorasperfect.35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．OpenAImakesvideos.B．Sora’svideosarerealC．Sorasurprisestheworld.D．ChatGPThelpsSora.(★★★)配对阅读。左栏是五个人在中国生活的困惑，右栏是对中国习俗的介绍。请为每个人选择合适的信息来解答他们的困惑。

36JackplanstobuyabirthdaypresentforhisneighborGrandpaLi.Buthewantstoknowwhatcouldbethebestpresent.

37Whentakingabus,therearegrandpasorgrandmasaroundSue.Sheisn’tsureifsheshouldgiveherseattoanyofthem.

38TonyisinterestedinnumbersandhewantstoknowwhatChineseluckynumbersare.

39May’sChinesefriendsusuallyrefuse(拒绝)herwhenshewantstokissorhugtogreetthem.Shefeelsembarrassed(尴尬的)andunhappy.

40Paullovestodrinkcoffeeandcola.HewantstoknowwhatChinesepeopleliketodrinkbetter.A.InChina,adultsseemtodrinkmoreteaormilk.However,mostofteenagerslikemilkteaorallkindsofdrinksbetter.Somepeopleoftendrinkwater.B.FouristhemostunluckynumberinChina.Itsoundslike“death”inChinese.Othernumberslike14and44aren’tpopular,either.C.PeopleinChinashouldshakehandswhentheymeetforthefirsttime.Theyseldomkissorhugtogreetothers.Sometimespeoplenodandsmileatothers.D.ItseemsthattheChineselike6,8and9morethananyothernumber.Thesenumberssoundlikethemeaningsofshun,faandjiuinChinese.E.PeopleinChinashouldrespecttheoldandlovetheyoung.Soinsuchasituation,youshouldstandupandletthemsitinyourseat.F.Childrenshouldacceptanypresent.Theydon’tminditthepresentscostmuchornot.What’smore,theyalwayswishtogetmorepresents.G.Somethingusefulandinexpensiveshouldberightforoldpeoplesuchasclothesornourishment(营养品).Butremembernottosendaclockorscissorsasgifts!五、选词填空(★★★)请阅读下面短文，在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

itbecountryplentywelltakelargecitywhythroughbecauselanguageEgyptisanAfricancountrywitha5000-yearhistory.Ithas41animportantcountryintheMiddleEastsinceancienttimes.TheSuezCanal(苏伊士运河)connectstheMediterraneanSeaandtheRedSea,making42easyforshipstosailbetweenAsiaandEurope.TheNileRiver,thelongestriverintheworld,runs43Egyptfromthesouthtothenorth,providingthiscountrywithenoughwaterandrichland.TourismisakeyindustryinEgyptanditoffers44ofsightseeingchances.ItsGreatPyramidshavemadethecountryaninternationaltouristattraction.You’dbettervisitthepyramidswhentravelingtothecapital45,Cairo.ThePyramidofKhufu(胡夫)isthe46ofallthepyramidsandonthelistoftheWondersoftheAncientWorld.Anotherthingthatyoucan'tmissisthedesertwhenyou47tripstoEgypt.Thatis4890%ofEgyptismadeupofdesertandtheSahara(撒哈拉)DesertcoversthewesternandsouthernareasofEgypt.Arabicisnottheonly49inEgypt.ManypeoplealsospeakEnglish.IfyouknowFrench,itwillgoalongwayinEgyptas50Inaword,Egyptisreallyworthavisit.六、读写综合(★★★)A.回答问题请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题，并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。

In2003,ShenzhouVwassuccessfullylaunched.Chinasentitsfirstastronaut,YangLiwei,intospace.Sincethen,severalotherChineseastronautshavereachedforthestars.Shenzhou-l6mannedspaceshiptookoffonMay30th,2023.Inthesameyear,Shenzhou-17withthreeastronautsalsoenteredspacesuccessfully.IthasstayedthereforsixmonthsanditwillbebackattheendofAprilin2024.Amongalltheastronauts,WangYapingwasthefirstChinesewomantotakeaspacewalk.That’swhyshehasevendrawnworldwideattention.Actually,itisnoteasytobeanastronaut.Tobeanastronaut,youneedtobeveryhealthy.You’dbetternothaveanysmallproblems.Forexample,adecayedtooth(龋齿)couldgetworseinspaceandmaybringtroubletoastronauts.InChina,youmustbeagreatpilotfirstandflymorethan600hourswithoutaccidentsbeforebeinganastronaut.Andthenyoumightstartdifficulttrainingafterbecomingabackup(预备)astronaut.Forexample,youhavetoweara200-kilogramsuitanddotasksunderwaterforsixorsevenhourswithouteatingorgoingtothetoilet.Astronautsmustlearndifferentsubjects,includingmaths,Englishandphysics.Sotheycandowithemergencies(紧急情况)anddoscientificexperimentsinspace.However,it’spossiblethatbackupastronautscannevergoto