2023-2024学年河南省南阳市社旗县八年级下学期期中测试英语试卷

2023—2024学年河南省南阳市社旗县八年级下学期期中测试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)LilywenttoChinaforaholidaywithhisparentslastsummer.Theirfirstdestination(目的地)wasBeijing.TheyarrivedinBeijingon8th,August.Accordingtothetravelplan,canyouguesswhattheydidinBeijing?

Afour-dayTourtoBeijingfor$280eachDay1(L)ArriveinBeijing.Takeabustothehotel.HaveacitytourtotheSummerPalace.Day2(B,L)FulldaytriptotheTian’anmenSquare,thePalaceMuseum,andtheTempleofHeaven.SeeBeijingOperasintheevening.Day3(B,D)FulldaytriptotheGreatWall,MingTombsandBeihaiPark.

EnjoyafamousBeijingRoastDuckBanquet(宴会)fordinner.Day4(B,L)VisitHutongandtheSilkMarket.Taketheafternoonflighttothenextdestination.(B:BreakfastL:LunchD:Dinner)1.Theypaid________fortheBeijingtour.

A．$840B．$560C．$470D．$2802.OnwhichdaydidtheyseeBeijingOperasintheevening?

A．Thefirstday.B．Thesecondday.C．Thethirdday.D．Thefourthday.3.Howmanyplacesofinterestdidtheygotoontheirthirdday?

A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four4.WhendidtheyleaveBeijing?

A．10th,AugustB．11th,AugustC．12th,AugustD．13th,August.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theystayedinthehotelfor4nights.B．TheyvisitedthePalaceMuseumonthefirstday.C．TheytastedBeijingRoastDuckforlunchonthethirdday.D．Theywenttothenextdestinationbyplaneonthefourthday.(★★★)MissGreenplannedaclasstripthisyear.Onthedayofthetrip,allthestudentsgotonthebusearlyinthemorning.Theywereexcited.Therewasatunnel(隧道)ontheway.Thebushadtopassthroughit.Whentheyarrivedatthetunnel,theysawasignthatsaid,“Thetunnelis5metershigh.”Thebuswasalmost5metershigh.Becausethebusdriverhadpassedthroughthetunnelmanytimesbefore,hethoughtthebuswouldpasswithoutanyproblem.However,thistime,halfwaythroughthetunnel,thebusgotstuck(卡住)andcouldn’tmove.Atthatmoment,amanpassedby.“Lastmonth,someworkerspaved(铺)thisroad,sotheroadlevelisalittlehighernow,”hesaid.Thestudentsgotoffthebus.Theytriedtopush(推)thebus,butitdidn’tmove.ThenTomsaid,“Whynotletsomeairoutofthetires(轮胎)?Thenthebuswillbealittlelower,anditwillbeabletopassthroughthetunnelsafely.”EveryonethoughtTom’sadvicewasbrilliantandfollowedit.Thebusfinallycameoutofthetunnel.Itisthesameinourlife.Weoftengetstuckandbecomeunhappybecausewewanttoomanythings.Ifweletgoofsomeofthem,itwillbemucheasierforustoenjoyourlife.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。6.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph1?

A．Howlongthetripwas.B．Howthestudentswentonthetrip.C．WhatsubjectMissGreenteaches.D．WhatthestudentsthinkofMissGreen.7.Whydidthebusgetstuck?

A．Becausethedriverdidn’tseethesign.B．Becausethedrivermadeawrongturn.C．Becausetheleveloftheroadwashigher.D．Becausetherewassomethingwrongwiththetires.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“brilliant”inParagraph4meaninChinese?

A．奇怪的B．巧妙的C．类似的D．公平的9.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthepassage?

A．Bestthingsinlifearefree.B．Betterlatethannever.C．Seeingisbelieving.D．Lessismore.10.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1,②-Paragraph2…)

A．①/②③/④⑤B．①②/③/④⑤C．①②③④/⑤D．①/②③④⑤(★★★)BicyclesareverypopularinChina.Inourcountryyoucanseebicyclesalmosteverywhere.Whenyouwalkontheroad,youwillfindalotofpeopleridingbicyclestoschools,shopsandanywhereelse.SoChinaisknownas“thekingdomofbicycle”.Unlikecars,bicycleshavealotofadvantages.First,theyaremuchcheaperthancars.MostChinesecanbuybicyclesforthemselves.Second,bicyclesaresmallenoughtoparkanywhere,butcarsneedalargepieceoflandtopark.Third,bicyclesaregreenerthancars.Theybringlittleairpollution.What’smore,ridingbicyclesisasportthatcanmakeusgetexercise.InChina,youmayseethatmanypeopledon’twearhelmetswhenridingbikes.Butinmanyothercountries,peoplehavetowearthemwhentheyridetheirbikes.InsomeplacesoftheUSA,ridingbikeswithouthelmetsisagainstthelaw.Othercountries,suchasAustraliaandSpain,havelawssayingthateveryonemustwearahelmettokeepsafe.Manypeoplesaythathelmetsarelikeseatbelts.Wearingthemcanprotectpeople’sheadfrominjury.Someridersdon’tfollowtherulesandsomeridersridetoofast.Theyareverydangerous.Sobicyclesalsobringsomeproblems.Westillhavealongwaytosolvetheproblem.

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advantage优点根据材料内容选出最佳答案。11.Chinaisknownas“thekingdomofbicycle”because________

A．everybodyhasabicycleB．ChinesepeoplelikebicyclesC．wecanseebicyclesalmosteverywhereinChinaD．bicyclesarecheaperinChina12.Whichcountrieshavelawssayingthateveryonemustwearahelmettokeepsafe?

A．AustraliaandSpain.B．TheUSAandSpain.C．TheUSAandAustralia.D．TheUSAandChina.13.Thepassagetellsus________advantagesofbicycles.

A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofbicycles?

A．Bicyclesmakeushealthier.B．Bicyclesaremorebeautifulthancars.C．Bicyclesaregreenerthancars.D．Bicyclesaremuchcheaperthancars.15.Thelastparagraphmeans________.

A．weshoulddrivecarsinsteadofridingbicyclesB．ridingbicycleshasnotanyproblemsC．bicyclesaresafeenoughD．westillneedtodomuchtosolvetheproblem(★★★)Youaregoingtohighschool,aren’tyou?Maybeyoudon’tknowwhattodo.Well,here’salistofthetopsixthingstodowhenyouareinhighschool.Thesethingswillgiveyouideasofwhatyourhighschoollifecouldbelike.Hereyougo!16Whetherit’sdance,basketball,ordrawing,theimportantthingisthatyouhavefoundsomethingyouareinterestedin.Meetnewpeople,findnewfriends.17Eventalktopeopleyoudon’tlike.Itwillshowwhatagreatpersonyouare.Youneverknowwhatwillhappenafterhighschool.18Thiswillgiveyoutearsoflaughter,happinessandmemories.Getajob.Thiswillhelpyouseewhatit’sliketohaveresponsibility(责任).Itcanalsohelpyoumakealittlemoneytospendonyourself.Takeatripwithyourfriends.19Thememorieswillhappenonthewayandgoontillthefinalplace.Doyourbestatschool.Don’tevergetlazy.20根据材料内容，将A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

A．Workinghardnowwillhelpyouinthefuture.B．Talktopeopleyouwouldn’tusuallytalkto.C．Takepartinatleastonecontest(竞赛).D．Itdoesn’tmatterwhereyougoorwhatyoudo.E．Findactivitiesthatyouenjoy.二、完形填空(★★★)Itwasmydaughter’sfirstdayofschool.Iknewthatshewould_______inafewminutes,becauseshealwaysdidthatwhenshewasworriedaboutnewenvironment.Onthewayto_______,Itoldherrepeatedly(反复地)how_______hernewschoollifewouldbeandhopedshewouldnotfeel_______.However,whenshesawthelargegroupofstudentseverywhere,herfaceatoncefellandthetearscametoher_______.“Youcandothis,sweetie.Everyonehasa_______inline-let’sgotofindyours.”Welineduptoenter(进入)theschool.Just_______shewasabouttoholdonto(扒着)myleg,shesawherfriendfrompreschool_______nexttoher.Suddenlyshebecame_______andreachedoutforherfriend’shand.Andastheteacherbeganto__________themallintotheschool,shewasn’tcrying,butsmiling.Totellthetruth,Iwasunwilling(不愿)tosay__________whenIsawthoselittlefeetwalkintothatbigbuilding.Ihidthetearsbehindmysunglassesandwaved(挥动)myhandasshewalkedinside.AlldayI__________whatshewasdoing.AsIwaitedtopickherup,IfeltlikeachildstandinginlinetomeetSanta(圣诞老人).“Ididn’tcryagain,Mommy,”shesaid__________,showingmeherschoolbagfullofcandies.Duringtwohoursoflisteningtothedetails(细节)ofher__________,welaughedandtalkedaboutallthe__________shehadonthefirstschoolday,Iknewmydaughterhasgrownup.21.A．laughB．sleepC．waitD．cry22.A．hospitalB．parkC．schoolD．museum23.A．boringB．amazingC．valuableD．difficult24.A．gladB．proudC．interestedD．nervous25.A．eyesB．earsC．mouthD．nose26.A．placeB．listC．nameD．picture27.A．whatB．whenC．howD．where28.A．pulledB．satC．stoodD．complained29.A．angryB．activeC．shyD．sad30.A．sendB．walkC．rushD．push31.A．helloB．goodmorningC．goodbyeD．goodnight32.A．suggestedB．askedC．knewD．wondered33.A．shylyB．excitedlyC．politelyD．seriously34.A．dayB．weekC．monthD．year35.A．classesB．friendsC．experiencesD．excuses三、选词填空(★★★)阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

arriveparksurprisehappydirectionwhenstepslowfindseeAftertheyrodetheirbicyclesforoneandahalfhours,Kangkang,MichaelandDarren36ataparkinglotnearTian’anmenSquare.Theparkinglotwasfulloftourbuses,carsand.bicycles,sotheyhadtolookforspacetoparktheirbicycles.After37theirbicycles,theywalkedtoTian’anmenSquare.DarrenandMichaelwere38atTian’anmenSquare.Theytookoutacameraandtookmanypictures.Astheywereexploring39,moreandmorepeoplecametothesquare.WhilethecrowdwaspushingDarreninall40,someone41onhisfeet.“Ouch!Don’tpush!”heshouted.42Darrenfinallypushedhiswayout,hecouldn’tfindhisfriends.Hewastooworriedtothinkaboutwhattodo.Hisheartwasbeatingfast.43,hewalkedtothenearsideofthesquareandsatonastepbesideatreesadly.Hedidn’traisehisheaduntilsomeonecalledhim.ItwasKangkang.“Oh,Darren!Thereyouare!It’sgreat44you!”Assoonasthethreeboys45eachother,theyalljumpedaroundhappily.四、短文填空(★★)阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Manythingsaroundusmayaffectourfeelingsandmoods,such46colors,weather,newsandtheenvironment.47isveryimportantforustobeinagoodmood.Ifweareingoodspirits,wecanstudyorworkbetter.Sowemustlearntotakecareofourselvesandstayinagoodmood.Here48somesuggestions:Remembertoeathealthyfood49haveagoodsleep;Dosportsatleastonehoureveryday;Talkwithyourfriends,parentsorteachersasoftenaspossible;Trytogethelpfromnewspapers,books,TVortheInternet;Getbacktoyoureverydayactivities.Itwillgiveyouasense50happiness.五、补全对话(★★★)根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。Clerk:Goodmorning,LantianHotel.51?Maria:Goodmorning,Iwant