山東省煙臺市海陽市2023-2024學(xué)年八年級上學(xué)期期中英語試題

2023-2024學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中檢測初三英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．本試卷共8頁，滿分90分，考試用時100分鐘;2．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、座位號填寫在試卷和答題卡規(guī)定的位置上;3．選擇題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑;如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它選項(xiàng);4．非選擇題必須用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上：如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案;不能使用涂改液等。不按以上要求作答無效;5．考生必須保持答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ADoyouknowextreme(極限的)sports?Extremesportsareoftendangerous.Butmanypeoplelikethem.Alotofpeoplewanttodothem,evenwomen.Doyouknowwhy?Onesaid,“Becausetheycanmakemelookverycool.”Doyouthinkso?Readaboutthembelow.Thenyoucanknowalotaboutthem.BungeeJumping:PeopleonsomeSouthPacificislandshavebeenbungeejumpingforhundredsofyears.In1979,somepeoplebungeejumpedoffabridgeinEnglandandmadethesportpopulararoundtheworld.BungeejumpingcametoChinain1996.Skateboarding:Atfirst,thissportwascalled“sidewalksurfing”.Skateboardersoftenjumphighintotheair,godownstepsorslidedownrailsontheirboards.Theywearbaggytrouserssotheycanmovemorefreely.Skydiving:Thismightbethescariest(最驚險的)extremesport.Skydiversjumpoutofairplanesaboutfourkilometersupinthesky.Theyusuallyfallfreelyforawhileandthenopenaparachutetoslowdownforasafelanding.Snowboarding:ThisbecameawinterOlympicsportin1998.Peopletiedtheirfeettotheboardwithspecialshoes.Theydon’tuseanyskisticks.Then,theyridedownhills,jumphighanddotricks.1.Whatmadebungeejumpingpopularallovertheworld?AHistoryofhundredsofyears. B.ComingtoChinain1996.C.JumpingoverariverinEngland. D.JumpingoffabridgeinEngland.2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?AThescariestextremesportisskydiving.B.SkateboardingbecameawinterOlympicsportin1998.C.Snowboarderswearbaggytrouserssothattheycanmovefreely.D.Manypeoplelikeextremesportsbecausetheyareverydangerous.3.Whichpartofthemagazinemightthepassagebefrom?A.Culture. B.Health. C.Sports. D.Food.BDolphins(海豚)areoneofthecleverestanimalsintheworld.Wemayhearofmanystoriesabouthowdolphinssavepeopleoutofwater.Dolphinsofteneatfishandsomeotherseaanimals.Adolphinwithaweightof200kgto250kgwilleat10kgto25kgoffisheveryday.Theyliketoswimwithotherdolphinsandusuallyhunt(捕獵)ingroups.Dolphinshaveverygoodhearing.Theyuseittofindthingsunderthewater.Manyscientistsalsobelievedolphinscaneventalktoeachotherthroughaspecialwhistle(哨聲).Peoplefromdifferentareasdon’tspeakthesamelanguage.Justlikepeople,dolphins’whistleshavemanykinds.Onedaywemayunderstanddolphins’whistles,andthentheywillbeabletotellusaboutthemselves.Dolphinsliveinthesea,buttheyarenotakindoffishandtheydon’tlayeggs.Theyhavebabiesinthesamewayascowsandcatsdo,andgivetheirbabiesmilk.Afemale(雌性)dolphinhasababyeverytwotothreeyears.Dolphinsareveryfriendly.Sadly,therearenotmanykindsofdolphinsleft.Peoplekilledthemformanyyearsforfoodandotherthings.Nowit’stimetostopthisandperhapstherewillbemoreofthemintheyearstocome.4.Ifadolphinweighs240kg,howmuchoffishmayiteateveryday?A.5kg. B.16kg. C.30kg. D.35kg.5.Howdodolphinsfindthingsunderthewater?A.Bytaste. B.Bysmell. C.Bytouch. D.Byhearing.6.Whatcan’tdolphinsdoaccordingtothispassage?A.Layeggs. B.Talktoeachother.C.Givebabiesmilk. D.Savepeopleoutofwater.7.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whatdolphinseat B.WheredolphinsliveC.Howdolphinsareswimming D.SomethingaboutdolphinsCWhenJustinTongwasachild,otherkidsfeltsorryforhim.Hisparentsalwayshadhimdoinglotsofhouseworksuchastakingouttherubbishandsendingnewspapers.Butwhenhegrewup,hewasbetterthanhischildhoodfriendsandlivedahappierandhealthierlife.Thisisthefindingofa40-yearstudythatfollowedthelivesof456childreninLondon.Itshowedthatthechildrenhadaricherandahappierfuturebecauseofworkinghardinchildhood.“Childrenwhoworkedathomeinchildhoodgotmoreabilitiesandcametofeeltheywereimportantmembersofsociety(社會).”saidDanielBrown,thepsychologist(心理學(xué)家)whomadethestudy.“Andbecausetheyfeltgoodaboutthemselves,andothersfeltgoodaboutthem.”Brown’sstudyfollowedthesechildreningreatinformation.Interviewsweredoneatages25,31and47.UnderBrown,theresearcherscomparedthechildren’smental-healthscoreswiththeirchildhood-activityscores.Thechildrengotmorepointsforpart-timejobs,housework,effort(努力)inschool,andabilitytodealwithproblems.Workingatanyageisimportant.Childhoodactivitieshelpachilddevelopresponsibility(責(zé)任),independence,confidenceandability—theunderpinnings(基礎(chǔ))ofemotional(情感的)health.Theyalsohelphimunderstandthatpeoplemustworktogetherandworktowardcommongoals.Themostcompetent(合格的)adultsarethosewhoknowhowtodothis.8.WhatdoweknowaboutJustinTong?A.Heenjoyedahappylife. B.Hehardlycollectedrubbish.C.Healwayssoldnewspapers. D.Hefeltsorryfortheotherkids.9.WhowillprobablysucceedinthefutureaccordingtoParagraph2?AChildrenwhoenjoyhappierandricherlives. B.Childrenwhoworkinthehomeinchildhood.C.ChildrenwhotakepartinDanielBrown’sstudy. D.Childrenwhofeelgoodaboutpeoplearoundthem.10.HowdidBrownfollowthechildreninhisstudy?A.Bygivinghouseworkandpraise. B.Byinterviewingandgivingscores.C.Bysettinggoalsandshowinglove. D.Bysolvingproblemsandtestingthem.11.What’sthepurpose(目的)ofthepassage?A.Tohopechildrentoworkhard. B.Totalkaboutaninterestingstudy.C.Totellusaboutchildhoodstories. D.TointroduceJustinTong’ssuccess.DOnedayJohnwenttotellhisfatherabouthis“problems”thesedays.“Ican’tstandthem,”hecried.John’sfatherpatiently(耐心地)listenedtohimanddidn’tsayanything.Hethenjustputapotato,aneggandsomecoffeebeans(豆子)inthreedifferentbowls.HeaskedJohntotouchandfeelthem.Johndescribedhowhefeltabouteachofthemaftertouching.Thefatherpouredwaterinthemandboiledthemall.Afterafewminutes,thefatherturnedoffthestoveandplacedallthebowlsonthetabletocoolthemdown.“OK,myson!Touchandfeeltheegg,potato,andcoffeebeansagain.”ThistimeJohnhadadifferentanswer.“Thepotatoiseasiertopeelasithasturnedverysoft,theeggturnsverystrong,andthereisafreshcoffeesmellcomingfromthebeansnow.”ListeningtoJohn,hisfathersmiledandsaid“Thepotatoeggandcoffeebeanshavechangedthemselvescompletelyduringthetestingtimeintheboilingwater.Theychangedintheirownways.Itisimpossibletolivewithoutdifficulties.Lifebringsproblemstousall.Butbereadytomeetanyofthemandsolvetheminyourownways.”12.HowdidJohnfeelwhenhewasintrouble?A.Sad. B.Happy. C.Curious. D.Excited.13.Whatdidthesondoafterthefatherboiledapotato,aneggandsomecoffeebeans?A.Hetastedthem. B.Hetouchedandfeltthem.C.Hetriedtopeelthem. D.Hewatchedthemcarefully.14.Wecaninfer(推斷出)thatthefatherisso________todealwithhisson’stroubles.A.silly B.surprised C.clever D.hard-working15.Whatdoesthefatherandtheson’sstorytellus?A.Everythingispossibleinlife. B.Learningtocookisimportant.C.Trytogetonwellwithothers. D.Bereadytomeetanyproblemsinlife.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)閱讀下面短文，從所給選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使短文通暢，結(jié)構(gòu)完整，其中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。PerhapsyouhaveheardofalovestorynamedTheLegendofWhiteSnake《白蛇傳》.____16____It’salovestorybetweenWhiteSnakeandXuXian.Ithasaconnection(聯(lián)系)totheDragonBoatFestivalinChina.Onceuponatime,thereweretwosnakes,WhiteSnakeandGreenSnake.Theyhadmagicalpowersandturnedintotwobeautifulyoungladies.____17____WhiteSnakequicklyfellinlovewithhim.Theygotmarriedsoonandlivedhappily.TheDragonBoatFestivalcame.Inthosedays,peopledrankrealgarwine(雄黃酒).____18____Ifshedrankthewine,shewouldturnintothesnakeagain.However,XuXiandidn’tknowanythingaboutit,soheaskedhiswifetodrinkrealgarwine.____19____WhenXuXianenteredtheroom,hecouldn’tfindhiswife.Heonlysawahugewhitesnakeonthebed.____20____Later,WhiteSnakerecovered(恢復(fù)).Inordertosaveherhusband,shewenttosteal(偷)magicalherb(草藥)fromagod.Intheend,thegodwassomovedbyhertruelovethathesavedXuXian.Whatamovinglovestory!A.Hewasfrightened(受驚嚇的)todeath.B.WhiteSnakeisverybeautiful.C.It’saveryfamoustraditionalChinesestory.D.SoonWhiteSnakebecamebadlyillandwentintoherroom.E.AttheWestLakeofHangzhou,theymetamancalledXuXian.F.ButitwasdangerousforWhiteSnaketodrinkthiskindofwine.第二部分語言知識應(yīng)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分25分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Ateacherwasgivingatalktohisstudentsonstressmanagement.Heraisedaglassofwaterandaskedthem,“How____21____doyouthinkthisglassofwateris?”Thestudentsbegantothinkand____22____.Theiranswersweredifferent,from20gto500g.“Itdoesnotmatteronthereal____23____.Itdependsonhowlongyouholdit.IfIholditfora____24____,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmyrightarm.IfIholditforaday,youwillhavetocalla____25____.Itistheexactsameweight,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.Whatwehavetodoistoputtheglassdown,____26____forawhilebeforeholdingitupagain.”“Ifwecarryourburdens(負(fù)擔(dān))____27____,soonerorlater,wewillnotbeabletocarryon.Theburdenwillbecomeincreasinglyheavy.Wehaveto____28____theburdeneverynowandthen,sothatwecanberefreshedandareabletocarryon.”So____29____youreturnhomefromworktonight,puttheburdenofworkdown.Don’tcarryitbackhome.Youcanpickituptomorrow.Whateverburdensyouhave,letthemdownforamomentifyoucan.Andlearnto____30____yourselves.Lifeisshortbutamazing.Enjoyit!21.A.heavy B.full C.much D.long22.A.read B.watch C.guess D.listen23.A.glass B.weight C.water D.height24.A.minute B.night C.day D.week25.A.mother B.teacher C.doctor D.friend26.A.rest B.shake C.look D.work27.A.thistime B.someothertime C.nexttime D.allthetime28.A.giveup B.putdown C.pickup D.thinkabout29.A.after B.since C.before D.until30.A.save B.help C.care D.relax第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Everyoneshouldsharesomehousework.____31____,insomepartsoftheworld,choresaresomethingthatonlywomendo.AschoolinSpainstarted____32____specialprogramtohelp.Theprogramteachesboysusefullifeskills,suchascleaning,____33____(cook),andevensewing(縫紉).Inordertomaketheboysmore____34____(depend),theschoolstartedtheprogram.Notonlyvolunteerteachersfromtheschoolcantakepartintheprogram,butalsosomeofthe____35____(student)dads.Ateacherpointsoutthatit’simportantformenorboys____36____(share)somechoresathome,becausewomenandgirlsarebusyaswell.“Helpingoutwithchoresaroundthehousecanshowyourlovetootherfamily____37____(member).Soyourrelationshipscangetbetterandbetterovertime,”shesays.Somepeoplethinkthisprogramisgreat.Butothers____38____(agree).Somethinktheselifeskillshavenothingtodo____39____gender(性別).Somethinkthattheseskillsshouldbetaughtathomenotatschool.Anditismoreusefulwhenparentssetgoodexamplesfor____40____(they)children.第三部分書面表達(dá)(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)閱讀表達(dá)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)閱讀下面短文，完成短文后的問題。Nepal(尼泊爾)isfamousas“thekingdomofsnowmountains”onearth.It’swellworthvisitinginthiscountry.SowhenisthebesttimetovisitNepal?Qomolangma,thehighestmountainonearth,andpartofitliesinthenorthofNepal,whileTeraiPlain(德賴平原)isthelowestpointat70metersabovesealevel.Forsuchahugealtitude(海拔)drop,youwillseefiveseasonsinNepal:autumn,winter,spring,summerandthemonsoon.TheautumnmonthsofOctoberandNovemberareconsideredtheperfecttimeforadventuretoursinNepal.YoucanalsoenjoyDashainFestival,a15-daylongandthemostcolorfulfestivalinNepal.ThetemperaturebeginstodropinDecemberandJanuary.WinterisperfectforvisitingtheChitwanNationalParkinthesouthofNepal.Thereyouwillgetthebestchancetoseerhinos(犀牛)aswellasBengaltigersandelephants.DuringthespringfromFebruarytoApril,temperaturesslowlygoup.Thedaysarelongerandareperfectforhikingandadventuretours.Youcanalsoenjoysomepopularfestivals,liketheNepaleseNewYearinApril.May,however,pushesthetemperatureabithigher.Therealsummerisquicklycutshortbythe