吉林省长春市二道区赫行实验学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期初质量检测英语试题

吉林省长春市二道区赫行实验学校2023-2024学年八年级下
学期期初质量检测英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．Mrs. Lin is ________ understanding teacher and has ________ experience in teaching.
A．a; an B．a; /C．an; an D．an; /
2．This _______ has the most comfortable seats, so people like to see movies here.
A．theater B．restaurant C．radio station D．clothes store 3．—What would you like to have, tea or juice?
—________ is OK. I’m really thirsty.
A．Either B．Neither C．Both D．All 4．When I ________ the bus station, it was raining hard.
A．got B．reached to C．arrived in D．arrived at 5．He doesn’t have any hobbies ________ you call watching TV a hobby.
A．until B．unless C．although D．but
6．________ bad weather it is! It’s rainy for two weeks.
A．What B．What a C．How D．How a 7．Miss Li speaks as ____ as she can to make her students understand her.
A．clearly B．more clearly
C．most clearly D．the most clearly
8．I never ________ his decisions because he is my best friend.
A．become B．win C．question D．stand 9．Look! Jim is running fastest and no one can catch him. I’m sure he ________ the race.
A．has won B．won C．wins D．will win 10．—Susan ________ painting as a hobby two months ago.
—Yes, but now she isn’t interested in it.
A．grew up B．took up C．made up D．dressed up 11．—Do you mind ________the windows? It’s too cold.
—Not at all.
A．don’t open B．don’t opening C．not opening D．not to open 12．—I think it’s necessary to learn how to work in groups.—I quite agree. Sometimes it’s
even than grades.
A．less important B．more important
C．the least important D．the most important
13．—Cathy, I wonder if your parents ________to the parents’ meeting this Saturday.—They will, I think. If they don’t come, I ________ calling them.
A．come; will keep B．will come; keep
C．will come; will keep D．come; keep
14．—Do you know ________?
—Last year.
A．when he come here B．when did he come here
C．when he will come here D．when he came here
15．—I won the first prize for singing in our school show last week.
—_________. I’d like to lean from you.
A．You did a good job B．Good luck
C．Hope everything goes well D．That’s nothing important
二、补全对话
情景交际。

从下列选项中选择恰当的句子补全对话。

其中有一项是多余的。

A: Hello, Nancy. I need some advice. Can you help me?
B: I’ll try, Nick. 16
A: I will go to my great grandma’s birthday party next week. She’ll be 100 years old. Now I’m trying to find a proper card for her. 17 What should I do?
B: I would advise you to buy that card with a flower picture because it leaves a blank (空白) inside for you to write a message.
A: That sounds good. 18
B: OK. 19 That might help us pick something out.
A: I remember she always says her feet are cold.
B: I see. 20 She will be happy with those.
A: Good idea. Thank you for your advice.
B: You’re welcome.
A．What can I do for you?
B．Are you available next week?
C．What things do you think she needs most?
D．But it’s difficult to choose from all the cards.
E．One more thing, please help me pick out a gift for her.
F．Maybe you could buy her a pair of warm and comfortable socks.
三、完形填空
阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A new way of working
Cynthia Carter, a 59-year-old woman, lives in New Orleans. She started to 21 at a drive-in restaurant over 30 years ago. 22 she doesn’t get lots of money from her work, she keeps on doing it. “This job does make me 23 . I love my life and my work now,” said Cynthia.
However, Cynthia didn’t always think like that. Many years ago, Cynthia was 24 with her quiet work at the drive-in restaurant. What’s more, a hurricane (飓风) did serious damage to New Orleans. People’s lives got 25 then. To live a better life, Cynthia 26 about getting a new job.
One day, a man ordered his dishes in a special way at the drive-in restaurant. He 27 a song about what he wanted to eat. Cynthia laughed after hearing that. When waiting for his food, the man had a little 28 with Cynthia. That made Cynthia feel relaxed and comfortable.
After that, Cynthia 29 to do something different. She tried a new 30 of working. When taking people’s orders, she didn’t keep quiet any more. She said something interesting and 31 a few words like the man. Later, Cynthia started to enjoy her work and stopped looking for another job. She conveyed positive energy to others 32 language. Many people got to know Cynthia from the Internet. They came to buy food from this happy woman.
“Happiness is 33 than money. It is 34 to talk with different people,” Cynthia said with a laugh. “And a little talk can 35 make a difference to someone.”21．A．sleep B．study C．eat D．work 22．A．If B．But C．Because D．Though 23．A．poor B．happy C．tired D．quiet
24．A．bored B．careful C．happy D．strict 25．A．easy B．wonderful C．hard D．enough 26．A．worried B．cared C．learned D．thought 27．A．helped out B．cut out C．made up D．put up 28．A．talk B．fight C．dance D．photo 29．A．waited B．decided C．missed D．disliked 30．A．place B．way C．grade D．time 31．A．sang B．chose C．wrote D．practiced 32．A．of B．for C．through D．around 33．A．less important B．more important C．much worse D．no worse 34．A．terrible B．difficult C．noisy D．fantastic 35．A．always B．only C．badly D．never
四、阅读理解
Junot had 200 books. He wanted to choose some books and give them away to the school library. So, he grouped them according to the subject and publisher (出版机构).
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

36．Junot had the most books on the subject of________.
A．family B．history C．school D．science 37．Junot bought ________books from Panda.
A．25B．26C．50D．52 38．Junot had the same number of books from ________.
A．Panda and Yuri B．Spearo and Yuri
C．Yuri and Rocket Books D．Spearo and Rocket Books
39．What can we know from the passage?
A．Junot had 30 books about family.
B．Junot made some books by himself.
C．Junot wanted to sell some of his books.
D．Junot loved the books from Rocket Books best.
40．Which of the following words can best describe Junot?
A．Kind and careful.B．Talented and strict.
C．Serious and outgoing.D．Shy and hard-working.
Drones (无人机) can be helpful in many fields. This year, a team of volunteers in the UK saved a dog in a special way. They used a drone and meat. How did that happen?
On January 13th, Emma Oakes lost her dog Millie when they were out for a walk. Emma was very worried. She asked the team DDSAR* for help. After about two hours, volunteers found Millie in a wetland. It was dangerous for Millie to stay there. The water was around her, and she might fall into it at high tide.
The DDSAR used a drone to follow Millie. Also, some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie by boat and on foot. But Millie was very afraid of those men. They made Millie move farther away from the safe place, so they had to stop their work. Later, one of the volunteers thought of an idea. He said they could use meat dangling from the drone, and then help Millie get to a safe place. The other volunteers and the policemen agreed with him and decided to do it.
Millie was very hungry and wanted to eat the meat. She followed the meat and left the wetland. Finally, Millie ran towards Emma. Everyone there was happy for them. Emma was thankful to all the volunteers and policemen for their hard work. The drone also played an important part in saving Millie. Emma said it was fantastic to get her dog back.
阅读短文，根据短文内容选择合适的答案。

41．What happened to Emma Oakes?
A．She got lost.B．She lost her dog.
C．She lost her drone.D．She fell in a wetland.
42．Who also came to save the dog besides the DDSAR volunteers?
A．Emma’s friends.B．Emma’s parents.C．Millie’s parents.
D．Some policemen.
43．The underlined word “dangling” means ________in the passage.
A．hanging B．flying C．jumping D．sitting
44．What is the right order of the following things?
① The volunteers found Millie in a wetland.
① Millie followed the meat and left the wetland.
① Emma Oakes went out for a walk with Millie.
① Some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie.
A．①①①①B．①①①①C．①①①①D．①①①①45．What’s the best title for this story?
A．Use the drone B．Save the dog
C．Follow the meat D．Find the owner
A team from an American company called Apptronik think robots should do all the “boring, dirty and dangerous” jobs that humans don’t have to do.
The team showed their latest human-like robot, Apollo, to the world in August this year. Apollo has two round eyes and an expressive mouth. Apollo is about 1.7 meters tall and weighs about 70 kilograms. It can lift 25 kilograms and has been designed to work with humans safely. The robot can work for four hours after being charged.
Some people may feel uneasy about working with a human-like robot, so the team made the robot look more friendly. It has a digital panel that clearly shows the remaining battery life, the work it is doing, when it will finish the work and what it will do next. Apollo can also do some movements, such as turning his head to show where he is going.
At first, the team built Apollo to put it to work in logistics (物流). For example, it can do tiring work inside a warehouse (仓库). But they hope it can do more work in the future. “We are building robots to do all the things that we don’t want to do, and one day even work on the moon, Mars and other planets,” they said.
根据短文内容,判断句子正（T）、误（F）。

46．A team called Apptronik built robots to give people more jobs.
47．Their latest human-like robot, Apollo, can work for 4 hours after being charged. 48．Apollo has two round eyes and a big mouth.
49．Some people don’t feel comfortable working with a human-like robot.
50．The last paragraph tells about the team’s future plans.
Colorful lessons in Hebei schools
Li Jingwen is a student from Shangde Primary School in Hebei. 51 It is a kind of opera from Haixing county, Hebei.
“I couldn’t understand most of the lines (台词), but the looks of the performers were so interesting,” the 9-year-old girl said. “ 52 ”
The primary school started to teach xilu bangzi in 2017. 53 They give different opera performances to students. Du Zhonghua is a famous performer of xilu bangzi. “It is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Students can enjoy the beauty of traditional culture through it,” he says.
54 For example, students can learn paper-cutting, practice martial arts (武术) and make clay sculptures (泥塑) in class. “ 55 They not only make students’ life rich and exciting, but also help them get interested in traditional art,” says a teacher from a primary school.
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。

A．It is necessary for students to take these educational lessons.
B．Besides opera, there are other lessons on traditional Chinese culture at schools in Haixing. C．One Friday afternoon, she sat in an activity room at school and watched xilu bangzi. D．Some performers come to the school every Wednesday.
E．I want to learn to sing the opera when I grow up.
五、任务型阅读
Before the Shenzhou XV crew (全体工作人员) came back to the earth after spending 186 days on China’s space station, they sent a letter to the earth. It was to 16-year-old Tsering Dargye.
Tsering is from Lhokha, Tibet, and is studying at Beijing No.80 High School. Over 10,000 people sent letters to the crew, but Tsering was the only one to have an answer back. “I was very excited and was lucky enough to get the letter. I want to thank China National Space Administration for giving me the opportunity to write the letter,” he said.
In his letter, Tsering showed his strong interest in the sky. When he was a child, his grandfather told him stories about it. In 2021, he moved from Tibet, the place closest to the sky on the earth, to Beijing, the place closest to the heart of China’s aerospace industry (航空航天工业).
The astronaut Fei Junlong wrote the letter to Tsering and encouraged him a lot. “As you wrote in your letter, the road to success is never smooth. Only by working hard can you make your dreams come true,” Fei wrote. He ended the letter by wishing Tsering and his classmates success in their studies.
Tsering is now studying hard. “My dream is to learn computer science at Tsinghua University,” he said.
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。

56．How long did the Shenzhou XV crew stay on China’s space station?
57．Was Tsering the only one to send a letter to the crew?
58．How did Tsering feel when he got the letter?
59．Who told Tsering stories about the sky?
60．How can we make our dreams come true according to Fei Junlong’s letter?
六、短文填空
阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Do you know Chinese idioms (成语)? Some of them are 61 (hundred) of years old, but people still use 62 (they) today. One example is “hua she tian zu”, or “to draw 63 snake and add feet to it”.
This idiom comes from a famous Chinese story from the State of the Chu (楚国). An official gave a bottle of wine (酒) to his men to thank them for 64 (prepare) a ceremony (典礼). However, the wine wasn’t enough 65 all the men. To solve the problem, the men decided to have a competition. Everyone would draw a snake, and whoever finished 66 (one) would get the wine.
The competition started and soon one of the men finished his drawing. He got the wine 67 (happy) and then started to add feet to his snake. “It will look 68 (good),” he thought. Just at that time, another man finished his drawing. He took the wine out of the
man’s hand and said, “You fool, snakes don’t have feet, 69 what you have drawn is not a snake.”
Nowadays, people use the idiom to tell the 70 (true) that going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
七、书面表达
71．假如你是李辉，你的同学Paul邀请你和他的家人本周六一起去参观长城。

但是本周六你非常忙，没有时间参加。

请你给他写一封邮件，谢绝他的邀请，并说明理由。

要求：要点齐全；表述通顺；简洁得体；可适当增加细节，不少于40词。

Dear Paul,
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Yours,
Li Hui 72．美好的寒假里，总有一些欢乐、温暖、或者有趣的瞬间令人难忘。

请你结合自身经历或见闻写一篇英语短文，记录这一经历以及你的感悟、收获或成长。

要求：1.行文连贯通顺；2.书写工整美观；3文中不得出现考生的真实班级姓名；4.字数不少于80词。

An unforgettable moment during the winter holiday
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