2023-2024学年内蒙古自治区赤峰市翁牛特旗八年级下学期期中英语试题

2023-2024学年内蒙古自治区赤峰市翁牛特旗八年级下学期期中英语试题
A Lifelong Journey is from a novel written
by famous Chinese writer Liang Xiaosheng.
The novel was first published in December
2017, and won the 10th MaoDun Literature
Prize two years later. And then it was made
into a TV series (系列片).
It shows a group of Chinese people with
different jobs to describe the huge influence
(影响) brought by China’s changes.
The TV series goes popular because it
wakes people’s memory of the past. The
story of a small family mirrors the lives of
millions of such small families in China.
1. What is the TV series A Lifelong Journey mainly about?
A．How a group of Chinese students make a living.
B．Who is the most famous Chinese writer at that time.
C．The China’s changes in over half a century brought the huge influence.
2. When did Liang Xiaosheng’s novel win the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize?
A．In 2015. B．In 2017. C．In 2019.
3. Why does the TV series A Lifelong Journey go popular?
A．Because it is from a novel written by Li Lu.
B．Because it wakes people’s memory of the past.
C．Because it describes the beauty of the hometown.
A new study shows horses read human expressions (表情). Experts (专家) showed the horses some photos of human faces. They found that horses can tell the differences between angry and happy faces.
Experts put heart monitors on the horses. The heart monitors showed that their heart rates (心率) rose a lot when the horses saw an angry face.
There are some riders at a horse club in London. They love riding horses very much. They say that there is a special relationship between humans and horses. If you are happy and relaxed, the horse
will also be happy and relaxed. And it will help you. If you are angry, the horse will be angry or scared.
Really, it should come as little surprise. Not only can horses read your facial expressions, but other animals, such as dogs, cats and even the sheep, can also remember details (细节) of human faces.
4. What does the underlined word “monitors” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A．监测器B．班长C．绳子
5. Which one is mentioned (被提到) in the passage?
A．Elephants. B．Pigs. C．Sheep.
6. Which part of a newspaper does the passage probably come from?
A．Animals. B．Geography. C．Travel.
A library is a place to keep books and store knowledge. Nowadays libraries are not as popular as before because people prefer to use the Internet to find out information. With a click of a mouse, it is possible to find out almost anything.
Getting into a room full of all kinds of books, it is a fantastic thing. Just think about how many books there are in a library, and thousands of people choose carefully. That must make it a special place to be.
Maybe all kinds of things can happen in libraries. They are not just places for reading. They are also centers for learning. Many libraries host events and programs for all ages, from story times for children to book clubs for adults.
Lots of schools have libraries. If your school has a library, it’s probably not just a place to read books. Libraries are also quiet places. The books there can keep us calm and peaceful.
7. Why are the libraries nowadays not as popular as before?
A．Because people can’t find the libraries easily.
B．Because people like to use the Internet better.
C．Because the books in the libraries are fewer than before.
8. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to (指的是)?
A．A book. B．A library. C．A mouse.
9. Which one is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．The Internet must replace (取代) the libraries.
B．All the libraries host programs for the people.
C．Libraries are quiet places for reading and learning.
10. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．A library is a good place for all ages.
B．Libraries are just places for playing.
C．You can buy some books from libraries.
Although you can plan for life, something unexpected (意想不到的) can happen. You feel as if your life is out of control. 11 Some of the steps below may be useful.
Stop and take a break
12 It is perfectly OK to take some time for yourself: think quietly, relax or do self-care. Try to change your perspective (视角)
Instead of thinking about your life as “out of control”, it may help to take an“it is what it is”. This does not mean accepting the poor situation (状况). 13
Pick up a hobby
Hobbies are a great way to take your mind off the things you can’t change. You can go for a daily walk. 14 Hobbies, in a way, remind you that you do control your life since it’s you who gets to choose how to spend your free time.
Get help from others
Talk with your friends, parents or teachers often. 15 Try to get help from them. You can also get help from newspapers, books or the-Internet.
Kang Rui is a 22-year-old young man. He is a poster designer (设计师) of a bookstore in Beijing.
Kang Rui _______ autism (自闭症) when he was five and a half years old. Autistic people don’t like to talk to _______ and have difficulty in study and life. So his family sent him to study in a
_______ school for autistic children. There he learned to draw and live by _______. Kang finished high school with the help of his family, and showed _______ in drawing.
Fu Shuai is the manager (经理) of the bookstore. He was very interested-in Kang’s works _______ the story behind them. So he _______ Kang Rui to be a poster designer of the bookstore.
“Hand-painted posters are _______ for our bookstore, and Kang Rui was really talented (有天赋的) in poster design,” Fu said. He _______ that Kang Rui’s world give people a way to __________ autistic people better.
16.
A．sent B．got C．gave
17.
A．the other B．other C．others
18.
A．special B．common C．junior
19.
A．himself B．herself C．themselves
20.
A．plans B．dreams C．interests
21.
A．but B．and C．or
22.
A．shouted B．bought C．invited
23.
A．good B．bad C．harmful
24.
A．remembered B．believed C．decided
25.
A．tell B．understand C．hate
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。

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they protect cloth then bad want if away to plan
We throw away millions of tons (吨) of clothes every year. Most of 26 are new. France has come up with a 27 to let people wear their old clothes longer. 28 they go to mend (修补) their old clothes or shoes, they will get some money. It hopes to help 29 the environment.
France throws 30 700,000 tons of clothing every year. The world’s fashion industry (时装业) makes 8% 31 10% of carbon emissions (二氧化碳排放). And the fast fashion makes this worse. Fast fashion is buying cheap 32 , wearing only a few times, and 33 throwing away. It uses a lot of synthetic materials (合成材料). And they’re 34 for the environment. The government (政府) 35 people to buy less clothing. And it also wants people to give the unwanted clothes to the poor.
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Do you remember “little oranges”? Eleven children, part of a study tour group from Nanning, the 36 of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region (自治区) in South China, arrived in China's northernmost outpost (前哨) of Mohe 37 Wednesday. Netizens (网民) called the children “little oranges” 38 the children wore the orange jackets. The “little oranges” 39 lovely, with the oldest just 6 and a half years old, while 40 youngest only 3 years and 5 months old. Liang, the teacher of their tour, always followed the “little oranges”. The local travel agency (旅行社) warmly welcomed their arrival.
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Have you heard of the air taxi? An air taxi can carry people from place to place by air. It looks like a helicopter (直升机). It doesn’t need a long runway to take off or land. It can go straight up. and down.
On February 27, an air taxi finished its first test flight (飞行) in Guangdong. The flight started from the Shekou Cruise Homeport in Shenzhen to Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai. The 60-kilometer trip took about 20 minutes. By car, the same trip takes two or three hours.
The air taxi is powered (驱动) by electricity (电). It has a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour and can carry up to five people. On one charge (充电), it can travel 250 kilometers. If everything goes well, it hopes to start carrying passengers in 2026.
41. What does an air taxi look like?
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42. How long did the air taxi fly for its first test flight?
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43. What's the top speed of an air taxi?
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44. How many people can an air taxi carry up to?
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45. How far can an air taxi travel on one charge?
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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。

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Tom: Hello, this is Tom speaking.
Lili: Hello, Tom. 46 Shall we go hiking tomorrow?
Tom: Good idea. 47 I’m going to visit my grandparents tomorrow.
Lili: 48
Tom: My parents. They will go with me. What about the day after tomorrow?
Lili: 49
Tom: Let me see... It’s sunny.
Lili: OK. Let’s make it the day after tomorrow.
Tom: 50
Lili: See you.
51. 《赤峰日报》英文专刊正以“Having a Good Mood Is Important”为题向中学生开展征文活动，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿。

内容要点：
1.你对这句话的理解；
2.例举你生活中的一个事例(例如：运动、乐器、家务、学习等方面)；
3.写出你的感悟。

注意：
1.70词左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2.内容需涵盖所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
3.文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。

Having a Good Mood Is Important
Having a good mood is important for us.
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