湖南省长沙市雅礼集团2022-2023学年八年级下学期入学联考英语试卷（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

2022-2023-2雅礼集团八下入学联考
英 语
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6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。
试卷分四个部分，71小题，时量100分钟，满分120分。
I．听力（共两节，满分20分）略
II．阅读（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
21. The food festival will last for _______.
A. two days B. three days C. four days
22. How much is the ticket to the food festival
A. Thirteen yuan. B. Fifteen yuan. C. Five dollars.
B
Dear students, We have improved our school website. Next week you can not only learn about the latest information about our school, but also upload(上传) your articles to the website. Here are some rules.
Create your real account(账户), including your real name, your class and student number. Upload your poems(诗歌), nice school days, and even worries here. Don’t share or copy others’ articles. Don’t upload videos to the website. Don’t use impolite words.
P.S. Your parents can use your account to visit our website if they would like.
23. Who can use the students’ accounts to visit the school website if they want
A. Their parents. B. Their classmates. C. Their teachers.
24. Which of the following rules is not mentioned
A. Create your real account.
B. Upload poems or articles.
C. Don’t visit the website at home.
25. The notice above is to _______.
A. introduce a school B. ask for some advice C. tell students some rules
C
Do you still remember the rabbit in the movie Alice in Wonderland Rabbits live almost everywhere around the world except Antarctic. After the Spring Festival, Chinese come into the new year of Rabbit. Many Chinese celebrate the new year by hanging some decorations(装饰品) with pictures of rabbis at home.
In Chinese culture, Chang’e lived on the moon with the Jade Rabbit. Rabbits are seen as lovely and gentle symbols, so many people like to play with them and even keep rabbits as pets. And people in the past thought the more kids they had, the happier they would be. Rabbits were easy to give birth to babies, so people saw them as symbols of good luck, too.
Rabbits in America and Canada have to do with a popular holiday — Easter(复活节). It is on the first Sunday after the full moon or after March 21. It is celebrating for rebirth of Jesus Christ. Children there believe that the Easter Rabbit brings chocolate eggs at Easter, so they carry small baskets to look for coloured eggs. The eggs are in the grass, near the house or in the trees.
Rabbits also mean good luck in Western culture. People think they will be lucky if they meet a rabbit. Another tradition for good luck in North America and the UK is to say “rabbit” on the first morning of every month.
In most people’s eyes, the rabbit is brave and smart, and that’s shy the rabbit is popular in both Chinese and Western culture.
26. How do many Chinese celebrate the new year of Rabbit
A. They usually keep rabbit as pets like Chang’e.
B. They hang some decorations with rabbit pictures at home.
C. They play with rabbits during the Spring Festival.
27. Easter Sunday is in _______.
A. spring B. summer C. fall
28. Why do American children carry small baskets on Easter
A. Because they want to celebrate Easter with their friends.
B. Because they want to look for chocolate eggs.
C. Because they want to catch the rabbits.
29. Which of the following is TRUE for both Chinese and Western people
A. They see rabbits as a symbol of good luck.
B. They see rabbits as lovely pets.
C. They see rabbits as a symbol of many family members.
30. What’s the best title of this passage
A. The lovely and smart rabbits.
B. The Spring Festival and Easter.
C. Rabbits in Chinese and Western culture.
D
There are many small wonders that human eyes can’t see. Thanks to photomicrographers(微观摄影师), we can see the amazing small worlds.
Zhang Yefei is one of the photomicrographers. In the past two years, the 41-year old engineer from Jiangsu has shot(拍摄) the eggs of hundreds of butterflies and moths(蛾) in his free time. His photo of moth eggs won him a top 20 award(奖) at the 2022 Nikon Small World Competition in October.
Looking for moth eggs is very difficult, because they are often really small. Zhang usually takes a magnifying glass during his trip into the wild. He uses it to look for the leaves with eggs on them.
To take photos of eggs, Zhang uses a microscope and some special tools. But a photo can shoot only a small part of the egg. To fully show an egg, he first takes about 500 to 1,000 photos. Then, he uses a computer technology to turn the photos into one. It often takes him about six hours to finish one piece of photo, with the longest one taking 21 hours. “I’m not a full-time photomicrographer, so I don’t have enough time to shoot and make photos.” Zhang said.
Although it has many difficulties, taking photos also brings Zhang surprises. While he uses LED lights to light the photos, the temperature can help the incubation(孵化) of the egg. So he was able to see how a larva(幼虫) turns into a butterfly.
“I’ll try and find out more interesting things about the small world and bring them to light,” Zhang said.
31. What will a photomicrographer probably take pictures of
A. Stars. B. Moth eggs. C. Elephants.
32. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Zhang Yefei won 20 awards at the 2022 Nikon Small World Competition.
B. It is easy for Zhang Yefei to look for moth eggs.
C. Zhang usually spends much time making a piece of photo.
33. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “magnifying” in paragraph 3
A. 放大的 B. 缩小的 C. 智能的
34. When Zhang saw how a larva turned into a butterfly, he felt _______.
A. surprised and happy B. angry and sad C. tired but excited
35. The passage is probably from _______.
A. a magazine B. a story book C. a diary
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。
I’m a piano teacher. I can feel clearly how talent and hard work make a big difference to my students.
36. __________________ For example, some of my students just spend less than half a year learning to play the piano well. But other students need to learn for years. Many of my talented students learn faster than I did before, but talent doesn’t always bring a good result. When playing the piano seems easy to a student, he or she sometimes finds it boring and then gives up. 37. __________________
Some of my students work very hard. 38. __________________ I teach them again and again and they never stop practicing. However, it just does not work for these students. In my eyes, it is not necessary to do everything very well. When you really don’t have any talent for something, the best way is to give up. 39. __________________
40. __________________ If you want to do the best, you need to follow your talents and work as hard as you can. Don’t give up half way.
A. Then you can choose what you are truly interested in or good at and put all your heart into it. B. In fact, not everybody was good at playing the piano when they came to the world. C. Both talent and hard work play important roles in learning. D. And talented students sometimes have other things they enjoy more, so they give up, too. E. But they still can’t play the piano beautifully.
第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Becoming a Minimalist(极简主义者)
I had too many things. My bedroom was often in a mess(杂乱). I had shelves with dirty books I never read and CDs I didn’t listen to. My drawers were filled with clothes I never wore. I was getting upset because I never had any space in my bedroom. Then I read something about minimalism(极简主义).
Minimalists suggest that you only keep the most necessary and important things and get rid of(处理掉) everything else. After reading about minimalism, I feel encouraged(受到鼓舞的) to solve my problem.
I started clearing out a lot of the things which I didn’t use. I collected(收集) bags of clothes to give to charity(慈善机构). I sold some of the CDs and books online. Although I knew that I would never need these things again, I still found it very difficult to get rid of them. My brain tried to stop me from letting them go. I said to myself, “I might need that in the future!” or “Won’t I be sad if I lose that ” But the thing was, I knew I couldn’t keep everything.
After getting lots of things out of my room, I actually became quite excited to see the tidy room with some fresh space. And a tidy room also makes me have a clear mind. The main idea behind minimalism is to cut down what you own and really value(珍惜) the thing you have. It’s not easy to be a minimalist. Many people around us often tell us that it is better to have more things. Ads(广告) try to make us believe that we will only be happy by spending more money buying more things. Of course, I’m not a perfect minimalist — I’ve only just started. I still own a lot of things which I don’t really need, but I think this was a good start. In the future, I will be more mindful of what I buy. And I will make an effort(努力) to get rid of what I don’t need.
41. Why was the writer upset about her messy bedroom
42. When did the writer feel encouraged to solve the problem
43. How did the writer get rid of her clothes
44. Is the writer’s bedroom tidy now
45. What is the main idea behind minimalism
III．语言运用（共三节，满分35分）
第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Days ago, I made a skirt for a friend’s daughter. Today, I noticed(注意) a message on my phone on WeChat. It was my friend saying, “I know you worked hard on the skirt and it looks very 46 , but my daughter doesn’t like the patterns(图案) on the skirt. Could you change it ”
I felt angry and wanted to call her back. Then I suddenly thought of Grandma and what she did for me long ago. It was a summer when I was eight. One day, Grandma decided to 47 my hair with some flowers. She spent a long time on it, and she 48 doing that. When Grandma finished, she was so happy. But after I stood on a chair to look at myself in the mirror, my 49 went cold.
“You can go out and play now,” Grandma said, smiling.
I nodded(点头) and 50 walked towards the door. I looked out of the door and saw some kids playing outside. My best friend, Liu Mei, saw me and waved(挥手) at me to go outside, but I couldn’t move. I knew everyone would laugh at my hair, but I couldn’t tell Grandma 51 I felt.
Finally, I went into Grandma’s room and said in a 52 voice, “Grandma, I don’t think the flowers in my hair look nice.”
Grandma looked sad, but didn’t 53 a word, she stood me back on the chair in front of the mirror. While Grandma was pulling out the flowers gently(轻柔地). I realized(意识到) she loved me so deeply that she put my feelings 54 hers. And that is the kind of love I try to pass on today.
I picked up my phone and replied to my friend on WeChat, “I am glad to 55 it.”
46. A. nice B. ugly C. common
47. A. put on B. dress up C. cut up
48. A. hated B. refused C. enjoyed
49. A. head B. heart C. hand
50. A. slowly B. quickly C. happily
51. A. what B. how C. that
52. A. relaxed B. surprised C. scared
53. A. speak B. say C. tell
54. A. after B. with C. before
55. A. change B. keep C. break
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
All the parents want their children to be great and famous when they grow up. Some of them even think it important to name their children 56. _______ (different). So they may spend a long time 57. _______ (pick) special names for them.
Mother Ella Karin and Father Andi Cahya Saputra, welcome their 58. _______ (two) child in November. Father Andi would like to give their son a special name because he wanted him to be different 59. _______ others. At first, inspired by technology(受科技的启发), he 60. _______ (plan) to choose a name among “Windows, iPhone, Microsoft and iOS”. But finally, the father decided to name his son “Google”.
It really took almost everyone in this family a long time to get used to(习惯) the name. For Mother Ella, she would tell people the 61. _______ (boy) name was “baby boy” when they asked her during the first three 62. _______ (month) after his birth. Father Andi said the name Google had 63. _______ important meaning — he hoped his son could “help” lots of people and “be 64. _______ (use)” one day, just like the search engine(搜索引擎). And Andi added that he refused 65. _______ (give) his son a family name because that would make the name Google become less meaningful.
How interesting the name and the parents were!
第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。
It’s normal for us to get worried sometimes. This kind of feeling is not always bad. It can help us think about possible problems and help push us forward.
66. However, some of us take problems too seriously. Sometimes we are so worried that we can’t live a normal life. Worrying too much is bad for our life and health. And we may also find ourselves in poor health. 67. 因此太担忧是没有意义的。 Here is some advice for you.
Learn from the past. You meet many different things every day. Some of you may think those things mean nothing to you after you finish them. But in fact, each of them is a good teacher for you. 68. After you experience the things, you can better yourself. You will know what to do if you meet something similar next time. Then you can successfully avoid being worried.
Solve problems step by step. Write down everything you worry about. Solve one or two problems at a time. Usually it’s hard to solve all problems at once. So it will be much easier for you to deal with problems in a step-by-step way. It’s also a good way to talk to others. 69. Unless you talk to others, you’ll certainly feel worse.
Learn to relax for some time. 70. 有些人可能持续思考同一个问题。 In fact, it’s good to let it go and take a rest. Just relax for a while and after that, you may be able to think about things differently.
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IV．书面表达（满分15分）
71. 寒假临近，春节将至。假如你是李华，你们学校国际部将举办“传播传统文化，喜迎新春佳节”联欢会。你打算邀请美国交换生Peter和你一起参加，请用英语写一封邀请函，给Peter 简要介绍我国的春节（日期以及习俗等），告诉他联欢会的时间和地点，活动安排，并告知他需要为此做些什么准备。
要求：
1. 必须包含以上所给要点，可适当发挥，但不要出现真实姓名和校名；
2. 注意时态，要求字迹工整，语意连贯，条理清晰；
3. 词数：80词左右。
可能用到的词：除夕 Chinese New Year’s Eve
农历正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month
Dear Peter,
2022-2023-2雅礼集团八下入学联考
（参考答案）
Ⅰ．听力技能 略
Ⅱ．阅读
第一节 短文理解
21—25 BCACC 26—30 BABAC
31—35 BCAAA
第二节 语篇补全
36—40 BDEAC
第三节 阅读表达
41. Because the writer never had any space in her bedroom.
42. After reading about minimalism.
43. The writer collected bags of clothes to give to charity.
/ By collecting bags of clothes to give to charity.
44. Yes (, it is).
45. To cut down what you own and really value the thing you have.
Ⅲ. 语言运用
第一节 词语填空
46—50 ABCBA 51—55 BCBCA
第二节
56. differently
57. picking
58. second
59. from
60. planned
61. boy’s
62. months
63. an
64. useful
65. to give
第三节 语篇翻译
66. 然而，我们中的一些人把问题看得太严重了。
67. So it's meaningless to worry too much.
68. 在你经历了这些事情之后，你可以变得更好。
69. 除非你和别人说话，否则你肯定会感觉更糟。
70. Some people may keep thinking about the same problem.
Ⅳ. 书面表达 略