辽宁省沈阳市重点中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期开学考试英语试卷（含答案）

沈阳市七中初二考试
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
①You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners(空调). But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only help for people to drive the heat away.
②Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. The fans came in different shapes, such as round and square. They were also made from all kinds of materials(材料). Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather(羽毛) fans showed the owner’s high status(地位). Sandal wood(檀香) fans could send out a sweet smell.
③Later, hand fans became even more popular because they were seen as artworks. At that time, tuanshan (round fans) and zheshan (folded fans) were the most common.
④In the shape of a full moon, tuanshan was usually made of silk. They had beautiful embroidery(刺绣) of birds and flowers on them. Women, especially those in the palace, liked to use them. Poets in ancient China often compared a woman’s abandoned(被抛弃的) fate to tuanshan. Nalan Xingde wrote during the Qing Dynasty, “If only life were as beautiful as when we first met, why should the autumn wind bother to pity deserted painted fans ”
⑤However, men, especially the literati(文人), used zheshan, or folded fans. The literati liked them because zheshan were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their talents in literature, painting and calligraphy(书法). Almost anything can be painted on zheshan, but the most popular ones are usually landscapes(风景).
⑥Today, Chinese people still use these fans. They have already become a symbol of Chinese culture and also a part of our everyday life. So the next time you use a fan, you may think of the stories behind it.
1．According to this passage, which of the following may be Wang Xizhi’s favorite hand fan
a. b. c. d.
A．ac B．ad C．bc D．bd
2．Which of the following is the Chinese translation of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4
A．人生若只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇。 B．银烛秋光冷画屏，轻罗小扇扑流萤。
C．舞低杨柳楼心月，歌尽桃花扇底风。 D．奉帚平明金殿开，暂将团扇共徘徊。
3．What do we know about hand fans
A．They can be made from different materials.
B．They become less popular in recent years.
C．There were only 2 shapes of hand fans in ancient China.
D．People mainly used fans with sweet smells 2,000 years ago.
4．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
Have you heard of the World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) This year, it was held in Chengdu from October 18 to 22. WorldCon is the biggest sci-fi event (盛会) in the world. It has been held since 1939. This was the first time the event had been held in China.
During the event, the winners of this year’s Hugo Awards were announced (宣布). The awards are very famous in the science fiction world. They are voted on by members of WorldCon. Chinese sci-fi writers and artists enjoyed a big night on October 21.
The Space-Time Painter (《时空画家》) won the award for the best novelette (短中篇小说). It was written by part-time writer Hai Ya (海涯). “I’m very lucky,” he said. “It’s like my dream shining into reality.” He hopes that his works can make more people think about technology, time and art.
Besides that, Zhao Enzhe won the best Professional Artist (最佳职业艺术家) award. The artist has worked in the game industry for more than 20 years. He has been making covers for China’s Science Fiction World magazine for a long time. The magazine is the best-selling one of its kind in the world.
In addition, China’s Zero Gravity Newspaper (《零重力报》) won the best Fanzine (最佳粉丝杂志) award. Four works by Chinese writers were shortlisted (最终入围) for the Best Short Story award.
Over the past years, a lot of Chinese science fiction works have been translated into many different languages. They have attracted (吸引) more and more readers around the world. The influence of Chinese science fiction keeps growing!
5．What do you know about WorldCon
A．It usually lasts for 5 days.
B．It is the biggest event in the world.
C．It has a long history of over 90 years.
D．It was held in China for the first time this year.
6．How many Hugo Awards won by Chinese are mentioned in the text
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Seven.
7．What does the underlined word “they” refer to
A．different languages B．more readers
C．Chinese Sci-fi works D．the Hugo Awards
8．What can be the best title for the text
A．Chinese Sci-fi Shines at Hugo Awards
B．The World Science Fiction Convention held in China
C．Winners of this year’s Hugo Awards
D．The influence of Chinese Sci-fi keeps growing
Professional writing isn’t easy. As a blogger, journalist or reporter, you have to meet several challenges. You have to keep up with the latest developments and at the same time write timely, interesting and unique content. The same goes for scientists, researchers and analysts and other professionals. With floods of information being published on the web every day, things aren’t getting easier.
Fortunately, Artificial Intelligence has a few ways to help with professional writing, among which is smart proofreading.
Software sellers have always tried to help writers by adding proofreading features to their tools. But those efforts can slightly anger someone with more-than-average writing skills. However, that is changing as AI is getting better at understanding the context and purpose of the written text. One example is Microsoft Word’s New Editor Feature, a tool that uses AI to provide more than simple proofreading. Editor can understand slight differences in your article much better than other tools do. It flags not only grammatical errors and style mistakes, but also the use of unnecessarily complex words and overused terms. For instance, it knows when you’re using the word “really” to emphasize a point or to raise a question.
It also gives reasons for its decisions and provides smart suggestions when it considers something as incorrect. For example, if it marks a sentence as passive, it will provide a reworded version in active voice.
Editor has been well received by professional writers, though it’s still far from perfect. However, AI-powered writing assistance is fast becoming a competitive market. Grammarly, a grammar checker, uses AI to help with all writing tasks on the web. Atomic Reach is another player, which uses machine learning to provide feedback on the readability of written content.
9．Why is smart proofreading developed
A．To help find target information.
B．To help improve users’ writing.
C．To inform writers of the latest news.
D．To overcome the challenges AI meets.
10．What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A．Dissatisfaction caused by proofreading. B．The writers’ efforts in collecting information.
C．One’s writing level. D．The sellers’ hard work.
11．What is the characteristic of Microsoft Word’s New Editor Feature
A．It is a perfect proofreading tool.
B．It removes unnecessary expressions.
C．It offers information and asks questions.
D．It marks mistakes and gives suggestions.
12．How does the writer develop the last paragraph
A．By doing researches. B．By making comparison.
C．By listing examples. D．By explaining cause and effect.
“The Wicked Witch of the West is dead!” says Dorothy to her friends.
Everyone is very happy.
“We must go back to the Wizard(男巫) of Oz and tell him,” says Dorothy.
Soon, Dorothy and her friends arrive at the Emerald City. They are given glasses and led to the Wizard’s room. But no one is there.
A voice says, “I am the Wizard of Oz.”
“Where are you ” asks Dorothy.
“I am everywhere, but you can’t see me,” says the Wizard. “Who are you and what do you want ”
“Don’t you remember us I’m Dorothy! I’m here with my friends—the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Lion. The Wicked Witch of the West is dead and you must keep your promise. I want to go home to Kansas.”
“Yes,” says the Scarecrow. “You must give me a brain.”
“And you must give me a heart,” says the Tin Woodman.
“And I want some courage,” says the Lion.
“Is she really dead ” asks the Wizard.
“Yes, she is!” the friends all say.
“Come back tomorrow,” says the Wizard. “I must think about it.”
“No way! I’m going to eat you!” shouts the angry Lion.
Dorothy’s pet dog Toto, afraid of the Lion, jumps up and hits a big screen. It falls over and the friends see a little old man. They can’t believe their eyes.
“Who are you ” asks Dorothy.
“I am the Great Oz,” says the little man. “Please don’t hurt me!” “But the Wizard is a big head with no body,” says Dorothy.
“No, it’s a beautiful woman,” says the Scarecrow.
“You’re wrong. It’s a monster with five eyes, five arms and five legs,” says the Tin Woodman.
“No,” says the Lion. “The Wizard is a big ball of fire.”
“You are all wrong,” says the little man quietly. “__________ I’m from Kansas too. I like travelling in hot-air balloons. That’s why I’m here. The people here think I’m a wizard because I come from the sky,” says the little man. “I live inside this room and never go out. I can’t let anyone see me. I must make everyone think I’m a real wizard.”
“The Emerald City isn’t green,” continued the little man sadly. “It just looks green, because everyone wears green glasses. I have no magic. It’s only a trick! Everything here is a trick!”
—Adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
13．How many friends go to the Emerald City with Dorothy and Toto
A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.
14．Who makes the big screen fall over
A．The Tin Woodman. B．Dorothy.
C．The Scarecrow. D．Toto.
15．What can we know from the passage
A．The Wizard of Oz promised to help Dorothy and her friends before.
B．The Wizard of Oz can use magic to turn into different shapes.
C．Dorothy and her friends like the Wicked Witch of the West.
D．Dorothy and her friends can see a green Emerald City without glasses.
16．Which sentence best fits in “_______” in the passage
A．I am a good man, but I’m not a very good wizard.
B．I am the Wizard, but I’m not a real wizard.
C．I’m not the Wizard of Oz, and I don’t live here.
D．I’ve been here since you came, and I know the Wizard.
阅读下面短文，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。
Close friends, think alike
“What! You, too I believed I was the only one.” Have you ever said something like this to someone 17
It seems that similarity often helps to form friendship. The Greek thinker Aristotle once said, “People regard friendship as a matter of similarity; they say that we love those who are like ourselves.” 18 Scientists from University of California said friends have similar behaviors, Scientific American reported.
The scientists invited 42 university students to take part in a test. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a discussion and a soccer match. 19 According to their scans, friends who watched the same video reacted in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation（动机）, learning and memory. 20
“Seeing one’s friends have similar behaviors will reinforce（强化）one’s own values, opinions, and interest” lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider. 21
Scientists from the University of Leipzig, Germany, found that friendship is also based on how physically close you are to someone. The scientists did a test with first-year college students the first time they met in class. In this test, students who sat in neighboring seats were more likely to become friends.
A．Now, there is some science behind this idea.
B．If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.
C．At the same time, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.
D．But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship.
E．However, people who weren’t friends had different reactions to the same videos.
二、完形填空
Shi Qinling, a 35-year-old artist, developed an interest in paper-cutting when she was a child. At that time, she often found herself alone playing with paper, folding and cutting it into different 22 . This interest later developed into a love. At the age of 26, one of her works The Fighting Fish won third place at the Baihua Cup, a 23 for Chinese arts and crafts.
Six years later, Shi 24 the city’s “youngest inheritor(继承者)” of the paper-cutting heritage (遗产) in Shanghai. Over the past few years, Shi’s works have been exhibited(展览)in 23 exhibitions, Shi and 25 workmates are planning to produce cultural and creative goods to attract more people to learn paper-cutting.
Today more and more young people start to become 26 in paper- cutting. There are now more than 100 people working on a Shanghai paper-cutting project, which 27 to pro-mote(促进) folk arts. “We are very 28 of this special folk culture and art project. And we should 29 this cultural art form,” says Shi. “Paper-cutting is not about cutting different patterns from paper. Writers tell stories using words. I do the same, 30 with a pair of scissors,” she says. She regards paper-cutting as not only an art form, but also a form of 31 traditional Chinese culture.
22．A．colors B．shapes C．ways
23．A．choice B．challenge C．competition
24．A．became B．returned C．invited
25．A．his B．her C．your
26．A．surprised B．bored C．interested
27．A．loves B．finds C．hopes
28．A．proud B．upset C．glad
29．A．stop B．protect C．watch
30．A．and B．but C．or
31．A．learning about B．giving up C．worrying about
三、短文填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
As is known to all, reading is of much benefit to 32 (we) in many ways. The necessity of it has been stressed by many scholars (学者) for 33 long time. Above all, reading is a perfect way to spend our spare time. Meanwhile, we can gain more knowledge by 34 (take) advantage of our tiny time. Remember that every little step 35 (bring) a thousand miles. Besides, reading allows us 36 (learn) from great minds and live a better life. Just as the saying goes, “There 37 (be) houses of gold in books.” It is necessary and important to have regular reading. Here are some tips 38 how to form a regular habit of doing necessary readings. First, it is advisable to make a 39 (detail) reading plan or to-read list in advance. You can make a decision based on the advice of successful people or your teachers. Second, you can share books with your friends. It will be a 40 (please) to both. In addition, you can also swap your opinions about books you read with others, 41 makes it easier to start a topic while chatting. Finally, make reading part of your daily life, and it will certainly do you a lot of good in return.
阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Along the River During the Qingming Festival(清明上河图) is a painting 42 the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085—1145). The painting is 25.5 centimeters in 43 (high) and 5.25 meters long. The countryside and the crowded city are the two main parts in the picture, with the river 44 (run) through the entire length. The right part is the rural area of the city. There are crop fields and rural folk. A country path broadens into a road and 45 (join) with the city road. The left half is the urban(城市的) area, 46 eventually leads into the city center. Many economic (经济的) activities can be seen in this area.
Zhang Zeduan’s painting is celebrated as 47 most famous work of art from the Song Dynasty. However, there are copies of the famous painting. An early copy, generally 48 (consider) to be most similar to the original, was made by Zhao Mengfu during the Yuan Dynasty. Another known remake(重置物) 49 (paint) during the Ming Dynasty. This copy has a length of 6.7 meters, 50 (long) than the original. Another version by five Qing Dynasty court painters was presented to the Qianlong Emperor on January 15.1737. This version was 51 (late) moved, along with many other handicrafts, to Taipei Palace Museum in 1949.
四、任务型阅读
阅读下文并回答问题。
Recently, a primary school in Changsha, has put Virtual Reality（VR）technology（虚拟现实技术）to good use in an English class. When the students put on the VR glasses, it seemed that they were taken into a new world where they could see for themselves. They could enjoy the views along the way, allowing more knowledge to be kept in mind.
VR language learning is now starting to be widely used in many schools. Think of it like this. Now you are learning English in China, you don’t have enough chances to use English if you are not in English classes, but if you learn English in English-speaking countries like America or the UK, it’ll be much easier for you to make progress.
Nowadays, a lot of apps have also been designed to serve VR language learning. The app “House of Languages” is one of them. It is already available on the Samsung（三星）VR. It can sense your movement and the acts of your eyeballs, arms and hands.
When you are learning English on it, lovely racoon（浣熊）called “Mr. Woo”, will guide you to communicate in English. You can use English by finishing tasks Mr. Woo gives you. For example, you will be asked to find certain things at your home according to the English words that Mr. Woo gives you. After you’ve found these things, you should “take” them, “come back” to Mr. Woo and “give” them to him. Then he will say “thanks” to you. Sometimes, Mr. Woo may have some activities like family party so that you will have more tasks to finish in that situation.
You will learn English so quickly that you will even forget you are learning.
Virtual Reality is showing increasing promise in language education and the day isn’t far away when it will become, one of the main media in education. What about you Would you learn a new language in Virtual Reality
52．Was it easier for the students in Changsha to learn English with VR
53．What can Samsung VR sense
54．Why can the VR help students learn English better
55．If you are the writer, what will you write next Finish the ending.
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Technology Keeps Grandparents and Grandchildren Connected
When it comes to keeping in touch with grandchildren, grandparents need to learn new technologies. They are taking advantage of choices like video chatting, text messaging and social media (社交网络媒介) to keep in touch with their grandchildren in more ways than ever before, according to a survey.
Mary Taylor is a typical case. She depends on video chatting to stay in touch with her grandchildren, all of whom are under the age of seven. They live in different countries. Mary says video chatting is the next best thing to being with her grandchildren even though it requires planning to schedule calls and taking the time differences into account (考虑到). “It’s not always perfect,” she says, “but it’s certainly better than talking on the phone, especially with kids at those ages.”
According to the survey, more than 20% of grandparents use video chatting to communicate, which is a little less than the number of those who often use text messaging but more than those who prefer to use social media.
But with a number of choices out there, keeping up with new technologies can be a challenge for them. 74-year-old Mary Carr-McNally says she calls her grandchildren back when they text her. “I’m not very good at texting, so I call them back, and then we chat,” she says.
In all, more than 30% of them say that learning new technologies is difficult. That’s why phone calls remain the most popular form of communication for grandparents, nearly half of whom say they talk with their grandchildren by phone.
Still, more than 40% of grandparents say they’re good at learning new technologies. Take Alice Smith for example. She owns a laptop, a tablet and a smartphone, and uses them to keep in touch with her five grandchildren aged 4 to 16. She says she likes to text the older three and depends on video chatting with the younger ones.
“Texting is quick and simple. But we can do a lot of things on video chatting,” she says. “If the kids want to see something, I walk around and show them. Video chatting also allows me to see my loved one’s facial expressions as we speak and does not require typing (打字) or reading small print. It’s the next best thing to meeting someone face-to-face.”
56．How does Mary Taylor stay in touch with her grandchildren
57．Why do phone calls remain the most popular form of communication for grandparents
58．What does Alice Smith think of texting
59．In your opinion, which is the best way for grandparents to keep in touch with their grandchildren Why (List at least two reasons)
参考答案：
一、1．D 2．A 3．A 4．D
5．D 6．D 7．C 8．B
9．B 10．A 11．D 12．C
13．B 14．D 15．A 16．B
17．B 18．A 19．C 20．E 21．D
二、
22．B 23．C 24．A 25．B 26．C 27．C 28．A 29．B 30．A 31．A
三、
32．us 33．a 34．taking 35．brings 36．to learn 37．are 38．on 39．detailed 40．pleasure 41．which
42．by 43．height 44．running 45．joins 46．which 47．the 48．considered 49．was painted 50．longer 51．later
四、
52．Yes./Yes, it was.
53．It can sense your movement and the acts of your eyeballs, arms and hands. 54．Because the VR can make students have chances to use English if they are not in English class and make students enjoy learning English quickly.
55．Would you like to share your opinions （开放性试题，言之有理即可）
56．She depends on video chatting to stay in touch with her grandchildren.
57．Because learning new technologies is difficult for them.
58．Texting is quick and simple.
59．I think the best way is video chatting. Because it can not only allow grandparents to see their loved ones’ facial expressions, but also let grandparents walk around to show something for their grandparents.（答案合理即可）
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