湖南省长沙市湘郡培粹实验中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期入学考试英语试题（含答案）

八年级寒假作业精选练习
英语学科
时量：70分钟 满分：100分
第一节 阅读选择（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22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
Sydney TowerAddress: 100 Market St, SydneyPhone: 02 9333 9222Fax: 02 9333 9203Open time: 9:00 am to 10:30 pm (Saturdays to 11:30 pm)Ticket: $60 (for an adult)$30 (for a child)Website: www..auHow to get there: train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market StreetHow to book tickets: by phone / fax or through the webAttraction: Sydney’s best views are just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the highestpoint above Sydney for exciting 360 views of our beautiful city.
1. Sydney Tower is _______ in Sydney, Australia.
A. the busiest street B. the biggest station C. the highest point
2. If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can’t _______.
A. email sydneytower@
B. fax 02 9333 9203
C. search www..au
3. Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay _______.
A. $60 B. $90 C. $120
B
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place. But what will the changes be
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computers studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used to build houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead, they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
4. In the future there will be _______.
A. fewer houses B. fewer people C. fewer cows
5. In the future people don’t have to _______.
A. work long hours B. work fast C. walk on foot
6. People may not eat _______ as much as they do today.
A. fruit B. fish C. meat
7. One big problem in the future is that _______.
A. many people don’t have to work
B. many people will not be able to find work
C. all the work will be done by robots
C
To many students, joining social media “circles” is now more important than making new friends in real life. And it’s easy. If you have a mobile phone, you can download(下载) many apps such as Weibo, QQ and WeChat.
“I love to check my friends’ updates(更新). I also enjoy news and jokes shared on social media,” said Wang Wei, 14, from a middle school in Shenzhen. While enjoying these, Wang makes himself be away from real life. “I love playing the plane-shooting game on WeChat, but have no interest in playing chess with my classmates,” said Wang.
Deng Yunyun, 14, from Xuhui Middle School in Shanghai, said that social media had influenced(影响) their normal lives. Last month, his school held a basketball match, and a student hurt his leg. Instead of giving him some help, students were busy updating their blogs(微博) about the accident, “I think they need to learn to balance(平衡) their real and online lives, and what worries parents and teachers a lot is safety,” said Deng.
“Many students are happy to tell their interests and personal information to their social media ‘friends’. And this could bring them danger.” said Miss Wang, a teacher from Shenzhen. “For example, WeChat’s shake-shake function(摇一摇功能) lets users contact to the nearby users.” Also the police tell the risks(风险) of making friends in this way.
“Be careful. Do not use the locating(定位) function at any moment, do not give your name, and do not post the photos of your community(社区),” said Wang.
8. Many students think _______ is more important than making friends in real life.
A. studying hard
B. joining social media “circles”
C. playing basketball with friends
9. Which of the following DOESN’T keep the students away from the real life according to the text
A. Reading news shared on social media.
B. Staying at home to watch TV programs.
C. Being busy updating their blogs.
10. Why did nobody give help when a student hurt his leg
A. Because his classmates were busy updating their blogs.
B. Because his classmates didn’t consider him as their friend.
C. Because he didn’t belong to their social media “circles”.
11. What is the main idea of the passage
A. WeChat’s shake-shake function adds risks of making friends online.
B. Warning students not to use WeChat’s locating function is important.
C. Social media keeps students away from real life and may also bring them danger.
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。
Jane Goodall was born in London. When she was one year old, her mother took her to the zoo to see chimps(猩猩). 12. __________
When she was seven years old, she read a book about a doctor who could talk to animals. Then she wanted to be able to talk to animals, too. Her favorite animal was chimps.
When she was twenty-six years old, she went to Africa with all her money. 13. _____________ In Gombe National Park of Africa, she watched them carefully day after day.
14. __________ So she had to watch them far away. After three or four months, the animals accepted her. And then, she went to live in the forests. At last, they became her friends. 15. __________ They could think and make plans. They used tools. They could show their feelings when they were happy, sad or mad. She learned their language.
16. __________ She is a very famous scientist in the world.
A. She began to study chimps there instead of going to university.B. Jane Goodall studied chimps for more than forty years.C. She found the chimps acted so much like people.D. Jane began to love the chimps.E. At first, the chimps were afraid of her.
第三节 （共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Zhu Yanfu was born in July, 1933. He joined the army at the age of 14. He joined in hundreds of battles(战役), injured(受伤) ten times, and got 47 times operations(手术). He lost both of his arms, both of his legs and his left eye. His right eye can’t see clearly. After that, He tried to practiced taking care of himself again and again. He made it 8 months later!
After he was away from the army, he went back to his hometown, a small village in Shandong. In 1957, he worked as a village Party Secretary(支书). After 25 years’ hard work, Zhu Yanfu finally turned a poor mountain village into a rich one together with the villagers.
After retiring(退休), he began to write his own experience into a book. He never went to school. He couldn’t know many words, so he looked up the dictionary many times. Because of no hands, he wrote with his mouth and his stump(残肢) arms. He asked others for help sometimes. It took him 7 years to finish the book!
He became one of the Top 10 People Who Moved China in March, 2022. “Your life is more than once. You are not just experiencing. You are fighting and keeping on in all your life. We should spend life as you do.” said CCTV.
17. Was Zhu Yanfu born in June, 1933
18. How long did it take him to turn a poor mountain village into a rich one
19. How did he write his book (List 2 things)
20. Do you agree with CCTV Why or why not
第四节．完型填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。
Dennis is a school boy from Shanghai. He 21 some New Year’s resolutions yesterday. He wants to 22 . So he is going to exercise more and eat healthier food. He 23 junk food. He is going to make a soccer team, because he likes soccer and he is also good at playing 24 . He is going to be the 25 of the soccer team. He also wants to improve his 26 . He is going to read English every morning. He is going to 27 a pen pal from England or Australia. And he is going to write letters or emails in English 28 his pen pal. When he grows up, he is going to be a doctor for children. He wants to help sick people. He is going to study in a medical school for six years 29 he finishes high school. He is going to work hard. He loves children and he thinks 30 children will be wonderful.
21. A. had B. made C. did
22. A. keep fit B. keep young C. keep fat
23. A. didn’t eat B. is going to eat C. isn’t going to eat
24. A. basketball B. volleyball C. soccer
25. A. captain B. friend C. classmate
26. A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese
27. A. find B. build C. have
28. A. with B. in C. to
29. A. where B. if C. why
30. A. looking for B. looking like C. looking after
第五节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。
Someone says, “Time 31. _______ (be) money.” But I think time is 32. _______ (important) than money.
Why 33. _______ when money is spent, we can get it back, but when time is gone, it’ll never return. That is why we mustn’t 34. _______ (waste) time. It goes without 35. _______ (say) that the time is usually limited(有限的). Even 36. _______ second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 37. _______ (anything) useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people don’t know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking, and 38. _______ (play). They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 39. _______ (life).
40. _______ a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to lose.
第六节 书面表达（满分20分）
41. 春节是中国最重要的传统节日，相信大家在春节期间都会走亲访友，和亲人团聚。那么请大家以 “My Spring Festival” 为题，介绍一下在春节期间做了哪些有意义的事情。
写作要求：
1. 语句通顺，条理清晰，详略得当，书写工整；
2. 80词左右，题目已给出，不计入总词数。
My Spring Festival
八年级寒假作业精选练习
英语 参考答案
Ⅰ．阅读
1—3：CBC 4—7：CACB 8—11：BBAC 12—16：DAECB
17. No (, he wasn’t).
18. 25 years.
19. He wrote with his mouth and his stump arms, and he asked others for help sometimes.
20. Yes. Because his story is very encouraging. (合理即可)
Ⅲ. 语言运用
21—25：BACCA 26—30：BACBC
31. is 32. more important 33. Because 34. waste
35. saying 36. a 37. something 38. playing
39. lives 40. In