从江县宰便中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期中测试
八年级 英语
(满分:150分 时间:120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共五节,30个小题;每小题1分,满分30分)
第一节 听对话,选择相应的图片。(读一遍)
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第二节 听句子,选择最佳应答。(读一遍)
( )7.A.Yes,it can. B.Sorry. C.Yes,it is.
( )8.A.Last weekend. B.Watch TV. C.OK.
( )9.A.Yes,I do. B.Yes,he does. C.No,she didn’t.
( )10.A.Of course. B.No,I can’t. C.Thank you.
( )11.A.It’s about 6 670 kilometers long. B.For a week.C.On Sunday.
( )12.A.The Nile. B.Qomolangma. C.The Sahara Desert.
第三节 听对话,选择最佳选项完成句子。(读两遍)
( )13.Sam is .
A.a tiger keeper B.an elephant keeper C.a panda keeper
( )14. are in danger according to the speakers.
A.The whales B.The tigers C.The pandas
( )15.More and more people like to climb the mountains because .
A.they think it is exciting B.they want to challenge themselves
C.they want to relax themselves
( )16.Paul went to last year
A.the Nile B.the Sahara C.the Caspian Sea
( )17.They are talking about kinds of animals.
A.four B.five C.six
( )18.Jack likes during the summer vacation.
A.going mountain climbing B.going bike riding C.going camping
第四节 听对话,根据对话内容及问题,选择最佳选项。(读两遍)
听下面一段对话,回答第19、20题。
( )19.How long did Betty stay in Nepal
A.For 20 days. B.For 30 days. C.For 50 days.
( )20.What did Betty think of the food there
A.Not good. B.Not bad. C.Too sweet.
听下面一段对话,回答第21、22题。
( )21.How high is Mount Linglong
A.About 408 meters. B.About 421 meters. C.About 567 meters.
( )22.Which is the lowest mountain
A.Mount Linglong. B.Mount Tuo. C.Mount Yunmen.
听下面一段对话,回答第23、24题。
( )23.How high is Demao Building
A.About 325.2 meters. B.About 320.5 meters.C.About 305.2 meters.
( )24.What will the girl do in Chengdu
A.She will see pandas. B.She will visit Center Zoo.C.She will visit Demao Building.
第五节 听短文,完成表中所缺信息,每空仅填一词。(读三遍)
About the Tower Bridge
Where it is It is over the River Thames and 25. to the Tower of London.
How old it is Over 26. hundred years.
What color it was/is 27. brown at first.Red,28. and blue in 1977.
How it works It can be raised and 29. in the middle.
How often people raised it in the past About 30. times a day.
第二部分 完形(共两节,满分20分)
第一节 (共5个小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
阅读下面短文,从框内6个选项中选出能分别填入5个小题空白处的最佳选项。
A.tourists B.and C.by D.their E.climb F.themselves
Alaska Range(阿拉斯加山脉) is famous for its valleys and glaciers(冰川).It has many thick forests and big glaciers which are over millions of years old.It attracts(吸引) more than a million 31. from all over the world.It is also one of the most dangerous places on the earth.
Of all the peaks(山峰),Mount McKinley is the highest.It’s one of the most popular places to go for mountain climbing.It’s very difficult to 32. Mount McKinley because the top of the mountain is covered 33. thick snow all year round,and there are many other difficulties like the freezing weather conditions,avalanches(雪崩),the heavy storms and so on.
For these climbers,it is an extremely dangerous climbing.Many people have lost 34. lives on this mountain.However,the mountain climbers have never given up climbing it,35. they enjoy the great challenges in climbing the mountain.
第二节 (共10个小题;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,选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
Maxime and Lise are a young French couple.They are ready to travel across China from Beijing to Yunnan Province on a tandem bicycle(双人自行车).They have two main purposes and one of them is that they want to encourage green 36 through it.
Maxime,26,works helping farmers raise their cows,and his wife Lise,26,is a teacher.The two also like 37 their travel stories on the Internet.
“We choose a tandem bicycle because it makes it 38 to communicate with each other about interesting people and things we come across during the journey. Besides,bicycling is 39 .And it’s a cheaper and more environment-friendly way of traveling than 40 cars,motors and so on,” the couple said.
As for the other purpose of their 41 ,the two said they wanted to get
people’s good ideas on topics such as health,economy(经济) and politics(政治).When they were asked 42 they chose to visit China,they said it was because they often talked about its long history and beauty and how much of the country is competitive(有竞争力的) in the world.
“We know China is a country with a large 43 and will be the leader of the economy around the world in the future.We want to get a better understanding of the country and its people.We 44 the country,” they said.
The couple will be on their journey to China soon.We hope they can make more people further 45 China by sharing what they see and hear on the way.Meanwhile,we hope they enjoy their travel in China.
( )36.A.food B.farming C.travel
( )37.A.sharing B.storing C.stealing
( )38.A.busier B.easier C.earlier
( )39.A.healthier B.harder C.worse
( )40.A.buying B.using C.making
( )41.A.order B.result C.journey
( )42.A.how B.why C.when
( )43.A.population B.protection C.nature
( )44.A.need B.miss C.love
( )45.A.dream about B.hear about C.know about
第三部分 阅读(共三节,满分50分)
第一节 (共12个小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面三个语篇,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出各题的最佳选项。
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Stonehenge With a history of about 5,000 years,Stonehenge is one of the world wonders.It’s a circle of stones of different heights.The stones used to be about 200 kilometers away.Now people still wonder how these people moved the huge stones without machines’ help.
Louvre Museum No visit to Paris is complete without a trip to Louvre Museum,one of the largest and most famous art museums in the world.About 35,000 works of art from different centuries are on show,of which Mona Lisa is the best-known.
Mount Qomolangma With heavy snow,cold wind and thin oxygen(氧气),Mount Qomolangma seems to say no to any climber who dreams about making it to the top of the world.Tenzing and Edmund were the earliest to arrive at the top,but they were up there for just 15 minutes before coming down.
Lake District National Park In the north of England lies Lake District National Park,which is very beautiful,with hills,lakes and forests.Most tourists enjoy walking around the lakes and climbing mountains.Lake District National Park is also a perfect place to paint the beautiful countryside.
( )46.People are still wondering how ancient people .
A.managed to move the huge stones B.made different stones C.walked 200 kilometers
( )47.We can learn from the passage that .
A.Stonehenge has a history of five hundred years
B.Lake District National Park is in the south of England
C.Tenzing and Edmund were the first to reach the top of Qomolangma
( )48. is a great choice to enjoy walking around the lakes.
A.Stonehenge B.Louvre Museum C.Lake District National Park
( )49.The following make it difficult to reach the top of Qomolangma EXCEPT .
A.heavy snow B.large lakes C.cold wind
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Venus(金星) is the second closest planet to the sun.It is different from the earth in many ways.
Here are five ways we think Venus is different:
Volcanoes(火山)
There are more volcanoes on Venus than those on the earth.
There are more than 1,600 volcanoes on its surface(表面),but there are possibly many more smaller volcanoes that we can’t see.Scientists believe that most of these are not active(活跃的).
Longer day than year
A day on Venus lasts 243 earth days,while a year on Venus is shorter,at just 224.7 earth days.
High temperatures and pressure
Temperatures on the surface can reach up to 470 degrees.
The air pressure on the surface of Venus is very high—about 90 times higher than the pressure on the earth.In other words,the pressure on Venus is about the same as the water pressure on the earth.
Russia sent a special machine to Venus.It took many photos of the land on Venus.But it did not stay long after landing because of the temperature and pressure.
A windy planet
Winds on Venus are strong and fast.They are faster than the fastest tornado(龙卷风) on the earth.Scientists say the winds on Venus blow so fast that they can drive clouds around the whole planet in four earth days.
( )50.Venus is the closest planet to the sun.
A.first B.second C.third
( )51.A day on Venus lasts earth days.
A.243 B.224.7 C.365
( )52.Why can winds on Venus drive clouds around the planet
A.Because the winds are slow. B.Because the temperatures are high.
C.Because the winds are very fast.
( )53.What’s the best title for the passage
A.Differences between Venus and the earth B.Some facts about the earth
C.Some different planets
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I come from Cambridge,a beautiful city in the east of England.It is on the River Cam.My hometown is especially famous for its university.Many famous people studied here,such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.There are lots of old buildings to visit.Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.
Cambridge is about 90 kilometers from London.London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames.It is bigger and busier than Cambridge.It is about 2,000 years old,and it is famous for Big Ben,Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.
England itself is part of an island,and you are always near the sea.The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays.Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north,and the hills and pretty villages in the south.Everywhere in England,you will notice how green the countryside is.
It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.So come and see England at any time of the year,but bring an umbrella with you.It rains a lot all year round.You will need it most days.
( )54.Cambridge is .
A.in the east of England B.in the south of England C.on the River Thames
( )55.Tourists like in the south of England.
A.the beautiful lakes B.the low mountains C.the pretty villages
( )56.It is in England.
A.very hot in summer B.very cold in winter C.not very cold in winter
( )57.What can we infer from this passage
A.Cambridge is a big and busy city of London. B.The writer’s hometown is Cambridge.
C.The weather in Cambridge is sunny and windy.
第二节 (共5个小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从框内6个选项中选出能分别填入5个小题空白处的最佳选项。
All living things on the earth need other living things to live.58. Most animals must live in a group,and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind.Sometimes one living thing kills another,or one eats and the other is eaten.One kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live,and together they form a food chain(食物链).All food chains begin with the sun,and all food chains become broken up if one of them disappears.
59. But only plants can use sunlight directly.Plants are “factories”.They make food from sunlight,water and things in the soil and air.
Plants feed all living things.Animals can only use the sun’s energy(能量) after it has been changed into food by plants.Some animals feed directly on plants.Others eat smaller animals.
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What about human beings We are members of any food chain.We eat rice,vegetables,fruits and so on.We also eat meat.61. They kill wild animals.They also make rivers,lakes and seas dirty.When these rivers,lakes and seas are polluted,the fish in them cannot be eaten.If men eat the fish,they will get strange diseases.
62. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.
A.Nothing lives alone.
B.All life needs sunlight to live on.
C.So we should take care of the animals.
D.But men often break up the food chains.
E.Meat-eating animals only eat plants indirectly.
F.Each form of life is linked(联系) to all others.
第三节 (共5个小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,根据其内容填空和回答问题。(63至66题每题答案不超过3个单词,67题须用完整句子回答。)
Dolphins can think and learn things quickly.Studies show that dolphins and humans have something in common.Let’s have a look.
Like humans,every dolphin has its “name”.The name is a special whistle(口哨).Each dolphin chooses a different whistle for itself,usually by its first birthday.Dolphins are like humans in other ways too.
They use sound and body language to “talk” with each other.And they “talk” with each other about a lot of things—such as their age and food.
Dolphins live in groups.And they often join others from different groups to play games and have fun,just like humans.
Dolphins and humans are similar in another way.Both of them make plans to get things they want.In the water of southern Brazil,dolphins use a smart way to get food.When there are fish near a boat,dolphins signal(发信号) to the fishermen to put their nets in the water.In this way,the fishermen can get lots of fish.Why do dolphins help the fishermen That’s because they can eat some of the fish that run away from the net.
63.A dolphin usually chooses its name by its .
64.Dolphins use sound and to “talk” with each other about many things.
65.Dolphins from different often play together.
66.Just like humans,dolphins to get what they want.
67.Do you like dolphins Why or why not
第四部分 语言运用(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 (共5个小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据中文意思,补全英语译文。(每空限填一词,缩写算一词)
68.面对困难时不要害怕。
Don’t be afraid the of difficulties.
69.他最终实现了自己的梦想。
He his dream the end.
70.汤姆比迈克吃得少很多。
Tom eats than Mike.
71.这棵树比那棵树高两米。
This tree is two than that one.
72.即使危险,我们也要尽力帮助他。
it’s dangerous,we’ll try to help him.
第二节 (共10个小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在各题空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Which is the 73. (big) country in the world Well,look at the map and you’ll know it is Russia.It is followed by Canada,China and America.Among them,China has the largest population,which reaches over 1.4 billion.
Canada 74. (have) the longest coastline(海岸线).The total length of the coastline is about 202,080 kilometers.It’s long enough to go around the earth six 75. (time).
Do you know which is 76. largest island in the world Is that Hawaii No,it is much smaller 77. the largest island in the world—Greenland.Greenland is to the northeast of Canada.Ice covers 81% of 78. land.It is very cold there,so there are only about 56,000 people
79. (live) on the island.
80. is the longest river in the world Of course it’s the Nile.It is about 6,671 kilometers long.It runs through Africa from the south to the north.The Yangtze River in China is also famous around the world.It flows about 6,300 kilometers from Western China into the East China Sea 81. runs across eight provinces,two cities,one autonomous region(自治区).It’s the 82. (three) longest river in the world.
Vatican(梵蒂冈) is the smallest country in the world,with an area of 0.44 square kilometers,just as large as Tian’anmen Square.It has only a few people.
第五部分 写作(满分25分)
请结合下图内容及提示,以“Why Should We Protect Wild Animals ”为题,根据写作要求,写一篇不少于70词的短文。
写作要求:1.短文须包含图中所有信息,并适当拓展。
2.文中不能出现真实的人名和校名。
Why Should We Protect Wild Animals
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About the Tower Bridge
Where it is It is over the River Thames and 25. close to the Tower of London.
How old it is Over 26. one hundred years.
What color it was/is 27. Chocolate brown at first.Red,28. white and blue in 1977.
How it works It can be raised and 29. opened in the middle.
How often people raised it in the past About 30. 50/fifty times a day.
第二部分 完形(共两节,满分20分)
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第三部分 阅读(共三节,满分50分)
(A)46.People are still wondering how ancient people .
(C)47.We can learn from the passage that .
(C)48. is a great choice to enjoy walking around the lakes.
(B)49.The following make it difficult to reach the top of Qomolangma EXCEPT .
(B)50.Venus is the closest planet to the sun.
(A)51.A day on Venus lasts earth days.
(C)52.Why can winds on Venus drive clouds around the planet
(A)53.What’s the best title for the passage
(A)54.Cambridge is .
(C)55.Tourists like in the south of England.
(C)56.It is in England.
(B)57.What can we infer from this passage
58. A 59. B 60. E 61. D 62. F
63.A dolphin usually chooses its name by its first birthday .
64.Dolphins use sound and body language to “talk” with each other about many things.
65.Dolphins from different groups often play together.
66.Just like humans,dolphins make plans to get what they want.
67.Do you like dolphins Why or why not
Yes,I do.Because I think they are cute.
第四部分 语言运用(共两节,满分25分)
68.Don’t be afraid in the face of difficulties.
69.He achieved his dream in the end.
70.Tom eats much less than Mike.
71.This tree is two meters taller than that one.
72. Even though/if it’s dangerous,we’ll try to help him.
73. biggest 74. has (have) 75. times (time) 76. the 77. than 78. its 79. living 80. Which 81. and 82. third (three)
第五部分 写作(满分25分)
One possible version:
Why Should We Protect Wild Animals
Do you know any endangered animals Why are they in danger
As far as I know,there are many endangered animals in the world,such as tigers.Some people cut down trees,so there are few places for wild animals to live in.And many animals are killed by people who want to make money.
We human beings could not live without plants and animals around us.So protecting wild animals is very important.We must take measures to protect them from now on!First,set up some nature reserves to let the wild animals live in.Second,call on people to stop hunting for the wild animals.Third,protect the habitats of the animals.We all hope that there will be a lot more forests and wild animals in the future.听力材料：
第一部分 听力
第一节 听对话,选择相应的图片。(读一遍)
1.W:Where did Jack go last year
M:He went to the Science Museum.
2.W:I like geography best.I know the Nile is the longest river in the world.
M:Well,how long is it
W:It’s about 6,670 kilometers long.
3.W:What animal does Tom like best
M:He likes the animal that eats bamboo best.
4.W:What did Kevin do last year
M:He went to the Sahara last year and had a hard time there.
5.W:Which city do you like best of the three
M:Shanghai.It is one of the biggest cities in the world.
6.M:Is Tom heavier than before
W: Yeah,he used to weigh 65 kilos before,but now he weighs 90 kilos.
第二节 听句子,选择最佳应答。(读一遍)
7.Is the Palace Museum famous in the world
8.When did you see the elephant
9.Does your brother want to climb the mountain
10.May I ask you some questions
11.How long is the Nile
12.What’s the biggest desert in the world
第三节 听对话,选择最佳选项完成句子。(读两遍)
13.W:Where do you work,Sam
M:I work in a city zoo.And I’m a tiger keeper.
14.W:There used to be lots of pandas in China.But now they are becoming fewer and fewer.
M:You are right.We should try our best to protect them.
15.W: Today more and more people like to climb the mountains.
M: I agree with you.Maybe they just want to challenge themselves.
16.W:Last year I went to the Sahara and the Caspian Sea.Did you go to these places,Paul
M:No,but I took a boat tour along the Nile last year.
17.M:The report says many animals such as pandas,tigers and elephants are in great danger.
W:That’s true.Other animals like lions and bears are also becoming fewer and fewer.So we must do something to save them.
18.W: Hey,Jack.What do you like doing during the summer vacation
M:I like going mountain climbing.It can make me strong.And I feel excited while climbing the mountain.
第四节 听对话,根据对话内容及问题,选择最佳选项。(读两遍)
听下面一段对话,回答第19、20题。
M:Would you please tell me something about your best holiday,Betty
W:Well,it was my first trip to Nepal.We went there ten years ago,doing some walking in the mountains.
M:I see.How long did you stay there
W:For twenty days.
M:That’s a long time.Well,how was the food
W:There was only rice and some vegetables.But it was not bad.
M:What was the best thing about the trip
W:The walking and exercise.The air was very clean.I really enjoyed myself there.
听下面一段对话,回答第21、22题。
W:What beautiful photos!Dan,when did you take these photos
M:I took them last Tuesday in Qingzhou.
W:You went to Qingzhou last Tuesday
M:Yes,I visited Mount Yunmen,Mount Tuo and Mount Linglong.
M:Which mountain is the highest
W:Mount Linglong.It’s about 567 meters.And it’s the farthest from Qingzhou City.It’s about 16 kilometers from Qingzhou City.The lowest mountain is Mount Tuo.It’s only 408 meters high.
听下面一段对话,回答第23、24题。
W:This morning,Chen Hui showed me around Demao building.It’s the highest building in Chen Hui’s city.
M:How high is it
W:It’s about 320.5 meters high.
M:What else did you do in the morning
W:Chen Hui took me around Center Zoo.The zoo is very big.There are about 5,000 animals in the zoo.We saw tigers,lions,giraffes,koalas,and so on.
M:Did you see pandas there
W:No,we didn’t.But next Tuesday we will fly to Chengdu and see pandas at the Chengdu Research Base.
M:I hope you’ll have a great time.
W:Thank you.
第五节 听短文,完成表中所缺信息,每空仅填一词。(读三遍)
The Tower Bridge is over the River Thames and it is very famous.It is close to the Tower of London.People often think they are the same age.But in fact,people built the Tower of London about a thousand years ago,while the Tower Bridge only has a history of over one hundred years.At first people painted the Tower Bridge chocolate brown.In 1977,they painted it red,white and blue.
The Tower Bridge can be raised and opened in the middle.When people raise the middle part,the huge ships can pass.People raised it about 50 times a day in the past,but now it is only 4 to 5 times a week.If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two arms open high in the air,you will never forget e to visit the famous bridge!
