江苏省南通市某校2023-2024学年八年级下学期6月集中作业10（半月考）英语试题（pdf版，无答案）

初二英语集中作业 10
一、单项选择（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 2分，共 20 分）
1．—The Chinese language is more and more popular.
—So it is! It’s becoming an important skill in the international ________.
A．conversation B．condition C．communication D．introduction
2．The tent is ________ for a family of three ________.
A．big enough; to live in B．enough big; to live in it
C．big enough; to live D．enough big; live in
3．—He never changes his mind. If he wants to do something, nothing and nobody can stand
________.
—I agree.
A．on his way B．by the way C．in this way D．in his way
4．Amy’s been ________ for a month. She’s got a serious blood ________.
A．ill; sickness B．sickness; illness C．sick; disease D．illness; disease
5．— Why do they hold the activity
— The purpose is ________ for a charity.
A．to donate money B．raising money C．donating money D．to raise money
6．It’s crazy ________ you to buy the handbag at ________ high price.
A．about; such a B．of; such a C．for; such a D．of; so
7．She thought _____ wrong ______ her to pick flowers in the park.
A．It’s; of B．that; for C．it; of D．this; for
8．People _______ our support and help . We must do something at once.
A．in need B．in need of C．in need need D．in need of need
9．—Do you mind my _________ the window
—_________. It is really cold outside.
A．close; No, not at all B．closing; No, not at all
C．close; Yes, please D．closing; Yes, please
10．—Joe wants to help Alisa with German, since she has just moved here with her parents from
France.
—________. Alisa’s mother is a German, so she speaks German well.
A．Don’t burn the candle at both ends B．Don’t try to run before you walk
C．Don’t teach fish to swim D．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
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二、完形填空（本大题共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，共 22.5 分）
A few years ago I worked in a project for homeless people. There had been one young man in
his early twenties that we all 11 about. He had no one in his life. His father was in
12 for murder. His mother had died.
When he was six years old, he was placed in foster care (寄养). He 13 the rest of
his childhood in and out of children’s homes. He had 14 going for him in life. He
started to be lost in computer games, got kicked out of the hostel he was living in and ended up
15 .
I’d been asked to see him because the nurses had become worried about his 16 . He
couldn’t see the point of keeping going. Someone with his history, in his situation is at a very high
17 of killing himself.
We started talking and I asked him 18 about if he had been thinking about killing
himself. “I think about it every day,” he said. I asked him if he had made plans. He 19
his head. “I couldn’t do it to Becky,” he said. I was at a loss. Who was Becky I’d thought he was
completely 20 —no family at all.
“She talks to me every day,” he explained. “She’d be heartbroken. She’s the only reason I
keep going.”
Becky was not a family member or a friend. She was 21 a person who, on her
way home from work every day, stopped, and spoke to him.
She only stopped for 10 minutes or so while she waited for her train, but would often
22 him a coffee or sandwich and would sit with him in the waiting hall.
“It’s funny,” he said. “She’s got a good job, but she always sits on the floor next to me.”
She never 23 to stop. It was a tiny gesture. For her, it was an insignificant (微不
足道的) event in her day. Yet for him, it meant something so much more.
I suspect even now she has no idea the importance of what she had done. She had given him
a tiny glimmer (一丝) of 24 that he had held on to with all his power. With just a
tiny gesture, she had given a young man a 25 to keep on living.
While it might not make headlines, sometimes it’s the small, simple acts of kindness that can
make all the difference.
11．A．dreamt B．heard C．worried D．complained
12．A．silence B．hospital C．action D．prison
13．A．described B．spent C．remembered D．finished
14．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
15．A．cheerless B．homeless C．worthless D．harmless
16．A．weight B．wealth C．plan D．mood (情绪)
17．A．quality B．fear C．risk D．price
18．A．directly B．excitedly C．impatiently D．carelessly
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19．A．turned B．shook C．covered D．raised
20．A．awful B．aware C．awake D．alone
21．A．just B．already C．even D．always
22．A．show B．sell C．buy D．prepare
23．A．promised B．decided C．expected D．failed
24．A．time B．hope C．place D．smile
25．A．reason B．choice C．chance D．decision
三、阅读理解（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 2.5 分，共 25 分）
A
For students in Mulan Primary School in Fuping County, Hebei Province, the past 18 years
went by along with music, which was impossible for them before Deng Xiaolan became their
music teacher. They have got a chance of singing on the opening and closing ceremonies of the
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. That might be the biggest stage in their life. The changes
were because of Deng, who passed away at age 79 on March 21, 2022.
Deng’s father Deng Tuo, a famous reporter, used to work for the Jinchaji Daily during the
1940s in Malan. At that time Deng was born. However, her parents had to fight against the
Japanese enemy so they could not stay with her and left her with local farmers until she was three.
That was why Deng always regarded Malan as her second home.
In 2003, Malan Village welcomed back the special guest. This was when changes in Malan
children’s life took place. Deng advised some local children to sing a song, but they could not sing
anything. Feeling sad, she came up with an idea of teaching these kids to sing.
After retiring in 2004, Deng went back to Malan and volunteered as a music teacher in a local
primary school. Two years later, she set up the first choir. In 2013, the first “Malan Music Festival”
was held, and the festival has been held every year since then.
The team that was responsible for Beijing 2022 opening and closing ceremonies heard about
Malan children’s story, and invited them to sing the Olympic Anthem. As Deng expected, her
students showed their confidence on the Olympic stage. Their voices touched the world.
“Our mother spent most of her last 18 years in Malan. Being a volunteer music teacher
brought her happiness and satisfaction,” Deng’s children said. “They performed well at the
ceremonies of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and were praised by the world. That made
her very happy. She left the world on a high note. This is the biggest comfort for our family.”
26．What was completely new to the children in Malan 18 years ago
A．Going to primary school. B．Studying in a new school.
C．Watching the Olympic Games. D．Learning to play music or sing.
27．Which paragraph tells why Deng had special feelings for Malan
A．Paragraph 1. B．Paragraph 2. C．Paragraph 3. D．Paragraph 4.
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28．When did Deng get the idea of teaching kids to sing
A．After she retired in 2004.
B．After the kids failed to sing a song.
C．When the villagers asked her to teach.
D．When she received the invitation from Beijing.
29．What can we learn from what Deng’s children said
A．Deng’s life ended successfully.
B．Deng’s story touched the world.
C．Deng brought comfort to her family.
D．Deng asked her children to be volunteer teachers.
30．What is the purpose of the text
A．To describe Deng’s life after retiring.
B．To show how Deng taught children in Malan.
C．To encourage people to be volunteer teachers like Deng.
D．To introduce Deng who led children from a village to the Olympic stage.
B
Gossip is the information passed from one person to another about other people’s lives. You
may think gossip is awful. Even dictionary suggests that it is often unkind or untrue, but this
common idea is unreasonable.
Firstly, a study by Robbins and Karan shows that gossip is common but much of it is just
people sharing information. For their study, 467 people’s conversations were recorded. Robbins
and Karan found that, on average, these people gossiped for 52 minutes a day, with 75% of the
time spent communicating non-evaluative (非评价性的 ) information. Only about 14 % of the
gossip was thought malicious, a much smaller percentage (百分比 ) than the common idea
suggests, although to be fair, that was almost double the percentage of positive (积极的) gossip.
Scientists consider gossip to be an important reason why people in the old times were able to
stay alive. It helped spread important news, it also provided information about who was
trustworthy and who might not work well with others in a group. It allowed humans to build small
communities with those who could be trusted, ensuring a greater chance of living. Today, it seems
that not much has changed. Gossip still allows us to develop relationships and find out who we
can work with best. Gossip also explains the rules of our society. When we hear someone criticize
a person’s behaviour, it is obvious that such behaviour is unacceptable and should not be copied.
That’s not to say we should pay attention to everything we hear, but it gives us direction.
Of course, these days, our world is changing the nature of gossip. Our networks are now
larger, and some gossip can spread like wildfire. And problems come up when gossip includes
untrue information. This kind of gossip can destroy people’s lives.
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So scientists say that it’s important to share information that can’t hurt others. If we fail to do
this, people will see us as someone who can’t be trusted and may even avoid us. Similarly,
gossiping to improve one’s own place in society is unacceptable. It’s best to share information that
may act as a warning to others or encourage them to behave better. It’s these things that normally
push people together rather than make them turn away from each other.
31．The word “malicious” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.
A．important B．harmful C．meaningful D．interesting
32．What’s probably the percentage of positive gossip in Robbins and Karan’s study？
A．75%. B．25%. C．8%. D．14%.
33．What can we learn from Paragraph 3
A．People who gossip a lot in a group are always welcome.
B．People who like gossiping can work well together in a group.
C．Gossip helps people build relationships today as well as in the past.
D．In the past, people who liked gossiping were untrustworthy.
34．The writer probably agrees that ________.
A．gossiping is commonly thought kind and true
B．gossiping to move up in society should be avoided
C．gossip as a warning may destroy people’s lives
D．we shouldn’t stay close to people who like gossiping
35．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage
A．To discuss the positive effect of gossiping.
B．To tell people the reason why gossip is common.
C．To remind people of the problems of gossiping.
D．To guide people to be responsible for gossiping.
四、六选五（本大题共 5小题，每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）
“Can I have a glass of hot water ” This is a very common question in a restaurant. 36
However, the simple habit is like a mystery (谜) to people from other countries.
For many westerners, the idea of drinking hot water is very strange (奇怪的). However, most
Chinese people think the Americans’ habit of drinking ice water is also strange and even
unhealthy. Some old people would take a tea kettle (茶壶) when they travel. 37 But in
western countries, drinking hot water isn’t common. Westerners often have drinks with ice, not
just on hot days but on almost every day.
38 He visited a local cafe (当地的咖啡馆) when going back to England. He asked
for a glass of hot water. But this surprised the waitress. “To...to...to drink ” she couldn't believe it.
Finally, the man got the hot water, but felt cold stares (注视) from others in the cafe.
39 This cultural difference is not a simple problem, but has to do with history,
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culture and science. In fact, many teenagers now are used to drinking bottled water. 40
Who knows!
A．Which is better for the body, hot water or cold
B．For many Chinese people, nothing is more common than drinking hot water every day.
C．There is a story online about a British man, who has been in Beijing for over five years.
D．With the young people growing up, will drinking hot water become a less popular life habit
E．Westerners wonder why Chinese people drink hot water as Chinese are wondering why
westerners drink cold water.
F．Chinese doctors are encouraging (鼓励) more people to take up the habit of drinking hot water
especially for women.
五、短文填空（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
The 2024 Spring Festival Gala official mascot ( 吉 祥 物 ), “Loong Chenchen”, was
announced by the China Media Group on Wednesday. The name “Loong Chenchen” includes the
Chinese character “Loong”, which translates to “dragon” in English. The dragon plays 41
important role in Chinese culture. In ancient times, the emperors of ancient China loved dragons
and their clothes 42 (cover) with pictures of dragons. We are proud to call 43
(we) the “descendants (传人 ) of the dragon”. In Chinese, “excellent” people are often called
“dragons”. The mascot “Loong Chenchen” shows great meanings of good luck, health and 44
(happy). It also means that the country is rich and the people are at peace.
The mascot is 45 (careful) designed (设计). It takes two months to finish designing
the mascot. The designer draws ideas from China’s deep and rich traditional culture. For example,
the design of the dragon claw (爪子) in “Loong Chenchen” gets ideas 46 the pattern of
the Nine-Dragon Wall of the Palace Museum in Beijing. The pattern on the dragon stomach is
from the cloud and thunder (雷声) shapes in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The dragon fin is based
on a Tang Dynasty (618–907) artifact (历史文物) which looks like a moving gold dragon.
The color of “Loong Chenchen” has special Chinese name, “Chengxia”. It means red or
rosy clouds in English and 47 (stand) for youth and strength (力量 ). The color of
“Chengxia” is a symbol of spring, hope and growth.
The Spring Festival Gala or “Chunwan” is such a popular TV show that it has become a
must-watch program of the Lunar New Year celebrations, which is loved by the Chinese people.
During the Spring Festival, no matter 48 far families around China are from their homes,
they will come together. There are more than one billion people 49 (watch) the Chinese
Lunar New Year’s Eve, the Gala on that day. It symbolizes a time for family get together and the
50 (meaning) beginning of the new year.
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五、任务型阅读（本大题共 5小题，每小题 2分，共 10 分）
Eradajere Oleita often finds ways to give back on her birthday. As her 25th birthday was
coming in 2022, she started looking for her next project. She found it when she watched a video
on the Internet about how to iron foil-lined（铝箔内衬的）chip bags into sleeping bags. Oleita said
the video gave her the idea of the Chip Bag Project.
“The project allows me to bring two of my thoughts together, people and the environment.”
Oleita said. “We throw so many things away and never think about where that’s ending”.
“It takes about four hours to make a sleeping bag. Each takes about 150 to 300 chip bags,”
Oleita told The Detroit News. “Our sleeping bags are better than the cotton ones. They are
waterproof (防水的) and light. They are easy to carry as well.”
Since 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected over 800,000 chip bags and created 110
sleeping bags.
“Whenever we get a chip bag, we’re preventing something going into our water,” Oleita said.
“And when we give somebody a bag, we’re giving warmth, and we’re helping a human life.”
The Chip Bag Project is just the latest environmental project for Oleita. She has also worked
with the Youth Energy Squad. One of her first large projects was creating a 6-foot-tall Minion (小
黄人) out of recycled plastic bottles.
“Before, I thought environmental things had nothing to do with people like me,” Oleita said.
“But now I believe that each of us can do something to the future of the world by training people
not to be careless with their things, and at the same time we can help people in need.”
51．What gave Oleita the idea of the Chip Bag Project
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52．How long does it take to make a sleeping bag out of chip bags
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53．Why are the sleeping bags better than the cotton ones according to Oleita
_________________________________________________________________
54．What is the Minion created by Oleita made of
_________________________________________________________________
55．What do you think of Oleita’s Chip Bag Project
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