山东省烟台市海阳市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中检测 初三英语试题 注意事项： 1．本试卷共8页，满分90分，考试用时100分钟; 2．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上; 3．选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的选项标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它选项; 4．非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上：如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案;不能使用涂改液等。不按以上要求作答无效; 5．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Do you know extreme (极限的) sports? Extreme sports are often dangerous. But many people like them. A lot of people want to do them, even women. Do you know why? One said, “Because they can make me look very cool.” Do you think so? Read about them below. Then you can know a lot about them. Bungee Jumping: People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of years. In 1979, some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made the sport popular around the world. Bungee jumping came to China in 1996. Skateboarding: At first, this sport was called “sidewalk surfing”. Skateboarders often jump high into the air, go down steps or slide down rails on their boards. They wear baggy trousers so they can move more freely. Skydiving: This might be the scariest (最惊险的) extreme sport. Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They usually fall freely for a while and then open a parachute to slow down for a safe landing. Snowboarding: This became a winter Olympic sport in 1998. People tied their feet to the board with special shoes. They don’t use any ski sticks. Then, they ride down hills, jump high and do tricks. 1. What made bungee jumping popular all over the world? A. History of hundreds of years. B. Coming to China in 1996. C. Jumping over a river in England. D. Jumping off a bridge in England. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The scariest extreme sport is skydiving. B Skateboarding became a winter Olympic sport in 1998. C. Snowboarders wear baggy trousers so that they can move freely. D. Many people like extreme sports