辽宁省大石桥市八校2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中联考英语试题

学 校 班 级 姓 名 考 号 2023—2024学年度上学期期中质量检测 八年英语试卷 ※试卷满分90分 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚。 2．请将准考证条形码粘贴在右侧的[条形码粘贴处]的方框内。 3．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔填写，字迹工整。 4．请按题号顺序在各题的答题区内作答，超出范围的答案无效，在草稿纸、试卷上作答无效。 5．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、刮纸刀。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题：共三大题，共50分） 1、 完形填空（共10小题，共10分，每小题1分） One of America’s biggest circuses (马戏团) will soon end elephants in its shows. The circus said it would stop by 2018. All its 1 will move to an animal conservation (保护) center. They will retire (退休) there. The circus is doing this 2 public protest (抗议). One hundred years ago, it was OK 3 animals to perform for humans. However, not today. People are worried about 4 , such as camels, dogs, horses, lions and tigers. Animal rights (权利) groups have told the circuses not to 5 the elephants. They said that circus elephants have a 6 life. Many of them are ill. They 7 the elephants to retire now. Many places in the USA were asked not to use the elephants. This makes it 8 for circuses to go around the country. The owners of the circus said it was hard to 9 using their elephants. They understand the people love watching the elephant’s 10 . ( ) 1. A. tigers B. lions C. elephants D. dogs ( ) 2. A. in order to B. because of C. so that D. because ( ) 3. A. of B. to C. for D. in ( ) 4. A. plants B. animals C. children D. vegetables ( ) 5. A. use B. teach C. love D. help ( ) 6. A. good B. nice C. comfortable D. bad ( ) 7. A. want B. decide C. offer D. plan ( ) 8. A. easy B. hard C. relaxing D. interesting ( ) 9. A. start B. begin C. stop D. continue ( ) 10. A. movies B. show C. stories D. life 2、 阅读理解（共32分，共16小题，每小题2分） Passage 1 Lao She Teahouse opened in 1988. Its name is after the famous Chinese writer, Lao She (1899-1966). At Lao She Teahouse, visitors sit in an old Beijing setting, and can drink the best tea in China. They watch all kinds of traditional Chinese performance(表演) art and enjoy d