辽宁省大石桥市水源镇九年一贯制学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中质量监测英语试卷

学 校 班 级 姓 名 考 号 2023——2024学年度下学期期中质量监测 八年英语试卷 （本试卷共45道题 满分90分） 考生注意：所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域内作答，在本试卷上作答无效 第一部分：选择题（共50分） 一、阅读理解：（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 第一节：阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Passage 1 During ancient times, children didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to have fun. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let’s take a look. Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood. Now in China, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite, each of which is special and wonderful. Playing diabolo Diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and is hollow* in the center. When juggled* on ropes, the high-speed rotating diabolo will make a sound. Playing diabolo is a very interesting game, especially in North China. Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film or television during ancient times was watching a shadow play. People control puppets* behind the screen while singing with music to tell a story. Shadow play was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage* in 2006. Setting off firecrackers Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that people burnt bamboo joints to make a loud noise to drive away the beast named Nian in ancient China. Firecrackers are still set off during Spring Festival to show hope and luck. 1. According to the text, the game of playing diabolo was . A. played in summer B. invented in Beijing C. like flying kites D. popular in North China. 2. Which game is like watching movies? A. Flying kites. B. Playing diabolo. C. Watching shadow plays. D. Setting off firecrackers. 3.Where did kites come from? A.China. B.America C.Canada D.Australia 4. Where we can find this passage? A. In a kid’s magazine. B. In a weather report. C. In a travelling magazine. D. In a shopping guide book. Passage 2 Before you go to another