精品解析：山东省烟台市海阳市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第二学期期中检测 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月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, 将木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 Here are some kinds of forms of Chinese art. Have you ever heard of them before? How much do you know about them? Calligraphy书法 Chinese calligraphy is a traditional form of writing characters from the Chinese language through the use of ink (墨) and a brush. The ancient Chinese thought of calligraphy as an important form of art. To produce Chinese characters, one needs a brush, paper, inkstick and inkstone (砚台). These are called the “Four Treasures of the Study”. It’s necessary to learn these tools in order to learn calligraphy. Now, people can find calligraphy on the walls of offices, shops, hotels, and houses everywhere. Poetry Poetry is an important part of art, Chinese poems written a thousand years ago still read fresh and modern, this is because the language has changed so little. Poetry has remained a popular form in China for centuries and Chinese people will often know several poems by heart. There are some major kinds of ancient poem styles called Shi, Ci, Ge, Qu and Fu. Li Bai, Du Fu and Su Shi are considered as the best among ancient poets. During the Tang Dynasty, poetry became so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to work for the government. Opera Chinese opera, also known as xiqu, is considered as one of the three oldest dramatic (戏曲) art forms in the world. There are five main types of Chinese opera: Beijing, Henan, Huangmei, Yue, and Cantonese Opera. Wise ancient people put music, art and culture together and made them become a nice performance. During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong set up an opera school called Pear Garden