期中素能测评课件-2023-2024学年外研版英语八年级下册 （合肥地区）

期中素能测评 第二部分　英语知识运用（共两大题，满分25分） Ⅳ. 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每小题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 （　C　）16. What a  　　　　⁠boy！ He worked out such a difficult maths problem. A. strong B. kind C. clever D. strange C Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　C　）17. The Monkey King  　　　　⁠a group of monkeys against the Jade Emperor. A. discovers B. invents C. leads D. wins （　C　）18. I have  　　　　⁠lent the bike to him， but he hasn’t returned it to me  　　　　⁠. A. already； already B. yet； already C. already； yet D. yet； yet C C Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　D　）19. — Mum， what are you cooking？ It  　　　　⁠really delicious！ — Come and have a try. It’s fish， your favourite. A. looks B. sounds C. tastes D. smells （　D　）20. （2023·合肥包河区期中）Although the old tower has been there for two thousand years， it is still in good  　　　　⁠. A. health B. size C. system D. condition D D Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　B　）21. （2023·合肥市庐阳中学期中）— China has made great progress in the fight  　　　　⁠poverty（贫困） in recent years. — How amazing！ The government has helped millions of people get out of poverty. A. with B. against C. for D. from （　D　）22. — Where is your uncle， Jane？　— He is in Guangzhou. He  　　　　⁠for a month. A. has left B. has gone C. left D. has been away B D Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　C　）23. （2023·合肥市琥珀中学期中）— You look unhappy， David. Why？ — I invited my classmates to play basketball this morning， but  　　　　⁠of them came. A. nobody B. all C. none D. everybody （　C　）24. （2023·合肥市琥珀中学期中）The teacher asked Mary what happened. She didn’t  　　　　⁠excuses and told the teacher the truth. A. use up B. stay up C. make up D. look up C C Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　C　）25. — We lost 3 points in the football match.　—  　　　　⁠But never say die！ A. That sounds wonderful. B. It’s your lucky day. C. That’s a pity. D. Sure， no problem. C Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ Ⅴ. 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 Don’t complain（抱怨） about what you don’t have. Remember， sometimes， you can’t get  　26　⁠ you truly want easily. You must try your best to do  　27　⁠. You say， your job isn’t what it should be. Now start to prepare  　28　⁠ for a better job by taking classes or learning a new skill. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ You say， you don’t have the  　29　⁠ to live a good life. Right now， sit down and make a goal（目标）. Then， work hard for it.  　30　⁠， will you still worry you don’t have money？ You say， you don’t have many friends. Remember， you must  　31　⁠ first if you want to get. Think about what you can give  　32　⁠ you want to get something from your friends. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ You say， you’re not happy. Then， it’s  　33　⁠ to be kind to others. As you help others  　34　⁠ difficulties， you will find that happiness comes to you. Don’t depend on others to give you happiness. Happiness is in your  　35　⁠ hands. Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Look at what you already have， be thankful for it and work hard for better life. Then you will find there is no need to complain. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　D　）26. A. why B. when C. how D. what （　C　）27. A. worse B. easier C. better D. less （　B　）28. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself （　C　）29. A. food B. house C. money D. clothes （　A　）30. A. Finally B. Quickly C. Greatly D. Firstly （　B　）31. A. thank B. give C. prepare D. wait （　D　）32. A. so B. and C. after D. before （　C　）33. A. journey B. matter C. time D. advice （　D　）34. A. find out B. ask for C. look forward to D. get out of （　B　）35. A. enough B. own C. right D. main D C B C A B D C D B Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ 第三部分　阅读理解（共两大题，满分35分） Ⅵ. （2023·合肥市庐阳中学期中）补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 A. Where is it？ B. How tall is it？ C. How high is it？ D. It is so wonderful. E. When did you go there？ F. Have you ever visited it？ G. I went there with my parents. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ A： Hi， Jenny！ Have you heard of Mount Huang？ B： Of course. I think it’s the most beautiful mountain in China. A： 36.  　A　⁠ B： It’s in Anhui Province， not very far from Hefei. A： 37.  　C　⁠ B： The highest peak（山峰） is about 1，865 metres. A： 38.  　F　⁠ B： Yes. I visited it during the summer holiday in 2023. A： Who did you go there with？ B： 39.  　G　⁠ A： How do you like it？ B： 40.  　D　⁠ You should go to visit it if possible. A C F G D Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ Ⅶ. 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A（2023·合肥市第四十二中学期中） ① In 2003， China sent its first astronaut， Yang Liwei， into space. Since then， many Chinese astronauts have “reached for the stars”. Have you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut like them？ ② Health is important. To be an astronaut， you need to be very healthy. You’d better not have health problems. For example， a decayed tooth（龋齿） could get worse in space and bring trouble to astronauts. You can’t have scars（伤疤） either. They may split in space. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ ③ Become stronger with hard training. In China， you must be a great pilot（飞行员） before you become an astronaut. You must fly for more than 600 hours without accidents. You’ll start training before you really become an astronaut. It’s very difficult. For example， you need to be as strong as excellent players by running， swimming and doing pull-ups. You will also wear 200-kilogram clothes and do tasks（任务） underwater for six or seven hours without eating or going to the bathroom. This is like doing tasks during a spacewalk. ④ Learn science. Knowledge is important as well. Astronauts take 60 lessons to get ready for a task， including maths， English， spaceship design and physics. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　B　）41. What does the underlined word “split” mean in Chinese？ A. 爆炸 B. 裂开 C. 愈合 D. 变化 （　C　）42. Which of the following things should an astronaut do？ A. Fly a plane for about 600 days. B. Play sports against excellent players. C. Wear special clothes and do tasks underwater. D. Practise spacewalks for six or seven hours every day. B C Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　B　）43. What’s the structure of the passage？ A. ①②③/④ B. ①/②③④ C. ①/②③/④ D. ①②/③④ B Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ B（2022·贺州） Once upon a time， two brothers lived in a village. They were both farmers and grew corn. The elder brother had many children to feed. The younger brother also had a big family to look after. Although the brothers were poor， they lived happily. One year， there was a drought（干旱） and the corn didn’t grow well. The two brothers collected their small harvest and stored the grain in their barns（谷仓）. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ That night， the elder brother couldn’t sleep. He was worried about his brother. Would he have enough grain to feed his family？ At last， the elder brother got out of bed. He went to his barn and filled a bag with grain. Then he went silently to his brother’s barn and secretly added the grain to his brother’s pile（堆）. Every night， he did the same thing. He took some of his own grain and added it to his brother’s store. But after a while， he noticed something strange. His pile of grain never looked smaller in the morning. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ One night， he decided to find out why. After it had got dark， he hid near his barn and watched. At last， a man came near with his own bag of grain. At first he didn’t know who he was. Then， he was amazed to see his own brother. Every night the younger brother had done the same thing—taking grain from his own pile to give it to his brother. It was true brotherly love！ Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　C　）44. How was the two brothers’ life？ A. Rich and happy. B. Rich but sad. C. Poor but happy. D. Poor and sad. （　A　）45. What happened to the two brothers one year？ A. Their corn didn’t grow well because of the drought. B. They collected much grain. C. They didn’t grow any corn at all. D. They sold all their grain. C A Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　C　）46. What did the elder brother do that night？ A. He slept well. B. He was angry with his brother. C. He sent a bag of grain to his brother secretly. D. He stole a bag of grain from his brother. C Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ （　B　）47. What do you know about the two brothers according to the passage？ A. They both had a small family. B. They loved and helped each other. C. They didn’t care about their families at all. D. They were strict men. B Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ 　　阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 C Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse have been fighting each other and making us laugh since the 1940s.After a lifetime of being the world’s most famous enemies（敌人）， Tom and Jerry will start over. The famous cartoon characters are back in a new live-action movie. The movie came out on Feb. 26 in the US. Tom and Jerry still look the same as before. But the film’s other parts are played by human actors. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ This time， Tom and Jerry are in New York City. Jerry is staying in the best hotel in the city while the hotel workers are getting ready for a big wedding（婚礼）. The hotel pays Tom to catch Jerry and their fighting starts once again. Just as in the cartoons， Jerry is clever and he always makes fun of Tom. Tom is silly and cute. Their stories will also win the hearts of people all over the world. Why？ “After all， animals with human characteristics（特征） are always funny to watch，” said Liu Dan， the manager of children’s channel of CCTV. Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ 48. When did the movie come out in the US？（不超过5个词）  　On Feb. 26.　⁠ 49. Where does the story happen this time in the new movie？（不超过10个词）  　In New York City./It happens in New York City.　⁠ 50. Why will their stories also win the hearts of people all over the world？（不超过10个词）　  　Because animals with human characteristics are always funny to watch.　⁠ On Feb. 26. In New York City./It happens in New York City.  　Because animals with human characteristics are always funny to watch.　⁠ Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ 第四部分　写（共两大题，满分25分） Ⅷ. 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 51. You can’t  　expect　⁠（期盼） to learn a foreign language in a few days. 52. （2023·合肥市第四十五中学橡树湾校区期中）Last year my parents took me to Egypt and we visited lots of  　ancient　⁠（古老的） buildings and towers. expect ancient Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ 53. I’ve always wanted to go on a wonderful holiday. But I can’t  　afford　⁠（付得起） it. 54. Don’t worry. They will  　reach　⁠（到达） the meeting hall before the talk begins. 55. （2023·合肥市庐阳中学期中）It is necessary for us to learn a  　lesson　⁠（教训） from the mistakes we made. afford reach lesson Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ Ⅸ. （2023·合肥包河区期中）书面表达（共1小题；满分20分） 假如你是李华，你校将要举办以“How to work together for a better future”为题的英语演讲比赛，你将作为班级的代表参加比赛，请你结合以下要点写一篇演讲稿。词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 要点：1. 学习知识，掌握技能；2. 健康饮食，加强锻炼；3. 志愿服务，关心他人。 参考词汇： volunteer 志愿者 Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ How to work together for a better future Good morning， everyone！ I am glad to speak here. I am going to talk about how to work together for a better future.  　First of all， we need to keep learning knowledge and skills in different areas so that we are able to catch every chance to improve ourselves. What’s more， we should pay attention to our food and drinks and do more daily exercise. A healthy body and mind will help us do better in our school w or k. First of all， we need to keep learning knowledge and skills in different areas so that we are able to catch every chance to improve ourselves. What’s more， we should pay attention to our food and drinks and do more daily exercise. A healthy body and mind will help us do better in our school work. Most importantly， we should also care about others and take part in volunteer activities. Such acts of kindness Most importantly， we should also care about others and take part in volunteer activities. Such acts of kin d not only do good to others， but also bring us happiness. Let’s work together for a better future. Thanks for listening！ Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ $$