贵州省都匀市2023～2024 学年八年级下学期英语阅读竞赛 模拟试卷

2023—2024 学年度贵州都匀八下英语阅读竞赛 模拟试卷 班级： 姓名： 温馨提示： 1．本试题由阅读、写作两部分组成，共四个大题，总分100分，考试时间120分钟。 2．答卷前务必将答题卡上面的项目填涂清楚。所有答案都必须涂、写在答题卡相应位置。 3. 不要在答题卡上作任何特殊标记，更不能留下姓名、在读学校等个人信息，否则以作弊（取消成绩）论处。 第一部分 阅读（70分） 一、阅读单选（本题共20个小题，每小题2分，共40分） 下面有四个语篇，根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 A Cheetahs(猎豹），the world's fastest animals, died out in India over 70 years ago. Now a new project is trying to bring cheetahs back to India. Eight of the animals were set free in Kuno National Park in September 2022. By 1952, cheetahs died out in this country. One of the main reasons was that much of their natural land was taken over by humans.Cheetahs were also commonly killed for their skins. Since 1952, there have been efforts(努力) to return cheetahs to India. Recently,that finally happened. In an event held on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 72nd birthday, eight cheetahs were set free. The cheetahs were a gift from Namibia's government. These cheetahs aren't Asian cheetahs,but African cheetahs. There may be as few as 12Asian cheetahs still living in the wild, and they live in Iran. But even African cheetah numbers have been going down quickly. At present,there are only about 8.000 left. Some scientists believe that getting cheetahs going in India again will help make sure that cheetahs don't die out completely. “Project Cheetah"is expected to cost India about $11 million during the next five years. The goal(目标) is to increase the number of cheetahs to 40. A second group of 12 cheetahs was prepared by South Africa. and has arrived recently. 1.What is the purpose of the new project? A.To build a national park for cheetahs. B.To set lots of animals free into India. C.To find the fastest animals in the world. D.To bring cheetahs back to India. 2. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about____. A. the numbers of cheetahs B. different kinds of cheetahs C. the great efforts made by“Project Cheetah” D. the reasons why cheetahs died out in India 3. Which country sent the eight cheetahs to India? A. Iran. B. Namibia. C. South Africa. D. Kenya. 4. How many Asian cheetahs may be living in the wild? A. 4. B.8. C. 12. D. 40. 5. Where does the passage probably come from? A. A health magazine. B. A children's story. C. A nature report. D. A history book. B  A growing number of people are using ChatGPT, an AI program, to create books for sale. Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a writer. But after learning about ChatGPT, Schickler decided that he had a good chance.“The idea of writing a book finally seemed possible,”said Schickler, a postman in New York. "I thought I could do this.” Using the AI program, Schickler created a30-page picture book in a few hours. He offered it for sale in January through Amazon.“The book has made me less than $100,"he said. While that may not sound like much, it is enough to make him want to create other books using ChatGPT. Like Schickler, Kamil Banc told his wife that he could make a book in less than one day. “It was actually really simple,"he said.“I was surprised at how fast it went from an idea to publishing(出版).” However, Mark Dawson, a famous writer, was quick to call ChatGPT-aided novels“dull".which means not interesting. He said,“If a book gets bad reviews because the writing is dull, then it's quickly going to the bottom.” Mary Rasenberger is a member of a writer's group.She said,“This is something we really need to think about. These books will pour into the market and a lot of writers are going to be out of work.” 6.What is Brett Schickler? A. A famous writer. B. A postman in the US. B. A worker of Amazon. D. An AI programmer. 7.What can we know from Paragraph 3? A. Brett Schickler has made much money with AI. B. Brett Schickler plans to create a book once a month. C. Brett Schickler may keep writing books by ChatGPT. D. Brett Schickler dreamed of being a writer since he was young. 8.Why did Kamil Banc feel surprised? A. A lot of writers lost their jobs. B.ChatGPT could create books fast. C.Amazon sold the most books in the US. D.The books written by ChatGPT were interesting. 9.How does Mary Rasenberger feel about writers' jobs? A. Proud. B. Worried. C. Confident. D. Bored. 10.What is the passage mainly about? A. An AI program. B. A new picture book. C. Some different jobs. D. Some famous writers. C March 14 is Pi Day—a celebration of the number Pi which is equal to about 3.14. Pi is a special number that describes the connection between the distance around a circle and the distance across it. Most numbers don’t have names, but Pi does. It sounds just like the Pie that you eat, but It’s spelled differently. Pi also has its own sign—π. So what makes Pi so special? For thousands of years, people have known that there was a special relationship(关系) between the circumference (the distance around the outside of the circle) of a circle and its diameter. No matter how big or small the circle is, the relationship between the circumference and the diameter remains the same. That ratio(比例) is Pi, which means the circumference is always going to be about 3.14 times as long as the diameter. The reason we say “about 3.14” is because Pi is closer to the number than just 3.14. Many people use 3.14159,  but even that’s not quite right, because the digits(数字) to the right of the decimal point in Pi go on forever. They never end. Some people see that as a challenge. For years, people have been trying to calculate as many digits of Pi as they possibly can. At first they could only get a few. By 1699, Maths wise men were able to calculate Pi to 71 digits. In 1946, Daniel Ferguson calculated Pi to 620 digits, which is the record without a calculator. But with computers, people were able to easily calculate far more digits of Pi. The most recent record was set by Emma Haruka Iwao on Pi Day last year. 11.What does the underlined word “diameter” mean in the 3rd paragraph?　 A. A shape with four straight sides of equal length. B. The amount of flat space or ground that it covers. C. A method to solve a problem by completing square. D. The distance across the circle, going through the center. 12.When did Emma Haruka Iwao set the most recent record by computer?　 A. In 2019. B. In 2015. C. In 1946. D. In 1699. 13.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Pi is different?　 A. People worked Pi out easily. B. Pi is only almost equal to 3.14. C. Pi has its own sign and name. D. People keep studying Pi for long. 14.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?　 A. People first began to calculate Pi in 1699.  B. Some people still think Pi a challenge. C. People can calculate Pi to 620 digits now.  D. Some people worked Pi out last year. 15.Where can we most probably read this passage?　 A. In a fashion magazine. B. In a science magazine. C. In a school club poster. D. In an advertisement. D Are X-rays used to check for broken bones? Sure! But do you know they are also used these days in the art world to discover the secrets in paintings? X-rays can discover the materials(材料）used and changes made during the painting process. More interestingly, X-rays sometimes even show that artists painted over their previous works, probably as a way to save money oncanvases(画布). Recently, Van Gogh's painting Head of a Peasant Woman was X-rayed before being shown. Much to experts' surprise, a very different and valuable painting, a self-portrait（自画像），was hidden on the other side of the canvas. The painting Head of a Peasant Woman was completed while Van Gogh lived in the Netherlands.Later he went to Paris,France and painted the self-portrait on the same canvas. He often used the backs of already painted canvases. After he died, this painting was shown at a museum in Amsterdam. Experts guess that because Head of a Peasant Woman looked more like a finished artwork. someone chose to show that side and glued the cardboard(硬纸板）on the other side to cover his self-portrait! Now experts have a new challenge. How to remove（去除）the cardboard without breaking Head of a Peasant Woman? 16.Why does the writer begin the text with two questions? A.To offer an opinion. B.To give some examples. C.To introduce the main topic. D.To explain some thoughts. 17.What does the underlined word“previous”probably mean? A.珍贵的  B.以前的 C.先进的  D.经典的 18.Where was Van Gogh's self-portrait probably painted? A. In Edinburgh. B. In London. C. In Amsterdam. D. In Paris. 19.Why did people choose to show Head of a Peasant Woman but not the self- portrait? A. Because Van Gogh's self-portrait was badly broken. B. Because Head of a Peasant Woman looked more completed. C. Because Head of a Peasant Woman was Van Gogh's favorite work. D. Because people knew little about Van Gogh's self-portrait at that time. 20.What will be most probably discussed next? A. Experts will have the self-portrait X-rayed. B. Experts will keep on finishing the self- portrait. C. Experts will show that the self-portrait has great value. D.Experts will remove the cardboard that covers the self-portrait. 二、阅读还原6选5（本题共5个小题，每小题3分，共15分） 阅读全文，并从下列的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中（有一个是多余选项），使原文的意思完整、连贯。 In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the day after Christmas Day, December 26th. However, Boxing Day is actually the first weekday after Christmas. __21__ This means it is a non-working day in all the places of Britain. People don’t need to work. When Boxing Day comes on a Saturday or Sunday, __22____. Usually 26th December was the day to open the Christmas box to share (分享) the gifts with the poor. The Christmas box was a wooden or clay container (陶瓷容器) where people put gifts. This is why __23___ Many poor workers had to work on Christmas Day. __24_ As they were going to leave, their bosses would give them some Christmas boxes for their family.   Today, schools around the UK still encourage the students to help and show their  friendliness to the poor people. They get gifts together and put them in Christmas boxes. __25__. A. people have to work that day. B. They took the following day off to visit their family. C. Like Christmas Day, Boxing Day is a public holiday. D. the following Monday is the public holiday. E. Those boxes are sent to people in poorer countries. F. the day became known as Boxing Day. 三、任务阅读（本题共5个小题，每小题3分，共15分） 阅读短文，完成下列小题。 From the time when each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch that I packed for them, I put a note, often written on a napkin. The note might be a thank-you for a special moment, a reminder of something we were happily looking forward to, or a bit of encouragement for a coming test or sporting event. In early grade school they loved their notes—they wrote something on them after school as a reply, and they even put notes in my lunches! But as the kids grew older they became self-conscious, and my older son, Marc, after being laughed at by his classmate for the notes, told me that he no longer needed my daily missives but I continued the tradition until the day when he graduated. Marc is now a successful doctor in Washington DC．Last November, Marc called me and asked me if he could stay with us for two months. It was six years since he began to work. This year his younger sister was leaving for college, his younger brother, Sam, will be a senior in high school. Sam, too, told me that he is too old for notes. But like his elder brother and sister, he will receive those notes till the day he graduates. I was especially excited and pleased to have Marc coming back home. During those two months, I was still making lunch every day for his younger brother. Of course, I packed one for Marc, too, then he could have his lunch on the way back to his home. Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call from my 30-year-old son, Marc, complaining his lunch from his home. “Did I do something wrong? Aren’t I still your kid? Don’t you love me any more, Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I laughingly asked him what was wrong. “My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?” 26．填空：①the tradition means . ②Marc’s job is a ________. 27．选择：missives 的同义词是：________ A．lunches       B．letters       C．words       D．notes 28．英译汉：将划线句子But like his elder brother and sister, he will receive those notes till the day he graduates. 译成中文： 29．找出同义句：they knew themselves and their action and thought well 30．用英语回答问题：Why did Marc call his mother when he returned to his home? 第二部分 写作（30分） 四、书面表达（30分） 31． 假设你是学校广播站小主持人李华，下周你校将举行一年一度的体育周，你打算在校园广播里号召大家积极参加体育周的各项活动，加强锻炼，强健体魄。请你根据以下提示写一份广播稿。 写作要点: 1. 体育锻炼能够使我们身体更加强壮，不易生病； 2. 体育在中考中越来越重要； 3. 列举至少两点体育锻炼的更多好处； 4. 呼吁大家每天运动一小时。 写作要求: 1. 80−100词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名； 3. 可适当增加细节，以使条理清楚、行文连贯； 4. 标点正确，书面整洁。 提示词:积极参加: take an active part in…  中考 Zhongkao (Senior High School Entrance Exam) Dear fellows, In order to encourage more students to take more exercise, our school has planned lots of activities._______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.               参考答案： 1. D  2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6.B 7.C 8. B 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.B      16. C 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. D 21．C 22．D 23．F 24. B 25. E 26. putting notes in kids’ lunches; doctor 27. D 28．但就像他的哥哥姐姐一样，他将一直收到这些便条，直到他毕业的那天。 29．they became self-conscious 30．Because he was upset that there was no note in his lunch. 31．范文 Dear fellows, In order to encourage more students to take more exercise, our school has planned lots of activities. Now here comes our yearly sports week next week. There are different interesting activities, so I hope all of you can take an active part in it. As we know, taking exercise can build up our body, keeping us away from illness. Secondly, PE is getting more and more important in Zhongkao. Taking more exercise helps us get ready for that. Besides, taking exercise relaxes us. Moreover, taking exercise keeps us fit and we can look more beautiful or more handsome. In all, taking exercise does good to us and let’s take exercise an hour a day. 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