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2024年八年级上册英语期中模拟测试卷(十一)
时量: 100 分钟 满分:100 分
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第一部分 听力(略)
第二部分 阅读 (共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列材料,从每题所给的选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
You can always find this medicine in people’s medicine box.
runny nose, water eyes,
headache, sneezing (打喷嚏)
How to use it:
12 years old and over 2 tablets (药片) every 6 hours
Children from 2-12 1 tablet every 6 hours
Warning (警告):
* Don’t give it to the children under 2 or people with a heart problem;
* No more than 8 tablets in 24 hours:
* Take the medicine 30 minutes before the meal;
* Keep at room temperature.
21. Six-year-old Bill can take _______ tablets a day.
A. 8 B. 4 C. 6
22. Which is TRUE about the medicine?
A. Sick people at all ages can take it as much as they want.
B. It’s necessary for us to take it before dinner.
C. The fridge (冰箱) is the best place for us to put it in.
B
China is called the kingdom of fans (扇子). Fans are everywhere in our daily life. But how much do you know about them?
It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty (朝代). At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.
Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers; others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.
Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience (观众) members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.
23. When did folding fans first become popular?
A. The Shang Dynasty. B. The Song Dynasty. C. In 2008.
24. What couldn’t people see on fans in the Song Dynasty?
A. Mountains. B. Animals. C. Audience.
25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Tang Bohu never wrote or painted on fans.
B. Some fans were round, while others were square during the Shang Dynasty.
C. Folding fans were only given to leaders and officials from China.
26. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. The Development of Fans
B. The Shapes of Fans
C. When Fans Became Popular
C
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father served in an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Tony and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip they visited places like Iran, India and so on.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Tony wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries’ weather, customs and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler’s book also talked about places where most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unique things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
27. Over their year-long trip, which country did Tony and his wife arrive in at last?
A. Australia. B. England. C. India.
28. The underlined word “unique” means _______.
A. familiar B. unusual C. common
29. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Tony’s book Across Asia on the Cheap helped tourists know about seldom-visited places.
B. Lonely Planet started by Tony himself has become a company of great success.
C. All the books by the company are from Tony’s early travel experiences.
30. The passage is written _______.
A. to give tourists advice on how to plan a trip
B. to introduce the popular books by Lonely Planet
C. to tell about Tony Wheeler, a great traveler and writer
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,每个选项仅使用一次。
Running is a topic that children love to write about. 31. _________________ As a teacher of a high school, I encourage parents to take their children out to run, and then I ask the children to write about what they feel about it.
David is a 12-year-old boy, and he likes playing computer games very much. But his parents both enjoy running. 32. _________________ So they often ask David to go out to run with them. Here is what he writes about running.
I believe that people should run more often. Now a lot of people in America are overweight. 33. _________________
The first reason is that running makes you healthier. It gets you in better shape and is good for your body and mind. It helps you look strong, healthy and cool if you run often.
34. _________________ There are group races. You can run with your friends. They’re fun and they encourage you to do better.
The third reason is that running can make you relax. 35. _________________ Just go out and run for a while, you may feel better.
Running is really good for us. So, why not have a try?
A. It can help the students write well.
B. Here are three good reasons why people should run more often.
C. They think it’s not good for a child to play computer games too much.
D. The second reason is that you can get along well with your friends by running.
E. After a day’s work or study, you may feel a little tired.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分25分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One year, a British expedition(探险队) got lost in the Sahara Desert(沙漠). It was hot, so everyone 36 ran out of the water. If they made a(n) 37 decision, then they could all soon die.
At this time, the leader 38 out a water kettle(壶) and said, “I found a kettle of water in my bag. But before we pass through the desert, nobody is allowed to drink it.”
The kettle of water became the faith(信念) for everyone crossing the desert. It was 39 on among the members of the team. It felt heavy.
Finally, the expedition walked out the desert. With tears of 40 and trembling (颤抖) hands, they opened the kettle. 41 , they only poured(倒) out sand!
Was it a kettle of sand that really 42 them in the desert? The answer is no. A deep faith in the hope of survival(生存) grew in their hearts. That’s 43 led them out of the terrible desert in the end.
44 , life has never been a real dead end for anyone. Whatever hard time you face, 45 there is a faith in your heart, you will get through it. Then someday you will bloom.
36. A. slowly B. quickly C. heavily
37. A. early B. wrong C. right
38. A. took B. brought C. came
39. A. kept B. passed C. put
40. A. sadness B. anger C. happiness
41. A. Although B. So C. However
42. A. saved B. forgot C. stopped
43. A. why B. what C. how
44. A. In fact B. At first C. As usual
45. A. even though B. as long as C. as soon as
第二节(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或使用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job two years ago and they lived 46. _______ very hard life. Her heart was 47. _______ (break) every time her son asked, “Can I have some more bread, Mommy?”
One day, 48. _______ her son asked the same question again, she bought some food with her only 5 dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home. Lily was a shy mother, but she was strong- minded. She used to love writing, so she decided 49. _______ (write) some articles for magazines to make money.
Things went 50. _______ (well) than before. Thanks to some free 51. _______ (vegetable) provided by the local food bank, her son had more to eat. Once he told Lily that the dishes she made 52. _______ (be) very delicious. Suddenly, an idea came to Lily’s mind, “Why not share my recipes (食谱) 53. _______ the Internet?” She did so. Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.
Soon after that, Lily wrote a book on 54. _______ (cook) and got much money from it. Finally, she had a good sleep for the 55. _______ (one) night during the two years. Now Lily lives happily, but she’ll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.
第四部分 读写综合 (共两节,满分25分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain(谷雨),
at the last term in spring, generally starts on April 20th and ends on May 4th.
Grain Rain comes from an old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grain”, which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops. Here’s something that you may not know about the Grain Rain.
Seasonal characteristics
When the Gain Rain ends, the summer starts. And the temperature rises much higher than it does in March. With dry soil and heavy winds, sandstorms may happen more often.
Customs in southern China
There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes.
Traditions in northern China
People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis (香椿) during Grain Rain. An old Chinese saying goes “toona sinensis before the rain is just like silk”. The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin.
Grain Rain Festival
The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villagers in northern China. Grain Rain marks the start of the fisherman’s first voyage (航行) of the year. The custom dates back to (追溯到) more than 2000 years ago.
56. When does the Grain Rain generally start?
57. Which season starts when the Grain Rain ends?
58. Why do people in southern China drink tea on the day of Grain Rain?
59. Is toona sinensis a kind of healthy vegetable?
60.Who celebrate the Grain Rain Festival?
第二节(共1小题,满分15分)
假如你暑假期间和家人一起去了西藏进行了 2 天的旅行。请你根据以下提示要
点,写一篇游记,要点提示:
1.坐火车去拉萨(Lhasa),第一天参观了布达拉宫(Potala Palace),第二天去了纳木错湖(Namsto Lake);
2.品尝了特色美食茶油酥 (Buttered Tea),糌粑(Zanbe);
3.去了商店买了礼物送给好朋友;
4.谈谈你的感受。
参考词汇:Tibet 西藏; knowledge 知识; culture 文化
要求:①字数 80 左右; ② 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; ③ 文章要分段。
My trip to Tibet
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答案:
21-22 BB
23-26 BCBA
27-30 ABAC
31-35 ACBDE
36-45 BBABC CABAB
46. a
47. broken
48. when
49. to write
50. better
51. vegetables
52. were
53. on
54. cooking
55. first
56. On April 20th.
57. The summer.
58. Because the spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes.
59. Yes.
60. Fishing villagers in Northern China.
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