2024-2025学年山东滕州南沙河中学八年级上学期中英语练习试题

2024-2025学年山东滕州南沙河中学第一学期中练习 八年级英语 一、完形填空 请通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 When my grandmother was 89 years old, she was having problems with her heart. My family went with her to a 1 , who told her that she needed an operation (手术). However, he said that because of my grandmother’s age, the operation could be 2 . He went on to say that my grandmother would have a 30% chance of 3 during the operation. My grandmother was 4 . She looked at the doctor and said, “Doctor, now you’re talking about statistics (数据), and I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of you not operating on me!” With these words, my grandmother got up and 5 the doctor’s office. My grandmother was stubborn (执拗的), 6 she was not a fool. So the next day she went to another doctor, and he also told her she 7 an operation. My grandmother asked the doctor, “If I were your 8 , what would you suggest?” The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arm around her, and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!” She had the operation and she was 9 . My grandmother 10 a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because of her positive attitude (积极的心态), she gave us, her family and friends, almost eight more years of life to enjoy sharing with her. 1．A．doctor B．teacher C．student D．hospital 2．A．nice B．interesting C．dangerous D．exciting 3．A．dying B．sleeping C．flying D．speaking 4．A．happy B．shocked C．fun D．excited 5．A．cleaned B．bought C．entered D．left 6．A．so B．because C．but D．until 7．A．needed B．liked C．wanted D．missed 8．A．father B．mother C．grandmother D．daughter 9．A．dangerous B．dead C．asleep D．fine 10．A．took away B．ran away C．passed away D．gave away 二、阅读理解 One day, John read an advertisement in a newspaper. It said, “Wanted. The best salesman in the world.” John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. “I’m the best salesman in the world,” he said to the manager. “Give me the job.” “You must prove (证明) you’re the best,” the manager said. “OK, I will,” John said. “Good.” The manager took several boxes of sweets (糖果) out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job,” said the manager. “That’s easy,” John said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office. Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets. But he couldn’t sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.” “Oh,” said the manager, “who?” “The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.” 11．The manager told John ________. A．he could start work at once B．he was the best salesman in the world C．he must show he was the best salesman in the world 12．John could get the job if ________. A．he sold a thousand boxes of sweets B．he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets C．he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets 13．From this story, we can know that ________. A．John didn’t get the job B．John was a good seller C．the manager was a good seller 14．John couldn’t sell the sweets because ________. A．he was not a good salesman B．the sweets were too bad C．he wanted to send them to his friends A man in black clothes jumps high into the air. Sometimes, he carries a red fan (扇子). Sometimes, he spreads his arms like wings. When he lands, the crowd cheers loudly. His dance is eye-catching, and many people love it. He is Chinese dancer Ma Jiaolong. Since 2020, he’s made short videos of himself dancing in London. He has performed at the city’s parks and landmarks like Tower Bridge. The 35-year-old has nearly 5 million followers on Douyin. Classical Chinese dance mixes martial (武侠) arts movements with those of traditional Chinese opera. Ma was interested in the movements of classical Chinese dance and started to learn it at 12. Later, Ma studied at the Beijing Dance Academy. Since 2019, he has been teaching classical Chinese dance at Goldsmiths, University of London. Two years ago, Ma had to give online classes because he was ill. In his small home, he could only make small moves. One day, he took his wife’s suggestion and danced at Greenwich Park, a popular place for tourists. She took videos of Ma. He then edited (剪辑) the video, added music and sent it to friends, who loved it and inspired him to share it online. From then on, Ma made more short videos. As his videos went popular, he received messages from people around the world. “Now, making and sharing short videos has become a part of my life, and most importantly, a great way to introduce traditional Chinese dance to more people, especially those in foreign Countries,” said Ma. 15．Ma Jiaolong is a (an) ________. A．editor B．pop star C．photographer D．dance teacher 16．Ma’s short videos are about ________. A．London’s parks and landmarks B．his classical Chinese dances C．traditional Chinese opera D．his family life in London 17．What does the underlined word “inspired” in the passage mean? A．Refused. B．Encouraged. C．Got. D．Learned. 18．Which of the following is NOT true in the passage? A．Ma has performed at Tower Bridge. B．Ma has working on classical Chinese dance for more than 10 years. C．Ma made short videos to spread Chinese culture. D．Ma shared short videos only for making more money. 19．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．Short Videos Getting Popular B．Dance Mixed with Martial Arts C．A Chinese Dancer Abroad D．Teaching Dance in London Last weekend I went camping with my dad and my brother, Jim. We took a tent, sleeping bags, flashlights, water and food. We reached the campsite (营地) on Saturday afternoon. 20 Jim and I collected some dry leaves and small sticks (木棍) and Dad started a campfire. Then we cooked potatoes and cabbages for our supper and had some apple cakes. 21 Soon it was time to put up the tent. We helped Dad pull the tent out of the bag, but unluckily, we found no poles (杆子) to hold it up. “Oh,” cried Jim, “ 22 ” What could we do? Dad looked up the starry (星光璀璨的) sky. 23 “It’s OK. We don’t need a tent.” Then he put the sleeping bags on the ground. 24 The sun was shining on us when we woke up the next morning. I think it was my best camping trip. 根据材料内容，从下面七个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。（有两项多余） A．I left them at home. B．We were afraid to be lost. C．We slept well that night. D．Everything tasted delicious. E．There was nothing to worry about. F．The night was clear and the air was warm. G．There was enough room to build a campfire. 根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。 It’s Sunday today. Liu Mei, Jenny and Ann go to the zoo. Liu Mei’s favorite animals are pandas. She says they are fat（胖的）and cute. But Jenny doesn’t like them. Her favorite animals are lions and tigers, because（因为）they are strong. And elephants are Ann’s favorite animals. She likes their long noses and big ears. In the zoo, they see some animal shows. The Monkey Show is at 9:00 a.m. The show is 40 minutes（分钟）long. And the Elephant Show is at 10:30 a.m. They see all their favorite animals. They are happy. 25．On Sunday, Liu Mei and her parents go to the zoo. 26．Liu Mei likes pandas, because they are cute. 27．Jenny likes strong tigers and lions. 28．At 9:50 a.m, Liu Mei, Jenny and Ann can see the Monkey Show. 29．They see their favorite animals and some animal shows in the zoo. 三、短文填空 My name is Julia. I have a twin (双胞胎的) sister. Her name is Lisa. My hair is short, but she has 30 (long) hair than me. Many people think we must be similar to each other. In fact, 31 are many differences between us. Lisa is 32 (quiet) than me. When my parents’ friends come to our house, Lisa often sits on the sofa and says nothing. But I’d like to talk with them loudly. Lisa likes reading, drawing and cooking, but I enjoy playing volleyball, so she is not 33 good at sports as me. However, Lisa always gets 34 (good) grades than me at school, so my parents often say to me, “Although Lisa is 35 (young) than you, she is 36 (hard-working), and you should learn from her.” But 37 some ways we are the same. For example (例如), we both like going shopping and listening to music. I like my twin sister. I don’t think everyone is necessary( 必须的) 38 be the same. The differences between people make our life 39 (colorful). 四、完成句子 40．我可以帮妈妈照看妹妹。 I can help mom my younger sister. 41．目标是把球扔过另一边的球篮里。 The goal is to the ball the other side’s basket. 42．我不能忍受这些电视节目。 I these TV shows. 43．我知道她关心我，因为她随时都能听我倾诉。 I know she me because she’s always there to listen. 44．在第三个路口向右拐，你就能看到邮局了。 right at the crossing, then you will see the post office. 五、任务型阅读 Everyone is good at something, such as singing, dancing or playing the violin. Amy and Danny are my good friends. Amy sings the best of us. She joined a lot of singing competitions and won many prizes. Danny has a talent for playing the piano. His mom bought him a piano as a gift on his eighth birthday. Then he started to play it. What about me? I’m good at drawing. There is a talent show in our school every year. It is a wonderful thing, and almost everybody joins in it. It’s up to the teachers and students to decide who sings best or plays the piano most beautifully. Last year, Amy and Danny joined in the show, but I didn’t, because I thought no one would go to a talent show to watch a child draw a picture. Both of them practiced hard before the show. Amy won the second prize and Danny didn’t win a prize, but he was still very happy. “The most important thing is that I tried my best to do it,” he said. 45．Who sings best, Amy, Danny or the writer? 46．When did Danny’s mom buy him a piano as a gift? 47．Who can decide the winner of the talent show in the writer’s school? 48．Did Danny win a prize in the show last year? 49．What do you think of talent shows? 六、书面表达 50．你喜欢看选秀节目吗？近年来，选秀类节目层出不穷，对此，人们众说纷纭。请就这一话题，根据内容提示，以“Different Ideas on Talent Shows”为题写一篇短文。 要求：1.语言表达准确，逻辑连贯通顺； 2.短文应包括所给提示内容，可适当发挥，不要逐句翻译； 3.词数80左右(文章开头部分已给出，不计入总词数)。 参考词汇：performer(表演者), be bad for, give up, make…colorful, in a right way Different Ideas on Talent Shows Do you like watching talent shows? 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