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共同体26届八年级上期期中小练习英语试题
第一部分 听(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分,满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. When did the boy go to the music club?
A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.
2. What does Ian want to do?
A. To watch a soap opera. B. To go swimming. C. To go bike riding.
3. How often does Mary play tennis?
A. Once a week. B.Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
4. How does Lisa go to school now?
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.
5. Why did Tom stay at home last Sunday?
A. Because he wanted to read books.
B. Because he was ill.
C. Because it would be rainy.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分,满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. Where does Diana come from?
A. The UK. B. Australia. C. The USA.
7. What is Diana like?
A. Shy. B. Outgoing. C.Smart.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. How was John’s weekend?
A. Wonderful. B. Boring. C. Bad.
9. What did John think of the film?
A. Educational. B. Interesting. C. Boring.
10. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Blue Restaurant is the cheapest.
B. The Brown Restaurant is the most expensive.
C. The Green Restaurant is the cleanest.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the man doing?
A. He is shopping. B. He is eating food. C. He is enjoying music.
12. How much does the man need to pay for the sweater?
A. $70. B. $60 C. $50.
13. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The store has the cheapest clothes.
B. The store has the best service.
C. The store has the best music.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. Where is Jack’s father now?
A. In the living room. B. In the dining room. C. In Jenny’s room.
15. Which story is Jack’s father telling?
A. The Three Little Pigs. B. Daughter of the Sea. C. A Cat and a Dog.
16. What can we get from the conversation?
A. Jack is older than Jenny.
B. Jack likes telling stories to Jenny.
C. Jack is cooking dinner for his family.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Who went on vacation with Dr. Smith?
A. His family. B. His friends. C. His students.
18. What did they NOT do in Beijing?
A. Taste Beijing duck. B. Visit Beihai Park. C. Buy some gifts.
19. How did they reach home?
A. By air. B. By train. C. By car.
20.How long did their vacation last?
A. For seven days. B. For nine days. C. For ten days.
第二部分 读(共35小题,每小题2分,满分70分)
第一节、完形填空 从短文后各题所给的ABCD三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
The New Year is always a time for celebration. People ___1___ the New Year with parties and special dinners. The New Year is also a great time to make resolutions. People usually make new resolutions on the ___2___ day of the year. It is a new beginning.
Next year I am going to take a long vacation. I’m going to visit my grandparents in New York. And I am going to study ___3___ at school. I’m not good at some of my subjects-science, math and history. I ___4___ myself to do better next term.
What are your New Year’s resolutions? Are you going to keep them? I think you should try “I can do that!” You should believe that they ___5___ come true.
1. A. reach B. improve C. celebrate D. show
2. A. first B. second C. last D. final
3. A. harder B. faster C. more easily D. worse
4. A. help B. teach C. promise D. enjoy
5. A. might B. may C. will D. should
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了在新年之际人们许下美好祝愿,希望一年中能实现自己的某些方面的愿望。
【1题详解】
句意:人们用聚会和特别的晚餐来庆祝新年。
reach到达;improve改进;celebrate庆祝;show展示。根据“The New Year is always a time for celebration”可知,新年是庆祝的时候,人们以聚餐或聚会来“庆祝”新年。故选C。
【2题详解】
句意:新年的愿望是你在新年的第一天给自己许的承诺。
first第一;second第二;last最后的,最近的,上一个的;final最终的,结束的,末尾的。根据“It is a new beginning.”可知,人们在新年的“第一”天许愿。故选A。
【3题详解】
我要在学校更加努力地学习。
harder更努力地;faster更快地;more easily更容易地;worse更差地。根据“I’m not good at some of my subjects-science, math and history.”及语境可知,作者不擅长一些科目,他想在新的一年“更努力地”学习。故选A。
4题详解】
句意:下学期我对自己承诺要做得更好。
help帮助;teach教;promise承诺;enjoy享受。根据上文“The New Year is also a great time to make resolutions.”可知,新年也是下决心的好时机,此处指作者给自己“许下承诺”。故选C。
【5题详解】
你应该相信它们会成真。
might可能,也许,表示可能性比较小的推测;may可能,也许;will将;should应该。根据“You should believe that they…come true.”可知,此处表示新的一年愿望“将会”成真。故选C。
B
Not everyone is successful in making their dreams come true. ____6____ Walt Disney was.
Usually, mice are not popular, but Mickey Mouse ____7____ many people’s hearts. Movies about Mickey Mouse are popular ____8____ everywhere in the world for more than eighty years. It was Walt Disney who made this ____9____ cartoon character. When he was young, Walt Disney was ____10____ in drawing cartoons. And he tried to find better ways of making cartoons movie. At that time, some movies just started to use sound. So Disney decided to put ____11____ in his cartoons, too. People were excited when they saw Mickey Mouse talk on the movie ____12____. Mickey became popular ____13____ both young and old.
Later, Walt Disney started to build a new kind of amusement park. He hoped ____14____ a clean, good and beautiful world to people of all ages. ____15____, Walt Disney made his dream come true. In 1955, Disneyland opened in the USA and became the most successful amusement park in the world.
6. A. So B. But C. And D. Or
7. A. wins B. loses C. breaks D. acts
8. A. hardly B. never C. almost D. seldom
9. A. meaningless B. boring C. famous D. funny
10. A. interesting B. interested C. enjoyable D. outgoing
11. A. sound B. color C. news D. joke
12. A. theater B. seats C. screen D. tickets
13. A. with B. at C. for D. by
14. A. to perform B. to bring C. to take D. to grow
15. A. At most B. At least C. In fact D. In the end
【答案】6. B 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了Walt Disney创造了著名卡通人物“米老鼠”以及建造迪士尼乐园的故事。
【6题详解】
句意:但Walt Disney可以。
So所以;But但是;And然后,和;Or或者,否则。根据前句“Not everyone is successful in making their dreams come true.”及最后一段“Walt Disney made his dream come true.”可知,此处表示Walt Disney和他们不一样,他能让他的梦想成真,应用连词but“但是”表示转折。故选B。
【7题详解】
句意:通常,老鼠不受欢迎,但米老鼠赢得了许多人的心。
wins赢得;loses输掉,遗失;breaks破坏;acts行动,举动,表现,表演。根据“Usually, mice are not popular”及“but…”可知,此处指米老鼠于普通老鼠不同, 它们很受人欢迎,即“赢得”许多人的心。故选A。
【8题详解】
句意:关于米老鼠的电影几乎在世界各地流行了八十多年。
hardly几乎不;never从不;almost几乎;seldom不常,很少。前句介绍了米老鼠很受人欢迎,再结合“Mouse are popular…everywhere in the world for more than eighty years.”及常识可知,有关米老鼠的电影在“几乎”在世界各地流行了八十多年。故选C。
【9题详解】
句意:Walt Disney创造了这个著名的卡通人物。
meaningless毫无意义的;boring无聊的;famous出名的;funny滑稽可笑的。根据“Mickey became popular…”及常识可知,米老鼠在各地很受欢迎,是一个很“著名”的角色。故选C。
【10题详解】
句意:Walt Disney年轻时对画卡通很感兴趣。
interesting有趣的,有吸引力的;interested感兴趣的;enjoyable享受的;outgoing外向的。根据“was…in drawing cartoons”及“And he tried to find better ways of making cartoons movie.”可知,此处指Walt Disney年轻时对卡通“感兴趣”,“be interested in sth.”表示“对……感兴趣”。故选B。
【11题详解】
句意:所以Disney决定在他的动画片中也加入声音。
sound声音;color颜色;news新闻;joke玩笑。根据“At that time, some movies just started to use sound. So Disney decided to put…”可知,一些电影在那时才刚开始加入声音,此处指Disney也决定在他的动画片中加入“声音”。故选A。
【12题详解】
句意:当人们在电影屏幕上看到米老鼠说话时,他们很兴奋。
theater电影院,剧院,剧场;seats座位;screen屏幕;tickets票。根据前句Disney在他的动画片中加入声音及“…talk on the movie”可知,此处指人们在电影“屏幕”上看到米老鼠说话。故选C。
【13题详解】
句意:米奇深受年轻人和老年人的欢迎。
with具有,随着,和……一起;at在;for为了;by凭借。根据“became popular…”可知,此处指“受某人欢迎”。应用with构成形容词短语“be popular with sb.”。故选A。
【14题详解】
句意:句意:他希望给各个年龄段的人带来一个美好、干净和美丽的世界。
to perform表演;to bring带来;to take拿来;to grow生长,成长。根据前句“Walt Disney started to build a new kind of amusement park.”及语境可知,Disney建造新型乐园的目的是为了给各年龄段“带来”一个美好、干净和美丽的世界,“bring sth. to sb.”表示“给某人带来某物”。故选B。
【15题详解】
句意:最后,Walt Disney实现了他的梦想。
At most最多;At least至少;In fact事实上;In the end最后,最终。全文主要描述了Disney创造了著名卡通人物“米老鼠”以及建造迪士尼乐园的梦想,此处应在总结这个梦想的实现情况,应用“in the end”表示“最终”,用于陈述一件事情的结果。故选D。
第二节 阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Do you love fast food? Why? How often do you eat it? 200 people joined our survey and here is the result.
Chart 1: How often do you eat fast food? Chart 2: Why do you love fast food?
16. ________ of the people eat fast food once a week.
A. 14% B. 28% C. 8% D. 44%
17. 6% of the people eat fast food ________.
A. twice a week B. three times a week
C. every day D. more than three times a week
18. 44 people love fast food because it’s ________.
A. cheap B. delicious C. healthy D. convenient
19. ________ of the people like fast food because they can take it away.
A. 12% B. 14% C. 22% D. 24%
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文,主要用图表展示了两份调查结果,分别是关于多久吃一次快餐和为什么喜欢快餐。
【16题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Chart 1”中的“Once a week: 44%”可知,44%的人每周吃一次快餐食品。故选D。
【17题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Chart 1”中的“Every day: 6%”可知,6%的人每天吃一次快餐食品。故选C。
【18题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Chart 2”中的“It tastes good.”可知,200个受访人中有44个人喜欢吃快餐食品是因为快餐食品好吃。故选B。
【19题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Chart 2”中的“I can take it away”可知,200个受访人中有24个人喜欢吃快餐食品是因为快餐食品可以带走,其比例应为24/200=12%。故选A。
B
Actress Wanted
Are you a girl between the ages of 13 and 15? Are you interested in acting? Would you like to appear on TV?
We are looking for someone to play a role in our comedy, Jane’s School Life. The first two seasons (季) of the comedy were very popular.
We’re going to start its third season. In the new season, there will be a number of new characters (角色). The actress we are looking for will play the main character’s sister. The character will appear in three episodes (集) out of the eight in the new season. Auditions (试镜) are in Room 108 of the teaching building on January 27. You can send information and your photos to thedramaclub@zmail.net no later than January 16. If you are selected (被选中) for an audition, we will call you on January 20.
20. Who may appear in Jane’s School Life?
A. 12-year-old Tara. B. 13-year-old Sam.
C. 14-year-old Nick. D. 15-year-old Helen.
21. What do we know about Jane’s School Life?
A. It is a soap opera. B. It won a prize last year.
C. Its first three seasons were popular. D. Its new season will have new characters.
22. You can go for an audition if you get a call on _________.
A. January 16 B. January 20
C. January 27 D. January 30
23. The material is probably from a _________.
A. storybook B. dictionary
C. TV guide D. students newspaper
【答案】20. D 21. D 22. B 23. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章是一家电视制作公司发出的招聘女演员的广告。
【20题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Are you a girl between the ages of 13 and 15?”可知,要求女孩年龄在13岁到15岁之间,A选项年龄不合适,B、C选项Sam,Nick都是男孩,故选D。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据“In the new season, there will be a number of new characters (角色).”可知,新一季需要一些新演员。故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据“If you are selected (被选中) for an audition, we will call you on January 20.”可知,如果你在1月20日接到电话,你可以去试镜。故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Actress Wanted”可知,这是一则关于演员的招聘,因此最可能出现在“学校报纸”上。故选D。
C
As one of China’s most famous astronauts, Wang Yaping is very popular with us. Not long ago, she brought us a surprise once more. At the graduation ceremony (毕业典礼) of Peking University, Wang shared her space (太空) travel story with the young people. Wang flew into space twice and was also the first woman on China’s space station. “I hope the coming new trip in your life will be more fantastic,” she said. It was her first time to appear in public (公开地) after going back to Earth in April 2022.
On Oct.16, 2021, the Shenzhou-13 spaceship sent Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu to China’s space station Tianhe. They lived and worked in space for six months.
In her talk, Wang told the young people how important teamwork (合作) was. When the three stayed in space they performed extravehicular (舱外的) activities twice, gave two classes in space, and did quite a few scientific activities. In each activity, all the three worked hard together. Wang also hoped that all the young people could learn the importance of teamwork.
Wang is studying at Peking University. “I expect you will never forget your job and will always keep your hope and love for the future,” she said.
24. What does the first paragraph tell us?
A. When we can get into space. B. How Tianhe works.
C. Who Wang Yaping is and what she did. D. What we can do in space.
25. What do Wang Yaping’s words mean according to Paragraph 3?
A. It’s not easy to be successful.
B. Everyone should work hard.
C. Her two teammates are smarter than her.
D. Young people should learn to work together.
26. What do we know about Wang Yaping from the passage?
A. She flew into space three times.
B. She did most things by herself in space.
C. She is a student in Peking University now.
D. She expects young people to be astronauts.
【答案】24. C 25. D 26. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了中国女宇航员王亚平在北大毕业典礼上的一次特殊的演讲,并分享了她的太空旅行的故事。
【24题详解】
段落大意题。根据第一段可知,该段主要介绍了王亚平是一名受欢迎的宇航员以及她所做的事情,即“王亚平是谁以及她做了什么”。故选C。
25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Wang also hoped that all the young people could learn the importance of teamwork.”可知,王亚平建议年轻人应该学会合作。故选D。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“At the graduation ceremony of Peking University, Wang shared her space travel story with the young people.”可推测,王亚平是北京大学的学生。故选C。
D
China’s first virtual (虚拟的) student—Hua Zhibing, made its debut (首次亮相) in Beijing on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021. Two days later, she opened an account (账户) on Sina Weibo to meet fans and won over 2,000 followers (拥护者,追随者) on Weibo in about nine hours.
In her first Weibo post, Hua Zhibing wrote that she would start studying in the computer laboratory (实验室) in Tsinghua University. There is also a video introducing her in the first post. In the video, she says, “I’ve been interested in literature (文学) and art since I was born. The scientists not only gave me my look and my voice but also taught me to sing and make music.”
“The face and voice of the girl in the video were virtually synthesized (合成的) by AI,” said Tang Jie, one of the main developers of Hua Zhibing. “We hope she can keep learning and communicate with others in the future.”
The appearance of Hua Zhibing soon became a hot topic online. Some were surprised that how China has advanced (进步) in the field of AI. Some people said they wondered if scientists would make a human-like robot named Hua Zhibing, rather than a virtual face and voice.
27. Which subject would Hua Zhibing study in Tsinghua University?
A. Literature. B. Computer. C. Art. D. Music.
28. What can Hua Zhibing do according to the passage?
①Speak. ②Sing. ③Make music. ④Communicate.
A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①②④ D. ①③④
29. What does the underlined word “field” mean in Chinese?
A. 田地 B. 领域 C. 运动场 D. 牧场
30. What can we know about Hua Zhibing?
A. She is the result of science and technology.
B. She is a real student just as the other students in Tsinghua University.
C. She is a real robot that looks like a human.
D. She is now a middle school student.
【答案】27. B 28. A 29. B 30. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,文章主要介绍了中国首个虚拟学生华智冰的个人信息及中国在人工智能领域的发展。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“In her first Weibo post, Hua Zhibing wrote that she would start studying in the computer laboratory in Tsinghua University.”可知,她将开始在清华大学计算机实验室学习。故选B。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“The scientists not only gave me my look and my voice but also taught me to sing and make music.”可知,她可以说话、唱歌、制作音乐,①②③符合。故选A。
【29题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“The appearance of Hua Zhibing soon became a hot topic online. Some were surprised that how China has advanced (进步) in the field of AI. ”可知,虚拟人物华智冰的出现让一些人对中国在人工智能“领域”的进步感到惊讶。field意为“领域”,故选B。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文,文章主要介绍了中国首个虚拟学生华智冰的个人信息及中国在人工智能领域的发展,可推测华智冰是科学技术的产物。故选A。
第三节 补全短文(每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一项为多余选项。
Do you have a goal (目标) for your life? ____31____ It is important for you to have goals like these. However, you may feel it difficult to do. I hope the following things can help you.
*Have a strong wish for your goal.
You should remember: the start of all success is a strong wish. ____32____ So, the first thing to reach a goal is to have a strong wish.
*Picture yourself reaching a goal
You can change (改变) your life by changing your mind. You should never stop thinking that you can reach your goal. ____33____ And put it up on the wall. Then you can see it every day. And it will encourage (鼓励) you to make it come true.
*____34____
To make a plan to reach your goal is the most important thing. You should make sure that you think through everything in the plan first. Of course, you can’t reach your goal in one day. ____35____ Then you should follow the plan to make sure that you are able to reach your goal.
A. Make a plan to reach your goal.
B. Strong wishes make good results.
C. You can’t be successful if you don’t have a goal.
D. For example you can draw a picture of something that you want.
E. Do you want to become a writer, singer or just become a rich person?
F. So you need to have a daily plan, a weekly plan, a monthly plan or even a yearly plan.
【答案】31. E 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. F
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了设定和实现生活目标的重要性及具体方法。
【31题详解】
根据“It is important for you to have goals like these.”可知,此空应举例说明“these”指代的目标,选项E“你是想成为一名作家、歌手,还是仅仅想成为一个富有的人?”符合,故选E。
【32题详解】
根据“You should remember: the start of all success is a strong wish.”可知,本段讲述的是要有强烈的愿望,选项B“强烈的愿望会带来好的结果。”符合,故选B。
【33题详解】
根据“And put it up on the wall.”可知,此空应说明it指代的内容,且可以挂在墙上,选项D“例如,你可以画一幅你想要的东西的画。”符合,故选D。
【34题详解】
根据“To make a plan to reach your goal is the most important thing.”可知,本段讲述的是制定计划,选项A“制定一个实现你目标的计划。”符合,故选A。
【35题详解】
根据“Of course, you can’t reach your goal in one day.”可知,目标不能一天实现,选项F“所以你需要有一个日计划、周计划、月计划,甚至年度计划。”符合,故选F。
第三部分 写 (共三节,满分50分)
第一节:单词填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
根据下列句子所给单词的首字母写出所需单词
36. —Can I take your order?
—Please wait a moment. Let me look at the m________ first.
【答案】(m)enu
【解析】
【详解】句意:——您要点菜吗? —— 请稍等。让我先看看菜单。结合“Let me look at the…”语境可知,点菜前应先看看“菜单”,应用名词menu“菜单”的单数形式作宾语。故填(m)enu。
37. Would you show me a c________ bike than this one? This is too expensive. I only have 500 yuan.
【答案】(c)heaper
【解析】
【详解】句意:你能给我看一辆比这辆便宜的自行车吗?这太贵了。我只有500元。根据“a…bike than this one”及首字母提示可知,此处指说话者想要一辆“更便宜的”自行车,由than可知,此处应用cheaper构成形容词比较级。故填(c)heaper。
38. David wants to be an e________ to build more beautiful buildings.
【答案】(e)ngineer
【解析】
【详解】句意:大卫想成为一名工程师,建造更多美丽的建筑物。根据“build more beautiful buildings.”和首字母提示可知,大卫想成为的是工程师,an后跟单数名词engineer。故填(e)ngineer。
39. Before we made a decision, we d________ it carefully together.
【答案】(d)iscussed
【解析】
【详解】句意:在我们做决定之前,我们仔细地讨论了一下。结合“Before we made a decision…”及首字母提示可知,做决定之前应仔细“讨论”,动词discuss“讨论”符合,且该句时态为一般过去式,应用其对应过去式作谓语。故填(d)iscussed。
40. The Sunshine Cinema has the best seats and you can sit most c________ there.
【答案】(c)omfortably
【解析】
【详解】句意:阳光电影院的座位最好,你可以在那里坐得最舒服。结合前半句“…has the best seats”、后半句“you can sit most…”及首字母提示可知,最好的位置坐着应是“最舒服地”,应用副词的最高级“most comfortably”修饰动词sit,表示“最舒服地”。故填(c)omfortably。
41. If you work hard enough, you can be a w________ at last.
【答案】(w)inner
【解析】
【详解】句意:如果你足够努力,你最终会成为赢家。根据“you can be a…”及首字母提示可知,此处指最终成为“赢家”,应用名词winner的单数形式。故填(w)inner。
42. What’s the Chinese m________ of this word “peace”?
【答案】(m)eaning
【解析】
【详解】句意:“和平”这个词的中文意思是什么?结合“the Chinese…”及首字母提示可知,此处在询问其中文“意思”,应用名词meaning的单数形式与之搭配,“the Chinese meaning”表示“中文意思”。故填(m)eaning。
43. Everyone in the world should focus on the air p________.
【答案】(p)ollution
【解析】
【详解】句意:世界上每个人都应该关注空气污染。结合“the air…”及首字母提示可知,此处指“空气污染”,应用名词pollution与之搭配,“air pollution”表示“空气污染”。故填(p)ollution。
44. If there are fewer trees, the e________ will be in great danger.
【答案】(e)nvironment
【解析】
【详解】句意:如果有更少的树木,环境将处于极大的危险之中。结合条件状语从句“If there are fewer trees…”及首字母提示可知,树木更少将会让“环境”处于更大的危险之中,应用名词environment“环境”作主句中的主语。故填(e)nvironment。
45. We all e________ that our hometown can be the best place to live in.
【答案】(e)xpect
【解析】
【详解】句意:我们都希望我们的家乡能成为最好的居住地。根据从句“that our hometown can be the best place to live in.”及首字母提示可知,此处应用动词expect“期望”引导宾语从句,且该句描述一般事实,时态应为一般现在时,主语we为第一人称复数形式,应用动词原形。故填(e)xpect。
第二节; 语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Who designed the first helicopter (直升机)? Who painted one of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew ____46____ (much) about the human body than most doctors? There is an answer ____47____ all these questions—Leonardo da Vinci. You might ____48____ (question) what I said, but it is true.
Leonardo was a great genius (天才). He didn’t study at ____49____ university. About 1,500 years ago, he lived in Italy. He had lots of ____50____ (hobby). One of them was inventing (发明) things. One of his notebooks had drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he wasn’t able ____51____ (build) a helicopter with the things he had at that time. But most of the ____52____ (science) said his idea worked.
Later, Leonardo took up ____53____ (paint). He was one of the greatest artists of his day. He showed talents in painting ____54____ he was very young. As he grew up, he took his paintings more ____55____ (serious) so he became more and more famous. Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with us today, for example, the smiling woman the Mona Lisa.
【答案】46. more
47. to 48. question
49. a 50. hobbies
51. to build
52. scientists
53. painting
54. when 55. seriously
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍达·芬奇的生平及伟大成就。
【46题详解】
句意:谁比大多数医生更了解人体?根据“than”可知,空处需比较级。much的比较级为more。故填more。
【47题详解】
句意:所有这些问题都有一个答案——列奥纳多·达·芬奇。 the answer to the question意为“问题的答案”,固定搭配。故填to。
【48题详解】
句意:你可能会质疑我说的话,但这是事实。情态动词might后跟动词原形。question“质疑”为动词原形。故填question。
【49题详解】
句意:他没有读过大学。根据“He didn’t study at...university.”可知,空处表泛指,需不定冠词,university是以辅音音素开头的单词,需冠词a修饰。故填a。
【50题详解】
句意:他有很多爱好。lots of后跟可数名词复数形式。hobby“爱好”的复数形式为hobbies。故填hobbies。
【51题详解】
句意:当然,他当时所拥有的东西无法建造一架直升机。be able to do sth.表示“有能力做某事”,故空处需动词不定式。故填to bulid。
【52题详解】
句意:但大多数科学家表示他的想法有效。根据分析句子成分可知,空处缺表示人的名词作主语,science“科学”,其表示人的名词为scientist,most of the后跟名词复数。故填scientists。
【53题详解】
句意:过后,列奥纳多·达·芬奇从事绘画。take up doing sth.表示“从事做某事”,故空处需动名词。故填painting。
【54题详解】
句意:当他年轻时,他展示出了画画天赋。根据空前后关系可知,空处需when“当……时”来引导时间状语从句。故填when。
【55题详解】
句意:随着年龄的增长,他对画的态度越来越严肃,所以他的名气也越来越大。serious“严肃的”为形容词,其副词为seriously。故填seriously。
第三节:书面表达(25分)
56. 请根据下列提示写一篇短文介绍你的好朋友Tom。
1. 他小时候是一个安静的男孩,但现在比我还外向。
2. 在学校里,他学习最努力;周末在家,他喜欢看卡通片。
3. 他喜欢锻炼,每周与朋友踢三到四次足球。
4. 他的梦想:①将来想要当一名医生;②打算学医药学;③打算去上海工作; ④打算先读完高中和大学。
注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Good friends are like sunshine. They brighten our life. I have a good friend called Tom.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】例文:
Good friends are like sunshine. They brighten our life. I have a good friend called Tom.
He was quiet when he was young. But now he is more outgoing than me. He works the hardest in school and he is good at all the subjects. On weekends, he likes watching cartoons at home. He is interested in sports and he plays soccer with his friends three or four times a week.
He plans to study medicine in college after finishing high school. His dream is to become a doctor in the future, and he hopes to work in Shanghai.
This is my friend. I hope he can make his dream come true one day.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材:本文是一篇材料作文;
②时态:时态为“一般现在时”;
③提示:材料所给内容需完整表达,以第三人称叙述为主。
[写作步骤]
第一步,借用文章已给开头,点明文章主旨;
第二步,介绍Tom的性格、学习情况、爱好等;
第三步,介绍Tom的梦想;
第四步,表达祝愿,书写结语。
[亮点词汇]
①be good at擅长
②be interested in对……感兴趣
③come true实现;成真
[高分句型]
①He was quiet when he was young.(时间状语从句)
②I hope he can make his dream come true one day.(宾语从句)
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共同体26届八年级上期期中小练习英语试题
第一部分 听(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分,满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. When did the boy go to the music club?
A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.
2. What does Ian want to do?
A. To watch a soap opera. B. To go swimming. C. To go bike riding.
3. How often does Mary play tennis?
A. Once a week. B.Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
4. How does Lisa go to school now?
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.
5. Why did Tom stay at home last Sunday?
A. Because he wanted to read books.
B. Because he was ill.
C. Because it would be rainy.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分,满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. Where does Diana come from?
A. The UK. B. Australia. C. The USA.
7. What is Diana like?
A. Shy. B. Outgoing. C.Smart.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. How was John’s weekend?
A. Wonderful. B. Boring. C. Bad.
9. What did John think of the film?
A. Educational. B. Interesting. C. Boring.
10. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Blue Restaurant is the cheapest.
B. The Brown Restaurant is the most expensive.
C. The Green Restaurant is the cleanest.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the man doing?
A. He is shopping. B. He is eating food. C. He is enjoying music.
12 How much does the man need to pay for the sweater?
A. $70. B. $60 C. $50.
13. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The store has the cheapest clothes.
B. The store has the best service.
C. The store has the best music.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. Where is Jack’s father now?
A. In the living room. B. In the dining room. C. In Jenny’s room.
15. Which story is Jack’s father telling?
A. The Three Little Pigs. B. Daughter of the Sea. C. A Cat and a Dog.
16. What can we get from the conversation?
A. Jack is older than Jenny.
B. Jack likes telling stories to Jenny.
C. Jack is cooking dinner for his family.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Who went on vacation with Dr. Smith?
A. His family. B. His friends. C. His students.
18. What did they NOT do in Beijing?
A. Taste Beijing duck. B. Visit Beihai Park. C. Buy some gifts.
19. How did they reach home?
A. By air. B. By train. C. By car.
20.How long did their vacation last?
A. For seven days. B. For nine days. C. For ten days.
第二部分 读(共35小题,每小题2分,满分70分)
第一节、完形填空 从短文后各题所给的ABCD三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
The New Year is always a time for celebration. People ___1___ the New Year with parties and special dinners. The New Year is also a great time to make resolutions. People usually make new resolutions on the ___2___ day of the year. It is a new beginning.
Next year I am going to take a long vacation. I’m going to visit my grandparents in New York. And I am going to study ___3___ at school. I’m not good at some of my subjects-science, math and history. I ___4___ myself to do better next term.
What are your New Year’s resolutions? Are you going to keep them? I think you should try “I can do that!” You should believe that they ___5___ come true.
1. A. reach B. improve C. celebrate D. show
2. A. first B. second C. last D. final
3. A. harder B. faster C. more easily D. worse
4. A. help B. teach C. promise D. enjoy
5. A. might B. may C. will D. should
B
Not everyone is successful in making their dreams come true. ____6____ Walt Disney was.
Usually, mice are not popular, but Mickey Mouse ____7____ many people’s hearts. Movies about Mickey Mouse are popular ____8____ everywhere in the world for more than eighty years. It was Walt Disney who made this ____9____ cartoon character. When he was young, Walt Disney was ____10____ in drawing cartoons. And he tried to find better ways of making cartoons movie. At that time, some movies just started to use sound. So Disney decided to put ____11____ in his cartoons, too. People were excited when they saw Mickey Mouse talk on the movie ____12____. Mickey became popular ____13____ both young and old.
Later, Walt Disney started to build a new kind of amusement park. He hoped ____14____ a clean, good and beautiful world to people of all ages. ____15____, Walt Disney made his dream come true. In 1955, Disneyland opened in the USA and became the most successful amusement park in the world.
6. A. So B. But C. And D. Or
7. A. wins B. loses C. breaks D. acts
8. A. hardly B. never C. almost D. seldom
9. A. meaningless B. boring C. famous D. funny
10. A. interesting B. interested C. enjoyable D. outgoing
11. A. sound B. color C. news D. joke
12. A. theater B. seats C. screen D. tickets
13. A. with B. at C. for D. by
14. A. to perform B. to bring C. to take D. to grow
15. A. At most B. At least C. In fact D. In the end
第二节 阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Do you love fast food? Why? How often do you eat it? 200 people joined our survey and here is the result.
Chart 1: How often do you eat fast food? Chart 2: Why do you love fast food?
16. ________ of the people eat fast food once a week.
A. 14% B. 28% C. 8% D. 44%
17. 6% of the people eat fast food ________.
A. twice a week B. three times a week
C. every day D. more than three times a week
18. 44 people love fast food because it’s ________.
A. cheap B. delicious C. healthy D. convenient
19. ________ of the people like fast food because they can take it away.
A. 12% B. 14% C. 22% D. 24%
B
Actress Wanted
Are you a girl between the ages of 13 and 15? Are you interested in acting? Would you like to appear on TV?
We are looking for someone to play a role in our comedy, Jane’s School Life. The first two seasons (季) of the comedy were very popular.
We’re going to start its third season. In the new season, there will be a number of new characters (角色). The actress we are looking for will play the main character’s sister. The character will appear in three episodes (集) out of the eight in the new season. Auditions (试镜) are in Room 108 of the teaching building on January 27. You can send information and your photos to thedramaclub@zmail.net no later than January 16. If you are selected (被选中) for an audition, we will call you on January 20.
20. Who may appear in Jane’s School Life?
A. 12-year-old Tara. B. 13-year-old Sam.
C. 14-year-old Nick. D. 15-year-old Helen.
21. What do we know about Jane’s School Life?
A. It is a soap opera. B. It won a prize last year.
C. Its first three seasons were popular. D. Its new season will have new characters.
22. You can go for an audition if you get a call on _________.
A January 16 B. January 20
C. January 27 D. January 30
23 The material is probably from a _________.
A. storybook B. dictionary
C. TV guide D. students newspaper
C
As one of China’s most famous astronauts, Wang Yaping is very popular with us. Not long ago, she brought us a surprise once more. At the graduation ceremony (毕业典礼) of Peking University, Wang shared her space (太空) travel story with the young people. Wang flew into space twice and was also the first woman on China’s space station. “I hope the coming new trip in your life will be more fantastic,” she said. It was her first time to appear in public (公开地) after going back to Earth in April 2022.
On Oct.16, 2021, the Shenzhou-13 spaceship sent Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu to China’s space station Tianhe. They lived and worked in space for six months.
In her talk, Wang told the young people how important teamwork (合作) was. When the three stayed in space they performed extravehicular (舱外的) activities twice, gave two classes in space, and did quite a few scientific activities. In each activity, all the three worked hard together. Wang also hoped that all the young people could learn the importance of teamwork.
Wang is studying at Peking University. “I expect you will never forget your job and will always keep your hope and love for the future,” she said.
24. What does the first paragraph tell us?
A. When we can get into space. B. How Tianhe works.
C. Who Wang Yaping is and what she did. D. What we can do in space.
25. What do Wang Yaping’s words mean according to Paragraph 3?
A. It’s not easy to be successful.
B. Everyone should work hard.
C. Her two teammates are smarter than her.
D. Young people should learn to work together.
26. What do we know about Wang Yaping from the passage?
A. She flew into space three times.
B. She did most things by herself in space.
C. She is a student in Peking University now.
D. She expects young people to be astronauts.
D
China’s first virtual (虚拟的) student—Hua Zhibing, made its debut (首次亮相) in Beijing on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021. Two days later, she opened an account (账户) on Sina Weibo to meet fans and won over 2,000 followers (拥护者,追随者) on Weibo in about nine hours.
In her first Weibo post, Hua Zhibing wrote that she would start studying in the computer laboratory (实验室) in Tsinghua University. There is also a video introducing her in the first post. In the video, she says, “I’ve been interested in literature (文学) and art since I was born. The scientists not only gave me my look and my voice but also taught me to sing and make music.”
“The face and voice of the girl in the video were virtually synthesized (合成的) by AI,” said Tang Jie, one of the main developers of Hua Zhibing. “We hope she can keep learning and communicate with others in the future.”
The appearance of Hua Zhibing soon became a hot topic online. Some were surprised that how China has advanced (进步) in the field of AI. Some people said they wondered if scientists would make a human-like robot named Hua Zhibing, rather than a virtual face and voice.
27. Which subject would Hua Zhibing study in Tsinghua University?
A. Literature. B. Computer. C. Art. D. Music.
28. What can Hua Zhibing do according to the passage?
①Speak. ②Sing. ③Make music. ④Communicate.
A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①②④ D. ①③④
29. What does the underlined word “field” mean in Chinese?
A. 田地 B. 领域 C. 运动场 D. 牧场
30 What can we know about Hua Zhibing?
A. She is the result of science and technology.
B. She is a real student just as the other students in Tsinghua University.
C. She is a real robot that looks like a human.
D She is now a middle school student.
第三节 补全短文(每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一项为多余选项。
Do you have a goal (目标) for your life? ____31____ It is important for you to have goals like these. However, you may feel it difficult to do. I hope the following things can help you.
*Have a strong wish for your goal.
You should remember: the start of all success is a strong wish. ____32____ So, the first thing to reach a goal is to have a strong wish.
*Picture yourself reaching a goal.
You can change (改变) your life by changing your mind. You should never stop thinking that you can reach your goal. ____33____ And put it up on the wall. Then you can see it every day. And it will encourage (鼓励) you to make it come true.
*____34____
To make a plan to reach your goal is the most important thing. You should make sure that you think through everything in the plan first. Of course, you can’t reach your goal in one day. ____35____ Then you should follow the plan to make sure that you are able to reach your goal.
A. Make a plan to reach your goal.
B. Strong wishes make good results.
C. You can’t be successful if you don’t have a goal.
D. For example, you can draw a picture of something that you want.
E. Do you want to become a writer, singer or just become a rich person?
F. So you need to have a daily plan, a weekly plan, a monthly plan or even a yearly plan.
第三部分 写 (共三节,满分50分)
第一节:单词填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
根据下列句子所给单词的首字母写出所需单词
36. —Can I take your order?
—Please wait a moment. Let me look at the m________ first.
37. Would you show me a c________ bike than this one? This is too expensive. I only have 500 yuan.
38. David wants to be an e________ to build more beautiful buildings.
39. Before we made a decision, we d________ it carefully together.
40. The Sunshine Cinema has the best seats and you can sit most c________ there.
41. If you work hard enough, you can be a w________ at last.
42. What’s the Chinese m________ of this word “peace”?
43. Everyone in the world should focus on the air p________.
44. If there are fewer trees, the e________ will be in great danger.
45. We all e________ that our hometown can be the best place to live in.
第二节; 语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Who designed the first helicopter (直升机)? Who painted one of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew ____46____ (much) about the human body than most doctors? There is an answer ____47____ all these questions—Leonardo da Vinci. You might ____48____ (question) what I said, but it is true.
Leonardo was a great genius (天才). He didn’t study at ____49____ university. About 1,500 years ago, he lived in Italy. He had lots of ____50____ (hobby). One of them was inventing (发明) things. One of his notebooks had drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he wasn’t able ____51____ (build) a helicopter with the things he had at that time. But most of the ____52____ (science) said his idea worked.
Later, Leonardo took up ____53____ (paint). He was one of the greatest artists of his day. He showed talents in painting ____54____ he was very young. As he grew up, he took his paintings more ____55____ (serious) so he became more and more famous. Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with us today, for example, the smiling woman the Mona Lisa.
第三节:书面表达(25分)
56. 请根据下列提示写一篇短文介绍你的好朋友Tom。
1. 他小时候是一个安静的男孩,但现在比我还外向。
2. 在学校里,他学习最努力;周末在家,他喜欢看卡通片。
3. 他喜欢锻炼,每周与朋友踢三到四次足球。
4. 他的梦想:①将来想要当一名医生;②打算学医药学;③打算去上海工作; ④打算先读完高中和大学。
注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Good friends are like sunshine. They brighten our life. I have a good friend called Tom.
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