广东审廉江市实验学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷

廉江市实验学校2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试试题 初二英语 （试卷满分130分，考试时间：95分钟） 一、听说应用 E. 情景对话（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 请通读下面对话，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，选项中有一项为多余选项。 A: Hello, Adam! 26 I called you but you didn’ t answer the phone. B: Sorry. I didn’ t take my phone with me. I was flying a kite outside. A: 27 B: In the city park. There were many kids flying kites there. A: Was it windy yesterday afternoon? B: Yes. 28 A: Was your sister with you? B: 29 My friend Dave went with me. A: 30 B: Yes, we played there for two hours! 　 A．The wind was just right for flying kites. B．Where did you fly the kite? C．Did you enjoy yourselves there? D．No, she was busy studying for her exams at that time E．What were you doing at 3:00 yesterday afternoon? F．Was there a rainstorm when you flew the kite? 2、 语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑。 Respecting teachers has always been a tradition in China. During the Northern Song Dynasty, there lived a young man 31 Yang Shi. One day, he and his schoolmates had different opinion on a question. 32 a correct answer, he went to visit his teacher, Cheng Yi, the famous philosopher (哲学家). At Cheng’ s house, however, the guarding kid told him that Mr. Cheng was meditating(冥想)in his room. So he decided to wait for him outside instead 33 waking him up. After a while, it began to snow 34 . The guarding kid invited Yang to warm 35 in the house. But Yang kept standing in the snow and waiting outside. After a long time, Cheng finished meditating, he looked out of the window, Yang 36 outside at that time. The snow was more than a foot deep 37 . Yang stood still without moving. “ 38 excellent the young man is!” Cheng took Yang to the room at once. He was 39 moved that he taught Yang all his philosophical thoughts. That made 40 big difference to Yang’ s life. Later, Yang really learned a lot and made great contributions to his country. ( )31. A. called B. call C. calling ( )32. A. Get  B. To get   C. Getting ( )33. A. of         B. to        C. for         ( )34. A. hardly              B. harder               C. hard               ( )35. A. himself        B. him              C. he             ( )36. A. is waiting        B. was waiting              C. waited ( )37. A. because        B. although               C. but  ( )38. A. What         B. What an          C. How     ( )39. A. very  B. so C. too ( )40. A. a B. the C. / 3、 完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请通读下面短文，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，并将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑。 Taking a journey can be a happy thing. However, a journey may go wrong sometimes because of something unexpected(始料不及的). I still remember a 41 journey that I took three years ago. I was going to the airport with my 42 . We were going to London on holiday, and we had to be at the airport two hours before the plane took off. My friend and I 43 home early enough. Usually, it took 40 minutes to go to the airport by 44. But it rained hard that day. The heavy rain caused a big traffic jam on the way! The traffic wasn’ t moving at all. We didn’ t 45 what to do. It was a little late to go another way, so we just sat in the car and waited. After ten minutes, the traffic 46 moving slowly. But we couldn’ t wait any longer. We 47 to find another way to the airport. However, we weren’ t sure of the way, and we got lost. Finally, we found the 48 way and arrived at the airport just 40 minutes before the plane was going to leave. We were running out of time and had to ask an airport worker for help. 49 , with the worker’ s help, we caught our flight (航班) in the end. Although we didn’ t miss our flight, the starting point of the journey was terrible. But I also 50 a lesson from it: Always think more about unexpected things like the weather and traffic. ( )41. A. new B. long C. difficult D. boring ( )42. A. friend B. family C. teacher D. customer ( )43. A. cleaned B. left C. walked D. drove ( )44. A. bike B. car C. bus D. underground ( )45. A. imagine B. choose C. accept D. know ( )46. A. practised B. started C. liked D. stopped ( )47. A. decided B. promised C. waited D. remembered ( )48. A. only B. right C. same D. hours ( )49. A. Easily B. Carefully C. Luckily D. Usually ( )50. A. planned B. offered C. shared D. learned 四、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分） A Visitors Guide for Guangdong Museum There is something you should know about before you go to our museum. Visitors guide The visiting areas include permanent(常设的)exhibition halls, temporary (临时的)exhibition halls and public service areas. No smoking, eating, climbing and lying is allowed in the museum. No noise either. If you need a person who knows the exhibitions well to guide you through the museum, come to the entrance (入口) of the exhibition hall at 10:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. The service is free and provided every day. Service hours The museum opens from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (visitors can come into the museum from 9 a.m. to 4p.m.), Tuesday to Sunday. Tickets You can get free tickets at the Ticket Office from 8:50 a.m. to 4 p.m. ID is needed for one person to get one ticket and the ticket can be used only on the day you get it. Children under 1.2m can get in without tickets if they have adults with them. Traffic Guide Address: No.2 Zhujiang Dong Lu, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou Subway: Line 3, Line 5 Bus: No.40, No.44, No.183, No.293, No.866, No.886A ( )51．The visiting areas include parts. A．two B．three C．four D．five ( )52．There is at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day. A． free tour guide service B．a talk show C．a meeting for the museum workers D．free food and drinks to be provided ( )53．You can visit the museum at . A．12:00 a.m. on Wednesday B．6:00 p.m. on Thursday C．8:00 a.m. on Sunday D．4:00 p.m.on Monday ( )54．You can get one ticket with your ID card for . A．your father B．yourself C．your friend D．a stranger ( )55．Which of the following is Not true? A．You cannot take No. 186 bus to get to the museum. B．Noise and smoking are not allowed in the museum. C．You cannot lie on the benches in the museum. D．Children under 12 years old can get in without tickets if they have adults with them. B Everyone has problems. When you meet something difficult, who can you ask for advice. These people may be your classmates, parents teachers, long- lost friends or even a real stranger. They will make your life different in some ways. What they did or said may teach you a lesson or help you recognize(认识) who you are. For example, your best friend doesn’ t trust you anymore. You will feel terrible and unfair at that time. But later you will find out the reasons and try your best to solve the problem. Then you will know that everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck. So the people around you, and the successes and failures you have experienced, will help you recognize who you are. In fact, the bad experiences are the most profound and important ones. Please enjoy every day even every moment and learn from it because you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before, and listen to them. You should see your sights high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself. Then you will have a bright future. ( )56．What your teachers did or said may . A．make you unhappy B．drive you angry C．hurt you D．help you ( )57．From the passage,we know that bad experiences can . A．make us meet bad luck B．help us solve the problem C．make us cry D．make us feel failure ( )58．The underlined word “profound” in the passage means in English. A．happy B．unimportant C．deep D．sad ( )59．The writer’ s advice is that we should . A．never talk to strange people B．learn from experiences C．not listen to other people D．just believe others ( )60．Which is the best title of the passage? A．Learn From Your Problems B．Hold Your Head Up C．People You Meet in Life D．Things Happen to You C 配对阅读。左栏是五个人情况描述，右栏是七个建议的信息。请为这五个人找出一条合适的建议与左栏进行匹配，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。（有两个多余选项）。 ( )61. A man dug for gold for several months, but he gave up finally. Another man found gold only three meters deeper from where the first man stopped. ( )62．A frog lived in a well(井) for all his life. When a bird asked him to jump out of it, he laughed at the bird and thought that the well was in fact the world. ( )63．A frog fell into the warm water on a fire. He liked it because it was comfortable. But it was too late for him to jump out when the water got too hot. ( )64．A man was so lazy that he didn’ t want to move at all. One day, his wife left home for several days and put a big biscuit on his neck. When his wife got home, she found him dead because he was too lazy to get the biscuit. ( )65．A man decided to move the mountains. Although the mountains were too big, the man said he would move the mountains. And his children and grandchildren would go on to finish the work. A．Some people know little but feel they know everything. We should keep our mind open and try to see the larger world around us. B．Many people give up halfway because they think the work is too difficult. But in fact, you are closer to the finishing line than you think C. Do not wait until the last minute to try to do anything about a problem you face. It’ s important to do with it in time. D．We can’ t be too lazy, or it will hurt ourselves. So we should be hardworking and spend time on things we want to get. E. Be kind to your family, especially your wife. Don’ t hurt her because of your bad feelings. Happy wife, happy life. F. Strong teams believe in each other and they certainly work harder toward their goal. Try to work together, but not to do anything alone. G. Every little work can make a dream come true. Never give up and try to believe in yourself. Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it. 五、短文填空（本题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 请从方框内选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。 each I because if from upstairs importance trouble nature shout although safe It was 2:43 am, October 20th, 2023. It was raining heavily outside. Suddenly my father rushed into my room. “Daming! Get up! We’ re flooding!” he 66 and shook me. That woke 67 up! I ran downstairs. It was like a swimming pool. My mother and I started to pick up things and take them 68 . Things got worse every minute. We were in great 69 . Water had come in our front door. 70 we knew our home was being destroyed, we couldn’ t do anything to stop it. Rescue(救援) boats came and finally we reached a primary school 71 . All the people there helped 72 other. I really have learned a lot 73 this flood(洪灾). I have learned something 74 about safety. I know in the futtre, 75 I find people are in danger, I will show great pity and do what I can to help them. 六、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分） A.回答问题（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 请阅读下面的文章,根据所提供的信息,回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 Parenting is not easy. That’ s why family education expert Su Shu spends his days offering suggestions on problems like “My kid loves playing computer games. What should I do?” and “My son doesn’ t want to go to school. Can you help me?” The 50-year-old started working in family education in 2016. In 2019, Beijing set up counseling(咨询) rooms to solve problems between parents and children. Su joined the counseling room project(项目) last year. The counseling rooms provide two 90-minute meetings a day on weekdays during school terms. And they’ re open every day during summer and winter vacations. Experts and volunteers are there to answer families’ questions. The parents there usually have problems in communicating with their children. “Many parent don’ t know enough about family education. We can help them have a better understanding of their kids.” Su said. Wang Lin is a primary school teacher in Beijing and a volunteer of the counseling room project. “There are over 100 counseling rooms in Beijing now, and they have helped build a bridge between parents and children. That shows the importance of our work.” Wang said. 76．Why does Su Shu spend time offering suggestions op family education? 77．When did Beijing set up counseling rooms? 78．Who are offering help in the counseling rooms? 79．What problems do parents usually have? 80． How does Wang Lin like the counseling room project? B.书面表达。(15分) 81. 每个人都有自己的烦恼。请你写给学校英语报社投稿,写一篇文章介绍一位朋友的烦恼,以及你给他/她的建议，内容包括: 1.当前中学生有什么烦恼(至少描写2个方面的烦恼); 2.讲述你好朋友面临的一个烦恼: 3.向朋友提出解决烦恼的建议(至少两点)。 写作要求: 1.不得出现真实的班名和姓名。 2.语句通顺，意思连贯。 3.要求词数 80个左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 When we were little, we all wanted to grow up. As we grew up, there are a lot of troubles around us. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 七、附加题：汉译英（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请根据所给出的中文词语翻译成英语单词,并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 1.假装v. 2.鉴赏 v. 3.材料 n. 4.营火，篝火n. 5.舒适的，安逸的 adj. 6.小溪 n. 7.罕见的 adj. 8.神话故事n. 9.耕v. 10.废弃v. 廉江市实验学校2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试试题 初二英语答案 E.情景对话 26-30 EBADC 2、 语法选择 31-35 ABACA 36-40 BCCBA 3、 完形填空 41-45 CABBD 46-50 BABCD 【答案详解】 41. C考查形容词。句意：我仍然记得三年前一次艰难的旅行。A新的；B长的；C艰难的；D无聊的。根据However，a journey may go wrong sometimes because of something unexpected （始料不及的）.（然而，因为一些意料之外的事旅行可能会变得艰难。）可知此处指艰难的。故选C。 42. A考查名词。句意：我和朋友一起去机场。A朋友；B家人；C老师；D顾客。根据My friend and I可知此处指朋友。故选A。 43. B考查动词。句意：我和朋友很早就出家门了。A打扫；B离开；C散步；D开车。根据句意可知此处指离开家。故选B。 44. B考查名词。句意：通常开车去机场需要40分钟。A自行车；B汽车；C公交车；D地铁。根据so we just sat in the car and waited（所以我们只好坐在车里等）。故选B。 45. D考查动词。句意：我们不知道怎么办。A想象；B选择；C接受；D知道。根据句意可知此处指知道。故选D。 46. B考查动词。句意：十分钟后，车辆开始慢慢移动。A练习；B开始；C喜欢；D停止。根据句意可知此处指开始移动。故选B。 47. A考查动词。句意：我们决定换一条路去机场。A决定；B允诺；C等待；D记得。decide to do表示"决定做"，根据句意可知此处指决定换一条路。故选A。 48. B考查形容词。句意：最后我们终于找到正确的路，在飞机起飞前40分钟到达机场。A只有；B正确的；C相同的；D真的。根据we weren't sure of the way，and we got lost.（我们不确定这条路对不对，我们迷路了。）可知此处指找到正确的路。故选B。 49. C考查副词。句意：幸运的是，我们在工作人员的帮助下，终于赶上了飞机。A简单地；B仔细地；C幸运的是；D通常。根据句意可知他们很幸运的赶上了飞机。故选C。 50. D考查动词。句意：但我也从这次经历中学到了一个教训。A计划；B提供；C分享；D学习。learn a lesson from表示"从......学到"。故选D。。 4、 阅读理解 51-55 BAABD 56-60 DBCBA 61-65 BACDG 5、 短文填空 66. shouted 67. me 68. upstairs 69. trouble 70. Although 71. safely 72. each 73. from 74. important 75. if 【答案详解】 66. 考查动词。句意："大明!起来!我们要淹了!"他喊着摇了摇我。shout"喊叫"符合题意，本文用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填shouted。 67. 考查人称代词。句意：那把我吵醒了!I"我"符合题意，动词后用人称代词宾格作宾语。故填me。 68. 考查副词。句意：我和妈妈开始收拾东西，把它们带到楼上。upstairs"到楼上"符合题意。故答案为upstairs。 69. 考查名词。句意：我们遇到了很大的麻烦。trouble"麻烦"符合题意，不可数名词。故填trouble。 70. 考查连词。句意：虽然我们知道我们的家正在被毁，但我们无法阻止它。although"虽然"符合题意，引导让步状语从句。故填Although。 71. 考查副词。句意：救援船来了，最后我们安全到达了一所小学。safe"安全的"符合题意，用副词修饰实义动词。故填safely。 72. 考查代词。句意：那里所有的人都互相帮助。each other互相，固定短语。故填each。 73. 考查介词。句意：我真的从这次洪水中学到了很多。learn...from从……中学到……，固定搭配。故填from。 74. 考查形容词。句意：我学到了一些关于安全的重要知识。important"重要的"符合题意，用形容词修饰不定代词置于不定代词后。故填important。 75. 考查连词。句意：我知道在未来，如果我发现人们处于危险之中，我会表现出极大的同情，并尽我所能帮助他们。if"如果"符合题意，引导条件状语从句。故填if。 六、读写综合 A.回答问题 76. Because parenting is not easy. 77. In 2019. 78. Experts and volunteers. 79. Parents usually have problems in communicating with their children. 80. He thinks it is important. B. 书面表达 例文： When we were little, we all wanted to grow up. As we grew up, there are a lot of troubles around us. There are a lot of troubles among the middle students, such as too much homework and the relationship with their parents. My good friend Lucy is no exception. She used to argue with her parents. She thought they didn't understand her. And they gave her too much pressure on study. I advised her to communicate with her parents and told them what she felt. And I also advised her to make a study plan for herself so that she could manage her time properly. After that, her parents changed their educational methods. Lucy became happier and more relaxed. In my opinion, when we face trouble, we should come up with some ways to solve them instead of escaping and complaining. 七、附加题：汉译英 1. pretend 2. appreciate 3. material 4. campfire 5. comfortable 6. brook 7. rare 8. myth 9. plough 10. abandon 第7页（/共4页） 第8页/（共10页） 知人善教 培养品质 引发成长动力 第1页/（共12页） 第2页/（共12页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$