辽宁沈阳市第四十三中学2026-2027学年上学期八年级英语学科第三周限时作业

沈阳市第43中学八年级英语学科第三周限时作业 一、阅读理解（20*2=40分) 第一节阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (Λ) Nowadays many pcople go abroad.Then they must learn some customs about the country because different countrics have different customs.In order that we can learn more about different custoins,the Culture Palace has invited some foreign speakers to give us specches.You can get 10%off if you listen to them all. Speaker:Mr.Smith(From America) Speaker:Mrs.White (From England) Speech:Table manners in America Speech:Who pays for the meals in Placc:Room 1204 in Culture Palace England? Time:7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.on Tuesday Place:Room 3218 in Culture Palacc Time:8:00p.m.-10:00 p.m. on March 3rd Wednesday,March 4th Ticket Price:￥25 Ticket Price:￥20 Spcaker:Mr.Brown (From Australia) Speaker:Mrs.Black (From Germany) Speech:How to be a politc person in Australia? Speech:Good manners in Germany Place:Room 320 in Culture Palace Place:The Culture Hall Time:7:30p.m.-10:00p.m.on Thursday, Time:7:30p.m.-9:00p.m.on Friday, March 5th March 6th Ticket Price:￥20 Ticket Price:￥15 1.If you want to lcarn good manners in Germany,you can attend the speech in A.Room 1204 in Culture Palace B.Room 3218 in Culture Palace C.the Culture Hall D.Room 320 in Culture Palace 2.How long does Mr.Smith's speech last? A.1.5 hours B.2 hours C.2.5 hours D.3 hours 3.How much is it if someone wants to listen to all the speeches? A.￥20.B.￥42.C.￥72.D.￥80. 4.Which of the following is TRUE? A.The four foreign speakers will give their speeches on the same day. B.Mrs.White will give a speech in Room 3218 in Culture Palace on Tuesday. C.The four speeches will help us know more about foreign customs. D.The price of Mrs Black's speech is the lowest. 第1页，共8页 扫描全能王创建 (B) Numbers are not just numbers.They have cultural mcanings.Let's see some of the lucky and unlucky numbers across the world. ◆The number3 People in Sweden think all good things come in threes.For examplc,there are three kinds of medals in a game.People in South Korca and Italy think the same way.But people in Japan and Vietnam have a different idea.They don't like taking photos when there are only three people.They think death will come for the person in the middle. ◆The number8 It is a lucky number in most countries.This number is very welcome among Chinese pcople because it has the similar pronunciation to"fa".The Beijing Summer Olympics started at 8:00 pm on August 8th,2008.8 is also a lucky number in Japan.But it's different in Bulgaria.People there think it can bring them bad luck. ◆The number 9 In China,it's a lucky number.It has the same pronunciation as "jiu",meaning everlasting ()In Norway,it's a lucky number,too.There are many stories about it.But people in Japan don't like this number.Why?Because when they say it in Japancsc,it's just like another word"ku". ◆The number13 How about the number 13?It's an unlucky number in many countrics,like Norway, Sweden and the UK.Lots of bad things happened on the 13th in history.However,in Italy,13 is a lucky number.People think this number can help them live a happy life. 5.Which countries think the number 3 is a lucky numher? A.Japan and Vietnam.B.South Korea and Japan. C.Vietnam and Sweden.D.South Korea and Sweden. 6.How does the writer start the paragraph about the number 13? A.By giving an example. B.By telling a story. C.By providing background information. D.By asking a question. 7.Which of the following is right according to the text? DJane from Italy loves taking photos of three pcople. (2Peter from Bulgaria is very happy to have eight balls. (3Bella from Norway is glad to collect nine model planes. (4John fromn Sweden would likc to have a party on June 13. A.③④B.②④C.①③ D.①④ 8.How is the text organized?(1=Paragraph 1,2=Paragraph 2...) ①②③④ ② 3 c②③④⑤ 第2页，共8页 扫描全能王创建 (C) Maths isn't just numbers in textbooks.It's all around us,making our world more bcautiful and convenicnt. Maths in Poems In Chinese pocms,numbers give us the freedom to imagine.As Li Bai wrote,"I have sailed a thousand milcs through Gorges in a day."My boat has left ten thousand mountains far away.""The waterfall rushes down three thousand feet from high..." thesc numbers show what Li Bai saw and how he felt.When we read the lines,there are pictures in our minds. Maths in Paintings Art and maths might seem differcnt.Together they create wonderful works!Some studies show that when Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa,he followed a special maths rule called the“golden ratio(黄金比例)".The ratio was hidden(隐藏)in different parts of the painting,like the face of the lady and the background behind her. This makes the painting beautiful and different. Maths in Traffic How do traffic lights "know"when to change?Traffic engineers use traffic flow models(流量模型)，a kind of maths model,to help cars move smoothly.They collect plenty of data like how many cars pass by,when people cross the streets,busy times of the day and special events in the city.With these models,engineers can do lots of maths and run many tcsts to study how the traffic moves better.This allows them to find the best timing for each tramlic light.It makes our city grecn,smart and livable! Maths makes our-lives better and helps us understand the world in many surprising ways! 9.Which field is NOT mentioned where maths is applied? A.Poems.B.Art. C.Traffic.D.Spacc cxploration. 10.What can we infer from Li Bai's poems in the passage? A.Li Bai was good at solving maths problems. B.Li Bai only used large numbers in his poems. C.Numbers in poems can help readers feel the scenes. D.Numbers are the most important part of Chinese poems. 11.What does the underlined word "This"in the paragraph "Maths in Paintings"refer to? A.Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. B.Leonardo da Vinci discovered the golden ratio. C.The golden ratio was hidden only in the background behind the lady. D.Leonardo da Vinci used the golden ratio and hid it in different parts of the painting. 12.What is the main purpose of the passage? A.To explain some famous Chinese poems. B.To teach how to solve traffic problems. C.To introduce the use of maths in daily lives. D.To praise Leonardo da Vinci and his paintings. 第3页，共8页 架 扫描全能王创建 (D) Do you usually help do houscwork at home?Do you do things like sweeping the floor, cleaning the bedroom or doing the dishes?In fact,doing housework is a key part of family life.It helps improvc the relationships among family members.However,lots of parcnts think their children should pay attention to their studies.And it is a waste of time for their children to do housework. To know how ofen middle school students do houscwork at home,we did a survey among 1,200 students last weck.All the'students are from Grade 7 to Grade 9 in a middle school.The following bar chart shows the results of our survey. 吻 228 196 208 200- 10 6 126 1l6 100 88 sonctimics frrqucrcy aGrade 7 OGroce nGrade9 From the bar chart,we find that only a small number of students usually do housework. Nearly halfof the students in Grade 9 never do housework.The results make us anxious. It's not good for students'future and we nced to do something to make a change. After all,doing housework is good for students.It can teach students many important skills,like planning,timing,solving problems and so on.Doing housework can also teach students what responsibility (is.Everyone should do something for the family.What's more,doing housework can help students relax themselves and keep a balance between study and life. All in all,we suggest that parents should encourage their children to do housework. Children must learn one or two life skills every ycar so that they can better prepare for an independent life in the future. 13.When did the writer do the survey? A.Yesterday.B.Last wcek.C.Last month.D.Last year. 14.Which of the following shows the information from the bar chart? A.Over half of Grade 8 students never do housework. B.Students in all grades actively take part in housework. C.Grade 7 students do housework more often than Grade 9 students. D.The result of Grade 9 students is the least worrying among all grades. 15.What does the underlined word "anxious"mean in Paragraph 3? A.Angry.B.Happy.C.Worried.D.Interested. 16.What is the best title for the passage? A.A Survey on Middle School Students'Housework B.Let Middle School Students Do Housework C.How to Do Housework Well at Home D.Students'Study and Future Life 第4页，共8页 扫描全能王创建 第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最住迭项，其 中有一个多余的选项。 Do you know paint-by-numbers pictares?No?Your parents and grandparents may know the pictures becausc they are not something new. In a paint-by-numbers picture,you can see a painting divided into different parts with different numbers.(17)For cxample,when you paint,you just colour the parts with the number"1 "in black and the parts with the number"2"in white.This makes it easy for people to paint. (18)He once worked for a paint company.One day in 1949,Dan's boss asked him to sell more paintings.Then Dan had the idea of paint-by-numbers pictures.He knew that the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci used to divide paintings into different parts and number them.Dan wantcd to create pictures to let people paint in the same way.His boss asked him to create such pictures. Dan created several different kinds of paint-by-numbers pictures.(19)In 1951, the company showed customers how to colour a large paint-by-numbers picture in a shopping centre.in New York.After that,paint-by-numbers pictures became very popular. Some people say that paint-by-numbers pictures are not rcal art.(20) A.Dan Robbins is the father of paint-by-numbers pictures. B.He was from a big company. C.But Dan only wanted everyonc to enjoy art in an easy and happy way. D.Each of those numbers is for a colour. E.At first,they didn't sell well. 范5而北8而 扫描全能王创建 二、完形填空(10*1=10分) In Chinese culture,people believe that lucky numbers can bring them good luck. So,it is important for Chinese people to (21)a good number for important things.For example,they choose lucky numbers for wedding dates and dates of moving into a new house. The numbers 6,8 and 9 are the (22) _lucky numbers of most Chinese pcople Combinations of the above are thought as lucky numbers too,such as 66,88,168.Of all the individual numbers,8 is (23) the luckiest number in China "8"is associated with wealth."8"in Chinese is (24)"ba"and sounds similar to "fa".The traditional Chinese word "fa cai"means "wealthy"or "becoming (25)in a short time". Tlere arc many phrases or expressions associated with "8",such as "Bamian laicai", meaning "(26)comes from cight sides"and "Bamian chunfeng",meaning "spring wind comes from eight directions",expressing the wish that somcone gets luck wherever shc/hc goes,or whatever she/he is_(27). Chinese people like to choose "8"as the time or datc of important events.For example, the opening (28)of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Giames started exactly at 8minutes and 8 seconds past 8 pm on the 8th of August 2008 Chinese s(29)for 8 can be seen in many other cases ()such as house numbers,phone numbers,number plates,wedding dates and the date for opening a business.8 is considered lucky and favored by Chinesc (30)】 it holds mcaning in both traditional and modern cultures. 21.A.choose B.read C.count D.write 22.A.common B.similar C.favorite D.special 23.A.probably B.hardly C.nearly D.surely 24.A.written B.read C.spelt D.drawn 25.A.rich B.happy C.good D.dear 26.A.luckiness B.knowledge C.wealth D.health 27.A.giving up B.working on C.hurrying up D.coming on 28.A.vacation B.tradition C.competition D.ccremony 29.A.thanks B.luck C.excuses D.love 30.A.although B.because C.until D.unless 第6页，共8页 扫描全能王创建 三、语篇填空(10*2=20分) A long time ago,there was a king in India.The king's 1.favou)game was chess. One day,a wise old man camc to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. "You can have any prize if you win the game,"The king promised the old man. The old man 2.(think)for a moment and said 3.(slow),"If I win the game,I'd like one grain of rice for the first square,two for the second,four for the third...I'd like you 4.(double)the amount for each of the rest of the squares." The king was vcry 5. (surprise).“lsth2tall?”He asked.“Wouldn't you like gold 6. silver instead?" "No,just rice,"the old man replied without hesitation. "How many 7.(grain)of rice will this be?"the king wondered."There are 64 squarcs on the chessboard,so there will be one,two,four,eight,sixtcen,..Perhaps 8. bag of rice is enough."After thinking about it 9.a moment,the king agrecd. The king and the old man played the game for a long time.Finally,the old man won. So the king ordered his men 10.(collect)a bag of rice.The king's man put one grain on the first square,two on the second,and so on.The king realized the problem- ----even with all the rice in the country,he would still not have enough rice to put on the chessboard! 四、任务型阅读-简答：本大愿共1小题，共10分。 top算oup bottom group Do you know what people used to count numbers in the old days?In China,they used something called the abacus or“Suanpan'"It looks like a wooden frame(木制框架) with beads(珠子)and has a long history! An abacus usually has two groups of beads Fach bead in the top group counts as five, and each bead in the bottom group counts as one.For example,if you move onc top bead and one bottom bead,the total is six. In ancient China,people used the abacus everywhere,even for big and impurtant maths problems.But now,not many people use it.Some banks and shops still have them,but most people use calculators or computers.Even though it's not used as much,the abacus is still special.It's a symbol of wisdom ()In 2008,China put it on the 第7页，共8页 只▣ 扫描全能王创建 National Intangible Cultural Heritage List(☒家非物质文化进产名录).Then,five yeas later,the world took notice too-it was put on UNESCO's Intangible Cultura Heritage List. Today,many pcople still believe using the abacus can help kids get smarter.so they teach kids to use it.The abacus is a spccial part of history that shows how smart and creative Chinese people were. (1)What did Chinese people use to count numbers in the old days? (2)What is the total if you move 2 top beads and 4 bottom beads on the abacus? (3)When was the abacus put on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List? (4)Do you think we need to learn to use the abacus nowadays?Why or why not? 做如你是李华，某出版杜正在举办“Writing an encyclopacdia cntry”征文活动. 请你写一篇80-100词左右的百科全书条目介绍一位世界上的名人。 内容包括： 1.此人的基本信息： 2.此人的主要成就或主要事迹： 3.此人获得的奖项或头衔。 要求： 80词左右： 可适当增加纽节，使行文连贳； 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。 第8页，共8页 扫描全能王创建 沈阳市第四十三中学八年级英语学科第三周限时作业参考答案 1-4 DBCC 5-8 DDCC 9-12 DCDC 13-16 BCCB 17-20 DAEC 21-25 ACDBA 26-30 CBDDB 31.favourite 32.thought 33.slowly 34.to double 35.surprised 36.or 37.grains 38.a 39.for 40.to collect 41.The abacus./Suanpan. 42.Fourteen./14. 43.n2013. 44.Yes,because the abacus is traditional culture,learning to use abacus is not only about learning math,but also about learning our history.Besides using an abacus is also very interest.(本题为开放性试题，答案合理即可) 扫描全能王创建