湖南长沙2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期期中考前模拟卷（一）

第页2023-2024学年下学期期中模拟考试八年级英语（满分：100分；考试时间：60分钟）注意事项：1.本试卷共六部分，满分100分，考试时间60分钟。2.请务必在答题卡上答题，在试卷上答题无效。3．测试范围：Unit1-5。4.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、阅读理解（40分，每题2分）阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳答案。AThecarwasinvented(发明)justacenturyago.Youmayknowallkindsofcars'names,butmanypeopledon'tknowwhowastheinventorofthefirstcar.ThefirstcarwasinventednotbyaGerman,butbyanAmerican.HisnamewasHenryFord.Henrywasborninapoorfamily.Hewastheeldestofsixchildren.Whenhewasaboy,hebecameinterestedinmendingwatchesandmachines.Whenhewastwelveyearsold,hismotherdied.Soonhehadtoworkinamachineshopfortwodollarsandfiftycentsaweek.Intheeveningsherepairedwatchesforanotherdollaraweek.Thehardlifemadehimstrongandable.

Atthattimetherewasanotherinterestinthelifeoftheyoungford.Hedreamed(梦想)tomakeamachine.Itcouldrunwithoutahorse,sonamed“horselesscarriage.”Heover-came(克服)alotofdifficultiesandinApril1893,the“horselesscarriage”wasfinallyfinished.Itwasthefirstcar.

LaterHenryFordfoundedtheFordMotorCompany(福特汽车公司).Hewasreallythefirstinventorofthecarintheworld.1.Whoreallyinventedthecarfirst?_____.A．AGerman B．AnAmerican C．Frenchman2.Fromthisstorywecanknowthecarwasinvented_____.A．morethan100yearsago B．lessthan100yearsagoC．just100yearsago 3.HenryFordmusthave_____.A．fivebrothersandsisters B．sixbrothersandsistersC．fiveyoungerbrothers 4.HowmanydollarsdidyoungFordearn(挣)everyweek?_____.A．2.5dollars B．3.5dollars C．3dollars 5.Whichisnottrue?_____.A．HerepairedwatchesintheeveningsforfunB．Heenjoyedrepairingwatchesandmachineswhenhewasveryyoung.C．Hemetwithalotofdifficultiesintheinvention.B

Mr.Gaolivesinatown.Whenhewastwenty-five,hissonwasborn.HecallshimGaoLing.Thelittleboyisclever.Heandhiswifelovehimverymuch.It'sSeptember1sttoday.Anewschoolyearbegins.GaoLingishappyandwearshismostbeautifulclothes.He'sgoingtoschoolwithhisnewbag.“Letmetakeyoutoschool,dear.”saidMrs.Gao.“Thankyou,Mummy,”saidtheboy.“Theschoolisnotfarfromhere.Icangotheremyself.”

Atschoolateachermetthelittleboyandasked,“What'syourname,mylittlefriend?”"GaoLing,sir.”answeredtheboy.“Howoldareyou?”"Six,sir.”“What'syourfather'sname?”“GaoDaling,sir.”“Howoldishe?”“Heissix,too,sir.”“Oh,”theteachersaidinsurprise.“Isheasoldasyou?”

“Yes,sir,”saidtheboy.“HebecameafatheronlyonthedaywhenIwasborn.”6.Mr.Gaois_____now.A．six B．twenty-five C．thirty-one 7.Mr.andMrs.Gaolovetheirsonbecause_____.A．theboyisclever B．helikestogotoschoolC．hecangotoschoolhimself 8.GaoLingdidn'tlethismothertakehimtoschoolbecause_____.A．shewastoobusyB．hisfriendscouldtookhimC．theschoolisnearandhecouldtakecareofhimself9.GaoLingwenttoschool_____.A．bycar B．onfoot C．bytrain 10.GaoLingthought_____.A．hisfatherandhewerebornonthesamedayB．hisfatherwasyoungerthanhimC．GaoDalingbecameafatheronlyforsixyearsCTVPROGRAMMESChannel1Channel218:00AroundChina

18:30Children'sprogramme

19:00News

19:30Weatherreport

19:40Aroundtheworld

20:10TVplay:Sisters

21:00Englishfortoday

21:15Popularmusic

21:55Talkshow17:45Computerstoday

18:10Foreignarts

18:30“ModernEnglish”

19:00Animalworld

19:25InAsia

20:20Sports

21:00Sportsplayer:YaoMing

21:45Englishnews

22:05OnTVnextweek11.Ifyouwanttowatchafootballgame,thebestprogrammeforyouwouldbe______.A．TVplay B．SportsC．TVplay:YaoMing 12.Theprogrammeof___willletyouknowmuchaboutwesterncountries.A．Sisters B．AroundChinaC．Aroundtheworld 13.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabouttigers,elephantsandmonkeys,thebestprogrammeforyouisA．at19:40onChannel1 B．at19:00onChannel2C．at18:30onChannel2 14.“ModernEnglish”isaprogrammethat____.A．letsyouknowsomethingaboutclassroomB．tellsyousomethingaboutstudentsC．letsyouknowsomethingaboutschoollifeD．teacheryouEnglish15.TheprogrammeattheendofChannel2means____onTVnextweek.A．news B．programmes C．placesD

Nancy'shobbyiscollectingsharpeners.Shespendsalotoftimeonitafterschool.Shehasbeencollectingmorethanonehundredsharpenersfromdifferentcountries.Theyarealldifferentincolorandsize.

Nancylikessharpenerswithanimalsandbirdsonthem.Inthisway,shelearnsthenamesofmanyanimalsandbirds.Shealsoborrowsbooksonanimalsandbirdsfromherschoollibrary.Shelearnsalotaboutthemfrombooks.

SometimesNancyhasmanysharpenersofthesamekind.Shegivesthemtoherfriends.Thentheygiveherotherdifferentsharpenersinreturn.

Nancyhasmanypenpalsinmanycountries.Shesendsthemsharpenersofhercountry.Inreturn,theysendhersharpenersoftheircountries.Nancy'sfatheralsogiveshersharpeners.Hebringsthemhomefromhisfriendsforher.

ManyofNancy'sfriendscollectotherthings.Somecollectcoinsandotherscollectmatchboxes（火柴盒）orstamps.But,allofthemsaythatNancy'scollectionisthemostinterestingofall.16.Nancyspendsalotoftimeonherhobby.A．beforeschool B．inclassC．afterschool 17.Nancy'ssharpenersaredifferentincolorandsize.A．Allof B．Someof C．Manyof 18.SometimesNancyhasmanysharpenersofthesamekind.Shethen.A．keepsthem B．throwsthemawayC．sendsthemtoherfriends19.Whatdon'tNancy'sfriendscollect?A．Sharpeners. B．Coins.C．Matchboxesandstamps. 20.HowdoesNancycollectsharpeners?Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A．Herfriendsgivehersome.B．Herpenpalssendhersome.C．Herfather'sfriendsgivehersome.阅读还原（10分，每题2分） Newgaminglimits(限制)Thiswinterholiday,someofyoumighthavespentalotoftimeplayingvideogamesonline.21．Recently,Chinamadenewrulesthatcutonlinegamingtimeforminors(未成年人)tostopthemfromlosingthemselvesinvideogames.StartingfromSeptember1,minorswillonlyhaveanhourofplaytimebetween8pmand9pmonFridays,weekendsandholidays.22．Theonlinegamecompaniesmustalsomakesurethatminorsregister(登记)withtheirrealnames.However,23．In2019,itmaderulestolimitplaytimetolessthan1.5hoursonweekdaysand3hoursonweekendsandholidays,withnogameplayingbetween10pmand8am.24．Somepeoplethinkit'sagoodwaytostopkidsfromplayingonlinegamesforalongtime,butothersaresurprisedathowstricttherulesare."Childrenareeasytolosethemselvesinvideogames,sotheyneedtobelimitedbyparents,"oneuserwroteontheWeibo.Therearealsoothersasked,"Whatifkidsusetheirparents'mobilephones?"Thenoticecallsonparentsandschoolstoworktogethertomakesuretherulesarefollowed.Itisnecessarytoknowmoreaboutthelawsandrules.25．.Protectingtheirphysicalandmentalhealthisimportant.A.Childrenarethefutureofacountry.B.Theycannotplaytheonlinegamesatanyothertime.C.However,youcan'tdothisanymore.D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasonthenewrules.E.thisisn'tthefirsttimethatChinamadesuch(这样的)rules.任务型阅读（10分，每题2分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。ToHaveANot-to-doListLikemostpeople,youprobablyhaveato-dolisttohelpyoufinishatask.However,Iwouldalsosuggestyoumakeanot-to-dolist.Thislistworkswellwiththeto-dolistanditmightbeevenmoreimportant.Letmeexplain.ThisisMike.Helovesvideogamesandplaysthemeveryday.Buthealsohasanimportantexamcomingup.SoMikeputsstudyingonhisto-dolist.Thatday,Mikepickedupthebooksandstudiedforhalfanhour.Thenhetookashortbreakandplayedsomegames.However,hegotsointothegamethatheplayedforthreehours.Thenextday,Miketookonthechallengeofstudyinginadifferentway.Hedecidedtomakeanot-to-dolistaswell.Andwhathewrotedownwas:"Novideogamesuntil7:00pm."Mikewenttostudy,diditforhalfanhour,andthentookabreak.However,hedidn'tgetonhiscomputerlikethedaybeforebecausehedidn'tallowhimselftoplayatthattime.Instead,hedrankaglassofwater.Thenhereturnedtostudyingforthreehoursmoreonthatday.Mikerealizedthathavingnorestrictionswastheproblem.Hewasalwayschoosingbetweenworkandfreetime.Becauseenjoyinghimselfwasaneasierchoice,hardlyanyworkgotdoneasaresult.SoMikemadeanot-to-dolist.Sometimeswhatyouchoosenottodomattersmorethanwhatyoudecidetodo.Weshouldn'tjustlimitour"bad"behaviorsbutour"good"behaviorsaswell.Forexample,practicingthepianocouldbeconsideredagoodhabit.Butwhenyouhaveothermoreimportantthingsinthemoment,thepianobecomesnothingmorethanadistraction.However,there'sonethingthatshouldneverenduponyournot-to-dolist.Thatistolearnsomethingneweveryday.Didato-dolisthelpMikeprepareforhisexamwell?27．WhatdidMikewriteonhisnot-to-dolist?28．HowlongdidMikestudythenextday?29．AccordingtoParagraph4,whatproblemhasMikerealized?Whatdoyouwanttowriteonitifyouhaveanot-to-dolist?完型填空（10分，每题1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。NoonehateshouseworkmorethanIdo.Ialwaystrynottodohousework,butsometimesIhaveto.ItisreallysomethingthatI31.ButnowIfindafewwaysofmakingit32.Maybesomeofthese33canalsohelpyouenjoyyourhousework.Invitefriendsoverfordinner:thisismyfavoriteway.Everyonelikestogotoa34house.Byinvitingfriendstoyourhome,you'dliketodothe35.Weallknowthatacleanhousecanmakepeople36.Acleanhouseispartofasuccessful37.Musicandsinging:itsometimesseemsthatIneverhavetimeto38myfavoritemusic.SosometimesI39myCDplayerandlistentomusicwhenworking.Ifyoulikesinging,doit.Youaregoingtofindyourworkisfinishedbeforeyouknowit.Giveyourselfagift:tellyourselfyouaregoingtoseeamovie40youfinishyourhousework.Plantodosomethingthatmakesyoufeelgood.31.A．like B．agreeC．dislike D．disagree32.A．interesting B．difficultC．happy D．successful33.A．songs B．ideas C．gifts D．music34.A．new B．niceC．big D．clean35.A．chores B．homeworkC．sports D．job36.A．wiser B．happierC．healthier D．wilder37.A．life B．surveyC．party D．lunch38.A．look B．buyC．play D．enjoy39.A．turnon B．turnoffC．turnup D．turndown40.A．before B．andC．after D．or五、语法填空（10分，每题1分）Wastecanbeseeneverywhereintheschool.Somestudentsaskformorefoodthantheycaneatandothersoftenforget41(turn)offthelightswhentheyleavetheclassroom.Theysaytheycanaffordthesethings.ButIdon'tagreewith42（they）.Wastecanbringalotof43(problem).AlthoughChinaisrichinsomeresources,weareshortofothers,forexample,freshwater.It44（be）reportedthatwe45(have)nocoaloroiltousein100years.So46wegoonwastingourresources,whatcanweuseinthefutureandwherecanwemove?Thinkaboutit.Ithinkweshouldsay“no”47thestudentswhowastethingseveryday.Everybodyshouldstopwastingassoon48possible.Inoureverydaylife,wecandomanythingstopreventwastefrom49(happen),forexample,turnoffthewatertapswhenwefinishwashing,turnoffthelightswhenweleavetheclassroom,trynottoordermorefoodthanweneed,andsoon.Littlebylittle,everythingwillbechanged.Wastecanbe50(stop)oneday,ifwedoourbest.六、写作技巧（20分）A.语篇翻译（10分）What'syourdream?Peopleliketoasktheirchildrenthesamequestion,JakefromtheUShaddifferentanswerstothequestionwhenhewasalittleboy.Butattheageof12,hegothisfinalanswer.Afterhesawhisfatherdoweightlifting(举重)tobestrong(强壮的),hehadabigdream.47.Hewantedtobethestrongestchildintheworld.Jaketoldus"Likefather,likeson".Healsosaid,"Myfatherisverystrong.48.因此我想变得和我父亲一样强壮。"Afterthen,hestartedtotrain(训练).49.Jaketrainedveryhardtomakehisdreamcometrue.Whenhisfriendswereplaying,hespentmostofhistimeonweightlifting.Aftertwoyearsofhardwork,theboycouldlift(举起)morethantwicehisownweight.50.现在，他在学校每天训练三次。Andhehopestoliftmoreweights.Jakehastalkedabouthisloveofweightliftingandhisdreamtomanypeople.However,noteveryoneisexcitedaboutit.51.Somepeopleareworriedthattoomuchtrainingmaybebadforthegrowingoftheboy'sbody.Jake'sparentssaytheydon'tworryabouttheirson'shealth.Becausehegetsregularcheck-ups(体格检查)andgoodtraining.Jakesaid"Iwilltrymybesttobecomesuccessful."Buthealsotoldus"EventhoughImaynotsucceedintheend,Iwouldn'tfeelpity(遗憾)aftertryingmybest".51.52.53.54.55．B.书面表达（10分）假如你是李华，你在“学雷锋纪念日”参加了去敬老院慰问老人的志愿者活动。请你根据以下提示，给你的美国笔友Lisa写一封电子邮件，向她介绍此次活动。提示：活动：送鲜花、水果；打扫卫生；读报；唱歌跳舞；弹琴……你参加活动后的感想:……要求：要点齐全，80词左右，可适当发挥。电子邮件的格式已给出，不计入总词数。DearLisa,Yours,LiHua【答案解析】一、A【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）B（5）A【解析】【分析】（1）由本段第三句“ThefirstcarwasinventednotbyaGerman,butbyanAmerican.”可知。

（2）由第二段最后一句Heover-came(克服)alotofdifficultiesandinApril1893,the“horselesscarriage”wasfinallyfinished.Itwasthefirstcar可知。

（3）根据第一段“Hewastheeldestofsixchildren”可知。

（4）由本段“Soonhehadtoworkinamachineshopfortwodollarsandfiftycentsaweek.Intheeveningsherepairedwatchesforanotherdollaraweek.”可知。

（5）他修表不是为了玩而是为了生活。B【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B（5）D【解析】【分析】（1）根据第一段第一句“Whenhewastwenty-five,hissonwasborn”和第二段“Six,sir.”可知。

（2）由第一段第四句“Thelittleboyisclever.Heandhiswifelovehimverymuch”可知

（3）由“Theschoolisnotfarfromhere.Icangotheremyself.”可知选D。

（4）根据段意，他离家不远所以步行去上学。

（5）有最后一句话“HebecameafatheronlyonthedaywhenIwasborn.”可知。C【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B（4）D（5）B【解析】【分析】（1）由本段的节目单Sports可知。

（2）Aroundtheworld世界各地节目可以了解西方国家。

（3）要想了解猴子、老虎、大象要看Channel2晚七点的动物世界。

（4）现代英语就是教你英语。

（5）“OnTVnextweek”指的是下周的节目预告。D【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）A（5）D【解析】【分析】（1）根据第一段第二句“Shespendsalotoftimeonitafterschool.”可知。

（2）由第一段第四句“Theyarealldifferentincolorandsize”可知

（3）由第三段第一句“SometimesNancyhasmanysharpenersofthesamekind.Shegivesthemtoherfriends.”可知。

（4）根据最后一段的第二句“Somecollectcoinsandotherscollectmatchboxes（火柴盒）orstamps”可知。

（5）本题考查的是在短文中未涉及到的方面。二、【答案】5．C；6．B；7．E；8．D；9．A【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要介绍的是国家出台的新的关于游戏的限制。

A.Childrenarethefutureofacountry.儿童是一个国家的未来。

B.Theycannotplaytheonlinegamesatanyothertime.他们不能在其他时间玩网络游戏。

C.However,youcan'tdothisanymore.然而，你不能再这样做了。

D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasonthenewrules.不同的人对新规定有不同的看法。

E.thisisn'tthefirsttimethatChinamadesuch(这样的)rules.这不是中国第一次制定这样的规定。

【点评】考查阅读还原。阅读还原的答案选项较少，并且给出的都是句子。先通读全文，理清上下句的逻辑关系，使要填入的话和整篇文章文理通顺，融为一体。再结合语言环境，逐句推敲。5．根据前文语境"Thissummerholiday,someofyoumighthavespentalotoftimeplayingvideogamesonline.今年暑假，你们中的一些人可能花了很多时间在网上玩电子游戏。"以及后文语境"Recently,Chinamadenewrulesthatcutonlinegamingtimeforminors(未成年人）tostopthemfromlosingthemselvesinvideogames.最近，中国制定了减少未成年人在线游戏时间的新规定，以防止他们沉迷于电子游戏。"可知，此处应是承上启下。不能再这样玩游戏了，选项C

"However,youcan'tdothisanymore.但是，你不能再这样了"符合语境。故选C。6．根据前文语境"StartingfromSeptember1,minorswillonlyhaveanhourofplaytimebetween8pmand9pmonFridays,weekendsandholidays.从9月日开始，未成年人在周五、周末、节假日的晚上8点到9点之间只有一个小时的玩耍时间。"可知，其他时间不能玩，选项B"Theycannot

playtheonlinegamesatanyothertime.他们不能在其他时间玩在线游戏"符合语境。故选B。7．根据后文语境"In2019，itmaderulestolimitplaytimetolessthan1.5hoursonweekdaysand3hoursonweekendsandholidays,withnogameplayingbetwveen10pmand8am.2019年，它制定了规定，将周日的游戏时间限制在1.5小时以内，周末和假期为3小时，晚上10点至早上8点之间不得玩游戏。"可知，以前也制定过这样的规定，选项E"thisisn'tthefirsttimethatChina

madesuch(这样的)rules.这不是中国第一次制定这样的规定"符合语境。故选E。8．根据后文语境"Somepeoplethinkit'sagoodwaytostopkidsfromplayingonlinegamesforalongtime,butothersaresurprisedathowstricttherulesare.一些人认为这是阻止孩子长时间玩网络游戏的好方法，但其他人对这些规则的严格程度感到惊讶。"可知，对新规定，不同的人有不同的看法，选项D"Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasonthenewrules.不同的人对新规定有不同的想法"符合语境。故选D。9．根据后文语境"Protectngtheirphyscalandmentalhealthisimportant.保护他们的身心健康很重要。"可知，儿童是国家的未来，所以应好好保护他们的身心健康，选项A"Childrenarethefuture

ofacountry.儿童是国家的未来"符合语境。故选A。三、【答案】10．No.11．Novideogamesuntil7:00pm.12．Forthreeandahalfhours.13．Havingnorestrictions.14．NoTVbeforefinishinghomework.【解析】【分析】本文通过讲述迈克准备考试的经历，告诉我们列一个"不能做的事情"清单的重要性。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。10．根据SoMikeputsstudyinaonhisto-dolist所以迈克把学习列入了他的待办事项清单。及However,hegotsointothegamethatheplayedforthreehours然而，他如此投入游戏，以至于打了三个小时，可知迈克把学习任务加到任务清单中，但是他并没有好好学习，反而玩了很长时间游戏，由此可推知任务清单没有帮助迈克好好准备考试。是否定回答，故填No。11．根据Hedecidedtomakeanot-to-dolistaswell.Andwhathewrotedownwas:，Novideogamesuntil7:00pm，可知迈克在清单中写到：晚上7点之前不许玩电子游戏。故填Novideogamesuntil7:00pm。12．根据Mikewenttostudy,diditforhalfanhour,andthentookabreak，可知他学了半个小时；根据Thenhereturnedtostudyingforthreehoursmoreonthatday，可知他又继续学习了三个小时，故可推出迈克第二天共学习了三个半小时。故填Forthreeandahalfhours。13．根据第Mikerealizedthathavingnorestrictionswastheproblem，可知迈克意识到没有限制就是问题所在。故填Havingnorestrictions。14．根据习惯可知完成作业之前不能看电视。故填NoTVbeforefinishinghomework。四、【答案】（1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）B；（7）C；（8）D；（9）A；（10）C【解析】【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了如何能够让自己更快乐的去做家务。（1）C考查动词及语境的理解。A.Like喜欢；B.Agree同意；C.Dislike不喜欢；D.Disagree不同意。句意：真的是我不喜欢的一些事情。这里是不同意的意思。故选C。（2）A考查形容词及语境的理解。A.Interesting有趣的；B.Difficult困难的；C.Happy高兴的；D.Successful成功的。句意：但是现在我找到一些使它有趣的方法。短语make+宾语+形容词,表示使……处于……状态。根据题意，故选A。（3）B考查名词及语境的理解。A.Songs歌曲；B.Ideas主意；C.Gifts礼物；D.Music音乐。根据句意：也许这些想法中的一些也能帮你享受做家务。这里是一些想法。故选B。（4）D考查形容词及语境的理解。A.New新的；B.Nice漂亮的；C.Big大的；D.Clean干净的。句意：每个人喜欢去一个干净的房子。这里是新的意思。故选D。（5）A考查名词及语境的理解。A.Chores家务；B.Homework作业；C.Sports运动；D.Job工作。根据句意：你愿意做家务，邀请朋友到你家。这里是做家务。故选A。（6）B考查形容词及语境的理解。A.Wiser更明智；B.Happier更开心；C.Healthier更健康；D.Wilder更狂热；根据句意：我们所有的人都知道一个干净的房子能使人们更开心。这里是make+宾语+形容词。根据题意，故选B。（7）C考查名词及语境的理解。A.Life生命；B.Survey调查；C.Party聚会；D.Lunch午饭。根据句意：一个干净的房子是一个成功聚会的一部分。故选C