2023-2024学年江苏省镇江市镇江新区八年级（下）3月阶段性质量调研英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江苏省镇江市镇江新区八年级（下）3月阶段性质量调研英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.—Doyouknow2024istheyearoftheDragon?

—Sure.Thedragonis

fifthsignintheChinesezodiaccycle(生肖).A.a B./ C.the D.an2.Morethan60people

inthefiresinceJanuaryinourcountry.A.died B.havebeendead C.havedied D.weredead3.—

haveyoubeenawayfromyourhome,Janet?

—Since5yearsago.A.Howmany B.Howlong C.Howmuch D.Howoften4.Theplaceissobeautifulthatshecouldnˈtstop

photos.A.toshow B.showing C.taking D.totake5.TomandLilyarenotherenow.They

Dalian.A.havebeento B.

hasgoneto C.hasbeento D.

havegoneto6.Visitorscanclimbthemountaininspringinmyhometown.

,theycanalsoenjoydeliciousfoodthere.A.However B.Anyway C.Moreover D.Otherwise7.There

abigfactorybytheriverinthetownmanyyearsago.A.usedto B.usedtohave C.usedtobe D.wasusedtobe8.TheAIrobotshavechangedpeopleˈslife

overthepastfewyears.A.intheway B.ontheway C.insomeways D.bytheway9.Whichofthefollowingletter“u”hasthesamepronunciationintheword“husband”?A.communication B.hungry C.volunteer D.until10.Whichofthefollowingisanopinion?A.Zhenjiangisabeautifulcity.

B.Zhenjiangisacitywithalonghistory.

C.Zhenjianghasanareaof3,840squarekilometres.

D.Zhenjiangisinthesouth-westofJiangsuProvince.二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。Spacesuitsdonˈtjustmakeastronauts(宇航员)lookcool.Withoutthese

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suits,astronautswouldnˈtbeabletoleavetheirspaceship.Thatistosay,theyarenˈtableto

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ontheMoonorworkoutsidetheInternationalSpaceStation.Spaceisa

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placeforhumanbeings.

Firstly,thereisnoairtobreathe.Secondly,spacealsohashighlevelsofradiation(辐射),energythatcanpassthroughourbodiesandmakeus

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.Thirdly,somepartsofspacearereallycold

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otherpartsofitareveryhot.Soastronautscoulddieinjustafewsecondsifthey

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outsidetheirspaceshipwithouttheirsuits.Withaspacesuit,though,astronautscanmovearoundinspaceforseveralhours.Spacesuitskeepastronauts

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sealed(密封的)inside.AbackpacksendsO2intoletastronautsbreathenormally.Atthesametime,CO2exhaled(呼气)bytheastronautshasbeenabsorbed(吸收).Thesuitalso

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themfromharmfulradiationandfast-movingspacedust.

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thespacesuitisanothersuitthatlookslikeapairoftightpajamas(睡衣)withlittlepipesrunningthroughthem.Waterisusedinthesepipessothatitcanhelp

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astronauts.Doyouknowwhy?Becausewearingaspacesuitmakesastronautsveryhot!11.A.cheap B.special C.great D.expensive12.A.run B.talk C.live D.surf13.A.funny B.natural C.beautiful D.dangerous14.A.sick B.bored C.strong D.relaxed15.A.after B.since C.before D.while16.A.rushed B.jumped C.walked D.dropped17.A.safely B.quickly C.quietly D.terribly18.A.protects B.comes C.learns D.saves19.A.Above B.Under C.Behind D.Between20.A.washaway B.warmup C.cooloff D.cleanout三、阅读理解：本大题共10小题，共20分。AAfantasticjourneytoLondonAlanTravelServiceTime:July20—July28,2024Hotel:HiltonHotel(freebreakfast)Placeofinterest:BigBen(July23)Ticket:£8each(kids:halfprice)

Placeofinterest:St.PaulˈsCathedral(July26)Ticket:£12each(kids:halfprice)

Totalfee:￥9,870each(kids:halfprice)Servicetel:055166780510Youcancall004402086528tobooktickets.

21.IfyoujoininAlanTravelServiceˈsjourneytoLondon,youwillspend

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days.A.seven B.eight C.nine D.ten22.IfMr.Liandhis7-year-oldsonvisitSt.PaulˈsCathedral,theyshouldpay

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.A.£12 B.£18 C.£20 D.£2423.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothead?A.InHiltonHotelyouwonˈthavefreebreakfast.

B.Mrs.Liandhissonshouldpay19,740yuanfortheirjourneytoLondon.

C.Ifyouwanttofindmoreinformationabouttraveling,youcancall055166780510.

D.YoucanvisitBigBenonJune26ifyoujoininAlanTravelServiceˈsjourneytoLondon.BTaipingnijiaojiao,oneoftheprovincial（省级）intangibleculturalheritagesformZhenjiang,Jiangsuisspecialforitskneading（捏）skills,usingtoolsfromdailylifeanddecorationswithtraditionalelements（元素）.About20yearsago,ZhouBaokangfirstnoticedtaipingnijiaojiaoduringatamplefair（庙会）inHuashanVillage,Zhenjiang.Asaloveroffolkart,hewassoonattractedbyit.Now,theold

manisaninheritor（传承人）ofthetraditionalartform.Taipingnijiaojiaolooksjustlikeaclaytoy.Butitcanbeusedasawhistle（哨子）.Itˈsusestraditionalculturalelementsthatcarrygoodmeanings,likeplumblossoms（梅花）.Anyonecantrymakingtaipingnijiaojiao,accordingtoZhou.Thekeyiskneadingitwithyourfingers.“Withoutanydrafts（草图）,youjustturnaclumpofmudintothethingyouwant,fromanimalstoplants,”Zhousaid.Todecorate,youcanuseanythingfromcombstospoonsastools.“Forcolouring,youcanevenuseoilpaintifyoudonˈthavepigments（颜料）,”Zhouadded.Zhouparticularlylovestomaketaipingnijiaojiaointheshapeofanimals.HemakestaipingnijiaojiaofortheChineseanimalsignofeachyear.Whilemakingtigers,hetriedtoshowthespiritofthe“kingofallbeasts”throughsimplebutexaggerated（夸张的）details,likebigmouthsandteeth.“Iwasinspiredbythexieyistyleofpainting,whichstressessimplicity,”Zhousaid.Zhouworkshardtopassonhisskills.Hehasbeenteachingkidstomakethetoyatschoolsfornineyears.Hehasalsoopenedafolkartmuseumtodisplaythetoy.“Taipingnijiaojiaoisasmalltoythatcarriesrichtraditionalculture.Weshouldpassitdown,”Zhousaid.24.WhydoestaipingnijiaojiaoattractZhouBaokang?A.Becausehelovesfolkartverymuch.

B.Becauseheisaninheritorofthetraditionalart.

C.Becausehewantsthteachkidstomaketoys.

D.Becauseanyonecantrymakingtaipingnijiaojiao.25.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmakingtaipingnijiaojiao?A.Peoplecanˈtkneaditwiththeirfingers.

B.Oilpaintwillnotbeallowedforcolouringit.

C.Toolslikecombsandspoonscanbeusedwhilemakingit.

D.Differentfromthexieyistyleofpainting,itstressessimplicity.26.WhatdoesZhouBaokangthinkabouttaipingnijiaojiao?A.Itisjustasmalltoy.

B.Itusesmodernculturalelements.

C.Ithasbigmouthsandteeth.

D.Itcarriesrichtraditionalculture.C

Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?AlanKaufmanhascomeupwiththe“Numbrella”,whichmeans“new”+“umbrella”.Itisthefirsttrulyhands-freeumbrellaintheworld.Theinventorsaysthatitstopsrain,windandsnowandcankeepyourhead,faceandhairdry.

“Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct.Ijustnoticed(注意到)aproblemandhadanewsolution,”saidtheinventor.Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday.Mr.Kaufmanwasstandinginoneofhisstores.Hebegantolookatpeopleˈsumbrellas.Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardtokeeptheirumbrellasintherightplace.Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind.Herantohisdeskanddrewapicture.Inthisway,theNumbrellawasborn.

OnecoolfeatureoftheNumbrellaisthatyoudonˈtholditlikeanormalumbrella,youwearit.Theshoulderstraps(肩带)oftheNumbrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free,sowhenwalkingintherainwiththeNumbrella,youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee.Also,theNumbrellawillneverbeinverted(颠倒)inthewind.ThenewNumbrellaisfarsaferthantraditionalones,becauseithasnosharppoints.27.Howcanyouusethe“Numbrella”?A.YoucanweartheshoulderstrapsoftheNumbrella.

B.YoucanputtheNumbrellaonyourhead.

C.Youcanuseyourhandstocontrolit.

D.Youcancarryitintherightplace.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solution”mean?A.store B.umbrella C.answer D.problem29.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat

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.A.AlanKaufmanoftenusesumbrellaineverydaylife.

B.thenewkindofumbrellawasinventedbyanumbrellastoreowner.

C.theinventorthoughtforalongtimebeforeinventingtheNumbrella.

D.youcandootherthingswithyourhandswhenusingtheNumbrella.30.Thebesttitleforthepassage

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.A.Sellinganumbrella

B.HowtoinventtheNumbrella

C.Ausefulnewinventionofumbrella

D.AgreatinventornamedAlanKaufman四、任务型阅读-完成表格：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.Shouldyouhaveaweeklyscreen-freeday?Peopleareusingtechnologymorethanever,soavolunteergroupwantspeopletoreallythinkabouthowmuchtimetheyspendusingasmartphone,tabletorcomputer.Itwantspeopletospendonedayaweeklivingwithoutscreens.Isthisrealistic?Andwhatifscreentimemakesyouhappier?Shouldpeoplehaveonescreen-freedayaweek?Manypeoplespendtoomuchtimeonline.Thatcanbebadforhealth.Studieshaveshownthatitcaninfluencesleepandstopyoungpeoplefrompayingattentiontosomethingthatcanhelpthem.Eventhoughtechnologyisanimportantpartofpeopleˈslives,soisrelaxingtime.Lesstimespentonlinemeansmoretimetoliveintherealworld.Whetheritˈsplayingsportsorpaintingorreadingabook,adayofflinewouldhelppeoplespendtimeontheirhobbies.Hobbiescanmakepeoplefeelmorerestedandrelaxed.Havingonescreen-freedayaweekwouldbringfamiliestogether.Screenscanmakeyoustayawayfromlovedonesandcanalsocausearguments.Adaywithoutscreensisasimpleideathewholefamilycanfollow.Screensshouldnˈtbeallornothing.Ratherthangivinguptechnologyforonedayaweek,peopleshouldknowhowoftentheyˈreonlineandhowthismakesthemfeel.Surfingonlinecanmakepeoplefeelasiftheyˈremissingout.However,receivingafunnyvideooradogfromafriendcanmakeyoufeelhappyatonce.Infact,researchhasshownthatscreentimeisgoodforyoungpeopleˈseducationanddevelopment.Itˈsalsoimpossibletospendawholedayoffline—peopleconnectthroughphones.Surelyitˈsbettertotakedailybreaksandturnscreensoffduringmealtimeandanhourortwobeforebedtime.Ahealthybalanceisthegoal.Shouldyouhaveaweeklyscreen-freeday?Yes•Spendingtoomuchtimeonlineisnot

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forhealth.•Spendingtoomuchtimeonlinecaninfluencesleep.•Spendingtoomuchtimeonlinestopsyoungpeoplefromcaringabout

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things.•Technologyisimportantforpeopleˈslives,andrelaxingtimeis

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important.•Havinghobbiescanbe

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andmakepeoplemorerested.•Staying

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fromscreensforonedayhelpsbringfamiliestogether.No•Peopleshouldknowhowoftentheyˈreonline

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ofgivingupscreens.•

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youwatchafunnyvideooradog,youwillfeelhappyatonce.•Screentime

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youngpeoplewiththeireducationanddevelopment.•Peopleconnectthroughphones,sotheyhavetospendtimeonline.•Itˈsbettertoturnoffthescreenswhenhaving

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.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共10分。Happinessisforeveryone.Youdonˈtneedtocareaboutthosepeoplewhohavebeautifulhouseswithlargegardens.

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Why?Becausepeoplewithbighousesmayoftenfeellonelyandpeoplewithcarsmaywanttowalkonthecountryroadsintheirfreetime.Infact,happinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyourheartintoit.

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Whenyoustudyhardatyourlessons,yourparentsarealwaystakinggoodcareofyourlifeandyourhealth.Whenyougetsuccess,yourfriendswillsaycongratulationstoyou.Whenyoudosomethingwrong,peoplearoundyouwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Andwhenyoudosomethinggoodtoothers,youwillfeelhappy,too.

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Ifyounoticeabitofthem,youcanseethathappinessisalwaysaroundyou.Happinessisnotthesameasmoney.

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Whenyouarepoor,youcanalsosayyouareveryhappy,becauseyouhavesomethingelsethatcanˈtbeboughtwithmoney.Whenyoumeetwithdifficulties,youcansayloudlyyouareveryhappy.Thatˈsbecauseyouhavemorechancestochallengeyourself.Soyoucannotalwayssayyouarepoorandyouhavebadluck.Asthesayinggoes,lifeislikearevolving(旋转的)door.Whenitcloses,italsoopens.

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A.Whenyouareintroubleatschool,yourfriendswillhelpyou.B.Ifyoutakeeverychanceyouget,youcanbeahappyandluckyperson.C.Alltheseareyourhappiness.D.Therearealotofpeoplewholoveyouandwouldliketohelpyou.

E.Youneednˈtadmire(羡慕)thosepeoplewhohavecars,either.F.Itisafeelingofyourheart.G.Youcanhavethethingsthatyoulikeifyouworkhard.32.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G33.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G34.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G35.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G36.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G六、选词填空-句子：本大题共1小题，共5分。37.

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attheendof(1)Manytouristsenjoyedthemselvesinthe

partofChina.(2)Waterwill

iceinwinterifthetemperaturedropsbelowzero.(3)Everybodygotexcitedattheparadeofcartooncharacters

theday.(4)NowadayswiththehelpoftheInternet,itiseasyforpeopleto

witheachother.(5)

studentsareplayingfootballontheplaygroundnow.(6)IwilltellyousomeplacesofinterestinChina,

MountHuangandJiuzhaigou.(7)Areyouclearwhen

thesebooks,boysandgirls?(8)Itwas

forsuchalittleboytofinishthehardworkinashorttime.(9)Aftermovingintothebighouse,theoldmanfeelseven

.(10)Sofarpeople

theimportanceofprotectingourworld.七、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。38.LevTolstory(列夫·托尔斯泰),thefamousR

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writeroncesaid,“Everyonethinksofchangingtheworld,butnoonethinksofchangingh

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.”Hewasright.Wealwaysdreamofdoingsomethinggreatsothatwecanchangetheworld.Forexample,wehatep

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studyorworkinghardontheirlessons.Inmyopinion,beforewedecidetochangetheworld,weshouldchangeourselvesfirst.Ascommonpeople,itisnoteasyforustochangetheworld,butwecaneasilygiveupourbadhabits,suchaslittering,breakingtrafficrulesandalwaysc

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abouthowdifficulttheexamis.Ifwecandothat,weˈllbestrongenoughtochangetheworldsomedayandmakeit!(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)八、句型转换：本大题共5小题，共10分。39.MarymarriedSimonin1999.(改为同义句)MaryandSimon

in1999.40.HermotherhasbeenaPartymemberforthreeyears.(改为同义句)Hermother

thePartythreeyears

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thefilmYOLO(《热辣滚烫》）again.九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。44.近些年来，中国发生了巨大变化，令人振奋。假设你是海外华人MrLi,回到了阔别许久的故乡，你把故乡人生活的巨大变化及自己的感受写在博客上，与大家分享。过去现在居住大家庭挤在小房子里崭新、明亮的大公寓通讯书信手机；网络...娱乐看电视，读报，听收音机玩电脑；旅行，例如：去主题公园，享受自然之美交通自行车；步行公交车；地铁；出租车；自己开车要求：1.要求语句通顺，意思连贯，表达清楚，语法正确2.必须包括所有相关信息，可作适当发挥。3.字数在90词个左右。（开头已给出，不计入总词数）4.不出现真实姓名和校名等。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinpeopleˈslivesovertheyears.

答案和解析1.【答案】C【解析】略2.【答案】B【解析】略3.【答案】B【解析】略4.【答案】C【解析】略5.【答案】D【解析】略6.【答案】C【解析】略7.【答案】C【解析】略8.【答案】C【解析】略9.【答案】B【解析】略10.【答案】A【解析】略11~20.【答案】B、C、D、A、D、C、A、A、B、C【解析】略

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