2023-2024学年湖北省黄石市下陆区有色中学八年级（下）开学英语试卷

2023-2024学年湖北省黄石市下陆区有色中学八年级（下）开学英语试卷一．完形填空（满分15分）阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1．Onedayateenagegirlcameintomyshopandaskedmetocutherhair.WhenIaskedherwhatstyleshe（1），shesaid"anythatyoulike".Iwasabitsurprised（2）mostofthecustomerswerecarefulabouttheirhairstyle.Theywouldthink，takemysuggestionandthenfinally（3）whatcuttheywouldgofor.Iaskedher，"Areyousure？"Shesaidwithasmile，"Yes."ThenI（4）mywork.Iwashedherhair...Shewasalwayssmiling.Icouldn'tcontrolmycuriosity.Lifewashardformeduringthattime，andseeingsomeonesohappymademe（5）aboutthesecretbehindherhappiness.SoIaskedher，"Whyareyouso（6）today？Anycelebrationorsurprise？"Shesmiledmoreandsaid，"No."Thenshe（7），"Iwasdiagnosedwith（被诊断为）cancer.ThedoctorsaidIwouldn'thavemuchtimetolive."Iwasshocked.Howcansomeonebesohappyabout（8）？ButIdidn'tsayanything.I（9）hereyesthroughthemirror.Therewasnopaininhereyes.Therewerenocomplaints.AllI（10）seewasjoy.I，ontheotherside，didn'thaveanyillnesses（11）complainedabouthowlifewasunfair.IgavethegirlthebesthaircutIcouldevergivetoanyone.Afterfinishing，Ihuggedherandwe12.Shetoldmeshewouldwork13avolunteerteacherinSouthAfricaandhelpthepoorkidsthere.Shesaiditwassomethingshehadalwayswantedtodoandshewashappy14stoppedhernowandherdreamwouldcometruesoon.Thatdaychangedmeforever.Lifeistoo15andImustenjoyitandliveeverydaytothefullestwhileitisstillmine.（1）A.missedB.wantedC.rememberedD.offered（2）A.althoughB.unlessC.ifD.because（3）A.decideB.askC.promiseD.pay（4）A.refusedB.acceptedC.startedD.finished（5）A.wonderB.hearC.learnD.worry（6）A.shyB.luckyC.happyD.nervous（7）A.waitedB.continuedC.repeatedD.left（8）A.thoseB.oneC.themD.it（9）A.lookedatB.lookedforC.lookedaroundD.lookedafter（10）A.mightB.mustC.shouldD.could（11）A.alwaysB.evenC.alreadyD.also（12）A.studiedB.comparedC.talkedD.listened（13）A.asB.toC.forD.from（14）A.anybodyB.nobodyC.somebodyD.everybody（15）A.busyB.hardC.freeD.short二、阅读理解第一节（满分30分）阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项2．AroundtheWorldGlobalNewsThe"Laptop"SushiManypeopleenjoyplayingwithartintheirkitchen.This"laptop"sushimealisoneofthemostinterestingexamplesofthis.The"monitor"and"keyboard"havebeenfilledwithrice.Andthewholeshellisnothingbutnori（海苔）.Youcanalsousethe"eggmouse"thatcomeswiththis"laptop"meal._____，Nicolealwaysforgetstobringafullsetoftoolswithherwhensheneedsthem.Soshemadethispairofbootsforherself.Besidethebigpocketintheboot'stoe，manysmalleronesarealsoavailableatthebackoftheboot.Toolslikeapencilandaspanner（扳手）canbeplacedinsideofthem.Door﹣to﹣DoorDeliveryE﹣commercegiantJD.COMhasrecentlysentoutsmartdeliverycarsforuseinJiadingDistrict.DuringtheCOVIDlockdown，manycommunitiesinShanghaihavebeenusingthesecarstoreceivetheirsuppliessoastoavoidhumancontact.Afterpeopleinputtheirpick﹣upcode（提取码），thecar'sdoorpopsopenbyitself.（1）Whatarethesethreenewsletters（新闻稿）about？A.Inventions.B.Dailylife.C.Laborskills.D.E﹣commerce.（2）Thebestheadingforthesecondnewswouldbe.A.WalktoWorkB.B.AForgetfulGirlC.AmazingToolsD.SuperBoots（3）Whatoperatingsystemisthe"laptop"running？A.MacOS.B.AForgetfulGirl.C.Android.D.WindowsXP.（4）WhatcanyouinferaboutNicoleaccordingtotheinformation？A.She'sgoodatDIY.B.Shealwayshascrazyideas.C.Shelikeswearingboots.D.Sheisprobablyaprogrammer.（5）Fromthethirdpieceofnews，youcanknowthat.A.thelockdowninShanghaihasbeenliftedB.smartdeliverycarscanstoptheCOVIDvirusC.usersneedapasswordtogettheirsuppliesfromthecarD.e﹣commercegiantJD.COMisverysociallyresponsible3．Eachofushasdreamsandgoalsforthefuture.Whatmakesusstudyandmakeprogresseachdayiscloselyconnectedwithourpersonaldreamandgoal.Butwhydoyouhavedreamsandgoals，youstillendupwithnothing？Whatseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromthedreamersistheirpersistent（坚持不懈的）action.Whenyoulearnyourlessonsinschool，andyou'llbesuretosuccessfullydealwithanydifficultyyoumeetwith.Ifwehaveahardlessontoday，letustryourbesttolearnitwellandthenweshallbepreparedforaharderonetomorrow.Thisisthefamousformula（公式）forsuccess：Dream+Believe＝AchieveMostpeoplehavewhattheywant（Dream）andthinktheycanrealizetheirdreams（Believe）.Butthentheydonothing.Theyjustimaginetheirdreamscancometrue.WhentheygettiredofwaitingandlosealotIpersonallybelievethatifyoureallywanttoachieveyourdreamsandgoalsinlife，youhavetoaddonethingtoyoursuccessformula：Dream+Believe+Act＝AchieveForme，takingpersistentaction（Act）isthemostimportantthingforsuccess.Ifyousay"Ican'tdoit"andgiveup，"I'lltry"createswonders.Let'srememberthattherewillbeobstaclesinourlife.Wemustfacethembravelyandsolvethem.Successisnotsomethingthatfallsdownfromthesky.，Mostsuccessfulpeoplemadetheirdreamscometruebecauseoftheirpersistentaction.Pleaseremember：Actionisthebridgethatconnectsourdreamsandgoalstoreality.（1）Whatshouldyoudowhenyoufindyourlessonsveryhard？A.Askpeopleforhelp.B.Tryandkeeptrying.C.Getreadytocreatewonders.D.Prepareforaharderone.（2）Whichdoesthewriteraddtothefamousformula？A.Create.B.Achieve.C.Connect.D.Act.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obstacles"mean？A.Dangers.B.Imaginations.C.Difficulties.D.Wonders.（4）Whydoesthewriterusetheformula"Dream+Believe+Act＝Àchicve"？A.Tosupporthisidea.B.Toaskreaderstoexplainit.C.Toshowwhathisgoalsare.D.Tocompareitwithabridge.（5）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage？A.DoingSomethingValuableB.StudyingHardandMakingProgressC.RealizingDreamswithPersistentActionD.SeparatingSuccessfulPeoplefromtheDreamers4．OnAugust27th，2019，myfriendandIboardedthefirstlegofourjourneyfromVancouverIsland，SouthAmerica.Twenty﹣fourhoursandfourairportslaterwelandedinCusco，Peru，acityofonemillionpeople.ComingfromVancouverIsland，weknewthatwewerenowatamuchhigheraltitude—over11，000feetandneededtimetogetusedtothescarceroxygen（缺氧）Weweresoonwalkingthroughtheruins（遗迹）andsurroundingancientcastlesofCusco.LeavingCuscothenextday，westoppedattheMorayRuinsuniquedesignshouldbeconsideredalessoninhistoricalengineeringskills.ThisIncasiteisoneoftheleastknowntouristattractions，butit'soneofthemostinterestingplacestovisit.ArrivinginthebeautifulSacredValley，westayedatWillkaT'ikaforthenextweek.Thisplaceiswonderful.Weenjoyeddeliciousvegetarianmeals，allmadewithlocalproducebylovingQuechuapeople.Youcan'tgotoPeruwithoutvisitinghistoricMachuPicchu.The"road"uptotheruinsismadeupofanendlessseriesofswitchbacks（急转弯），resultingincoldsweats（汗）.ItwasworththeridethoughToosoon，itwastimetoleavePeru.WelearnedtheuniquehistoryofInca，Quechuaculture（1）Whydidtheauthordrinklotsofcocaleaftea？A.Tohaveagoodrest.B.Tofollowthelocalcustom.C.Tofeelbetteratagreaterheight.D.Toavoidgettingthirstyontheway.（2）Theunderlinedword"unique"isclosestto""inmeaning.A.commonB.specialC.naturalD.excellent（3）WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheMorayRuins？A.They'reknownbymosttravellovers.B.They'renotasinterestingasexpected.C.They'renolongersuitableforfarming.D.They'reanexampleofcreativeengineering.（4）Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor'striptoMachuPicchu？A.Boringandrisky.B.Safebuttiring.C.Dangerousbutworthwhile.D.Easyandinteresting.（5）Howdoestheauthor'striptoPeruinfluencehim？A.Itencourageshimtobemorecaring.B.Itteacheshimtoacceptdifferences.C.Ithelpshimunderstandhisownculture.D.Itallowshimtoexperiencemodernfarming.第二节（满分10分）阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项5．Didyouhearoftheword"hygge（舒适，惬意）"？It'saDanish（丹麦）wordaswellasalifestyleofDanishpeople.BothOxfordDictionariesandCollinsEnglishDictionarynamed"hygge"oneofthewordsoftheyearfor2017.ThereisnoEnglishwordfortheprecise（精确的），accordingtoOxfordDictionaries.（1），butitismorethanthat.Enjoyingbeautifulmusicorhavingamovienightishygge.（2）.There'snothingmorehyggethansittingaroundatablewithyourfamilyorfriends，discussingthebigandsmallthingsinlife，（3）.ForDanishpeople，hyggeisawayoffightingthecoldwinter，althoughitdoesn'thavetobeawinter﹣onlything.InDenmark，andthetemperaturesarealwaysaround0°C.Asaresult，（4）.Nowtheideaofhyggeisbecomingatrend（潮流）insomeothercountriestoo.IntheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates，（5）.Stillcan'tunderstandwhat"hygge"is？Ifyouarereadingthisinacomfortablechair，withafewcandlesaroundyou，yourfeelingmightjustbe"hygge".A.HyggeisabouttheideaofmakingourdailyactivitiesspecialorMeaningfulB.Danishpeopleareverygoodat"hygge"C.peopleinDenmarkspendmoretimeindoorsandtheyoftengettogetherforamealD.therearemoreandmorecookbooks，restaurants，cafesandbarsabouthyggeE.ItmightbecomfortableinEnglishF.Lightingcandlesormakingrealteainchinacupsishygge，too三．短文填空（满分10分）阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。6．ontryworkkindevenstartholeprizedevelopbecauseHaveyoueverheardofafamouscharitywiththenameofOperationSmile？Wehopewecanhelpyouunderstandhowweare（1）tohelpchildrenallovertheworld.OperationSmilewas（2）byadoctorandhiswife.In1982，togetherwithsomevolunteers，theywenttoPhilippinestohelpchildrenwhohad（3）intheirlipsorinsidetheirmouth.Itwasverydifficultforthemtoeatordrink.Thesevolunteersworkedveryhard.Buttheyworriedthattheycouldnotcarryonwiththework（4）theywereshortofmoney.Thentheydecidedtostartacharitysothattheycouldhelptheseneedychildren.TheycalleditOperationSmile.OperationSmile（5）inmorethantwentycountriesandhascuredover10，000childrenwhohaveproblemswiththeirmouths.OperationSmilehaswonmany（6）foritsworkandin1999they（7）startedaspecialeventcalled"TheWorldJourneyofHope".5，000childrenin18countrieswerecuredduringtheevent.（8）theotherhand，OperationSmiletrainslocaldoctorsandnursesin（9）countriessothattheycancontinuetohelpchildrenafterOperationSmilehasleft.Astothechildrenwithmuchmoreseriousproblems，theywillsendthemtoAmericaforfurthertreatment.Soshowyour（10）totheneedychildrennow.YoucansendyourdonationtoOperationSmile.Manythanksfromthechildrenwhocansmilenowwillcometoyou.读写结合（共两节）第一节任务型阅读（满分10分）阅读短文，用英文回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。7．Alionruledoveracertainpartofajungle.Oneday，thelionwentouttolookforfood.Onhisway，hesawabigcave，"Itisforsurethatsomeanimalmustbelivinginthisbigcave.Ishallhideinsidethecaveandwaitformydinnertoarrive."Thecavewashometoajackal（豺）whoarrivedawhileafterthelionhadhiddenhimselfinside.Whileenteringhenoticedthefootprintsofthelionleadingintothecave，butcouldnotfindanyfootprintcomingout.Hethought，"Ifalionisindeedinthecave，IwillbedeadassoonasIenter.But，andbegantoshout，"HelloHewa