2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳市成章实验中学八年级（下）入学英语试卷

2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳市成章实验中学八年级（下）入学英语试卷阅读技能1．Therearealwayslotsofworriesinourlife.WhenIwasateenager，Momsaidtome，"Anna（1）tohaveworriesinlife.Don'tworry.Wait!Onedayyourluckwillchange（改变）.Thenyou'll（2）yourproblems."Attheageof21，Igraduated（毕业）from（3）.Oneday，Iwantedtohost（主持）（4）.IwenttoChicagoandknockedonthedoorofeverystation.Buttheyturnedme（5）everytime.TheythoughtthatIdidn'thaveenoughexperience.Ifeltreally（6）.Iwentbackhome，Momsaidtome，"Wait!Onedayyourluckwillchange."ThensheadvisedmetotryanotherradiostationinIowa.I（7）heradvice.AtasmallradiostationinIowa，themanagertoldmethathehadsomeone.AsIlefthisoffice，Iasked（8），hesaid，"Certainly!"Iworkedveryhardattheradiostation.（9）themanagerfoundIwascarefulandwastalentedinhostingprograms.Aftertwoyears，Ifinallystartedmyfavoritejob.I（10）mymother.AndIwillneverforgetherwords，"Wait!Onedayyourluckwillchange.Thenyouwillbecomesuccessful."（1）A.terribleB.normalC.unusual（2）A.getintoB.lookforC.workout（3）A.primaryschoolB.middleschoolC.college（4）A.asportsprogramB.atalkshowC.aparty（5）A.offB.overC.down（6）A.excitedB.upsetC.sick（7）A.tookB.refusedC.answered（8）A.tomysadnessB.tomydisappointmentC.tomysurprise（9）A.QuietlyB.SlowlyC.Really（10）A.trustB.hateC.beat2．GraininEar，orMangzhonginChinese，istheninthsolarterm（节气）（1）Mangzhongisapun（双关语）onthephrase"busyplanting"inChinese.（2）"Busy"isthekeyword.Farmersneedtoplantvariouscrops（庄稼），suchasbeansandsweetpotatoes.Theyalsoneedtoharvestwheat（小麦）andvegetablesintime.（3）InsouthernChina，thisperiodoftimeiscalledtheplumrainseason（梅雨季节）.PlumrainsoftenhappenduringJuneandJuly.Plumsbecomeripe（熟的），sothislongsummerperiodofrainyorcloudyweatheriscalledtheplumrainseason.Plumrainsmightbeunpleasant，butplumwinehasbeenpopularamongtheChineseforthousandsofyears.（4）However，freshplums（梅子）tastesour.Therefore（5）Theyputplumsintoricewineandaddedsugar.Thentheysealed（密封）themixtureinabottleandkeptitfor30daysbeforedrinking.Today，peoplestillmakeplumwinewithalcoholA.HowdidtheancientChinesepeoplemakeplumwine？B.Plumsaregoodforpeople'shealth.C.Itdescribeswhatafarmer'slifeislikeduringthisperiodoftime.D.ItfallsonJune5thisyear.E.GraininEarusuallybeginsaperiodofincreasedrainfall.3．BeijingInternationalHorticulturalExpo（世界园艺博览会）Time：April29﹣October7Theme：LiveGreen，LiveBetter.ManyflowersandherbsfrombothChinaandothercountriesareondisplay（展示）attheexpo.Therearealsolotsofwildflowers.Around110countriesandinternationalorganizations（组织）takepartintheexpo.Theexpohas41outdoordisplaycentersandabout2，500activities.（1）Howlongwilltheexpolast？A．Morethan5months.B．Morethan6months.C．Lessthan5months.（2）WhichofthefollowingabouttheBeijingInternationalHorticulturalExpoistrue？A．Youcan'tseewildflowersattheexpo.B．TherearemanyflowersandherbsfrombothChinaandothercountries.C．About41countriesandinternationalorganizationstakepartintheexpo.4．IndoorWaterParkOpeningtime◆9：00a.m.﹣﹣6：00p.m.fromMondaytoFriday；◆8：00a.m.﹣﹣10：00p.m.fromSaturdaytoSundayTicketprice◆Adults：150yuan/person；130yuan/member◆Children：above1.2meters，75yuan/person；60yuan/member；under1.2metersfreeShouldnottakefood，pets，knivesThingstoremember◆Childrenunder1.4metersandoldpeopleabove60shouldstaywithotheradults（成年人）.◆Youshouldfollowtherulesinthewaterpark．◆Ifyouhavesomehealthproblemsandaren'tsuitable（合适的）forwateractivities，you'dbetternotcomein.（1）HowlongisthewaterparkopenonTuesday？.A．ForsevenhoursB．ForeighthoursC．Forninehours（2）Anadultmemberandachildmember（above1.2meters）shouldpayforthetickets.A．190yuanB．205yuanC．225yuan（3）WhatcanvisitorsprobablytaketotheIndoorWaterPark？.A．RingsB．FoodC．Mobilephones5．①Autumnofferscolorfulleavesandcoolairforcomfortablewalks.Peoplearoundtheworldlovethisgoldenseason.Manycountrieshavetheirownspecialwaysofcelebratingit.②IntheU.K.，theHarvestFestivalcelebratesasuccessfulharvest.Thefestivitiesusuallyincludeseasonaldecorations（装饰），singingandmore.Autumnalsomeansroast（烤）③InNorthAmerica，Thanksgivingisanimportantcelebration.IttakesplaceinlateNovembereveryyear.TurkeyalwayshasaplaceattheThanksgivingdinnertable.Theyoftentakewalksintheparksorhavetripstoseethebeautifulautumnleaves.④InFrance，thousandsofpeoplegointotheforeststopickmushrooms.Germansmakeatraditionalpumpkinsoup.Itcanbewarmorcold.Whenitcomestoapples，therearemanydifferentkindsofdeliciousautumndishesacrossEurope.Forexample⑤Somecountriescangetquitecreative.AtraditionalfavoriteinChinaismooncakes.TheyareakeypartofChina'sMid﹣AutumnFestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.（1）WhenisGuyFawkesNight？A.OnNovember5.B.OnAugust15.C.InlateNovember.（2）WheredoFrenchpeoplepickmushrooms？A.Intheparks.B.Bythelake.C.Intheforests.（3）WhatareapopulardishthroughoutAutumninmanycountries？A.Applepancakes.B.Bananapancakes.C.Strawberrypancakes.（4）Whatisthestructureofthepassage？A.B.C.（5）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？A.CreativeautumnfestivalsB.DeliciousfoodinautumnC.Autumntraditionsintheworld6．Changshaisacityfamousforitsfoodandherepeoplespendalotoftimeeating.XiangCuisine（菜系）isoneoftheEightCuisinesinChinaandhasafinelookandahottaste.Streetdiningandrestaurantsinthecitymakeeveryvisitor'smouthhot.Fromthespecialsnacks—StinkyTofutothefamousKouWeiXia（spicycrayfish）atPoziStreetChairmanMao，whowasHunanese，oncesaidthatthemorechilies（辣椒），thebraveronebecomes.Itwasajokebutitshowsthatfoodcanmakedifferencestothespiritofaperson.PoziStreetisthemostpopularplaceamongvisitorsanditisfamousforitsspicycrayfish，apopularmarketfoodforChangshapeople.Thecrayfishesarelightlycookedinhotwateruntiltheyturnred.Itwouldtakeaboutfiveminutes.Theyarethenputincookingoil，withhotchiliesandgarlicsauce（大蒜酱）Besides，thereareotherdeliciousfoodsincludingchilieswithpork，duckdishes，soups，noodlesanddumplings.EveryeveningThisisthefoodcultureinChangsha.Thepeopletheremademouth﹣wateringfood，andthefoodgivespeoplejoytoenjoytheirlivesinthecity.（1）HowmanycuisinesarethereinChina？A.Six.B.Seven.C.Eight.（2）Whatisthefeature（特征）ofXiangCuisine？A.Anormallookandafinetaste.B.Afinelookandahottaste.C.Ahotlookandanormaltaste.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"spirit"meaninChinese？A.想法B.行为C.精神（4）Howmuchtimedoweneedtocookthespicycrayfish？A.About15minutes.B.About20minutes.C.About30minutes.（5）Whatcanwelearnfromthetext？A.ChairmanMaotellsajoketomakepeopleeatmorechilies.B.SpicycrayfishistheonlydeliciousfoodinChangsha.C.ThefoodmarketinChangshawilllastuntil3a.m.or4a.m.7．Atnoon，theTongxinCanteen（餐厅）inShanghaiiscrowded.Ms.Cheniswaitinginline.Shelivesbyherselfandworksinacompanynearby."①Preparingmymealstakestoomuchtime.Iusuallyspentabouttwohourscookingbutonlytenminuteseating，"shesaid.Foralongtime，shedependedheavilyonfooddeliveries（外卖）TheTongxinCanteenisaperfectplaceforChen.It'soneofthecity'scommunitycanteens.Itistoprovide（提供）quickhealthymealsatgoodpricesfortheelderly.Abasicmealwithonemeatdishandtwovegetablescostslessthan20yuan（US＄2.70）.Itisabetterpricethanthoseindowntownrestaurants.Peoplecallit"seniorcanteens"（老年人餐厅），however，thesecanteensarebecomingpopularwithyoungpeople.Manyofthemsharetheirdiningexperienceswithothers.Thenmoreandmoreyoungpeoplecometoeatatcommunitycanteens.Onthemessageboard（留言板）ofthecanteen，peoplecanleavemessages.Onereads："I'mastudentstudyinginShanghaiandIreallyloveeatinghere.②我希望将来能呆在上海。Iwanttohelpbuildthiscity."Liisadeliveryman.Heofteneatshere，too.Hesometimeshelpsdelivermealstopeopleinneedforfreeonweekends."Ialwaysenjoythepublicservicesinthecommunity.Iwanttoshowmythanksandgivesomethingback."Lisaid.（1）请将文中划线句子①翻译成中文。（2）WheredoesMs.Chenwork？（3）Howmuchdoesonemeatdishandtwovegetablescost？（4）请将文中划线句子②翻译成英文。（5）IfyougototheTongxinCanteen，whatwouldyouwriteonthemessageboard？Ⅱ.写作技能（计40分）8．JeffGreen：Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterand（2）（serious）thanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo，soweenjoy（3）（study）together.I'mshy（4）it'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks﹣﹣youdon'tneedalotofthemaslong（5）they'regood.HuangLei：It'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfrom（6）（I）.Heistallerandmoreoutgoing.Webothlikesports，butheplaystennisbetter，sohealways（7）（win）.However，Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard﹣working，though.Ialwaysgetbetter（8）（grade）thanhedoes，somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.MarySmith：Idon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis，"Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."MybestfriendCarolis（9）（real）kindandveryfunny.Infact，sheisfunnierthananyoneIknow.I（10）（break）myarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutme（11）she'salwaystheretolisten.9．Mostpeoplegotoworkbysubway.Thesubwayisthe（1）（crowded）placeinacity.Andthecultureofsubwaysisthewindowofacity.Parisisthecapitalof（2）（French）anditssubwaysarealsoveryspecial.Youcanenjoyitssubwayculturewhenyouareinthecity.（3）（one），youcanseemanypeoplereadingbooksinthesubway.Nomattertheyareinthesubwayoratthestation，thereisalwaysabookintheirhand.Idon'tknowinwhichcitytherearealotofpeople（4）（read）novelstogetherinthesubwaylikeParis.ThesubwaystationsinParisarenotbig，buteachofthemhasitsspecialfacts.Therearealotofpicturesonthewallofthestations.Somestationslook（5）ships.Somestationshaveclothes，capsandshoes.Andeverystationhasabigadvertisementpicture.Butmanyof（6）（they）areforsellingclothesandcosmetics（化妆品）.Youcanmeetsomebeggars（乞丐）inthesubway.ButthebeggarsintheParissubwayarealsoveryspecial.Theyareallbeggingbytheircraftsmanship（手艺）.Theyoftenplay（7）violinorguitarinthetrain.Therearealsobeggarswaitingatthegate.Ifthebeggarshavenocraftsmanship，they（8）（say）theirdifficultiessuchaswifeandmanychildrenwaitingforfood.Aftertelling，theywillgoaroundthetrain.Itisyourfreedom（9）（give）themoneyornot.（10）youwanttolearnmoreaboutParis，gotothesubwayandenjoyitsculturebyyourself.10．Mary：Hi，Lisa.Howwasyourwintervacation？Lisa：（1）