湖南省长沙市一中集团2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷-

一中集团—2023-2024-1学年度初二上期中考试卷第二部分阅读（共三节，计40分）第一节（共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhatmoviesdoyouwanttowatch?Wepickthreemoviestofillupyourholidaywithgreatstories.MovieLosetoWinTheGreatWarPil’sAdventuresDirector(导演)GaoHuChenKaigeJulienFournetIntroductionAbasketballcoach,WeiGuozheng,teachesagroupofstudentswithmentaldisabilities(智力障碍).ThecomedyLosetoWinisgoingtomakeyoulaughandwarmyourheart.TheGreatWarisabouttheChinesePeople’sVolunteersgoingtotheDemocraticpeople’sRepublicofKorea(朝鲜)tohelpinthewaragainsttheUS.Doyouwanttohaveanadventurefullofsurprises?ThencometowatchthisFrenchcartoon.Pil’sAdventures.Runningtime136minutes150minutes89minutesTicket￥42(25yuanforchildrenunder12)￥45(27yuanforchildrenunder12)￥36(22yuanforchildrenunder12)()21.Janeisinterestedinmoviesabouthistory,soshecangotowatch. A.TheGreatWar B.LosetoWin C.Pil’sAdventures()22.IfMr.AndMrs.GreenwanttowatchPil’sAdventureswiththeirten-year-olddaughter,theyshouldpayyuan. A.72 B.94 C.108()23.Whatcanwelearnfromthechart? A.GaoHuisthemaincharacterinLosetoWin. B.Pil’sAdventuresisaFrenchsitcomfullofsurprises. C.Twoofthethreemovies’runningtimearemorethantwohours.BThe19thAsianGamesinHangzhouwasvery“smart”withtheuseofmanyexcitingtechnologies(技术).Let’shavealook!Thestadium(场馆)forthetenniscompetitionissometimescalledthe“SmallLotus(莲花)”.Onthetopofit,thereareeight“petals(花瓣)”.Eachpetalweighs60tons.Theycanopenandclosefreely.It’sbuiltthiswayfordifferentkindsofweather.Youaregoingtowatchoneoftheevents,butcan’tfindyourway.Don’tworry.TheHangzhouAsianGamesARserviceisheretohelp.Yousimplyturnonyourphone’scameraanditwillseewhereyouareandthenshowyoutheway.Youcanalsoknowmoreaboutthestadiumsasyouwalkby.Whatiftheathletesneedfirstaid(急救)duringthegame?Droves(无人机)canbeusedtosendthingsover.Theycanflyasfaras20kilometersandtravel16metersinonesecond.Usingadronesavesabout60percentofthetime.Can’twalkaroundatthestadiumsinperson(亲自)?TrytheHangzhouAsianGames’metaverse(元宇宙)!Inthemetaverse,it’slikeanonlinecartoonworld.Youcanseethestadiumsbothfromtheoutsideandinside.Also,youcanchooseclothesforyourowncharacterwhoisableto“run”aroundthestadiumsandeventalkwithotheronlineusers.()24.Whatisthe“SmallLotus”for? A.Movingheavythingsquickly. B.Showingthewaytothestadium. C.Changingthestadiumindifferentweather.()25.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpoutpeoplewhoarelost? A.Thedrones. B.TheARservice. C.Themetaverse.()26.WhatcanyoudoinHangzhouAsianGames’metaverse? A.Watchcartoonmovies. B.Talkwithotheronlineusers.C.Sellclothestoothercharacters.()27.Whatcanbethebesttitle(标题)ofthetext? A.TechintheAsianGames B.TheHangzhouAsianGames C.“Smart”stadiumsintheGamesCIntheworld,afive-dayworkweekiscommon.Butinsomeplaces,peopleareexploring(探索)theideaofworkingfourdaysaweek.Theideaisn'tnew,andsomecompanieshavebeenslowtotryit.Butleadersofsomecompaniesmayworrythatworkerscan'tfinishthework,orthatitcouldhaveothertroubles.LastJune,6lcompaniesintheUKtookpartinthetestofafour-dayworkweek.Theyaskedtheirworkerstodoasmuchinfourdaysastheyusuallydidinfive.Thetestlastedforsixmonthsandturnedouttobegoodforbothcompaniesandworkers.Ingeneral,theworkerssaidthefour-dayworkweekmadethemlesstired,and39%saidtheyfeltlessstressed.73%oftheworkersweremoresatisfied(满意的)withthetimetheyspentworking.Accordingtotheresults,thenumberofdayswhenworkerswereoutsickdroppedby65%.57%fewerpeoplegaveuptheirjobsduringthetest.Atthesametime,thecompaniesmademoremoney.Theresultsaresopositive(积极的)that92%ofthecompaniesareplanningtokeepthenewschedule(时间表).Howdidworkersdomoreinlesstime?Somecompaniescutmeetings,ormadethemeetingsshorter.Othersusedtechnologiestohelpworkersgetworkdonequickly.Somecompaniescreatedthe“focustime”sothatworkerscouldworkcarefully.Workersreportedthatonemoredayoffallowedthemtodowhattheyloved.Somepeoplesaidtheywereabletogetmoretrainingortakecareofthingsathome.Otherssaidtheywereabletospendmoretimewiththeirfamily.Afour-dayworkweekmeantabetterworkinglifeandfamilylifetopeople.()28.AccordingtoParagraph1,leadersofsomecompaniesmayfeelabouttheideaofafour-dayworkweek. A.worried B.excited C.lucky()29.Whatdidtheresultsofthetestshow? A.Thefour-dayworkweekmadeworkersmoretired. B.Overhalftheworkerswerenotsatisfiedwiththeirjobs. C.Mostworkersenjoyedworkinginthefour-dayworkweek.()30.Howdidcompanieshelpworkersdomoreinlesstime? Byusingtechnologies. Byaskingothersforhelp. Byhavingfewerandshortermeetings Byhavingabetterworkingenvironment. A. B. C.()31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? A.Peoplearebecomingmoresatisfiedwiththeirjobs. B.Afour-dayworkweekisgoodforcompaniesandworkers. C.Ashorterworkweekhassomeadvantagesanddisadvantages.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Everysummer,drowning(溺水)accidentshappenamongstudentsfromtotime32Forthis,manyschoolshaveswimminglessons.Swimmingisbothausefullifeskillandagreatsport.Likeanyphysicalactivity(体育活动),swimmingalsohasrisks,soit'simportanttomakesurethatyoudoitsafely.Herearesomethingsyoushouldknow.Don'tswimalone.Nomatterhowoldyouare,swimmingaloneisabadidea.33Youmayfall,gethitorhaveotherunexpectedaccidents.Soalwayshavesomeonewithyou.Theycanhelpyouorcallforhelpforyouifanythinghappens.Swimonlywhenyoufeelcomfortable.Forexample,don'tswimifyouhaveanopenwound(伤口).34Andifyoustilldon'tfeelbetter,getoutofthepool.Followthepoolrulesandsigns.35Solookforandreadthepoolsafetyinformationcarefullybeforegettingintothewater.Anddon'tjumpintoanywaterunlessyouknowhowdeepitis.Bepatient.36Startbyswimmingonceortwiceaweek,anddon'texpecttobreakanyspeedordistance(距离)recordsinashorttime.Maybeinthebeginningyoucanonlymakeithalfwayacrossthepoolbeforeyouneedtotakeabreak,andthat'sokay.Asyoupracticemore,you'llbeabletoswimforlongereachtime.A.Ittakestimetoimproveyourswimmingskill.B.Theyaretheretoprotect(保护)you.C.Youneverknowwhatmayhappenwhileyou’reswimming.D.Ifyoudeveloppainwhileswimming,stopandrest.E.Thebestwaynottogetdrowningistolearntoswim.32.33.34.35.36.第三节（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Awilddonkey(驴)oncelivedinthewoodsallalone.Onedayajackal(豺)passingbysawthedonkey.Hewentuptothedonkeyandasked,“Whydoyuolooksosad,mydearfellow?”Thedonkeyturnedtothejackalandsaid,“Ihavenofriendsandamverylonely.”“Well,don’tworry.Iwillbeyourfriendfromtoday,”thejackalsaid.Fromthatday,thedonkeyandjackalbecameverygoodfriends.Theywerealwaysseentogether.Oneevening,thejackalandthedonkeywerewalkingthroughthewoods.Astheywalkedon,theysawalargenumberoffruittreesinfrontofthem.“Ah,look!Howwonderfulanddeliciousthefruitslook,”saidthedonkey.“Let’seatsomeofthem.”“Okay,”saidthejackal.“Butlet’sdoitveryquietly.”Theysilentlyandquicklyatethefruits.Aftereatingenough,theylayunderatreehappily.“Thatwasdelicious,butthereissomethingmissingtonight,”saidthedonkey.“Whatisthat?”askedthejackal.“Why,music,ofcourse,”answeredthedonkey,lookingalittlesurprised.Thejackalasked,“Wherearewegoingtogetmusicfrom?”thedonkeysaid,“Don’tyouknowthatIamagreatsinger?”Thejackalwasafraid.“Remember,weareinafruitgarden.Ifthefarmerhearsus,wewillbeintrouble.Ifyouwanttosing,letusgoawayfromhere,”headvisedthedonkey.“Waittillyouhearme.”Thedonkeythrewbackhisheadandstartedhissong.“Hee...haw,hee-haw,”hebrayed(嘶叫)aloud.Thejackalrealizedthatthedonkeywasnotwillingtotakehisgoodadvice.Hemovedawayandhidhimselfbehindthetrees.Hearingtheloudbraying,thefarmerscamerushingwithsticksandgavethefoolishdonkeyaheavybeating(敲打).Afterthefarmershadleft,thejackalwentovertohisfriend.Hesaid,“Isthistheprizeyouwonforyoursinging?”“Ooh,yeah,buttheydon’tappreciate(欣赏)goodmusic,”saidthedonkey.Thejackalreplied,“Thisiswhathappenswhenyoudon’tlistentotheadvicegivenbyagoodfriend.Ihopeyouhavelearntalesson.”37.Whywasthedonkeyunhappy?38.Howdidtheyeatthefruits?39.Whatdidthejackaldoafterthedonkeydidn’tlistentohisadvice?40.Whatdidthedonkeywinforhissingingaccordingtothepassage?第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）OntheafternoonofJune13th,avideoaboutadeliveryman(送餐员)jumpingoffabridgetosaveawomanwaspostedonChinesesocialmedia.AndsoonitwaswatchedbylotsofpeopleontheInternet.Inthevideo,themanPengQinglin,a31-year-oldfromZhangjiajie,Hunanprovince,was41arail(扶手)onXixingBridge,a12-meter-highbridgeaboveQiantangRiver.Without42,hejumpedintotheriver.Thenheswamtowardsthewomanasquicklyashe43.Atlast,he44herlifesuccessfully.“Iwasridingacrossthebridge,”saidPeng.“45Iheardthecallforhelp.Afterknowingwherethesoundwasfrom,Idecidedtosaveher.OfcourseIwasafraid,becausethebridgewasso46.Butthewomanwasindanger.Imusthelpher.”Peng’sstoryisquitetouching.Thevideogotabout40,000likesonlineinjustafewhours.Becauseofit,Pengbecame47andreceivedmuchpraise(赞美).“Whatahero!Ireally48him,”wroteanInternetuserunderthevideo.Pengwaslatertakentothehospitalandstayedforabouttendays.Duringthattime,hegotalotofprizes,including100,000yuanandaflat(公寓).However,hedidn’t49themoneyortheflathimself.Hegavethemawaytoschools.“TherearemanyheroesinHangzhou,Ijusthappenedtobetheonewhogotnoticed.Isavedthewomannotforthese50”Pengsaid.“Ijustwantedtogiveahelpinghandtoanyoneinneed.”()41.A.holding B.cleaning C.painting()42.A.working B.discussing C.thinking()43.A.could B.should C.must()44.A.changed B.saved C.coloured()45.A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Luckily()46.A.strong B.wide C.high()47.A.helpful B.active C.famous()48.A.careabout B.lookupto C.lookfor()49.A.keep B.touch C.check()50.A.programs B.prizes C.chances第二节（共10小题，计10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。JianziisapopulargameinChina.Itcanbeplayedalmostanywhereandanytime,whetheryou’reonyourown,inapairorpartofagroup.Theaim(目标)ofthetraditionalgameistotrytokeeptheJianziintheairusingonlythe51.(foot),andtogetasmanykicksaspossiblewithout52.(drop)it.Jianzihas53.longhistoryofover2,000years.Andit’sbelievedtohavecomefromanotherancientChinesegamecalledCujutakenbysoldiersforrelaxationandexercise.Overtheyears,54.(it)popularity(受欢迎程度)hasgrown.Nowadays,Jianziisnotonlyafolkleisure(休闲)activitybutalsoaseriouscompetitivesport.Ithasstrictrulesaboutastandard(标准的)Jianzi,55.theweighttothenumberoffeathers(羽毛).PlayerskicktheJianzitowardstheothersideofanet(网)andwinapoint56.theotherteamisunabletoreturnit.Thesport57.(have)somethingincommonwiththegoal-shootingskillsoffootball.ItissaidthatJianzi58.(get)internationalattention(关注)whenaChineseathleteshoweditattheSummerOlympicsinBerlinin1936.PeoplethoughtJianziwasan59.(interest)aportatthattime.60.(slow),itenteredmanycountries,andwastriedbymanyplayers.第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。Thesedays,61.peopleshowallkindsofthingsontheInternetlikegoodfoodandwonderfulvacations.Nowshowingthenumberofsteps(步数)isbecomingpopular,too.62.越来越多人发现良好的健康很重要.Tokeephealthy,manypeoplegotoworkonfoot.Whentheystartwalking,theyopenthestepcounterapp(计步应用程序)onthephonestorecord(记录)howmanystepstheywalkthatday.Afteraday’swalk,somepeopleshowthenumberonWeChatorWeibo.Gradually(逐渐地),63.thestepcounterappbecomesoneofthemostpopularapps.Thiscanmakethemlearnfromeachotherandkeepexercising.“Thishelpsmetoexercisemuchandkeepagoodhabit,”MissLiusaid.“IcanalsotalkabouthowtokeephealthywithmyfriendsonWeChat.Weareinthesamegrouptoencourageeachothertokeepexercising.”Mr.Wulikestoexercise.Butinthepasthewaskindoflazyanddidn’twanttoexerciseeveryday.“AfterIusethestepcounterapp,everythingisdifferent.64.NowIwalkmorestepsandseemtobehealthier.Sometimesthereareprizesforthosewalkmoresteps.Ireallylikeit.”hesaid.65.散步是一项令人放松且有用的锻炼方式。Boththeoldandtheyounglikeit.Recordingthestepshelpspeopleagoodhabitofwalkingandshowingthenumbercanmakepeoplemoreinterestedinwalking.Butdon’ttakethenumbertooseriously.61.62.63.64.65.第四部分写作（满分10分）66.国庆假期刚结束，你的假期过得怎么样呢？请根据下面的提示，用英语写一篇短文，从四个不同的方面谈谈你是如何度过你的国庆假期的（已给出三个方面，请再补充一个方面）。MyNationalDayHolidayHealthexerciseeveryday...Studyreadbooks...Entertainment(娱乐)watchsomeshows.........要求：（1）80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；短文需包含所给内容，可适当发挥；不得在文中出现真实的人名和学校名称。DuringmyNationalDayholiday,Ihadawonderfultime.