宁夏回族自治区石嘴山市第九中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

石嘴山市第九中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷（考试时间：100分钟考试分值：100分）笔试部分（共100分）一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，请从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Oneday,Marcuswasoutonhisfirstcanoeing(划独木舟)tripwithhis____1____.Sittingatthefrontofthecanoe,Marcuswasenjoyingthebeautifulsightsaroundthelake____2____hisfatherwaspaddling(划)thecanoe.Suddenly,Marcusnoticedabeautifulfish.Itwasswimmingnearthetopofthewater.Hewas____3____asitwasthefirstfishhehadseenafterbeinginthecanoeforanhour.Marcuscalledouttohisfather,“Look,Daddy!Thereisabeautifulfishoverthere!”Marcus’father____4____seewherethefishwas.Marcusdecidedtomovetothesideofthecanoeandputhishandsintothewater.Hewantedto____5____thefishsothathecouldshowittohisfather.WhenMarcusmovedtotheside,his____6____caused(引起)thecanoetoshakebadly.BeforeMarcusfathercouldtellMarcustostaystill(不动的)onthecanoe,thecanoecapsized(翻).____7____,Marcusandhisfatherwerewearingtheirlifejackets(救生衣).Marcushelpedhisfathertoturnthecanoeoverbeforeclimbingbackontoit.Oncetheywerebackonthecanoe,Marcusimmediatelysaid____8____tohisfatherforcausingittocapsize.Hisfathersaid,“It’sOKtomakemistakes,butrememberto____9____them.”Hearingthis,Marcustoldhisfatherthathewouldbemore____10____inthefuture.1.A.father B.brother C.friend D.classmate2.A.if B.because C.although D.while3.A.nervous B.bored C.excited D.worried4.A.couldn’t B.mustn’t C.needn’t D.shouldn’t5.A.keep B.cook C.try D.catch6.A.height B.hobby C.weight D.dream7.A.Luckily B.Certainly C.Finally D.Quickly8.A.thanks B.sorry C.hello D.goodbye9.A.payfor B.writeabout C.thinkof D.learnfrom10.A.humorous B.serious C.careful D.confident二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAStarWoman—WangZhenyiWangZhenyi,bornin1768,wasagreatwomanscientistinQingDynasty（朝代）.Atthattime,girlscouldn’tgetgoodeducation,butherfatherencouragedhertoreadbooksandeducateherself.Shebecameinterestedinastronomy（天文学）,math,geography,medicineandpoems.In1786,shedecidedtogivemuchattentiontoastronomy,mathandpoems.Afteryearsofhardwork,sheachievedalot.WangZhenyi（1768—1797）Herachievements·Foundoutwhentheeclipses（日蚀；月蚀）ofthesunandthemoonwouldhappen·Learnedalotabouthowthesun,themoonandtheearthmoveinspace·Madesomenewrulesinmath·WrotemanybooksandpoemsSadly,WangZhenyidiedwhenshewasonly29yearsold.Eventhoughherlifewasshort,herthoughtsanddiscoveriesliveon.In2000,aplanetwasnamedafterher.Herspiritandhardworkcontinuetoinspire（激励）peopletoday.11.WhenwasWangZhenyiborn?A.In1768. B.In1786. C.In1797. D.In2000.12.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidWangZhenyidecidetogivemuchattentionto?A.Math,geographyandmedicine.B.Astronomy,mathandpoems.C.Astronomy,medicineandpoems.D.Astronomy,medicineandgeography.13.WhatcanwelearnfromWangZhenyi?A.Itiseasytobecomesuccessful.B.Nothingisimpossibleifweworkhard.C.Womenarealwayswiserthanmen.D.It’simpossibleforawomantobeascientistinancienttimes.14.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A.Health. B.Business. C.Sports. D.People.BThesedays,Davidgottiredofhisworkandfeltupset(烦恼的).Thenhecametoasmartmanandwantedtoaskhimforhelp.Davidtoldthemanabouthisproblems.Thenthemangavehimsomesalt.Davidwassurprisedandasked,“Isthesaltmagical(神奇的)?Willitwashawaymypain?”ThemanjustaskedDavidtoputthesaltintoaglassofwateranddrinkit.Thenheasked,“Howdoesittaste?”“Ittastesterrible,”Davidsaid.NextthemanaskedDavidtoputthesamesaltintothelakenearbyanddrinkthewaterfromthelake.Daviddidasthemansaid.Thistimehesaid,“Itisperfect.Ican’ttasteanysalt.”Themansmiledandsaid,“Thepaininlifeislikesalt.Howittastesdependson(取决于)whereyouputit.Sowhenyouareinpain,youshouldmakeyourheartbigger.Thenproblemsinlifewon’tcausebadfeelings.”15.WhydidDavidfindtheman?A.Togivehimadvice. B.Toaskhimforhelp.C.Toaskforsomemedicine. D.Toseewhetherhewassmart.16.Davidfelt______whenhegotthesaltfromtheman.A.unhappy B.tired C.excited D.surprised17.Davidputthesaltinto______forthesecondtime.A.thesea B.thelake C.theglass D.theriver18.WhatdidthemanwantDavidtoknow?A.Thingsfromnatureareperfect. B.Painisasterribleassaltinwater.C.Makingtheheartbiggerisuseful. D.Itisimportanttofeelgoodinlife.CAnewkindoftourismcalled“specialforcesstyletourism(特种兵式旅游)”isgettingpopularinChinanow.Touristscanvisitlotsofplacesofinterestinashorttime,mostoftenonweekends.Mostofthevisitorsarecollegestudents.YuYinghua,acollegestudentfromShanghaiisoneofthem.Yualwaysmadeplanscarefullybeforetakingtrips.Beforevisitingaplace,shefoundalotofinformationandlearnedmoreaboutit.Thatwouldhelphersavetimewhentravelling.HerlatesttripwastoShanghai.Startingat7am,the22-year-oldvisitednineplacesthatsheisinterestedin.“Thatday,Iwalkedalongway,”Yusaid.“ThoughIwaskindoftired,Ienjoyedthetripasmuchasdays-longtrips.ItstillletsmehaveabetterunderstandingofthecitiesIgoto.”ChenJunjun,anothercollegestudentfromShanghailikestotravelfartorelaxherself.InApril,the24-year-oldtookatwo-daytriptoXi’an.Duringthetrip,shevisitedalltheinterestingplacesinthecity.“Thiskindoftourismcanmakemefeelbetter,”saidChen.Evenso,the24-year-oldsaidthatsuchtourismisnotrightforeveryone.“It’stiringasvisitorshavetoseeasmanyinterestingplacesaspossibleinashorttime.Suchtripsaredifferentfromdays-longtripsbecauseyoucan’tchangeyourplanasyoulike.Sobeforetakingspecialforcesstyletourism,youmustgetenoughenergy(精力)”.19.WhatdidYuYinghuaalwaysdobeforetakingtrips?A.Shemadeplanscarefully. B.Shegotenoughmoney.C.shefoundtherightime. D.Shecollectedinformation.20.WhichwordsmayYuYinghuausetodescribehertriptoShanghai?A.Relaxingandinteresting. B.Tiringbutenjoyable.C.Difficultbutfantastic. D.Boringanddifficult.21.WhatdoesChenJunjunthinkofspecialforcesstyletourism?A.Shedoesn’tlikeit. B.Shedoesn’tmindit.C.Shelovesit. D.Sheisafraidofit.22.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroducespecialforcesstyletourism.B.Tointroducetwocollegestudents.C.Toaskustotakespecialforcesstyletourism.D.Totelltheadvantagesofspecialforcesstyletourism.DDoyouknowthatmosquitoesareoneofthemostdangerouslivingthingsintheworld?Althoughtheyaresmall,theycanbringillnessestopeople.Over725,000peopleallovertheworlddiebecauseofmosquitoeseveryyear.Mosquitoesarealsothemostunpopular.Nobodylikesthem.Wanttogetawayfrommosquitoes?GotoIceland.Thiscountryisfreeofmosquitoes.Yeah.Nomosquitoes!Mosquitoesliveinmostpartsoftheworld,buttheystayawayfromIceland.That’ssostrange!Scientistshavedonesomestudies.It’sallbecauseoftheweatherinIceland.Mosquitoesbreed(繁殖)quicklyonhotdays.Youmayfindthatmosquitoescomeinsummer.Usually,mothermosquitoeslayeggs(产卵)inwaterornearit.Iftheweatheriswarmenough,thebabymosquitoeswillcomeoutinthreedays.However,theweatherinIcelandissocoldthatitisquitehardformosquitoestolivethere.Andtheweathertherealsochangesrapidly.Thetemperaturecanincreasesuddenlyinwinterandthendropquickly.Mosquitoes’eggscan’tliveinsuchweather.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Manypeoplediebecauseofmosquitoes.B.Thereareover725,000mosquitoesintheworld.C.Mosquitoesbringthemostseriousillnessestopeople.D.Mosquitoesarethesmallestlivingthingsintheworld.24.Whatarethestudiesprobablyabout?AWhypeopledon’tlikemosquitoes. B.Howtogetawayfrommosquitoes.C.Whatillnessesmosquitoescanbring. D.WhytherearenomosquitoesinIceland.25Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rapidly”meaninChinese?A.迅速地 B.细微地 C.单一地 D.稳定地26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WelcometoIceland! B.Attention,mosquitoes!C.Dangerouslivingthings D.TheonlycountrywithoutmosquitoesEConfucianism(儒家思想)hasbeenfollowedbyChinesepeopleformorethantwothousandyears.Tohelppeopleunderstandhowtobehavetowardsothers,ConfucianismteachestheFiveConstants(五常).Theseareren,yi,li,zhiandxin.Theyaregeneralvirtues(美德)aroundtheworld.Themostimportanttwoarerenandli.Renisthefeelingofcareandloveweshouldhaveforothers.Confuciusexplainedrencouldbestbeunderstoodaslovingothers.Heisfamousforteachingpeople“Whatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdotoothers”.ItisquitesimilartowhatisknownintheWestastheGoldenRule(treatothersasyouwishtobetreated).Whilethemeaningofreniseasytounderstand,liisalittlehardertoexpress.Itcanbethoughtofasdutyorevenrespect.Generally,liisthewayweshouldconnectwithpeopleinoureverydaylife.InConfucianwritings,discussionsaboutliincludetheproperwaytodrinkteaandhowtorememberancestors(祖先).Whilerenismostlyaboutouropinionsandfeelings,liisabouthowweexpressouropinionsandfeelingstowardsothersandtowardstheworldaroundus.Perhapsthemostwell-knownConfucianvirtueisxiao.Thisisthedutychildrenhavetotheirparents.Xiaomeansloving,respecting,obeyingandtakingcareofone’sparentsintheiroldage.InConfucianism,xiaoisimportantforaharmonious(和谐的)society:Withoutit,thewholeworldwouldfallintoamess.27WhicharethemostimportantoftheFiveConstants?A.Renandyi. B.Renandli. C.Liandxin. D.Yiandzhi.28.WhatisthebestChinesefortheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.博学于文，约之以礼。 B.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。C.己所不欲，勿施于人。 D.君子和而不同，小人同而不和。29.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofli?A.Buildingapeacefulsociety. B.Takingcareofone’schildren.C.Obeyingrulesfordrinkingtea. D.Learningallthroughone’slife.30.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutConfucianism?A.Itsgeneralvirtues. B.Itslonghistory.C.Itsnewchallenges. D.Itsgoldenrules.三、单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）阅读下面短文在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的首字母已给出（每空一词）Jack’slifedreamwastobecomeasoldier,buthewouldneverbeableto,becauseofhislegcondition—hewouldn’tstandonhisrightleg.Althoughsomepeoplel___31___athim,henevergaveup.Hisparentsoftenfelt___32___(情绪不安的).Oneday,Harry,anarmyofficer,heardthestory.AftercommunicatingwithJack’sparents,hedecidedtotakeJacktotheArmyReserveCenter.Jack’sparentsalso___33___(期盼)himtojointhearmy.ThenhebecameamemberofHarry’steam.Heexercisedveryhard.Asar___34___,hewonalotofprizes.Sincethen,nobodylookeddownuponhim.Jack’sparentsweresothankful.Theywerep___35___ofhim.Soneversaydie,ifyouholdon,nomatterwhoyouare,youmustbevaluable.四、综合填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词语或短语，并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺意思完整，每个词或短语限填一次。haveatryactivityifpricelovelyexercisesatisfyquitewithprovideDoyouwantyourchildrentobehealthy?Doyouwantthemtospendahappyholidaywith___36___childrenfromallovertheworld?WestMoorSportsCampcan___37___you!TheWestMoorSportsCampisanoutdoorcampforchildrenfrom7to16.Childrencanenjoyallkindsofoutdoor___38___here.Achild’sstaycanbeasshortasadayoraslongaseightweeks.The___39___startatjust$25adayforachildand$50adayforaparent,andthereisadiscount(打折)ifachildandaparentstayhereforaweek.TheWestMoorSportsCampis___40___big.Therearealotofplacesforchildrento___41___andplay.It___42___manysportsandgamesforchildren—volleyball,basketball,tabletennis,tennisandswimming.Atnight,childrencancommunicate___43___othersbytellingstories,havingpartiesandsoon.Childrencaninvitetheirparentstojoinin___44___theywant.Sovisitourwebsite(网站)todaytofindoutmore.___45___andmakeyourchildrenhappy!五、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文。在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Afewyearsagomyteacheraskedmetotakepart____46____herprogrammetohelpdisabled(残疾的)children.EachweekIspentanhourintheclassroom____47____(help)thesechildrenwiththeirschoolwork.Mymotherisateacher,____48____Iknewhowtohelpchildren.However,Ididn’tknowthechildrencould____49____(slow)changemylife.Inthebeginning,I____50____(think)itmightbeboringtobewiththesechildren,butlater,Ilearnedalotfromthem.Oneday,Ireadastoryaboutthechildren.Thestorytold____51____(they)thatthedisabledcoulddogreatthingstoo.Afterthat,Ihelpedthemdraw____52____(hero)inthestory.Icouldclearlyfeelthattheywere____53____(happy)thanbeforefromtheirsmilingfaces.ThenIknewwhymyteachersetupprogramme.I____54____(work)theprogrammewiththesechildrenforthreeyears.NotonlytheybutalsoIknowthatit’simportant____55____(be)confident.Ihopeweallcanrememberthisnomatterwhathappenstousinthefuture.六、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Intheforesttherelivedarhino（犀牛）andamonkey.Themonkeywasnotveryfriendlyandhetroubledtherhinoeveryday.Sometimeshepulledtherhino'stail.Sometimeshejumpedontotherhino'sback.Buttherhinodidn'tgetmad.Hecouldstandeverythingpatientlyandnevercomplained（抱怨）.OtheranimalsintheforestknewthatthemonkeyalwaysmadefunoftherhinoTheygotangrywiththemonkey.Theyevenadvisedtherhinotopunishthemonkey.Therhinosmiledandsaidthatsometimesthemonkeywasunfriendly,buthewasthankfultohim.Hethankedthemonkeyforteachinghimtobepatient.Otheranimalsjustkeptsilentwiththeirheadsdown,withoutsayinganything.Atthattime,themonkeywassittinginthetreeandheardtherhino'swords.Hefeltsorryforwhathehaddone.Hecamedownfromthetreeimmediately.Thenhecameuptotherhinoandsaidsorrytohim.Afterthat,themonkeyandtherhinobecamefriends,andtheygotonwellwitheachother.56.Therhinodidn'tget_____whenthemonkeytroubledhimeveryday.57.Otheranimalsintheforestthoughtthattherhinoshould_____themonkey.58.Althoughthemonkeyalwaysmadefunoftherhino,therhinostill_____themonkey.59.Afterthemonkeysaidsorrytotherhino,theybecame_____.60.Fromthestorywecanlearnthatwehadbetternotcomplainbutbe_____toothers.七、书面表达（共1题，满分15分）。61.每个人都有自己的兴趣爱好，兴趣爱好对学生的成长至关重要。请阅读下面表格，并根据表格里内容提示，用英语写一篇是有关Tom的信息和爱好的短文。年龄：13学校：第九中学爱好：收藏篮球，目前为止，已经收藏了5个篮球……理由：……梦想：成为一名体育明星要求：1．词数80左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；2．合理增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。Hello,everyone!I’dliketointroducemyfriendTomforyou.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________