八年級英語下學(xué)期期中培優(yōu)押題卷03（常州專用）（考試范圍：牛津譯林版八年級下冊Unit1-Unit4；考試時間80分鐘，試卷滿分100分）單項選擇(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)1.Englandis_______Europeancountry.Itisalso_______islandcountry.A．a(chǎn);an B．a(chǎn)n;an C．a(chǎn)n;a D．the;an2.Theoldcouplelive________inasmallhouse,buttheyneverfeel________.A．lonely;alone B．lonely;lonely C．a(chǎn)lone;lonely D．a(chǎn)lone;alone3.Tom_______apresentfromhispenfriendJason,buthedidn't_______it.A．received;accept B．received;receiveC．a(chǎn)ccepted;accept D．a(chǎn)ccepted;receive4.—Mum,canIgotothetheatretonight?—Sure,butyou________comebackhomebefore8o’clock.A．can B．must C．may D．might5.Helikesplayingtricksonothers,but_______,heisagoodboy.Heisalwayswillingtohelpothers.A．inthisway B．insomeways C．inthatway D．bytheway6.WeplantogotoQingdaoduringtheMayDayholiday,butwehaven’tdecided________.A．wheretogo B．whotogothereC．whentogothere D．howtogothere 7.It’sreallyhardwork.________,we’lltryourbesttofinishitintime.A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．Anyway D．Instead8.Icouldn’tstop______ontheirconversationwhenmyfriendsweretalkingaboutthecomingFIFAWorldCup.A．cuttingout B．cuttingin C．puttingout D．puttingin9.Mumusedto________awalkafterdinner,butnowshe’susedto________yoga(瑜伽)athome.A．take;doing B．taking;doing C．taking;do D．take;do10.—It’ssocold.Wouldyoupleaseclosethewindowforme?—________.A．It’smypleasureB．Withpleasure C．Noway D．Takeiteasy二、完形填空(共12小題；每小題1分，滿分12分)Wesometimescallthelion“thekingoftheforest”,becauseitisstrongerandmoredangerousthanotheranimals.Itcan11fasterthanmanyanimalsandhuntthebest.Itisthehighestanimalinthe12foodchain(食物鏈).Inthesea,thesharkisoneoftheanimalsatthetopofthefoodchain.Itcanswimfasterthan13otherseaanimals,anditcanuseitsbigteethtoeatthem.Whatisatthetopoftheworld’sfoodchain?Peopleare!Wearenotthebiggestorfastest,butwearethe14.Wecouldnotrunfasterthancheetahs(獵豹),sowe15carsandnowwecanmovethefastest.Wecouldnotfightbetterthanlions,soweinventedguns.Nowwecanhuntthebest.People’sinventionsareclever,buttheycanbe16，too.Forexample,peoplebuilt17，andnowtheymaketheairandriversdirty.Thiscanmake18changes.Dirtyriverskillfish.19bearscannoteatthefish.Ifwekillonepartofthefoodchain,otherpartswillalso20.Rememberthatweareapartofthefoodchain,21weareindanger,too！Ifweprotectanimals,weareprotecting22！Wecouldandweshoulddosomethingfortheworld!11．A．walk B．swim C．run D．jump12．A．sea B．land C．mountain D．desert13．A．most B．a(chǎn)nother C．a(chǎn)ny D．more14．A．strongest B．cleverest C．mostspecial D．mostimportant15．A．used B．had C．invented D．made16．A．interesting B．dangerous C．careful D．helpful17．A．factories B．hotels C．schools D．hospitals18．A．wonderful B．fantastic C．terrible D．exciting19．A．If B．When C．While D．Then20．A．grow B．rise C．die D．get21．A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．but D．or22．A．ourselves B．oneself C．yourselves D．themselves三、閱讀理解(共14小題；每小題2分，滿分28分)(A)TheAI(人工智能)haschangedourlives.TherearefourusefulAIinventionshere.JiugeTheAIcanremember300,000Chinesepoemsclearly.What’smore,itcanwriteapoeminaveryshorttime.InaCCTVshow,Jiugebeatthreegreatpoemfansfromafamouscollege.ForpheusTheping-pongrobotcanplayinaneasywaywithabeginnerandadifficultwaywithabetterplayer.What’smore,itnotonlyencouragesplayerswithwordslike“Goodjob!”butalsogivessomegoodadvicetoimprovetheirskills.Self-drivingAIItcandrivethecarmoresafelythanhumans.Itdoesn’tdrinkwineandneverfeelstired.Itcandowhatwehumansdo.Forexample,ifacarwiththisAIhaspassedabus,itwillflash(閃)twowhitelightssidetosidetoshowthankstothebus.FacialRecognition(人臉識別)ItisusedalotintheworldsuchasACS.ACSwon’tletastrangerinwithoutthehouseowner’spermission(允許).Payingbyfacialrecognitioniscommonnow.ThepoliceinHangzhouevencaughtacriminal(罪犯)ataconcertwithitshelp.23．Jiugeisspecialbecause_________?A．itcanplaytheviolin. B．itwasonCCTV.C．itcandrivecarssafely. D．it’sgoodatpoems.24．WhendoestheSelf-drivingAIcarflashtwowhitelightssidetoside?A．Whenithaspassedothervehicles. B．Whenthecarwantstoslowdown.C．Whenthecarisreadytospeedup. D．Whenthecarhastostop.25．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．NoonecanbeatForpheus.B．Jiugehaswrittenthreemillionpoems.C．FacialRecognitionhelpedthepolicecatchacriminal.D．Self-drivingAIcanmakesubwaytrainssafer.(B)InnorthernChinaduringspring,bigsandstormoftenmaketroubleforpeople.Sandstormsusuallyhappeninspring.Theyhavehappenedinmorethan10provincesinnorthernChinathisyear.PeopleinsouthernChinadon'thavetoworryaboutthiskindofbadweather.MostofthesandcomesfromthenorthofChina.InnorthernChina,lotsofplaceshavefewtreesanddon'tgetmuchrain.Whentherearen'tmanytrees,thegroundcan'tkeepenoughwater.Overtheyears,thegrounddriesupandturnstosand.Whenspringcomesandtheicemelts,thegroundbecomesloose.Strongwindstaketheloosesandintothesky.Besides,innortheastChina,thereliessomevastdeserts.Sandstormsarebadforpeople'shealth.Ifpeoplebreatheintoomuchsand,theywillcoughorhaveseriousillnesses.Sandstormsalsogivefarmerslotsofproblems.Sometimestheirsheepgetlostinthestormsandnevercomebackhome.Thewindsalsotearthefarmers'housesdown.Whatcanyoudotostopsandstorms?Here'sapieceofadvice.Askyourparentstohelpyouplantsometreesthisspring.Ifyouseepeoplecuttingdowntoomanytrees,tellthemaboutthedangersofsandstorms,andaskyourgovernmenttostopthem.26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"loose"meaninthefirstparagraph?A．疏松的 B．肥沃的 C．貧瘠的 D．大量的27．Thesecondparagraphtellsus__________.A．whysandstormshappeninnorthernChinaB．thedangersofsandstormsC．sandstormsaren’tterribleatallD．howsandstormshappen28．WhichofthefollowingisNOTawaytostopsandstorms?A．Plantmoretreesinspring.B．Stoppeopletocutdowntoomanytrees.C．Tellpeopleaboutthedangersofsandstorms.D．Don’tstayoutsidewhensandstormshappen.(C)NewZealandisinthePacificOceananditismadeupofislands.ThelargestislandistheSouthIslandandtheNorthIslandisthesecondlargest.MostpeopleliveonNorthIsland.85%ofNewZealandersare“pakeha”(“whitepeople”),whichmeanstheir“greatgrandfathers”camefromEurope.The“pakeha”startedtoarriveinNewZealandfromEuropeabout200yearsagoasfarmersandbusinessmen.10%areMaoris.TheMaoriscametoNewZealandfromthePolynesianIslandsprobablyaroundthetenthcentury.WhentheMaorisfirstarrivedinNewZealand,theylivedinvillagesandwereexcellentfishermen,huntersandfarmers.NowmanyMaorisliveandworkinthelargecitiesandtakejobsingovemment,industries,medicineandeducation.Theyareproudoftheircultureandkeepupmanyofthetraditionswhicharepartoftheirwayoflife.NewZealandhasthreeofficiallanguages:English,MaoriandNewZealandSignLanguage.ManyplacesinNewZealandhaveMaorinames.In1865,WellingtontookAucklandsplaceandbecamethecapitalofNewZealand,butthelargestcityisAuckland.ThetwocitiesareontheNorthIsland.NewZealandhashighmountains,activevolcanoes,lakes,rainforestsandbeautifulsandybeaches,whichmadeitalocationforthemovieTheLordoftheRings.NewZealandhasmild(溫和的)temperaturesandlotsofsunshine.JanuaryandFebruaryarethewarmestmonthsoftheyear,whileJulyisthecoldest.NewZealandhasmanyspecialbirds.thebestknownisthekiwi.Thekiwi,aboutthesizeofalargechicken,cannotfly.ItisthesymbolofthecountryandyoucanfindpicturesofkiwisonNewZealandstampsandcoins.Thekiwiisnamedafteritscalls-kewe,kewe.NewZealandersarealsocalledKiwis,butveryfewNewZealandershaveeverseenakiwibirdinthewild!29．TheMaorisarrivedinNewZealandabout________.A．10yearsago.B．85yearsago.C．200yearsago.D．1,000yearsago.30．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheofficiallanguageofNewZealand?A．English.B．French.C．Maori.D．NewZealandSignLanguage.31．WhatdoweknowaboutthecapitalofNewZealand?A．ThecapitalisontheSouthIslandofNewZealand.B．WellingtonwasnotthecapitalofNewZealanduntil1865.C．AtfirstWellingtonwasthecapitalbutnowAucklandis.D．ThecapitalofNewZealandisthelargestcityinthecountry.32．Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthesentence“veryfewNewZealandershaveeverseenakiwibirdinthewild”?A．Thekiwibirddoesn’tliveinthewildanymore.B．ThekiwibirdisactuallyakindofanimalindangerC．Thelocalpeoplecanseekiwibirdsinthezoo. D．ManyNewZealanderslikethekiwibird.(D)Recently,allkindsofvendingmachines(自動售貨機(jī))havebeenpoppinguparoundFrance.Insteadofsweettreatsordrinks,however,theysellshortstories.Createdbyliterature-lovingcompany,Shortédition,thesemachinespromisetohelppassthetime,whetheryouarewaitingattheairportorstuckatthetrainstation.Eachvendingmachineoffersaninterestingwayforcustomerstokilltime.Tousetheamazinginventions,simplychooseyourdesiredreadingtime:1minute,3minutesor5minutes.Then,themachinewillsurpriseyouwitharandomly-selected(任意選擇的)shortstorytopassyourtimeandmakewaitingaroundabitmorebearable—ifatleastforacoupleofminutes!TheShortStoryDispenser(自動售貨機(jī))firstappearedatanairportinParislastyear.Sincethen,thepopularmachineshavebeenputinpublicplacesacrossthecountry.Ifyou’dliketolearnmoreaboutthislovelyliteraryoases(文學(xué)綠洲),checkouttheShortéditionwebsite.Shortédition,acreativelibraryofshortliterature,hasinstalledtheseunusualvendingmachinesleftprintoutshortstories.33．Howmanykindsofdesiredreadingtimecanyouchoose?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.34．Theunderlinedword“bearable”means__________.A．可相信的 B．可證實的 C．可依靠的 D．可忍受的35．Thiskindofvendingmachinefirstappearedat_______.A．a(chǎn)nairport.B．a(chǎn)trainstation. C．a(chǎn)mall. D．a(chǎn)busstop. 36．Thetextismainlywrittento__________.A．checkouttheShortéditionwebsite B．describeashortstoryC．introduceunusualvendingmachines D．showacreativelibrary四、閱讀還原(六選四共4小題；每小題1.5分，滿分6分)Jackisasalesman.Hismaintaskistosell“LivingMachines”.Heisveryinterestedincleanwater.37Soit’snaturalthatheistodeveloperofasmallandaffordablesystem(系統(tǒng))tocleanwastewater.His“LivingMachine”cancleanwastewaterinyourhome.38Thewastewatergoesintoabigplastictankwherebacteria(細(xì)菌)starttobreakdownthewaste.Afewdayslaterafteritisdealtwith,thewaterisbroughtintoagreenhousefilledwithplantsandfish.Withthehelpofsunlight,theplantsandanimalsremovemorechemicalsfromthewater,makingitcleaner.Thenthewatercanbereusedforwashingorbathing.39Butthewateriscleanenoughforwateringtheflowers,washingthedog,orevenforbathingorswimming.Theadvantageofthistechnologyisthatitisaffordableandgoodfortheenvironment.Ifyouhaveenoughhomesandbusinessestouse“LivingMachines”,you’dbetterbuyit.40Itcanhelpkeepthewatersupplyunpolluted,too.A．Itcanhelptouselessfreshwater.B．Wastewaterisalsouseful.C．Heisalsointerestedinsavingmoney.D．Itcan’tbeusedfordrinkingorcooking.E．The“LivingMachine”isasystemforcleaningwastewater.F.Itnotonlyusescleanwater,butalsowastewater.五、綜合填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)WhenitcomestorecenthotnewsontheInternet,Zibobarbecueissuretotopthelist.41(thousand)ofpeoplefromalloverthecountryhavereportedlybeenflocking(涌向)toZibo.Manypeoplewonder42onlyZibobarbecuehasbecomesopopulararoundthecountry.Actually,there43(be)astorybehindit.InMay2022,aseriousepidemic(疫情)hitthecityofJinan.Therefore,morethan12,000studentsfromShandongUniversityweresent44neighboringZiboforcentralizedisolation(集中隔離).However,Zibodidnotsimplythinkoftheisolationasatask,buttookgoodcareofthestudents.Whenitwastime45(say)goodbye,localpeopleboughtlotsofbarbecuesinthecityandtreatedthemto46bigmeal.Allthestudentsweredeeplymovedwhenthey47(sudden)enjoyedthelong-lostbarbecue.Theypromisedtoreturnwhenspringcomesandexpressed48(they)thanksforthewarmreception(接待).InMarchthisyear,thestudents,aspromised,49(bring)theirclassmatesandre-experiencedthatspecialbarbecue.TheloveandkindnessfromthepeopleinZiboleftadeepimpression(印象)ontheuniversitystudents.Theytookpictures,wroteblogs,andsharedthemontheInternet.Soon,Zibobarbecuedrewmorepeople’sattention.ThepopularityofZibobarbecuenotonlyoffersachanceforpeople50(relax)themselves,butalsoshowsthekindnessandwarmthofShandongpeople.六、詞匯運(yùn)用(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)51.Mostchildrenliketo(放松)themselvesbylisteningtomusicafteraday’shardwork.52.ThebigJunWangFusportcenterisjust(在……對面)thestreet.53.She’s(收到)thousandsoflettersfromherfanssofar.54.Thegovernmentrequiresschoolstoprovidefreeafter-schoolserviceforboth(小學(xué)教育的)andsecondaryschoolstudents.55.Eatingtoomuchcoldfoodatatimeisbadforyour(胃),girls.56.Whathaveyoubeenbusywith(recent)?Youalwayscomeandgolikeashadow.57.Ican’tstop(miss)myoldfriendsinChina.We