石嘴山市第九中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中考試八年級(jí)英語試卷（考試時(shí)間：100分鐘考試分值：100分）筆試部分（共100分）一、完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下列短文，請(qǐng)從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。Oneday,Marcuswasoutonhisfirstcanoeing(劃獨(dú)木舟)tripwithhis____1____.Sittingatthefrontofthecanoe,Marcuswasenjoyingthebeautifulsightsaroundthelake____2____hisfatherwaspaddling(劃)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(不動(dòng)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、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AAStarWoman—WangZhenyiWangZhenyi,bornin1768,wasagreatwomanscientistinQingDynasty（朝代）.Atthattime,girlscouldn’tgetgoodeducation,butherfatherencouragedhertoreadbooksandeducateherself.Shebecameinterestedinastronomy（天文學(xué)）,math,geography,medicineandpoems.In1786,shedecidedtogivemuchattentiontoastronomy,mathandpoems.Afteryearsofhardwork,sheachievedalot.WangZhenyi（1768—1797）Herachievements·Foundoutwhentheeclipses（日蝕；月蝕）ofthesunandthemoonwouldhappen·Learnedalotabouthowthesun,themoonandtheearthmoveinspace·Madesomenewrulesinmath·WrotemanybooksandpoemsSadly,WangZhenyidiedwhenshewasonly29yearsold.Eventhoughherlifewasshort,herthoughtsanddiscoveriesliveon.In2000,aplanetwasnamedafterher.Herspiritandhardworkcontinuetoinspire（激勵(lì)）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(煩惱的).Thenhecametoasmartmanandwantedtoaskhimforhelp.Davidtoldthemanabouthisproblems.Thenthemangavehimsomesalt.Davidwassurprisedandasked,“Isthesaltmagical(神奇的)?Willitwashawaymypain?”ThemanjustaskedDavidtoputthesaltintoaglassofwateranddrinkit.Thenheasked,“Howdoesittaste?”“Ittastesterrible,”Davidsaid.NextthemanaskedDavidtoputthesamesaltintothelakenearbyanddrinkthewaterfromthelake.Daviddidasthemansaid.Thistimehesaid,“Itisperfect.Ican’ttasteanysalt.”Themansmiledandsaid,“Thepaininlifeislikesalt.Howittastesdependson(取決于)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(特種兵式旅游)”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(產(chǎn)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.細(xì)微地 C.單一地 D.穩(wěn)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(和諧的)society:Withoutit,thewholeworldwouldfallintoamess.27WhicharethemostimportantoftheFiveConstants?A.Renandyi. B.Renandli. C.Liandxin. D.Yiandzhi.28.WhatisthebestChinesefortheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.博學(xué)于文，約之以禮。 B.學(xué)而不思則罔，思而不學(xué)則殆。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、單詞拼寫（共5小題，每小題1分，共5分）閱讀下面短文在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，單詞的首字母已給出（每空一詞）Jack’slifedreamwastobecomeasoldier,buthewouldneverbeableto,becauseofhislegcondition—hewouldn’tstandonhisrightleg.Althoughsomepeoplel___31___athim,henevergaveup.Hisparentsoftenfelt___32___(情緒不安的).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、綜合填空（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）閱讀下面短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語或短語，并用其正確形式填空，使短文通順意思完整，每個(gè)詞或短語限填一次。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(網(wǎng)站)todaytofindoutmore.___45___andmakeyourchildrenhappy!五、語法填空（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）閱讀下面短文。在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Afewyearsagomyteacheraskedmetotakepart____46____herprogrammetohelpdisabled(殘疾的)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、任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題，每小題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、書面表達(dá)（共1題，滿分15分）。61.每個(gè)人都有自己的興趣愛好，興趣愛好對(duì)學(xué)生的成長(zhǎng)至關(guān)重要。請(qǐng)閱讀下面表格，并根據(jù)表格里內(nèi)容提示，用英語寫一篇是有關(guān)Tom的信息和愛好的短文。年齡：13學(xué)校：第九中學(xué)愛好：收藏籃球，目前為止，已經(jīng)收藏了5個(gè)籃球……理由：……夢(mèng)想：成為一名體育明星要求：1．詞數(shù)80左右（開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）；2．合理增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名和校名。Hello,everyone!I’dliketointroducemyfriendTomforyou.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________