盘锦市第一完全中学2023-2024学年度第二学期八年级期初质量监测
英语试题
答题时间：90 分钟 试卷满分：90分
注意：所有试题必须在答题卡上作答，在本试卷上作答无效
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共50分）
一、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
Simon is a wildlife photographer．A few years ago, he was taking some l ______ of wild birds in his garden when he discovered a brown field mouse nearby．
Simon named the mouse George and 2 ______ some bread for him．Ever since then, George has been a（n）3 ______ of Simon．He comes to the garden almost every day．
One day George was playing in the garden as usual．A cat went into the garden and walked around．Simon worried 4 ______ George’s safety and built a small house for him．
“At first, I just wanted to give him a 5 ______ place in the garden,” Sim on said．To my surprise, George has already 6 ______ the house as his new home.”
A few days later, George met another mouse．Sim on named her Mildred．George and Mildred had eight 7 ______．Over the years, Simon has made a lot of changes to this mouse-sized “village” to hold more members．
George and Mildred raise their babies together．When they are in trouble, they face all the 8 ______ together．“The mice live a happy life．I like to 9 ______ their happiness, but I hate to disturb（打扰）their lives, so I often sit down a few feet away． with a camera and take photos of them 10 ______,” Simon said．
1．A．nests B．eggs C．pictures D．food
2．A．asked B．sold C．picked D．provided
3．A．friend B．owner C．teacher D．member
4．A．with B．about C．of D．over
5．A．magic B．safe C．special D．typical
6．A．thought of B．disagreed with C．laughed at D．given up
7．A．places B．decisions C．babies D．promises
8．A．difficulties B．differences C．successes D．laughs
9．A．weigh B．record C．imagine D．improve
10．A．quickly B．loudly C．seriously D．quietly
二、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）
Passage1
The other day,I got a letter from a girl．She said that her friend just got a dog．Her friend talked about the dog all the time．It made the girl feel bad because she didn’t have one．
Here’s what I wrote back to her:
There are people who have nicer homes than us, have better jobs, or, in your case（例子）have acute dog you don’t hare．
It’s quite natural to want things that we can’t have, but instead（相反）, we should appreciate（珍惜）what we already have, or feel happy for people who have the thing we want．
In fact, owning a dog is a lot more hard work than it seems to be．Dogs need care, attention, exercise and love. There’s also a lot of cleaning you need to do for it．Dog hair and dirty pa w prints（瓜印）would be everywhere in your home．
It’s great to spend time with dogs, so why not ask your fi end if you can join her when she takes her dog out for a walk You’d get to spend some fun time with your friend and get some exercise by walking．
And who knows--one day, you may own your own dog, too．
11．The girl’s problem was ______
A．her friend had a dog and she didn’t have one
B．she didn’t like having a dog as a pet
C．she didn’t like her friend any more
D．she felt sad because her dog was lost
12．The main idea of Paragraph 3 of Dale’s letter is ______
A．having a dog is easier than you think
B．keeping a dog is not easy
C．dogs are the most difficult animal to keep as a pet
D．nicer homes are necessary for everybody
13．What does the writer think of the girl’s problem
A．She doesn’t know how to make friends．
B．She is too young to deal with this problem．
C．She should appreciate her friend’s dog．
D．It’s quite natural that she feels that way．
14．From the story, we know that the writer wishes the girl to ______
A．ask her parents to buy her a dog
B．do something else with her friend
C．join her friend to walk the dog together
D．write to her friend to show her feelings
Passage2
There is an old English saying．It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning．Then we shall be healthy．We shall also be rich and clever．
This is true．The body must have enough sleep to be healthy．Children of young． age should have ten hours sleep every night．Children who do not have enough sleep can not do their work well and they may not be healthy．
The body also needs exercise．Walking, running, jumping and playing games all help the blood to move a-round inside the body．It is very important．Our blood moves to all parts of our body．The head also needs blood．Exercise helps us to think better．
15．If we want to be healthy, we must ______
A．eat more B．sleep more
C．play more D．go to bed early and get up early
16．Children of young age should have ______ hours sleep every day．
A．ten B．nine C．eleven D．twelve
17．If children don’t have sleep, they will not ______
A．work well B．be cl ever and healthy C．eat well D．A and B
18．The body also needs ______
A．sports B．running C．exercise D．playing
Passage3
Kids in western countries often turn their parents’kitchens into bakeries．They like making many kinds of bread in different ways．Making bread looks simple, but it’s quite hard work!
Making bread need flour, water and yeast（酵母）．First, you have to put flour into a bowl．Add some yeast．Next, make a hole in the middle of the flour and add a little water．Now comes the hard part．Push the dough down with your hands again and again until it is hard．This is very important．Then, put a dish over the dough and wait for it to rise．It’s like magic! The dough will get much bigger because of the yeast．But you must press the dough back down again, pushing out the air．Finally, put the dough into the oven．Bake it for about 15 minutes．When it’s done, the bread is left to cool．Eat it with soup, or make a sandwich．Bread tastes better when you cook it yourself!
19．You need ______ ingredients to make bread．
A．two B．three C．four D．five
20．Of all the steps of making bread, which is the hardest and most important
A．Add some yeast．
B．Push the dough down with your hands until it is hard．
C．Put the dough into the oven．
D．Press the dough back down．
21．What does the underlined word “bake” mean in Chinese
A．烘烤 B．水煮 C．煎炸 D．清炖
22．Which of the following is NOT true
A．Making bread isn’t easy work．
B．If you add some water, the dough will get much bigger．
C．It takes about 15 minutes to bake the dough．
D．You have to push out the air before putting the dough into the oven．
Passage 4
Fire is important in our life．People can use fire to do many things, and one thing is for sure: it is hard to imagine a life without fire．
Do you know how humans got fire According to the Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans．He even taught humans how to use fire．Humans were grateful to him．Is the story true We are not sure．Some scientists believe that humans and their ancestors had fire before Prometheus．
Fire is useful in our everyday life．First, it can keep us warm．On cold nights, fire keeps us warm and helps us to survive in such terrible weather．Second, fire can help us cook．Without fire, it would be impossible to cook the food we love to eat．Third, fire can bring us some wonderful and special memories．Sitting around a campfi re can be one of the most unforgettable experiences in our life．
But sometimes fire may hurt us．It is said that some people die in the fire every year．Fire can also destroy buildings and trees．
23．What did Prometheus do
A．He stole fire from humans． B．He stole fire from the gods．
C．He knew that the fire was useless． D．He refused to give fire to humans．
24．Humans ______ Prometheus for what he did．
A．thanked B．hated C．helped D．drove
25．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the third paragraph
A．Fire can help us keep warm． B．We cook food with fire．
C．Fire can bring us some pleasure． D．Fire can be useful in the war．
26．The underlined word “unforgettable” probably means“______” in Chinese．
A．遗忘的 B．难忘的 C．健忘的 D．失望的
Passage5
Sometimes I dream about life in the future．What will it be 27 ______ And some scientists will build cities under the sea to make people live there．We can have a medical examination or do some shopping without leaving our homes, which makes the life more convenient（方便的）．Maybe we will also work at home．
And I’m sure there will be more educational programs on the radio or TV or over the Internet or videophones, so perhaps some children won’t need to go to school every day．28 ______
In the future, all electric equipment（电子设备）at home will be under the control of computers．People can learn about the situation of the house by working on the computer at the office．29 ______ Maybe each family will have a robot．Every day we can tell the robot how to do the shopping, housework and so on．
30．______．
A．No one likes doing the housework． B．People won’t use money． C．I believe the dream will come true one day． D．They’ll study at home． E．Perhaps some people will go to the moon for a holiday or even live on the moon．
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共40分）
三．词语运用（每小题1分，共10分）
Last week, I had a three-day visit to Beijing with my parents．We went there 31 ______ train from Shanghai. Beijing is a 32 ______（wonder）city to visit．I remembered everything I did and 33 ______（see）in my trip because they were really interesting．On the day, we visited a Beijing hutong．I wondered 34 ______ life was like there in the past．We had 35 ______ good time and took quite a few photos．In the evening, we 36 ______（try）Beijing Roast duck．It was very delicious．I didn’t stop eating until I felt very full．On the second day, we went to the Great Wall and enjoyed ourselves．It was raining at first．37 ______（lucky）, the sun came out soon．I only watched these walls run among mountains on TV before．So I was very happy when I saw 38 ______（they）just under my feet．What great work old Chinese people did! On the third day, we went shopping．I didn’t bring enough money, so I only bought some nice things for my friends, but nothing for 39 ______．In the afternoon, we took a train back to Shanghai．I was a little tired but happy．I really want 40 ______（visit）Beijing again．
四．任务型阅读（共10分）
The Spring Festival is coming．It’s on February 5th this year．It’s the time to give gifts to your family and friends．But there are some taboos（禁忌）on gift giving．What are those in China
Chinese people don’t always give a clock to someone．A clock sounds like “zhong” in Chinese．So giving someone a clock is like saying “your time is up”．People will think it’s not lucky, especially for old people．
Buying pears and shoes is also not a good gift．Pears sound like “li” and shoes sound like “xie” in Chinese．They are not good gifts for friends or parents, because they mean something bad in Chinese．
What is a good gift then Money can be the answer! A “red envelope”（红包）with money is the best gift in China．People give red envelopes to show their love．People have “lucky” number of money in the red envelopes．The number six and eight are always the lucky numbers in China．So we must avoid giving the wrong gifts for others．
41．When are there any rules in China
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42．What gift can’t we give the old people
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43．How many bad gifts are there in the passage
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44．Do you think a red envelope with money a good gift Why or why not Write 20words or more．
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五．书面表达（共20分）
我们都会有烦恼和忧虑，这是正常的。重要的是我们如何排解这些烦恼与忧虑，请你谈一谈你在日常生活中是如何做的。
提示：1．与家长/老师/同学/朋友交流
2．参加体育锻炼（球类运动，跑步，滑冰，游泳等）
3．唱歌/跳舞/听音乐/看电影等
4．读书/看新闻
要求：1．以上提示内容至少选五个。2．文中不得出现真实姓名、班级等。3．词数：80词左右。
Problems and worries are normal in life．_________________________________________________________
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八年级下期初质量检测考试英语试卷答案
1-10 CDABB ACABD 11-18 ABDC DADC
19-26 BBAB BADB 27-30 EDAC
31-40by wonderful saw what a tried Luckily them myself to visit
41．When we give gifts. When giving gifts．
42．We can’t give a clock to the old people．
43．Three．/3．
44．Yes, I do．Because people give red envelopes to show their love and it has no taboos．
