前海港灣學校2023—2024年度第二學期期中學業質量監測八年級英語學科試卷2023年4月24日說明：1.全卷共4面。2.考試時間為70分鐘，英語學科滿分75分。3.答題時，考生務必將姓名、班級、考號、考試科目、試卷類型用2B鉛筆填涂在答題卡上，并用黑色簽字筆填寫相應信息。請考生按要求在答題卷規定的位置上作答，在草稿紙、本試卷上答題一律無效。第一部分選擇題(50分)Ⅰ.完形填空(10分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能填入相應空白處的最佳選項。（共10小題，每小題1分）Whenyouwave(揮手)toafriend,youareusingbodylanguage.Whenyousmileatsomeone,youmeantobe___1___.Whenyouputonefingerinfrontofyour___2___,youmean“Bequiet”.Yet,peopleindifferentcountriesmayusedifferentbodylanguages.OnceanEnglishmanwasinItaly.Hecouldspeaklittle___3___.Onedaywhilehewaswalkinginthestreet,hefelt___4___andwentintoarestaurant.Whenthewaitercameup,theEnglishman___5___hismouth,puthisfingersintoitandtookthemoutagainandmovedhislips(嘴唇).Inthisway,he___6___tosay,“Bringmesomethingtoeat.”Butthewaiterbroughthimalotofthingsto___7___.Firsttea,thencoffee,thenmilk,butnofood.TheEnglishmanwas___8___thathewasnotabletotellthewaiterhewashungry.Hewasreadytoleavetherestaurantwhenanotherman___9___andputhishandonhisstomach.Andthisgesturewasgoodenoughforthewaiter.Inafewminutes,thewaiterbroughthimalargeplateofbreadandmeat.____10____theEnglishmanhadhismealinthesameway.1.A.worried B.friendly C.serious D.bored2A.eye B.hand C.mouth D.nose3.A.English B.Chinese C.Japanese D.Italian4.A.hungry B.tired C.thirsty D.full5.A.washed B.opened C.closed D.touched6.A.meant B.offered C.decided D.planned7.A.eat B.play C.drink D.smell8.A.pleasant B.afraid C.sorry D.excited9.A.tookout B.camein C.puton D.tookaway10.A.Atlast B.Sofar C.Sincethen D.FornowⅡ.閱讀理解(40分)第一節選擇閱讀下列短文，從下面每小題給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。（共15小題，每小題1.5分）AClassicChinesecartoonsbringjoytomostofus.Lastyear,sixclassicChinesecartoonscameoutonthevideoplatformagain.Let’sseehowoldartistsputChinesecultureandartintothecartoonstomakethemclassic.TheLegendofSealedBooktellsthestoryoftheboyDansheng.Hepracticesgreattricksfromthebooktohelppeople.ThefilmusesfacemakeupfromthePekingOpera.Ithelpstoshowthecharacters’personalities.LovelyDanshenglookslikewawasheng,rolesforkidsinPekingOpera.Abadpersonlookslikeaclown,withalargewhitepartinthecenterofhisface.LittleTadpoleLookingforMummyisChina’sfirstinkwashcartoon.Artistsdrewalltheanimals,plantsandrockswithinkandbrush.TheylearnedfromthegreatartistQiBaishi.Thoughit’sonlyabout15minuteslong,ittooklotsofwork.Artistsdreweverythingbyhand.Onesecondofthecartoonneeded24pictures!The2020cartoonseriesFogHillsofFiveElementalsousesthisstyle.PigsyEatsWatermelonisChina’sfirstpapercuttingcartoon.This15-minutecartooncameoutin1958.ArtistscutZhuBajieoutofcoloredpaper.Thentheymoveditsbodypartsandletiteatthewatermelon.Makingapapercuttingcartoonwasnoteasy.Theartistsfailedatfirst.Thecharacters’moveswerenotstable(平穩的).Aftermorework,theytriedagainandfinallydidit!11.WhatkindoftraditionalartformismixedinTheLegendofSealedBook?A.papercutting B.shadowpuppetplay C.PekingOpera D.inkwashpainting12.WhatcanwelearnaboutLittleTadpoleLookingforMummy?A.ItistheonlyinkwashcartooninChina.B.Artistsdidlotsofworktomakethiscartoon.C.Artistsfinishedthis15-minutecartoonquickly.D.QiBaishihelpeddrawsomeofthepicturesincartoon.13.Whydidtheartistsfailtomakethepapercuttingatfirst?A.Itwashardtomakethecharacters’movesstable.B.Artistscouldn’tcutoutthepaperinthecorrectform.C.Theydidn’thaveenoughtimetocheckthepapercutting.D.Theydidn’tknowhowtostoptheircharactersfrommoving.14.Whatdothesecartoonshaveincommon?A.Theyareall15-minutecartoons.B.Allofthemarestoriesaboutanimals.C.TheyallusethestyleoftraditionalChineseart.D.Thecharactersinthesecartoonshavesamepersonalities.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Cartoonsinthefuture B.ThebestcartoonintheworldC.Bringingbacktheclassics D.StudyingtraditionalartstogetherBMengChenisastudentinBeijing.HegoestotheForbiddenCityalmosteveryday.HetellsvisitorsabouttheclocksintheHallofClocks(鐘表館).Mengisoneofaround300volunteertourguidesintheForbiddenCity.Onethirdofthemareuniversitystudents.Theyhangaroundthepalacelikeothervisitors,butwithred“volunteer”cardsontheirclothes.Mengsaidhelovesspendingtimeinthebuildingswhere24emperors(皇帝)spenttheirwholelives.“Everybrick(磚)hasastorytotell,”hesaid.Butvolunteerworkismorethanfun.Menghastostudyforthejob.Ittookhimaboutthreemonthstoremembereverydetail(細節)oftheclocksintheclockgallery.Anditcanbefrustrating(令人沮喪的).Oftentouriststurndownvolunteerguides.“Toomanypeopleareinarushtofinishsightseeing.Theydon’thavetimetolistentous,”saidShiHui.Heisauniversitystudentwhovolunteersthere.Onhisfirstday,Shiwalkedaroundforthreehoursuntilhefoundamaninhis50swhowashappytolistentohim.“It’salwaysfuntohavelistenerswhoareinterestedinyourtalk,”Shisaid.16.HowoftendoesMengChenvolunteerintheForbiddenCity?A.Onceamonth. B.Almosteveryday.C.Twiceaweek. D.Almosteveryweekend.17.WhatdoesMengChendointheHallofClocks?A.Hewatchestheclocks. B.Herepairsbrokenclocks.C.Heworksasatourguide. D.Hechecksvisitors’tickets.18.WhatcanweknowaboutMengChenfromthepassage?A.Heenjoysbeingavolunteer. B.Heistiredofvolunteering.C.Heisshyandserious. D.Hewillbecomeatourguideaftergraduation.19WhencanvolunteersbefrustratedworkingintheForbiddenCity?A.Whentheycannotgetenoughmoney B.WhenpeoplerefusetolistentothemC.Whentheyhavetoomuchworktodo D.WhentheyhavetotravelfartotheForbiddenCity20.Thepassageismainlyabout?A.Wheretofindvolunteerwork B.HowtobecomeavolunteerC.Experiencesofsomevolunteers D.ThingstobecarefulwithasavolunteerCBeijingOperaisoneofthemostimportantoperastylesinChina.Itisanartonthestage.Ithasabout200years’history.ItisnotonlyatreasureoftheChinesenationbutalsoaculturalsymbolofChina.Similartothewesternoperas,theBeijingOperaisacombinationofsinging,dancing,martialarts,musicandliterature,soitisalsocalledthe“Oriental(東方的)Opera”bywesternpeople.BeijingOperausesspecialimageryincreatingthecharacters.Allrolesaredividedaccordingtosex,personality,age,professionandsocialstatus.HangdangisthegeneraltermforroletypesinBeijingOpera.TherearefourtypesofrolesinBeijingOperatoday.Theyaresheng,dan,jingandchou.Theshengisthemaleprotagonist(主角),thedanthefemaleprotagonist,thejing(paintedface)amalesupportingrolewithdifferentcharacteristics,andchou(clown)acomicornegativefigure.Eachkindofrolehasitsownface-paintinganddressingtoindicatetheiridentities.Theopera’sperformancerequiresnotonlythebeautifulvoicebutalsotheexcellenceofmartialactions.Asuccessfuloperaactormustsufferthehardpracticingperiod.Intheoldtime,thechildrenofpoorfamiliesweresenttotheoperagroupinordertomakealiving.Whilenow,therealoperaartistsarewellrespectedbyoperalovers.MeiLanfang,oneofthebestperformingartistsinBeijingOpera,wasborninBeijingintoapoorfamily.Hislifewasbitterandhehadnochancetogotoschool,sohewenttothetroupe(劇團)whenhewas8yearsoldtolearntheBeijingOpera.MrMeiwasonthestagewhenhewas11yearsoldtoperformtheplaysoftheBeijingOpera.Hehadbeenanoperaactorformorethan50years,performinghundredsoftraditionalplaysandover30modernplays.HeportrayedmanybrightandlifelikefemalecharactersonthestageandbecamethemodelinChineseBeijingOperaandevenwithinthewholeartisticcircle.21.WhyisBeijingOperacalledthe“OrientalOpera”bywesternpeople?A.Becausewesternpeoplelikeitverymuch.B.BecauseBeijingOperaisthesameasthewesternopera.C.BecauseBeijingOperaissimilartothewesternopera.D.BecauseBeijingOperaisdifferentfromthewesternopera.22.Accordingtothearticle,howmanytypesofrolesarethereinBeijingOpera?A.3. B.4. C.5. D.6.23.Intheoldtime,whowouldbesenttolearnBeijingOpera?A.Kidsfromthepoorfamily. B.Kidsfromtherichfamily.C.Kidswhowereinterestedinit. D.Kidswhoweregoodatmartialarts.24Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.ThetoolsofperformingBeijingOpera. B.DifferentcharactersinBeijingOpera.C.Afamousoperaartist—MeiLanfang. D.TheintroductionofBeijingOpera.25.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.BeijingOperaistreasureofournationandalsoaculturalsymbolofChina.B.Differentrolesusedifferentdressingandface-paintingtoshowidentities.C.TheperformanceofBeijingOperaneedsbothgoodvoiceandmartialarts.D.Theoperaartistsarenotwell-respectedbyoperaloversnowadays.第二節短文填空（共5小題，每小題2分）請閱讀下面的短文，并從文后的六個選項中選擇五個還原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、連貫。Peopleusebodylanguagealmosteveryday.___26___Howdoesitwork?Followusandfindout!Wanttospeakwithyourbody?Usebodylanguage!A“V”gestureshowshappiness,victoryorpeace.___27___Thisisbodylanguage.Whenyouspeakwithothers,bodylanguageisimportant.___28___Forexample,whenyoumakefaces,peoplethinkyouarenaughty.Frowning(皺眉)showsyouareangry.Sometimes,yourwordssayonething,butyourbodylanguagesaysanother.Likeyoutouchyourfacewhiletellingalie.___29___Noddingyourheadinmostcountriesmeans“yes”.ButinsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,itmeans“no”.___30___Take“hello”forexample.TheFrenchliketokisscheekstosay“hello”.ButtheJapanesebow(鞠躬).Maoris(毛利人)inNewZealandtouchnoseswitheachotherwhentheymeet.A.Whatisbodylanguage?B.Differentbodylanguagescanalsomeanthesamething.C.Ithelpsyoutocommunicate.D.Openingthemouthwideshowssurprise.E.Changeyourbodylanguage.F.Indifferentcultures,thesamebodylanguagemayhavedifferentmeanings.第三節信息匹配請根據對中國傳統文化活動的簡介，為每位學生選擇一個合適的活動。___31___SofiaisastudentfromSwitzerland.SheisnowstudyinginTsinghuaUniversity.SheisgoingtoexperienceChineseSpringFestivalbutshedoesn’tknowhowtodecorate(裝飾)herroom.___32___AlanisfromIndia.HeisstudyingChinesehistory.HehaslearnedalotaboutthefourgreatinventionsofancientChina.___33___SamisanAustralianboylivinginGuangzhou.HetakesagreatinterestintraditionalChineseopera.___34___MarylikesclassicChineseworks.ShehasreadoneabouttheMonkeyKing.___35___SusanlovesChinesepapercutting.ShewantstomakeaChinesefutoputonherwindowthisSpringFestival.A.CantoneseOperaCantoneseOperaisaformoftraditionalartinChina.Welcometoourclub.Wehaveinvitedsomefamouslocalactorstogiveactingclasses.B.ChineseKnotsWewillteachyoutomakeChineseknots(中國結)thisSunday.ItisatypicallocalartofChina.Ithasdifferentstylesandshapes,whichcanmakeyourhouseandroombeautiful.C.TraditionalChineseAnimalPaintingsItwillbeheldintheArtMuseumthisweekend.Manyworksofanimalsbyfamousartistswillbeonshow.D.PaperCuttingPapercuttingsoundssimplebutdifficulttodo.Bringredpaperandlearnpapercutting.Youcantakehomethepapercuttingyoumakeinclass.E.TheFourGreatInventionsWe’llholdacompetitionaboutthefourgreatinventionsofancientChina.ThereyoucantakeawrittentestandhaveashortspeechinChinese.F.ADiscussionaboutJourneytotheWestAdiscussionwillbeheldinourreadingclubthisweekend.ThethemeisaboutJourneytotheWest,oneofthefourgreatclassicChineseworks.第二部分非選擇題(25分)Ⅲ.語法填空(10分)閱讀下面短文，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。WaltDisneywasbornin1901.HecreatedtheMickeyMousein1927.Itmade____36____(he)veryfamous.Hediedin1966,____37____hisworksandhisdreamsdidnotdie.NowpeopleallovertheworldenjoyhisMickeyMouseandothercartoons.WaltDisneywasamanwhodidnotgiveupeasily.Onesummer,hewantedajobinapostoffice,buttheytoldhimthathewastooyoung____38____(get)thejob.Hewenthome,drewsomelines____39____hisface,andputonhisfather’ssuitandhat.Thenhewentbackto____40____sameofficeandtoldthemhewas18.Hegotthejobfinally.Laterinhislife,Mr.Disneyhadadream.Hewantedtobuildanewkindofamusementpark.Itwouldbecleanand____41____(beauty).Thechildrencouldplayhappilythereandtheadultscouldenjoy____42____(stay)innicehotels.Itwouldbefunforpeopleofall____43____(age).HecalleditDisneyland.However,he____44____(tell)byengineersthatitwasanimpossibledream.Hisfamilyandfriends____45____(think)hewasmad.ButMr.Disneydidnotgiveuphisidea.In1955,DisneylandopenedtothepublicandbecamethemostsuccessfulamusementparkintheUSA.WaltDisney’sdreamcametrue.Ⅳ.書面表達(15分)46.假如你是陽光中學的學生志愿者李華，為幫助貧困山村的學生，你校舉辦了“Yourkindnessmatters”的主題慈善活動。請你根據以下要點提示和要求，寫一篇英文短文來介紹此次活動并分享你的感受。要點提示：時間：上周日地點：學校中心廣場活動內容：1.raisemoney2.donatebooks3……（至少補充一點）感受：……（至少兩點）要求：（1）80—100詞，開頭已給出，不計入總詞數內；（2）文中不得出現真實姓名和校名；（3）可適當增加細節，以使條理清楚、行文連貫；（4）標點正確，書面整潔。參考詞匯：centralsquare中心廣場；charitysale義賣Inordertohelpstudentsinpoorvillages,SunshineMiddleSchool______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________