1、四川省宜宾市江安县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题一、完形填空阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。People think that less than 2-year-old children can help with chores. Some parents think childhood (童年) is just for playing, 1 they dont ask their children to do chores. However, most 2 believe that doing chores in a w
2、ay of teaching children responsibility (责任).Doing chores helps 3 childrens independence. Children learn to help, share and care about others by doing chores. Things like 4 a pet and helping make meals are some examples of helping others.Doing chores is good. Anyway, it is also a kind of playing. So
3、start to help your parents 5 the chores. You will learn a lot by doing them.1AbecauseBsoCbutDor2AparentsBchildrenCteachersDstudents3AthrowBbuyCchangeDdevelop4Alooking atBlooking afterCgiving upDtaking after5AtoBonCwithDinOne very cold morning, my father and I were working on the farm. I felt 6 and w
4、anted to have a rest, so I asked him how long I must stay on the 7 .“About two hours,” he answered.“I wish I could go home now, because there is 8 wrong with my head.” I told a lie (谎言).“I am sorry, but cant you stay till lunch time?” said my father.“But my headache is getting 9 .”“Well,” he said, “
5、you may go home. I dont want you to work if you are 10 . Go straight home and tell your mother to give you some rhubarb (大黄). It will help you a lot.” He said 11 .I went back home. However, I told my mother that my 12 was better, hoping not to 13 the terrible medicine. But it was too late, she gave
6、me the rhubarb.Dear me! How bitter (苦) it was! I would rather 14 all day on the farm. But it cured (治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is 15 to be honest (诚实的).Friends, keep it, though there is another or a better reason.6AgladBtiredCrelaxedDhungry7AhospitalBfactoryCbankDfarm8AsomethingBanything
7、CeverythingDnothing9AmoreBlessCbetterDworse10AaloneBhealthyCsickDsad11AseriouslyBcomfortablyCeasilyDheavily12AeyeBstomachCheadDtooth13AtakeBaskCmakeDsell14AplayBworkCstudyDsleep15AboringBdangerousCdifficultDimportant二、阅读理解One-day Panda Keeper Program Pandas are cute animals. Do you want to spend you
8、r time volunteering to help them? Chengdu Panda Base needs 20 volunteers (18 years old to 25 years old) for the Panda Keeper Program each time.TimetableThe activities may include cleaning pandas homes, feeding pandas and making panda cakes. 8: 00: Our bus driver will pick you up at the City Museum.
9、9: 30: Arrive at the Panda Base. 9: 45: Begin your program. 12: 00-14: 00: Have free lunch and then watch a panda movie. 14: 30: Continue the program in the afternoon. 16: 00: The program finishes.For more information: www.C16Who can be the volunteer in the One-day Panda Keeper Program?AJoe, 12 year
10、s old.BJack, 14 years old.CSarah, 22 years old.DAmy, 26 years old.17How will the volunteers go to the Panda Base?ABy train.BBy bike.CBy subway.DBy bus.18The volunteers can do the activities in the Panda Base EXCEPT (除了) _.Amaking panda cakesBfeeding pandasCtaking photos of pandasDcleaning pandas hom
11、es19Which of the following is NOT true?AThe program will be about 10 hours.BYou dont need to pay for the lunch.CThe volunteers will meet at the City Museum.DYou can know more about the program on the Internet.20Where can we read the passage?AIn a history book.BIn a newspaper.CIn a geography magazine
12、.DIn a science magazine.The weatherman said there was going to be a terrible storm, but the weather was so nice. Mollys mother was going to buy some batteries (电池) in the corner store to prepare for the storm, although Molly thought it wasnt necessary.Her mom left and was back an hour later. It was
13、about 6: 00 p. m., and the sky began to turn dark because of the black clouds. The wind also started to blow. Then the rain started to beat against the windows. The trees shook hard. “Im scared,” said Molly to her mother.The storm lasted for about thirty minutes, long enough to make the lights go ou
14、t and the old trees fall over. Even Dudu, the cat, was staying quietly under the sofa. Mollys mother lit some candles so they could see their way around the house.“What about dinner? Do we have to eat Dudus food?” asked Molly. Her mother bought some fish when she went to the corner store. “I had a f
15、eeling that we wouldnt be able to cook, so I bought the fish and some bread,” said Mollys mother. They ate the fish and the bread by candle light. “You know, this is kind of fun. Its almost like camping,” said Molly.Later that night, the lights came back on. Molly said, “Although it was a scary time
16、, I did have fun.”21Why did Mollys mother go to the corner store?ATo buy batteries.BTo send a postcard.CTo meet her friend.DTo pick Molly up.22What does the underlined word “lit” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?A扔掉B熄灭C点燃D制作23What can we know from the passage?ADudu was staying under the sofa.BThe rain
17、storm started in the morning.CMolly and her mother had nothing to eat.DMollys mother got wet because of the rainstorm.24Which of the following is the right order (顺序) of Mollys feelings?Molly enjoyed a lot.Molly was scared.Molly didnt mind.Molly was worried.ABCD25Whats the best title for the passage
18、?AAn Interesting CampingBA RainstormCThe Scary Black CloudsDA Common DinnerDo you have a cup of milk today? Are you the kind of person who always keeps one nearby? Many people enjoy sugar. But today, there are people fighting against sugar.Many scientists believe the love of sugar may be an addictio
19、n (瘾). When we eat sugar, our mind makes us feel good for a short time. After the good feeling goes away, we may feel bad. And the mind tells us to eat more. Over time, we have to eat more to get that good feeling again.Richard Johnson, a famous scientist, said, “347 million adults (成年人) in my count
20、ry have diabetes (糖尿病). Sugar, we believe, is one of the main reasons.”Our bodies live on very little sugar. Early humans often had little food, so the bodies learned to keep sugar as fat. In this way, we could use it as energy when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. Th
21、e body cant use all the energy right away, so the rest becomes fat.Breaking a sugar addiction can be hard, but there are a few things to keep in mind. Eat three meals a day, get enough sleep and exercise often. So to enjoy good health, just try to eat less sugar.26Why is sugar an addiction?AThere is
22、 sugar in medicine.BDelicious food is full of sugar.CThere are more and more drinks.DIt makes us feel good and want more of it.27What does Richard Johnson think of sugar?AUnhealthy.BExpensive.CDirty.DUseful.28What can we do to break a sugar addiction according to the passage?AEat two meals a day.BSt
23、ay up late.CDo more exercise.DGot more sunlight.29What can we know from the passage?AOur bodies dont need sugar.BRichard Johnson is a famous doctor.CSugar is the only mason for diabetes.DMost people have more sugar than enough today.30What is the passage mainly about?ADrinks are bad for us.BOur addi
24、ction to sugar.CGood sugar and bad sugar.DWays to cook with sugar.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。The relation between a parent and a child is the most important in a childs life. Good relations can help children grow healthily. 31 Get used to childrens ways. If you learn more about their i
25、deas, you will talk or play with them in their ways. 32 You can talk with them freely and find the world in their hearts. 33 If you have some free time, volunteer in the childrens school. Then you can know more about your children at school.Build trust. Its important for you and your children to tru
26、st each other. You can make them know they can trust you. 34 You will set a good example for them.Listen to your children. If children are complaining (抱怨) about school, you must listen to them. 35 They will know you care about them a lot. Then you can give your opinions and ideas to them in time.AJ
27、oin in the childrens school.BThis will help you get close easily.CYou also need to look at childrens eyes.DWhen you plan to do something, you must finish it.EYou can eat meals together most nights of the week.FHere are some ways to help you build a good relation.三、单词拼写36I have to l down and rest bec
28、ause of my sore back.37N of my parents is a teacher. They are doctors.38My father doesnt a me to hang out with my friends on school nights.39Many of my good friends moved to other places, so I often felt l .40He looks sad. Lets c him up.41I couldnt fall /sli: p/ last night because it was too noisy o
29、utside.42The mountain climber likes to take a /rsk/.43Many people like to go cycling on the greenway in Chengdu (最近).44Liu Yang is the first woman astronaut in China and she is strict with (她自己) in work. 45Was your sister (扫) the floor at this time yesterday?四、短文填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确
30、形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上的相应位置。The Beijing Hearing Dog Association (协会) has a plan. It offers 46 (choose) some stray dogs (流浪狗) and train them. Then the dogs will be able to take care 47 the old and the deaf.They will choose young dogs, because its 48 (easy) to train them than old dogs. Twenty four 49 (volunte
31、er) will join in the training. They all have some experience of 50 (keep) dogs and they all love dogs. They will learn 51 special language first from the coach (教练) and then teach 52 (they) dogs. This training will take 180 days. Then the dogs that perform 53 (good) will enter the next training. The
32、y will learn to understand the 54 (different) sounds, such as knocking on a door, belling a door and water boiling. Then the dogs will live with the deaf or the old for 30 days.Some people think the plan wont work 55 it will cost a lot of money. But some people like the plan and they would like to b
33、e the volunteers.五、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成表格中所缺的信息，并将答案填写在答题卡上的相应位置（每空一词）。Computers can injure (伤害) you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example, if you fall off a bike and break your arms, it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly. You may know how to ride a bike safely. Now
34、 learn to use a computer safely.Too much light can injure your eyes, so be at least 50cm from the screen. Remember to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a break.Hand injuries can happen because your hands move in the same way hundreds of times. If you use a keyboard (键盘) for a long ti
35、me, follow this rule: Stop sometimes and exercise your hands and fingers in a different way.Some people sit for many hours in front of computers. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back and your neck. You shouldnt bend (弯曲) your back when you sit. The top part of the screen should be i
36、n front of your eyes. If you keep sitting for a long time, get up every 30 minutes and exercise your arms, legs and neck.How to Use a Computer SafelyFor eyes Dont sit too 56 to a computer screen. Look away from the screen to 57 your eyes.For hands Stop 58 a keyboard sometimes and exercise your hands
37、 and fingers in a different way.For the back Sit with your back straight. Keep your eyes as 59 as the top part of the screen. Dont keep sitting for 60 than half an hour.六、书面表达61中国学生营养与健康促进会组织专家撰写的中国儿童青少年营养与健康报告蓝皮书向全国发行，书中主要介绍了饮食、运动与健康、鼓励学生培养健康的生活方式。假如你是李华，你校校报准备举办以“我爱健康，快乐为本”为主题的征稿活动，请你根据以下思维导图中的提示信息与要求，从中学生的角度用英语写一篇题为“How to Live a Sunny Life”的文章参加征稿活动。要求：1. 短文须包含思维导图所有信息，并适当发挥；2. 逻辑清晰，内容完整，书写规范；3. 词数80左右，照抄试卷原文不给分。How to Live a Sunny Life_试卷第9页，共9页
