1、广东省清远市连州市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题一、语法选择What is the most convenient way to travel around China? 1 train, of course. There 2 some ways to buy train tickets.You can buy tickets at a train station or a train office, and you can 3 book online with a travel app, 4 at China Railways official website. You ca
2、n even book by telephone. 5 most ticket windows at the train station serve 24 hours every day, the trouble is that you may stand in long lines. So make sure you arrive at the station at least 6 hour before the train leaves. And what is the 7 way to buy a ticket? Using your phone! Its simple 8 the co
3、mmon user information in 12306 and fill in the full name following your passport. After 9 this step, 12306 will show that you have 10 registered (注册) and then you can book your tickets.1AByBOnCIn2AamBisCare3AtooBalsoCeither4AandBbutCor5AThoughBSoCBut6AaBanCthe7AeasyBeasierCeasiest8AaddBto addCadds9A
4、finishedBfinishCfinishing10AsuccessfullyBsuccessCsuccessful二、完形填空As it is close to winter, thousands of people will visit Harbin this year. Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang province. It 11 the northeast of China. The 12 there can reach as low as -30. Why do crowds of 13 people throw themselves
5、into such cold? Well, the answer is the Harbin Ice &Snow Festival. 14 an area of 600,000 square meters with ice harvested from the nearby Songhua River, Harbin Ice &Snow Festival is the largest ice festival in the world. What exciting activities can you 15 at the Ice &Snow World? You can
6、 enjoy the shining ice lanterns at night, 16 snow sculptures (雕塑) and different kinds of ice and snow game projects. Its also a great place to explore Russian culture. Anyway, you will step in the ice and snow world.Maybe now you cant help 17 to see the ice city. But 18 you go, arm yourself with som
7、e helpful information to enjoy the freezing festival. You can plan your 19 for 3 to 5 days. Remember to wear warm clothes, and take enough money or a credit card. At least you need to 20 for the tickets, food and hotel.Make your Ice &Snow Harbin tour come true!11Alies toBlies inClies onDlies wit
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9、stDspend三、阅读理解Welcome to Would you like to join us this summer vacation? Here are tours of four amazing museums. You can not only enjoy your life, but also learn something interesting.The Underwater MuseumTime: July 5-10Age: 8-18Ticket: 50You can enjoy fishes in different colors. There are also some
10、 shows. If you are brave enough have a try to swim underwater to see them yourself. You may watch sea life clearly. Bu some gifts for your family if necessary.The Movie MuseumTime: July 16-21Age: 8-15Ticket: 20This is a museum about different movies and cameras. It has very old cameras and you can k
11、now a lot about the history of them. To relax yourself, you may watch famous movies from all over the world.The China ( 瓷 器 ) MuseumTime: August 3-8Age: 12-18Ticket: freeMore than 120 china pieces from ancient China are on show here.You can make your clay artworks (黏土艺术品) in person at a very good pr
12、ice. Come and have fun with your friends! It is open every day except Monday.The History MuseumTime: August 23-28Age: Over 6Ticket: freeThe History Museum has many old things and stories from the past. It helps us learn about our history and understand our culture. It also makes us excited to learn
13、more! Children under 12 must be with at least one adult.21If you are 7 years old, you can visit _AThe Underwater Museum.BThe Movie Museum.CThe China Museum.DThe History Museum.22If you visit the Underwater Museum with your classmate Sally, you two should pay _A100.B50C20.D150.23If you have an intere
14、st in the old cameras, when can you can go to the museum?AOn July 6.BOn July 18.COn August 5.DOn August 24.24What can you do at the China Museum?ASwim underwater.BWatch movies.CMake clay art pieces.DExperience VR games.25Where may the reading come from?AAA textbook.BA storybook. C A movie.DThe Inter
15、net.“Your victory is not yours alone, but the example of all the girls who dont want to face pots and pans all their lives.” From the movie Dangal.The movie Dangal is popular in China. Everybody likes this movie and many Chinese people are fans of Admir Khan. In this film, he was a wonderful father,
16、 Mahavira Singh Pere.Mahavira was once the champion of the Indian national wrestling (摔跤), forced to give up wrestling because of life pressure. He hoped that his son could help him realize his dreams and win gold medals in top-level competitions. Bad news was that his wife gave birth to four girls.
17、 When he thought his dream was broken, luckily he found the amazing talents of his daughters. Then he began to train two of his daughters.The two girls changed the skirts and cut off the long hair. Every day the two girls woke up at 5:00 a.m, and it was pretty early for such two young girls. Whats m
18、ore, they did plenty of exercises, such as running, jumping, skipping, doing wrestling skills and so on. In India, especially in a small village, training girls like this means fighting against the whole world. But Mahavira didnt mind what people thought, he just went ahead.In the end, both of the t
19、wo girls became world-class wrestlers.26How does the writer begin the text?ABy asking a question.BBy expressing his feeling.CBy talking with readers.DBy using the sentence from the movie.27Why did the father give up wrestling?ABecause he was too old.BBecause his life was hard.CBecause he was badly h
20、urt.DBecause his wife gave birth to 4 daughters.28How did the father train his daughters?changed the skirts cut off their long hair woke up very earlyfollowed what people said did plenty of exercisesfought with all the people in the villageABCD29Whats the meaning of the underlined word “talents” in
21、paragraph 3?AChance.BSpirit.CAbility.DHabit.30What can you infer from the passage?AMahavira had a son at last.BAll women will become wrestlers.CPeople forced them to leave the village.DMany Indian women will fight for their dreams.配对阅读。左栏是五位学生的困惑，右栏是七则建议。请将困惑和建议进行匹配。 31 I am a new student. I dont ha
22、ve any friends. I feel very lonely. I want to make friends. 32 I enjoy the beauty of nature. I like beautiful mountains and water. I dont know where to choose. 33 I enjoy going out. What should I do when cycling at night? 34 I am not good at learning English. Im very worried.What should I do? 35 I l
23、ike Beijing Opera very much. But I wasnt able to buy a ticket. I feel disappointed.ADont be upset. I am honest. I enjoy making friends. If youre willing, I want to make friends with you.BYoud better wear light-colored clothes if you ride at night.C You must drive on the right-hand side of the road.
24、DI bought a ticket to watch Beijing Opera tomorrow. You can use it. I have to take care of my younger brother at home.E. Guilins mountains and water are the best under heaven. I suggest you go to Guilin.F. Dont worry. Diana is a very kind person. Her English is very good. She will help you with your
25、 English.G. Im afraid you cant park here. Please drive away.四、选词填空从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词限用一次，有两个词为多余项。autumn, happy, mood, however, and, summer, with, if, what, be, affect, sadEveryone has his favorite color. 36 is your favorite color? Do you like red, blue or green? 37 you like red,
26、you must be an active person. If you like blue, you 38 probably a shy and quiet one. And if you like green, you might be a person 39 rich energy.In fact, color can 40 our feelings and moods. A red coat will bring you warmth 41 cheer to the cold winter day and makes you happy. And a green skirt in 42
27、 will make you look cool and full of energy. 43 black is thought to be depressing (令人压抑的).It is true that light and bright colors can make people not only 44 but also more active. So when you are in bad 45 try to wear light-colored clothes and you may feel better!五、读写综合A回答问题请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要
28、求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。My name is Lucy. I have a good fiend and her name is Mary. Once, something unpleasant happened when we both tried for the roles in The Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传).Mary really hoped to be Bai Suzhen. I was sure she could get the role. However, it tuned out that I was picked to be
29、 Bai Suzhen and Mary only got the part of Xiao Qing. “Do you want to practice together with me?” I asked. “Sorry, Im busy this week, “said Mary, without looking at me. “And I will always be busy.”That night at dinner, my parents noticed I was not excited about getting the lead role. They wondered wh
30、at happened. “Well, Mary was not picked to be Bai Suzhen, but I was. She was unhappy. Maybe she will throw away our friendship.”My father said, “Dont worry about it. I think this is a chance for you to be an extra-good friend.”“Dad is right,” said my mother. “Sometimes when our friends do well, we m
31、ay have feelings of envy (嫉妒) and dont know how to act. Try to give her a little time, space and understanding. I think she will change her mind soon.”Over the next week, I tried my best to give Mary some space. Then one day, on the way to our practice, I met her. “I just want to say, youre such a g
32、reat actress when acting as Xiao Qing” I smiled. She seemed happy and explained how she understood the role. When I asked her to help me with my role, she agreed and smiled, too. She even said sorry to me for acting that way at first. Later, we became closer to each other.Ive learned that people oft
33、en have a difficult time dealing with envy and disappointment. If you have similar experiences, you can try taking my parentsadvice. Give your friend a little time, space and understanding. This might be the perfect chance to be an extra-good friend.46Who acts the role of Bai Suzhen? 47When Mary got
34、 the part of Xiao Qing, was she happy or disappointed? 48When did Lucys parents notice that she was not excited? 49What was Lucy worried about? 50How does the story of Lucy and Mary end? 51B书面表达假如你是Tom，正在英国做交换生。近期，班级将举行一次主题为“和谐的亲子关系”的班会，班主任让你写一篇发言稿。内容包括：1. 讲述一次你和父母之间曾经出现的问题及彼此的感受；2. 分享解决问题的方法。作文要求：1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实的校名和个人的真实姓名；2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。Hello, everyone! Im Tom. At our age, we often get into troubles, and sometimes they may come from our parents. 试卷第7页，共8页
