广东省深圳市育才教育集团2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷

育才教育集团2023-2024第二学期初二年级期中考试英语试卷I.完形填空(10分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、BC、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。(共10小题,每小愿1分)Amywasafraidofheight.Sheneverplannedtotakearideinbotairballoon.Theideaofgoinguphundredsoffeetintotheair1her.ButlastSaturdaythebankwheresheworksorganizedairballoonrides.Therideswerefree,soshdecidedtotryballooning.Thenshegotanew2ofthewholecity?'Iloveridinginahotairballoon.Itwascompletely3anythingelse.Ihadeverdone.I'veneverimaginedIwould4myfearofheight.Ithinkitwasagreat5forme"Amysaid.Shelikedlookingatthecityfromuphigh."Ineverknewthatourcityissobeautiful,"shesaid"Isawriversandfieldsandlotsofcolors.Wedon'thavemountainsoroceans,butitisverypretty.Hotairballooningisusuallydoneintheearlymorningorlateafternoon.Thaiswhenthereisnotmuchwind.Peoplewhowanttorideinahotairballoonhavetobe6,Sometimesyouhavetowaitlongfortheproper7conditions.Theridesusuallytakeaboutanhour.Thenthepilotneedsto8asafeplacetolandtheballoon.Thisisoneofthebestpartsoftheride."It'sreallyexciting.Youneverknow9youaregoingtoland."Amysaid.Shefeltveryproudofherselfafterherfirstride."Icanmakeit!"Shecheered.Infact,laterthatdayshewas10enoughtogoupthreemoretimes!()1A.frightenedB.pleasedC.interestedD.disabled()2.A.viewB.patternC.symbolD.appearance()3.A.thesameasB.similartoC.comparedwithD.differentfrom()4.A.overcomeB.keepC.attractD.notice()5.A.exchangeB.experienceC.excuseD.example()6.A.seriousB.worriedC.patientD.careful()7.A.temperatureB.windC.lightD.cloud()8.A.lookupB.lookforC.lookatD.lookdown()9.A.howB.whenC.whereD.why()10.A.excitedB.pleasantC.fitD.confidentI阅读理解:第一节阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。SoraAIisatoolmadebyOpenAI,thesamepeoplewhomadeChatGPT.It'snotfinishedyetsowecan'tuseitrightnow.Butwecanstilllearnaboutit.Thistoolcanturnwordsintovideos,whichisreallycool!WhenOpenAIshowedoffwhatSoraAIcando,itwasreallyimpressive.Itcanmakethingslookveryreal,likepeopleandanimals.Itcanevenmakefunandcolorfulcartoonanimations.Thewaycharactersmove,thelightinthescenes,anevensmartdetailslikespotsofsomeone'sfaceorthetextureofananimal'sfurlookreallygood.Becauseofallthesethings,SoraAIcouldbecomethebesttoolformakingvideosfromwords.Thereareothertoolsthatcanmakevideosfromwordstoo,They'reeasytousandcanmakegoodvideos,buttheyhavesomelimits.Forexample,theycanonlymakevideosofpeople'sfaces,upperbodies,andvoices.ButOpenAIisworkingonnewfeaturesthatcouldmakeSoraAIevenbetterthantheseothertools.Justthinkaboutit,Oneday,wemightbeabletotypeastoryaboutupirateadventure,aspacejourney,orevenaboutdinosaurs,SoraAIcouldturnitintovideothatlookslikearealmovie!That'sgoingtobesuperfunandexciting!()11.WhatfeatureofSoraAIisconsideredveryimpressive?Itcantumwordsintogames.B.Itcanmakeveryrealisticvideos.C.ItcreatesfunnyjokesfromwordsD.Itcanwritestoriesaboutpirates()12.HowdoesSoraAIcomparetoothervideo-makingtools?Othertoolscanmakeanentiremovie.Othertoolscanmakefull-bodyvideos.C.SoraAIhasfeaturesothertoolsmightnothave.D.SomaAIiseasiertousethanothertools.()13.WhycouldSoraAlbecomethebesttoolformakingvideosfromwords?Becauseit'smadebyOpenAI.B.Becauseit'sfinishedandreadytouse.C.Becauseitcannotmakecartoonanimations.D.Becauseitcreateshighlydetailedandrealisticscenes()14.WhatisanexampleofsomethingyoumightcreateavideoaboutusingSoraAIaccordingtothepassage?ApirateadventureB.ArecipeforcookiesInstructionsonhowtouseaphoneD.Thehistoryofafamousbuilding()15.Inwhichunitofatextbookcanwereadthispassage?AUnitlEncyclopediasB.Unit2NumbersC.Unit3ScienceandtechnologyD.Unit4OurspecialfriendBZhouZongyanisaproudmemberofBaoanInternationalYouthVolunteerServiceUStation,Shestartsherdaybyputtingonherredvestandpartyemblem.Shealwayshasasmileonherface.Zongyanfeelsproudwhenshetalksabouthervolunteerwork."Ihavereceivedsomuchhelpfromothers,andIwanttogivebacktothecommunity.That'swhyIchosetobecomeavolunteer."shesaysForZongyan,beingavolunteermeansspreadinglove,encouragingotherstovolunteer,spreadinggoodbehaviors,andhelpingsociety.Whilevolunteering,sherealizesthatthespiritofvolunteeringissimilartotheChineseCommunistParty’sideaof"servingthepeople".ThisrealizationinspireshertobecomeaCommunistParty(中国共产党)member."Partymembersareheretoservethepeople.WhenImovedtoShenzhen.IknewIwantedlokeepthisspiritalive,soIjoinedtheteam"Zongyanshares.Inadditiontobringnvolunteer,Zonganisalsoapsychological(心理的)counselor(咨询).Sheprovidesfreemental(精神的)healthcounseling(咨询)servicetoyoungpeopleatthe"SunshineGrowth"YouthMentalHealthServiceCenterBaoanDistrict.Shebelievesinthepowerofunityandcooperation."Althoughwhatwedoasvolunteersmay'seemsmall.whenweuniteandworktogether,itcanbecomeapowerfulforce,"shesays,()16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"emblem"mean?A.signB.monitorC.advertisementD.speaker()17.WhydidZhouZongyanwanttobecomeavolunteer?A.Toweararedvestandpartyemblemeveryday.B.Becauseshelikeslobeamemberofsomething.C.Toreturnthehelpshehasreceivedfromothers.D.Tomakemoneyandbecomefamous.().18.WhathasZongyanrealizedaboutthespiritofvolunteering?ThatitrequireswearingaredvestThatitissimilartotheChineseCommunistParty'sideaofservingthepeople.Thatitonlyinvolvesencouragingotherstovolunteer.Tatitisnotvaluable.()19.WhydoesZongyanbelieveinthepowerofunityandcooperation?Becauseshewantstohavemanyfriends.C.Becauseshethinksindividualactionsaremorepowerful.D.Becauseunitedeffortscanbecomeapowerfulforce.()12.Apartfromvolunteering,whatisanotherroleZongyanfulfillsinthecommunity?FashiondesignerB.PsychologicalcounselorC.ProfessionalathleteD.traditionaldancerCYinggeDance,alsoknownasthe"dancelothehero'ssong",isacoolmixofopera,dance,andmartialart(武术),DatingbacktotheMingDynasty(4368-1644)itisoftenperformedduringtraditionalChinesefestivals.However,itbecamepopularonlineduringtheChineseNewYearin2024withvideosofthedancegettingmillionsofviews!AmannamedChentsreallyroodatthisdance.He'sbeendoingitforover20yearsandpeoplecallhim"fatsnake"becausehe'sstrongandreallygoodsnakedancing.BeforetheSpringFestival,hewasknowntoabout2.000peopleonDouyin-----that'stheChineseTikTok.Butaftertheholiday,hegotfamousandnowabout20000peoplefollowhim.Somefanseventraveledfromotherprovincesjusttotakeapicturewithhim.Yinggcdancingiscloselyrelatedto4famousChinesestoryculledOutlawsoftheMarsh(水浒传").Usually,36peopleperformthedance,speakingforthe36heroesinthestory.Thedancerspracticeintheeveningsafterworkandit'shardwork.Ifthey'redoingafulldayofperformances,theyhavetopracticeforatleastsixmonths.Inaddition,thecostumesandprops(支柱)areheavy.soitcanbedifficulttodanceforsolong,Butit'snotallhardwork.Chensaysthatmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearejoiningthedanceteambecausetheylovetraditionalculture.Andthedanceischanging,too.Eventhoughitwastraditionallyonly'performedbymen,nowmorewomenarejoininginaswell.()21.WhatcausedtheYinggeDancetobecomepopular?TraditionalperformancesatChinesefestivalsInfluenceoffamouspeopleC.OnlinevideosduringChineseNewYearD.Thedancetothehero'ssong()22,WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutChen?A.Heinventedthedance.B.Hehaslimitedexperience.C.Heisnewtosocialmedia.D.Hedoeswellinsnake-dancing.()23.HowdidChen'spopularitychangeaftertheSpringFestival?A.Itwentdowngreatly.B.Itremainedthesame.C.Hebecameknowntotheworried.D.HisfollowersonDouyinincreasedalot.24WhatisachallengefacedbyYinggedancers?Learningthedancemoves.".B.FindingtimetopracticeafterweeksC.RememberingthehistoryofthedanceD.Dealingwithheavycostumesandprop()25.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TraditionalChineseperformancesB.Traditional"dancelohero'ssongC.ThejourneyofYinggeDanceD.Menperformedatraditionaldance第二节短文填空:以下是一则短文,请阅读短文,并从下列方框里的六个句子中运洋五个还原到文中，使文的意思完整、连贯A.LiveA.Livestreamershavetheirownstyles.B.Itispopularamongtheyoungpeople.C.Goinghomeat2:00a.m.bymyselfalsomademefeelsadsometimes.D.Duringthelivestream.Ihadtoanswerquestionsfromthepeoplewatchingit.E.Ifwearegoodatit,wecanevenbecomelivestreamersourselves.F.However,thisjob'sscheduleworkedforme.BehindthecameraLivestream(直播》assistance(助手)isbecomingpopular.YanZihan,24,GuangdongIworkedasalivestreamassistantin2023,It'sanewjobinrecentyears.Ithinkitisaninterestingjob.WangFurong.22,SichuanYan.Whatdidyouneedtodoasalivestreamassistant?Wang:Thelivestreamswereusuallyfrom5:00pmto1:00amAaround4:30pm,Ihadtocleantheroomandsetupthingslikethelights.(26)Ialsoneededtotellthelivestreamerifsheforgottosaysomeofthesellingpoints.Yan:Isthisjobhard?Wang:Thisjobneedsyoutobeabletomakechangesandanswerquestionsquickly.(27)Somearerelaxedwhileothersareexcited.WeneedtohelptheminawaythatsuitstheirstyleNotbeingafraidofthecameraandlikingtotalkarealsoimportantSometimesweneedtotakethelivestreamer'splaceifheorsheistired.(28)Yan;Whataretheprosandcons(利弊)ofthisjob?Wang:It'snotaneasyjob.Losingmyvoicewasquitecommonaftereighthoursofworkingandtalking.(29).Now,whenI'mtalkingtomyfamilyandfiends,Ican'thelpbutsay"yes?or""that'sright".ThosearethingsIoftensaidduringlivesteams.Igotobedverylateanyway,so[thinkit'spotbadtomakegooduseofthedimeatnighttodosomework.第三节信息西配:阅读下面学校活动的宣传信息,为五个人选求也们感兴融的倍息，并将其标号填入前号内。(共5小题，环小脸1.5分)A:Hereyouwilllearntomakesmallhousesforstreetcatsanddogs.ThenMrsSmithwilltakeyoutoputthemintherightplace.Iyouwanttohelpthosepooranimals,joinusnow!Doyouwanttolearnlomakedeliciousfood?Ifso,comeandtakepartinMsJohnson'safterschoolactivity--FoodFromYou.YoucanlearntocookdifferentdishesfromMsJohnson.Doyoulikedhinkingbubbletea.(珍珠奶茶)Doyouwanttomakeityourself!ThisSaturday.MrsLiwillteachyouhowtomakebubbletea.Mr.Evansisgoingtoteachyouhowtoplantvegetablesinabox.Itdoesn’ttakeuptoomuchspace,soyoucangrowthemeveninyourroom.Doyouhavetoomanyoldmagazinesornewspapers?Don'tworry.MrsPetersoncanteachyoutomakecoolandspecialmodelswitholdmagazinesandnewspapers.MrDickinsonwillgivesomecreativelessonsthisterm.EveryThursday,hewillshowyouhowtomakethingsliketables,chairsandpencilboxeswitholdthings.()31,Lisawantstolearntocookbecausesheplanstocookabigdinnerforhermotheronherbirthday.()32.Jackisgoingtoplantvegetablesathome,Butbeisworriedthathecan'tfindaplacetogrowvegetables.()33.Elizuoftenseessomestreetdogsandcats,nearherhomeandschool.She'dliketodosomethingtohelpthem.()34.Kenhasalotofoldmagazinesuhisroom.Hedoesn'tknowwhattodowiththem.()35.Jillthinkshergrandparents'chairsarcquiteold,butshedoesn'thaveenoughmoneytobuythemnewones.第二部分非选择(25分)II.语法填空:阅读下面短文，在空白处域入一个适当的单词或括号内单问的正形式(共10小题，每小固1分)Howshouldyoubehavewhenyoumeetsomeone36thefirsttime.AnAmericanshakesyourhand37(firm)whilelookingatyoustraightintheeye.InmanypartsofAsia,thereisnophysicalcontactatall.InJapan,youshouldbow,andthe38(much)respectyouwanttoshow,thedeeperyoushouldbow.InThailand,peoplegreeteachotherby39(press)bothhandstogetheratthechest.Inbothcountries,eyecontactisavoidedasasignofrespect.InSpain,lunchisoften40biggestmealoftheday,andcanlasttwoorthreehours.Forthisreason,manypeopleeatalightbreakfastandalatedinner.InMexico,lunchisatime41(relax),andmanypeopleprefernottodiscussbusinessastheycat,inBritain,it'snotunusualtohaveabusinessmeetingoverbreakfast.Inmostcountries,anexchangeofbusinesscards42.(be)necessaryforallintroductionsYoushouldincludeyourcompanynameandyourposition.Ifyou