广东省深圳市罗湖区翠园实验学校、桂圆中学等学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

广东省深圳市罗湖区翠园实验学校、桂圆中学等学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

一、完形填空Every April,there isa specialday inChina.Its called the QingmingFestival,also calledTomb-Sweeping Day.On thatday,people]and honortheir ancestors.Qingming isa2Chinese festival.It hasa longhistory.It began2000years ago.A famouspoem3the TangDynasty poetDu Mudescribes theday:“Rain fallsheavily asQingming comes,andpassers-by inlow spiritsgo.”Tomb-Sweeping Dayhas beena public4on theChinese mainlandsince

2008.On thisday,5bring flowers,food andwine to their ancestors9tombs.They putfood likecakes andfruits infront ofthetombs.After that,they6the dirtoff thetombs andremember theirdead familymembers.7do Chinesepeopledo thisThats becausepeople thinkvisiting tombsis to8respect forthe dead.However,Tomb-Sweeping Dayis notonly aboutthis.During thattime,the weatheris becoming9,People arealso ableto gardenand enjoyoutdoor activities.Families often

10.for outingsor flykites atthis time.

1.A.remember B.meet C.see D.find

2.A.popular B.famous C.traditional D.terrible

3.A.for B.by C.with D.as

4.A.weekend B.weekday C.journey D.holiday

5.A.classes B.families C.friends D.groups

6.A.turn B.keep C,sweep D・go

7.A.Why B.When C.Where D.Who

8.A.bring B.show C.make D.take

9.A.warmer B.colder C.cooler D.shorter

10.A.have funB.work onC-get togetherD.work as

二、阅读理解（编）A Chinese knot isa knotthat iswoven froma singlerope tobe differentshapes.Each shape（装饰物）has itsown meaning.Now youcan seeit asa decorationor agift forfriends.People canusedifferent coloursto weavea Chineseknot,but theyusually choosered becauseit meansgood luck.The Chineseknot hasa longhistory.People mighthave firstmade themto recordinformation andsendmessages beforethey startedto usewords.It iswell-known thatthe knotswere usedfor decorationandto expressthoughts andfeelings in the Tang dynasty.They werelater popularin theMing andQingdynasties.But itwas notuntil theQing dynastythat thisart becamereally acceptedby mostpeople.（情感的）Even today,Chinese knotsare richin differentmeanings,and theyhold sentimentalvaluewhen giftedor passeddown throughfamilies.For example,lovers maygive aknot toshow theirlove.The“double happiness knot“is givenand used at weddingsto expresseach otherslove andwishesfor growingold together.Many foreigntourists liketo buyChinese knotsas giftswhen theyreturn home.Yiwu（商品）Commodity Marketin Zhejiangprovince isone ofthe millionsof placeswith allkinds ofbeautifulChinese knots.

11.Which part of aChineseknotmainly showsits differentmeaningA.The colour.B.The shape.C.The rope.D.The size.

12.When didChinese knotsbecome commonA.In theTangdynasty.B・In theSong dynasty.C.In theMing dynasty.D.In theQing dynasty.

13.Why is the doublehappinessknotmentionedA.To showthe steps to weaveit.B・To showChinese knots9rich meanings.C.Because itis used in almostevery family.D.Because itsthe mostpopular ofChinese knots.

14.From thelast paragraph,what we know aboutbuying Chineseknots inChinaA.convenient B.expensive C.meaningful D.important

15.In whichpartof a newspapermay youread thepassageA.Magic World.B,Scientific Study.C.School Time.D.Traditional Culture.Have youever heardthe soundofahummingbird They make abuzzing noisewhen theyfly.Theymakethis noisebecause theybeat their wings so fast.They beattheir wingsup to80times asecond.All thatflapping makesa lot of noise.Thats whywe callthem hummingbirds.Hummingbirds flyin aunique way.They movetheirwingssofastthat they can hover.Thismeans that theycanstay in one spotin themiddle ofthe air,like ahelicopter.Sometimes theyfly upsidedown.They arethe onlybird thatflies backward.Hummingbirds aresmall.One typecalledthebee hummingbirdis thesmallest birdin theworld.Bee hummingbirdsweigh lessthan apenny.They arejust alittle bitbigger thanbees.I guessthats whytheyget theirname.Hummingbirds movefast.It takeslots ofenergy tomove asfast asthey do.This meansthatthey（液体）need toeat alotoffood.Their favoritefood isnectar,a sweetliquid insideof someflowers.Theydrink more than theirown weightof nectardaily.They haveto visithundreds offlowers toget enoughnectarto live.（花粉）（鸟嘴）Hummingbirds helpflowers too.They getpollen ontheir headsand billswhen they feed.Flowers usepollen to make seeds.Hummingbirds helppollen getfrom one flower to thenext.This helpsflowers makemore seeds.More seedsmean moreflowers.More flowersmean morefoodfor hummingbirds.Isnt itnice howthat worksout

16.Why arethey calledhummingbirdsA.They arevery light.B,They singwhentheyfly.C.Their wingsmake ahumming sound.D.Their songssound likehumming.

17.Which bestdefines theword“hover asusedinParagraph2A.To stayinone place inthe air.B.To cleanan areacompletely.C.An animalthat lookslike ahelicopter.D.To movethe wingsvery fast.

18.Which isthe mainidea ofParagraph4A.Something movefast.B.Hummingbirds likeeating nectar.C.Hummingbirds uselots ofenergy andeat often.D.Hummingbirds drinkas muchas theirown weightin nectarevery day.

19.How dohummingbirds helpflowersA.They drinknectar fromone flowerto thenext.B.They eatpollen fromevery flower.C.They bringpollen fromoneflowerto thenext.D.They plantseeds fromoneplacetothenext.

20.Which ofthe followingisthebest titleof thispassageA.Some interestingfacts aboutsmall birds.B.How birdsand flowerswork together.C.Bee hummingbirds:the worldssmallest birds.D.Hummingbirds:unique andhelpful.Oil paper umbrellas havea history of over1,000years inChina.And Yuhang oil paper umbrellashave beenfamous formorethan230years.It usuallytakes morethan70steps andat leasta weektomake aYuhang oil paperumbrella.Each umbrellahas36ribs（伞骨），sothe umbrellasare strong.Inintangible cultural heritage list2007,this kind of umbrellawas addedto ZhejiangProvinces（非物质文化遗产名录）.In2015,Liu Weixueleft awell-paid jobto learnthe artof makingYuhangoil paper umbrellasfromhis grandfather.Id liketo bringthe artto life/9Liu said.When itrains,someone usesthe umbrella—thafs whatI wantto see.”As theusual paperis easyto break,Liu useda thickerkindofpaper.In atest,his umbrellaswereopened andclosed1,000times withoutbreaking.He alsousedalighter kindof bambooto makeribs sothatthe umbrellascould weighless.Liu hopesthe artcan bepassed on.He goestotheschools toteach studentsin Yuhang,Hangzhou.He alsoshows upat activitiesin differentplaces toshow morepeople about the art.Ding Anqi,a middleschool student,is fromHangzhou.I tookclasses tolearn tomake Yuhangoil paper umbrellaslast term.Mr Liutold usaboutthehistoiy ofthe umbrellasand thestepstomakethem.We drewpictures forthe umbrellacover ingroups.It tookus fiveclasses tofinish the umbrella.Itwas reallyinteresting,she said.

21.What doweknowabout YuhangoilpaperumbrellasA.They canbe foundintheworlds intangibleculturalheritagelist.B.They havethe longesthistoryofall inChina.C.It isdifficult tomake them.D.They arelight andweak.

22.Why didLiu Weixuelearn tomake YuhangoilpaperumbrellasA.Because itwas awell-paid job.B.Because hisfamily workedon it.C.Because hewanted tomake itan art.D.Because hehoped morepeople coulduse them.

23.What doesthe thirdparagraph mainlytalk aboutA.How Liupassed onthe artto others.B・How Liuimproved theumbrellas.C.How Liulearnt thetraditional skill.D.How manyumbrellas Liumade.

24.What canwe learnfrom thelast paragraphA.Its populartomakeoilpaperumbrellas inmany schools.B.Working ingroups isa goodway ofmaking oilpaperumbrellas.C.Ding Anqiwas interestedin makingtheumbrella.D.Liu isvery goodwith youngstudents.。