2023-2024 学年度第一学期期中考试
八年级 英语
考试时间：120 分钟 考试分值：150 分
第Ⅰ卷 （选择题，共 85分）
一、听力测试：（共 20 小题，每题 1 分，满分 20 分）
第一部分、听对话回答问题,本部分共有 10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对
话读两遍。
( )1. Who is Lucy
A. B. C.
( )2. What wild animal are they talking about
A. B. C.
( )3. Which place of interest will Mrs. Black go to next week
A. B. C.
( )4. What sport does John like best
A. B. C.
( )5. What’s their plan for the weekend
A. To buy a toy lorry. B. To watch a film. C. To practice football.
( )6. Where can the girl see the photos
A. On Daniel’s home page. B. On her own home page. C. In the album(相册).
( )7. What time does the girl’s school start
A. At 7:00 a.m. B. At 7:15 a.m. C. At 7:45 a.m.
( )8. Where did the boy find his socks
A. On the chair. B. Behind the chair. C. Under the chair.
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( )9. What does Suzy think of May
A. She’s kind. B. She’s humorous. C. She’s funny.
( )10. What time did the girl get to school this morning
A. 6:20 a.m. B. 6:30 a.m. C. 6:40 a.m.
第二部分、 听下面 3段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选
项中选出最佳选项，每段材料读两遍。
A. 听第—段材料，回答第 11-12题。
( )11. What are they going to do
A. To go swimming. B. To go fishing. C. To go camping.
( )12. How soon will they be there
A. In 5 minutes. B. In 10 minutes. C. In 15 minutes.
B. 听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。
Different travelling ways
Place Ways Reasons
Linda has a trip in the She likes 13 . She can get fresh air.
country.
Linda has a long trip to She can enjoy the
She likes taking a train.
the place near the 14 . view along the road.
Linda goes to visit the She likes to take a plane. She will not feel
big city. 15 .
( )13. A. riding a bike B. walking C. riding a horse
( )14. A. mountain B. sea C. forest
( )15. A. tired B. sick C. bored
C. 听下面—篇短文，问答第 16-20小题。
( )16. Where is the language school
A. In Canada. B. In the UK. C. In the USA.
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( )17. How long should the students learn English in the classroom
A. Two hours and a half. B. Three and a half hours. C. Four hours and a half.
( )18. What do the students do in the afternoon
A. They must learn English.
B. They can do some reading.
C. They are free to do anything.
( )19. How soon will they get the result of the exam
A. In four weeks. B. In five weeks. C. In six weeks.
( )20. What does the headteacher think of the exam
A. It’s not so hard. B. It’s so difficult. C. It’s not so easy.
二、单项选择 （共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分）
( ) 21. Jim is honest boy in my class. He bought me useful book
as a present yesterday.
A. a; an B. an; a C. a; a D. an; an
( ) 22. Life is like a mirror(镜子), at it and it will smile back.
A. Smile B. To smile C. Smiling D. Smiles
( ) 23. Daniel had one month___ last summer and he took a course ____ DIY.
A. off; in B. for; about C. away; on D. off; for
( ) 24. In order to speak English well, we be afraid of losing face, because the
most important thing is to practice.
A.should B.shouldn't C.have to D. may
( ) 25. It took me three hours_______ a card for my mother.
A. to finish make B. finishing making
C. to finish making D. finishing to make
( ) 26. The song I Believe I Can Fly tells us that believing in ______ is very important.
A. itself B. myself C. ourselves D. yourselves
( ) 27. How ________ your bedroom is! Please put it away please.
A. uncertain B. unnecessary C. untidy D. unusual
( ) 28. It’s so cold here, you’d better ________ your coat.
A. don’t take off B. not to take off C. not take off D. take off
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( ) 29. Shenzhen is more modern than ______in Fuiian Province and it is also more
modern than ______in China, I think.
A. any city; any city B. any city; the other cities
C. any other city; the other cities D. any other city; any city
( ) 30. Not only my mother but also my father ___ crazy about the TV play The Story of
Yanxi Palace.
A. have been B. are C. is D. have
( ) 31. Jimmy and Timmy are both 50 kg, that is to say, Jimmy is ______ Timmy.
A. so heavy as B. as heavy as C. so heavier as D. as heavily as
( ) 32. ---Shall I give you a ride(搭乘)as you look so tired
---Thank you._________________.
A. Don't mention it B. It is your duty
C. Do as you like D. It couldn't be better
( ) 33. ---He seldom goes to cinema at the weekend, ______ he
---______. He always has a lot of homework to do.
A. does; No B. does; Yes C. doesn't; No D. doesn't; Yes
( ) 34. When the bus stopped, he couldn’t wait ______________ off the bus.
A. getting B. get C. to get D. got
( )35. --- Hope everything abroad goes well for you, and take care.
--- _________ .
A. Have a good time B. No problem C. Never mind D. Thank y
（ ）36. My pen pal Andrew found it difficult Chinese well.
A. learning B. learn C. to learn D. learned
（ ）37. What ________. He had fun _________ with his friends on the Internet.
A. a fun; talking B. a fun; to talk C. fun; talking D. fun; to talk
( ) 38. ---- What did Mrs. Lee talk about with you
---- She _________ me to take part in the writing competition.
A. made B. stopped C. advised D. showed
( ) 39. ---- When will he ________
----- He will _________ here at 4 p.m.
A. get; reach B. arrive at; arrive C. arrive; get D. get to; reach
( ) 40. ---- ________ is the cost of the trip to Shanghai Wildlife Park
---- Oh, a little ________. More than 200 yuan.
A. What; expensive B. What; high
C. How much; high D. How much; expensive
三、完形填空（共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分）
Special Talent (才能)
Tom sat at his desk, looking out of the window for a long time. His class project (课
题) had to be done tomorrow. Everyone in his class had to write about their own special
talent. His friends 41▲ theirs, but Tom still had a problem with what to write about.
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Earlier that month, Tom helped his friends with their 42▲ .
Betty came to ask for help and enjoyed Tom’s wonderful 43▲ . Tom advised
that she should write about drawing because Betty drew wonderful pictures. Betty went
home 44▲ .
A few days ago when Tom 45▲ with Scott in the library, Scott was worried about his
project. Tom advised him to write about swimming because he was a very good 46▲ .
Scott hurried home to work on his project.
Tom still couldn’t find out what his 47▲ talent was. He thought about his
friend Ellie. Last week when they were on their way to school, she danced along beside
him. Suddenly, Ellie stopped because she was 48▲ about her project. Tom told
her to write about dancing. Ellie was so happy that she jumped into the air and danced
the rest of the 49▲ .
However, Tom still couldn’t decide on his special talent. 50▲ , he had
an idea. The next day, everyone including Tom presented (呈现) their projects.
“It 51▲ me a long time to decide, so I started to think I didn’t have
one.” “But… I do have a special talent.”
“I'm good at 52▲my friends,” he said, “All of the things I do are great 53▲
because I do them with my friends.”
The whole class clapped (鼓掌). His friends clapped 54▲ than everyone else.
“You forgot something 55▲ , Tom,” said Betty, “Youmake the best drinks.”
“Thank you,” said Tom
41. A. finished B. wondered C. missed D. forgot
42. A. exams B. projects C. practice D. housework
43. A. sweets B. drinks C. snacks D. cookies
44. A. angrily B. quietly C. sadly D. happily
45. A. agreed B. played C. stayed D. drank
46. A. swimmer B. climber C. singer D. dancer
47. A. usual B. strange C. social D. special
48. A. happy B. worried C. excited D. surprised
49. A. term B. class C. talk D. way
50. A. Certainly B. Badly C. Finally D. Also
51. A. took B. brought C. sent D. cost
52. A. sharing B. playing C. helping D. studying
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53. A. jokes B. fun C. lies D. secrets
54. A. earlier B. slower C. lower D. louder
55. A. important B. terrible C. serious D. useful
四、阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
56. This is ________.
A. a postcard from Simon in Beijing B. a postcard from Nancy in London
C. an email from Nancy in Beijing D. an email from Simon in London
57. Which of the following pictures may be “the London Eye”
A. B. C. D.
58. Simon and Nancy are ________.
A. classmates B. cousins C. brother and sister D. father and daughter
B
“Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned (举头望
明月， 低头思故乡).” When Gladys, from America, read the line from Chinese poet Li
Bai in her class, she understood the poet’s feelings. “I can’t help but feel homesick,” said
Gladys, who is studying Chinese Language and Literature at Southwest University.
Gladys slowly fell in love with old Chinese poems. She thinks it’s romantic that old
Chinese poems spread (传播) over the mountains and travel from the past to the present
with true meanings and feelings. “This is what many popular novels and online articles
cannot do,” she said.
But her surprise doesn’t stop here. Gladys has found that the cultural essence (文化
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精髓 ) in these poems can find readers all over the world. For example, Li Bai wrote,
“Heaven has made us talents; we’re not made in vain. A thousand gold coins spent, more
will turn up again (天生我材必有用，千金散尽还复来).” Goethe, a German poet, said
something quite similar (类似的) — the person born with a talent is meant to use it and
will find great happiness when they do. “The two poets are over a thousand years and
thousands of miles apart. But great poets think in the same way,” Gladys said.
In the future, she wants to be a translator who spreads Chinese culture across a bigger
stage.
59.How did Gladys feel when she read Li Bai’s poem in her class
A. Sad. B. Homesick. C. Excited. D. Happy.
60.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ▲ .
A. Gladys understood the poet’s feelings
B. old Chinese poems are romantic
C. Gladys slowly fell in love with old Chinese poems
D. old Chinese poems spread and travel with true meanings and feelings
61What does the underlined word “apart” mean
A. 相隔 B. 遥远 C. 临近 D. 超过
62.According to Paragraph 3, what can we know
E. The two great poets look the same.
F. The two poets were born in the same century.
G.The two poets shared the same idea.
H. China and Germany have the same culture.
C
For most first﹣year students at a university or college，August is the month for military
training (军训 ). It offers a good chance to meet our classmates and get ready for the new
school life.
Our school's training took place from August 23 to 29.First，we would make a blackboard
newspaper for our new classroom.When I found out that I was in charge of（负责） this
project，I was nervous.Could I manage to both finish this project and prepare for the closing
concert？What if my classmates wouldn't follow my rules？
The project began on August 24.The three other girls in the group have different
abilities.My group gave up our lunch break so that we would have more time to work.One girl
in my group asked about my design，saying that we should shorten the text and leave more
space for pictures.The arguments（争论）between us made me sad from time to time，but
whenever there was an argument，I tried to stay calm.I thought hard about whether or not to
take her suggestions and then made some changes.I found that she had a lot of good ideas.As
time went by，even when I couldn't take part in practice.I wasn't worried about leaving the
project to her.
Finally，it was time for our project to be shown.Our teacher said that no matter what the
results might be，our efforts （努力）would not be wasted.
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Our class finally won the first prize in the competition.Our teacher was right. The result
was not the most important.I had never seen a class with such a strong sense of group
honor(集体荣誉 ), and at that moment, I realized that I was working with a great group of
students.
63.What do we know about military training from the passage？
A.It asks all the students to take part in its each term.
B.It usually takes place fromAugust 23 to 29.
C.It allows students to get to know each other.
D.It always ends with a school concert.
64. What is the third paragraph mainly about？
A. How the writer prepared for the concert.
B. How the writer chose her group members.
C. How the writer got through military training
D. How the writer's group prepared for their project.
65. How did the writer's feeling change about the project？ .
A. nervous — hopeless — confident — sad B. nervous — worried — calm — proud
C. confident — worried — sad — proud D. nervous — worried — angry — sad
66. What might be the best title for the passage？ .
A. Team work is important B. Never let a chance go by
C. Try to get the first prize D. Hard work makes a difference
D
Then the White Rabbit saw Alice.
“What are you doing here, Mary Ann ” he asked. “Go home immediately and bring me a
fan and a pair of white gloves.”
Alice was too afraid to tell him she was not Mary Ann, a servant. So she ran off.
“I’ll try and find his fan and gloves,” she thought as she ran.
She soon came to a little house. There was a name on the door, “W. Rabbit.”
She went inside without knocking on the door. “How strange this all is!” she thought. “I
am running errands for a rabbit. Perhaps Dinah will ask me to run errands for her.”
She ran up the stairs into a little bedroom, and there she found a pair of gloves and a fan.
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She picked them up and was going to leave the room when she saw a bottle. It was near a
looking glass. On the side of the bottle were the words “Drink me.”
“I’ll drink some,” Alice thought. “Perhaps it will make me grow again. I’m tired of being
so small.”
She quickly drank half the bottle. Before she could get out of the little house, she started
to grow. Soon, she was so big, she could not move in the room.
“That was a silly thing to do,” she thought. “Why didn’t I take the bottle with me and
drink from it outside the house ”
Alice now had one leg up the chimney, an arm out of the window, and her head was
against the ceiling. She was very uncomfortable.
67. What made Alice grow taller inside the house
A. A fan. B. A pair of gloves.
C. A looking glass. D. Something she drank.
68. Which of the following showed the right order of what happened in the passage
a. Alice became taller. b. Alice came into a little bedroom.
c. The white rabbit saw Alice. d. Alice saw a bottle near a looking glass.
A. c-b-d-a B. c-d-b-a C. b-c-d-a D. b-c-a-d
69. What did the underlined phrase “run errands” probably mean
A. To chat with somebody. B. To play games with somebody
C. To do something for others. D. To have lessons with somebody.
70. Which sentence was TRUE according to the passage
A. Alice was too big to move out of the house.
B. Alice felt comfortable after she became bigger.
C. After knocking on the door, Alice went into the house.
D. Alice thought it is clever to drink the bottle inside the house.
第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题，共 65分）
五、 词汇运用(共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分)
A. 根据句意和所给中英文提示，用适当形式完成句子中所缺的单词，每空一词。
71. The electric fan cannot blow away the ____▲____ (very bad) smell in the room, so they
open the window to help.
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72. Many leaders ___▲___（take part in）the 18th SCO summit in Qingdao in June, 2018.
73. Three scientists shared the 2022 Nobel Prize in ▲ (物理) for their great findings.
74.My younger brother was so ▲ that he ran to the kitchen and drank a large bowl of
water.
75. Follow those ____▲_____（指示）books, and you’ll find it very easy.
76. Parents should set a good ____▲_____ (榜样) to their children.
77. The novel _________ to the West by Wu Cheng’en is still popular with teenagers today.
B. 用所给的词的适当形式填空。
Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly ever lost a match. He hated
78 (lose) anything. When he won, he would feel 79 (real) good. If he lost, he
would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was 80 (bad) thing in the world.
A new kid, Albert, came to Peter's school. He was good at table tennis too. Soon there
would be a match between Peter and Albert. Peter 81 (work) hard to get ready for the
match, but Albert didn't seem to think much of it. When the match began, Albert was a real
player. There was always a smile on 82 (he) face while Peter looked serious all the time.
Peter thought it was so important 83 (win) the match that he even wanted to cheat(作弊),
but he lost the match in the end.
"You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime," said Albert.
But Peter felt 84 (happy) and couldn't fall asleep that night.
One day, Peter saw Albert 85 (play) basketball. Though he lost again and again, the
happy smile never 86 (leave) his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad
at basketball. However, he enjoyed both of them.
Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that enjoying a
game was much 87 (important) than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever
before.
78. 79. 80. 81. 82._________
83. 84.. 85. 86. 87. _________
C). 根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。
be think hold see hide
Everyone 88 they know everything, but Anasi the Spider knew he had to learn
more to have real wisdom.
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One day, Anansi found an empty basket." If I get advice from others and put it in this
basket, then I 89 wiser than anyone else in the world."
So, he asked the other creatures(生物) for best advice, and they were all happy to share
their wisdom. Then Anansi looked around to find a place to hide it and 90 a hole
high up in the tree. But the basket was so big that he could hardly climb the tree. His son was
nearby watching him." Daddy, What are you doing ” “ I 91 the advice." he
answered. "why not tie the basket to your back to climb the tree " "Thank you for sharing
your advice." Suddenly he, realized that advice is only useful when we share it with others.
When he reached the top, he 92 the basket up to the wind. All the advice flew into
the sky and wisdom came to everyone.
六. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。(10分)
Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can g 93 a lot from our
mistakes.
Donnie was a s 94 student and never answered questions in class. He was a 95 to
make mistakes. He never finished his homework b 96 he didn't want to make any mistakes.
Nothing changed b 97 Mary Anne, a teacher, came to our class.
One morning. Marry Anne asked Donnie to answer some questions. After a while Donnie was
in tears (眼泪 ) because he made a mistake. Suddenly Marry Anne got a box full of e 98
from the desk.
"Look, Donnie," she said, standing beside him "I've got something to show you." She took out
the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.
"See these erasers, Donnie " she continued. "Do you know w 99 the erasers become
smaller and Smaller That's because we make mistakes. But we erase (清除) the mistakes and
try again. That's w 100 you must learn."
"Here," she said, “I’ll l 101 one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that e 102
may make mistakes." Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.
Donnie changed a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission (允许 ) to
make mistakes as long as you learned something from them and tried again.
93.___________ 94.__________ 95.__________ 96.___________ 97._____________
98.___________ 99.__________ 100.__________ 101.___________ 102.____________
七．任务型阅读（8分，每题 2分）
Dear Wang,
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Great to hear you are coming to the USA! I do hope you can stop by and visit us in the
Big Apple—a popular name for New York City. There are so many things to see and do here.
It would take a lifetime to list them all: Chinatown, Wall Street, Central Park, to name only a
few. But knowing you as I do, I'd suggest walking through Midtown Manhattan. It is very
popular in the USA and just can't be missed!
People often say that no visit to New York City is complete without a trip to Broadway!
Broadway with its cafes, street performers(表演者) and colorful signs really represents New
York's loud spirit! As Broadway is the heart of the American theater industry, it's at night
when it truly comes alive. Broadway is well-known for its big theaters. They show
Shakespeare, modern plays, dance shows or musicals — take your pick! With your love of
singing and interest in drama(戏剧), I'd recommend(推荐) a musical. It's a great and moving
experience that I'm sure you would love — a bit like Peking opera! Many musicals are based
on classic stories like Les Miserables or Peter Pan, and they might even inspire (激发) you to
read the books, too!
My big news is that I am going to China on vacation this winter. I am looking for places
of interest in China. Can you recommend some to me
See you soon!
Lislie
103. What is New York City also called
104. What are many musicals based on
105. When is Lislis going to China on vacation
106. Which place of interest in China will you recommend to Lislie
八．书面表达(本题共 25 分)
曾嵘是我国70周年国庆护旗手(flag-bearer)，请你根据提示给英国的笔友写一封信，
介绍他的相关信息。不少于 70 词。开头句子已给出，不计入总词数。
Looks 身高 1.85米，英俊帅气，……
Personality 诚实努力、助人为乐，……
1. DIY：能够做……
Hobbies
2. 跑步和游泳……，因为……
Future
环游世界，……
plans
Dear my friend,
I would like to tell you about a flag-bearer named Rong Zeng.
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Yours
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