安徽省合肥市五十中学东校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年下学期期中质量检测

八年级英语

（满分：100分）

第一部分  听力部分（20分）

I. 短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

1. How will the woman go to the city park?

A.     B.         C.

2. What's the matter with the girl?

A.         B.         C.

3. How long will Jack stay in Beijing?

A. A week.         B. Two weeks.         C. Three days.

4. Why didn't they visit the Great Wall?

A. Because she was busy.     B. Because she was ill.     C. Because it rained.

5. When will the lecture begin?

A. At 6: 04.         B. At 6: 14.         C. At 6: 40.

II. 长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至7小题。

6. Why is James calling the bookstore?

A. Because he wants to buy a book online.

B. Because his book hasn't arrived vet.

C. Because he wants to buy another book.

7. How much did Jamos spend on the book?

A. 20 yuan.        B. 21 yuan.         C. 24 yuan.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小题。

8. What does the woman think of going to the mountain?

A. Interesting.         B. Tiring.         C. Boring

9. Where do they want to visit?

A. A mountain.         B. A hotel.         C. A beach.

10. Why do they want to have a holiday so much?

A. To have rest.         B. To see friends.         C. To enjoy local food.

Ⅲ. 短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。

11. How many brothers did Walt nave?

A. 4        B. 5        C. 6

12. Where did he study arts?

A. In Missouri.         B. In Chicago.         C. In Hollywood.

13. When did he marry!

A. In 1937.         B. In 1925.         C. In 1921.

14. What made Walt famous in the world?

A. Disneyland Park.     B. His books.         C. Snow White and the seven Dwarfs

15. When did the first Disneyland Park open?

A. In 1955.         B. In 1959.         C. In 1995.

IV. 信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。

After—school classes
Susan	She takes drawing classes every 16. ________
Tim	He is learning to play 17. ________ this term.
Sally	She takes 18. ________ classes on Monday and Friday evenings.
Mike	He takes piano classes 19. ________ a week.
Mary	She takes dance classes every 20. ________

V. 单项选择（共10题，每题1分，共10分）

1. The dishes in the restaurant taste ________ and sell ________. Many customers come here at weekends.

A. well; good B. good; good C. good; well D. well; well

2. I am surprised at the new look of Hefei, for it ________ a lot over the years.

A. changed B. changes C. will change D. has changed

3. With the help of the teachers, the shy boy gets ________ in class.

A. hungry B. active C. tired D. weak

4. The price of the black bike is much higher than ________ of the yellow bike.

A. it B. this C. that D. one

5. Mr. Huang is an excellent English teacher who has over 20 years’ teaching ________.

A. experience B. information C. knowledge D. advice

6. —Mountain Huangshan and Mountain Jiuhuashan are well-known to millions of people.

—Yes. As people in Anhui we take pride in ________ of them.

A. both B. all C. none D. any

7. My brother Tom shows an interest in outer space and ________ visiting Mars.

A. puts off B. dreams of C. stays up D. gets on

8. The sunshine is shining (照耀) ________ the window. Everything in the room looks so nice.

A. over B. across C. through D. past

9. The doctor advised my father to give up drinking. He said that too much drinking is ________ his health.

A. good for B. harmful to C. busy with D. full of

10. —Do you mind showing me how to make a traditional lantern?

—________. Let’s go to buy the materials first.

A. Sounds great B. It’s my pleasure C. No way D. Of course not

VI. 完型填空（共10题，每题1分，共10分）

In China, very few children make pocket money. ___11___, in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different ___12___.

When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbors. Kids may also help ___13___ do housework to make money at home. When they ___14___ sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, ___15___ during the summer holidays.

There are many advantages of making pocket money by kids ___16___. First of all, they learn the value of money by ___17___ hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to manage money to buy things they need or want, ___18___ books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they ___19___ deal with the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is ___20___ to children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.

11.

A. Also B. Anyway C. However D. Besides

12.

A. ways B. levels C. homes D. countries

13.

A. teachers B. friends C. parents D. neighbors

14.

A. get B. have C. catch D. reach

15.