安徽省安庆市第四中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

安庆四中2023-2024学年第二学期期中试卷

八年级英语

第一部分  听力（共四大题，满分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. What will the weather be like?

A.     B.     C.

2. How did Mr. Lee go to work this morning?

A.     B.     C.

3. What will Erie do?

A. Stay at home.    B. Go to Beijing.    C. Visit the Great Wall alone.

4. What is the boy’s hobby?

A. Looking after animals.    B. Reading travel books.    C. Learning to paint.

5. What does the boy often use the computers for?

A. Watching English movies.

B. Playing computer games.

C. Talking with friends.

Ⅱ. 长对话理解（共5小题；每小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三个选项中滤出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答2小题。

6. What time will Tom leave for school?

A. At 7:30 a.m.    B. At 7:40 a.m.    C. At 7:50 a.m.

7. What was the possible reason for Tom’s stomachache?

A. He ate bad food.    B. He ate cold food.    C. He ate too much food.

听下面一段对话，回答3小题。

8. What will the boy do tonight?

A. Watch a game.    B. Watch a cartoon.    C. Have a walk.

9 What’s the Monkey King like?

A. Brave.    B. Fair.    C. Funny.

10. Where will the speakers watch Havoc in Heaven?

A. At school.    B. At the cinema.    C. On TV.

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. Where was the speaker going?

A. To his home.    B. To Center Street.    C. To East Street.

12. What did the car hit?

A. The light.    B. The building.    C. The bus.

13. How was the driver?

A. She was badly hurt.    B. She was OK.    C. She was hurt a little.

14. What did the speaker do when ho saw that?

A. Took her to the hospital.    B. Helped her out of the car.    C. Called the police.

15 What should the driver do in the future?

A. Bo more careful.    B. Be more helpful.    C. Be more friendly.

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。

How to stay healthy and what to do with illness
Sports	Running, ball games,    16    climbing or joining sports clubs can help us stay away from getting    17   .
Food	Eat less junk food. Be used to having    18    fruits, vegetables and yogurt at the same time every day.
19	It’s important to have it.
State (状态)	Have a good state of    20    and keep your spirits up.
Illness	Go to the doctor in time.

第二部分  英语知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）

Ⅴ. 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. His mother made_____ excellent breakfast for Bob. After that his mother took him to hospital to get _____ X-ray.

A. an; / B. a; / C. an; an D. a; an

2. Students have too much ________ from schools and parents, so it’s important to find a good way to relax.

A. training B. education C. stress D. communication

3. Dreams are like beautiful stars in the sky, but it needs lots of time and work to ________ them.

A. receive B. realize C. refuse D. remember

4. The children ________ in the garden when the earthquake happened.

A. are playing B. were playing C. was playing D. is playing

5. The art of giving presents is to give other people something which they cannot buy for ________.

A. we B. them C. ourselves D. themselves

6. My parents don’t allow me ________ time ________ computer games.

A. spending; on B. to spend; in C. to spend; on D. spending; in

7. —Who can help to buy some snacks, you or your brother?

—________ of us can do it. We are busy doing homework.

A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. All

8. In the tug-of-war competitions (拔河比赛), 20 players from different classes not only _______ each other, but also make friends.

A. compete with B. go off C. depend on D. agree with

9. —Why can’t we drive in the emergency lane (应急车道) on expressway (高速公路)?

—Because the lane makes it possible to race ________ the clock to save people’s lives.

A. between B. over C. against D. for

10. —Could you visit the Old People’s Home with me tonight?

—________ It’s necessary for us to do that.

A. Sure, I’d love to. B. I am sorry. C. I’m afraid I can’t. D. Never mind.

Ⅵ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A

Little May is a lovely and beautiful girl, but she had one ____11____ habit. If you asked her to do anything, she would say, “In a(n) ____12____.” If her mother said, “May, dear, ____13____ me my coat.” she would say, “Yes, Mum, in a minute.” And even if her father called ____14____ for a ride, it was not different. She ____15____ did it at once whatever she was told to do.

One day May’s bird was flying about the room. Someone went out and left the door open. May’s mother said, “Close the door, my dear.” “Yes, Mum, in a minute,” said May. “I only want to finish this story.” ____16____ the cat did not wait. She came in and with one jump had the bird in her mouth.

The book went on the floor, and May ran ____17____ the cat. Soon poor May came back crying with the dead bird in her hand. Her mother was ____18____ sad. But she said, “My dear little girl, you ____19____ that many