广东省惠州市惠阳区崇雅中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

2023-2024学年八年级英语第一学期中段检测 一、听说应用（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分；A 、B、C、D部分为听力理解，E部分为情景对话） 听句子（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 请根据所听内容，选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每个句子听两遍。 1. Which animal is the speaker talking about? A. B. C. 2. What sport does Tony think is the most exciting? A. B. C. 3. When did the government set up the nature park? A. B. C. 4. How does Jack often learn English? A. B. C. 5. Where did the famous actress go last night? A. B. C. 听对话（本题共有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请根据每段对话的内容回答问题，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，每段对话听两遍。 6. What is Leo’s advice? A. To listen to the radio. B. To read English stories. C. To join the English club. 7. When did Jane go back to her home town? A. Last Saturday. B. Last Sunday. C. Last Monday 8. What does George think of travelling by plane? A. It’s the fastest. B. It’s the most expensive. C. It’s the most comfortable. 9. Which school team is Tina’s brother in? A. The basketball team. B. The baseball team. C. The volleyball team. 10. Where are the speakers now? A. In a hotel. B. In a park. C. In a restaurant. 听第六段对话，回答第11-12小题。 11. Why was Lucy late? A. She had an accident. B. She got up late. C. The traffic was heavy. 12. How does Lucy usually go to school? A. By bus. B. By underground. C. By bike. 听第七段对话，回答第13-15小题。 13. Where is the computer? A. On the bed. B. On the desk. C. On the chair. 14. What is Eric interested in? A. Art. B. Music. C. Sports. 15 When did the 19th Asian Games begin? A. On September 13th. B. On September 23rd. C. On October 8th. 听短文（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 请根据所听内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案 16. How long does it take John to go to school by bus? A. Five minutes. B. Seven minutes. C. Ten minutes. 17. Why does David go to school by bike? A. To save money. B. To take exercise. C. To try street food. 18. What do Anna and Peter think of walking to school? A. It’s safe. B. It’s boring. C. It’s relaxing. 19. Who drives Frank to school every day? A. His father. B. His mother. C. His grandfather. 20. How does Mary go to school every day? A. By bus. B. By boat. C. By bike. 听填信息（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 你将听到的是有关一场舞蹈演出的信息，请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。短文听两遍。 The dancing show Time It’s on（21）________ 15th. It starts at 7:30 pm. The ticket It’s（22）________ dollars. Half of that money will go to a children’s hospital. The place In the Dream Hall on Center Street in the（23）________ The best way to get there is to take the（24）________. The dancers（舞者）of the show They’re from New York. They’re famous and（25）________ 情景对话（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 请通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。 A: Hey, Daming. Did you watch the basketball match between China and Japan yesterday? B: _______1_______ It was exciting! A: What was the score? B: 73 to 71. _______2_______ A: It was great. It was a pity that I missed it. B: You look tired. _______3_______ A: My brother hurt his knee yesterday so I had to stay in the hospital with him. B: _______4_______ How’s your brother now? A: He went home today, but he still needs to stay in bed. B: _______5_______ A: At least three weeks. A. Don’t worry. B. Of course I did. C. What’s the matter? D. I’m sorry to hear that. E. Chinese girls won the match. F. How long will he stay in bed? 二、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Do you often take exercise? We all know that it is good for ____6____. Look at the following information. There are four reasons for it. Exercising can change my mood (心情)! When I work out, my body produces endorphins (内啡肽). They can make me feel happy. I always feel much ____7____ after exercising. Next time when you have a bad day, try ____8____ for a run. Then your day ____9____ so bad. Exercising can help me make friends. Whenever I move to a new city, I look ____10____ exercise classes to take. There I meet some people and they have the same____11____ as me. When we meet difficult problems during exercising, we can support (支持) each other! Exercising helps me relax. When I take exercise, I will forget the problems of my life. During tests, I always spend ____12____ hour a day exercising. It makes me feel relaxed and it also helps me sleep ____13____ at night. Exercising makes me strong and healthy! It is helpful for me to ____14____ about 30 minutes running every day! I believe as long as you keep doing that, you will be also strong and healthy. So, next time if you feel down, do some sports. It may not be easy, ____15____ I promise you will feel good after that. Believe me! 6. A. our B. ours C. us 7. A. good B. best C. better 8. A. go B. to go C. going 9. A. won’t go B. got C. gets 10. A. after B. for C. at 11. A. interesting B. interest C. interested 12. A. a B. an C. the 13. A. good B. well C. bad 14. A. spend B. pay C. take 15. A. but B. and C. so 三、完型填空（本大题 共10小题，每小题1分，共10小题） 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Once there lived a king in a small country. Every summer, the king went to his palace near a ____16____, and then returned to his palace in the city center in autumn. One afternoon, the king went ____17____ in the forest. He didn’t tell anybody else where he had gone, so he was very happy to enjoy the peace as he swam. ____18____, he heard a loud noise. Looking around, he saw a big bear coming towards him. The king was very ____19____. He jumped out of the water and ____20____ at once. He ran and ran until he was completely ____21____. He couldn’t find his way back. Finally, he found an old house in the forest. He ____22____ on the door and an old farmer opened it. “I’m your king,” he said to the old man. “I’m hungry. Bring me something to eat quickly!” The old man lived a poor life and his ____23____ was not good enough for the king. He had only four eggs, but since the king was so hungry, the farmer cooked the simple food and gave it to the king. The king ate the eggs and felt much better. “Thank you, good man,” the king said. How much should I ____24____ that?” “Nineteen pounds.” “How _____25_____ they are! Are eggs rare (稀有的) here?” “No,” answered the old farmer, “but kings are!” 16. A. zoo B. mountain C. village D. forest 17. A. swimming B. fishing C. shopping D. boating 18. A. Luckily B. Usually C. Suddenly D. Finally 19. A. afraid B. bored C. relaxed D. excited 20. A. took away B. ran away C. passed away D. put away 21. A. tired B. hungry C. successful D. lost 22. A. knocked B. looked C. pointed D. moved 23. A. money B. house C. life D. food 24. A. pay for B. eat up C. care about D. ask for 25. A. popular B. healthy C. expensive D. different 四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分） 请阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。 A Four children were late for school because a terrible storm (暴风雨) came this morning. I was on my way to school when the storm came. So I went to a shop and waited for the storm to stop. Twenty minutes later, it stopped and I rode to school again. — Mary When it happened, I was having breakfast in a restaurant with my dad. We had to stay there for forty minutes. Then he drove me to school. — Linda I was at home when the storm came. When it stopped, my mother drove me to school. On the halfway, we helped an old man by giving him a ride to his home. — Peter I didn’t take my umbrella, so I ran into the subway station. There I saw my old friend Jill and we had a good talk. Ten minutes later, the storm stopped. I came out of the station and continued walking to school. —Molly 26 How did Mary go to school? A. On foot. B. By subway C. By car. D. By bike. 27. Where was Linda when the storm happened? A. In a shop. B. In a restaurant. C. At school. D. At a bus stop. 28. _________ helped an old man on the way to school. A. Peter B. Molly C. Mary D. Linda 29. How long did Molly stay in the subway station? A. For 5 minutes. B. For 10 minutes. C. For 20 minutes. D. For 35 minutes. 30. Where may we read this passage? A. In a science newspaper. B. In a weather magazine. C. In a cultural magazine. D. In a market poster. B Wang Fa is from Yunnan Province. In late August, 2022, the 14-year-old boy won the men’s singles under 14 years old at a tennis junior tour in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. According to him, tennis has changed his life. Wang was among the first group of kids learning to play tennis in Cangyuan. When he was eight, his coach Zhang Xiaohong chose him. At that time, he didn’t know what tennis was. His parents didn’t want him to learn tennis at first because they couldn’t pay for it. Zhang offered to teach him for free because he thought it would be a waste (浪费) not to train such a talent. The first time Wang and his friends left the mountains, they were thrilled. However, several days later, some of them wanted to return home. To comfort (安慰) them, Zhang offered them delicious food and toys. Every day, the children got up at 6:30 am, practiced all day and took classes at night. The team traveled to cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu for competitions. Wang’s first competition was in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. “I was nervous, because the outside world was so different from my home,” he said. “But tennis helped me make more friends and get a better education.” On camera, Wang looked confident. He said he wanted to be a professional (专业的) tennis player. 31. When did Wang’s coach choose him? A. In 2022. B. In 2016. C. In 2008. D. In 2002. 32. Why did Zhang offer to teach Wang for free? A. Because it would be a waste to lose such a talent. B. Because Wang’s parents asked him to do so. C. Because Wang promised to win a competition. D. Because it was part of Zhang’s job. 33. What does the underlined word “thrilled” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Sad. B. Angry. C. Excited. D. Bored. 34. Which of the following about Wang is NOT true? A. Tennis helped him get a better education. B. He wants to be a professional tennis player. C. His first tennis competition was in Guangzhou. D. He was one of the first kids learning to play tennis in Cangyuan. 35. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. A Young Boy’s Hard Life B. A Young Boy’s Tennis Dream C. Playing Tennis Is Getting Popular D. Tennis Helps Change a Boy’s Life C 配对阅读。左栏是五个人的旅行喜好，右栏是七则旅游广告。请为每个人选择一个最佳的旅游去处。 ____36____ Maggie hopes to see some falls and take photos of the beautiful sights. ____37____ Sam would like to climb a beautiful mountain in China one day. He wants to enjoy the fresh air. ____38____ Lily loves sailing (航海). She wants to travel to somewhere warm and she can sail a lot there. ____39____ Kelly feels very tired. She wants to relax on a beach in the coming vacation. ____40____ The Smiths plan to make a trip to China this summer. It must be a place full of ice and snow. A. Hawaii is a good place for sailing. The summers are warm but not hot. You can sail quite a lot every day. B. Paris is the capital of France. It has some famous sights: Eiffle Tower, Louvre Palace... C. Bangkok is a hot and wet city in Thailand. There are lots of vegetables and fruit for you to enjoy. D. Yu Long Mountain is covered (覆盖) with snow all the year round. It is said that the ice and snow can be thousands of years old. E. Huangshan Mountain is one of the most famous mountains in China. The air is fresh and clean. F. Florida Beach has its special feel. You can’t find a better place to relax. G. Niagara Falls is the place to be if you want to see falls and sights. Book now! We have special tours at a low price. 五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。 at grow what young boat I when say hard send how stone Long long ago, there was a boy called Cao Chong. He was the ____41____ son of Cao Cao. He was very smart. Once, one of Cao Cao’s friends ____42____ him a big elephant. Cao Cao was very happy and thanked him. He looked at the big animal and ____43____ to his friends, “What a big and heavy elephant! Can you tell ____44____ how to weigh it?” They thought ____45____, but nobody could think of a good way. Just for that moment, Cao Chong was playing games with brothers. As soon as they heard this, they stopped playing. They all tried their best to come up with a way. After a while, Cao Chong thought up a great idea. He asked a man to take the elephant into a ____46____, and then marked (标上……作为记号) a line where the water went up. After that the man took the elephant out of the boat. Cao Chong asked other persons to put some ____47____ into the boat instead of the elephant. ____48____ the water went up to the marked line, he told them to weigh all the stones. In this way, he could know ____49____ heavy the elephant was. All of Cao Cao’s friends spoke highly of Cao Chong. They thought he would be somebody (大人物) when he _____50_____ up. What an interesting story! 六、读写综合（本题分A、B两部分，共25分） 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。 Come to Austria Soll is a village in the mountain s in Western Austria, and a local family opens Hotel Post there. The hotel is clean and cheap. In the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures are usually around 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much lower in the evening. Enjoy Thailand! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, you can take a river boat to the Floating Market (水上市场) in the early morning. There you can buy many fresh fruits and vegetables. There you will find something fun when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat. The sun can be strong. The temperature may be as high as 40℃ at midday! Visit Hawaii! Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit the long beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but be careful. There are many mosquitoes (蚊子). And don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little lower in the late evening. 51. What is the Hotel Post like in Austria? ______________________________________________ 52. How can people go to the Floating Market? ______________________________________________ 53. Why do people need to wear hats in Bangkok? ______________________________________________ 54. What can people visit in the north of Kauai? ______________________________________________ 55. Which place of the three is the hottest? ______________________________________________ 56. 书面表达 请根据你是李梅，莉莉是你的外国笔友，寒假即将来临，她向你咨询寒假旅行的好去处。请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英文写一封电子邮件，向莉莉介绍并推荐你熟悉的地方。 注意： （1）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。 （2）不能照抄原文：不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和学生的真实信息。 （3）语句连贯，词数70左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Lily, I am glad to hear from you. I think ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Li Mei 2023-2024学年八年级英语第一学期中段检测 一、听说应用（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分；A 、B、C、D部分为听力理解，E部分为情景对话） 听句子（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 请根据所听内容，选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每个句子听两遍。 1. Which animal is the speaker talking about? A. B. C. 2. What sport does Tony think is the most exciting? A B. C. 3. When did the government set up the nature park? A. B. C. 4. How does Jack often learn English? A. B. C. 5. Where did the famous actress go last night? A. B. C. 听对话（本题共有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请根据每段对话的内容回答问题，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，每段对话听两遍。 6. What is Leo’s advice? A. To listen to the radio. B. To read English stories. C. To join the English club. 7. When did Jane go back to her home town? A. Last Saturday. B. Last Sunday. C. Last Monday 8. What does George think of travelling by plane? A. It’s the fastest. B. It’s the most expensive. C. It’s the most comfortable. 9. Which school team is Tina’s brother in? A. The basketball team. B. The baseball team. C. The volleyball team. 10. Where are the speakers now? A. In a hotel. B. In a park. C. In a restaurant. 听第六段对话，回答第11-12小题。 11. Why was Lucy late? A. She had an accident. B. She got up late. C. The traffic was heavy. 12. How does Lucy usually go to school? A By bus. B. By underground. C. By bike. 听第七段对话，回答第13-15小题。 13. Where is the computer? A. On the bed. B. On the desk. C. On the chair. 14. What is Eric interested in? A. Art. B. Music. C. Sports. 15. When did the 19th Asian Games begin? A. On September 13th. B. On September 23rd. C. On October 8th. 听短文（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 请根据所听内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案 16. How long does it take John to go to school by bus? A Five minutes. B. Seven minutes. C. Ten minutes. 17. Why does David go to school by bike? A. To save money. B. To take exercise. C. To try street food. 18. What do Anna and Peter think of walking to school? A. It’s safe. B. It’s boring. C. It’s relaxing. 19. Who drives Frank to school every day? A. His father. B. His mother. C. His grandfather. 20. How does Mary go to school every day? A. By bus. B. By boat. C. By bike. 听填信息（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 你将听到的是有关一场舞蹈演出的信息，请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。短文听两遍。 The dancing show Time It’s on（21）________ 15th. It starts at 7:30 pm. The ticket It’s（22）________ dollars. Half of that money will go to a children’s hospital. The place In the Dream Hall on Center Street in the（23）________ The best way to get there is to take the（24）________. The dancers（舞者）of the show They’re from New York. They’re famous and（25）________ 情景对话（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 【1~5题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. E 3. C 4. D 5. F 二、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 【6~15题答案】 【答案】6. C 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A 三、完型填空（本大题 共10小题，每小题1分，共10小题） 【16~25题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分） 请阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。 A 【26~30题答案】 【答案】26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. B B 【31~35题答案】 【答案】31. B 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. D C 【36~40题答案】 【答案】36. G 37. E 38. A 39. F 40. D 五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 【41~50题答案】 【答案】41. youngest 42. sent 43. said 44. me 45. hard 46. boat 47. stones 48. When 49. how 50. grew 六、读写综合（本题分A、B两部分，共25分） 【51~56题答案】 【答案】51. It is clean and cheap. 52. They can take a river boat. 53. Because the sun can be strong. 54. Mountains and forests. 55. Bangkok in Thailand. 56. Dear Lily, I am glad to hear from you. I think Beijing is a good place to visit during the winter vacation. It is located in the north-central part of China. Beijing has a history of more than 3,000 years. There are many famous places of interest, such as the Great Wall, Beihai Park, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. The population of Beijing is over 20 million. The weather in Beijing is cold in winter, but you can try different kinds of delicious food. I hope you will have a good time in Beijing. Best regards, Li Mei 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$