江苏省连云港市赣榆区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

2023~2024学年度第一学期期中学业水平质量监测 八年级英语试题 注意: 1. 本试题共 8页, 八大题, 共91个小题, 满分150 分, 时间100 分钟。 2. 请在答题卡上规定区域内作答, 在其他位置作答一律无效。 一、听力部分（共20 小题; 1-10 每小题1 分, 11-20 每小题2分, 满分30 分） A. 听对话, 从所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出一个适当的答案, 每段对话听两遍。 1. Which is Jack's favourite subject? A. B. C. 2. What did Simon do yesterday afternoon? A. B. C. 3. What is the woman going to make? A. B. C. 4. Where will Daniel go for his summer holiday? A. B. C. 5. How often does Linda watch films? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a month. 6. What does Suzy want to be in the future? A. A singer. B. A teacher. C. A writer. 7. What time does Nick usually go to bed? A. At 8:30 p. m. B. At 9:30 p. m. C. At 10:30 p. m. 8. How long is the river? A.10 km. B.11 km. C.12 km. 9. What animal did Jane help feed in the zoo? A. The giraffe. B. The panda. C. The monkey. 10. How was the weather in Sanya last week? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. B. 听下面的对话或短文, 从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个适当的答案, 每段对话或短文听两遍。 听下面一段对话, 回答第11至12小题。 11. How long did it take Mike and Bob to do the cleaning? A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours. 12. What did Bob do to make the old people happy in the end? A. He sang songs. B. He told jokes. C. He played games. 听下面第一篇短文, 回答第13至15小题, 根据短文内容, 完成信息记录表。 Places in Sam's hometown Moon theater In the 13 of the city Has been there for five years About 35 meters away from a bus stop Has cheap tickets Wang Shifu Has been there for ten years Famous for its 14 noodles Joy Sports Modern and beautiful A place for 15 and ball games 13. A south B. north C. east 14. A. chicken B. meat C. fish 15. A. dancing B. swimming C. jumping 听第二篇短文, 回答第16至20小题。 16. What does Tom think of doing housework? A. Boring. B. Funny. C. Meaningful. 17. How many people are there in Tom's family? A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven 18. What does Tom help do every Friday? A. Throw the rubbish. B. Do the dishes. C. Wash the car. 19. How often does Lily sweep the floor? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week C. Three times a week. 20. Who cooks for the family every day? A. Tom's mother. B. Tom's father. C. Tom's elder sister. 二、单项选择（共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 21. May is__________ honest girl. We all believe what she says. A. a B. an C. the D. / 22. People in Britain say "garden" while people in the USA say__________. A. lorry B. soccer C. yard D. store 23. The students really enjoyed__________ during the school trip to Tian'anmen Square. A. they B. them C. their D. themselves 24. —ChatGpt helps people a lot in daily life. —__________It's easier for people to work. A. Exactly B. Luckily C. Finally D. Nearly 25. Tony is really__________ and takes part in different kinds of activities in his free time. A. bored B. polite C. active D. sad 26. The model Golden Gate Bridge looks__________ wonderful__________ the real one in America. A. as…as B. so…as C. so…that D. too…to 27. The toy bear doesn't__________ in this small box. It needs a larger one. A. get B. meet C. fit D. hold 28. —What is DIY, Kitty? —It__________ "do-it-yourself”. A. waits for B. stands for C. looks for D. pays for 29. —__________does the Eiffel Tower weigh? —It weighs over 10,000 tons. A. How much B. How long C. How often D. How many 30. —Shall we go to the park for a walk tomorrow? —__________! I'd love to. A. I'm fine B. That's right C. Help yourselves D. Sounds great 三、完形填空（共15 小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分） 阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 During the Tang Dynasty, there lived a man named Zhao Gu. He 31 very good poems. And many people loved his poems, 32 some famous poets （诗人）. At that time, in a 33 called Wu, there lived a man named Chang Jian. He also 34 to write poems. Chang Jian loved Zhao Gu's poems very much and wanted to 35 him. One day, Chang Jian 36 that Zhao Gu would be travelling to Wu. He knew that Zhao Gu would surely visit Liang Yan Temple 37 his trip, because the temple was a very famous place. 38 Chang Jian went to the temple first. There was a wall for 39 to write and share their ideas in the temple. Chang Jian wrote two lines of a poem on the 40 . When Zhao Gu saw the 41 lines on the temple wall, he couldn't help but 42 two more lines. And so Chang Jian's plan worked well. He said 43 , "My poem is a brick, and Zhao Gu's poem is jade. I lay a brick and attracted（吸引）jade." Now people often 44 the word "Pao Zhuan Yin Yu" when giving an idea or a speech. It is a 45 way to show their hope of seeing others offer something better. It is also used to express modesty（谦虚）. 31. A. wrote B. sang C. drew D. played 32. A. just B. even C. only D. right 33. A. future B. hill C. place D. year 34. A. helped B. agreed C. forgot D. liked 35. A. look after B. think of C. learn from D. worry about 36. A. smelt B. heard C. saw D. offered 37. A. during B. from C. over D. under 38. A. Then B. Or C. But D. So 39. A. visitors B. farmers C. workers D. teachers 40. A. ground B. wall C. floor D. stone 41. A. one B. two C. three D. four 42. A. wash B. add C. take D. sell 43. A. correctly B. sadly C. angrily D. happily 44. A. use B. mix C. stick D. find 45. A. careful B. possible C. polite D. busy 四、阅读理解（共两节; 20小题, 满分40分） 第一节: 阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题, 每小题2分, 满分30分） There are 520 boys and 500 girls in our school. The school made a survey about our favourite sports. Here are the results. After seeing the results, the P. E. teacher advises us to join different sports clubs. He also encourages us to try some new sports. It may bring us some surprise. 46. What is the boys favourite sport? A. Running. B. Volleyball. C. Football. D. Basketball. 47. How many girls like skating? A. 65. B. 100. C. 180. D. 200. 48. Where is the passage probably from? A. A science book. B. A travel report. C. A school newspaper. D. A history magazine. B Robin joined the fisherman on the boat. He worked as hard as he could, but he did not know how to fish. He did not catch anything. "You are useless," the captain of the boat said. "We will not share anything with you." At that moment, one of the fisherman shouted, "Boat to the east!" A pirate ship. We will all be killed!" Robin said, "I am not a good fisherman, but I can use a bow. Lend me your bow and as many arrows as you have." The captain of the boat said, "If you fight as well as you fish, we will all die. " "Trust me," Robin said. The captain of the fishing boat gave Robin his bow and all the arrows on the ship. The pirate ship came nearer and nearer. Robin took aim. He shot the first arrow. It killed the pirate captain. Robin shot arrow after arrow. Soon all the pirates were dead. "There will be gold on the pirate ship," the captain said. "You will half of it, Robin." "I don't want the gold. Give half of it to the old man who owns this boat and build homes for the poor with the other half. Now take me back to the shore." Robin knew it was time to go home. His leg was hurting again. "I am very ill," he said to the captain. "I want to be with my men." —Taken from Robin Hood 49. From paragraph 1 and 2, we know________. A. Robin was good at fishing B. the captain felt angry with Robin C. Robin worked hard to feed fish D. the captain gave Robin much help 50. The underlined word "it" refer to___________. A. the gold B. the ship C. the arrow D. the fish 51. Which is the right order of the following events? a. All the pirates were dead. b. Robin killed the pirate captain. c. A pirate ship came to the fishermen. d. Robin joined the fishermen on the boat. e. The captain of the boat gave Robin his bow and arrows. A. a-b-d-c-e B. b-a-c-e-d C. c-b-d-e-a D. d-c-e-b-a 52. What may happen to Robin next? A. He caught many fish. B. He bought a fishing boat. C. He left the fishermen. D. He had a fight with fishermen. C Every Wednesday evening, a group of runners in Chongqing get together and have their 5-to-8-kilometer run in the city. This is not a common run. The runners take trash bags with them and pick up trash when they run. "Make running more than just running," Sogor, one of the runners, says. She wears a blue T-shirt with "WE RUN FOR TRASH" on the back. Besides the weekly runs, the group also has family runs once a month. Children and even pets can take part in the activity. Sogor says there are more than 200 trash runners from all walks of life in the city, such as office workers, yoga teachers and restaurant owners. Over 90 percent of the group members are Chinese. The oldest are about 40 years old, and the youngest is just 5. "T feel great to make the Earth cleaner," says an 8-year-old boy. He joined the group last month with his parents. The boy broke his left arm, but he keeps running and picks up trash with his right hand. Trash Running came to Shanghai in 2018. There are groups in 16 cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Changchun and Wuhan. More than 9,300 runners run and make the cities clean. 53. What does the underlined word "common" probably mean? A. Usual. B. Special. C. Cheap. D. Exciting. 54. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. Activities in Trash Running. B. Runners in Trash Running. C. Reasons for picking up the trash. D. Places for picking up the trash. 55. What can we know from the passage? A. Trash Running came to Beijing in 2018 B. The group has family runs twice a month. C. Over 930 runners run to make the cities clean. D. Trash runners are from different working fields. 56. The writer writes the passage to ___________. A. ask us to keep healthy B. tell about trash running C. advise us where to run D. show us a beautiful city D Cute rabbits, lucky bags…Do you eat these cute shapes of huabobo, a kind of mantou? Zang Chaiyuan, a 26-year-old girl from Yantai, Shandong Province, chooses the traditional way of making huabobo as her favourite job. Zang loved huabobo when she was young. Her grandmother used to make huabobo in different shapes. This made her interested in this traditional craft（手艺）. After leaving from college in 2018, Zang had a strong wish to start her own business with huabobo. However, it was hard at the beginning. Her parents believed young people should find a good job and don't let her open a huabobo shop. Even so, Zang still kept learning skills of making huabobo. She learned from huabobo masters and watched some online videos, and then practised by herself again and again. It didn't take long time before Zang got the whole skills. In early 2021, Zang finally opened her first small huabobo shop. Many people liked her huabobo for its lovely shapes and good taste. Now Zang's business is going very well. She opens her second huabobo shop. Besides her shops in Yantai, she also has an online shop to sell her cute huabobo. She even shares videos online to help more people to know the traditional craft. "I love traditional Chinese culture and believe that we should introduce the craft of making huabobo," Zang says. "I will keep on making more new huabobo." 57. It was hard for Zang to start her business at first because__________. A. she didn't have enough money B. her parents didn't support her C. she knew nothing about huamomo D. her grandmother didn't help her 58. What did Zang do to keep learning skills of making huabobo? ①read more books ②learn from huabobo masters ③watch online videos ④buy huabobo from other shops ⑤practise on her own A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ③④⑤ D. ②③⑤ 59. How does Zang help more people to know making huabobo according to paragraph 3? A. By sharing videos online. B. By selling huabobo with friends. C. By talking with different people. D. By making huabobo with special taste. 60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Choosing a job of good taste. B. Learning a new skill from teachers. C. Opening a shop for young people. D. Making a kind of food for students. 第二节: 阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的选项中选出能填够入短文空白处的最佳选项, 使短文通顺连贯, 其中有两项是多余选项。（共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分） HomeTown is a popular neighborhood in Texas, USA. 61 People in this neighborhood may feel like they live in the city, but they can enjoy the natural beauty at the same time. The streets and yards make HomeTown more like a city. 62 Among them, there are ducks, rabbits and raccoons（浣熊）. You may think that nature is not far away. It is just in front of you. 63 Like in a city, you can go to shops and restaurants. You can also go to the NRH20 Family Water Park and even a large place with lakes and waterfalls（瀑布）to enjoy nature. 64 Or they just have fun in the NRH20 Family Water Park or near the lakes and waterfalls. Dennis Davidson enjoys his life in HomeTown. There is a post office, schools and shops along the streets. It's comfortable to live there. Dennis said. " 65 I also love to play with the cute animals on the streets. I can't think of a better place for people to live." A. It is beautiful and special. B. Food here is very expensive. C. Dennis Davidson is a kind man. D. There are many places in HomeTown for you to go. E. But when you live there, you can see lots of animals. F. People like to have their birthday parties in restaurants. G. I like the beautiful lakes and walking streets in our neighborhood. 五、词汇（共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分） 根据短文意思和首字母, 写出一个完整正确的单词。 English people like DIY. A lot of people always（66）s___________ their holiday making their homes more beautiful. If there is anything that needs to（67）r___________ or decorate around their homes, such as painting walls or（68）p___________ in new lights, they will do the jobs themselves. They（69）s___________ DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people are（70）i___________ in DIY. Sometimes people also make DIY to save money. They are trying to find（71）u___________ ways to make their house better when they don't have enough money. So, it is not surprising that DIY is very popular. DIY can be difficult. People often find it not（72）e___________ to build a piece of furniture because they can't know the（73）i___________ well. Sometimes they are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous. People should learn much about DIY work（74）b___________ doing it. Unluckily, many people don't（75）c___________ about that. So they may be in danger. It is said that in just one year thousands of people were hurt while doing DIY in Britain, including people falling off ladders. 六、选词填空（共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分） 从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空（每个词或短语仅用一次）。 cheer; long; keep a secret; take place; social worker; look through; learn more about; tidy up; instead of; make friends 76. Timmy and John want to be___________ to help people in need. 77. Cindy likes travelling, because she hopes___________ with more people. 78. —Where is Cindy? —She___________ her bedroom with her sister. 79. I can tell Millie anything because she always___________. 80. Read a lot, and you___________ the world. 81. All students felt excited and___________ in the World Park. 82. The Yellow River is China's second___________ river after the Yangtze. 83. The 19th Asian Games___________ in Hangzhou. 84. Now I ride to school___________ going by car to keep fit. 85. —How can I answer the questions correctly, Kate? —You should spend some time___________ them quickly before answering. 七、阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分） 阅读短文, 根据短文内容用回答问题, 每个题目答案丕超过5个单词。 Do you know the man in the picture? His name is Zhang Shoujun. He is 56 years old. He gets popular on the Internet because he broadcasts（播出） in both Chinese and English at Heihu Spring in Jinan, Shangdong Province. Zhang is from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. He was interested in English at a young age. He also worked as a middle school English teacher from 1987 to 1993. Now Zhang works as a guard at Heihu Spring. "Sometimes some foreign tourists ask me for help, so I choose to learn English again. " he says. He learns English in his free time. Also, there is a famous English Cornor at Heihu Spring. He often goes there to learn English. Zhang feels happy to help foreign tourists. "I will work hard and continue to learn English. I want more people to know about Heihu Spring." he says. 86. Which city is Heihu Spring in? 87. What did Zhang Shoujun work as from 1987 to 1993? 88. When does Zhang Shoujun learn English? 89. How does Zhang Shoujun feel when he helps foreign tourists? 90. What can you learn from Zhang Shoujun? 八、书面表达（共1小题; 满分25分） 91. 学校英语角组织了"A day out"的征文比赛。假如你是王梅, 请根据以下图片信息写一篇英语短文, 描述自己在生态公园一天的经历和感受。 要求: （1）词数 80 左右, 短文开头已给出, 不计入总词数; （2）短文应包括所给内容要点, 可适当发挥, 使文章连贯; （3）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。 A day out Last Saturday, I had a day out in Shengtai Park with my family. In the morning. ______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 参考答案 二、单项选择： 21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 三、完形填空： 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. B 41. B 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. C 四、阅读理解： 第一节： 46. C 47. B 48. C 49. B 50. A 51. D 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. D 56. B 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. A 第二节： 61. A 62. E 63. D 64. F 65. G 五、词汇： 66. spend 67. repair 68. putting 69. share 70. interested 71. useful 72. easy 73. instructions 74. before 75. care 六、选词填空： 76. social workers 77. to make friends 78. is tidying up 79. keeps a secret 80. will learn more about 81. cheered 82. longest 83. took place 84. instead of 85. looking through 七、阅读表达： 86. In Jinan. 87. An English teacher. 88. In his free time. 89. Happy. 90. To work hard. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$