河北省保定市地区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（B卷）

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中质量监测 八年级英语试题 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共8页，总分120分，考试时间120分钟。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡相应位置上。 2. 答卷时，将答案用黑色碳素笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 听力部分 Ⅰ. 听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 1. A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Three times a month. 2. A. For a week. B. Last week. C. Next week. 3. A. wish B. plan. C. play. 4. A. Jim is the tallest student in his class.B. Jim is shorter than the other students in his class.C. Jim isn’t the tallest student in his class. 5. A. I can’t stand sports shows.B. I don’t mind soap operas.C. I can’t stand soap operas. Ⅱ. 听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 6. A. Not at all. B. Fine, thank you. C. You’re welcome. 7. A. No, thanks. B. No, it isn’t. C. No problem. 8. A. See you. B. Sure. C. Sorry I can’t. 9. A. Sorry to hear that. B. OK, I will. C. Beijing. 10. A. Yes, I do. B. Interesting. C. It begins at 19:00. Ⅲ. 听对话和问题，选择正确答案。（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分） 11. Where was the picture taken? A. In the woman’s uncle’s home. B. On the beach in Dalian C. On a square 12. Why didn’t Bruce know about Linda’s party? A. She didn’t want to tell him. B. She forgot to tell him. C. He forgot about it. 13. How often does Sarah watch TV? A. every week B. every night C. on weekends. 14. What does Sarah like watching on TV? A. Soap operas. B. The news. C. Talk shows. 15. Why does Sarah like watching it? A. Because it’s educational. B. Because it’s exciting. C. Because she wants to know the things around the world. 16. What is Jane going to do? A. She’s going swimming. B. She’s going to do some shopping. C. She’s going to do some skating. 17. Why is Jane going to the biggest shop? A. Because it’s the nearest in town. B. Because it has the cheapest things and the best service. C. Because it has the best things. 18. What does Jane want to buy? A. An ice- cream. B. Some fruit. C. Some cold drinks. Ⅳ. 听短文和向题，选择正确答案。（共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分） 19. Which has the best clothes? A. Bargain House. B. Dream Clothes. C. Miller’s. 20 Which is the most delicious in Green City Restaurant? A. The beef dumplings. B. The beef noodles. C. The hamburgers 21. Which has the best service? A. Town Cinema. B. Blue Moon. C. Blue Sky. 22. How are Mrs. Smith’s eating habits? A. Healthy. B. Unhealthy C. Terrible. 23. How often does Mrs. Smith eat vegetables? A. Every day B. Once a week C. Never. 24. Why does Mrs. Smith drink milk? A. Because she likes milk B. Because she thinks it’s good for her health. C. Because Mr. Smith wants her to drink it. 25. Who does Mrs. Smith play baseball with? A. Eric B. Eric’s father C. Eric’s sister. Ⅴ. 听短文填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分） Jake and Ted Things in common They both have black ________ hair. They are both popular at school The differences Jake is ________ and taller. Jake is ________ in playing volley- ball. Ted is ________. Ted enjoys ________ in the library. 笔试部分 Ⅵ.单项选择题（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —_________ do you go to the sports club? — At least once a week. A. How long B. How much C. How often D. How far 2. Living in the village is quite different ________ living in the city. A. for B. from C. as D. with 3. —Can you help me ________ when the plane leaves for Shanghai? —Yes. Wait a minute, please. A. find out B. bring out C. make up D. dress up 4. You should try to eat ________. Don’t eat junk food. A. healthy something B. healthy nothing C. something healthy D. nothing healthy 5. Our English teacher is nice and patient she is very strict with us. A. if B. as C. unless D. though 6. ________ you please clean your bedroom, Tim? It’s too dirty. A. Must B. Should C. Could D. May 7. —Do you like to watch the news? —Yes. I think it’s _______. A. meaningless B. terrible C. educational D. boring 8. Do more exercises, and you will find it easy ________ maths well. A. learn B. learns C. learning D. to learn 9. Of all the boys, John does his homework ______. A. more careful B. the most careful C. more carefully D. the most carefully 10. —_______? —It’s interesting. A. Would you like to read the book B. Did you read the book C. What kind of books do you like reading D. What do you think of the book Ⅶ. 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Robert Peary was an explorer (探险家) with a dream. He wanted to land on the North Pole (北极). Many people didn’t ____11____ him. They all said Peary’s dream would never ____12____ because the North Pole was too cold for humans. Before Peary left for the North Pole, he spent years making his ____13____. He had to study how to cross the sea, how to store ____14____ for a long time and how to use sled (雪橇) dogs. Peary decided to have a discussion with Matthew Henson and ask him for help. That was because he knew this would be a long and ____15____ trip. Peary and Henson built a special ship with their money. Then they would be able to stand the ____16____ weather. Peary and Henson ____17____ going to the North Pole to be a big challenge for them. So they took many useful ____18____ and brought their best sled dogs with them. Luckily, the weather was good, and they could travel ____19____. Soon, they reached the North Pole. It turned out that all the efforts (努力) weren’t as meaningless as others thought. ____20____ there were lots of challenges, they finally made it. 11. A. believe B. remember C. miss D. like 12. A. turn up B. show off C. put out D. come true 13. A. card B. gift C. plan D. note 14. A. fun B. food C. money D. time 15. A. interesting B. exciting C. hard D. boring 16. A. wettest B. hottest C. warmest D. coldest 17. A. minded B. avoided C. suggested D. considered 18. A. models B. tools C. books D. products 19. A. quickly B. seriously C. carefully D. clearly 20. A. Since B. Unless C. Although D. Because Ⅷ. 阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分） 阅读A、B、C、D四篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Friday, August 10th It was fine today. My friends and I had an egg and an apple for breakfast. Then we went to Tian’anmen Square in the morning. It’s great! In the afternoon, we went swimming. I taught some kids to swim. It was interesting. Saturday, August 11th It was cool today. We went to the Great Wall. The Great Wall is very long and great. We were very tired and hungry in the evening, So we ate a lot for dinner. I ate a large bowl of noodles, chicken and ice cream. The food was delicious. Sunday, August 12th It was rainy today, so we stayed in the camp. I wrote letters to my family and friends. At noon we ate hamburgers and salad for lunch. After lunch, we watched an action movie. It was exciting. 21. Tony and his friends traveled in ________. A. Tianjin B. Beijing C. Nanjing D. Shanghai 22. What did Tony have for lunch on Sunday? A. Hamburgers and salad. B. Some fruit and vegetables. C. An egg and an apple. D. Noodles, chicken and ice cream. 23. They visited the Great Wall on ________. A. Thursday B. Friday C. Saturday D. Sunday B Cindy, Jenny and Mary are talking about what a good friend should be like. Cindy: I think a good friend should be honest(诚实的). That’s more important than any other thing. And it is where a friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his friends’ trust. Jenny: I think a good friend has to be generous(慷慨的). Here being generous doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way. Mary: In my opinion, a good friend should understand his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ place and think more about his friends. 24. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. To be honest is the most important. B. To be honest is as important as other things. C. To be honest is not very important. D. Honest people get more things than others. 25. Jenny would like to make friends with people who ________. A. give her lunch money B. tell her their ideas and feelings C. don’t know her very well D. give her some clothes 26. Mary thinks friends should ________. A. often visit each other B. often go to different places C. understand each other D. help each other C Many children think mobile phones are cool. Mobile phones have nice colours and you can use it to talk with a friend at anytime and anywhere. In the USA, more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of them are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable. Most mobile phone users don’t know that some health problems have something to do with using mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation (辐射) and it may be bad for users. One study shows that mobile phone radiation can make people get some kinds of cancers (癌症). Other scientists say mobile phones have nothing to do with people’s health. Scientists say that people can keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone (耳机). Or people can make shorter calls. 27. Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _______. A. cool B. small C. cheap D. their toys 28. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. C. Mobile phones are only good to old people. D. Mobile phones are only bad for children. 29. The underlined phrase “give off” in Paragraph 2 means “______” in Chinese. A. 发出 B. 放弃 C. 拒绝 D. 传播 30. People can ______ to keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. A. make longer calls B. use an earphone C. use more mobile phones D. use smaller mobile phone D People are always trying to live a healthy life. You might have read so much on this topic. The following ideas may sound strange, but they can really help you. Exercise when you are tired. After a long and tiring day of study, exercising might not sound like a good idea, but it should. In fact, physical activities can provide you with the missing energy. Research shows that exercising for just 30 minutes can make you feel good! Write by hand to help the brain be active. Although writing something using a computer is faster, it is much better to remember the whole thing by writing it down by hand. When you read a handwritten text, naturally it's easier for your brains to remember the information. Spare more time for yourself. By sparing the time for yourself and just being alone for a while, you can have a chance to think and get to know yourself better. And you won't behave impulsively （冲动地）. Drink hot drinks on a hot day. What cools more on a hot summer morning cold water or hot water? The study shows that the hot water does make people feel cooler. When you are drinking something hot, the body will feel the change in temperature and increase the perspiration（流汗）, which helps you cool down! 31. can make you feel good after a day's tiring study. A. Resting B. Exercising C Eating D. Reading 32. It's the best way to if we want to remember a long passage. A. read it over B. read it aloud C. write it down by hand D. write it using a computer 33. The third idea is mainly about . A. the advantages of being alone B. the importance of thinking C. the advantages of behaving well D. the importance of keeping healthy 34. Why do we drink hot water on a hot day? A. Because it brings heat to our bodies. B. Because it is harmful to our bodies. C. Because it makes our bodies strong. D. Because it takes heat away from our bodies. 35. The writer of the passage wants to tell us that . A. handwriting makes us smart B. hot drinks can make us uncomfortable C. being alone helps us know our friends better D. sometimes unusual ideas about health are helpful Ⅸ. 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分） Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse in 1928 and this made him very famous. He died in 1966, but his work and his dreams did not die. Now people all over the world enjoys his Mickey Mouse and other cartoons. Walt Disney was a man who did not give up easily. One summer, Walt Disney wanted a job in a post office, but they told him that he was too young. He went home, and dressed up like an old man. And he put on his father’s clothes and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was 18. He got the job finally. Later in his life, Mr. Disney had a dream. He wanted to build a new kind of park. It would be clean and beautiful. There were roads for children and nice hotels for adults(成人). It would be fun for people of all ages. Mr. Disney drew a plan for this park. It was called Disneyland. Someone told him it was not a good dream. His family and friends thought he was crazy. However, he was always ready to try his best. In 1955, Disneyland opened to the public and became the most successful park in the USA. Walt Disney’s dream came true. 1题完成句子；2~3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；⑤题将文中画线句子译成汉语。 36. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse in _______________________________________________________. 37. What was Walt Disney’s dream? _______________________________________________________ 38. Where is the first Disneyland? _______________________________________________________ 39. ________________________________________________________ 40. ________________________________________________________ Ⅹ. 词语运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） I took part in the Culture Festival at our school before. It was ____41____ unforgettable experience. I’m always interested ____42____ the cartoon character Snow White. So I decided to take part in the famous play about ____43____ (she). But later I found it was ____44____ (hard) than I thought. There are two singing ____45____ (part) and they are in high keys. So I tried to sing very ____46____ (slow) to practice. Besides, it was difficult to follow the rhythms (韵律). To solve this problem, I ____47____ (try) my best to listen to the song carefully again and again. I also designed (设计) some body movements (动作) to go with the story. The big day finally came. I was the fourth to perform. When I ____48____ (stand) right in the middle of the stage, my hands were shaking. I took a deep breath, calmed down ____49____ began to sing. Everything went well and I won the _____50_____ (two) prize. I knew all my hard work had paid off. Ⅺ. 基础写作（包括A、B两部分，A部分5分，B部分15分，共计20分） 连词成句（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）将所给词语连成句子，标点已给出。要求符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。 51. sings, who, loudly, more ______________________________________? 52. a cup of, like , coffee, I’d ______________________________________. 53. hard, me, friend, as, my, as, works ______________________________________. 54. stand, scary, I, movies, can't _____________________________. 55. for, me, helping, so much, thank you ______________________________________. 书面表达（满分15分） 56. 以“My classmate and I”为题写一篇短文，比较你和好友的特征。要求词数达到60—80词。要点如下： 1. 好友叫Walt； 2. 我们在很多方面相似，但也有不同的地方； 3. 我们都喜欢英语和数学； 4. 他比我高，比我瘦，我们都乐于助人； 5. 我外向一点，而且比他风趣。我感谢他常帮我学历史。 注意： 1. 短文须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥； 2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名； 3. 词数70左右，短文开头已经给出，不计入总词数。 My classmate and I ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2023-2024学年度第一学期期中质量监测 八年级英语试题 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共8页，总分120分，考试时间120分钟。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡相应位置上。 2. 答卷时，将答案用黑色碳素笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 听力部分 Ⅰ. 听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 1. A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Three times a month. 2. A. For a week. B. Last week. C. Next week. 3. A. wish B. plan. C. play. 4. A. Jim is the tallest student in his class.B. Jim is shorter than the other students in his class.C. Jim isn’t the tallest student in his class. 5. A. I can’t stand sports shows.B. I don’t mind soap operas.C. I can’t stand soap operas. Ⅱ. 听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 6. A. Not at all. B. Fine, thank you. C. You’re welcome. 7. A. No, thanks. B. No, it isn’t. C. No problem. 8. A. See you. B. Sure. C. Sorry, I can’t. 9. A. Sorry to hear that. B. OK, I will. C. Beijing. 10. A. Yes, I do. B. Interesting. C. It begins at 19:00. Ⅲ. 听对话和问题，选择正确答案。（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分） 11. Where was the picture taken? A. In the woman’s uncle’s home. B. On the beach in Dalian C. On a square 12. Why didn’t Bruce know about Linda’s party? A. She didn’t want to tell him. B. She forgot to tell him. C. He forgot about it. 13. How often does Sarah watch TV? A. every week B. every night C. on weekends. 14. What does Sarah like watching on TV? A. Soap operas. B. The news. C. Talk shows. 15. Why does Sarah like watching it? A. Because it’s educational. B. Because it’s exciting. C. Because she wants to know the things around the world. 16. What is Jane going to do? A. She’s going swimming. B. She’s going to do some shopping. C. She’s going to do some skating. 17. Why is Jane going to the biggest shop? A. Because it’s the nearest in town. B. Because it has the cheapest things and the best service. C. Because it has the best things. 18. What does Jane want to buy? A. An ice- cream. B. Some fruit. C. Some cold drinks. Ⅳ. 听短文和向题，选择正确答案。（共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分） 19. Which has the best clothes? A. Bargain House. B. Dream Clothes. C. Miller’s. 20. Which is the most delicious in Green City Restaurant? A The beef dumplings. B. The beef noodles. C. The hamburgers 21. Which has the best service? A. Town Cinema. B. Blue Moon. C. Blue Sky. 22. How are Mrs. Smith’s eating habits? A. Healthy. B. Unhealthy C. Terrible. 23. How often does Mrs. Smith eat vegetables? A. Every day B. Once a week C. Never. 24. Why does Mrs. Smith drink milk? A. Because she likes milk B. Because she thinks it’s good for her health. C. Because Mr. Smith wants her to drink it. 25. Who does Mrs. Smith play baseball with? A. Eric B. Eric’s father C. Eric’s sister. Ⅴ. 听短文填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分） Jake and Ted Things in common They both have black ________ hair. They are both popular at school The differences Jake is ________ and taller. Jake is ________ in playing volley- ball Ted is ________. Ted enjoys ________ in the library. 笔试部分 Ⅵ.单项选择题（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【1题答案】 【答案】C 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】A 【4题答案】 【答案】C 【5题答案】 【答案】D 【6题答案】 【答案】C 【7题答案】 【答案】C 【8题答案】 【答案】D 【9题答案】 【答案】D 【10题答案】 【答案】D Ⅶ. 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. C Ⅷ. 阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分） 阅读A、B、C、D四篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【21~23题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C B 【24~26题答案】 【答案】24. A 25. B 26. C C 【27~30题答案】 【答案】27. A 28. B 29. A 30. B D 【31~35题答案】 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. D Ⅸ. 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分） 【36~40题答案】 【答案】36. 1928 37. He wanted to build a new kind of park. 38. In the USA. 39. Walt Disney was a man who did not give up easily. 40. 他回到家，打扮得像个老人。 Ⅹ. 词语运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 【41~50题答案】 【答案】41. an 42. in 43. her 44. harder 45. parts 46. slowly 47. tried 48. stood 49. and 50. second Ⅺ. 基础写作（包括A、B两部分，A部分5分，B部分15分，共计20分） 连词成句（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）将所给词语连成句子，标点已给出。要求符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。 【51题答案】 【答案】Who sings more loudly 【52题答案】 【答案】I’d like a cup of coffee 【53题答案】 【答案】My friend works as hard as me 【54题答案】 【答案】I can't stand scary movies 【55题答案】 【答案】Thank you for helping me so much 书面表达（满分15分） 【56题答案】 【答案】例文 My classmate and I I have a good friend. His name is Walt. We are in the same class. We have a lot of things in common. But there are many differences between us at the same time. We both like English and math. We think they are interesting. He is taller than me and thinner than me. Both of us are helpful in the daily life. I am more outgoing than him. He is a little serious. And I am funnier than him. He often helps me to study history and I am grateful to him. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$