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2023~2024学年度八年级（上学期）期中测试 英语试卷 一、单项选择（本题共20分，每小题1分） 1. Which underlined letter has a different sound? A. lose B. hope C. role 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：哪个带下划线的字母发音不同？ 考查元音字母的发音。lose/luːz/；hope/həʊp/； role/rəʊl/。根据音标可知，选项A的划线部分和其他两项的划线部分发音不同。故选A。 2. Which underlined letters have a different sound? A. choose B. rich C. character 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：哪些下划线字母的发音不同？ 考查单词的读音。choose/tʃuːz/；rich/rɪtʃ/；character/ˈkærəktə(r)/。结合三个单词的发音可知，C选项划线部分发音/k/，A和B划线部分发音/tʃ/。故选C。 3. Which word of the following doesn’t have the same stress as the others? A. Simple B. Expect C. Ticket 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：以下哪个单词的重音与其他单词不同？ 考查单词的重音。Simple[ˈsɪmpl]；Expect[ɪkˈspekt]；Ticket[ˈtɪkɪt]。分析音标可知，选项B中的重音在第二个音节，与另外两项不同。故选B。 4. Mr. Wang, I don’t understand the meaning of this word. Can you give me ________ example? A. a B. an C. the 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：王老师，我不懂这个词的意思。您能给我举个例子吗？ 考查冠词的用法。a和an泛指“一个”，a用于以辅音音素开头的词前；an用于以元音音素开头的词前；the用于特指某个已经提到或双方都知道的特定事物。理解语境可知，此处泛指“一个”例子，且example是以元音音素开头的词，所以空处用an。故选B。 5. ________ is interesting for us to watch game shows. A. It B. That C. This 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：对我们来说，看游戏节目很有趣。 考查代词辨析。It它；That那个；This这个。根据“ ... is interesting for us to watch game shows.”可知，it is+形容词+for sb.+to do sth.“做某事对某人而言是怎样的”，it作形式主语，不定式作真正的主语。故选A。 6. —Where will you go to spend your winter holiday? —We ________ go to Xiamen, but we’re not sure. A. might B. should C. would 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你们要去哪里度过寒假？——我们可能去厦门，但我们不确定。 考查情态动词辨析。might可能；should应该；would将会。根据下文“but we’re not sure”可知是可能去厦门。故选A。 7. The 19th Asian Games ________ in Hangzhou on 23rd September. A. happened B. took place C. was happened 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：第19届亚运会于9月23日在杭州举行。 考查动词短语。happen发生，指偶然发生；take place发生，指按计划或安排发生。根据“The 19th Asian Games”可知，第19届亚运会是按照计划举行的，此处用take place。故选B。 8. —Amy, can you read these words for us? —Sorry, Mr. Brown. I can’t see them ________. A. loudly B. quietly C. clearly 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——艾米，你能帮助我们读这些单词吗？——对不起，布朗先生，我看不清楚它们。 考查副词辨析。loudly响亮地； quietly轻声地； clearly清晰地。根据“can you read these words for us?”以及“I can’t see them”可知，应该用副词clearly，表示“清楚地”，此处指看不清。故选C。 9. —How was your hometown ________? —It was less beautiful than it is now. A. in 1990s B. in the 1990 C. in the 1990s 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——在20世纪90年代，你的家乡怎么样？——它没有现在这么漂亮。 考查介词的用法以及年代的表达。在几世纪几年代，应用表示时间的介词in，表达方式为“in the+逢十的基数词的复数形式”，那么C选项符合此结构。故选C。 10. David likes doing sports in his free time. ________, he often plays basketball with his friends on the weekend. A. For example B. Such as C. Like 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：大卫喜欢在业余时间做运动。例如，他经常在周末和朋友一起打篮球。 考查介词短语。for example例如，一般指以同类事物或人中的“一个”为例，作插入语，用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末；such as比如，用来列举同类人或事物中的几个例子，用在句中时后面不需要逗号；like像，可与such as互换。题中“he often plays basketball with his friends on the weekend”为一个例子，且前后都有标点符号，用for example。故选A。 11. —Excuse me. Would you mind me ________ your bike for a week? —Not at all. A. using B. to use C. use 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——对不起，你介意我用你的自行车一周吗？——一点也不。 考查非谓语动词。根据“Would you mind me”可知，考查mind sb doing sth“介意某人做某事”，动名词using作宾补。故选A。 12. The teacher asked the students to ________ a story about a trip to the moon. A. give up B. make up C. get up 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：老师让学生们编一个关于月球旅行的故事。 考查动词短语辨析。give up放弃；make up编造，组成；get up起床。根据“...a story about a trip to the moon”可知，是编造一个故事，用make up。故选B。 13. We should always be ready ________ our friends when they are in trouble. A. to help B. for help C. to helping 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：当我们的朋友有困难时，我们应该随时准备帮助他们。 考查动词不定式的用法。be ready to do sth是固定结构，表示“准备好做某事”。故选A。 14. —Please stay with me this weekend. —I’m sorry, but my father and I planned ________ Beijing a long time ago. A. visit B. visiting C. to visit 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这周末请和我待在一起。——抱歉，但是我爸爸和我很长时间以前就计划去参观北京了。 考查非谓语动词。plan to do sth“计划做某事”，动词不定式作宾语。故选C。 15. He can run ________ faster than me. A. little B. many C. much 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：他可以跑得比我快得多。 考查副词用法。little少量的；many许多；much非常。faster是副词fast的比较级，此处用much修饰比较级，表示“快得多”。故选C。 16. —Are you a soccer player in your school? —Yes, I ________ the team two years ago. A. join B. am joining C. joined 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你是你们学校的足球运动员吗？——是的，我两年前加入球队的。 考查时态。join参加，用于一般现在时；am joining用于现在进行时；joined用于一般过去时。根据时间状语“two years ago”可知，本句时态是一般过去时，谓语动词需用过去式，故选C。 17. —How are the farmers? —They are becoming ________. A. more and more richer B. richer and richer C. more rich and more rich 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——农民怎么样？——他们正变得越来越富有。 考查比较级用法。“比较级+and+比较级”或“more and more+形容词原级”表示“越来越……”。故选B。 18. It is one of the Chinese festivals. People usually eat mooncakes and enjoy the moon. The festival is ________. A. the Mid-Autumn Day B. the Spring Festival C. the Dragon Boat Festival 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这是中国的节日之一。人们通常吃月饼、赏月。这个节日是中秋节。 考查常识。the Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节；the Spring Festival春节；the Dragon Boat Festival端午节。根据“People usually eat mooncakes and enjoy the moon. ”及常识可知，人们会在中秋节这天吃月饼、赏月。故选A。 19. Everyone wants to be popular in the class. We should ________ to make ourselves popular and make more friends. ①help classmates when they are in need of help ②often talk loudly in class ③do Chinese exercises in English class ④follow the school rules ⑤join in some activities like an art festival A. ②④⑤ B. ①④⑤ C. ①③④ 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：每个人都想在班级里受欢迎。我们应当帮助有需要帮助的同学，遵守校规，参加艺术节等活动来让自己受欢迎并交到更多的朋友。 考查常识。①帮助有需要帮助的同学；②在课堂上经常大声说话；③在英语课堂上做语文练习；④遵守校规；⑤参加艺术节等活动。根据常识可知，帮助同学、遵守校规、参与活动有助于受欢迎，故选B。 20. Li Hong has 44 classmates in her class. Each of them has one favorite sport. According to the table, ________ students love ball games. Favorite sports Basketball Running Swimming Volleyball The number of students 11 12 9 ? A. 13 B. 18 C. 24 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：李红班上有44个同学，每个人都有一个最喜欢的运动项目。根据表格，有24名学生喜欢球类运动。 考查数字计算。根据“Li Hong has 44 classmates in her class. Each of them has one favorite sport. ”及表格可知，李红班上一共有45人，喜欢排球的人数为45-11-12-9=13人，因此喜欢球类运动的有11+13=24人。故选C。 二、完形填空（本题共10分，每小题1分） As a student in Grade 8, you have a ____21____ life every day. Do you want to be a happy middle school student? Here are some ways for you. Relax yourself. ____22____ work makes some students tired and ____23____. Leave some time for relaxing and interesting activities. You can read a good book, listen to music or go for a walk. Get enough sleep. Enough sleep ____24____ you keep your body strong. Early to bed and early to rise (早睡早起) can make you pay more attention to your school work the next day ____25____ usual. Do sports. Many sports are good ____26____ all of us. Do more outside activities. You can go swimming. ____27____ stay at home every day. Get help. Everyone meets problems. You can ____28____ your parents, teachers or friends for help. Learn to get help from others, and you can solve (解决) the problems ____29____. Have a happy attitude (态度). A happy attitude brings you a happy life. So your happy attitude is ____30____. 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 21. A. tidy B. busy C. free 22. A. Too much B. Much too C. Too many 23. A. interesting B. relaxed C. bored 24. A. help B. helps C. helping 25. A. as B. than C. like 26. A. at B. in C. for 27. A. No B. Not C. Don’t 28. A. tell B. ask C. let 29. A. more easily B. easier C. harder 30. A. something B. nothing C. everything 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了如何成为一名快乐的中学生。 【21题详解】 句意：作为一名八年级的学生，你每天的生活都很忙碌。 tidy整洁的；busy忙的；free空闲的。根据“As a student in Grade 8”可知八年级的学生很忙碌。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：太多的功课让一些学生感到疲倦和厌倦。 too much太多，修饰不可数名词；much too太，修饰形容词或副词；too many太多，修饰可数名词复数。修饰不可数名词work用too much。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：太多的功课让一些学生感到疲倦和厌倦。 interesting有趣的；relaxed放松的；bored厌倦的。根据“work makes some students tired and”可知太多的功课让你感到疲倦和厌倦。故选C。 【24题详解】 句意：充足的睡眠有助于保持身体强壮。 help帮助，动词原形；helps动词单数；helping动名词。句子是一般现在时，主语是enough sleep，谓语动词用单三。故选B。 【25题详解】 句意：早睡早起可以让你第二天比平时更专注于学业。 as作为；than比；like像。根据“more...”可知此处是比较级，空格处用than。故选B。 【26题详解】 句意：许多运动对我们所有人都有好处。 at在；in在里面；for为了。根据“Many sports are good”可知运动对我们有好处，用结构be good for。故选C。 【27题详解】 句意：不要每天待在家里。 no不；not不；don’t不要。句子是祈使句的否定形式：Don’t+动词原形。故选C。 【28题详解】 句意：你可以向你的父母、老师或朋友寻求帮助。 tell告诉；ask问；let让。ask sb. for help“向某人寻求帮助”。故选B。 【29题详解】 句意：学会向别人寻求帮助，你就能更容易地解决问题。 more easily更容易地，副词比较级；easier更容易，形容词比较级；harder更难。根据“Learn to get help from others,”可知向别人寻求帮助，可以更容易地解决问题，修饰动词solve用副词。故选A。 【30题详解】 句意：所以你的快乐态度就是一切。 something某事；nothing没有事；everything所有事。根据“So your happy attitude is”可知态度是一切。故选C。 三、阅读理解（本题20分，每小题1分） (A) MOVIE GUIDE THURSDAY Rush Hour 15:00 23:00 Action Movie Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It’s so exciting. Come and have fun! My Life as McDull 9:00 13:00 Cartoon McDull is a little pig. He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute. Do you want to enjoy happiness with him? Be sure to watch it! Mr. Bean 11:00 19:00 Comedy Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It’s very funny. Don’t miss it! 根据语言材料选择最佳答案 31. ________ is an action movie character. A. Jackie Chan B. McDull C. Rowan 32. What do you think of McDull? A. Exciting B. Silly but cute C. Funny 33. What kind of movie is Mr. Bean? A. Action Movie B. Cartoon C. Comedy 34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Rush Hour may be on show at 9:00. B. McDull is a little pig. C. Rowan is a great actress. 35. We may read the posters (海报) ________. A. in a science book B. in the opera theater C. in the movie theater 【答案】31. A 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文描述了周四电影指南的几部电影的简介。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Action Movie Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his”可知成龙是一个动作片角色。故选A。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute”可知他有点愚蠢，但是很可爱。故选B。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Mr. Bean 11:00 19:00 Comedy”可知《憨豆先生》是一部喜剧。故选C。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“McDull is a little pig”可知McDull是一只小猪。故选B。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。本文描述了周四电影指南的几部电影的简介，故文章可能出现在电影院。故选C。 (B) There was a beautiful garden. Every year the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one. For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose Lucy became proud (骄傲的). It would never let birds stay on its flower. Then all the birds started staying away from Lucy. Behind Lucy, there was a little yellow flower. People called it Alice. Alice wasn’t more beautiful than Lucy, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower. All the birds in the garden liked it. This year the king went to the garden as before. The gardener (花匠) pointed at the rose and said to the king, “Your favorite flower, my king.” Of course, the king also saw the yellow flower behind it and asked, “What flower is that?” “Oh! That’s Alice, a wild (野生的) flower.” “I didn’t see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think it’s much more beautiful than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!” said the king. We know it pays to be kind and hurts to be selfish (自私的). 根据短文内容，正确的写(A)，错误的写(B)。 36. Every day the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one. 37. For the last few years, the rose Lucy was the most beautiful. 38. A wild flower, Alice is called “the King Flower” this year. 39. The yellow flower kept all the birds away from itself. 40. The passage tells us that these people are being paid for being selfish. 【答案】36. B 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了玫瑰Lucy因过去几年在国王心中都是最美的花朵而变得骄傲，不让小鸟驻足在它上面，而不起眼的野花Alice因对鸟友善，引起国王注意，成为了今年最美的花的故事，告诉我们善良有报，自私有害的道理。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Every year the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one”可知，每年国王都会去花园，决定哪朵花是最美丽的，不是每天都去花园。故答案为B。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose Lucy became proud”可知，在过去的几年里，玫瑰Lucy一直都是最美的。故答案为A。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“‘Oh! That’s Alice, a wild (野生的) flower.’ ‘I didn’t see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think it’s much more beautiful than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!’ said the king.”可知，野花Alice被称为今年的国王花。故答案为A。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Alice wasn’t more beautiful than Lucy, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower.”可知，黄色的野花Alice欢迎小鸟停留在它上面，而不是远离它。故答案为B。 【40题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“We know it pays to be kind and hurts to be selfish (自私的).”可知，本文告诉我们善有善报，自私有害的道理。故答案为B。 (C) Can animals have their festivals today? Yes, of course. And many countries have their own animal festivals to respect animals. On the second Sunday of October, it’s Canadian Dog’s Day. On that day, all the Canadian dogs can enjoy the day. Canadian people see it as an important day. Because they think dogs are very kind to them and help them a lot. They can pull a sled, carry things and do many other important things. In Indonesia, May 7th is Monkey’s Day. People give many candies and nuts to monkeys. They also play music for monkeys. All the monkeys will have a good time on that day. We live in the same world with animals. So we have to be friendly to them and get along very well with them. 根据短文所提供的信息选择最佳答案。 41. The underlined word “respect” in the passage means “________” in Chinese. A. 照顾 B. 领养 C. 尊重 42. Canadian Dog’s Day is on ________. A. May 7th B. the second Sunday of October C. the second Sunday in May 43. On Monkey’s Day, Indonesian people don’t ________. A. play music for monkeys B. give many candies and nuts to monkeys C. dance with monkeys 44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Canadian people think their Dog’s Day is very important. B. Few countries in the world have their own animal festivals for animals. C. In Canada, dogs can pull a sled, carry things and look after the old as well. 45. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Canadian people love dogs very much. B. Animals can help people in many ways. C. It introduces some animal festivals in the world. 【答案】41. C 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了世界上一些动物节日。 【41题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“And many countries have their own animal festivals to respect animals.”可知许多国家都有自己的动物节来尊重动物，故此处划线部分意为“尊重”。故选C。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据“On the second Sunday of October, it’s Canadian Dog’s Day. On that day, all the Canadian dogs can enjoy the day”可知10月的第二个星期日是加拿大狗日。故选B。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“People give many candies and nuts to monkeys. They also play music for monkeys”可知人们给猴子很多糖果和坚果，他们还为猴子演奏音乐。故选C。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Canadian people see it as an important day.”可知加拿大人认为他们的狗日非常重要。故选A。 【45题详解】 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了世界上一些动物节日。 故选C。 (D) The most exciting day every week is Friday. Why? ___46___ No, it’s because on Friday I can buy food from the school shop. ___47___ But mom doesn’t let us buy food there on the other two days. ___48___ She gives us money for food from the shop only on Friday. You may want to know what I buy from the shop. ___49___ It’s the hot lasagna (意大利千层面). I always have the same thing. From Monday to Thursday, I can only have cold food from my lunchbox. ___50___ I’d like to have something hot. Do you like food from the school shop or your mom’s lunch? 根据短文内容，将下面的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整，通顺（每个选项只能用一次）。 A. That’s too much money. B. It’s not something very exciting. C. You may think it’s because Friday is the last day before the weekend. D. On Friday, I need to have a change. E. The shop is open from Wednesday to Friday. 【答案】46. C 47. E 48. A 49. B 50. D 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者解释了为什么一到星期五作者就很高兴的原因。 【46题详解】 结合上下文“Why?”和“No, it’s because on Friday I can buy food from the school shop”可知，此处应该有关键词because。C选项“你可能认为这是因为星期五是周末前的最后一天”符合语境，故选C。 【47题详解】 根据上文“No, it’s because on Friday I can buy food from the school shop”可知，此处内容应与商店的开门时间相关。E选项“这家商店从星期三到星期五营业”符合语境，故选E。 【48题详解】 根据下文“She gives us money for food from the shop only on Friday”可知，此处内容与钱有关。A选项“那钱太多了”符合语境，故选A。 【49题详解】 根据下文“It’s the hot lasagna (意大利千层面). I always have the same thing”可知，此处指的是作者常买的东西。B选项“这不是什么令人兴奋的东西”符合语境，故选B。 【50题详解】 结合上下文“From Monday to Thursday, I can only have cold food from my lunchbox”和“I’d like to have something hot”可知，到了周五作者会做出一个改变。D选项“星期五，我需要换换口味”符合语境，故选D。 四、交际英语（本题共10分，每小题1分） (A)从A-G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的） A: Hi, Joe. What are you doing? B: Hi, Linda. I’m writing an ad (广告) to find a roommate (室友). A: ____51____ B: I agree (同意) with you. ____52____ A: My roommate is as friendly as me. And she’s tidier than me. B: Wow, that’s great. I had a bad roommate a few years ago. He was noisier than anyone else I know. A: Why? B: ____53____ And he hardly ever did the dishes. A: ____54____ B: Yes. I asked him to move out after two months. A: ____55____ B: Thank you. A. Hope you’ll find a good roommate soon. B. Where are you from? C. How is your roommate? D. So he was also much lazier. E. Because he played music loudly every night. F. He washed his clothes every day. G. Having a good roommate is important. 【答案】51. G 52. C 53. E 54. D 55. A 【解析】 【导语】本文两人谈论了各自的室友。 【51题详解】 根据“I agree (同意) with you”可知此处是进行一个评价，且和室友有关，选项G“有一个好室友很重要”符合语境。故选G。 【52题详解】 根据“My roommate is as friendly as me.”可知此处询问对方的室友怎么样。选项C“你的室友怎么样”符合语境。故选C。 【53题详解】 根据“Why?”以及“And he hardly ever did the dishes.”可知此处回答原因，选项E“因为他每晚都大声地播放音乐”符合语境。故选E。 【54题详解】 根据“And he hardly ever did the dishes.”可知他几乎不洗碗，所以是比较懒，选项D“所以他也更懒”符合语境。故选D。 【55题详解】 根据“Thank you”可知此处是对对方表达了希望，选项A“希望你很快能找到一个好室友”符合语境。故选A。 (B) 补全对话 填入一个适当的词补全对话，每空一词。 A: Hi, mother? Could I watch TV tonight? B: Sure. What about sitcoms? A: I don’t mind them, but all these sitcoms have one thing in ____56____. Sometimes they can be boring. B: That’s true. That’s ____57____ to you. A: I like to watch talk shows. They’re ____58____ fantastic than the other shows. B: OK. I think they’re wonderful. A: Could I stay until eleven? B: No, you ____59____. You’ll have a basketball game tomorrow. You need to have a good rest. A: Oh, yeah. Well, could you give me a ride to town tomorrow? B: Sorry. I have to do some work tomorrow. A: OK. No ____60____. I’ll call Allan. Maybe his dad can. 【答案】56. common 57. up 58. more 59. can’t 60. problem 【解析】 【导语】本文是A和B之间的对话。主要内容关于A向妈妈请求今晚看电视，并讨论了喜欢的节目，A明天有篮球比赛，想让妈妈送他去，但是他妈妈有工作，不能送他。 【56题详解】 根据“but all these sitcoms have one thing in...Sometimes they can be boring.”可知这些情景喜剧都有一个共同点，have one thing in common“有一个共同点”。故填common。 【57题详解】 根据“I like to watch talk shows”可知此处指想看什么取决于你，即be up to sb.“取决于某人”。故填up。 【58题详解】 根据“than”可知此处用比较级more fantastic。故填more。 【59题详解】 根据“Could I stay until eleven”可知此处是请求允许，否定回答用can’t。故填can’t。 【60题详解】 根据“I have to do some work tomorrow.”以及“OK”可知此处表示没关系，No problem“没关系”。故填problem。 五、任务性阅读（本题20分，每小题1分） (A) 阅读短文，用方框中所给词或短语的正确形式填空（每空只能填一个词或短语，每个单词或短语限用一次） I careful win bad talent true become take sb’s place I was a fool (蠢人) at school. I was not interested in school and didn’t ____61____ about my grades. My teacher thought I was one of the ____62____ students in my class. I started to lose faith (信心) in ____63____. But one thing changed me: Chess. I started to play chess with my father after school simply because I wanted to win. My father was ____64____, and he was good at physics, writing, sports..., almost every field. I started to study chess book and play on the computer to sharpen (磨炼) my skills (技能). One weekend, I ____65____ checkmated (将杀) my father, which made me feel excited. Two years later, I ____66____ the second best player on my school chess team. Before the competition, our top player the boy didn’t come, I ____67____ to play with the best players in other states. My opponent (对手) was so confident (自信的) and kept attacking (进攻) while I had to try my best to keep my king (老将) safe. As his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat. I was the ____68____. I won the first cup. While holding my cup, I was so proud, and I realized (认识到) that everyone can be a talent in fact. 【答案】61. care 62. worst 63. myself 64. talented 65. truly 66. became 67. took his place 68. winner 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了作者通过国际象棋让自己意识到每个人都有天赋，也对自己变得有信息。 【61题详解】 句意：我对学校不感兴趣，也不在乎我的成绩。根据“I was not interested in school”可知作者对学校不感兴趣，不关心成绩，care about“关心”，助动词didn’t后加动词原形。故填care。 【62题详解】 句意：我的老师认为我是班上最差的学生之一。根据“I was a fool (蠢人) at school.”可知老师认为作者是班上最差的学生之一，故此处用最高级worst“最差的”。故填worst。 【63题详解】 句意：我开始对自己失去信心。根据“lose faith (信心) in...”可知是对自己失去信心，用反身代词myself“我自己”。故填myself。 【64题详解】 句意：我父亲很有天赋，他擅长物理、写作、体育……几乎每个领域。根据“and he was good at physics, writing, sports”可知父亲很有天赋，作be动词的表语用形容词talented“有天赋的”。故填talented。 【65题详解】 句意：一个周末，我真的将杀了我的父亲，这让我感到很兴奋。根据“checkmated (将杀) my father”可知是真的将杀了自己的父亲，修饰动词用副词truly“真正地”。故填truly。 【66题详解】 句意：两年后，我成为了学校象棋队的第二好棋手。根据“the second best player”可知是成为了学校象棋队的第二好棋手，become“成为”，句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填became。 【67题详解】 句意：比赛前，我们的顶级棋手男孩没有来，我代替他和其他州最好的球员一起比赛。根据“our top player the boy didn’t come,”可知那个男孩没来，所以作者代替他，take his place“代替他”，句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填took his place。 【68题详解】 句意：我是获胜者。根据“I won the first cup.”可知作者是获胜者，winner“获胜者”，名词用单数。故填winner。 (B) Bangkok (曼谷), the capital (首都) of Thailand, is wonderful and famous! It is the biggest city in Thailand. Bangkok is a good place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes. They are beautiful but not expensive. When you reach Bangkok, the people in Bangkok are very friendly. If you eat in a restaurant, the waiters will always smile at you. The food in Bangkok is very delicious, but it is a little hot. You can also enjoy Chinese food there because lots of Chinese people live in Bangkok. In Bangkok, you can also find American food. The weather in Bangkok changes (变化) a lot from June to September. July has the most rain in Bangkok. If you come in this month, you must take an umbrella with you. If you come from October to February of the next year, you will feel very good there. Bangkok is a very interesting place to visit. 任务1：阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。 69. f________ well known 70. r________ to arrive in or to get to 任务2：阅读短文，进行同义句转换，每空一词。 71. It is the biggest city in Thailand. It is ________ than ________ other city in Thailand. 任务3：阅读短文内容回答问题。 72. Is Bangkok is a good place for clothes? _______________________________________________________________ 73. How is the food in Bangkok? _______________________________________________________________ 74. Which month has the most rain in Bangkok? _______________________________________________________________ 【答案】69. famous 70. reach 71. ①. bigger ②. any 72. Yes. 73. Very delicious but a little hot. 74. July. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了曼谷作为一个旅游和购物目的地的特色与魅力。 【69题详解】 根据英文释义“well known”和首字母提示提示可知，空处用famous表示“著名的”。故填famous。 【70题详解】 英文释义“to arrive in or to get to”给出了一个动作，即“到达”或“抵达”。结合首字母提示，我们可以确定这个单词是reach，表示“到达”或“抵达”某地。故填reach。 【71题详解】 原句中的biggest表示“最大的”，转换为比较级形式时，需要使用“any other+单数名词”来用比较级表示最高级含义，即“比其他任何城市都大”。故填bigger；any。 【72题详解】 根据第二段首句“Bangkok is a good place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes.”可以明确得知，曼谷是购买珠宝和衣服的好地方。故填Yes. 【73题详解】 第三段首句明确指出“The food in Bangkok is very delicious, but it is a little hot.”，即曼谷的食物非常美味，但有点儿辣。故填Very delicious but a little hot. 【74题详解】 第四段中提到“July has the most rain in Bangkok.”，即曼谷在七月雨水最多。故填July. (C) Charlie Chaplin (卓别林) was born in 1889 in London. The Chaplin family had no money. In1894, he started dancing and singing for money. He was serious to take his work. About the year 1900, Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances (入口) of London theaters. He was hoping to get work in show business. In 1904, he joined a travelling theatre company (公司) and was to America. In 1910, someone asked him to perform in a film, then he went to Hollywood. He became a film director in 1914. He worked very hard and do well in his work, he made many funny films between 1914 and 1966. In 1977, he died in Switzerland (瑞士), people all over the world were very sad. 根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。 Charlie Chaplin His family Being ____75____ In 1894 Starting dancing and singing and taking his work ____76____ In 1910 Performing in a film, then going to ____77____ Between1914 and 1966 Doing ____78____ in his work and making many funny films In 1977 ____79____ his life in Switzerland 【答案】75. poor 76. seriously 77. Hollywood 78. well 79. Losing 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了查理·卓别林。 【75题详解】 根据“The Chaplin family had no money”可知他家没有钱，很穷，poor“穷的”。故填poor。 【76题详解】 根据“In1894, he started dancing and singing for money. He was serious to take his work”可知他对工作很认真，take...seriously“认真对待”。故填seriously。 【77题详解】 根据“In 1910, someone asked him to perform in a film, then he went to Hollywood.”可知在1910年，有人邀请他出演一部电影，然后他去了好莱坞。故填Hollywood。 【78题详解】 根据“He worked very hard and do well in his work, he made many funny films between 1914 and 1966”可知在1914年至1966年间拍摄了许多有趣的电影，他工作非常努力，做得也很好。故填well。 【79题详解】 根据“In 1977, he died in Switzerland”可知1977年，他在瑞士去世，lose one’s life“去世，丧生”，此处用动名词。故填Losing。 六、书面表达 80. 假如你是张华，你的朋友Lisa写信告诉你她要来你家乡哈尔滨旅游。请根据以下信息给她写一封回信介绍你的家乡，并说说你喜欢你的家乡的原因。 写作要点： 1. 表达收到他来信的高兴之情。 2. 介绍家乡的著名景点。 (1) 中央大街 (Central Street)：最漂亮的街道，最著名的景点； (2) 龙塔：曾经是亚洲 (Asia) 最高的钢塔 (steel tower)。 3. 说出你喜欢家乡的原因 (至少两点)。 写作要求： 1. 不得使用真实姓名和学校名； 2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯； 3. 字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清楚； 4. 不少于80词。(已给出的开头和结尾不计入总词数) Dear Lisa, How are you doing? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to seeing you soon! Yours, Zhang Hua 【答案】例文： Dear Lisa, How are you doing? I am extremely delighted to receive your letter and know that you are planning to visit my hometown, Harbin. Let me introduce my beautiful hometown to you. Harbin is a city full of charm. Central Street is undoubtedly the most beautiful street and the most famous scenic spot. It is lined with unique European-style buildings, and strolling on it makes you feel as if you are in a fairy tale world. Another remarkable landmark is the Dragon Tower. Once the tallest steel tower in Asia, it stands majestically, offering a panoramic view of the city. There are many reasons why I love my hometown. Firstly, Harbin has a rich cultural heritage. The combination of different cultures creates a unique atmosphere. Secondly, the winter in Harbin is magical. With magnificent ice sculptures and exciting winter activities, it attracts tourists from all over the world. Looking forward to seeing you soon! Yours, Zhang Hua 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇书信作文； ②时态：主要为“一般现在时”； ③提示：文章要点已经给出，按照话题展开阐述，可以适当增加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表达收到来信的高兴之情； 第二步，介绍家乡哈尔滨的著名景点，包括中央大街和龙塔； 第三步，阐述喜欢家乡的原因； 第四步，表达期待见到朋友。 [亮点词汇] ①fairy tale world童话世界 ②panoramic view全景 ③cultural heritage文化遗产 [高分句型] ①It is lined with unique European-style buildings, and strolling on it makes you feel as if you are in a fairy tale world.（as if引导的表语从句） ②There are many reasons why I love my hometown.（why引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2023~2024学年度八年级（上学期）期中测试 英语试卷 一、单项选择（本题共20分，每小题1分） 1. Which underlined letter has a different sound? A. lose B. hope C. role 2. Which underlined letters have a different sound? A. choose B. rich C. character 3. Which word of the following doesn’t have the same stress as the others? A. Simple B. Expect C. Ticket 4. Mr. Wang, I don’t understand the meaning of this word. Can you give me ________ example? A. a B. an C. the 5. ________ is interesting for us to watch game shows. A. It B. That C. This 6. —Where will you go to spend your winter holiday? —We ________ go to Xiamen, but we’re not sure. A. might B. should C. would 7. The 19th Asian Games ________ in Hangzhou on 23rd September. A. happened B. took place C. was happened 8. —Amy, can you read these words for us? —Sorry, Mr. Brown. I can’t see them ________. A. loudly B. quietly C. clearly 9. —How was your hometown ________? —It was less beautiful than it is now. A. in 1990s B. in the 1990 C. in the 1990s 10. David likes doing sports in his free time. ________, he often plays basketball with his friends on the weekend. A. For example B. Such as C. Like 11. —Excuse me. Would you mind me ________ your bike for a week? —Not at all. A. using B. to use C. use 12. The teacher asked the students to ________ a story about a trip to the moon. A. give up B. make up C. get up 13. We should always be ready ________ our friends when they are in trouble. A. to help B. for help C. to helping 14. —Please stay with me this weekend. —I’m sorry, but my father and I planned ________ Beijing a long time ago. A. visit B. visiting C. to visit 15. He can run ________ faster than me. A. little B. many C. much 16. —Are you a soccer player in your school? —Yes, I ________ the team two years ago. A. join B. am joining C. joined 17. —How are the farmers? —They are becoming ________. A. more and more richer B. richer and richer C. more rich and more rich 18. It is one of the Chinese festivals. People usually eat mooncakes and enjoy the moon. The festival is ________. A. the Mid-Autumn Day B. the Spring Festival C. the Dragon Boat Festival 19. Everyone wants to be popular in the class. We should ________ to make ourselves popular and make more friends. ①help classmates when they are in need of help ②often talk loudly in class ③do Chinese exercises in English class ④follow the school rules ⑤join in some activities like an art festival A. ②④⑤ B. ①④⑤ C. ①③④ 20. Li Hong has 44 classmates in her class. Each of them has one favorite sport. According to the table, ________ students love ball games. Favorite sports Basketball Running Swimming Volleyball The number of students 11 12 9 ? A. 13 B. 18 C. 24 二、完形填空（本题共10分，每小题1分） As a student in Grade 8, you have a ____21____ life every day. Do you want to be a happy middle school student? Here are some ways for you. Relax yourself. ____22____ work makes some students tired and ____23____. Leave some time for relaxing and interesting activities. You can read a good book, listen to music or go for a walk. Get enough sleep. Enough sleep ____24____ you keep your body strong. Early to bed and early to rise (早睡早起) can make you pay more attention to your school work the next day ____25____ usual. Do sports. Many sports are good ____26____ all of us. Do more outside activities. You can go swimming. ____27____ stay at home every day. Get help. Everyone meets problems. You can ____28____ your parents, teachers or friends for help. Learn to get help from others, and you can solve (解决) the problems ____29____. Have a happy attitude (态度). A happy attitude brings you a happy life. So your happy attitude is ____30____. 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 21. A. tidy B. busy C. free 22. A. Too much B. Much too C. Too many 23. A. interesting B. relaxed C. bored 24. A. help B. helps C. helping 25. A. as B. than C. like 26. A. at B. in C. for 27. A. No B. Not C. Don’t 28. A. tell B. ask C. let 29. A. more easily B. easier C. harder 30. A. something B. nothing C. everything 三、阅读理解（本题20分，每小题1分） (A) MOVIE GUIDE THURSDAY Rush Hour 15:00 23:00 Action Movie Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It’s so exciting. Come and have fun! My Life as McDull 9:00 13:00 Cartoon McDull is a little pig. He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute. Do you want to enjoy happiness with him? Be sure to watch it! Mr. Bean 11:00 19:00 Comedy Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It’s very funny. Don’t miss it! 根据语言材料选择最佳答案 31. ________ is an action movie character. A. Jackie Chan B. McDull C. Rowan 32. What do you think of McDull? A. Exciting B. Silly but cute C. Funny 33. What kind of movie is Mr. Bean? A. Action Movie B. Cartoon C. Comedy 34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Rush Hour may be on show at 9:00. B. McDull is a little pig. C. Rowan is a great actress. 35. We may read the posters (海报) ________. A. in a science book B. in the opera theater C. in the movie theater (B) There was a beautiful garden. Every year the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one. For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose Lucy became proud (骄傲的). It would never let birds stay on its flower. Then all the birds started staying away from Lucy. Behind Lucy, there was a little yellow flower. People called it Alice. Alice wasn’t more beautiful than Lucy, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower. All the birds in the garden liked it. This year the king went to the garden as before. The gardener (花匠) pointed at the rose and said to the king, “Your favorite flower, my king.” Of course, the king also saw the yellow flower behind it and asked, “What flower is that?” “Oh! That’s Alice, a wild (野生的) flower.” “I didn’t see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think it’s much more beautiful than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!” said the king. We know it pays to be kind and hurts to be selfish (自私的). 根据短文内容，正确的写(A)，错误的写(B)。 36. Every day the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one. 37. For the last few years, the rose Lucy was the most beautiful. 38. A wild flower, Alice is called “the King Flower” this year. 39. The yellow flower kept all the birds away from itself. 40. The passage tells us that these people are being paid for being selfish. (C) Can animals have their festivals today? Yes, of course. And many countries have their own animal festivals to respect animals. On the second Sunday of October, it’s Canadian Dog’s Day. On that day, all the Canadian dogs can enjoy the day. Canadian people see it as an important day. Because they think dogs are very kind to them and help them a lot. They can pull a sled, carry things and do many other important things. In Indonesia, May 7th is Monkey’s Day. People give many candies and nuts to monkeys. They also play music for monkeys. All the monkeys will have a good time on that day. We live in the same world with animals. So we have to be friendly to them and get along very well with them. 根据短文所提供的信息选择最佳答案。 41. The underlined word “respect” in the passage means “________” in Chinese. A. 照顾 B. 领养 C. 尊重 42. Canadian Dog’s Day is on ________. A. May 7th B. the second Sunday of October C. the second Sunday in May 43. On Monkey’s Day, Indonesian people don’t ________. A. play music for monkeys B. give many candies and nuts to monkeys C. dance with monkeys 44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Canadian people think their Dog’s Day is very important. B. Few countries in the world have their own animal festivals for animals. C. In Canada, dogs can pull a sled, carry things and look after the old as well. 45. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Canadian people love dogs very much. B. Animals can help people in many ways. C. It introduces some animal festivals in the world. (D) The most exciting day every week is Friday. Why? ___46___ No, it’s because on Friday I can buy food from the school shop. ___47___ But mom doesn’t let us buy food there on the other two days. ___48___ She gives us money for food from the shop only on Friday. You may want to know what I buy from the shop. ___49___ It’s the hot lasagna (意大利千层面). I always have the same thing. From Monday to Thursday, I can only have cold food from my lunchbox. ___50___ I’d like to have something hot. Do you like food from the school shop or your mom’s lunch? 根据短文内容，将下面的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整，通顺（每个选项只能用一次）。 A. That’s too much money. B. It’s not something very exciting. C. You may think it’s because Friday is the last day before the weekend. D. On Friday, I need to have a change. E. The shop is open from Wednesday to Friday. 四、交际英语（本题共10分，每小题1分） (A)从A-G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的） A: Hi, Joe. What are you doing? B: Hi, Linda. I’m writing an ad (广告) to find a roommate (室友). A: ____51____ B: I agree (同意) with you. ____52____ A: My roommate is as friendly as me. And she’s tidier than me. B: Wow, that’s great. I had a bad roommate a few years ago. He was noisier than anyone else I know. A: Why? B: ____53____ And he hardly ever did the dishes. A: ____54____ B: Yes. I asked him to move out after two months. A: ____55____ B: Thank you. A. Hope you’ll find a good roommate soon. B. Where are you from? C. How is your roommate? D. So he was also much lazier. E. Because he played music loudly every night. F. He washed his clothes every day. G. Having a good roommate is important. (B) 补全对话 填入一个适当的词补全对话，每空一词。 A: Hi, mother? Could I watch TV tonight? B: Sure. What about sitcoms? A: I don’t mind them, but all these sitcoms have one thing in ____56____. Sometimes they can be boring. B: That’s true. That’s ____57____ to you. A: I like to watch talk shows. They’re ____58____ fantastic than the other shows. B: OK. I think they’re wonderful. A: Could I stay until eleven? B: No, you ____59____. You’ll have a basketball game tomorrow. You need to have a good rest. A: Oh, yeah. Well, could you give me a ride to town tomorrow? B: Sorry. I have to do some work tomorrow. A: OK. No ____60____. I’ll call Allan. Maybe his dad can. 五、任务性阅读（本题20分，每小题1分） (A) 阅读短文，用方框中所给词或短语的正确形式填空（每空只能填一个词或短语，每个单词或短语限用一次） I careful win bad talent true become take sb’s place I was a fool (蠢人) at school. I was not interested in school and didn’t ____61____ about my grades. My teacher thought I was one of the ____62____ students in my class. I started to lose faith (信心) in ____63____. But one thing changed me: Chess. I started to play chess with my father after school simply because I wanted to win. My father was ____64____, and he was good at physics, writing, sports..., almost every field. I started to study chess book and play on the computer to sharpen (磨炼) my skills (技能). One weekend, I ____65____ checkmated (将杀) my father, which made me feel excited. Two years later, I ____66____ the second best player on my school chess team. Before the competition, our top player the boy didn’t come, I ____67____ to play with the best players in other states. My opponent (对手) was so confident (自信的) and kept attacking (进攻) while I had to try my best to keep my king (老将) safe. As his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat. I was the ____68____. I won the first cup. While holding my cup, I was so proud, and I realized (认识到) that everyone can be a talent in fact. (B) Bangkok (曼谷), the capital (首都) of Thailand, is wonderful and famous! It is the biggest city in Thailand. Bangkok is a good place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes. They are beautiful but not expensive. When you reach Bangkok, the people in Bangkok are very friendly. If you eat in a restaurant, the waiters will always smile at you. The food in Bangkok is very delicious, but it is a little hot. You can also enjoy Chinese food there because lots of Chinese people live in Bangkok. In Bangkok, you can also find American food. The weather in Bangkok changes (变化) a lot from June to September. July has the most rain in Bangkok. If you come in this month, you must take an umbrella with you. If you come from October to February of the next year, you will feel very good there. Bangkok is a very interesting place to visit. 任务1：阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。 69. f________ well known 70. r________ to arrive in or to get to 任务2：阅读短文，进行同义句转换，每空一词。 71. It is the biggest city in Thailand. It is ________ than ________ other city in Thailand. 任务3：阅读短文内容回答问题。 72. Is Bangkok is a good place for clothes? _______________________________________________________________ 73. How is the food in Bangkok? _______________________________________________________________ 74. Which month has the most rain in Bangkok? _______________________________________________________________ (C) Charlie Chaplin (卓别林) was born in 1889 in London. The Chaplin family had no money. In1894, he started dancing and singing for money. He was serious to take his work. About the year 1900, Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances (入口) of London theaters. He was hoping to get work in show business. In 1904, he joined a travelling theatre company (公司) and was to America. In 1910, someone asked him to perform in a film, then he went to Hollywood. He became a film director in 1914. He worked very hard and do well in his work, he made many funny films between 1914 and 1966. In 1977, he died in Switzerland (瑞士), people all over the world were very sad. 根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。 Charlie Chaplin His family Being ____75____ In 1894 Starting dancing and singing and taking his work ____76____ In 1910 Performing in a film, then going to ____77____ Between1914 and 1966 Doing ____78____ in his work and making many funny films In 1977 ____79____ his life in Switzerland 六、书面表达 80. 假如你是张华，你的朋友Lisa写信告诉你她要来你家乡哈尔滨旅游。请根据以下信息给她写一封回信介绍你的家乡，并说说你喜欢你的家乡的原因。 写作要点： 1. 表达收到他来信的高兴之情。 2. 介绍家乡的著名景点。 (1) 中央大街 (Central Street)：最漂亮的街道，最著名的景点； (2) 龙塔：曾经是亚洲 (Asia) 最高的钢塔 (steel tower)。 3. 说出你喜欢家乡的原因 (至少两点)。 写作要求： 1. 不得使用真实姓名和学校名； 2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯； 3. 字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清楚； 4. 不少于80词。(已给出的开头和结尾不计入总词数) Dear Lisa, How are you doing? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to seeing you soon! 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