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大埔县2023年秋季期中教学质量监测 八年级英语试卷 说明： 1.全卷共6页，共51小题，满分为90分，考试用时为70分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在答题卡填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并贴上个人条形码。 3.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上. 4.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 5.考生务必保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束时，将答题卡交回. 笔试部分 (90分，共51题) 一、语法选择(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 My name is Wang Juan. I am from Guilin, Guangxi. Many people know about Guilin for its ___1___ mountains and rivers. But Guilin also has many historical sites. Lingqu Canal (灵渠运河) is one of ___2___ . Lingqu Canal is one of ___3___ canals in China. It connects (连接) the Xiang River and the Li River. It is one of the world’s earliest practices (实践) in connecting two rivers through a canal. Qin Shi Huang ___4___ Shi Lu to build it. He wanted to build a canal for grain transport (粮草运输). At the same time, it would help people go to Lingnan much more ___5___ . It could also help farmers get enough water to their farmlands and grow more food. Lingqu Canal has a great name in ___6___ world history of canals. It is a great example of old canals in China and ___7___ Chinese people’s great talent to the world. Now, it is getting more and more popular with visitors. Summer is the best time ___8___ the canal. You can walk on the streets along the canal, see old ___9___ and buildings, or take a boat ride. There is a lot to do ____10____ fun. 1. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully 2. A. they B. their C. them 3. A. old B. older C. the oldest 4. A. ordered B. will order C. is ordering 5. A. easy B. easily C. uneasy 6. A. a B. an C. the 7. A. is showing B. shows C. will show 8. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. to enjoy 9. A. bridges B. bridge C. bridge’s 10. A. at B. on C. for 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了灵渠运河的作用和它的历史意义。 【1题详解】 句意：许多人知道桂林是因为它美丽的山川。 beauty美丽，名词；beautiful美丽的，形容词；beautifully美丽地，副词。根据文中“Many people know about Guilin for its…mountains and rivers.”可知，此处需用形容词作定语。beautiful“美丽的”，符合语境。故选B。 【2题详解】 句意：灵渠就是其中之一。 they主格代词，他们；their形容词性物主代词，他们的；them宾格代词，他们。根据文中“Lingqu Canal is one of …”可知，介词of后需用代词宾格。them“他们”，符合语境。故选C。 【3题详解】 句意：灵渠是中国最古老的运河之一。 old形容词原级，老的；older形容词比较级，更老的；the oldest形容词最高级，最老的。根据文中“Lingqu Canal is one of…canals in China.”可知，此处指的是最古老的运河之一，one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，空出应用用形容词最高级。the oldest“最古老的”，符合语境。故选C。 4题详解】 句意：秦始皇命令石路建造它。 ordered一般过去时；will order一般将来时；is ordering现在进行时。根据文中“Qin Shi Huang…Shi Lu to build it.”及常识可知，秦始皇已经去世，句子为一般过去时，谓语动词应为过去式。ordered“命令”。符合语境。故选A。 【5题详解】 句意：同时，它将帮助人们更容易地去岭南。 easy形容词，容易的；easily副词，容易地；uneasy形容词，不容易的。根据文中“At the same time, it would help people go to Lingnan much more…”可知，此处指的是容易去岭南，修饰动词go需用副词。easily“容易地”，符合语境。故选B。 【6题详解】 句意：灵渠在世界运河史上享有盛誉。 a不定冠词，表示泛指，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an不定冠词，表示泛指，用于元音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，表示特指。根据文中“Lingqu Canal has a great name in…world history of canals.”空后名词history“历史”可知，此处特指运河的历史，需用定冠词the。故选C。 【7题详解】 句意：它是中国古老运河的一个很好的例子，向世界展示了中国人民的伟大才能。 is showing现在进行时；shows一般现在时；will show一般将来时。根据文中“It is a great example of old canals in China and…Chinese people’s great talent to the world.”可知，and连接并列成分，根据空前is可知，此处需用一般现在时。故选B。 【8题详解】 句意：夏天是游览运河的最佳时节。 enjoy动词原形；enjoying动名词；to enjoy动词不定式。根据文中“Summer is the best time…the canal.”可知，此处需用动词不定式to do作定语。to enjoy“去享受”，符合语境。故选C。 【9题详解】 句意：你可以沿着运河走在街上，看看古老的桥梁和建筑，或者乘船游览。 bridges桥，复数；bridge桥，单数；bridge’s桥的，名词所有格。根据文中“You can walk on the streets along the canal, see old…and buildings, or take a boat ride.”空后名词buildings“建筑物”可知，此处需用名词，因为前面没有限定词，所以需用复数形式。bridges“桥”，符合语境。故选A。 【10题详解】 句意：有很多有趣的事情要做。 at在；on在……上面；for为了。根据文中“There is a lot to do…fun.”可知，此处指的是为了乐趣，有很多有趣的事情可以做，介词for“为了”，表示目的，符合语境。故选C。 二、完形填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Alice and Katie were twins from London They looked the same and they were best friends. But the twins had different interests. Alice liked ____11____, so she was in the soccer club. Katie liked Chinese. She once went to summer camp in ____12____ . Alice wasn’t interested in Chinese, so she didn’t go. She was angry that Katie wanted to ____13____ the summer away from her. Two months later, Katie came back. When Alice ____14____ Katie about China, Katie didn’t say much. It made Alice angrier because they always ____15____ each other everything in the past. Over the weeks, the sisters didn’t ____16____ much to each other. One month later, it was the twins’ birthday. That night, Alice came into Katie’s room. “I’m ____17____ that I didn’t speak much to you these days,” said Katie. “I see. You have new friends now,” said Alice. “For some time, I thought my new friends were ____18____ than you. But I was wrong. You’re my sister, and you’ll always be my best friend,” said Katie. Alice said, “I’m sorry, too. It’s ____19____ for twins to like different things. We can ____20____ be best friends although we don’t stay together all the time.” 11. A. music B. food C. sports D. animals 12. A. China B. India C. Australia D. America 13. A. take B. spend C. study D. describe 14. A. told B. taught C. asked D. called 15. A. looked after B. helped out C. laughed at D. talked with 16. A. pay B. speak C. turn D. write 17. A. happy B. lucky C. sorry D. shy 18. A. noisier B. healthier C. more boring D. more exciting 19. A. difficult B. natural C. useful D. important 20. A. still B. never C. soon D. ever 【答案】11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了双胞胎姐妹爱丽丝和凯蒂因为兴趣不同，导致她们在同一个夏令营结束之后，彼此之间没有交流。在双胞胎生日那天，她们互相道了歉，并决定即使她们不能一直在一起，她们仍然可以是最好的朋友。 【11题详解】 句意：爱丽丝喜欢运动，所以她在足球俱乐部。 music音乐；food食物；sports运动；animals动物。根据文中“Alice liked…so she was in the soccer club.”可知，此处指的是爱丽丝喜欢运动，sports“运动”，符合语境。故选C。 【12题详解】 句意：她曾经在中国参加过夏令营。 China中国；India印度；Australia 澳大利亚；America。根据文中“Katie liked Chinese. She once went to summer camp in…”可知，凯蒂喜欢中文，她应该在中国参加夏令营。China“中国”，符合语境。故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：爱丽丝很生气，凯蒂想把暑假的时间花在远离她的事情上。 take拿走；spend花费；study学习；describe描述。根据文中“She was angry that Katie wanted to…the summer away from her.”可知，此处指的是花费时间在某事上，spend some time away from“远离……度过一段时间”，spend“花费”，符合语境。故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：当爱丽丝问凯蒂关于中国的情况时，凯蒂没说什么。 told告诉；taught教；asked问；called打电话。根据文中“When Alice…Katie about China, Katie didn’t say much.”及下文可知，此处指的是爱丽丝询问凯蒂夏令营的事情。asked“询问”，符合语境。故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：这让爱丽丝更生气，因为她们过去总是互相告诉对方一切。 looked after照顾；helped out帮忙了；laughed at嘲笑；talked with谈论。根据文中“It made Alice angrier because they always…each other everything in the past. ”可知，此处指的是她们过去总是告诉对方一切。talked with“谈论，告诉”，符合语境。故选D。 【16题详解】 句意：在几个星期里，姐妹俩没有多说话。 pay支付；speak说话；turn转动；write写。根据文中“Over the weeks, the sisters didn’t…much to each other.”及下文可知，此处指的是姐妹俩没有怎么说话。speak“说话”，符合语境。故选B。 【17题详解】 句意：凯蒂说：“很抱歉，这些天我没跟你多说话。” happy高兴的；lucky幸运的；sorry抱歉的；shy害羞的。根据文中“I’m…that I didn’t speak much to you these days”及下文“I’m sorry, too.”可知，此处指的是凯蒂感到很抱歉。sorry“抱歉的”，符合语境。故选C。 【18题详解】 句意：有一段时间，我以为我的新朋友比你要令人兴奋得多。 noisier更吵闹的；healthier更健康的；more boring更无聊的；more exciting更令人兴奋的。根据文中“For some time, I thought my new friends were…than you. But I was wrong. You’re my sister, and you’ll always be my best friend”可知，此处指的是凯蒂曾经认为她的新朋友更令人兴奋。more exciting“更令人兴奋的”，符合语境。故选D。 【19题详解】 句意：双胞胎喜欢不同的东西是很自然的。 difficult困难的；natural自然的；useful有用的；important重要的。根据文中“I’m sorry, too. It’s…for twins to like different things.”可知，此处指的是双胞胎喜欢的不同是自然的。natural“自然的”，符合语境。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：虽然我们不能一直在一起，但我们仍然是最好的朋友。 still仍然；never从不；soon很快；ever曾经。根据文中“We can…be best friends although we don’t stay together all the time.”可知，此处指的是我们仍然是最好的朋友，still“仍然”，符合语境。故选A。 三、阅读理解(本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分) 阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A Saturday, September 24 Hello! I want to tell you about my trip to Buffalo, USA. I stayed there for a week. Mom, Dad, my cousin Siobhan and I arrived in Buffalo at eleven o’clock on Friday night. I was very tired, but very excited. We took a taxi to the Holiday Hotel. It’s in the center of the city, so it was easy to find. Our hotel was nice and clean. But it was expensive. Dad wasn’t very happy about that! The next day, on Saturday, we took a trip to the Niagara River. It was a forty-five-minute trip and it was great. Siobhan doesn’t like ferries (渡船), so she didn’t have fun at all! She likes shopping, so after the trip we went to a big shopping center. I bought a nice T-shirt for myself. It has a picture of Buffalo on it. I also got some postcards (明信片) for my best friend, Safi. Siobhan bought a schoolbag and two dresses. There were visitors everywhere and it was a great day. I’m feeling tired now. More tomorrow! 21. The writer arrived in Buffalo _________. A. by taxi B. by plane C. at night D. on Saturday 22. The writer’s dad was not happy with _________. A. the ferries B. the hotel price C. the weather D. the shopping center 23. Who disliked the trip to the Niagara River? A. The writer. B. The writer’s dad. C. The writer’s cousin. D. The writer’s mom. 24. What did the writer buy for Safi? A. A T-shirt. B. A schoolbag. C. Two dresses. D. Some postcards. 25 The writer will _________ tomorrow. A. go shopping B. meet his best friend C. show visitors around Buffalo D. write more about his trip to Buffalo 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇日记，主要介绍了作者的Buffalo之旅。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“Mom, Dad, my cousin Siobhan and I arrived in Buffalo at eleven o’clock on Friday night.”可知，作者是在晚上到达Buffalo的。故选C。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“Our hotel was nice and clean. But it was expensive. Dad wasn’t very happy about that!”可知，作者的爸爸对酒店的价格不满意。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“The next day, on Saturday, we took a trip to the Niagara River. It was a forty-five-minute trip and it was great. Siobhan doesn’t like ferries, so she didn’t have fun at all!”可知，作者的堂兄Siobhan不喜欢尼亚加拉河之旅。故选C。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“I also got some postcards for my best friend, Safi.”可知，作者给他的好朋友Safi买了一些明信片。故选D。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据文中“I’m feeling tired now. More tomorrow!”可知，作者明天会写更多的关于旅行的事情。故选D。 B Yan Mingyou is 93 years old, but he still works as a music teacher in Anhui Province. Yan is from a small town of Anhui. He worked there as a rural (乡村的) music teacher for about 40 years. In 1990, he retired. But after he learned some rural schools were short of music teachers, he decided to go on teaching. “I usually have six music lessons at a school and five lessons at another school every week,” the man said. To make his lessons more interesting, Yan started to learn to play the piano in 2006 when he was 77 years old. At the age of 80, Yan felt that he was too old to teach music. But the children wanted him to stay. “Students wanted me to teach music. So I decided to go on teaching,” Yan said. He doesn’t stop there. Yan also uses some of his money to help students in need. Liu Dandan is one of the students he helped. About ten years ago, Liu, then a student in Grade 5, had to stop schooling because her family didn’t have enough money. When Yan heard about that, he helped the girl. “Try my best to help children in need,” the old man said. “I feel happy to teach music,” Yan said. “For children in rural schools, music is a way to help them make their dreams come true.” 26. What does the underlined word “retired” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A. 移民 B. 面试 C. 退休 D. 毕业 27. When did Yan Mingyou start to learn to play the piano? A. At the age of 40. B. At the age of 77. C. At the age of 80. D. At the age of 93. 28. The writer wrote Liu Dandan’s story to show _________. A. Yan Mingyou works hard B. Yan Mingyou’s students are excellent C. Yan Mingyou is popular with students D. Yan Mingyou uses his money to help students 29. What may the students want to say to Yan Mingyou? A. Good luck! B. Thank you! C. Have a good trip! D. Tomorrow is another day! 30. What’s the best title for the passage? A. A great teacher B. Love for music C. Children’s big dreams D. Rural schools in China 【答案】26. C 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一位94岁的音乐老师的故事。 【26题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第二段“In 1990, he retired. But after he learned some rural schools were short of music teachers, he decided to go on teaching.”可知，他退休了，但是了解到师资短缺后，他继续教学。所以retire的意思是“退休”，故选C。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Yan started to learn to play the piano in 2006 when he was 77 years old.”可知，77岁时开始学钢琴，故选B。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Yan also uses some of his money to help students in need. Liu Dandan is one of the students he helped.”可知，作者写刘丹丹的故事是为了展示严明友用自己的钱帮助学生。故选D。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段和“Try my best to help children in need”可知，他帮助有需要的学生，所以推知，学生可能会感谢他，故选B。 【30题详解】 最佳标题题。根据第一段“Yan Mingyou is 93 years old, but he still works as a music teacher in Anhui Province.”和全文可知，本文主要讲述了退休教师严明友教音乐，并资助孩子们的故事，所以最佳标题是“一位好老师”，故选A。 C 配对阅读：阅读信息，然后找出最合适的配对(有两个多余项) ___31___After seeing fireflies (萤火虫) for the first time at a park, Mrs. Wang’s son is so crazy about them that he wants to see them again. ___32___ Cathy learnt about the Liangzhu culture there last week But it was a pity that she couldn’t take any photos. ___33___ Lily enjoys reading. She finds a quiet place to kill her time. Every Sunday, she goes there to read her favorite books. ___34___Li Han finds a good place to spend his weekend. He often goes boating with his friends there. They enjoy themselves every time. ___35___ Judy is a lovely girl. She likes going shopping with her friends. She does the shopping twice a week. A. The Guangzhou Railway Museum is open to people on May 1st. There are many exhibitions about the history of Guangzhou’s railway development. You can have a close look at carriages. B. Huaqiangbei Business Street is a shopping heaven (天堂) for girls. It has many great clothes shops with many beautiful clothes. Most importantly, they are not expensive but of good quality. C. Qingyuan Huanglong Gorge is a great place to have fun. You can cool yourself in the hot summer. Please avoid coming on weekends because there are lots of people. D. Reading Mi Bookstore is a nice place for book lovers. You will lose yourself in all kinds of interesting books in such a quiet place. E. Yuexiu Park is an excellent place to spend your weekend with your good friends. Here, you can play games, go boating, swim and sometimes enjoy soccer games. F. Nanyue King Museum has some exhibition s of Liangzhu culture. You can learn a lot here. No photos or videos in the museum.10 yuan per person. Half price for students. G. Fireflies are becoming a beautiful sight in many parks. Recently fireflies have come back to Baiyun Mountain. A great number of fireflies have lightened up the night. 【答案】31. G 32. F 33. D 34. E 35. B 【解析】 【31题详解】 根据文中“After seeing fireflies for the first time at a park, Mrs. Wang’s son is so crazy about them that he wants to see them again.”可知，王女士的儿子在公园里看到萤火虫后，对它们表现出了极大的兴趣，他想再看一次。选项G“萤火虫在许多公园里正成为一道美丽的风景线。最近萤火虫又回到了白云山。许多萤火虫照亮了夜空。”符合语境。故选G。 【32题详解】 根据文中“Cathy learnt about the Liangzhu culture there last week. But it was a pity that she couldn’t take any photos.”可知，Cathy上周在那里了解了良渚文化。但遗憾的是，她不能拍任何照片。选项F“南越王博物馆有一些良渚文化展览。你可以在这里学到很多。博物馆里没有照片或视频。”符合语境。故选F。 【33题详解】 根据文中“Lily enjoys reading. She finds a quiet place to kill her time. Every Sunday, she goes there to read her favorite books.”可知，Lily喜欢读书。她找到一个安静的地方消磨时间。选项D“读书迷的好去处。在这样一个安静的地方，你会迷失在各种有趣的书中。”符合语境。故选D。 【34题详解】 根据文中“Li Han finds a good place to spend his weekend. He often goes boating with his friends there. They enjoy themselves every time.”可知，Li Han有个好地方度过周末，她经常和朋友们去那里滑冰。选项E“越秀公园是与好友共度周末的绝佳去处。在这里，你可以玩游戏、划船、游泳，有时还可以享受足球比赛。”符合语境。故选E。 【35题详解】 根据文中“Judy is a lovely girl. She likes going shopping with her friends. She does the shopping twice a week.”可知，Judy喜欢和她的朋友们去购物，她们一周去两次购物。选项B“华强北商业街是女孩们的购物天堂。它有很多很棒的服装店，有很多漂亮的衣服。最重要的是，它们不贵，但质量很好。”符合语境。故选B。 四、短文填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。 work, do, museum, enjoy, store, wait, what, around, bored, place People spend a lot of time at the airport (机场) when they go on vacation. They have to ____36____ for their plane to take off. What can they do? Some airports have rest areas (休息区). These are quiet ____37____ for people to rest and sleep. A lot of airports have free Wi-Fi. People can ____38____ or talk with friends using Wi-Fi. Big airports usually have many restaurants and ____39____ . People can eat different kinds of food or go shopping. There are quite a few things ____40____ at the airport. Some international (国际的) airports ____41____ the world have something more interesting. An international airport in South Korea a has a skating area. The international airport in Hong Kong, China, has a small golf course (高尔夫球场). An airport in Amsterdam has a(n) ____42____ . You can learn about Dutch art and history. You will never feel ____43____. At the Nashville International Airport in the USA, the live music shows are quite ____44____. Did you have the experience of spending time at an international airport? ____45____ was it like? 【答案】36. wait 37. places 38. work 39. stores 40. to do 41. around 42. museum 43. bored 44. enjoyable 45. What 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了人们在机场可以干什么。 【36题详解】 句意：他们不得不等待飞机起飞。根据文中“They have to…for their plane to take off.”和上文及所给词可知，此处指的是人们在等待飞起起飞，wait for “等待”，符合语境，have to do sth.“不得不做某事”，空处使用动词原形。故填wait。 【37题详解】 句意：这些是人们休息和睡觉的安静的地方。根据文中“Some airports have rest areas. These are quiet…for people to rest and sleep.”及所给词可知，此处指的是休息区是安静的地方，place“地方”。由“These”可知，应该用名词的复数形式。places“地方”，符合语境。故填places。 【38题详解】 句意：人们可以用无线网络工作或者和朋友聊天。根据文中“People can…or talk with friends using Wi-Fi.”及所给词可知，此处指的是人们能够工作，work“工作”，can为情态动词，后接动词原形。故填work。 【39题详解】 句意：大的机场通常有许多饭店和商店。根据文中“Big airports usually have many restaurants and…People can eat different kinds of food or go shopping.”及所给词可知，此处指的是大型的机场有餐厅和商店，shop“商店”，many修饰可数名词复数。故填stores。 【40题详解】 句意：在机场有许多事情可以做。根据文中“There are quite a few things…at the airport.”及所给词可知可知，此处指的是有很多事情去做，不定式短语to do作后置定语，修饰前面的名词things。故填to do。 【41题详解】 句意：世界各地的一些国际机场有更有趣的东西。根据文中“Some international airports…the world have something more interesting.”及所给词可知，此处指的是世界各地的国际机场，around the world “全世界”，固定短语，符合语境。故填around。 42题详解】 句意：阿姆斯特丹的一家机场有一座博物馆。根据下文“You can learn about Dutch art and history. ”及所给词可知，此处指的是这个机场有一座博物馆，museum“博物馆”，空前“a”可知，用可数名词单数。故填museum。 【43题详解】 句意：你永远不会感到无聊。根据文中“You will never feel…”和上文及所给词可知，此处指的是不会感到无聊，feel为系动词，后接形容词作表语。bored“无聊的”，形容人的内心感受，符合语境。故填bored。 【44题详解】 句意：在美国的纳什维尔国际机场，现场音乐表演相当令人愉悦。根据文中“At the Nashville International Airport in the USA, the live music shows are quite…”及所给词可知，此处指的是现场音乐表是令人愉悦的。“are”为系动词，应用形容词作表语，enjoy“享受”，其形容词形式enjoyable“愉快的”，符合语境。故填enjoyable。 【45题详解】 句意：它是什么样的？根据文中“Did you have the experience of spending time at an international airport…was it like?”及所给词可知，此处指的是你经历的国际机场是什么样子的？句子应为what引导的特殊疑问句。what“什么”，符合语境，位于句首，首字母大写。故填What。 五、读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分) A.回答问题 Linda was talented in art. She was the most popular girl in her school. She got on well with everyone. She tried very hard to be friendly to everyone. She felt very lucky because no other girl had as many friends as she had at school. But everything changed (改变) on Friendship Day. On that day, everyone had to make three gifts to give to their three best friends. However, by the end of the activity, Linda didn’t get any gifts! She didn’t understand. She tried so hard to make so many friends, and in the end, no one saw her as their best friend. She felt terrible. When she got home that night, Linda asked her mother how she could find true friends. “Linda, my dear, if you want true friends, you will have to give them time and love. True friends must always be there for each other, in good times and bad.” Linda said, “I want to be everyone’s friend.” “There just isn’t enough time for everyone, so you can only have a few true friends.” Hearing this, Linda decided to make a change so that she could have some true friends. Now she has three true friends. They always study together and care about one another. 46. What was Linda talented in? ___________________________________________________________ 47. Why did Linda feel very lucky at first? ___________________________________________________________ 48. On which day didn’t Linda get any gifts? ___________________________________________________________ 49. Who gave Linda some advice on making true friends? ___________________________________________________________ 50. How many true friends does Linda have now? ___________________________________________________________ B.书面表达 51. 在学习和生活中，相信每一位同学都会有朝夕相处的好朋友。请你以“My Good Friends”为题写一篇英语短文，向大家介绍一下你的好朋友们。 内容包括：1.外貌特征；2.性格特点；3.兴趣爱好。 作文要求：1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。 2.语句连贯，词数80左右。 My Good Friends ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】46. Linda/ She was talented in art. 47. Because no other girl had as many friends as she had at school. 48. She didn’t get any gifts on Friendship Day./ On Friendship Day. 49. Her mother gave her some advice on making true friends./ Her mother. 50. Linda/ She has three (3) true friends now./ Three (3). 51. 参考范文 My Good Friends I have two good friends. Their names are Chen Liang and Li Lei. Chen Liang is a little short and he wears glasses. He is outgoing and funny. He often makes us laugh. Li Lei is taller than Chen Liang and he is thin. He is quiet and a little serious. But he is talented in sports. He is good at playing basketball. They both like swimming. But Li Lei swims better than Chen Liang, so he always wins. We usually have great time together. We are good friends. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Linda对朋友理解的改变。 【46题详解】 根据“Linda was talented in art.”可知美术很有天赋，故填Linda/ She was talented in art. 【47题详解】 根据“She felt very lucky because no other girl had as many friends as she had at school.”可知她觉得自己很幸运，因为在学校里没有其他女孩像她一样拥有这么多的朋友。故填Because no other girl had as many friends as she had at school. 【48题详解】 根据“But everything changed (改变) on Friendship Day. On that day, everyone had to make three gifts to give to their three best friends.”可知是在友谊节。故填She didn’t get any gifts on Friendship Day./ On Friendship Day. 【49题详解】 根据“When she got home that night, Linda asked her mother how she could find true friends.”可知妈妈给了她建议。故填Her mother gave her some advice on making true friends./ Her mother. 【50题详解】 根据“Now she has three true friends. They always study together and care about one another.”可知现在有了三个真正的朋友。故填Linda/ She has three (3) true friends now./ Three (3). 【51题详解】 [总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：一般现在时； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏要点，并适当添加细节，突出重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，引出主题，介绍好朋友； 第二步，依据要点，从外貌、性格、爱好方面介绍。 [亮点词汇] ①outgoing外向的 ②serious严肃的 ③is talented in有……的天赋 [高分句型] But Li Lei swims better than Chen Liang, so he always wins.（比较级结构） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 大埔县2023年秋季期中教学质量监测 八年级英语试卷 说明： 1.全卷共6页，共51小题，满分为90分，考试用时为70分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在答题卡填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并贴上个人条形码。 3.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上. 4.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 5.考生务必保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束时，将答题卡交回. 笔试部分 (90分，共51题) 一、语法选择(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 My name is Wang Juan. I am from Guilin, Guangxi. Many people know about Guilin for its ___1___ mountains and rivers. But Guilin also has many historical sites. Lingqu Canal (灵渠运河) is one of ___2___ . Lingqu Canal is one of ___3___ canals in China. It connects (连接) the Xiang River and the Li River. It is one of the world’s earliest practices (实践) in connecting two rivers through a canal. Qin Shi Huang ___4___ Shi Lu to build it. He wanted to build a canal for grain transport (粮草运输). At the same time it would help people go to Lingnan much more ___5___ . It could also help farmers get enough water to their farmlands and grow more food. Lingqu Canal has a great name in ___6___ world history of canals. It is a great example of old canals in China and ___7___ Chinese people’s great talent to the world. Now, it is getting more and more popular with visitors. Summer is the best time ___8___ the canal. You can walk on the streets along the canal, see old ___9___ and buildings, or take a boat ride. There is a lot to do ____10____ fun. 1. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully 2. A. they B. their C. them 3. A. old B. older C. the oldest 4. A. ordered B. will order C. is ordering 5. A. easy B. easily C. uneasy 6. A. a B. an C. the 7. A. is showing B. shows C. will show 8. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. to enjoy 9. A. bridges B. bridge C. bridge’s 10. A. at B. on C. for 二、完形填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Alice and Katie were twins from London. They looked the same and they were best friends. But the twins had different interests. Alice liked ____11____, so she was in the soccer club. Katie liked Chinese. She once went to summer camp in ____12____ . Alice wasn’t interested in Chinese, so she didn’t go. She was angry that Katie wanted to ____13____ the summer away from her. Two months later, Katie came back. When Alice ____14____ Katie about China, Katie didn’t say much. It made Alice angrier because they always ____15____ each other everything in the past. Over the weeks, the sisters didn’t ____16____ much to each other. One month later, it was the twins’ birthday. That night, Alice came into Katie’s room. “I’m ____17____ that I didn’t speak much to you these days,” said Katie. “I see. You have new friends now,” said Alice. “For some time, I thought my new friends were ____18____ than you. But I was wrong. You’re my sister, and you’ll always be my best friend,” said Katie. Alice said, “I’m sorry, too. It’s ____19____ for twins to like different things. We can ____20____ be best friends although we don’t stay together all the time.” 11. A. music B. food C. sports D. animals 12. A. China B. India C. Australia D. America 13. A. take B. spend C. study D. describe 14. A. told B. taught C. asked D. called 15. A. looked after B. helped out C. laughed at D. talked with 16. A. pay B. speak C. turn D. write 17. A. happy B. lucky C. sorry D. shy 18. A. noisier B. healthier C. more boring D. more exciting 19. A. difficult B. natural C. useful D. important 20. A. still B. never C. soon D. ever 三、阅读理解(本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分) 阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A Saturday, September 24 Hello! I want to tell you about my trip to Buffalo, USA. I stayed there for a week. Mom, Dad, my cousin Siobhan and I arrived in Buffalo at eleven o’clock on Friday night. I was very tired, but very excited. We took a taxi to the Holiday Hotel. It’s in the center of the city, so it was easy to find. Our hotel was nice and clean. But it was expensive. Dad wasn’t very happy about that! The next day, on Saturday, we took a trip to the Niagara River. It was a forty-five-minute trip and it was great. Siobhan doesn’t like ferries (渡船), so she didn’t have fun at all! She likes shopping, so after the trip we went to a big shopping center. I bought a nice T-shirt for myself. It has a picture of Buffalo on it. I also got some postcards (明信片) for my best friend, Safi. Siobhan bought a schoolbag and two dresses. There were visitors everywhere and it was a great day. I’m feeling tired now. More tomorrow! 21. The writer arrived in Buffalo _________. A. by taxi B. by plane C. at night D. on Saturday 22. The writer’s dad was not happy with _________. A. the ferries B. the hotel price C. the weather D. the shopping center 23. Who disliked the trip to the Niagara River? A. The writer. B. The writer’s dad. C. The writer’s cousin. D. The writer’s mom. 24. What did the writer buy for Safi? A. A T-shirt. B. A schoolbag. C. Two dresses. D. Some postcards. 25. The writer will _________ tomorrow. A. go shopping B. meet his best friend C. show visitors around Buffalo D. write more about his trip to Buffalo B Yan Mingyou is 93 years old, but he still works as a music teacher in Anhui Province. Yan is from a small town of Anhui. He worked there as a rural (乡村的) music teacher for about 40 years. In 1990, he retired. But after he learned some rural schools were short of music teachers, he decided to go on teaching. “I usually have six music lessons at a school and five lessons at another school every week,” the man said. To make his lessons more interesting, Yan started to learn to play the piano in 2006 when he was 77 years old. At the age of 80, Yan felt that he was too old to teach music. But the children wanted him to stay. “Students wanted me to teach music. So I decided to go on teaching,” Yan said. He doesn’t stop there. Yan also uses some of his money to help students in need. Liu Dandan is one of the students he helped. About ten years ago, Liu, then a student in Grade 5, had to stop schooling because her family didn’t have enough money. When Yan heard about that, he helped the girl. “Try my best to help children in need,” the old man said. “I feel happy to teach music,” Yan said. “For children in rural schools, music is a way to help them make their dreams come true.” 26. What does the underlined word “retired” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A. 移民 B. 面试 C. 退休 D. 毕业 27. When did Yan Mingyou start to learn to play the piano? A. At the age of 40. B. At the age of 77. C At the age of 80. D. At the age of 93. 28. The writer wrote Liu Dandan’s story to show _________. A. Yan Mingyou works hard B. Yan Mingyou’s students are excellent C. Yan Mingyou is popular with students D. Yan Mingyou uses his money to help students 29. What may the students want to say to Yan Mingyou? A. Good luck! B. Thank you! C. Have a good trip! D. Tomorrow is another day! 30. What’s the best title for the passage? A. A great teacher B. Love for music C. Children’s big dreams D. Rural schools in China C 配对阅读：阅读信息，然后找出最合适配对(有两个多余项) ___31___After seeing fireflies (萤火虫) for the first time at a park, Mrs. Wang’s son is so crazy about them that he wants to see them again. ___32___ Cathy learnt about the Liangzhu culture there last week. But it was a pity that she couldn’t take any photos. ___33___ Lily enjoys reading. She finds a quiet place to kill her time. Every Sunday, she goes there to read her favorite books. ___34___Li Han finds a good place to spend his weekend. He often goes boating with his friends there. They enjoy themselves every time. ___35___ Judy is a lovely girl. She likes going shopping with her friends. She does the shopping twice a week. A. The Guangzhou Railway Museum is open to people on May 1st. There are many exhibitions about the history of Guangzhou’s railway development. You can have a close look at carriages. B. Huaqiangbei Business Street is a shopping heaven (天堂) for girls. It has many great clothes shops with many beautiful clothes. Most importantly, they are not expensive but of good quality. C. Qingyuan Huanglong Gorge is a great place to have fun. You can cool yourself in the hot summer. Please avoid coming on weekends because there are lots of people. D. Reading Mi Bookstore is a nice place for book lovers. You will lose yourself in all kinds of interesting books in such a quiet place. E. Yuexiu Park is an excellent place to spend your weekend with your good friends. Here, you can play games, go boating, swim and sometimes enjoy soccer games. F. Nanyue King Museum has some exhibition s of Liangzhu culture. You can learn a lot here. No photos or videos in the museum.10 yuan per person. Half price for students. G. Fireflies are becoming a beautiful sight in many parks. Recently fireflies have come back to Baiyun Mountain. A great number of fireflies have lightened up the night. 四、短文填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。 work, do, museum, enjoy, store, wait, what, around, bored, place People spend a lot of time at the airport (机场) when they go on vacation. They have to ____36____ for their plane to take off. What can they do? Some airports have rest areas (休息区). These are quiet ____37____ for people to rest and sleep. A lot of airports have free Wi-Fi. People can ____38____ or talk with friends using Wi-Fi. Big airports usually have many restaurants and ____39____ . People can eat different kinds of food or go shopping. There are quite a few things ____40____ at the airport. Some international (国际的) airports ____41____ the world have something more interesting. An international airport in South Korea a has a skating area. The international airport in Hong Kong, China, has a small golf course (高尔夫球场). An airport in Amsterdam has a(n) ____42____ . You can learn about Dutch art and history. You will never feel ____43____. At the Nashville International Airport in the USA, the live music shows are quite ____44____. Did you have the experience of spending time at an international airport? ____45____ was it like? 五、读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分) A.回答问题 Linda was talented in art. She was the most popular girl in her school. She got on well with everyone. She tried very hard to be friendly to everyone. She felt very lucky because no other girl had as many friends as she had at school. But everything changed (改变) on Friendship Day. On that day, everyone had to make three gifts to give to their three best friends. However, by the end of the activity, Linda didn’t get any gifts! She didn’t understand. She tried so hard to make so many friends, and in the end, no one saw her as their best friend. She felt terrible. When she got home that night Linda asked her mother how she could find true friends. “Linda, my dear, if you want true friends, you will have to give them time and love. True friends must always be there for each other, in good times and bad.” Linda said, “I want to be everyone’s friend.” “There just isn’t enough time for everyone, so you can only have a few true friends.” Hearing this Linda decided to make a change so that she could have some true friends. Now she has three true friends. They always study together and care about one another. 46. What was Linda talented in? ___________________________________________________________ 47. Why did Linda feel very lucky at first? ___________________________________________________________ 48. On which day didn’t Linda get any gifts? ___________________________________________________________ 49. Who gave Linda some advice on making true friends? ___________________________________________________________ 50. How many true friends does Linda have now? ___________________________________________________________ B.书面表达 51. 在学习和生活中，相信每一位同学都会有朝夕相处的好朋友。请你以“My Good Friends”为题写一篇英语短文，向大家介绍一下你的好朋友们。 内容包括：1.外貌特征；2.性格特点；3.兴趣爱好。 作文要求：1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。 2.语句连贯，词数80左右。 My Good Friends ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$