江苏省海安市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

2023~2024学年第一学期末学业质量监测试卷 八年级英语 注 意 事 项 考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项 1. 本试卷共12页，满分为150分， 考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2. 答题前， 请您务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在答题卡指定的位置。 3. 请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号与你本人的是否相符。 4. 答案必须按要求写在答题卡上， 在草稿纸、试卷上答题一律无效。 第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共85分) 一、听力部分 (本题共20小题； 每小题1分，满分20分) 第一部分 听对话，回答问题。 本部分共有 10 道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目； 听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。 1. Where will the woman meet the man's friend? 2. What does Joe plan to do this Sunday? 3. Where does Millie want to go during the Spring Festival? 4. What will the weather be like tomorrow? 5. Who runs the fastest? A. Lucy. B. Lily. C. Kate. 6. Why is Sandy so happy? A. She had a nice lunch. B. She will move to London. C. She met an old friend. 7. When did the early bus leave? A. At 6:25. B. At 6:30. C. At 6:35. 8. Why did Cindy go to watch the birds? A. To have a rest. B. To protect birds. C. To finish her report. 9. Why does the boy dislike summer in his city? A. It's too hot. B. It rains a lot. C. The weather is too dry. 10. What does the girl mean? A. She can't go swimming with Tom. B. She doesn't like swimming. C. She will go shopping with her mother. 第二部分 听对话或短文，回答问题。 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5 秒钟； 听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。 听一段对话，回答第11、12 小题。 11. Where are the two speakers talking? A. In the kitchen. B. In the shop. C. In a restaurant. 12. What do they decide for lunch at last? A. Russian soup. B. Chicken noodles. C. Chicken soup. 听一篇短文，完成第13至15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 Jane's birthday party Date My birthday is on 11th June. Activities I'm having a barbecue and disco in the garden. Dad will decorate the garden with _13_. Mum will make a big cake. Items Bring your _14__, a toothbrush and some music. Phone number Call me at _15_. 13. A. flowers B. balloons C. pictures 14. A. party dress B. birthday present C. best friend 15. A.68841238 B.68148238 C.68481238 听一篇短文，回答第16至20题。 16. What was the weather like that day? A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Rainy. 17. How was the waiter when the old man asked him to take some fish to his horse? A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Interested. 18. Who didn't run out to see the horse eat fish? A. The old man. B. The waiter. C. We don't know. 19. Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? A. Because his horse liked eating fish. B. Because the horse was hungry. C. Because he wanted to sit by the fire. 20. What do you think of the old man? A. Brave. B. Clever. C. Kind. 二、单项选择(本题共15小题； 每小题1分，满分 15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. Ben is really ▲ excellent runner, and he came ▲ first in the 100- metre race at the school sports meeting. A. a; the B. an;/ C. the; the D. an;a 22. Nobody taught my grandpa how to use WeChat. He learned it all by ▲ . A. herself B. myself C. itself D. himself 23. Parents should always tell their kids ▲ themselves in computer games. A. not to lose B. not losing C. to not lose D. not lose 24.— What do the letters“CPC” mean in the article? — Don't you know that, Emily? They ▲ “ the Communist Party of China”. A. look through B. care about C. stand for D. lead to 25. Natural disasters can be very dangerous. We ▲ learn to keep ourselves safe from them. A. should B. may C. can D. need 26. Ann is a top student, and she always does ▲ exercises and makes ▲ mistakes of all the students. A. the most; the most B. the least; the more C. the most; the fewest D. the least; the fewer 27. Good news! Two students in our class won the first prize in the Drawing ▲ A. Vocation B. Competition C. Invitation D. Instruction 28. A big typhoon is coming soon. The town has to take ▲ action on the rising river, because it doesn't have much time to deal with the problem. A. quick B. careful C. future D. safe 29.— Will Mr. Li come to the party? --- Yes. He ▲ my invitation happily. A. reached B. accepted C. finished D. described 30. The price of new energy vehicles (新能源车) is not ▲ that of last year, so some more people are going to buy them. A. as expensive as B. so cheap as C. as low as D. so high as 31.— Do you know the sentence structure of“ They painted the walls blue.”? — Yes, it is ▲ . A. S+V+DO+OC B. S+V+P C. S+V+IO+DO D. S+V+O 32.--- What will you do for the coming Spring Festival? —— Pardon? I'm sorry. I ▲ about something else. A. think B. thought C. am thinking D. was thinking 33.— Some of us draw on the walls of the buildings in our school. — ▲ We shouldn't do things like that. A. What fun! B. That's OK! C. What a shame! D. All right. 34. ( The Time Capsule) Who told Jan to make a time capsule? A. Her mother. B. Her History teacher. C. Her aunt Suzie. D. A boy called Tom. 35.( The Time Capsule) Which is the correct order according to the story? a. Jan travels in time for the first time. b. Jan writes a letter to someone in the future. c. Tom buries the time capsule. d. Jan's mother gives her a biscuit tin for her time capsule. e. Jan performs a rap for Pauly and Jamie. f. Jan return s to the present time. A. b-d-a-f-e-c B. d-a-c-e-b-f C. b-a-d-e-f-c D. d-b-a-e-c-f 三、完形填空(本题共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15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，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 I couldn't miss the old lady with a black umbrella. Her legs were 36 through, and so were her socks. I could tell that she was terribly cold. She was standing at a bus stop when I drove by. I decided to 37 her a lift. Of course, she shook her head, but when I asked again, she got into my 38 car. I took her to the place she wanted to go. It was only a few minutes out of my way. When she got out of my car, she was 39 and thanking me. I was late for work, but I was 40 that I had stopped. That was 40 years ago, and the 41 of a new habit(习惯). Each time I'm driving in 42 weather and see someone waiting at a bus stop, I' ll stop and ask if he or she 43 a lift. I'm often told to keep on driving. But if the person is wet or looks 44 , I’ ll put on a mother- knows- best attitude. The 45 part about my offers of rides is the talks that come out of them. I often 46 a lot of questions. Surprisingly, everyone wants to chat. I' ve learned a lot from my 47 passengers(乘客). They are full of health tips, stories about the old days at the office before they retire (退休), and so on. I often feel 48 when the ride is over, as the stories are just getting started. My husband keeps telling me that I should 49 pick up strangers. But I don't see those at a bus stop as strangers— they’ re just ordinary people like me. As the years pass by, I find myself 50 if one day it' ll be me who is the one left standing at the bus stop. And if so, whether there will perhaps be someone out there who is willing to offer me a short ride. 36. A. wet B. dry C. weak D. strong 37. A. sell B. pay C. offer D. show 38. A. new B. clean C. expensive D. warm 39. A. shaking B. crying C. smiling D. waiting 40. A. sorry B. glad C. sure D. worried 41. A. thinking B. ending C.coming D. beginning 42. A. bad B. lovely C. sunny D. foggy 43. A. helps B. gives C. needs D. takes 44. A. friendly B. slim C. lovely D. cold 45. A. best B. hardest C. smartest D. cheapest 46. A. support B. ask C. find D. learn 47. A. surprised B. sleepy C. crazy D. elderly 48. A. sad B. excited C. angry D. bored 49. A. sometimes B. never C. always D. usually 50. A. forgetting B. deciding C. hoping D. wondering 四、阅读理解(共35分) 第一节：请认真阅读下列短，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项，选出最佳选项。(本题共15 小题; 每小题2分, 满分 30分) A Spring is a fine season. It lights up people's moods and brings hope. When you bath in the warm spring breeze, what comes into your mind? Let's see what poets Meng Haoran from China and William Blake from the UK wrote about spring. A Spring Morning ( By Meng Haoran) This spring morning in bed I'm _▲_, Not to awake till birds are crying. After one night of wind and showers, How many are the fallen flowers? ( Translated by Xu Yuanchong) Spring ( By William Blake, UK) Sound the flute! Lark(云雀) in sky, Now it's mute(无声的). Merrily, Bird's delight(快乐). Merrily, merrily, Day and night. to welcome the year. Nightingale(夜莺), In the dale(山谷). ( Partial excerpt) The first poem might be one of the most famous poems about spring in China. It's simple and catchy. The poet doesn't directly say how much he loves spring. Instead, he writes about details of the season: the birds, the wind, the rain showers and the fallen flowers. The way he talks about these things shows us the joy he feels during springtime. Instead of talking about the bright colours of flowers, Meng writes about the sounds of spring. He hears birds singing in the morning and remembers the sounds of the wind and rain at night. Writing about these sounds allows readers to picture spring using their own imagination (想象). William Blake's poem celebrates the coming of spring as a source of joy. As spring comes, nature leaps into a new life, and the new year begins. People ask for the flute to be sounded as it is quiet everywhere. This will mean the end of the lifeless winter's silence. The birds in the poem are joyful day and night. 51. Which is the best choice for the“ ▲ ”? A. flying B. staying C. lying D. sleeping 52. Meng Haoran writes about the sounds of spring to . A. make readers form a picture of spring in their minds B. tell readers what he hears during the spring night C. show the readers how weather changes in spring D. describe the end of the lifeless winter's silence 53. According to the passage, both Meng Haoran and William Blake . A. mention the coming new year B. express their sadness for spring C. describe the fallen flowers D. include birds in their poems B No matter where you live, you may hear about the natural disasters. They bring many serious problems to people in disaster areas. They become ill, homeless and some of them even die in the disasters. Japan is located in East Asia, but it is an island in the North Pacific Ocean. Japan has more than1,000 islands, but there are four main islands. Lots of rains fall in Japan at a lot of times of a year, especially in summer. There is a rainy season in early summer, and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer. The heavy rains usually destroy the crops and plants. What's worse, the rains usually cause huge floods. Floods in Japan can take away many things, including many people's lives. A Japanese housing developer recently invented a“ flood- resistant house”. It can not only keep water out of the house during floods but also float off(漂浮) the ground. Because of floods, the loss of housing is a difficult problem all over the world. While engineers are trying to find solutions, few ways are useful. Now, the Japanese housing developer tells the public that he came up with an answer the other day. It can keep people's homes from getting flooded. Their new “ flood- resistant house” was recently on a popular Japanese TV show and received much attention online. According to engineers, most houses will be in the flood when water reaches the windows, but their“ flood- resistant house” can float up to five metres above the ground, so water will not reach the windows, and everything else is shut in the house safely. 54. What is the main idea of Para. 1? A. Natural disasters bring people much trouble. B. Natural disasters may happen everywhere. C. Natural disasters always make people ill. D. Natural disasters can be heard every day. 55. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Typhoons hit parts of Japan in early summer. B. The floods mainly happen in Japan in autumn. C. Japan is an island in the East Pacific Ocean. D. Heavy rains cause floods in Japan in summer. 56. Why did a Japanese housing developer invent a“ flood- resistant house”? A. To protect people from earthquakes. B. To reduce the loss of housing in floods. C. To keep people away from the ocean. D. To protect people from typhoons. 57. What can we infer from the passage? A. The“ flood- resistant house” can fly high up into the sky. B. The“ flood- resistant house” is popular all around the world. C. Japanese people might build more“ flood- resistant houses”. D. Japanese engineers are living in the“ flood- resistant house”. C The debate (争论) on“ computers vs. textbooks” has been going on for years. How much technology is enough in the classroom? Should notebook computers take the place of (取代) textbooks? There is no doubt that computers are powerful tools. Computer- based lesson plans are updated(更新) in real time. New information can be added as soon as changes take place. Students can find the newest information for the subjects they are studying. With computers, students can learn how to use them for the rest of their lives. Today, computers are used in almost all areas. Students can prepare themselves better for the future if they have computers. However, I think textbooks must stay. Textbooks are professionally edited(编写). All the facts have been checked. They are put together in the best way. Each chapter builds on what a student has learned before. On the Internet, however, not all the information is true or organized. With textbooks, it is easier for students to take notes. Scientists have found that taking notes by hand helps students learn more. Textbooks are also less expensive than computers. While most families have enough money for textbooks, not all of them can buy a computer. Every student should have the chance to learn what he needs to learn. It's wrong to rob a student of his right to learn just because he can't buy the material. Computers are of great importance in education. They encourage students to learn more. However, I don't think they can take the place of textbooks. If students want to learn better, they must use textbooks. Do you agree with me? 58. The writer asks two questions in Para. 1 in order to . A. raise his/ her question B. get readers' replies C. go on with the writing D. introduce textbooks 59. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Computers are playing an important role in education. B. Students can't prepare for the future without computers. C. All the facts in textbooks come from the Internet. D. With computers, students needn't take any notes. 60. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? 61. Which of the following might the writer agree with? A. Students can learn better without textbooks. B. Computers can't take the place of textbooks. C. It is better for students to study with computers. D. Textbooks are the only way for students to learn. D Derrick Downey was relaxing on his balcony in Los Angeles when a squirrel suddenly appeared. They looked at each other for a few seconds, and then the man asked the squirrel,“ Do you want something to eat?”“ It seemed like he did, so I told him, ‘ Stay here. I’ ll be right back,” Downey recalled(回忆). Downey found some peanuts(花生) in his kitchen and hurried back to the balcony. The squirrel was still there, so Downey thought he was listening to him. When he held out his hand with the peanuts, the animal pulled his hand closer and started eating. Downey had been feeling down, and this special meeting cheered him up. Since that day in 2020, the squirrel has continued to come to Downey's balcony for treats. Sometimes, he brings his friend. Downey named the pair Richard and Maxine. He shared a video of himself feeding and talking to the squirrels. The video quickly went viral. Some called him the best“ squirrel dad.” Some compared him to Snow White.“ You’ re like a Disney princess,” they wrote. Downey was excited that his social media followers liked the animals as much as he did, so he started posting everyday videos of Richard and Maxine. In a recent one, he tried to teach Maxine a lesson.“ You’ re not always going to have the best of days.” he said.“ When life is down, don’t put too much pressure(压力) on yourself.” Downey has also built a house for the squirrels. He encourages his followers ( there are now more than one million of them) to join him in decorating it. He has received paintings, small furniture, houseplants and even a working mini-TV. The man said he didn't expect to reach so many people with his squirrel videos. He has always loved animals, and he was just following his heart. 62. Why did the squirrel appear on Downey's balcony? A. To cheer Downey up. B. To look for food. C. To chat with Downey. D. To relax itself. 63. What is the underlined phrase“ went viral” probably similar to? A. became popular B. came alive C. got boring D. went missing 64. In what order did the following events take place? a. Downey found some peanuts in the kitchen. b. Downey told the squirrel to wait. c. Downey started posting daily videos of squirrels. d. Downey built a house for the squirrels. e. Downey named the pair Richard and Maxine. A. a-c-e-b-d B. a-b-e-c-d C. b-a-e-c-d D. b-c-e-a-d 65. What's the best title for the passage? A. The Media Star B. The Cute Squirrel C. The Squirrel House D. The Squirrel“ Dad” 第二节：(本题共5小题； 每小题1分，满分5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 We all want deep, long friendships with other people. Making friends, however, is as simple as it is difficult. 66 Here is some experts’(专家的) advice. Accept the awkwardness (尴尬). Heather Havrilesky is an agony aunt(答读者问专栏作者). She points out that believing other people also need friends is important to making friends.“ Many people think that everybody already has his or her friends.” she says.“ 67 Nobody already has their friends.” It is uncomfortable to send the first message or play one- on- one for the first time. You have to accept that awkwardness. You can't have friends without feeling awkward. Spend time on your hobbies. If you ask people how you can make new friends, many of them will tell you to try picking up a hobby. Havrilesky says that this truly works.“ Do the things you like, and you will naturally draw people to you.” she says.“ You will meet people with the same hobbies.” You may start with your favorite hobby. If it doesn't work out, remind yourself that you have many talents. 68 69 If you want to have deep friendships, you have to take care of them. In her book The Art of Showing Up, Rachel Wilkerson Miller shares two tips on strengthening friendships:(1) Take notes. Your notes will help you remember your conversations with your friends. 70 (2) Remember the names of people in your friends’ lives. You may ask to see pictures of the people they are talking about. They will help you to better remember these people in the future. A. You don't have to be interested in just one thing. B. Why do you want to make friends? C. They will offer you points of connection later. D. Do you find it hard to make new friends? E. You don't have to share you hobbies with others. F. Care about your friends. G. This is a wrong idea. 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共65分) 五、词汇(本题共 15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分) A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 71. Our English teacher often asks us to ▲ (讨论) in small groups in class. 72. The government has made some ▲ (法律) to care about the left- behind kids. 73. The train ▲ (a long trip) from Hai’ an to Guangzhou takes about five and a half hours. 74. The newly- built teaching building will ▲ ( give something to someone or something else) the students with a comfortable learning environment. 75. You’ ve told me the truth. Thank you for being so ▲ with me. B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。 day you strawberry fisherman busy 76. We are much ▲ than usual because the final exam is coming. 77. Many young people often share their ▲ life on TikTok. 78. Let's go to the fruit shop across the street. They sell the freshest ▲ in season. 79. Welcome you all to China and enjoy ▲ here. 80.—— Whose hat is this, Mike? ——I have no idea. You can ask one of the ▲ over there. C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。 cough decorate mop enjoy have 81. Not only the twins but their mother ▲ square dancing . They practise every day. 82.—— What are you busy with these days? ——I ▲ my house to welcome the coming new year. 83. Don't be late again, or I ▲ a talk with your parents. 84. Nancy had a high fever and ▲ a lot, so she didn't come to school yesterday. 85. She bumped into the chair when she ▲ the floor in the kitchen. 六、短文填空(本题共15小题； 每小题1分，共15分) A. 请根据所学课文内容填空。 We finally 86 at the park. All of us couldn't wait to get off the bus. Soon the whole world was there in front of us! There are 87 of more than a hundred places of interest from all over the world. I bought some books about DIY for him and I also 88 him to take a 89 in DIY. But this just made him angry—— he says he already knows everything about it. Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and 90 around me. I could not see anything at all, and I didn't know if anyone else was near me. B. 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。 The Angsai Grand Canyon is in Qinghai Province. It is h 91 to many different cats, such as snow leopards(雪豹). Dajie is a local herder(牧民). In 2008, he bought a second- hand camera and s 92 to take photos of the wild animals there. Later two of his friends bought their o 93 cameras and joined him.“ We like to r 94 the beauty around us,” said one of them.“ If a flower or an animal c 95 my eye, I just take a picture of it.” In 2016, the herders saved a snow leopard. Wildlife photographer Xi Zhinong learned the news and went to Angsai. Xi met the herders and saw their snow leopard photos. Soon after, he i 96 them to join a photography group. Later, they and Xi’s team d 97 to make a snow leopard film. Snow leopards are h 98 to find. It took them six years to film the animals. This was a test of patience. Once in 2019, for e99 , the team came across a snow leopard and her cubs. They set up a tent and s 100 35 days filming the mother nursing her cubs. Their documentary (纪录片) Snow Leopards and Friends came out in August 2023. On November 4, the film won Best Documentary/ Science and Education Film at the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards. The team's hard work and patience paid off. They were filled with joy. 七、阅读与回答问题 (本题共 5 小题； 每小题2分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。 Can you cook by yourself? Do you like the homework of making a meal? These days, primary and middle school students have to take the Practical Activity Class (实践活动课) at least one class hour every week. Parents and students mostly discussed the topic of cooking. Learning practical skills plays an important role in shaping a person's character for sure. Some schools and students have already practised their practical activities. Gu Quan, 13 years old, from No.18 Middle School, was a lazy boy in the past. In his own words, he seldom did any housework. But things have changed since No.18 Middle School made housework part of its students' homework. Doing the dishes, cooking and making the bed... All of these tasks have become part of Gu Quan's daily life. At the beginning of each month, every student gets a list of housework to do every weekend. Their parents help them keep a record of their work. The tasks are simple in daily life, such as sweeping the floor, washing cups and cooking food. On holidays like Mother's Day, students should prepare presents for their mothers. Huang Yixi, 14, has learned several life skills, including cooking.“I was afraid of fire,” she said. But she managed to get over her fear and complete her cooking tasks. At the same time, she also learned how tired her mother gets after doing housework every day. On Mother's Day, she made a cake for her mother to show her thanks.“I' ve begun to better understand my parents and want to help them more,” she said. 请将答案写在答题卡上。 101. Who has to take the Practical Activity Class? 102. How old is Gu Quan? 103. When do students get a list of housework? 104. What was Huang Yixi afraid of ? 105. What do you think of the Practical Activity Class? 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