浙江省宁波市北仑区顾国和外国语学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

浙江省宁波市北仑区顾国和外国语学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中 英语试卷 一、听力（本题共5小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题1分，共25分）听小对话，回答问题 每段对话听一遍。 1.(What does Mary think of her friend? A.She is more outgoing than Lisa. B.She is not as outgoing as Lisa. C.She is as outgoing as Lisa. 2.(1)How often does the girl go to the English club? A.Once a week. B.Twice a week. C.Twice a month 3.(1)What does Mike think of the game show? A.Exciting. B.Interesting. C.Boring. 4.(1)Who is the tallest of the three boys? A.Jack. B.David. C.Tom. 5.(1)What did the boy do last Sunday? A.He went camping. B.He picked apples. C.He cooked dinner. 二、听长对话，回答问题.每段对话听两遍 6.(4)(1)How many hours does Mr.Smith sleep every night? A.Ten. B.Nine. C.Eight. (2)How often does he eat junk food? A.Three times a week. B.Four times a week. C.Three or four times a week. 7.(6)(1)What does Alice think of Healthy Restaurant? A.It's the healthiest. B.It's the most expensive. C.It has the best service. (2)Which restaurant do they decide to go for lunch? A.Tomorrow Restaurant. B.Healthy Restaurant. C.Town Restaurant. (3)How will they go there? A.By bike. B.By train. C.By bus. 三、听短文，回答问题.短文听两遍， 8.(10)(1)How was the weather last Sunday? A.Sunny and warm. B.Sunny and hot. C.Cloudy and warm. (2)Where is Nina now? A.In Canada B.In the USA. C.In the UK (3)How did they go to the park? A.By bus. B.By car. C.By subway. (4)What did Nina's mother do there? A.Went boating. B Went fishing. C.Took pictures. (5)How long did they stay in the park? A.For 3 hours. B.For 4 hours. C.For 5 hours. 二、完形填空（每小题15分，共15分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出 一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 9.(15)A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls,and nobody liked her.So she was (1) happy.She always stayed at home by herself and didn't talk to (2) One day,her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip ()When she (3) it,she looked much more beautiful than before.She decided to go to school in the beautiful hair clip. On her way to (4) she found that everyone who saw her smiled (at her.Most of her schoolmates said hello to her,(5)this never happened before.She thought that the beautiful hair clip (6) them all to her.She was so happy (7)all of the wonderful things. Though all her classmates wanted to know (8) happened to her,she didn't want to tell (9) about her beautiful hair clip. When she went back home after school,her mother asked her,"Did you know you (10) your hair clip at home?"I found it by the door this moming. She was(11) to hear what her mother said.She understood that she didn't wear the hair clip to school (12) It's not important what we wear or how we(13) The most(14) thing is how we think about ourselves(我们自已).(15) we want to do a thing successfully,first try to be confident )If we think we can,we can. (1) A.often B.usually C.hardly D.always (2) A.anyone B.someone C.no one D.some one (3) A.wear B.wearing C.wore D.wears (4) A.work B.school C.class D.house (5) A.so B.because C.and D.but (6) A.took B.brought C.got D.bought (7) A.to B.of C.like D.about (8) A.what B.when C.why D.how (9) A.us B.him C.them D.her (10) A.left B.forgot C.put D.missed (11) A.angry B.surprised C.excited D.meaningless (12) A.at last B.at least C.in all D.at all (13) A.look B.feel C.think D.act (14) A.difficult B.important C.interesting D.comfortable (15) A.Although B.Until C.If D.So 三、阅读理解（每小题6分，共30分） 10.(6分) Restaurant:Sweet Tomatoes Salad Fruit Vegetables Eat as much as you can! Say goodbye to any meat,and enjoy fruit and vegetables! ·Ticket price: Adult￥60 Child 30 (age 6-12)free (age under 6) *Save￥5 Coupon(优惠券)in Sunday's China Daily *First ten on the 2nd Sunday each month-get one free tasty chocolate ·Business hours: 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m.(Tue.-Fmi.) 10:00a.m.-l1:00p.m.(Sat.-Sun.) Closed on Monday Our restaurant in Beijing: Xidan: (010)23326531 Wangfujing: (010)23691473 (1)How much should Jim pay if he goes to the restaurant with his wife and his 5-year-old son? A.￥120. B.￥150. C.￥90. D.￥180. (2)What can Jack get if he is the third customer to the restaurant on the second Sunday in May? A.Have the meal for free. B.Save five yuan with the help of coupon. C.Get a bar of free tasty chocolate D.Enjoy the meal in the restaurant. (3)What is TRUE about the restaurant Sweet Tomatoes? A.There are many kinds of food made of tomatoes. B.You can buy Sunday's China Daily for only 5 yuan. C.It opens for eleven hours for each weekday. D.We can call the restaurant in Wangfujing at (010)2369 1473. 11.(8分) Richard is the unluckiest boy in the world.He hardly ever falls ill,but if he falls ill,it is on the weekend.He is a good student,but when he takes a test,his pen breaks.His bird sings very well,but when he asks his friends to listen to it,the bird becomes silent(沉默的) But Richard thinks he is the luckiest boy in the world.He has wonderful parents and a lovely sister.He has a singing bird.His classmates are friendly.Richard is always happy and he is kind. One day his mother gave him some money to buy an ice-cream.When he arrived at the ice-cream shop, he saw an old man outside it.He had old clothes,terrible glasses,and he looked hungry.Richard thought he was poor.He decided not to buy the ice-cream but gave the money to the man. "Thank you.You are a kind boy.But I'm not poor.Keep your money.I'm the richest man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do,"the man said and gave the money back. The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town and said,"Choose anything you like.I can buy you the most expensive one."Richard asked,"Can I choose two?""Of course,"answered the man. Richard chose the newest radio because when his bird keeps silent,he can at least listen to it with his friends.He then chose a new pair of glasses for the man. (1)How does the passage show us "Richard is the unluckiest boy in the world"? A.By giving examples. B.By asking questions. C.By describing his look. D.By using an old man's words (2)Which of the following does NOT make Richard feel lucky according to Paragraph 2? A.A singing bird. B.A lovely gift. C.Wonderful parents. D.Friendly classmates. (3)What did Richard do after he saw an old man outside the ice-cream shop? A.He gave him some money. B.He gave him an ice-cream. C.He bought him new clothes. D.He bought him a new pair of glasses. (4)Why did Richard choose the newest radio? A.Because it looked cool. B.Because his friends liked it very much. C.Because it was the most expensive in the shop. D.Because he and his friends can listen to it when his bird doesn't sing. 12.(8分) Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.It started after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera groups came to Beijing.Its music and singing come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei.Its clothes are all beautiful.It's full of famous stories,beautiful facial paintings,and wonderful gestures (and fighting.This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera:Sheng,Dan,Jing and Chou.Sheng is the leading man actor.For example,a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter.A Xiaosheng is a young man.A Laosheng is an old man.Dan is the young woman role.Jing,mostly man,is the face painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown () Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting.Some of them are from the history book,but most of them are from the literature ()The people in the story usually have some disagreements.They become angry and unhappy.They are sad and lonely(孤独的).Sometimes they are nervous(紧g张的)and worried..But the stories usually end with happiness and laughter. (1)The second paragraph of the passage is about the of Beijing Opera. A.actors B.paintings C.roles D.gestures (2)From the passage we know the role of Chou probably has a feature. A.honest B.funny D.silly D.serious (3)Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A.Peking Opera is full of great gestures. B.There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. C.Peking Opera is very popular with Chinese people. D.The stories usually have happy endings. (4)The passage is mainly about A.the history of Beijing Opera B.some information about Beijing Opera C.the reason why Beijing Opera is so popular D.some stories in Beijing Opera 13.(8)Detective Conant is a story about a high school student named Shinichi Kudo.He was only 17 years old but he was a famous teenage detective(侦探). However,his days as a high school detective did not last long.During an investigation ()he met two bad men dressed in black.While he was watching them carefully,Shinichi was knocked (over the head by the man in black.Then the men made him drink a kind of drug (and wanted to kill him. But he became a little boy. In order to protect himself and his friends.Shinichi only told it to his neighbor,Professor Agasa.With the help of Agasa,he hid his true identity (successfully.Even his girl friend Ran Mouri didn't find anything special.But Shinichi had to change his name.He suddenly thought out a new name,Conan Edogawa.It was named after his favourite detective Conan Dolye.To find out who the black men were,Conan stayed at a detective agency (侦探事务所)，The owner of the agency was Ran Mouri'sfather..Conan helped him a lot and became more and more famous. In the story,Conan won't retum to Shinichi until he finds the two men in black,so all of his fans are hoping for the happy ending. (1)According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE? A.Shinichi Kudo was a college student. B.Ran Mouris was the owner of the agency. C.Only Professor Agasa knew Conan's real identity. D.Conan Dolye became more and more well-known. (2)Which sentence can we put in the blank? A.It's a pity that he died. B.Luckily,he didn't die. C.Later,his girl friend Ran Mouri saved him. D.So he was hurt and couldn't remember anything. (3)Which of the following is the right order of the things that happened? a.Shinachi Kudo hid his true identity. b.Shinachi Kudo stayed at a detective agency. c.Shinachi Kudo met two bad men in black. d.Shinachi Kudo drank a kind of drug. A.c-d-a-b B.d-b-c-a C.a-d-c-b D.c-b-a-d (4)According to the passage,what does"the happy ending"refer to? A.Shinachi Kudo becomes a famous detective. B.Shinacli Kudo asks his neighbor for help only on Sundays. C.Shinachi Kudo protects himself and his friends successfully. D.Shinachi Kudo finds two men dress in black and gets his real identity back. 四、任务型阅读（每小题10分，共10分）请认真阅读4650小题，并从选项A-F中选出与各小题描述相 关的选项。选项中有一项为多余选项 14.(10)Apps are becoming more and more popular nowadays.And for good reasons,they can help you out in just about every part of your life,whether it's keeping fit,communicating with friends,or even learning a language.(1)Here's what you should think about before downloading (an app for language learning. Learn from different kinds of sources (not just apps). Any second language learner will tell you that the beauty of learning a foreign language is the world which it opens up to you.This is a world of different sources of information from newspapers and books to TV,radio, music and even real people.Would you limit (yourself to only one source in your Chinese world?(2). Know where you want to be and plan your habits. (3) The good apps are created to help you find the right study lessons for you and can encourage (habit building as well.So before using different kinds of apps,get to know what you really want and make a timetable. ●Make it social(社交的)， I mean social for real.(4)Find a friend in real life to practice with and share everything you have learned with him or her.And you two can even take language classes together. Apps are everywhere,for everything.(5)If you make good use of them,also with the help of other sources (language schools,learning partners,books,music and so on),it's not that difficult to learn a new thing. A.I encourage you to use apps as often as you can. B.Probably not,so why do so in your new language? C.I don't mean posting your language learning online. D.But remember that they are just a tool (which should be used in a right way. E.Do you want to be fluent(流畅的)in wecks or are you in it just for fun? F.However,you need to know how to use them in order to really improve your language. 五、词汇运用（每小题1分，共15分）根据下列句子及汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空 一词). 15.(The air in the mountain is much (新鲜). 16.(1)Julie docs homework as (认真)as her brother. 17.(l分)We had lots of (活动)at the party yesterday. 18.(1)Everyone in the house (分享)the shower. 19.(1分)The book is (有教育意义的).You should read it. 20.(1)Joe's jokes were so funny that we couldn't stop (笑) 21.(1)The host said to the children,"Help (你们)to the food" 22.(Lu Xun is one of my favorite (作家)，I often read his books. 23.(1分) (the problem with your deskmate is the last part of our class. 24.(1)Last year,Mary always (计划)to do some things but she never did them, 七、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词） 25.(5分)】 instead,worry,until,enough,necessary You have to finish a big report in three wecks.You think it's quite a lot of time,so you put off()doing it.Soon,you find that you don't have (1) time and may not be able to finish the report on time.You begin to feel terrible and get (2) about it. It's (3) for you to live your life that way.With a little self-discipline ()you can be free.First,break your bad habit.It means you can't put of doing things(4) a later date.Next, make a good plan.That way,you know what you need to do and when to do it.Then,force yourself to keep doing it every day.These rules will not take your freedom away.(5) they will free you. 六、语法填空（每小题10分，共10分）读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号中词语的正确 形式填空。 26.(10分) Years ago,I lived in a building in a large city.The next building was only a few feet away from (1) (I).There was a woman sitting there,and I had never met her.(2) I could often see her sit by her window each afternoon. After several (3) (month)living,I began to notice that her window was dirty.Everything was unclear through the dirty window.I would say to myself,"I wonder (4) that woman doesn't wash 参考答案 一、听力（本题共5小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题1分，共25分）听小对话，回答问题。每段对话听一遍。 1．　略　； 2．　略　　； 3．略　　　； 4．　略　　； 5．略　　　； 二、听长对话，回答问题。每段对话听两遍。 6．　略　　； 7．　略　　； 三、听短文，回答问题。短文听两遍。 8．　略　　； 二、完形填空（每小题15分，共15分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 9．C； A； C； B； D； B； D； A； C； A； B； D； A； B； C； 三、阅读理解（每小题6分，共30分） 10．A； C； D； 11．A； B； A； D； 12．C； B； B； B； 13．C； B； A； D； 四、任务型阅读（每小题10分，共10分）请认真阅读46-50小题，并从选项A-F中选出与各小题描述相关的选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 14．F； B； E； C； D； 五、词汇运用（每小题1分，共15分）根据下列句子及汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 15．fresher； 16．carefully； 17．activities； 18．shares； 19．educational； 20．laughing； 21．yourselves； 22．writers； 23．Discussing； 24．planned； 七、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词） 25．enough； worried； unnecessary； until； Instead； 六、语法填空（每小题10分，共10分）读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 26．mine； However； months； why； decided； cleaning； comfortably； What； through； an； 七、书面表达（共15分） 27． Our school had a talent competition last week and Li Hua was the winner.She is an outgoing girl who is talented in music．Her piano performance was so wonderful that all the students liked it very much．She enjoys playing the piano and practices playing it almost every day．She has a healthy lifestyle．She never eats junk food because it's bad for her health．She exercises at least twice every week．Li Hua takes her study seriously．She always studies hard and gets good grades，so she is one of the best students in her class．She often tutors me in English.She also loves travelling．She plans to go on vacation in different places．It can make her happy and relaxed．She hopes to become a pianist and play with Lang Lang. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$