浙江省宁波市镇海蛟川书院八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

蛟川书院2024学年第一学期期中测试 初二英语试卷 (满分120分，考试时间100分钟) 试题卷1 第一部分听小对话回答问题（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分） 1.Where did Mary go on vacation? A.The UK. B.The UN. C.The US. 2.Who will they make a meal for? A.Dad. B.Mom. C.Grandparents. 3.What is Sam doing? A.He is reading a book. B.He is playing soccer. C.He is playing the guitar. 4.When will the game show be over? A.At 9:20 p.m. B.At 9:30 p.m. C.At 9:40 p.m. 5.What did John do last weekend? A.He visited his grandparents in Hangzhou. B.He went on vacation with his grandparents. C.He took a vacation in the city of Hangzhou. 第二部分听较长对话回答问题（本题有5小题，每小题2分；共计10分) 现在听一段较长对话，回答第6~7两小题。 6.What does Claire think of the soap opera? A.She loves it. B.She doesn't mind it. C.She doesn't like it. 7.What is Claire going to do? A.She's going to watch news.B.She is going to the cinema.C.She is going to a party. 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8~10三小题。 8.What does Anna think of the town? A:Small but nice. B.Big and modern. C.Small and quiet. 9.Where is the restaurant Blue Ocean? A.On Bridge Street. B.Behind the bank. C.Next to the post office. 10.Which cinema has the most comfortable seats? A.Movie World. B.Dadi Cinema C.Screen City. 第三部分听短文回答问题（本题有5小题，每小题2分；共计10分） 11.How often did the animals hold the competition? A.Every year. B.Every two years. C.Every four years. 12.Why did the animals hold the competition? A.To see who could run fastest. B.To see who could jump highest. C.To see who could jump farthest. 13.How long did Timmy practice every day? 初二英语试卷第1页（共8页） A.Two hours. B.Three hours. C.Four hours. 14.What was the weather like that day? A.Cloudy. B.Windy. C.Sunny. 15.How did Timmy feel in the end? A.He was very sad. B.He was full of hope. C.He was too tired. 试题卷Ⅱ 一、完形填空（本题有15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Ashock(令人震惊的事)in life often makes us think. After a long day at 16,I returned home to enjoy dinner with my family.We went through daily activities,and then 17 by watching TV on the sofa.Suddenly,I felt a really strong pain()in my chest.18 I didn't think it was serious,but it got so bad that I fell to my knees.My wife 19 called 911,thinking it might be a common stomachache.When the ambulance(arrived,I asked them to take me to the hospital where I 20.But they said it was too far and there wasn't 21 for that.Those were the last words I 22 I 23 on the moving hospital bed,and heard my wife shouting,"I'm here!"She was with a doctor.I quickly realized what was happening,though such a thing 24 happened before:I,a doctor myself,was examined by another doctor. For the next few hours in the ICU(重症监护病房)，I had a_25 experience(经历)：a serious heart attack,the kind that only 5 percent of people survive(),but I 26 it. Now I'm full of thanks for my 27 chance()at life.It has made me think a lot about what really matters.I came to understand that there's more to life 28 just work and success.Now I'm often 29,"Have I really lived life to the fullest?30 can I do for others and the world around me?" We can't control what happens to us in life,but we can control how we react to it. 16.A.school B.work C.home D.table 17.A.slept B.relaxed C.sat D.stayed 18.A.At least B.At first C.Atonce D.At last 19.A.quickly B.slowly C.really D.loudly 20.A.stopped B.left C.visited D.worked 21.A.time B.money C.luck D.room 22.A.forgot B.said C.heard D.missed 23.A.got up B.stood up C.woke up D.look up 24.A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never 25.A.scary B.interesting C.boring D.exciting 26.A.had B.made C.got D.gave 27.A.first B.second C.third D.last 28.A.but B.and C.than D.after 29.A.saying B.deciding C.understanding D.wondering 30.A.When B.Why C.How D.What 初二英语试卷第2页（共8页） 二、阅读理解（本题有15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (A) The Beach Park has something for all of you during the vacation.You will have a good time here.There is also a water park and a monkey island.Some delicious food such as chocolate,ice cream and hamburgers is waiting for you. Opening hours for this week: Monday-Tuesday,closed Wednesday-Thursday,9 am-8 pm Friday,10 am-6 pm Weekends,11 am-5 pm Tickets:Buy tickets at www.beachpark.com. One Day trip:40 yuan per person (Aged 5+) Free(Children aged 5 or younger) Two-Day trip:30 yuan per person a day(Aged 5+) Free(Children aged 5 or younger) Tips:l.Visit www.beachpark.com for more information(信息)， 2.You can also buy tickets at the Ticket Office in working hours. Notes:1.Anyone over the age of 2 must wear face masks in the park. 2.All visitors should take their temperature before getting in. 31.When cannot visitors get into the park? A.At 3 pm on Saturday. B.At 7 pm on Wednesday. C.At 10 am on Friday. D.At 9 am on Tuesday. 32.If Mr and Mrs White and their ten-year-old daughter want to take a two-day trip in the park, how much should they pay? A.180 yuan. B.120 yuan. C.90 yuan. D.60 yuan. 33.How can visitors know more information about the park? A.By visiting www.beachpark.com. B.By using an app. C.By sending an email to the park. D.By giving the park a call. (B) Journey to the West,or Xi You Ji,is a very famous Chinese TV series.It's about the great trip of Tang Seng,,Sun Wukong,.Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing..The series is based on(以.为基a础)a book of the same name written by Wu Cheng'en in the Ming Dynasty. The TV series was the first of its kind in China..The production team(制作团队)started in 1982 and it took six years to finish it.The production team met many problems.At that time,they only had very simple tools().However,they tried their best to make the TV series well.For example,they spent two months visiting over 60 places across China to find the best places for different stories.They needed the wire()to help characters "fly",but no one knew how to do it. They flew to Hong Kong,China to learn the skill. Through the production team's hard work,the TV series finally aired in China.It quickly became very popular and about nine out of ten people watched it.It was repeated more than 3,000 times.Now,it's still popular with Chinese people.When people talk about the summer vacation, 初二英语试卷第3页（共8页） lots of them think of the TV series.People inother couties also love it. 34.When did the production team finish making the TV play? A.In1982. B.n1984. C.In1986 D.n1988. 35.What did the production team do to make thethe TV series well? Flew to Hong Kong to buy simple tools. (Found the best places for different stories. Spent two months reading the book carefully. Learn how to use the wire to help characters fly. A. B.00 C.00 D.00 36.What does the underlined word "aired"mean in Chinese?. A.came out B.pointed out C.brought out D.found out 37.What do we know about the TV series according to the passage? A.It's the best TV series during summer vacation. B.It's based on a book written by Sun Wukong C.It costs a lot of money to make it. D.It's popular all over the world. (C) As Daddy's only daughter,I knew what made my Daddy more wonderful than all the other fathers-his large hands. 2 Daddy had long smart fingers()that could make lots of paper toys for me to play with. His hands could tie my hair beautifully.That's why I felt happy when the other students talked about my hairstyle.I kept it to myself for years.His hands could paint a second-band bike to look new.I got one on my tenth birthday.His hands could cook a delicious and colorful meal in minutes. I was always interested in watching his hands work.Even as I grew hungrier,I felt happy watching his hands. Daddy's creative hands were also useful and hard-working.They could fly a kite high in the sky as well as to get it down from the top of a tree.They could wash my white dress clean,which became my favorite one.To my surprise,those hands fed seven children after Mom died.It was his feelings that showed what he really was,far more than his abilities. Not only were Daddy's hands great,they could also send me a note full of love.When I was ill,he made me feel better.He would take a small blanket,warm it up and cover it around my small cold feet with his loving hands.They seemed to understand I was feeling terrible before I could cry. When I was worried about something,Daddy would often hand me a cup of hot milk and sat next to me.He would say,"The best is always to come,my dear." The more I read Daddy's hands,the more stories I get from them.Daddy's hands were fantastic.They had the knowledge()and power to move mountains and they could make the impossible possible 38.Daddy's useful and hard-working hands did the things EXCEPT() A.flying a kite high in the sky B.washing my white dress clean C.feeding seven children with mom D.getting down the kites from trees 39.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5? A.Knowledge is power. B.Practice makes perfect. C.Every coin has two sides. D.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 初二英语试卷第4页（共8页） 40.Which of the following shows the structure()of the passage?(P=Paragraph) PI (P) B D P3 41.Which words can best describe the writer's father? A.Wonderful and loving. B.Smart and lucky. C.Creative and serious. D.Popular and famous. D) A lot of people play sports,but very few people become sports professionals().If sports aren't going to be your future,then why should you play them?Why should you train every day? Why should you work hard and feel sore the next day?Wouldn't it be better to forget sports and only pay attention to your lessons?In fact,there are a lot of reasons to play sports. First of all,sports are a great way to exercise.Exercising keeps you healthy and strong.It also helps you stay in a good condition.When you exercise,your body makes endorphins() which give you more energy (and make you feel healthier. Also,sports teach young people how to communicate and work as a team.They teach young people to respect()their coaches,teammates and players from the other team.Many reports say that sports help young people stay out of trouble.If a young person plays sports,he or she may have fewer problems.This is because sports teach people about rules.They also teach people that if they work hard,.they might succeed(成功). Another good way of sports is that they make people leave their houses.These days,there are more and more coach potatoes spending time playing on the Internet at home.When you play sports, you go outside and exercise in the sun.You take in fresh air.All of these things are important. Maybe you're not going to become a sports professional,but that doesn't matter,sports will help you become a better and happier person. 42.How does the writer lead into(吲引入)the topic? A.By giving examples. B.By asking questions C.By giving numbers. D.By telling stories. 43.What may happen to people if they don't do sports according to the passage? A.Be more energetic. B.Have more problems. C.Be a sports professional. D.Never succeed in life. 44.Which of the following persons matches"coach potato"best? A.Sally,a girl who is a big fan of pop singers. B.Timo,a boy who is crazy about junk food. C.Iona,a girl who always plays computer games at home. D.Ms Smith,a teacher who loves go hiking in her free time. 45.What's the best title for the text? A.Sports Are Just for Professionals. B.Sports Teach People to Work Hard. C.Sports Are Good for Everyone. D.Sports Make People Go Outside. 三、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分） 请从以下选项中选出符合语篇内容的句子（有一个多余选项）。 初二英语试卷第5页（共8页） A.Drink water and milk often. B.Eat different kinds of foods. C.Listen to your body. D.Stop watching TV. B.Limit screen time. What is health?"Health"means eating well,getting enough exercise,and having a healthy weight.Please read the following rules.They can help you stay healthy. 46. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy,but many of us only eat our favorite food.Remember that we can only get the nutrition()we need by eating different kinds of foods,especially fruit and vegetables. 47. Everyone knows that water is important.Besides that,kids need plenty of calcium()to grow strong bones,and milk is rich in it.You should also try to have less sugary drinks,like soda and coca.They include a lot of sugar.Too much sugar is not good for health. 48. When you are eating,notice how your body feels.When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating.Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable.If you do it too often,it can make you unhealthy and fat. 49. What's screen time?It's the amount of time you spend watching TV,movies and playing computer games.The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities,the less time you spend doing sports and other activities like riding. 50.What do you often do to keep healthy?(No more than 15 words.) 四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分） A根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空一词。 51.We (to hold the sports meeting on Tuesday,but we had to put it off because of the terrible weather. 52."A friend in need is a friend indeed."is one of my favorite (谚语) 53.It's true that the snail has the most teeth in the world,but very (很少)people know about it. 54.Our chefs use the '最新鲜的)vegetables..That's why our restaurant serves the best food in town. 55.Everyone worked hard because it was their last hope of (赢得)the game. 56.We need to speak (请楚地)when answering questions, 57.The rain will stop and a rainbow will (出现). 58. (设有一个)of us knows the future..Let's make full use of today.. 59.A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your (内心). 60.You don't need talk to (任何人)if you don't want to. 初二英语试卷第6页（共8页） B.根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。 skate I hard close movie Last winter break,my family and I traveled to Colorado to visit some old friends.They lived in a small town in the mountains,because my friend Joey trained to become a professional skier( )and they had to live 61 to the place where he trained.During the stay,we watched 62 together,baked cookies...just like old times.I even went ice skating on a real lake for the first time! It was 63 tnan usual.But I enjoyed d4.When Christmas was over,Joey returned to their daily training at Copper Mountain.We saw Gu Ailing 65 there with her mother.Even the best needed to train hard to stay at the top. 五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分：共计10分） 阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词的适当形式填空（不超过3词）。 My grandpa loves playing chess a lot.Every day he plays chess with his friends.Last week,he came to visit us in Canada.66,he found nobody here could play chess with him.He was very sad. One day,when I came back from school,I found my grandpa was sitting 67(quiet)in a chair,doing nothing.I knew he was lonely.I wondered if I could teach him 68(play)online chess. "Grandpa,someone is waiting69 you to play chess,"I went to him and said. "Really?"he said,his eyes opening wide."Who?And where?" I took him to the computer in my room and said,"Right here."Then I 70 (teach)him how to use the Internet and play chess online.At first,he was slow.Having tried some 71 (time),he became better and began to play chess with different people from all over the world. "It is so fantastic to play chess like this!"he cried excitedly. Now he is quite good at 72:use)the computer to play chess online.And he has made a lot of 73 (friend)at the same time.My grandfather is much (happy)than before. Grandpa will go back home soon.I believe time when we played online chess together was so great that both of us will never forget. 六、书面表达（本题有1小题，计20分） 76.假设你是李华，刚转学到一所新学校读书，你的英国朋友Jackson很想了解你在新学校的 生活。请根据他的邮件进行回复。词数80-100词左右。 To:LiHua@mail.com Subject:About your new school Dear Li Hua, How's it going?I know you're at your new school now.Do you like it?Which place in your new school do you like best and why?And I know you've made a new friend named Liu Xing.Can you tell me something about him?Are you the same or different?What's he like?Do you have the same hobbies? Looking forward to your reply. Jackson 要求：1.短文必须包括以上内容要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。 初二英语试卷第7页（共8页） 2.文中不得出现真实的学校、班级和姓名。 3.首句已给出，不计入总词数。 Hi Jackson, Everything goes well.I'm glad to hear from you. Yours, Li Hua 初二英语试卷第8页（共8页）