浙江省台州市临海市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末检测英语试题(无答案)

2023学年第一学期教学质量监测试题卷

八年级英语

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第一部分  听力部分（20分）

一、听力（本题有15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题1.5分；共计20分）

第一节：听小对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题。

1．When did Lisa travel to Hainan?

A．Last spring.   B．Last summer.   C．Last winter.

2．What does Lucy want to be?

A．A doctor.    B．A teacher.    C．An engineer.

3．Which is the most popular park in the city?

A．Greenwood Park.  B．Sunshine Park.   C．Central Park.

4．What are the speakers talking about ?

A．How to save the earth. B．How to plant trees.  C．How to use water.

5．What does Mary mean?

A．Mary hardly ever make good preparations.

B．The speakers have to have the class meeting today.

C．It’s better to have the class meeting another time.

第二节：听较长对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题。

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。

6．When is Tom’s party?

A．This Saturday afternoon.  B．This Saturday evening.  C．This Sunday afternoon.

7．Can Sally come to the party?

A．Yes, she can.    B．No, she can’t.    C．Maybe.

8．What will Sally do on this weekend?

A．Meet her grandparents.  B．Go to the party.    C．Meet her friends.

听下面一段较长对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。

9．What will the speakers have for dinner?

A．Dumplings.    B．Rice.      C．Noodles.

10．Where are the two speakers now?

A．At school.     B．At home.     C．At the supermarket.

11．What will the boy do next?

A．Go shopping.    B．Cook noodles.    C．Do his homework.

第三节：听独白，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题。

12．How often do Mike’s family go to the movies?

A．Once a week.    B．Once a month.    C．Twice a month.

13．How do Mike’s family usually go to Town Cinema?

A．By car.     B．By bike.     C．On foot.

14．What is Mike’s favorite kind of movies?

A．Cartoons.     B．Action movies.    C．Comedies.

15．Why does Mike’s father like action movies?

A．Because they are interesting. B．Because they are exciting. C．Because they are enjoyable.

第二部分  笔试部分（100分）

二、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分；共计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

	I am worried about my teeth. My front teeth are so big that they almost look like buckteeth (龅牙).When I take photos, I never laugh. I am also afraid my classmates will laugh at me. If I had smaller teeth like other people, I would be very happy. (Mari, Lima, Peru)
	I want to change my pessimistic attitude (悲观的态度) to life. Sometimes, things are not that bad, but I take everything too seriously. Once, I thought I didn’t do well in an exam. I became very sad. But when I saw the result, it was not as bad as I thought. I worried about it too much. I think I shouldn’t be so pessimistic. (Troy, London, UK)
	I want to change my bad temper (脾气). I often get angry and hurt the people I love. Every time my mother cares about me, I think she talks too much. Sometimes, I even argue with her. But I know ______. I shouldn’t do that. I will try to change my temper. (Jake, Ottawa, Canada)
	I often dream about having long legs. They would make me look more beautiful, and help me run faster. I like running and always join the running races at school. But other runners always pass me during the big race. I try my best, but it doesn’t work because of my short legs. So I want to have longer legs. (Nancy, Sydney, Australia)

16．How does Mari feel when she takes photos?

A．Afraid.    B．Excited.   C．Bored.   D．Interested.

17．Which of the following can be put into ______?

A．she is busy   B．she loves me  C．she is strict  D．she likes talking

18．Which student wants to have long legs?

A．Mari.     B．Troy.    C．Jake.                                           D．Nancy.

B

A strange way to get relaxed has become popular to cities across China. That is hugging trees. Young people feel comfortable after tree-hugging.

Hundreds of people online share their tree-hugging experiences. They think they feel less stressed (有压力的) and worried. It is also a way of keeping a close relationship with the natural world. By hugging a tree, some of them feel the tree is hugging them back.

Jenny gave up her job because of too much work stress. According to her, hugging trees helps her a lot. She enjoys herself in hugging trees. “Hugging trees helps me relax and lets me go back to a natural state (状态). I feel so free and feel the world is so big.”

In fact, hugging trees is a kind of psychological therapy (心理治疗). It first came from northern Europe. In norther Finland, there’s even a tree-hugging competition every August. A study shows that hugging can lead people to give off hormone (荷尔蒙). Hormone can give people feelings of love and make people less stressed.

Though tree-hugging is helpful for people’s body and mind, there are many things we should think about before we do that.

19．Who may be interested in hugging trees according to the text?

A．      B．

C．      D．

20．What does Jenny mean by saying the underlined sentences?

A．She feels much less stressed.     B．She is not busy with her work.

C．She knows more about the nature.    D．She starts to travel around the world.

21．What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The time of tree-hugging competition.   B．The study on people’s stress and worries.