山西省晋中市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

晋中市2023-2024学年第一学期期末 学业水平质量监测 八年级英语 注意事项： 1.本卷分听力部分和笔试部分，共十大题，全卷满分100分，考试时间为90分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。 3.答案全部在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束后，本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 听力部分（共20分） 一、情景反应（每小题1分，共5分） 本题共有5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中，选出与你所听到的信息相关联的一项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 3. A. B. C. 4. A. B. C. 5. A. B. C. 二、对话理解（每小题1分，共5分） 本题共有5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话和一个问题。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 6. A. Peter. B. Tom. C. Sam. 7. A. It’s interesting. B. It’s enjoyable. C. It’s meaningless. 8. A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a month. 9. A. Because it has the newest movie. B. Because it has the biggest screen. C. Because it has the friendliest service. 10. A. Sally does well in music. B. Sally is good at sports. C. Sally is good at math. 三、语篇理解（每小题1分，共5分） 本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据短文内容和所提出的5个问题，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 11. What did Jim want to be? A. A successful man. B. A careful man. C. A creative man. 12. Why did Jim think the tree in the warm house would grow better? A. Because it could get fresh air.B. Because it could grow up comfortably.C. Because it could experience many dangers. 13. When did Jim come to see the two trees? A. One year later. B. One month later. C. One week later. 14. How did Jim feel when he saw the tree outside? A. Excited. B. Surprised. C. Interested. 15. What does the story mainly tell us? A. We should plant more trees outside.B. We should help people to be successful.C. We must go through wind and rain to be successful. 四、听力填空（每小题1分，共5分） 本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据所听内容，完成下面的表格，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。 Zhang Guimei Job ● She works as a teacher for over 16. ______ years. Things ● She 17. ______ the first free girls’ high school successfully. ● She helped more than 1800 girls improve their 18 ______. Life ● She lives a 19. ______ life, but her heart is full of sunshine. Hope ● There will be more such free high schools in the future. She is 20. ______ one of the greatest teachers in China. 笔试部分（共80分） 五、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分） 请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. After the earthquake (地震) in Gansu Province, many people from all over the world showed ________ care and love to the people in trouble. A. our B. your C. their 2. —Jim made careful ________ for the final exam. We believe he will get good grades. —I think so. That is the most important step to success. A. invitation B. preparation C. pollution 3. —Through Project-Based Learning, we really understand how to ________ problems in life using what we learn. —I agree with you That’s why we start Project-Based Learning. A. solve B. advise C. refuse 4. —Lucy, you mustn’t tell others about your ________ information easily. —I see, Mum. I will protect (保护) myself. A. personal B. weekly C. possible 5. —To defend (保卫) our country, many people lost their lives in the wars (战争). —That’s true. ________ them, we will not have a happy life today. A. After B. Without C. Before 6. —Kate, I can’t sleep well these days. —Well, listening to music will ________ help you. You can try it. A. seriously B. cheaply C. probably 7. —This summer I took a trip to Xi’an, and I ________ many interesting and special things along the way. —Great! Traveling is also another way of studying. A. wrote down B. turned down C. fell down 8. —Alice, I find my parents ________ yours. —Yes, they all wish us health and happiness. A. are up to B. are similar to C. are angry with 9. —Mum, I will keep on my dream ________ I make it come true. —Good boy! I believe you will be successful. A. until B. because C. although 10. —The earth is our home, everyone should play a part in saving the earth. —Right, we should ________. A. move to other planets B. drive cars more often C. use less water and plant more trees 六、补全对话（每小题1分，共5分） 请根据对话内容，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 @ Alan @ Sam Hi, guys! ___11___ @ Linda Well, what’s it about? It’s about thanksgiving. @ Linda ___12___ We wrote thanksgiving cards and sent them to someone we want to thank. @ Linda ___13___ @ Alan The cleaners. Sounds special! Why did you thank them? @ Sam ___14___ You’re right. There are always many people who serve us silently in life. @Alan Yes. ___15___ I agree with you. A. What did you do then? B. Who did you write to? C. We had a class meeting yesterday. D. Because they bring us a beautiful environment. E. We should thank people who make our lives beautiful. 七、完形填空（每小题1分，共8分） 请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。 Today, the Moon is very beautiful with his round and bright (明亮的) face. In the dark night, he hangs in the ___16___ and gives us the hope. Long long ago, however, he was not as beautiful as he is now. His face was so dark that no one liked him. The Moon was ____17____, then he said to the Flowers, “I don’t want to be the Moon because no one likes me. ____18____ I’m a beautiful flower like you, people will like me and put me in their hair. And the birds will also sing for me. Can you help me become beautiful?” The Flowers smiled (微笑) and ____19____, “We become beautiful because there is the most beautiful girl living in our garden (花园). She is friendly to anyone. She can help you and we ____20____ that.” One evening, the Moon went to ____21____ the beautiful girl. When they met, the Moon asked, “Your face looks so beautiful. Can you help me become more beautiful ____22____ before?” The girl answered, “If you want to become beautiful, you should learn to be friendly like the beautiful and kind people. And people will like you better, too.” In the following days, the Moon always stayed with the girl and learned to smile to others. ____23____, the face of the Moon became more and more beautiful—just like what people see today. As the saying goes, “You will become who you spend your time with (近朱者赤).” When you stay with good people, you’ll become better. 16. A. sea B. hill C. sky 17. A. loud B. sad C. full 18. A. If B. Though C. Because 19. A. replied B. accepted C. discussed 20. A. are different from B. are able to C. are sure about 21. A. look after B. look for C. care for 22. A. like B. as C. than 23. A. Finally B. Loudly C. Differently 八、阅读理解（这一部分共三篇短文，每小题2分，共32分） （A） 请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Paris will hold the 33rd Olympic Games in 2024. To interest more young people, there will be four exciting sports events first appearing at the Olympic Games. They are really popular with young people. Surfing is an outdoor water sport. It needs suitable (合适的) environment and weather. People like surfing in Australia because the weather is warm and less rainy. Skateboarding began in California, USA in the 1940s. It is another form (形式) of surfing, but people must play it on a hard floor. It all starts with a push. Break dancing is a kind of hip-hop dance. It needs many dance skills. It is made up of many different moves. And it’s famous for one-on-one “battles (斗舞)”. Rock climbing was from Europe in the 18th century. Rock climbers use their arms and hands to keep balance (平衡) and keep safe with a rope (绳子). 24. Where do people like surfing? A. In Australia. B. In the USA. C. In Europe. 25. When did skateboarding begin? A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1940s. C. In the 18th century. 26. What is break dancing famous for? A. Battles. B. Dance skills. C. Different moves. 27. How do rock climbers keep safe? A They use arms. B. They use a rope. C. They use hands. 28. What do the four events have in common? A. They are all water sports. B. They all need hard floors. C. They are all new Olympic events. （B） 请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 Nowadays, audio books (有声书) have become more and more popular. When you are in the park, on the bus, or on the road, you might often see many people listening to audio books. Listening to audio books has become a new way of reading. Reading needs us to put all our mind on the words in a book, and we also need to find time and a place to sit down and read. However, you can listen to audio books anytime and anywhere you like, and it can make your eyes have a good rest, too. But the question is, can we get effective information from listening audio books? Scientists did a test to find the answer. They divided people into two groups. People in Group One listened to an audio book while people in Group Two read the same book. The result showed that people in different groups got the same and effective information. Another study also showed listening to audio books activated (激活) the same parts of the brain as reading. However, some people still believe that they learn better from reading paper books. One reason is that when listening to audio books, people are often doing other things. If so, maybe people won’t be able to learn better. In fact, both reading paper books and listening audio books are good ways to learn. We should choose our own proper (合适的) ways. 29. Where do people often listen to audio books according to Para.1 (第一段)? A. In the park. B. In the restaurant. C. In the library. 30. Why do more people like audio books? A. Because people’s ears can have a good rest. B. Because people can listen anytime and anywhere. C. Because people can put all their mind on the words. 31. What does the underlined (划线的) word “effective” mean? A. 有效的 B. 错误的 C. 困惑的 32. Which of the following is TRUE? A. People must learn better from paper books. B. Listening audio books is as good as reading paper books. C. People can always do other things while reading paper books. 33. What can we learn from the end of the passage? A. People won’t choose paper books in the future. B. Audio books will take the place of paper books. C. People should choose the proper way for themselves. （C） 请阅读下面的非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。 The Spring Festival is also called Chinese Lunar New Year. Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest (隆重) and most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole family to get together. On Dec. 22nd, 2023, it became a United Nations holiday. Many people all around the world celebrate the Spring Festival in different ways. The story of Nian Once upon a time, there was a monster named Nian. It came out to make trouble on New Year’s Day. It was afraid of the red color and the loud noise. So people pasted door red on the door and set off firecrackers to drive away Nian. Since then, this day was named as Guo Nian. As a result, the customs (习俗) of using red color and setting off firecrackers remain. But now they have new meanings. ◎ Paste Spring Festival couplets (春联) Each family pastes the Spring Festival couplets. People write lucky words on pieces of red paper and put them on the wall to have a good life and a lucky year. ◎ Set off the firecrackers (鞭炮) People usually set off firecrackers at 12:00 on New Year’s Eve. It means “say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year”. ◎ Give lucky money to children People give lucky money to children on the Spring Festival. The money is also called ya sui qian, meaning “stop children from getting older.” People wish children to keep away from danger and bring them peace, good luck and happiness in the coming year. ◎ ▲ A big family dinner is necessary on the Spring Festival. Dumplings are the most traditional dishes. Fish is always an important dish, which expresses people’s hope of having a wealthy year. People also like eating Tofu, meaning duo fu. ◎Watch CCTV Spring Festival Gala (春晚) It is also a special way to celebrate the Spring Festival. And it has become an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Now the Spring Festival has been the whole world’s festival It carries forward Chinese peace and harmony (和谐) to the world. Let’s look forward to the 2024 Spring Festival with the people all over the world! 34. When did the spring festival become a United Nations holiday? ______________________________________ 35. Why did people use red color and firecrackers before? ______________________________________ 36. How do people give their wishes to children? ______________________________________ 37. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (四个字) ______________________________________ 38. Please fill in the blank. ______________________________________ 39. Do you like the Spring Festival? How will you celebrate the 2024 Spring Festival? (at least two ways) ______________________________________ 九、词语运用（每小题1分，共10分） 请根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，每个词只能用一次。 one; I; during; choose; normal; when; almost; add; mistake; rich For Chinese people, Xinhua Dictionary is an encyclopedia (百科全书). Although it is a ___40___ book in the students’ schoolbag, it plays an important role. The dictionary is named Xinhua because people all expect to see a new China. People ___41___ printed it in 1953. It was like a teacher and opened up a new world to most of Chinese people. “I trust Xinhua Dictionary. When I have some questions, I can find ___42___ all the answers in the dictionary,” a farmer said. A 70-year-old woman also said that Xinhua Dictionary was her favorite. “I didn’t go to school when I was little. It was Xinhua Dictionary that helped ___43___ get into high school.” “As long as people find some ___44___ in the dictionary, they will revise (修订) them. The right answers will appear in the next edition (版本)”. ___45___ these years, people have revised the dictionary more than ten times. Xinhua Dictionary is also keeping up with the times. In the latest edition in 2020, people even ___46___ some popular words like chu xin and dian zan. Now, people can also use a Xinhua Dictionary APP. The words and examples in it are ___47___ and better. Xinhua Dictionary has been part of people’s lives. In the past, ___48___ people were children, they bought the Xinhua Dictionary to learn characters (汉字). But now, if parents want a nice name for their children, they ___49___ the character(s) they like in the dictionary. Xinhua Dictionary is like a history of China. We can see the past and the future of China from it. 十、书面表达（共15分）请将短文写在答题卡相应的位置上。 50. 习总书记指出：“青年一代有理想、有本领、有担当，国家就有前途，民族就有希望。”为了引导同学们树立正确的价值观和良好的职业观，育才中学的老师们以“我的美好未来”为主题，对1000名中学生做了问卷调查，下图是部分项目的统计结果。假如你是该校学生，请结合图表信息，以“My Dream Job”为题，用三段话写一篇短文。 内容包括： 1. 简要说明图表内容； 2. 谈谈自己的理想职业及原因； 3. 阐述为实现理想在健康、学习、人际交往等方面付诸的行动。 要求： 1. 词数不少于70词，首句已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。 My Dream Job We did a survey about 1,000 students’ dream jobs in Yucai Middle School. Here are the results. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 晋中市2023-2024学年第一学期期末 学业水平质量监测 八年级英语 注意事项： 1.本卷分听力部分和笔试部分，共十大题，全卷满分100分，考试时间为90分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。 3.答案全部在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束后，本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 听力部分（共20分） 一、情景反应（每小题1分，共5分） 本题共有5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中，选出与你所听到的信息相关联的一项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 3. A. B. C. 4 A. B. C. 5. A. B. C. 二、对话理解（每小题1分，共5分） 本题共有5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话和一个问题。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 6. A. Peter. B. Tom. C. Sam. 7. A. It’s interesting. B. It’s enjoyable. C. It’s meaningless. 8. A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a month. 9. A. Because it has the newest movie. B. Because it has the biggest screen. C. Because it has the friendliest service. 10. A. Sally does well in music. B. Sally is good at sports. C. Sally is good at math. 三、语篇理解（每小题1分，共5分） 本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据短文内容和所提出的5个问题，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 11. What did Jim want to be? A. A successful man. B. A careful man. C. A creative man. 12. Why did Jim think the tree in the warm house would grow better? A. Because it could get fresh air.B. Because it could grow up comfortably.C. Because it could experience many dangers. 13. When did Jim come to see the two trees? A. One year later. B. One month later. C. One week later. 14. How did Jim feel when he saw the tree outside? A. Excited. B. Surprised. C. Interested. 15. What does the story mainly tell us? A. We should plant more trees outside.B. We should help people to be successful.C. We must go through wind and rain to be successful. 四、听力填空（每小题1分，共5分） 本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据所听内容，完成下面的表格，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。 Zhang Guimei Job ● She works as a teacher for over 16. ______ years. Things ● She 17. ______ the first free girls’ high school successfully. ● She helped more than 1800 girls improve their 18. ______. Life ● She lives a 19. ______ life, but her heart is full of sunshine. Hope ● There will be more such free high schools in the future. She is 20. ______ one of the greatest teachers in China. 笔试部分（共80分） 五、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分） 请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【1题答案】 【答案】C 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】A 【4题答案】 【答案】A 【5题答案】 【答案】B 【6题答案】 【答案】C 【7题答案】 【答案】A 【8题答案】 【答案】B 【9题答案】 【答案】A 【10题答案】 【答案】C 六、补全对话（每小题1分，共5分） 【11~15题答案】 【答案】11. C 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. E 七、完形填空（每小题1分，共8分） 【16~23题答案】 【答案】16. C 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. A 八、阅读理解（这一部分共三篇短文，每小题2分，共32分） （A） 请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【24~28题答案】 【答案】24. A 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C （B） 【29~33题答案】 【答案】29. A 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. C （C） 【34~39题答案】 【答案】34. On Dec. 22nd, 2023. 35. To drive away Nian. 36. By giving lucky money to children. 37. 辞旧迎新 38. Have a big family dinner 39. Yes, I do. I will paste the Spring Festival couplets and set off the firecrackers. I will watch CCTV Spring Festival Gala with my family, too. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) 九、词语运用（每小题1分，共10分） 【40~49题答案】 【答案】40. normal 41. first 42. almost 43. me 44. mistakes 45. During 46. added 47. richer 48. when 49. will choose 十、书面表达（共15分）请将短文写在答题卡相应的位置上。 【50题答案】 【答案】例文 My Dream Job We did a survey about 1,000 students’ dream jobs in Yucai Middle School. Here are the results. From the chart, we can find that 47% of students want to be a teacher while 23% of students hope to be an engineer. 19% of students see doctor as their dream jobs. The rest 11% choose other jobs. Everyone has his own dream job. As for me, I dream of becoming a teacher. Because I think it’s truly a great job. Teacher can help students enrich their knowledge and bring them a new world. First, I’m going to spend more time on my schoolwork because I won’t go to university until I get good grades. Next, I’m going to improve my physical health. After all, a healthy body gives us more energy to face the challenges of life. Then, I’ll learn how to teach children from some experienced teachers after finishing college. I know it is not easy to do it well. However, I believe nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. I believe my dream will come true. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$