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马鞍山市第八中学2023-2024学年第二学期期中素质测试 八年级英语 试题卷 亲爱的同学, 这份试卷将再次记录你的自信、沉着、智慧和收获! 请认真审题, 看清要求仔细答题, 祝你成功! 第一卷（80分） 一、听力部分（共20题, 每小题1分, 计20分） （一）听对话, 回答问题。本部分共有 10 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。 听第1至10段材料, 回答第1至10题。 1. What place of interest has Peter been to? A. B. C. 2. Where are the two speakers talking now? A. B. C. 3. How many countries has the woman been to? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 4. When will the man come back? A. In October. B. In November. C. In December. 5. Whet is Jane probably doing now? A. She is singing. B. She is reading comics. C. She is doing housework. 6. Why does the boy stay in the library? A. Because the book is interesting. B. Because he forgets the time. C. Because the bad weather stops him from leaving. 7. How much will the man pay for four shirts? A. $14. B. $7. C. $4. 8. Where are they probably talking? A. In a shop. B. At home. C. In a post office. 9. How will they make their school more beautiful? A. By picking up rubbish. B By doing some cleaning. C. By planting young trees. 10. What can we learn from the talk? A. There's a school near the village. B. The nearest school is about 40 miles away from the village. C. There are about 40 students in the village school. （二）听对话和短文, 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秒钟的时间选出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 should the man start his trip in the woman's opinion? A. In London. B. In Cambridge. C. In Oxford. 12. What is Bath（巴斯）famous for? A. Wonderful activities. B. Ancient buildings. C. The quiet environment. 听第一篇短文, 回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项, 完成信息记录表。 Name of the newspaper 13___________ How often it comes out 14___________ Activities for the volunteers To rewrite articles To take photos To plan printing work To 15___________ 13. A. Volunteer Paper B. School Volunteer C. School Daily 14. A. Four days a week B. Three days a week C. Five days a week 15. A. send papers B. write papers C. read papers 听第二篇短文, 回答第16至20小题。 16. In which country are they travelling? A. France. B. England. C. The USA. 17. What's the population of New York? A. About 8.6 million. B. About 86 million. C. About 68 million. 18. Who will be always glad to help foreign visitors in New York? A. Doctors. B. Policemen. C. Taxi drivers. 19. What is the best way to travel around New York? A. To take the taxi. B. To take the bus. C. To take the underground. 20. What isn't mentioned in the passage? A. Libraries B. Gardens. C. Museums. 二、单项选择（共15题, 每小题1分, 计15分） 1. How _________ it is _________ sailing with friends at weekends! A. exciting; to go B. excited; going C. exciting; going D. excited; to go 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：和朋友在周末一起航海是多么令人兴奋啊！ 考查形容词辨析和非谓语动词。exciting令人兴奋的，修饰物；excited感到兴奋的，修饰人。第一空修饰的是物，表示航海令人兴奋，应用exciting；it is+形容词+to do sth“做某事是……”，动词不定式作主语。故选A。 2. — Coffee or milk, Jeff? — ________ is OK. I care little about it. A. Both B. None C. Either D. Neither 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——咖啡还是牛奶，杰夫？——两个都可以。我不太在乎。 考查代词辨析。Both两者都；None三者及三者以上都不；Either两者中任一个；Neither两者都不。根据“Coffee or milk”可知，在两者中作选择，结合“…is OK. I care little about it.”可知，两者中任意一个都行，故用Either。故选C。 3. Mind-maps help us understand the text better. ________, they can make it easier to write articles. A. Moreover B. However C. Otherwise D. Instead 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：思维导图帮助我们更好地理解文本。此外，它们可以使撰写文章更容易。 考查副词辨析。Moreover此外，表递进；However然而，表转折；Otherwise否则，表转折；Instead相反，表转折。结合前句“Mind-maps help us understand the text better.”，思维导图能帮助我们更好地理解文章，再结合后句“they can make it easier to write articles.”，他们能让我们写文章的时候得心应手，可以推出前后句式为递进关系，所以用连词Moreover。故选A。 4. His latest novels are popular among young people and always get good ________. A. tips B. reviews C. readers D. copies 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：他最新的小说很受年轻人的欢迎，而且总是得到好评。 考查名词辨析。tips提示；reviews评论；readers读者；copies副本。根据“His latest novels are popular among young people”可知，小说很受欢迎，所以推断得到的应是好评，故选B。 5. Nancy said learning Chinese really _________ her mind to the Chinese culture. A. called up B. opened up C. looked up D. took up 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：南希说学习汉语真的向她打开了中国文化的大门。 考查动词短语。called up召唤；opened up打开；looked up查阅；took up拿起。根据“learning Chinese really…her mind to the Chinese culture”可知，学习汉语让南希接触到中国文化，因此“opened up”最符合语境。故选B。 6. —Oh, I’ve left my keys at home again. —What about choosing a smart lock? You ________ search for keys any more. Just use your finger. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. don’t have to D. shouldn’t 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——哦，我又把钥匙落在家里了。——选择智能锁怎么样？你不必再找钥匙了。只用你的手指就好。 考查情态动词辨析。mustn’t禁止；can’t不能；don’t have to不必；shouldn’t不应该。根据“What about choosing a smart lock?...Just use your finger.”及语境可知，智能锁是指纹解锁，所以不需要钥匙，故选C。 7. Cindy sat _________ her father and they had lunch face to face. A. beside B. in front of C. opposite D. next to 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：辛迪坐在她父亲对面，他们面对面吃午饭。 考查介词用法。beside在旁边；in front of在……前方；opposite在……对面；next to紧邻。根据“they had lunch face to face”可知，面对面吃午饭，应是辛迪坐在她父亲对面。故选C。 8. —How many students are there in each group? —Usually each group is_________six students in our class. A. made up B. made of C. made from D. made up of 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——每组有多少学生?——通常在我们班每个小组由六个学生组成。 考查动词辨析。made up编造、组成；made of由……制成，看得出原材料；made from由……制成，看不出原材料；made up of由……组成。根据“Usually each group is … six students in our class.”设空处后面接着名词，可知每个小组是由我们班的六个学生组成的，所以用be made up of，故选D。 9. —Would you mind _________ the umbrella with me? —_________. Let’s go. A. sharing; Of course B. to share; I wouldn’t C. sharing; Not at all D. share; Never mind 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你介意和我共用这把伞吗？——一点也不介意。我们走吧。 考查非谓语动词和情景交际。mind doing sth介意做某事，动名词作宾语，排除BD；Of course当然；Not at all一点也不。根据“Let’s go.”可知，一点也不介意，故选C。 10. Hurry up! The film ________ for 10 minutes. A. has begun B. began C. has been on D. begins 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：快点！电影已经开始十分钟了。 考查动词时态。由“for 10 minutes”可知，本题用现在完成时，排除B和D；ten minutes为一段时间，应用延续性动词，而begin是非延续性动词，对应的延续性动词为be on，主语The film是第三人称单数，所以用has been on。故选C。 11. The amazing documentary Aerial China (航拍中国) _________the viewers with the breathtaking beauty of the country’s natural landscapes. A. protects B. prevents C. practices D. provides 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：这部精彩纪录片《航拍中国》提供观众以令人惊叹的国家自然景观之美。 考查动词辨析。protects保护；prevents阻止；practices练习；provides提供。根据“the viewers with the breathtaking beauty of the country’s natural landscapes.”可知，这部纪录片为人们提供了国家自然景观之美。provide sb with sth“为某人提供某物”。故选D。 12. — Andy, 　　　 your mother 　　　 the bookshop yet? — Yes. She left ten minutes ago. A. has; been to B. has; gone to C. has; been in D. did; went to 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】试题分析：句意：安迪，你妈妈去书店了吗？是的，她10分钟前离开的。have/has gone to去了某地，故选B。 考点：考查现在完成时。 13. The doctors managed _________ the lives of patients, though they didn't have enough medicine. A. save B. saving C. to save D. to saving 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：尽管没有足够的药物，医生们还是设法挽救了病人的生命。 考查非谓语动词。manage to do sth“设法做某事”，为固定短语。故选C。 14. —Have you finished your online tour yet? —_________. I still need another 5 minutes. A. No way B. Of course C. No problem D. Not exactly 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你完成线游览了吗？——不尽然。我还需要5分钟。 考查情景交际。No way没门；Of course当然；No problem没问题；Not exactly不尽然。根据“I still need another 5 minutes.”可知，在线游览还没有完全完成，故选D。 15. “Beijing is the capital of China.” is a(n) _________. “Life is getting better in some ways.” is a(n) _________. A. fact; fact B. fact; opinion C. opinion; opinion D. opinion; fact 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：“北京是中国的首都。”是一个事实。“生活在某些方面正在变得更好。”是一个观点。 考查名词辨析。fact事实；opinion观点。“Beijing is the capital of China.”这是一个事实，因为北京确实是中国的首都，具有客观真实性；“Life is getting better in some ways.”这是一个观点，因为“生活是否变好”是主观判断，不同人可能有不同看法。故选B。 三、完形填空（共15题, 每小题1分, 计15分） 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I used to have little passion (激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how___16___it is to have a passion in life. That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom ___17___at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed ___18___ rags(破旧衣服). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, ___19___I had seen many people like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless. But this man was ___20___in some way. He was not sitting down with a ___21___expression. Instead, he had a___22___ in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had. “Mom, why does that man have a radio though he’s ___23___?” I asked “He ___24___it,” she replied. “But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He ___25___ something that he didn’t need.” “Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.” That man must care so___26___about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that ___27___is the key to life. Since then, I am always thinking of ___28___is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes — these things are only ___29___ of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a___30___ day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going. 16. A. important B. strange C. dangerous D. difficult 17. A. exercised B. walked C. stood D. stopped 18. A. on B. in C. at D. of 19. A. but B. and C. so D. because 20 A. common B. polite C. different D. rude 21. A. nervous B. sad C. mad D. happy 22. A. hat B. phone C. radio D. scarf 23. A. hopeless B. homeless C. careless D. useless 24. A. bought B. made C. fixed D. borrowed 25. A. asked for B. waited for C. paid for D. looked for 26. A. little B. much C. many D. few 27. A. happiness B. health C. knowledge D. friendship 28. A. what B. who C. where D. when 29. A. power B. purpose C. key D. part 30. A. warm B. hot C. dark D. relaxing 【答案】16. A 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. C 【解析】 【分析】这篇短文中作者记叙了她偶然在街上见到的一个无家可归的人，从他的身上作者知道了生活中充满激情是非常重要的。 【16题详解】 句意：就是在那时我知道了生活中有激情是多么重要。important 重要的；strange奇怪的，陌生的；dangerous危险的；difficult困难的。根据下文Since then, I am always thinking of ___13___is truly important in life.以及文意可知，这篇短文作者通过她的所见，告诉我们生活中有激情是非常重要的。故应选A。 【17题详解】 句意：当妈妈在等红灯的时候，路边的一个人吸引了我的注意力。exercised 锻炼；walked散步；stood站；stopped停止。根据空后的at a red lights可知，这里是妈妈在红灯前停下来等红灯，故应选D。 【18题详解】 句意：这是一个男人，穿着破旧的衣服。on 在…上面；关于；in 在…里面；穿着；at在具体时刻或地点；of…的。dressed in…穿着…，是固定短语，故应选B。 【19题详解】 句意：那没有引起我的兴趣，我以前见过很多像他那样的人。but 但是；and和，而且；so因此，所以；because因为。根据句意可知，这里解释的是那个人没有引起作者的兴趣的原因，故应选D。 【20题详解】 句意：但是这个人在某个方面是不一样的。common 普通的，普遍的；polite有礼貌的；different不同的；rude粗鲁的。根据前文Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless和句中的But表示转折可知，这个人与作者以前看见过的无家可归的人不一样，故应选C。 【21题详解】 句意：他没有带着一副伤心的表情在那儿坐着。nervous 紧张的；sad 伤心的；mad疯狂的；happy开心的。根据上文Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless可知，通常无家可归的人都是不开心的、没有希望的，而这个人跟他们不一样，所以他不是伤心的表情，故应选B。 【22题详解】 句意：相反地，他手里拿着一个收音机，在跟着音乐快乐地跳舞。hat 帽子；phone电话，手机；radio收音机；scarf围巾。根据下文why does that man have a radio…可知，那个人有一个收音机，所以这里应选C。 【23题详解】 句意：我问：“妈妈，尽管他是无家可归的，那为什么他有收音机呢？”hopeless 没有希望的；homeless无家可归的；careless粗心的；useless没有用的。根据上文He was homeless.可知，这个人是无家可归的。故应选B。 【24题详解】 句意：她回答说：“是他买的。”bought 买；made制作；fixed修理；borrowed借。根据下文That man must care so___11___ about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.可知，收音机是这个人买的。故应选A。 【25题详解】 句意：他花钱买他不需要的东西。asked for 要求得到；waited for等待；paid for 为…付钱；looked for寻找。根据上文But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes?可知，作者觉得他为不需要的东西花钱，还不如去买食物或者衣服。因此应选C。 【26题详解】 句意：那个人一定是如此的喜欢音乐以至于他买收音机而不是买食物或者衣服。little 少，修饰不可数名词；much多，修饰不可数名词；many 许多，修饰可数名词；few少，修饰可数名词。根据句意可知，这个人热爱音乐，所以才会买收音机，这里用much修饰来表示程度，故应选B。 【27题详解】 句意：我马上意识到快乐才是生活的关键所在。happiness 快乐；health健康；knowledge知识；friendship友谊。根据下文What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a___15___ day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.可知，作者认为生活中快乐才是重要的，故应选A。 【28题详解】 句意：从那以后我总是想起生活中什么才是真正重要的。what 什么；who谁；where在哪里；when什么时候。根据句子结构可知，这里考查的是宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，故用连接代词，排除C和D。根据句子的意思可知应选A。 【29题详解】 句意：家、食物、衣服—这些东西只是生活中的一部分。power 权力，力量；purpose目的；key钥匙，关键；part部分。根据句意可知，生活中我们需要家、食物和衣服，也需要快乐，所以他们都是生活的一部分，故应选D。 【30题详解】 句意：我们经常忘记的事情是我们都需要快乐，它是黑暗日子里的一道光。warm 温暖的；hot热的；dark 黑暗的；relaxing令人放松的。根据空前的a light…可知，这里应说的是“黑暗日子里的一道光”，故应选C。 点睛：这篇短文作者通过讲述她亲眼见过的一件事，告诉我们生活中充满激情是很重要的。短文是一篇记叙文，文意比较容易理解。题型是完型填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读全文，了解大意。然后逐空做题，注意空前后的固定搭配和上下文的语境提示。最后应再读一遍短文，检查答案。例如第3小题，考查介词的用法，这里是一个固定短语dressed in…表示穿着…，故选B。再如第7小题，根据下文why does that man have a radio…可知那个人手里拿的是收音机。再如第10小题，根据上文But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes?可知，作者觉得他为不需要的东西花钱，还不如去买食物或者衣服，所以这里应该是付钱买…，故应选C。 四、阅读理解（共15题, 每小题2分, 计30分） （A） Suzhou is a famous city in China. You can see beautiful mountains and trees in the city. Travel time: 08:00—10:00 Pick you up from the hotel in Shanghai and go to Suzhou. 10:00—11:00 Visit the Tiger Hill. It is called as “the most famous place in Wuzhong”. 11:00—12:00 Visit Hanshan Temple. 12:00—13:00 Lunchtime. 13:00—14:00 Visit the No.1 Silk Factory. Suzhou is famous for its silk production (产品). 14:00—16:00 Visit the Humble Administrator's Garden. This garden has three parts: the eastern part, the middle part and the western part. 16:00—18:00 Return to Shanghai. How to book (预订): ☆you must book by email. Tell us which hotel you are staying at and wait for our confirmation (确认) email. ☆Our tour guide will call you the night before the tour and tell you when we will meet the next morning. 31. The tourist will visit ________ places in Suzhou. A. six B. five C. four D. three 32. What will they visit at 13:00? A. The No.1 Silk Factory. B. Hanshan Temple. C. The Tiger Hill. D. The Humble Administrator’s Garden. 33. If you want to book, you must ________. A. go to their office B. call the tour guide C. send them a letter D. send them an email 【答案】31. C 32. A 33. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍的是从上海到苏州当日往返旅行的行程以及预定方式等信息。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“10:00—11:00 Tiger Hill”；“11:00—12:00 Hanshan Temple”；“13:00—14:00 No.1 Silk Factory”以及“14:00-—16:00 Humble Administrator’s Garden”可知，共 4个景点，故选C。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Visit the No.1 Silk Factory. Suzhou is famous for its silk production (产品).”可知，行程表中明确标注13:00到14:00的时间段为参观第一丝绸厂，故选A。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“you must book by email.”可知，预订方式中明确说明“必须通过电子邮件预订”。故选D。 （B） May is National Bike Month, a month-long event trying to get couch potatoes outside, cars off the roads and subway trains empty. It encourages everyone to get back onto their bicycles to enjoy riding a bike as often as they can during the month (and hopefully longer). May is in the beginning of summer and has warm weather, so why not start right away and enjoy sunshine! Ride Out to Protect the Environment Bike month helps everyone try their best to improve the environment. If you’re biking to school, you are helping bring down the air pollution. It is the most common form of pollution and by getting your family to stop driving and start riding a bike, you can do your part in improving the air quality. Count Down Those Calories Cycling isn’t just good for the environment; it’s good for you too. Riding a bicycle burns calories and helps keep you healthy. It not only improves your physical health, but also your mental state of mind. It can really help you be a happier person. Share the Sunny Summer So get into that house, and take out your old bike. Paint the bike blue. Put on a nice coat. Load up a number of songs. Invite a group of friends to get on the bikes and ride this May! Be a fun-in-the-sun child! Enjoy yourself! 34. Which of the following about National Bike Month is NOT true? A. May is the beginning of summer. B. May is a good time to enjoy sunshine. C. It is warm and sunny in May. D. We have the longest holiday in May. 35. The second paragraph mainly tells us that riding bicycles ________. A. improves our physical health B. does good to the environment C. changes our way of thinking D. helps us enjoy the sunny spring 36. You are likely to read the article in the ________ section (部分) of a magazine. A. history B. geography C. sports D. food 37. The writer writes the article to ________. A. advise people to lose more weight B. ask people to repair and paint the old bikes C. prevent people from staying at home watching TV D. make people realize the good points of riding bicycles 【答案】34. D 35. B 36. C 37. D 【解析】 【导语】本文强调骑行对环境、健康和生活乐趣的积极影响，呼吁人们在五月（及以后）多骑自行车。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“May is in the beginning of summer and has warm weather, so why not start right away and enjoy sunshine!”可知五月正值初夏，天气温暖，何不立即出发，享受阳光呢！而“我们五月的假期最长”并没有提及。故选D。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“Ride Out to Protect the Environment”且全段内容，可知都在讲骑自行车如何减少空气污染、改善环境质量。故选B。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。全文围绕骑自行车的好处展开，包括环保、健康、社交等方面，最可能出现在杂志的“运动”版块。故选C。 【37题详解】 主旨大意题。全文通过环保、健康、社交三个角度阐述骑自行车的好处，最后一段还鼓励读者参与骑行，目的是让人们认识到骑自行车的好处。故选D。 （C） Once, a circle (圆环) broke. It missed a small part of itself. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around and looked for its missing piece. But, because it wasn’t complete, it could roll (滚动) only very slowly. It smelled the flowers along the way. It talked with the worms (虫子). It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different parts, but none of them fit. It left them all by the side of the road and kept on searching. One day, the circle found a perfect piece. It was so happy. It could be whole, with nothing missing. It fixed itself and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, but too fast to notice the flowers or to talk to the worms. The circle missed the flowers and the worms. It left its perfect piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away. Perhaps we are more whole when we are missing something. In some ways, a man who has everything is a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to dream of something better. He will never know the experience of finding something he has always wanted and never had. 38. At first, the circle rolled very slowly because it ________. A. wanted to smell the flowers B. was too small to roll quickly C. got broken and wasn’t whole any more D. was enjoying the beautiful sunshine 39. With the perfect piece on, the circle found that ________. A. it rolled more slowly B. the worms didn’t want to talk to it C. it couldn’t enjoy life any more D. The flowers were not so beautiful 40. Which is the right order according to the passage? ① The circle talked to some worms. ② It rolled too fast to see the flowers. ③ A circle got broken one day. ④ It began to look for its missing part. A. ③④①② B. ③①④② C. ④①②③ D. ④③②① 41. What can we learn from the story? A. Being broken is worse than being perfect. B. Being broken is another kind of beauty. C. There is nothing perfect in the world. D. A whole life means a perfect life for us. 【答案】38. C 39. C 40. A 41. B 【解析】 【导语】本文通过圆环寻找缺失部分的故事，揭示“完美未必是真正的完整”，残缺反而能让人更深刻地体验生活。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But, because it wasn’t complete, it could roll (滚动) only very slowly.”可知，圆环滚动缓慢是因为它不完整。故选C。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“it could roll very fast, but too fast to notice the flowers or to talk to the worms”可知，圆环装上完美碎片后因滚动过快而无法享受生活。故选C。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据“A circle got broken one day.”可知，一天圆环破了；根据“The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around and looked for its missing piece.”可知，它开始寻找缺失的部分；根据 “It talked with the worms (虫子).”可知，它和虫子交谈；根据“Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, but too fast to notice the flowers or to talk to the worms.”可知，它滚动得太快以至于看不到花。所以正确顺序是③④①②，故选A。 【41题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“Perhaps we are more whole when we are missing something. In some ways, a man who has everything is a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to dream of something better. He will never know the experience of finding something he has always wanted and never had.”可知，有时候缺失一些东西我们反而更完整，拥有一切的人可能并不知道梦想更好事物的感觉，所以不完整也是另一种美。故选B。 （D） Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world. Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile. Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 300,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries were cured during the event. On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to the USA for further treatment. So show your kindness to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you. 42. Children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths have problems with ________. A. eating and drinking B. walking and running C. starting a charity D. working as a volunteer 43. How many children were cured during the event “The Journey of Hope” in 1999? A. 18. B. 1982. C. 5,000. D. 300,000. 44 The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to________. A. the doctor and his wife B. children who have too serious problems C. local doctors and nurses D. people who work in developing countries 45. What does the writer ask us to do? A. To be a doctor of Operation Smile. B. To be a volunteer in Philippines. C. To offer money to local banks. D. To donate money to Operation Smile. 【答案】42. A 43. C 44. B 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Operation Smile这一慈善组织的起源、发展及其在全球范围内帮助唇腭裂儿童的工作。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据“In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink.”可知，患有唇腭裂的儿童在饮食方面存在困难。故选A。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“5,000 children in 18 countries were cured during the event.”可知，在1999年的“The Journey of Hope”活动中，有5000名儿童得到了治疗。故选C。 【44题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to the USA for further treatment.”可知，划线词“them”指的是那些问题更严重的儿童。故选B。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据“You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks.”可知，作者呼吁我们向Operation Smile捐款。故选D。 第二卷（20分） 五、词汇运用（共10题, 每小题1分, 计10分） A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词, 使句子意思完整正确。 46. The earth looks like a ________ (巨大的) ball from outer space. 【答案】huge 【解析】 【详解】句意：从外太空看，地球就像一个巨大的球体。huge“巨大的”，形容词作定语。故填huge。 47. We all arrived at the park ________ (除……外) Daniel. He was late again. 【答案】except 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们都到公园了，除了Daniel。他又迟到了。except除……之外，介词，表示排除关系。故填except。 48. Believing in yourself is the first step on the road to ________（成功）. 【答案】success 【解析】 【详解】句意：相信自己是迈向成功的第一步。根据汉语意思可知，此空应填名词success“成功”，the road to success成功之路，故填success。 49. People in China like visiting ________ (亲戚) and friends during the Spring Festival. 【答案】relatives 【解析】 【详解】句意：中国人喜欢在春节期间探亲访友。relative“亲戚”，此处用复数形式，表示泛指。故填relatives。 50. Sam hardly has good friends because he always ________ (拒绝) to help others. 【答案】refuses 【解析】 【详解】句意：Sam几乎没有好朋友，因为他总是拒绝帮助别人。refuse“拒绝”，动词。根据always可知，本句是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填refuses。 B）根据句子意思, 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 51. Jerry lived in France until quite ________ (recent). 【答案】recently 【解析】 【详解】句意：Jerry在法国生活直到最近。recent“最近的”，形容词，此处是运用了固定短语until recently“直到最近”，故填recently。 52. I'm afraid you _________ (lose) the key, haven’t you? 【答案】have lost 【解析】 【详解】句意：恐怕你把钥匙弄丢了，是吗？lose“丢失”，根据“haven’t you”可知反义疑问句的陈述部分用现在完成时的肯定形式have/has done，主语是you，助动词用have。故填have lost。 53. After hearing the funny story, all of us couldn’t help ________ (laugh). 【答案】laughing 【解析】 【详解】句意：听完这个有趣的故事后，我们都忍不住笑了。can’t help doing sth“忍不住做某事”，为固定短语。故填laughing。 54. Lucy got ______ (marry) to a man from her hometown. 【答案】married 【解析】 【详解】句意：露西和来自她家乡的那个男人结婚了。get married to sb.表示同某人结婚。故填married。 55. Our new English teacher comes from a small ________ (Canada) town. 【答案】Canadian 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们的新英语老师来自加拿大一个小镇。空处作定语修饰名词town，应用形容词Canadian“加拿大的”。故填Canadian。 六、按要求改写下列句子, 每空格一词（共5题, 每小题2分, 计10分） 56. She has already seen this film. （改为否定句） She ________ seen this film ________. 【答案】 ①. hasn’t ②. yet 【解析】 【详解】句意：她已经看过这部电影了。原句是现在完成时，变为否定句需要在has后加not，缩写为hasn’t；already一般用于肯定句，否定句中用yet。故填hasn’t；yet。 57. Tom has known me for ten years. （同义句转换） Tom has known me ________ ten years ________. 【答案】 ①. since ②. ago 【解析】 【详解】句意：汤姆认识我已有十年。原句强调持续的时间段，时态是现在完成时，所以也可以用“since+时间段+ago”来替换。故填since；ago。 58. She can’t decide where she should stay for the night. （同义句转换） She can’t decide where ________ ________ for the night. 【答案】 ①. to ②. stay 【解析】 【详解】句意：她无法决定晚上应该住在哪里。原句是宾语从句，此处可以用“疑问词+动词不定式”作宾语的结构，即where to stay。故填to；stay。 59. Gulliver was very tired. He couldn’t swim any further. (两句合并成一句) Gulliver was ________ tired ________ swim any further. 【答案】 ①. too ②. to 【解析】 【详解】句意：格列佛很累。他再也游不动了。也可表达为“格列佛太累了再也游不动了”。too...to“太……而不能……”。故填too；to。 60. The work is going to be finished in two days. （对画线部分提问） ________ ________ is the work going to be finished? 【答案】 ①. How ②. soon 【解析】 【详解】句意：工作将在两天内完成。划线部分是时间状语，对一般将来时的时间提问，一般使用how soon“多久以后”来提问。故填How；soon。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 马鞍山市第八中学2023-2024学年第二学期期中素质测试 八年级英语 试题卷 亲爱的同学, 这份试卷将再次记录你的自信、沉着、智慧和收获! 请认真审题, 看清要求仔细答题, 祝你成功! 第一卷（80分） 一、听力部分（共20题, 每小题1分, 计20分） （一）听对话, 回答问题。本部分共有 10 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。 听第1至10段材料, 回答第1至10题。 1. What place of interest has Peter been to? A. B. C. 2. Where are the two speakers talking now? A. B. C. 3. How many countries has the woman been to? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 4. When will the man come back? A. In October. B. In November. C. In December. 5. Whet is Jane probably doing now? A. She is singing. B. She is reading comics. C. She is doing housework. 6. Why does the boy stay in the library? A. Because the book is interesting. B. Because he forgets the time. C. Because the bad weather stops him from leaving. 7. How much will the man pay for four shirts? A. $14. B. $7. C. $4. 8. Where are they probably talking? A. In a shop. B. At home. C. In a post office. 9. How will they make their school more beautiful? A. By picking up rubbish. B. By doing some cleaning. C. By planting young trees. 10. What can we learn from the talk? A. There's a school near the village. B. The nearest school is about 40 miles away from the village. C. There are about 40 students in the village school. （二）听对话和短文, 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秒钟的时间选出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 should the man start his trip in the woman's opinion? A. In London. B. In Cambridge. C. In Oxford. 12. What is Bath（巴斯）famous for? A. Wonderful activities. B. Ancient buildings. C. The quiet environment. 听第一篇短文, 回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项, 完成信息记录表。 Name of the newspaper 13___________ How often it comes out 14___________ Activities for the volunteers To rewrite articles To take photos To plan printing work To 15___________ 13. A. Volunteer Paper B. School Volunteer C. School Daily 14. A. Four days a week B. Three days a week C. Five days a week 15. A. send papers B. write papers C. read papers 听第二篇短文, 回答第16至20小题。 16. In which country are they travelling? A. France. B. England. C. The USA. 17. What's the population of New York? A. About 8.6 million. B. About 86 million. C. About 68 million. 18. Who will be always glad to help foreign visitors in New York? A. Doctors. B. Policemen. C. Taxi drivers. 19. What is the best way to travel around New York? A To take the taxi. B. To take the bus. C. To take the underground. 20. What isn't mentioned in the passage? A. Libraries B. Gardens. C. Museums. 二、单项选择（共15题, 每小题1分, 计15分） 1. How _________ it is _________ sailing with friends at weekends! A. exciting; to go B. excited; going C. exciting; going D. excited; to go 2. — Coffee or milk, Jeff? — ________ is OK. I care little about it. A. Both B. None C. Either D. Neither 3. Mind-maps help us understand the text better. ________, they can make it easier to write articles. A Moreover B. However C. Otherwise D. Instead 4. His latest novels are popular among young people and always get good ________. A. tips B. reviews C. readers D. copies 5. Nancy said learning Chinese really _________ her mind to the Chinese culture. A. called up B. opened up C. looked up D. took up 6. —Oh, I’ve left my keys at home again. —What about choosing a smart lock? You ________ search for keys any more. Just use your finger. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. don’t have to D. shouldn’t 7. Cindy sat _________ her father and they had lunch face to face. A. beside B. in front of C. opposite D. next to 8. —How many students are there in each group? —Usually each group is_________six students in our class. A. made up B. made of C. made from D. made up of 9. —Would you mind _________ the umbrella with me? —_________. Let’s go. A. sharing; Of course B. to share; I wouldn’t C. sharing; Not at all D. share; Never mind 10. Hurry up! The film ________ for 10 minutes. A. has begun B. began C. has been on D. begins 11. The amazing documentary Aerial China (航拍中国) _________the viewers with the breathtaking beauty of the country’s natural landscapes. A. protects B. prevents C. practices D. provides 12. — Andy, 　　　 your mother 　　　 the bookshop yet? — Yes. She left ten minutes ago. A. has; been to B. has; gone to C. has; been in D. did; went to 13. The doctors managed _________ the lives of patients, though they didn't have enough medicine. A. save B. saving C. to save D. to saving 14. —Have you finished your online tour yet? —_________. I still need another 5 minutes. A. No way B. Of course C. No problem D. Not exactly 15. “Beijing is the capital of China.” is a(n) _________. “Life is getting better in some ways.” is a(n) _________. A. fact; fact B. fact; opinion C. opinion; opinion D. opinion; fact 三、完形填空（共15题, 每小题1分, 计15分） 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I used to have little passion (激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how___16___it is to have a passion in life. That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom ___17___at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed ___18___ rags(破旧衣服). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, ___19___I had seen many people like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless. But this man was ___20___in some way. He was not sitting down with a ___21___expression. Instead, he had a___22___ in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had. “Mom, why does that man have a radio though he’s ___23___?” I asked “He ___24___it,” she replied. “But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He ___25___ something that he didn’t need.” “Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.” That man must care so___26___about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that ___27___is the key to life. Since then, I am always thinking of ___28___is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes — these things are only ___29___ of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a___30___ day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going. 16. A. important B. strange C. dangerous D. difficult 17. A. exercised B. walked C. stood D. stopped 18. A. on B. in C. at D. of 19. A. but B. and C. so D. because 20. A. common B. polite C. different D. rude 21. A. nervous B. sad C. mad D. happy 22. A. hat B. phone C. radio D. scarf 23. A. hopeless B. homeless C. careless D. useless 24. A. bought B. made C. fixed D. borrowed 25. A. asked for B. waited for C. paid for D. looked for 26. A. little B. much C. many D. few 27. A. happiness B. health C. knowledge D. friendship 28. A. what B. who C. where D. when 29. A. power B. purpose C. key D. part 30. A. warm B. hot C. dark D. relaxing 四、阅读理解（共15题, 每小题2分, 计30分） （A） Suzhou is a famous city in China. You can see beautiful mountains and trees in the city. Travel time: 08:00—10:00 Pick you up from the hotel in Shanghai and go to Suzhou. 10:00—11:00 Visit the Tiger Hill. It is called as “the most famous place in Wuzhong”. 11:00—12:00 Visit Hanshan Temple. 12:00—13:00 Lunchtime. 13:00—14:00 Visit the No.1 Silk Factory. Suzhou is famous for its silk production (产品). 14:00—16:00 Visit the Humble Administrator's Garden. This garden has three parts: the eastern part, the middle part and the western part. 16:00—18:00 Return to Shanghai. How to book (预订): ☆you must book by email. Tell us which hotel you are staying at and wait for our confirmation (确认) email. ☆Our tour guide will call you the night before the tour and tell you when we will meet the next morning. 31. The tourist will visit ________ places in Suzhou. A. six B. five C. four D. three 32. What will they visit at 13:00? A The No.1 Silk Factory. B. Hanshan Temple. C. The Tiger Hill. D. The Humble Administrator’s Garden. 33. If you want to book, you must ________. A. go to their office B. call the tour guide C. send them a letter D. send them an email （B） May is National Bike Month, a month-long event trying to get couch potatoes outside, cars off the roads and subway trains empty. It encourages everyone to get back onto their bicycles to enjoy riding a bike as often as they can during the month (and hopefully longer). May is in the beginning of summer and has warm weather, so why not start right away and enjoy sunshine! Ride Out to Protect the Environment Bike month helps everyone try their best to improve the environment. If you’re biking to school, you are helping bring down the air pollution. It is the most common form of pollution and by getting your family to stop driving and start riding a bike, you can do your part in improving the air quality. Count Down Those Calories Cycling isn’t just good for the environment; it’s good for you too. Riding a bicycle burns calories and helps keep you healthy. It not only improves your physical health, but also your mental state of mind. It can really help you be a happier person. Share the Sunny Summer So get into that house, and take out your old bike. Paint the bike blue. Put on a nice coat. Load up a number of songs. Invite a group of friends to get on the bikes and ride this May! Be a fun-in-the-sun child! Enjoy yourself! 34. Which of the following about National Bike Month is NOT true? A. May is the beginning of summer. B. May is a good time to enjoy sunshine. C. It is warm and sunny in May. D. We have the longest holiday in May. 35. The second paragraph mainly tells us that riding bicycles ________. A. improves our physical health B. does good to the environment C. changes our way of thinking D. helps us enjoy the sunny spring 36. You are likely to read the article in the ________ section (部分) of a magazine. A. history B. geography C. sports D. food 37. The writer writes the article to ________. A. advise people to lose more weight B. ask people to repair and paint the old bikes C. prevent people from staying at home watching TV D. make people realize the good points of riding bicycles （C） Once, a circle (圆环) broke. It missed a small part of itself. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around and looked for its missing piece. But, because it wasn’t complete, it could roll (滚动) only very slowly. It smelled the flowers along the way. It talked with the worms (虫子). It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different parts, but none of them fit. It left them all by the side of the road and kept on searching. One day, the circle found a perfect piece. It was so happy. It could be whole, with nothing missing. It fixed itself and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, but too fast to notice the flowers or to talk to the worms. The circle missed the flowers and the worms. It left its perfect piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away. Perhaps we are more whole when we are missing something. In some ways, a man who has everything is a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to dream of something better. He will never know the experience of finding something he has always wanted and never had. 38. At first, the circle rolled very slowly because it ________. A. wanted to smell the flowers B. was too small to roll quickly C. got broken and wasn’t whole any more D. was enjoying the beautiful sunshine 39. With the perfect piece on, the circle found that ________. A. it rolled more slowly B. the worms didn’t want to talk to it C. it couldn’t enjoy life any more D. The flowers were not so beautiful 40. Which is the right order according to the passage? ① The circle talked to some worms. ② It rolled too fast to see the flowers. ③ A circle got broken one day ④ It began to look for its missing part. A. ③④①② B. ③①④② C. ④①②③ D. ④③②① 41. What can we learn from the story? A. Being broken is worse than being perfect. B. Being broken is another kind of beauty. C. There is nothing perfect in the world. D. A whole life means a perfect life for us. （D） Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile. Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 300,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries were cured during the event. On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to the USA for further treatment. So show your kindness to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you. 42. Children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths have problems with ________. A. eating and drinking B. walking and running C. starting a charity D. working as a volunteer 43. How many children were cured during the event “The Journey of Hope” in 1999? A. 18. B. 1982. C. 5,000. D. 300,000. 44. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to________. A. the doctor and his wife B. children who have too serious problems C. local doctors and nurses D. people who work in developing countries 45. What does the writer ask us to do? A. To be a doctor of Operation Smile. B. To be a volunteer in Philippines. C. To offer money to local banks. D. To donate money to Operation Smile. 第二卷（20分） 五、词汇运用（共10题, 每小题1分, 计10分） A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词, 使句子意思完整正确。 46. The earth looks like a ________ (巨大的) ball from outer space. 47. We all arrived at the park ________ (除……外) Daniel. He was late again. 48. Believing in yourself is the first step on the road to ________（成功）. 49. People in China like visiting ________ (亲戚) and friends during the Spring Festival. 50. Sam hardly has good friends because he always ________ (拒绝) to help others. B）根据句子意思, 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 51. Jerry lived in France until quite ________ (recent). 52. I'm afraid you _________ (lose) the key, haven’t you? 53. After hearing the funny story, all of us couldn’t help ________ (laugh). 54. Lucy got ______ (marry) to a man from her hometown. 55. Our new English teacher comes from a small ________ (Canada) town. 六、按要求改写下列句子, 每空格一词（共5题, 每小题2分, 计10分） 56. She has already seen this film. （改为否定句） She ________ seen this film ________. 57. Tom has known me for ten years. （同义句转换） Tom has known me ________ ten years ________. 58. She can’t decide where she should stay for the night. （同义句转换） She can’t decide where ________ ________ for the night. 59. Gulliver was very tired. He couldn’t swim any further. (两句合并成一句) Gulliver was ________ tired ________ swim any further. 60. The work is going to be finished in two days. （对画线部分提问） ________ ________ is the work going to be finished? 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$