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2023-2024学年（下）期中学业水平监测 八年级英语试题 （本试题卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间130分钟） 祝考试顺利 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名。准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，井将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上指定位置。 2选择题的作答：每小题速出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 笔试部分（90分） 一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从每小题所始的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once there was a rich man. He just had a son so he loved him so much and did everything he can for the boy. But, the boy didn’t think he need to work hard to get what he wanted. So his father thought it is the time to ____1____. One day a rich man took his son to a farm ____2____ a trip. He wanted to show his son how ____3____ a farm family was. So he ____4____ a common farm family to stay with. They spent two days ____5____ with the farm family. They slept in the same bed and had the same meals on the table with the family. On their way back ____6____, the father asked the son, “What did you think of the trip?” The son answered, “Very nice, Dad.” The father then asked, “Did you ____7____ how poor they were?” The son answered, “Poor? I can’t ____8____ with you.” The father was ____9____ to ask, “Why do you think so?” The son said slowly, “We ____10____ have one dog and they have four. We have flowers in the garden and they have tall trees. We have a small swimming pool and they have a long and clear ____11____.” Hearing the son’s words, the father kept silent for a while because he didn’t know ____12____ to say. His son then added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor ____13____ really are.” Rich or poor? The answer ____14____ the way you use to see things. Money can’t decide whether you poor or not. If you are poor of spirit, you’ll have ____15____! 1. A. understand B. save C. rest D. change 2. A. to B. with C. for D. of 3. A. happy B. poor C. kind D. strong 4. A. chose B. spent C. wanted D. took 5. A. watching B. living C. playing D. dealing 6. A. school B. hospital C. home D. park 7. A. accept B. imagine C. dislike D. notice 8. A. agree B. disagree C. deal D. talk 9. A. worried B. sad C. happy D. surprised 10. A. also B. only C. still D. really 11. A. field B. sky C. ground D. river 12. A. how B. when C. what D. where 13. A. we B. they C. you D. he 14 A. feeds on B. depends on C. puts on D. gets on 15. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一位富人带儿子去农场体验生活，原本想让儿子看到农场家庭的贫穷，结果儿子却从不同的角度认为自己家才是贫穷的，进而引出关于贫富的思考，即贫富取决于看待事物的方式，精神上的贫穷才是真正的贫穷。 【1题详解】 句意：所以他的父亲认为是时候改变了。 understand理解；save拯救；节省；rest休息；change改变。根据前文“But, the boy didn’t think he need to work hard to get what he wanted.”可知，儿子不认为需要努力工作，所以父亲觉得要做出改变，change符合语境。故选D。 【2题详解】 句意：一天，一位富人带他的儿子去农场旅行。 to到；向；with 和……一起；for为了；of关于；属于。根据“One day a rich man took his son to a farm…a trip.”可知，for a trip表示“去旅行”，for在这里表示目的。故选C。 【3题详解】 句意：他想让他的儿子看看一个农场家庭有多贫穷。 happy开心的；poor 贫穷的；kind 善良的；strong强壮的。根据后文“The father then asked, ‘Did you… how poor they were?’”可知，父亲想让儿子看到农场家庭的贫穷，poor符合语境。故选B。 【4题详解】 句意：所以他选择了一个普通的农场家庭一起居住。 chose选择；spent花费，时间、金钱等；度过；wanted想要；took拿；取；花费，时间。根据“So he…a common farm family to stay with.”可知，父亲选择了一个农场家庭一起居住，chose符合语境。故选A。 【5题详解】 句意：他们和这个农场家庭一起生活了两天。 watching观看；living生活；居住；playing玩耍；dealing处理。根据“They spent two days…with the farm family. They slept in the same bed and had the same meals on the table with the family.”可知，他们和农场家庭一起睡觉、吃饭，所以是生活在一起，living符合语境。故选B。 【6题详解】 句意：在他们回家的路上，父亲问儿子：“你觉得这次旅行怎么样？” school学校；hospital医院；home家；park公园。根据“On their way back…, the father asked the son, ‘What did you think of the trip?’”以及前文他们去农场旅行，可知这里是在回家的路上，home符合语境。故选C。 【7题详解】 句意：你注意到他们有多穷了吗？ accept接受；imagine想象；dislike不喜欢；notice注意到。根据“The father then asked, ‘Did you…how poor they were?’”可知，父亲问儿子有没有注意到农场家庭的贫穷，notice符合语境。故选D。 【8题详解】 句意：儿子回答：“穷？我不同意你的看法。” agree同意；disagree不同意；deal处理；talk谈话。根据“‘Poor? I can’t…with you.’”以及儿子后面解释可知，儿子不认为农场家庭穷，所以是不同意父亲的看法，agree with sb表示“同意某人的看法”，can’t agree with you表示“不同意你”。故选A。 【9题详解】 句意：父亲很惊讶地问：“你为什么这么认为？” worried担心的；sad悲伤的；happy开心的；surprised惊讶的。根据儿子的回答和父亲的反应“The father was…to ask, ‘Why do you think so?’”可知，儿子的想法和父亲预期的不一样，所以父亲感到惊讶。故选D。 【10题详解】 句意：儿子慢慢地说：“我们只有一只狗，而他们有四只。” also也；only仅仅；只有；still仍然；really真正地。根据“We…have one dog and they have four.”可知，儿子在对比自家和农场家庭狗的数量，强调自家只有一只狗，only符合语境。故选B。 【11题详解】 句意：我们有一个小游泳池，而他们有一条又长又清澈的河流。 field田地；sky天空；ground地面；river河流。根据“We have a small swimming pool and they have a long and clear….”可知，这里是在和游泳池作对比，river符合有一定长度且清澈能和游泳池对比的事物。故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：听到儿子的话，父亲沉默了一会儿，因为他不知道说什么。 how怎样；when什么时候；what什么；where在哪里。根据“Hearing the son’s words, the father kept silent for a while because he didn’t know 12 to say.”可知，say是及物动词，这里需要一个宾语，what可以作say的宾语，what to say表“说什么”。故选C。 【13题详解】 句意：他的儿子接着又说：“谢谢你，爸爸，让我看到我们实际上有多穷。” we我们；they他们；you你；你们；he他。根据“His son then added, ‘Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor…really are.’”以及前文儿子的对比可知，儿子认为自家是穷的，所以这里说的是我们，we符合语境。故选A。 【14题详解】 句意：富有还是贫穷？答案取决于你看待事物的方式。 feeds on以……为食；depends on取决于；puts on穿上；上演；gets on上车；进展。根据“Rich or poor? The answer…the way you use to see things.”可知，贫富的答案是取决于看待事物的方式，depends on符合语境。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：如果你精神上贫穷，你将一无所有！ something某事；某物；nothing没有什么；一无所有；everything一切；anything任何事物。根据“If you are poor of spirit, you’ll have…!”可知，精神上贫穷意味着什么都没有，nothing符合语境。故选B。 二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the interesting AI. Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the bus driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can sit 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic (交通) rules. It stops when it sees a stop light. Your close friend Hi, everyone. I am Xiao Ai, a robot. I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I am good at singing and telling stories. World’s first AI anchor Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is he really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. Popular AI artist People sold a beautiful painting at an auction (拍卖会) for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter like Qi Baishi but by an AI artist. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings to learn how to paint. 16. What is the name of the driverless bus? A. Qiu Hao. B. Apolong. C. Baishi. D. Xiao Ai. 17. What isn’t Xiao Ai able to do? A. Tell stories. B. Talk with lonely people. C. Sing songs to you. D. Go out to play with you. 18. What is Qiu Hao’s job? A. Make mistakes. B. Teach English. C. Report the news. D. Draw pictures. 19. Which of the following is TRUE about the painting? A. It was not a work but was a robot. B. It was about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction. C. It was Qi Baishi’s work. D. The AI artist studied this beautiful painting over 15,000 times. 20. Where can we read the passage? A. A science book. B. A travel magazine. C. An art report. D. A sports newspaper. 【答案】16. B 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了四种有趣的AI应用：无人驾驶巴士、陪伴机器人、AI主播和AI画家。 【16题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong”可知，无人驾驶巴士的名字是Apolong。故选B。 【17题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I am good at singing and telling stories”和“If you feel lonely, you can talk with me”可知，Xiao Ai会讲故事、唱歌、与孤独的人交谈，但未提及“和你出去玩”。故选D。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us”可知，Qiu Hao是新闻主播，其工作是报道新闻。故选C。 【19题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“People sold a beautiful painting at an auction for about 3,000,000 yuan”可知，这幅画在拍卖会上以约300万元成交。选项B与原文一致。故选B。 【20题详解】 推理判断题。全文围绕AI技术应用展开，内容涉及科技产品，最可能出现在科学类书籍中。故选A。 B Drones (无人机) can be helpful in many fields. This year, a team of volunteers in the UK saved a dog in a special way. They used a drone and meat. How did that happen? On January 13th Emma Oakes lost her dog Millie when they were out for a walk. Emma was very worried. She asked the team DDSAR* for help. After about two hours, volunteers found Millie in a wetland. It was dangerous for Millie to stay there. The water was around her, and she might fall into it at high tide. The DDSAR used a drone to follow Millie. Also, some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie by boat and on foot. But Millie was very afraid of those men. They made Millie move farther away from the safe place, so they had to stop their work. Later, one of the volunteers thought of an idea. He said they could use meat dangling from the drone, and then help Millie get to a safe place. The other volunteers and the policemen agreed with him and decided to do it. Millie was very hungry and wanted to eat the meat. She followed the meat and left the wetland. Finally, Millie ran towards Emma. Everyone there was happy for them. Emma was thankful to all the volunteers and policemen for their hard work. The drone also played an important part in saving Millie. Emma said it was fantastic to get her dog back. 阅读短文，根据短文内容选择合适的答案。 21. What happened to Emma Oakes? A. She got lost. B. She lost her dog. C. She lost her drone. D. She fell in a wetland. 22. Who also came to save the dog besides the DDSAR volunteers? A. Emma’s friends. B. Emma’s parents. C. Millie’s parents. D. Some policemen. 23. The underlined word “dangling” means ________in the passage. A. hanging B. flying C. jumping D. sitting 24. What is the right order of the following things? ① The volunteers found Millie in a wetland. ② Millie followed the meat and left the wetland. ③ Emma Oakes went out for a walk with Millie. ④ Some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie. A. ①③④② B. ②①④③ C. ③①④② D. ④①②③ 25. What’s the best title for this story? A. Use the drone B. Save the dog C. Follow the meat D. Find the owner 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了用无人机拯救一只狗的故事。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“On January 13th, Emma Oakes lost her dog Millie when they were out for a walk.”可知，Emma Oakes丢了狗，故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Also, some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie by boat and on foot.”可知，警察也来救助小狗，故选D。 【23题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“He said they could use meat dangling from the drone”可知，把肉悬挂在无人机上，因此“dangling”意为“hanging”，故选A。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Emma Oakes lost her dog Millie when they were out for a walk”；“After about two hours, volunteers found Millie in a wetland.”’；“Also, some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie by boat and on foot.”和“She followed the meat and left the wetland.”可知，正确的顺序是③①④②，故选C。 【25题详解】 最佳标题题。根据“This year, a team of volunteers in the UK saved a dog in a special way.”可知，本文主要讲述了用无人机拯救一只狗的故事。故选B。 C Honeybees are great dancers, but they don’t just do it for fun. Scientists have long known that honeybees wiggle their bodies. It is their way of sharing information. When a bee starts dancing, it steps forward. At the same time, it wiggles side to side. It keeps doing this while it moves around. They dance just like number eight and scientists call this the “waggle dance”. It helps other bees find food. The bee’s position tells them which way to fly. The more a bee wiggles, the farther away the food is. The longer it repeats these moves, the tastier the food is. Now a new study shows that honeybees don’t have these dance skills at birth. Young bees learn them by watching the older bees. In March 2023, scientists from the University of California, San Diego, published (发表) these findings in a scientific magazine. The study finds that bees can learn by imitating (模仿) each other. This is called “social learning”. Many animals learn in this way, like monkeys and birds, but most of these animals have bigger brains (大脑). Bees have much smaller brains. To know how bees learn the waggle dance, scientists recorded videos of honeybees in a lab. They compared two groups of young bees which were 10 days old. In the first group, young bees could watch older ones dance. In the second group, young bees could not watch older dancers. They found that the ones in Group l were better dancers while the ones in Group 2 were not good at the waggle dance. 26. The picture which best describes “waggle dance” is _______. A. B. C. D. 27. If bees want to tell that the food is very far, how will they dance? A. They will dance longer. B. They will dance higher. C. They will dance more. D. They will dance farther. 28. The writer mentions monkeys and birds in Paragraph 4 to show that _______. A. they’re much cleverer than bees B. bees also learn by copying each other like them C. they have bigger brains than bees D. bees have smaller brains than them 29. Scientists get to know the truth about honeybees’ dance by ________. A. doing experiments B. telling stories to bees C. talking with people D. taking pictures of bees 30. The best title for the passage is probably _______. A. Older bees learn how to dance B. Honeybees are good at looking for food C. How to dance well to get tasty food D. An important study on bees in 2023 【答案】26. B 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章中介绍了科学家研究蜜蜂的“舞蹈”，并得出蜜蜂能够学习的结论。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They dance just like number eight and scientists call this the ‘waggle dance’.”可知，蜜蜂像数字“8”一样移动身体。故选B。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The more a bee wiggles, the farther away the food is.”可知，蜜蜂摇摆的次数越多，食物距离越远。因此，如果蜜蜂想表示食物非常远，它们会摇摆更多次。故选C。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The study finds that bees can learn by imitating (模仿) each other. This is called ‘social learning’. Many animals learn in this way, like monkeys and birds…”可知，作者提到猴子和鸟类是为了说明蜜蜂也像它们一样通过模仿彼此来学习。故选B。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据“To know how bees learn the waggle dance, scientists recorded videos of honeybees in a lab.”可知，研究是通过做实验完成的。故选A。 【30题详解】 最佳标题题。文章中介绍了科学家研究蜜蜂的“舞蹈”，并得出蜜蜂能够学习的结论。选项D“2023年一项关于蜜蜂的重要研究”符合。故选D。 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Do you do some reading in your free time? When we talk about reading, we probably think of eyes, because we do the reading by eyes. ___31___ And with the development of smartphones, it’s getting easier and easier to do some reading by ears—by listening to news, novels and so on. This is audio (音频) reading. We can do audio reading in many places. Many people like doing audio reading in bed, before going to sleep. ___32___ This would be a great time to do some audio reading. If you read a paper book, the lights have to be turned on and you have to turn the pages with your hand. Some other people would like to do audio reading in the kitchen. ___33___ So they enjoy their time by listening to news or stories. For some others, it’s interesting to cook by listening to instructions (操作指南) by famous cooks. Audio reading is a favorite while a person is exercising. It allows the mind to be free while the legs, body and arms are kept busy. But be careful. ___34___ Let’s take driving for example. If you pay much attention to listening, you can’t be a good driver. What’s more, audio reading is helpful for blind people. It’s difficult for them to do reading in the past. ___35___ A. Don’t make yourself and others in danger. B. This kind of reading can make people feel very excited. C. They like to just lie in bed in the dark before they fall asleep. D. But now, they can do some audio reading easily. E. For some people, it’s boring to cook. F. In fact, we can do some reading by ears, too. 【答案】31. F 32. C 33. E 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了通过耳朵进行音频阅读的便利性和适用场景，包括睡前、厨房、运动时等，并指出需注意安全，同时提到这对盲人群体的帮助。 【31题详解】 根据“When we talk about reading, we probably think of eyes, because we do the reading by eyes.”及“And with the development of smartphones, it’s getting easier and easier to do some reading by ears”可知，前一句说我们通常认为用眼睛阅读，后一句说用耳朵听新闻、小说等进行听力阅读变得越来越容易。因此，这里需要一个转折或补充说明，引出用耳朵阅读的概念。选项F “事实上，我们也可以用耳朵进行一些阅读”正好起到了这个作用，是对前文的补充，并顺势引出听力阅读的主题。故选F。 【32题详解】 根据“Many people like doing audio reading in bed, before going to sleep.”及“This would be a great time to do some audio reading.”可知，前一句说很多人喜欢在睡前在床上听力阅读，后一句解释了在床上听力阅读的好处，如不用开灯、不用翻页。空白处需要一句承上启下的话，描述人们睡前的习惯，以便引出听力阅读的优点。选项C“他们喜欢在睡前躺在床上黑暗中”描述了人们睡前的状态，与前一句“in bed, before going to sleep”呼应，并为后文解释听力阅读的优点做铺垫。故选C。 【33题详解】 根据“Some other people would like to do audio reading in the kitchen.”及“So they enjoy their time by listening to news or stories.”可知，此处解释了为什么厨房需要听力阅读来打发时间。选项E“对一些人来说，做饭很无聊”解释了为什么厨房需要听力阅读来打发时间，让做饭变得不那么枯燥，与后文“enjoy their time by listening to news or stories”相呼应。故选E。 【34题详解】 根据“But be careful.”可知，此处与“注意安全”有关。选项A“不要让自己和他人处于危险之中”符合语境。故选A。 【35题详解】 根据“What’s more, audio reading is helpful for blind people. It’s difficult for them to do reading in the past.”可知，此处说明现在的情况发生了变化，选项D“但是现在，他们可以轻松地进行一些听力阅读”符合语境。故选D。 三、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。 cheer help lonely difficulty practice arrive excited understand open change Do you take up any voluntary work before? But I did. I volunteered for four weeks in a children’s home in Wuhan, and it was a wonderful experience so I want to share it with you. After a long journey, I ___36___ at the orphanage (孤儿院) and saw the children. It was an excellent way to get to know them and ___37___ them up. All the children were clever and kind. The children were so grateful (感激的) for the ___38___ of volunteers. Although the place was poor and there were lots of ___39___, they were happy because they knew there were people who really cared about and loved them. They got a lot from having a teacher, ___40___ their English and doing their homework. When we played games together, they were all ___41___. When I taught them English, they ___42___ me quickly. A volunteer can bring new information, education and ideas to the children’s home, and can ___43___ their eyes to the world. And all these make a great difference to the children and will ___44___ their lives. Now The orphanage became my “home” and I felt not ___45___ anymore with those children around me. 【答案】36.  arrived 37. cheer 38. help 39. difficulties 40. practicing 41. excited 42. understood 43. open 44. change 45. lonely 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在武汉一家孤儿院做志愿者的经历，以及这段经历对孩子们和作者自己的影响。 【36题详解】 句意：经过长途旅行，我到达了孤儿院并见到了孩子们。根据“After a long journey”可知，此处描述到达目的地的动作，且为过去时态。动词“arrive”表示“到达”，需用过去式。故填arrived。 【37题详解】 句意：这是了解他们并让他们振作起来的好方法。根据“get to know them and...them up”可知，此处需填入动词短语。“cheer up”表示“使振作”，符合语境。故填cheer。 【38题详解】 句意：孩子们对志愿者帮助非常感激。根据“for the...of volunteers”可知，此处需填入名词表示志愿者的行为。“help”作名词时表示“帮助”，符合句意。故填help。 【39题详解】 句意：尽管这个地方很穷，有很多困难，但他们很开心，因为他们知道有人真的关心他们，爱他们。根据“were lots of...”可知，此处需填入名词复数形式。“difficulty”的复数形式“difficulties”表示“困难”，符合语境。故填difficulties。 【40题详解】 句意：他们从有一位老师、练习英语和做作业中获益良多。根据“their English and doing homework”可知，此处需填入动名词形式与“doing”并列。“practice”表示“练习”，需用practicing。故填practicing。 【41题详解】 句意：当我们一起玩游戏时，他们都很兴奋。根据“When we played games together”可知，此处描述孩子们的情绪。“excited”表示“感到兴奋的”，修饰人。故填excited。 【42题详解】 句意：当我教他们英语时，他们很快理解了我。根据“me quickly”可知，此处需填入动词过去式。“understand”表示“理解”，过去式为understood。故填understood。 【43题详解】 句意：志愿者可以为孩子们的家带来新的信息、教育和想法，让他们看到世界。根据“their eyes to the world”可知，“open one’s eyes”为固定搭配，表示“开阔眼界”，情态动词can后接动词原形。故填open。 【44题详解】 句意：所有这些都会改变孩子们的生活。根据“make a great difference”和“their lives”可知，此处需填入动词原形表示“改变”，“change”符合语境，助动词will后接动词原形。故填change。 【45题详解】 句意：现在孤儿院成了我的“家”，有这些孩子在我身边，我不再感到孤独。根据“not...anymore”可知，此处需填入形容词表示情感状态。“lonely”表示“孤独的”作表语。故填lonely。 四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分） 第一节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 Twelve, for Lisa, was a hard year. She moved to a new town with her father after her mother died. She was terribly lonely. To cheer her up, her father bought an old horse for her. She named him Lucky. Lisa loved Lucky though he was not beautiful. She joined a riding club, but people with beautiful horses all laughed at Lucky. They failed in the events about beauty. Lisa had to be in the speed events. She chose the jumping race. Joyce rode a big brown house in the race events. She always won the first prize and looked down on others. That made Lisa decide to beat her though it would be her first race. For the whole next month, Lisa woke up early every day and rode Lucky six miles to the arena (赛马场). They practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun. Their hard work didn’t make Lisa feel confident (自信的) by the time the show came. She sat at the gate while she watched Joyce and her horse run fast and finish first of all. Their turn finally came. Lucky jumped over all the fences and Lisa turned him towards the finishing line. Lucky and Lisa beat Joyce and her beautiful horse! The people became silent for a while and then cheered for them loudly. Lisa got more than the first prize that day. She could be a winner if she wanted something very much and worked hard for it. 46. To make Lisa not feel lonely, her father ___________________________________. (10个词以内) 47. According to paragraph 2, we know two event in riding club are ____________________________. (10个词以内) 48. In order to beat Joyce, Lisa ____________________________. (20个词以内) 49. Why did the people become silent when Lisa beat Joyce? ________________________________ (10个词以内) 50. What can you learn from Lisa’s story? ________________________________ (20个词以内) 【答案】46. bought an old horse for her 47. about beauty and speed 48. rode Lucky six miles to the arena and practiced running and jumping for hours 49. Because they didn’t expect Lisa to win. 50. I can learn that if we want something very much and work hard for it, we can be a winner. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了Lisa在母亲去世后搬到新城镇，父亲为她买了一匹老马Lucky以缓解她的孤独。尽管Lucky不漂亮，Lisa还是加入了骑马俱乐部，并在一次比赛中通过努力击败了总是获胜的Joyce，赢得了比赛并获得了宝贵的人生启示。 【46题详解】 根据“To cheer her up, her father bought an old horse for her.”可知，为了让Lisa不感到孤独，她的父亲给她买了一匹老马。故填bought an old horse for her。 【47题详解】 根据“She joined a riding club, but people with beautiful horses all laughed at Lucky. They failed in the events about beauty. Lisa had to be in the speed events. She chose the jumping race.”可知，根据第二段，我们知道骑马俱乐部里的两个项目是关于美和速度的。故填about beauty and speed。 【48题详解】 根据“For the whole next month, Lisa woke up early every day and rode Lucky six miles to the arena. They practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun.”可知，为了打败Joyce，Lisa每天早起骑Lucky六英里去赛马场，并在烈日下练习跑步和跳跃数小时。故填rode Lucky six miles to the arena and practiced running and jumping for hours。 【49题详解】 根据“Lucky and Lisa beat Joyce and her beautiful horse! The people became silent for a while and then cheered for them loudly.”可知，当Lisa打败Joyce时，人们沉默了一会儿是因为他们没想到Lisa会赢。故填Because they didn’t expect Lisa to win。 【50题详解】 这是一个开放性问题，答案因人而异。但可以根据文章内容和常识来回答。故填I can learn that if we want something very much and work hard for it, we can be a winner. 第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 51. 你的朋友李明最近遇到一些烦心事，所以他写了一封信向你倾诉。请你根据他的信件内容，并结合自身实际，写一封回信。 Dear Mike, I don’t feel happy these days. I want to go out with my friends on weekends. However, my parents don’t allow me to do so. I don’t think arguing with them is a good way. So can you tell what I should do? I really need your opinion, reasons and ways to solve this kind of problem. Yours, Li Ming 要求：(1) 你的回信应包含信中提到的要点； (2) 文中不得出现个人真实的姓名和校名； (3) 词数80词左右，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Li Ming, I heard from you last week. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Mike 【答案】例文： Dear Li Ming, I heard from you last week. I understand your feelings because I had similar experiences before. Here are my suggestions. First, try to communicate calmly with your parents. Tell them your plans and promise to return home early. Second, show them you can balance study and fun. For example, finish homework before going out. Finally, you could invite friends to your home sometimes. Parents just worry about your safety and studies. If you prove you’re responsible, they may change their minds. Hope this helps! Yours, Mike 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇书信作文； ②时态：时态以“一般现在时”为主； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意回复信件中提到的要点，并结合自身实际给出建议，使回复内容更贴合实际且更具说服力。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表示收到来信，并表达理解。首先回复收到了李明的来信，并表达理解李明的心情，为后续提出建议做好铺垫； 第二步，提供建议和解决方案。根据信件中提到的问题，分别从沟通、平衡学习与娱乐、以及邀请朋友来家等多个方面给出建议和解决办法； 第三步，书写结尾祝福和希望。结尾表达父母的担忧是出于爱，只要证明自己是负责任的，父母可能会改变想法，并表达希望建议能够帮助李明。 [亮点词汇] ①communicate calmly冷静地沟通 ②balance study and fun平衡学习和娱乐 ③worry about担忧 ④responsible负责任的 ⑤change their minds改变他们的想法 [高分句型] ①I understand your feelings because I had similar experiences before. (because引导原因状语从句) ②If you prove you’re responsible, they may change their minds. (if引导的条件状语从句；prove后接宾语从句) 听力部分（30分） 第一节 听短对话，选择图片。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 下面你将听到5段短对话。根据你所听到的内容，从所给的A、B、C、D、E、F六个选项中，选出与你所听内容相符的图片。听完每段对话后，你将有5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话听一遍。 51. _______ 52. _______ 53. _______ 54. _______ 55. _______ 第二节 听短对话，选择答案。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 下面你将听到5段短对话。根据你所听到的对话内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出回答问题的最佳选项。听究每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间作答和阅读下一小题。每段对话听两遍。 56. What's the word they? A. / tri: / B. / tru: / C. / dru: / 57. How is the woman going to wuhan? A. Take a plane. B. Take a bus. 58. What's the relationship（关系）between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister. 59. What's the man going to do on Friday morning? A. Go shopping. B. Play the violin. C. Watch a concert. 60. What did Frank do last weekend? A. Did the dishes. B. Did the homework. C. Did the housework. 第三节 听长对话，选择答案。（共7小题，每小题1.5分，满分10.5分） 下面你将听到3段长对话，根据你所听到的内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出回答问题的最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完每段对话后，每小题你有5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话听两遍。 听第一段长对话，回答第11至12小题。 61. What would Miss Lee like to drink? A. Tea. B. Water. C. Coffee. 62. Which month can be the best to visit Beijing? A. March. B. September. C. December. 听第二段长对话，回答第13至14小题。 63. What's wrong with Tim? A. His watch is lost. B. His bike is lost. C. His radio is lost. 64. Who can Tim get some money from? A. His friends. B. Her sisters. C. His parents. 听第三段长对话，回答第15至17小题。 65. Why will NOT Lisa plant trees tomorrow? A. It will rain. B. Lisa isn't available. C. Today is The Tree Planting Day. 66. Where did Lisa plant the trees? A. In the garden. B. In front of her house. C. In the park. 67. How old is Jim? A. Ten. B. Eight. C. Twelve. 第四节 听短文，填写表格。（共3小题，每小题1.5分，满分4.5分） 下面你将听到一段短文，根据你所听到的内容，填写表格中所缺单词，每空仅填一词。听短文前，你将有15秒钟的时间浏览表格。听完后，你将有30秒钟的时间作答。短文听两遍。 Volunteer Day When to meet At 8:00 this 68 morning What to take Some fruits and 69 What to do ●Boys: tell stories and sing songs ●Girls: dance read newspapers and make Tiantian's room 70 . 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023-2024学年（下）期中学业水平监测 八年级英语试题 （本试题卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间130分钟） 祝考试顺利 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名。准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，井将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上指定位置。 2选择题的作答：每小题速出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 笔试部分（90分） 一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从每小题所始的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once there was a rich man. He just had a son so he loved him so much and did everything he can for the boy. But, the boy didn’t think he need to work hard to get what he wanted. So his father thought it is the time to ____1____. One day a rich man took his son to a farm ____2____ a trip. He wanted to show his son how ____3____ a farm family was. So he ____4____ a common farm family to stay with. They spent two days ____5____ with the farm family. They slept in the same bed and had the same meals on the table with the family. On their way back ____6____, the father asked the son, “What did you think of the trip?” The son answered, “Very nice, Dad.” The father then asked, “Did you ____7____ how poor they were?” The son answered, “Poor? I can’t ____8____ with you.” The father was ____9____ to ask, “Why do you think so?” The son said slowly, “We ____10____ have one dog and they have four. We have flowers in the garden and they have tall trees. We have a small swimming pool and they have a long and clear ____11____.” Hearing the son’s words, the father kept silent for a while because he didn’t know ____12____ to say. His son then added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor ____13____ really are.” Rich or poor? The answer ____14____ the way you use to see things. Money can’t decide whether you poor or not. If you are poor of spirit, you’ll have ____15____! 1. A. understand B. save C. rest D. change 2. A. to B. with C. for D. of 3. A. happy B. poor C. kind D. strong 4. A. chose B. spent C. wanted D. took 5. A. watching B. living C. playing D. dealing 6. A. school B. hospital C. home D. park 7. A. accept B. imagine C. dislike D. notice 8. A. agree B. disagree C. deal D. talk 9. A. worried B. sad C. happy D. surprised 10. A. also B. only C. still D. really 11. A. field B. sky C. ground D. river 12. A. how B. when C. what D. where 13. A. we B. they C. you D. he 14. A. feeds on B. depends on C. puts on D. gets on 15. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything 二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the interesting AI. Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the bus driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can sit 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic (交通) rules. It stops when it sees a stop light. Your close friend Hi, everyone. I am Xiao Ai, a robot. I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I am good at singing and telling stories. World’s first AI anchor Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is he really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. Popular AI artist People sold a beautiful painting at an auction (拍卖会) for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter like Qi Baishi but by an AI artist. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings to learn how to paint. 16. What is the name of the driverless bus? A. Qiu Hao. B. Apolong. C. Baishi. D. Xiao Ai. 17. What isn’t Xiao Ai able to do? A. Tell stories. B. Talk with lonely people. C. Sing songs to you. D. Go out to play with you. 18. What is Qiu Hao’s job? A. Make mistakes. B. Teach English. C. Report the news. D. Draw pictures. 19. Which of the following is TRUE about the painting? A. It was not a work but was a robot. B. It was about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction. C. It was Qi Baishi’s work. D. The AI artist studied this beautiful painting over 15,000 times. 20. Where can we read the passage? A. A science book. B. A travel magazine. C. An art report. D. A sports newspaper. B Drones (无人机) can be helpful in many fields. This year, a team of volunteers in the UK saved a dog in a special way. They used a drone and meat. How did that happen? On January 13th, Emma Oakes lost her dog Millie when they were out for a walk. Emma was very worried. She asked the team DDSAR* for help. After about two hours, volunteers found Millie in a wetland. It was dangerous for Millie to stay there. The water was around her, and she might fall into it at high tide. The DDSAR used a drone to follow Millie. Also, some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie by boat and on foot. But Millie was very afraid of those men. They made Millie move farther away from the safe place, so they had to stop their work. Later, one of the volunteers thought of an idea. He said they could use meat dangling from the drone, and then help Millie get to a safe place. The other volunteers and the policemen agreed with him and decided to do it. Millie was very hungry and wanted to eat the meat. She followed the meat and left the wetland. Finally, Millie ran towards Emma. Everyone there was happy for them. Emma was thankful to all the volunteers and policemen for their hard work. The drone also played an important part in saving Millie. Emma said it was fantastic to get her dog back. 阅读短文，根据短文内容选择合适的答案。 21. What happened to Emma Oakes? A. She got lost. B. She lost her dog. C. She lost her drone. D. She fell in a wetland. 22. Who also came to save the dog besides the DDSAR volunteers? A. Emma’s friends. B. Emma’s parents. C. Millie’s parents. D. Some policemen. 23. The underlined word “dangling” means ________in the passage. A. hanging B. flying C. jumping D. sitting 24. What is the right order of the following things? ① The volunteers found Millie in a wetland. ② Millie followed the meat and left the wetland. ③ Emma Oakes went out for a walk with Millie. ④ Some policemen came and tried to get close to Millie. A. ①③④② B. ②①④③ C. ③①④② D. ④①②③ 25. What’s the best title for this story? A Use the drone B. Save the dog C. Follow the meat D. Find the owner C Honeybees are great dancers, but they don’t just do it for fun. Scientists have long known that honeybees wiggle their bodies. It is their way of sharing information. When a bee starts dancing, it steps forward. At the same time, it wiggles side to side. It keeps doing this while it moves around. They dance just like number eight and scientists call this the “waggle dance”. It helps other bees find food. The bee’s position tells them which way to fly. The more a bee wiggles, the farther away the food is. The longer it repeats these moves, the tastier the food is. Now a new study shows that honeybees don’t have these dance skills at birth. Young bees learn them by watching the older bees. In March 2023, scientists from the University of California, San Diego, published (发表) these findings in a scientific magazine. The study finds that bees can learn by imitating (模仿) each other. This is called “social learning”. Many animals learn in this way, like monkeys and birds, but most of these animals have bigger brains (大脑). Bees have much smaller brains. To know how bees learn the waggle dance, scientists recorded videos of honeybees in a lab. They compared two groups of young bees which were 10 days old. In the first group, young bees could watch older ones dance. In the second group, young bees could not watch older dancers. They found that the ones in Group l were better dancers while the ones in Group 2 were not good at the waggle dance. 26. The picture which best describes “waggle dance” is _______. A. B. C. D. 27. If bees want to tell that the food is very far, how will they dance? A. They will dance longer. B. They will dance higher. C. They will dance more. D. They will dance farther. 28. The writer mentions monkeys and birds in Paragraph 4 to show that _______. A. they’re much cleverer than bees B. bees also learn by copying each other like them C. they have bigger brains than bees D. bees have smaller brains than them 29. Scientists get to know the truth about honeybees’ dance by ________. A. doing experiments B. telling stories to bees C. talking with people D. taking pictures of bees 30. The best title for the passage is probably _______. A. Older bees learn how to dance B. Honeybees are good at looking for food C. How to dance well to get tasty food D. An important study on bees in 2023 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Do you do some reading in your free time? When we talk about reading, we probably think of eyes, because we do the reading by eyes. ___31___ And with the development of smartphones, it’s getting easier and easier to do some reading by ears—by listening to news, novels and so on. This is audio (音频) reading. We can do audio reading in many places. Many people like doing audio reading in bed, before going to sleep. ___32___ This would be a great time to do some audio reading. If you read a paper book, the lights have to be turned on and you have to turn the pages with your hand. Some other people would like to do audio reading in the kitchen. ___33___ So they enjoy their time by listening to news or stories. For some others, it’s interesting to cook by listening to instructions (操作指南) by famous cooks. Audio reading is a favorite while a person is exercising. It allows the mind to be free while the legs, body and arms are kept busy. But be careful. ___34___ Let’s take driving for example. If you pay much attention to listening, you can’t be a good driver. What’s more, audio reading is helpful for blind people. It’s difficult for them to do reading in the past. ___35___ A Don’t make yourself and others in danger. B. This kind of reading can make people feel very excited. C. They like to just lie in bed in the dark before they fall asleep. D. But now, they can do some audio reading easily. E. For some people, it’s boring to cook. F. In fact, we can do some reading by ears, too. 三、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。 cheer help lonely difficulty practice arrive excited understand open change Do you take up any voluntary work before? But I did. I volunteered for four weeks in a children’s home in Wuhan, and it was a wonderful experience so I want to share it with you. After a long journey, I ___36___ at the orphanage (孤儿院) and saw the children. It was an excellent way to get to know them and ___37___ them up. All the children were clever and kind. The children were so grateful (感激的) for the ___38___ of volunteers. Although the place was poor and there were lots of ___39___, they were happy because they knew there were people who really cared about and loved them. They got a lot from having a teacher, ___40___ their English and doing their homework. When we played games together, they were all ___41___. When I taught them English, they ___42___ me quickly. A volunteer can bring new information, education and ideas to the children’s home, and can ___43___ their eyes to the world. And all these make a great difference to the children and will ___44___ their lives. Now The orphanage became my “home” and I felt not ___45___ anymore with those children around me. 四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分） 第一节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 Twelve, for Lisa, was a hard year. She moved to a new town with her father after her mother died. She was terribly lonely. To cheer her up, her father bought an old horse for her. She named him Lucky. Lisa loved Lucky though he was not beautiful. She joined a riding club, but people with beautiful horses all laughed at Lucky. They failed in the events about beauty. Lisa had to be in the speed events. She chose the jumping race. Joyce rode a big brown house in the race events. She always won the first prize and looked down on others. That made Lisa decide to beat her though it would be her first race. For the whole next month, Lisa woke up early every day and rode Lucky six miles to the arena (赛马场). They practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun. Their hard work didn’t make Lisa feel confident (自信的) by the time the show came. She sat at the gate while she watched Joyce and her horse run fast and finish first of all. Their turn finally came. Lucky jumped over all the fences and Lisa turned him towards the finishing line. Lucky and Lisa beat Joyce and her beautiful horse! The people became silent for a while and then cheered for them loudly. Lisa got more than the first prize that day. She could be a winner if she wanted something very much and worked hard for it. 46. To make Lisa not feel lonely, her father ___________________________________. (10个词以内) 47. According to paragraph 2, we know two event in riding club are ____________________________. (10个词以内) 48. In order to beat Joyce, Lisa ____________________________. (20个词以内) 49. Why did the people become silent when Lisa beat Joyce? ________________________________ (10个词以内) 50. What can you learn from Lisa’s story? ________________________________ (20个词以内) 第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 51. 你的朋友李明最近遇到一些烦心事，所以他写了一封信向你倾诉。请你根据他的信件内容，并结合自身实际，写一封回信。 Dear Mike I don’t feel happy these days. I want to go out with my friends on weekends. However, my parents don’t allow me to do so. I don’t think arguing with them is a good way. So can you tell what I should do? I really need your opinion, reasons and ways to solve this kind of problem. Yours, Li Ming 要求：(1) 你的回信应包含信中提到的要点； (2) 文中不得出现个人真实的姓名和校名； (3) 词数80词左右，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Li Ming, I heard from you last week. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours Mike 听力部分（30分） 第一节 听短对话，选择图片。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 下面你将听到5段短对话。根据你所听到的内容，从所给的A、B、C、D、E、F六个选项中，选出与你所听内容相符的图片。听完每段对话后，你将有5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话听一遍。 51. _______ 52. _______ 53. _______ 54. _______ 55. _______ 第二节 听短对话，选择答案。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 下面你将听到5段短对话。根据你所听到的对话内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出回答问题的最佳选项。听究每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间作答和阅读下一小题。每段对话听两遍。 56. What's the word they? A. / tri: / B. / tru: / C. / dru: / 57. How is the woman going to wuhan? A. Take a plane. B. Take a bus. 58. What's the relationship（关系）between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister. 59. What's the man going to do on Friday morning? A. Go shopping. B. Play the violin. C. Watch a concert. 60. What did Frank do last weekend? A. Did the dishes. B. Did the homework. C. Did the housework. 第三节 听长对话，选择答案。（共7小题，每小题1.5分，满分10.5分） 下面你将听到3段长对话，根据你所听到的内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出回答问题的最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完每段对话后，每小题你有5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话听两遍。 听第一段长对话，回答第11至12小题。 61. What would Miss Lee like to drink? A. Tea. B. Water. C. Coffee. 62. Which month can be the best to visit Beijing? A. March. B. September. C. December. 听第二段长对话，回答第13至14小题。 63. What's wrong with Tim? A. His watch is lost. B. His bike is lost. C. His radio is lost. 64 Who can Tim get some money from? A. His friends. B. Her sisters. C. His parents. 听第三段长对话，回答第15至17小题。 65. Why will NOT Lisa plant trees tomorrow? A. It will rain. B. Lisa isn't available. C. Today is The Tree Planting Day. 66. Where did Lisa plant the trees? A. In the garden. B. In front of her house. C. In the park. 67. How old is Jim? A. Ten. B. Eight. C. Twelve. 第四节 听短文，填写表格。（共3小题，每小题1.5分，满分4.5分） 下面你将听到一段短文，根据你所听到的内容，填写表格中所缺单词，每空仅填一词。听短文前，你将有15秒钟的时间浏览表格。听完后，你将有30秒钟的时间作答。短文听两遍。 Volunteer Day When to meet At 8:00 this 68 morning What to take Some fruits and 69 What to do ●Boys: tell stories and sing songs ●Girls: dance, read newspapers and make Tiantian's room 70 . 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$