江苏省扬州市仪征市2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期中试卷

2023-2024学年第一学期期中试卷八年级英语一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分,计20分）A.101道小题,ABC三个选项中选出最（）theweatherliketoday?B. C.Howdoesthemangotoworktoday?B. C.WheredidSandygoforherholiday?B. C.WhendoestheMonkeyShowstart?B. C.Whocanfinishcarryingtheboxesfirst?A.Simon. B.Millie. C.WhatcolourarethenewEnglishteacher’seyes?A.Black. B.Brown. C.Red.WherewasMaryjustnow?A.IntheB.Athome. C.Intherestaurant.Whatdoestheboywanttobewhenhegrowsup?A.Ateacher. B.Adancer. C.AWhatdoesMikeneedfromthesupermarket?A.Milk. B.Eggs. C.Bread.WhydoesJohnhavefastfood?Becauseheistoobusytocook.Becausehedoesn’tknowhowtocook.Becausehelikeseatingfastfood.B.3A、B、C（）听对话，回答第11-12小题。更多优质滋源请家威杏MXSJ663Whydidn’tKategotoschooltoday?A.Becauseshehurtherleg. B.Becauseshegotuplate. C.Becauseshehurtherarm.Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?A.Onherwaytoschool. B.Onherwayhome. C.Onherwaytothehospital.听短文,回答以下各小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。WarningfortheFloodCauseItisrainingforabout 13 .ResultTheremaybeabigflood 14.Theeastofthetownwillbeindanger.AdvicePeoplelivingintheeastshould15.A.5days B.aweek C.halfamonthA.thisevening B.tomorrowmorning C.tomorroweveningA.leavethetownatonce B.stayathome C.movetoahighplace听短文，回答以下各小题。Whendidthisstoryhappen?A.Onemorning. B.Oneafternoon. C.Oneevening.Howmanypersonswerethereintheroomwhensomeonewasknockingatthedoor?A.Oneperson. B.persons. C.Threepersons.Whatdidtheyoungmanwear?A.Awhiteshirt. B.Apairofglasses. C.Longtrousers.Whowastheyoungman?A.Afriendofmine. B.Afriendofmybrother’s. C.Astrangeman.Whatmighthappenattheendofthestory?Thepolicetookawaytheyoungman.Theyoungmanbecametheirfriend.Theyoungmanranawayatonce.二、单项选择（151分,15分）IthinkTheBattleatLakeChangjinis excellentfilm.Itisoneof excitingfilmsthisIwanttoseeitasecondtime.A.an,the B.the,a C.the,/ D.an,the---Whoisthegirl longstraighthair?---SheisSheiskind me.A.with;to B.with;for C.has;to D.has;forlookbeautifulinthedress.Howmuchmoneydidyou onit?itonly me90yuan.A.spent;costs B.costs;spent C.spend;cost D.cost;spendWhenthebusstopped,somepeople thebusandsomeothers .A.goton;gotonit B.goton;gotitoff C.gotoff;gotitonD.gotoff;gotonit ,andyouwillbehealthier.A.Keepexercise B.KeepingexercisingC.Keepexercising D.KeepingexerciseBoys,don’tlose inplayingcomputergames!A.yourself B.ourselves C.himself D.yourselves---Don’tyouthinktherearetoomanycarsinourcity?---Ireallythinkso.Ifthereare peopledriving,therewillbe noise.A.less,fewer B.more C.more,less D.less---NotonlyIbutalsomybrother goodatEnglish.---That’sgood.Learningforeignlanguages greatfun.A.is;is B.is;are C.are;are D.are;isAsmilecosts ,butitgivessomuch.Soweshouldlearntosmile.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.Everything---ExcusemeI’mafraidyou’vegotthewrongroom.Imadea .Ishouldgodownstairs.A.call B.present C.preparation D.mistake---Couldyoushowmehowtousethenewmobilephone?---Whynotreadthe first?Iambusynow.A.instruction B.introduction C.information D.invitation---Whatdoyouthinkofyournewjob?--- .Iamthinkingofchanginganotherjob.A.Prettynice B.Can’tbebetter C.Can’tbeworse D.Nottoobad---Itistoocoldthesedays.Whynot anairconditioner空调inyourbedroom?A.putaway B.putin C.puton D.putupHelensingsIneverhear voice.A.thebetter B.agood C.thebest D.a---Christmasiscoming.Don’tforget mybestwishestoyour---OK, .Thankyouverymuch.A.togive;Idon’t B.togive;Iwon’t C.giving;Iwon’t D.giving;Idon’t三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）“WhatwillIbelikein2029?”Iaskedmyself.Everyonehas 36 ,andIamnoexception(例外).Sometimes,IcannothelpdreamingaboutwhatIwillbelike.IfIweretokeeppractisingthe 37 everyIwouldbecomeafamouspianist.IfIweretostudyhard,Imightbecomeafamousscientistornovelist.AsI38 ,IrealizedthatIwasjustanordinary(普的)girl.Itisalmost 39 formetobecomefamousallovertheworld.however,Ihaveadifferentideaaboutthe

40 .Intenyears,ImightbeaworkerinasmallImaynotmakealotofmoneybutIamveryIam 41 ,butIstillhavetimetoworkonmyblog.Iamstillpractisingthepianoandthe 42 makesmyhomewarm.Iamnotworld-famous, nicetohavebigdreams,but 44

Iamhappyeveryday.ismoreimportantthanwords.Adreamthatistoofartoreachis

.Theworldfastandmanythingsareoutofourpeoplewillbecomeworld-famous,butwecanstilldoalottochangethefuture.Beingdoesn’tnecessarilymeanbecomingworld-famous.Somepeoplehave 49 withtheirlives.Theyworkhardtoovercome(克服)theproblemsandkeepmakingarealsothewinnersoflife.

50 .TheyIdon’texactlyknowwhatIwillbelikeintenyears,butI’msureIwilldomybestandbethebestIcanbe.36.A.hobbiesB.storiesC.dreamsD.secrets37.A.pianoB.violinC.musicD.games38.A.gotupB.wokeupC.putupD.grewup39.A.necessaryB.importantC.impossibleD.useful40.A.lifeB.futureC.worldD.company41.A.busyB.freeC.activeD.patient42.A.musicB.pianoC.blogD.interest43.A.soB.butC.orD.and44.A.mindB.memoryC.journeyD.action45.A.cheerfulB.lonelyC.meaninglessD.unlucky46.A.knockingB.joiningC.mixingD.changing47.A.ManyB.FewC.AnyD.All48.A.successfulB.honestC.luckyD.hard-working49.A.secretsB.plansC.problemsD.ideas50.A.celebrationsB.progressC.moneyD.worries四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）AHerearefourclothingstores.Notes:£meansthecheapest;££££meansthemostexpensive;★meansfriendly;★★★★meansthefriendliest.GoldenPointSellclothingandaccessories（）Openhours:8:30a.m.—9:30p.m.Clothes:GoodPrice:££££Service（服务）:★Phone:6632225TheWestVillageSell:men’sclothingandsecond-handclothingOpenhours:8:00a.m.—10:00p.m.Clothes:BadPrice:££Service:★★★★Phone:7632646SportsWorldSell:sportsclothingOpenhours:9:00a.m.—9:00p.m.Clothes:VerygoodPrice:£££Service:★★★Phone:7799365TheCrossSell:children’sclothingandaccessoriesOpenhours:8:30a.m.—7:30p.m.Clothes:BestPrice:£££Service:★★Phone:7246911InTheCrossyoucanbuy .A.clothing B.clothing C.second-handclothing D.clothingThehas .A.thebestclothes B.theworstserviceC.thebestservice D.themostexpensiveclothesThemostexpensivestore .A.sellsclothing B.sellsclothingC.opensearliesteachmorning D.hasthebestclothesBAfterschoolonwhenNickgothome,hesawGrandpa’scar!Nicksmiledandwalkedquicklyupthefrontsidewalk.HereachedthedoorandsaidhellotoGrandpa.Thenmcaedomhekche.“Putwayyouroobag.”Ncksedppeae.“Oh,no,”hesaid,“Iforgottobringmyschoolbaghome.”MomwasNick,youforgotyourschoolbagagain!needtobemorecareful!”GrandpaturnedtoNickandwinked（眨眼）,“I’mafraidyouinherited（遗传）yourforgetfulnessfromme,Nick.Yourgrandmausedtocallme‘ForgetfulJones’”.Grandpa’swordsmadeNickfeelalittlebetter.Buthestillfeltmadathimself.Afterdinner,Grandpasuggestedgoingforawalk.AstheywalkedaroundtheGrandpasaid,“I’lltellyoualittlesecret,Nick.thesame.liketodothings,makethingsandhavefun!whywesometimesforgetthings.”“ButGrandpa,howdidyoustopforgetting?HowcanIstopforgetting?”Nickasked.saidGrandpa,“Iknowafewtricks.Iusethemtohelpmerememberimportantthings.Forexample,importanttoturnoffmycarlightswhenIparktheSoeverytimeIgetintheIputmynotebookinmylap（）.”“Isawit!”saidNick.“Ialwayswonderedwhyyoudidthat!”“Nowyouknowmysecret,”saidGrandpa,“It’sasimplelittletrick,butitworks.Whydon’tweputourheadstogetherandcomeupwithaschoolbag—rememberingtrick?”smilewentawaywhenheknew .A.hisgrandpacame B.hismomwasinthekitchenC.heforgothisschoolbag D.hismomwasangryWhousedtocallgrandpa“ForgetfulJones”?A.Nick. B.mom. C.dad. D.grandma.WhatdidNickandhisgrandpadoafterdinner?A.Theywentforawalk. B.Theyturnedoffthecarlights.C.Theyboughtanotebook. D.Theylookedforschoolbag.Fromthewecanknowgrandpais .A.useless B.helpful C.inactive D.ProudCAnimalsareourfriends.Sometimestheymaketrouble,butsometimestheycanhelpus.Andtheyhopetoliveahappylife,too.Herearetworealstoriesfromourreaders.Thefirststoryisfrom“Ihatesmycat,whenIusemyiPadbecauseittakesmyattentionOneIhadafallathomeandwasonthefloorfor16hours.Duringthistime,Iwasunabletomoveandcouldn’tgettothephonetocallforhelp.stayedbymysideuntilhedisappearedundermybed.heupto?’Iwondered.mysurprise,hestartedtopushsomethingtowardsme.ItwasmyiPad,whichIdidn’trealizehadfallenoffthebedandontotheHeprobablydidn’tknowwhatitwas,butheknewthatitmademeThankstoIwasabletocallmyfriend,whothentoldmyThesecondstoryisfromColin.“Yearsago,myfriendJuliussavedabird—awild‘Mom’parrotfromthesideoftheroadandkeptitasapetinabigcage.Itlostoneofherwings,soshewasunabletoreturntothewild.Soon,twowildparrotscamevisitingandone‘Dad’birdwantedtofindhiswayintothecage.The‘Mom’parrotinthecagewassoonhoping.Butasshecouldn’tfly,‘Dad’parrotbuiltahomeinthetree,keepingoffeveryonewhogotcloseto‘Mom’parrot.‘Baby’parrotwouldspendhisdaysflyingoffwithhisdad,leavinghismombehind.Shewouldsitandwaituntiltheyreturnedhomeeachafternoon.Thefamilystayedtogetherhappily.”Afterreadingthestories,don’tyouthinkweshouldgetalongwellwithanimals?Nomattertheyareourpetsorliveinthewild,theyhavetheirfeelings.Weshouldcareforeverylifeintheworld.“Mom”parrotdidn’treturntothewildbecause .A.JuliuscaughtitasapetB.shewasbadlyhurtandcouldn’tflyC.shelikedthelifeinthecageD.“Dad”parrotbuiltahomeinthetreeThemainideaofthepassageisthat .A.friendsshouldhelpeachother B.weshouldn’tuseiPadtoomuchC.Ray,BeckyandColinareanimalloversD.weshouldcareforeverylifeintheworldWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?‘Mom’parrotspentherdaysflyingoffwithhisTigercallfriend,whothentoldhis‘Dad’parrotwantedtofindawaytosave‘Mom’parrot.TigergaveRayhisiPadbecausehethoughtitwasexpensive.thebesttitleofthepassage?A.Theparrotfamily B.ThecleverTigerC.toprotectanimals D.PeopleandanimalsDThereisafamousEnglishsayingarewhatyoueat”,anditmeanswhatyouputinyourmouthwillbecomepartofyou.Manyexperts()useittotellpeopleimportanttohaveagoodeatinghabit.Forexample,toomuchsweetfoodmakesapersonoverweight.avoidbeingfat,kidsaretoldtokeepoffsweetfood.However,ateamofAmericanscientistshavediscoveredsomethingnewabouteatingsweetfood.“Whenwesaysomepeople‘sweet’,wemeantheyarekindandfriendlytous.Perhapsthiswordcanhelpuslearnmoreaboutpeople’sfeelingsandacts.”SaidBrainMeier,ascientistfromthestudyteam.“Tasteissomethingweexperienceeveryday.Whatwehavedoneistofindwhetherwecanknowsomeone’scharacterandbehavior(行为)dependingontheirtaste.”Inoneoftheirexperiments(试验),collegestudentswereaskedquestionsabouttheircharacter–whether,forexample,theyweresoft-heartedornot.Thentheywereaskedtomakealistoftheirfavouritefood.Accordingtotheiranswers,thescientistsfoundthatthestudentswholikedsweetfoodwerenicer.Intheiranotherexperiment,thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhopreferredsweetfoodsuchascookiesandchocolateweremorewillingtohelpotherpeopleinneed,andthosewhoatenon-sweetfoodsuchaschipsweren’t.Forexample,peoplewithasweettoothweremorelikelytovolunteertocleanuptheircity,visitsickchildreninthehospitalandsoon.Theresultoftheexperimentsisthatpeople’shelpfulnessorbeingnicehassomethingtodowiththeirtasteforsweetfood.Soeatingsweetfoodisausefulwaytomakepeopleniceandhelpful.Nexttime,trysomeicecream.Theunderlinedword‘it’refersto(指代) .A.theEnglishsayingB.theeatinghabitC.theAmericanteamD.thesweetfoodAccordingtotheresultoftheexperiments,sweetfoodmakespeople .A.overweight B.excited C.relaxed D.friendlyThescientistsfoundthatthepeoplewholiked werelesshelpful.A.icecream B.chocolate C.chips D.cookiesItcanbelearntfromthepassagethat .scientistsaskedcollegestudentsquestionsabouttheirfuturepeoplewithasweettootharemorewillingtohelpothersscientiststoldcollegestudentsnottoeatsweetfoodcharacterhasnothingtodowiththeirtaste五、词汇运用（共101分，计10分（每空一词）PresidentXiJinpingquoted(引用)aChinesesaying,“Closeneighboursare distantrelatives(远亲).”(good)Somebirdsare inthedaytime.Theyliketocomeoutatnight.(active)Danielisso thatwealllikehim.(humour)Ithinktheseoldthingsare toyou,youshouldn’tthrowthem(mean)Healsocutoutapictureofcolourfulballoonsand itonthe(stick)---Whatdoyouneedthatfor?---Ineedsome ,apples,bananas,grapesandsaladcream.（草）willpasstheexamifyouanswerallthequestions .（确地Sheisthesame asher高）goingtohavea test物理）Stop myhairithurtsmealot.（）六、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）Inourdailylife,wealwaysputourtimeintothreejars(罐子).Thesewouldbethenecessary(必要)tasksjar,thevoluntarytasksjarandthehappinessjar.Everywespendtimefillingthenecessarytasksfillthisjarwithusefulthings,likemakingdoinghousework,buyingfoodandpayingbills.thenfillanotherjarwithvoluntarytasks.Thesearethingsthatwedoforothers,butwemaynotenjoythem.Thisjarisfilledwithtasksliketakingchildrentoactivitiesandcookingfamilymeals.Thosejarsareveryimportant.Ifwedon’tfillthemeachourfamilywon’trunwell.However,weoftenforgettofillthethirdjar−thehappinessjar.Thisisthejarthatwefillwithactivitiesthatmakeushappy.Isyourhappinessjarsometimesemptyattheendoftheday?Weallhavedayslikethat.Betweendoingallthenecessaryandvoluntarytasks,timefliesbyonsomedays,andbeforeweknowit,itistimeforbed.Thatiswhyeachdaywetrytofillourhappinessjar.Mostdays,Ifillminebygoingtotheballroomdance(社交舞)class.Betweenthemusic,thedancingandthefriendshipamongthestudents,IalwaysleaveclassesmorehappilythanwhenIentered.PlayingmusicisanotherwaythatIfillmyhappinessjar.Thisweek,Iwashappytotakepartinanorchestra(管弦乐队)practiceatmychurch(教堂).AsmallgroupofusmettopracticeChristmasmusicforachurchservice.Itwasatimeoffun,friendshipa