湖南省衡阳市祁东县育贤中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

祁东县育贤中学2023年下学期学期期中考试试卷

初二英语

考试时长：90分钟满分：100分出卷入：

以下为试题，请将答案全部写到答题卡上，写在本卷上不计分。

I.听力技能（共20小题，计20分）

A）在下列每小题内，你将听到一个或两个句子并看到供选择的A、B、C三幅图画。找出与你所听句

子内容相匹配的图画。

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B）下面你将听到十组对话，每组对话后都有一个问题。根据对话内容，从每组所给的A、B、C三个选

项中找出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

5.WherewouldthewomanliketogoonSundayafternoon?

A.Toschool.B.Totheteahouse.C.Totheshop.

6.WhatisLaoShe?

A.Heisaplayer.B.Heisanactor.C.Heisawriter.

7.Wheredidthemanwanttogo?

A.Totheteahouse.B.Tothecinema.C.1don'tknow.

8.WhenwasWeiFangborn?

A.InMay.B.InJune.C.InMarch.

9.WhowroteJourneytotheWest?

A.JiXianlin.B.LaoShe.C.WuCheng*en.

10.WhafsKate'sfavouriteanimal?

A.Giraffes.B.Elephants.C.Pandas.

11.WhatanimaldoesLindathinkisthelargestonland?

A.Lions.B.Elephants.C.Tigers.

12.WhichcityisreallywonderfillaccordingtoHarvey?

A.NewYork.B.Paris.C.Beijing.

13.Whafstheweatherlikenow?

A.It*sraining.B.It*ssunny.C.lt*scloudy.

14.Howwilltheygotothepark?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.

C）听下面长对话或独白。每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项。

听下面一段材料，回答下列小题。

15.WereTomandMikebrothers?

A.Yes,theywere.B.No,theyweren*t.C.Idon'tknow.

16.Wheredidtheyhavelunch?

A.Athome.B.Atschool.C.Atarestaurant.

17.Howmanyapplesdidthewaiterbring?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

听下面一段材料，回答下列小题。

18.Manypeoplemaythinkthatanimalsinthezooare,

A.happyandluckyB.sadC.free

19.Whydon'ttheyhavetolookforfoodbythemselves?

A.Becausethereisn*tanyfood.

B.Becausetherearen*tsmallanimals.

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C.Becausethezookeepersfeedthem.

20.Theirlifeinthezooisthatintheforest.

A.thesameasB.differentfromC.betterthan

II.阅读技能（共五个部分，30小题，计55分）

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完形填空。通读短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案填空。（共10小题，

计10分）

JennyandAnnaresisters.Theylive21town.Jennyis22thanAnn.Shelikeslivingin

townverymuch.Jennythinkslivingintownis23thanlivinginthecountryside,becauseshelikes

thelightsintown.Shethinksthelights24night25morebeautifulthanthestarsinthesky.

Shelikestoreadbooks,andshereadsmorequickly26Ann.Sheoftenreadsuntillateatnight.

Annlikesthecountrysidebetter.Shelikestovisit27aunt.Shealwayshelpsheraunt28her

work.Annlikestorun.SherunsfasterthanJenny.Inthecountryside,Anncanrunlonger.She29

thinksrunninginthecountrysideisthemostexcitingthing30.

21.A.inB.onC.atD.fbr

22.A.oldB.olderC.oldestD.theold

23.A.interestingB.lessinterestingC.moreinterestingD.mostinteresting

24.A.inB.toC.atD.of

25.A.amB.isC.areD.be

26.A.asB.thanC.fromD.in

27.A.sheB.heC.hisD.her

28.A.atB.withC.onD.in

29.A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.to

30.A.doB.doingC.todoD.does

B

根据短文内容从方框内的六个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。（共5小题，

计10分）

HowtoProtect（保护）YourTeeth

31.Thefirstsetoftwentybegintogrowwhenyouareoversixmonthsold.Thesecondsetofthirty—

twogrowsfromtheageofsixuntilyouareabouttwenty-oneyearsold.

32，youmustdrinkplentyofmilkandeatgreens.33.Makesurethatyouturnthebrushandgo

upanddownaswellasbrushingsideways.

34.Ifthereisaholeinatooth,yourdentistwillfillit.Ifyoudonothaveitfilledintime,thenthehole

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willgrowlarger.35,thetoothmayhavetobetakenout.Itisbettertokeepallyoursecondsetofteethfor

aslongaspossible.

A.Tohelpyourteethgrowstrong

B.Youshouldbrushyourteethaftereachmeal

C.Carrotsandapplesaregoodforyourteeth

D.Whenaholegrowstoobig

E.Trytovisitadentisteverysixmonths

F.Everypersonhastwosetsofteeth

C

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。（共5小题，计5分）

TheChineseshadowpuppetplay（皮影戏）isanoldart.Itisusuallyplayedbyfivepeople.Onemoves

thepuppets,onesingsandtheotherthreepeopleplaymusic.

IfssaidthatitappearedinChinaover2,000yearsagoduringtheHanDynasty（朝代）.Afterthewifeof

theEmperor（皇帝）HanWudidiedofillness,theemperorwasverysad.Oneday,amancalledLiShaoweng

sawchildrenplayingwithdollsandtheshadowsofthedollsweredancingonthewall.Sohecameupwithan

ideatohelpHanWudi.Hewentbackhomeandmadeapuppetoftheemperor'swife.Heputsticksonthe

puppefshandsandfeettomakeiteasytomove.

Whennightcame,heputupacloth,lit（点燃）acandle（蜡烛）andinvitedtheemperortositbeforethe

cloth.LiShaowengmovedthepuppetbehindthecloth.Theemperorfeltlikehewasseeinghiswifeagainand

wasveryhappy.Afterthattheshadowpuppetplaybecametheemperor'sfavoritehobby.Thousandsofyears

havepassed,buttheshadowpuppetplayisstillpopular.Anditislovedbymoreandmorepeoplealloverthe

world.

36.IstheChineseshadowpuppetplayanoldart?

37.WhendidtheChineseshadowpuppetplayappear?

38.WhocameupwithanideatohelpHanWudi?

39.WhydidHanWudibecomehappywhileseeingthepuppet?

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40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A\BCB四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共5小题，计10分）

Doyouneedfriends?PmsureyouranswerisuYes,ofcourse.Everybodydoes!”Youneedfriendswhen

youplayandwhenyouwork.Ifyouhavefriends,youwillfeelhappy.Ifyouhavenofriends,youwillfeel

lonely.

Doyouknowhowtomakefriends?Thereisonlyonegoodway—youmakefriendsbybeingfriendly.

Afriendlypersonisinterestedinotherpeople.Heisalwayshelpful.Ifyouwanttomakefriendswitha

newclassmate,youcantalkwithhim,tellhimaboutotherclassmatesinyourclassandtryyourbesttobe

helpfultohim.

41.Weneedfriends.

A.becausewemustplaywiththem

B.becausewemustworkwiththem

C.whenweplayandwhenwework

D.whenwetalkwiththem

42.Ifwewanttomakefriends,weshould.

A.bepolitetothemB.befriendlytothem

C.beafraidofthemD.talkwiththem

43.Afriendlypersonisotherpeople.

A.interestedinB.worriedaboutC.surprisedatD.similarto

44.Ifwewanttomakefriendswithanewclassmate,.

A.wecantalkwithhim

B.wemusttrytohelphim

C.wecantellhimaboutotherclassmatesinourclass

D.A,BandC

45.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Nooneneedsfriends.

B.Everyoneneedsfriends.

C.Onlyclassmatesneedfriends.

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D.Someoneneedsfriends.

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阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A\BCB四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共5小题，计10分）

Beoutgoingisgoodforyourlife.Thosewhoaremoreoutgoingliketomeetlotsofpeopleandhavemore

fiininlife.Infact,beingoutgoingisnotashardasyouthink.Evenshypeoplecanbeoutgoing.Youcanstart

becomingoutgoingwithyourbestfriendoragroupoffriends.Buttherealchallenge（挑战）comeswhenyou

meetstrangepeopleornewfriends.Smilemore,andusuallytheywillreturnyoursmile.Inthisway,youmay

havesometalks.Startatalk.Justasmile“Hello"or"Howisitgoing?,,isagoodstart.Ifyouwanttomake

interestingtalks,youshouldreadnewsinnewspapersandprepareyourviews,orsurftheInternetfbrnew

informationandthenkeepthatinmind.Theeasierwaytobecomemoreoutgoingistogoout.Thisisalsothe

mostimportantstep（步）.Gotoapark,abeach,aclub,apartyoranyotherplacethatyouthinkcanbefun,and

youmaymakenewfriendsthere.

46.Youshouldstarttobeoutgoingwith.

A.yourparentsB.yourteachers

C.yourbestfriendD.yournewfriends

47.Whenyoustartatalkwithastranger,youshouldsay"

A.What'sthematter?B.Whafsyourname?

C.Howisitgoing?D.Areyouhealthy?

48.Theeasierwaytobeoutgoingis.

A.talkingB.smilingC.playingD.goingout

49.Makingnewfriendscanmakeus.

A.moreoutgoingB.healthier

C.moreathletic（运动的）D.morebeautiful

50.WhichisNOTthewriter'sview?

A.Beingoutgoingisreallydifficult.

B.Beingoutgoingisgoodfbrourlife.

C.Beingoutgoinghelpspeoplehavemorefiin.

D.Beingoutgoingwithstrangersisnoteasy.

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F

阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A\BCB四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共5小题，计10分）

Threestudentsaregivingtheiropinionsaboutwhatagoodfriendshouldbelike.

1thinkagoodfriendshouldbehonest（诚实的）.That'smoreimportantthananyother

Cindything.Anditiswherearealfriendshipstarts.Ifafriendisn'thonest,hemaylosehis

friendstrust.

Ithinkagoodfriendhastobegenerous（慷慨的）.Herebeinggenerousdoesn'tmean

Jerryhehastogivehisfriendshislunchmoneyorhisclothes.Itmeansheshouldsharehis

ideasandfeelingswithhisfriends.Infact,hisfriendscanknowhimbetterinthisway.

Inmyopinion,agoodfriendshouldunderstandhisfriends.Whenthere'ssomething

Marywrongbetweenhimandhisfriends,hemustputhimselfinhisfriends'placeandthink

moreforhisfriends.

51.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Tobehonestisthemostimportant.

B.Tobehonestisasimportantasotherthings.

C.Tobehonestisnotveryimportant.

D.Honestpeoplegetmorethingsthanothers.

52.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^trust^meaninChinese?

A.夸奖B.批评C.理解D.信任

53.Jerrywouldliketomakefriendswithpeoplewho.

A.givehimlunchmoneyBknowhimverywell

C.tellhimtheirideasandfeelingsD.givehimsomeclothes

54.Marythinksfriendsshould.

A.oftenvisiteachotherB.oftengotodifferentplaces

C.understandeachotherD.helpeachother

55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thethreepersonsaretalkingaboutwhattheythinkagoodfriendshouldbelike.

B.Beinggenerousmeansbeingveryclever.

C.Marywouldliketomakefriendswithpeoplewhothinkmoreforothers.

D.Cindythinkstobehonestisthebase（基础）ofagoodfriendship.

in.写作技能（共三个部分，计25分）

A）综合填空。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。（共10

小题，计10分）

Twomonthsago,Idecidedtorunfbrclassmonitor（班长）.Iamfriendlytotheclassmateanddowellin

speaking,56IfeltthatIcouldeasilywin.

I57threehourswritingmyspeech（演讲）.ItsaidthatIcould58mybesttohelpthem

whenevertheyhadanyproblem.Ialsopracticeditvery59.SinceIwasfullyprepared,IfeltIhadagood

chanceofwinning.

However,60IgavemyspeechonElectionDay,fewpeoplelistened.Whenitwasmyopponent's（对手

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的)turn,everyonepaidattentionto61.Myspeechwas62andverydifficulttounderstand.His6