浙江省杭州观成教育集团2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

杭州观成教育集团2023学年第一学期八年级英语学科

期中检测试题卷

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。

1.WhodidCindygotoShanghaiwithlastmonth?

A.Cindy.

B.Cindy'sbrother

C.Cindy'sparents.

2.Whatdaymightitbetoday?

A.Friday

B.Sunday.

C.Monday.

3.WhatdoesthemanthinkofJenny?

A.SheisnotassmartasLucy.

B.SheisnotascarefulasLucy.

C.SheismorecarefulthanLucy.

4.Isthegirlgoingtobuyanyvegetablesandfruit?

A.No.Becausetheyarenotfreshatall.

B.Yes.Becausetheyarequitefresh.

C.Yes.Becausethesupermarketjustopenedaweekago

5.HowoftendoesSteve'sdadwatchthesoccergame?

A.Fourtimesaweek.

B.Threetimesaweek.

C.Onceaweek.

第二节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

听下面2段对话和1段独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听

完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

6.WheredoesSophiacomefrom?

A.China.

B.America.

C.Australia.

7.WhoisJackgoingtobuysomethingfor?

A.Sophia.

B.Emma.

C.Hisbrother.

8.WhatisJackgoingtodothisafternoon?

A.Goshopping.

B.Readabook.

C.Meethisfriend.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

9.WhydoesJohncallElla?

A.Toaskforhelp.

B.Totalkabouthisvacation.

C.Toaskhertogotohisbirthdayparty.

10.HowlongdoesEllaplantostayinBeijing?

A.Forthreedays.

B.Forfivedays.

C.Forsevendays.

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.John'sbirthdaypartywillbeintheevening.

B.Johnwillhavehisbirthdaypartyinarestaurant.

C.John*smotherwillbuyhimabigcake.

听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

12.HowcanpeopleaskEvequestions?

A.Bysendinghere-mails.

B.Bywritingtoher

C.Bycallingher.

13.WhohelpedEvestartthework?

A.Herteacher.

B.Herfather.

C.Herfriend.

14.Howmuchshouldyoupayfortheanswertothequestiononlove?

A.1yuan.

B.5yuan.

C.10yuan.

15.WhatquestionsaredifficultforEvetoanswer?

A.Thequestionsonmath.

B.Thequestionsonwork.

C.Thequestionsonfood.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Wecanhelpyouplayyourholiday!

BoattripsaroundThingstodoonSunsetIsland

SunsetIslandSunsetIslandspecials

Two-hourtripleaveseachPortGeorgerestaurantsare

dayat09:00.alwayspopularwithour

Lunchincluded.visitors.

SwiminthebeautifulwaterTheVictoriaRestauranton

onSunsetIsland!GreenStreetisfamousfor

itsSunsetIslandcooking.

MakefriendswithOurislandstorySunsetIslandTourist

ourwildlifePortGeorgeMuseumisloformationCentre

AtRosetownReserveopen25GreenStreet,

you'llfindwildlifethateverydayfrom10:00to16:PortGeorge,

onlylivesonSunsetIsland00SunsetIsland

getclosetowildhorses,exceptWednesday.Openeverydayexcept（除「）

deerandparrots.FindoutmoreaboutSunsetSunday

Islandintheeighteenth09:00-17:00

centuryandthestoryofour

people.

16.HowlongistheboattriparoundSunsetIsland?

A.Twohours.B.Fourhours.

C.Threehours.D.Eighthours.

17.canshowyouthestoryofSunsetIsland.

A.RosetownReserve

B.TheVictoriaRestaurant

C.TheTouristInformationCenter

D.ThePortGeorgeMuseum

18.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Youcan'tswimonSunsetIsland.

B.YoucanfindsomewildlifeatRosetownReserve.

C.ThereisonlyonerestaurantonSunsetIsland.

D.TouristInformationCenterisopeneveryday.

19.Thereadingmaterialisprobablyfrom.

A.areadingreportB.atravelguide

C.ashoppinglistD.asciencemagazine

B

Asix-year-oldBritishgirl,MolliePrice,isopeningupherthirdcandystore"Mollie's".Sheis

saidtobeoneofBritain'syoungestbosses.ShesellsbothBritishandAmericancandy.Thegirl

wouldliketoopenmorecandystoresinthefuture."Itmightsoundcrazy,butbelieveme,"Mollie

says.

"ItwasMollie'sideatoopenuptheshop.ItisMolliewhorunsthecandystores,"her

motherBecky,her"businesspartner"says.

Hermothersaysallthestoresareputtogetherandstocked（进货）bymollie.Mollieworksin

oneofthestoreseverySaturday,andthengetsupearlyonSundaytogotothecompany's

productsupplier（供应商）.Sheasksherfriendstotastethesweetstodecidewhichonesaregood.

She'sgoodatsmartmarketing.Forexample,iftheweatherisreallycold,shesellstheMr.

Whippyicecreammorecheaplythanwhenit'shotoutside.

"Childrenhavethebestideas.ItellmymomwhatIthinkandshealwayssaysIhavegood

ideas.It'sjustbecauseIknowwhatotherchildrenlike."Molliesays.

20.What'sMollie'splanforthefuture?

A.TobecomeBritain'syoungestboss.

B.Toopenmorecandystores.

C.Toworkasaproductsupplier.

D.Tomakethebesticecream

21.HowdoesMollieknowwhichcandyisgood?

A.Hermotherdecidesit.

B.Sheletsherfriendstastethecandy.

C.Shegoestothemarkettoresearch

D.Sheasksthecompany'sproductsupplier.

22.ThepricesoficecreaminMollie'sstoresaredifferentbecauseof.

A.thenumberoftheicecreamB.herfriend'sidea

C.thedifferentweatherD.thedates

23.MolliebecomesoneofBritain'syoungestbossesbecause.

A.sheworkshardandsheisgoodatsmartmarketing

B.thecompany'ssuppliermakesgoodproducts

C.manyofherfriendsgotobuythecandyinhershops

D.hermotheralwayshasgoodideas

C

WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmy

customers.She'dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI'dbikeduptoherdoorstep,

there'dbeacolddrinkwaiting.

I'dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdead

husband,"Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning."she'dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,

colawentupmynose.

ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewas

probablylonely（孤独的），andthatIshouldsitandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybe

she'dgooutfromhersadness.Sothat'swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhile,

sheseemedtobebetterthen.

Ifinallystoppeddeliveringnewspapersanddidn'tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Oneday,

wesawheratachurch.Shewasspooningpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she

hadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Her

husbandwasgone,butlifewenton.

Iliveinthecitynow,andmynewsboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.Sheasksme

howI'mdoing.WhenIdon'tsay"Fine,"shesitsdownandlistenstomyproblems.She'slivedin

thecitymostofherlife.Sheknowsabouttheneighborhood.Theneighborhoodisastateofmind.

Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou'redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey're

gettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit'sgoodtoJustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.

24.WhydidthewritersitandlistentoMrs.Stanleyaccordingtoparagraph3?

A.Becauseheenjoyedthedrink.

B.Becausehewantedtobehelpful.

C.Becauseheneededtorelax.

D.Becausehewantedtomakehisdadhappy.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"offer"mean?

A.Give.B.Take.C.Buy.D.Ask.

26.Whatdoesthewriterthinkpeopleinaneighborhoodshoulddo?

A.Openuptoothers.B.Workforeachother.

C.Payforothers'help.D.Careabouteachother.

D

There'sanewAlrobot:ChatGPXandyou'dbetterpay

⑥OpenAIattention,evenifyouaren'tinterestedinALThetoolisanAl

chatrobotsystemthatOpenAl,acompany,invented（发明）

CHATGPTinNovember2022toshowoffandtest.

<PAChatGPTremembersthemaininformationofyourtalks,

usingearlierquestionsandanswerstomakeitsnextreply

quickly.ItgetsitsanswersfromlotsofinformationontheInternet.ChatGPTisbuiltontopofthe

OpenAlGPT-3familyoflargelanguagemodels（模型）.

YoucanaskChatGPTanything,likephysics,birthdaypartyideasandanykindsofhelp.

Perhapsifsnotsmartenoughtotaketheplaceofallhumansyet,butitcanbecreative,andits

answerscansoundprettyexcellent.Afewdaysafteritsuse,morethan1millionpeoplewere

tryingoutChatGPT.WalmsleysaidinFebruary2023thatitonlytookChatGPTtwomonthsto

reach100millionmonthlyuserswhileTikTokspentabout9monthsandInstagramneededtwo

andahalfyears.

ChatGPTisfreetouseatthemoment.Butwhentoomanypeopleusetheserver（服务器），

itcan'tansweryourquestions.Itjustmeansyoushouldtryvisitingthewebsiteatalatertime

whenfewerpeoplearetryingtouseit.Becauseofit,onFeb.l,2023,OpenAlhasaChatGPTnew

plan;ChatGPTPlus,whichallows（允许）userstohavebetterexperiencesevenduringthebusiest

time.Youneedtopay$20everymonthforChatGPTPlus.

However,▲ChatGPTisanAlrobotthatgiveswaystosolveyourquestions,

butGoogleisasearchengine（搜索弓I擎）.Youcansearchforasmuchinformationaspossible

throughGoogle.ChatGPThaslimited（受限制的）knowledgebecauseofitsprogrammingbut

Googlehasunlimitedknowledgewhichisupdated（更新）everyday.

27.Paragraph2mainlytellsusabout.

A.howChatGPTworks

B.whereChatGPTisinvented

C.whyChatGPTisdesigned（设计）

D.whenChatGPTdeveloped（发展）

28.HowdoesthewritershowthatChatGPTismorepopularinparagraph3?

A.Bytellingstories.B.Bylistingreasons.

C.Bylistingnumbers.D.Byaskingquestions.

29.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.OpenAlisanameofacomputer.

B.Googlecangivemoreinformationtousers.

C.ChatGPThasnodisadvantages（缺点）duringbeingused.

D.ChatGPTPlusallowsuserstohaveworseexperiences

30.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe▲attheendofthepassage?

A.ChatGPTcannottaketheplaceofGoogle.

B.ChatGPTcangiveanswerstoanyquestion.

C.ChatGPTcanupdateinformationatanytime.

D.ChatGPTcansearchmoreinformationthanGoogle

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短

文通畅，结构完整，其中有一项是多余的。

Itissaidthattheeyesarethewindowstooursoul（灵魂）._31_Youreyesneedeveryday

attention.

First,youhavetopaymoreattentiontowhatyoueat._32_It'sgoodforyoureyes.Also,a

regularamountofvitamins（维生素）AandB2shouldalsobetaken.

Second,youmusthaveregularandsoundsleep.Thisrelaxestheeyemusclesandgives

themtheresttheyneed.Sleepcanhelpthebodyrepairitstiredtissue（组织）._33_Lesssleep

cangiveyoudarkcirclesunderyoureyesandyoumayfeelsleepyduringthedaytime.

_34_Blink（眨眼）youreyesatregularperiodstokeepyoureyesmoist（湿润的）.Besides,

besuretodosomeeyeexercisestorelaxyoureyesafteryoustudyforalongperiodoftime.

Last,youshouldtreatyoureyescorrectly.Forexample,ifyougetsomethinginyoureye,

don'tstartrubbing（揉）it.RubbingisbadforyoureyesDon'treadorwriteinpoororbrightlight

becauseitcanmakeyoureyestired._35_Toomanyindooractivitieslikereading,writing,

watchingTVorworkingonacomputercanalsomakeeyestired,sorestoutdoorsisnecessary.

Chinahasalsotakenstepstoprotectthestudents'eyesight,suchaslargerprintingin

students*textbooks,atleasttwohours'outdooractivitiesaday,regulareyesightchecking,less

timeone-booksandsoon.

A.Eatmorefreshfruit,vegetables,fish,eggsandmilk.

B.Next,it'snecessaryforyoutoexerciseyoureyeseveryday

C.Tohavehealthyeyes,youhavetolookafterthemproperly.

D.Youshouldsleepforatleastseventoeighthourseveryday.

E.Then,it'simportanttospendmoretimewalkingoutdoors.

F.Remembertowearsunglassestoprotectyoureyesfromsunlight.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选

项。

Threehours,thirty-fiveminutesandthirtyseconds.IttookBelachewGirmathe_36_to

setaworldrecord修己录）.ThismanfromEthiopiadidn*tsetaworldrecordforrunningorjumping.

Hesettheworldrecordforlaughing_37_.BelachewGirmalaughedfor_38_3hours

withoutstopping!

However,BelachewGirmadidn'talwaysliketolaugh._39_,hewasn*tveryhappyinthe

past.Afterhiswifedied,BelachewGirmathoughthewould_40_laughagain.Then,someone

taughthimhowtolaugh.BelachewGirmastartedtoknow:laughingmadehimfeelgood.Sohe

wantedtolaughallthetime.

BelachewGirmapracticedlaughingnightandday.Theonlytimehedidn'tpracticelaughing

waswhenhewas_41_.SomeonetoldBelachewGirmaaboutalaughter_42_andhe

decidedtotakepartinit.Hewentonpracticinghislaughing_43_.Afterlaughingforover3

hours,BelachewGirma_44_thecompetition.He_45_aworldrecordholder（持有人）!He

didn'thavetimetobesadortoworry_46_hewasalwayslaughing.

BelachewGirmawantedtohelp_47_bylaughing.Hetravelledaroundtheworldto

_48_withpeopleabouthisexperience（经验）.ToBelachewhimself,laughingsavedhis_49_.

Today,hefindspoorkidsandteachesthemtolaugh.Whenkidslaugh,it_50_theirsadness.

Thelaughingmakesthemmuchhappierandhealthier.Ithelpsmaketheirlivesbetter.

BelachewGirmaknows:Themorehelaughs,themoreotherslaughtoo.Bylaughing,he

expectstomaketheworldahappierplace.

36.A.wayB.timeC.ideaD.luck

37.A.seriouslyB.carefullyC.successfullyD.clearly

38.A.morethanB.lessthanC.fewerthanD.shorterthan

39.A.ForexampleB.InfactC.OfcourseD.Allinall

40.A.alwaysB.usuallyC.oftenD.never

41.A.workingB.sleepingC.speakingD.traveling

42.A.competitionB.filmC.clubD.program

43.A.quietlyB.luckilyC.hardD.beautifully

44.A.lostB.ranC.brokeD.won

45.A.paidB.heardC.reachedD.became

46.A.beforeB.becauseC.althoughD.if

47.A.othersB,theotherC.anotherD.other

48.A.startB.playC.shareD.talk

49.A.friendB.lifeC.faceD.mind

50.A.bringsoutB.putsupC.findsoutD.takesaway

第团卷

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写

在答题纸的相应位置。

Lately,thecapybara,acuteanimal,hasbecomepopularonline.Oneofthemain_51_

（reason）isthatpeopleloveitsfriendlynature.ACapybaralookssimilar_52_alargemouse.

Youmaythinkcapybarasarenotpopular._53_,theyalwayshavelotsofdifferentanimals

aroundthem.

Whatmakescapybarassofriendly?Asthe_54_（large）rodentanimals（齿动物）inthe

world,capybarashaveonlyafewenemies（敌人）.Forcapybaras,hidinginthewateristhebest

way_55_（keep）safe.Ifthereisnothing_56_（danger）,theymightlieontheshore（岸边）.

Mostofthetime,theydon'thavetoworryabout_57_（something）.Capybarasalsolive

_58_simplelife.Theyusuallyeatplantsandliketostayinthewater_59_（comfortable）.

Capybarasaregettingpopularasfriendsofhumans.Moreandmorepeoplearoundthe

worldwanttohaveacapybara.Afterall,noone_60_（dislike）acuteandkindfriend.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分25分）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空限填

一词）。

61.Wecangetintoourdreamuniversitythardwork.

62.1didn*tfeelwellyesterday.Thedoctortoldmetotakesomem.

63.Tomhevereatsjunkfood.Hethinksit'sbadforhim.

64.Thereweremanybooksinthebookstore.Intheen