江苏省南京市秦淮区六校联合2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期中试卷

考试时间：90分钟满分：100分2023.11

第一卷选择题（共55分）

一、听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）（略）

二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16.The19thAsianGames（亚运会）tookplaceinHangzhouSept23to

Oct8,2023.

A.inB.onC.fromD.between

17.——Whatdeliciousfood!Mumisreallyagreatcook.

——Butifsnottomy.Idon'tlikesweetfood.

A.tasteB.treatC.smellD.style

18.——WhatisgoingonwiththetrafficaccidentinChongqing?

——Thepolicefindouthowtheaccidenthappened.

A.nearlyB.mostlyC.reallyD.exactly

19.——Amygetsthefirstprizeagain!IhopeIcanbeasasher.

——Ithinkyoushouldbehard-workingjustlikeher.

A.luckB.luckyC.luckierD.luckily

20.Somefruitwillquicklyturnbrownwhenyouitintheairforsometime.

A.letB.stopC.makeD.leave

21.Whichofthefollowingwordcanbeputinthemindmapbelow?

A.looksB.patientC.handsomeD.feeling

22.Whichofthefollowingwordshasadifferentprefixtomakeithaveanoppositemeaning?

A.ableB.luckyC.activeD.certain

23.——Mom,canIplaycomputergamesthisevening?

——yourhomeworkfirst,andthenwe911talkaboutit.

A.FinishB.FinishedC.FinishingD.Tofinish

24.——Whatwouldyouliketotalktoday?

——Ichoose"Amazingthingsaroundus”,butI'mnotsure.

A.mayB.needC.mustD.should

25.——Winteriscoming.It9sverycoldhereduringwinter.

——Yes.Whynotanairconditioner（空调）inyourbedroom?

A.putupB.putinC.putoutD.putaway

26.Whensomethingyou,youcanaskmeforhelp.

A.worryB.worriesC.worriesaboutD.isworriedabout

27.Theroomcanholdthirtystudentsatatime.Thereisnotenoughroom

formore.

A.atfirstB.atlastC.atmostD.atleast

28.Maryisakindgirlandsheneversaysaboutothersbehindtheir

backs.

A.nothingbadB.anythingbadC.somethingbadD.everythingbad

29.——Mum,willDadcomebackfromShanghai?Imisshimverymuch.

——Inthreedays.WecanchatonlinewithhimonWeChatnow.

A.howfarB.howlongC.howsoonD.howoften

30.——Whynotgoforapicnicthisweekend?

——Ilovegettingclosetotreesandflowers.

A.Ihopenot.B.Tmafraidnot.C.Idon'tthinkso.D.Ican'tagree

more.

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项。

Lastyearmymotherbecamebadlyillandhadanoperation（手术）.Ifeltmywhole

worldwasdarkandIhadno31whatIcoulddotohelpher.Myeyeswerefullof

tearswhenIwasalone.LastmonthI32awatch,whichwasagiftformy18th

birthdayfrommyfather.Icouldnotsleepfor33nightsbecauseIfeltsadaboutit.

Thereweremanybadthingsliketheseinmylife.I34knewwhattodowith

theseterriblethingstillIreadIfYouHaveaLemon,MakeLemonade（柠檬水）."HowcanI

turnthislemonintolemonade?^^thewriterwrote.

Isuddenlygottheideathatlifeis35withupsanddowns,soIneedtostay

positive（积极的）allthetime.Forexample,whenmymotherwasinhospital,itwasbetterfor

metoholdherhandsinmine,tellingherthingswouldgetbetter36cryingand

hiding.Ithinkthingswillchangeforthebetterifwetreatthem37.Afewweeks

ago,Itookpartinaschoolsingingcompetition.Ididn't38.Butinsteadoffeeling

sadagain,Ismiled39thecompetition.IwashappythatatleastIhadgotsome

experience（经验）.

Lifeisnotjustabedofroses.Therearealsothorns（并U棘）.ButIbelievethesethorns

helpusbecome40andbrave.Sowhenlifegivesusalemon,lefstrytomake

lemonade.

31.A.hopeB.ideaC.dreamD.sense

32.A.gotB.soldC.lostD.fixed

33.A.fewB.littleC.afewD.alittle

34.A.neverB.alwaysC.usuallyD.sometimes

35.A.fullB.happyC.mixedD.filled

36.A.awayfromB.becauseofC.insteadofD.exceptfor

37.A.easilyB.secretlyC.suddenlyD.differently

38.A.winB.loseC.stopD.fail

39.A.withB.afterC.duringD.before

40.A.honestB.cleverC.strongD.polite

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whenit,shotoutsideandwehavetogoout,surelywewanttokeepcool,

Wecanputonhats,wearlightclothing,orstayatacoolplace.Butagoodfan

isbetter.Now1*11showyouhowtomakeagoodDIYpaperfan.

Whattoprepare

Pleasepreparetwopiecesofpaper.Allp叩erwillbeOK,butwithquality

paper,vouwilluseyourDIYfanforalongtime.

Thengetglue,twosticks,etc.

HowtomakeaDIYfan

Thefirststepistodrawpicturesonthepaper.Justdrawanythingyoulike.Thenextstepisto

fold（折叠）upthepaper.Thengluedietwopiecesofpapertogether.Afterthat,paintthesticks.

Thefinalstepistogluethesticksontothefoldedpaper.

Ifyoulookatyourwatch,youwillbesuiprise±ittakeslessthan15minutestomakeagood

paperfan.Thenyoucanfolditupanddropitinyourbag.Whenyouareoutinsummernexttime,

justtakeitoutandenjoythegentlewind.

41.WhichisthebestwaytokeepcoolaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Puttingonhats.B.Usingagoodfan.

C.Wearinglightclothing.D.Stayingatacoolplace

42.Whyisqualitypapergoodformakingafan?

A.Itislight.B.Itiscolorful.C.ItlastslongD.Itlooksbeautiful.

43.Fromthelastparagraph,wecantellthatmakingapaperfanis.

A.quickB.boringC.strangeD.difficult

B_______________________

gk-YanZihan,14,Shenzhen

售Ilikeplanesverymuch.Ireallywanttoknowmoreabouttheworkaooutspace

exploradon（探索）.

ShiYaoxin,28,Beijing

Iamarocketdesigner.IworkedonthedesignoftheLongMarch2Fearnerrocket（运

载火箭）.

Yan:Whatdoyoudoasarocketdesigner?

Shi:Myjobhastwoparts:OneisworkinginBeijing,whereIneedtoreadmaterialsabout

rocketdesignandworkondesignplans.Theotheristodolaunchmissions（发射任务）.

Duringthemissions,Ineedtofollowtheinstructionstomakesurethateverythingis

OK.

Yan:HowmanytimesdoyoutakepartinChina'smannedlaunchmissions?

Shi:In2021,1startedtobearocketdesigner.Ihavejoinedinthreelaunchmissions.

Yan:Whafsthemostimportantqualityforarocketdesigner?

Shi:Intheworldofrocketmaking,beingverycarefulisreallyimportant.Sowealways

haveaplanB.Whenpeoplearegoingupintospaceinrockets,wecan'tmakeany

mistakesbecausewecan'tputpeople'slivesindanger.Ifsajobwherewehavetobe

perfectallthetime.

Yan:Howdoyoumakeabalancebetweenworkandlife?

Shi:Ourworkishard,butjoyandlaughterstillalwaysfillouroffices.Onweekends,Ienjoy

mountainclimbingwithfriends.Andmanydesignersliketodosports,suchasplaying

basketballortennisafterwork.

44.WhatdoesShiYaoxindo?

A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Atennisplayer.D.Arocketdesigner.

45.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyoufindthispassage?

A.DreamJobs.B.SportsTime.C.ScienceStudy.D.AmazingWorld.

46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.YanZihanshowsgreatinterestinspaceexploration.

B.Rocketdesignershavelotsoftimetorelaxthemselves.

C.Asarocketdesigner,youcannevermakeanymistakes.

D.Itisimportanttofollowinstructionsduringthemissions.

Alongtimeago,whenallthegrandfathersandgrandmothersoftodaywerelittleboys

andlittlegirlsorverysmallbabies,ormaybenotevenbom,Dad,Mum,Mary,Lauraand

BabyCarrielefttheirlittlehouseintheBigWoodsofWisconsin.Theydroveawayandleftit

lonelyandemptyintheopenfieldamongthebigtrees,andtheyneversawthatlittlehouse

again.TheyweregoingtotheIndiancountry.DadsaidthereweretoomanypeopleintheBig

Woodsnow.Later,thepathbythelittlehousebecamearoad.Almosteveryday,Lauraand

Marystoppedtheirplayingandwatchedinsurpriseatawagon（四轮马车）slowlypassingby

ontheroad.

Wildanimalswouldnotstayinacountrywherethereweresomanypeople.Dadalsodid

notliketostay.Helikedacountrywherethewildanimalslivedwithoutbeingafraid.He

likedtoseelittlefawns（小鹿）andtheirmotherslookingathimfromthewoods,andthefat,

lazybearseatingsweetfruitsthere.Inthelongwinterevenings,hetalkedtoMumaboutthe

Westerncountry.Inthewestthelandwaslevel（平坦的），andtherewerenobigtrees.The

grassgrewhighandthick.Therethewildanimalsranandfedfreely.Itseemedthattheywere

inagrassandtherewerenosettlers（移民）.OnlyIndianslivedthere.

（AdaptedfromLittleHouseonthePrairie）

47.WheredidDadwanttomove?

A.TheIndiancountry.B.Alittlehouseinthecity.

C.Alittlehouseinthecountry.D.TheBigWoodsofWisconsin.

48.AccordingtoParagraph1,whydidthepathbythelittlehousebecomearoad?

A.BecausethereweretoomanypeopleintheBigWoods.

B.BecausethereweretoomanywildanimalsintheBigWoods.

C.Becausesomepeoplebuiltaroadinsteadofapathforthemselves.

D.BecausesomepeoplebuiltaroadinsteadofapathfbrLaura'sfamily.

49.WhatdidDadwanttodo?

A.Dadwantedtolivearichlife.B.Dadwantedtoliveafreelife.

C.Dadwantedtoliveapoorlife.D.Dadwantedtoliveacleanlife.

50.Whatmaythewritertalkaboutinthenextparagraph?

A.Thelifeintheirlittlehouse.B.Thelifeofwildanimals.

C.Theirpreparationforgoingeast.D.Theirpreparationforgoingwest.

D

Feelsad?Hugatree!Recently,manyChineseyoungpeopleturntotreesto

helpwiththeirproblems.Maybeitsoundsstrange,butthere9sasciencebehindthe

tree-hugging.

The"biophiliahypothesis（亲生命假说）"tellsusthereason.ItwasfromUS

scientistEdwardWilsonin1984.Hesaidthatourhumans（人类）arebomtolove

beingaroundotherlivingthings.Humans9lovefbrnature（自然）is“inourDNA”.

Thisideahelpsusknowaboutwhypeoplechoosegreen,naturalplacesinsteadof

cityviews.It'salsooneofthereasonswhypeoplelovecutepets.

Somestudiesshowwhytree-huggingcanhelpwithourhealth.Astudyin2021reported

thattheactivitycanincreaseoxytocin（催产素）.Ithassomethingtodowithourfeelings.The

higherthelevel（水平）ofoxytocinis,thehappieryoumaybe.Huggingtreesforonly21

secondscanbringmoreoxytocininourbody.

Whafsmore,whenapersonisangry,sadorveryanxious,morecortisol（皮质醇）come

out.Huggingtreeshelpsmakecortisollessandless,whichmakesusfeelbetter.

Theactivityishelpfultous,butifsimportanttorememberthatweshouldn'thurtnature

whendoingit.Treesareimportantbecausemanysmallanimalsliveonthetrees.Youmay

wanttobegentlewhenhuggingtrees-justlikehowyouhugafriend!

51.WhatdopeopleloveaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Peopleloveplantingtrees.B.Peoplelikelivinginmoderncities.

C.Peoplelikedoingexercise.D.Peoplelovestayingingreenplaces.

52.WhatdoesthewordincreaseinParagraph3mean?

A.makesomethingmoreB.makesomethingless

C.makesomethingbetterD.makesomethingworse

53.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Weshouldplantmoretreesforthesmallanimals.

B.Wemayfeelsadderwithalowerlevelofcortisol.

C.Huggingfriendsismuchbetterthanhuggingtrees.

D.Wemaybehappierwithahigherlevelofoxytocin.

54.Howdoesthisarticleshowitsidea?

①Bytellingastory.②Byusingnumbers.

③Bygivingreasons.@Byshowingsomestudies.

A.①②③B.①②④C.②③④D.①②③④

55.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytellus?

A.Weshouldnothurttreesandanimalsinnature.

B.Therearemanywaystofeelhappyandrelaxed.

C.Weshouldplantmoretreestohavegreenviews.

D.Huggingtreesintherightwayhelpsusfeelbetter.

第二卷（非选择题）（共50分）

五、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

56.Her（微笑的）eyesmakemefeelwarmandcomfortable.

57.1（曾经）cookedadishformymotherandittastedgood.

58.Chineseisoneofthemostpopular（语言）intheworld.

59.Myclassmatesoften（主动提出）mehelpwhenImeettrouble.

60.Ittookthemtwohoursto倒达）theSportsCentrebybusthismorning.

B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

61.Hearingthegoodnews,thelocalvillagerswere（cheer）.

62.You'dbetter（noteat）toomuch.It9snotgoodforyourhealth.

63.Theoldman（stick）thestampandputitintothemailboxhopefully.

64.——Howdoyoufeel,dear?

——Even（ill）,andIdecidetogotohospitalnow.

65.Mysisterisunhappywithher（weigh）,sosherunsforthirtyminutes

everyday.

C）根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。

patientFinallyshininginstructionscouldn'twaitto

Duringthissummerholiday,ItraveledtoHainantolearnsurfing,oneofthemost

popularwatersports.Onthefirstday,thesunwas（66）brightlyinthesky.I

learntsomeeasyskills.First,putthesurfboardintothewaves（海浪），thenliedownonthe

surfboardandwaitforthewavestocome.（67）,whenthewavescome,letthe

surfboard"catch“thewavesandtrytostandonit.

Afterpracticingafewtimesonthebeach,I（68）followthecoach（教练）to

thesea.ButIfailedtofollowthecoach's（69）ofstandingupattherighttime.I

fellintotheseaandendedupdrinkingalotofseawater.Butthecoachwasvery

（70）andtoldmemymistakes.

Afterfallingintotheseamanytimes,IwasexcitedthatIcouldstoodupforthefirsttime

withtherushingwaves.

六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后71-80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当

的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

China's15-year-oldChenYewongold(金牌)inthemen'sparkfinalofskateboarding

(滑板男子碗池决赛)atthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhouonSept25.

Chenstartedgettingintoskateboardingin2016andheshowedgreatinterestinit."I

rememberonedayIwenttoasportsstore,andbychance,Isawaskateboard.Idecidedto

giveitatry,“ChentoldChinaYouthDaily.Itwasreallyhardtostayontheboardatfirst,but

Chenfounditveryinteresting."EverytimeIdidsomedifficultskills,Ifeltthejoyofmaking

breakthroughs(突破)JsaidChen.

Gradually,Chenneededabetterskatepark(滑板场)fortraining.Tomeettheneed,his

fatherdecidedtomakeaskatebowlhimself."Hewouldworkonitlateintothenight,

sometimesuntilthreeorfourinthemorning,saidChen."I'mreallythankfulformyfather9s

support.^^

Asajuniorhighschoolstudent,Chenneedstofindabalance(平衡)betweenhisstudy

andskateboarding.HiscanbefreefromPEclasses,duringwhichhecandoschoolwork

becauseheneedstopracticeskateboardingforhoursafterhisschoolisover.

Behindhissuccess(成功)istoomanytimesofhardpracticeandlearning.Hepractices

inthemorning,studiesintheafternoonandsometimeshastohaveextra(额外的)classes

withtheteachers9help.Whilegettingreadyforthecompetitionthisyear,Cheneven

disagreedwithhisfatheroverhisstudyplan.Hewantedtotrainformorehoursatnightafter

daytimeclasses.

Lookingbackatthesevenyearsoflearningskating,Chensayshebecomesstrongerand

moredetermined(坚定的)todosomethinghetrulyloves.

Chinese15-year-oldwinsgoldattheHangzhouAsianGames

NameChenYe_________(71)15yearsold

•ChenYelearnsskatingfor_________(72)years.Hestartedtolearnskatingin2016.

Hisexperience(经历)•ChenYecame_________(73)inthemen'sparkfinalofskateboardingatthe19thAsian

GamesinHangzhouonSept25.

•WhenChenYefirstsawaskateboardin2016,hewasvery_________(75)init.

•ChenYe'sfather__________(76)him,soChenthankshisfatheralot.

•ChenYefindsabalancebetweenhisstudyandskateboarding.

Main_________(74)for

①Hedoesn'tneedto__________(77)PEclasses.Heusuallypracticesskateboardingfor

hissuccess

hoursafterhisschool__________(78).

②Hepractisesandstudiesduringthedayandhastohaveextraclasseswiththe

(79)help.

Manyyearsoflearningskatingmakeshim_________(80)andwillkeepgoingafterwhathe

Histhought(想法)

trulyloves.

B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Ihadadreamyesterday.MyclassmatesandIwereenjoyingourselvesintheplayground.

Someofuswereplayingbasketballandrunning,ando(81)werejusttalking.We

werehappywithoutw(82)aboutourstudy.

Suddenly,myalarmwokemeup,anditwastimetogetup.An(83)day

started.Foraboyinthemiddleschool,studyingtakesupmostofmytime.

Myrealdreamisasimple(简单的)one.IwishIcouldhavesometimefor

m(84)everyday.I