河南省郑州市高新技术产业开发区郑中国际学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期5月期中考试英语试题

郑中国际学校2023-2024学年下学期八年级期中学情评价英语试题注意：本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。考试时间90分钟,满分120分。考生应首先阅读试题卷和答题卡上的相关信息,然后在答题卡上作答,在试题卷上作答无效。交卷时只交答题卡。听力理解（20小题,每小题1分,共20分）第一节听下面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答案。每段对话读两遍。()1.Whattimedidtherainstormcomeyesterdayafternoon?At4:00. B.At4:30. C.At5:00.()2.Whatdidtheboydojustnow?Helosthisbooks. B.Hetoldastory. C.Hereadastorybook.()3.HowmanygirlswanttobevolunteersinJudy'sclass?A.Ten.B.Twenty. C.Thirty.()4.Wherearethespeakersprobably?Atschool.B.Inthezoo. C.Inthemuseum.()5.WhathappenedtoBobandAlice?Theygotlost.B.Theyhurtthemselves.C.Theyarguedwitheachother.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。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答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第6至第7两个小题。()6.Whydidn'tMikepickupthephonejustnow?Becausehewaswateringtheplants.Becausehewassweepingthefloor. Becausehewastakingashower.()7.Whoplantogotothemountains?A.MikeandMary. B.MikeandSusan. C.MaryandSusan.听下面一段对话,回答第8至第9两个小题。()8.HowlongistheHuangpuRiver?A.About131km. B.About123km. C.About113km.()9.WhencanpeopleenjoythebeautifulviewsofShanghaiontheshipsbest?A.Atmidnight. B.Beforeitgetsdark. C.Intheearlymorning.听下面一段独白,回答第10至第12三个小题。()10.Whoboughtthemirror?Theman.B.Theman'swife.C.Theman'sson.()11.Wheredidtheman'swifeputthemirror?Onthebed. B.Onthetable. C.Onthebookcase.()12.Whatwastheman'ssondoingbeforethedragoncameout?A.Hewasswimming. B.Hewascatchingfish.C.Hewasplayingonaboat.听下面一段对话,回答第13至第15三个小题。()13.WhoisMrs.Brownangrywith?Herfriend.B.Hercousin.C.Herdaughter.()14.WhendidMariagettoherofficethismorning?At8:00.B.At9:00. C.At10:00.()15.WhatdoesthemanadviseMrs.Browntodo?A.HaveatalkwithMaria.B.WritealettertoMaria.C.MakefriendswithMaria.第三节听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。16.________17.________18.________19.________20.________二、阅读理解（20小题,每小题2分,共40分）AAnearthquakehappenedinLuding,SichuanProvinceinChinaat12:52p.m.onSeptember5th.Whatwereyoudoingwhenyouheardthenews?Weaskedsomepeopleaboutitandherearetheiranswers.Thatafternoon,Icamebackfromthesupermarketandthenturnedonmycomputer.ThenIreadthenewssayinganearthquakehappenedinLudinghalfanhourago.ThenIlookedthroughalotofinformationonline.-DaveWhenmycousintoldmethatanearthquakehappenedinLuding,Iwasdoingmyhomeworkinthebedroom.Iwassurprisedandturnedonmycomputerquicklytogoonline.Iwasreallyworriedaboutthelocal(当地的)people.-SallyIwasplayingtheguitarwhenIgotatextmessagefrommyclassmateTed.Hejustsaid,“AnearthquakehappenedinLudingjustnow."Ithoughthewasjustjoking.ThenIputmyguitardownandbegantogoontheInternet.Itturnedoutthatthenewswastrue.Itoldmymotherthenews.Shewasverysurprised.--LeoIdon'tusuallywatchTVonweekdays.ThatafternoonIfinishedmyhomeworkearlierthanbefore,soIturnedontheTV.IgotthenewsfromthereportersonTV.-Alice根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。()21.WhendidDavereadthenewsabouttheearthquake?A.At12:52p.m.B.At12：32p.m.C.At1:12p.m.D.At1:22p.m.()22.Accordingtothematerial,Leo______________________.didn'tbelievethenewsatfirst B.wasworriedaboutthelocalpeopleC.wasdoinghishomeworkwhentheearthquakehappened D.wasplayingtheguitarwithTedwhentheearthquakehappened()23.WhogotthenewsfromtheTV?A.Dave.B.Alice.C.LeoD.Sally()24.Whatcanwelearnfromthematerial?Leo'sfatherwassadaboutthenews.Davewasn'tathomewhentheearthquakehappened.AliceusuallywatchesTVonweekdays.D.Sallywenttothesupermarketthatafternoon.()25.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadthematerial?A.SchoolLife. B.Travel.C.Experiences. D.Science.BOnceuponatime,peoplelivedhappilyundertheruleofaking.Thepeopleofthekingdomwereveryhappyastheyledaverywonderfullife.Once,thekingdecidedtogovisitingplacesofhistoricalcentersatdistantplaces,Hedecidedtotravelonfoottomeetandcommunicatewithhispeople.Peopleofdistant(遥远的)placeswereveryhappytohaveaconversationwiththeirking.Theywereproudthattheirkinghadakindheart.Afterseveralweeksoftravel,thekingreturnedtothepalace.Hewasquitehappywithhisjourneyandfoundhispeopleleadingaprosperous(富足的)life.However,hehadoneregret(遗憾).Hecouldn'tstandthepaininhisfeetasitwashisfirsttriponfootcoveringalongdistance.Hecomplained(抱怨)tohisministersthattheroadsweren'tcomfortableandthattheywereverystony(多石的).Hecouldnotbearthepain,Hesaidthathewasverymuchworriedaboutthepeoplewhohadtowalkalongthoseroadsasitwouldbepainful(疼痛的)forthem,too!Considering(考虑)allthis,heorderedhisservantstocovertheroadsinthewholecountrywithleather(皮革)sothatthepeopleofhiskingdomcouldwalkcomfortably.Theking'sministerswerepuzzled(困惑)tohearhisorderasitwouldmeanthatthousandsofcowswouldhavetobekilledinordertogettheleather.Anditwouldcostahugeamountofmoneyalso.Finally,awisemanfromtheministrycametothekingandsaidthathehadanotheridea,Thekingaskedwhatitwas,Theminister(大臣)said,“Insteadofcoveringtheroadswithleather,whydon'tyoujusthaveapieceofleathercutinanappropriateshapetocoveryourfeet?”Thekingwasverymuchsurprisedbyhissuggestionandspokehighlyofthewisdomoftheminister,Heorderedapairofleathershoesforhimselfandrequestedallhiscountrymenalsotowearshoes.根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。()26.Whydidthekinghaveoneregretafterhisjourney?Becausethepeoplelivedapoorlife.B.Becausehethoughtnoonelikedhim.C.Becausethestonyroadsmadehisfeetpainful.D.Becausepeoplekilledtoomanyanimals.()27.Whatisthecorrectorderaccordingtothetext？Peopleofdistantplaceswereveryhappytoseeandtalkwiththeking.Thekingwentvisitingplacesofhistoricalcentersatdistantplaces.Thekingreturnedtothepalace.Thekingworeapairofleathershoesandaskedallhiscountrymenalsotowearshoes.Thekingorderedhisservantstocovertheroadswithleather.A.a-b-d-c-eB.b-a-c-e-dC.e-a-c-b-dD.d-c-a-b-e()28.Whichwordscanbestdescribetheking?Stupidanddishonest.B.Sillyandcareless.C.Kindandeasygoing.D.Lovelyandhard-working.()29.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?Insteadoftryingtochangetheworld,weshouldtrytochangeourselves.It'simportantforpeopletowalkcomfortablyontheroads.Communicatingwithotherscanleadahappylife.Followingothers’adviceisthekeytosuccess.()30.Whatisthetext?Astory.B.Apoem.C.Adiary.D.Areport.CNatureisamazing!Takeacloselookattheworldofinsects(昆虫),you'lldiscovermanyunbelievablethings.Considerbutterflies,forexample.Theyhavebeautiful,colorfulwings,andstrong,fantasticflyingskills.Onsummerdays,youalwaysseethemflyingfreelyoverflowergardensandwildfields.But,didyouknowhowbutterfliesbecometheflyinginsects?It’soneoftheamazingwondersofnature.Inthebeginning,femalebutterflieslayasmallandcolorfuleggonaleaforstem(茎)ofaplant.It’shardtobelievethattheeggwillbecomesomethingcompletelydifferentlyinafewdays.Itbecomesawalkinginsect.Thisinsectiscalledcaterpillar.Itnowhaslegs,eyesandalargebody.Anewlifehasbegun.Thecaterpillarcaneat,walkandsee.Butitisstillnotabutterfly.Soon,aftergrowingbig,thecaterpillarmakesacoverforitself.Itcoversitselfintheniceprotectiveblanket(保护层)andgoestosleep.Thisstageisknownasthe“pupa(蛹)”stage.Afteraperiodoftime,theblanketbreaksandwet,weakbutterflyappears.Itnowhassixlegs,amouth,eyesandwings.Shortly,thewingsfillwithblood,andthebeautiful,colorfulbutterflyspreadsitswingsandfliesaway.Afterafewweeks,thisadultbutterflylayshereggs,andthecyclebeginsalloveragain.Thisisjustoneexampleofthewondersofnature.Lookaroundthenaturalworld,andyouwilllearnmanytrulyamazingthings.根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。()31.WhatisNOTmentionedinParagraph1?Butterfliesareakindofinsect. B.Butterfliesaregoodatflying.C.Butterflieshavecolorfulwings. D.Butterflieshaveagoodsenseofsmell.()32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“caterpillar”inParagraph3meaninChinese?幼虫B.雏鸟C.飞蛾D.蝴蝶()33.Whatistherightorderofthedevelopmentprocess(发育过程)ofabutterfly?Itbecomesapupa. ②Itbecomesawalkinginsect.③Femalebutterflieslayanegg. ④Itspreadswingsandfliesaway.①→②→③→④ В.①→②→④→③C.③→②→①→④ D.③→②→④→①()34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesabutterflyaftertheblanketbreaks?Ithaslegs,eyesandalargebody. Ithaslegs,eyesandamouth.Ithassixlegs,amouth,eyesandwings. Ithaslegs,eyes,amouthandalargebody.()35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.OneInsect,DifferentColors B.OneInsect,FourLivesC.TheKindsofButterflies D.TheHabitsofButterfliesDRecently,teenagersfacemanykindsofproblems.Likemanyofthem,Iwasoncetroubledwithworriesanddissatisfaction.Fewpeoplecouldunderstandmyfeelings.36.__________“Theproblemwithyourgenerationisthatyoualwaysexpecttobehappy,"mymotheroncesaid.37.___________Shouldn'twetryhardtoachieveit?ButnowIhavenoticedachangeinmythinking.Igraduallyrealizewhatmymothersaidwasright.Overtheseyears,manystudieshaveshownthatwearecrazyabouthappinessandhighpersonalconfidence.38.__________Infact,wemayoftenbehappierwhenwestopfocusingon(关注)happiness.Weshouldalsoresetourexpectationsofthefuture.Don'texpectmiracles(奇迹),andacceptthatnomatterhowhardwetry,feelingsoffailureandunhappinesswillappearfromtimetotime.Whenwefeelsad,it'softenbecausewehavelearnedsomethingpainfulbutimportant.39.__________Atthesametime,weshouldlearnhowtodealwiththembetterratherthantrytomakethemdisappear.Becomehappier.40._________Asmymothertriedtoteachmeallthoseyearsago,“Preparefortheworst,hopeforthebest,andbeunsurprisedbyeverythinginbetween.”根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺、内容完整,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A.Surelyhappinesswasthepurposeoflife.B.Neithercouldmyparents.C.Happinessarriveswhenweareleastexpectingit.D.Thatmaymakeuslesssatisfiedwithourlife.E.Soit’snecessaryforustoacceptsadfeelingsaspartoflife.完形填空(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)Oneday,JamesWattwassittingnearthefireinthekitchen.Hewas41thefireandthinkingaboutsomething.Ateapot（茶壶）wasoverthefire.Soonthelid（盖子）begantomoveupanddown."42makesitupanddown?"theboyaskedhimself.Helookedatthelidcarefully,buthecouldsee43."Grandma,what'sintheteapot?"heasked.Hisgrandmasmiledandanswered,"44,mychild—nothingbutwater.""ButIthinkthereissomethingelse,"Jamessaid.Hisgrandmalaughedandsaid,"Oh,that'sthesteam(蒸汽).Youcanseeitcomingoutoftheteapot.""Howdidthesteamget45thelidthen?"Jamesaskedagain."Mydear,thesteamcomesfromthehotwater,sothehotwatermakesit."Thegrandmabegantothinkthattheboyhadtoomany46."Thesteammustbevery47tomakethelidmove,"Jamessaidtohimself48."Well,ifthereismorewater,thesteamwillbe49stronger."Hebeganto50usingthesteamtoworkforpeople.Hetriedouthisideabutdidn't51.Thenhetriedagainandagain.Thoughhewasnotsuccessful,helearnedsomething52.Somepeoplesaidtohim,"It'simpossibletodothat.You'dbetter53."However,Jameswentontrying54finallyheworkeditout.Heusedhisideato55anewkindofsteamengine（蒸汽机）.()41.1.A.makingB.watchingC.catchingD.lighting()42.A.WhereB.HowC.WhatD.When()43.A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing()44.A.WaterB.FireC.DrinkD.Steam()45.A.besideB.onC.behindD.under()46.A.examplesB.rulesC.questionsD.problems()47.A.strongB.properC.warmD.soft()48.A.sadlyB.quicklyC.angrilyD.excitedly()49.A.tooB.muchC.soD.very()50.A.enjoyB.considerC.finishD.practice()51.A.studyB.fightC.finishD.succeed()52.A.usefulB.possibleC.crazyD.perfect()53.A.wakeupB.growupC.stayupD.giveup()54.A.soB.untilC.andD.but()55.A.inventB.researchC.introduceD.get词汇运用(每空1分,共15分)第一节选词填空。阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。at,be,suddenshe,lie,fly,sell,heavy,parent,hungry,ItwasacoldChristmasEve.Agirlwas56flowersinthestreet.Shecametoahouseandamancameout.Thegirlaskedhimtobuysomeflowersbuthesaidhedidn’twantany.Thegirlleftthehouse,andsatdown57thecornerofthehouse.Shefeltcold,tiredand58Soonshefellasleep.59shefeltshewasbecominglight.Andslowlyshebegantoflyintothesky.She60higherandhigher.Atlastshefound61abovetheclouds.Manypeoplecametomeether.Attheheadofthem62hergranny.Thegirltoldherthatshehadtogetmoneybecauseher63werebadlyill.Grannytoldthegirlnottoworryandgavehermanybeautifulclothesanddeliciousfood.Thegirlsmiledhappily.Itwassnowing64.Thenextmorningsomeonefoundthepoorgirl65therewithasmileonherface,dead.Thisisasadstory.Ithinkitwon’thappenagain.Ifeveryonegivesahandwhenothersneedhelp,wewillliveinamorebeautifulworld.56.__________57.__________58.__________59.__________60.__________61.__________62.__________63.__________64.__________65.__________第二节阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Forover3,000years,Henanwasourcountry'spolitical,economicandculturalcenter.Alotofdynasties(朝代)andkingdomshadtheircapitals(国都)inHenan,Sotherearealargenumber66valuableculturaltreasuresinHenanMuseum,TricoloredHorseandHumanFigurine(三彩马和牵马俑)isoneofthem.67deepeyesandahighnose,themanisbelievedtobeaforeigner.ButhealsowearsChineseclothes.Heseems68betrainingthehorseorpreparingforatrip.IntheTangDynasty,there69morethan10,000foreignerslivinginChang'an,today'sXi'an,becauseoftheSilkRoad.Itshowstheopenandcolorfullife70thattime.66.__________67.__________68.__________69.__________70.__________五、补全对话（每空2分,共10分）A:Hello,Jane!CanIaskyousomequestions?B:Yes,ofcourse.A:71.______________________________？B:BurjKhalifaTower(哈利法塔)