四川省眉山市仁寿县天府新区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题（含听力）

2023-2024学年（下）半期质量监测八年级英语第一部分听（共两节，满分30分）第一节听短对话答题（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。每段对话读两遍。1.What’sthematterwithAlex?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A. B. C.2.WheredoesJimwanttovolunteer?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Inthezoo. B.Inthepark. C.Inthelibrary.3.Whatdoestheboyoftendo?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Doesthedishes. B.Sweepsthefloor. C.Foldsclothes.4.Whatwastheboydoingwhentheaccidenthappened?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Cleaningthehouse. B.WatchingTV. C.Playingbasketball.5.Whendidthebusleave?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.At7:00. B.At7:15. C.At7:30.第二节听对话或独白答题（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5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选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。听材料，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.Whatcanweknowaboutthedog?A.Itislyingonarock. B.Ithasonlyoneleg. C.Itisseriouslyhurt.7.Whatwillthegirl’sfatherprobablydonext?A.Movethedog. B.Makeaphonecall. C.Gotothehospital.听材料，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.Howmanypeoplemightgototheoldpeople’shomethisafternoon?A.One. B.Two. C.Three.9.Wherewillthespeakersmeetthen?A.Attheoldpeople’shome. B.Atthecitylibrary. C.Atschool.10.WhatisAmygoingtodointheoldpeople’shome?A.Todance. B.Toreadstories. C.Toplaychess.听材料，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】11.WhoisMs.Clarkmostprobably?A.Theboy’sneighbor. B.Theboy’steacher. C.Theboy’saunt.12.Whatdoestheboyoftenhelptodoathome?A.Hedoesthedishes. B.Hesweepsthefloor. C.Hetakesouttherubbish.13.What’sthemother’shopeforherson?A.Togetgoodgrades. B.Tobeavolunteer. C.Tobeindependent.听材料，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】14.WherewasJudywhentheboycalledher?A.Athome. B.Atschool. C.Bytheriver.15.WhatwereLucyandLilydoingyesterdayafternoon?A.Walkingthedog. B.Flyingkites. C.Skating.16.Whatdayisittoday?A.Friday. B.Saturday. C.Sunday.听材料，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17.Whatisthespeaker’sproblem?A.Shehadnogoodfriends.B.Shecaredtoomuchaboutlittlethings.C.Someofherclassmateslaughedather.18.HowdidthespeakertellSusanherproblem?A.Byphone. B.Bye-mail. C.ByWeChat.19.WhatisSusan’shobby?A.Solvingproblems. B.Buildingmodelhouses. C.Keepingthingscleanandtidy.20Whatwillthespeakerdo?A.Keepbeingatidyperson. B.Fightwithherclassmates. C.GiveadvicetoSusan.第二部分读（共三节，满分70分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAreyouinterestedinHelmutNewtonandJohnPilger?Doyouwanttolearnmoreabouttheirpaintings?You’rewelcometoBarbicanGallery(画廊)!21.WhenmayyougotoBarbicanGallerytoseethepaintings?A.Mon,8a.m. B.Wed,7p.m. C.Fri.3p.m. D.Sun11a.m.22.Whopaystheleasttoseethepaintings?A.Tomwithhis62yearsolddadand6-year-oldson.B.Mario,adisabledmanandhis12-year-olddaughter.C.Jenny,22yearsoldandher18-year-oldfriend.D.An8-year-oldboyandhisgrandparentsattheageof75.23.Howmanywaysatmostaretheretopayforthetickets?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.BAteachertoldstudentsastory:Threedogswererunningafterawoodchuck(土拨鼠),whichranintoatree.Soonawhiterabbitranoutfromthetreequickly.Dogsstartedrunningit.Finallytherabbitclimbedupanothertreeanddogsallshoutedatituntilamousecameout.Again,dogsbeganfollowingit.Finishingthestory,theteacherasked,“Arethereanythingwrongwiththestory?”Onestudentsaid,“Rabbitcannotclimbtrees.”Anothersaid,“It’simpossibleforthreedogstomissarabbit.”Whenthestudentsbecamequiet,theteachersaid,“Thereisanotherproblem.Wheredidthewoodchuckgo?Thewoodchuckwasthegoal(目标)thatthedogswererunningafterfirst.Butbecauseoftherabbitandmouse,thedogsalsochangedthegoal,andreaderschanged,too.Thewoodchuckdisappearedinourminds.Suchislife.Whileworkinghardonourgoalsanewmovie,aninvitation,afriend’sexpensivecomputerinterestuseasily.Andwemaybeinterrupted(被打扰)bylessimportantthings,soweforgetourgoals.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Thedogswererunningafterthreeanimalsatthesametime.B.Thedogskeptchanginggoalsasdifferentanimalscameout.C.Therabbitandthemousevolunteeredtohelpthewoodchuck.D.Thefouranimalswereplayingtogetherveryhappilythere.25.Accordingtothepassage,students__________.A.couldn’tfindanyproblemswiththestoryB.don’tknowarabbitcanclimbthetreeC.don’tunderstandthestory’smeaningD.forgetthewoodchuckintheirmind26.Theteacherwantedhisstudentsto_________bytellingthestory.A.fixtheireyesontheirgoalsintheirlifeB.findasmanyproblemsaspossibleC.keepacoolmindwhenfacingdifficultiesD.listentowhatteacherssaycarefully27.What’sthebesttitleforthearticle?A.ThreeDogsandARabbitB.ForgetOurGoalsinLifeC.WhereDidtheWoodchuckGo?D.TaketheGoalSeriouslyCFormorethanseventyyears,scientistshavestudiedtherelationsbetweentheplacewherestudentschoosetositinclassandwhattheyarelike.AtthebackPeopleoftenthinkthosearelazy.Infact,theyarejusttooshytotalkmore.Butinbigclassrooms,itcanbehardtolistentoteacherscarefully.Thiscouldbewhystudentswhosithereoftengetlowergrades.Forstudentswithpooreyesightorhearing,suchachoiceisnotgood.AtthesideTheyarenormallyinterestedinclass,buttheylikewatchingandlisteninginsteadofjoiningin.Thesestudentsareusuallyalsoverygoodattakingnotes.InthemiddleThestatistics(统计资料)saysittinginthemiddleprobablymeansyouliketheteacherandgetonwellwithclassmates.Caring,outgoing,andcheerfulpeopleusuallysitinthemiddle.Theyarenormallyseriousaboutlearningandfeelupsetwithlowgradesontestsandexams.AtthefrontStudentsatthefrontusuallywanttodiscussthingswiththeteacherandareoftenveryinterestedinthesubject.Theywanttobeinthebestplacetoseeandheareverythingtheteacherdoesandsays.Theonlyproblemwithsittingatthefrontisthatitcanbedifficulttoseeandhearwhatotherstudentsdoandsayinclass.So,____28____28.PeoplewhositatthebackoftengetlowergradesNOTbecause_________.A.theyareshy B.theyarestupidC.theyhavepooreyesight D.theyhavepoorhearing29._________,soshewillprobablychoosetositinthemiddle.A.MaryisgoodattakingnotesB.LilyhasgoodrelationshipwithherclassmatesC.NancyenjoysthediscussionwiththeteacherD.Jennylikestotalkaboutthesubjectwithherteacher30.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe________A.ifyouwanttotakedownmorenotes,staywhereyouare.B.ifyouwanttoimproveyourlearningskills,findaclassmatetositwith.C.ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthesubjectfromtheteacher,sitsomewhereelse.D.ifyoureallywanttohearwhatotherstudentssayinclass,chooseadifferentseat.31.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.A.WhereYouSitChangesYourLifeB.WhereYouSitShowsATrueManC.WhereYouSitDecidesYourGradesD.WhereYouSitTellsWhoYourFriendsAreD①Smalltalkmeansaninformal(非正式的),politeconversationthathastodowithunimportantthings.Andthosearegoodforpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwelltobegintobecloser.Youshouldknowwhatthingstotalkaboutandwhattostayawayfrom.②Theweatherisagoodtopicthateveryonecandiscuss.Practisemakingsmalltalkabouttheweatherbeforenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofasilence(沉默).Itmayopenupothertopics.③Also,Peopleliketotalkabouttheirinterestsandarepossiblyinterestedinyours.Ifyoudonothaveanyinterests,whynottrysomethingnew.Notonlywillyouhavesomethingtotalkabout,butyouwillalsogetachancetomeetotherswithsimilarhobbies.④Besides,peopleliketohearaboutvacations.Ifyoutravel,bereadytoanswerquestionsandtellpeopleabouttheplacesyouhavevisited.Askothersabouttheirfavouriteplacesofinterestandwhatplacesyoushouldn’tmiss.Manypeopleliketohelpothersandwillbehappytosharetheirexperiences.⑤Onceyouknowafewgoodconversationstarters,itisalsohelpfultounderstandwhatkindofsmalltalktopicsyou’dbetternottalkabout.First,youshouldavoidpolitics,becauseyoucanhardlyknowifthepeopletalkingtoyouagreewithyourideas.Andiftheonecomesfromthewesterncountries,youshouldbemoreserious.⑥Deathisanothertopicthatshouldbeavoidedduringsmalltalk,becauseitsoundsheavy.Whenyouaretogetherwithstrangers,donotbringupemotional(引起情绪激动的)topics,either.⑦What’smore,avoidquestionsaboutwhatotherpeoplelooklike.Donotaskanyoneiftheyhavebecomefatterornot,oryoucouldbeleftinanuncomfortablesituation.⑧Choosesmalltalktopicsinarightway,andyouwillgetthemostfromit.Goodluckoutthere.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“avoid”probablymean?A.忘记 B.避免 C.推迟 D.阻止33.Whichofthefollowingisabadquestionforsmalltalk?A.Couldyoutellmeaboutyourfavouritesong?B.It’sareallylovelyday,isn’tit?C.WhatdoyouthinkofUS-Chineserelations?D.Howmanycountriesdidyouvisitbefore?34.Whatisthepurpose(目的)ofwritingthispassage?A.Toshowuswhysmalltalkisusefulinourlives.B.Totelluswhatsmalltalktopicstochooseandwhattoavoid.C.Toletusknowwhenweshouldhavesmalltalk.D.Toteachuswherewecanusesmalltalk.35.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthispassage?A. B. C. D.第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。Summer,winterandfallmayhavetheirfans,butspringisclearlythemostlovableofthefourseasons.Herearesomereasonswhyspringisgreat.____36____Inmanyplaces,thetemperatureinthisseasonisabout15to21°C.Peopleseemthemostcomfortableattemperaturesaround22°Csospringmeanspeoplecanfinallygetofftheirheavywinterclothesandstillbecomfortable.Followingthespringequinox(春分),daysbeginlastinglongerandnightsgetshorter.____37____Studyhasshownthatthoselongerhoursofsuncanbeanimportantmood-booster(心情助推器).Thelongerthesunisupduringtheday,thelessbluepeoplefeel.Also,manyanimalsmovesouthduringthewinter.____38____Fornorthernareas,thebirdsongoutsidethewindowisbetterthananything.Birdscanstartflyingnorthasearlyasmid-FebruaryanditlastsintoJune.Itmeansthatfromthebeginningtotheendofthespring,peoplecanenjoyseeinglotsofbirds.____39____AUKstudyhasfoundthatthemorebirdspeopleseeintheirneighborhoods,thebettertheirmentalhealth.Warmertemperaturesmeanpeoplecanspendmoretimeoutdoors,whichisgreatforhealth.Acrosstheseasons,researchhasfoundthattakingwalksinnatureslowspeople’sheartrate(心率)andmakesthemmorerelaxed.Spending30minutesormoreoutsideinwarm,sunnyspringweatherwillputpeopleinacheerfulmood.____40____That’swhyspringislovable.A.Peoplecanalsohavebettermemories.B.Springmarkstheendofacoldwinter.C.Thentheymovebacknorthastemperaturesrise.D.Springbringsgreengrowthbacktoalltheplants.E.Andseeingmorebirdscanmakepeoplehappier.F.Thatmeanspeoplehavemorelighthourstogetthingsdone.第三节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ADidyouknowthatcarrierpigeonscanbetrainedtohelppeople,too?Carrierpigeonscanhelpto____41____messagestopeople.ItiscommontoseeitinmanyTVplays.Writedownwhatyouwanttotellonthepaperandtiethepaperontothepigeon’sleg.Thenthepigeon____42____withthepaper.Inthepast,itwasafasterwaythansendingaletter.Thenextuseofcarrierpigeonsistosavepeople.Fromhighupinthesky,specialtrainedpigeonscanfindorangelifejacketsinthesea.Sometimesitis____43____forhumanstofindpeoplelostatseawhentheweatherisbad.However,pigeonscanflyquicklyoverthewatertolookforpeople.____44____useisabout“spy(侦查)pigeons”.Therewouldbesmallcamerasontheirfeet.Whenapigeonflieshigh,thecameraisabletotakephotosofthethingsbelow.This____45____ustoseewheretheenemies(敌人)areandwhattheyaredoing.Sonexttimeyouseeapigeon,stopandwatchitclosely.41.A.offer B.write C.carry D.get42.A.takesoff B.goesoff C.putsoff D.cutsoff43.A.easy B.dangerous C.boring D.difficult44.A.Another B.Other C.Others D.Theother45.A.asks B.allows C.surprises D.pushBOnceuponatime,therelivedaboywithhisgrandfather.Theboywasarunner,andforhim,successwaswinningeverycompetition.Therewasgoingtobeacompetitioninhisvillage.He____46____himselfforalongtime.Onthedayoftheevent,manypeoplewenttowatchit.Hisgrandfatheralso____47____.Whenthe200-meterracestarted,theboyfinishedfirstintherace.Allpeoplecheered.Theboyfelt____48____,buthisgrandfatherlookedcalm.Theboyaskedforanotherrace.Hewassurethathewould____49____anyoneintherace.Butthistime,hegottwospecialchallengers(挑战者),ablindgirlandanagedman.Theracestarted.Theboyfinishedtheracefast,____50____themanandthegirlwerestillstandingatthestartingline.Withgreathappiness,theboywavedhisbandstothepeople.____51____,nobodycheered.Heaskedhisgrandfather,“Whydon’ttheycheerformelikebefore?”Thegrandfatherreplied,“Starttheraceagain____52____them.Butremember,allthreeshouldcrossthefinishingline.”Theboythoughtforawhileandthenstoodinthe____53____andheldthehandsoftheothertwo.Theywalkedandcrossedthefinishingline____54____.Peoplearoundallcheered.Theboyaskedhisgrandfather,“Forwhomaretheycheering?”Grandfathersaid,“Theydidn’tcheerforanyoneofyou.Theycheeredfor____55____youthreefinishedtherace.Itisthebestraceyouhaveeverruninyourlife.”46.A.enjoyed B.prepared C.changed D.rested47.A.agreed B.joined C.began D.arrived48.A.nervous B.surprised C.tired D.excited49.A.beat B.help C.win D.compete50.A.instead B.since C.while D.assoonas51.A.Surprisingly B.Strongly C.Fairly D.Suddenly52.A.for B.with C.between D.over53.A.back B.left C.right D.middle54.A.atthesametime B.intime C.ontime D.fromtimetotime55.A.when B.why C.how D.what第三部分写（共四节，满分50分）第一节词汇（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据首字母及句意补全单词，并将单词的正确形式完整地填写在答题卡上（每空一词）。56.Withoutbreakfastallthetime,Ericeasilyhasas_________.Heneedstogotoadoctor.57.Ifyoudon’ttellthemistakestohimclearly,hewillhavetroubler________themhimself.58.Jeffisc_________thanPeter,butheisn’tashard-workingasPeter.SoJeff’sgradeisjustsoso.59.Toi________morepeopletocome,therestaurantoffersbetterdishesandfriendlierservice.60.Studentsshouldbetaughttostopw_________food.Therearestilllotsofhungrypeoplearoundtheworld.61.S________childrenliveinonehousewithparents,theyshoulddotheirpartinkeepingthehouseclean.62.Tomisafraidofdogs.Healwaysfeeln_________whenheseesdogsontheroad.63.Whenmyparentsargueit’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingo________ourhome.64Idon’tthinkhetoldmethet_________abouttheaccident.Whydidhetellalie?65.Theriverr_________afteritrainedlastnight,anditwasdangeroustoplayinit.第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文；在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。JiaJinhuiwasborninasmallvillageinXinjiangCounty,Shanxiin1990.Stonecarving(石刻)isanimportantpartinhislife.Itisatraditionalskillinthecounty,withahistoryofabout1,000years.Thelongerapieceofworkstays,the____66____(beauty)itwillbe.“Igrewuplisteningtothesoundofmygrandfather,fatherandunclescarvingstones,”saidJia.“ItseemedthatI____67____(begin)tolearnhowtocarvefromthemwhenIcouldwalkaround.”Jia'sfamilystartedafamilyworkshopin1989andhisgrandfatherwasthe__