江苏省泰州市兴化市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2023～2024学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语（考试用时：120分钟满分：150分）第一部分选择题（共95分）一、听力(共20小题，每小题1分，计20分)第一部分听对话回答问题本部分共10小题，每题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。1.Whatplaceofinterestdoesthemanwanttovisit?A.B.C.2.WheredoesTom’smotherwork?A.B.C.3.Whatisthemanlookingfor?A.B.C.4.Whatdoesthewomanhaveforherlunchnow?A.B.C.5.HowlongdoesLiLeidohishomeworkeveryevening?A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.6.WhatwillMikedo?A.Makeavegetablesalad.B.TurndowntheTV.C.Buyfreshfruit.7.WhatdoesBobmean?A.Heisadoctornow.B.Heenjoyshiswork.C.Heusedtobeateacher..8.Whendidtheboygotoschoolinthepast?A.At6:30a.m.B.At7:00a.m.C.At6:50a.m.9.WhowillteachClass4thisweek?A.Mr.Zhou.B.Mr.Liu.C.Mr.Wu.10.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Motherandson.第二部分听对话和独白回答问题

你将听到一段对话和两段独白，听两遍。听一段对话，回答11—12小题。11.HowoftendoesSusangoswimming?A.Onceaweek.B.Everyday.C.Twiceaweek.12.WhichofthefollowingdoesSusanlikebest?A.Ridingabicycle.B.Swimming.C.Running.听第一段独白，回答第13—15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。LifeinthePastandNowWhatthespeaker’sgrandpadidwiththeoldradioListenedto13.Whatthespeaker’sgrandpa’snewradiolookslikeIt’s14.WhatthespeakerhasnowA15.13.A.thenewsB.footballmatchesC.English14.A.modernB.bigC.small15.A.radioB.computerC.television听第二段独白，回答第16-20小题。16.Wheredidthestoryhappen?A.Atacinema.B.Inalibrary.C.Atashop.17.Whywasthewomanangry?A.Becauseshelostapieceofchocolate.B.Becausethemanwastalkingloudlywithhisfriend.C.Becausethemanwaslookingforsomethingandannoyed(干扰)her.18.Whatwastherelationship(关系)betweenthemanandthewoman?A.Theywerehusbandandwife.B.Theywerefriends.C.Theydidn’tknoweachother.19.Whydidthewomangivethemanapieceofchocolate?A.Becausethemanwantedtoeatmore.B.Becauseshewantedthemantokeepquiet.C.Becauseshewantedtolethimgo.20Whatdidthemanreallywanttofind?A.Hisglasses.B.Histeeth.C.Hismovieticket.二、单项选择从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(共20小题，每小题1分，计20分)1.Haveyouseenthefilm“HotandSpicy”(《热辣滚烫》)yet,Jane?When________you________it?A.have;seen B.did;see C.will;see D.was;seeing2.—Sharedbikes(共享单车)arepopular,especiallyamongyoungpeople.—________.It’seasiertogoaroundandridingbikescankeepushealthy.A.Terribly B.Luckily C.Mainly D.Exactly3.Whenwemeetproblemsinlife,wecantalktooldpeople.I’msurewe’lllearnmuchfromtheir________.A.confidence B.experience C.importance D.difference4.—Thanksforlisteningtomyquestionsandgivingmeyouradvice,Lily.—__________.That’swhatfriendsarefor.A.Mypleasure B.Withpleasure C.Nevermind D.Allright5.IsaacNewtononcesaid,“IfIhaveseenfurther,itisbystandingonthe________ofGiants(巨人).”A.heart B.shoulders C.arms D.heads6.—High-speedtrains,mobilepayment,sharingbikesandonlineshoppingarecalled“fournewgreatinventions”ofmodernChina.—They________ourdailylivesmoreconvenient.A.hadmade B.willmake C.havemade D.wasmaking7.WeChatseemstobethemostpopularwayof________thatpeoplelikeindailylife.A.condition B.communication C.situation D.pollution8.Jack________Rosein2000.Thatistosay,they________for20years.A.gotmarriedwith;havegotmarried B.gotmarriedto;havemarriedC.married;havebeenmarried D.marriedto;havebeenmarried9.—Wouldyoumindshowingmehowtostartthisonlinetour?—________.Justclickonthe“tour”iconanditwillstart.A.Ofcoursenot B.Nevermind C.You’dbetternot D.Idon’tmind10.StateSecurity(安全)LawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinashowsthatwe________provideanyinformationforforeigners.A.shouldn’t B.won’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t11.Whichofthefollowingisanopinion?A.BeijingisthecapitalofChina.B.Lifeisgettingbetterinsomeways.C.Ittakespeopleaboutthreehourstogettothecity.D.Manychangeshavetakenplaceinsomeways.12—Idon’tlikemylifeinthisschool.Isometimesfeelsoandhelpless.—Idon’tthinkso.Youareneverbecauseallyourclassmatesarereadytohelpyou.A.lonely;alone B.lonely;lonelyC.alone;alone D.alone;lonely13.Acomputerisusuallyascreen,amainunit,amouseandsoon.A.madeof B.madefromC.madeupof D.madeoutof14.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.He’sborrowedthebookfortwoweeks.B.Hehasjoinedtheclubsincelastweek.C.Hehasn’tseenhisuncleforyears.D.Hehascaughtacoldforaweek.15.—IhearthatyourgoodfriendDavid________booksabouthistory.—Yes,butnowhe________novelsandnewspapers.A.usedtoread;usedtoread B.isusetoreading;isusedtoreadingC.usedtoread;isusedtoreading D.isusedtoreading;usedtoread16.—WhatdoyouthinkofXinghuaQianduoRapeflowerFields(兴化千垛菜花景区)?—________.A.Theguidetookusthere B.WewenttherebycarC.Veryfantastic D.Itwasnotfarfromourhotel17.—Wherearethestudentsnow?—Everyoneexceptthetwins________toWaterForestScenicSpot(水上森林景区).A.hasgone B.hasbeen C.havegone D.havebeen18.________usefuladviceyouhavegiventome!Thankyousomuch!A.Whata B.Whatan C.How D.What19.Broadwayisfamous_________itstheatresandWallStreetisfamous_______animportanttradecentre.A.as;for B.for;as C.as;as D.for;for20.Hewasalmostlateforthelastbussoheranasfastashecould________it.A.tocatch B.catching C.catch D.caught三、完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)WhenIwassmall,Ithoughtmymumwasunusual.Sheusedtogivethefamilysomething___21___formeals.Shewouldmakebreakfastfoodfordinner.Istillrememberonenightmymum___22___somebreadinfrontofmydad,somethingveryburnt.Iwaitedtoseeifanybodynoticed.Tomysurprise,mydadjusttookhis___23___,smiledatmymumandthenturnedtoaskmehowmydayatschoolhadbeen.I’ve___24___whatItoldhimthatnight,___25___Idorememberwatchinghimputsomebutteronthatbread.He___26___asusual,everysinglebit.Afterdinner,mymumsaidsorrytomydadforburningthebread.AndIneverforgetwhathesaid,“I___27___burntbread,dear.Itdoesn’tmatteratall.”___28___,IwenttokissDadgoodnight.Iaskedhimifhereallylikedhisbreadburnt.Heheldmeinarmsand___29___,“Yourmumworkedveryhardallday.She’sreally___30___.Andyousee—abitofburntfoodneverhurtanyone!”NowIknowlifeisnotperfect.___31___isperfect,either.Asforme,Ioftenforgetbirthdaysorsomeotherspecialdays.ButI’velearnedsomething___32___overtheseyears.Whatwereallyneedistheunderstandingofeachother,whetherbetweenahusbandandwife,aparentanda___33___orjustbetweentwofriends.Thisisthekeytoahappy___34___.Sodon’tgetangryifthebreadgetsburnt.Remember,___35___breadneverhurtanyone.Bekindtothosearoundyouandahappierlifewillsurelycomeclosertoyou.21.A.sweet B.special C.local D.salty22.A.put B.tasted C.found D.bought23.A.glass B.milk C.bread D.spoon24.A.decided B.known C.thought D.forgotten25.A.and B.so C.because D.but26.A.ateitup B.threwitaway C.putitaway D.lookeditup27.A.hate B.make C.love D.save28.A.Laterthatnight B.Thenextmorning C.Afterschool D.Beforedinner29.A.said B.cried C.shouted D.continued30.A.excited B.tired C.worried D.interested31.A.Nobody B.Everybody C.Anybody D.Somebody32.A.difficult B.funny C.easy D.important33A.child B.student C.brother D.sister34.A.class B.party C.story D.life35.A.cheap B.fresh C.cold D.burnt四、阅读理解阅读下列四篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)(A)HerearesomeclassicalEnglishnovels.Whichwouldyouliketoreadfirst?ALITTLEPRINCESSWriter:FrancesHodgsonBurnett￥18(online)MotherlessSaraCrewewassenthomefromIndiatoschoolatMissMinchin’s.Herfatherwasveryrichandshelivedarichandcomfortablelife.ThenherfatherdiedandSaralosteverything.Shehadtolearntodowithherchangedlife.Herstrongcharacter(性格)madeherabletofightsuccessfullyagainstanything.It’sanexcellentbookwith4tapesforchildren.PETERPANWriter:J.MBarrie￥15(inbookstores)￥12(online)Itisachildren’sstoryfullofimagination(想象)andadventures(冒险),whichisaboutWendy,JohnandMichaelDarling’sadventuresinNever-NeverLandwithPeterPan,theboywhowouldnotgrowup.Thechildrenarehappyandlovely.(with2tapes)UNCLETOM’SCABINWriter:HarrietBeecherStowe￥20(inbookstores)￥16(online)ThemostfamousnovelinAmericanhistory,UncleTom’sCabintalkedaboutthestruggle(战争)betweenfreestatesandslave(奴隶)statesduringtheAmericanCivilWar(内战)andisaspowerfultodayaswhenitfirstcameoutin1852.Morethan300,000copiesweresoldintheUnitedStatesaloneinitsfirstyear.THESECRETGARDENWriter:FrancesHodgsonBurnett￥35(inbookstores)￥30(online)MaryLennox,asickorphan(孤儿),findsherselfinheruncle’sdarkhouse.Whyaresomanyroomslocked?Whyisoneofthegardenslocked?Andwhatisthatcryingshehearsatnight?Throughthepowerofhope,friendshipandthemagicofnature,thebravegirlbringsthehouseandalong-lostgardenbacktolife.36.In________Marybringsthehouseandagardenbacktolifewiththehelpofthepowerofhope,friendshipandnature’smagic.A.PETERPANA. B.LITTLEPRINCESS. C.UNCLETOM’SCABIN. D.THESECRETGARDEN.37.WhatisthecharacterofMaryLennox?A.Shy. B.Lovely. C.Brave. D.Powerful.38.Howmuchdoesitcosttoorderthesefourbooksonline?A.$76. B.￥76. C.$88. D.￥88.39.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.wecanbuyallthefourbooksinbookstoresB.therearetwobookswithtapesC.threeofthebooksarewrittenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnettD.thebooksarecheaperinbookstoresthanonline40.WhichofthefollowingisaboutUNCLETOM’SCABIN?A.It’saboutaboywhorefusestogrowup.B.Itwasagreatsuccesstheyearitwaspublished.C.It’saboutthestruggleduringtheAfricanCivilWar.D.Abravegirlsuccessfullyfoughtagainstslaves.(B)Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,ourdailylifeisbecomingmorecolorfulandmoreconvenient.Herearesomeexamples.TheBook-lessLibraryCanyouimagine(想象)walkingintoalibraryandfindingallbookshaveturnedintocomputers?Thefirstbook-lesspubliclibraryisplannedtoopeninSanAntonio,Texas.Computerswilltaketheplaceofbookstheresoon.GoogleGlassGoogleGlassisapairofglasses.Itcancarryoutmanyofthesametasksassmartphones.Theglasshasahiddencameraandatinyscreen.Itisdesignedtotakehands-freephotosorvideosofanythingpeoplearedoing.ANewKindofShirtDoyouhatewashingclothes?You’regoingtolovethiskindofshirtmadebyanAmericanclothingcompany,Wool&Prince.Youcanwearthisshirtfor100dayswithoutwashing!TheWool&Princeshirtneverneedsironing(熨烫).AnUnderwaterHotelItlookslikeaspaceshipbutitisactuallyapictureofanunderwaterhotel.Acompanyplanstobuildintheseawhichisabout18metersunderthewater.Thewholebuildingisunderwaterandyoucangettoitbyswimminganddiving.41.WhatcanaGoogleGlassdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Itcanbeusedfortakingphotosandvideos. B.Itcanbeusedforreading.C.Itcanbeusedexactlyasaphone. D.Itcanbeusedtohidecamera.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“takehands-freephotos”meaninthepassage?A.Youdon’tneedtopayforyourphotos.B.Takefreephotoswithyourhands.C.Youdon’tneedtouseyourhandstotakephotos.D.Therearenohandsappearinginyourphotos.43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Therearemanybook-lesslibrariesintheUSnow.B.Thiskindofnewshirtneverneedstobewashed.C.Youdon’tneedtoironyourWool&Princeshirt.D.PeoplecanarriveattheUnderwaterHotelbyspaceship.44.What’sthethemeoftheabovepassage?A.Manandnature. B.Manandself. C.Manandsociety. D.Manandwear.45.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthefourabovepassages?A.Futurelife. B.NewInventions. C.NewDiscoveries. D.Newproblems.（C）Sooncomputersandothermachineswillbeabletorememberyoubylookingatyoureyes!Theprogramworksbecauseeveryone’seyesaredifferent.Sointhefutureyouwon’thavetorememberanumberwhenyouwanttouseamachineortakemoneyoutofabank.You’lljusthavetolookatthemachineanditwillbeabletotellwhoyouare.Theeye-recognition(眼睛识别)programhasalreadybeentestedinshopsandbanksintheUSA,Britain,Spain,ItalyandTurkey.Soonthistechnology(技术)willtaketheplaceofallotherwaysoffindingoutwhopeopleare.However,scientistsarealsoworkingonothersystems(系统).Machineswillsoonbeabletoknowyoufromtheshapeofyourfaceorhandorevenyoursmell!Wealreadyhavemachinesthatcantellwhoyouarefromyourvoiceorthemarkmadebyyourfinger.Eye-recognitionisbetterthanotherkindsbecauseyoureyesdon’tchangeasyougetolder,orgetdirtylikehandsorfingers.Andeventwinshavedifferenteyes.Sotheeye-recognitionprogramcanbeupto94%correct,dependingonhowgoodthetechnologyis.However,someotherprogramsmayonlybe51%correctatpresent.InBritain,itwasfoundthat91%ofpeoplewhohadtrieditsaidthattheylikedtheideaofeye-recognition.Inthefutureyourcomputerwillbelookingatyouintheeye.Sosmile!46.Howdoestheeye-recognitionprogramwork?A.Youwriteyournumber. B.Youlookatthemachine.C.Yousayyourname. D.YoushowyourIDcard.47.Howmanywayswillmachinesbeabletoknowyousoon?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Six.48.Whycantheprogrambeupto94%correct?A.Becausehandsorfingerscangetdirty.B.Becauseeyesneverchange.C.Becausepeopleliketheideaoftheprogram.D.Becausetheprogramiswidelyusedaroundtheworld.49WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheprogramisbeingtestedinJapan.B.91%ofpeopleliketheideaoftheprogram.C.Machineswithothersystemscanalsotellwhoyouare.D.Computerscanrememberyoubylookingatyourclothes.50.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Introductiontosomekindsofprograms.B.Introductiontotheeye-recognitionprogram.C.Thewayhowtheeye-recognitionprogramworks.D.Theplaceswheretheeye-recognitionprogramistested.(D)MrGuoisateacherfromXi’an.HeaskedhisstudentstohandintheirhomeworkthroughaQRcode(二维码).“Wespentanhourortwoinclasslearninghowtogenerate(使产生)thecodes,andintheendeverythinggetseasier,”saidGuo.“Whenstudentsfinishthehomework,theykeepitonWeChat.Then,eachstudentmakeshisownQRcodeandgivesittome.SoIcanchecktheirworkeverywhereusingmycomputerortelephone.”StudentscansendtheQRcodestoMrGuobyemail,QQandWeChat.WhenGuoscans(扫描)hisstudents’QRcodes,theirhomeworkappears(出现)onhisphone.Hefindsthattheirhomeworkbecomesmorecreative(创造性的),withmanypictures,musicandevenvideos.Guo’sstudentslikethenewwayandthinkitisinteresting.“Wearelivingintheinformationage.Manystudentsliketoworkwithcomputers,whichmakeslearningmorefun.”saidTingting,astudentofGuo’s.“Thepaperisnoteasytokeep,butthecodeiseasytokeepandshare.”Guosaid.“Itisworthtryingtousenewtechnologyineducation.Educationitselfisakindofcreation.Idon’twantmystudentstofallbehindthetimes.”However,someparentsareworried.Theyareafraidthattheirchildrenwillspendtoomuchtimeoncomputersandlesstimecommunicatingwithteachers.Butinfact,it’sunnecessary.Studentsstillneedtolookupinformationinbooksandwriteitdownwhentheydotheirhomework.Theyonlyusethecodewhentheyhandintheirwork,whichdoesn’ttakethemtoomuchtime.Alsoforteachers,itmakesthemcheckthestudents’workatanytime.Andit’salsoaneasywaytosharehomeworkwithotherstudents.51.MrGuo’sstudentscankeeptheirhomeworkon__________.A.QQ B.email C.WeChat D.TikTok(抖音)52.MrGuo’sstudentsthinkthenewwayis________.A.boring B.strange C.worried D.interesting53.Someparentsareworried,becausetheythinktheirchildrenwill________.A.talkwithteachersfacetofaceB.findtheQRcodestoodifficulttouseC.notlikethenewwayofhandinginhomeworkD.spendtoomuchtimeoncomputersorphones54.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Allthestudentsandtheparentslikethenewidea.B.Studentsdon’tneedtodotheirhomeworkanymore.C.StudentsuseMrGuo’sQRcodetohandinhomework.D.MrGuobelievesnewtechnologyshouldbeusedineducation.55.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Studentsdon’thavetohandinhomework.B.Teachersneedn’tcheckhomeworkonline.C.Someparentsareworriedabouttheirchildren.D.UsingQRcodesmakescheckinghomeworkeasier.第二部分非选择题（55分）五、任务型阅读阅读下面材料，根据材料内容完成后面表格，每空填一个单词Icanspeak10languages(语言),soIknowthebenefits(益处)ofspeakingmorethanonelanguage.Wemustchangethefivewrongideasaboutlanguagelearning.Languagelearningisdifficult.Ifyoudon’twanttolearnalanguage,itisdifficult.Learningalanguagetakestime,butisnotdifficult.Youneedtolistenandread.Soonyouwillenjoyspeakinganotherlanguage.Youhavetohaveagift(天赋)orlearninglanguagesNo,youdon’t.Anyonewhowantstocanlearn.InSwedenandHollandmostpeoplespeakmorethanonelanguage.Notallofthemhavesuchagift.Attitude(态度)isveryimportantforlanguagelearning.YouhavetoliveinforeigncountriesSomeimmigrants(移民)totheUSmayspeakpoorEnglish.ButmanypeopleinothercountriescanspeakgoodEnglish.Whereyouliveisnotimportant.Practicemakesgoodspeakers.OnlychildrencanlearnanotherlanguagewellYou’rewrong.Becauseadults(成年人)knowmorewordsoftheirmotherlanguageandknowmorewaystolearn,theyarebetterlanguagelearnersthanchildren.IwouldlovetolearnbutIdon’thavethetimeWhenyouaredoingthingsaroundthehouseorgoingforawalk,youcanpractiselisteningonyouriPod.15or30minutesadaywillbeOK.Ifyoureallywanttolearn,youwillfindthetime.WrongideasThewriter’s___56___ToodifficultMuchlisteningandreadingmakeslanguagelearning___57___.___58___agiftYoumusthaveagoodattitudetolanguagelearning.Notliving___59___PeopleinothercountriescanalsospeakEnglish___60___.Practise___61___youlearnalanguage.Too___62___tolearnAdultsknowmorewordsandmoreways,___63___theyarebetterlearners.HavingnotimeYoucanlearnalanguagewhenyouaredoing___64___else.Ifyoureallywanttolearn,timeisn’ta___65___.六、短文综合填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填上适当单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整