江苏省盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试初二英语试卷（考试时间：100分钟卷面总分：120分）本试卷包含第Ⅰ卷选择题和第Ⅱ卷非选择题两部分。请将第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷的答案填涂到答题卡上。本试卷共4页。第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共65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。本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间答题。()1.Howaretheygoingtothezoo?A. B. C.()2.Whichanimalaretheytalkingabout?A. B. C.()3.What’sLeo’sfavouritesubject?A. B. C.()4.Wherehastheboybeen?A. B. C.()5.Howdoesthegirlfeelnow?A.Nervous. B.Excited. C.Relaxed.()6.Wheredidtheboyfindhismathnotebook?A.Onthedesk. B.Inthebag. C.Onthefloor.()7.WhydoesthemanlearnGerman?A.TogotoschoolinGermany.B.ToprepareforhistriptoGermany.C.TolearnaboutGermanculture.()8.Howhastheweatherbeenthesedays?A.Cold. B.Sunny. C.Rainy.()9.Howmuchistheblueskirt?A.150yuan. B.30yuan. C.180yuan.()10.Whatdoestheboymean?A.HewillgotoJane’spartytomorrowevening.B.Hewilltakethepianolessontomorrowevening.C.Hewillgototwodifferentplacestomorrowevening.第二部分听对话和短文答题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。()11.Wherewillthegirlgoafterschool?A.Toherhome. B.Tothelibrary. C.TotheEnglishclub.()12.Whowillgototheparty?A.Thegirl’sfriends. B.Thegirl’sparents. C.Thegirl’steachers.听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题，完成信息记录表。HelpanimalsWorldAnimalDayTime:October13Purpose:TomaketheworldabetterplaceforanimalsThingsyoucando14animals.Youcanhelplookafterhomelessdogsorkeepthemathome.Gooutsidetowatchwildlife.Youcanseeallkindsofanimalsandlearnabouttheir15.Speakupforanimals.Youshouldtelltheirneedstothepublic.()13.A.4th B.5th C.14th()14.A.Feed B.Train C.Love()15.A.goodhabits B.difficultsituations C.differentcharacters听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。()16.Whenistheschooltrip?A.OnFebruary8th. B.OnFebruary18th. C.OnFebruary28th()17.Howlongwillthetriplast?A.Twodays. B.Oneweek. C.Twoweeks.()18.Whatspecialactivitywillbepreparedonthistrip?A.Adancingparty. B.Abirthdayparty. C.Amagicshow.()19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestwearingfortheactivity?A.Thickclothes. B.Beautifulclothes. C.Comfortableclothes.()20.Wherecanyoufindthespeakerthisafternoon?A.Inthelibrary. B.Intheschoolhall. C.Intheteachingbuilding.二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。()21.LumingRoadJuniorHighSchool,like______beautifulgarden,isagoodplacetostudy.A.the B.a C.an D./()22.Maxhasagood______ofhumor.Healwaystellsusfunnyjokes.A.feeling B.ability C.knowledge D.sense()23.—Whatwastheweightofyoursisterwhenshewas______birth?—Shewasabout2.5kg.A.on B.at C.in D.for()24.MissLeeasksJimmy______computergames.Heshoulddoasshetellshim.A.notplay B.nottoplay C.don’tplay D.doesn’tplay()25.—Howfastdidyourbrotherruninthesportsmeetinglastweek?—Mybrotherdidn’trun______Sam.A.sofastas B.asmorequicklyso C.sosloweras D.asfasteras()26.John______cometoseeustonight,butheisn’tverysureyet.A.must B.need C.can’t D.may()27.Weshouldlearnfromher.Shealwaysfinishestheworkwith______peopleand______time.A.fewer;less B.fewer;more C.more;fewer D.more;less()28.Tooursurprise,theboysinourclasscansing______thanthegirls.A.morebeautiful B.muchmorebeautifulC.muchbeautifully D.muchmorebeautifully()29.Youlooktired.You’dbetter______agoodrest.A.tostoptohave B.stophavingC.stoptohave D.tostophaving()30.—Mymothersaysthatwewon’tgoonatriptoShanghaiDisneyland.Ijustfeelsosad.—______Youwerelookingforwardtoit.A.Nevermind. B.Enjoyyourselves!C.Whatapity! D.Don’tworryaboutit.三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Onceuponatime,twohungrypeoplegotdifferentgiftsfromanoldman.Onehadafishingrod(竿),31theothergotabasketoffreshfish.Then,theywenttheirownways.Thepersonwhogotthefishmadeafireand32thefish.Thefishwasdeliciousandheenjoyedhismeal.He33finishedallofthefish.Later,hediedofhunger,becausehehad34lefttoeat.Whatabouttheotherperson?Thepersonwiththefishingrodwasstillhungry.Hewalkedtothebeachstepbystep,buthewastoo35togofishingbythetimehegotthere.Healsodiedofhungeratlast.Therewereanothertwopeoplewhoalsogotafishingrodandabasketoffishfromthesameoldman.Theyhadthe36thingsasthefirsttwopeoplehad.They37tofindtheseatogether.Atfirst,theycookedjustonefishatatimeastheytraveled.Then,theyarrivedatthesea.Theystartedto38fishing.Overtime,theycaughtmanyfishesandstartedtheirownfishingbusiness.Bothofthemlived39andrichlives.Thefirsttwopeoplecouldn’tcooperate(合作)witheachother.Thesecondtwomadeitandmadetheirdreamscometrue40workingtogether.Whatlessoncanyoulearnfromit?()31.A.while B.when C.after D.if()32.A.sold B.fed C.freed D.cooked()33.A.long B.soon C.fast D.often()34.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing()35.A.full B.scared C.tired D.excited()36.A.different B.same C.best D.following()37.A.agreed B.failed C.changed D.happened()38.A.takeafter B.taketurns C.takeoff D.takeplace()39.A.poor B.different C.lazy D.happy()40.A.at B.in C.by D.on四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，15分）A.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。ALumingBoyueGrowthCoursesSchoolTimeCoursePlaceMondayChinesePaintingClubSchoolLibraryTuesdayEnglishClubRoom101WednesdayDIYCabinDiningRoomThursdayMagicMathCentreRoom202FridayCreativeRobotClubRoom303Youcansearchformoreinformationat()41.IfyouareaDIYlover,youcan’tmiss______.A.ChinesePaintingClub B.DIYCabinC.SunshineClub D.CreativeRobot()42.SimonwantstojointheCreativeRobotClub,wherecanheattendtheclass?A:Room101. B.SchoolLibrary. C.Room202. D.Room303.()43.Wherecanyoufindmoreinformationaboutthesecourses?A.Inamagazine. B.Inaguidebook. C.Onawebsite. D.Inanewspaper.BOnceatortoiseandtwoswanslivedonalake.Theywereverygoodfriends.Theyspentmanyhourshappilylivingtogether.Totheirbadluck,therewasnorainthatyear.Thelakebecamedry.Sotheyhadtoleavethelakeinsearchofanotheronetolive.Thetwoswanscouldflyeasily,butforthetortoiseitwasdifficult.Thethreeofthembegantowonder,unsureofwhattodonext.Atlast,thetwoswanshadanidea.Theysaidtothetortoise,“Wewillplaceastick(棍子)inyourmouth.Wewillcarrythestickinourbeaks(鸟嘴)oneitherside.Thiswillmakeusflytogether.Butremember,youmustnotopenyourmouth.Ifyoudo,youknowwhatwillhappentoyou.”Thetortoisewassadtoleavethelake,butitagreedtotheideahappily.Onefinemorning,theywereflyingoveralargetown.Thepeopleofthetownweresurprisedatwhattheysawinthesky.Theywereverycuriousaboutitandstartedshoutingexcitedly.Thetortoiseheardthenoiseandwonderedwhatitwasabout.Itforgotitspromiseandopeneditsmouthtoaskcuriously,“Whyisthere…?Ah”Sadly,downfellthetortoise,anddied.Theswanshadnochancetosaveit.Theyweresadtolosetheirbestfriendbuthadtoflyawayandstarttheirnewlife.()44.Theunderlinedword“They”refersto______.A.Thetwoswans B.ThepeopleofthetownC.Thetortoiseandthetwoswans D.Thesticks()45.Howdidthestoryendforthetortoiseandtheswans?A.Thetortoiselivedhappilyeverafterwiththeswans.B.Theswanstriedtosavethetortoisebutitwastoolate.C.Theswansfoundalakeinthetownandlivedthere.D.Thetortoisefellanddied,andtheswanshadtomoveon.()46.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.APoorTortoise. B.ABrokenStick. C.ADryLake. D.TwoSillySwans.CSuddenly,PeterremembersTinkerBell.“Tink,Tink!”hecalls.“Whereisthatfairy?”“Peter!”Wendysaysexcitedly.“Istherearealfairyintheroom?”“Yes,butIdon’tknowwheresheis.Canyouhearher?”“Icanonlyhearatinklingsound,likesmallbells,”Wendysays.“That’sTink,”laughsPeter.“She’sspeakingfairylanguage.”Thetinklingsoundiscomingfromthetopdrawer.PeteropensitandTinkfliesout.She’stinklingveryloudlybecauseshe’sveryangry.“I’msorry,”saysPeter,“I’msorryforshutting(关闭)youinthedrawer,Tink.”Thelittlefairycontinuetinklingloudly.“Peter,wheredoyoulive?”asksWendy.“WiththeLostBoys.WeliveinNeverland.I’mtheircaptain(首领).”“Whatfun!”,criesWendy.“Yes,itis,”saysPeter.“Butwearelonely.Therearenogirlsthere,onlyboys!Andnoonetellsusstorieslikeyourmothertellsyouandyourbrothers.”“Oh,pooryou!”criesWendy.“Iknowlotsandlotsofstories!”Wendysays.Petertakesherhandsandpullshertothewindow.“Wendy,cometoNeverlandwithmeandtellmestories!”OfcourseWendyisverypleased.Butshesays,“Ohdear,Ican’t.WhataboutMother?AndIcan’tfly.”“Icanteachyou,”saysPeter,“Youcanflyaroundmeandtalktothestars.AndWendy,therearemermaids(美人鱼)inNeverland!”Peterisveryclever.HeknowsthethingsthatWendylikes.“Oh!”criesWendy.“I’dlovetoseeamermaid,veryexciting!”shesays.“CanyouteachJohnandMichaeltofly,too?”“Ifyoulike,”saysPeter.WendygoesandshakesJohnandMichael.“Wakeup,”shecries,“PeterPancanteachustofly.”Johnopenshiseyesandjumpsoutofbed.Michaelgetsup,too.——TakenfromPeterPan()47.WhocantellstoriesforWendyandherbrothers?A.Wendy’smother B.TinkerBell C.Peter D.TheLostBoy()48.Wheredotheyfindthefairy“TinkerBell”atlast?A.InNeverland. B.Underthebed.C.IntheroomofWendy’sparents. D.Inthetopdrawer()49.WhichistheRIGHTorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a.WendywakesupJohnandMichael.b.PetertellsWendysomethingsaboutNeverland.c.PeteropensthedrawerandTinkfliesout.d.WendywantsPetertoteachthemtofly.A.c-a-d-b B.c-b-d-a C.a-d-b-c D.a-c-d-b()50.Whatcanweinfer(推断)accordingtothepassage?A.WendywillbethecaptaininNeverland.B.TheLostBoysliveinNeverlandhappily.C.JohnandMichaelwillgotoNeverlandwithWendy.D.PeteroftentellstheLostBoysstories.DWhenyougotothepark,youmightnoticemanyolderpeoplelisteningtoaudiobooks(有声书).Audiobookshavebecomequitepopularthesedays.Whyaremoreandmorepeoplechoosingaudiobooksoverpaperbooks?Islisteningtoanaudiobookjustasbeneficial(有益的)asreadingabook?Readingneedsustofocus(集中)allourattentiononthewordsinabook,andwealsoneedtofindtimeandaplacetositdownandread.However,youcanlistentoaudiobooksanytimeandanyplaceyoulike,anditgivesyoureyesabreak,too.Butthebigquestionis,dowegetknowledgefromaudiobooksaseffectively(有效地)aswedofrompaperbooks?Researchersdidastudytofindtheanswer.Volunteers(志愿者)inGroupOnewereaskedtolistentoanaudiobookwhilevolunteersinGroupTworeadabookofthesamecontent(内容).Itturnedoutthattheyrecalledthesameamountofinformation,whethertheylistenedtoitorreadit.AnotherstudypublishedintheJournalofNeurosciencefurthersupported(支持)theresultabove.Inthestudy,researchersscannedpeople’sbrainswhentheylistenedtoandreadbooks,andtheylearnedhowtheirbrainsworked.Theresultshowedthatlisteningtoaudiobooksactivates(激活)almostthesamepartsofthebrainasreadingdoes.However,somepeoplestillbelievethattheylearnbetterfromreadingpaperbooks.Onereasonmightbethatwhenwelistentoaudiobooks,weareoftenmultitasking(处理多个任务).“Ifyou’retryingtolearnwhiledoingtwothings,you’renotgoingtolearnaswell,”DanielWillingham,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofVirginia,toldTheNewYorkTimes.()51.Theaudiobookusersarefreer(更自由)in______thanpaperbookusers.A.priceandage B.priceandtimeC.ageandplace D.timeandplace()52.Whatmighttheword“recall”mean?A.lose B.change C.remember D.speak()53.WhatdoweknowaboutthestudyintheJournalofNeuroscience?A.Researcherslearnedhowpeople’sbrainsworked.B.Peopleneedtoreadandlistentobooksatthesametime.C.Peopleneedtorecollecttheinformationintheirheads.D.Researchersactivatepeople’sbrainsbeforereading.()54.Whydosomepeoplethinkpaperbookshelpthemlearnbetterthanaudiobooks?A.Becausetheycanlistentoaudiobookslater.B.Becausepeopleneedtostayfocusedwhilereadingpaperbooks.C.Becausetheycandoothertasksatthesametimewhilereadingpaperbooks.D.Becausetheywanttoprotecttheircars.()55.Whatisthestructureofthearticle?(①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2,…)A. B. C. D.B.阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，10分）Chinahasalongandrichhistorywithagreatcivilization(文明).AmongtheChineseclassics,TheBookofSongs《诗经》andHistoricalRecords《史记》aretwoofthemostimportantworks.56.______TheBookofSongsTheBookofSongsisthebeginningofancientChinesepoetry(诗歌).57.______.WhenIreadthisbook,IfeellikeI’mhavingatalkacrosstimeandspacewithpeoplefromthousandsofyearsago.Amongallthepoemsinthisbook,myfavoriteiscalledHomecomingAftertheWar《采薇》.Thispoemmainlytalksabouthowsoldiershadtoleavetheirhomestofightformanyyears.Theymissedtheirhomelandverymuch.58.______.Byreadingthepoem,wecanunderstandwhatthesesoldierswentthroughandfeeltheirsadness.Ittouchesourheartsandmakesusfeelsomethingdeepinside.HistoricalRecordsHistoricalRecords,orShiji,isthefirstbiographical(传记)generalhistoryofChinaSimaOian,anofficial(官员)oftheWesternHanDynasty,wroteit.TheworkrecordstheeventsbeginningwiththefamousYellowEmperor.59.______UItcoversaround3,000years.Inthisbook,Ireallylikehowthewriterdescribesdifferentpeople.60.______.Theystoodupforthemselvesandledagroupofpeopleagainstthoseinpower.WhenIreadthisbook,IcanseehowSimaQianmadethecharacterscomealivewithhiswords.Hewrotegoodthingsaboutheroesandalsocriticized(批判)badrulers.A.It’salsotheearliestcollection(集)ofpoetryinChina.B.Letusreadthesetwobookstogether.C.Forexample,therearealsotwofarmersChenShengandWuGuang.D.Theyfinditdifficultforkidstounderstand.E.Also,theendingwiththefirstyearsoftheHanWudiperiodarerecordedinthework.F.However,theycouldn’treturnbecauseofthewar.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分）五、阅读并回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendar(阳历)dividestheyearintotwenty-foursolarterms(节气).MinorSnow(小雪),the20thsolartermoftheyear,beginsonNovember22thisyear.HereareseveralthingsyoushouldknowaboutMinorSnow.WearinghatsandscarvesInChina,startinginMinorSnow,thewindblowsfromthenortheastalot.Manypeopledonotwearhatsorscarvesyet.Infact,accordingtoanoldChinesesaying,“theheadistheplacewhereallpassagesofthebodygather”.It’snecessary(必要的)towearhatsandscarvestokeepone’sheadwarm.DrinkingsoupDuringMinorSnow,theairindoorsisdryandmostpeoplemightfindtheirnoseandmouthfeelsabitdry.Thiswillcause“innerheat”inone’sbody.Thekeyistodrinkmorehotsoup.EatingricecakeInsomeareasofSouthChina,peopleeatricecakesaroundMinorSnow.Inancienttimes,ricecakeswereatraditionalfestivalofferingtothebullgod(牛神).Makingpickled(腌制)vegetablesandporkAfterMinorSnow,becauseoflowtemperatureanddryair.Itisthebesttimetostartmakingpreservedpork,whichbytheChineseSpringFestivalwouldbereadytoenjoy.ThepeopleinYancheng,Jiangsuprovince,havewelcomedMinorSnowwithmakingpickledvegetables.Inaddition,weliketoeathotandspicyfoodtokeepwarm.However,it’snotwisetoeatmuchspicyfoodbecausethatwillincreaseinnerheat.Thisyear’sMinorSnowiscoming,wishyoubesurroundedbyalifefullofwarmth.回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。61.WhendoesMinorSnowbeginthisyear?62.HowdopeoplekeepheadwarminMinorSnow?63.Whatisthekeytoavoid(避免)causing“innerheat”?64.WheredopeopleeatricecakesaroundMinorSnow?65.Whyisitnotwisetoeatmuchspicyfood?六、词汇。（共25小题，每小题1分，计25分）（A）根据句意和所给的中文，用恰当的词汇完成句子。（每空一词）66.Look!Those______(游泳者)aretryingtoswimacrossthelake.67.Youcanfindsomeinformationabouttravellingonthe______(网络).68.Mostofusgrewupinthecountryside,withthebeautyof______(大自然)around.69.Studentscanborrowmorebooksfromthelibrary______(在…期间)theReadingWeek.70.Beingagoodlistenermeansyoushouldbe______(耐心的)enoughwhenlisteningtoothers.（B）根据句意，用方框里所给单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）visitmainsadactivefew71.Giantpandaslive______onaspecialkindofbamboo.72.Nowmoreandmore______cometovisitmyhometowneveryyear.73.Thetallmanisverystrong,butheiscarrying______bagsthantheshortman.74.Bennyseemstiredand______becausehespentthewholenightsolvingthatdifficultproblem.75.ThewarbetweenPalestine(巴勒斯坦)andIsrael(以色列)isoneofthe______thingsthatIhaveeverheard.（C）根据句意，用方框里所给动词的适当形式填空。reachmixhelpactsmile76.Sandy’s______eyesmakeherlookmorebeautiful.77.______thecolouryellowwithred,andyoucangetorange.78.Allofusshould______theSportsCenterat2p.m.thisafternoon.79.Theboyfeltso______whenhelosthisway.Finally,akindpolicemanhelpedhim.80.Wildanimalsfacequiteafewproblems,soeverybodyshouldtake______toprotectthem.（D）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。Emperorpenguins(帝企鹅)arethelargestofallpenguinspecies.TheyliveinAntarctica(南极洲),andtheirthick(厚的)feathershelpthemtokeepw81.Mostemperorpenguinslivewiththesameoneforlife.Females(雌性)layeggs,thengivethemtothemales(雄性).Then,thefemalesgoofftotheoceantol82forsomethingtoeat.Themalesneedtoprotectthee83.Maleseatn84andjustcarefortheeggs,anditmakesthemlosehalftheirbodyweight.Femalescomebackwellfedwhenitistimefo