江苏省泰州市靖江市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年第一学期靖江外国语学校期中考试八年级英语试卷（试卷总分：150分考试时间：120分钟）第一部分选择题（共85分）一、听力测试（本题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一部分，听对话回答问题。1.WhatdidAmydoduringherholiday?A. B. C.2.WherewillthegirlgothisSunday?A. B. C.3.WhatwastheweatherlikelastSaturday?A. B. C.4.WhatdoesPeter'sfatherdo?A. B. C.5.What'sthemangoingtodofirst?A.Goouttodinner. B.Writeareport. C.Goforaschooltrip.6.Whenarethetwospeakersgoingtoseethefilm?A.Inthemorning. B.Intheafternoon. C.Intheevening.7.Whattimedoesthemanusuallyleavehomeinthemorning?A.At7:30: B.At8:00. C.At8:30.8.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inthebookshop. B.Intherestaurant. C.Attheman'shouse.9.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Afilm. B.Theweather. C.Theirfamily.10.Howmuchisthesweater?A.15dollars. B.50dollars. C.5dollars第二部分，听对话和短文回答问题。听一段对话，回答下面两个小题。11.Whoarethey?A.Amomandason. B.Adoctorandapatient. C.Ateacherandastudent.12.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Wheretoeatlunch. B.Howtogiveadvice. C.Whattodoontheplayground.听第一篇短文，回答下列各小题。Mary'sfamilyFather●a(an)13●shortandfatwithshortblackhairMother●anursewithlong14hair●cansinganddancewellSister●15yearsold●wearsglassesandlikesplayingsports13.A.worker. B.officer C.teacher14.A.yellow B.black C.golden15.A.14 B.16 C.18听一篇短文，回答下列5个小题。16.Whyisabikesometimesbetterthanacarinthetown?A.Ithasabasketonthefront.B.It'smuchcheaperthanacar.C.It'softenfasterthanacar.17.Whocanthespeakertaketoschoolandthelibrarybybike?A.Herlittleson. B.Herlittledaughter. C.Herhusband.18.Inwhatseasondoesthespeakeruseherbikemost?A.Insummer. B.Inwinter. C.Inautumn.19.Whendoesthespeaker'shusbandusethebike?A.Whenhegoesforapicnic.B.Whenhegoestohisoffice.C.Whenhegoestoseehisfriends.20.Whatcanwelearnfromwhatthespeakersaid?A.Ridingmakesherfeeltired.B.Ridingisgoodforherhealth.C.Ridingsavesheralotofmoney.二、选择题（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21.—Ihaterain.Itneverends.—Dear,thesoundoftherainislikemusic.Trytobe______andenjoyit.A.cheerful B.helpful C.useful D.colorful22.—DoyouremembertheexcitingmomentwhentheDigitalTorchBearer(数字火炬手)waslightingthemaintorchinHangzhou.—Ofcourse.Wordscan't______ourfeelings.A.understand B.describe C.report D.clear23.Lucylikestakingpartindifferentkindsofactivities______Lilylikesreading______at-homealone.A.as B.while C.when D.if24.—Didyoutakeanyphotosofthebabymonkey?—Itook______.Ionlytooksomepicturesofhismother.A.nothing B.noone C.nobody D.none25.AI(人工智能)willsurelybeafeatureoffuturelife,butwe______useitinacorrectway.A.can B.may C.could D.must26.Vivianworkedveryhardatallherlessons.______,shebecamethetopstudentinherclass.A.Asaresult B.Forexample C.Asusual D.Inorderto27.Whichsentencehasthesamestructure(结构)as"IfindEnglisheasy."?A.Ifeelexcited. B.Imetalotoftourists.C.Iboughtmyfatherascarf. D.Myteachermakeshisclassinteresting.28.______abouttheweather,youcanuseanAPPcalled"MojiWeather"andchecktheweatheronit.A.Learn B.Learning C.Tolearn D.LearnedAspringmorningMengHaoranThisspringmorninginbedI'mlying,NotwakeuptillIhearbirdscrying.Afteronenightofwindandshowers,Howmanyarethefallen▲!29.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthebestfor▲inthepoemontheright?A.leaves B.butterflies C.flowers D.houses30.—Nophotoshere,please.Wemustlearntokeepsecretsforthesafetyofourmotherland.—______Iforgotteacherstoldus.A.Noway! B.Sorry,Iwon't. C.Whynot? D.That'sallright.三、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Ihadlittlepassion(激情)inmylife.Butwhathappenedtheotherdaychangedmymind.Atthattime,Ilearnedhow31itistohaveapassioninlife.ThatdayIwenthomeinMom'scar.WhenMom32ataredlight,someoneonthesideoftheroadcaughtmyeye.Itwasaman33poorclothes.Hewashomeless.Iwasn'tinterestedinthat,becauseIsaw34likehimbefore.Thosepeopleusuallylookedunhappyandhopeless.Butthatmanwas35insomeways.Hewasnotsittingdown,feeling36.Instead,hehada37inhishandandwasdancinghappilytothemusic.Theradioseemedtobethemostprecious(珍贵的)thinghehad."Mom,whydoesthatmanhavearadio38he'shomeless?"Iasked."He39it,"shereplied."Butwhydoesn'theusethemoneytobuyfoodorclothes?He40somethingthathedidn'tneed.""Well,Sarah,sometimesfoodandclothesaren'tthemostimportant."Thatmanmustcaresomuchabout41thatheboughtaradioinsteadoffoodorclothes.Isoonknewthat42isthesecretoflife.SincethenIamalwaysthinkingof43istrulyimportantinlife.Ahome,ameal,clothes—thesethingsare44partofthelife.Whatweoftenforgetisthatweallneedajoy,alightina45day.Weallneedapassionwhichgivesusthehappinessweneedtokeepgoing.31.A.strange B.important C.dangerous D.difficult32.A.stopped B.walked C.stood D.exercised33.A.in B.on C.at D.of34.A.none B.few C.all D.many35.A.usual B.different C.polite D.rude36.A.sad B.afraid C.mad D.happy37.A.hat B.phone C.scarf D.radio38.A.though(尽管) B.because C.until D.unless(除非)39.A.borrowed B.made C.fixed D.bought40.A.askedfor B.waitedfor C.paidfor D.lookedfor41.A.stories B.music C.news D.languages42.A.kindness B.health C.happiness D.practice43.A.who B.what C.where D.when44.A.only B.both C.also D.never45.A.warm B.hot C.dark D.interesting四、阅读理解（本题共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AHowmuchfreetimedoyouhaveontheweekend?Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourfreetime?WedidasurveyofstudentsinNo.10MiddleSchool.Let'sseetheresults.Howmuchfreetimedoyouhaveeachweekend?Howwouldyouliketospendyourfreetime?SharingstoriesIloveplayingsocceronweekends,becauseitmakesmeexcited.ButIbrokemyleginasoccergamelastyearandwasawayfromschoolfortwoweeks.Nowmymomdoesn'tletmeplaysocceragain.Weoftenfightaboutit.Ifeelsoterrible.—NickIwishtodovolunteerworkonweekends,butI'malmostnotfree.IfinishedmyhomeworkandhouseworkearlylastSaturday,soIwenttocleantheparkwithmyclassmatesonSundayafternoon.Ifeltgood.Iplantodomorevolunteerwork.—Mary46.Howmuchfreetimedo66%ofthestudentshaveeachweekend?A.Awholeday. B.Abouthalfaday,C.Lessthanfourhours. D.Morethanaday.47.Whatwouldmostboysliketodointheirsparetime?A.Toplaysports. B.Todovolunteerwork.C.Todohousework. D.Toplayvideogames.48.WhydoesNickoftenfightwithhismother?A.Becauseheoftenhurtshislegs. B.Becausehedoesbadlyinhisexams.C.Becausehecan'tplaysocceragain. D.Becausehedoesn'twanttogotoschool.49.WhatdidMarydoonSundayafternoon?A.Sheplayedtennis. B.Shewashedsomeclothes.C.Shedidherhomework. D.Shecleanedtheparkwithherclassmates.50.Wherecanyouseethematerial?A.Astorybook. B.Aguidebook.C.Ahistoryreport. D.Aschoolnewspaper.BEveryoneknowsthatsomelargeanimalsaredangerous,butonceyoustarttolookatplants,youmayfindsomeofthemaredangerous,too.Ifyouvisitshowsofplants,youwillseesomemeat-eating(食肉)plants.Isitamazing?Bladderworts,akindofsuchplants,looksosmallandgrowinquietpools.Theyarethefamouskillersoftheplantkingdom(王国).They'reabletoeatasmallinsectquickly,usingatrap(陷阱).Thetrapisattractive(有吸引力的).Ithasbrightcolorsandabeautifulhalf-closeddoor.Insectsareveryinterestedinthetrap.Theycomeclose,takeadrinkandfallintothetrap.Thedoorclosesandtheinsectscannevergetout.Oncethetrapdoorcloses,digestiveenzymes(消化酶)eattheinsects.Whenthemealisover,theplantopensthetrapdoorandisreadytocatchinsectsagain.Someofthesetrapsarelargeenoughtoholdabout8bowlsofwater.Meat-eatingplantseatpeopleinsomemovies,butinfact,theyeatinsects,evensmallbirds.Meat-eatingplantsgrowmostlyinwetareaswithsoil(土壤)thatdoesn'toffermuch▲.Theseamazingplantshavedevelopedinsecttrapstogettheirfoodformorethanthousandsofyears.NortbAmericahasmoremeat-eatingplantsthanotherplacesintheworld.51.What'stheplantdoingwhenthetrapdoorisclosed?A.Makingmuchfood. B.Enjoyingadeliciousmeal.C.Playingajokeontheinsect. D.Makingtheinsectcomeclose.52.Whichofthefollowingcanmeat-eatingplantseat?A. B. C. D.53.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto▲best?A.water B.air C.food D.soil54.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Meat-eatingplantsonlygrowinAmerica.B.Meateatingplantsonlyeatanimalsthatcan'twalk.C.Thetrapsofbladderwortsmakeinsectslovethetraps.D.Sometrapsofmeat-eatingplantscanholdover10bowlsofwater.55.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Meat-eatingplants. B.Beautifulplants.C.Trapsofalltheplants. D.Plantsin-NorthAmerica.CHundredsofyearsago,agreatkingcalledAlfredruled(统治)England.Hewasfamousforbeingbraveandclever.Butoneday,disaster(灾难)hitAlfred'skingdom(王国).Invaders(入侵者)calledtheDanesattacked(攻击)Alfred'spalace.Alfredranawaysuccessfully,andheranintotheswamps(沼泽).Thekingwasnowontherun!Alfredwasverytiredwhenhefinallyreachedasmallisland.There,hefoundahousemadeofwood.Afirewasburningoutside,sohewentinsidetowarmhimself."Whoareyou?"askedanunwelcomingvoice.Thekingturnedaroundinsurprise!Anoldladywithdirtyhairwaslookingathim.Alfredwasn'tsurewhattosay.Hewantedtotellthewomanthathewasherking...butwouldshethenbetray(背叛)himtotheDanes?Finally,hesaid,"Iamjustapoortraveller,lostintheswamp.Couldyougivemefood.andcover?"Thewomansaid,"IthinkIcould.Butyouhavetohelpmearoundthehouse!"ShegaveAlfredawoodenbowloffishfordinner.Itwasverydifferentfromthefoodheusuallyate—buthewasveryhungry,andateeverythingup.Alfredstayedwiththeoldwomanandhelpedher.Hecutreeds(芦苇)toputonthefloorofthehouseandrepairedherfishingnets(网).Heneverdidthiskindofworkbefore,andtheoldwomancomplainedwhenhemademistakes.Oneday,shemadesomecakesandputthemtobake(烘焙)overthefire."Watchthesecakesforme!"shetoldhim."Don'tletthemburn!"Alfredsatbythefireandpoked(戳)thecakeswithastick."Ihatethisoldwomantellingmewhattodo!"hesaid."Iamaking,andIneedtotakebackmykingdom!"AlfredthoughtabouthowhecouldleadhispeopletofightwiththeDanes.Justthenhesmelledsomethingburning,andheardtheoldwomanshoutingathim!"Itoldyoutobecareful!"sheshouted."Thosecakesareburnt!"Shewasright.Thecakesonthefirewereblackandcouldn'tbeeaten!Alfredwasquitesad."Bequiet!"heshouted."Iamyourking,andIamthinkingabouthowtotakebackmykingdomfromtheDanes."You?ThekingofEngland?"Alfrednodded."Well,that'snoexcuse(借口)forburningmynicecakes!"Alfredwonbackhiskingdomafewmonthslater.However,heneverforgotthelessontheoldwomantaughthim:justbecauseyouarethinkingaboutbigthings,itdoesn'tmeanyoushouldforgetaboutthesmallones!56.WhydidKingAlfredtelltheoldladythathewasapoortravellerinsteadofherking?A.Becauseheworriedshewouldkillhim.B.Becausehefoundheralsoalosttraveller.C.Becausehewasafraidshewouldbetrayhim.D.Becausehethoughtshewouldbeindangerthen.57.Alfredhelpedtheoldladyallthefollowingthingsexcept(除了)______.A.repairingherbrokenfishingnetsB.cookingabowloffishfordinnerC.cuttingreedstoputonthefloorofthehouseD.watchingcakesforhernottoletthemburn58.Whydidthecakesgetburned?A.BecauseAlfredledhispeopleandputthecakesonfire.B.BecauseAlfreddislikedtheoldladytellinghimwhattodo.C.BecauseAlfredpokedthecakeswithastickinfrontofthefire.D.BecauseAlfredthoughtaboutotherthingsandforgotthecakes.59.WhatdidtheoldladydoafterknowingwhoKingAlfredwas?A.Sheate-upalltheburntcakes.B.ShealsofoughtwiththeDanes.C.Shekeptcomplainingtohimaboutburninghercakes.D.Shesaidsorrytohimforcomplainingtohimbefore.60.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A.Nothingisimpossibleifyoukeeptrying.B.Afriendisimportanttouswhenintrouble.C.Youcan'tmakeotherpeoplewatchcakesforyou.D.A.journeyofathousandmilesbeginswiththefirststep.DAletterfrom2070Hi,Thisistheyear.2070.Iam50yearsold,butIlooklikeapersonof85.Ihaveseriouskidney(肾脏)problemsbecauseIdon'thaveenoughwatertodrink.I'mafraidIdon'thavemuchtimelefttolive.Iamalreadyoneoftheoldestpeopleinthissociety.IrememberwhenIwasfiveyearsold,everythingwasverydifferent.Therewerelotsoftreesintheparks.Icouldenjoyashowerforhalfanhour.Atthattime,womenhadbeautifulhair.Now,wehavetoshave(剃去…的毛发)ourheadstokeepthemcleanwithouttheuseofwater.Iremembertherewere"SaveWater"warnings(警古)inmanypublicplaces,butnobodycared.Webelievedwaterwouldneverbeusedup.Now,alltheriversandlakesaredryordirty.Waterismuchmoreexpensivethangold(金子).Withoutwater,almostallfactoriesareclosed.Mostpeoplelosetheirjobs.Thosewhohaveajobworkindesalination(海水脱盐)plantsandarepaidwithdrinkablewaterinsteadofmoney.Inthepast,doctorsadvisedpeopletodrinkeightglassesofwateraday.Now,Icanonlyhavehalfaglass.Mostpeopleareweak.Youngpeopleintheirearly20slookmucholderthantheyshouldbe.Becausetherearefewtrees,wedon'thaveenoughoxygen(氧气).Wehavetopayforair.Theairisnotofverygoodquality,butatleastwecanbreathe.Poorpeopledieyoung.Theaveragelifeexpectancy(预期寿命)is40years.WhenmysonasksmeaboutmylifewhenIwasalittlegirl,Itellhimabouthowhappyitwastofishintheriversandhowhealthypeoplewere.Whenheasks,"Whyistherenocleanwaternow?",Ifeelreallysorry.Iamoneofthegeneration(一代人)whoturnedablind(瞎的)eyetoallthe"SaveWater"warnings.Iwishthislettercouldtravelbackintimeanditwouldmakepeoplelivinginthe2020strulyunderstandtheimportanceofsavingwater.61.WhenwasNataliebornaccordingtoherletter?A.In1990 B.In2070 C.In2010 D.In202062.Howdopeoplekeeptheirheadscleanintheyear2070accordingtoNatalie?A.Byshavingthem. B.Bywearinghats.C.Bydrinkingenoughwater. D.Bywashingthemonceamonth.63.AccordingtoNatalie,whenshewasalittlegirl,______.A.mostriversweredryanddirtyB.childrencouldfishintheriversC.peoplecoulddrinkonlyeightglassesofwateradayD.mostpeoplecaredaboutthe"SaveWater"warnings64.Whenhersonasksherwhythereisnocleanwater,Nataliefeelssorrybecause______.A.onlyshecaredaboutsavingwaterB.hergenerationcaredlittleaboutsavingwaterC.herparentsnevertalkedtoheraboutwaterproblemsD.shedoesn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyfreshwaterforherson65.Bywritingthisletter,Nataliemainlywants______.A.thegovernmenttodomoretopreventwaterproblemsB.scientiststothinkofbetterwaystosolvewaterproblemsC.peoplelivingbeforehersontosavewaterforfuturegenerationsD.peoplelivingbeforehersontoknowhowterriblelifecouldbewithoutwater第二部分非选择题（65分）五、任务型阅读（本题共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）（每空一词）Weknowthattheeyesarethewindowstooursoul(灵魂).However,tohavehealthyeyes,youhavetolookafterthemcorrectly.Youreyesneedeverydaycare.Firstly,ahealthydietisimportant.Havemorefreshfruit,vegetables,fish,eggsandmilk.It'sgoodforyoureyes.Besides,youshouldtakesomeVitamins(维他命)AandB2.Secondly,youmusthaveregular(有规律的)sleep:Thiscanrelax(放松)theeyemuscles(肌肉)andgivesthemtheresttheyneed.Sleepcanhelpthebodytorepairitstiredtissues(组织).Usually,youshouldsleepfornolessthansevenhourseveryday.Oryouwillhavedarkcircles(圈)underyoureyes.Next,it'snecessaryforyoutoexerciseyoureyeseveryday,Blink(眨眼)youreyesfromtimetotimetokeepyoureyesmoist(湿润的).Lastly,youshouldtreatyoureyescorrectly.Foxexample,ifyougetsomethinginyoureye,don'tstartrubbing(揉)it.Rubbingisbadforyoureyes.Don'treadorwriteinpoororbrightsunlightbecausesunlightcanleadtoeyetiredness.Remembertowearsunglassestostopthesunfromshiningdirectlyintoyoureyes.Toomuchreading,writing,watchingtelevisionorworkingonacomputercanalsoleadtoeyetiredness,soagoodrestisneeded.IfyoualwaystakecareofGod'smostbeautifulgift,yourwillbeverycolorful!66tokeepyoureyeshealthy______*Eatmorefoodthatisgoodforyoureyes,68freshfruit,vegetables,fish,eggsandmilk.*69somevitaminsAandB2.Sleep*Sleepregularlyto70youreyemuscles.*Sleepat71sevenhourseveryday.Otherwıse,youmaygetdarkcirclesunderyour-eyes.Exercise*Blinkyoureyesregularlysothattheywillstaymoist.Habits*72rubyoureyesifsomethinggetsinthem.*Don'treadorwriteinpoororbrightsunlightbecausesunlightcan73ayctiredness.*74sunglassescanprotectyoureyesfromthesun.*Rememberto75afterusingyoureyesforalongtime.六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Ifyou'vevisitedDunhuang(敦煌),youmustknowtheOASIS(绿洲)inthedesert(沙漠)andthose76(paint)inthegrottoes(石窟)well,Peoplehaveshowninterestinthishistorictownforthousandsofyears.Butwhenwetalk77ittoday,it'shardnottonoticethe"DaughterofDunhuang"—FanJinshi.FangrewupinShanghai.Whenshe78(study)atPekingUniversity,shefoundherloveforarchaeology.ThisloveledhertoDunhuang.After79(leave)school,shewassenttoworkthere.TheancientrelicsamazedFan.Shedecided80(protect)themaswellasshecould.LifeinDunhuangwashard.Thetables,chairs,andbedswereallmadeofmud(泥土).Theceilingwasmadeofpaper.81nothingcouldkillFan'sloveforthatplace.Overthepast60years,FanhasworkedthroughtheMogaoCavesmanytimesandstudiedeverypaintingandsculpture(雕塑)82(careful).Partplannedandpractisedoneof83(large)protectionprograms(项目)inthehistoryoftheMogaoCaves."Duringtheday,IthinkaboutDunhuang,Atnight,Idreamabout84.Iwilltrytoprotectitallmylife."sheoncesaid.Fanhopesmoreyoungpeople85(become)interestedinDunhuang.Shehopesitsrelicswillalwaysbecarefullyprotected.七、翻译句子（本题共5题；每题1分，满分5分）86.大熊猫主要以竹子为生。87.农民们正忙着收获庄稼。88.春天是放风筝的完美时节。89.一开始，它们不会照顾自己。90.我将不会忘记那些甜美的记忆。八、同义句转换（每空一词）（本题共10空；每空0.5分，满分5分）91.Therewillbeaheavyraintomorrow.Itwill____________tomorrow.92.Thebabycatweighedabout1kilogramwhenitwasborn.Theweightofthebabycatwasabout1kilogram______.93.ThenumberofgiantpandasSinthewildwillbesmallerifwedon'tdoanything.Therewillbe______giantpandasinthewildifwedo______.94.Wehadbetterofferthechildrenacleanandcomfortableenvironment.We'dbetter______thechildren______acleanandcomfortableenvironment.95.Somebirdslosttheirwaybecausetheweatherwasbad.Somebirds______becauseofthebadweather.九、书面表达（满分25分）假设你是阳光中学的李华，一位野生动物爱好者。你登录了WildlifeConservationSociety(野生动物保护协会)网站。请根据网站留言栏中问题用英语谈谈你的看法。注意：（1）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；（2）词数100左右，短文开头已写好，不计入总词数。Afewrestaurantsstillhave