江苏省连云港市灌云县2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中学业质量检测八年级英语试题考试时间：100分钟分值：120分第I卷（选择题，共65分）一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1.JonFossegottheNobelPrizeon_________fifthofNovember,2023.A.an B.a C./ D.the2.Manyplayersfromdifferentcountriesarrived_________HangzhoutojoinintheAsianGames.A.on B.in C.at D.to3.Andrew,pleasereadthe_________carefullybeforeputtingupabookshelfbyyourself.A.Internet B.invitations C.interest D.instructions4.IlikereadingthenewspaperSunshineTeenagerbecauseitteachesmealotof_________lessons.A.useful B.careful C.useless D.careless5.Look,theyare_________HuaweiMate60.Withit,theycanchatontheInternetfromallallpartsoftheworld.A.talking B.chatting C.discussing D.looking6.TheBeltandRoadbringsusalltogetherandhelpsbuildamuch_________worldthanbefore.A.good B.better C.well D.best7.—HowwasyourtriptoYunnanprovince?—Wonderful.Weenjoyed_________andsawmanykindsofmushroomsthere.A.ourselves B.ourself C.us D.ours8.AmysaysthatshewantstobeatabletennisplayerlikeSunYingshawhenshe_________.A.turnsup B.pullsup C.growsup D.givesup9.Theteacheroftensaysthatwehadbetter_________lateandwemusthaveatleasteighthoursofsleep.A.notgoingtobedCB.nottogotobedC.gonottobedCD.notgotobed10.—Shallwewatch30000milesinChang'aninWandatheatre?—_________ItbringssomefamouspoetsinChinesehistorytolife.A.Goodnews.CB.Idislikeit.C.Idon'thavetime.CD.Thatsoundsgood.二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）JimandJackcamefromasmalltown.Theywereceramic（陶瓷）11andgoodatmakingpots（罐子）.Theyheardcitypeoplelikedpots,12theydecidedtoselltheirpotstoabigcity.Throughmorethantenyearsofhardwork,theymadethe13potsinthetown.Theyhiredashiptotakeallthepotstothe14.Unluckily,the15metastrongrainontheway.Aftertherain,theshiplanded（着陆）.Allthepotswere16.Thetwomen's17ofbecomingrichwasbrokenalongwiththepots.Jimsaidthattheyshould18inahotelforthenightandwalkaroundthecitytoenjoythesightsthenextday.JacklookedatJimsadlyandasked,“Youstillwanttogo19thecity?Don'tyoushowanycaretothesepots?Weworkedsohardtomake20!”“Weareunluckyenoughto21thepots.Wewillbemoreunluckyifwelosehappiness,”Jimsaid.Jack22forawhileandnodded.Thenextday,hefollowedJimaroundthecityandhadagoodtimeforafewdays.Duringtheirstayinthecity,theyfoundbyaccidentthatpeoplethere23theirwallswiththingsthatlookedlikewhattheyusedtomakepots.SoJimandJackusedthebrokenpotstomakemosaictiles（马赛克瓷砖）and24themtothecitypeople.Inthisway,theymademuchmoneyandreturnedhome25.11.A.farmers B.artists C.doctors D.teachers12.A.so B.because C.or D.and13.A.good B.better C.well D.best14.A.city B.town C.capital D.country15.A.car B.bus C.ship D.train16.A.great B.sorry C.broken D.lucky17.A.secret B.dream C.smile D.activity18.A.stay B.leave C.buy D.tell19.A.behind B.from C.to D.around20.A.it B.them C.they D.their21.A.leave B.have C.lose D.own22.A.searched B.answered C.asked D.thought23.A.repaired B.decorated C.hit D.paid24.A.sold B.bought C.borrowed D.lent25.A.angrily B.sadly C.happily D.afraidly三、阅读理解（共20小题，26-45每小题2分，共40分）AHowtowriteasecretmessageDoyouwanttowriteamessageonlyforaperson?Theotherpeoplecan'tseethemessageonthepaper.Onlythatpersonknowshowtomakethemessageappear（出现）.Here'sawaytowriteit.You'llneed*halfalemon *acup*fourspoonsofwater *acottonswab（棉签）*whitepaper *alightbulbWhattodo1.Squeeze（挤）somelemonjuiceintowater.Mixthewaterandjuice.2.Putthecottonswabintothemixtureandmakeitwet.3.Usethewetcottonswabtowritesomewordsonthepaper.4.Letthepaperdry.Showittosomeoneandaskifheorshecanseethewordsonthepaper.5.Holdthepaperclosetoalightbulbtoheatit.Askhimorheragain.Letmeexplainit!Lemonjuicehaschemicalsthathavecarbon.Thechemicalsbreakdowneasilywhentheyareheated.Andthecarbonmakesthemturnintoadarkcolor.26.Whatdoweneedtowriteasecretmessage?A.Anorange. B.Aglass. C.Whitepaper. D.Threespoonsofwater.27.Howmanythingsdoweneedtodoifwewanttowriteasecretmessage?A.Five. B.Four. C.Three. D.Two.28.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Astorybook. B.Afashionnewspaper.C.Anadvertisement D.Asciencemagazine.BDorothyworksveryhardinthekitchen.SheremembersUncleHenryandAuntEminKansas.SheremembersherfriendstheScarecrowandtheTinWoodman.She'sverysadandsheoftencries.Atnightshegoestoseethelion.TheWitchdoesn'tgivehimanythingtoeatordrink,soDorothytakeshimfoodandwaterfromthekitchen.Thensheliesdownnexttohim,putsherheadonhiswarmbodyandsleepsuntilthemorning.TheWitchwatchesDorothyallthetime.She'swaitingfortherightmomenttotakethesilvershoes.Dorothywearsthemallthetime.Shelovesthem.Theonlytimeshetakesthemoffiswhenshehasabath.TheWitchdoesn'tlikewatersoshe'safraidtogonearthegirlwhensheisinthebath.OnedayDorothyiscleaningthekitchenandsheslipsonthewetfloor.Shefallsoverandoneofthesilvershoescomesoff.TheWitchiswatching.Shepicksitupquicklyandputsiton.“Givemebackmyshoe!”Dorothysays.“No!It'smyshoenow,”theWitchreplies.“You’reawickedwoman!”Dorothyshouts.“Iwantmyshoe!”There’sabucketofwaternearthedoor.ThegirlpicksitupandthrowsthewaterovertheWitch.“Aarrgh!”theWitchcries.“Wateristheendofme!”andshestartstodisappearinfrontofDorothy'seyes.“I'mgoing,”shesays.“Going,going,going.”Inanotherminutethere'sjustabigbrownpuddleofwateronthekitchenfloor.Dorothyquicklytakeshershoe,putsitonagainandrunsoutside.“Thewitchisdead!”sheshouts.TheWinkieslookatherinsurprise.TheyarealsotheWitch'sslaves.“We'reallfreenow!”shesaystothem.Theystartcheeringandshouting.“ThewickedWitchisdead!We'refree!Thankyou,Dorothy!”—TakenfromTheWizardofOz29.WhendoesDorothytakeoffthesilvershoes?A.Whenshesleeps. B.Whenshehasabath.C.Whenshefeelssad. D.Whenshestaysalone.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disappear”meaninthearticle?A.Becomesurprisedandinterested. B.Becomehardtogoaway.C.Becomeimpossibletosee. D.Becomeveryfriendly.31.Whatistherightorderofthefollowingthings?①Dorothyfallsdownonthewetfloorinthekitchen.②Dorothytakessomefoodtothelion.③Dorothypourswateronthewitchandkillsthewickedwitch.④Thewitchpicksuptheshoesandputsontheshoes.A.①④②③ B.①②④③ C.③①④② D.②①④③32.WhatdoyouthinkofDorothy?A.Sheiskind,cleverandbrave. B.Sheispolite,helpfulandhard-working.C.Sheiscute,shyandcareful. D.Sheispatient,generousandcareless.CCanmiddleschoolstudentsbe“teachers”?Howwilltheyteach?LiZiqi,a13-year-oldboyfromChengduXichuanMiddleSchool,Sichuan,volunteeredtoteachschoolstudentsinavillage.LijoinedateachingactivityinXichangcounty,Sichuan,lastsummer.“Ireadthenewsthatteacherswerenotenoughinthevillage,soIwantedtogivesomeclassestothekidsthere,”saidLi.Hisparentshelpedhimgetintouchwiththeschool.“Mythird-gradestudentshavesubjectslikeChineseandEnglisheveryday,soIwantedtoteachthemchess,”Lisaid.Licarefullygave10chesslessonswithrulesandrealgames.“Chesscanhelpwithkids'logical（逻辑的）thinking.Theylovethechessclassverymuch,”saidLi.“Theynowknowthattherearemanywaysoflearning,notjustlearningfrombooks.Ifeelsohappy!”Beforeleaving,LiZiqivisitedhisstudents’homes.Onefatherwenttotowntobuyteadrinksforhim.“IwassomovedbythesepeoplewhenIsawthedrinks.Iknowitisakindofexpensivethingforthefamily,”Lisaid.Lialsolearnedimportantlifelessons.“Thekidsthereliveahardlife,buttheyarehopefulaboutthefuture.Thathelpsmegetoverhardthingsinlife,”Lisaid.33.WhydidLigoandteachatavillageschool?A.Becausehewantedtobewithchildren.B.Becauseitisateachingactivityofhisschool.C.Becausetheschooldoesn'thaveenoughteachers.D.Becausehelikesthesmallvillage.34.Whatdoestheword“that”referto（指代）inthelastparagraph?A.Thekidsarehopefulaboutthefuture. B.Thosepoorkidsneedmorebooks.C.Hewantstobeateacherthere. D.Theygivehimmanypresents.35.WhatdoesthefourthparagraphtellusaboutLi?A.Helearnedalotfromthekids. B.Hefeelshappyabouthiswork.C.Heisafamouschessplayer. D.Hewillgobacktherenextsummer.36.Whatisthestoryabout?A.LiZiqi'slifeinmiddleschool. B.LiZiqi'shometown.C.LiZiqi'svolunteerwork. D.LiZiqi'sfavoritechildren.DWhenyougotothepark,youmaynoticemanyolderpeoplelisteningtoaudiobooks（有声书）insteadofreadingpaperbooks.Audiobooksbecomequitepopularthesedays.Whyaremoreandmorepeoplechoosingaudiobooks?Islisteningtoanaudiobookjustashelpfulasreadingabook?Readingneedsustofindtimeandplacestositdownandread.However,youcanlistentoaudiobooksanytimeandanywhereyoulike,anditgivesyoureyesabreak,too.Butthebigquestionis,canwelearnasmuchfromlisteningtoabookaswedofromreadingone?Peopledidanexperimenttofindtheanswer.TheyaskedvolunteersingroupItolistentoanaudiobookandvolunteersingroup2toreadabook.Itshowedthattheyrememberedthesameamount（量）ofinformation,whentheylistenedtoitandreadit.Anotherstudyfurthersupportedtheresultabove.Inthestudy,theyscannedpeople'sbrainswhentheylistenedtoandreadbooks.Theresultshowedthatlisteningtoaudiobooksactivates（激活）almostthesamepartsofthebrainasreadingdoes.However,somepeoplestillbelievethattheylearnbetterfromreadingpaperbooks.Onereasonmightbethatwhenwelistentoaudiobooks,weneedtofinishmorework.“Ifyou'retryingtolearnwhiledoingtwothings,you'renotgoingtolearnaswell,”DanielWillinghamsaid.37.Whataretheaudiobookusersfreerinthanpaperbookusers?A.ageandplace B.timeandplace C.priceandtime D.priceandage38.Whatcanweknowabouttheaudiobooks?A.Theyareverypopularthesedays.B.Everybodyshouldbuyanaudiobook.C.Weneedtofindaplacetoreadtheaudiobook.D.Weshouldalwayslistentotheaudiobookatschool.39.Fromthestudy,whichisbetter,listeningtoanaudiobookorreadingabook?A.Listeningtoanaudiobook. B.Readingabook.C.Botharegood. D.Bothareuseless.40.Whichisthebesttitleofthisarticle?A.TheHistoryofAudioBooks B.TheAdvantages（优点）ofAudioBooksC.TheFutureofAudioBooks D.TheIntroduction（介绍）ofAudioBooksE从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项.（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Now,moremiddleschoolstudentsgotothefarmtoknowmoreaboutcrops.Afunfarmingclasstookplaceinthefields!41Fromthedayon,theylearnedsomethingaboutfarming.Atthegrainbase（粮食基地）,teacherstalkedaboutgrainswithstudentsandansweredtheirquestions.42Theytouchedthewheatandlearnedthatpeopleusuallyharvest（收获）thewheatattheendofSeptember.“Iwrotedownallthenutrientslikeproteins（蛋白质）inmilletinmynotebook,”saidDongGuangye.43Healsoplannedtoaskhisparentstoeatmoremilletindailylife,Otherstudentsalsolearnedsomethingnew.“Iknewaboutsoybeansonlyfromtextbooks.44”saidFangWeiqian.Beforethis,LingMingzethoughtthatfarmingwassomethingold.45“Isawreallycoolfarmingmachines,andtheyshowedmehowfarmingchangesandgetsbetter,”saidshe.A.Mostpeoplelikeeatingvegetablesandfruit.B.Helearnedthateatingmilletcanbegoodforpeople'shealth.C.OnSept15,Grade8studentsfromJinanNo34MiddleSchoolwentonafieldtrip.D.Wewanttobefarmerswhenwegrowup.E.Thistime,Isawrealonesandlearnedhowtheygrow.F.Butthistripchangedherideas.G.Thestudentssawmilletandsoybeans（小米和大豆）.41.___________42.___________43.___________44.___________45.___________第II卷（非选择题，共55分）四、词汇（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据上下文和首字母提示，写出合适的单词。ZhangYufeiwasborninXuzhou,JiangsuProvinceonApril19,1998.Sheisoneofthemostfamouss46intheworldnow.Herparentsfoundshewasinterestedinwater,sotheyc47toletherlearntoswimattheageof3.Whenshewas13yearsold,sheenteredJiangsuswimmingteam.Fromthenon,shepractisedharderandw48manyswimmingcompetitions.Now,asamemberoftheChineseswimmingteam,sheisveryc49aboutswimming.Shespendslotsoftimepractisingswimmingeveryday.Herhardworkbringsheralotofs50fromothers.Sheisnotonlypolitebutalsoveryh51.Sheoftentellsfunnyjokes.What'smore,sheishelpfulandsheofteno52helptoherteammembers.Shelikesvisitingplacesofinterestd53herfreetime.Shethinksitcanmakeherfeelgreat.Shealsolikesclimbingandsheisanexcellentc54.Itisgoodforhertomakeherlifemorecolourful.Asafan（粉丝）ofher,Iamc55thatshewillbebetterinthefuture.46.___________47.___________48.___________49.___________50.___________51.___________52.___________53.___________54.___________55.___________五、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。（每个词或短语只能用一次）lucky;jointheirtrip;endearly;learnmoreabout;putintakeplace;geton;notgiveup;slim;lookthrough56.—DidyoulistentoSaBeining'ssongFatherattheMid-AutumnFestivalGala?—Ofcourse,it_____________________onSeptember30thisyear.57.BecauseoftheDoubleReductionpolicy（双减）,ourschool_____________________thanusual.58.It'stime____________thebus.Wewilltakethebustomountainareastohelppoorstudentsthere.59.Messiewasborninapoorfamily._____________________,hemadehisfootballdreamcometrueandgothiseighthGoldenBallAwardonOctober26,2023.60.IfyougotoFranceoneday,you_____________________thebeautifullanguageFrench.61.Mybrothersinvitedme_____________________toGuizhoutowatchCunChaomatchesthere.62.Myfatherspentonlyfiveminutes_____________________abrighterlightinmybedroom.63.—Wherearetheexchangestudentsnow?—They_____________________thenewspapertolearnChineseteaculture.64.WangXinlingis41yearsnow,butsheiseven_____________________andmorebeautifulnow.65.—David,IamafraidthatIcan'tdowellinthemid-termexam.—Please_____________________andkeeptrying.Ibelieveyoucandoit.六、阅读与表达，每小题答案不超过5个单词。（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）IntheDynastyofHan,therewasayoungboycalledKuangHeng.Hewasborninapoorfamily.Helikedreadingbooksverymuch.Heneededtoworkatdaytime,sohehadtoreadbooksduringnight.Buthewastoopoortobuyacandle.Oneday,hefoundhisneighbourhadcandles,butthelightcouldn'tgothroughhisroom.Sohedugasmallholeonthewallsothathecouldusethelighttoreadbooks.Fromthatday,hereadbookseverynightuntilthelightwentout.However,hefinishedreadingallhisbooksandtherewerenobooksforhimtoread.Thenhewenttoarichman'shouseandworkedforhimwithoutaskingformoney.Therichmanasked,“Whydon'tyouwantthemoney?”KuangHengsaid,“BecauseIonlywanttoborrowbooks.”Therichmanagreed.KuangHengreadthebooksonebyone.Finally,hebecameagreatscholar（学者）inChinesehistory.66.WhichdynastydidKuangHenglivein?______________________________________________________