江蘇省泰州市靖江市2023-2024學年八年級上學期期中考試英語試題（含答案）

2023-2024學年第一學期靖江外國語學校期中考試

八年級英語試卷

（試卷總分：150分考試時間：120分鐘）

第一部分選擇題（共85分）

一、聽力測試（本題共20小題，每小題1分,共20分）

第一部分，聽對話回答問題。

1.WhatdidAmydoduringherholiday?

B.

2.WherewillthegirlgothisSunday?

3.WhatwastheweatherlikelastSaturday?

A.

4.WhatdoesPetefsfatherdo?

A.B.

5.Whafsthemangoingtodofirst?

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，聽對話和短文回答問題。

聽一段對話，回答下面兩個小題。

11.Whoarethey?

A.Amomandason.B.Adoctorandapatient.C.Ateacherandastudent.

12.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Wheretoeatlunch.B.Howtogiveadvice.C.Whattodoontheplayground.

聽第一篇短文，回答下列各小題。

Mary*sfamily

■a（an）13

Father

?shortandfatwithshortblackhair

?anursewithlong14hair

Mother

?cansinganddancewell

?15yearsold

Sister

?wearsglassesandlikesplayingsports

13.A.worker.B.officerC.teacher

14.A.yellowB.blackC.golden

15.A.14B.16C.18

聽一篇短文，回答下列5個小題。

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、選擇題（本題共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

21.一Ihaterain.Itneverends.

一Dear,thesoundoftherainislikemusic.Trytobeandenjoyit.

A.cheerfulB.helpfulC.usefulD.colorful

22.一DoyouremembertheexcitingmomentwhentheDigitalTorchBearer（數字火炬手）waslightingthemain

torchinHangzhou.

一Ofcourse.Wordscan'tourfeelings.

A.understandB.describeC.reportD.clear

23.LucylikestakingpartindifferentkindsofactivitiesLilylikesreadingat-homealone.

A.asB.whileC.whenD.if

24.一Didyoutakeanyphotosofthebabymonkey?

一Itook.Ionlytooksomepicturesofhismother.

A.nothingB.nooneC.nobodyD.none

25.AI（人工智能）willsurelybeafeatureoffuturelife,butweuseitinacorrectway.

A.canB.mayC.couldD.must

26.Vivianworkedveryhardatallherlessons.,shebecamethetopstudentinherclass.

A.AsaresultB.ForexampleC.AsusualD.Inorderto

27.Whichsentencehasthesamestructure（結構）as"IfindEnglisheasy.1,?

A.Ifeelexcited.B.Imetalotoftourists.

C.Iboughtmyfatherascarf.D.Myteachermakeshisclassinteresting.

28.abouttheweather,youcanuseanAPPcalled"MojiWeatherHandchecktheweatheronit.

A.LearnB.LearningC.TolearnD.Learned

Aspringmorning

MengHaoran

ThisspringmorninginbedI'mlying,

NotwakeuptillIhearbirdscrying.

Afteronenightofwindandshowers,

Howmanyarethefallen▲!

29.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthebestfor▲inthepoemontheright?

A.leavesB.butterfliesC.flowersD.houses

30.一Nophotoshere,please.Wemustlearntokeepsecretsforthesafetyofourmotherland.

一Iforgotteacherstoldus.

A.Noway!B.Sorry,Iwon't.C.Whynot?D.Thafsallright.

三、完形填空（本題共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

Ihadlittlepassion（激，情）inmylife.Butwhathappenedtheotherdaychangedmymind.Atthattime,I

learnedhow31itistohaveapassioninlife.

ThatdayIwenthomeinMom*scar.WhenMom32ataredlight,someoneonthesideoftheroad

caughtmyeye.Itwasaman33poorclothes.Hewashomeless.Iwasn*tinterestedinthat,becauseIsaw_

34likehimbefore.Thosepeopleusuallylookedunhappyandhopeless.

Butthatmanwas35insomeways.Hewasnotsittingdown,feeling36.Instead,hehada_

37inhishandandwasdancinghappilytothemusic.Theradioseemedtobethemostprecious（珍貴的）thing

hehad.

"Mom,whydoesthatmanhavearadio38he'shomeless?**Iasked.

"He39it,nshereplied.

nButwhydoesn*theusethemoneytobuyfoodorclothes?He40somethingthathedidn*tneed.”

“Well,Sarah,sometimesfoodandclothesaren'tthemostimportant.H

Thatmanmustcaresomuchabout41thatheboughtaradioinsteadoffoodorclothes.Isoonknew

that42isthesecretoflife.

SincethenIamalwaysthinkingof43istrulyimportantinlife.Ahome,ameal,clothes一these

thingsare44partofthelife.Whatweoftenforgetisthatweallneedajoy,alightina45day.We

allneedapassionwhichgivesusthehappinessweneedtokeepgoing.

31.A.strangeB.importantC.dangerousD.difficult

32.A.stoppedB.walkedC.stoodD.exercised

33.A.inB.onC.atD.of

34.A.noneB.fewC.allD.many

35.A.usualB.differentC.politeD.rude

36.A.sadB.afraidC.madD.happy

37.A.hatB.phoneC.scarfD.radio

38.A.though（盡管）B.becauseC.untilD.unless（除非）

39.A.borrowedB.madeC.fixedD.bought

40.A.askedforB.waitedforC.paidforD.lookedfor

41.A.storiesB.musicC.newsD.languages

42.A.kindnessB.healthC.happinessD.practice

43.A.whoB.whatC.whereD.when

44.A.onlyB.bothC.alsoD.never

45.A.warmB.hotC.darkD.interesting

四、閱讀理解（本題共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

Howmuchfreetimedoyouhaveontheweekend?Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourfreetime?Wedidasurvey

ofstudentsinNo.10MiddleSchool.Lefsseetheresults.

Howmuchfreetimedoyouhaveeachweekend?

half?<l?y

Howwouldyouliketospendyourfreetime?

dohouMrwoHc

GirlsMM41X

Boyws14"

play"ports

Girl*

SIX

Sharingstories

Iloveplayingsocceronweekends,becauseitmakesmeexcited.ButIbrokemyleginasoccergamelastyear

andwasawayfromschoolfortwoweeks.Nowmymomdoesn'tletmeplaysocceragain.Weoftenfightaboutit.I

feelsoterrible.

一Nick

Iwishtodovolunteerworkonweekends,butI'malmostnotfree.Ifinishedmyhomeworkandhousework

earlylastSaturday,soIwenttocleantheparkwithmyclassmatesonSundayafternoon.Ifeltgood.Iplantodo

morevolunteerwork.

一Mary

46.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.

B

Everyoneknowsthatsomelargeanimalsaredangerous,butonceyoustarttolookatplants,youmayfind

someofthemaredangerous,too.Ifyouvisitshowsofplants,youwillseesomemeat-eating（食肉）plants.Isit

amazing?

Bladderworts,akindofsuchplants,looksosmallandgrowinquietpools.Theyarethefamouskillersofthe

plantkingdom（王國）.They*reabletoeatasmallinsectquickly,usingatrap（陷阱）.

Thetrapisattractive（有吸引力的）.Ithasbrightcolorsandabeautifulhal住closeddoor.Insectsarevery

interestedinthetrap.Theycomeclose,takeadrinkandfallintothetrap.Thedoorclosesandtheinsectscannever

getout.

Oncethetrapdoorcloses,digestiveenzymes（消化酶）eattheinsects.Whenthemealisover,theplantopens

thetrapdoorandisreadytocatchinsectsagain.

Someofthesetrapsarelargeenoughtoholdabout8bowlsofwater.Meat-eatingplantseatpeopleinsome

movies,butinfact,theyeatinsects,evensmallbirds.

Meat-eatingplantsgrowmostlyinwetareaswithsoil（土壤）thatdoesn'toffermuch▲.These

amazingplantshavedevelopedinsecttrapstogettheirfoodformorethanthousandsofyears.NorthAmericahas

moremeat-eatingplantsthanotherplacesintheworld.

51.Whafstheplantdoingwhenthetrapdoorisclosed?

A.Makingmuchfood.B.Enjoyingadeliciousmeal.

C.Playingajokeontheinsect.D.Makingtheinsectcomeclose.

52.Whichofthefollowingcanmeat-eatingplantseat?

A.c,缺

53.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto▲best?

A.waterB.airC.foodD.soil

54.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Meat-eatingplantsonlygrowinAmerica.

B.Meateatingplantsonlyeatanimalsthatcan'twalk.

C.Thetrapsofbladderwortsmakeinsectslovethetraps.

D.Sometrapsofmeat-eatingplantscanholdover10bowlsofwater.

55.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Meat-eatingplants.B.Beautifulplants.

C.Trapsofalltheplants.D.Plantsin-NorthAmerica.

C

Hundredsofyearsago,agreatkingcalledAlfredruled（統(tǒng)治）England.Hewasfamousforbeingbraveand

clever.

Butoneday,disaster（災難）hitAlfredskingdom（王國）.Invaders（入侵者）calledtheDanesattacked（攻擊）

Alfred'spalace.Alfredranawaysuccessfully,andheranintotheswamps（沼澤）.Thekingwasnowontherun!

Alfredwasverytiredwhenhefinallyreachedasmallisland.There,hefoundahousemadeofwood.Afire

wasburningoutside,sohewentinsidetowarmhimself.

"Whoareyou?**askedanunwelcomingvoice.

Thekingturnedaroundinsurprise!Anoldladywithdirtyhairwaslookingathim.

Alfredwasn*tsurewhattosay.Hewantedtotellthewomanthathewasherking...butwouldshethenbetray

（背叛）himtotheDanes?

Finally,hesaid,nIamjustapoortraveller,lostintheswamp.Couldyougivemefood,andcover?**

Thewomansaid,"IthinkIcould.Butyouhavetohelpmearoundthehouse!n

ShegaveAlfredawoodenbowloffishfordinner.Itwasverydifferentfromthefoodheusuallyate-buthe

wasveryhungry,andateeverythingup.

Alfredstayedwiththeoldwomanandhelpedher.Hecutreeds（蘆葦）toputonthefloorofthehouseand

repairedherfishingnets（網）.Heneverdidthiskindofworkbefore,andtheoldwomancomplainedwhenhemade

mistakes.

Oneday,shemadesomecakesandputthemtobake（烘焙）overthefire.

"Watchthesecakesforme!Hshetoldhim.nDon*tletthembum!”

Alfredsatbythefireandpoked（戳）thecakeswithastick.

"Ihatethisoldwomantellingmewhattodo!"hesaid.nIamaking,andIneedtotakebackmykingdom!n

AlfredthoughtabouthowhecouldleadhispeopletofightwiththeDanes.Justthenhesmelledsomething

burning,andheardtheoldwomanshoutingathim!

“Itoldyoutobecareful!Hsheshouted."Thosecakesareburnt!nShewasright.Thecakesonthefirewere

blackandcouldn'tbeeaten!

Alfredwasquitesad."Bequiet!"heshouted.nIamyourking,andIamthinkingabouthowtotakebackmy

kingdomfromtheDanes.

"You?ThekingofEngland?"

Alfrednodded.

"Well,thafsnoexcuse（借口）forburningmynicecakes!n

Alfredwonbackhiskingdomafewmonthslater.However,heneverforgotthelessontheoldwomantaught

him:justbecauseyouarethinkingaboutbigthings,itdoesn'tmeanyoushouldforgetaboutthesmallones!

56.WhydidKingAlfredtelltheoldladythathewasapoortravellerinsteadofherking?

A.Becauseheworriedshewouldkillhim.

B.Becausehefoundheralsoalosttraveller.

C.Becausehewasafraidshewouldbetrayhim.

D.Becausehethoughtshewouldbeindangerthen.

57.Alfredhelpedtheoldladyallthefollowingthingsexcept（除了）.

A.repairingherbrokenfishingnets

B.cookingabowloffishfordinner

C.cuttingreedstoputonthefloorofthehouse

D.watchingcakesforhernottoletthemburn

58.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.

D

Aletterfrom2070

Hi,

Thisistheyear.2070.1am50yearsold,butIlooklikeapersonof85.Ihaveseriouskidney（腎臟）problems

becauseIdon'thaveenoughwatertodrink.PmafraidIdon*thavemuchtimelefttolive.Iamalreadyoneofthe

oldestpeopleinthissociety.

IrememberwhenIwasfiveyearsold,everythingwasverydifferent.Therewerelotsoftreesintheparks.I

couldenjoyashowerforhalfanhour.Atthattime,womenhadbeautifulhair.Now,wehavetoshave（剃去，?,的毛

發(fā)）ourheadstokeepthemcleanwithouttheuseofwater.

Iremembertherewere"SaveWaternwarnings（警古）inmanypublicplaces,butnobodycared.Webelieved

waterwouldneverbeusedup.Now,alltheriversandlakesaredryordirty.Waterismuchmoreexpensivethan

gold（金子）.

Withoutwater,almostallfactoriesareclosed.Mostpeoplelosetheirjobs.Thosewhohaveajobworkin

desalination（海水脫鹽）plantsandarepaidwithdrinkablewaterinsteadofmoney.

Inthepast,doctorsadvisedpeopletodrinkeightglassesofwateraday.Now,Icanonlyhavehalfaglass.

Mostpeopleareweak.Youngpeopleintheirearly20slookmucholderthantheyshouldbe.

Becausetherearefewtrees,wedon'thaveenoughoxygen（氧氣）.Wehavetopayforair.Theairisnotof

verygoodquality,butatleastwecanbreathe.Poorpeopledieyoung.Theaveragelifeexpectancy（預期壽命）is40

years.

WhenmysonasksmeaboutmylifewhenIwasalittlegirl,Itellhimabouthowhappyitwastofishinthe

riversandhowhealthypeoplewere.Whenheasks,nWhyistherenocleanwaternow?",Ifeelreallysorry.Iam

oneofthegeneration（一代人）whoturnedablind（瞎的）eyetoallthe"SaveWater"warnings.

Iwishthislettercouldtravelbackintimeanditwouldmakepeoplelivinginthe2020strulyunderstandthe

importanceofsavingwater.

61.WhenwasNataliebomaccordingtoherletter?

A.In1990B.In2070C.In2010D.In2020

62.Howdopeoplekeeptheirheadscleanintheyear2070accordingtoNatalie?

A.Byshavingthem.B.Bywearinghats.

C.Bydrinkingenoughwater.D.Bywashingthemonceamonth.

63.AccordingtoNatalie,whenshewasalittlegirl,.

A.mostriversweredryanddirty

B.childrencouldfishintherivers

C.peoplecoulddrinkonlyeightglassesofwateraday

D.mostpeoplecaredaboutthe"SaveWater1*warnings

64.Whenhersonasksherwhythereisnocleanwater,Nataliefeelssorrybecause.

A.onlyshecaredaboutsavingwater

B.hergenerationcaredlittleaboutsavingwater

C.herparentsnevertalkedtoheraboutwaterproblems

D.shedoesn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyfreshwaterforherson

65.Bywritingthisletter,Nataliemainlywants.

A.thegovernmenttodomoretopreventwaterproblems

B.scientiststothinkofbetterwaystosolvewaterproblems

C.peoplelivingbeforehersontosavewaterforfuturegenerations

D.peoplelivingbeforehersontoknowhowterriblelifecouldbewithoutwater

第二部分非選擇題（65分）

五、任務型閱讀（本題共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）（每空一詞）

Weknowthattheeyesarethewindowstooursoul（靈魂）.However,tohavehealthyeyes,youhavetolook

afterthemcorrectly.Youreyesneedeverydaycare.

Firstly,ahealthydietisimportant.Havemorefreshfruit,vegetables,fish,eggsandmilk.It*sgoodforyour

eyes.Besides,youshouldtakesomeVitamins（維他命）AandB2.

Secondly,youmusthaveregular（有規(guī)律的）sleep:Thiscanrelax（放松）theeyemuscles（肌肉）andgives

themtheresttheyneed.Sleepcanhelpthebodytorepairitstiredtissues（組織）.Usually,youshouldsleepforno

lessthansevenhourseveryday.Oryouwillhavedarkcircles（圈）underyoureyes.

Next,ifsnecessaryforyoutoexerciseyoureyeseveryday,Blink（眨眼）youreyesfromtimetotimetokeep

youreyesmoist（濕潤的）.

Lastly,youshouldtreatyoureyescorrectly.Foxexample,ifyougetsomethinginyoureye,don*tstartrubbing

（揉）it.Rubbingisbadforyoureyes.Don'treadorwriteinpoororbrightsunlightbecausesunlightcanleadtoeye

tiredness.Remembertowearsunglassestostopthesunfromshiningdirectlyintoyoureyes.Toomuchreading,

writing,watchingtelevisionorworkingonacomputercanalsoleadtoeyetiredness,soagoodrestisneeded.

IfyoualwaystakecareofGod*smostbeautifulgift,yourwillbeverycolorful!

66tokeepyoureyeshealthy

*Eatmorefoodthatisgoodforyoureyes,68freshfruit,vegetables,fish,eggsand

—milk.

*69somevitaminsAandB2.

*Sleepregularlyto70youreyemuscles.

Sleep*Sleepat71sevenhourseveryday.Otherwise,youmaygetdarkcirclesunder

your-eyes.

Exercise*Blinkyoureyesregularlysothattheywillstaymoist.

*72rubyoureyesifsomethinggetsinthem.

*Don*treadorwriteinpoororbrightsunlightbecausesunlightcan73ayetiredness.

Habits

*74sunglassescanprotectyoureyesfromthesun.

*Rememberto75afterusingyoureyesforalongtime.

六、短文填空（本題共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

Ifyou'vevisitedDunhuang（敦煌），youmustknowtheOASIS（綠洲、|）inthedesert（沙漠）andthose76

（paint）inthegrottoes（石窟）well,Peoplehaveshowninterestinthishistorictownforthousandsofyears.But

whenwetalk77ittoday,it*shardnottonoticethe“DaughterofDunhuang"一FanJinshi.

FangrewupinShanghai.Whenshe78（study）atPekingUniversity,shefoundherlovefor

archaeology.ThisloveledhertoDunhuang.After79（leave）school,shewassenttoworkthere.The

ancientrelicsamazedFan.Shedecided80（protect）themaswellasshecould.LifeinDunhuangwashard.

Thetables,chairs,andbedswereallmadeofmud（泥土）.Theceilingwasmadeofpaper.81nothingcould

killFan'sloveforthatplace.

Overthepast60years,FanhasworkedthroughtheMogaoCavesmanytimesandstudiedeverypaintingand

sculpture（雕塑）82（careful）.Partplannedandpractisedoneof83（large）protectionprograms（項

目）inthehistoryoftheMogaoCaves.nDuringtheday,IthinkaboutDunhuang,Atnight,Idreamabout84.

Iwilltrytoprotectitallmylife.1*sheoncesaid.

Fanhopesmoreyoungpeople85（become）interestedinDunhuang.Shehopesitsrelicswillalways

becarefullyprotected.

七、翻譯句子（本題共5題；每題1分，滿分5分）

86.大熊貓主要以竹子為生。

87.農民們正忙著收獲莊稼。

88.春天是放風箏的完美時節(jié)。

89.一開始，它們不會照顧自己。

90.我將不會忘記那些甜美的記憶。

八、同義句轉換（每空一詞）（本題共10空；每空0.5分，滿分5分）

91.Therewillbeaheavyraintomorrow.

Itwilltomorrow.

92.Thebabycatweighedabout1kilogramwhenitwasbom.

Theweightofthebabycatwasabout1kilogram.

93.ThenumberofgiantpandasSinthewildwillbesmallerifwedon*tdoanything.

Therewillbegiantpandasinthewildifwedo.

94.Wehadbetterofferthechildrenacleanandcomfortableenvironment.

We'dbetterthechildrenacleanandcomfortableenvironment.

95.Somebirdslosttheirwaybecausetheweatherwasbad.

Somebirdsbecauseofthebadweather.

九、書面表