2023学年 八年级第一学期期末考试
听力原文和答案
Listening comprehension (听力理解)
Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)
1. Harry is good at baseball and he is on the school team.
2. My penfriend Joyce and I write to each other once a week.
3. After saying goodbye to each other, we went aboard the ship.
4. I enclosed a photo of my warm and happy family.
5. The abacus is one of the first calculating machines in the world.
6. Have you seen any fierce animals like tigers in Africa
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)
7. W: Can I help you
M: Yes. My flight number is BC1350. Which gate should I go to
W: Gate 23.
Q: Where does the dialogue probably happen
Please listen again
8. W: Could I borrow your recorder, Jim
M: Sorry, Mary. I don’t have a recorder. But my father has one. I can lend it to you.
W: Thank you.
Q: Who has a recorder
Please listen again
9. M: Could you please tell me where you come from
W: Yes. I come from London.
M: Oh, I thought you came from Paris.
Q: Where does the girl come from
Please listen again
10. W: What was the weather like when you were on holiday
M: Fine. It was sunny every day till Thursday.
W: Really What happened
M: There was a storm on Thursday.
Q: What was the weather like on Wednesday
Please listen again
11. W: What do you think is the most useful invention
M: I used to think the TV set and the fridge were the most useful inventions, but now I think it is the computer.
Q: What does the man think is the most useful invention now
Please listen again
12. W: Can I help you
M: How much is the coat
W: It was 180 yuan last week. But you only need to pay half for it now.
M: Great. I'll take it.
Q: How much will the man pay for the coat
Please listen again
13. M: You seem to be worried. What’s the matter with you, Susan
W: Would you look after my child My purse is missing. I must go to the Lost and Found office.
M: OK. Please go ahead.
Q: Why is Susan worried
Please listen again
14. W: What are you talking about
M: We’re talking about the cartoon we watched last night. I think it is funny. What do you think of it
W: I’m sorry I know nothing about it.
Q: What does the woman mean
Please listen again
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that he had robbed the Italian of his watch by mistake. It was in fact the Italian’s own watch.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)
Thousands of years ago, people used different ways to measure things. Some people used the size of their king's foot or hand to measure things. After the king died, they used the new king's foot or hand, and so on. However, it was impossible for people to tell the exact size of a thing.
In 1584, the Dutch engineer Simon Steven started to think about a set of measures. The measures used the number ten. However, it was just an idea. No one was interested in his idea at that time.
About two hundred years later, the French scientists created a new system of units, using Simon Steven's idea. Around this time, the French scientists worked out the length of a metre and began to use metres to measure length. They decided to call a hundredth of a metre a centimetre and thousand metres a kilometre.
Grammar
26-30: B A C C B
31-35: D D B A C
36-40: A C B D D
41-46: F A D B E C
47-53. twentieth; yourselves; successful;
sell; unusual; invention; probably
Does any
will you
didn’t have
running out
Why did
Nobody knew how to deal with the problem at that time.
Reading
A: 60-65 C A A B C D
B: 66-71 B C A C B C
C: 72-78 future; Perhaps; create; show; office; younger; well
D:
For children.
Because they think being close to nature is good for children.
They usually watch TV and play computer games.
No, they aren’t.
They can learn to stay calm in different times, how to keep safe and how to work in a team.
Yes, I’d like to. Because I love staying in nature and try new things.
No. I don’t want to join in ‘Survival Holidays’ because I prefer modern life and staying indoors.2023学年第一学期期末考试
八年级英语试卷2024.1
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）
Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)
Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)
1.______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)
7. A. At the airport. B. In a hotel. C. In a shop. D. In a clinic.
8. A. Jim. B. Jim’s father. C. Mary. D. Mary’s father.
9. A. Paris. B. New York. C. Tokyo. D. London.
10. A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny. D. Snowy.
11. A. The TV set. B. The computer. C. The fridge. D. The piano.
12. A. 90 yuan. B. 100 yuan. C. 180 yuan. D. 200 yuan.
13. A. Because she misses her child very much.
B. Because she has lost her purse.
C. Because her child is missing.
D. Because she will be late for work.
14. A. She thinks it is cool. B. She doesn’t like it.
C. She thinks it is funny. D. She has never watched it.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)
15. A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the
best hotel there.
16. One day, the Frenchman went out for a walk with his friend.
17. It was early and the street was dark and quiet.
18. Both the Frenchman and the Italian young man understood the other’s language.
19. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened.
20. Now he realized that he had robbed the watch by mistake and it was the Italian’s.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) (共10分)
21. Thousands of years ago, people used _________ __________to measure things.
22. Some people used the size of their king's _________ or _________ to measure things.
23. In 1584, the Dutch engineer Simon Stevin started to _________ _________ a set of measures(度量).
24. No one was _________ _________ Simon Stevin's idea at that time.
25. The French scientists _________ _________ the length of a metre and began to use metres to measure length.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分语音，词汇和语法)
I．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)（共15分）
26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others
A. Who is the main character in the story
B. The man looks very strange.
C. How many languages do you know
D. Nobody attacked me.
27. Choosing _________ useful website for kids to learn English is difficult for many parents.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
28. Whizz-kid Wendy is probably not similar _________ most other students.
A. in B. on C. as D. to
29. Did the policeman give much _________ on how to protect personal information
A. note B. tip C. advice D. book
30. Will you please do _________ a favour to pass the homework to the teacher
A. he B. him C. his D. himself
31. I have three books. One is a story book, _________ are picture books.
A. others B. the other C. another D. the others
32. I had a great time at the party last night _________ I didn’t know anybody there.
A. but B. because C. so D. though
33. The girl in red looks as _________ as the pop singer.
A. beautifully B. lovely C. nicely D. sweetly
34. The kind doctor usually tells jokes to make his patients _________ better.
A. feel B. felt C. to feel D. feeling
35. My dad and I __________ two women tourists hurried aboard just now.
A. see B. have seen C. saw D. are seeing
36. You have already tried your best, so you _________ worry too much about the exams.
A. needn’t B. can’t C. couldn’t D. mustn’t
37. _________ amazing the stories about aliens are!
A. What a B. What C. How D. What an
38. —_________will you finish the report on environmental protection
—In three days.
A. How far B. How soon C. How often D. How much
39. Peters thought that if they could not escape on the kangaroos, they would be done for. The underlined part means “_________”.
A. be respected B.be loved C. be thought D. be killed
40. —Would you like me to carry this suitcase for you
— _________.
A. Yes, I’d love to B. That’s all right
C. Never mind D. That’s very kind of you
plete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共6分)
A. mainly B. chance C. understand D. invented E. past F. stays G. items
Music has always been an important part of Chinese people’s life. People enjoy listening to music at home and in concert halls. As time goes by, music changes.
Traditional music is part of our culture. It often ___41___ with us for a long time. Young musicians learn songs from older musicians and the music changes very little. Modern Chinese music, which is loved by many young people, however, is ___42___ pop music. That means the songs will be popular for a short time and then replaced by new songs.
Music could only be heard live (直播) before radio and TV were ___43___—that is, you had to go to places where musicians gave performances. The best musicians were very busy, so it was difficult and often expensive to hear really good music. For most people, the best ___44___ to hear good music was during a festival. Today, people hear music here and there.
One thing that hasn’t changed very much is what the songs are about. Both modern and traditional Chinese songs are about love and life. Some songs tell stories about the ___45___ and some are about the future. Music, traditional or modern, Chinese or international, seems to be a world language that everybody can ___46___ and enjoy. Music changes and styles come and go, but nothing changes our love for good music.
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子) (共7分)
47. Mr Jackson lives on the ____________ floor, so he has a better view. (twenty)
48. You are old enough to decide your future ____________, children. (you)
49. Sandy tried her best to perform well and she was ____________ at last. (success)
50. My uncle grows a lot of vegetables to ____________ them in the market. (sale)
51. It’s ____________ for her to get an A for English because she was poor at it. (usual)
52. The ____________ of computer makes it more convenient for people to calculate. (invent)
53. I’m ____________ going to visit London this winter, but I’m not sure. (probable)
IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共12分)
54. Tom knows something about the famous thinker—Diogenes. (改为一般疑问句)
________ Tom know _________ about the famous thinker—Diogenes
55. Don’t make any noise in the classroom. (改为反意疑问句）
Don’t make any noise in the classroom, _________ _________
56. She had to report the theft before he came to the scene. (改为否定句)
She _________ _________ to report the theft before he came to the scene.
57. We have almost eaten up all the food in our house. （保持句意基本不变）
We are _________ _________ of food in our house.
58. Gork felt the kangaroos’ backs to make sure we were not riding on them. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ Gork feel the kangaroos’ backs
59. how to, nobody, deal with, knew, at that time, the problem (连词成句)
______________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
(第三部分 读与写)
V. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：(共38分)
Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(6分)
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. Is that true The answer is definitely no. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 9th,2023
5:00 Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel. Packed bags. Took taxi to the airport.
7:30 Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather.
8:30 Plane landed. Waited for luggage(行李) for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport.
9:45 Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest.
10:00 Started out to attend the meeting with fans and give an interview to the local reporters.
11:00 Went to radio station to attend the live show.
12:00 Had lunch with local producer（制片人）.
13:00 Went to the theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band(乐队) did poorly.
17:00 Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band.
18:00 Had supper, but eat little.
18:30 Went to theatre again and got ready for show.
19:00 Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little.
22:00 The show was over. Very tired from it.
23:00 Back to the hotel. Took a bath. Too exited to sleep, so watched TV.
0:00 Fell asleep, with TV on.
60. The pop star went to the hotel _________ on Feb. 9th, 2023.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times
61. According to the chart, the pop star was good at _________.
A. singing B. dancing C. making faces D. playing the piano
62. The pop star felt _________ after the performance.
A. tired B. worried C. sad D. warm
63. In the night’s show, the band did _________ in the rehearsal (彩排).
A. worse than B. better than
C. as poorly as D. as well as
64. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. She got her luggage at about nine at the airport.
B. She got back to the theatre to see if the show was well prepared.
C. She was hungry so she had a big supper at 18:00.
D. She was too tired to watch all the TV programmes that night.
65. This passage mainly tells us that _________.
A. pop stars are not rich in fact
B. young people had better not be pop stars
C. there are many young people wanting to be pop stars
D. pop stars don’t have an easy life as they seem to have
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（6分）
Skimming and scanning(略读和浏览) is a good method when you don’t have enough ___66___, such as when you are taking an exam, but, today, many people skim and scan everything and they have lost the ability to enjoy reading.
In response to this, something called the ‘slow reading movement’ has become popular. The idea is that people should ___67___ their computers and mobile phones for half an hour or forty-five minutes each day and enjoy the pleasures of reading a good book—slowly and quietly!
Researchers have found that reading slowly, especially of fictions, helps people relax and think about ___68___ they are reading. It also helps people get to understand the characters’ emotions and to see the world through the characters’ eyes.
Reading, of course, isn’t easy. You have to sit still for one thing. And it can seem ___69___when compared(比较) to the excitement of playing video games. But, for me, reading has always been a pleasure in my life. From the age of ten, when I got my first library card, I’ve enjoyed the company (陪伴) of heroes and clever detectives, of thousands of interesting people I would have never met ___70___. Reading provided me with escape (逃离), but it also enabled me to understand the world around me. It was an education in a classroom that had no walls.
In your classroom, you have learned to read ‘fast’. ___71___, outside of the classroom, you should try to learn to read “slow”. You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.
66. A. confidence B. time C. homework D. support
67. A. take off B. put off C. turn off D. show off
68. A. what B. if C. why D. when
69. A. strange B. interesting C. boring D. attractive
70. A. in the book B. on the Internet C. at school D. in real life
71. A. What’s more B. For example C. However D. Finally
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：(14分)
The fast development of technology has made many changes in our daily life. Some people believe that schools will not be necessary in the near f___72___. They say that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no need for school buildings, classes or teachers. P___73___ this will be true one day, but if the world had no schools, I couldn’t imagine how our society would be.
In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school that is linked（连接） to libraries, museums, science centres, labs and even panies should c___74___learning programmes for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local TV stations could develop programmes about the students who are studying at school. Labs could set up websites to s___75___ new technology so that students could see it on the Internet.
Is this a daydream No. This is beginning to happen in many cities. In those cities, learning can take place at home, at school and in the o___76___. Businesses provide programmes for schools and society. Schools provide computer labs for people with their own computers at home. Everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones and everyone can go on the Internet, and older people use it as much as y___77___ ones. How will this new kind of school change the usual way of learning It is too early to be sure, but it is fantastic to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as w___78___; and we will all learn something from the Internet.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)
Have you heard about ‘Survival (生存) Holidays’ ‘Survival Holidays’ is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.
Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents. The reason why people like ‘Survival Holidays’ is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games, but ‘Survival Holidays’ can change them a lot.
Is ‘Survival Holidays’ a wonderful idea Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled(控制) by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge(挑战). Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them. Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
79. Is ‘Survival Holidays’ for children or parents
______________________________________________________
80. Why do people like ‘Survival Holidays’
______________________________________________________
81. What do the children in big cities usually do
______________________________________________________
Children are comfortable with danger, aren’t they
______________________________________________________
83. What can children learn in the survival activities (list at least two)
______________________________________________________
84. Would you like to join in ‘Survival Holidays’ Why or why not
______________________________________________________
VI. Writing (作文): (12分)
85. After reading the article ‘Survival Holidays’, can you think of any meaningful /unforgettable / interesting ... activities in your life Write at least 60 words about the topic ‘A /An _________ activity’.
Suggested questions:
●When did you take part in this activity With whom
●What did you do in this activity
●Why was it meaningful /unforgettable / interesting ...
