2023学年第二学期期中考试
八年级英语试卷2024.4
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）
I. 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. A singer and a listener. B. A customer and a shop assistant.
C. A doctor and a patient. D. A father and a daughter.
8. A. Because he was writing a report. B. Because he didn’t know it.
C. Because he was busy. D. Because he wasn’t interested in it.
9. A. At the supermarket. B. In the library.
C. In the cinema. D. At the post office.
10. A. It’s rainy. B. It’s cloudy.
C. It’s windy. D. It’s snowy.
11. A. For three days. B. For three months.
C. For three weeks. D. For three years.
12. A. 10 yuan. B. 90 yuan.
C. 100 yuan. D. 110 yuan.
13. A. To speak to Mary. B. To leave a message.
C. To see the manager. D. To call back.
14. A.Her car broke down. B. She got up later than usual.
C. She left home too late. D. She was stuck in traffic.
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. The rich man didn’t give anything to help others at first.
16. Only a few villagers believed what the rich man said to them.
17. It happened that the rich man heard a pig and a cow talking by the lake.
18. Everyone likes the cow but nobody likes the pig.
19. In the pig’s opinion, people didn’t believe in the future but the present.
20. From then on, the rich man became generous and did all his best to help the poor.
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. Recently more and more ____________ ____________ move to Shanghai.
22. Mr. Peterson is a(n) ____________ ____________ working in a car factory.
23. Mrs. Peterson is ____________ ____________ younger than her husband.
24. Jason is a(n) ____________ ____________ who flies from Shanghai to New York once a week.
25. Jason and Grace take Shanghai as their ____________ ____________.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分语音，词汇和语法)
II．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. The doctor suggested a treatment for my cold.
B. A meter measures the amount you use.
C. Read the text at least three times before filling in the blanks.
D. Everyone wants to breathe pure, cool air.
27. Alex practises playing _________ piano after _________ school every day.
A. a, / B. a, the C. /, / D. the, /
28. Trees can protect themselves _________ producing a chemical.
A. by B. from C. with D. in
29. The wallet doesn’t belong to _________. It is hers.
A. he B. his C. him D. he’s
30. The new tunnel is already open to traffic, and people can spend _________ time than before to go to the International Airport.
A. more B. fewer C. little D. less
31. The boy checked his test paper _________ in order to get full marks.
A. enough careful B. enough carefully
C. careful enough D. carefully enough
32. It’s 11:40, but my mother _________ still _________ TV.
A. /, watches B. is, watching C. was, watching D.has, watched
33. Miss Li _________ English in this school since she moved to this city 8 years ago.
A. taught B. was teaching C.has taught D. teaches
34. —_________ does the woman encourage her children to read
—She gives them prizes.
How B. Why C. Who D. What
35. I will keep trying _________ I have failed twice.
A. if B. though C. even D. while
36. The government warned some factories _________ the water again, or they will be punished.
A. pollute B. to pollute C. not to pollute D. not pollute
37. Wendy never talks loudly in class, _________
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. didn’t she
38. -Must I clean the classroom right now
-No, you ________. You can do it after lunch.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C.may not D. needn’t
39. Teddy is tired of his job, so he is _________ changing his job.
A. considering B. concluding C. choosing D. suggesting
40. Could you tell me _________
A. what do you mean by liquid gold
B. what you mean by liquid gold
C. What will you mean by liquid gold
D. what did you mean by liquid gold
Ⅲ. Complete 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.rubbish B. harmful C.prevent D.protect E.serious F. chemicals G. produce
Water pollution affects all the water bodies of the world such as lakes, rivers, the sea and groundwater. Water pollution is ___41___ to people, plants, fish and birds.
Pollution of drinking water is a problem for half of the world’s population. Among the 250 million people who get sick because of water pollution, 5 to 10 million of them die.
As water pollution is getting more and more ___42___, nobody on the Earth should still do nothing about it.
Some of us are used to pouring sewage and harmful chemicals into rivers and lakes, and others throw ___43___ into them. So, many rivers, lakes and seas have become the home of cans, bottles, glass and plastics. It’s time for us to stop doing that.
We should also try not to use ___44___. If necessary, use as few as possible. At the same time, we should try to use other ways to kill weeds and bugs.
Pet waste pollutes our water, too. So we need to put pet waste in the garbage bag.
Technology can be used to ___45___ water pollution. Building sewage treatment plants is a good way of returning water to a river without causing pollution.
We can ___46___ our valuable water in only one way: preventing the harmful chemicals from entering our water!
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. The lamp is powered by two small ___________. (battery)
48. The girls are enjoying ___________ at the party. (they)
49. Hurricane (飓风) Katrina in New Orleans was a great ___________ disaster to people in America. (nature)
50. You should never talk to your grandparents in such an ___________ way. (patient)
51. The bed is great and I can sleep ___________ on it. (comfortable)
52. Would you please ___________ the problem for me again (explanation)
53. It is really a good ___________ to go there by underground. (choose)
V. 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. Jackie has a tennis class every Sunday evening.（改为否定句）
Jackie _________ _________ a tennis class every Sunday evening.
55. Teenagers should learn how they can help their parents with the housework. (改为 简单句)
Teenagers should learn _________ _________ help their parents with the housework.
56. Trees play an important part in our life. (改为感叹句)
_________ _________ important part trees play in our life!
57. He gets a bill for electricity monthly. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ does he get a bill for electricity
58. Where does electricity come from Do you know （合并一句）
Do you know _________ electricity _________ from
59. chief editor, Jack, the, finally, to be, our team, elected (连词成句)
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Part 3 Reading and Writing
(第三部分 读与写)
VI. 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)
On March 22nd, World Water Day is a day to celebrate water and make a difference for people who do not have the water they need.
The truth about the world
The truth is that we are lucky enough to have clean water whenever we want, but this is not the case for many people around the world. Did you know that around 750 million people do not have clean water to drink That’s around 1 in 10 people in the world.
But what does this mean
If we drink dirty water, we can catch diseases from the bacteria (细菌) and become ill. Every year over 500,000 children die from dirty water. That’s around 1,400 children every day! In Ghana, 85% of all disease are from dirty water, and in Nicaragua, 75% of the people don’t have clean drinking water. Also, in some countries children walk many kilometres every day to get water, they can’t go to school so they don’t learn how to read and write and don’t get an education.
Water for everyone
In 1993 the United Nations decided that March 22nd is the World Day for Water. On this day every year, countries around the world hold events to educate people about the problems of dirty water. People organize events to raise money.
For World Water Day, some people in the UK walk, run or cycle 10 km, others climb mountains or even jump from an aeroplane and skydive to the ground. At one school, children between the ages of 10 and 15 walk 6 km with 6 litres of water, so they can see how it feels to walk a long distance carrying heavy bottles of water. People give them money to do these things and all the money helps get clean water to as many people as possible around the world.
60. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. water festival B. World Earth Day
C. drinking water around the world D. how to save water
61. All over the world, _________ of the people can’t have clean drinking water.
A. 10% B. 20% C. 85% D. 75%
62. About _________ children die from dirty water in the world every day.
A. 750 B. 500,000 C. 1,400 D. 850
63. In some countries, children walk many kilometres away from home because _________.
A. they need to go to school B. their parents are busy
C. they are told to do so D. there is no clean water nearby
64. The underlined word “educate” in the third part means “_________”.
A. teach in class B. make someone know
C. talk with D. make fun of
65. In the UK, people DO NOT _________ on World Water Day.
A. raise money to help the homeless people
B. jump from aeroplanes and skydive to the ground
C. walk with 6 litres of water for 6 kilometres
D. walk, run or cycle 10 km
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）
Before electricity lit up our lives, the streets of even the world’s greatest cities were very dark at night. Not only were the streets dark, but also they were ___66___ for pedestrians (行人). People were brave or foolish enough to walk in the night streets, carrying torches or lanterns to light their way.
Over time, bright minds came up with bright ideas to solve this problem. Back in the fifth century, oil lamps were hung on ropes across the streets of Antioch in Syria. In China, natural gas was carried ___67___ bamboo pipes to light street lamps.
It wasn’t until the nineteenth century, though, that gas lighting was used in Europe. The first gas streetlights appeared in London in 1807. By 1820, gas lamps lit streets in Paris, France, and Baltimore, Maryland. With gas lighting, a new ___68___ was created—the lamplighter (点灯人) . In cities and town, you could see the lamplighter with his ladder and lantern in the evening here and there.
Electric streetlights came along in 1841. The first of these were installed (安装) in Paris. These electric lamps ___69___ a strong light. However, they had to be ___70___ every few hours. The true birth of the age of electricity for street lighting came in 1879. Thomas Alva Edison had invented a longer lasting light bulb.
With the spread of electric streetlights, the need for lamplighters became ___71___. These familiar figures (身影) slowly went away from the evening streets.
66. A. comfortable B. dangerous C. generous D. excellent
67. A. through B. against C. across D. throughout
68. A. fact B. label C. job D. design
69. A. complained B. deserved C. accepted D. produced
70. A. moved B. placed C. replaced D. removed
71. A. faster and faster B. greater and greater
C. less and less D. more and more
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)
Roy is a middle-aged man who lives happily with his family in a big house. He is a successful craftsman now. But his life is not a___72___ so great. He had a learning disability from an early age. He went to a school for children like him and he got plenty of extra help in this school. He still suffered (受苦) the rest of his school days in public schools.
His life improved so much when he discovered art. The art world gave him a chance to express himself w___73___ words. He went to a workshop and gradually got good at making things with clay. Then he l___74___ an important lesson: Though he was disabled in language, he could still be smart and successfully express himself with clay.
He got his next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but he was scared from the start. He soon found it wasn’t a talent thing; it was just p___75___. So he did it more. After about five years of climbing, he found himself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. He learned that if a person fell in love with something and did it all the time, he would get b___76___ at it. And his confidence came along with it.
Later he found his e___77___ really helpful when learning how to read and write. Every day he spent many hours reading and writing, which he used to avoid (回避) as much as possible. After two hard years, he could read and write as well as others.
He has gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, reading and writing. Now he has got to a point in his life where he k___78___ he is also able to dive into an area that is totally hard, unknown, but interesting.
72. ____________ 73. ____________ 74. ____________ 75. ____________
76. ___________ 77. ____________ 78. ____________
D.Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often the whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains had been their favourite relatives. This was the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved by them.
I had always travelled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly enjoy the long train journey and had brought along a dozen newspapers and magazines to read and reread.
It was not long before the train was rattling across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Bahru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately, I came alive and decided to wave back.
From then on, my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I had been looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 p.m. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful.
I looked forward to the return journey, by train.
79. What did the children do when the train passed their homes
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80. How had the writer travelled to Malaysia before
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81. What did the writer take with him on the long train journey
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82. When did the writer watch the straight rows of rubber trees
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83. The writer would return by train, wouldn’t he
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84. What did you do on your journey when you travelled
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VII. Writing (作文): (12分)
85. 为倡导绿色环保新时尚，学校将开展以创建“绿色校园”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你以“Go green at school”为题, 根据提示内容写一份英语演讲稿, 号召全体同学行动起来, 共建美好校园。不少于60个单词（已给得开头和结尾不计入总词数）。
目标 develop a green lifestyle
采取行动 （action） 节省资源（save resources） 节省纸张：reuse the textbooks; use both sides of the paper 节约用水：...... 节省木材：not use one-off(一次性的) paper cups or chopsticks
减少污染（reduce pollution） 保护树木花草 尽可能步行，骑车或乘坐公交车上学
提出希望（hopes） ...
Go green at school
Hi, guys,
Isn’t it pleasant to study in an environmentally friendly school To develop a green lifestyle, we students can go green at school in smaller ways.
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That’s all, thank you!2023学年 八年级第二学期期中考试听力原文和答案
Listening comprehension (听力理解)
A.Listen and choose the right picture
1. The students are planting trees in the park now.
2. Be sure to turn off the tap when you finish with it.
3. With the help of the computer, people can use the Internet to do their shopping at home.
4. This insect is bad for trees and always attacks them.
5. Benjamin Franklin was one of greatest inventors ever.
6. Arthur will be responsible for the sports section of the newspaper.
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear
7. M: What’s wrong with you, Mrs Brown
W: I don’t feel well and I have a fever.
M: Take the medicine and you will be all right soon.
Q: Who are the two speakers
8. W: Did you attend the lecture on American culture last Friday, Frank
M: No, I didn’t. Nobody told me about that. How about you, Linda
W: Neither did I. I was busy writing a report.
Q: Why didn’t Frank go to the lecture
9. M: Excuse me. I want to complain about the pork I bought here.
W: What’s the problem
M: It smells awful.
W: Oh, I’m sorry about that. I’ll change it for you now and take care of the rest right away.
Q: Where does this dialogue probably take place
10. M: Did you have a wonderful time the day before yesterday
W: No, I didn’t.
M: Why
W: It blew hard all day. So I had to stay at home and watch TV.
Q: What was the weather like the day before yesterday
11. M: Where have you been, Alice
W: I have just come back from my study trip to Britain.
M: When did you go there
W: Three weeks ago.
Q: How long has Alice stayed in Britain
12. M: What a lovely toy! Where did you get it
W: I bought it in the department store the other day.
M: Was it very expensive
W: Well, it was one hundred yuan, and now it is ten yuan cheaper.
Q: How much is the toy now
13. W: Hello. This is Mary. May I speak to Mike
M: Sorry, Mike isn’t in at the moment. Will you leave a message, please
W: All right. Please ask Mike to see the manager as soon as he comes back.
Q: What is Mike going to do when he is back
14. M: You told me that we would meet at a quarter past eight. You are half an hour late.
W: I’m sorry. I left home early as usual, but I didn’t know the traffic was so heavy.
Q: Why was the woman late
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false
Once there was a rich man in a village. He never gave anything to help others. The villagers didn’t like him. One day he said to them, “I know you don’t like me. I will give everything I have to you when I die. Then everyone will be happy.”
But nobody believed him. The rich man couldn’t understand why they didn’t believe him. One day he went for a walk by the lake. Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow talking. The pig said to the cow, “Why does everybody like you and nobody likes me After I die, I provide people with pork, ham and so on. I give three or four things to them. But you give only one thing—milk. Why do people like you all the time and not me ” The cow said, “Look, I give them milk while I’m alive. They see that I am generous with what I have. But you don’t give them anything before you die. You give them ham, pork and so on only after you’re dead. People don’t believe in the future; they believe in the present. If you give while you are living, people will like you. It is quite simple.”
From that moment on, the rich man did all his best to help the poor.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences
Recently more and more foreign families move to Shanghai. The Petersons are one of them. Mr. Peterson is an American engineer. He is now working in a modern Ford car factory in Shanghai. He has worked there for five years. Mrs. Peterson is 47 years old, two years younger than her husband. She is an Italian. She’s a doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have a son, Jason. He is a young pilot. He’s only 25. He flies from Shanghai to New York once a week. Jason has an 18-year-old sister. Her name is Grace. She is a student. Jason and Grace are Americans, of course, but they like Shanghai very much. They take Shanghai as their second hometown.
Part 1 Listening
A. 1. A 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. F 6. D
B. 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. D
C. 15. T 16. F 17. F 18.T 19. F 20. T
D. 21.foreign families 22.American engineer 23. two / 2 years
24.young pilot 25.second hometown
Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary
Ⅱ. 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35.B
C 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. B
Ⅲ. 41. B 42. E 43. A 44. F 45. C 46. D
Ⅳ. 47. batteries 48. themselves 49. natural 50. impatient 51. comfortably
52. explain 53.choice
V. 54. doesn’t have 55. how to 56. What an 57. How often 58. where comes
59. Finally, our team elected Jack to be the chief editor.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
VI.
A. 60. C 61.A 62.C 63.D 64. B 65. A
B. 66. B 67.A 68.C 69.D 70. C 71. C
C. 72.always 73. without 74. learned/learnt 75. practice 76. better
77. experience 78. knows
D.
79. They waved and smiled.
80. By plane or car.
81. A dozen newspapers and magazines.
82. When he went beyond the city.
83. Yes, he would.
84. I often enjoyed the view and food on my journey. (Any reasonable answer can be accepted.)
Ⅶ 85.
Protecting the environment is crucial, and it starts with us.
First, let’s reduce plastic use by bringing our own water bottles and lunch boxes. This will cut down on waste. Also, remember to turn off lights and electronics when not in use to save energy.
We should plant more trees around the campus for fresh air and to fight climate change. Additionally, set up recycling bins and learn what can be recycled to create a culture of recycling.
Encourage sharing and repairing instead of throwing away. Spread the word about the importance of a green lifestyle to our friends and family, affecting our community too.
To sum up, going green isn't just a one-time thing; it's a lifestyle. It takes small, consistent actions to make a big difference. Let's work together to build a sustainable campus now for our future.
