江苏省盐城市东台市第二教育联盟2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试
八年级英语试题
（考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
第一卷 客观题 总分（75分）
一、听力部分 （本大题共20分，每小题1分）
( )1. Where is the man’s father
(
PARK
)A. B. C.
( )2. How is the weather at the moment
A. B. C.
( )3. How did the woman go to have the meeting
A. B. C.
( )4. What pollution are they talking about
A. B. C.
( )5. Where is the woman from
A. Canada B. America C. Germany
( )6. What kind of animals does Lisa like best
A. Monkeys. B. Dogs. C. Elephants.
( )7. What has the man done
He has done some cooking.
He has done some washing.
C. He has done some cleaning.
( )8. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Mother and son.
( )9. When does David want to leave
A. Next Tuesday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Wednesday.
( )10. What time is it now
A. 7:30. B. 8:00 C. 8:30
听对话，回答第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。
( )11. Where did the woman learn to use the computer last Sunday morning
A. At home. B. At school. C. In the restaurant.
( )12. What did the woman and Jane do after lunch
A. They bought some books. B. They did some housework. C. They went home.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。
Travelling to London
Season We think 13 is the best season to visit England.
Transport We did most of our sightseeing 14
Food We don’t think the English food is very 15 .
( )13. A. spring B. summer C. autumn
( )14. A. on foot B. by bus C. by coach
( )15. A. delicious B. expensive C. bad
听第二篇短文， 回答第16-20小题。
( )16. Why can’t Mr Chaplin be here
A.Because he’s gone to England. B.Because he’s gone to America. C. Because he’s ill.
( )17. What is an important exam today
A. The Maths exam. B. The English exam C. The Chinese exam.
( )18. What time does the exam end this morning
A. At 11 o’clock. B. At 9 o’clock. C. At 7 o’clock.
( )19. If there is a difficult question, what should you do
A.Write it clearly.
B.Answer it first.
C.Go on to the next one and come back to it later.
( )20. Which advice did NOT the speaker mention (提及)
A.Leave the difficult questions unanswered.
B.Read the questions carefully before answering them.
C.Guess the answer if you cannot answer the question.
二、单项选择 （本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
( ) 21. — Smiths are used to living in Shanghai now.
—We hope more and more foreign friends live better life in China.
A. /; a B. The; an C. The; a D. /; the
( ) 22. —The changes are good for people.
— . I like the present transport but I can’t stand (忍受) the pollution.
A. Yes, I agree with you B. No, I don’t agree with you
C. Yes, I’m afraid so D. In some ways, I agree with you
( ) 23. There a few small farms here, but now they have become a beautiful park.
People fun in it.
A. used to have, are used to having B. used to be, are used to having
C. were used to have, used to be D. were used to being, used to have
( ) 24. More than 20 people in traffic accidents last week.
died; for B. have been dead; since
C. have died; for D. have been dead, for
( )25. —Where is your father
—He Australia and he Sydney for two weeks.
A. has been to; has been in B. has gone to; has been in
C. has been in; has. been to D. has gone to; has been to.
( ) 26. This is film I have ever seen. I almost fell asleep when I was watching it.
A. interesting B. boring C. more interesting D. the most boring
( ) 27. — is it from Nanjing to Beijing —It’s less than three flight.
How long, hour’s B. How far, hour’s
C. How long, hours’ D. How far, hours’
( ) 28. —How long they
—Sorry, I don’t know. But I know that Mr Chen is going to a nurse next month.
A. did; marry; marry to B. have; been married; marry
C. have; got married; marry D. did; get marry; marry with
( ) 29. —My brother’s hardly been late for work,
— . He is a hard-working man.
A. is he; Yes, he is B. isn’t he; No, he isn’t
C. hasn’t he; Yes, he has D. has he; No, he hasn’t
( ) 30. Which of the following sentences is a fact
A. Beijing is the capital of China. B. The new park looks beautiful.
C. Some subjects are difficult. D. I think my pet dog is very cute.
( ) 31. — you the book to the library —Yes, I have.
Have; returned; / B. Have; returned; back
C. Did; return; / D. Did; return; back
( ) 32. —What changes in your lives —Our lives have changed a lot.
have there had B. has there been
C. have there been D. has there had
( ) 33. — did your uncle leave his hometown
—He for nearly twenty years.
A. When; has left B. When; has been away
C. How long; has left D. How long; has been away
( ) 34. What a busy street! There are many shops on side of the street.
A. all B. both C. each D. every
( ) 35. —What should I do, doctor — healthy, you should take more exercise.
A. Keep B. To keep C. Keeping D. To keep away from
三、 完形填空
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She had a disease（疾病）and had to use a walker most of the time. Maybe it was because she looked 36 and people didn’t know how to come near to her. Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big “Hi”.
In one class, I gave the students an assignment (作业) to recite (背诵) a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my 37 would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student 38 to correctly recite the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who 39 recite the poem had to do three push-ups (俯卧撑). To my 40 , Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. 41 she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she 42 her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, “Tina, I was just joking!” But she stood up, continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.
When she finished, a student asked, “Tina, why did you do that It’s not an 43 assignment!”
“Because I want to be like you guys! To be normal (正常的),” Tina said.
Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, “Tina, we’re not normal! We are teenagers! We get in 44 all the time.”
“I know,” Tina said as a big smile spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.
Tina got only a few 45 that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was worth a lot more than a grade.
( ) 36. A. different B. strong C. short D. young
( ) 37. A. friends B. students C. teachers D. parents
( ) 38. A. started B. planned C. continued D. failed
( ) 39. A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t
( ) 40. A. surprise B. surprised C. excitement D. excited
( ) 41. A. Because B. When C. After D. Though
( ) 42. A. raised B. changed C. threw D. checked
( ) 43. A. active B. useful C. important D. exciting
( ) 44. A. attention(注意)B. thought C. touch D. trouble
( ) 45. A. points B. chances (机会) C. mistakes D. successes
四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Place of interest Water Cube West Lake Disneyland Dragon Tower
Location Beijing Hangzhou Hong Kong Harbin
Phone Number 010-28135589 0571-68345579 00852-28029822 0451-81187899
Price of ticket 60 50 300 150
Feature(特色) Special bubbly(气泡状的) design The Broken Bridge Carton characters Skywalk
46. If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call _______ to get information.
A. 0451-81187899 B. 0571-68345579
C. 010-28135589 D. 00852-28029822
47. Two travelers plan to have a bird’s-eye view (俯视) of Harbin, and they need to pay _______ from the information above.
A. 150 B. 300 C. 450 D. 100
48. If you want to visit Disneyland. You should go to _______.
A. Beijing B. Harbin C. Hong Kong D. Hangzhou
B
Do you wear clothes with colorful patterns People usually use machines to make these patterns. But how did ancient (古代的) people make them
Ancient people used tie-dye (扎染). Tie-dye is a very old way of dyeing clothes in China — it’s more than 1,000 years old! It is popular in Yunnan. People first put cloth (布料) into the blue dye (染料). Some parts of the cloth become blue, but other parts have a lighter color. When you open out the cloth, you’ll see beautiful patterns.
Now, the tie-dye skill is China’s national intangible cultural heritage (国家级非物质文化遗产). Anning in Yunnan is famous for tie-dye.
Yang Cheng, 52, learned tie-dye from his mother in the 1980s. Yang got the old skills. At the same time, he studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. It once took Yang two years to make two tie-dyed dresses! He used many skills of Anning tie-dye. Some patterns on the dress are traditional, while some are modern. He used images of Dianchi Lake and eight popular flowers in Yunnan. “I want to put all the beautiful things into tie-dye works,” Yang said.
Now Yang is still dyeing and taught his daughter tie-dye. “We have the duty to pass down the skill to younger generations.” Yang said. Yang now teaches tie-dye in schools, communities, and companies. More than 100,000 people learned from him.
________ But Yang said, “Machines can’t take the place of our creative hands.”
49. People in modern China usually use ________ to make patterns on the clothes.
A. machines B. tie-dye C. drawing pens D. paper
50. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE
A. Anning in Guizhou is famous for tie-dye.
B. Yang Cheng likes old skills of tie-dye better.
C. It took Yang Cheng two months to finish two dresses.
D. Yang Cheng teaches many people tie-dye.
51. Which of the sentences can we use to put in the ________
A. Yang’s daughter likes tie-dye very much because it is full of interesting ideas.
B. Although it takes people more time to tie-dye, the patterns are really beautiful.
C. Some worry that tie-dye may die out because using machines is fast and cheap.
D. Chinese government is trying hard to protect the traditional way of dyeing.
C
They say that “travel is the best teacher” and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming Dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake (1587-1641). His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake, not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country’s land and geography.
Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel. When he was 18, however, Xu’s father died and so, it seemed impossible for his travelling dreams. He now was responsible (负责任的) for the family farm and taking care of his 60-year-old mother.
But his mother had different ideas. Understanding her son’s love of travel, this modern-thinking woman refused (拒绝) to keep her son at home. She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year when there was less farm work.
So at the age of twenty and with his mother’s support, Xu set off (出发) for the first time, leaving behind his mother and his wife. He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years. During this time, he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom, carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries (发现) in a diary. This diary, would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring (更喜欢) to go almost everywhere on foot. This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world. Many of his trips were to hard-to-reach mountain areas and wild forests. His willingness to face hardships (困难) came at a cost, however. Progress was slow and he was sick, robbed and beaten during his journeys.
Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey, a 4-year trip through the Southwest of China. He died in 1641, soon after returning to his hometown for the last time. When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost. But it still made Xu a travelling legend (传奇) around the world.
( ) 52. What is the passage mainly about
A. The general details of Xu Xiake’s life story.
B. The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels.
C. The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake.
D. The influence of Xu’s book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
( ) 53. Which of the following best describes Xu’s mother
A. Strict but interesting. B. Kind but uneducated.
C. Helpful and hard-working. D. Supportive and open-minded.
( ) 54. Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels
A. Because it gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people.
B. Because it helped him to save money and travel for a longer time.
C. Because it allowed him to see and study the environment in detail.
D. Because it was the only way to reach the places he was interested in.
( ) 55. What is the correct order for the following events from Xu’s life
a. He went on his first journey.
b. His book was finally printed.
c. He returned to his hometown for the last time.
d. He developed an interest in books about other places.
e. He started managing the family farm after his father died.
A.a-e-d-c-b B.d-e-a-c-b C.d-e-a-b-c D.e-d-a-b-c
五、信息还原（共5题，每小题2分，计10分）
There are some rules that teenagers should be allowed to learn in school. They are important to teenagers, although not all of them have to do with their subjects.
Real life is not always fair
56. Try to learn to get used to it. Many people won’t understand the real meaning of this rule until they’ve failed to find fairness again and again.
The world won’t care about your feelings
The world will expect you to succeed in doing something before you feel good about yourself. 57.
It will expect you to learn to understand the real world after you leave school. Then you’ll be sure of what to do with the real world.
A boss can’t be as friendly as your teacher
If you think your teacher is terrible, wait until you get a boss. Your boss won’t ask you how you feel about your work and will never give you more care or help. 58.
59.
Your life is not a sitcom. On TV they can solve their problems easily while drinking something in a beautiful place, but your problems won’t be solved in 30 or 45 minutes like hem. In real life, people usually have to leave the coffee shops to look for jobs.
Some behaviors make you look silly
Smoking does not make you look cool. 60. At the same time, purple hair and pierced body parts make you look like a silly kid. A grown-up teenager should know how to be smart.
A. It’s normal for you to face unfairness. B. We must obey these rules seriously. C. Actually, it makes you look foolish. D. The real world won’t care about you as much as your school does. E. He’ll only care about how much money you can help him make. F. Television is not real life
第II卷 非选择题 总分（45分）
六 阅读短文，回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题2分）
A.阅读回答问题（每小题2分，计10分） 每题不超过5个单词
Recently, hazy（霾）weather has become a serious problem in many parts of China. Heavy haze has spread quickly all over China. It has influenced people’s lives in the whole country from the north to the south, including Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu and Guangdong. People even can’t see each other when they stand about 50 meters from each other. It can cause lots of traffic accidents. So the highways are closed and the flights are put off on hazy days.
Cities like Shanghai and Nanjing have been covered with the grey sky for the past several weeks. Many walkers in the street had to wear masks（口罩）. In the Lukou airport in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, more than 60 flights were cut out on Saturday because of the hazy weather, which also made primary and middle schools and kindergartens stop having classes on Thursday and Friday in Nanjing. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said that there were several reasons for the heavy haze. Especially Bad weather conditions made it difficult for polluting things to disappear.
In order to clean up the air, the Chinese government now plans to cut coal use and increase cleaner production. “We must face the problem,” said Yan Naiqiang, a professor of environmental science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “It will take a long time to control and improve the weather condition.”
(每题不超过5个单词)
61. What has become a serious problem in many parts of China recently
_______________________________
62. How many flights were cut out because of the hazy weather in Nanjing
_______________________________
63. When did the schools in Nanjing stop having classes
_______________________________
64. Does hazy weather influence people’s lives in Shanxi
_______________________________
65. Why does the Chinese government now plan to cut coal use and increase cleaner production
_______________________________
七 词汇 (共20小题，每小题1分，计20分)
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。
(
mistake
join
hide
ask
experience
change
be
interest
ed
in abroad
brave
they
)
How time flies! It is two years since I began to study (66) on my student exchange program in America. I treasured（珍惜） that period of time because it was really an unforgettable (67) __________. Now let me share it with you.
At that time, I was a shy and quiet girl. The teacher spoke so fast that I didn't understand her most of the time. My spoken English was also weak. Because of my poor pronunciation（发音）, I was afraid to speak English in class. I just (68) behind my textbook and never said anything. Thanks to my classmate—Carl, he advised me (69)_________ a study group. There were twelve members in it. They made me brave and confident.
My teammates also helped me a lot. I practiced speaking English with (70) over and over again. Gradually, I (71) learning English. I had a few good English learning habits as well, such as(72)________ questions (73)________, learning from (74) ________ and so on. I made progress in learning English. I became outgoing and active actually, it was the teamwork that (75)________ me. I will never forget that experience.
（二）.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。
Have you ever had a difficult time refusing others Have you said “yes” when you really wanted to say “no” You’re not the o____76____ one to have this problem! Many people might have the same problem with you. We should learn to say “n____77____”, and how should we say it politely
If you are too busy, let the other person know. After all, your own work and family come f____78____. They are the most important for you. The other person will understand, especially if he or she a____79____ has a busy job and a family. You may say, “Sorry, I’m just busy now.” Then explain the r____80____ why you don’t have time.
If you think you can’t be of any help, then simply say so. Maybe you know someone else who would be b____81____ than you to help with the task. Recommend (推荐) that person instead. You may say like this, “I don’t think I’m the best one to help you out. Why not ask … ”
Sometimes you first have to check your plan before you promise. But remember it’s not a g____82____ idea to say this when you really mean “no” in the first place. This will waste the other person’s time. So n____83____ say “Let me get back to you” easily.
“I’d love to, but …” is usually a gentle way of saying “no” to someone. It shows that you like the other person’s idea b____84____ you just can’t do it.
Saying “no” doesn’t mean you are willing to hurt others’ feelings. You’re just listening to y____85____ own feelings. Sometimes saying “no” is the simplest and most direct way.
八书面表达（计 15 分）
“读万卷书，行万里路”。假如你是李明，你校英语报正在举行征文比赛，主题是A Wonderful Trip。请你根据下面的思维导图的提示，写一篇英语短文比赛，词数不少于90。
Who—my parents;
When, where and how—fly to Beijing, three hours; last summer, …;
What activities—1. the Great Wall: enjoy the natural beauty, …;
2. the Palace Museum: see so many beautiful works, …;
3. the Summer Palace: beautiful, go boating on Kunming Lake, relax after, …;
Your ideas: …
A Wonderful Trip
My parents and I went on a trip to Beijing last summer.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________江苏省盐城市东台市第二教育联盟2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试
八年级英语试题参考答案
一、听力（每小题1分，计20 分）
1-5 BBCCC 6-10 BCABA
11-15 BACAC 16-20 BBACA
二、单项选择：21-25 CDBBB 26-30 DDBDA 31-35 ACBCB
三、完形填空: 36-40 ABDBA 41-45 BCCDA
四、阅读理解: 46-48 CBC 49—51．ADC 52—55．ADCB
五、任务型阅读：56—60. ADEFC
阅读短文回答问题：
61. Hazy weather.
62. More than 60 flights.
63. On Thursday and Friday.
64. To clean up the air.
65. Yes, it does.
七 词汇 (共20小题，每小题1分，计20分)
（一）从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。
66 abroad 67.experience 68. hid 69.to join 70. them
was interested in 72. asking 73.bravely 74mistakes 75 changed
（二）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。
76. (o)nly 77. (n)o 78. (f)irst 79. (a)lso 80. (r)eason
81. (b)etter 82. (g)ood##(g)reat 83. (n)ever 84. (b)ut 85. (y)our
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八年级英语试题 答题卡2
六、阅读并回答问题。（共5小题，计10分）
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七、词汇（共20小题，计20分）
66.__________ 67.__________ 68.__________ 69.__________ 70.__________
71.__________ 72.__________ 73.__________ 74.__________ 75.__________
76.__________ 77.__________ 78.__________ 79.__________ 80.__________
81.__________ 82.__________ 83.__________ 84.__________ 85.__________
八、书面表达（共1小题，计15分）
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