榕江县朗洞中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期中测试
八年级 英语试卷
(满分:150分 时间:120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共五节,30个小题;每小题1分,满分30分)
第一节 听对话,选择相应的图片。(读一遍)
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第二节 听句子,选择最佳应答。(读一遍)
( )7.A.I’m a student. B.I have a headache. C.She has a cold.
( )8.A.Yes,I do. B.No,I won’t. C.Yes,I was.
( )9.A.The same to you. B.You’re welcome. C.I will.Thank you.
( )10.A.I was taking a shower. B.He was helping his mom make dinner.
C.He is sleeping.
( )11.A.It doesn’t matter. B.Good idea. C.Of course.
( )12.A.On April 4,1968. B.For a week. C.In two days.
第三节 听对话,选择最佳选项完成句子。(读两遍)
( )13. came up with the plan.
A.Dale B.Frank C.Eric
( )14.The car accident happened .
A.at 1:58 p.m. B.at 2:00 p.m. C.at 2:02 p.m.
( )15.The woman thinks doing the dishes is .
A.interesting B.relaxing C.boring
( )16.The boy is now.
A.sweeping the floor B.playing the violin C.folding the clothes
( )17.Sally will if she argues with her best friend.
A.tell her parents B.say sorry C.spend time alone
( )18.Jack was when the rainstorm came.
A.in the kitchen B.in the living room C.in the bathroom
第四节 听对话,根据对话内容及问题,选择最佳选项。(读两遍)
听下面一段对话,回答第19、20题。
( )19.Where are they probably talking
A.In the street. B.In the hospital. C.In the classroom.
( )20.Who is sick
A.Mike. B.Tom. C.Mike and Tom.
听下面一段对话,回答第21、22题。
( )21.Where are they talking
A.At home. B.At the cinema. C.In the classroom.
( )22.How long did Li Lei spend on his homework
A.About one and a half hours. B.About two hours.C.About eight hours.
听下面一段对话,回答第23、24题。
( )23.What does Tina want to be when she grows up
A.A farmer. B.A teacher. C.An actress.
( )24.Where may Tina work
A.In a big cith. B.In her hometown. C.In a foreign country.
第五节 听短文,完成表中所缺信息,每空仅填一词。(读三遍)
Name Love Volunteering
Nick playing football teach 25. children
Dave 26. work in the zoo
John 27. and telling funny stories 28. sick kids
Sally painting paint for the school 29.
Anna 30. sing for the old people or sing to raise money for the people in need
第二部分 完形(共两节,满分20分)
第一节 (共5个小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
阅读下面短文,从框内6个选项中选出能分别填入5个小题空白处的最佳选项。
A.opened B.but C.names D.when E.hit F.my
I had two unwanted house guests for years.Their 31. were Fear(惧怕) and Hate.It seemed that they liked to stay with me.I tried several times to let them out,
32. in the end,I found they came back again and again.They also invited their bad friends,like Worry,to stay with me.They made 33. life terrible.
Finally one day,I couldn’t stand them any more.I decided to get rid of these unwanted guests.Then I heard a knock on the door of my soul(内心).When I 34. the door,I found Love there.I invited Love in and to my surprise,my unwanted house guests left.Then Love asked his friends Peace and Joy to come in.Later,Fear and Hate tried to get back to my house,but 35. they saw Love in my house,they ran away.
Open the door of your soul.Invite Love in and let Fear and Hate go.Make your home a happy one now.
第二节 (共10个小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a 36 student when he was young.He was often late for 37 and didn’t like doing his homework.Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much, 38 he always thought he understood everything.One day,the teacher 39 the students a question,“When Jack was ten years old, 40 brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and 41 is his brother Bob ”John said,“That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack,so he is now thirty.”
Another time,the 42 in a science class asked,“When it thunders(打雷), 43 do we always see the light before we 44 the sound ”
“But,Miss,”said John quickly,“don’t you 45 our eyes are in front of our ears ”
( )36.A.good B.tall C.rich
( )37.A.sleep B.lunch C.class
( )38.A.but B.and C.or
( )39.A.sent B.asked C.told
( )40.A.your B.my C.his
( )41.A.how many B.how old C.what
( )42.A.teacher B.farmer C.nurse
( )43.A.what B.why C.where
( )44.A.break B.make C.hear
( )45.A.read B.hope C.know
第三部分 阅读(共三节,满分50分)
第一节 (共12个小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面三个语篇,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出各题的最佳选项。
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A WONDERFUL NIGHT AT DA YANG AQUARIUM(海洋馆) Have you ever seen sea animals at night What do they do Eat Sleep Swim Let’s go and enjoy the happy time. Time:6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Saturday
6:30 p.m.—7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.—7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.—8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Walking time Playing time Feeding time Picture-taking time
Walking with the penguins Playing with the seals Feeding the fish Taking pictures with the dolphins
Tour A Tour B Tour C Tour D
*You can enjoy dinner at our restaurant under the water from 6:00 to 6:30.
*You can’t eat anything while you are watching the sea animals.
*You cannot spend time with all four kinds of sea animals in one tour.
*Each tour costs 15 yuan.You can buy the tickets at the gate of the aquarium.
*You can decide which tour you will join after you arrive at the aquarium.
( )46.If you want to play with the seals,which tour should you choose
A.Tour A. B.Tour B. C.Tour C.
( )47.If you want to enjoy 4 tours,how much will you pay for them
A.15 yuan. B.30 yuan. C.60 yuan.
( )48.What can’t you do while you are watching the sea animals
A.Feed the fish. B.Walk with the penguins. C.Eat food.
( )49.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A.You can go to the aquarium to see the sea animals on Sunday nights.
B.You can decide which tour you will join after you arrive at the aquarium.
C.You cannot spend time with all four kinds of sea animals in one tour.
B
Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village.As he was passing the elephants,he suddenly stopped.He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front legs.No chains(锁链),no cages.It was clear that the elephants could,at any time,break away from their ropes but for some reasons,they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and
didn’t try to get away.“Well,” the trainer said,“when they were very young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and,at that age,it was enough to hold them.As they grow up,they still believe they cannot break away.They believe the rope can hold them,so they never try to break free.”
How could it be These animals could at any time break free from their ropes.But because they were always stuck right where they were,they believed they
couldn’t.
Just like the elephants,how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something,just because we failed in it once before
We should never give up the struggle(挣扎) in life.
( )50.What did the man see in the village
A.Chains. B.Elephants. C.Cages.
( )51.Why did the elephants never try to break free from the ropes
A.Because they thought they couldn’t.
B.Because they were too old to do it.
C.Because they liked their living places.
( )52.How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said
A.Moved. B.Surprised. C.Nervous.
( )53.Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph
A.Failing is part of learning. B.We should be different from others.
C.Helping animals is helping ourselves.
C
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends.They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do.In large families,it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.
Even when they are not with their friends,they usually spend a lot of time talking with them on the phone.This communication is very important in children’s growing up,because friends can discuss some things with them.These things are difficult to talk about with their family members.
However,parents often try to choose friends for their children.Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.Have you ever thought of the following questions
Who chooses your friends Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you Do you have a good friend your parents don’t like Your answers are welcome.
( )54.Many teenagers think that their can understand them better.
A.sisters B.parents C.friends
( )55. is very important to teenagers.
A.Making friends B.Meeting friends C.Living with friends
( )56.Teenagers usually like to .
A.go to their brothers and sisters for help
B.discuss something with their friends
C.make friends with their parents
( )57.According to the writer,parents should .
A.choose friends for their children B.understand their children better
C.stop their children from choosing friends for themselves
第二节 (共5个小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从框内6个选项中选出能分别填入5个小题空白处的最佳选项。
How to make a glass orchestra
Did you know that you can make a musical instrument from glasses or glass bottles It is also called a glass orchestra.58.
You need:eight glasses or glass bottles,water,food coloring,two pencils.
59. Start with a small amount of water in the first glass and a little more water to the next glass.Add some water to every glass.
Put a little food coloring in each glass.60.
Use the pencils to tap the glasses.61. Some will sound high and some will sound low.You can add or remove water in the glasses to change the sound.62. Put the glasses in a line from highest to lowest.
Try to play a tune on your glass orchestra.Start with a simple tune like Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star or Three Blind Mice.
A.Here is how to make one.
B.Pour water into each glass.
C.Each glass makes a different sound.
D.The color makes the water beautiful.
E.You can try different sized glasses too.
F.This helps you see how much water is in each glass.
第三节 (共5个小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,根据其内容完成文后的表格。(每空不超过三个单词)
Many kids help parents to do chores in the house.They may take out the trash,walk the dog or sweep the floor.In return,some kids get money or other rewards from their parents,such as 20 minutes to play computer games.
But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores.One of them is Jane Smith,a parenting educator and family coach.She believes if kids get rewards,they may think that work isn’t worth(值得) doing unless you get something in return.For example,kids won’t sweep the floor if they see it is dirty.But they will do it if their parents reward them for it.
“Every house is a team effort,” Jane said.“A home is a living space for everyone in the family.It’s important for kids to see that we all have the responsibility(责任) to keep our home clean.”
Other people hold different opinions.They believe that money or other rewards encourage kids to do more chores.It also teaches them real world lessons.They can learn about how we work to make money.
Now,there are also apps that encourage kids to do chores.The apps give kids points and digital(数字的) gifts that can be used either online or in life.With an app kids earn digital points after doing chores.Kids can exchange their points for real rewards,such as time to play video games or a trip to the mall.“Our goal is to encourage kids,so they can earn rewards,” says Joe Black,the founder of the app.
“Kids need positive(积极的) power to make them do chores.”
Title:Should kids 63. for doing housework
Kids shouldn’t get rewards for doing chores. They may think that work isn’t 64. unless their parents reward them for it. Every house is a team effort.It’s important for kids to see that we all have the responsibility to keep our home 65. .
Kids should get rewards for doing chores. Rewards can encourage kids to 66. . If rewarded for doing chores,kids can learn to make money 67. .
第四部分 语言运用(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 (共5个小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据中文意思,补全英语译文。(每空限填一词,缩写算一词)
68.我们应该学好英语,以便能向世界讲述中国故事。
We should learn English well we can tell Chinese stories to the world.
69.他过去很胖,但是现在有点瘦。
He to very fat,but now he is a little thin.
70.杰克不喜欢乡村音乐,我也不喜欢。
Jack doesn’t like country music and I.
71.不要再看电视了。到做作业的时间了。
Don’t watch TV anymore. for homework.
72.夜幕降临,强风正逐渐减弱。
The night was falling and the strong wind was .
第二节 (共10个小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在各题空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Oliver Twist is one of the 73. (famous) stories by Charles Dickens.Set in the nineteenth century,it is about a boy called Oliver who finds 74. (he) alone in the world.He lives in a special house for poor people and always has an empty stomach.One day,he asks 75. more food and gets into a lot of trouble!
Later,Oliver runs away to London.There,he meets some boys who steal(偷) money and other things.They teach Oliver to steal too,though Oliver does not want to 76. he is a good child.After many 77. (difficulty),Oliver is taken home by a kind old man.In the end,Oliver discovers that the kind old man is a relative,and he goes to live with 78. (he) in the city.
There are many reasons why Oliver Twist is such a popular story.There is
79. lot of action in the book,and it is also very humorous.The writer was also very good at 80. (write) about the everyday lives of poor children in London in the 81. (nineteen) century.His book made people care much 82. (much) about the problems of poor children.
第五部分 写作(满分25分)
请结合下图内容及提示,以“A Fun Place”为题,根据写作要求,写一篇不少于80词的短文。
写作要求:1.短文须包含图中所有信息,并适当拓展。
2.文中不能出现真实的人名和校名。
A Fun Place
听力材料：
第一部分 听力
第一节 听对话,选择相应的图片。(读一遍)
1.W:What was your mother doing while your father was reading a newspaper
M:She was cooking.
2.M:What do you need,Linda
W:I need some coffee because I always work until midnight.
3.W:Could you please sweep the floor first,Bob
M:No problem.
4.W:What does Tina do in your city
M:She is an animal doctor.
5.W:How long have you climbed the mountains
M:I have climbed the mountains for two years.
6.M:What should I do to keep healthy
W:To keep healthy,you could walk to work instead of driving a car.
第二节 听句子,选择最佳应答。(读一遍)
7.What’s the matter with you,Helen
8.Do you remember what you were doing then
9.Give my best wishes to your parents.
10.What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily
11.Can you help me with my English,Jenny
12.When did the event happen
第三节 听对话,选择最佳选项完成句子。(读两遍)
13.W:Really a great plan! Did you come up with it,Dale
M:No,Frank did.He wanted to help the people in need.
14.M:There was a car accident in front of Park School.Um... Do you know when it happened
W:At 1:58 in the afternoon.
15.W:I don’t like to do the dishes.It’s boring.
M:Me neither.
16.W:Could you please fold your clothes
M:Sure,Mom.But I’m playing the violin now.
17.M:Sally,what will you do if you argue with your best friend
W:I will say sorry to her if it’s my fault.But I will never tell my parents.
18.M:Kate,what were you doing when the rainstorm came
W:I was playing games with my cousin Rose in the living room.What about you,Jack
M:Oh,I was taking a shower.
第四节 听对话,根据对话内容及问题,选择最佳选项。(读两遍)
听下面一段对话,回答第19、20题。
W:Is everyone here today
M:No,Tom and Mike aren’t.
W:Where are they
M:Tom wasn’t feeling well,so Mike took him to hospital.
W:OK.Let’s begin our class.
听下面一段对话,回答第21、22题。
W:Hello,Li Lei.You’re at school early.What were you doing at eight o’clock last night
M:I was doing my homework.
W:How long did it take you to finish it
M:About one and a half hours.
听下面一段对话,回答第23、24题。
M:Hi,Tina!What do you want to be when you grow up
W:I want to be a farmer
M:Why do you want to be a famer
W:I think it is a hard but interesting job.
M:If you become a famer,where will you work
W:Maybe in my hometown.I want to keep some animals there.
第五节 听短文,完成表中所缺信息,每空仅填一词。(读三遍)
All my classmates are volunteers.Nick enjoys playing football and he teaches the young children how to play football.Dave loves animals and on weekends he works in the zoo or animal hospitals.John likes reading funny stories and he is good at telling stories and jokes,so he often goes to the hospital to visit sick kids.Sally likes painting,so she paints for the school newspaper.Anna loves singing and she sings for the old people or sings to raise money for the people in need.All of them are very happy because they can offer their help to others.答案：
第一部分
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Name Love Volunteering
Nick playing football teach 25. young children
Dave 26. animals work in the zoo
John 27. reading and telling funny stories 28. visit sick kids
Sally painting paint for the school 29. newspaper
Anna 30. singing sing for the old people or sing to raise money for the people in need
第二部分 完形(共两节,满分20分)
31. C ,32. B 33. F 34. A 35. D
(A)36.A.good B.tall C.rich
(C)37.A.sleep B.lunch C.class
(A)38.A.but B.and C.or
(B)39.A.sent B.asked C.told
(C)40.A.your B.my C.his
(B)41.A.how many B.how old C.what
(A)42.A.teacher B.farmer C.nurse
(B)43.A.what B.why C.where
(C)44.A.break B.make C.hear
(C)45.A.read B.hope C.know
第三部分 阅读(共三节,满分50分)
(B)46.
(C)47.
(C)48.
(A)49.
(B)50.
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(C)54.
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(B)56.
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58. A 59. B .60. F 61. C .62. E
Title:Should kids 63. get rewards for doing housework
Kids shouldn’t get rewards for doing chores. They may think that work isn’t 64. worth doing unless their parents reward them for it. Every house is a team effort.It’s important for kids to see that we all have the responsibility to keep our home 65. clean .
Kids should get rewards for doing chores. Rewards can encourage kids to 66. do more chores . If rewarded for doing chores,kids can learn to make money 67. through work .
第四部分 语言运用(共两节,满分25分)
68.We should learn English well so that we can tell Chinese stories to the world.
69.He used to be very fat,but now he is a little thin.
70.Jack doesn’t like country music and neither do I.
71.Don’t watch TV anymore. It’s time for homework.
72.The night was falling and the strong wind was dying down .
73. most famous 74. himself (he) 75. for 76. because 77. difficulties 78. him 79. a 80. writing 81. nineteenth 82. more
第五部分 写作(满分25分)
One possible version:
A Fun Place
I have been to Sanya before.It is a good place to take a holiday.Sanya is in the south of Hainan Island,China.It has a population of about 1,066,000.It covers the land area of about 1,921 square kilometers and it is one of the most popular seaside cities in China.
The weather there is neither too hot nor too cold in winter.Many people from the north choose to go there at that time.It is famous for the blue sea and the white beaches.There are many interesting places to visit,such as Tianya Haijiao and Luhuitou Park.It is also a good place to eat delicious food.There you can enjoy all kinds of tropical fruits,such as mangos and coconuts.And you can also try lots of nice seafood.
If you like travelling,you should go there.You can try delicious food and have lots of fun.
