2023～2024学年度第一学期期中学业质量调研
八年级英语
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共65分）
Ⅰ．听力测试（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题。听两遍。
1．Which girl is Millie’s friend
A． B． C．
2．What will the boy do after school
A． B． C．
3．Where is Linda now
A． B． C．
4．What else does the girl need to make paper flowers
A． B． C．
5．What will John do this Sunday
A．Go to the park. B．Take photos. C．Go to a football match.
6．Who would the girl choose as her best friend
A．Betty. B．Suzy. C．Sandy.
7．When does the boy usually get to school
A．At 7:30． B．At 8:00． C．At 8:30.
8．What did the girl think of the school trip to a zoo
A．Great. B．Bad. C．Boring.
9．Why is the girl still in the reading room
A．Because the book is very interesting.
B．Because the weather outside is too bad.
C．Because her father forgets to pick her up.
10．What does the man mean
A．He can make a new bookshelf for the woman.
B．He wants to buy a big bookshelf.
C．He can give the bookshelf to the woman.
第二部分 听对话和短文答题，听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。
11．What will the students do in the Buddy Club today
A．Help Mr Smith. B．Listen to a talk. C．Help friends.
12．How many students will go with Kitty
A．3. B．4. C．5.
听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题。
The Greens’ weekend
Mr. Green went fishing with his 13
Mrs. Green cleaned the house did some cooking went 14
David went for a 15 played computer games
13．A．neighbour B．friend C．classmate
14．A．running B．reading C．shopping
15．A．swim B．picnic C．walk
听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。
16．What was the weather like that day
A．Sunny. B．Windy. C．Rainy.
17．How was the waiter when the old man asked him to take some fish to his horse
A．Angry. B．Surprised. C．Interested.
18．Who didn’t run out to see the horse eat fish
A．The old man. B．The waiter. C．We don’t know.
19．Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse
A．Because his horse liked eating fish.
B．Because the horse was hungry.
C．Because he wanted to sit by the fire.
20．What do you think of the old man
A．Brave. B．Clever. C．Kind.
Ⅱ．单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
21．—The film Octagonal（八角笼中） is ______ excellent one. What do you think of it
—It’s one of ______ most meaningful films this year.
A．a; the B．an; a C．the, the D．an, the
22．Of the three foreign friends, one is from Canada, ______ two are from Italy.
A．other B．another C．the other D．some other
23．Climbing isn’t ______ skating, but both of them are interesting.
A．as excited as B．as more exciting as C．as exciting as D．as more excited as
24．—Mr Li, the team from Suzhou is very strong. I’m afraid we can’t win the match.
—Never mind. Believe ______, children. You are the best.
A．ourselves B．themselves C．yourself D．yourselves
25．Not only Jack but also Nancy and I ______ interested in DIY. We often make wonderful things.
A．am B．are C．was D．were
26．—Winter is coming. I hear it is very cold in Huai’an this winter.
—Yes. Why not ______ an air conditioner in the living room
A．put in B．put away C．put on D．put out
27．—Our school plans to have a sports meeting the day after tomorrow. Will it be sunny
—It ______ fine. Who knows The weather always changes quickly.
A．maybe B．must be C．will be D．may be
28．—The doctor asked me ______ too much because it’s bad for my health.
—That’s right. The less you drink, ______ you will be.
A．Don’t drink; the healthier B．not to drink; the more healthier
C．not to drink; the healthier D．Don’t drink; the more healthier
29．Tomorrow is my grandma’s birthday. I want to buy ______ for her to make her happy.
A．anything special B．something special C．special something D．special anything
30．—Can I take photos of Yuanmingyuan Beast Head in Huai’an Museum
—______. Look at the sign. It says “No photos”.
A．You’d better not B．Don’t mention it C．That’s OK D．Don’t worry
Ⅲ．完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
During the Jin Dynasty （265-420）, there 31 a child named Che Yin. He was 32 and loved to read. He grew up in a poor family and couldn’t afford（买得起） lamp oil to 33 at night.
One night, he saw fireflies（萤火虫） 34 his house and thought of an idea. He 35 some fireflies in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. It is said that he 36 all of his summer nights reading like this.
Another child named Sun Kang also loved 37 . One night during 38 , Sun used up all of his lamp oil and 39 study at night. When he woke up at midnight, he saw the snow reflecting（反射） the moonlight outside his house. “Oh, I can use the reflected light 40 !” he thought. He took out his books and read, though he was freezing 41 .
Both of these kids later became 42 . People were touched by their hardworking spirit（精神） and turned their stories into the Chinese idiom（成语） nang ying ying xue（囊萤映雪）.
In the past, people had a 43 harder time studying than we do. They might have to copy books by hand because books were rare then. For poor families, paper and writing brushes（毛笔） were often too 44 . Students even had to travel very far to find a good 45 . But these difficulties did not stop young minds from learning.
All of us can learn a lot from these stories. Although they don’t take place in modern times, they are just like the light of fireflies- they light up the road to knowledge.
31．A．were B．are C．is D．was
32．A．smart B．foolish C．sad D．generous
33．A．play B．study C．draw D．dance
34．A．down B．inside C．outside D．between
35．A．caught B．found C．bought D．brought
36．A．took B．spent C．cost D．paid
37．A．speaking B．listening C．writing D．reading
38．A．summer B．spring C．winter D．autumn
39．A．couldn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
40．A．read B．reads C．to read D．reading
41．A．hot B．cool C．cold D．warm
42．A．famous B．rich C．poor D．kind
43．A．little B．much C．less D．more
44．A．high B．cheap C．expensive D．low
45．A．painter B．postman C．doctor D．teacher
Ⅳ．阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
▲
Song Qian, 14 I got 3,600 yuan this year. I would like to use this money to buy some books and school supplies （学 习用品）. The money will also be useful for after- class activities and study projects.
Zhang Ping, 13 During Spring Festival, I got over 2,000 yuan in gift money. I can decide how to use the money. I chose to put all of it in the bank. I hope to use it if I have a chance to study abroad in the future.
Li Ai,12 The gift money I got this year was over 1,000 yuan. I gave most of it to my parents. They will use the money to pay for some of my school fees. Of course. I still have some left for myself. I am planning to buy gifts for my parents on their birthdays.
Li Lei, 14 I can use part of my gift money. I have 4,800 yuan in the bank this year and I will take out 700 yuan for myself. I will use the money to buy textbooks, snacks and to go to the movies.
46．Song Qian planned to use her gift money to ______.
a．buy her parents gifts b．buy books and school supplies
c．go to see movies d．pay for after- class activities and study projects
A．ab B．ac C．bc D．bd
47．How much money will be left in the bank for Li Lei
A.4800 yuan B.4100 yuan C.2000 yuan D．700 yuan
48．According to the four students, they won’t spend the gift money on ______.
A．study B．travelling C．gifts D．snacks
49．Which of the following sentence can be put on the ▲
A．How do you spend Spring Festival gift money
B．How much Spring Festival gift money do you get
C．Who gives you Spring Festival gift money
D．What will you buy with your Spring Festival gift money
B
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person” How strange! ABC means American- born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside- thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside - looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的） Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民） of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great- grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
50.“ABCs” in this passage means ______.
A．three English letters B．a kind of banana
C．Chinese born in America D．Americans born in China
51．The underlined word “blood” may probably mean ______.
A．洪水 B．血统 C．祖先 D．身份
52．Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs
A．ABCs may know little about China. B．They are overseas Chinese.
C．They may speak little Chinese. D．They are Chinese citizens.
C
I like travelling. I have been to many places, such as Beijing and Shanghai. Yet, I still have a wish- to go somewhere to experience（体验） differences and changes.
Thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative （一带一路倡议）, my mother’s university has a Polish research center（波兰研究中心）. I got to meet a boy named Tomek. He came to China with his mother from Poland this summer vacation. We were so excited to meet each other. He found it interesting to learn Chinese and Chinese culture. I even taught him some Ningbo dialect（宁波方言）. It was a fun experience for me.
Then I began to wonder how these two countries, thousands of kilometers apart, can be closely linked（联系） today. My mother told me it was because of the Belt and Road Initiative. More than 2,000 years ago, Chinese people opened up routes（路线） of trade（贸易） and cultural exchanges（交流）. This was called the Silk Road. In 2013, President Xi Jinping came up with the idea of building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It is a great project.
I live in Ningbo, which is a starting point for the Maritime Silk Road. I want to go to other countries taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative, including Russia, Pakistan and Poland. I want to make many friends like Tomek from these countries. I want to give Chinese gifts to foreign friends and tell them stories about China. Also, I want to see the contributions（贡献） that China has made to help with the development of other countries around the world.
53．Why does the writer want to travel somewhere else
A．To make more friends in China. B．To buy Chinese gifts for his family.
C．To experience differences and changes. D．To see beautiful views in foreign countries.
54．More than 2,000 years ago, Chinese people traded on ______.
A．the Belt and Road Initiative B．the Silk Road
C．the Silk Road Economic Belt D．the Maritime Silk Road
55．Which country is a starting country for the Maritime Silk Road
A．China. B．Polana. C．Russia. D．Pakistan.
56．We can tell from the story that the writer ______.
A．hopes to get gifts from foreign friends
B．hopes to do more cultural exchange
C．will become a businessman in the future
D．will travel to Poland to visit Tomek
D
“Merry Christmas, Mother!” they cried.
“Merry Christmas, little daughters!” Mrs March said in her happy voice. She hugged（拥抱） them, but she suddenly became very serious（严肃的）.
“Come and sit down, girls. I want to say something before we start breakfast.”
They all sat down at the breakfast table and Mrs March continued（继续说）.
“I went to see a poor woman this morning. Her name is Mrs Hummel. She lives near here in one room with her seven children. One of them is only a baby.
They are cold and hungry because they don’t have a fire or any food. The oldest boy came to ask me for help. Girls, can we give them our breakfast as a Christmas present ”
The sisters looked at the good food on the table. They were all hungry. For a minute, nobody spoke. Then Jo said, “I’m so glad you came back before we started eating, Mum!”
Meg put the bread on a big plate without saying anything.
“Can I help carry the things to the poor children ” asked Beth.
“I want to take the cream and muffins（松饼）,” said Amy. They were her favourite things.
Mrs March smiled.
“Let’s all go together,” she said.
The girls and Hannah put on their hats and cloaks（披风） and went out into the snowy street.
They were shocked（吃惊的） when they saw the Hummels’ room. The window was broken and there was no fire. It was very cold. Mrs Hummel, the baby and a group of pale（苍白的） children were trying to keep warm under one old blanket. Mrs Hummel cried with joy.
Hannah made a fire and put her own cloak over the broken window. The girls put the food on the table and soon the children were eating it hungrily.
Mrs March gave the mother some hot soup and dressed the little baby.
“Angels（天使）! You’re angels!” Mrs Hummel called to them as they left.
That Christmas morning, the girls had bread and milk for breakfast but they weren’t sad.
“I’m glad that we helped those poor people,” said Meg. “It was the right thing to do.”
—Adapted from Little Women
57．Mrs March. and her children planned to give their ______ to the Hummel family.
A．toys B．money C．food D．clothes
58．______ went to Mrs Hummel’s home first.
A．Jo B．Beth C．Meg D．Mrs March
59．Mrs March’s daughters were shocked when they saw the Hummels’ room because ______.
A．Mrs March didn’t tell them anything about the family
B．the Hummel family’s life was much more difficult than they thought
C．the room was so warm and nice
D．Mrs Hummel’s children looked healthy and comfortable in the room
60．Which of the following is TRUE about Mrs March’s children
A．They didn’t agree to help Mrs Hummel and her family.
B．They were not generous to the Hummel family.
C．They decided to help the Hummel family without thinking.
D．Meg thought it was meaningful to help the Hummel family.
Ⅴ．信息还原，共有七个选项，有两个是多余的（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
Do you have true friends Do you want to know better between you and your friends There are three different kinds of friends: “pest friends”, “guest friends”, and “best friends”.
The first kind of friends is simply an acquaintance（熟人）. All you usually know about them is their names. You may meet this kind of friends at school, at work, or on the bus, but you don’t miss them when they’ re not around. 61 That is why they are called “pest friends”.
The second kind of friends could also be called “social partners”. 62 You know their names, a little of what they like or dislike, and a little of their family histories. You usually have a few things in common, but you don’t talk about anything deep, such as your wishes or fears, and they don’t open up to you how they really feel.
The last kind of friends, the “best friend”, is the one you know the deepest. 63 You have no problem staying at each other’s houses, and you share your deepest feelings and thoughts. 64 Sometimes they may not be perfect, but at least they will always care about you, and never do anything on purpose（故意地） to hurt you.
65 We should value （重视） all friendships and remember, all best friends start out as just acquaintances.
A．They are closer than acquaintances, but not as close as true friends. B．You have to keep secrets to yourself. C．They will help you with your life problems. D．You’re like family, and know everything about each other. E．When this kind of friends does something bad, you don’t tell them. F．We all have our pest, guest, and best friends. G．They will correct you when you’re wrong.
61．______ 62．______ 63．______ 64．______ 65．______
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共55分）
Ⅵ．词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A）根据句意及所给中文提示或首字母，写出句中所缺单词。
66．Please let me know if you have time to ______（出席） tomorrow’s meeting.
67．What about ______（主动提出） some help to the children in poor mountain areas
68．“If faith（信念） has a color, it must be Chinese red.” Meng Wanzhou said, and she kept the faith going ______（自始至终） the difficult days.
69．Tom is interested in China and plans to learn more about Chinese history and c______.
70．The students in our school usually have a w______ test on each subject.
B） 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
71．Lucy did well in the 800- meter race. She came ______（one）.
72．The sports meeting ______（take） place last Saturday.
73．School ends much ______（early） on Friday, so the resident students（住校生） can go home.
74．The bike under the tree is this ______（climb）.
75．It’s too far away. It is ______（possible） for him to get there in ten minutes.
Ⅶ．完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据所给中文意思，用英语完成句子。
76．为了保持苗条，琳达对练瑜伽着迷。
______, Linda ______ practising yoga.
77．安迪总是讲滑稽的笑话，使我们捧腹大笑。
Andy always ______ and ______ a lot.
78．昨天我妈妈建议我用当季的水果制作水果沙拉。
My mum ______ use fruit ______ to make a fruit salad yesterday.
79．不要害怕犯错，我们可以从错误中学到很多。
Don’t be afraid of ______, and we can ______ them.
80．我很幸运在淮安参观了如此多的名胜古迹，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。
I was lucky to visit so many ______ in Huai’an and I ______.
Ⅷ．任务型阅读（A篇共5小题，每小题2分，B篇共10小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
A
My grandma is a gentle old lady. Like many women of her time, she is good at sewing（缝纫）. She made all my childhood clothes on her own. As a young girl, I liked staying with my grandma to help her sew instead of playing outside with my friends. I was so interested in getting the thread（线） through the eyes of the needle（针）.
Later, instead of making clothes, my grandmother would sew gloves or insoles for me. She cannot be with me all the time, but the love passed by her needle and thread warms me.
It was my grandma who sparked my enthusiasm（热情） for sewing and taught me how to show love and care. Almost a year ago, I was trying to give a birthday present to my friend. Then, I thought, “Why don’t I sew her a gift ” I decided to make her a pencil case. I cut out the picture from my old skirt, drew a design and started sewing. It took me many days to finish it. The final result wasn’t as pretty as I imagined. But it was the best pencil case that I could make.
Just yesterday, my friend called me and said that every time she sees the pencil case, she thinks of me and the warm feeling.
Sewing is a fantastic art form that can convey（传达） our love and care.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
81．Who made the writer’s childhood clothes
___________________________________________________________________________________________
82．What did the writer like better, playing with her friends or helping her grandmother sew
___________________________________________________________________________________________
83．Why did the writer sew a pencil case for her friend
___________________________________________________________________________________________
84．How long did it take the writer to make the pencil case
___________________________________________________________________________________________
85．What can sewing convey according to writer’s opinion
___________________________________________________________________________________________
B
Zhou Xue is a mother of a 9- year- old boy in Jiangsu Province. She is worried because seven of the 46 children in her son’s class have started wearing glasses. “Worrying about eye health of students is very real these days,” she told China Daily.
However, as the right picture shows a doctor is examining （检查） the eyesight（视力） of a child from Wantang Primary School in Yunnan province in September, this school did something well- all its 536 students have quite good eyesight.
Some people may think that the school might be a unique case（个例）, while some of its measures（措施） are useful.
First of all, teachers tell every student to go outside during the class breaks（休息）. They do outdoor activities for more than three hours a day, according to Yang Qingyi, a teacher at the school. “Even for quiet students, we tell them to take a walk outside,” he said.
Other measures are also useful. For example, students can’t take mobile phones to school. They get at least 10.5 hours of sleep every day. The school tries to give students a healthy diet. And there are green trees all around the school, according to Sun Fubiao, the school’s principal（校长）.
Chinese government（政府） pays more attention to （更加关注） students’ eye health. The double - reduction policy（双减政策） came out in July 2021. It says that primary schools should not give homework to Grade 1 and Grade 2 students so that they won’t use their eyes too much. There is also a guideline （准则） brought out by the National Health Commission, saying that schools should examine students’ eyesight in spring term and autumn term.
根据上面的短文内容，完成表格，每空一个单词。
Working for good eyesight
Problem Some people are worried about 86 health of students, because many of the students wear glasses.
Some 87 measures from Wantang Primary School 88 the students in this school have good eyesight. ◆Going outside 89 two classes, even for quiet students. ◆Spending 90 3 hours a day on outdoor activities. ◆No mobile phones in school. ◆At least 10.5 hours for 91 . ◆Eating 92 at school. ◆Green trees are all 93 the school.
The double- reduction policy from Chinese government ◆Students in Grade 1 and 2 needn’t do their 94 . ◆Schools should examine students’ eyesight 95 a year.
86．______ 87．______ 88．______ 89．______ 90．______
91．______ 92．______ 93．______ 94．______ 95．______
Ⅸ．书面表达（满分15分）
随着国家“双减”政策的落实，“延时服务”的推进，校园生活变得丰富多彩。请你用英文写一篇短文，向你的笔友Harry介绍一下你的学校生活以及你的愿望。
活动 1．许多俱乐部，如…… 2．最喜欢做DIY，因为……但有时候DIY可能危险，所以我们要小心。
老师 1．有耐心，工作认真，…… 2．乐于助人……
朋友 1．诚实，幽默…… 2．能保守秘密
愿望 参加更多的课外活动，活动时间：……
要求：1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯，要点齐全；
3）字数在80词左右，开头已给，不计入总词数。
Harry, I study at a new school now. I’d like to tell you something about my school life.
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淮安区2023～2024学年度第一学期期中质量调研
八年级英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第Ⅰ卷
Ⅰ．听力测试
01-05 CACAC 06-10 ABABC 11-15 BAACB 16-20 CBACB
Ⅱ．单项选择
21-25 DCCDB 26-30 ADCBA
Ⅲ．完形填空
31-35 DABCA 36-40 BDCAC 41-45 CABCD
Ⅳ．阅读理解
46-50 DBBAC 51-55 BDCBA 56-60 BCDBD
Ⅴ．信息还原
61-65 EADGF
第Ⅱ卷
Ⅵ．词汇运用
66．attend 67．offering 68．through 69．culture（s） 70．weekly
71．first 72．took 73．earlier 74．climber’s 75．impossible
Ⅶ．完成句子
76．To keep slim; is crazy about
77．tells funny jokes; makes us laugh
78．advised me to; in season
79．making mistakes/ a mistake; learn a lot from
80．places of interest; couldn’t believe my eyes
Ⅷ． 任务型阅读
81．Her grandma./ Her grandmother.
82．Helping her grandmother sew.
83．To give her a birthday present./To make her a birthday present./Because her friend’s birthday was coming.
84．Many days. （加for扣一分）
85．Our love and care./Love and care.
86．eye 87．useful 88．All 89．between 90．over
91．sleeping 92．healthily 93．around 94．homework 95．twice
Ⅸ．书面表达
Harry, I study at a new school now. I’d like to tell you something about my school life.
There are many kinds of different clubs in school, such as the Basketball Club, the Singing Club, and the Drawing Club. I like doing DIY best because it is interesting and we can get fun from it. However, DIY can be dangerous sometimes. So we should be careful.
Teachers are very hard-working. They spend most of their time with us and are ready to help us any time. We respect and like them very much. At the same time, I have many good friends in school. They are humorous and kind. If I have some secrets, they always can keep them for me.
I hope I can have more time to take part in after-class activities. I also hope my school will be better and better in the future.
