城东初中2024学年第二学期期中测试
八年级英语参考答案
听力
C A A C B
A B B C C
A C B A C
完形填空
C B D B A
C A D B B
C A B D D
阅读理解
A D C A D
C B B C D
B C B A D
词汇运用
was walking trouble nervous opening meant
communication members offer clear interested
satisfaction instead difficulties wrong lonely
语法填空
why skills easily makes a
when better to let from their
任务型阅读
71-74 A E C D
书面表达
略城东初中2024学年第二学期期中阶段性测试试卷
八年级英语 总分：120分 考试时间：100分钟
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（一）听力部分（共20分）
一、听力（本题共15小题，第一、二节每小题1分，第三节每小题2分，共计20分）
第一节：听小对话，选择正确的答案，每段对话仅读一遍。
( )1. How often does Tom help with chores
A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week.
( )2. What was the boy doing when the rainstorm came
A. He was looking for a book.
B. He was reading in the library.
C. He was looking after his brother
( )3. How much will the boy pay for the ticket
A. 5 dollars. B. 10 dollars. C. 15 dollars.
( )4. What’s the matter with Mike
A. He fell down. B.He had a nosebleed. C.He cut his knee.
( )5. How is the weather now
A. It’s rainy. B. It’s cloudy. C. It’s sunny.
第二节：听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两小题。
( )6. What housework will Kevin do
A. Fold the clothes. B. Sweep the floor. C. Take out the rubbish.
( )7. When will Kevin do the chore
A. Before he goes to the concert.
B. After he finishes his book.
C. When the woman leaves.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
( )8. Where did Lucy work as a volunteer yesterday
A. At a primary school.
B. At an old people’s home.
C. In an after-school study program.
( )9. How did Lucy help yesterday
A. By reading the newspaper. B. By talking to people. C. By helping to exercise.
( )10. What time will the speakers meet on Friday
A. At 5:00 p.m. B. At 4:40 p.m. C. At 4:30 p.m.
第三节：听下面一段独白，回答第11至第15五个小题。
( )11. Where did the speaker go last Saturday
A. A party. B. A bus stop. C. A hospital.
( )12. What happened to the old man
A. He lost his way. B. He missed the bus. C. He hurt his leg.
( )13. What did the speaker do for the old man
A. He asked Lily for help. B. He helped to call 120. C. He took him home.
( )14. How did Lily feel at last
A. Happy. B. Strange. C. Angry.
( )15. What does the speaker learn from the experience
A. Being on time is necessary.
B. Understanding is meaningful.
C. Helping others is important.
（二）笔试部分（共100分）
二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
At the age of thirteen, I volunteered at a local hospital in my city. I worked for about twenty to thirty 16 a week during the winter. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr.Green. He never had any visitors. 17 seemed to care about his health.
I spent many days there holding his hand and 18 to him. Mr.Green became my close friend, though he only squeezed (捏) my 19 from time to time because he was in a coma(昏迷).
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I 20 , Mr.Green was not at the hospital. I wasn’t 21 enough to ask the nurses where he was. Because I was afraid that they might tell me he had 22 . So with many questions, I continued to volunteer there.
Several years later, I was at the bus station when I 23 a familiar(熟悉的) face. I asked him if he was Mr.Green, and if he had been in a coma five years ago. With an 24 look on his face, he replied “yes” surprisingly. I 25 how I knew him and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes became wet and gave me the 26 hug I had ever received.
He began to tell me how he could hear me talking to him and could 27 me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel(天使) who was around. He 28 believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive.
29 I haven’t seen him ever since, he fills my heart with happiness every day. I know that I made a 30 between his life and his death. I will never forget him and what he did for me: he made me an angel.
( )16.A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days
( )17.A.Anybody B.Nobody C.Everybody D.Somebody
( )18.A listening B.reporting C.writing D.talking
( )19.A.nose B.hand C.arm D.face
( )20.A.came back B.went out C.looked up D.ran away
( )21.A.strong B.clever C.brave D.silly
( )22.A.died B.returned C.forgotten D.disappeared
( )23.A.remembered B.hit C.made D.noticed
( )24.A.unsure B.unusual C.uncomfortable D.unhealthy
( )25.A.asked B.explained C.decided D.understood
( )26.A.quickest B.saddest C.warmest D.luckiest
( )27.A feel B.see C.find D.leave
( )28.A.easily B.strongly C.suddenly D.hardly
( )29.A.Because B.If C.And D.Although
( )30.A.mistake B.wish C.decision D.difference
三、阅读理解（本题共15小题，每小题2分，共计30分）
阅读下面文章，并从每题所给的A, B, C, D选项中选出最佳选项。
[A]
Diagnostic(诊断的)Report
Patient information:
Name: John Black No: 1508657
Age: Sixteen years old Job: Student
Phone number: 178***073 Address: No.12,Green Street
Problem: Having a stomachache
Advice:
1.Take some medicine three times a day after meals.
2.Eat less every time and eat more times.
3.Try to relax and drink enough warm water or milk.
Attention:
1.Don’t take exercise when you have a stomachache.
2.Don’t eat spicy(辛辣的)food or drink coffee or tea.
3.Take a rest and don’t stay up late.
4.Stop taking the medicine if you have a fever or cough.
Cost:
Inspection fee(检查费): 230 yuan
Medicine:103 yuan
Service:2 yuan
( )31. What happened to John Black
A. He had a stomachache. B. He had a cough.
C. He had a fever. D. He had a sore throat.
( )32. According to the passage, what should John do
A. Exercise more often. B. Eat more every time.
C. Drink coffee and tea. D. Rest and sleep early.
( )33. How much did John have to pay all together
A.230 yuan. B.333 yuan. C.335 yuan. D.230 yuan.
[B]
At the age of 19, I graduated from high school and moved to a place where it snowed often. I felt free and completely in control of my life until l knew I had bacterial meningitis(细菌性脑膜炎).
When my parents wheeled me out of the hospital, I felt like I had been pieced back together like a doll with my “new legs”. They hurt so badly that all l could think was what l could do with these things. Tears streamed down my face. I was completely emotionally(情绪上) broken.
But I knew I had to let go of the old Amy and learn to welcome the new Amy. Four months later I was back up on a snowboard, although things didn’t go quite as expected: My legs went flying down the mountain, and l was on top of the mountain still. l was so discouraged. But I knew that if I could find the right pair of legs, I would be able to do this again. And this is when I learned that problems we met would bring two kinds of results: stop us on the road or ______.
I did a year of research, but still couldn’t find out what kind of legs to use, so I decided to make a pair myself. It was these legs and the best 2lst birthday gift l could ever get---a new kidney(肾) from my dad---that allowed me to follow my dreams again.
In 2005, I founded an organization for youth and young adults with physical disabilities so they could join in sports. From there, I had the chance to go to South Africa, where I helped to put shoes on thousands of children’s feet so they could go to school. With my effort, I got three World Cup gold medals which made me the highest ranked female snowboarder in the world.
Twenty-six years ago, when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. But my legs haven’t disabled me. They’ve forced me to depend on my imagination and to believe in the possibilities, because in my mind, we can do anything and we can be anything!
( )34. Which of the following can be put into “______”in the passage
A. push us to the top B. help us get gold medals
C. make us become healthy D. encourage us to make friends
( )35. Which of the following is in the correct order according to the passage
a. The writer tried to snowboard but failed.
b. The writer found she got a serious illness
c. The writer helped some disabled children.
d. The writer created a pair of new legs herself.
A. a-b-d-c B. a-d-b-c C. b-d-a-c D. b-a-d-c
( )36. What’s the best title for the passage
A. Being the Best Snowboarder:
B. Keeping Healthy for Better Life
C. Growing Stronger after Hard Times.
D. Following and Achieving Great Dreams.
( )37. Which column(栏目) of a newspaper might the passage come from
A. HEALTH B. PEOPLE C. CULTURE D. SPORTS
[C]
There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked.
One picture is of a calm lake. The lake is a nice mirror for high mountains all around it. Overhead is a blue sky with white clouds. All the people who saw this picture thought it was a perfect picture of peace.
The second picture has mountains too, but these mountains are rugged(崎岖的). Above the mountains is a dark sky, from which the rain falls heavily. Down the side of the mountain tumbles a waterfall. This does not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush(灌木丛) growing in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird has built her nest. There, in the middle of the rush of angry water sit the mother bird and her children—in perfect peace.
In the end, the king chose the second picture. Many people didn’t know why. “Because,” the king answered, “peace is not being in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace is even though you are in the middle of all those things, you still keep calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
( )38. What can NOT be seen in the second picture
A. A dark sky and the falling rain. B. Rugged mountains and a calm lake.
C. A tiny bush growing in a crack D. Some birds and their nest
( )39. The underlined word “tumbles” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced (代替) by“______”.
A. climbs B. opens C. falls D. paints
( )40. The real peace refers(指) to ______ according to the king’s words.
A. the picture of a calm lake and high mountains
B. the picture of rugged mountains and a dark sky
C. a place with no noise, trouble or hard work
D. being calm in the heart no matter where you are
( )41. The passage mainly wants to tell us ______.
A. how to draw a picture of peace B. what the real meaning of peace is
C. how to choose the best picture of peace D. what kind of pictures can win the prize
[D]
It’s Friday evening. My daughters sighed (叹息) when I took the iPad away from them. One by one, our screens were turned off. We lit the candles and sat down to have a big meal.
We call it our “Technology Shabbat”(科技安息日), which lasts from sunset(日落) on Friday to sunset on Saturday. Now most friends know they will not be able to find us by using computers or mobile phones for 24 hours.
I first understood the importance of “Technology Shabbat” in 2008, when my father had got brain cancer. Some days he would have only one good hour, and the only thing I wanted to do was to be with him. When I looked after my father, I turned off my mobile phone. Soon after that, my husband and I decided to turn off all the electronic(电子的) things for one full day every week.
During our “Technology Shabbat”, time slows down. Our Saturdays now feel like mini-vacations. We drive cars or ride bikes. We work in the garden, play board games and cook meals with our kids. I feel like a better mother, wife and person.
Keeping a balance(平衡) between the good and the bad of technology is important for my family. The technology helps us share knowledge and funny ideas all over the world. But the technology also takes something away from us. Sometimes we stay up late at night looking through from website to website or sending messages until we have been really tired.
Now we’re rushing into the time full of high technology. We should think about what we are doing online and when we should go offline. I will always remember the most important thing in my family: Technology Shabbat.
( )42. When is “Technology Shabbat” in the writer’s family
A. From sunrise on Friday to sunrise on Saturday.
B. From sunrise on Friday to sunrise on Sunday.
C. From sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.
D. From sunset on Friday to sunset on Sunday.
( )43. Why did the writer’s family have “Technology Shabbat” every week
A. To save energy. B. To enjoy life together.
C. To save money. D. To stay away from others.
( )44. What do the writer’s family do during their “Technology Shabbat”
A. They drive their car or ride bikes for mini-vacations.
B. They turn on the light and sit down to have a big meal.
C. They play computer games in the park and cook meals.
D. They stay up late at night looking through from website to website.
( )45. What’s the main idea of this text
A. Every family must have “Technology Shabbat”.
B. “Technology Shabbat” can bring every family together.
C. A woman should learn to be a good mother or wife.
D. People need to stay away from technology sometimes.
四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
nervous walk trouble mean open
Last Sunday while I 46.________ on the street, a foreigner stopped me to ask for directions. Although I listened to English radio quite often, I still had 47.________ understanding what the man had said. How fast he spoke! I was so excited and 48.________ that I breathed deeply before I could answer. I was afraid of 49.________ my mouth for fear that my words would not be correct, so I drew a map for him. After saying“thanks” to me, he left with the map. Everything happened within ten minutes, but I felt this short conversation 50.________ the start of a bright new world.
B. 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
Working on a team is quite important. However, if people on your team are not good at communicating, you may often feel terrible. To create a successful team, good 51.________(交流) is the most necessary part for both the leaders and team 52.________(成员). The following is some helpful advice.
◆Listen to other people actively.
When someone is speaking to you, you’re supposed to listen to him/her actively. If you’re not sure about something, you should 53.________(主动提出) to ask him/her about it. In this way, you can make things 54.________(清楚的) before moving on.
◆Think about other people’s ideas carefully
When someone tells you about his/her ideas, you should think about them carefully. This shows you are 55.________(感兴趣的) and could make him/her get a feeling of 56.________(满足).
◆Share your ideas with other people.
When you have a new idea, talk with others 57.________(代替) of thinking by yourself. This helps to get better ideas. Besides, it also helps to improve your relationships and then you can work out all the 58.________(困难) as a team.
◆Don’t criticize(批评) other people
When someone does something 59.________(错误的), don’t criticize him. You can help him to find out reasons and then help him to deal with the problem. Criticizing your teammates too often may make them keep away from you. And as a result, you may feel 60.________(孤独的) in work.
五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式。
Do you find that you learn things faster than your parents sometimes Congratulations! You could be right. Scientists have found the reason 61.________ children learn faster than adults.
Scientists at Brown University, the US, found that school-aged children learn new knowledge and 62.________(skill) faster than grown-ups.This has something to do with a chemical (化学物质) called GABA in our brains. It reduces brain noise so that we can learn things more 63.________(easy). It also 64.________(make) new knowledge stay longer in our heads.
The scientists scanned (扫描) the brains of children (8-11 years old) and adults (18-35 years old) before, during, and after doing 65.________ learning task. It turned out that 66.________ children learn new things, the amount of GABA rises quickly. But there’s little change in adults’ brains. This tells us why children are 67.________(good) learners than adults.
The finding, the scientists said, should encourage teachers and parents 68.________(let) children learn anything 69.________ riding a bike to playing an instrument in their childhood. It could also be used to help adults learn faster by increasing the amount of GABA in 70.________(they) brains. The best way of increasing GABA is to get enough sleep and exercise.
六、任务型阅读（总共5小题，每题2分，总10分）
阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A-E五个选项中选出正确的选项(选项中有一项是多余项)，将其序号填入第71-74小题，并回答第75小题。
During the busy school day, students often look forward to their 10-minutes break. It’s a short time, but it can work in how they feel and how well they learn.
71.________
After sitting in class for a long time, students’ bodies and minds need a break. During the 10-minute break, students can move their legs, take a deep breath, and relax. This short break helps them feel fresh.
72.________
The 10-minute break is also a great time for students to socialize(社交). It’s a chance to catch up with friends, share stories, and laugh together. Making friends and building relationships is a key part of the school experience, and short breaks give them the chance to do just that.
73.________
For some students, the 10-minute break is a time to prepare for the next class. They might read their notes, put their books, or ask a teacher a quick question. This short period can help them get ready for the next lesson.
74.________
Sometimes, the 10-minute break can make students more creative. Students might come up with new ideas for a school project or write a short poem. It’s amazing how a little bit of free time can unlock their imagination.
In the end, the 10-minute break is more than just a break in the school day. It’s a time to relax, make friends, get ready and refresh. So, the next time you have a break, make the most of it.
A. A Time to Relax
B. A Window for Life
C. A Moment to Prepare
D. A Space for Creativity
E. A Chance to Socialize
75.Do you think the 10-minute break is important Why (no more than 20 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
七、书面表达（本题共20分）
阳光报社的编辑Dr. Know收到了Nancy的来信。信中她倾诉了在学习和生活中遇到的问题。假设你是Dr.Know, 请给Nancy写一封回信，针对她的问题，给出你的建议。
Dear Dr. Know,
I feel upset all day. One of my problems is that I have a hard time with my studies. I’m very weak in English and I always get bad grades. I just don’t know how to make my English better.
And at home, my mom often asks me not to watch TV all day long and she wants me to help with some housework. But I don’t think it’s my job to do chores, as a kid! However, I really want to do some volunteering work on weekends, but I don’t know what I can do to help people...
All these made me stressed out. Could you give me some advice
Nancy
注意： 1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；
3.词数80左右，信件格式已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Nancy,
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Hope you feel better soon!
Dr. Know
