2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期中模拟南通卷（含答案解析及听力）

2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期中模拟

南通卷

姓名：_________ 班级：_________ 学号：_________

第I卷（客观题 共70分）

一、 听力测试 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节（共10小题）

听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话读两遍。

1． Where are they probably talking?

2． What’s the woman looking for?

3． What does Tina often do in her free time?

4． What is the time now?

5． Where is the man’s watch?

A． On the bedside table．      B． On the desk．          C． In the bag．

6． Why are the speakers in such a hurry?

A． Because they are late for school． B． Because they want to catch the train．

C． Because they want to do exercise．

7． What is the most important thing should Suzy pay attention to?

A． The weather．                      B． Enough food．             C． A phone．

8． What is the relationship between the speakers?

A． Doctor and Patient．             B． Teacher and student．       C． Sister and brother．

9． What does the woman advise the man to take?

A． Some money．                              B． Something expensive．        C． Flowers or sweets．

10． What does the man mean?

A． He agrees to close the windows． B． He wants to leave the windows open．

C． He wants to open the windows．

第二节（共10小题）

听下面三段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段材料读两遍。

听一段对话，回答第11-12题。

11． What does Tony’s father do?

A． doctor．                                  B． A teacher．                C． A designer．

12． Where does Tony’s sister work?

A． In a big hospital．                    B． In a village．              C． In a town．

听一段对话，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。

13． A． afraid                              B． nervous                 C． shy

14． A． loudly                             B． bravely                  C． softly

15． A． good friends                    B． kind teachers             C． club members

听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

16． What was the weather like that night?

A． It was cloudy．                     B． It was windy．             C． It was rainy．

17． Where was Mrs． Brown going?

A． Back to her home．               B． To her friend’s house．      C． To her office．

18． Why was Mrs． Brown worried?

A． Because the traffic was worse at night．  B． Because she could not find her friend’s house．

C． Because she had poor eyesight and she couldn’t see road signs clearly．

19． What was the first thing Mrs． Brown did?

A． She drove slowly．               B． She went to a hotel．      C． She turned on the radio．

20． Which was Mrs． Brown’s best idea?

A． Driving slowly．                  B． Turning on the radio．     C． Staying in a hotel．

二、单项选择  在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

二、单项选择

21．Tom is ________ honest boy． He is Jack’s ________ best friend in their class．

A．an, the             B．an, /                       C．a, the                     D．a, /

22．Amy knocked my pen ________ the floor when he walked ________ my desk yesterday．

A．onto; pass         B．onto; past               C．into; pass                D．into; past

23．People in the UK say “biscuit”, while people in the USA say “________”．

A．eraser              B．cookie                    C．truck                      D．movie

24．The English word WTO ______ “The World Trade Organization”．

A．stands              B．stands for               C．instead of               D．tidy up

25．Some of the fruit will quickly turn brown if you ____ the windows and the door __ for some time．

A．forget; opened  B．leave; open             C．keep; close              D．have; closed

26．Don’t be ______． You should listen to what he is saying first．

A．patient             B．impatient                C．certain                    D．uncertain

27．—Do you think the cost of the trip is _______?

—Yes． Because the food and hotels cost _______．

A．too much large; too many                     B．much too high; too much

C．much too expensive; too much              D．too much big; too many

28．________ good advice you’ve told me!Thank you very much!

A．What                           B．What a                              C．How

29．My cousin _________ a light in his bedroom and _____ three pictures on the wall．

A．put in；put on                                    B．put up；put up

C．put in；put up                                     D．put on；put up

30．You look tired． You’d better ________ a good rest．

A．stop to have      B．stop having             C．to stop to have        D．to stop having

31．Every summer, he spends lots of time ________ the piano．

A．to play             B．practicing playing   C．to practice              D．practicing to play

32．The weather in Hangzhou is colder than ________ in Guangzhou now．

A．it                     B．one                        C．ones                       D．that

33．—Linda is so excited． Did she win the competition?

—Yes． She was lucky and she had ________ one minute to complete the special task．

A．especially         B．probably                C．exactly                   D．hardly

34．Don’t just believe the advertisement on TV, the medicine is ________ it says．

A．as good as        B．not as better as        C．as well as                D．not so good as

35．—Can you help me repair the bike?  — ______． Come and get it in half an hour．

A．No problem．  B．I’m sorry I can’t．  C．Not at all．            D．It’s a pleasure．

三、完形填空

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

Sometimes, it’s great fun to show people that they are important through some acts of kindness． My daughter Cindy was kind of    36    in the past, but one thing made her very active and outgoing．

I still remember one thing which happened to us the other day． Last    37   , Cindy had a stomachache, so I took     38     to see the doctor． Before she left, she took some     39     with her in order to help her make more friends． While we were waiting in line out of the waiting room, we saw a     40     standing just beside us． She was very upset and     41    ． I had never seen her before, so I said nothing to her．    42    Cindy gave a smile card to the old lady and said, “I hope everything goes well．” It brought tears to the lady’s    43   ． She hugged Cindy and said nothing． Later, Cindy gave out five more smile cards to the people who looked    44    that day．

Last Monday, I went shopping with Cindy in a supermarket．     45     we took what we wanted, we went to the counter． To my surprise, I couldn’t find my      46      and I didn’t know what to do． Cindy was so worried that she wanted to cry． At that time, a lady came to us and     47     the bill for us． Oh, she was the lady who was at the      48      office last month． I said “thank you” to her． She said, “I was moved by your daughter’s     49    ．”

Now we have always     50     helping others and a smile card is a good tool to do more． Of course, these smile cards have also changed my daughter’s personality．

36．A．shy                 B．smart                     C．careless                  D．friendly

37．A．year                B．month                    C．week                      D．season

38．A．him                B．her                        C．them                      D．us

39．A．smile cards      B．nice pictures           C．lovely dolls             D．gold coins

40．A．gentleman       B．girl                        C．lady                       D．boy

41．A．excited            B．happy                    C．patient                    D．worried

42．A．Actually          B．Certainly                C．However                D．Recently

43．A．ears                B．head                      C．nose                       D．eyes

44．A．excited            B．unhappy                 C．unfriendly              D．surprised

45．A．After              B．Before                   C．if                           D．Unless

46．A．bill                 B．basket                    C．coat                       D．wallet

47．A．gave away       B．handed out             C．took out                 D．paid for

48．A．doctor’s          B．post                       C．police                     D．teacher’s

49．A．grades             B．kindness                 C．beauty                    D．ability

50．A．hated              B．minded                  C．enjoyed                  D．imagined

四、阅读理解

阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，共 30 分）

 A

In the United States, people sometimes go camping for vacation． Instead of staying at modern hotels and restaurants, they live in the woods and do everything for themselves for a few days to relax．

When you are camping, you make all of your own food． It is rather like a large, many-day picnic． Barbecues are very common while camping． You can bring meat and vegetables to the camp． To make a fire, you can find or bring your own wood and light it with a lighter（打火机）．

Remember to put stones around the fire so that it won’t get too big and dangerous! When the fire is ready, you can cook food over it． Also, you can cook marshmallows（棉花软糖）with the fire．

Children really like this activity at night． The whole family sit around the fire, eat marshmallows,and drink hot chocolate—especially when it is cold outside! Everyone can sing camping songs and dance together．

Camping is a fun activity for the family to do． Vacation does not have to mean going to visit faraway places; it could be as simple as setting up a tent in a nearby forest!

51．When camping, Americans usually ________．

A．stay at their homes                               B．spend much money

C．fight with their friends                         D．do everything by themselves

52．People put stones around the fire when camping to ________．

A．make the fire brighter                          B．keep away from dangerous animals

C．make the food over it more delicious     D．stop it from becoming big and dangerous

53．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Camping in America                            B．Holidays in America

C．Why Americans love camping               D．How Americans spend their vacations

B

I have a special place in my heart for libraries． I have for as long as I can remember． I was always a crazy reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child． Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lost myself in the books I borrowed from the library．

My first job was working at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old． It was a dream job and I did everything from shelving books to reading to the children for story time．

As I grew older and became a mother, the library took on a new place and an added meaning in my life． I had several children and books were our main source (来源) of happiness． It was a big deal for us to go to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them．

I always read, using different voices, as if I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it! It was a special time to spend with my children and it filled them with the wonderment of books．

Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I love that the excitement of going to the library lives on from generation (代) to generation．

As a novelist, I’ve found a new relationship (关系) with libraries． I encourage (鼓励) readers to go to their local library when they can’t afford to buy a book． I see libraries as a safe haven (避风港) for readers and writers, a bridge that helps put together a reader with a book． Libraries, in their own way, help fight book piracy (盗版行为)． I think all writers should support libraries in an important way when they can． We can encourage readers to use the library． Share library notices on your social media． Go to them and talk about them when you can．

54．From the first paragraph, we know that ________．

A．the writer often played ball or went to parties B．the writer read up to three books a week

C．the writer was really crazy about reading books     D．the writer seldom borrowed books then

55．The underlined phrase “an added meaning” in paragraph 3 refers to ________．

A．the pleasure from working in the library B．the joy of reading passed on in the family

C．the surprise from acting out the stories   D．the friendship developed with the readers

56．The writer calls on (呼吁) other writers to ________．

A．read stories to children  B．buy her books  C．support libraries      D．write for social media

57．The best title for the passage can be ________．

A．Reading: A Source of Knowledge          B．My Idea About Writing

C．Library: A Haven for the Young            D．My Love of the Library

C

Antarctica (南极洲) is the southern end of the Earth． It is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth． What would it be like to live and work there?

On Oct 15, 50 Chinese researchers (研究者) took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen to Antarctica． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker (破冰船) made in China． It took two years to build Xuelong 2． It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the world’s best research icebreakers．

Chinese researchers have been to Antarctica 35 times． Because of its unsure environment researchers from around the world have been there to do study (研究) for many years． Some studies can only be done in Antarctica． For example, there is little air pollution there． This makes it easier for scientists to study the weather, atmosphere (大气) and stars．

The study of Antarctica’s geology (地质) is also important． Rocks in Antarctica can tell us what the weather was like long time ago, and help us understand how the Earth has changed over time． There are also many wild animals, such as penguins (企鹅), seals (海豹) and birds． Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them．

Xie Zhouqing is a professor (教授) at the University of Science and Technology of China． He was part of China’s 15th research trip to Antarctica． He said, “Life in Antarctica is not easy． It is tiring and sometimes dangerous, but it is still quite fun．” he also said, “I studied how penguins walk, what they eat, and how they move from one place to another． I was excited to see the cute animals playing around． I hope my studies can help protect them．”

58．What can we know from the first three paragraphs?

A．There is plenty of air pollution in Antarctica．

B．Antarctica is at the northern end of the Earth．

C．Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker made in China．

D．Chinese scientists have been to Antarctica over 40 times．

59．What does the underlined word “It” mean in the fifth paragraph?

A．Life in Antarctica．                             B．Fun in Antarctica．

C．Rocks in Antarctica．                          D．Danger in Antarctica．

60．What do we know from the passage?

A．Xie Zhouqing mainly studied geology in Antarctica．

B．The weather in Antarctica hasn’t changed over time．

C．Chinese researchers have done many studies in Antarctica．

D．The study in Antarctica can’t help to protect penguins and seals．

61．Where does the passage probably come from?

A．A film review．                                  B．A storybook．

C．A travel guide．                                  D．A science magazine．

D

Young Chinese used to go shopping and go to the movies in their spare time． But now more and more of them get interested in a new way of having fun． They enjoy playing a puzzle-solving game(解谜游戏) known as “an escape room(密室逃脱)”．

In an escape room, a team of players work together to find useful information, work out puzzles and finish tasks to get out of a closed space． In such a game, different modern technologies(技术), like virtual reality(虚拟现实) and 5G, are used to create a fantastic world． Live actors(现场演员) also communicate with players to make the experience more real． With all of these, players will throw themselves into a story and pay their attention to their final goal(目标)—getting out of the room in a race against the clock．

Pu Yixing is an avid player of this game． Every time he arrives in a new city, the young man will play the game there． He sees the game as a new way of socializing(社交)．“People spend two hours finding an untold story and trying to run away from a room． It’s a great experience for every player to enjoy,”Pu said．

He Shu, the director of a popular escape room program, says this game needs teamwork, speed, problem-solving skills, creativity and patience(创造力和耐心) of players． “It gives players a strong sense of achievement(成就) when they complete tasks and breakout of a room． It needs their reasoning(推理) skills and good teamwork,” she said．“It’s a good ice-breaking tool to make new friends as well as grow closer to old ones．”

So why is this puzzle-solving game so popular? According to a study, the younger generation(一代) is spending more money on experiences than on products(产品)． The escape room game provides them with excellent experiences． The other reason is just a FOMO(fear of missing out) effect． If you see someone go to a very cool place, you will probably go to ask, “Where is it? I want to go there as well．”

62．What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．What the escape room game is like．

B．How to play the escape room game．

C．When players can enjoy the escape room game．

D．Why the young like to play the escape room game．

63．The underlined word “avid” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to “________”．

A．crazy               B．secret                     C．classical                  D．lucky

64．Which of the following is the FOMO effect?

A．He has solved the problem． I think he is really great．

B．All my friends say my new dress is pretty． I’m so happy．

C．The basketball game starts at eight． I mustn’t be late for it．

D．Many of my classmates have mobile phones． I want to have one, too．

65．What is the best title for the passage?

A．The FOMO effect in life．

B．Ways of making new friends．

C．Modern technologies in today’s games．

D．The young’s new way of having fine．

第II卷(主观题共50分)

五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A． 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

66．Our English teacher usually tells us         （幽默的）stories to make us more interested in her lessons．

67．Can you give him something to drink? He is         ．

68．Now children in an International school can learn a second          (语言)．

69．Oh, I made a mistakes in my homework just now． Can you lend me an          (橡皮)．

70．The          (a long trip) from Beijing to Shanghai by high-speed train takes only about five hours． How amazing it is!

B）请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

71．The weather report said Henan Province had the _______ rain in the past 1000 years．

72．Don’t keep worries to _______, boys and girls． Otherwise, you’ll get sick．

73．Keep the door of the wardrobe closed, or the _______ are easy to get dirty．

74．People in Canada mainly speak English and _______．

75．It suddenly began to rain on my way to school． _______, I had an umbrella with me．

C）请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

76．My friend Simon usually _______lots of calculating（计算）mistakes while he was doing Maths exercises． But now he doesn’t．

77．—Why is the boy’s room in such a mess?

—Because he seldom _______it． But he says he is going to make a change．

78．—Where are the cat and the dog, do you know?

—Not only the cat but also the dog _______at the door, enjoying the warm sunshine．

79．—Daniel, I don’t know how to work out the Maths problem． It seems so hard．

—Don’t worry． I _______ it with you in a minute．

80．To make his card more beautiful, he cut out a picture of Santa Claus and _______ it on the card．

六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Learning English is not an easy job． Almost every student sometimes asks q   81    like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well e   82    to talk with others?

The answer is yes． From some studies, we know that almost anyone can learn a foreign l   83    well if he or she wants to． Some people might learn it f   84    and some might learn it slower． Some might learn it easily and some with difficulty． But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the right ways．

Many students have their own special ways in l   85    English． The following are some examples．

Han Mei gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is to l   86    to an English radio program（节目）． This has really helped improve her English in listening．

Lin Tao often p   87    speaking English in class． At first he was very nervous when he was asked to speak． After trying several times, he found it was not as d   88    as he thought． He is more active and now he speaks English b   89    of all his classmates．

Wang Bin likes to watch American m     90     ． He will watch it many times if it is a good film． And he also likes to read English aloud．

七、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

The world is a book, and those who do not travel only read one page． Travelling the world can help us to better understand it． With this idea in mind, I began my journey to Yunnan．

When I reached the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain． I felt the cold air． Even though it was summer, I felt like it was still winter there! The road to the top was so long and the weather was so foggy that it was hard to go on． I had to stop several times to take a small break． Finally, I reached the top with great excitement． Looking around, I could hardly believe my eyes． The mountain was covered in snow and shone like glass in the rising sun． And everything looked wonderful． Looking at the beautiful, natural sights． I felt smaller than an ant． What an amazing feeling!

After climbing the snowy mountain, I visited Lijiang, an old city with a history of about 800 years． When I walked on the stone path, it felt like walking through a long history step by step． Along the way, I noticed that the houses looked old and beautiful． I really love the city and its slow lifestyle．

91．Why did the writer begin his journey to Yunnan?

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92．When did the writer visit Yunnan?

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93．How did the writer feel when looking around on the top of the mountain?

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94．What did the houses along the way look like?

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95．What’s the last paragraph mainly about?

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八、书面表达（满分25分）

96．在英语课上，同学们就自己喜欢的旅游方式展开了讨论。请你根据下表内容，用英语写一篇短文，汇报讨论结果，并谈谈自己的想法。

注意：

（1）文章必须包括表中全部内容，可适当增加细节。

（2）想法至少在两句以上。

（3）词数不少于80，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：团队旅游travel with a group，个人旅游travel alone，安排arrange

Recently, we have discussed the ways to go traveling． Here is the result． Some students choose to travel with a group．

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参考答案

一、听力共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分）

1-5 BCCCA  6-10 BABCB

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