江苏省常州市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷（含听力及答案解析）

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八年级英语试题  2023.11

注意事项：

1．本试卷共10页，满分100分。考试时间90分钟。

2．请将答案全部填写在第8-10页的答题纸上，在1—7页上答题无效。

3．考试范围：至初中英语8上  Unit4 （译林版）

第一卷（共66分）

一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A）听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

1．How will the man go to the museum?

2．Which country does Millie plan to visit?

3．What else does the girl need to make the paper roses?

4．What lesson does Millie have on Friday afternoon?

5．What does the woman think of swimming in the river?

A．Interesting.                        B．Dangerous.                        C．Safe.

6．How long did the girl stay in the World Park?

A．5 hours.                             B．3 hours.                             C．Half an hour.

7．How often does the woman exercise?

A．Once a week.                     B．Twice a month.                   C．Twice a week.

8．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Mother and son.                 B．Teacher and student.            C．Doctor and patient.

9．Who runs fastest?

A．Jack.                                 B．Simon.                              C．Ben.

10．What does the woman mean?

A．Paul caught a cold.             B．Paul likes to help others.     C．Paul won’t help them.

B）听对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间来选择你认为最合适的答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听对话，回答以下各小题。

11．What does Sarah ask Paul to do every morning?

A．Going to the office on foot. B．Going jogging in Hongmei Park.      C．Going to work by bicycle.

12．When will Sarah and Paul go jogging in Hongmei Park?

A．Next weekend.                   B．This Saturday.                    C．This Sunday.

听独白，回答以下各小题。

13．A．March 23rd                 B．May 23rd                           C．June 22nd

14．A．Toyot a Centre             B．Staples Centre                    C．United Centre

15．A．139:137                      B．142:139                             C．129:127

听独白，回答以下各小题。

16．What did the husband look like?

A．He was short and thin.         B．He was large and fat.          C．He was tall and strong.

17．Where did the husband work?

A．In a big factory.                  B．In a small office.                C．In a big office.

18．How often did the man get his pay?

A．Every month.                     B．Every day.                         C．Every Friday.

19．What was his wife doing when the man hurried into the living room?

A．Listening to the radio and eating apples.

B．Watching TV and waiting for her husband.

C．Listening to music and cleaning the room.

20．How did the husband get the ten thousand dollars?

A．He saved money little by little.

B．He bought the lottery tickets (彩票).

C．He stole the money from his wife.

二、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最佳选项。

21．—Why is your son still at home? He should be at school now．

—Our schools here have eight weeks ________ during the summer holiday.

A．away                      B．off                         C．out                         D．of

22．After entering high school, Biff made friends with some other students with the same __________ and started the DIY Club together.

A．height                    B．interest                   C．quality                   D．personality

23．—What is your sister like?

—________.

A．She likes watching TV

B．She is a worker in a company

C．She works on a farm

D．She is kind and helpful

24．Which colour do you like ________, purple, orange or pink?

A．well                       B．good                      C．better                     D．best

25．—Mum, I want to buy some novels.

—You’d better ________ some pages to know if it is easy for you to read.

A．look through           B．look for                 C．look at                   D．look after

26．I think you can play football ________ your brother, if not better than him.

A．as good as              B．as bad as                C．as well as                D．as badly as

27．—You’d better ________ some drinks before the film begins.

—But I think it’s better ________ anything while watching the film.

A．buy; not have          B．to buy; not to have  C．to buy; not have      D．buy; not to have

28．—My room is dark．Can you ________ a brighter light for me?

—No problem.

A．put on                    B．put up                    C．put out                   D．put in

29．Not only my parents and I but also my brother ________ about the opening of the 19th the Asian Games on 23 September, 2023.

A．is excited                B．was excited             C．are excited              D．were excited

30．Which of the following words is an adverb (副词)?

A．lovely                    B．easily                     C．friendly                  D．lonely

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Before we know it, our junior high school time has almost come to the end．Last week, several of my classmates and I          to make a yearbook．Since (既然) I am good at editing (编辑) pictures, I joined the design team.

The first thing we needed to do was picking a right          for our yearbook．My team members thought of many excellent          during our discussion．One said that we should name it “Flying”．It meant that our junior high school flew fast          we came into the school．Another thought “Tree” was better because of the way we grow．        , we came to an agreement (一致)．“Ever-green (常青树)” was the most correct since we          we could remember our school life all the time．It only took us about 15 minutes to work out the name．I learned it was easy to finish things if all the team members were          to work together.

After deciding on the name, we tried to make covers．My classmates offered me their drawings, as well as (还有) ideas that they wanted to show          pictures.

Some of my team members wanted me to make their drawings better．I was good at photo editing, but sometimes I made         ．Therefore, I had better explain (解释) to them patiently and tried to understand them．Thanks to their high needs, my          skills became better.

I really enjoyed my job of working on the yearbook．It told me that if we can work with others and talk in time, we can do many great things.

31．A．learned            B．agreed                    C．decided                  D．needed

32．A．subject            B．family                    C．story                      D．name

33．A．ideas               B．things                    C．dreams                   D．articles

34．A．after               B．before                    C．when                      D．if

35．A．Instead            B．Firstly                    C．Finally                   D．Slowly

36．A．said                B．hoped                    C．ordered                  D．decided

37．A．excited            B．moved                   C．interesting              D．willing

38．A．above              B．through                  C．under                     D．past

39．A．mistakes          B．plans                      C．reasons                   D．rules

40．A．looking           B．listening                 C．talking                   D．reading

四、阅读理解（共9小题；每小题2分，满分18分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Asia’s sports shine brightly at the Hangzhou Asian Games (亚运会)

Running from Sept 23 to Oct 8, the Hangzhou Asian Games have 40 sports．But there are only 32 sports in the Paris Olympic Games (奥运会) in 2024．Why do the Hangzhou Asian Games have more sports?

According to the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会), sports in the Olympic Games should be popular enough．For example, for a men’s sport to be in the Olympics, it should be played in at least 75 countries and on four continents (洲)．For a women’s sport, it is at least 40 countries and on three continents．On the other hand, the Hangzhou Asian Games need to have some sports that are only popular in some parts of Asia.

Kabaddi (卡巴迪) and sepak takraw (藤球) are two examples.

Kabaddi, with a history of over 4,000 years, started in Asia．As the sport version of the game “eagle catching chickens (老鹰捉小鸡)”, Kabaddi only needs an area that is 13 meters long and 10 meters wide．Sepak takmw is also a sport that first became popular in Asia．It is something like the traditional Chinese shuttlecock kicking (踢花毽).

“If these ‘non-Olympic’ sports can shine brightly at the Asian Games, it will be helpful to make the world know them better,” reported Xinhua.

41．How many more sports does the Hangzhou Asian Games have than the 2024 Olympic games?

A．40.                        B．32.                        C．8.                          D．15.

42．Which is True about Kabaddi?

A．It started in Australia

B．It is popular in Asia.

C．It is popular all over the world.

D．It needs a football playground to play.

43．Where may you read the passage most probably (最大可能)?

A．A science book.       B．A storybook.           C．A newspaper.          D．A textbook.

B

Brought out on Aug 30, a three-episode web series (三集网剧) called Escape From the British Museum (《逃出大英博物馆》) has become a popular online with its touching and creative (有创意的) story.

In the series, a Chinese cultural artifact (文物) comes to life and “runs away” from the British Museum and goes back to China．She runs away from the British Museum and meets a Chinese reporter named Zhang Yong’an who helps her return to China.

The series, created by Chinese vloggers (视频博主) Jianbing Guozai and Xiatian Meimei, looks to catch people’s attention to Chinese artifacts that are kept out of China．To get ready for the TV show, the two stopped making their own videos for three months and went to the UK to learn about the story of the Chinese jade teapot (玉壶).

Many people have been touched by the lines in the series, such as “My family, I have been lost for a long time,” and “As long as I’m with my family, I’m safe”．Also, the face of the “jade teapot” is dirty, and she is surprised by how big the reporter’s house is compared to her own place—a crowded cabinet (陈列柜)．People say this shows that the British Museum doesn’t take good care of the artifacts.

In mid-August, it was reported that more than 2,000 artifacts from the British Museum were “missing, stolen or damaged (损坏的)”．This has caused a heated discussion on social media in China, calling for the return of Chinese artifacts.

44．Which is the correct meaning of the underlined word “lines”?

A．线                         B．队伍                      C．台词                      D．表演

45．Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．The series started on August 30.

B．There are 2,000 Chinese artifacts in the British Museum.

C．The “jade teapot” had a big cabinet in the British Museum

D．A real Chinese cultural artifact was stolen (偷) from the British Museum.

46．Why do the two vloggers make the series?

A．They like to make popular videos.

B．The government (政府) asked them to do so.

C．They want to draw people’s eyes to their videos.

D．They want more care about the lost Chinese artifacts.

C

One day, while our cab (出租马车) was waiting outside a park, a dirty old cab drove up beside us．The horse was an old chestnut (栗色马)．Suddenly, she looked at me and said, “Black Beauty, is that you?”

It was Ginger! But how different she was! She was thin and tired from too much hard work．She looked unhappy and she had a bad cough．She told me her sad story．She had a year’s rest and then a gentleman bought her．For a while, she got on very well．Then one day after a long running, her old problem returned, and her back hurt again．They bought and sold her several times after that.

“Then at last,” she said, “a man who has a lot of cabs and horses bought me．I work hard, all week, with no rest on Sundays．I wish I was dead.” I was very sad to hear this．I put my nose up to Ginger’s, but I didn’t know what to say to her．She said, “Black Beauty, you are my only friend.” Just then, her driver came back, and they drove off．I felt very sad indeed to see Ginger like this.

A short time after this, I saw a cart (运货马车) with a dead horse in it．It was a chestnut horse with a long, thin neck．I think it was Ginger．I hope so, for then all her problems were over.

47．From the story, we know Black Beauty is ________.

A．a boy                     B．a horse                   C．a driver                  D．a beautiful lady

48．The underlined words “her old problem” in Paragraph 2 refer to (所指)________.

A．her cough               B．her blindness          C．her laziness             D．her backache

49．Why did Black Beauty hope it was Ginger when he saw the dead horse?

A．Because he wasn’t Ginger’s friend.

B．Because Ginger doesn’t want to live.

C．Because the master didn’t need Ginger any more.

D．Because only death could free Ginger from her hard life.

五、还原句子（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Not long ago, a deputy to the National People’s Congress (人大代表) advised having fewer English classes but more traditional (传统的) Chinese classes in school．   50    Officers of the Ministry of Education (教育部) replied that they would strengthen (加强) the teaching of traditional Chinese culture but English language courses would still be kept at 7%, reported China Daily.

There is no question that strengthening the teaching of traditional culture should be the most important．   51    Instead, learning English can be seen as a good way to help strengthen our cultural confidence and improve (提升) ourselves.

In this age of globalization (全球化), English is still the most used language in the world．   52    If you can show traditional Chinese culture to your foreign friends in English, how proud and helpful you can be!

   53    If you want to become a scientist when you grow up, English can help you go a long way in your future study.

A．Many of the best papers in advanced (先进的) subjects like biology and maths are written in English.

B．English is the most important language in the world.

C．But it does not go against (违背) the teaching of English.

D．Going abroad for further study is a good way.

E．Learning English can help tell China’s story to foreign people and help them better understand (理解) China.

F．He believed that it could help build up cultural confidence (信心).

第二卷（共36分）

六、阅读回答（共3小题；第一小题1分，第二三小题各2分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，回答问题。每题的答案不能超过四个单词。

Most designers follow a set of steps to make their ideas happen．Let’s see how you can be a designer．Suppose (假设) you have a new dog but don’t have a doghouse.

For step one, you define (定义) the problem．Your dog needs a doghouse．Your first step is knowing what problem to solve (解决)．The design must solve the problem.

Step two is defining a successful result．The result is different for different kinds of designers.

For example, a fashion designer designs clothing styles．But stores already have plenty of clothes．Why do they want new styles? The reason is that stores need people to keep buying.

Step three is to describe the situation (描述现状) as it is now．What materials are there? How can the designer use them?

For example, a landscape (地形) designer plans outdoor areas．The designer looks carefully at the piece of land．Does it get a lot of rain? What kind of soil (土壤) does it have? How do people want to use this land? The designer uses all this information in planning.

So when you are designing the doghouse, consider your materials．Do you have a place for a doghouse? Is the land grassy or rocky? Consider your climate (气候)．Will your dog need shade (阴凉) from the sun?

54．How many steps are introduced to design something?

_______________________________________________________________________.

55．How many designers are talked about in this article?

_______________________________________________________________________.

56．What way does the writer use when he describes how to design a doghouse?

_______________________________________________________________________.

七、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last year, my mother became     57     (bad) ill．I had no idea what I could do     58     (help) her．My eyes were always filled with tears.

Last month I     59     (lose) a watch．It was     60     18-year-old birthday gift from my father．I felt terrible about the loss.

There have been many things     61     these in my life．I could never know what to do with such bad things before I read If You Have a Lemon, Make Lemonade (柠檬水) by an American writer．When the     62     (humour) man is handed a lemon, he says, “How can I make my situation (形势) better? How can I turn this lemon into lemonade?”

I suddenly understand that life is full of ups and downs．I need to stay positive (乐观的) all the time．When my mother was fighting against her illness, I should hold her hands in     63     (I), and tell her things would get     64     (great) than before, instead of hiding and crying.

Weeks ago, I took part in a singing     65     (compete)．I didn’t win a prize (奖)．If I had not read this article, I would have felt terrible again．But this time, I smiled after it．I think that at least I had got some experience (经验).

Life is not just a bed of roses．There are thorns (刺) too．And these thorns help us become brave and strong．When life     66     (give) us a lemon, let’s try to make lemonade.

八、根据句意，用所给词汇的适当形式填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

67．Sandy _________ (stick) a stamp on the cover of the letter and gave it to her mother.

68．Millie is a really kind girl．She is always _________ (smile).

69．The bright blue bag over there is one of the _________ (swim).

70．Don’t leave the lights _________ (开着的) when you go out.

71．Doing housework helps students learn how to look after _________ (自己).

九、句子翻译（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

72．真令人惊讶，他独自整理了房间。

It was amazing that ___________________________.

73．运动会一周后进行。

The sports meeting ___________________________.

74．当他剪出了一朵花时，我们不敢相信自己的眼睛。

When he _________ a flower, we ____________________________________.

九、书面表达（满分10分）

75．假设你是Millie，想把你的英国朋友Betty介绍给同学们，以便大家对她有所了解。请根据表格信息，写一篇英文短文。

注意：

1．文章须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯，并作适当发挥；

2．词数90个左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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参考答案

1．C

【原文】M: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the History Museum?

W: The museum? It’s a long way from here．You’d better take a taxi.

2．B

【原文】M: Millie, I hear you like travelling very much.

W: You are right．And I plan to visit France next month.

3．C

【原文】M: What other things do you need to make the paper roses?

W: Oh, a pair of scissors.

4．C

【原文】M: What lessons do you have on Friday afternoon, Millie?

W: English, Music and a class meeting.

5．B

【原文】M: I love swimming in the river near my house．I think it’s interesting.

W: I don’t think so．It’s not safe to swim alone.

6．A

【原文】M: How long did it take you to go to the World Park?

W: Half an hour．But we spent 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon staying there.

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