江苏省南京市鼓楼区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷（含答案解析）

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英语试卷

二、单项选择（每小题1分, 共15分）

1．— Not only Simon but also Daniel________ good at running.

— No wonder they both did well in the 2023 Nanjing Marathon yesterday.

A．am                         B．is                           C．are                         D．do

2．It’s quite cold outside．You’d better ________ the windows or the door.

A．open                      B．not to open             C．don’t open              D．not open

3．—What’s HBD________, Sam?

—It stands for “Happy Birthday”．We say it to celebrate someone’s birthday.

A．exactly                   B．finally                    C．quickly                   D．carefully

4．We can add the prefix “un-” to ________ to give it the opposite meaning.

A．polite                     B．correct                   C．important               D．active

5．Which sentence is likely (可能) to be spoken by Americans?

A．Lionel Messi is a popular soccer star.

B．The shops are having big sales now.

C．It often rains in Nanjing in autumn.

D．The holiday will begin in January.

6．The 19th Asian Games took place in Hangzhou．________ number of Chinese athletes ________ 886 and they won medals in different sports.

A．A; are                    B．A; is                      C．The; are                  D．The; is

7．In the future, robots will do   jobs in place of people in order not to get us ______ .

A．bored; bored        B．boring; boring        C．boring; bored        D．bored; boring

8．—Andrew, what are you doing over there?

—Oh, I’m ________ a small light in my toy lantern.

A．putting away           B．putting out             C．putting in               D．putting up

9．I will tell her about the good news at once when she ________ tomorrow morning.

A．is arriving              B．arrived                   C．arrives                    D．will arrive

10．—Don’t keep your problem to yourself．________ share it with me?

—That’s very kind of you．I really need your help and support.

A．Why not                 B．Why don’t              C．Why not you           D．What about

11．—________is the cost of the trip to Shanghai?

—600 yuan per student.The cost is_________.

A．How much；expensive

B．How much money；high

C．What；expensive

D．What；high

12．Even though this is not ________ useful book for me, I will ________ it for a week because I don’t have time to return it.

A．an；keep                B．a；keep                 C．an；borrow            D．a；borrow

13．There are many colorful flowers on one side of the road while tall trees on ________.

A．other                      B．another                  C．others                     D．the other

14．The detective story that I am reading now is ________ than the one I read yesterday．I almost fall asleep.

A．more interesting      B．less interesting        C．the most interesting D．boring

15．— Grace, you sing beautifully．I love your voice!

— ________

A．I practice every day.    B．No, I don’t think so.    C．Thank you.    D．Well, it’s not good enough.

三、完形填空（满分10分）

My grandfather often said “I won’t.” to show his dislike of dishonesty（不诚实）．When he was young, he worked          a furniture（家具）maker．One day, a neighbor invited him to make some furniture．When arriving, he noticed the wood was a little           , so he said, “I won’t start right away.” He chose to let the wood dry for a month．He knew working with wet wood could cause          later on.

Around the same time, another furniture maker was also asked for a similar（类似的）job by a different family．Unlike my grandfather, he          working right away．As a result, the neighbor started doubting my grandfather, thinking he was trying to make more money．However, my grandfather waited         ．He wanted the best quality for the furniture he was making.

A month later, the other furniture maker received his money and went back home．My grandfather began to          strong and beautiful furniture when the wood was completely dry．A few months passed and the furniture made by that maker began to break．People came to understand my grandfather’s          and skill, spreading his fame far and wide.

Influenced by my grandfather, my father also follows the value（价值观）of “I won’t.” He always provides the freshest food, which makes his restaurant very          in town．Once a trader wanted to sell some cheap but smelly seafood to my father, he said “No!” and stopped the         .

Now, my brother and I keep in mind          our grandfather and father taught us．Through ups and downs in life, we’ve come to deeply understand our family value behind this saying—to be truthful and honest.

16．A．as                   B．by                         C．like                        D．with

17．A．hard                B．light                      C．wet                        D．soft

18．A．fire                 B．illness                    C．jokes                      D．problems

19．A．began              B．forgot                    C．kept                       D．stopped

20．A．excitedly         B．patiently                 C．sadly                      D．worriedly

21．A．move              B．clean                      C．make                      D．repair

22．A．care                B．honesty                  C．love                       D．politeness

23．A．beautiful         B．lovely                    C．popular                  D．peaceful

24．A．business          B．competition            C．interview                D．survey

25．A．how                B．why                       C．when                      D．what

四、阅读理解（每小题3分, 共15分）

China has a long history of over 5, 000 years．What can stand for China in foreign students’ eyes? The newspaper reporter interviewed some foreign students.

26．In Tom’s eyes, ________ can stand for China.

A．dumplings              B．forks                      C．chopsticks               D．the Great Wall

27．It is ________ for Grace to learn to use chopsticks.

A．relaxing                 B．interesting              C．meaningful             D．impossible

28．It was a wonderful experience for Joe to ________.

A．return to England    B．learn Chinese          C．make dumplings      D．use chopsticks

My best friend Bill is always trying to find out ways to give the environment a helping hand．One day, Bill brought some green cakes to school．At lunch, he shared his cakes with us．“Delicious!” “Wonderful!” Everyone liked the cakes and wondered how he made them.

The story goes back a few weeks．Bill’s family likes fruit very much．His father especially loves watermelons．He eats a lot of them in summer．They always throw away the skins (皮).

After seeing the cleaner working hard to pick up the heavy rubbish pail (桶), Bill said．“There must be a good way to use all the watermelon skins.”

After a lot of thinking, he decided to make something with the skins．First, he made the skins into juice．Then he carefully made his delicious GREEN cakes.

Once he tasted the cake, he knew his cakes were a great by-product (副产品) of the watermelon eating．And it was nature friendly too.

From now on, he doesn’t need to worry about the heavy waste from eating watermelons．And everyone always wants more of his special cakes.

29．What did Bill share with his classmates one day?

A．Something he bought.

B．Something he made.

C．Something he planted.

D．Something he picked.

30．What do we know about Bill’s family?

A．They work very hard.

B．They like fruit very much.

C．They help pick up the rubbish.

D．They enjoy making green cakes.

31．What will Bill most probably write in his diary?

A．I made very good cakes and everyone enjoyed them.

B．I worked with the cleaner and my parents praised me.

C．I made some fruit juice but my classmates needed more.

D．I tried to help others but I worried about the heavy waste.

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius (孔子), whose birthday was September 28．Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution (贡献) to the education today． 

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province．He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period．He had a hard childhood．His father died when he was only 3．His mother brought him up．As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying．He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history．At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn．He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime．

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons．He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned．“When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas．I choose their good qualities and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study．“All study but no thinking makes people puzzled  (困惑的)．All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society．His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners．“A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.

32．Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports ________ as a child.

A．by teaching himself at home

B．with the help of his mother

C．by going to school

D．by visiting many famous teacher

33．The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to ________.

A．poor                      B．bright                    C．rich                        D．cute

34．The correct order of the following statements is ________．

①Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

②Confucius educated about 3, 000 students in his lifetime．

③Confucius’ father died．

④Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A．③①④②               B．②③④①               C．①③②④               D．④③①②

35．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.

B．No one has something worthy to be learned.

C．All thinking but no study makes people lazy.

D．A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.

Progress means the act of going forward．Making any kind of progress can make us healthy and happy in life．By setting and actively working towards our goals, we can make progress in our life.

To make more progress in life, start looking at problems in a different way．Whatever happens, if we think positively, we can make more progress and become stronger.

Having confidence (信心) is helpful for us to make progress．Confidence comes from different places, such as proper education.

Slow progress is still progress．Just as the old saying goes, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Progress usually comes a lot more slowly than we expect．Even if progress is slow, try not to be worried．One important thing is that we keep taking steps towards our goals.

The road to progress is not always smooth．Most progress often comes with setbacks along the way．Sometimes, maybe it feels like we’re taking one step forward and three steps back, but it won’t always be like that．Keep going towards our goals and we can much more easily make the progress we want.

Progress doesn’t always happen in a straight line．As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.

36．What does progress make us do?

A．Set lifelong goals.

B．Go forward easily.

C．Live healthily and happily.

D．Think about new things.

37．What does Paragraph 3 tell us?

A．We should support different people.

B．Some people can push us to failure.

C．Confidence helps us make progress.

D．Different schools expect the same progress.

38．What does the writer say about slow progress?

A．It often goes smoothly.

B．It still means progress.

C．It sometimes stops progress.

D．It always gives us a clear mind.

39．Which word is close to the underlined word “setbacks”?

A．Prizes.                   B．Advantages.            C．Excuses.                 D．Difficulties.

40．Which can be a proper title for the text?

A．Ideas about Making Progress

B．Keys to Speeding up Progress

C．Meanings of Having Confidence

D．Suggestions on Relationships

五、语言知识（每小题1分, 共15分）

根据括号内所给的汉语或音标写出单词, 使句子意思完整正确。

41．She cut out some pictures of colourful flowers and _______（粘贴）them on the card.

42．It was a pleasant _______ (/’dʒɜːni/) and we had fun together.

43．Tim will be busy next week because he has many meetings to _______ (参加).

44．Kids were put in groups and kept on _______ (讨论) the outing excitedly.

45．Nancy is really a _______ (忠实的) friend．When I am in trouble, she is always with me.

六、根据句子意思, 用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。

46．Tom, _______ (not be) afraid of speaking in front of the class．You should believe you can.

47．For_______ (far) information, you may visit our company’s web page.

48．Children, don’t play with knives or you may hurt_______ (you).

49．Sam jumps_______ (high) in his class．He once won a gold medal in the sports meeting.

50．He is_______ (terrible) ill．We must send him to the hospital at once.

七、根据所给汉语完成下列句子。

51．Sue 是我们班级中最刻苦的女孩之一。

____________________________________________________________________________

52．她对学习物理很痴迷。

____________________________________________________________________________

53．她愿意花费很多时间在这门学科上。

____________________________________________________________________________

54．她主动提供了许多帮助给我。

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55．她建议我在课堂上认真听讲。

____________________________________________________________________________

六、任务型阅读（满分10分）

Do you know about space vegetables? Have you ever eaten them? Some people worry about eating space vegetables．They think that they may be bad for us．In fact, there’s no need to worry about space vegetables．Here some facts that we should know about space vegetables.

In space, plants can grow faster and bigger without the influence of Earth’s gravity (重力)．People take the seeds to space and then bring them back．Then space vegetables grow from these strong seeds and grow into bigger

Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to eat after they bring back these seeds．And scientists make sure that there is no radiation (辐射).

Space vegetables are different from genetically modified (转基因) foods．The genes (基因) of space vegetables don’t change．This means that no new genes are put into the space vegetables.

Space vegetables are better for us than normal vegetables．For example, space tomatoes will be fine for twenty days．That’s one week longer than normal tomatoes.

Also, space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables．As a result, space vegetables can help us solve the problem of future food supply and provide a healthier diet.

In conclusion, space vegetables are a great way to help us meet our needs in the future.

七、短文填空（满分10分）

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Plastic is a convenience (方便), but plastics can hurt the environment.Therefore, action must be taken to reduce their use.

There are many different w   66    to reduce your plastic use at home．To begin with, be s   67    to properly recycle everything you can and throw away what you can’t, such as plastic cups and dishes.

Shopping may be one of the hardest things to do when trying to avoid (避免) plastic．B   68    you walk out of the door, make sure you have a shopping list with e   69    that you will need or eat．This will reduce food waste and the amount of plastic packaging.

Believe it or not, it is p   70    to avoid plastics while on vacation．You may book one of the hotels which don’t provide the plastics that can only be used o   71   ．As for take-home gifts, don’t buy products made from plastics．Or give up traditional gifts and give someone a picture you take yourself i   72   , which can be more special.

It seems l   73    a difficult task to take all the actions immediately, so begin small and take larger steps towards a plastic-free life．Don’t be afraid to s   74    your stories．Many people’s actions can change the world for the better．If we can help o   75    make the change to a plastic-free life, we’ll be doing the world a huge favor.

八、书面表达（满分10分）

76．“双减”政策推行之后，中学生的学习及生活发生了很大的变化。为了达成“五育”并举的培养目标，你校开展了丰富的延时服务课程和实践活动。国外TeenageLife 杂志社想了解这方面的情况。假如你是李华，请你根据以下提示写一封英文邮件进行简单介绍。

注意事项：

1）词数90左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2）文中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名等信息。

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参考答案

1．B

【详解】句意：——西蒙和丹尼尔都擅长跑步。——难怪他们昨天在2023年南京马拉松比赛中都表现出色。

考查动词。am是，一般现在时，主语为I；is是，一般现在时，主语为不可数名词或第三人称单数名词；are是，一般现在时，主语为you，we或复数名词；do助动词，一般现在时，主语为you，we或复数名词。结合“be good at擅长”是固定搭配短语，所以该空要用be动词。而结合“not only…but also…不但……而且……”要遵循就近原则，且“Daniel”是第三人称单数，所以用“is”。故选B。

2．D

【详解】句意：外面很冷。你最好不要打开窗户或门。

考查固定句型，open v．开。had better (not) do sth.最好(不)做某事，根据“It’s quite cold outside.”可知应该是最好不要开窗户或门，故选D。

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