江苏省徐州市邳州市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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2023–2024学年度第一学期期中调研测试

八年级英语试卷

（温馨提示：本卷共8页，满分140分，考试时间100分钟；答案全部涂、写在答题卡上。）

一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）略

二、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1．Bob is crazy about ________．He’s going to fly to his dream city—Kunming next month.

A．cooking                       B．flying                           C．dreaming                      D．travelling

2．—Can you tell your best friend everything about yourself?

—Of course．She can ________.

A．keep a secret                 B．share my joy                 C．make me happy             D．worry about me

3．Where can we see the place of interest in the picture?

A．The USA.          B．Australia.          C．The UK.          D．France.

4．I am very busy with my study, so I have ________ half an hour for sports every day.

A．at first                         B．at last                           C．at most                         D．at least

5．There was a car accident on Renmin Road yesterday．________, nobody was hurt.

A．Lucky                          B．Unluckily                     C．Unlucky                       D．Luckily

6．The small town is becoming _____________ ．Lots of people visit it every year.

A．the least beautiful

B．less and less beautiful

C．the most beautiful

D．more and more beautiful

7．We should learn to take care of ________ when we are away from parents.

A．us                                B．ourselves                      C．them                            D．themselves

8．— Tom, you are late again today, I think you ________ be earlier next time.

— Sorry, I won’t be late.

A．may                             B．might                           C．should                          D．would

9．—_______ is the old bridge over the river?

—Not very wide．It’s about three meters.

A．How long                     B．How heavy                   C．How wide                    D．How high

10．— Can I have something to drink?

—________．But we’ve got no coffee, let’s have tea instead.

A．Sorry                           B．Thank you                    C．Sure                            D．No

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题15分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When the children first went to live at the white house, they talked about Father a lot and were always asking questions about ____11____．But as time passed, their questions seemed to make Mother ____12____, so they stopped asking．But they ____13____ forgot him.

Bobbie thought about Father often．She knew her mother was sad, and she ____14____ a lot about that．And ____15____ was Father away for so long? Was there ____16____ that Mother wasn’t telling them?

The ____17____ came on the day she went to the station, to go and get the magazines．They were old magazines which people ____18____ on trains or in the waiting room．Perks said the children could have them to ____19____, and one day Bobbie went to get them.

“I’ll just put some newspaper round them to keep them together,” said Peter．And he took an old newspaper from the heap (一堆).

The magazines were _____20_____, and Bobbie stopped to rest on the way home．She sat on the grass and dropped them _____21_____ her．As she did this, she looked at the newspaper and read some of the words on the page…and it was like a terrible _____22_____

She never _____23_____ how she got home．But she went to her room and locked the door．Then she took the newspaper _____24_____ the magazines and looked at it again．The words seemed to jump at her FIVE-YEARS IN PRISON FOR SPY!

And the name of the “spy” was the name of _____25_____.

——Selection from The Railway Children

11．A．it                          B．her                               C．him                             D．them

12．A．crazy                    B．excited                         C．surprised                      D．unhappy

13．A．always                  B．often                            C．sometimes                    D．never

14．A．did                       B．worried                        C．cared                           D．talked

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

16．A．something             B．anything                       C．everything                    D．nothing

17．A．fact                      B．reason                          C．answer                         D．question

18．A．used                     B．left                              C．sold                             D．bought

19．A．write                    B．sell                              C．enjoy                           D．read

20．A．heavy                   B．difficult                        C．popular                        D．interesting

21．A．at                         B．over                             C．under                           D．beside

22．A．story                     B．lesson                           C．dream                          D．experience

23．A．thought                 B．remembered                  C．hoped                          D．forgot

24．A．off                       B．with                             C．away                            D．up

25．A．the story               B．the magazine                 C．her mother                   D．her father

四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A）阅读下面四篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Sydney Tower

26．Sydney Tower is ________ in Sydney, Australia.

A．the busiest street

B．the biggest station

C．the most beautiful park

D．the highest point

27．If an adult with two children goes to visit Sydney Tower, he has to pay ________.

A．$60                             B．$90                              C．$120                            D．$150

28．You can book the tickets ________.

A．By plane.          B．Through the windows.          C．By phone.          D．By train.

B

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew．One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree.

The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal (偷) the fruit．If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples．If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

Finally he planted the tree in his woods, there, no one could see it．But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.

“What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily．“If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit．If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples．If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit．Now not only nobody can enjoy the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree!”

29．What did the farmer’s friend give him as a gift?

A．Some apples.                B．A little apple tree.          C．Some fruits.                 D．A new house.

30．Why didn’t the farmer plant the apple tree in his fields?

A．He was afraid strangers would steal the fruit.

B．He was afraid there was no enough sunlight there.

C．He was afraid his own children would take the fruit.

D．He was afraid neighbors would steal the apples at night.

31．Who destroyed the apple tree in fact?

A．His neighbors.              B．Strangers.                     C．His own children.          D．He himself.

32．What does the story want to tell us?

A．How to plant an apple tree.

B．We should share good things.

C．Where to plant an apple tree.

D．We should give others good gifts.

C

In some parts of the world, it’s easy for kids to go to school, but in other places, there are many problems that make it hard for kids to get a good education (教育)．Children around the world get their education in different ways.

During rainy seasons, Bangladesh often has many floods (洪水)．Then many schools have to close and students can’t go to school．Luckily, there is a group named Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha to help．It began to run boat schools in 2002, and more than 70,000 children have got their education on boats．The group has around 100 boats and each one has a small library and a computer.

Each year more than 4,000 of India’s poorest children get their education on the platforms (站台) of the country’s train stations．The idea for the Train Platform School came from a teacher called Inderjit Khurana．She took the train to work each morning, and she often saw some children begging (乞讨) on the train．Then she decided to do something for them．In 1985, she set up the first Train Platform School and later more came out．The schools use music and drama (戏剧) to teach the children how to read and write．When the children are ready, they can transfer to a full-time school．There, they will go on with further education.

You won’t find any books at the West Philadelphia School of the Future in the US．Instead, all students have their own computers and learn on special apps．Teachers don’t use traditional (传统的) whiteboards—they use Smart Boards．When the school opened in 2006, both the teachers and the students found it difficult．However, these days students love it and they do well in maths and reading．The school is very popular with parents.

33．When describing the group Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, the writer ________.

A．tells a story

B．gives some facts

C．uses some examples

D．talks about his   experience

34．What does the underlined phrase “transfer to” mean in Chinese?

A．放弃                            B．参观                            C．开办                            D．转到

35．Which sentence is true according to the passage?

A．In boat schools, each student has a small library and a computer.

B．In the Train Platform Schools, children can go on to further education by learning drama.

C．Inderjit Khurana set up the first Train Platform School in 1985,

D．The West Philadelphia School of the Future was popular when it first opened.

36．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Different ways of teaching.

B．The importance of education.

C．The use of computers in teaching.

D．Some special schools in the world.

D

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, China, was the host (主办) city of the 19th Asian Games．However, some people thought that the 19th Asian Games (亚运会) would come in 2022, but it was held in 2023．Why?

To make it clear, we need to have a better understanding of Asian Games first.

The Asian Games is multi – sport event．People hold every four years among athletes from all over Asia．It is the second largest multi- sport event after the Olympic Games.

The Asian Games were always held at the same year as the World Cup, which was also held every four years．Many people around the world paid more attention (更关注) to the World Cup．This really made the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) worried．So, the OCA decided to postpone the 18th Asian Games for a year．That was in 2019．In this way, the Asian Games wouldn’t be held in the same year as the World Cup．So Hangzhou held the event in 2023.

Hanoi (河内), capital of Vietnam, was the host of city of the 18th Asian Games．But Vetnamese government (政府) decided in 2014 that Hanoi gave up the right to host the Asian Games because it didn’t have enough money.

Luckily, Djakarta (雅加达), capital of Indonesia , was willing to be the host city instead of Hanoi．But then came another problem．Djakart a would hold presidential election (总统选举) in 2019, so the government wanted to change the holding time of the Asian Games back to 2018．The OCA agreed.

37．How many cities are there in the passage?

A．One                             B．Two                             C．Three                           D．Four

38．Which is the largest multi-sport event in the world?

A．The Asian Games

B．The Olympic Games.

C．The 19th Asian Games

D．The World Cup

39．What does the underlined word “postpone” mean in the passage?

A．do something earlier

B．do something on time

C．do something later

D．do something right now

40．Why did the government of Indonesia want to change the holding time of the Asian Games back to 2018?

A．Because they don’t have enough money.

B．Because the World Cup would be held in 2018.

C．Because the OCA has advised them to change the time.

D．Because Djakarta would hold presidential election in 2019.

B）阅读短文，从短文后所给的A-F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项

A year ago, New Zealand announced a plan．Under the plan, the country would make it illegal (非法的) for people born after 2008 to buy cigarettes (香烟)．____41____ And it won’t make a difference to smokers now.

Starting in 2023, people under the age of 15 would be stopped from buying cigarettes．After that, the age limit for buying tobacco products would be raised every year．____42____ In short, the move will stop people born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco products.

Tobacco products contain something poisonous (有毒的) called nicotine (尼古丁)．Though nicotine is a poison, when people have a little bit of it, it can give them an excited feeling．Over time, nicotine changes the body, so people feel like they need more of it．They may feel sick if they don’t get more．Then people are unable to stop taking it．____43____

Smoking is very dangerous to human health．____44____ In New Zealand, about 5,000 people die every year from illnesses connected with smoking.

No country has ever tried an age limit-raising plan like New Zealand’s before．____45____

A．It’s one of the leading causes of deaths around the world.

B．By 2050, someone would have to be at least 42 years old to buy cigarettes.

C．That’s why it’s so difficult for people to stop smoking.

D．This may be a good try and is expected to have important influences.

E．The plan is made to keep young people from ever starting to smoke.

F．In China, smokers are getting younger and younger, including some middle school students.

五、词语运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

A）选择方框中的单词或词组填空，其中有一个是多余的。

46．My brother ________ in his homework but he noticed and corrected it quickly.

47．He often listens carefully to my problems and ________ me help.

48．When we arrived at the park, all of the children ________ to get off the bus.

49．As children, we should ________ our parents when they are sad.

50．I know ________ what we should do next.

B）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词，或用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空

Life in the future will be different from life today．____51____ then and now, many changes will happen．The population (人口) ____52____ (grow) fast．There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer ____53____ people live now．There will be changes in our food, too．More land will be used to ____54____ (build) new towns and houses for all the people．Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, ____55____ meat will be more expensive．Maybe no one can eat it every day．Instead they ____56____ (eat) more fruit and vegetables．Maybe people will be ____57____ (healthy)．Robots will do ____58____ (danger) and hard work．Because of this, people will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for their ____59____ (hobby)．____60____ (travel) will be much cheaper and easier．Many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

六、阅读与表达（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，按要求回答问题（每题答案不超过六个单词）。

Mermaid (美人鱼) shows are becoming more and more popular in our country these days．But have you ever heard about “male mermaids”? Zhao Xin from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province is one of the few male mermaid performers (表演者).

Zhao became a mermaid performer in the summer of 2017 when he saw an ad looking for mermaid performers for a newly opened aquarium (水族馆)．Zhao was a good swimmer and he decided to have a try．However, being a mermaid performer was not easy．He needed to learn to swim in a mermaid dress．So he started watching videos of mermaid shows on the Internet.

After months of hard training (训练), Zhao could give a good show by himself．But some parents pointed out that watching Zhao’s shows was bad for their kids, because “men shouldn’t wear dresses” In the next few years, Zhao trained even harder and mixed his mermaid shows with Shanxi culture, including Shanxi wine culture, waist drums and lion dances．Hard work pays off．Now Zhao is head of a male mermaid team and he has won lots of mermaid competitions these years.

The good news is that male mermaids like Zhao are changing people’s minds．After a show by Zhao’s team in Shanghai in May of the classic story of Shan Hai Jing, one of the audience (观众) members said, “Male mermaids are more powerful．I think this kind of show is important for children to watch.”

61．Where is Zhao Xin from?

__________________________________________________

62．When did Zhao become a male mermaid performer?

__________________________________________________

63．What did he wear when he gave mermaid shows?

_________________________________________________

64．Did all like his show?

_________________________________________________

65．What did Zhao Xin add to his mermaid shows?

_________________________________________________

七、连词成句（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

66．do  well  not  his  desk  under  fit  they

______________________________________________________.

67．foreign  languages  fun  learning  to  me  is

______________________________________________________.

68．is  the USA  comfortable  as  the bus  as  in  those

______________________________________________________.

69．be  school  for  you  not  late  had better

________________________________________________________.

70．choose  friend  your  who  best  would  you  as

______________________________________________________?

八、书面表达（满分20分）

71．假设你是李华，上周六老师组织你们班的全体学生去DIY中心进行了参观学习，明天你打算在校英语角介绍此次活动。请你根据下面的表格提示准备一篇发言稿。

要求：（1）发言稿须包含表格中所有提示内容，可适当发挥；（2）语言表达要准确，语意要通顺、连贯；（3）词数90左右，发言稿的格式和开头已经给出，但不计入要求词数。

Hi, everyone, My name is Li Hua.

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参考答案

一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）略

二、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1．D

【解析】句意：鲍勃非常热爱旅行。下个月他将飞往他的梦想之城——昆明。

考查名词辨析。cooking烹饪；flying飞行；dreaming梦想；travelling旅行。根据“Bob is crazy about…He’s going to fly to his dream city — Kunming next month.”可知，鲍勃下个月将去昆明旅行，因此他非常热爱旅行。故选D。

2．A

【解析】句意：——你能告诉你最好的朋友关于你自己的一切吗？——当然。她能保守秘密。

考查动词短语。keep a secret保守秘密；share my joy分享我的快乐；make me happy让我快乐；worry about me担心我。根据“Can you tell your best friend everything about yourself?”以及“Of course.”可知，自己能告诉最好的朋友关于自己的一切是因为她能保守秘密。

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