2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市江都区八校八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市江都区八校八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共15小题，共15分。1.AsfarasIknow,_________filmYouOnlyLiveOnce（《热辣滚烫》）is________greatsuccess.A.the;/ B./;the C.a;/ D.the;a2.—Whatdoyouthinkoftheanswertothequestion?—Sorry.Whatisthat?I___________aboutsomethingelse.A.thought B.havethought C.wasthinking D.amthinking3.Wefound_________noteasy_______fiftyEnglishwordsinoneday.A.itis,toremember B.it,toremember

C.that,remember D.thatwas,toremember4.Lookatthephoto.Theboywhosits_______toyoukeepshiseyes_______.A.closely;closed B.close;closing

C.closely;closing D.close;closed5.LearningEnglishinaclassroomisimportant,butusingEnglishinreal_____willimproveskillsgreatly.A.conditions B.situations C.events D.positions6.TheshopinWandaPlaza(万达广场)______forfiveyears,butI______theresofar.A.hasopened;havenˈtgone B.hasbeenopen;havenˈtbeen

C.hasopened;havenˈtbeen D.hasbeenopen;havenˈtgone7.—Idonˈtcare___________,butourschoolprovideswesternfoodonly.

—Noproblem!Justasthesayinggoes,wheninRome,doastheRomansdo.A.whatyouareusedtoliking B.whatyouusedtolike

C.Whatyouusedtobelike D.whatyouareusedtobeinglike8.—HaveyouevervisitedtheGreatWall?—No,______nextmonth.A.sometimes B.sometime C.sometime D.sometimes9.—HaveyouvisitedRussia,Lilian?

—Yes,I________therefortwoweeks.A.Studied B.wasstudying C.havestudied D.studies10.—HehasneverbeentoAustraliabefore,hashe?

—_______.Itˈsthethirdtimethathehasbeenthere.A.Yes,hehas B.No,hehas C.Yes,hehasnˈt D.No,hehasnˈt11.—When_______thebasketballplayer_______hiswife?

—_________hewas25.A.did,marry;Notuntil B.has,beenmarriedto;Since

C.did,marry;Until D.has,gotmarriedto;Since12.—Thisphysicsproblemistoodifficult.Canyoushowme______,WangLin？—Sure.A.whattoworkitout B.whattoworkoutit

C.howtoworkitout D.howtoworkoutit13.—Whatdidyouandyourfriendsbuyintheshopthisafternoon?

—______._______ofushadmoneyforanything.A.None;Noone B.Nothing;None

C.Nothing;Nobody D.None;Nothing14.—Readingisthebestwaytopassthetimeonthetrain.—________.Inevergotravellingwithoutabook.A.Youˈrejoking B.Withpleasure

C.Exactly D.Itsoundslikefun15.①Hangzhouisanoldcitywithalonghistory.②Ithaslotsofplacesofinterest.③WestLakeisthemostbeautifulplacetoenjoytheview.④Wecanseeanotherroundofflowersbloomingthisspring.WhichsentenceisanopiniontodescribeHangzhou？A.① B.② C.③ D.④二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。Nevergiveup!ThatisonelessonIlearnedwhenIwasveryyoung.Attheageoffour,notknowingasinglewordof

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,Istartedschool.Ifelt

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becauseIcouldnˈttalktootherkids.MaybeIwas

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becauseInevergotusedtotalkingwithothers.IonlyknowSpanish,andEnglishisjustamixtureof

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.WhentheteacherspokeEnglish,the

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becamefasterandfasterandthenbecameatornado（龙卷风）rippingthroughmymind.Iwasunableto

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.IgotsoconfusedandIdidnˈtknowwhattodo.Isometimesfeltlikecrying,butIkepttellingmyselfneverto

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.IstartedtolearnEnglishhard.Attheendoftheyear,Icouldunderstand,read,speakandwriteEnglish.ThenextyearI

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myfriendJack.Itwashisfirstyearofschoolandhedidnˈt

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Englishlikemeinthebeginning,soIstartedto

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himthisdifficultlanguage.Atfirstitwasvery

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,butatlasthegotusedtoEnglishandpickeditupquickly.We

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learningmoreandmoreeveryyear,andnowwearebothverygoodEnglish

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.IalsobegantoteachmyyoungersisterssinceIdidnˈtwantthemtofeelisolated（孤立的）andshyasIdid.ThisyearIamintheeighthgradeandhavegotstraightAˈsineveryclasssincekindergarten.My

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?Inevergiveup.NowIamlearningJapanese.Itmaybealittle

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,butIwillkeeponlearningit.Nomatterhowhardsomethingis,Inevergiveup.IkeeptryinguntilIdoitright.Nothingisdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.16.A.English B.Chinese C.Japanese D.French17.A.afraid B.funny C.relaxed D.lonely18.A.friendly B.smart C.shy D.silly19.A.sound B.subject C.voice D.language20.A.phrases B.stories C.words D.music21.A.hear B.explain C.understand D.believe22.A.endup B.giveup C.lookup D.getup23.A.found B.met C.watched D.looked24.A.know B.like C.see D.hear25.A.show B.give C.teach D.send26.A.exciting B.boring C.surprising D.interesting27.A.stopped B.allowed C.decided D.kept28.A.talkers B.listeners C.writers D.speakers29.A.skill B.knowledge C.secret D.idea30.A.easy B.strange C.difficult D.interesting三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。ALastmonth,somegroupsofstudentsintheircommunitymadeasurveyabout“Howdopeoplespendtheirfreetime?”Thefollowingdiagrams（图表）showsomeresultsofit:Diagram(1):Differentdayspeoplegotothelibrary.（libraryattendance）Diagram(2):DifferentTVprogramspeoplelike.Diagram(3):HoursforpeopleofdifferentageswhosurftheInternetinaweek.

31.Peopleaged____spendthemosttimesurfingtheInterneteveryweek.A.over56 B.31—55 C.7—16 D.17—3032.WhichofthefollowingTVprogramsisthemostpopularoneamongpeople？____A.News B.Cartoons C.Sports D.Chat33.WhichofthefollowingisNotTRUEaccordingtothediagrams？____A.MostpeopleoftengotothelibraryonWednesday.

B.Thefewestpeopleenjoywatchingshows.

C.Morethanhalfofthepeoplelovewatchingmusicandchat.

D.Peopleover56spendtheleasttimesurfingtheInternet.BWhiteFangwrittenbyJackLondon,isastoryaboutawolfishdogˈstransformation.Itsthemeisaboutthatenvironmentcanchangeaperson.Publishedin1906,theauthortakesthecoldCanadianNorthPoleareaasabackground.WhiteFangisahybrid.HismotherKicheisahalfdogandahalfwolf,whoisboughtupbyhumans.Hisfatherone-eyeisawolf.Kicherunsfreefromhumans.Theythenhavepuppiesbuttherewasnotenoughfoodtosupportthemall,soallthepuppiesbutonedied.WhiteFangwastheonlysurvivor（幸存者）.Soonafterhisfatherdiesinafightwithalynx,WhiteFangandhismotherhavetoliveontheirown.DuringthistimeWhiteFanglearnsaboutthewild,howtokillandgetmeat.ThenonedayatribeofIndiansdiscovershimandhismother.WhiteFangisforcedtoliveinthecampwithhismother.Theysoontakeawayhismotherandhereceivessevere（严厉的）beatingsfromhismaster.Afterheisseparated（分离）fromhismother,heisputonasledteamalonewithotherpuppiesandtheytravelfromtowntotowntotradefurandothergoods.However,theolderpuppieswouldalwaysfighthim.WhiteFangisstrongenoughtobeatallofthem.Heisthenlatersoldtoagreedy（贪婪的）pitdogownerBeautySmith.Whitefangisthenforcedtofightasapitdog,hehastokillorbekilled.Hewinsmanybattlesagainstotherpitdogsbutwhenonematchalmostcostshislife,hethenisfoundbyanewlovingmasterWeedonScott,whoiskindandpatient.WeedonScotttamesWhiteFangandshowhimthetrueloveofamaster.ThebookshowshowWhiteFanggrowsupandisbroughtupintheworldbyhismastersandthewild.Ashestrugglestofindoutgoodfromevil,rightfromwrong,itisagreatadventureforWhiteFangandothers.34.HowmanymastersdoesWhiteFanghaveinthebook?A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four35.WhatisWhiteFangˈslastmasterlike?A.Severe B.Strong C.Greedy D.Patient36.WhendoesWhiteFanglearnaboutthewild?A.Fromthebirth. B.Afterhisfatherwaskilled.

C.Afterhisbrothersdied. D.Whenhebecamestrongenough.37.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthenovel?A.Ourpersonalitycanchangebecauseofourparents.

B.Ourpersonalitycanchangebecauseofourmasters.

C.Ourpersonalitycanchangebecauseofourselves.

D.Ourpersonalitycanchangebecauseoftheenvironment.CYoumighthaveheardofBearGrylls.HeisafamoustravellerfromtheUK.Helikestotraveltobeautifulanddangerousplacesaroundtheworld.Butmorethan400yearsagoinChina,therewasatravellerevencoolerthanBearGrylls.Hespent30yearstravellingacrossChina.HisnamewasXuXiake.WheredidXugo?Xutravelledto21provincesandover100citiesinChina.Heclimbedthousandsofmountainsandfoundmorethan350caves.①Hewasthefirstpersontofindthehighestpeakof

HuangshanMountain.Hewasalsothefirsttofindlotsofkarstcaves(喀斯特溶洞).Whatˈsmore,hefirstfoundouttheYangtzeRiverˈsheadwater.Xutravelledmostlyonfoot.Heoftensleptandateinthewild.Onhisway,hewasrobbed(被抢劫)threetimes.Sometimeshefellintoriversorranintodangerousanimals.Buthenevergaveupandenjoyedhisjourney.②HowdidXustarthisjourney?XuXiakewasborninJiangsuProvince.Whenhewasachild,XuenjoyedreadingbooksaboutChinesemountainsandrivers.③Atthattime,manykidswerestudyinghardtobecomeofficials(官员).ButXuˈsfathernevermadehimtakeanyexams.Instead,heencouragedhissontogooutsideandfindoutthenewworld.Xubeganhisjourneywhenhewasabout20yearsold.④XuˈstravelnotesXualwayskeptadiarywhiletravelling.TheTravelDiaryofXuXiakeisstillpopularamongpeopletoday.38.Howmany“firstthings”didXudo?A.Five B.Four C.Three D.

Two39.Wherecanthesentence“Hedecidedtoseethemwhenhegrewup.”beput?A.① B.② C.③ D.

④40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutXuXiake?A.HewasBearˈsgoodfriend.

B.Hedreamtofbecominganofficial.

C.Hestartedtravellingattheageofabout20.

D.HerodehorsestotravelaroundChina.41.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Aworldfamousdiary B.AcoolChinesetraveller

C.XuXiakeˈsfavouritefood D.ThetriptobigmountainsDClaudeandLouiseare“giraffes”,soarepoliceofficersHankinsandPearson.Thesemenandwomendonˈtlooklikegiraffes;theylooklikeyouandme.Thenwhydopeoplecallthem“giraffes”?Agiraffeisananimalthatsticks(伸出)itsneckout,canseeplacesfarawayandhasalargeheart.Itlivesaquietlifeandmovesaroundinaneasyandbeautifulway.Inthesameway,a“giraffe”canbeapersonwholikesto“stickhisorherneckout”forotherpeople,alwayswatchesforfuturehappenings,hasawarmheartforpeoplearound,andatthesametimelivesaquietandbeautifullife.“TheGiraffeProject”isa10-year-oldgroupwhichfindsandhonors(表彰)“giraffes”intheUSandintheworld.Thegroupwantstoteachpeopletodosomethingtobuildabetterworld.Thegroupmembersbelievethatapersonshouldnˈtdrawhisorherheadback;instead,theytellpeopleto“sticktheirneckout”andhelpothers.ClaudeandLouise,HankinsandPearsonareonlyafewoftheabout1,000“giraffes”thatthegroupfoundandhonored.ClaudeandLouiseweregettingoldandtheylefttheirworkwithsomemoneythattheysavedforfutureuse.Oneday,however,theysawahomelessmanlookingforaplacetokeepwarmandtheydecidedthattheyshould“sticktheirneckout”andgivehimsomehelp.Today,theyliveinFriendsˈHouse,wheretheyinvitetwelvehomelesspeopletostayeverynight.PoliceofficersHankinsandPearsonworkinalargecity.Theyseecrimes(犯罪)everydayandtheirworkissometimesdangerous.Theyworkhardfortheirmoney.However,thesetwomenputtheirsavingstogetherandevenborrowedmoneytostartaneducation(教育)centertoteachyoungpeopleinapoorpartofthecity.HankinsandPearsonarecertainly“giraffes”.42.“TheGiraffeProject”isagroup__________.A.ofpoliceofficers

B.whichappeared(出现)tenyearsago

C.often-year-oldchildren

D.whichtakescareofchildren43.PeoplecallClaudeandLouise“giraffes”becausethey__________.A.dowhatisneededforagoodworld

B.arenotafraiddangerouswork

C.foundahomeforsomehomelesspeople

D.mademoneyonlyforotherpeople44.Thetwomenputtheirsavingtogetherandevenborrowedmoneytostartaneducationcenterto___________.A.teachpeopletodrawhisorherheadback

B.helppeoplemakealiving

C.invitehomelesspeopletostay

D.teachyoungpeopleinpoorareas45.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Someofthepeoplearounduslooklikegiraffes.

B.Giraffesarethemostbeautifulanimalsintheword.

C.“Giraffe”isanicenameforthosewhoarereadytohelpothers.

D.A“giraffe”issomeonewhocanstickhisneckoutandseethefuture.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。46.Oneafternoon,AnneinvitedDianatoherhousefortea.Shepreparedsomefruitcake.somejam,andsomeoftheraspberrycordialinthecupboard.Dianapouredherselfaglassofcordialanddrankit.Shefoundittastyanddranktwomore.Suddenly,sheturnedpaleandthenleftGreenGableshurriedly.OnMonday,AnnewenttoseeifDianawasfeelingbetter.Shesoonranbankhomewithtearsrollingdownhercheeks.Marillaaskedherwhathadhappened.Mrs.BarrysaidthatshehadsentDianahomedrunkonSaturdayandnever,everletDianaplaywithher.Marillawenttothecupboardandthencamebacktothekitchenwithabottleofwine,tryingnottosmile.AnnegaveDianawineinsteadofraspberrycordialbymistakeandshedidnˈtknowthedifferencebetweenthetwo.ThenextMonday,AnnesurprisedMarillabycomingdownwithherbooksandwentbacktoschool.AnnewasnotnappyandMarillatriednottoshowhowhappyshewastohearthat.AndsheaskedAnnetoworkhard.Oneevening,whiledoinghomework,AnnesawDianastandingatthedoorandlookedworried.MattwashomeandMarillahadgonetotownwiththeBarrysandMrs.Lynde.DianasaidnervouslythathersisterMinnieMaywassickandtheirparentswereawayintown.Annehadlookedaftermanychildrenbeforeandknewwhattodo.Theyneededlotsofhotwater,putthefireonandgaveDianaˈssistersomemedicine.AfterMatthewcamewiththedoctor,MinnieMaywassleepingandAnneexplainedtothedoctorwhatshehaddone.Lateron,hetoldMr.andMrs.Barry,“Thatlittlered-headedgirlisverysmart.Shesavedthatbabyˈslife.”Thatnight,AnnewasinvitedtotheBarryˈsforalovelydinner.Theyallsaidwonderfulthingsabouther,andshefeltveryspecial.阅读短文，回答下面五个问题（每题答案不超过六个词）(1)WhydidDianaleaveGreenGablesinahurry?____________________________________(2)HowdidAnnefeelaftershereturnedhomefromDianaˈs?____________________________________(3)WhywasMrsBarryangry?____________________________________(4)DidAnneknowthedifferencebetweenwineandraspberrycordial?____________________________________(5)WhoselifedidAnnesave？____________________________________五、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。47.TheInternetisimportantinourlife.Canyouimagineaworldw__1__theInternet?Someteenagerssaythatitmustbeq__2__boring.ChinahasmillionsofInternetusers.Itisthesecondl__3__numberofusersintheworldaftertheUnitedStates.SomeexpertssaythatmostofChineseInternetusersareteenagers.Theyspendaboutthirteenhoursp__4__onlinegames.WhatcanteenagersusuallydoontheInternet?Well,thereares__5__manythingstheycando.Theycansearchsomeinformation.Theycana__6__sende-mailsorphotos.MostofthemcanuseQQandWechattocommunicatewithotherse__7__.Theycanplayonlinegames.What'smore,visitingsomewebsitescanhelpthemlearnmorek__8__.AlmostallofthemagreethattheInternetish__9__.Mostoft__10__thinktheInternetisthemostusefulinvention(发明)intheworld.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)六、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。48.Mygrandmaaskedmetowritedownallthe____________(亲戚)phonenumberssothatshecouldcallthem.49.Weatherisourfavouritesubjectof______________(谈话).50.Doyouknowhowmany___________(胃)acowhas?51.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthe______________(欧洲)country,youcanˈtmisstheshow.52.Listen,canyouheartherainbeating_____________(撞)thewindownow?七、单句语法填空：本大题共5小题，共5分。53.—Lily,CanIborrowyourbike?—Sorry,I________(lend)ittoJenny.54.Whodoyouthink_________(offer)himahigh-paidjobinAustralia?55.Thelifeheisusedto__________(change)soonerorlater.56.For__________(far)information,youcancalluson7721948.57.Asyouknow,itˈsuselesstocryoverheroesˈ___________(die).Instead,weshouldlearntheirspiritandworkhardertoservethepeople.八、句子翻译：本大题共5小题，共10分。58.此外，记住那里的人们使用美元，而不是人民币或英镑。________________________________________________________________59.明天我会告诉你们这次旅游期间我们要带多少钱在身边。________________________________________________________________60.你能告诉我我每次借书能借多久吗？________________________________________________________________61.英国人通常会避免谈论与年龄，体重和金钱有关的话题。________________________________________________________________62.我爸爸已经去成都出差两次了。________________________________________________________________九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。63.“Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.”去旅行，这是身体在路上，可以拓宽人的眼界；去读书，这是灵魂在路上，让心智成长。当今时代的中学生们，假期生活丰富多彩，也热爱读书。某英文杂志正在开展“身体和灵魂在路上”的演讲，谈谈自己去过的地方，自己读过的好书。身体在路上1.喜欢旅游的原因。2.介绍自己的旅游经历及收获。灵魂在路上1.喜欢阅读。1)表现……；2)原因……；2.介绍你读过的最喜欢的书。(自由发挥2-3句话)。总结你的个人观点(自由发挥1-2句)。要求：1.注意人称和时态。2.要点齐全，可适当增加细节使句子通顺、连贯。3.不要逐字翻译，词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。Westudentsshouldalwaysimproveourselves.Travellingandreadingaregoodforus.Ourbodyandmindmustbeontheway._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________