湖南省衡阳市衡山县星源教育集团2023-2024学年八年级下学期5月期中考试英语试题（含答案）

年上期八年级期中考试试题英语时量90分钟满分100分第一部分听力理解(满分20分)A.根据所听句子的内容和所提的问题，选择符合题意的选项。（每小题听一遍）()1．HowdoesPetergotoschooleveryday？()2．WhatdidLindahaveforbreakfastthismorning？()3．Wheredoesthegirlcomefrom？()4．WhatwillMikeprobablydothisweekend？()5．Whatdoestheboywanttobewhenhegrowsup？B．听对话根据所听内容回答每段对话后面的问题，在各题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母编号填写在题后的括号内。(每段对话听两遍)听第一段对话，回答第6小题。()6．WhatisAnnagoingtobeinthefuture？A．Ascientist. B．Adancer. C．Anartist.听第二段对话，回答第7小题。()7．What’sthematterwiththewoman？A．Sheisrelaxed. B．Shehasnothingtodo. C．Shehasalotofworktodo.听第三段对话，回答第8小题。()8．WhatdoyouthinkofKate？A．She’sbeautiful. B．She’shelpful. C．She’slazy.听第四段对话，回答第9小题。()9．WherearethespeakersgoingthisSunday？A．Theaquarium. B．Thezoo. C．Themuseum.听第五段对话，回答第10小题。()10．Howlongcanthemankeepthemagazines？A．Fortwodays. B．Forthreedays. C．Forsevendays.听第六段对话，回答第11～12小题。()11．WhattestdidLiuHuafail？A．English. B．French. C．Chinese.()12．HowmanytimeshasLiuHuafailed？A．Once. B．Twice. C．Threetimes.听第七段对话，回答第13～15小题。()13．What’stheweatherlike？A．Finebutcool. B．Lovelyandwarm. C．Cloudybutwarm.()14．Wherearethetwospeakers？A．Inapark. B．Atastation. C．Inabuilding.()15．What’stheboydoinginEngland？A．Spendinghisholiday. B．PracticinghisEnglish. C．VisitingaRussianfamily.C．听短文根据所听短文内容，在各题所给的三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母编号填写在题后的括号内。(短文听两遍)()16．Whathappenedtothethreeboysonacoldday？A．Theylosttheirway.B．Theycouldn’tfindthebighouse.C．Theyhadtospendthenightintheopenair.()17．Whatdidthethreeboysaskthefarmertodo？A．Togivethemsomewaterandfood.B．Toletthemstayinhishouseforanight.C．Totellthemthewaytowalkoutoftheforest.()18．Whydidoneoftheboyshavetosleepinthebighouse？A．Thefarmerdidn’tlikethethirdboy.B．Oneoftheboysmadealoudnoisewhenheslept.C．Therewasn’tenoughroominthefarmer’shouse.()19．Whowasthefirsttosleepwiththehorses？A．Tom. B．Mike C．Jack.()20．Whywereallthehorsesoutsideatthehousedoor？A．Becausesomeonedrovethemoutofthehouse.B．Becausethesmellinthebighousewasreallyterrible.C．Becausethehorsesdidn’tliketostaywithpeopleatnight.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。AVolunteersWantedThecityparkTime：Friday（13：30—16：30）Thingstodo：pickuprubbishandcleanthebenches（长凳） Youneedto：*wearcomfortableclothes.*bringrubbishbags.Tel.：678－8689ThefoodbankTime：TuesdayorThursday（10：30—14：30） Thingstodo：collect(收集)foodfromrestaurantsandgiveoutfoodtohomelesspeople.Youneedto：*beagedbetween17and50.*behealthyandstrong.*wearamask.Tel.：678－9686Theafter-schoolreadingprogramTime：Sunday（14：00—17：00） Thingstodo：raisestorybooksforkids,readbookstothemandhaveagoodtalkwiththem.Youneedto：*beatleast14yearsold.*begoodatteaching.*befriendly.Tel.：678－9868（）21.Howlongdovolunteersneedtoworkinthecitypark？Fortwohours. B.Forthreehours.Forfourhours.（）22.IfJackwantstovolunteerinthefoodbank，whatshouldhedo？Beavailableontheweekend.Begoodatcookingdeliciousfood.Beingoodhealthandwearamask.（）23.Whichofthefollowingcanvolunteerfortheafter-schoolreadingprogram？Tim—heisa12-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.Susan—sheisa24-year-oldteacherwithakindheart.Mike—herunsabookstoreandisalwaysbusyonweekends.BHaveyoueverbeenill？Whenyouareill，youmustbeunhappybecauseyourbodybecomeshot，andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youdon’twanttowork，andyoustayinbed，feelingverysad.Whatmakesusill？Itisgerms（细菌）.Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan’tfindthemwithyoureyes，butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope（显微镜）.Theyareverysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope，weshallseetheminit.Soyourparentswillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.Germsaren’tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust（灰尘）.Ifyoucutyourfinger,andifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut（割开处），someofthegermswouldgointoyourfinger.Yourfingerwouldbecomebigandred，andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswouldgointoallofyourbody，andyouwouldhavepaineverywhere.（）24.Whatisamicroscopeusedfor？Makingverysmallthingslookmuchbigger.B.Makingverybigthingslookmuchsmaller.C.Helpingyoureadsomenewspapers.（）25.Whydon’tyourparentsletyoudrinkdirtywater？Becauseyouhaven’tlookedatitcarefully.B.Becausewatercan’tbedrunkinthisway.C.Becausetheremustbelotsofgermsinit.（）26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？Germscanbefoundbothinwaterandintheair.B.Germscangointoyourfingerifitiscut.C.Ifyourfingerisn’tcut,therearen’tanygermsonit.（）27.What’sthemainideaofthepassage？Germsmaymakeusill. B.Germsareindirtywater. C.Takecareofyourfingers.CAsavolunteerteacher,ItraveledalongwaytoasmallvillageschoolinLongzhou,Guangxi.Onmywaythere,Ithoughtaboutthevillage,theschoolandthechildrenthere.However,myheartsank(下沉)whenIarrivedthere.Itwasn'twhatIexpected.Itdidn'tlooklikeaschoolatall!Theschoolhadonlythreerooms:oneforGrades1、2and3,andtheotherforGrades4、5and6.Therewasathirdoneforme.Thechildrenwelcomedmewarmlyonmyfirstday.Theyaskedmealotofquestions,andItoldthemstoriesaboutmyselfandmylifeinShanghai.Thenextday,Igavethematesttofindouttheirlevel(水平).Tomysurprise,thoughthetestwasveryeasy,overhalfofthestudentsfailedit,yettheyallwantedtolearnnewthings.Iknewtheyneededme.Iwasbusypreparinglessons,readingtestpaperseverynight.Ienjoyedteachingtheselovelyandhard-workingchildren,andIcouldseethattheyweremakingprogresswithmyhelp.Ihavealsolearnedalotfromthem.Iunderstandtheirlivesbetter,andwearenowgoodfriends.Ihaveworked(已经工作)inLongzhouforayearnow.I'mveryhappy,andtheexperiencehasbeenveryusefulforme.Ilovethesmallvillageandthechildren.Infact,Iwouldliketocontinueworkinghere,too.()28.Wheredoesthewritercomefrom?A.Guangxi.B.Xiamen.C.Shanghai.()29.Inthepassage,whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“myheartsankwhenIarrivedthere”mean?Thewriterwassad.B.Thewriterwashappy.C.Thewritergotangry.()30.Howmanyroomsdidthewriterfindinthatschool?A.Two.B.Three.C.Six.()31.Howdidthewriterfeelaboutthestudents'levelafterthefirsttest?A.Itwasjustashethought.B.Itwashigherthanhethought.C.Itwaslowerthanhethought.第二节(共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。(每个选项只用一次，选项中有一项为多余选项)Everyoneknowsthatenoughsleepisgoodforourhealth.Butnoteveryonecangetenoughsleep.Somepeoplefallasleepeasily.32.Todayunderthepressureofworkandlife,itisveryimportantforustogetenoughsleep.Ifadults(成年人)wanttostayhealthy,theyshouldsleepfor7-9hourseverynight.Peoplewhodon'tgetenoughsleepmayhavesomesymptoms(征兆)ofstress,suchasbeingangryeasilyandevenupsetsometimes.Buthowcanwesleepwell?Wemustform(形成)regular(规律的)habitsofworkandrest.Trytogotobedandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday,includingweekends.33.Youshouldtrynottodothingsthatcandisturb(打扰)yoursleep.Avoid(避免)sleepingafter5p.m.,havingheavydinnerintheevening,watchingexcitingfilmsorreadingexcitingbooks.34.Thesecanmakeyourbrainstayexcited.Soyoucan'tgetagoodnight'ssleep.Allinall,ifyouwanttokeephealthy,remembertogetenoughsleep.35._____Andthenyouwillhaveanewstartthenextday.A.Goodsleepallowsyourmuscles(肌肉)andbraintorelax.B.Butothershavetroubleinfallingasleep.C.Forteenagers,theyshouldgetmoresleep.D.Thiswillhelpyourbodykeepregularsleep.E.Andyoushouldn'tplaywithyourmobilephonebeforebedtime,either.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Studentsmayhaveproblemswiththeirminds.Somestudentsbecomeworriedbecausetheyhavetostudyvery36.Othershavetroublegettingonwellwithpeopleliketheirparentsandclassmates.AstudentofGrade8couldnotunderstandhisteacheranddid37inhislessons.Hebecamesoworriedaboutitthathe38tolosehistemper（发脾气）veryoften.Anotherstudentwasafraidof39.Shegotveryworried40shelookedattheexampaper，andshecouldwritenothing.Areportsaysthat18%ofShanghaistudentshavemental（心理的）problems.Theirtroublesincludebeingworriedand__41，andhavingproblemsinlearningandgettingonwithpeople.Manystudentswhohaveproblemswon’taskfor42.Somethinktheywilllookstupidiftheygotoseeadoctor.Othersdon’twanttotalk43theirsecrets.Afamousexpertonstudentshasthefollowing44：●Takepartingroupactivities.●Gotoseeadoctorifyoufeelunhappy45unwell.（）36.A.hard B.slowly C.quietly （）37.A.heavily B.badly C.well （）38.A.refused B.stopped C.started （）39.A.friends B.exams C.doctors （）40.A.when B.what C.where （）41.A.happy B.unhappyC.lucky （）42.A.success B.chance C.help （）43.A.to B.with C.about （）44.A.questionsB.advice C.answers （）45.A.as B.or C.but 第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。Tom’scousinLinda___46___(come)fromtheUSA.YesterdayTom’steacher___47___(邀请)LindatojointheirschooltriptotheWorldParkwiththeClass1,Grade8students.

Itwasafinewarmday.Ittookthemabouttwohoursto___48___abusthere.Therewasalotoftrafficonthewayandthejourneywasalittle___49___(bore).Whenthey__50__(final)arrivedatthepark,allofthemcouldn’tw__51__togetoffthebus.Soonthewholeworldwasthereinfrontofthem.Theycouldseemodelsofoveronehundredplacesofinterest___52___allovertheworld.Theybecamevery___53___(excite)whentheysawthemodelEiffelTower(埃菲尔铁塔).ThemodelGoldenGateBridge(金门大桥)lookedasgreatastheoneinAmerica.Itwasanamazingdayb__54__theysawthemainsightsoftheworldinjustoneday.Thesonganddanceshowswerealsowonderful.Theylearntalotaboutdifferent__55__(culture).综合技能（共两节，满分25分）（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Julieisacutegirl,withbigeyesandstraightblondhair.ShelivesinNewYorkwithhermother.ItwasaSunday.Juliewasplayingwithherfriend,Becky,inthelivingroom.Julie'smotherwantedtogetsomefruitforthem.Shefelldownonthewaytothekitchen.Juliefoundhermothercouldn’tm