辽宁省鞍山市海城市西部集团2023-2024学年八年级下学期5月期中英语试题

2023-2024学年鞍山市海城市下学期八年级英语期中监测（本试卷分听力和笔试两部分，满分110分考试时间90分钟）考生注意：所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域内作答，在本试卷上作答无效听力题（共20道题，共20分）听句子，选择该句的最佳答语。（录音播放一遍）()1.A.Heisasinger.B.Heishandsome.C.Helikessports.()2.A.Tallandstrong.B.AblueT-shirt.C.Inhisoffice.()3.A.Sorry,Ican't.B.It'snotsogood.C.No,thanks.()4.A.Onafarm.B.Itwasgreat.C.LastSaturday.()5.A.Soundswonderful.B.No,Ididn't.C.Verywell.二、听短对话，选择最佳选项。（录音播放两遍）听第一段对话()6.Wherearetheytalking?A.Athome.B.Atthecinema.C.Intheclassroom.()7.HowlongdidLiLeispendonhishomework?A.Abouttwoandahalfhours.B.Abouttwohours.C.Abouteighthours.听第二段对话()8.What'sLilydoing?A.Sheisdoingherhomework.B.Sheisreadingabook.C.Sheishelpinghermotherwithhousework.()9.What'sthenameofthebook?A.HarryPotter.B.Peter'sMom.C.PeterandMom.()10.What'sLily'sfatherdoing?A.Heiswashingtheclothes.B.Heismakingjiaozi.C.Heiscleaningthehouse.三、听长对话，远择最佳选项。（录音播放两遍）()11.WheredidBettygoonvacation?'A.Paris.B.London.C.NewYork.()12.WhodidBettygowith?A.Noone.B.Herfriends.C.Herparents.()13.Whatcanweknowaboutthemuseumsthere?A.Thereweren'tmanymuseums.B.Therewerefewpeopleinthemuseums.C.Themuseumswerereallyinteresting.()14.DidBettygoshopping?A.Yes,shedid.B.No,shedidn't.C.Wedon'tknow.()15.HowweretheFrenchpeople?A.Helpful.B.outgoing.C.Friendly.四、听短文，然后从A，B，C三个选项中选出正确答案。（录音播放两遍）()16.Thestudentsarehavinga(n)A.ChineseclassB.ChineseexamC.Englishexam()17.Thestudentsshouldwritetheirnames,studentnumbersandclassnumbersonA.blackboardB.listC.answersheet()18.ThelistontheblackboardshowsA.whichclasstheyareinB.whichexamtheyarehavingC.thestudentnumbers()19.ThestudentscanputuptheirhandswhenA.theexamisoverB.theyhaveaproblemC.theyfinishwriting()20.Theteacherhasforthestudents.A.pencilsB.pensC.erasers笔试题（共45道题，共90分）第一部分选择题（共50分）1．阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。MomotarōOneday,anoldwomanfoundapeachintheriverandtookithome.Sheandherhusbandfoundachildinthepeachwhentheyweretryingtoeatit.TheycalledhimMomotarō.WhenMomotarōgrewup,hestartedtofightagainstbadmen.Withthehelpofadog,amonkeyandabird,Momotaōbeatthemandwentbackhomesafely.PinocchioAkindoldmancreated（创造）Pinocchiofromwoodandtreated（对待）himashisson.Insteadofdoingrightthingslikegoingtoschool,Pinocchiolikedhangingout.Oneday，awhale（鲸）atetheoldman.Pinocchiowentintotheseaandriskedhislifetosavehisfather.Thebraveactmadehimbecomearealman.()1.WhatdidPinocchioenjoydoing?A.Cuttingwood.B.Goingtoschool.C.Helpingothers.D.Hangingout.()2.Pinocchio'sactmadehimbecomearealmanatlast.A.friendlyB.braveC.funnyD.bad()3.WhatdidMomotarōandPinocchiohaveincommon?A.Theybothcamefromapeach.B.Theydidn'tlovetheirfathers.C.Theywerenotbornhumans.D.Theybothlovedtofightagainstbadmen.()4.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Momotarōlovedeatingpeaches.B.Momotarōgothurtinthefight.C.Pinocchiohadthreeanimalfriends.D.Pinocchiosavedhisfatherfromthewhale.BDearNicole,Howareyou?Doyouenjoyyoursummerholiday?I'msureyoudo.It'sbeentwoweekssinceIreturnedtoNewZealand,butI'mstillthinkingoftheexcitingcitylifeinHongKong.InNewZealand,lifeisdifferent.Imissthedelicioussweetsoupsomuch.Theweatherhasbeenbadthesedays.Yesterday1gotacoldanddidn'tgotoschooltoday.IhatetakingmedicinebutIhavetotakeit.ImustgetwellsoonbecauseIwil1havetestsonscienceandgeographynextweek.ImustpreparefortheteststhistimesothatIwon'tfailagain.Irememberthatyoulikeourlocalhandcream（护手霜），butitisquiteexpensiveinHongKong.IboughtyousomelastweekendandIamsendingittoyou.It'smuchcheaperherethaninHongKong.It'salmosttheendofAugust,It'stimetopackyourschoolbagandgetreadyforthenewschoolterm.Takegoodcare.Judy()5.WheredidJudyspendtheexcitingcitylife?A.InNewZealand.B.InHongKong.C.InAustralia.D.InTaiwan.()6.HowmuchdoesthehandcreamcostinHongKongifitcosts$45inNewZealand?A.$70.B.$45.C.$40.D.$30.()7.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisWrong?A.JudymissesthesweetsoupinHongKong.B.Judywillhavetestsonscienceandgeographynextweek.C.JudyhasreturnedtoNewZealandfortwomonths.D.Judyhadabadcoldanddidn'tgotoschoolforaday.()8.WhendoesJudywritetheletter?A.InMay.B.InJune.C.InJuly.D.InAugust.CTheweathermansaidtherewasgoingtobeaterriblestorm,buttheweatherwassonice.Molly＇smotherwasgoingtobuysomecandles（蜡烛）inthecornerstoretoprepareforthestorm，althoughMollydidn'tthinkitwasnecessary.Hermomleftandwasbackanhourlater.Itwasabout6:00p.m.,andtheskybegantoturndarkbecauseoftheblackclouds.Thewindalsostartedtopickup.Thentherainstartedtobeatagainstthewindows.Thetreesshookhard.Someoftheneighbors'plantsfellofftheirwindows."I'mscared,"saidMolly-tohermother.Thestormlastedforaboutthirtyminutes,longenoughtomakethelightsgooutandtheoldtreesfalldown.EvenGretchen,thecat,wasstayingquietlyunderthesofa.Molly'smotherlitsomecandlessotheycouldseetheirwayaroundthehouse."Whataboutdinner?"askedMolly.Hermotherboughtsomefishwhenshewenttothecornerstore."Ihadafeelingthatwewouldn'tbeabletocook,soIboughtthefishandsomebread."Theyatethefishandbreadbycandlelight."Youknow,thisiskindoffun.It'salmostlikecamping,"saidMolly.Laterthatnight,thelightscamebackon.Mollysaid,"Althoughitwasascarytime,Ididhavefun."()9.Whatwastheweatherlikewhentheweathermanreported?A.Theskybegantoturndark.B.Thewindstartedtopickup.C.Therainstartedtobeatagainstthewindows.D.Theweatherwasnice.()10.WhydidMolly'smothergotothecornerstore?A.Togetthenewspaper.B.Togetbatteries.C.Togetcandles.D.Togetsomefood.()11.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Molly'smothergotwetbecauseoftherainstorm.B.Therainstormstartedinthemorning.C.Therainstormlastedforabouthalfanhour.D.Gretchenlikedstayingquietlyunderthesofaallthetime.()12.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANightwithaRainstormB.GretchenStayedUndertheSofaC.Molly'sBusyNightD.Mom'sTriptotheStoreD"Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson'slifeforthebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson."Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirachievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunity（机会）toencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecomingavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization'sexpectations（期望）.Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.★Startoutslowly,don'taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone'slife.★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.★Workwithaveteranvolunteer.Hevolunteeredalot,hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization'sexpectations.★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisgoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Ifoneexperiencedoesn'twork,don'tgiveupandyou'llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople'slives.AsMasondiscoveredduringhisvolunteerexperience,...littlethingscanchangeaperson'slife.()13.VolunteeringcanhelpA.makeadecisionB.seetheworldclearlyC.thankotherpeopleD.makeaperson'slifebetter()14.Howtohelppeopletakethefirststep?A.Startoutquickly.B.Organizeatrainingmeeting.C.Inviteafriendtobewiththem.D.Joininagroupwithdifferentvalues.()15.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"veteran"?A.politeB.humorousC.youngD.experienced()16.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B.Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.C.Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.D.Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Stampcollectingisahobbyofmillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.17.Manypeopleliketocollectstampsjustforthepicturesoffar-awayplacesandthings.18.Somecollectstampsofonlyonecolor,andothersonlycollectstampswithpicturesofbirds,shipsorairplanesonthem.Somepeoplecollectstampstomakemoney.19.0Mostcollectorsneverbecomerichbycollectingstampsbecausetheyhavewrongideasaboutthem.Amistakecanalsomakethestampsexpensive.In1918,forexample,thefirstUnitedStatesairmailstampscameout.20.Oneofthemhadawrongpicture.Atthetimeapersonpaidtwenty-fourcentsforthewrongstamp.Later,collectorspaidtwothousanddollarsforit.A.Eachstamphadapictureofanairplaneonit.B.Stampsfromallovertheworldhavedifferentsizes.C.Somepeoplecollectstampsofonlyonecountry.D.Butyouneedtoknowmoreaboutstampstomakemoneythisway.E.Itisagoodhobbybecauseastampcantellyoualotofinterestingthings.11．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Areyoushy?Ifyouare,youarenotalone.Infact,21.50%ofpeopleareshy,andalmost80%feelshyatsomepointintheirlives.Whyarepeopleshy?Itisfoundthatfamilysizemight22.peopletobeshy.Childrenwithnobrothersandsistersmaybeshy.Growingupalone,theyoftenplayby23..Theyarenotabletodevelopthesamesocialskillsaschildrenfrombig24..Anothercauseofshynesscouldbe25..AsmoreandmorepeopleusetheInternet,they26.lesstimeoutsidetalkingtopeople.Asaresult,theylosepracticeatconversation.27.tonewpeoplefacetofacecanmakethemfeelnervous.Forshypeople,itcanbe28.tomakefriends,speakinclass,andevengetagoodjob.Butscientistssayyoucan29.yourshyness.Theysuggesttrying30.thingsandpracticingconversation.Anyway,don'tbeafraidofshyness-youarevaluedforwhatyouare!()21.A.reallyB.nearlyC.certainlyD.luckily()22.A.remindB.teachC.guideD.cause()23.A.himselfB.herselfC.themselvesD.ourselves()24.A.countriesB.citiesC.teamsD.families()25.A.technologyB.safetyC.dutyD.education()26.A.designB.spendC.collectD.save()27.A.NoddingB.RunningC.JumpingD.Speaking()28.A.difficultB.safeC.harmfulD.surprising()29.A.runintoB.lookforC.getoverD.dependon()30.A.newB.privateC.awfulD.heavy第二部分非选择题（共40分）III．语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，短文通顺、连贯。YesterdayIwatchedthefilmWonder.IttellsastoryaboutaboycalledAuggie.Itreallytouchedmeand31.(remind)meoftheimportanceofbeingkindtoothers.Auggiewasalittleboy32.anuglyface.Hefeltsadaboutitandlikedto33.（hide）hisfaceinanastronauthelmet（头盔）.Theboywasquitesmartand34..Hedared（敢）tofightforhisfriends.WhenAuggiewasoldenough，hisparentssenthimtoschool.Thisiswherethestorybegan.Onthefirstdayofschool,Auggie35.(fall)inlovewithscienceclasses.Buthehadproblems36.（get）alongwithothers.Someofhisclassmatesbullied（欺凌）him.Ofcourse,someofthemwerereallykindandfriendly.Instead37.laughingatAuggie,theytriedtheir38.tobehisfriends.Jackwasoneofthem.Hissincere（真诚的）smilemadeAuggiefeelwarmandsoontheybecamefriends．39．(kind)workslikemagic.Itislikethesunlightthat40.(shine)intoourhearts.IV．阅读与表达（共4小题，41-43小题；每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分）Oneofthemostimportantthingsinourlifeistobehealthy.Infact,itisn'tdifficulttokeephealthy.Buthowcanyoukeephealthyinthedailylife?Hereissomeadviceforyou.Eathealthily.Trytoeatmorevegetablesandfruitbutlessfastfoodeveryday.Remembernottoeattoomuchatime.Alwaysmakesuretoeathealthily.Drinkmorewater.Drinkingenoughwaterhelpsyourbodyalotinsomeways.Sodrinkatleasttwoliters（升）ofwatereveryday.Sleepwelleverynight.Youngpeopleshouldget7to9hours'sleepadaywhilechildrenshouldget10to11hours.Tosleepwell,nevergotobedtoolateatnight.Andtrytocreateacomfortableenvironmentforyoursleep.Keepexercising.Takingexerciseisoneofthebestwaystorelaxyourself.Doingexerciseisn'tdifficult.However,itisnoteasytodoiteveryday.Makingaplanforexerciseisimportanttoyou.Besides（此外），keepingactiveandhappyisalsogoodforyourhealth.（鞍）八年英语（U6）第7页（共8页）41.What'sthepassageabout?Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewritergiveusaboutkeepinghealthy?43.Howmanyhoursofsleepshouldachildgeteverynightaccordingtothepassage?44.Howcanwesleepwellaccordingtothewriter？（答出两点）V．书面表达（满分20分）假如你是Mario，你收到了笔友Sam的来信，信中他问你上周末的活动内容。请根据下面提示给Sam写一封回信。提示：1．户外活动，如参加劳动、体育运动等；2．室内活动，如帮助做家务、按时完成作业等；3．内容应包括时间、具体活动及感受。要求：1．要点齐全，并适当发挥；2.80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。DearSam,订Howareyou?Iwasbusylastweekend.