江苏省扬州市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省扬州市梅岭中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

一、听力选择

1.Whatdidthegirllikebefore?

3.WhichcartooncharacterdoesAmylikebest?

5.Howdidthegirlfeelwhensheheardthenews?

A.Sad.B.Angry.C.Excited.

6.Whatwouldthegirldoifshehadalotofmoney?

A.Buyabighouse.B.Travelaroundtheworld.C.Buyclothes.

7.Whafstheboydoingnow?

A.Cookingsupper.B.Cleaninghisbedroom.C.Playingacomputergame.

8.HowmanybooksmustonereadintheReadingChallengeClubinayear?

A.5books.B.15books.C.20books.

9.Whoisthegirlwitharedhat?

A.Thegirfssister.B.Theboy89s10friend.C.Atourguide.

10.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thehospitalisverybadnow.

B.Thehospitalisbetterthanitusedtobe.

C.Thehospitalisnotasgoodasitusedtobe.

听一段对话，回答下列各小题。

11.Wherewilltheboy'sclassgo?

A.TheUnderseaWorld.B.Thebeach.C.Thezoo.

12.Howlongwilltheystaythere?

A.Foranhour.B.Forfourhours.C.Forthreehours.

听短文，完成下列各小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

Pastandpresent

PastPresent

Keepintouchwitheachotherbysending_chatoverthetelephoneorontheInternet

Inthefreetimelistentoradio—

Gotoworkorschoolby______takeabusoracar

13.A.lettersB.postcardsC.emails

14.A.watchTVB.searchtheInternetC.bothAandB

15.A.bikeB.busc.train

听短文，回答下列各小题。

16.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Chineseculture.B.ThehistoryofChina.C.PlacesofinterestinChina.

17.Whichmountainisfamousforsunrise?

A.MountTai.B.MountEmei.C.MountHua.

18.WhatarethebirthplacesofChineseculture?

A.Tworivers.B.Twomountains.C.Twocities.

19.WheredidthestoryaboutXuXianandWhiteSnakehappen?

A.OnTaihuLakeinSuzhou.

B.OntheWestLakeinHangzhou.

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C.OnHongzehuLakeinHuai5an.

20.WhichplaceofinterestisNOTmentioned（提及）？

A.BrokenBridge.B.LeifengTower.C.FlowerPond.

二、单项选择

21.WhatfantastictimeIhavegoingboatinginsuchfineweather!

A.the;aB./;aC.a;theD.a;/

22.AsChinathemarkettotheWest,Ithinkpeoplewillbeabletospendmoremoneyonforeigngoods.

A.picksupB.putsupC.makesupD.opensup

23.一Whereisyourfather?Ihaven'tseenhimfordays.

一HeShanghaionbusinessforaweekandwon'tbebackuntilnextweek.

A.hasbeeninB.hasbeentoC.hasgonetoD.wentto

24.Lastweek,MrWhiteboughtausedcaringood.

A.informationB.situationC.conditionD.communication

25.Thewindwasverystrongandtheshipsailedveryslowlythewind.

A.forB.atC.againstD.during

26.Itwasalongjourneyfromthehoteltotheairport.Luckily,we_tocatchtheplane.

A.managedB.usedC.refusedD.failed

27.一Timmy,weareworkingthewholeafternoon.Lefshavearest!

——Thafsagoodidea.Togetrelaxed,isbetterthanlisteningtosoftmusic.

A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything

28.一IamfeelingbadtodayandIfeelnothinggoeswello

-Takeiteasy.________,tomorrowisanotherday.

A.InsteadB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Anyway

29.一CanItellmybestfriendaboutit?

-No.Ifsjustbetweenyouandme.You_______tellanyoneelse.

A.needn'tB.maynotC.mustn'tD.don5thaveto

30.Thenewstudentdoesn'tknowwho_______herfavoritebooks.

A.totalktoB.totalkaboutC.totalktoaboutD.totalkaboutto

31.一IJimrecently.

-Really?Canyoutellmewhenyoulastsawhim?

A.won9tseeB.haven91seenC.don'tseeD.didn'tsee

32.Theoldmanhisdogalonesincehiswife.

A.hasgotusedtowalk;deadB.hasbeenusedtowalk;hasbeendead

C.hasgotusedtowalking;diedD.hasbeenusedtowalking;died

33.Welostthegameyesterday,butwethinkwealsowon.Thegamemadeuslearnalotandrealizethe

importanceofplayingasateam.

A.onthewayB.inthewayC.bythewayD.insomeways

34.一Daddy,whencanIgotothesportscentrewithmyfriend?

A.Untilyoufinishyourhomework.B.Untilyouwillfinishyourhomework.

C.Notuntilyoufinishyourhomework.D.Notuntilyouwillfinishyourhomework.

35.—Haveyoufinishedyouronlinetouryet?

-.Istillneedanother10minutes.

A.NowayB.OfcourseC.NoproblemD.Notexactly

三、完形填空

Iwasdoubtfulandunhappyallthetimeuntilmygrandfathertoldmetostandtall.

Forme,heightwasmy36.Iwasmuchtallerthanothergirls,37Ialwaysbent（弯腰）my

bodyatthebackoftheline.Ihadalwaysfeltunsafe38thetalleststudentofmyclass.AndIwas39

enteringtheninthgrade.Mygrandfatherdidn't40atme.WheneverItriedtobendmyselfinordertolook

41,hewouldtellme,“Standstraightandtall,Alisa.^^Ibelievedmygrandfathermorethan42elsein

mychildhood.AndwhenIwasafraidofsomething,healwaystold43storiesofhislife.

Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-tomEurope."Standstraight,standtall“meantsomethingelseatthattime.

Afterthewar,hewenttoAmerica.Heliveda44life.atIftheycoulddoit,whycouldn,tI?”"Standstraight,

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standtall”.Hetoldhimselfallthetime.Thankstothehelpofafriend,mygrandfathergota45.Heonce

toldmethathewasvery46atfirst.Hewasnotonlytryingtolearnthishardnewjobbutalsoanew

language.

“Standstraight,standhe47toldhimselfnottogiveup.Ireallyrespectmygrandfather.After

listeningtohisunusualexperiences,Ihave48thewayIlookatmyownlife.

“Standstraight,standtall“hasbecomenotonlyapieceof49toimprovemyposture（姿势）.Italso

tellsmetobe50ofwhoIam.

AndIdo.

36.A.accidentB.presentC.troubleD.surprise

37.A.butB.andC.orD.so

38.A.asB.forC.withD.about

39.A.carefulofB.worriedaboutC.interestedinD.angrywith

40.A.lookB.pointC.laughD.shout

41.A.shorterB.weakerC.coolerD.smarter

42.A.somebodyB.nobodyC.anybodyD.everybody

43.A.himB.meC.themD.it

44.A.happyB.commonC.differentD.hard

45.A.houseB.giftC.prizeD.job

46.A.excitedB.nervousC.pleasedD.fantastic

47.A.neverB.sometimesC.alwaysD.often

48.A.changedB.improvedC.decidedD.dreamed

49.A.workB.adviceC.musicD.news

50.A.usefulB.successfulC.favouriteD.confident

四、阅读理解

JOIN黑

SunshineCampislookingforawarmandfriendlyteachertorunoursummerEnglishtalkprogram.The

rightpersoncanjoinusfull-time.

Jobduties（职责）include:

•Planningfunandactiveactivitiesforstudentstoimprovetheirlisteningandspeakingskills

•Correctingthepronunciation（ZU正发音）ofstudents

•Planningastudentshowfortheparents

Thoseinterestedinthejobmust:

•SpeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage

•Haveafour-yearuniversitydegree（大学学位）

•Haveatleasttwoyears'experienceworkingwithyoungchildren

Toapply（申请），pleasesendyourCV（简历）toEconvo@sunshinecamp,combetween4thMayand24th

May.

51.WhatmusttheteacheratSunshineCampdo?

①Planfunactivities.②TellEnglishstories.

©Planastudentshow.©Correctstudents9pronunciation.

A.①②③B.①②④C.②③④D.①③④

52.Howcanpeopleapplyforthejob?

A.Bywritingaletter.B.Bysendinganemail.

C.Byvisitingawebsite.D.Bymakingaphonecall.

53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theprogramisforpeopleofallages.

B.Theprogramwilllastforthreeweeks.

C.PeoplecanonlyapplyforthejobinMay.

D.Anyonewithauniversitydegreeapplyforthejob.

Istillneededalotofthings.So,everyday,Ihadtoworkhardtomakethem.

Firstofall,Iwantedtomakemycave（山洞）bigger.Icarriedoutstonesfromthecave,andafterworking

hardformanydays,Ihadalargecaveinthesideofthehill.ThenIneededatableandachair,andthatwasmy

nextjob.Ihadtoworkonthemforalongtime.Ialsowantedtomakeplacestoputallmyfood,andallmytools

andguns.ButeverytimeIwantedapieceofwood,Ihadtocutdownatree.Itwaslong,slow,difficultwork,and

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duringthenextmonths,Ilearnttobeverycleverwithmytools.

Ialsowentouteveryday,andIalwayshadmygunwithme.SometimesIkilledawildanimal,andthenI

hadmeattoeat.

Butwhenitgotdark,IhadtogotobedbecauseIhadnolight.Icouldn'treadorwritebecauseIcouldn'tsee.

Foralongtime,Ididn'tknowwhattodo.Butintheend,Ilearnthowtousethefatofdeadanimalstomakea

light.

Theweatheronmyislandwasusuallyveryhot,andtherewereoftenstormsandheavyrain.ThenextJune,

itrainedallthetime,andIcouldn'tgooutveryoften.Iwasalsoillforsomeweeks,butslowly,Igotbetter.WhenI

wasstronger,Ibegantogooutagain.ThefirsttimeIkilledawildanimal,andthesecondtimeIcaughtabigturtle.

IwasontheislandfortenmonthsbeforeIvisitedotherpartsofit.DuringthosemonthsIworkedhardon

mycaveandmyhouseandmyfence.

OnedayItraveledacrosstotheothersideoftheislandandIcouldseetheotherislands.Isaidtomyself,

“PerhapsIcangettherewithaboat.PerhapsIcangetbacktoEnglandoneday.”

——AdaptedfromTheAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe

54.Whafsthecorrectorderofthefollowing?

①Robinsonwasillforweeks.②Robinsonlearnttomakealight.

(3)Robinsonmadealargecave.④Robinsoncaughtabigturtle.

A.①④③②B.③②①④C.②①④③D.③①④②

55.Theunderlinedsentencesinthelastparagraphsuggest(暗示).

A.Robinsonwantedtoleavetheisland.B.Robinsonthoughttheotherislandswerebetter.

C.Robinsonenjoyedlivingbyhimself.D.Robinsondislikedsomekindsofadventures.

56.Accordingtothepassage,Robinsonwas.

A.carelessandforgetful.B.confidentandfriendly.

C.braveandsmart.D.helpfulandhumorous.

57.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AGreatLifeonanIsland.B.HomeinEngland.

C.MyFirstSeaJourney.D.LearningtoLiveAlone.

China'sactress（女演员）Dilraba?sfantasticdanceperformanceinCroatia（克罗地亚）attractedviewers（观

众）inChinaandforeigncountries.Throughher,theworldcanseetheshiningconfidenceofyoungChinesepeople

aswellasthebeautifulChineseculture.

DilrabatravelledtoCroatiawitharealityshow"DivasHittheRoad”.Whenthehostaskedhertodescribe

thedressthatshewaswearing,DilrabasaiditisabeautifulEtlesdressfromXinjiang,China.PeoplethinkEtles

silkistheculturalmixturebetweenChinaandtheneighboringcountries.

ThevideowhichshowsDilrabaperformingXinjiangdancehasbeenwidelyspreadonline.Anditwas

repostedbymanyChinesediplomats（外交官）andgotmanylikesabroad."Dilraba,wearingChineseXinjiang

clothinganddancingXinjiangdance,“WangWenbin,aspokesmanfromtheChineseForeignMinistrywrotewhile

repostingthevideoonsocialmedia.

Earlier,therealityshowtookDilrabaalongwithanumberofguests（嘉宾）toSaudiArabia（沙特阿拉伯）.

AfterthetourinSaudiArabiawasshownonsocialmedia,moreandmoreviewersallovertheworldshoweda

stronginterestinSilkRoadculture.

TheprogramisdesignedtotravelacrosstheEurasiancontinentfor28days,goingthroughthreecountries,

SaudiArabia,CroatiaandIceland,enjoyingthebeautifulsceneryanddifferentculturesofdifferentcountries,

visitingandunderstandingmanyjointprojectsunderthe“BeltandRoad“initiative（"——带——路昌议）.

58.WhatdoesDilraba'sEtlesdressshow?

A.Thecultureoftherealityshow.B.Theresultofculturalexchange.

C.ThemodernfashiondesigninChina.D.ThedevelopmentofXinjiang,China.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Thedancevideo.B.Theculturaltour.

C.Thebeautifuldress.D.Therealityshow.

60.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Theviewersshowedmuchinterestinalltheguestsintherealityshow.

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B.TheviewershadlittleinterestinSilkRoadculture.

C.TheviewersmaywatchtheprogramonlyonTV.

D.TheviewersmaystartajourneyalongtheSilkRoad.

61.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThebeginningandeffectoftheSilkRoad.

B.Adanceperformancewithculturalconfidence.

C.AshiningyoungactressfromXinjiang,China.

D.Aprojectunderthe"BeltandRoad^^initiative.

Doyoualwaysfeellonely?Whendoyoufeellonely?Islonelinessagoodfeeling?Nowadaysmoreand

morepeoplearehavingthiskindoffeelingintheirdailylife.Whensomeonefeelslonely,heorshewillhavean

experienceofbeingalonebecauseoflowlevelsofsocialcontactandrelationships.

Therearetwokindsofloneliness:emotionallonelinessandsocialloneliness.Emotionallonelinessisabout

therelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirchildren.Whenchildrenleavetheirparentsforawhile,theyusually

showthepain,suchascryingandtryingtosearchfortheirparents.Therefore,emotionallonelinessiscausedby

leavingapersonthatsomeoneiscloseto,suchasaparent.Ontheotherhand,sociallonelinessisthelonelinessthat

oneexperienceswhenheorsheleavesawidesocialnetwork.Onedoesn'tfeelthatheorsheisamemberofa

group,oronedoesn'thavefriendstotalktowhenheorsheissad.

Besides,lonelinessisdifferentfrombeingalone.Beingaloneisaboutnothavingcontactwithpeople.But

lonelinessisasubjectiveexperience:ifpeoplethinktheyarelonely,thentheyarelonely.Peoplecanbelonely

whentheyarealone,orinagroup.Whatmakespeoplelonelyisthefactthattheywantmoresocialinteraction（社

交）.Peoplecanbeinagroupandfeellonelybecausetheydon'tgettotalktoenoughpeople.Ontheotherhand,

onecanbealoneandnotfeellonely,thoughthereisnoonearoundhimorher.Thatpersonisnotlonelybecause

maybeheorshedoesn'twanttohavesocialinteractionatthattime.

So,whataboutyou?Willyoufeellonelyifyoustayalone?Oryoujustenjoythetimebeingwithyourself.

62.Whydidthewriterstartthepassagewithquestions?

A.Toletreadersanswerthesequestions.

B.Toaskformoreideasaboutloneliness.

C.Tomakereadersinterestedinthepassage.

D.Tocheckstudents5understandingofloneliness.

63.Fromthepassage,wecanknowbothapersonwithemotionallonelinessandonewithsocialloneliness

A.havenofriendstotalktoB.haveasmallsocialnetwork

C.haveafeelingofbeinglonelyD.liketoleavetheirparents

64.Whatdoes“asubjectiveexperience^^mean?

A.Ahotsubject.B.Aperson'sownfeeling.

C.Apaininthebody.D.Aperson'sspecialplan.

65.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Onemaynotbelonelywithnobodyaround.

B.Beingaloneisanimportantreasonofloneliness.

C.Differentpeoplehavethesamelevelofsocialinteractions.

D.Stayingwithgroupmemberscanmakepeoplefeellesslonely.

五、单词拼写

66.Abeautifulladysat（在...对面）meonthetrainlastSaturday.

67.Chinesebrands（品牌）havebeenpopularamongpeopleathomeand（国外）.

68.Doyouknowhowmany（胃）acowhas?

69.Look!Themaninabluecoatis（捆）atigerwitharope.

70.Howgreat!Ibelievethesefamousengineersarefrom（德国）.

71.Andersensfairytalescanbringpeoplealotofpainand（please）.

72.Haveyouevertoyourparentstoaskforhelp?（write）

73.Mysisterisgoingtostaywitha（France）familyduringherstudyinParis.

74.Ican'trememberthose（rule）names.

75.一Thegovernmenthastakenactionstostopwaterandair（pollute）.

——Yes.Clearwaterandgreenhillsarelikemountainsofgoldandsilver.

六、任务型阅读

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Foodwaste（食物残渣）isabigprobleminJapanandtheworld.In2019,Japanproduced5.7milliontonsof

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foodwaste.Thegovernmentisworkingonreducingthisto2.7millionby2030.

Now,UniversityofTokyoresearchersinJapanhavecreatedanewtechnologythatusesfoodwasteina

surprisingway.StudentKotaMachidaandProfessorYuyaSakaisaytheoperationcanturnfoodwasteintoastrong

materiallikecement（水泥）.Theysayitisfourtimesstrongerthanregularconcreteandissustainable.Andyoucan

eatit.

Throughaprocessofdrying,crushing,andcompressing（压缩）thefoodwaste,Sakaiandhisstudent

Machidahadsuccessfullymadecementfromfoodwastewithoutplastic.6tThemostchallengingpartwasthateach

typeoffoodwasterequiresdifferenttemperaturesandpressurelevels,Sakaisaid.

Theteamhaveuseddifferenttypesoffoodwastetomakethecement,includingtealeaves,orangepeels,

coffeegrounds,andleftoverlunchmaterials.They'veadjustedflavorswithdifferentspicesandfoundthecolors,

smellandtasteofthecementcanbequiteattractive.

MachidaandhistwofriendshavecreatedacompanycalledFabula,Inc.Theyareworkingwithother

companiestousethematerialtomakeproductsforthehome."Ifthiscementcouldreplaceplasticandcement

products,itmayhelpslowglobalwanninglinkedtofoodwaste,“saidMachida.

76.Canweeatthefoodwastelikecement?

77.Whohadsuccessfullymadecementfromfoodwastewithoutplastic?

78.Whatwasthemostdifficultparttomakethefoodwastewithoutplastic?

79.Howmanytypesoffoodwastetomakethecementare