1、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）1Bob is crazy about _Hes going to fly to his dream cityKunming next month.AcookingBflyingCdreamingDtravelling2Can you tell your best friend everything about yourself?Of courseShe
2、can _.Akeep a secretBshare my joyCmake me happyDworry about me3Where can we see the place of interest in the picture?AThe USA.BAustralia.CThe UK.DFrance.4I am very busy with my study, so I have _ half an hour for sports every day.Aat firstBat lastCat mostDat least5There was a car accident on Renmin
3、Road yesterday_, nobody was hurt.ALuckyBUnluckilyCUnluckyDLuckily6The small town is becoming _ Lots of people visit it every year.Athe least beautifulBless and less beautifulCthe most beautifulDmore and more beautiful7We should learn to take care of _ when we are away from parents.AusBourselvesCthem
4、Dthemselves8 Tom, you are late again today, I think you _ be earlier next time. Sorry, I wont be late.AmayBmightCshouldDwould9_ is the old bridge over the river?Not very wideIts about three meters.AHow longBHow heavyCHow wideDHow high10 Can I have something to drink?_But weve got no coffee, lets hav
5、e tea instead.ASorryBThank youCSureDNo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 s
6、topped askingBut they _13_ forgot him.Bobbie thought about Father oftenShe knew her mother was sad, and she _14_ a lot about thatAnd _15_ was Father away for so long? Was there _16_ that Mother wasnt telling them?The _17_ came on the day she went to the station, to go and get the magazinesThey were
7、old magazines which people _18_ on trains or in the waiting roomPerks said the children could have them to _19_, and one day Bobbie went to get them.“Ill just put some newspaper round them to keep them together,” said PeterAnd he took an old newspaper from the heap (一堆).The magazines were _20_, and
8、Bobbie stopped to rest on the way homeShe sat on the grass and dropped them _21_ herAs she did this, she looked at the newspaper and read some of the words on the pageand it was like a terrible _22_She never _23_ how she got homeBut she went to her room and locked the doorThen she took the newspaper
9、 _24_ the magazines and looked at it againThe 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 Children11AitBherChimDthem12AcrazyBexcitedCsurprisedDunhappy13AalwaysBoftenCsometimesDnever14AdidBworriedCcaredDtalked15Aho
10、wBwhenCwhyDwhat16AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing17AfactBreasonCanswerDquestion18AusedBleftCsoldDbought19AwriteBsellCenjoyDread20AheavyBdifficultCpopularDinteresting21AatBoverCunderDbeside22AstoryBlessonCdreamDexperience23AthoughtBrememberedChopedDforgot24AoffBwithCawayDup25Athe storyBthe maga
11、zineCher motherDher 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。ASydney TowerAddress: 100 Market StSydneyPhone: 02 9333 9222Fax: 02 9333 9208Open time: 9:00 a.mto 10:30 p.m(Saturday s to 11:30 p.m.)Ticket: $60 (for an adult)/$30 (for a child)Website: .auHow to get there train
12、to Tower Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street?How to book tickets by phone/fax or through the web?Attraction: Sydneys best views are just beginningSydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360 views of our beautiful city.26Sydney Tower is _ in Sydney, Austral
13、ia.Athe busiest streetBthe biggest stationCthe most beautiful parkDthe highest point27If an adult with two children goes to visit Sydney Tower, he has to pay _.A$60B$90C$120D$15028You can book the tickets _.ABy plane.BThrough the windows.CBy phone.DBy train.BA poor farmer had a friend who was famous
14、 for the wonderful apple trees he grewOne 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 fruitIf he planted the tre
15、e in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the applesIf 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 itBut without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later the friend a
16、sked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.“Whats the difference?” the farmer said angrily“If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruitIf I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the ap
17、plesIf 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 fruitNow not only nobody can enjoy the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree!”29What did the farmers friend give him as a gift?A
18、Some apples.BA little apple tree.CSome fruits.DA new house.30Why didnt the farmer plant the apple tree in his fields?AHe was afraid strangers would steal the fruit.BHe was afraid there was no enough sunlight there.CHe was afraid his own children would take the fruit.DHe was afraid neighbors would st
19、eal the apples at night.31Who destroyed the apple tree in fact?AHis neighbors.BStrangers.CHis own children.DHe himself.32What does the story want to tell us?AHow to plant an apple tree.BWe should share good things.CWhere to plant an apple tree.DWe should give others good gifts.CIn some parts of the
20、world, its 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
21、 students cant go to schoolLuckily, there is a group named Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha to helpIt began to run boat schools in 2002, and more than 70,000 children have got their education on boatsThe group has around 100 boats and each one has a small library and a computer.Each year more than 4,000
22、 of Indias poorest children get their education on the platforms (站台) of the countrys train stationsThe idea for the Train Platform School came from a teacher called Inderjit KhuranaShe took the train to work each morning, and she often saw some children begging (乞讨) on the trainThen she decided to
23、do something for themIn 1985, she set up the first Train Platform School and later more came outThe schools use music and drama (戏剧) to teach the children how to read and writeWhen the children are ready, they can transfer to a full-time schoolThere, they will go on with further education.You wont f
24、ind any books at the West Philadelphia School of the Future in the USInstead, all students have their own computers and learn on special appsTeachers dont use traditional (传统的) whiteboardsthey use Smart BoardsWhen the school opened in 2006, both the teachers and the students found it difficultHoweve
25、r, these days students love it and they do well in maths and readingThe school is very popular with parents.33When describing the group Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, the writer _.Atells a storyBgives some factsCuses some examplesDtalks about his experience34What does the underlined phrase “transfer
26、to” mean in Chinese?A放弃B参观C开办D转到35Which sentence is true according to the passage?AIn boat schools, each student has a small library and a computer.BIn the Train Platform Schools, children can go on to further education by learning drama.CInderjit Khurana set up the first Train Platform School in 19
27、85,DThe West Philadelphia School of the Future was popular when it first opened.36What is the passage mainly about?ADifferent ways of teaching.BThe importance of education.CThe use of computers in teaching.DSome special schools in the world.DHangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, China, was the
28、 host (主办) city of the 19th Asian GamesHowever, some people thought that the 19th Asian Games (亚运会) would come in 2022, but it was held in 2023Why?To make it clear, we need to have a better understanding of Asian Games first.The Asian Games is multi - sport eventPeople hold every four years among at
29、hletes from all over AsiaIt 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 yearsMany people around the world paid more attention (更关注) to the World CupThis really made the Olympic Cou
30、ncil of Asia (OCA) worriedSo, the OCA decided to postpone the 18th Asian Games for a yearThat was in 2019In this way, the Asian Games wouldnt be held in the same year as the World CupSo Hangzhou held the event in 2023.Hanoi (河内), capital of Vietnam, was the host of city of the 18th Asian GamesBut Ve
31、tnamese government (政府) decided in 2014 that Hanoi gave up the right to host the Asian Games because it didnt have enough money.Luckily, Djakarta (雅加达), capital of Indonesia , was willing to be the host city instead of HanoiBut then came another problemDjakart a would hold presidential election (总统选
32、举) in 2019, so the government wanted to change the holding time of the Asian Games back to 2018The OCA agreed.37How many cities are there in the passage?AOneBTwoCThreeDFour38Which is the largest multi-sport event in the world?AThe Asian GamesBThe Olympic Games.CThe 19th Asian GamesDThe World Cup39Wh
33、at does the underlined word “postpone” mean in the passage?Ado something earlierBdo something on timeCdo something laterDdo something right now40Why did the government of Indonesia want to change the holding time of the Asian Games back to 2018?ABecause they dont have enough money.BBecause the World
34、 Cup would be held in 2018.CBecause the OCA has advised them to change the time.DBecause 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 planUnder the plan, the country would make it illegal (非法的) for people born after 2008 t
35、o buy cigarettes (香烟)_41_ And it wont make a difference to smokers now.Starting in 2023, people under the age of 15 would be stopped from buying cigarettesAfter 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 eve
36、r 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 feelingOver time, nicotine changes the body, so people feel like they need more of itThey may feel sick if t
37、hey dont get moreThen 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 Zealands before_45_AIts one of the leading c
38、auses of deaths around the world.BBy 2050, someone would have to be at least 42 years old to buy cigarettes.CThats why its so difficult for people to stop smoking.DThis may be a good try and is expected to have important influences.EThe plan is made to keep young people from ever starting to smoke.F
39、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。care about made a mistake by mistake couldnt wait exactly offers46My brother _ in his homework but he noticed and corrected it quickly.47He often listens carefu
40、lly to my problems and _ me help.48When we arrived at the park, all of the children _ to get off the bus.49As children, we should _ our parents when they are sad.50I 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 n
41、ow, many changes will happenThe population (人口) _52_(grow) fastThere will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer _53_ people live nowThere will be changes in our food, tooMore land will be used to _54_(build) new towns and houses for all the peopleThen there will be less room
42、for cows and sheep, _55_ meat will be more expensiveMaybe no one can eat it every dayInstead they _56_ (eat) more fruit and vegetablesMaybe people will be _57_(healthy)Robots will do _58_ (danger) and hard workBecause of this, people will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more fre
43、e time for their _59_(hobby)_60_ (travel) will be much cheaper and easierMany 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 daysBut have you ever heard about “male merm
44、aids”? 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 tryHowever, being a m
45、ermaid performer was not easyHe needed to learn to swim in a mermaid dressSo he started watching videos of mermaid shows on the Internet.After months of hard training (训练), Zhao could give a good show by himselfBut some parents pointed out that watching Zhaos shows was bad for their kids, because “m
46、en shouldnt 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 dancesHard work pays offNow 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 peoples mindsAfter a show
