广东省茂名市电白区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题(含答案)

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试
八年级英语
说明：1.全卷共8页，满分为90分，考试用时为70分钟。

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笔试部分（90分）
一、语法选择（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

Hello, everyone. My name is Chen Hui. I can speak English very 1 . My classmates always ask me 2 to learn English. So, let me tell you something useful about it. Speaking, listening and 3 are all very important.
If you want to speak English very well, you should read English fast and loudly. It can help you improve 4 pronunciation. If you do this for a long time, you can speak English like a native(本地的) speaker.
If you want to be good at English, you should practise 5 . When you talk with others, you should listen to 6 carefully. If you don’t pay attention to the dialogue, you will miss a lot of things. What’s more, you can also listen to some English songs or stories. These will help you a lot.
Writing is also very important. When you learn 7 new word, you should use the new word 8 . You can also make one or more sentences. So you will have more and more vocabularies. In this way, you can use the words very quickly.
Learning English is not very difficult. The 9 important thing is your interest. If we are interested 10 English, we can learn English well.
1. A. good B. well C. better
2. A. how B. what C. why
3. A. write B. writes C. writing
4. A. your B. you C. yours
5. A. listen B. listening C. listened
6. A. they B. their C. them
7. A. an B. a C. the
8. A. everyday B. every day C. one day
9. A. more B. most C. less
10. A. to B. with C. in
二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑。

Vance and Troy lived in the same street. Both of them had a nice home. But Troy was unhappy because some of Vance’s things were better than his. Troy was a jealous(妒忌的) boy.
Vance and Troy grew up and got 11 . At first, they both rode bicycles to work. Later Vance bought a motorcycle. And Troy felt jealous. So Troy also 12 a motorcycle and became happy. He didn’t feel jealous until Vance bought a car.
Troy worked hard until he had enough 13 to pay for a car. However, there were a lot of other cars on the road. The traffic was heavy and the trip to work was very 14 .
After a year, Vance bought a bigger car. So Troy worked even 15 , and yesterday he bought an expensive new car. This morning, Troy left home and drove his new car. There were hundreds of cars in front of him, and his car just moved 10 16 in 15 minutes. 17 , he was happy because his car was bigger than Vance’s. Then he saw Vance 18 him, but Vance was not in a car. Vance was riding a bicycle. The cars moved very slowly, so Vance cycled past them 19 and cycled away in front of Troy. Troy watched from his big, expensive new car and felt 20 .
11. A. home B. schools C. cars D. jobs
12. A. bought B. sold C. borrowed D. sent
13. A. time B. job C. money D. work
14. A. fast B. quick C. slow D. well
15. A. slower B. harder C. faster D. longer
16. A. meters B. miles C. kilometers D. kilograms
17. A. When B. What C. However D. Why
18. A. behind B. next C. between D. front
19. A. difficultly B. easily C. slowly D. sadly
20. A. happy B. interested C. excited D. jealous
三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑。

A
Do you like animals? And do you know that many animals are becoming fewer and fewer in number now. These animals might disappear from the earth very soon. Take a look at the following animals. They’re all in danger of extinction.
The African lion has nowhere to live because of the wars(战争) in southern Africa.
Besides, hunters(捕猎者) and farmers often kill them. Why not stop hunters and farmers
from killing them?
The Sussa lvanius is a kind of boar(野猪). It is the smallest pig in the world. It mainly lives in the northeast of India. It’s about sixty cm long and twenty-five cm high.
Adult(成年) pigs are less than ten kilograms. But there are only several in the park in
India.
The African elephants are the largest land animals in Africa. They are very clever.
They have good memories. But people kill them for their tusks(长牙). Half of the African
elephants have disappeared. I think we should refuse to buy the products made of tusks.
Maybe you have never seen tadpole shrimps(蝌蚪虾). They are one of the oldest species(物种) on the earth. People have found them in freshwater pools on four
continents(洲). A tadpole shrimp can only live for two months or less.
21. According to the passage, why are the African lions in danger of extinction?
A. They have nothing to eat.
B. People often kill them.
C. They are eaten by larger animals.
D. They can only live for two months or less.
22. The smallest pig in the world is about __________.
A.50cmlong and 30cmhigh
B. 60cm long and 30cmhigh
C. 60cm long and 25cm high
D. 50cmlong and 25cm high
23. People kill African elephants for their __________.
A. meat
B. skin
C. living places
D. tusks
24. The tadpole shrimp __________.
A. can live for few years
B. lives on four continents
C. is in danger because of an illness
D. lives at a research station now
25. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The number of some animals is becoming smaller and smaller.
B. Many animals in the world are in danger of extinction.
C. The smallest pigs only live in a park in China.
D. The African elephants are the largest land animals in Africa.
B
Lao She finished writing Teahouse in 1957. The play shows the lives of common people in China between 1898 and 1945. It takes place in a teahouse in old Beijing and it tells us the story of Wang Lifa and his customers.
The story starts in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty. It continues in 1916 and finally it brings the audience to the end of the Anti Japanese War(抗日战争) in 1945. After the war, Wang loses the teahouse and dies.
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His parents sent him to the Normal School in Beijing and he learned to teach. From 1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese to the English in London. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories. He was named “the People’s Artist” and “the Great Master of Language”. He was one of the greatest
Chinese writers of the 20th century.
In Lao She Teahouse today, waiters bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like the Beijing Opera, folk(民间的) music, acrobatics(杂技) or magic shows, you can enjoy them in the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and from all over the world.
26. The play Teahouse __________.
A. was written in 1984
B. shows the lives of common people between 1957 and 1945
C. tells the story of Wang Lifa in new Beijing
D. was written by Lao She
27. How many years of life in China is shown in the play Teahouse?
A. 57 years.
B. 47 years.
C. 98 years.
D. 45 years.
28. When does Wang Lifa lose the teahouse?
A. In 1898.
B. In 1916.
C. Before 1945.
D. After 1945.
29. What does the underlined word audience in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.主人
B.士兵
C.观众
D.作者
30. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. What stories happened in the teahouse.
B. The life of Lao She.
C. Lao She and Teahouse.
D. Lao She Teahouse is popular today.
C
配对阅读。

左栏是对五个人情况的描述，右栏是七个地方的介绍，请你将左栏和右栏的信息进行配对，并将答题卡对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

31. Aria and her husband want to spend this weekend in watching something new. They both like dancing. They also want to be dancers in the future.
32. Leo wants to buy some Chinese newspapers to read to improve his Chinese. He is interested in Chinese.
33. Mr Norman wants to come to Beijing for the first time in August. He wants to enjoy the real Beijing Opera very much. 34. Mrs Chen wants to send her daughter to take some piano A. Book Centers:
More and more Chinese books and newspapers, magazines, etc.
B. Dancing Club:
Mr Smith is one of the best known dancers in the country. Bring your partner and let’s dance to the music.
C. Peking Opera Tea House:
Mei Lanfang’s brave fighting against Japanese will open up your mind. You must be excited to experience the Chinese traditional art.
D. The Beihai Hotel:
It is a five—star hotel with delicious food and good. service. We are looking forward to your coming.
E. Car-Hire Service:
Cars for hire in Zhujiang Business and Private Hire. We have English-speaking drivers.
F. Art Show:
lessons during the coming summer holiday.
35. Otto and his friends will have
a trip in Guangzhou next week. They need to rent a car and a driver who can speak English.A total of 10 artists living close to each other are jointly(共同地) giving an art show.
G. Children’s Activity Centre:
Tel: 6658 9982.
Add: No. 2 RenMin Road. (Singing lessons, piano lessons and dancing lessons.)
四、短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。

注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。

请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。

because we oneself way walk foot a with ride be ask help There are many 36 for us to exercise. We can walk, run, jump or swim. We have a lot of choices. Doing exercise is good for 37 health. In addition, exercise makes us tired, so we can have a much better sleep at night.
You may like to run. If you do, take care of your 38 . Make sure you have the right shoes.
39 is a kind of good exercise. You may take 40 walk in the park. You can walk on the beach to enjoy 41 . You can also walk 42 your friends because this will make your exercise have more fun than walking alone. Some people like to swim, however, others don’t like to go in the water. If you like this
kind of exercise, you’d better 43 someone to go with you. They can give you help when you
44 in
danger. Jumping rope and 45 a bike are also good for your body.
Find out which one you like better and keep on doing it. You will know what makes you healthy.
五、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分）
A.回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的的信息，回答5个问题。

要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整，并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置
My name is Juniper. I love table tennis. It is exciting for me to watch table tennis games. When I watched the Olympics on TV in 2021, I noticed a young table tennis player. Her name is Hend Zaza. She was just 12 years old then. She was the youngest player at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She did better than I thought. Hend Zaza comes from Hama, Syria. At the age of 5, she started to play table tennis. Her father was a football coach. He works as a sports teacher now. “We are a sporting family. My family always cheer on each other when we play sports,” Zaza said. The support(支持) from her family makes Zaza pleased.
Zaza always trains hard. She knows it takes a lot of practice to become an excellent player.
Zaza’s favourite table tennis player is Sun Yingsha. She wants to play against Sun. She hopes that she can
have a chance of winning Sun one day.
After learning about Zaza’s story, I think she is hard-working and confident. I should learn from her.
46. What sport does Juniper like?
____________________________________________________________________________________________ 47. Who was the youngest player at the Tokyo Olympic Games?
____________________________________________________________________________________________ 48. Where did Hend Zaza come from?
____________________________________________________________________________________________ 49. When did Hend Zaza start to play table tennis?
____________________________________________________________________________________________ 50. What does Juniper think of Zaza?
____________________________________________________________________________________________ B.书面表达（本题15分）
根据要求完成短文写作，请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。

假如你是李明，你的学校要举行校运会，英文社根据本次校运会组织征稿活动，主题是：My Favourite Sport。

请你根据以下思维导图用英语写一篇短文介绍你最喜欢的一项运动，然后向你校的英文社进行投稿。

内容包括：
注意：
（1）可在思维导图的内容提示基础上适当拓展信息。

（2）不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。

（3）语句连贯，词数80个左右。

作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

My Favourite Sport
My name is Li Ming and I would like to share my favourite sport with you.
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八年级英语参考答案
（中考英语学科总分共120分，其中听说测试30分和笔试90分。

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一、语法选择（本大题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分）
1-5: B A C A B6-10: C B B B C
二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
11-15: D A C C B16-20: A C A B D
三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
21-25: B C D B C26-30: D B D C A31-35: B A C G E
四、短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
36. ways 37. our 38. feet 39. Walking 40. a 41. yourself
42. with 43. ask 44. are 45. riding
五、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分）
A.回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
46. He likes table tennis./ Table tennis.
47. Hend Zaza./ Hend Zaza was the youngest player at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
48. Hama, Syria./ She comes from Hama, Syria.
49. At the age of 5./At 5./She started to play table tennis at 5.
50. Hard-working and confident./ She is hard-working and confident.
B.书面表达（本题15分）
One possible version:
My Favourite Sport
My name is Li Ming and I would like to share my favourite sport with you. Among the sports, I like volleyball best. I started to play volleyball when I was 10 years old. Now I’m in our school’s volleyball team.
Do you want to know why I like playing volleyball? Let me tell you. First of all, playing volleyball makes me feel relaxed. When I play it, I will forget all my troubles. Second, I can make a lot of friends when playing volleyball. Last but not least, playing volleyball helps me keep strong and healthy.
And in the future I want to become a great volleyball player. In a word, nothing is more enjoyable than playing volleyball. The more I practice, the better I will play.。