河南省驻马店市正阳县2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题(原卷版)

正阳县2023—2024学年度第一学期期末素质测试八年级英语
（满分120分。

考试时间100分钟）
一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

每段对话读两遍。

1.What makes the world smaller?
A. The reporter.
B. The language.
C. The Internet.
2.Why should we keep away from tall furniture when an earthquake happens?
A. Because furniture may fall and hurt us.
B. Because it’s easy for furniture to burn.
C. Because there are many things in the furniture.
3.How many kinds of animals are there on the farm?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
4. Who was cleaning the car?
A Bill’s father. B. Bill’s mother. C. Bill’s brother.
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5.What kind of music does the boy like now?
A. Rock music.
B. Jazz.
C. Country music.
第二节听下面几段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. How often does Li Hua play basketball?
A. Once a week.
B. Twice a week.
C. Twice a month.
7. What does Li Hua do every day?
A. She runs.
B. She plays soccer.
C. She plays badminton.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

8. When is Ben going to university?
A. In March.
B. In June.
C. In September.
9. What does Ben want to be?
A. A soccer player.
B. A computer programmer (程序员)
C. A web developer (网站开发者).
听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Where is Li Ming’s computer made?
A. In America.
B. In Japan.
C. In China.
11.What does Li Ming’s mother use the computer to do?
A. To play games.
B. To write novels
C. To draw pictures.
12. Who sometimes watches films on the computer?
A. Li Ming’s father and brother.
B. Li Ming’s sister and brother.
C. Li Ming’s father and sister.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。

13. Where are Liu Ying and Mike talking?
A. In their school.
B. On the way home.
C. On the way to school.
14.What is Lily like?
A. Tall and outgoing.
B. Quiet and serious.
C. Funny and smart.
15.What does Lucy like doing?
A. Going out.
B. Reading books.
C. Playing basketball.
听下面一篇短文。

按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。

短文读两遍。

1________ 2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________
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二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。

A
Interested in basketball? Join us now!
Greenland Community is organizing (组织) a basketball camp for children. Join us if you want to play this exciting sport!
I’m sure you will enjoy yourself.
Time: 4:00 p.m.~6:00 p.m.
September 20th~24th, 2023 (Monday to Friday)
Place: City Sports Center, 185 New Street.
Cost: $10 each.
Special service: Players from the National Basketball Team will be
your coaches for the 5-day camp.
After the camp, you can:
*Know about the rules of the game.
*Carry the ball when running.
*Pass the ball to others.
*Throw the ball through the basket.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1. The camp is for children who ________.
A. play basketball well
B. come from Greenland School.
C. want to play basketball
D. live near City Sports Center
2. The camp will start on ________.
A. Monday
B. Friday
C. September 24th.
D. September 25th
3. The underlined word “coaches” means “________”.
A. students
B. teachers
C. friends
D. drivers
4. Children will not learn to ________.
A. carry the ball when running
B. pass the ball to others
C. make the game rules
D. throw the ball through the basket
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The camp will start in the afternoon.
B. The camp will be on New Street.
C. If children are interested in playing basketball, they can join the camp.
D. If Jack and his brother want to join the camp, they should pay $10.
B
Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading is fun. You can always have a good time if you like reading. And you will never feel bored. Reading at home is especially (尤其，特别) fun when the weather is bad.
Next, you can read a book anywhere: in a car, on a plane or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!
Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you often read, you will be good at reading. And you will be able to read fast and find it easy to understand what you read. Your reading skill improves, you will find your schoolwork becomes easy. Many school subjects depend on (依靠) reading, and if you read more, you will learn better. Good readers will possibly become good writers, too. They always have more things to write about.
Some people say that reading is out of date (过时的). This is not true. I think reading is a wonderful hobby. What other hobbies could be more useful or more enjoyable?
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

6. What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Reading is interesting.
B. Reading is easy.
C. Reading is useful.
D. Reading is unhappy.
7. You can read faster ________.
A. when you read a book
B. if you are a student
C. if you read as a hobby
D. before you read a book
8. What does the last sentence in the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Reading books is good for everyone.
B. How to read well.
C. Reading is a useful and enjoyable hobby.
D. Other hobbies are more useful and more enjoyable.
9. The writer thinks ________.
A. reading is fun
B. we can read anywhere
C. reading is useful
D. All of the above
10. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Reading is everybody’s hobby.
B. Reading is out of date.
C. Good readers must be good writers.
D. Reading is a good hobby.
C
Do you know what the hardest part of your body is? Yes, it’s your teeth. When you were born, you had no teeth. Then, small teeth began to appear one at a time. People call these baby teeth or milk teeth. Milk teeth are not permanent (永恒的). Usually they begin to fallout when a child is six years old. Then, permanent teeth begin to appear. These teeth are larger and more powerful.
Most people have twenty-eight permanent teeth by the time they turn twelve. For some people, four more permanent teeth arrive by their twenty-fifth birthday. These are called wis-dom (智慧) teeth. But they don’t make you smart!
Taking care of your teeth is very important. You can do this in many ways. You should brush your teeth at least twice every day. Eating healthy food is also a great way to care for your teeth. Visiting the dentist twice is also important. The dentist will clean and check your teeth. He or she will also solve any problems that your teeth may have.
Your teeth are very important. Without them, it would be hard to eat, talk and smile, so make sure you take great care of them.
11. The underlined word “they” in this passage refers to ________.
A. milk teeth
B. permanent teeth
C. wisdom teeth
D. powerful teeth
12. When do most people have 28 permanent teeth?
A. At 12 years old.
B. At 28 years old.
C. At 6 years old.
D. At 25 years old.
13. Teeth can’t help you to ________.
A. eat
B. talk
C. smile
D. brush
14. What can readers know after reading this passage?
A. It would be easy to live without teeth.
B. Dentists want to help you keep your teeth healthy and strong.
C. Milk teeth are permanent.
D. Brushing your, teeth once a day is enough.
15What’s the best title for the passage?
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A. Taking Care of Your Teeth
B. The Hardest Part of the Body
C. Going to See the Dentist
D. Brushing Your Teeth
D
Five young people are talking about what is important to them in life.
Gina: ____16____ It’s really important to me. I’m only 14, but I know what I want to do when I’m older. I want to be a doctor. Now I need to do well in all the subjects.
Tom: Now staying healthy is important to me. We’d better keep on exercising. I do yoga every day. ____17____ And it makes my body feel relaxed.
Kate: I don’t have any brothers or sisters but I’m never unhappy because of my friends. ____18____ We like
to go to the library, do sports and study together. We don’t need a lot of friends as long as they are good.
John: It’s easy to say what’s important to me. My answer is sports. ____19____ I’m on two sports teams, and I practice four times a week. I needn’t practice on Sundays, and I watch sports games on the Internet.
Paul: My family are more important to me than anything. We spend a lot of time together and help each other. When we are unhappy, ____20____ My cousins often come and then all of us sit around the table. We always have a great time.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A. It’s very good for my back.B. I love doing many kinds of sports.C. we always eat our dinner together.
D. Now I’m studying my school work (功课) hard.
E. I don’t think anything is more important to me than them.
三、完形填空（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

In China, safety education (安全教育) is becoming ____21____ important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. It helps students learn more about ____22____ they should do to keep themselves safe. What are the ____23____ at school? Take a look.
Stampedes (踩踏), earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school. A stampede al-ways happens in ____24____ places. When students around you begin to push (推), just stand there and try to ____25____ on to something. If you ____26____ in the crowd, move to one side and protect your head with your hands around.
When earthquakes happen, you can get ____27____ a desk quickly and hold on. It will ____28____ you from falling things. If you are ____29____, find a place and away from buildings, trees and power lines (电线).
When there is a _____30_____, leave the classroom quickly. It’s better to put _____31_____ over your mouth and nose. In this way, you _____32_____ breathe (呼吸) in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke. It makes them _____33_____ and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous. So when you want to get out, you should make _____34_____ close to the floor. _____35_____ you can breathe some fresh air.21. A. fewer and fewer B. a little much C. more and more D. less and less 22. A. how B. why C. what D. that 23. A. accidents B. stories C. questions D. problems 24. A. busy B. crowded C. dirty D. safe 25. A. hold B. pass C. lift D. put 26 A. get lost
B. become mad
C. fall behind
D. fall down 27. A. on
B. behind
C. under
D. near
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28. A. protects B. stop C. keep D. make
29. A. outdoors B. indoors C. somewhere D. surface
30. A. smoke B. fire C. trees D. houses
31. A. anything wet B. anything C. something wet D. something
32. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. didn’t D. won’t
33. A. cry B. cough C. shout D. run
34. A. itself B. oneself C. myself D. yourself
35. A. After B. But C. Or D. Then
四、语篇填空（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。

每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

doll than few family make while easy they read poor
On December 18th, 2023, an earthquakes truck Shishan Country in Gansu Province. It was a level 6.2 earthquake. Many buildings fell down. It was so cold. Many ____36____ were in terrible trouble (困境).
One Sunday, when I was ____37____ a newspaper, a special picture touched (触动) me. It suggested everyone should give something helpful to the people in the earthquake. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky ____38____ us. I said to my seven-year-old twin sons, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old daughter Meghan, “We have so much, and these ____39____ people now have nothing. We’ll share something with ____40____.”
I filled (装满) a box with foods and clothes. ____41____ I was doing this, I encouraged (鼓励) the boys to choose the toys and give away some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly when the boys took out their old toys and put them together. Then she walked away. A ____42____ minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved ____43____.She put Lucy on the other toys gently (轻轻地). “Oh. Dear.” I said, “you don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy brings me happiness, Mommy. Maybe she’ll ____44____ another little girl happy, too.”
I looked at Meghan for along moment. How well she did at such a young age! After all (毕竟), it’s ____45____ to give something that we don’t want anymore, but hard to give what we cherish (珍爱), isn’t it?
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每空限填一词。

My favorite animals are pandas. They are the symbol of China. I like them ____46____ they are clever and cute. It takes long hours for them to eat every day. Their favorite food is bamboo. They like to sleep in trees.
These days, ____47____ is an interesting photo on the Internet. Look! The workers are all wearing the black ____48____ white panda clothes. “Why do the workers dress up as pandas?” you may ask. They just want to get on well with the pandas. Some people think the workers look so interesting and lovely. Some think it’s not easy for them ____49____ do their work.
In ____50____ photo, the workers are studying a young panda. They want to learn more about pandas so that they can feed them.
五、补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。

A: Hi, Tina! ____51____?
B: I’m going to the school gate to pick up my bag. I bought it online.
A: Oh, do you usually buy things online?
B: Yes. Things online are cheaper.
A: What else do you do online?
B: ____52____.
A: Yeah, it is also a good way for us to relax. ____53____?
B: I often use the Internet twice a week.
A: How long do you use it every time?
B: Less than two hours every time.
A: ____54____?
B: I think the Internet makes our lives easier and more interesting, but it’s not always good for us. There is also bad information on the Internet.
A: ____55____. So we should use it carefully.
六、书面表达（20分）
56. 周末的活动总是丰富多彩的，你的上个周末过得愉快吗？在不同的时间你在做什么？请以My Last Weekend为题写一篇英语小短文介绍一下你上周末的活动。

1.要点：How did you spend your last weekend?
What were you doing at different times last weekend?
How did you feel?
2.要求：（1）意思连贯，符合逻辑，词数80-100；
（2）短文中不得出现真实的地名或人名等信息。

My Last Weekend
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