湖北省市江夏区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中 英语试卷

江夏区2023-2024学年度第一学期期中
八年级英语试卷
第I卷(选择题共85分)
第一部分听力部分
一听测试(共三节)
第一节(共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分) )
听下面4个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳老项。

听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题，每个问题仅读一遍。

1. A. I went to the beach. B. Last week. C. For three days.
2. A. A nice trip. B. Books. C. Once a week.
3. A. Yes, she docs. B. The one with long hair. C. No, she is much quieter.
4. A. I don’t mind them. B. Hardly ever. C. My mother likes it a lot.
第二节(共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)
听下面8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选项。

听完每段对话后。

你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

5. What does Lily think of scary movies?
A. She loves them.
B. She doesn’t mind them.
C. She can’t stand them.
6. Why docs the woman usually go to Wanda Cinema?
A. Because it has the biggest screen.
B. Because it’s the closest to her home.
C. Because it has the most comfortable seats.
7. When did the early bus leave?
A. At 7: 25.
B. At 7: 30.
C. At 7: 35.
8. What does the man mean?
A. He dislikes the color.
B. He hates the bigger one.
C. The dress is too small.
9. Who studies hardest of the three?
A. Tom
B. Molly.
C. Anna.
10. Where did Peter’s brother go this summer vacation?
A. Shanghai.
B. Kunming.
C. Harbin.
11. What is Bob doing?
A. B. C.
12. What’s Julia’s future dream?
A. To study medicine
B. To become an astronaut.
C. To help more people.
第三节(共13题，年小题1分，神分13分)
听下面4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选项。

听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。

13. What is Mark like?
A. More hard-working than Larry.
B. Less outgoing than Larry.
C. Shorter but stronger than Larry.
14. Who is better at sports, Mark or Larry?
A. Larry.
B. Mark.
C. Neither of them.
15. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. They have a lot in common.
B. They are both popular at school.
C. They have different interests.
听下面一段对话，回答16至18三个小题。

16. How often does Bob watch TV?
A. At most twice a week.
B. At least four times a week
C. At most three times a week.
17. Why does Bob love Animal World?
A. Because he wants to keep animals at home
B. Because he can learn something great from it.
C. Because he thinks it relaxing and enjoyable.
18. What does Bob think of America’s Got Talent?
A. Educational.
B. Useful.
C. Meaningless.
听下面一段对话，回答19至22四个小题。

19. How long did Sarah stay in Sanya?
A. For two days.
B. For three days.
C. For five days.
20. What didn’t the girl do in Sanya
A. She watched the sunset.
B. She visited museums.
C. She tried a special fish
21. Why did the boy fail to visit Chengdu?
A. He liked to rest at home.
B. His parents were busy.
C. He had much homework.
22. What can we know from the conversation?
A. Sarah might go to Sanya again
B. Sarah disliked her trip to Sanya
C. The boy didn’t go anywhere on vacation.
听下面一段独白，回答23至25三个小题。

23. Why does the speaker think Movie World is the best movie theater?
A. Because it has the best environment and service.
B. Because it has the biggest seats.
C. Because it has the best sound.
24. How are the workers in Movie World?
A. They are funny and creative
B. They are friendly and helpful.
C. They are quiet and serious.
25. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Movie World is very old but comfortable.
B. It’s OK to get into the room at any time.
C. When the film starts, people will stop talking.
第笔试部分
二、选择填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

26.—What do you think of the program?
— __________. It’s fantastic.
A. I truly love it
B. I’m not sure
C. I don’t mind it
D. I can’t stand it
27.—Excuse me, sir. Do you mind my changing my seat with you?
— __________. You can take my seat.
A. Yes, go ahead
B. Not at all
C. No, please don’t
D. Of course
28.—Through 5G, people in two different cities can even talk on the same screen.
— __________. We are living in an information age.
A. How come?
B. Not really!
C. That’s for sure!
D. No problem!
29. Just as the old saying goes, “Nothing is too difficult __________ you put your heart into it! “
A. as soon as
B. as long as
C. as far as
D. as often as
30.—There is going to be a talent show next Friday. Did you tell Olive about it?
—Oh dear! I __________ it. I will call her at once.
A. forget
B. will forget
C. am forgetting
D. forgot
31.—Did Simon wash the dishes?
—Not yet. He promises that he __________ it later after he walks the dog
A. docs
B. will do
C. did
D. has done
32.—Since we four will go to the museum, why not __________ a taxi?
—I agree. It can help us save some money.
A. buy
B. wait
C. reach
D. share
33.—Did Nelly tell you what happened to her last week?
—No, she was on the __________ of saying something when my phone rang.
A. habit
B. order
C. point
D. time
34.—I am looking for a new magazine in the bookstore but find __________.
—Maybe you could go to another one.
A. none
B. any
C. nothing
D. neither
35.—There is a __________ look of knowledge in the boy’s eyes.
—You can tell that he really wants to study.
A. fresh
B. similar
C. hungry
D. enjoyable
36.—I really didn’t __________ him to become such a successful businessman.
—People sure change! Every dog has its day!
A. decide
B. want
C. hope
D. expect
37.—Look at the performer playing the guitar upside down on the stage. Is it Jim?
—It __________ be him. He told me he would give us a surprise.
A. must
B. can
C. can’t
D. mustn’t
38.—I didn’t pass my English exam again. I am having a hard time these days.
—Come on! __________ you work, __________ you will be!
A. The hard; the lucky
B. The hardly; the more luckily
C. The harder; the luckier
D. The harder; the more luckily
39.—We may have problems in finishing the project.
—Don’t worry. Difficulties can always __________ the best in us.
A. find out
B. bring out
C. come out
D. take out
40.—What did Jane say to you just now, Leo?
—She wondered __________.
A. if I could help her with her physics
B. what’s the best movie theater
C. how our high school will be like
D. where did I go last weekend
三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I Maric Lucas lives in Virginia, U. S. A. One day, she went to a local shelter (收容所). There, two colorful notes (便条) 41 her eye. They were hanging from a dog house. A dog named Duquesa was living in it. The letters were written in 42 handwriting. One of them said, “I am 43 and short haired. I don’t bark all the time. I seldom make noises or bring trouble. And I love hugs, Please adopt (领养) me!”
Duquesa had been at the shelter for some time. The five-year-old dog had 44 walking. This had made it 45 for the dog to find a home. But thanks to the lovely notes, the dog got noticed (注意) -Lucas 46 in love with Duquesa and finally adopted the dog.
Who wrote these letters? Well, they were 47 of a class project (项目) by Kenscy Jones. She is a second-grade teacher in Virginia. She came up with the 48 for the project in order to help shelter animals find homes more 49 .
Jones 50 more than twenty animals in all at the shelter. She took pictures of them and 51 them to her students. The second-graders were very 52 the project. They wrote letters to convince (说服) people to adopt those homeless animals. Luckily, their letters 53 ! Whenever an animal was taken home, Jones would tell her students. And the whole class would 54 together. In the end, all of the 24 animals 55 their homes!
41. A. blew B. kept C. caught D. took
42. A. men’s B. children’s C. women’s D. parents’
43. A. large B. cute C. thin D. scary
44. A. fun B. luck C. time D. trouble
45. A. easy B. different C. popular D. difficult
46. A. stayed B. jumped C. fell D. turned
47. A. half B. part C. quarter D. all
48. A. answer B. wish C. dream D. idea
49. A. happily B. quickly C. luckily D. naturally
50. A. fed B. grew C. picked D. spent
51. A. wrote B. shouted C. visited D. showed
52. A. excited about B. angry about C. strict about D. worried about
53. A. arrived B. worked C. followed D. ordered
54. A. enjoy B. describe C. cheer D. surprise
55. A. moved B. saved C. missed D. found
四、阅读理解(本题共30分，每小题2分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A
The King of Sandcastles
Standing 69 feet tall, a sandcastle (沙堡) was made in Denmark with nearly5. 0o0
tonnes (公吨) of sand The great “castle” was created by Dutch artist Wilfred Stinger
with the help of 30 other sand artists. It’s almost 10 feet taller than the one built in
Germany that held the Guinness World Record (吉尼斯世界记录) before.
___________________________
A special house will be built in Malibu, California for skaters. In this house,
people can skateboard on any surface (表面)--the walls, the tables, the beds and even
the ceilings (天花版). It seems that a skate park will just turn into a home.
The World’s Longest Hanging Bridge
The world’s longest hanging bridge (悬索桥) has just opened in Portugal. The
so-called 516 Arouca bridge is 516 meters long and hangs 175 meters above the Paiva
River It takes people five to ten minutes to cross. Even though the bridge is well built.
it’s still a little scary to walk on.
56. All the news above has something to do with __________.
A. science
B. hobbies
C. sports
D. buildings
57. What can we know about the sandcastle?
A. It stands in Germany.
B. It’s the world’s tallest one.
C. 50, 000 tons of sand were used to create it.
D. It was built by 30 sand artists.
58. What would be the best heading for the second piece of news?
A. Skaters’ Dream House
B. A Skate Park in California
C. Get on Your Skateboard
D. Where Can You Skateboard
59. The 516 Arouca bridge gets its name mostly because of __________.
A. the height of it
B. the time of its opening
C. the number of visitors
D. the length (长度) of it
60. What can we NOT learn from the material?
A. It takes at least five minutes to cross the bridge.
B. People might feel scared when walking across the bridge.
C. There are only four places to skateboard in the house.
D. The king of sandcastles is 69 feet tall.
B
“Oh, dear! I can hardly remember the first time we ate at this restaurant.” said Sari Hausler to her husband.
“I can.” said their son Jake, “January 19th, 2018. It was a Saturday night.”
Jake is only fifteen years old. However, he has better memories (记忆力) than most people would have in ten lifetimes. He remembers the results of every football game he has watched. Gracie, their pet dog, he says, has hit (打) him with her tail 31 times. He can also tell you where every item (商品) in the nearby supermarket is.
But it’s not always a good thing. For example, Jake can’t forget the mistakes (错误) he’s made. ★Another problem is that Jake’s teachers don’t like him. They call the boy a “know-it-all”. In class, when the teacher asks about a fact, Jake is always the first to give the answer. “I try to keep quiet. However, sometimes I just can’t help but do it.” the boy says.
Although remembering so much information brings him trouble (麻烦), Jake likes his superpower. “A super memory is cool, isn’t it?” he says.
61. What can Jake NOT remember?
A. When his parents first met each other.
B. Where every item in the nearby supermarket is.
C. How many times Gracie has hit him.
D. What mistakes he has ever made before.
62. Which sentence can be put in ★.
A. He hates his good memory so much
B. He feels sorry about them and often gets unhappy
C. He doesn’t know why he always makes-so many mistakes
D. While he can’t remember good things he did
63. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Jake began to show his super power when he was fifteen.
B. It might be very hard for Jake to forget bad memories.
C. Jake’s teachers dislike him because he knows more than them.
D. Jake sometimes has a poor memory and needs others’ help.
67 What might Jake think of his special talent?
A. Boring and useless
B. Natural and common.
C. Magic but scary.
D. Troublesome but cool
65. The passage mainly talks about __________.
A. happy memories in Jake’s life
B. a “know-it-all” trouble
C. a boy’s unusual memory
D. how to own better memories
C
Can you imagine building a house with your own sweat (汗) tears and even blood? This is what astronauts (宇航员) might do on Mars in the future.
Scientists at the University of Manchester, UK, have made a new type of brick (砖块). It is made from human blood, urine (尿液), sweat, tears and simulated Mars soil (糢拟火星土). The protein (蛋白质) from human bodies is like the “glue”. It holds the soil together. Scientists say it’s 300 percent stronger than bricks we use today.
Why do we need to do this? Well, if we want to build houses on Mars, we need lots of bricks. Ba it costs 13 million yuan to send just one brick to Mars. So scientists are thinking: maybe we could use something in our bodies!
Scientists say that six astronauts could make 500 kilograms of such bricks in just two years. Later they can build bigger houses for more astronauts to go there and live. Together, they can build even more houses!
66. What did scientists at the University of Manchester do?
A. They built a house to keep astronauts’ sweat and tears.
B. They used human sweat and tears to build a house.
C. They found a new type of brick on Mars.
D. They made a new type of brick.
7. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. How strong the bricks usually are.
B. What the new brick is made from.
C. How much it costs to make a brick
D. What kind of bricks are good for building houses
68. What does the word “glue” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. 细茵
B. 胶水
C. 积木
D. 支架
69. Why did scientists make this new kind of brick?
A. To find an easier way to make bricks.
B. To make good use of human bodies.
C. To build houses on Mars.
D. To build houses for poor people.
70. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Some astronauts began to make the new bricks.
B. Scientists are planning to live on Mars.
C. It might take years to build a house on Mars
D. Astronauts need 500 kg of bricks to build a house.
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共35分)
五、词与短语填空供5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。

(提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。

)
carefully / place / found out / through / reasons / reaches / felt like
71. A true friend ____________ for your hand and touches your heart.
72. My sister and I tried paragliding. I ____________ I was a bird.
73. I think 107. 9 FM is the best. The DJs choose songs the most ____________.
74. Mulan dresses up like a boy and takes her father’s ____________ to fight in the army.
75. It’s good to relax by using the Internet or watching game shows, but we think the best way to relax is ____________ exercise.
六、综合填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据上下文，所给首字母或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。

每空只能填一个词。

“At first, I just wanted a tool (工具) to help me study.” 13-year-old Qiu Y umo, told Teens. Qiu is a student f____________ (76) Huitong School in Shenzhen, Guangzhou. She made AI Button. It’s an online AI learning tool for middle school students.
“My classmates and I want to have a learning friend to help us r____________ (77) the important information. When we don’t know s____________ (78), we can also ask for help at any time,” Qiu said about her idea. Students only need to put what they are studying into Al Button. Then the AI will quickly find the key p____________ (79) ask questions, and answer them as well. “This AI is like a teacher and m____________ (80) each student’s needs,” Qiu said.
Qiu Yumo ____________ (81) (take) up programming (编程) at the age of 6. But she only began to program with AI to make tools in 2023. As a pet lover, she also made a tool to count pets’ steps (步数). This can help people to keep their pets much ____________ (82) (health) than before.
Many students loved Qiu’s idea of Al Buton and they wanted to j____________ (83) her to make it even better “Now I have creative helpers from ____________ (84) (difference) kinds of schools. We are improving AI Button and t____________ (85) our best to let mare people know it, “she said
七、假设你想参加英文报Campus Teens举办的首届英语征文比赛，请根据内容提示，以“My best friend”为题，介绍你最好的朋友的外貌和个性特征，兴趣爱好与理想抱负。

内容提示：
I. Is your friend the same as you or different?
2. Does he/she take exercise? How often does he/she do it?
3. What does he/she want to be when he/she grows up?
4. Something more about your best friend
注意：
1. 文中不得透露个人真实信息；
2. 词数60-80左右；
3. 适当补充一到两点相关内容。

My best friend
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江夏区2023-2024学年度第一学期期中
八年级英语试卷参考答案
一、听力
1-5: ACCAC 6-10: BACCB 11-15: BBCBA16-20: CBCCB 21-25. BAABC
二、单选
26-30 ABCBD 31-35 BDCAC 36-40 DACBA
三、完型
41-45 CBBDD 46-50 CBDBC 51-55 DABCD
四、阅读
56-60 DBADC 61-65 ABBDC 66-70 DBBCC
五、选词填空
71. reaches 72. felt like 73. carefully 74. place 75. through
六、阅读理解填词
76. from 77. remember 78. something 79. points 80. meets
81. took 82. healthier 83. join 84. different 85. trying
七、书面表达
参考范文：
Mark is my best friend. We are quite different from each other. He is taller and more outgoing than me. And he is one of the most popular students in my class. Mark loves doing exercise a lot and plays basketball at least three times a week. Sports shows are his favorite because he thinks they’re relaxing and enjoyable. Mark wants to be a basketball player when he grows up. And he is going to work harder for it. We always talk about and share everything. He truly cares about me and often helps to bring out the best in me. I’m lucky to have a friend like him.。