浙江省绍兴市柯桥区湖塘中学2023-2024学年上学期第一次阶段性检测八年级英语试卷（含答案，含听力音频，无听力原文）（月考）

2023学年第一学期八年级英语学科课堂作业（一）

听力部分（20分)

一、听力（本题有15小题，第一、二节每小题1分，第三节每小题2分，共计20分)

第一节：听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。

(   )1. How often does Ken go to the chess club?

A. once a week   B. twice a week    C.three times a week

(   )2. When is the piano class?

A. at 3:00               B. at 3:30             C. at 4:00

(   )3. How many girls are there in Winnie’s class?

A. 15            B. 25         C. 50

(   )4.How long does Alan’s grandfather play chess every day?

A. for about one hour.       B.for about two hours    C.for about three hours

(   )5.What does Grace mean?

1. She has enough food    B.She wants more noodles  

C. She doesn’t like noodles.

第二节：听长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。

听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6-7两小题。

(   )6. Why doesn’t Frank want to join the art club?

1. Because he is busy this term     B. Because he is not good at drawing            

    C.Because he shows no interest in drawing

(   )7. Where will Bella go next?

A. to the club              B. to the library             C. to the park

听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8-10三小题。

(   )8. Who are the two speakers talking about?

A. Peter’s friend           B. Peter’s brother         C. Peter’s cousin

(   )9. What is Jerry good at?

A. playing the guitar          B. playing the piano    C. playing the violin

(   )10.When should the girl go to the music club?

A. on Thursday           B. on Friday          C.on Saturday

第三节：听独白，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。

(   )11. Where does Judy work?

A. in a supermarket    B. in a post office      C.in a bank

(   )12. What did Judy like eating in the past?

A.hamburgers    B.ice-cream      C.cakes

(   )13.How often did Judy exercise in the past?

A. always           B. sometimes            C. never

(   )14.What is Judy learning to do now?

A. dance               B. cook             C.play tennis

(   )15. How does Judy feel now?

A.tired            B. quite well         C. worried

笔试部分（80分)

二、完形填空(本题有10小题，每小题1分；共计10分)

One day, a boy had a quarrel(争吵) with one of his classmates. He wasn’t happy all day long. After school, he went to his grandfather and told him his  16  angrily. “He is really a bad guy. He isn’t my friend any more. I don’t like him,” the boy said. “and I hate him!”

The grandfather said with a kind smile, “Let me tell you a story, my dear. When I was a boy at your   17  , I, too, sometimes hated others for   18  they did.”

The boy listened to his grandfather carefully as he went on, “There are always two tigers in my  19  . One is good and kind. And he is friendly to others. He gets on well with everyone around him, but  20  is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. For this reason, he can’t think carefully all the time so he can easily   21   with everyone. The two tigers both try to control(控制) me. It is       22   for me to live with them in my heart.”

After hearing the story, the boy  23  his grandfather’s eyes for a while and asked, “Which tiger control you, grandfather?”

“The one that I feed. I always take care of the good and kind tiger. I try to forget the bad and unfriendly tiger. So I  24   hate others and hardly ever get angry,” the old man said   25 

(   )16. A. program     B. education      C.words       D. story

(   )17. A. side         B. age           C. home       D.class

(   )18. A. why         B. how          C. what        D.where

(   )19. A.heart         B. mouth        C. dream       D. clean

(   )20. A. another       B. the other      C. others       D. other

(   )21. A. agree        B. play          C. talk         D. quarrel

(   )22. A.difficult       B. different      C. easy        D. boring

(   )23. A.looked down    B.looked into   C.looked for    D. look after

(   )24. A. often        B. sometimes     C. usually       D. never

(   )25. A. loudly        B. quickly       C. excitedly      D. seriously

三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，26-35每小题2分36-40每小题1分，共25分）

(A)

My father changed his job when I was ten years old , so my family moved to another city. I went to a new school. On the first day of my new school,I was very nervous.A girl named Rose smiled at me and asked me to sit near her. Later, we became good friends. I was a little shy before. But I became more active and outgoing because of her.

We can’t see each other often now because we are not in the same city,but we write to each other all the time. In two weeks, it will be her twentieth birthday. I want to give her a special gift. A wallet or a card won’t be very good. Finally , I decided to buy a lovely dog. I hope that a dog can be a good company(陪伴）for her.

When we have problems,our friends will try their best to help. When we feel unhappy, they will do what they can to make us happy. They are a great treasure in our life.

(   )26.The writer became more active and going ______

1. before she left her old school       B. after she became friends with Rose

C. before she knew Rose             D. after she left her new school

(   )27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

1. The writer’s father didn’t have a job when she was young 
2. The writer felt nervous on her first day of her new school 
3. The writer and Rose live in different cities now
4. Although the writer and Rose can’t see each other often, they always write to       each other

(   )28. The underlined word “they” refers to ____

1. problems   B. gifts       C. jobs    D. friends

(B)

Patagonia, along the south top of South America, is very famous for its beautiful view (风景) and many kinds of animals. Those make it a popular place for visitors all over the world.

Start your trip between September and May.Remember that Patagonia is in the southern hemisphere(南半球), so the weather will be very pleasant and warm between September and May. Make your trip between October and February if you’d like to travel in its spring or summer months. If you like cool weather, you can visit it in March and April.

Book a flight (航班) to Chile or Argentina to start your trip. Look up flights from your city to Chile or Argentina. Fly into Santiago or Buenos Aires. There you can get lots of travel information about Patagonia. International flights can be a little expensive, so try to book your flight sooner rather than later(宜早不宜迟)

Order a bus seat to Patagonia. Book a bus seat if you plan to visit both Chile and Argentina. Remember that the bus ride takes 5 to 7 hours anywhere, as you will need to stop at customs(海关). Try to book it at least a month before your trip. It is about $80 for a one-way trip

(  )29. What is Patagonia famous for?

1. great bus rides         B.many international flights            

C. lots of animals and beautiful views           D.some interesting parks

(   )30.What does “pleasant”mean in paragraph 2?

1. special     B. enjoyable      C.different      D. heavy

(   )31. Why should people order their flights early?

1. Because the weather there is very cold in April
2. Because there are few buses to Patagonia
3. Because there are not enough planes to Patagonia
4. Because international flights can cost a lot money

(   )32.What may we read this passage?

1.    in a history book     B. in a science book     

C.in an art book        D. in a guidebook

(C)

Can a dog talk to a person? Of course not, you may say. But now you should change your common idea and listen to what your dog is trying to say!

Not long ago, a smart dog told her owner(主人) how she felt through a special communication pad(通讯平台), and even “talk” in sentences!

Let’s meet the smart dog Bunny. Her owner Alexis taught her how to make up sentences. That’s right. Now she can use more than 40 words to tell her family how she feels. It’s said that Bunny is a star with over 190,000 fans on TikTok(抖音). And it’s all from a 45-button board(按钮板). Usually people use it to help people who have problems talking to others.__▲__

To teach Bunny different words, Alexis needs to show how she uses them in talking. Here is how Bunny learned the “outside”. Alexis pressed the “outside” button and said the word “outside” before letting Bunny out. When Bunny came in, Bunny could press the button by herself. One by one, Bunny learned to “say” something like a common person. She even uses the board to tell Alexis, “Love you,Mum!”

Alexis decided to do this after seeing someone was successful(成功) in using the way to talk with her dog, Stella. “I’m not sure if Bunny really gets what I say, but it’s exciting to find it out.” said Alexis.

(   )33.Which sentences can we add (增加) to paragraph 3?

1. But few people need it now.   
2. It’s surprising that it’s also useful to the dog
3. Thanks to the animal lover, it’s getting popular
4. However, it brings a problem

(   )34. In paragraph 4, the writer mainly tells us_______

1. What words Alexis teaches Bunny
2. How Alexis teaches Bunny different words    
3. How long Alexis teaches Bunny words
4. Why Alexis teaches Bunny words

(   )35. What can we learn from the passage?

1. Alexis is the first person to teach dogs to “talk”
2. Bunny is really popular on TikTok
3. Alexis is sure that Bunny understands what she says
4. Bunny can use forty words to tell how she feels

(D)

①What will you do if you see a cockroach(蟑螂)? Quite a few people are very afraid of it, so they may shout for help or try to kill it. Next time you see it, you may need to think twice before killing it.

②There were cockroaches on the earth long ago, and many people believe that they will still be here long after all the people leave it. Cockroaches are small in size, and they are good at climbing and jumping. A cockroach can live for about a week even without a head.These make them great helpers during the search and rescue missions(搜救任务）.

③Alper heads up a scientist team at North Carolina Stage University. “I joined the search and rescue missions in Turkey in 1999,”he said. “one of the most difficult problems was to find where the living people were. We needed to find them in a short time, but there was no useful way to help us at that time.” So Alper and his team had the idea of turning cockroaches into special robots

④Scientists put a small sensor(传感器) and a smart camera(相机)on a cockroach’s back. Cockroaches climb everywhere with them. With a sensor and the camera, cockroaches can tell people from other things, and then find where the missing people are. In this way, more people can be saved in time.

⑤All in all, the scientists hope these special cockroach roots will be used for more work over the next five years. “We never thought we would see the day, but here we are!” a scientist said

(   )36. What’s the main idea of paragraph 2?

1. What do cockroaches look like?
2. How do cockroaches have a long life?
3. Why can cockroaches help with the search

D.When can cockroaches help us during the search?

(   )37. According to Alper, _____ at that time.

1. It was very important to find cockroaches
2. It was difficult to find the living people
3. They didn’t find any living people

D.They didn’t know about Turkey             

(   )38. How do the cockroach robots work?

1. By climbing and jumping everywhere
2. By trying to learn to use cameras
3. With the help of the sensor and camera
4. Withe the help of the special scientist      

(   )39.What does the writer want to tell us?

1. A useful way of helping kill cockroaches
2. A smart sensor for studying cockroaches
3. A new way of searching and rescuing
4. An important way of making robots

(   )40. What’s the structure of the passage?

A.①/②③④⑤        B.①/②③④/⑤

C.①②/③④⑤        D.①②③/④⑤

四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

A)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空一词

two     enjoy    little    comfortable    bad

41.You can sit ________in the Town Cinema

42.We should do more sports and eat ________meat to keep healthy

43. Tom always uses the Internet _______a week

44. The students think their trip to the UK is really __________

45.He did the ___________of all the boys in his class

B)根据所给汉语提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式，每空一词

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. I often see her exercise in the morning. She looks young and beautiful, 46.______（虽然）she is over seventy years old,

Last week a reporter from a 47.______（杂志）interviewed her and asked how to keep in good 48.______（健康）.She said it was quite easy. Keep 49._______（你自己）active and find a hobby. Besides, it’s 50.______（必需的，必要的）to learn at least one new thing every day.

51. ______（然而），according to the 52.______（结果）of a study, twenty 53.______（百分之……)of the students don’t exercise at all! They eat junk food 54._____（几乎）every day and sleep less than six hours every night.They have to learn more about healthy habits. I 55.________（真正，确实）hope all people will stay young and healthy

五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）

Before 56._____( make) friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do 57._____same kinds of things they do. That doesn’t mean you have to be like each other. If you’re really into sports, you probably will want friends who enjoy 58._____(play) many similar games you do.

The quickest way to make a friend is to smile. When you smile, people think you are 59._______(friend) and easier to talk to. 60._____may not be easy to smile at first,but remember most people will stay away from a scared-looking 61._____ angry-looking face.

One easy way to talk to someone is saying something nice about him. 62______(think) about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep 63.______(talk) to that person?

Ask your new friends questions 64._____ themselves. Who’s their favorite singer, where do they live, what do they do after school are all good questions. Make sure you have something to add to the conversations,too.

Remember,everyone wants to be around people who like to do similar things and people who are friendly 65._____ them

六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）

阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A--E五个选项中选择正确的选项，将其序号填入66-69题，并完成第70小题

Being poor means (意味着）you don’t always have enough food or new clothes. 66._____ He is now a popular singer. But not long ago, he was just a poor student.

Gary, as a student, he dreamed of being successful one day.67._____ Now, he is doing that by working with a group called Goodr.

The singer started to work with Goodr in 2018. they started “Gary Closet and Goodr Store” at his old middle school. 68._____ About 900 families and students can take anything they need for free . He hopes the students in his hometown will do something good like him.

“69._______ Look at me. I did what I wanted to do and I went to the same school they go to ,”Gary said, he will give away things on the Internet for free. And he hopes to find more people to do the work across the country.

70.What do you think of the boy Gary?(回答不少于5个单词）

_______________________________________________________

七、书面表达（本题共计15分）

假如你是Jim，请根据下表提示，以“How to make our school life better?”为话题写一封80词左右的建议信。（开头和结尾不计入总词数）

Dear headmaster,

    I’m very glad to write a letter to you. These days we are talking about how to have a better school life. Here’s some advice(建议）

   First, we hope our school will____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

       Hope my advice will be helpful, thanks for reading my letter.

                                                              Yours,

                                                                 Jim