英语：湖南省衡阳市衡阳县四校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试试题（解析版）

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第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 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选项。
1.What’s the matter with Jim?
A. He has a tthache B. He has a nsebleed C. He has a backache
2. Where was the girl when she saw the accident?
A. In a gift shp B. In a flwer shp. C. In a bkstre.
3.What des the wman ask Paul t d?
A. Fld the clthes. B. D the dishes. C. Take ut the rubbish
4.When did Linda plan t hang ut?
A. This Wednesday. B. This Thursday . C. This Friday.
5.Which club was Dan in last term?
A. The tennis club. B. The art club. C. The chess club
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面6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。
听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Wh des Mary plan t g t he schl party with?
A. Her brther. B. Her sister. C. Her cusin.
7.What can’t Mary d at the party?
A. Play games. B. bring fd. C. sing and dance
听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What des Linda d in the gym?
A. She practices tennis. B. She practices basketball. C. She practices vlleyball
9. Hw ften des Linda g t the gym?
A. Three times a week. B. Five times a week. C. Three times a mnth.
听第八段材料，回答第10、11题
10.What des Dale’s father d?
A. A teacher. B. A wrker. C. An engineer.
11.What will Cindy buy fr the party?
A. Drinks and fruits. B. Snacks and candies. C. fruits and flwers.
听第九段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.What is Frank ging t d?
A. T plant flwers . B. T water flwers. C. T water trees.
13.Hw des Frank like ding husewrk?
A. Interesting and helpful. B. Imprtant and helpful. C. Interesting and easy
14. What can Frank d after finishing hmewrk?
A. Play ball games. B. Read sme bks. C. Play with friends.
听第十段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.Hw will Lanlan g t Hainan?
A. By car. B. By train. C. By plane.
16. Hw lng will Lanlan stay in Hainan?
A. Fr abut a week. B. Fr abut tw weeks. C. Fr abut a mnth
17. What will Lanlan d in Hainan?
A. Swim in the sea. B. visit museums. C.Help the hmeless children.
听第十一段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When did Wei Fang and Li Hua jin in a vlunteer activity?
A. Last Friday. B. Last Saturday. C. Last Sunday.
19. Hw did they g t the ld peple’s hme?
A. By bike. B. By bus. C. On ft.
20. What did they think f the vlunteer activity?
A. They thught it was bring. B. They thught it was easy. C. They thught it was great.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 阅读选择（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子
A
1. The Liu family are ging t mve t Australia ________.
A. On February 26thB. On February 20th.C. On February 19th
2. Hw lng will the party last?
A. Fr 3 hurs.B. Fr 4 hurs.C. Fr 2 hurs.
3. Frm the invitatin we knw that ________.
A. the Party is ging t be held in Great Wall Restaurant
B. Michael and Lisa can reply t the invitatin by phne
C. Michael and Lisa shuld bring fd and drinks t the party.
【答案】1. A 2. A 3. B
【语篇解读】本文主要是给迈克尔和丽萨参加欢送会的邀请函。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中“Yu’re invited t a farewell party—the Liu family are ging t mve t Australia n February 26th.”可知，刘一家准备2月26日移居澳大利亚，故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中“Time: 3:30 pm—6:30 pm”可知，聚会持续三个小时，故选A
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中“Phne: 528-090 Please reply by Friday, February 19th.”可知，迈克尔和丽萨可以通过电话回复邀请，故选B。
B
All wrk and n play makes Jack a dull by. Play time is imprtant t children, and playing utdrs is really gd fr them. But tday mre and mre children spend their free time indrs. They watch TV, play cmputer games, play with their smart phnes, etc.
American father Mike Lanza desn’t think it’s gd fr children t spend t much time indrs. S he turned his yard int a playgrund.
Nw n the pen playgrund, there is a zip line (飞索) and a large playhuse with a trampline (蹦床) and a slide. His three sns and ther children frm the neighbrhd like t have fun there.
Mike and his wife live in Menl Park, Califrnia with their three bys Marc, Nic and Le. They began building their playgrund in 2020 after they mved int their Menl Park huse. “T let ur kids g utside and play n their wn, we think it’s a gd idea t turn ur yard int a ‘playhuse’,” said Mike.
Unlike many ther “helicpter parents”, Mike encurages (鼓励) his three bys t take risks (冒险) when they play n the playgrund. They als welcme three t fur children frm the neighbrhd every day t play there. “Usually within abut half an hur, every kid becmes excited and they play, run and laugh. It’s just s wnderful fr me t see,” said Mike.
4. What d we knw abut the children in the USA tday?
A. They always play utdrs.
B. They spend t much time indrs.
C. They ften g camping during the weekends
5. Hw many children des Mike have?
A. TwB. ThreeC. Fur
6. Hw d kids feel within abut half an hur playing in the “playhuse”?
A. Scared but happy.B. Wrried and happy.C. Excited and happy.
7. Which f the statements is TRUE?
A. Mike and his wife began building their playgrund in 2018.
B. Mike wuld like t see kids playing excitedly and happily n the playgrund.
C. Mike and his wife are “helicpter parents”.
【答案】4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B
【语篇解读】本文讲的是户外运动对人的好处，举了一个真实的例子。迈克把自己的花园改成了一个操场让自己的孩子们和邻居的孩子们在操场上玩耍，孩子们都很开心。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据“But tday mre and mre children spend their free time indrs”可知现在越来越多的孩子把空闲时间花在室内。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Mike and his wife live in Menl Park, Califrnia with their three bys”可知他有三个孩子。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据“within abut half an hur, every kid becmes excited and they play, run and laugh”可知他们很兴奋，很开心。故选C。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Usually within abut half an hur, every kid becmes excited and they play, run and laugh. It’s just s wnderful fr me t see”可知迈克希望看到孩子们在操场上兴奋而快乐地玩耍。故选B。
C
Rick went hme frm schl by bus ne day. When an ld wman gt n the bus, Rick gave her his seat. The ld wman thanked him and gave him three apples. She said t him in a whisper, “Tell the apple what yu want t be. Eat it and then wait and see.”
Rick thanked her and went t the park with the apples. There were sme tall bys, “I want t be tall and strng.” Rick said and ate the first apple. Suddenly he grew int a big by. But all the bys ran away in panic (恐慌) when they saw him.
Rick was sad. He tk ut anther apple and said, “I want t be famus and have lts f friends.” With these wrds, he ate the secnd apple. But when hundreds f peple wanted t interview him, he ran away.
When he saw a sprts car, Rick wanted t be rich and ate the third apple. But when his wish came true, he was unhappy at all.
The ther day, Rick met the ld lady again. She tld him, “G t the garden, find a small yellw flwer and tell the flwer what yu want t be.”
Rick went t the garden and picked up the flwer. Then he said, “I want t be me.” Suddenly he was at the park again and ne f the bys said t him, “Cme n and play with us!”
8. When ther bys saw the big Rick, they ran away because ________.
A. they were afraid f himB. they didn’t like him at allC. they didn’t knw he was Rick
9. The secnd apple made Rick ________.
A. tall and strngB. very richC. famus
10. What des the underlined wrd “interview” mean in paragraph 3?
A. 采访B. 面试C. 殴打
11. Frm the stry we can learn that ________.
A. east r west, hme is bestB. it’s never t ld t learnC. being yurself can make yu happy
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. A 11. C
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了男孩用老人给的苹果实现了三个愿望，后来变得不快乐，又变回了原来的自己。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Suddenly he grew int a big by. But all the bys ran away in panic (恐慌) when they saw him.”可知所有的男孩看到他都惊慌失措地逃走了。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据“I want t be famus and have lts f friends.”可知第二个苹果让他变得著名。故选C。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“I want t be famus and have lts f friends”以及“But when hundreds f peple wanted t interview him, he ran away.”可知他变得出名，有很多人采访他，故此处划线部分意为“采访”。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题，本文主要讲述了男孩用老人给的苹果实现了三个愿望，后来变得不快乐，又变回了原来的自己，所以从这个故事中我们可以知道做自己可以让你开心。故选C。
第二节 语篇补全（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）
阅读下面的短文，从所给的A—E五个选项中，选出正确的答案填空，使短文通顺，内容完整，其中选项中有一项是多余的。
It was a beautiful day with a clear, blue sky. Everything was quiet and the bk in my hands was interesting. ___12___ At that mment, I thught t myself, “It is an earthquake (地震).” I was scared and I ran t tell my parents. But when they reached hme, the earthquake stpped.
Nthing happened in the rest few hurs. My family and I were nt in danger. ___13___We watched the news abut the earthquake. The epicenter (震中) was very clse t Muzaffarabad. We watched the situatin in Muzaffarabad n TV. Peple there were in great need. ___14___
I arrived in the city f Muzaffarabad with a few ther vlunteers. ___15___ After hurs f digging, we fund a few survivrs (幸存者). We quickly sent fr dctrs t make sure they were all right. When they met their families, they cried fr jy. They made me very happy.
A. Then I felt my chair mving.
B. We tried t help ut the peple there
C. And ur huse was still standing there.
D. Hwever, nt everyne had a happy ending.
E. I decided t vlunteer t help thse peple right away.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. E 15. B
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了作者经历了一次地震，并作为志愿者帮助地震中的人们。
【12题详解】
根据“At that mment, I thught t myself, ‘It is an earthquake (地震).’”可知，作者看书时发生了地震，选项A“然后我觉得我的椅子在动”符合语境。故选A。
【13题详解】
根据“Nthing happened in the rest few hurs. My family and I were nt in danger.”可知，此处是介绍地震后，作者家里的情况，选项C“我们的房子还在那儿”符合语境。故选C。
【14题详解】
根据“Peple there were in great need”及“I arrived in the city f Muzaffarabad with a few ther vlunteers.”可知，作者决定去做志愿者，选项E“我决定立刻自愿帮助那些人”符合语境。故选E。
【15题详解】
根据“I arrived in the city f Muzaffarabad with a few ther vlunteers.”及“After hurs f digging, we fund a few survivrs (幸存者).”可知，此处是指帮助作者和其他志愿者帮助地震中的人们，选项B“我们试图帮助那里的人们”符合语境。故选B。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个 选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Last summer vacatin, n ne f the httest days f the year, I was watching TV in the living rm. ____16____ the weather changed and it began t rain heavily. I std up and went t clse all the windws at nce. While I was ___17___ the last windw, I saw a little girl standing under a big tree t keep herself frm getting wet.
There was n umbrella in her hands. She seemed t be afraid f the heavy rain and didn’t knw ___18___ t d at that time. It was very ___19___ fr her t stay under the big tree. I tk tw umbrellas and rushed ut f my huse. When I gave her an umbrella, I fund she was my neighbr. ___20___ I didn’t knw what her name was. She accepted my umbrella and ran t her hme quickly.
The next day, she visited me with her ___21___ and gave the umbrella back t me. “We came hme very late yesterday. Yu culdn’t ___22___ hw thankful we were when ur daughter tld us abut yur help. Thanks t yu, she culd cme back hme safely frm staying alne utside,” her mther said plitely. And her father ___23___ my hands with a smile.
Ever since that day, they have ___24___ my best friends in my neighbrhd. We ften help each ther a lt and give sme gd advice whenever we need. The clse friendship between us makes me knw that a small act f ___25___ can make a big difference t ur life. We never knw what we can d fr thers unless we try.
16. A. CmpletelyB. SuddenlyC. Mstly
17. A. painting B. peningC. clsing
18. A. what B. when C. which
19. A. difficult B. dangerusC. right
20. A. S B. Or C. But
21. A. parents B. classmatesC. friends
22. A. imagine B. argue C. explain
23. A. washed B. beat C. shk
24. A. met B. becmeC. visited
25. A. develpmentB. kindnessC. fairness
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是去年暑假，作者帮助了一个小女孩后和她的家人成为了最好的朋友，一个小小的善举可以对我们的生活产生很大的影响。
【16题详解】
句意：突然天气变了，开始下起了大雨。
Cmpletely完全地；Suddenly突然；Mstly主要地。根据“the weather changed and it began t rain heavily”可知此处表示突然天气变化，下起了大雨。故选B。
【17题详解】
句意：当我关上最后一扇窗户时，我看到一个小女孩站在一棵大树下，以免自己淋湿。
painting画；pening打开；clsing关闭。根据“I std up and went t clse all the windws at nce”可知此处指关窗户。故选C。
【18题详解】
句意：她似乎很害怕大雨，不知道该怎么办。
what什么；when何时；which哪一个。此空作动词d的宾语，应填what，故选A。
【19题详解】
句意：对她来说，待在大树下是非常危险的。
difficult困难的；dangerus危险的；right正确的。根据生活常识可知，下雨时在树下避雨是危险的。故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：但我不知道她的名字。
s因此；r或者；but但是。根据“I fund she was my neighbr”可知与此句的内容是转折关系。故选C。
【21题详解】
句意：第二天，她带着父母来看我，把伞还给了我。
parents父母；classmates同学；friends朋友。根据“Her mther”及”her father“可知是和她的父母来拜访我。故选A。
【22题详解】
句意：你无法想象当我们的女儿告诉我们你的帮助时，我们是多么感激。
imagine想象；argue争论；explain解释。根据“hw thankful we were when ur daughter tld us abut yur help”可知是无法想象他们的感激之情。故选A。
【23题详解】
句意：她的父亲微笑着握着我的手。
washed洗；beat打败；shk摇动。根据“my hands with a smile.”可知，小女孩的父母感谢我，所以是握着我的手，shake hands“握手”。故选C。
【24题详解】
句意：从那天起，他们就成了我在小区最好的朋友。
met遇见；becme成为；visited拜访。根据“The clse friendship between us”可知此处表示他们成为了我最好的朋友。故选B。
【25题详解】
句意： 我们之间的亲密友谊让我知道，一个小小的善举就能给我们的生活带来巨大的改变。
develpment发展；kindness善良；fairness公平。 根据“We ften help each ther a lt and give sme gd advice whenever we need”以及上文内容可知，作者帮助了小女孩，所以是善举。故选B。
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ben, a 14-year-ld by, used t be lazy. He hardly ___26___ (d) any husewrk. But things change a lt nw. Washing dishes, cking and making his bed..., all f these ___27___ (chre) becme a part f his life.
This big change is the result f a new prgram at ___28___ (he) schl. Since last term, in rder t imprve ___29___ (student) life skills, Dazhu N. 1 Middle Schl has made husewrk part f its students’ hmewrk.
___30___ the beginning f each mnth, every student gets a list (清单) f husewrk t d every weekend. Sme f the tasks are quite specific (具体的), such as ___31___ (sweep) the flr, washing the clthes and taking ut the rubbish.
Wang Yixi, 13, has learned several life skills like cking thrugh the prgram. She used t be afraid f fire, ___32___ she tried her best t vercme (克服) her fear and finish cking tasks. At ___33___ same time, she als learned hw tired her mther is after ding husewrk every day. On Mther’s Day, she bught sme flwers fr her mther ___34___ (shw) her thanks. “I’ve begun t understand my parents ___35___ (well) than befre and want t help them mre,” she said.
【答案】26. did 27. chres 28. his 29. students’ 30. At 31. sweeping
32. but 33. the 34. t shw 35. better
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了从上学期开始，为了提高学生的生活技能，达州一中把家务劳动作为学生家庭作业的一部分，学生们受益良多。
【26题详解】
句意：他几乎不做任何家务。根据“used t be...”可知此处用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填did。
【27题详解】
句意：所有这些家务活都成了他生活的一部分。these后加可数名词复数chres“家务”。故填chres。
【28题详解】
句意：这个巨大的变化是他所在学校一个新项目的结果。修饰名词用形容词性物主代词his。故填his。
【29题详解】
句意：从上学期开始，为了提高学生的生活技能，达州一中把家务劳动作为学生家庭作业的一部分。空后是名词，此处用名词所有格，应用名词复数的所有格students’。故填students’。
【30题详解】
句意：每个月初，每个学生都会得到一份每个周末要做的家务清单。at the beginning f“在……开始”。故填At。
【31题详解】
句意：有些任务很具体，比如扫地、洗衣服和倒垃圾。介词as后加动名词sweeping“扫”。故填sweeping。
【32题详解】
句意：她曾经害怕火，但她尽力克服恐惧，完成烹饪任务。前后两句是转折关系，用but连接。故填but。
【33题详解】
句意：与此同时，她也了解到母亲每天做家务后有多累。at the same time“同时”。故填the。
【34题详解】
句意：母亲节那天，她给母亲买了一些花以示感谢。“买花”的目的是“表达感谢”，作目的状语用动词不定式。故填t shw。
【35题详解】
句意：我开始比以前更好地理解我的父母，并想更多地帮助他们。根据“than”可知此处用比较级better。故填better。
第四部分 综合技能（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，按要求完成后面各个小题。
A special kitchen is next t Jiangxi Children’s Hspital in Nanchang. Arund meal time, families f the hspital’s patients (病人) use the kitchen t ck fd fr their lved nes.
The kitchen was a breakfast stall (摊) at first, run by a husband and wife, Wan Zucheng and Xing Gengxiang. One day, in 2023, a yung wman asked if she culd use it t ck fd fr her sn wh was in hspital, Wan and Xing agreed. Later n, they gave ckers t peple fr free t help them ck fr family in hspital. As it’s knwn t mre peple, they began t call their breakfast stall “kitchen f lve” because in their eyes it was a place t pass n lve.
With mre and re peple cming and cking, Wang and Xing had t turn their stall int a big kitchen while peple began t shw their willingness t share the csts (费用). Wan and Xing finally agreed t set a very lw price: 1 yuan t ck a dish and 1.5 yuan t ck sup.
Nw they are ver 60, but t make it easier fr thers t use the kitchen, they still get up at 4 a.m every day t bil water and ck rice.
Wan and Xing always listen t patients’ families talking abut their experiences because they believe listening t thse peple’s experiences can make them feel better. Xing says, “It’s necessary t take medicine when we’re ill, hwever, 有时候爱比其它任何药物都有效. I feel really happy t run the kitchen and help thers.”
36. Why did peple call Wan and Xing’s breakfast stall “kitchen f lve”?
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37. Is the kitchen free t peple nw?
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38. What d yu think f Wan and Xing?
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39. 将短文中划线的句子翻译成英文。
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40. 将短文中的句子翻译成英文。
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【答案】36. Because in their eyes it was a place t pass n lve.
37. N, it isn’t.
38. Kind./Helpful./Warm-hearted.
39. 他们相信，倾听那些人的经历有助于让他们感觉更好。
40. Smetimes lve is better than any ther medicine.
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了在江西肿瘤医院旁边有一个特殊的“爱心厨房”，病人的家属可以在这个厨房里给病人烹饪食物，这不仅仅是一个厨房，也是传递爱的一种方式。
【36题详解】
根据“they began t call their breakfast stall ‘kitchen f lve’ because in their eyes it was a place t pass n lve.”可知他们开始称他们的早餐摊为“爱心厨房”，因为在他们眼中，这是一个传递爱的地方。故填Because in their eyes it was a place t pass n lve.
【37题详解】
根据“Wan and Xing finally agreed t set a very lw price”可知价格很低，但是不是免费的。故填N, it isn’t.
【38题详解】
根据“they gave ckers t peple fr free t help them ck fr family in hspital”可知他们免费向人们提供炊具，帮助他们为住院的家人做饭，所以他们是善良的/乐于助人的/热心的。故填Kind./Helpful./Warm-hearted.
【39题详解】
they他们；believe想象；listening t thse peple’s experiences倾听那些人的经历；can可以；make them feel better有助于让他们感觉更好。故填：他们相信，倾听那些人的经历有助于让他们感觉更好。
【40题详解】
句子用一般现在时，有时候：smetimes；爱：lve，be动词用is；比：than，用比较级better；其他任何药物：any ther medicine。故填Smetimes lve is better than any ther medicine.
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
41. 假如你是张磊，近来你的好朋友李华和父母经常吵架，因为他的父母总是逼迫他去参加他不喜欢的课后培训班，他很郁闷，写信向你倾述他的烦恼。请你给他回信，说说你对于他父母的看法，阐述你的理由并给出一些建议。
作文要求：
1 正确运用书信的格式。
2 语言表达准确，语句通顺，意思连贯。
3 词数80左右。
参考词汇 课后培训班 after-schl class
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【参考范文】
Dear Li Hua,
I’m srry t hear that yu have sme prblems. I think yur parents chse different kinds f after-schl classes fr yu because they are gd fr yur study. Yur parents want yu t prepare yurself fr the future.
But I think yu shuld talk with yur parents and tell them yur prblems. Yu can tell yur parents that yu will study hard and manage yur time prperly. What’s mre, yu can cut ut sme curses that yu aren’t interested in, and yu can chse sme that can make yu relaxed.
Best wishes.
Yurs,
Zhang Lei
Invitatin t a Farewell (告别) Party
Dear Michael and Lisa,
Yu’re invited t a farewell party—the Liu family are ging t mve t Australia n February 26th.
Date: Saturday, February 20th
Time: 3:30 pm—6:30 pm
Place: Great Wall Htel
Phne: 528-090
Please reply by Friday, February 19th.
We will prepare fd and drinks fr yu at the party.
This party is nt t be missed! We hpe t see yu there.