江苏省盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份江苏省盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题，共11页。试卷主要包含了听力，单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解，阅读并回答问题，词汇，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

（考试时间：100分钟 卷面总分：120分）
本试卷包含第Ⅰ卷选择题和第Ⅱ卷非选择题两部分。请将第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷的答案填涂到答题卡上。本试卷共4页。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共65分）
一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题。本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间答题。
( )1. Hw are they ging t the z?
A. B. C.
( )2. Which animal are they talking abut?
A. B. C.
( )3. What’s Le’s favurite subject?
A. B. C.
( )4. Where has the by been?
A. B. C.
( )5. Hw des the girl feel nw?
A. Nervus.B. Excited.C. Relaxed.
( )6. Where did the by find his math ntebk?
A. On the desk.B. In the bag.C. On the flr.
( )7. Why des the man learn German?
A. T g t schl in Germany.
B. T prepare fr his trip t Germany.
C. T learn abut German culture.
( )8. Hw has the weather been these days?
A. Cld.B. Sunny.C. Rainy.
( )9. Hw much is the blue skirt?
A. 150yuan.B. 30yuan.C.180yuan.
( )10. What des the by mean?
A. He will g t Jane’s party tmrrw evening.
B. He will take the pian lessn tmrrw evening.
C. He will g t tw different places tmrrw evening.
第二部分 听对话和短文答题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，听两遍。
听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。
( )11. Where will the girl g after schl?
A. T her hme.B. T the library.C. T the English club.
( )12. Wh will g t the party?
A. The girl’s friends.B. The girl’s parents.C. The girl’s teachers.
听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题，完成信息记录表。
( )13. A. 4thB. 5thC. 14th
( )14. A. FeedB. TrainC. Lve
( )15. A. gd habitsB. difficult situatinsC. different characters
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。
( )16. When is the schl trip?
A. On February 8th.B. On February 18th.C. On February 28th
( )17. Hw lng will the trip last?
A. Tw days.B. One week.C. Tw weeks.
( )18. What special activity will be prepared n this trip?
A. A dancing party.B. A birthday party.C. A magic shw.
( )19. What des the speaker suggest wearing fr the activity?
A. Thick clthes.B. Beautiful clthes.C. Cmfrtable clthes.
( )20. Where can yu find the speaker this afternn?
A. In the library.B. In the schl hall.C. In the teaching building.
二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。
( )21. Luming Rad Junir High Schl, like ______ beautiful garden, is a gd place t study.
A. theB. aC. anD. /
( )22. Max has a gd ______ f humr. He always tells us funny jkes.
A. feelingB. abilityC. knwledgeD. sense
( )23. —What was the weight f yur sister when she was ______ birth?
—She was abut 2.5kg.
A. nB. atC. inD. fr
( )24. Miss Lee asks Jimmy ______ cmputer games. He shuld d as she tells him.
A. nt playB. nt t playC. dn’t playD. desn’t play
( )25. —Hw fast did yur brther run in the sprts meeting last week?
—My brther didn’t run ______ Sam.
A. s fast asB. as mre quickly sC. s slwer asD. as faster as
( )26. Jhn ______ cme t see us tnight, but he isn’t very sure yet.
A. mustB. needC. can’tD. may
( )27. We shuld learn frm her. She always finishes the wrk with ______ peple and ______ time.
A. fewer; lessB. fewer; mreC. mre; fewerD. mre; less
( )28. T ur surprise, the bys in ur class can sing ______ than the girls.
A. mre beautifulB. much mre beautiful
C. much beautifullyD. much mre beautifully
( )29. Yu lk tired. Yu’d better ______ a gd rest.
A. t stp t haveB. stp having
C. stp t haveD. t stp having
( )30. —My mther says that we wn’t g n a trip t Shanghai Disneyland. I just feel s sad.
—______ Yu were lking frward t it.
A. Never mind.B. Enjy yurselves!
C. What a pity!D. Dn’t wrry abut it.
三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once upn a time, tw hungry peple gt different gifts frm an ld man. One had a fishing rd (竿), 31 the ther gt a basket f fresh fish. Then, they went their wn ways.
The persn wh gt the fish made a fire and 32 the fish. The fish was delicius and he enjyed his meal. He 33 finished all f the fish. Later, he died f hunger, because he had 34 left t eat. What abut the ther persn? The persn with the fishing rd was still hungry. He walked t the beach step by step, but he was t 35 t g fishing by the time he gt there. He als died f hunger at last.
There were anther tw peple wh als gt a fishing rd and a basket f fish frm the same ld man. They had the 36 things as the first tw peple had. They 37 t find the sea tgether. At first, they cked just ne fish at a time as they traveled. Then, they arrived at the sea. They started t 38 fishing. Over time, they caught many fishes and started their wn fishing business. Bth f them lived 39 and rich lives.
The first tw peple culdn’t cperate (合作) with each ther. The secnd tw made it and made their dreams cme true 40 wrking tgether. What lessn can yu learn frm it?
( )31. A. whileB. whenC. afterD. if
( )32. A. sldB. fedC. freedD. cked
( )33. A. lngB. snC. fastD. ften
( )34. A. smethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nthing
( )35. A. fullB. scaredC. tiredD. excited
( )36. A. differentB. sameC. bestD. fllwing
( )37. A. agreedB. failedC. changedD. happened
( )38. A. take afterB. take turnsC. take ffD. take place
( )39. A. prB. differentC. lazyD. happy
( )40. A. atB. inC. byD. n
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，15分）
A.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
( )41. If yu are a DIY lver, yu can’t miss ______.
A. Chinese Painting ClubB. DIY Cabin
C. Sunshine ClubD. Creative Rbt
( )42. Simn wants t jin the Creative Rbt Club, where can he attend the class?
A: Rm 101.B. Schl Library.C. Rm 202.D. Rm 303.
( )43. Where can yu find mre infrmatin abut these curses?
A. In a magazine.B. In a guide bk.C. On a website.D. In a newspaper.
B
Once a trtise and tw swans lived n a lake. They were very gd friends. They spent many hurs happily living tgether. T their bad luck, there was n rain that year. The lake became dry. S they had t leave the lake in search f anther ne t live.
The tw swans culd fly easily, but fr the trtise it was difficult. The three f them began t wnder, unsure f what t d next. At last, the tw swans had an idea. They said t the trtise, “We will place a stick (棍子) in yur muth. We will carry the stick in ur beaks (鸟嘴) n either side. This will make us fly tgether. But remember, yu must nt pen yur muth. If yu d, yu knw what will happen t yu.” The trtise was sad t leave the lake, but it agreed t the idea happily.
One fine mrning, they were flying ver a large twn. The peple f the twn were surprised at what they saw in the sky. They were very curius abut it and started shuting excitedly.
The trtise heard the nise and wndered what it was abut. It frgt its prmise and pened its muth t ask curiusly, “Why is there…? Ah” Sadly, dwn fell the trtise, and died.
The swans had n chance t save it. They were sad t lse their best friend but had t fly away and start their new life.
( )44. The underlined wrd “They” refers t ______.
A. The tw swansB. The peple f the twn
C. The trtise and the tw swansD. The sticks
( )45. Hw did the stry end fr the trtise and the swans?
A. The trtise lived happily ever after with the swans.
B. The swans tried t save the trtise but it was t late.
C. The swans fund a lake in the twn and lived there.
D. The trtise fell and died, and the swans had t mve n.
( )46. What is the best title fr the article?
A. A Pr Trtise.B. A Brken Stick.C. A Dry Lake.D. Tw Silly Swans.
C
Suddenly, Peter remembers Tinker Bell. “Tink, Tink!” he calls. “Where is that fairy?”
“Peter!” Wendy says excitedly. “Is there a real fairy in the rm?”
“Yes, but I dn’t knw where she is. Can yu hear her?”
“I can nly hear a tinkling sund, like small bells,” Wendy says.
“That’s Tink,” laughs Peter. “She’s speaking fairy language.” The tinkling sund is cming frm the tp drawer. Peter pens it and Tink flies ut. She’s tinkling very ludly because she’s very angry.
“I’m srry,” says Peter, “I’m srry fr shutting (关闭) yu in the drawer, Tink.” The little fairy cntinue tinkling ludly.
“Peter, where d yu live?” asks Wendy.
“With the Lst Bys. We live in Neverland. I’m their captain (首领).”
“What fun!”, cries Wendy.
“Yes, it is,” says Peter. “But we are lnely. There are n girls there, nly bys! And n ne tells us stries like yur mther tells yu and yur brthers.”
“Oh, pr yu!” cries Wendy. “I knw lts and lts f stries!” Wendy says.
Peter takes her hands and pulls her t the windw. “Wendy, cme t Neverland with me and tell me stries!” Of curse Wendy is very pleased. But she says, “Oh dear, I can’t. What abut Mther? And I can’t fly.”
“I can teach yu,” says Peter, “Yu can fly arund me and talk t the stars. And Wendy, there are mermaids (美人鱼) in Neverland!”
Peter is very clever. He knws the things that Wendy likes.
“Oh!” cries Wendy. “I’d lve t see a mermaid, very exciting!” she says. “Can yu teach Jhn and Michael t fly, t?”
“If yu like,” says Peter. Wendy ges and shakes Jhn and Michael. “Wake up,” she cries, “Peter Pan can teach us t fly.” Jhn pens his eyes and jumps ut f bed. Michael gets up, t.
——Taken frm Peter Pan
( )47. Wh can tell stries fr Wendy and her brthers?
A. Wendy’s mtherB. Tinker BellC. PeterD. The Lst By
( )48. Where d they find the fairy “Tinker Bell” at last?
A. In Neverland.B. Under the bed.
C. In the rm f Wendy’s parents.D. In the tp drawer
( )49. Which is the RIGHT rder f what happened in the stry?
a. Wendy wakes up Jhn and Michael.
b. Peter tells Wendy sme things abut Neverland.
c. Peter pens the drawer and Tink flies ut.
d. Wendy wants Peter t teach them t fly.
A. c-a-d-bB. c-b-d-aC. a-d-b-cD. a-c-d-b
( )50. What can we infer (推断) accrding t the passage?
A. Wendy will be the captain in Neverland.
B. The Lst Bys live in Neverland happily.
C. Jhn and Michael will g t Neverland with Wendy.
D. Peter ften tells the Lst Bys stries.
D
When yu g t the park, yu might ntice many lder peple listening t audibks (有声书). Audibks have becme quite ppular these days. Why are mre and mre peple chsing audibks ver paper bks? Is listening t an audibk just as beneficial (有益的) as reading a bk?
Reading needs us t fcus (集中) all ur attentin n the wrds in a bk, and we als need t find time and a place t sit dwn and read. Hwever, yu can listen t audibks any time and any place yu like, and it gives yur eyes a break, t.
But the big questin is, d we get knwledge frm audibks as effectively (有效地) as we d frm paper bks? Researchers did a study t find the answer. Vlunteers (志愿者) in Grup One were asked t listen t an audibk while vlunteers in Grup Tw read a bk f the same cntent (内容). It turned ut that they recalled the same amunt f infrmatin, whether they listened t it r read it.
Anther study published in the Jurnal f Neurscience further supprted (支持) the result abve. In the study, researchers scanned peple’s brains when they listened t and read bks, and they learned hw their brains wrked. The result shwed that listening t audibks activates (激活) almst the same parts f the brain as reading des.
Hwever, sme peple still believe that they learn better frm reading paper bks. One reasn might be that when we listen t audibks, we are ften multitasking (处理多个任务). “If yu’ re trying t learn while ding tw things, yu’ re nt ging t learn as well,” Daniel Willingham, a prfessr f psychlgy at the University f Virginia, tld The New Yrk Times.
( )51. The audibk users are freer (更自由) in ______ than paper bk users.
A. price and ageB. price and time
C. age and placeD. time and place
( )52. What might the wrd “recall” mean?
A. lseB. changeC. rememberD. speak
( )53. What d we knw abut the study in the Jurnal f Neurscience?
A. Researchers learned hw peple’s brains wrked.
B. Peple need t read and listen t bks at the same time.
C. Peple need t recllect the infrmatin in their heads.
D. Researchers activate peple’s brains befre reading.
( )54. Why d sme peple think paper bks help them learn better than audibks?
A. Because they can listen t audibks later.
B. Because peple need t stay fcused while reading paper bks.
C. Because they can d ther tasks at the same time while reading paper bks.
D. Because they want t prtect their cars.
( )55. What is the structure f the article? (① = Paragraph 1 ② = Paragraph 2,…)
A. B. C. D.
B.阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，10分）
China has a lng and rich histry with a great civilizatin (文明). Amng the Chinese classics, The Bk f Sngs 《诗经》 and Histrical Recrds 《史记》 are tw f the mst imprtant wrks. 56. ______
The Bk f Sngs
The Bk f Sngs is the beginning f ancient Chinese petry (诗 歌). 57. ______. When I read this bk, I feel like I’m having a talk acrss time and space with peple frm thusands f years ag.
Amng all the pems in this bk, my favrite is called Hmecming After the War《采薇》. This pem mainly talks abut hw sldiers had t leave their hmes t fight fr many years. They missed their hmeland very much. 58. ______. By reading the pem, we can understand what these sldiers went thrugh and feel their sadness. It tuches ur hearts and makes us feel smething deep inside.
Histrical Recrds
Histrical Recrds, r Shiji, is the first bigraphical (传记) general histry f China Sima Oian, an fficial (官员) f the Western Han Dynasty, wrte it. The wrk recrds the events beginning with the famus Yellw Emperr. 59. ______ U I t cvers arund3,000 years.
In this bk, I really like hw the writer describes different peple. 60. ______. They std up fr themselves and led a grup f peple against thse in pwer. When I read this bk, I can see hw Sima Qian made the characters cme alive with his wrds. He wrte gd things abut heres and als criticized (批判) bad rulers.
A. It’s als the earliest cllectin (集) f petry in China.
B. Let us read these tw bks tgether.
C. Fr example, there are als tw farmers Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.
D. They find it difficult fr kids t understand.
E. Als, the ending with the first years f the Han Wudi perid are recrded in the wrk.
F. Hwever, they culdn’t return because f the war.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分）
五、阅读并回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
61. When des Minr Snw begin this year?
62. Hw d peple keep head warm in Minr Snw?
63. What is the key t avid (避免) causing “inner heat”?
64. Where d peple eat rice cakes arund Minr Snw?
65. Why is it nt wise t eat much spicy fd?
六、词汇。（共25小题，每小题1分，计25分）
（A）根据句意和所给的中文，用恰当的词汇完成句子。（每空一词）
66. Lk! Thse ______ (游泳者) are trying t swim acrss the lake.
67. Yu can find sme infrmatin abut travelling n the ______ (网络).
68. Mst f us grew up in the cuntryside, with the beauty f ______ (大自然) arund.
69. Students can brrw mre bks frm the library ______ (在…期间) the Reading Week.
70. Being a gd listener means yu shuld be ______ (耐心的) enugh when listening t thers.
（B）根据句意，用方框里所给单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）
71. Giant pandas live ______ n a special kind f bamb.
72. Nw mre and mre ______ cme t visit my hmetwn every year.
73. The tall man is very strng, but he is carrying ______ bags than the shrt man.
74. Benny seems tired and ______ because he spent the whle night slving that difficult prblem.
75. The war between Palestine (巴勒斯坦) and Israel (以色列) is ne f the ______ things that I have ever heard.
（C）根据句意，用方框里所给动词的适当形式填空。
76. Sandy’s ______ eyes make her lk mre beautiful.
77. ______ the clur yellw with red, and yu can get range.
78. All f us shuld ______ the Sprts Center at 2 p.m. this afternn.
79. The by felt s ______ when he lst his way. Finally, a kind pliceman helped him.
80. Wild animals face quite a few prblems, s everybdy shuld take ______ t prtect them.
（D）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
Emperr penguins (帝企鹅) are the largest f all penguin species. They live in Antarctica (南极洲), and their thick (厚的) feathers help them t keep w 81 . Mst emperr penguins live with the same ne fr life. Females (雌性) lay eggs, then give them t the males (雄性). Then, the females g ff t the cean t l 82 fr smething t eat. The males need t prtect the e 83 . Males eat n 84 and just care fr the eggs, and it makes them lse half their bdy weight. Females cme back well fed when it is time fr the chicks t hatch, filling their stmachs (胃) with f 85 t feed t the newly hatched chicks. At this time, the males will g ff t feed.
D yu like the emperr penguins in Antarctica? S 86 , these cute animals may nearly die ut by the year 2100 because f warming temperatures, accrding t a recent study published in Nature. Emperr penguins spend part f the year living 87 the ice. They lay eggs and raise babies n the ice. But with warming temperatures, the sea ice m 88 break earlier than nrmal. The babies may die in the water, reprted CNN.
The study lked at five emperr penguin grups in Antarctica. It fund that last year, n babies survived (存活) in fur f the f 89 grups. Peter did the study and s 90 this is the first time that s many penguin babies have died because f sea ice lss (减少). Let’s take actin t help emperr penguins.
七、书面表达（共1题，计20分）
91. “A friend is ne that knws yu as yu are, understands where yu have been, accepts wh yu have becme, and still, gently allws yu t knw. ” —William Shakspeare
俗话说，同道为朋，同志为友。在茫茫人海中，能够遇到好朋友，是一种缘分，也是一种幸运。请以“My ______ friend”为题，写一篇英文短文，分享你们之间的故事。
注意事项：
1.补全题目，如“true, best, kind, warm-hearted, helpful, patient, hard-wrking, generus”等；
2.分享你们之间的故事，文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3.词数：80词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4.文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
My ______ friend
Friends are like an umbrella, whether it’s sunny r rainy, they will always be there fr yu. _______________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
一.听力（略）
二.单项选择
21-25 BDBBA 26-30 DADCC
三.完型填空
31-35 ADBDB 36-40 BABDC
四.阅读理解
41-43 BDC 44-46 BDA 47-50 ADBC 51-55 DCABC 56-60 BAFEC
五.阅读并回答问题
61. On Nvember 22. 62. T wear hats and scarves 63. T drink mre ht sup
64. In sme areas f Suth China 65. Because they will increase inner heat.
六.词汇
66-70 swimmers Internet nature during patient
71-75 mainly visitrs fewer inactive saddest
76-80 smiling Mix reach helpless actins
81-85 warm lk eggs nthing fd
86-90 Sadly n may five said
七.作文
略
Help animals
Wrld Animal Day
Time: Octber 13
Purpse: T make the wrld a better place fr animals
Things yu can d
14 animals. Yu can help lk after hmeless dgs r keep them at hme.
G utside t watch wildlife. Yu can see all kinds f animals and learn abut their 15 .
Speak up fr animals. Yu shuld tell their needs t the public.
Luming Byue Grwth Curses
Schl
Time
Curse
Place
Mnday
Chinese Painting Club
Schl Library
Tuesday
English Club
Rm 101
Wednesday
DIY Cabin
Dining Rm
Thursday
Magic Math Centre
Rm 202
Friday
Creative Rbt Club
Rm 303
Yu can search fr mre infrmatin at
The traditinal Chinese slar calendar (阳历) divides the year int twenty-fur slar terms (节气). Minr Snw (小雪), the 20th slar term f the year, begins n Nvember 22 this year. Here are several things yu shuld knw abut Minr Snw.
Wearing hats and scarves
In China, starting in Minr Snw, the wind blws frm the nrtheast a lt. Many peple d nt wear hats r scarves yet. In fact, accrding t an ld Chinese saying, “the head is the place where all passages f the bdy gather”. It’s necessary (必要的) t wear hats and scarves t keep ne’s head warm.
Drinking sup
During Minr Snw, the air indrs is dry and mst peple might find their nse and muth feels a bit dry. This will cause “inner heat” in ne’s bdy. The key is t drink mre ht sup.
Eating rice cake
In sme areas f Suth China, peple eat rice cakes arund Minr Snw. In ancient times, rice cakes were a traditinal festival ffering t the bull gd (牛神).
Making pickled (腌制) vegetables and prk
After Minr Snw, because f lw temperature and dry air. It is the best time t start making preserved prk, which by the Chinese Spring Festival wuld be ready t enjy. The peple in Yancheng, Jiangsu prvince, have welcmed Minr Snw with making pickled vegetables.
In additin, we like t eat ht and spicy fd t keep warm. Hwever, it’s nt wise t eat much spicy fd because that will increase inner heat. This year’s Minr Snw is cming, wish yu be surrunded by a life full f warmth.
visit main sad active few
reach mix help act smile