湖南省永州市李达中学+2023-2024学年八年级上学期入学检测英语试卷

2023学年李达中学八年级入学考试英语试题

        总分120       测试时间90分钟

第一部分  听力（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。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。每段对话读两遍。

1．What club does Jack want to join?

A．A chess club. B．A sports club. C．A music club.

2．When does Eric often have lunch at school?

A．At 12:15. B．At 12:30. C．At 11:45.

3．How does David’s father go to work every day?

A．By bus. B．By car. C．On foot.

4．Why was Jim late for school this morning?

A．Because he stayed up late. B．Because he missed the bus. C．Because he got up early.

5．What does the man think of the dogs?

A．Friendly. B．Fun. C．Cute.

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。听每段对话或独白前，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。

听一段对话，回答下列两个小题。

6．What is Dave doing now?

A．Meeting his friends. B．Watching TV. C．Studying for the English test.

7．When is the English test?

A．On Monday. B．On Tuesday. C．On Thursday.

听一段对话，回答下列两个小题。

8．Where is the girl’s father now?

A．In Changsha. B．In the National Museum. C．On the Great Wall.

9．How is the weather in Beijing today?

A．Sunny. B．Rainy. C．Cloudy.

听一段对话，回答下列两个小题。

10．How can the man go to the clothes store?

A．By bus. B．On foot. C．By subway.

11．Where is the clothes store?

A．On Laodong Road. B．Across from the fruit store. C．Between the bank and the fruit store.

听一段对话，回答下列三个小题。

12．Who bought the pencil box?

A．Sam. B．Peter. C．Tom.

13．What does Tom look like?

A．He is of medium height. B．He has curly hair. C．He has straight brown hair.

14．What is Tom doing now?

A．Reading a book. B．Playing basketball. C．Playing badminton.

听一段对话，回答下列三个小题。

15．What food does the woman order?

A．Rice with chicken and carrots.B．Egg and tomato noodles. C．Beef and tomato noodles.

16．How many kinds of drinks are there in the restaurant on line?

A．2. B．3. C．4.

17．How much are two cups of coffee today?

A．16 yuan. B．24 yuan. C．32 yuan.

听下面一段独白，回答下列三个小题。

18．How was the trip to the zoo last weekend?

A．Boring. B．Great. C．Meaningful.

19．When did the students arrive at the zoo?

A．At 7:40. B．At 8:10. C．At 8:40.

20．What could the elephants do in the show?

A．Stand on three legs. B．Dance to music. C．Play basketball.

第二部分  阅读（共三节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

21．What can the workers get from Accor Hotel?

A．$400 a week. B．Paid vacation. C．ID card.

22．How long do the workers need to work in a day?

A．For three hours. B．For seven hours. C．For eight hours.

B

Summer holiday is coming. Where would you like to go? Here are some nice places! Come and join us!

23．If you want to have a 3-day Guilin tour, you can call __________.

A．800-820-6222 B．800-810-6562 C．800-810-5222

24．What is Hangzhou famous for?

A．Fresh air. B．Silk and tea. C．White sandy beaches and clear water.

25．If Mr. and Mrs. White want to take their 10-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter to Sanya, how much should they pay?

A．$800. B．$1000. C．$1200.

C

Do you keep a diary? Do you know keeping a diary is good for children’s writing? Many scientists are studying about children’s diary writing. After they study over 30,000 children aged between 8 and 16, they find something interesting. The study shows that if a child keeps a diary, he or she can write better. About 27% of children who keep diaries are better writers than others of that age.

You may ask, “What should I write in a diary?” Wilson, a very popular writer of children’s books from the UK, has some advice. She says, “You can write about people you love, or people you don’t like. You can also write about your hopes and great dreams. And if you are really good at sports and watch a lot of games, why not write about them in your diary?”

Are you ready to start to keep a diary every day?

26．The writer uses two ________ to start the topic (话题).

A．questions B．games C．songs

27．What does the underlined word “advice” mean?

A．批评 B．评论 C．建议

28．What does Wilson tell us?

A．How to write a good diary. B．What to write in a diary. C．Why to write about games.

29．Where may you read this passage?

A．In a storybook. B．In a science book. C．In a magazine.

30．What is the best title (标题) of the passage ?

A．Keeping Diaries Is Good for Writing

B．Children Don’t Like Keeping Diaries

C．Children Aren’t Ready for Keeping Diaries

D

World Sleeping Day is on March 21. It wants to tell us sleeping is important for our health. As students, we need to sleep well, because our bodies grow fast when we are sleeping. We can learn better if we have a good sleep. Students about 13 years old need 9 hours of sleep every night.

How can we get a good sleep? First, open your window a little to let fresh air in. Our bodies need much air when we are sleeping. Next, when we are in bed, we cannot cover our heads with quilts. If we do, we will not get much fresh air. Then, go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Early to bed, early to rise (起床). What’s more, eating a big supper is not good for your sleep. Don’t drink coffee after supper. You can drink a glass of milk before sleeping. Last but not least, don’t put computers or TV in your bedroom. Say no to late-night television.

31．What does World Sleeping Day want to tell us?

A．Our bodies grow most when we are sleeping.

B．Sleeping is important.

C．We can learn better when we have a good sleep.

32．How many hours does a 13-year-old boy need to sleep every night?

A．Seven. B．Eight. C．Nine.

33．How many ways can you get to have a good sleep from this passage?

A．4. B．5. C．6.

34．The writer tells us NOT to ______.

A．open the window when sleeping B．watch TV late at night C．have supper

35．What’s the writer’s main purpose of writing this passage?

A．To tell us to have a good sleep.

B．To tell us when the World Sleeping Day is.

C．To tell us to sleep early.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。

Hello, I’m Sally. I started learning English when I was eight. ____36____ A friend of mine, Rose, wanted to take English lessons and she did not want to go by herself. She asked me to go with her. I thought it was a good idea, so I went with her. It was really fun. ____37____ I want to be an English teacher one day.

We all know it is not easy to learn English. A lot of people think that we have to start learning at a very early age. ____38____ We can learn it at any age. We just need to practice, practice and practice. We need to take English lessons, listen to the teachers and find some other ways of learning English.

I also think real language is very important. There are so many different resources(资源) on the Internet and we can find many interesting things. If you like movies, if you like sports, if you like music, if you like talk shows, or if you like some other things, you may find them on the Internet. Listen to real English and try to learn real English. ____39____

There are many good ways of learning English. ____40____

A．That will help.

B．It was 6 years ago.

C．I don’t think that’s true.

D．After that, I never stopped.

E．You may also find your own ways of learning English.

第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

“Peter, stay out trouble!” The naughty rabbit Peter is coming back in the new movie “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway”(彼得兔2：逃跑计划). It came to Chinese movie centers on June 11.

In the first Peter Rabbit, Peter Rabbit had so much fun. But this time, Peter feels a little sad. Sometimes, he wants to help. Does he really help? No, things turn even bad. Mr. McGregor gets angry and yells(叫喊) at him. Peter thinks everyone sees him as a troublemaker(捣蛋鬼), so he runs away.

Peter comes to London. He meets an older rabbit and joins his group to steal (偷) vegetables. While Peter is happy with his new life, his animal friends come and look for him. However, they get caught(被抓住) and are in danger. Peter starts his journey to save his friends. During his journey, Peter learns the true meaning of friendship and family. And, the journey also helps him know the best place for him to stay.

41．When did Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway come to Chinese movie centers?

________________________________________________

42．Was Peter happy in his first movie?

________________________________________________

43．Why does Peter run away?

________________________________________________

44．Where does Peter go?

________________________________________________

45．What does Peter learn?

________________________________________________

第三部分  语言运用（共三节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

This year’s Dragon Boat Festival falls ___46___ Jun 14. People celebrate（庆祝）the day to remember the famous poet Qu Yuan. It is a story about a poet from over 2,000 years ___47___. Qu Yuan jumped into a ___48___ for his love of country. People rowed boats on the river to try to look for him. Now dragon boat racing is part of the holiday. Watching the racing is very ___49___. A lot of people like to ___50___the racing with their families and friends. The boats are beautiful. Their prows（船头）look like dragon ___51___. Their tails（尾巴）look like dragon tails. On the boat, some people row the boat and some people beat a gong（锣） and a drum（鼓）. One of ___52___ is the helmsman（舵手）. There are some ___53___ about the racing. People need to know the rules before joining the race.

Dragon boat races are popular in the ___54___ of China. In Guangzhou, some dragon boats are hundreds of years old. There is a boat ___55___ Renwei. It is over 400 hundred years old. People clean and repair（修理） it every year before the race.

46．A．at B．in C．on

47．A．ago B．before C．later

48．A．pool B．lake C．river

49．A．expensive B．exciting C．different

50．A．watch B．join C．make

51．A．heads B．hands C．mouths

52．A．they B．them C．their

53．A．ways B．hosts C．rules

54．A．south B．east C．west

55．A．played B．studied C．named

第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mmm … chocolate smells so good. They make our mouth water. Where does chocolate come ____56____?

Chocolate is made of cacao (可可豆). Scientists thought cacao came from Central America ____57____ Mexico about 3,900 years ago. But now scientists from Canada found that people in some ____58____ (place) of South America grew cacao. They firstly ____59____ (grow) over 5,000 years ago.

Chocolate is popular around the world. Let’s learn more about this snack (零食).

The color of dark chocolate is dark brown. It has more cocoa butter (可可油). Cocoa butter is good for ____60____ (we) teeth (牙齿). White chocolate is very sweet. There ____61____ (be) not any cacao in it. Many people think it is not a ____62____ (really) chocolate. Milk chocolate has a mild flavor (淡味). It is light brown. It ____63____ (taste) sweet.

Some scientists say chocolate has too much sugar (糖) and this can give people bad teeth, ____64____ others say eating chocolate makes people feel happy. Also, dark chocolate has less sugar and fat. It is good for the heart. Guess what? I want to have ____65____ box of dark chocolate now!

第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

This is a true story by Laura Straut. It’s called “Our Lemon Tree”.

66. In front of our house, a tree is growing. Its trunk (树干) is strong and brown. Its leaves are shiny green. It’s a lemon tree. We are careful around the lemon tree because there are sharp thorns(刺) along its branches.

In spring, the tree starts to bloom. The flowers are bright white. They smell so sweet that many insects (昆虫) and animals come to the tree. Bees and butterflies go from flower to flower. They spread pollen (花粉) and help the flowers become fruit. 67. 它们辛勤工作。

Months go by. The flowers are gone. 68. It takes a long time to see the green fruit. Now we have to wait for the fruit to change from green to bright sunny yellow. We need to be really patient (耐心的).

At last, the fruit is yellow. 69. When there are some yellow lemons on the tree, we pick them. 70.我们把它们洗干净并且切成两半。 Then we smell them.We like the taste of lemons .We enjoy the sour treat. Our favorite thing is to juice the lemons and make lemonade. It’s a lot of fun!

Thank you, tree!

66．__________________________________________

67．___________________________________________

68．___________________________________________

69．___________________________________________

70．___________________________________________

第四部分  写作（满分15分）

71．暑假结束，新的一个学期悄然到来。请以“My Great Summer Vacation”为题，写一篇英语短文，说说你曾度过的一个愉快的暑假，与哪些人一起、去了哪里、做了什么事情（至少写两件）、有什么收获或感受等。

要求：

（1）80词左右；

（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）不得出现真实的人名和校名。