茂名市第一中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

茂名市第一中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解The Craig Theatre Company will have a theatre festival this November. Come and enjoy the great plays!1．How long will the theatre festival be?A. 6 days. B. 8 days. C. 10 days. D. 13 days.2．Where can people watch the plays?A. In Fifth Theatre. B. In Green Cinema.C. In Hill Theatre. D. In City Theatre.3．Which play can people watch on 10 November?A. As You Like It. B. Doctor Faustus.C. Our Town. D. Leiyu (Thunderstorm).4．Who were from the UK?A. Thornton Wilder and Cao Yu.B. Thornton Wilder and Christopher Marlowe.C. William Shakespeare and Thornton Wilder.D. William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.5．17—year—old Jane and her parents will go to the festival on 11 November. How much should they pay?A. €13.5. B. €18. C. €22.5. D. €27.When you travel in many cities in Europe, you can see a special kind of street show—living statue(活人雕塑) show.This kind of show has a long history. It started in Paris, France. The performers(表演者) put on lots of makeup(化妆品) and are usually dressed as famous people.It’s not easy to be a living statue. The performers have to stay completely still(完全静止) for hours. If you want to ask them something, you will probably not get an answer, because they never speak.So why do they do such a tough job? Well, some do it simply for fun. But for most, it’s a way to make money. If people love their performance, they often give the performers some money. Really good performers have also got a problem. Because they perform very well, people may just pass them, thinking they’re real statues. So now the performers let themselves make small movements(动作).The performers may have some tricks(小把戏) to make people give them money. If someone gives them some money, they may lift a hat, hand over a flower or reach out their hand to touch the person.6．Where did the living statue show start?A. In France. B. In China. C. In England. D. In America.7．What should the performers do to look like real statues?①Wear heavy makeup.②Put on common clothes.③Keep still for a long time.④Dress up as someone else.A. ①②③ B. ①③④ C. ①②④ D. ②③④8．What does the underlined word “tough” probably mean?A. Boring. B. Relaxing. C. Difficult. D. Dangerous.9．What doesn’t a living statue performer do when he / she gets money?A. Sing a song. B. Lift a hat. C. Touch you. D. Give you a flower. 10．What is the best title of the passage?A. How to Be a Living StatueB. The History of the Living StatueC. The Sad Life of a Living Statue PerformerD. A Popular Street Show—Living Statue Show11．How old was Zeke when his parents took him to his first basketball game?12．What present did Zeke’s parents buy him?13．How long does it take Zeke to practise a shot?14．How many fans does Zeke have on the Internet？15．What is Zeke’s favourite thing?二、七选五16．配对阅读。左栏是五个人的英语学习情况，右栏是英语学习网站。请根据这五个人的情况介绍，配对其最适合的英语学习网站配对，其中两项多余。三、完形填空Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The English teacher spoke 1 quickly that I didn’t understand her most of the time. Her class was very boring. I was afraid to ask questions because I didn't know 2 to pronounce the new words correctly. I just hid(隐藏) behind my textbook and 3 nothing. This term, I have a new English teacher called Jenny. She is strict but nice. 4 her English class is always interesting and we have great fun, I love her class. Sometimes she tells us some useful 5 and teaches us some good English songs like Big Big World and Yesterday Once More. One day, she showed us 6 English movie called Titanic. I fell in love with this romantic movie when I watched it! Then I began to watch other English movies, too. Although I could not understand everything the characters(角色；人物) said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. My pronunciation improved a lot 7 listening to the conversations in English movies. I found that 8 to something interesting is the secret to language learning. I also learned many useful sentences. I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary. Now I really enjoy my English class. I want 9 new words and more grammar so that I can have a 10 understanding of English movies than before. You should always remember：Practice makes perfect.17．A. so B. very C. too18．A. what B. how C. why19．A. say B. says C. said20．A. Until B. Because C. Before21．A. advise B. advices C. advice22．A. an B. a C. the23．A. with B. by C. against24．A. listened B. listen C. listening25．A. learning B. to learn C. learned26．A. better B. well C. bestTasha lives in a small town with her parents. She is always shy, so it is 1 for her to go out alone. Last Sunday, her parents were busy, so Tasha decided to take the 2 to the village to visit her grandparents alone. Her parents 3 her at first, but they thought she should learn to be independent(独立的). So they let her go there.On that day, Tasha got on a bus. A kind man said, “You can take my seat(座位).” Tasha thanked him but she decided to 4 . Then more and more people got on the bus. The bus became very 5 , but the people still talked happily. Seeing this, Tasha felt excited and started a small 6 with the girl next to her.About half an hour later, the bus was getting close to her stop. Tasha tried her best to make her way to the back 7 , but there were too many people. She was 8 she wouldn’t get off at the right place. Luckily, a woman saw her problem and she shouted 9 to the other people to let her pass. Then everyone made room for Tasha to get off.When her grandparents picked her up, they asked Tasha how the bus 10 was. Tasha said, “This trip is much more enjoyable than I thought.”27．A. easy B. fun C. kind D. hard28．A. taxi B. bus C. train D. bike29．A. looked at B. heard from C. waited for D. worried about 30．A. stand B. relax C. sit D. return 31．A. safe B. clean C. crowded D. strange 32．A. class B. talk C. job D. book33．A. door B. hill C. garden D. street 34．A. pleased B. excited C. afraid D. sorry35．A. early B. rudely C. loudly D. exactly 36．A. stop B. company C. driver D. journey四、短文填空题37．请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。East or west, Guilin’s landscape(景观) is the best in the world. Guilin is a beautiful ①________ of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The ②_________ of Guilin is about 5, 046, 000. The climate(气候) there is very great. It is a good place to spend ③_________ free time. It is famous for its green hills and ④___________ water in the world. You can enjoy its natural scenery(风景). Every year, ⑤____________ of visitors come here to spend their holidays.I took a trip to Guilin with my parents last summer holiday. We went there ⑥________ train. I ⑦__________ there with my parents for five days. At the hotel we could enjoy the sunshine and see the beautiful green mountains when looking out of the window. Besides, Guilin is a popular tourist city, so we went⑧_____________. We took a bamboo raft(竹筏) along the Li River and saw the world—famous Elephant Trunk Hill(象鼻山). We ⑨_____________saw some strange caves made of stones. What a beautiful view! Of course, we also ate the most popular Guilin food———rice noodles. They were really delicious. It was a wonderful and memorable trip. I would like to visit it again ⑩___________I have another chance.I hope you can go to Guilin some day!五、写作题38．最近你校英文论坛的热点话题是My Favourite Sport，请你用英语写一篇短文介绍你最喜欢的一项运动，然后发表在该论坛上。内容包括：要求：(1) 语句通顺、意思连贯、语法正确；(2) 包含所有提示内容，80词左右；(3) 能写一句含比较级的句子。参考词汇：trouble 烦恼；teamwork团队合作My Favourite Sport____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1．答案：B解析：2．答案：C解析：3．答案：A解析：4．答案：D解析：5．答案：C解析：6．答案：A解析：7．答案：B解析：8．答案：C解析：9．答案：A解析：10．答案：D解析：11．答案： He was just 5 years old. / Just 5 years old.解析：12．答案： A basketball. / They bought him a basketball as a present. / They bought him a basketball.解析：13．答案： About five to twenty minutes. / It takes Zeke about five to twenty minutes to practise a shot.解析：14．答案： Over 21,000 (fans). / He has over 21,000 fans on the Internet.解析：15．答案： Playing basketball with his teammates and family. / His favourite thing is playing basketball with his teammates and family.解析：16．答案：CGADE解析：①推理判断题。根据Kelly is studying language in Canada.But she can't get good grades in the exams.What can she do to pass the exams？She doesn't care how much money she has to spend.（Kelly正在加拿大学习语言。但她不能在考试中取得好成绩。她怎样做才能通过考试呢？她不在乎花多少钱。）可知C选项"www.globalstudy.com 美国，加拿大，澳大利亚，新西兰，英国和爱尔兰的'英语作为第二语言'网站目录。在这里你会很容易通过考试。所有这些对学生来说都不是很贵。"符合语境。故选C。②推理判断题。根据Linda is fond of stories.She wants to read more English stories.But she is a student and she doesn't have much money.She wants to read them for free.（Linda喜欢故事。她想读更多的英语故事。但是她是一名学生没有多少钱。她想免费读书。）可知G选项"www.engstory.com 你喜欢读书吗？如果你喜欢，我们的网站对你有好处。你可以读很多英语故事，并找到一些关于著名英语故事的信息。我们有很多免费的阅读材料给你。"符合语境。故选G。③推理判断题。根据Jim likes English.But he isn't good at grammar.Sometimes he makes lots of mistakes in the exam.How can he improve his grammar？（Jim喜欢英语。但他不擅长语法。有时他在考试中犯了很多错误。他怎样才能提高语法呢？）可知A选项"www.English—zone.com 一个教英语语法的网站。我们的网站上有很多语法练习。你要付钱。"符合语境。故选A。④推理判断题。根据Henry can't get good grades in the English listening exams.He wants to improve his listening skills，but he doesn't want to pay for the courses.（Henry在英语听力考试中不能取得好成绩。他想提高听力技巧，但他不想为这些课程付费。）可知D选项"www.netsurflearning.com 这是一个免费的英语课程，使用来自网络的材料，适合所有水平的学生，它非常有助于帮助学生提高听力技能。"符合语境。故选D。⑤推理判断题。根据Molly likes to communicate with all kinds of people，but her spoken English isn't very good.She can't communicate well with English— speaking people.She wants to practice her spoken English more.（Molly喜欢和各种各样的人交流，但她的口语不好。她不能很好地和说英语的人交流。她想多练习英语口语。）可知E选项"www.rg—chonang.com 数以百计的ESL链接供您访问。在这里你可以提高你的英语口语。但是这些课程有点贵。"符合语境。故选E。17．答案：A解析：作者一开始害怕问问题，因为她不知道如何正确发音新单词，所以她只是躲在课本后面，什么也没说。18．答案：B解析：后来，作者遇到了一位严格但友善的英语老师 Jenny，她的课堂总是很有趣，作者很喜欢她的课。19．答案：C解析：Jenny 经常给作者推荐一些有用的英语歌曲，比如《Big Big World》和《Yesterday Once More》。20．答案：B解析：有一天，Jenny 给作者看了一部叫作《泰坦尼克号》的英语电影，作者爱上了这部浪漫的电影，并开始观看其他英语电影。21．答案：C解析：虽然作者不能完全理解电影中人物的对话，但通过观察他们的肢体语言和表情，她也能理解大部分内容。22．答案：A解析：通过听英语电影中的对话，作者的英语发音得到了很大提高。23．答案：B解析：作者发现，对有趣的事物保持兴趣是学习语言的关键。24．答案：C解析：为了理解电影中的故事，作者查阅了字典，学习了很多有用的句子。25．答案：B解析：现在，作者非常享受英语课，她想学习更多的新单词和语法，以便更好地理解英语电影。26．答案：A解析：作者认为，实践出真知，学习英语需要不断练习。27．答案：D解析：28．答案：B解析：29．答案：D解析：30．答案：A解析：31．答案：C解析：32．答案：B解析：33．答案：A解析：34．答案：C解析：35．答案：C解析：36．答案：D解析：37．答案：①city②population③your④clear⑤millions⑥by⑦stayed⑧hiking⑨also⑩if解析：本文主要介绍了桂林的美景,以及作者和父母去桂林旅游的见闻。①city 根据常识可知,桂林是广西壮族自治区的一个美丽城市。空前有a修饰,空处应为名词单数。故填city。②population根据空后的“about 5,000,000”可知,此处说的是桂林的人口。故填population。③your 句意:这是一个度过你空闲时间的好地方。备选词汇you符合语境,空后有名词,所以空处应填形容词性物主代词。故填your。④clear 根据“green hills”可知,空处应填形容词作定语，修饰water,备选词汇clear“清澈的”符合语境。⑤millions句意:每年数百万游客去那里旅游度假。millions of意为“数百万”。故填millions。⑥by “by+交通工具”表示乘坐某种交通工具;by train意为“坐火车”,符合题意。故填by。⑦stayed 空处缺谓语动词,且时态为一般过去时,结合语境可知,备选词汇stay“待”符合语境,过去式为 stayed。故填 stayed。⑧hiking go hiking意为“去观光”,符合题意。根据语境可知此处在描述过去发生的事情,故填hiking。⑨also 根据上文的saw可知,备选词汇also“也”符合语境。⑩if 句意:如果有机会,我还想再去一次。“I have another chance”为条件状语从句,应用引导词if引导。38．答案：My Favourite SportMy favourite sport is volleyball. My love for it started when I was in Grade 6. Now I’m in our school’s volleyball team. We won four matches out of six last year. Now let me tell you why I like it best. First, playing volleyball makes me feel relaxed. Second, I can make lots of friends when I play volleyball. Third, playing volleyball helps me keep strong and healthy.I learn that teamwork is very important from playing volleyball. And in the future I want to become a volleyball player like Zhu Ting. All in all, nothing is more enjoyable than playing volleyball. The more I practise, the better I will play.解析：Craig Theatre Company's12th City Centre Festival6 November 2024—13 November 2024☆Hill TheatreNo.103 Fifth RoadBetween Green Cinema and CityTheatre☆Tickets:E9 per play for adultsE4.5 per play for children under 18You can buy tickets online.→www.hilltplay.orghere will be the following playsWilliam Shakespeare (the UK)As You Like It6 Nov.6:30 pm—9:00 pm10 Nov.7:00 pm—9:30 pmThornton Wilder(the US)Our Town7 Nov.7:00 pm—9:00 pm13 Nov.7:00 pm—9:00 pmCao Yu(China)Leiyu(Thunderstorm)8 Nov.6:00 pm—9:00 pm11 Nov.6:00 pm—9:00 pmChristopher Marlowe (the UK)Doctor Faustus9 Nov.6:30 pm—9:00 pm12 Nov.7:00 pm—9:30 pmZeke Vozniak was just 5 years old when his parents took him to his first basketball game.Seeing him have great interest in it, they bought him a basketball as a present Zeke's first question was,“Mum,can I do a trick shot(花式投篮)?”When she said yes he started practising moves and hasn't stopped!It takes Zeke about five to twenty minutes to practise a shot,although (尽管)to him it feels like“100,000 minutes”!The hard work has given him something.Now,Zeke is 9 and has over 21,000 fans on the Internet.He practiseshard every day and is always trying to do new things.“I feel happy each day,and it'sjust the love to the game,” hesaid.“But my favourite thing is playing basketball with myteammates(队友)and family.“We are very much a team.We supported(支持)him because we saw talent(天赋)when he played it,”his mum said.“We saw his love,we saw his hard work on it,and we saw the happiness that came out of it.”①________ Kelly is studying English in Canada. But she can’t get good grades in the exams(考试). What can she do to pass the exams？She doesn't care how much money she has to spend.②________ Linda is fond(喜爱) of stories. She wants to read more English stories. But she is a student and she doesn't have much money. She wants to read them for free.③________ Jim likes English. But he isn't good at grammar. Sometimes he makes lots of mistakes in the exam. How can he improve his grammar？④________ Henry can’t get good grades in the English listening exams. He wants to improve his listening skills,but he doesn't want to pay for the courses.⑤________ Molly likes to communicate with all kinds of people,but her spoken English isn't very good. She can't communicate well with English—speaking people. She wants to practice her spoken English more.A. www.English—zone.comA website teaching English grammar. There are lots of grammar exercises in our website. You have to pay for them.B. www.theenglishprofessor.comESL （English as a Second Language） links, “Learn English free” is its slogan and very good at helping students improve their writing skills. You can write some sentences or compositions(作文) in our website in China. All is free for you.C. www.globalstudy.comDirectory(名录)of "English as a second language" websites in the United States，Canada，Australia，New Zealand，Great Britain and Ireland. Here you will be easy to pass some exams. All is not very expensive for students.D.www.netsurflearning.comA free English course using materials from the web and catering for(迎合) all levels，and it's very good at helping students improve their listening skills.E. www.rg—chonang.comHundreds of ESL links for you to go to. Here you can improve your speaking English. But the courses are a little expensive.F. www.fashion—online.comA wide variety of English，fashion(时尚) resource links，especially famous fashion magazines all over the world. If you like fashion, you can come to our website and read some information about the fashion magazines. All the magazines will be translated(被翻译成) into English. So you must pay for them. But it's not very expensive.G. www.engstory.comDo you like reading？If you do,our website is good for you. You can read lots of English stories and find some information about the famous English stories. We have many free reading materials for you.million, city, population, clear, guide, you, also, hiking, stay, by, if, accident