浙江省慈溪市2022-2023学年上学期八年级期末测试英语试题（含答案）

慈溪市2022-2023学年第一学期八年级期末测试英语试题

试题卷I

一.听力（共三节；满分25分）

第一节：听小对话，回答问题。（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

1. Where is Tom going for vacation?

A. To the beach.

B. To the countryside.

C. To the mountains.

2. What does Lucy look like?

A. She's tall.

B. She's fat.

C. She has long hair.

3. What is Jim doing now?

A. Cooking.

B. Shopping.

C. Studying.

4. How often does John watch TV?

A. Once a month.

B. Twice a week.

C. Every day.

5. What is Lily going to be when she grows up?

A. football player.

B. An English teacher.

C. A TV reporter.

第二节：听长对话，回答问题。（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6、7题。

6. When is Sarah's birthday party?

A. On Friday.

B. On Saturday.

C. On Sunday,

7. Who won't go to the party?

A. Danny.

B. Sam.

C. Jenny.

听下面一段较长对话，回答第8至10题。

8. How long did Eric stay in Hangzhou?

A. Two weeks.

B. Three weeks.

C. Four weeks.

9. How was the weather during his stay there?

A. Rainy.

B. Cloudy.

C. Sunny.

10. What did he do there?

A. He camped by the lake.

B. He went boating.

C. He did nothing special.

第三节：听独白，回答问题。（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）

11. How many kids does Mr. Hunt have?

A.Two.

B.Three.

C.Four.

12. Who is the youngest?

A.Karen.

B. Laura.

C. Michael.

13. What is Karen like?

A. She's outgoing

B. She's serious.

C. She's hard-working.

14. How does Laura go to school?

A. By bike.

B. By car.

C. By bus.

15. What does Michael like to do on weekends?

A. To do sports.

B. To play games.

C. To go camping.

二.完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项。

Jonnie Peacock was born in Cambridge, England. He loved to play __16__ when he was a small boy, like most kids from his hometown. However, he almost __17__ at the age of five when he became very ill with meningitis. His parents took him to the __18__. The doctors saved his life, but they couldn't __19__ his right leg——it was cut off below the knee. He had to stay at home and play by __20__. He couldn't run around and he couldn't play football, his favorite __21__.

The doctors gave him a new, artificial __22__. He could walk again, but he __23__ to do more than that, so he __24__ dancing and then started doing other sports like running and __25__. His doctors, his friends and his parents were all __26__ that he could do so much. Soon after, he could run, swim and even play football again, __27__ he lost his right leg. In fact, he was the most talented in running-most children of his age could __28__ run faster than him.

Later in 2010, Jonnie started to __29__ a lot. He wanted to go to the London 2012 Paralympics (残奥会). It turned out that Jonnie was one of the breakout stars. He __30__ the line in 10.81 seconds and won the goal medal in the Men's 100m-T44 Final.

三.阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

                                   A

Do you think you will have your own robot? Today there are already robots that can make our lives easier and better. Let's see the fantastic robots!

31. Xiaoice is not able to ______________.

A. sing songs         B. write poems

C.draw pictures       D.tell stories

32. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Both Xiaoice and Qiu Hao can speak well.

B. Apolong knows little about the traffic rules.

C. Ai-Da has drawn over 15,000 pictures so far.

D. Xiaoice can work 24 hours without mistakes.

33. In the writer's eyes, these robots are ______________.

A. boring and meaningless

B. helpful but terrible

C. interesting but dangerous

D. smart and wonderful

34. We can most probably read this text in a newspaper's ______________.

A. Culture Section         B. Travel Section

C. Science Section        D. Sports Section

B

I was sitting on my mom's sofa and thinking of my hard life. Being out of work and short of money made my wife, our baby boy and me live with my parents. We slept in my old bedroom, and I was feeling upset.

Thankfully, I had one new job: helping my son learn how to walk. Anytime he took a few steps, however, he would fall down and cry. So I had to bend over (俯身) and hold his hand as he walked along. But my back wouldn't let me do that for long.

As I sat there with my eyes closed, I suddenly heard my mother say, "Joe, look!" I opened my eyes and watched my son catch the coffee table, pull (拉) himself up and smile. Next with a giggle, he started walking around it, keeping his hands on it for balance. Finally, when he reached the end of it, he took two big steps and made it to the wall. Then he started walking down the hall with his hands balancing on the wall the whole way. I laughed and cheered (欢呼).

Suddenly, I learned that losing the job wasn't so bad, for at least my boy had learned to walk. Trying to do something new is a lot like first learning to walk. We often fall and cry. However, as long as we try again and again, we will find our own feet and know how to do it. Don't be afraid to step out. Don't be afraid to fall!

35. In the first paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that ______________.

A. he felt upset about his life

B. he was happy to live with his parents

C. he lived a very relaxing life

D. he didn't care about being out of work

36. The underlined word "that" (in Para.2) refers to ______________.

A. falling down            B. sitting there

C. walking along          D. bending over

37. What can we learn about the writer's son?

A. It was just a piece of cake for him to learn to walk freely.

B. He tried to stand up without his father's help in the end.

C. He was scared when he found he was standing by himself.

D. When he fell down, he closed his eyes and started to cry.

38. What did the writer learn from his son?

A. Leaning how to walk is a very interesting thing.

B. Falling is not so terrible as long as you try hard.

C. Life without work and money is really difficult.

D. Trying for new things isn't as good as expected.

                                      C

The traditional Chinese Longtaitou festival, or Dragon Head Raising Day, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year. This year, it falls on March 4th. A well-known saying goes, "Er yue er, long tai tou," which means, "On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head." The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. It is said that it has power over the wind and rain.

Old people believed that after the day of Longtaitou, there would be more and more rain, because the rain-bringing Dragon King had woke up from his winter sleep. So the day of Longtaitou marked (标志) the end of winter and the start of spring and farming. Farmers believed that, with the help of Dragon King, farming would be easier and they could expect for a good harvest in autumn.

There are many ways to celebrate the festival. However, some of the traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced. The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Many believe that going to the barber's on this day gets rid of (除去) bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck. Another saying goes that cutting your hair in the first lunar month will bring about death to your uncle. Although today few people pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barber shops on the day of Longtaitou.

Among Chinese festival traditions, there is always a place for food. For example, people eat toufu balls in East China's Fuiian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Other foods, like noodles, dumplings and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragon's beard (longxu). Dumplings are dragon's ears (long'er). And spring rolls are dragon's scales (longlin).

39. What did old people think of the day of Longtaitou?

A. It might bring about death to a family.

B. It was a good time for people to relax.

C. It brought good luck to small children.

D. It meant the start of spring and farming.

40. Why do people have a haircut on this day?

A. To get rid of bad luck.

B. To let their hair grow better.

C. To expect for more rain

D. To help the dragon wake up

41. Which of the following is not the traditional food for Longtaitou?

A.noodles     B.dumplings     C. meat balls     D. spring rolls

42. The best title for this passage is ______________.

A. Culture and Traditions of Longtaitou

B. Popular Ways to Celebrate Longtaitou

C. History of Dragon Head Raising Day

D. Traditional Festival Food for Longtaitou

D

Are you a fan of country music? Do you like eating barbecue? You can enjoy both of them in the same place——Nashville. Nashville is a city in Tennessee, the United States. About 700 thousand people live a happy life here. Built in 1779 near the Cumberland River, it is an old city. But it is also a modern one with beautiful buildings and wonderful streets.

People call it Music City because it is the birthplace of American country music and now the country music capital of the world. Musicians like Elvis, Beyonce and Taylor Swift have all made music in Nashville. If you want to listen to music, go to Honkytonk Highway. There are many music clubs, restaurants and bars on this street. Walk into any of them and you will see a band or a musician play. This city also has many art centers and museums. They are good places to learn about American culture and history.

Nashville is also a great place to eat nice food. It is full of so much good food. The southern classics like fried chicken and barbecue are done to perfection. There are few areas across the U.S. that are known for their barbecue and thankfully Tennessee is one of them. In Nashville, you'll find a lot of places selling mouth-watering brisket, ribs slathered in sauce, and some of the best pulled pork imaginable. Many places make their own sauces and sell them on the side, allowing you to take them home and use them on your own cuts of pork, chicken, or beef. If you consider yourself a BBQ connoisseur, you're going to be extremely happy in Nashville. Nashville barbecue has something for every taste. If you're headed to Music City, these are the absolute best foods that you have to try while there. Be careful not to eat too much!

Feel your mouth watering? Go to the city and enjoy yourselves.

43. Which of the following about Nashville is true?

A. It has a long history.

B. It has few modern buildings.

C. It has no special food.

D. It has many science museums

44. Travelers go to Honkytonk Highway mainly to ______________.

A. learn about American history

B. enjoy American country music

C. visit world famous paintings

D. look for beautiful old buildings

45. How is the passage organized? (P-Paragraph)

四，任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出符合各段落意思的选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

Making new friends can be difficult, especially if you think you are too shy. Don't worry, just try the following things!

46._____________

There is no need to hide your shyness. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps feel more at ease in talks.

47._____________

When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

48._____________

If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn't it make you want to keep talking to that person?

49._____________

Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don't waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not.

50._____________

Each time when you say "Hi!" or smile at someone, say to yourself "I can make it." Keep trying and one day you'll never feel shy when you talk to others to smile more.

1. Try to smile more.

B. Tell people you are shy.

C. Learn to be a good talker.

D. Get your attention elsewhere.

E. Take one small step at a time.

F. Ask him or her many questions.

试题卷Ⅱ

五词汇运用（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

A.根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空白处各单词的正确形式：每空限写一词。

51. The boy plays the piano well and wants to be one of the best _____________(钢琴家) in the world.

52. I’m looking forward to your _____________(出现) at the party on Sunday evening, Alice.

53. It is _____________ (不安全的) to cross the road now. Don't you see the red traffic lights?

54. _____________(虽然) junk food tastes very good, you'd better eat it as little as possible.

55. Yesterday afternoon Johnny _____________(邀请) me to go o the countryside with his family.

56. If you don’t take these talent shows too _____________(认真地), they are fun to watch.

57. You will have _____________ (更少) time to do your homework if you spend more time playing.

58. During the summer vacation, there was _____________(没有什么) much to do in the evening.

59. I'm not _____________(有空的) this weekend because I have to look after my little sister.

60. Blue Moon has the most expensive food and the _____________(服务) there is the worst in town.

B.根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空：每词限用一次，每空限写一词。

Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special. However, when we are __61__ up, many of us believe that we're not special at all.

Our parents often compare (比较) us with others, trying to encourage us to do better. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we're not good enough. We begin to __62__ that in order to be special, we have to be better than someone else, but we are often upset. There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. It is __63__ to be better than everyone else all the time.

We all want the things that will make us a better person. But we don't realize (认识到) that we have already had the very things that make a __64__ inside us. Our parents sometimes forget to tell us that we are special and good enough. But we should remind (提醒) them that each of us is special in our __65__ way.

六语法填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

My parents and I wanted to do something special at the weekend. We __66__ (decide) to go to my grandparents' farm. When we arrived at the farm, __67__ was so hot! Grandpa took me to __68__ small river.The water there was cool __69__ clear.

The next day, I started to help my grandparents do some __70__ (thing). Grandma gave a basket and told me __71__ (pick) strawberries in my free time. The wild berries were __72__ delicious that I ate a lot. After __73__ (get) home, I helped my grandma make strawberry jam.

I never visited a zoo, but I got a close look __74__ animals like pigs, sheep, cows and chickens. I fed the sheep, milked the cows and took fresh eggs. I even saw a red fox and a rabbit running through the vegetable field!

My weekend was wonderful. I was sad __75__ I had to leave. I was also thankful to my parents for their wise decision. I still love living in the city, but I've learned that trying something new can be a lot of fun, too.

七.书面表达（满分20分）

假定你是李楠。为勉励孩子们过一个有意义的寒假，你校英文社团决定举办“寒假悦读”主题活动。请你根据要求写一篇英语短文，简要谈谈你的寒假阅读计划。内容包括：

1. What kind of book do you plan to read?

2. Why do you like reading this kind of book?

3. How often are you going to do reading?

4. What do you expect to learn from reading?

5. What advice do you have for your classmates?

注意：

1.短文须覆盖所有要点，并适当增加细节；

2.文中不得出现与你真实身份相关的信息；

3.词数：80词左右。

   慈溪市2022-2023学年第一学期八年级期末测试英语试题

参考答案

一．听力

1-5BACBA 6-10CBACB 11-15BCABB

二．完形填空

16-20BDCBD 21-25CAABD 26-30DACBA

三．阅读理解

31-34CADC 35-38ADBB 39-42DACAC 43-45ABD

四．任务型阅读

46-50BACDE

五．词汇运用

51-65pianists/appearing/unsafe/Although/invited

     seriously/less/nothing/available/service

     growing/believe/impossible/difference/own

六．语法填空

66-70 decided/it/a/and/things

      to pick/so/getting/at/that

七．书面表达

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