江苏省南京市鼓楼2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份江苏省南京市鼓楼2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷，共11页。试卷主要包含了听力，单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解，语言知识，任务型阅读，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
考试时间:100分钟 满分: 100分
选择题(共55分)
一、听力(每小题1分，共15分)
第一部分 听对话回答问题
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案，每段对话听两遍。
( )1. What's Tm's new friend like?
( )2. Where did Nina spend her hliday?
( )3. What is Daniel fixing?
( )4. Hw des Kate usually spend her free time?
A. Riding B. Playing games C. Hiking
( )5. What clur may the by paint the walls?
A. White B. Green C. Grey
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题，你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听一段对话，回答第6-7 小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。
第 1 页 共 10页( )6. Why was Bb late fr schl?
A. Because there was a lt traffic n the rad.
B. Because his father's car was brken.
C. Because he gt up late.
( )7. What did Miss Yang want Bb t d?
A. T g t her ffice after class.
B. T finish his hmewrk.
C. T ride a bike t schl.
听一篇短文， 回答第8-10小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
( )8. A. bike B. undergrund C. bus
( )9. A.300 B.200 C.100
( )10. A. Play games B. Take sme phts C. Have a picnic
听一篇短文， 回答11-15 小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。
( )11. Hw ld is Diana's sn?
A. Five years ld. B. Tw years ld. C. Fur years ld
( )12. Hw des her sn feel when he makes DIY jb?
A. Angry. B. Sad. C. Happy.
( )13. Why was it difficult fr Diana's sn t d it?
A. Because her sn didn't like ding it.
B. Because her sn didn't listen t her mm.
C. Because her sn was a little child.
( )14. Which is nt the advantage(好处) f ding DIY jbs?
A. Csting much time.
B. Saving mney.
C. Develping abilities.
( )15. What shuld we d befre ding DIY jbs?
A. Buy fewer tys.
B. Read the instructins first.
C. Find them interesting.
二、单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)
( )16. —Nt nly Simn but als Daniel g d at running.
—N wnder they bth did well in the 2023 Nanjing Marathn yesterday.
A. am B. is C. are D. d
第 2 页 共 10 页The plan fr a day ut

Time
Wednesday

Sight
Hngshan Z

Transprt
It will take them I hur t get there.

They will g there by bus and cme back by 8_.

Activitics
Visit mre than 9__animals.

_10____by the lake.

( )17. It's raining heavily utside. Yu'd better the windws r the dr.
A. pen . B. nt t pen C. dn't pen D. nt pen
( )18. What's HBD , Sam?
—It stands fr “Happy Birthday”. We say it t celebrate smene's birthday.
A. exactly B. finally C. quickly D. carefully
( )19. We can add the prefix“un-”t t give it the ppsite meaning.
A mlitc B. crrect C. imprtant D. active
20. Which sentence is likely(可能) t be spken by Americans?
A. Linel Messi is a ppular sccer star.
B. The shps are having big sales nw.
C. It ften rains in Nanjing in autumn.
D. The hliday will begin in January.
( )21. The 19th Asian Gamcs tk place in Hangzhu. number f Chinese athletes 886 and they wn medals in different sprts.
A. A;are B. A; is C. The; are D. The; is
( )22. In the future, rbts will d jbs in place f peple in rder nt t get us .
A. bred;bred B. bring; bred C. bring;bring D. bred;bring
( )23. —Andrew, what are yu ding ver there?
—Oh, I'm a small light in my ty lantern.
A. putting in B. putting ut C. putting up D. putting away
24. I will tell her abut the gd news at nce when she tmrrw mrning.
A. is arriving B. arrived C. arrives D. will arrive
( )25. —Dn't keep yur prblem t yurself. share it with me?
—That's very kind f yu. I really need yur help and supprt.
A. Why nt B. Why dn't C. Why nt yu D. What abut
( )26. — is the cst f the trip t Shanghai?
—600 yuan per student. The cst is .
A. Hw much; expensive B. Hw much mney; high
C. What; expensive D. What; high
( )27. Even thugh this is nt useful bk fr me, I will it fr a week because I dn't have time t return it.
A. an; keep B. a; keep C. an; brrw D. a; brrw
( )28. There are many clrful flwers n ne side f the rad while tall trees n .
A. ther B. anther C. thers D. the ther
( )29. The detective stry that I am reading nw is th an the ne I read yesterday. I almst fall asleep.
A. mre interesting B. less interesting
C. the mst interesting D. bring
( )30. Grace, yu sing beautifully. I lve yur vice!
一 .
A. I practice every day. B. N, I dn't think s.
C. Thank yu. D. Well, it's nt gd enugh.
三、完形填空(每小题1分，满分10分)
第 3 页 共 10 页My grandfather ften said“I wn't”t shw his dislike f dishnesty(不诚实).When he was yung, he wrked 31 a furniture (家具) maker. One day, a neighbr invited him t make sme furniture. When arriving, he nticed the wd was a little 32 , s he said,“I wn't start right away.”He chse t let the wd dry fr a mnth. He knew wrking with wet wd culd cause 33 later n.
Arund the same time, anther fumiture maker was als asked fr a similar(类似的) jb by a different family. Unlike my grandfather, he 34 wrking right away. As a result, the neighbr started dubting my grandfather, thinking he was trying t make mre mney. Hwever, my grandfather waited 35 . He wanted the best quality fr the furniture he was making.
A mnth later, the ther furniture maker received his mney and went back hme.My grandfather began t 36 strng and beautiful furniture when the wd was cmpletely dry. A few mnths passed and the furniture made by that maker began t break. Peple came t understand my grandfather's 37 and skill, spreading his fame far and wide.
Influenced by my grandfather, my father als fllws the value(价值观) f“Iwn't”. He always prvides the freshest fd, which makes his restaurant very 38 in twn. Once a t rader wanted t sell sme cheap but smelly seafd t my father, he said“N!”and stpped the 39 .
Nw, my brther and I keep in mind 40 ur grandfather and father taught us. Thrugh ups and dwns in life, we've cme t deeply understand ur family value behind this saying—t be truthful and hnest.
( )31. A. as B. by C. like D. with
( )32. A. hard B. light C. wet D. sft
( )33. A. fire B. illness C. jkes D. prblems
( )34. A. began B. frgt C. kept D. stpped
( )35. A. excitedlyB. patiently C. sadly D. wrriedly
( )36. A. mve B. clean C. make D. repair
( )37. A. care B. hnesty C. lve D. pliteness
( )38. A. beautifulB. lvely C. ppular D. peaceful
( )39. A. business B. cmpetitin C. interview D. survey
( )40. A. hw B. why C. when D. what
四、阅读理解(每小题1分，共15分)
A.
China has a lng histry f ver 5,000 years. What can stand fr China in freign students'eyes? The newspaper reprter interviewed sme freign students.
Tm, America
The Great Wall is a symbl(象征) f China in my eyes. It's ne f the ancient walls in the wrld. I went t the Great Wall with my family last year. I enjyed the beautiful scenery(风景) when we gt t the tp.
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( )41. In Tm's eyes, can stand fr China.
A. dumplings B. frks C. chpsticks D. the Great Wall
( )42. It is f r Grace t learn t use chpsticks.
A. relaxing B. interesting C. meaningful D. impssible
( )43. It was a wnderful experience fr Jc t .
A. return t England B. learn Chinesc
C. make dumplings D. use chpsticks
B.
My best friend Bill is always trying t find ut ways t give the envirnment a helping hand. One day, Bill brught sme green cakes t schl. At lunch, he shared his cakes with us.“Delicius!”“Wnderful!”Everyne liked the cakes and wndered hw he made them.
The stry ges back a few weeks. Bill's family likes fruit very much. His father especially lves watermelns. He eats a lt f them in summer. They always thrw away the skins(皮).
After seeing the cleaner wrking hard t pick up the heavy rubbish pail(桶), Bill said.“There must be a gd way t use all the watermeln skins.”
After a lt f thinking, he decided t make smething with the skins. First, he made the skins int juice. Then he carefully made his delicius GREEN cakes.
Once he tasted the cake, he knew his cakes were a great by-prduct(副产品) f the watermeln eating. And it was nature friendly t.
Frm nw n, he desn't need t wrry abut the heavy waste frm eating watermelns. And everyne always wants mre f his special cakes.
( )44. What did Bill share with his classmates ne day?
A. Smething he bught. B. Smething he made.
C. Smething he planted. D. Smething he picked.
( )45. What d we knw abut Bill's family?
A. They wrk very hard. B. They like fruit very much.
C. They help pick up the rubbish. D. They enjy making green cakes.
( )46. What will Bill mst prbably write in his diary?
A. I made very gd cakes and everyne enjyed them.
B. I wrked with the cleaner and my parents praised mc.
C. I made sme fruit juice but my classmates needed mre.
D. I tried t help thers but I wrried abut the heavy waste.
第 5 页 共 10 页Grace, France
In my eyes, chpsticks can stand fr China. They are quite different frm ur tableware(餐具)—frks and knives. It is hard but fun fr me t learn hw t use chpsticks. I bught sme beautiful chpsticks as gifts when I returned t France.
Je, England
When I think f China, dumplings cme int my mind. Families in China always get tgether and make dumplings during festivals. When my family visited China, Ilearned hw t make dumplings frm my Chinese friends. We talked and laughed. It was a wnderful experience.
C.
Wh is the greatest teacher in Chinese histry? Many peple wuld think f Cnfucius(孔子), whse birthday was September 28. Althugh he lived ver 2, 000years ag, peple still remember and respect him fr his cntributin(贡献) t the educatin tday.
Cnfucius lived in the Kingdm f Lu, which lies in ShandngPrvince. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Perid. He had a hard childhd. His father died when he was nly 3. His mther brught him up. As a child, he had t wrk t help his mther, but yung Cnfucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famus tcachers and learned music. histry, petry and sprts.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public schl inChinese histry. At that time nly children frm nble families culd g t schl, but Cnfucius believed everyne shuld g t schl if they wanted t learn. He had abut 3, 000 students in his lifetime.
Tday, peple still fllw Cnfucius' lessns. He tld us that we all have smething wrthy t be learned.“When I am with three peple, ne f them must be better than me in sme areas. I chse their gd qualities and fllw them.”
He als taught us that thinking is very imprtant in study.“All study but n thinking makes peple puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but n study makes peple lazy.”
Cnfucius is nt nly a great teacher, but als a famus thinker with wise thughts abut the wrld and sciety. His mst imprtant teachings are abut kindness and gd manners.“A persn shuld be strict with himself, but be kind t thers."he said.
( )47. Cnfucius learned music, histry, petry and sprts as a child
A. by teaching himself at hme
B. with the help f his mther
C. by ging t schl
D. by visiting many famus teacher
( )48. The underlined wrd“nble”in Paragraph 3 has the clsest meaning t .
A. pr B. bright C. rich D. cute
( )49. The crrect rder f the fllwing statements is .
①Cnfucius wrked t help his mther as a child.
②Cnfucius educated abut 3,000 students in his lifetime.
③Cnfucius' father died.
④Cnfucius started the first public schl in Chinese histry.
A.③①④② B.②③④① C.①③②④ D.④③①②
( )50. Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined in the passage?
A. All study but n thinking makes peple puzzled.
B. Nt everyne has smething wrthy t be learned.
C. All thinking but n study makes peple lazy.
D. A persn shuld be strict with himself, but be kind t thers.
第 6 页 共 10 页D.
Prgress means the act f ging frward. Making any kind f prgress can make us healthy and happy in life. By setting and actively wrking twards ur gals, we can make prgress in ur life.
T make mre prgress in life, start lking at prblems in a different way.Whatever happens, if we think psitively, it can be useful and helpful. We need t knw that prblems are part f ur life. After we slve prblems ne after anther, we can make mre prgress and becme strnger.
Having cnfidence(信心) is helpful fr us t make prgress. Cnfidence cmes frm different places, such as prper educatin, training r having gd relatinships.We shuld als stay with peple wh believe in ur success and actively supprt us.These peple can help push us twards prgress.
Slw prgress is still prgress. Just as the ld saying ges,“It des nt matter hw slwly yu g as lng as yu d nt stp."Prgress usually cmes a lt mre slwly than we expect. Even if prgress is slw, try nt t be wrried. One imprtant thing is that we keep taking steps twards ur gals, and anther is that we clearly remember what ur gals are all the time. The actual speed isn't imprtant.
The rad t prgress is nt always smth. Mst prgress ften cmes with setbacks alng the way. Smetimes, maybc it feels like we're taking ne step frward and three steps back, but it wn't always be like that. Keep ging twards ur gals and we can much mre easily make the prgress we want.
Prgress desn't always happen in a straight line. As lng as we keep wrking,we will achieve higher levels.
( )51. What des prgress make us d?
A. Set lifelng gals. B. G frward easily.
C. Live healthily and happily. D. Think abut new things.
( )52. What des Paragraph 3 tell us?
A. We shuld supprt different peple.
B. Sme peple can push us t failure.
C. Cnfidence helps us make prgrcss.
D. Different schls expect the same prgress.
( )53. What des the writer say abut slw prgress?
A. It ften ges smthly. B. It still means prgress.
C. It smetimes stps prgress. D. It always gives us a clear mind.
( )54. Which wrd is clse t the underlined wrd“setbacks”?
A. Prizes. B. Advantages. C. Excuses. D. Difficulties.
( )55. Which can be a prper title fr the text?
A. Ideas abut Making Prgress B. Keys t Speeding up Prgress
C. Meanings f Having Cnfidence D. Suggestins n Relatinships
非选择题(共45分)
五、语言知识(每小题1分，共15分)
A)根据括号内所给的汉语或音标写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
第 7 页 共 10 页56. Lily cut ut pictures f flwers and (粘贴)them n the card.
57. It was a pleasant (/'dʒɜːni/) and we had fun tgether.
58. Tim will be busy next week because he has many meetings t (参加)
59. Kids were put in grups and kept n (讨论)the uting excitedly.
60. Nancy is really a (忠实的)friend. When I am in truble, she is always with me.
B)根据句子意思，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
61. Suzy, (nt be) afraid f speaking in frnt f the class. Yu shuld believe yu can make it.
62. Fr (far) infrmatin, yu may visil ur cmpany's web page.
63. Bys and girls, dn't play with knives. Yu may hurt (yu).
64. Sam jumps (high) in his class. He nce wn a gld medal in the sprts mecting.
65. He is (terrible) ill. We must scnd him t the hspital at nce.
C)根据所给汉语完成下列句子。
66. Sue 是我们班级中最刻苦的女孩之一。

67.她对学习物理很痴迷。

68. 她愿意花费很多时间在这门学科上。

69.她主动提供了许多帮助给我。

70. 她建议我在课堂上认真听讲。

六、任务型阅读(每小题1分，满分10分)
D yu knw abut space vegetables? Have yu ever eatcn them? Sme peple wrry abut eating space vegetables. They think that they may be bad fr us. In fact,there's n need t wrry abut space vegetables. Here sme facts that we shuld knw abut space vegetables.
In space, plants can grw faster and bigger withut the influence f Earth's gravity(重力). Peple take the seeds t space and then bring them back. Then space vegetables grw frm these strng seeds and grw int bigger, healthier and strnger vegetables.
Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe t eat after they bring back these seeds. And scientists make sure that there is n radiatin(辐射).
Space vegetables are different frm genetically mdified(转基因) fds. The genes(基因) f space vegetables dn't change. This means that n new genes are put int the space vegetables, s we can cat them safely.
Space vegetables are better fr us than nrmal vegetables. Fr example, space tmates will be fine fr twenty days. That's ne week lnger than nrmal tmates.
第 8 页 共 10 页Als, space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables. As a result, space vegetables can help us slve the prblem f future fd supply and prvide a healthier dict.
In cnclusin, space vegetables are a great way t help us meet ur needs in the future.
七、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词(每小题1分，满分10分)
Plastic is a cnvenience(方便), but plastics can hurt the envirnment. Therefre,actin must be taken t reduce their use.
第 9 页 共 10 页Space 71.
Intrductin
In fact, there's n need t be abut space vegetables.
Sme !3.
abut space
vcgetables
Plants can grw faster and bigger in___________and their seeds can grw int bigger, healthier and strnger vegetables.
Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe t 5. and there is n radiatin in them.
___76. genetically mdified fds, space vegetables are safc 77______n new genes are put int them.
Space vegetables are f r us than nrmal vegetables and peple can keep spacc vegetables 79. .
Space vegctables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables.
Cnclusin
Space vegetables can help us meet ur needs in the 80. .
There are many different w___81. t reduce yur plastic use at hme. T begin with, be s____82. t prperly recycle everything yu can and thrw away what yu can't, such as plastic cups and dishes.
Shpping may be ne f the hardest things t d when trying t avid(避免)plastic. B___83_____yu walk ut f the dr,make sure yu have a shpping list with e__________that yu will need r eat. This will reduce fd waste and the amunt f plastic packaging.
Believe it r nt, it is p tav id plastics while n vacatin. Yu may bk ne f the htels which dn't prvide the plastics that can nly be used 86. . As fr take-hme gifts, dn't buy prducts made frm plastics. Or give up traditinal gifts and give smene a picture yu take yurself i 87. , which can be mre special.
It seems I 88. a difficult task t take all the actins immediately, s begin small and take larger steps twards a plastic-free life. Dn't be afraid t s 89.yur stries. Many peple's actins can change the wrld fr the better. If we can help 90. make the change t a plastic-free life, we'll be ding the wrld a huge favr.
八、书面表达(满分10分)
“双减”政策推行之后，中学生的学习及生活发生了很大的变化。为了达成“五育”并举的培养目标，你校开展了丰富的延时服务课程和实践活动。国外TeenageLife 杂志社想了解这方面的情况。假如你是李华，请你根据以下提示写一封英文邮件进行简单介绍。
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1. 词数90左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
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Dear Editr,
I am glad t tell yu smething abut the after-schl services and the practical activities in ur schl.


Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第 10 页 共 10 页延时服务
(after-schl services)
参加各种各样的课程，比如唱歌、篮球等；……(你的情况)
实践活动
(practical activities)
进行学农活动(an agriculture-learning trip), 了解农业活动(learn abut farming activities),如……(补充至少2点)
你的收获或感想
……(补充至少2点)
八年级(上)期中英语试卷参考答案
一、 听力
1-5 CBBCA 6-10 BABAC 11-15 BCCAB
二、单项选择
16-20 BDACA 21-25 DBACA 26-30 DBDBC
三、完形填空
31-35 ACDAB 36-40 CBCAD
四、阅读理解
41-43 DBC
44-46 BBA
47-50 DCAB
51-55 CCBDA
五、语言知识
A)
56. stuck 57. jurney 58. attend 59. discussing 60. true B)
61. dn't be 62. further 63. yurselves 64.(the) highest 65. terribly C)
66. Sue is ne f the mst hard-wrking girls in ur class.
67. She is crazy abut learning Physics.
68. She is willing t/wuld like t spend much/a lt f/lts f time n the subject.
69. She ffers me a lt f help./ She ffers a lt f help t me.
70. She advises me t listen carefully in class.
六、任务型阅读
71. Vegetables/vegetables 72. wrried 73. facts 74. space 75. cat
76. Unlike 77. because 78. better 79. lnger 80. future
七、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词
81. ways 82. sure 83. Befre 84. everything 85. pssible
86. nce 87. instead 88. like 89. share 90. thers