2023-2024学年江苏省常州市八年级下学期期中英语试卷（含答案）

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省常州市八年级下学期期中英语试卷（含答案），共15页。
1．（1分）Hw des Le keep in tuch with his pen friends nw？
2．（1分）Hw will the by g t Shanghai？
3．（1分）Where did Sally g last year？
4．（1分）What's Tm's telephne number？
5．（1分）When did the early bus leave？
A.At 6：25.
B.At 6：30.
C.At 6：35.
6．（1分）What seasn is it accrding t the dialgue？
A.Summer.
B.Autumn.
C.Winter.
7．（1分）Hw lng will the tw peple stay there？
A.All the mrning.
B.All the afternn.
C.All day.
8．（1分）What des the by think f Kris？
A.Lazy.
B.Humrus.
C.Generus.
9．（1分）What are they ging t d first？
A.Lk fr smene taller.
B.Take dwn the ld pictures.
C.Get sme new pictures.
10．（1分）Wh are the speakers？
A.Shpkeeper and shpper.
B.Waiter and guest.
C.Husband and wife.
第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的答案。
11．（2分）（1）Where d they decide t g fr their summer vacatin？
A.Sichuan.
B.Hng Kng.
C.Beijing.
（2）Wh des Kate want t see？
A.Her teacher.
B.Her friend.
C.Her classmate.
12．（3分）
13．（5分）（1）Where did Mr.Green cme frm？
A.Frm Japan.
B.Frm France.
C.Frm the UK.
（2）Hw many freign languages culd Mr.Green speak very well？
A.Three.
B.Tw.
C.Only ne.
（3）What did Mr.Green d befre he went t Japan？
A.He bught a lt f presents fr his Japanese friends.
B.He taught himself Japanese at hme.
C.He went t the evening classes t learn Japanese.
（4）Hw lng did Mr.Green stay in Japan？
A.Fr a few days.
B.Fr a few weeks.
C.Fr a few mnths.
（5）What was Mr.Green's truble when he stayed in Japan？
A.The Japanese peple culd hardly understand him.
B.He spke Japanese as well as the Japanese peple.
C.He culd talk freely with the Japanese peple.
二、单项选择 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
14．（1分）—Last night，I had ______ ne﹣hur trip t Iceland（冰岛） nline.
—Iceland is ______ Eurpean cuntry which is famus fr its beautiful views.（ ）
A．a；aB．an；aC．a；theD．an；the
15．（1分）﹣﹣﹣My father _________ Shanghai with my grandparents．
﹣﹣﹣Really？________ will they cme back？（ ）
A．has been t； Hw sn
B．has gne t； Hw sn
C．has been t； Hw lng
D．has gne t； Hw lng
16．（1分）—I wanted t help Nancy，but she ______.
—Maybe she can d it by herself.（ ）
A．receivedB．returnedC． repeatedD．refused
17．（1分）The ld man lived ______ in the village but he didn't feel ______．（ ）
A．alne；alneB．lnely；lnely
C．alne；lnelyD．lnely；alne
18．（1分）—Hw lng ______ the parade ______？
—It ______ half an hur ag（ ）
A．has；been ver；has finished
B．did；finish；finished
C．has；been ver；finished
D．did；finish；has finished
19．（1分）—Hw d yu like wrking in this ffice？
—Nt bad.But I smetimes think the jb is bring ______.（ ）
A．n the wayB．in sme ways
C．by the wayD．in the way
20．（1分）—Must I return the bk tday？
—N，yu ______.Yu can ______ it fr anther week.（ ）
A．needn't；keep
B．mustn't；keep
C．mustn't；brrw
D．dn't have t；brrw
21．（1分）It ______ tw years since we ______ this schl.We really lve it.（ ）
A． was；has enteredB．was；entered
C． is；has enteredD．is；entered
22．（1分）—Is it the mst wnderful ftball match yu have ______ watched？
—Yes.I have ______ watched such a wnderful match befre.（ ）
A．yet；neverB．already；yet
C．ever；neverD．ever；yet
23．（1分）﹣Thanks fr giving me yur advice，Amy．
﹣______． That's what friends are fr．（ ）
A．Never mindB．All right
C．With pleasureD．My pleasure
三、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
24．（10分）One mrning，I was waiting at the bus stp，wrried abut （1） late fr schl.There were many peple waiting in line at the bus stp，but mst f them just stared（盯着） at their mbile phnes
（2） the bus finally came，we all hurried n bard.I gt a place next t the windw，s I had a gd view f the sidewalk.A by （3） a bike caught my attentin.He was riding beside the bus while waving his arm.I heard a passenger behind me shuting t the （4） ，but he refused t stp until we reached the next stp.The bus drve fast，and the by tried his best （5） up with it.It （6） that he was a little tired，but he still kept riding.And he was carrying （7） ver his shulder and shuting.
Finally，when we came t the next stp，t ur surprise（8） f the bus.I heard an exciting cnversatin.Then the driver std up and asked，"Des anyne lse a suitcase at the bus stp？"A wman n the bus shuted，"Oh（9） the by did，and the crwds f strangers suddenly became （10） t ne anther.
Smetimes even smething small can change the relatinship amng peple a lt.What an unfrgettable experience!
四、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
25．（4.5分）The Silk Rad is the wnderful land trade rute frm China t Rme.It cnnects tw very different wrlds﹣the East and the West：the tw cultures f Asia and Eurpe.When yu travel alng the ancient Silk Rad，histry will cme t life.
（1）The ancient Silk Rad means the rute frm China t .
A.Rme
B.England
C.India
D.Africa
（2）Which Silk Rad tur can make yu learn smething abut Chinese kung fu？
A.The 10﹣day tur.
B.The12﹣day tur.
C.The 13﹣day tur.
D.The 17﹣day tur.
（3）Where is the infrmatin prbably frm？
A.A strybk.
B.A music bk.
C.A histry bk.
D.A travel guide.
26．（4.5分）Ernest Hemingway was ne f the greatest American writers f the twentieth century.He was brn n July 21，1899.He was happy at that time.His father taught him a lve f the utdr life and his mther taught him a lve f music and art.Then，at schl，after he finished schl，he began t wrk as a reprter fr the Star newspaper.Unluckily
Later，the First Wrld War brke ut，Hemingway became an ambulance（救护车），he went t live in Paris and cntinued his writing.Many peple and things in the war influenced him s deeply that they became the main parts in many f his bks.
Hwever，Hemingway's persnal life isn't s successful as his writing.His health was nt gd and he experienced many accidents.In Octber f 1954，he wn the Nbel Prize fr literature（文学）
In his final years，he began t frget things and he culdn't write any mre.On July 2，1961
（1）Hw ld was Hemingway when he gt the Nbel Prize fr literature？
A.18.
B.19.
C.55.
D.62.
（2）Which f the fllwing is the crrect rder f Hemingway's experiences？
①Hemingway experienced many accidents.
②Hemingway wn the Nbel Prize fr literature.
③Hemingway cntinued his writing in Paris.
④Hemingway became an ambulance driver fr the First Wrld War.
⑤Hemingway wrked as a reprter.
A.①③④⑤②
B.⑤④③①②
C.⑤③①④②
D.①③⑤④②
（3）What is the best title fr the text？
A.The Life f Hemingway
B.The Famus Bk f Hemingway
C.The Childhd f Hemingway
D.The Achievement f Hemingway
27．（6分）
Clean up the wrld's highest muntain
China will cut the number f climbers trying t climb Munt Qmlangma frm the nrth this year as part f plans fr the clean﹣up n the wrld's highest muntain.The clean﹣up activity will include mving away the bdies f climbers wh died at mre than 8，000 metres up the muntain.
The ttal number f climbers trying t reach the tp f the wrld's highest muntain frm the nrth will be cntrlled t less than 300.The climbing seasn will be cntrlled t spring.
Parts f Qmlangma are in China and Nepal.Each year，arund 60，000 climbers and guides visit the Chinese nrth side f the muntain，recycle and break dwn rubbish frm the muntain，which includes cans，tents and xygen tanks.
On the Nepalese side，muntaineering trip rganizers have begun sending huge rubbish bags t climbers during the spring climbing seasn.They shuld cllect rubbish that then can be carried by helicpters back t the base camp.
Every year there are many victims n Qmlangma ften in the "death area" abve 8，000 metres where the air is the thinnest.In 2017 648 peple reached the tp f Qmlangma.Six peple have died n the muntain that year，ne f them n the nrth side.
Qmlangma has becme the wrld's highest rubbish dump.Meanwhile，melting ice caused by glbal warming is expsing rubbish that has been left n the muntain since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Nrgay made the first successful climbing 66 years ag.
（1）What can we guess frm the first paragraph？
A．Sme climbers died during muntain climbing.
D．N climbers will climb Munt Qmlangma.
C．Abut8，000 peple died f climbing the muntain.
D．Munt Qmlangma is cleaned up every year.
（2）Which f the fllwing is TRUE？
A．Each year，arund 60，000 climbers climb the muntain frm the nrth side.
B．China has set up statins t deal with rubbish which is left n the muntain.
C．On the Nepalese side，climbers shuld take rubbish back t the base camp.
D．In China，peple use helicpters t take the rubbish back t the base camp.
（3）The underlined wrd "victims" means .
A．persns wh enjy climbing
B．persns wh wrk hard
C．persns wh have experienced death
D．persns wh help climbers
（4）We can mainly learn frm the last paragraph that .
A．the weather in the wrld is getting warmer
B．Edmund and Tenzing were famus climbers
C．Qmlangma is nw getting much cleaner
D．Qmlangma faces serius rubbish prblems
五、信息还原阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项）。
28．（6分）There are many aspects（方面） t language learning，such as hw wrds are said（1）
◆Dn't wrry t much abut prnuncing（发音） wrds the wrng way.
Prnunciatin is imprtant，f curse.It helps listeners t understand what smene says mre clearly.But the mst imprtant step in learning a new language is t practice speaking it.As fr learning any new skill，practice makes perfect.
◆Dn't be afraid t guess the meaning f what smene says.
（2） It is impssible t knw all f them.Yu may use cntext（上下文） and bdy language t guess what thers say.Fr example，when a persn says"Hla"and waves his hand，it is nt necessarily imprtant at that mment t knw the exact meaning.
◆（3）
Learning a new language r skill always takes time.Many will give up learning because it is t hard r bring.Sme may think that ther peple will make fun f them fr making mistakes.But it's OK t make mistakes.Dn't lse hpe and keep trying.
In the end，learning a new language can be difficult，but remember that it can give great advantages. （4） Dn't frget that learning a language can als include making new friends and experiencing new cultures !
六、阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过4个词。
29．（5分）It was a happy time fr me，but there were many dangers because f my small size.There are sme incidents（事件） that I remembered clearly.
Every mrning Glumdalclitch carried my bx t the windw.One day she carried me t the windw as usual，and then she left me there.Sme huge wasps（黄蜂） came in thrugh the windw，and they were very fierce（凶猛的）.I was afraid f them.I tk ut my swrd and fught them.I killed fur f them.Luckily
Anther dangerus mment that I remembered was this：Glumdalclitch left me in the garden ne day，and the weather was very bad.First it rained，and then it hailed（下冰雹），and they hurt me badly.I managed t hide under a tree，but I was still hit by sme f them.
—Taken frm Gulliver s Travels
（1）Why did Gulliver have sme dangers？

（2）What were as big as the size f birds in England？

（3）Where did Gulliver hide t keep himself safe frm the hailstnes？

七、综合填空
30．（10分）The il paper umbrella has a histry f ver 1，000 years in China.It is a （1） （traditin） Chinese handicraft（手工艺品）.Yuhang in Hangzhu is famus （2） making this kind f umbrellas fr ver 230 years.They are （3） （main） made f skin paper，bamb，a cating f Tung il（桐油）， （4） （include） making bamb ribs，pesting papers（糊纸） and painting patterns.It takes at least a week （5） （make） per umbrella.
A yung man called Liu Weixue learned （6） art f making Yuhang il paper umbrellas frm his grandfather."I want t bring the art t life."Liu said.He （7） （imprve） the umbrellas t win the hearts f yung peple. （8） the ld skin paper was easy t break，he started t use a kind f thicker paper.In a test，his umbrellas were pened and clsed fr 1（9） （time） withut breaking.He used a kind f lighter bamb t make the umbrellas weigh （10） （little）.
Nw Liu hpes the art can be passed n.He ges t lcal schls t teach students.He als ges t events in different places t prmte（推广） the art.
八、根据句意及提示完成单词拼写，每空一词
31．（1分）After the marathn race，all f us were （疲劳的） ut except Mike.
32．（1分）Because f his hard wrk，he finally （实现） his dream f being an artist.
33．（1分）Histry bks can imprve ur （知识） f the past .
34．（1分）The cartn character lks much （ugly） when it becmes angry.
35．（1分） The Chinese gvernment has dne a lt t cntrl water （ pllute）.
九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译及连词成句
36．（1.5分）她的父母已经结婚三十多年了。
Her parents .
37．（1.5分）你不必在周末去南京出差。
Yu .
38．（1.5分）最近，人们已经习惯了外出时佩戴口罩。
，peple masks when ging ut.
39．（1.5分）也许你的老师可以给你关于怎样处理这个问题的建议。
Maybe yur teacher .
40．（1.5分）他曾经梦想过环游世界吗？
he ever ？
41．（1.5分） managed，the，English，they，translate，bk（自己加标点）

十、书面表达
42．（10分）假如你是李明，刚收到美国叔叔Kevin的电子邮件，请认真阅读下面的邮件，并根据邮件内容回一封电子邮件。
Dear Li Ming，
I haven't seen yu fr a lng time since we met last time.The wrld is changing fast.Are there many changes in ur hmetwn？Have yu changed a lt？Yu tld me yu spent t much time playing cmputer games and yu wanted t have a change.Nw yu spend much time reading bks.Can yu tell me smething abut yur reading habits，like when，where and what yu read？And d yu have any plans fr the summer hliday this year？
Lking frward t hearing frm yu.
Yurs，
Kevin
注意：
（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；回信须包含邮件中的所有相关内容，并作适当发挥；
（2）文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等信息；
（3）词数不少于90词，信的首尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Kevin，
I'm very glad t hear frm yu.Our hmetwn﹣Changzhu has changed a lt ver the years.
___________
I hpe t meet yu sn.
Yurs，
Li Ming
参考答案
二、单项选择 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
14．【答案】A
15．【答案】B
16．【答案】D
17．【答案】C
18．【答案】C
19．【答案】B
20．【答案】A
21．【答案】D
22．【答案】C
23．【答案】D
三、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
24．【答案】CDACB BAACB
四、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
25．【答案】ABD
26．【答案】CBA
27．【答案】ABCD
五、信息还原阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项）。
28．【答案】ECAF
六、阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过4个词。
29．【答案】（1）Because f his small size.
（2）Sme huge wasps.
（3）Under a tree.
七、综合填空
30．【答案】（1）traditinal（2）fr（3）mainly（4）including（5）t make（6）the（7）imprved（8）As（9）times（10）less
八、根据句意及提示完成单词拼写，每空一词
31．【答案】tired
32．【答案】achieved
33．【答案】knwledge
34．【答案】uglier
35．【答案】pllutin
九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译及连词成句
36．【答案】have been married fr ver thirty years
37．【答案】dn't need t g n a business trip t Nanjing n weekends
38．【答案】Recently；have been used t wearing
39．【答案】can give yu advice n hw t deal with this prblem
40．【答案】Has；dreamed f traveling arund the wrld
41．【答案】They managed t translate the bk int English.
十、书面表达
42．【答案】Dear Kevin，
I'm very glad t hear frm yu.Our hmetwn﹣Changzhu has changed a lt ver the years.
The gvernment has built many shps and tall buildings in sme large pen spaces.Mst peple have mved int new flats.Many peple have their wn cars.Peple are enjying a cmfrtable life.I have changed a lt，t.In the past，I spent t much time playing cmputer games.But nw，I ften read bks in the library in my free time.I enjy reading bks abut technlgy.Summer hliday is cming.My parents and I are planning t visit yu and g n a trip t New Yrk.
I hpe t meet yu sn.
Yurs，
Li MingThe First Balln Trips
In 1783
●The first balln trip lasted nly eight（1） .
In（2）
●An American and a Frenchman decided t crss the English Channel in a balln.
●They nearly lst their life because f a hle in the balln.
●They saved （3） by thrwing away mst f their things.
（1）
A.be
B.t be
C.being
D.been
（2）
A.Befre
B.Since
C.Until
D.When
（3）
A.n
B.by
C.in
D.under
（4）
A.pliceman
B.by
C.driver
D.ther passengers
（5）
A.catching
B.t catch
C.caught
D.catch
（6）
A.lked
B.seemed
C.sunded
D.felt
（7）
A.smething
B.nthing
C.anything
D.everything
（8）
A.dr
B.windw
C.end
D.seat
（9）
A.which
B.hw
C.what
D.that
（10）
A.excited
B.friendly
C.easy
D.surprised
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A.Dn't give up.
B.Dn't waste time.
C.There are tens f thusands f wrds in English.
D.Sme wrds are prnunced differently in British English and American English.
E.But sme advice might make learning a new language easier﹣and mre fun.
F.Learning a language desn't just mean the ability t speak in that different language.