2023-2024学年江苏省苏州市昆山市、太仓市、常熟市、张家港市八年级（下）期中英语试卷

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1． Wh may the wman interview？
A.
B.
C.
2． Where may Tm visit during his summer hliday？
A.
B.
C.
3． What pllutin are they talking abut？
A.
B.
C.
4． Which bk wuld Ben like t read？
A.
B.
C.
5． Hw many freign cuntries has Luke been t？
A.One.
B.Tw.
C.Three.
6． When did Sam cme back？
A.This mrning.
B.Yesterday.
C.Last mnth.
7． What des Lucy d with her pcket mney nw？
A.Buy bks fr children.
B.Dnate it t help the pr.
C.Buy snacks.
8． Whse cmputer did the girl use？
A.Her brther's.
B.Her father's.
C.Mike's
9． Hw lng may the prgramme last？
A.90 minutes.
B.100 minutes.
C.120 minutes.
10． What are the tw speakers ding？
A.Visiting Jhn's ld huse.
B.Helping Jhn mve huse.
C.Lking fr Jhn's new huse.
11．（1）What has happened t the wman's cmputer？
A.There is smething wrng with its sund.
B.There is smething wrng with its keybard.
C.There is smething wrng with its screen.
（2）When des the wman can get her cmputer？
A.3 days later.
B.4 days later.
C.5 days later.
12．
（1）A.Hundreds
B.Thusands
C.Millins
（2）A.14
B.40
C.45
（3）A.clthes
B.car
C.ty car
13．（1）Where can a student find ld magazines？
A.On Flr Tw.
B.On Flr Three.
C.On Flr Fur.
（2）What is n the furth flr？
A.Science bks.
B.Newspapers.
C.Vide materials.
（3）Hw many bks can a student brrw at mst every time？
A.Three.
B.Fur.
C.Five.
（4）When can a student brrw bks frm the library n weekdays？
A.Frm 7：00 9：00 p.m.
B.Frm 8：00 11：00 p.m.
C.Frm 8：00 10：00 p.m.
（5）Why des the speaker give the talk？
A.T intrduce the library.
B.T ffer an invitatin t the library.
C.T cllect advice n the library.
二、完形填空
14． "What will yu eat fr breakfast at cllege，Nick？ " Ethan asked his big brther at the table.
"I dn't knw." Nick hugged the crn flakes （玉米片） bx. "I'd better take this." Mm smiled. "Nick is jking.He'll have （1） he needs at cllege."
"N， " Nick pinted at Ethan. "I wn't have my little （2） ! "
Mm lked at her watch and reminded Nick it was time t leave.Ethan wished he culd g t the airprt with them，but it was class pht day. "Gd luck at cllege!" he hugged Nick gdbye and waved at him （3） the car disappeared （消失） arund the crner.
Days went by.Ethan （4） seeing his brther at breakfast every day.Smetimes Nick sent phts.One was f himself in the library with a tall pile f bks.Ethan lked at it.Nick was smiling，but he lked （5） .Maybe it was hard t get enugh sleep at cllege.
A cuple f mnths later，Mm tld Ethan they wuld visit Nick fr his birthday.What gd news!Ethan pulled ut his schlbag （6） and put a bx f crn flakes int it.He even fund Nick's pillw （枕头） and tried t put it （7） .
Seeing this，Mm culdn't help laughing. "Yu're very thughtful，Ethan.But yu （8） pack all that.Nick has everything he needs there."
Everything？Ethan wndered.Then he fund scissrs，cut ut ne f his new schl. （9） and put it int his schlbag.
When Mm and Ethan arrived at Nick's cllege，Nick was excited t see them. "Guess （10） I bring yu!Yu have almst everything yu need at cllege. " Ethan smiled at his brther.
"Almst？ " Nick said. "What am I missing？ "
Ethan reached int his schlbag and pulled ut the pht. "Just me. " Surprised and mved，Nick hugged him tightly.
三、阅读理解
15．
（1）Hw lng will the yard sale last？
A.Fr 13 days.
B.Fr 5 days.
C.Fr 2 days.
D.Fr 3 days.
（2）Accrding t the pster，which f the fllwing is crrect？
A.The item cllectins will start n July 17.
B.Items can be accepted n July 10.
C.The item cllectins will finish n July 12.
D.Items can nly be accepted n July 13.
（3）Which f the fllwing items will be accepted？
A.Cmputers.
B.Encyclpedias.
C.TVs.
D.Jewelry.
（4）What can yu d if yu want t be a vlunteer at the yard sale？
A.Dnate as many items as yu can.
B.Call Jane Camern at （401）1024﹣10515.
C.Visit the St.Theresa Church's website.
D.Write an email t Jane Camern.
16．
The pem Farewell t Liu Yu was an ancient pem written by Li Qi，a pet f the Tang Dynasty.The pem was made up f eight lines，which can be divided int tw parts.
The first fur lines were the first part f the pem，which started with writing the views.This pet used the cld reeds in the wind t lightly pint ut the parting emtins （离别情绪）.Hwever，n the mment f parting，Li Qi didn't write the sad views t express his srrw，but fcused n the white waves f the autumn river，describing the envirnment.This way f writing has made this parting pem nt s sad.
The secnd part f the pem expressed Li's best wishes after Li Yu's leaving.He wished that the weather wuld change frm rainy t clear，and the ship wuld sail with the tide，s that his friend's jurney culd g smthly.Li als did well in turning his feelings int pictures.Fr example，in the last line，the wild gse is crying，making the parting feeling alive.
（1）Which wrd rhymes with "west"？
A.grw
B.crest
C.blw
D.hilltp
（2）What des underlined wrd "srrw" mean？
A.Happiness.
B.Excitement.
C.Sadness.
D.Surprise.
（3）Which f the fllwing is written in the same way as the last underlined pem？
A.Hpe is a gd breakfast，but it is a bad supper.
B.When she heard the bad news，a river f tears pured ut.
C.The rain sang and jumped ut f the cluds.
D.Yu are the whle wrld t me，and the mn and the stars.
（4）Accrding t the pem，which f the fllwing is true？
A.It was rainy when Li said farewell t Liu.
B.It was spring when Li said farewell t Liu.
C.Li was happy when writing the pem.
D.Li and Liu were gd friends.
17．Yu may think yu cannt live thrugh summer withut air cnditiners （空调）.But at the very beginning，hand fans were almst the nly help fr peple t drive the heat away.
Chinese peple started t use hand fans ver 2，000 years ag.The fans came in different shapes，such as rund and square.They were als made f all kinds f materials.Leaf fans were cheap and easy t make.Feather fans shwed the wner's high status （地位）.Sandalwd （檀香） fans culd send ut a sweet smell.
Later，hand fans became far mre than just smething that culd cl yu dwn.They develped int artwrks，in which tuanshan （rund fans） and zheshan （flded fans） were the mst cmmn.
In the shape f a full mn，tuanshan was usually made f silk.They had beautiful embridery （刺绣） f birds and flwers n them.Wmen，especially thse in the palace，liked t use them.Pets in ancient China ften cmpared a wman's abandned fate （被抛弃的命运） t tuanshan.Nalan Xingde wrte during the Qing Dynasty， "If nly life were as beautiful as when we first met，why shuld the autumn wind bther t pity deserted painted fans？ （人生若只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇？ ）"
Hwever，men，especially the literati （文人），used zheshan，r flded fans.The literati liked them because zheshan were usually made f paper and they culd paint and write pems n them.It was a way fr them t shw ff their talents in literature，painting and handwriting.Almst anything can be painted n zheshan，but the mst ppular nes usually landscapes （风景）.
（1）What were hand fans nly used fr at the very beginning？
A.Fr shwing literatis' talents.
B.Fr keeping cl.
C.Fr shwing the wner's high status.
D.Fr writing pems.
（2）Accrding t Paragraph 2，which f the fllwing is right？
A.Peple mainly used Palm leaf fans 2000 years ag.
B.Feather fans were seen as a symbl f high status.
C.Sandalwd fans were cheap and easy t make.
D.Hand fans had nly tw shapes，rund and square.
（3）Why des the writer use Nalan Xingde's pem in paragraph 4？
A.T tell us why tuanshan were ppular amng pets.
B.T tell us tuanshan had a special shape.
C.T tell us why wmen in palace liked tuanshan.
D.T tell us tuanshan had a special meaning in pems.
（4）What d we knw abut zheshan？
a.Zheshan were made fr the literati.
b.Mst zheshan were made f paper.
c.Peple culd write and paint n them.
d.The literati culd paint nthing but landscapes n them.
A.ab
B.bc
C.cd
D.ad
（5）Which f the fllwing culd be the best title f the passage？
A.Stries behind fans.
B.Special artwrks in China.
C.Different materials f fans.
D.Pems n fans.
18．We all knw the pwer f language.In a wrld where all cuntries are becming mre cnnected with each ther，peple wh can speak tw languages have an advantage （优势） ver thse wh speak just ne.But believe it r nt，being bilingual can make peple smarter，t.
Even when a bilingual persn is using just ne language ，bth language systems in his r her brain （大脑） are active.This way，the brain has t deal with prblems，which gives it a kind f exercise that makes it strnger.
A recent article in The New Yrk Times talked abut a study in 2022 by American psychlgists （心理学家） Ellen Bialystk and Michelle Martin﹣Rhee.They asked sme children t srt ut （分类） sme blue circles and red squares （正方形） n a cmputer screen int tw "bins" shwn n the cmputer.One grup was bilingual and the ther grup spke nly ne language.
First，they needed t srt the shapes by clr，putting blue circles int the bin marked with the blue square and red squares int the bin marked with the red circle.Bth grups did well with this task.
Next they needed t srt them by shape.This was mre difficult，because they needed t put the shapes int a bin marked with a different clr.The bilinguals did this task mre quickly.
A number f such studies shw that bilingual experience imprves sme f the brain's abilities.It helps peple stay fcused （集中的）.
The bilingual experience influences peple frm the time they're brn until they're ld.It als wrks n thse wh learn a secnd language later in life.
Accrding t the BBC，a study in Psychlgy and Aging says being bilingual als helps prevent dementia （痴呆） in ld age.
（1）What des the underlined wrd bilingual in Paragraph 1 mean？
A.能说一种语言的
B.能说会道的
C.能说两种语言的
D.聪明的
（2）What des the writer want t tell us in Paragraph 2？
A.What disadvantages a bilingual persn has.
B.Hw being bilingual makes the brain strnger.
C.What exercise the brain shuld take.
D.Hw the brain deals with prblems in life.
（3）Accrding t Paragraph 4 ，wh srted crrectly in the first test？
A .Amy put the blue circles int a bin marked with a red square.
B.Peter put the red squares int a bin marked with a blue circle.
C.Lucy put the blue circles int a bin marked with a blue square.
D.Sfia put the red squares in t a bin marked with a blue circle.
（4）What can we learn frm the article？
A.Bilingual thinking is nt gd fr ur brains.
B.Bilingual peple have higher IQs than thers.
C.Bilingual peple dn't get dementia easily in ld age.
D.Bilingual thinking influences yunger peple the mst.
四、信息还原
19．
Children's Games in Ancient China
Unlike the children nwadays，the children during ancient times didn't have smart phnes，iPads r cmputers t enjy themselves.（1） .Let's take a lk.
Kicking stne balls
During the Qing Dynasty，kicking a stne ball arund was a ppular sprt in the nrthern part f China，and it was ften played in winter t keep warm.
Flying kites
Kites have quite a lng histry.The earliest kites were made f wd，instead f paper.Nwadays，the three mst famus kites are the Beijing kite，Tianjin kite and Weifang kite.Each f them has special features.（2） .
Playing hide﹣and﹣seek
Hide﹣and﹣seek is a traditinal game fr children.Even nwadays，many children like playing it.There are tw ways t play.One way is cvering a child's eyes while ther kids run arund t tease him.（3） .
（4）
The clsest thing t watching a film r televisin fr entertainment during ancient times was ging t see a shadw play.Flk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen，narrating stries and accmpanied by music.
Setting ff firewrks
Firewrks have a histry f mre than 2，000 years.It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China（5） .After gunpwder was invented，it gradually replaced the bamb jints.Firewrks are still set ff during Chinese Spring Festival.
A．Watching shadw plays
B．Fr example，the swallw﹣shaped kite is a well﹣knwn Beijing style
C．Shadw plays were the ppular entertaining frm in ancient times
D．T scare ff the beast，peple burnt bamb jints t make them explde（爆炸）
E．The ther way is that ne child must try t find thse wh have hidden
F．Instead，they came up with interesting games t play in their childhd
G．Peple were all afraid f the beast
五、词汇检测
20． Chinese has an infrmal set f slang wrds and can help ne （交流） better.
21． Chen （翻译） his pems int English and Japanese last year.
22．It is said that a cw has fur ．（胃）
23．Sydney is n the suth﹣eastern （海岸） f Australia．
24． This kind f bird flies t （南方的） places when spring cmes.
25．Our dresses were the same [ɪkˈsept] mine was red.
26． The palaces used t be thse /'ru：ləz/.
27． Being /ə'brɔ：d/ allws yu t learn nt nly abut thers but als abut yurself.
28． The study has been tested n /maɪs/ many times.
29． Amy，yu are lucky enugh t find the /'hɪdn/ secret.
30． —D yu agree t help them？
—N.Smetimes r thers may be a gd chice.
31． —Lk!An ld c are walking hand in hand in the park.
—I hpe my parents will be like them in the future.
32． —Is it better nw？
—Quite the ，it is wrse，I'm afraid.
33． Our charity wrk was a great s because s far we've raised at least 300，000 yuan fr the pr children.
34． Dustin，it's nne f yur b and yu dn't need t d anything.
35．
Nalan Xingde was a Qing Dynasty pet.Wang Guwei ，a famus Chinese histrian and pet，（1） Nalan Xingde as the best pet since the Nrthern Sng Dynasty.
Nalan Xingde had a tragic life，althugh he （2） a wealthy and pwerful family.He made great literary （文学的） achievements.But he lst his belved wife （3） and stpped living at 30.Every time I read his memrial pems fr his late wife，my mind （4） sadness.I like Nalan Xingde and his pems because he shws plain emtin withut t much flwery language.His life was shrt.But the treasure he （5） will stay with us frever.
六、短文填空
36．One day it was raining （1） （heavy）.I was late fr a meeting in a nearby city that I knew nly by GPS，and my phne （2） （die）.I culdn't find ut hw t get there r hw t reach my friends.
I stpped at a McDnald's in （3） pr part f a twn and walked up t a mther and her daughter. "I'm srry， " I said. "D yu mind （4） I make a call with yur phne？I need t let my friends knw I'm （5） （lse）." She handed me her phne and then tld me I was lucky t make the last call—she was abut t turn it ff because she didn't have enugh mney （6） （pay） her phne bill.
The yung girl and the mther were （7） （hld） each ther and talking tgether as I made the call.I gt in tuch （8） my friends.Thankfully，they knew where I was and tld me hw t get t （9） （they）.
As I was leaving，I reached int my wallet.Luckily，there was a ＄20 bill.I put it int the mther's hand and then turned t leave quickly.As I walked thrugh the drs，I heard the mther （10） （cry）.Her daughter called after me and said， "Yu have n idea hw yu just helped us. "
I still think back t that day even nw.They had n idea hw much they helped me，yet I was the ne being thanked.It's funny hw that wrks.
七、阅读表达
37．Lily was a cheerful girl.She always had a big smile n her face.One day，she nticed an ld man named Grumble sitting beside a river.The ld man lked sad.Lily wanted t make him smile，s she walked up t him with a friendly greeting. "Gd mrning，Mr.Grumble!Why the lng face？" she asked.
Grumble said， "What's there t be happy abut，yung ne？Life is full f trubles." Lily laughed and replied， "Trubles are like big and scary thundercluds， just like cluds，they pass，making way fr the sun t shine again.Yu shuld try lking n the bright side!"
Lily made a bet with Grumble，saying， "I bet I can make yu smile by the end f the day." Grumble challenged her， "Yu're welcme t try，but it wn't be easy."
Fr the rest f the day，Lily did all kinds f funny and silly things t make Grumble laugh.She tld jkes，sang like nbdy was watching，and even made faces.Hwever，Grumble was still unhappy.As the sun began t set，Lily decided t give it ne last try.She tk a deep breath and brke int a jyus dance.
Surprisingly，Grumble culdn't help it.He let ut a chuckle （咯咯笑声），and then anther.Befre he knew it，he was laughing heartily，his sadness giving way t happiness.Lily had wn the cntest，but mre imprtantly，she shwed Grumble that becming cheerful was nt difficult.
Happiness is a chice，and we can find it.
（1）What was Mr.Grumble like as Lily walked up t him？

（2）Why did Lily see trubles as thundercluds？

（3）What des the stry teach us？

八、书面表达
38．小明因故意严重违反校规被学校处罚打扫操场，你觉得学校的做法对吗？请就此事用英语写一篇文章，说说你对这件事的看法以及你这样看待的理由。
要求：
（1）字数100词左右，结合实际，适当发挥，使行文连贯；
（2）文中不能出现真实学校名称和人名。
2023-2024学年江苏省苏州市昆山市、太仓市、常熟市、张家港市八年级（下）期中英语试卷
参考答案
一、听力部分
1．【答案】略
2．【答案】略
3．【答案】略
4．【答案】略
5．【答案】略
6．【答案】略
7．【答案】略
8．【答案】略
9．【答案】略
10．【答案】略
11．【答案】略
12．【答案】略
13．【答案】略
二、完形填空
14．【答案】BDCAB DDABC
三、阅读理解
15．【答案】CBDB
16．【答案】BCCD
17．【答案】BBDBA
18．【答案】CBCC
四、信息还原
19．【答案】FBEAD
五、词汇检测
20．【答案】cmmunicate
21．【答案】translated
22．【答案】略
23．【答案】cast
24．【答案】suthern
25．【答案】except
26．【答案】rulers'
27．【答案】abrad
28．【答案】mice
29．【答案】hidden
30．【答案】refusing
31．【答案】cuple
32．【答案】ppsite
33．【答案】success
34．【答案】business
35．【答案】（1）described（2）was brn int（3）in his early 20s（4）is full f（5）left behind
六、短文填空
36．【答案】（1）heavily（2）died（3）the/a（4）if（5）lst（6）t pay（7）hlding（8）with（9）them（10）crying
七、阅读表达
37．【答案】（1）He was sad.
（2）Because truble will pass just like cluds.
（3）Happiness is a chice，and we can find it.
八、书面表达
38．【答案】 I really give a thumbs up t the schl because they set a gd example t warn the students wh always break rules and thers fllwing their steps.
In my eyes，schl rules are made t tell us what we shuld d and what we mustn't，meanwhile，they are used t punish us when we make mistakes.I strngly think Xia Ming deserves the punishment and shuld face the music.Otherwise，ur living and learning envirnment wuld be wrse and wrse.
In fact，there are sme students arund us turning a blind eye t schl rules.They shuld reap what they sw.Hmetwn
Backgrund （背景）
1._______f Chinese leave the cuntryside t wrk in the cities.
Xu Lei
●He is 2._______ years ld and has lived in Suzhu fr many years.
● With a hard jb in a 3._______factry，he desn't find much time t visit his hmetwn.
（1）
A.anything
B.everything
C.nthing
D.smething
（2）
A.friend
B.sister
C.cusin
D.brther
（3）
A.when
B.after
C.until
D.since
（4）
A.missed
B.hated
C.enjyed
D.felt
（5）
A.shy
B.tired
C.bred
D.lnely
（6）
A.easily
B.slwly
C.carelessly
D.quickly
（7）
A.up
B.back
C.dwn
D.inside
（8）
A.needn't
B.mustn't
C.shuldn't
D.wuldn't
（9）
A.maps
B.phts
C.T﹣shirts
D.pstcards
（10）
A.why
B.hw
C.what
D.where

Cllectins start n
July 1
Deadline
July 13（n items will be accepted after this date）
D yu have bks，lamps，tys，recrds，DVDs，hliday decratins，Jewelry r any ther items just cllecting dust？
Time t clean ut the attic（阁楼）and bring yur items t Parish Hall.All electrnic items must be in wrking rder.N clthing，cmputers，TVs，r encyclpedias（百科全书）accepted.
Thse with questins r ffering t help can call Jane Camern at（401）1024﹣10515.
Farewell （送别） t Liu Yu
By Li Qi
In the eighth mn the reed （芦苇） cld grws，
The autumn waves with white crest （浪头）.
The mast （桅杆） shakes as nrth wind blws；
Why shuld my guest g t the west？
The rain n lnger drp dwn n hilltp；
Out f the dr rises the evening tide （潮汐）.
At night alng the beach my friend shuld stp.
Hear a lnely wild gse （大雁） cry by riverside!
leave behind，be full f，describe，in his early 20s，be brn int