江阴市长泾片2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

江阴市长泾片2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

（满分100分，考试时间100分钟）

命题人：   审核人：

一、听力 (共20分,每题1分)

Ⅰ.听对话回答问题(10分)

    本部分共有10道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后,你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

1. What class does the woman have every Wednesday?

 A.   B.   C.

2. What was Dave doing when he got hurt?    

  A.    B.   C.

3. Where will the woman meet the man’s friend?   

  A.   B.   C.

4. Which bus should the man take to the museum?      

  A.   B.   C.

5. How often does Sam go to the Softball Club? 

  A. Twice a week.           B. Once a week.     C. Every Friday afternoon.

6. Why is Sandy so happy?

  A. She had a nice lunch.   B. She will move to London.   C. She met an old friend.  7. How many books did Amy read during the reading week? 

  A. Four.        B. Five.        C. Six.

8. Who is the tallest boy of the three?

  A. Tom.         B. Daniel.         C. Mark.

9. Which club will Ann join?

  A. The Computer Club.      B. The Dancing Club.       C. The Swimming Club.

10. When did the man arrive at school this morning?

A. At seven o’clock.     B. At seven ten.        C. At seven twenty.

Ⅱ.听对话和短文回答问题。(10分)

      你将听到两段对话和一篇短文,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备选答案。

   听一段对话,回答第11一12小题。

11. When did Mike join the Table Tennis Club? 

A. Last week.      B. Last month.           C. This month.   

12. On what day does he practice table tennis?   

   A. Monday and Sunday.     B. Monday and Saturday.    C. Saturday and Sunday. 

听第二段对话,根据所听内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项,完成信息记录表。

13. A. sunny     B. windy     C. cloudy

14. A. go shopping    B. go swimming   C. go hiking

15. A. a pair of glasses   B. a big coat    C. a pair of shoes

听一段短文,回答16-20题。

16. Where does Kitty live?

   A. In America.      B. In Beijing.          C. In a small town.

17. Whose computer is Kitty using to write the email?  

   A. Her own.       B. Her father’s.     C. Her uncle’s.

18. How long can she have for lunch? 

   A. Half an hour.      B. One hour.     C. Two hours. 

19. Why can’t she spend more time studying? 

   A. She has to help her parents in the field.     

B. She has too many lessons every day.        

C. She has to look after her family members.   

20. What makes her happy? 

A. She can get close to nature (自然).

B. She can play on the computer.

C. Daniel often writes to her.

二、单项填空   在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

21.Jack isn’t ______ honest boy and he has ______ friends.

    A. an; little   B. an; few   C. a; little   D. a; few

22. ——Who is your favourite basketball player ?

——Yi Jianlian , he is my hero. I think no one plays______.

A. well    B. good    C. better   D. best

23. Last Saturday, Daniel ________ a brighter light in his bedroom. It’s beautiful!

A. put on    B. put in    C. put up   D. put down

24. _______ that pair of __________ a little cheaper?

A. Is ,scissor          B .Are ,scissor        C. Is, scissors      D. Are, scissors

25. Don’t watch too much TV, _______________?

    A. will you            B. won’t you          C. shall we       D. do you

26. ——Don’t ______ the little baby at home ______, it’s dangerous!—— Sorry, I won't.

A. put; alone   B. forget; lonely  C. leave; alone   D. take; lonely

27. My father will not work in his office tomorrow. He will          a meeting          .

 A. attend; instead of B. attend; instead  C. join; instead    D. join; instead of

28. Most students in our school have______ homework every day.

A . one and a half hours of          B. one and a half hours

C. one and half an hour            D. one and half an hour of

29. ——The boring trip _______ me about five hours and __________ me much money.

    ——Bad luck!

A. cost, took    B. took, cost          C. spend, paid     D. paid, spent  

30. ——The film My homeland and I(我和我的祖国) is popular recently. How do you like it?  

——_________.

1. I think so.   B. Pretty good.     C. All right.    D. That’s all right.

三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

When I was young，my mother always spent lots of time sitting behind a sewing machine（缝纫机）．For all three children in our family，she made all the（31）　  with a happy look on her face．It looked so （32）　   for my mom to make them．But the first time I tried to make something，I just（33）　   do it．I worked too quickly and when I finished， it looked bad．Soon I just gave up．

This summer，I really wanted to make a dress to（34）　   at a party．So I picked out some nice cloth and found a nice style in a book． I got（35）　    excited about sewing that I couldn't even sleep．I couldn't wait to begin．I started early the next morning．My mom was having a meeting so if I had questions，there could be（36）　   to ask．I did my sewing slowly and carefully，and I tried to do everything（37）　   　． When I was sewing the front，I made the neck too small．（38）　   the rest was fine． "I finally made it!" I finished two hours later． And it fit! For the first time，I could wear something I had made with my own（39）　　．

Later，I made some more clothes for myself．Now，I'm doing better and better．So，if you want to learn something，my（40）　 　is，never stop trying when you can't do it well．

四、阅读理解  （本大题共20分,每小题2分）

A.

41.What does City Year London need?

A.Teachers      B.Cleaners        C.Students          D.Tour guides

42.What service does City Year London have?

A. Activities on weekdays            B. Easy school rules 

C. After-school clubs                D. One-to -five tutoring

43.How much can one person get from Good Citizen Award?

A. $100         B. $400            C. $1000           D. $1,200

44.If Linda wants to work for City Year London , she should _________.

①be between 18 and 25            ② write articles in English very well

③spend one month practising       ④have the passion to set a good example.

A. ①②③④    B. ①②④       C. ①③④        D. ①④

45.We can find this passage from_____________

A. a newspaper      B. a storybook     C. a magazine      D. a novel

B

He put my saddle on and let me to the front door of the house.The Squire was there.

"John"  he said. "Mrs Gordon is very ill . Ride to the doctor’s and give him this note.”

‘Now ,Beauty, do your best. (A)_________ “ said John.

I went as fast as possible . When we arrived at Dr White’s, John told him, “Mrs Gordon is very ill . Squire Gordon thinks she is going to die . Please go to her right now.(B)________”

“Yes,” said the doctor, “but my son has my horse.Can I have yours?” he asked.

The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider. (C)_____ when we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door. And Joe led me to the stable. I was glad to be home. My legs were shaking, and I was very wet. Joe was young and he gave me cold water to drink. Soon all my body began to shake,and I felt very cold.

(D)_________ A long time later, John came back. He covered me with two warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water. He gave me some warm food, and then I went to sleep.

But I was very sick then, and John was looking after me night and day. The Squire came to see me. “Poor Beauty” he said one day. “You saved Mrs Gordon ‘s life.”

John said, “Black Beauty went so fast. He seemed to know what was wrong.”

But after that I was ill for a long time, and I thought I was going to die. One night Thomas Green ,Joe’s father,came in. He told John,” Joe is very upset about Black Beauty. He knows it was all his fault. He is young. He is not a bad boy.”

John said slowly,” I know he is not a bad boy. But don’t worry. I think Beauty is going to get better.”

And sure enough, in the morning I was much better.

46.The teller of the story above is ________

1. Mrs Gordon  B. Young Joe  C. Squire Gordon  D. Black Beauty

47.The sentence “But I did my best and ran as fast as possible.” should be put ______

1. (A)         B.(B)        C. (C)            D.(D)

48.Black Beauty felt ________ when he carried the doctor to Mrs Gordon.

1. tired but happy  B. upset and shy   C. thirsty but sorry  D. sleepy and hungry

49.Black Beauty was ill after the ride from the doctor’s house because_________

1. the doctor was heavier than John .  
2. the doctor was not a good rider .   

C .Black Beauty was all wet that night.

D. Joe gave him cold water to drink

50.What does the passage mainly tell us ?

1. Who saved Mrs Gordon’s life at last.
2. Where Beauty and John found Dr White.
3. How Beauty and his owner John got along.
4. What a kind horse Beauty is !

五、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项 （本大题共10分,每小题2分）.

When you speak, write a letter or make a telephone, your words carry a message. People communicate(交流) with words.  51  A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.  52   You shake your head and people know you are saying “No” . You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.

  53    For example , a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of other signs around you and that you get messages from them all the time?   54   An artist can use his drawings to tell about the beautiful mountains, the blue seas and many other things. A writer writes books to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.    55  They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about .

六、词汇运用 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）

根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

56.This is a _________ (混合) drink which is made from several kinds of fruits.

57.Chinese is one of the most beautiful ____________ (语言) in the world.

58.She wants to go to a foreign country for _______________ (进一步) study.

59 .Many students don’t know _____________ (确切地) what they should do at school.

60.We should learn to make friends with people from different _________(文化).

61.You should be more __________ (耐心) to the little boy.

62.It’s______(真实的) that we were all happy to hear the news.

63.We had to sit ____________ (从头到尾) the show though it wasn’t interesting at all.

64.The water is much _________(清晰的)because we stop factories throwing waste into rivers.

65.Kitty ___________________ (自愿给予) him $500 to do the job, but he turned it down.

七、短文综合填空（本大题共10分,每小题1分）

请认真阅读下面短文，在横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Gu Ailing (Eileen Gu) is a freeskier (自由式滑雪运动员) with an American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019, she became a Chinese citizen (公民) and __66___(choose) to compete (比赛) for China. Gu Ailing started to learn skiing in 2006. At that time, she was only three. At the age of nine, she was a  67    to ski well and started to win gold medals (金牌) in some important competitions. In 2020, she won two gold medals for China at the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games (冬季青年奥林匹克运动会). At the   68   (begin) of 2021, she won two gold medals for China at the X Games (世界极限运动会)in the United States. Now she is still trying hard  69  ( improve )

herself so that she can win gold medals for China at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Gu Ailing was h  70   at school. She often discussed questions with   71   (she) classmates. She was a grade-A student and good at her schoolwork. In December 2020, she became a student at a f  72  American university.

Gu Ailing lived mainly in the USA, but she spent her summer vacation in Beijing every year with her mother w  73   she was young. She often played with Chinese children and got on   74  (good) with them.

In her free time, Gu Ailing has many hobbies such as   75   (run), riding horses and playing football. She is also interested in art.

八、书面表达 （本大题共10分）

 假设你叫李明，是无锡一中(Wuxi No1. Middle School)的一名学生。你将代表你校赴北京参加“校园生活风采”会议并发言，此次会议的主题是make school life colourful。你草拟了发言，请根据下表写一篇英文发言稿。

注意事项：

1. 发言稿须根据表格内容自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；

2. 表格中包括部分非限定性内容，仅供参考；

3. 词数在 90 个左右，发言稿的首尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总数。

4. 发言稿中不得使用真实的个人及学校信息。

5. 发言稿必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。

Hi ,everyone! I am Li Ming from Wuxi No1. Middle School. I am 14 years old and I am in Grade 8 .

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I hope I can have a good time in my ideal school . Thanks for listening !

参考答案

一、听力部分（本大题共20分，每小题1分）

   1-5  AABBA   6-10  CBCBB   11-15  BBABC   16-20  CCCAA

二、单项填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）

    21--25 BCBCA    26--30 CBABB

三、完形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）

    31--35 DAADD    36--40 ACCBA

四、阅读理解 （本大题共20分，每小题2分）

    41--45 ACCDA     46--50 DCADD

五、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项（本大题共10分，每小题2分）

    51--55  ECBDF

六、词汇运用 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）

    56. mixed   57. languages   58. further   59. exactly   60. cultures   

61. patient   62. true        63. through  64.clearer    65.offered

七、短文综合填空（本大题共10分,每小题1分）

66.chose   67. able    68. beginning    69. to improve   70. hard-working 

71. her   72. famous  73. when        74. well        75.running

八、书面表达 （本大题共10分）

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