南宁二中初中大学区2023-2024学年秋季学期
八年级上册英语期中测试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分）
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡上。
2.考生作答时，请在答题卡上作答（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试卷上作答无效。
先考听力，在听力开始前有两分钟听力试音时间。
一、听力（共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
（一）听句子，选图片。
你将听到五个句子，请选出与所听句子内容相符的图片，有一幅图是多余的。每个句子读两遍。
A. B. C. D. E. F.
________→________→________→________→________
（二）听短对话，选择最佳答案。
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，请根据对话内容，选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
6. How does Tony usually go to school
A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.
7. What’s Daming’s favorite sport
A. Football. B. Table tennis. C. Baseball.
8. Who’s the man in the photo
A. Mary’s brother. B. Mary’s father. C. Mary’s coach.
9. Where is Jack’s hometown
A. London. B. Cambridge. C. Bristol.
10. When should Emma and her friend arrive at the school
A. At 8:00 am. B. At 8:30 am. C. At 9:00 am
（三）听长对话，选择最佳答案。
你将听到三段对话，请根据对话内容，选出每个问题的最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
请听第一段对话，回答第11至13小题。
11. What’s Betty reading
A. A Chinese novel. B. An English novel. C. A French novel.
12. What does Betty think of it
A. It’s exciting. B. It’s boring. C. It’s meaningful.
13. When should the man give it back to Betty
A. This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. This Sunday.
请听第二段对话，回答第14至16小题。
14. Who did Kate go to Mount Tai with
A. Her brother. B. Her sister. C. Her friend.
15. How did they go to Mount Tai
A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bike.
16. What was the weather like there
A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
请听第三段对话，回答第17至20小题。
17. How many subjects does Yang Jie learn
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
18. What’s Yang Jie good at about English
A. Speaking. B. Writing. C. Reading.
19. How can Yang Jie improve her listening
A. See English films B. Listen to English songs. C. Watch English programs.
20. Why is Li Tao not good at spoken English
A. Because he’s shy. B. Because he’s careless. C. Because he’s lazy.
（四）听短文，选择最佳答案。
你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，选出每个问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。
21. When was Qin Yi born
A. 1921. B. 1922. C. 1923.
22. Where did Qin Yi learn to be a film actress in 1938
A. In Chengdu. B. In Chongqing. C. In Wuhan.
23. What did Qin Yi do in 1947
A. She joined a film company.
B. She joined a theatre company.
C. She put on many plays with other actors.
24. How old was Qin Yi when she was named “the People’s Artist”
A. 92 years old. B. 95 years old. C. 97 years old.
25. How many people were named the “the People’s Artist” along with Qin Yi
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
（五）听短文，填信息。
你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，将所缺信息填入答题卡对应的横线上，每空一词。短文读三遍。
Changbai Mountain
Location in the northeast of China
Height highest place: 26 metres.
Attraction (景点) a 27 lake named “Tian Chi”.
Advice From November to April, it 28 everywhere. So August is the best time to visit it. Start from the 29 early in the morning to visit and return. Bring food and water, and don’t forget to take a(n) 30 .
二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
从下列各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. It’s a ________ that we lost the football game.
A. chance B. pity C. plan
2. Our parents try the best to ________ us and give us good education.
A. raise B. beat C. describe
3. Jenny walks ________ because there will be a football game in five minutes.
A. quietly B. slowly C. quickly
4. You can practise your spoken English every day ________ you want to improve it.
A. if B. so C. and
5. Yesterday all my friends went to have a picnic ________ me because I had a violin lesson.
A. with B. except C. for
6. The ________ we are, the fewer mistakes we will make.
A. more careless B. more excited C. more careful
7. They are working hard ________ animals in danger.
A. to make B. to save C. to keep
8. There ________ a big tree in the garden, but I can’t find it now.
A. was B. is C. will be
9. The scientist may ________ the ways of solving problems after doing a lot of research.
A. look up B. think of C. go over
10. —I’m sorry, Mum. I didn’t pass the exam.
—________. Study harder and next time you’ll do it better.
A. Pretty good B. Have fun C. Never mind
三、补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的句子补全对话，有一个选项是多余的。
A: Hello, Frank. ____11____
B: I usually watch plays.
A: What kind of play do you like
B: ____12____
A: Me too. This week a wonderful play named Mulan is on. Have you watched it
B: No, I haven’t. ____13____
A: Yes. ____14____
B: I’d love to. I’m free tonight. ____15____
A: Let’s meet at Town Theater at 8:30.
B: Great! See you then.
A. But I heard that it’s very great.
B. I like Chinese traditional plays.
C. Can I go there by bike
D. What do you usually do at weekends
E. When and where shall we meet
F. Would you like to watch it with me tonight
四、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面语篇，从各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My mom is pretty cool. She is always trying to come up with ways to give the environment(环境) a helping hand. One day, she brought a green ____16____ to work. At lunch, she shared the cake with friends. Everyone liked it. They were all surprised ____17____ she made it.
The story goes back a few weeks. Our city ____18____ a new recycling program—families should separate(分离) food rubbish(垃圾) from the other kitchen rubbish.
My ____19____ loves fruit. My father especially loves watermelons. He ____20____ a lot of them in the summer. The skin(果皮) always ends up in the rubbish. That’s almost half the weight of a watermelon!
After a lot of thinking, my mom found a ____21____ way to use all the melon skins. She brought out the blender(搅拌器) and cut the melon skins into small pieces. ____22____ she blended them, she got a whole cup of green watermelon juice. Then, she mixed the juice with flour(面粉). From there, she ____23____ made her delicious GREEN cake.
What a great product of the melon eating! And it was friendly to the nature too. From now on, my mom doesn’t need to ____24____ the heavy rubbish from eating melons. And everyone always wants more of her ____25____ cake.
16.
A. cake B. apple C. bread
17.
A. where B. how C. when
18.
A. missed B. stopped C. started
19.
A. family B. coach C. doctor
20.
A. makes B. eats C. drinks
21.
A. harder B. worse C. better
22.
A. Till B. After C. Before
23.
A. carefully B. politely C. sadly
24.
A. put on B. come out C. worry about
25.
A. special B. bad C. common
五、阅读理解（共20小题，56-60小题每小题1分，61-75小题每小题2分，共35分）
A
One day a famous teacher was walking with his student. On the way they saw a lake. They stopped and the teacher told the student,“I’m thirsty. Get me some water from that lake.”
Just when the student reached the lake, a cow was walking in the lake. So the water became very dirty. He thought,“I can’t give the dirty water to my teacher!”
He came back and told the teacher, “The water is very dirty. We can’t drink it.”After about half an hour, the teacher asked the student to get some water again. So he went back to the lake.
But the lake was still dirty. So he told the teacher the same thing. After some time, the teacher asked him to go back again. But this time, he found the water was clear. The mud (泥) in the water came to the bottom. So he got some water.
The teacher looked at the water and said to him,“You did nothing to make the water clear. You just let it be... Your mind is also like that! When it is bothered (被打扰), just let it be. Give it some time.”
根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
26. One day the teacher asked his student to get some water to drink.
27. The water in the lake became very dirty because the cow was walking in the lake.
28. The student only went to the lake twice.
29. The teacher made the dirty water clear.
30. The story tells us that we should do nothing when our mind is bothered.
B
Now, more and more people are doing sports to keep healthy. Do you like sports If yes, which sport do you like best Come on, join us.
Gold’s Gym Keep fit! Build you up! Price: $25/hour Opening time: Sat. and Sun. Tel: 455-6223 Roller Skating World Have fun skating here! Price: Adults: $30/hour Children: $20/hour Tel: 856-7215 Water Park Open time: 9:00~21:00 every day Price: Adults: $10Children (aged 15 and under): $7 Tel: 216-1768Come to Water Park! Two pools for children. Two large pools for adults.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳答案。
31. What can we do in the Gold’s Gym
A. Run. B. Skate. C. Swim.
32. If Mrs. Green goes skating with her two little sons, how much do they need to pay for two hours’ skating
A. $70. B. $140. C. $150.
33. When can people go to the Water Park
A. 8:30 a.m. B. 12:30 p.m. C. 9:30 p.m.
34. If you want to swim, which number can you call
A. 455-6223. B. 856-1768. C. 216-1768.
35. Which part of a newspaper may you read this passage
A. Sports and Health. B. Doctors’ Suggestions. C. Animal World.
C
Mario always talked about how many friends he had at school. One day his grandpa said to him, “Mario, I don’t think you have as many real friends as you think.” Mario didn’t agree with his grandpa. However, he wasn’t sure who his real friends were. His grandpa said, “I have something for you.” Grandpa left and soon came back. He seemed to carry something in his hands, but Mario could see nothing there.
“Here is a special chair for you. You can’t see it because it’s invisible. When you sit on it, it will help you know who your real friends are.” Mario took the chair to school. He asked everyone to stand around him and his chair. “Look! You’ll see something great.” Mario tried to sit on the chair. Because he couldn’t see the chair, he fell to the ground. Everyone laughed (大笑). Mario tried again. But again he fell to the ground. He kept trying to sit on the chair, and kept falling to the ground... On his last try, he thought he would fall again. However, he didn’t.
Mario looked around and saw George, Lucas, and Diana—three of his best friends. They were holding him up so he wouldn’t fall. At the same time, many others he thought of as friends did nothing. They just stood there and laughed at him. Then Mario knew who his real friends were.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳答案。
36. Why did Mario’s grandpa give him a chair
A. To help him make more friends.
B. To let him sit comfortably at school.
C. To help him know who his real friends were.
37. What does the underlined word “invisible” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese
A. 结实的 B. 隐形的 C. 珍贵的
38. Why did Mario always fall to the ground
A. Because the chair could move around.
B. Because there wasn’t anything for him to sit on.
C. Because his friends didn’t help him to sit on the chair.
39. How might Mario feel after his last try
A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Worried.
40. What does the passage mainly want to tell us
A. Friends at school are real friends.
B. Old people are always right about something.
C. Real friends will care about us, not laugh at us.
D
How can you remember a song for a long time Why does your teacher use songs to teach you English There is a scientific reason(原因) for this.
Researchers(研究者) are studying the relationship(关系) between music and remembering a foreign language. “Singing could be a new way of learning, especially for a foreign language. The brain(脑) likes to remember things in a catchy(悦耳易记的) and relaxing way. For example, children can remember difficult words quickly when they are in a song,” said Dr. Karen Ludke. If children find it difficult to learn foreign languages, this new way may help. On his blog, Dr. Ludke wrote “A listen-and-repeat(重复) singing way can help to learn foreign languages and open the door for future research in this area.”
Many language teachers know the importance of music and they often use it in teaching and learning. Hua Zhuying, a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington DC, likes using songs in teaching Chinese. She said, “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics(歌词). Not only does it work, but it is fun for children. Sometimes I think if I learned English that way when I was young, maybe I could speak English much better.”
Our brain likes music in learning languages, especially for remembering. If you are still having problems in learning a language, why not try singing it out
根据语篇内容，选择最佳答案。
41. How does the writer start the passage
A. By asking questions. B. By telling a story. C. By listing numbers.
42. Why can singing help people learn foreign languages
A. Because people can learn languages from the lyrics.
B. Because it’s easier for brain to remember things in this way.
C. Because singing songs is very popular all around the world.
43. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. Little kids. B. English songs. C. Languages.
44. What can we learn from this passage
A. Learning foreign languages can open the door for future.
B. Teachers should have some special ways to teach students.
C. It’s helpful for children to learn foreign languages in music.
45. What’s the best title of this passage
A. The importance of music
B. A great foreign language teacher
C. Learning foreign languages in music
六、选词填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。每个单词只能用一次。
together special became even musician stand after they well show
Gezai Opera(歌仔戏) started in Taiwan, China. It ____46____ popular in the south of Fujian later. Watching Gezai Opera is wonderful. When the performers(表演者) tell a story, the ____47____ play different kinds of music at the same time. Performers use different things to help tell the story. For example, colored flags can ____48____ different feelings. Costumes(服装) also help tell the story. From the costumes, the audience(观众) knows if a character is a man or a woman and many other things.
The costumes are important and so are the characters’ movements(动作). Each character has a way of ____49____ and moving. The characters’ movements tell the story just as much as ____50____ voices. In Gezai Opera, there is an important character called the Wu Sheng. He does a lot of different kinds of movements, like jumping and kicking.
In Gezai Opera, Singing is a big part of the opera. The performers sing ____51____ more than they speak. So singing is very important to a performer. The way performers sing Gezai Opera is ____52____. It takes many years for a performer to sing ____53____.
When singing, costumes, movements and other things come ____54____ they make a great performance. The audience might enjoy and remember it for years ____55____ watching it.
七、书面表达（15分）
56. 学校正在开展“动物保护月”系列活动，英语俱乐部为此展开征文活动。请你以“Animals Are Our Friends”为题，请根据提示，写一篇倡议书提出倡议，保护动物。
内容包含：
1.濒危动物现状：数量变化；居住地；食物；
2.青少年保护濒危动物的措施。
注意：
1.内容必须包含所提示的信息；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.文中不得透露个人信息；
4.词数60左右（短文首句已给出，不计入总词数）。
Animals Are Our Friends
There are many animals in danger now. The situation is very difficult. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
南宁二中初中大学区2023-2024学年秋季学期
八年级上册英语期中测试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分）
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡上。
2.考生作答时，请在答题卡上作答（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试卷上作答无效。
先考听力，在听力开始前有两分钟听力试音时间。
一、听力（共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
（一）听句子，选图片。
你将听到五个句子，请选出与所听句子内容相符的图片，有一幅图是多余的。每个句子读两遍。
A. B. C. D. E. F.
________→________→________→________→________
（二）听短对话，选择最佳答案。
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，请根据对话内容，选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
6. How does Tony usually go to school
A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.
7. What’s Daming’s favorite sport
A. Football. B. Table tennis. C. Baseball.
8. Who’s the man in the photo
A. Mary’s brother. B. Mary’s father. C. Mary’s coach.
9. Where is Jack’s hometown
A. London. B. Cambridge. C. Bristol.
10. When should Emma and her friend arrive at the school
A. At 8:00 am. B. At 8:30 am. C. At 9:00 am
（三）听长对话，选择最佳答案。
你将听到三段对话，请根据对话内容，选出每个问题的最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
请听第一段对话，回答第11至13小题。
11. What’s Betty reading
A. A Chinese novel. B. An English novel. C. A French novel.
12. What does Betty think of it
A It’s exciting. B. It’s boring. C. It’s meaningful.
13. When should the man give it back to Betty
A. This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. This Sunday.
请听第二段对话，回答第14至16小题。
14. Who did Kate go to Mount Tai with
A. Her brother. B. Her sister. C. Her friend.
15. How did they go to Mount Tai
A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bike.
16. What was the weather like there
A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
请听第三段对话，回答第17至20小题。
17 How many subjects does Yang Jie learn
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
18. What’s Yang Jie good at about English
A. Speaking. B. Writing. C. Reading.
19. How can Yang Jie improve her listening
A. See English films B. Listen to English songs. C. Watch English programs.
20. Why is Li Tao not good at spoken English
A. Because he’s shy. B. Because he’s careless. C. Because he’s lazy.
（四）听短文，选择最佳答案。
你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，选出每个问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。
21. When was Qin Yi born
A. 1921. B. 1922. C. 1923.
22. Where did Qin Yi learn to be a film actress in 1938
A. In Chengdu. B. In Chongqing. C. In Wuhan.
23. What did Qin Yi do in 1947
A. She joined a film company.
B. She joined a theatre company.
C She put on many plays with other actors.
24. How old was Qin Yi when she was named “the People’s Artist”
A. 92 years old. B. 95 years old. C. 97 years old.
25. How many people were named the “the People’s Artist” along with Qin Yi
A Two. B. Three. C. Four.
（五）听短文，填信息。
你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，将所缺信息填入答题卡对应的横线上，每空一词。短文读三遍。
Changbai Mountain
Location in the northeast of China
Height highest place: 26 metres.
Attraction (景点) a 27 lake named “Tian Chi”.
Advice From November to April, it 28 everywhere. So August is the best time to visit it. Start from the 29 early in the morning to visit and return. Bring food and water, and don’t forget to take a(n) 30 .
二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
从下列各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
【1题答案】
【答案】B
【2题答案】
【答案】A
【3题答案】
【答案】C
【4题答案】
【答案】A
【5题答案】
【答案】B
【6题答案】
【答案】C
【7题答案】
【答案】B
【8题答案】
【答案】A
【9题答案】
【答案】B
【10题答案】
【答案】C
三、补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
【11~15题答案】
【答案】11. D 12. B 13. A 14. F 15. E
四、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
【16~25题答案】
【答案】16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. A
五、阅读理解（共20小题，56-60小题每小题1分，61-75小题每小题2分，共35分）
A
【26~30题答案】
【答案】26. T 27. T
28. F 29. F
30. T
B
【31~35题答案】
【答案】31. A 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. A
C
【36~40题答案】
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. C
D
【41~45题答案】
【答案】41. A 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. C
六、选词填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
【46~55题答案】
【答案】46. became
47. musicians
48. show 49. standing
50. their 51. even
52. special
53. well 54. together
55. after
七、书面表达（15分）
【56题答案】
【答案】例文：
Animals Are Our Friends
There are many animals in danger now. The situation is very difficult. Many animals are facing the danger of extinction, because the environment that they are living in has been destroyed greatly and their population is decreasing. What’s worse, human is killing them just for getting their fur, skin, teeth and meat.
In order to protect our resources of ecology, we must take some effective measures. As a teenager, we can work together to plant more trees and call for protecting animals’ habitats. In addition, we had better not buy clothes which are made from animals fur and skin. Besides, we can also hold activities to protect the environment and tell people the importance of protecting endangered animals.
Only if we protect animals can we have a bright future.
