1、 考试号 班级 姓名 考位号 -密-封-线-南通市启秀中学2023-2024八年级上学期9月英语试卷第I卷 （ 选择题部分 共80分 ）一、 听力部分 （本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题。本部分共有10道小题, 每小题你将听到一段对话, 每段对话读两遍。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秒钟的答题时间。( )1. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. B. C. ( )2. What animal are they talking about? A. B. C. ( )3. Wher
2、e is the bank? A. B. C. ( )4. Which subject does Simon like best? A B. C. ( )5. How much money does the man have before anyone lends him money?A. 12 dollars.B. 7 dollars.C. 5 dollars.( )6. When did the plane leave? A. At 12:00B. At 12:15C. At 11:45( )7. Where will Jack go this afternoon? A. The mall
3、.B. The cinema.C. The restaurant.( )8. What is the date today? A. May 31st.B. June 1st.C. June 2nd.( )9. Whose birthday is it? A. Jacks.B. Julies. C. Lucys.( )10. How many people are there living in London? A. 8, 000B. 80, 000 C. 8,000,000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。听每段对话或短文前, 你将有时间阅读相关小题, 每
4、小题5秒钟；听完后, 每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。听一段对话，回答11-12小题。( )11. What kind of games does Tony like playing?A. Basketball. B. Volleyball and baseball. C. Volleyball, football and tennis.( )12. What will the two speakers do first?A. Play tennis. B. Play basketball. C. Play volleyball and tennis.听第一篇短文，回答13-15小题。请根据短文
5、内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。A wonderful day with BettyIn the morningWe did some shopping for_13_At noonWe had rice and chicken.In the afternoonWe went skating _14_We helped Mr Lee find his dog near a _15_( )13. A. a sick boyB. a poor manC. an old lady( )14. A. in a mallB. in a playgroundC. on a lake( )15. A.
6、gateB. benchC. garden听第二篇短文, 回答16-20小题。( )16. How old is Peter?A. 12 years old.B. 13 years old.C. 15 years old.( )17. What is he interested in doing?A. Making more money.B. Finding a good job.C. Reading books.( )18. Why did he want to look for a job?A. Because he wanted to buy some books.B. Because
7、he wanted to help his family.C. Because he didnt want to go to school.( )19. What is Peters first job?A. To buy newspapers.B. To send newspapers.C. To sell newspapers.( )20. Which of the following is true?A. Peters family is rich.B. Peter can get only 5 dollars an hour now.C. Peter can get only 3 do
8、llars an hour now.二、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） ( )21 -What _ honest boy!-Yes, and he is _ best student in our class, A. a; a B. the; a C. a; the D. an; the( )22. Our school has several weeks_in the summertime. A.away B.of C.out D.off ( )23. I usually_newspapers after supper. A.look through B.look for
9、 C.look up D. look out( )24. _ the number of the women teachers in your school? A.How many are B. Whats C.What are D. How much is( )25.Tom doesnt work_his colleagues, so he may be fired next month. A.as carelessly as B.so carefully as C.as careful as D.so careless as( )26.-Would you please _ make so
10、 much noise? My dad is sleeping. -_. A. not to; Sorry, I dont B.dont; Yes, I will C. not; Sorry, I wont D. dont; No, I dont( )27.In my school, there is a big library_lots of _ books. A.has, use B.with, useful C.with, useless D.has, useful( )28.Of the two dresses, Id like to buy_ one to save money fo
11、r a book. A. the cheaper B.the cheapest C.cheaper D.cheapest( )29.The weather in Shenyang is even colder_. A. than that in Beijing B.than Beijing C.than in Beijing D.as that in Beijing ( )30.How was your trip to the park? -It couldnt be _. We lost our way and it kept raining.A.nicer B. worse C. wors
12、t D. good( )31.what about yesterdays dragon dance? -Oh, its _ one Ive ever seen.A.a most wonderful B. more wonderful C. the most wonderful D. a more wonderful ( )32. Which of the two subjects do you like, art or music? -_. They are really interesting.A. Neither B. Both C. None D. All( )33.Does your
13、brother like learning drawing? He doesnt like it, because he thinks learning drawing _ too much money and it _too much time as well.A. costs; takesB. costs; spendsC. takes; spendsD. takes; costs( )34Remember to keep the secret _me. Ok.Ill keep the secret_.A.to;for me B.for;to myself C.for;with me D.
14、at;to myself( )35.Mum，Iam afraid I cant do well in the test. _,dear! You are always number one. A.All right. B.Sorry to hear that C.Come on D.Thats right三、完型填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） Wed never been to China before. So my parents booked us a 36 in Beijing. Then I decided to buy my father a book called
15、China: Know Before You Go. “Looks very interesting, but we dont 37 that.” he said. How 38 he was! Our first evening in Beijing began at about nine oclock. We walked past an 39 restaurant. The staff (员工) were cleaning tables and were about to go home. “This looks good.” said my father. “I think its a
16、bout to close.” I said. “People eat 40 than in the UK. It says so in my book.” “Oh, terrible!” said my father, “The night is young! ” The staff looked a bit unhappy but 41 us to a table. A young woman handed us a 42 , all in Chinese. My father pointed to a few things. “Thats what we want.” he said.
17、My father picked up the chopsticks and started tapping (敲击) the bowl like playing the drums. “Dont do that, Dad.” I said. “Its not 43 in China.”After a while one very large plate of food arrived in the middle of the table. My father took it and started eating. “Wheres the 44 of the food?” he said to
18、 the waitress. “Dad,” I said, “everyone 45 food here. That dish youre eating is for 46 .” But he ate everything on the plate, “Dad,” I said, “in China people think its rude if you eat everything. They think you are still 47 .”Finally, my father asked for the bill. He 48 and handed the waiter 20 yuan
19、 before leaving. The waiter looked 49 . “What are you doing?” I said. “People dont give tips (小费) in China.” I never felt so embarrassed in all my life. The food and the 50 were fantastic and Ill surely go back to China. Next time Ill leave my father at home.( )36AbookBholidayCticketDroom( )37AneedB
20、makeCmindDread( )38AcleverBkindCwrongDserious( )39AamazingBinterestingCemptyDexpensive( )40AfasterBquickerClaterDearlier( )41AhelpedBshowedCaskedDtold( )42AnoteBmenuClistDpaper( )43AinterestingBpoliteCcreativeDwonderful( )44ArestBnameCpriceDchoice( )45AtastesBbuysCsharesDcooks( )46AeverybodyBsomebod
21、yCnobodyDanybody( )47AhungryBpoorCfullDhealthy( )48AspentBcostCtookDpaid( )49AsurprisedBhappyCworriedDsad( )50AtableBserviceCweatherDstory四、阅读理解（本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） AWelcome to www. chineseculture. com! Here are some introductions about the Chinese traditional skills. You will not only enjoy beauti
22、ful work of art, but also learn something interesting.Chinese lantern, you will know it is a symbol of China. The warm light provided by a Chinese lantern will make you understand why theyre so popular and well known. Chinese lantern was invented in Western Han Dynasty (202 BCAD8) (公元前202年公元8年), whi
23、ch is more than 1,800 years ago. Every fifteenth day of first Chinese lunar month on Chinese Lantern Festival, people will hang red lantern, which means gathering of family. Chinese paper cutting is one of the oldest handicrafts in China, and its a hollow-out(挖空) art. Paper cutting appeared during t
24、he Northern Dynasty(AD386A .D581). It has a history of more than 1,500 years. Paper was not created at that time, so people did this hollow-out art in cloth, leather, gold foil and other materials. The content varies from the animals and plants to the vividly daily life scenes. Some are cut into man
25、y creatures in the world on one sheet with great imagination.Kite is a symbol of the Chinese handicraft. It is from the Warring States Period (475 BC221 BC). Lu Ban was said to be the inventor. Flying a kite is a very popular activity in all generations in China. It is easy to find the scene that wh
26、en in the holidays, there are large numbers of people gathering to the squares and holding lines to control beautiful kites in the blue sky.Tianjin Clay Figurines Zhang is a school of clay figurine in Northern China, which was set up by Zhang Mingshan in the late Qing Dynasty. Its a kind of painted
27、figure made of clay. As a traditional Chinese art, the Clay figurine Zhang even received praises from the world. There is a museum about clay figurine Zhang in Tianjin. More than 300 sets of clay figurines are collected in the museum. It attracts many people who have interest in clay figurine to vis
28、it.( )51Which of the following material CANNOT make hollow-out art?APaper.BWater.CLeather.DCloth.( )52Which skill has the longest history?APaper cutting.BLantern.CKite.DClay figurines.( )53Which of the following statement is True?AChinese lantern was invented in Eastern Han Dynasty.BChinese paper cu
29、tting has a history of less than 1,500 years.CKite was surely invented by Lu Ban in Northern Dynasty.DClay Figurine Zhang was set up in the late Qing Dynasty.BRoald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of childrens books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have be
30、en made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit. Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he wo
31、rked for an oil company. In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp（瘸的） for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine. Roald married an American film star
32、. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, ：Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roalds daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely bette
33、r. Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed（棚） at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap. “One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what youve got in you
34、r head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox. After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those w
35、ith problems with reading and writing.( )54Roald Dahl was famous as a （an）_.AdoctorBteacherCactorDwriter( )55After Roald went to America, he _.Alost his parents in a plane accidentBwrote a story about his pilot experienceCgot married to an English film starDwon a big prize for his book Matilda( )56W
36、hich of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?Athey lived a happy lifeBthree terrible things happenedChe went on writing booksDhe created some unlucky characters( )57What Roald said in Paragraph 6 mainly shows that _.Abeing a writer was a popular job at that timeBone needs to practi
37、ce a lot if he wants to be a writerCRoald loved writing very much and was talented in itDthough he was successful, Roald lived a simple life.CMy daughter gave me an address book for my birthday. She knows the one I have is old. The gift is lovely: the cover is colourful, and the pages are white. But
38、 I dont feel like I am free to use this new address book because Im still tied to my old one. My address book tells my own storythe way I moved around. Names were added in different colours from different periods of my life. When I moved back home to Niagara, my address book included the old informa
39、tion I needed in order to be able to get in touch with some of my old friends again.There are certainly stories of friendships in this bookthe comings and goings of my friends. Their address has been corrected again and again, filling up one line after another. I have started using pencil for some o
40、f them because they are taking up too much space! Some friends went on to marry each other. For such things, I used arrows (箭头) to show how these two families had become one. Childrens names were added one by one. Then some got their own lines as they moved out. This book also includes the stories o
41、f my familytwo generations(一代人) of relatives. I can remember all their phone numbers, and I can picture their houses in detail. Some have died, but their addresses are still there in my book.“Dont you have all that on your phone?” My daughter, who never uses address books, asked me once when she saw
42、 me checking my address book. I know that having it on a phone is super useful and can save a lot of trouble. But making changes on a phone is always done completely. When you dont see a person any more, you delete (删除) all his information. Its like he was never there.My old address book now sits on
43、 top of the new one. The magnet(磁铁) on its cover is as strong as ever, keeping all the people from A to Z in order. But my new address book whispers a story of new possibilities. It offers me space for those new friends that I havent met yet. Ill get to it. Its just a matter of time.( )58The old inf
44、ormation in the old address book can help the writer _.Amove back home to NiagaraBconnect with old friends againCmove around the worldDmake more new friends( )59The writer drew arrows in his address book when _.Atwo strangers became friendsBtwo friends became husband and wifeCa friend of hers gave birth to a c
