1、浙江省宁波市鄞州区横溪、东吴等七校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题一、听力选择1What sport does Lisas brother like?ASwimming.BRock climbing.CBike riding.2What are Rose and Bob doing now?AReading at home.BWalking in the park.CCleaning up the park.3Which room will the woman clean?AThe kitchen.BThe living room.CThe bedroom.4What was
2、 Dave doing at 7:30 a.m. yesterday?ACooking breakfast.BTaking his kids to school.CReading a newspaper.5How many books can Betty borrow at most?AOne.BTwo.CThree.听一段较长对话，回答以下两小题。6What will the boy do?ASing a song.BGive a talk.CPlay a game.7How many pieces of advice does the girl give the boy?AOne.BTwo
3、.CThree.听下面一段较长的对话，回答以下三小题。8What will the weather be like tomorrow?ASunny.BCloudy.CRainy.9Where did the girl go last weekend?ATo the beach.BTo the museum.CTo the library.10How did the girl know about the book?ABy reading the book.BBy watching the TV show.CBy discussing with her teacher.听短文，选择正确的答案。短
4、文读两遍。11Who was the ticket money used to help?AThe disabled.BThe old.CThe children.12How much did the speaker pay for the ticket?A 30.B 20.C10.13What went wrong at the beginning?AThe sound.BThe light.CThe screen.14Which was the speakers favorite band?ARed Flowers.BOld kids.CLittle Stones.15What did t
5、he speaker think of the concert?AIt was a little boring.BIt was too long.CIt was really good.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Grace has a large glass jar (罐) and she got it from her grandfather. The girl 16 it half full with clean water. The water shone 17 in the sunlight. Each drop was proud
6、 of its own purity (纯净).One day, Graces cousin, Bob, came for a 18 . While Grace was away, the boy saw the jar and thought, “What will happen 19 I put some ink (墨水) in the water?”Bob searched Graces desk and found a crayon. Just as he was going to put a few drops of ink in the jar, Grace walked in.
7、“Bob, what are you doing?” She asked. But it was already too 20 . Grace watched in anger as the ink slowly mixed in, 21 the water blue.“Dont you know that once a jar of water gets 22 , its very hard to get it clean again?” Grace sounded 23 .“Im sorry,” Bob replied in a low 24 . “I was just curious (
8、好奇).” Grace 25 to get the water clean, but the jar was too heavy for the two of them to lift up. 26 could only pour some pure water into it. The jar of water would 27 be as clean as it was before.The worlds oceans (海洋) are just like this jar of water. Once we 28 them, it will be very difficult, if n
9、ot impossible, to make them clean again. Unluckily, some people and countries dont seem to 29 this. Theyve poured many dirty or even toxic (有毒的) drops into the worlds “jar”. But 30 Bob, they are not curious.16ApaintedBbrokeCfilledDsent17AbrightlyBcompletelyCbadlyDquickly18AlunchBpartyCgameDvisit19As
10、oBifCsinceDthough20AlateBquietCcrowdedDfull21AgettingBturningCbecomingDgoing22AdirtyBweakCcleanDcold23AhappyBluckyCangryDgood24AvoiceBsoundCnoiseDlaughter25AexpectedBvolunteeredCtriedDagreed26AItBWeCSheDHe27AalwaysBusuallyCsometimesDnever28ApolluteBgetCchangeDclose29Aprepare forBcare aboutCbelieve i
11、nDdepend on30AasBlikeCunlikeDdislike三、阅读理解This is Bobs shopping receipt (收据).VR MartTel: 033-859-7615Hours:9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday to Friday10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday and SundayDate: April 12Time: 5:33 p.m.Checkout Clerk (收银员): AmyItem (商品) Price1. Tent$115.002. Sleeping bag$25.993. K
12、nife$6.004. Raincoat$10.565. Flashlight $9.00Total (合计): $166.55Note: As long as you have this receipt, you can return any item in three days.31VR Mart is open at _.A8:00 a.m. on MondayB11:00 p.m. on ThursdayC9:00 p.m. on FridayD10:00 a.m. on Saturday32Bob went to VR Mart _.Awith AmyBat nightCon Apr
13、il 12Dfor some food33Which of the following items is the most expensive?AThe knife.BThe raincoat.CThe flashlightDThe sleeping bag.Rick Hoyt was born unable to use his voice, arms or legs in 1962. Doctors advised his parents to send him away, but they chose to raise Rick themselves.With great effort,
14、 Rick learned to write his thoughts with computer at the age of 12. One day in 1977, Rick told his father, Dick Hoyt, that he wanted to run in a 5-mile race to raise money to help a schoolmate. Though Dick never ran more than a mile at a time, he still tried. They completed (完成) the race with father
15、 pushing the wheelchair (轮椅), finishing next to last. But that changed Ricks life. “Dad, when we were running, I feel like I wasnt disabled anymore!”And that sentence changed Dick. He continued to give Rick that feeling as often as possible. In 1980, he and Rick joined in Boston Marathon (马拉松) and t
16、ogether they completed 32 Boston Marathons, they also participated in more than 1,000 other races. In 1992 they completed a run and bike race across the US that covered 3,735 miles in 45 days.In March 2021, Dick Hoyt passed away. In May 2023, Rick died. Rick, along with Dick, inspired (激励) millions
17、of people with disabilities to believe in themselves, set goals and complete something unexpected.34_ helped Rick to communicate with others.ADick HoytBA doctorCA computerDA wheelchair35_ made a big difference to Ricks life.AThe 5-mile race in 1977BThe 1980 Boston MarathonC32 Boston MarathonsDThe 19
18、92 run and bike race36In which order is the passage organized?AIn spatial (空间的) order.BIn time order.CIn numerical (数字的) order.DIn alphabetical (字母的) order.37What kind of person does the writer think Dick and Rick were?AThey faced difficulties bravely and never gave up.BRick was a sports lover and j
19、oined in more than 1,000 races.CThey were warm-hearted and always helped other people.DRick was lucky and brave while Dick was a kind father.Recently, a primary school in Jiangsu, brought out a new policy (政策) about homework. Students should stop doing homework at 9 pm, even if they havent finished
20、all of it. They dont need to make it up the next day. This is to make sure that students have enough sleep time. Do you think its a good idea?YesKids should get about 10 hours of sleep every day. The best time to sleep is between 9:00 pm to 9:30 pm. This is because we kids are at the peak (高峰期) of o
21、ur physical growth. The time between 10 pm to 1 am is especially important for our growth. At the same time, not having enough sleep will make us feel tired. For example, once I slept late, I would feel sleepy and upset the next morning.Yu Haozhe, 15NoEven if we dont study after 9 pm, many teenagers
22、 will not go to bed. They may play games or watch TV. Also, finishing homework is our main task as students. If you dont do homework, how can you improve yourself? So I want to say that our study should not be limited by time. We should improve our study efficiency (效率) according to our own situatio
23、n.Lin Sinuo, 1538According to the new policy, primary school students _.Ashould finish homework by 9 pm.Bhave to make up homeworkCmust stop doing homework at 9 pmDcan hand in homework the next day39Yu Haozhe gives an example to _.Alead into the topicBinterest the readersCshow his problemDmake his op
24、inion clear40The underlined word “limited” probably means _.AchangedBstoppedCstartedDimproved41Lin lists _ different reasons to say “No” to the new policy.AtwoBthreeCfourDfiveA growing number of people are using ChatGPT, an AI program, to create books for sale.Until recently, Brett Schickler never i
25、magined he could be a writer. But after learning about ChatGPT, Schickler decided that he had a good chance. “The idea of writing a book finally seemed possible,” said Schickler, a postman in New York. “I thought I could do this.”Using the AI program, Schickler created a 30-page picture book in a fe
26、w hours. He offered it for sale in January through Amazon. “The book has made me less than $100,” he said. While that may not sound like much, it is enough to make him want to create other books using ChatGPT. Like Schickler, Kamil Bane told his wife that he could make a book in less than one day. “
27、It was actually really simple,” he said. “I was surprised at how fast it went from an idea to publishing (出版).”However, Mark Dawson, a famous writer, was quick to call ChatGPT-aided novels “dull”, which means not interesting. He said, “If a book gets bad reviews because the writing is dull, then its
28、 quickly going to the bottom.”Mary Rasenberger is a member of a writers group. She said, “This is something we really need to think about. These books will pour into the market and a lot of writers are going to be out of work.”42What is Brett Schickler?AA famous writer.BA postman in the US.CA worker
29、 of Amazon.DAn AI programmer.43What can we know from Paragraph 3?ABrett Schickler has made much money with AI.BBrett Schickler plans to create a book once a month.CBrett Schickler may keep writing books by ChatGPT.DBrett Schickler dreamed of being a writer since he was young.44Why did Kamil Bane fee
30、l surprised?AA lot of writers lost their jobs.BChatGPT could create books fast.CAmazon sold the most books in the US.DThe books written by ChatGPT were interesting.45How does Mary Rasenberger feel about writers jobs?AProud.BWorried.CConfident.DBored.请阅读下面短文，帮助把左边的问题与右边的解决办法匹配，并将代表答案的字母标号填在相应的横线上。Ann
31、a is a nurse in the school hospital. Today, there are many students coming with different problems. She is too busy to help all of them. Please help her out. 46 TomI have got a sore throat. I ate some ice cream with friends and I felt fine first. Now the strange feeling in my throat makes me cough s
32、eriously.AYou need to help to take the temperature. 47 BobThat was a terrible accident. I feel all right but my arm is not OK. I fell on broken glass and now my arm is bleeding(流血) badly.BYou can help to put some medicine on the burnt place. 48 AliceIt was a sunny day yesterday but it was a bit wind
33、y. I rode my bike in the park. But in the evening I had a temperature about 37.C You can take the person to take an X-ray of the lungs(肺). 49 CindyMy stomachache is unbearable(难以忍受的). I dont feel like eating at all. The all-you-can-eat meal at a restaurant was my last meal.DYou need to help to banda
34、ge his arm. 50 SamI burned myself with very hot water. The burnt place is red and it really hurts.E. You can help to get some stomach medicine.四、短文填空根据短文内容和所给的首字母或汉语提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。A recent study found peoples lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy (平均寿命) had
35、been cut down by 5.5 years there.Researchers think heavy air pollution in China should be to blame (承担责任). Its really the 51 (实情). It doesnt seem to work so well though Chinese government has already done something since 2012. “Air pollution in China is doing harm to peoples health. The harm is much
36、 more serious than we can 52 (想象),” said Chen Yuyu, one of 53 (成员) of this study in Beijing University.Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was 54 (更糟) than that in other places. People believed rising temperature and waste gas 55 (造成) it.China sh
37、ould strongly fight 56 (反对) the pollution. They should think of more 57 (恰当的) ways to deal with the problem and encouraged people to take buses, ride bikes or walk, i 58 of driving cars. The factories that pollutes seriously should be closed. “We need to 59 (改进) our environment although it might be
38、expensive. Protecting our environment means saving 60 (我们自己),”Li Hongbin another researcher of the study said.五、选词填空用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词）。perhapssuddenreportrubbishofferOne cold evening in November, I was walking in the street with my 7-year-old daughter Nora. 61 Nora stopped and said to me,
39、 “Look, Daddy! The poor man is sitting inside a cardboard (纸板) box over there. I think he must be cold and hungry. Can we take him home?”I dont remember how to reply to her at that time 62 something like, “That wouldnt really help him.” I might make my daughter feel better by 63 him an apple. At tha
40、t time, I found my daughter was no longer a little kid and that she had grown up. A few days later, a newspaper 64 that some volunteers tried their best to help others in different ways every Sunday. I decided to join them with my daughter Nora. She was excited about it.When Sunday came, we got to a
41、n old peoples home. We first cleaned the floor and then took out the 65 . After that, we talked with the old people there. Nora learned a lot during the visit.六、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Last summer I went through a training program and became a volunteer. When I found out what other p
42、eoples lives were like because they could not read, I realized the 66 (important) of reading.Marie is a 44-year-old mother of three children and she is my first student. In the 67 (one) lesson, she told me that she 68 (walk) miles to the supermarket twice a week because she didnt know how 69 (take)
43、a bus. She said she also had trouble in the supermarket. She bought things just by their pictures 70 she didnt know words. If the thing that she wanted to buy had a 71 (difference) picture, she would not recognize (认出) it.As we worked together, learning 72 to read built Maries confidence (信心). She s
44、tarted to make great progress. She even took the bus to the supermarket once. After this 73 (succeed) trip, she felt very excited. 74 (help) Marie made me feel so happy. As a volunteer, I learned a lot about teaching and helping others. In fact, I learned 75 (much) from the experience than Marie did
45、.七、书面表达76开学初，大家对中学生该不该上晚自习（attend evening self-study）意见不一。请就下表阐述家长和老师的观点，并谈谈你的观点。Should students attend evening self-study?Parents opinions1. stop kids from TV and Internet2. do homework quietly and quickly3. make good use of timeTeachers opinions1. stay at school too long； feel tired2. always compete with others; under great pressure3. easy to copy others homeworkYour opinionShould students attend evening self-study?At the beginning of this term, people had a warm discussion about attending evening self-study. Different people have different opinions._
