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上海最大家教平台---嘉惠家教 2万余上海老师任您选（在职老师、机构老师、985学霸大学生应有尽有 ，+V:
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2023 学年第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷
（满分 120分，考试时间 90分钟）
2023.11
考生注意：本卷有 3大题，共 85小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答
题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening
第一部分 听力.
I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共 25分)_.
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分).
A. B. C. D. E. F.
G. H.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对
话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (7 分)
7. A. She is watching TV. B. She is doing his homework.
C. She is cleaning his room. D. She is listening to the radio.
8. A. It is boring. B. It is interesting. C. It is useful. D. It is helpful.
9. A. In a taxi. B. At home. C. In the office. D. On a bus.
10. A. She worked hard at home. B. She learned computer.
C. She went on a trip. D. She had a test.
11. A. Learning English. B. Buying a birthday present.
C. Having a birthday party. D. Looking for the English dictionary.
12. A. 50 dollars. B. 25 dollars. C. 40 dollars. D. 20 dollars.
13. A. The woman should buy new shoes. B. The woman should buy a third pair.
C. The woman should borrow the shoes from others. D. The woman shouldn’t buy two pairs of shoes.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句
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子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用”T”表示，不符合的用”F”表示) (4 分)
14. Hong Kong has about fourteen public beaches.
15. People can get to all the beaches by bus.
16. You will swim safely if you remember these instructions.
17. You can’t swim when you feel hungry or after you have a meal.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。每空
格限填一词) (8 分)
18. Sometimes people give ________ gifts in Japan, but they are not ________.
19. Many people have ________ things and don’t want too many gifts ________.
20. In Canada, many people will ________ ________ a park bench or a tree to help remember a person.
21. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity ________ ________ buy them
gifts.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
第二部分 语音、词汇和语法
II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案.: (共 20分.
1. Yesterday is ________ unusual day, but today is ________ usual day.
A. a, a B. an, an C. an, a D. a, an
2. Suddenly, I found that my purse was ________.
A. go B. to go C. going D. gone
3. I enclosed a photo of ________ in my letter to my new pen-pal.
A. I B. my C. myself D. we
4. Some students are keen ________ drawing cartoon characters in their spare time.
A. with B. in C. on D. of
5. My mother is very careful about cleanliness. She ________ the bedding twice a month.
A. wash B. washes C. washed D. washing
6. My ambition is ________ to the most beautiful places in the world.
A travelling B. to travel C. travels D. travel
.
7. —Hello, Mr. Sharma. Did you just call in to ________ a theft?
—Yes, I did. A middle-aged man stole my bag.
A. tell B. study C. experience D. report
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8. Little Sam ________ goes to school by bus. Sometimes, he rides a bicycle.
A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. usually
9. In our class ________ of the students are boys.
,
A. three-fifths B. three-fifth C. third-fifth D. third-fives
10. My sister is ________ me in some ways. For example, both of us like music.
A. the same as B. different from C. similar to D. familiar with
11. He hopes to achieve all his goals soon.
The underlined word means “to ________.”
A. fail B. reach C. return D. own
12. —________ are your shoes?
—They are Size 7.
A. How long B. How much C. How big D. How many
13. —Have you been to Australia ?
—Yes, I ________ there with my family last year.
A. go B. went C. have been D. will go
14. The young man his bag and showed us that he didn’t steal anything from us.
A. went down B. went off C. held on D. held out
15. AI technology has made ________ easier to deliver parcels.
A. it B. this C. that D. what
16 People always argue whether a human is a _______ calculator than a computer or not.
.
A. powerful B. more powerful
C. most powerful D. the most powerful
17. ______ we got off the bus, we saw two men fighting against each other.
A. Although B. But C. Since D. As
18. An experienced engineer is ________ the project.
A. in return for B. in danger of C. in order for D. responsible for
19. Although Wendy is busy with her work, she still continues to _______ the Computer Club every Friday.
A. join B. join in C. take part in D. attend
20. We were discussing something important, so we had to ask our clients ________ for another ten minutes.
A. to wait B. wait C. waited D. waiting
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III. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be
used once(共 6分).
A
Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once:)
A. reported B. different from C. Ｗestern D. take a look at E. fourth F. similar to
G. because of
From the first day that man began to study numbers and their importance in everyday life, some numbers have
been thought to be lucky, while others are considered unlucky. And it’s not just ___21___ culture that has done
this. Cultures in Japan, China, India and Africa have done the exact same thing, but for different reasons. Let’s
___22___ some commonly known lucky and unlucky numbers to see why some numbers are cursed and some are
loved.
8 is considered a lucky number to the point of obsession (痴迷). A recent news article ___23___ that the
phone number 8888-8888 was sold for over $200,000 in China recently because it was thought that it would bring
good luck. In Cantonese, the pronunciation of the number eight is ___24___ the phrase “good luck”.
4 — This number is bad luck in the Far East. The pronunciation of the number four in Japanese is like the
word death, and ___25___ this, four has been considered bad luck in Japan, Korea and China. Many buildings in
Asian areas do not have a ___26___ floor, much like the way North American cultures treat the number 13.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的
适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) (共 7分).
27. Most ________, it will be fine tomorrow. (probable)
28. The musical Phantom of the Opera has been very ________ on Broadway. (succeed)
29. Who first ________ the number 0? (invention)
30. ________ exercise is good for our general health. (physics)
31. Could you tell me the _________ of the tallest building in Shanghai? (high)
32. Another ________ will probably start if you don’t take the detective’s advice. (argue)
33. Do you want to do those ________ with the help of the computer? (calculate)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一
词). (共 12分).
34. Wendy has violin lessons once a week. （改为否定句）
Wendy ________ ________ violin lessons once a week.
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35. My grandma changes her password to Wechat every two weeks. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ does your grandma change her password to Wechat?
36. Jenny seldom goes to the gym to work out. (改为反义疑问句)
Jenny seldom goes to the gym to work out, ________ ________?
37. The robber had dark brown hair and he wasn’t very tall.（划线提问）
________ ________ the robber like?
38. Numbers are very important in our daily life. We can’t live without numbers nowadays.（两句合并成一句）
Numbers are ________ important in our daily life ________ we can’t live without them nowadays.
39. some of the work, too easy, because, is, for me, boring, it is
_____________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写).
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共 36分).
Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) ( 6分)
A
Henry has recently received a letter from Paul, his pen-friend living in Canada. Here is the letter:
Dear Henry,
Thanks very much for your email, which I want to reply to for ages.
I have finished all my exams. The last one was History. It's extremely horrible because our teacher set a lot of
long questions but only a few multiple choice items. I think this subject is difficult because there're lots of facts and
dates to remember. I've got a poor memory and I hate to remember things. I'm afraid I won't pass the examination.
So this is the end of Year 8, my second year at secondary school. I did eight subjects in total. The worst were
History and French. I find them very boring and difficult to learn. I've already forgotten most of the things I was
taught! I need to study hard next year.
I liked Geography best this year, but we only had it twice a week. Our Geography teacher, Mr. Hill, is great.
He taught the subject very well. He didn't like to spoon-feed students with lots of facts. He preferred to let us learn
independently. He didn't give us any homework the whole year. Perhaps he hated doing homework when he's a
student!
We did a project with Mr. Hill about several countries in Europe and Asia. Some of my friends went to the
library for photos and I used the internet to search for appropriate information. Mr. Hill gave us a lot of valuable
advice. At the end of the term, we gave an oral presentation in front of the class. I'd like to be a pilot, then I could
travel and see all those places.
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I'm going to visit Tokyo with my three classmates next month. We won't stay in a hotel because my uncle has
a large house there. You visited ·Tokyo last year, didn't you? Do you think we need to learn some Japanese before
our journey? You've told me that Japanese food is delicious, haven't you? We'll have the opportunity to try it
ourselves soon! I've saved money for the journey for nearly half a year. We're all very excited about it.
Please tell me about your year at school. Were your exams easy?
Best wishes,
Paul
40. Henry last communicated with Paul ________ .
A. yesterday B. a long time ago C. not long ago D. just before Paul's
examination
41. The underlined word "horrible" in Line 4 probably means ________ .
A. terrible B. wonderful C. surprising D. ugly
42. From the passage, we know that Paul ________.
A. could remember things well B. liked to remember facts and dates
C. did badly in his History exam D. preferred to answer long questions
43 Paul probably ________.
.
A. wanted to have more Geography lessons
B. didn't want to learn independently
C. hated doing his homework
D. wanted Mr. Hill to give them some homework
44. Paul wanted to be a pilot because ________.
A. Geography was his favorite subject B. Mr. Hill was a good teacher
C. he wanted to visit other places D. Mr. Hill advised him to become a pilot
45. Which of the following statement is probably right?
A. Paul would visit Tokyo to visit his uncle.
B. Paul would visit Tokyo because Henry advised him to do so
C. Paul would stay in his uncle's house alone.
D. Paul together with his three classmates would stay in his uncle's large house.
B
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
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Many people believe that “the children are the future.” Creative teenagers have proved this to be true. They
are working hard to try to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Here are a few ___46___.
Getting rid of blindspots(视线盲区) in cars
From West Grove, Pennsylvania, 14-year-old Alaina Gassler created a solution for one of the biggest car
problems in history. The teenager invented a device (设备) to get rid of blind spots in cars. She won a $25,000
Samueli Foundation Prize for her creation.
The idea ___47___ Gassler after her mom said she disliked using the family’s Jeep Grand Cherokee because
the front A-pillars created blind spots. Then, her own brother began driving; he also encouraged her to move
forward with the project.
Pedaling(踩踏板) to have the clothes washed
In the past, Remya Jose and her family hand-washed their clothes in their local river ___48___ the family
didn’t own a washing machine and her neighborhood didn’t have electricity. The task took too much time and
energy. Jose wanted to change this.
Her creation ___49___ you to put clothes, hot water and detergent(洗涤剂) in a container. You simply step on
an attached (相连的) pedal which agitates (搅动) the clothes and soon after they’re clean!
Providing power and clean water
Millions of people around the world can’t use electricity or clean water. But one teenager is close to solving
that problem. Cynthia Sin Nga Lam, from Australia, invented H2Pro. It is able to make dirty water clean and clear,
and use the waste to produce power. At the age of 17, Lam became one of the finalists in Google’s 2014 Science
Fair for her ___50___ invention.
46.
A. ideas B. examples C. facts D. items
47.
A. put on B. went after C. came to D. held out
48.
A. because B. and C. but D. so
49.
A. allows B. assists C. asks D. forces
50.
A. simple B. boring C. amazing D. usual
C
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Not everyone has a chance to be a detective, but I got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 2008.
One afternoon I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car. I e___51___ to see my father
,
in the driver’s seat, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving i___52___. “She has stolen my father’s car,” I
thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front,” and I told him
why.
The taxi driver had a car phone, s___53___ I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police
car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker (喇叭). The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out
right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car. It’s my father’s car.”
The woman wasn’t w___54___ at all, smiled and said, “Oh, you’re Mr Johnson’s younger son, right? I’ve
seen your p___55___ in your father’s office.”
Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had
asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent her his car. A___56___ hearing this, we
called my father and he told us what she said was true. The police and the taxi driver laughed. It was both the first
and the last time I worked as a detective.
D
Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题).
In the1800s, the steam locomotive (蒸汽火车头) was considered by many to be a symbol of the new
Industrial Age. It was, in fact, one of the most important inventions of the time. Over the years, there have been
many changes to the locomotive. One of the most important has been its source of power.
The first railroads used horses for power, but the development of the steam locomotive made railroads a
practical way of transportation. The first steam locomotive was built in 1804 in Britain by Richard Trevithick. It
could pull 50,000 pounds, but it was not very successful because it was so heavy that it caused the rails to fall
apart. However, it encouraged other engineers to try to build steam locomotives. Two of the most important men
to accept the challenge were George Stephenson and his son, Robert. Robert once won a contest to build the best
locomotive. The Rocket, as he called it, had an average speed of 20 miles per hour, and the top speed was 29 miles
per hour.
In America, developments in steam engines were close behind those of the British. In 1830, Peter Cooper’s
tiny locomotive, called Tom Thumb, lost a famous race against a horse-drawn coach. Although Peter Copper failed,
it still made railroad officials believe that steam power was more practical than horse power.
Just before the turn of the century, the electric locomotive became widely in use. Its most successful period
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was the 1940s when U.S. railroads had 2,400 miles of electric routes.
The diesel (柴油) locomotive was invented in the 1890s by Rudolf Diesel, a German engineer. The power of
this locomotive came from a diesel fuel engine. The diesel locomotive is still in use today. It costs about twice as
much as a steam locomotive to build but it is much cheaper to operate.
57. The steam locomotive was one of the most important inventions in the 1800s, wasn’t it?
____________________________________________
58. Who built the first steam locomotive?
____________________________________________
59. What does the underlined phrase “fall apart” in paragraph 2. mean?
____________________________________________
60. How fast could the Rocket go?
____________________________________________
61. Why do you think different people have continued working hard to develop the locomotive?
____________________________________________
VII. Writing (作文)(共 14分)
62. 请以“That Day, I solved a Trouble”（《那天，我解决了一个麻烦》）为题，写一篇不少于 60 词的
短文，标点符号不计入词数。
The following questions are for your reference:
*What trouble did you meet with?
* How did you solve the trouble?
*What did you learn from this experience?
注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。
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