河南省实验中学2023—2024学年上期期中试卷
八年级上期 英语
（时间：100分钟，满分：120 分）
一、听力理解 （20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
第一节。听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
( )1. Where did the girl go last weekend
A. To the Palace Museum. B. To the Great Wall. C. To Tian'anmen Square.
( )2. When did the boy go to Beijing Hutong
A. Last Thursday. B. Last Saturday. C. Last Sunday.
( )3. Who is the woman speaking to
A. Her son. B. Her father. C. Her son's teacher.
( )4. What languages can the boy speak
A. English and Japanese. B. Chinese and Japanese. C. English and Chinese.
( )5. Where are the speakers going
A. To a supermarket. B. To a restaurant. C. To a hotel.
第二节。听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。
( )6. What does the boy think of English
A. Difficult. B. Easy. C. Boring.
( )7. What did the boy's English teacher say in the report card
A. The boy was lazy. B. The boy could do better. C. The boy was good at English.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
( )8. Where did the man go last week
A. To Beijing. B. To his hometown. C. To the woman's hometown.
( )9. How many people are there in the man's hometown
A. About 20,000. B. About 200,000. C. About 2,000,000.
( )10. What does the woman want to do
A. Return to her own hometown. B. Go to the man's hometown.
C. Visit her old friends.
听下面一段独白，回答第11至第12两个小题。
( )11. When did Mickey Mouse become popular
A. In 1927. B. In 1928. C. In 1929.
( )12. What did Walt think of on the train
A. A mouse in red. B. A mouse in yellow. C. A mouse in green.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。
( )13. Who is more outgoing
A. Tony. B. The boy. C. The girl.
( )14. What is Tony good at
A. Singing. B. Sports. C. Drawing.
( )15. Who is more popular, the boy or Tony
A. The boy. B. Both of them. C. Tony.
第三节 听下面几段短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。
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二、阅读理解 （20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
Our teacher did a survey about what his students did during the summer holidays in class, and here are their answers to the questions.
For my summer holiday I went to a summer camp. At the summer camp I made a lot of new friends and tried some new sports like wakeboarding, rock climbing and kayaking. It was the best summer of my life.
Sofia, what did you do during the summer holiday I spend time with my cousins Emily and Diego. One day we went to an amusement park and rode the big roller coaster five times. We watched films and ate pizza together. I love my cousins so much!
Petru, what did you do during the Munmar holiday During the summer holidays I went on holiday with my family to Greece. We flew in an aeroplane for three hours and stayed at a big hotel for half a month. The hotel was so fun! I ate lots of delicious Greek food. I can't wait to go on holiday again!
I stayed with my grandma for the summer holiday. She lives near the beach so I spent lots of time swimming in the ocean. It was really fun to spend time with my grandma, but I missed my parents. and my friends.
My goal during the summer holiday was t watch as many films as possible. In total, I watched thirty films, I watched all of my favorite action heroes and space movies. I don't like romance movies . My mom said that I spent too much time indoors (室内) but I don't care.
( ) 21. How did Petru go to Greece
A. By boat B. By air C. By sea D. By train
( )22. What sport might Effia not have t rea in summer camp
A. wakeboarding B. rock climbing C. kayaking D. swimming
( ) 23. What kind of movie does Hao like best
A. romance movies B. action movies C. cartoons D. scary movies
( ) 24. What did Sofia do during the summer holiday
A. stayed with grandma B. visited a foreign country
C. went to an amusement park D. watched TV
( ) 25. Which is RIGHT according to the text
A. It was the fifth time for Sofia to go to an amusement park.
B. Hao's mother wanted him to stay indoors.
C. Pertu stayed at the hotel for half a month.
D. Sareena didn't want to stay with grandma.
B
In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class a task to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She wrote her dream of becoming an arime pilot (飞行员). The teacher told her it was a "fairy tale (童话故事)". Jean was sad and disappointed.
As the years went by, these words came into her mind whenever she talked about her dream. "Girls can't become airline pilots; never have, never will. You're crazy. That's impossible." in the end, Jean gave up.
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Slaton. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question:" If you had unlimited (无限的) money, unlimited chance to the best schools, unlimited talents and abilities, what would you do " Jean felt excited and she wrote down the very old dream. The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed Jean's life. The teacher said, "I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don't go for your dreams, no an e will do it for you.
Suddenly Jean felt thrilled and told her about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped the desk. "Then do it!" she said. So Jean did.
In her 10 years of hard work, she never gave up her dream. Instead, she went on doing everything her third-grade teacher said was fairy-tale. Finally, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (机长) for the United Airline.
( ) 26. What did Jean's third grade teacher think of her dream
A. It was easy to come true. B. It was different from others'.
C. It was pretty good. D. It was impossible to realize.
( ) 27. Mrs. Slaton may think that ______
A. Jean is crazy. B. Jean is a girl with great abilities and talents.
C. others can help make your dream come true. D. You don't need to take your dream seriously.
( ) 28. Which of the following word has the same meaning as the underlined word
A. scared B. relaxed C. excited D. talented
( ) 29. What can we infer (推断) according to (根据) the passage
A. Jean always dreamed big. B Jean's third grade teacher disliked her.
C. Jean's dream came true overnight. D. Jean met many difficulties before becoming a pilot.
( ) 30. What is the best title of the passage
A. Face Difficulties B. How to Be a Pilot C. Go for It D. Dream the Future
C
Tasty Facts
Our sense of taste is amazing and it means we can enjoy different foods from all around the world. To help us eat our food, we have a tongue (舌头) and teeth inside our mouth. On our tongues are lots of little taste buds (味蕾) that help us to taste sweet, sour (酸的), salty, and bitter (苦的) flavour.
Our tongues also help us to speak. By moving it, we can change the sounds that come out of our mouth.
Did you know Many of our senses (感觉官能) work together to help us. When we taste our food, we also need our sense of smell. The food sends messages to our nose, and that helps us to enjoy our food even more. If you have a blocked nose, you will find that food doesn't taste quite the same.
Amazing Animal Tongues!
Many animals use their tongues when eating their food. Some animals have other uses for them too. Anteaters and frogs use their tongues to catch their prey (猎物) . Dogs and cats use their tongues to clean their fir. Dogs also use their tongues to cool themselves down when they get too hot.
Tongue Twisters! (绕口令)
Tongue twisters are rhymes (押韵词) that are difficult to say quickly. Have a try at these! She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, is this the peck of peppers that Peter Piper picked
Did you know
In some countries, they eat animal tongues as part of their meal. Pig and cow tongue is popular in Chinese food. Lamb and duck tongues are also eaten in some countries. Many people believe that it has a delicious, meaty flavour.
( ) 31. What does the first paragraph tell us
A. Why it is important to have tongues
B. How the tongues work to speak
C. What the tongues are used to do
D. How the tongues help to taste
( ) 32. How many kinds of use the tongues have for animals are mentioned (提到) in the text
A. 2 B.3 C.4 D.5
( ) 33. What is the meaning (意义) of the underlined (下划线的) word
A.高挺的 B.灵敏的 C.奇特的 D.堵住的
( ) 34. What can we infer (推断) from the passage
A. It is not difficult to say tongue twisters quickly.
B. Taste buds can help us speak.
C. Animal tongues can be made into delicious food.
D. One can never smell without our tongues.
( ) 35. Where can we probably read the text
A. In a newspaper B. In a science magazine C. In an exercise book D. In a diary
D
Today I'd like to introduce a movie 30000 Miles from Chang'an, which has the longest runtime (放映时间). It is named after the old city of Xi' an in Shanxi province.
36 The Chinese cartoon movie brings to life.
Since July 8, the movie has got a rating (评分) of 8.1 out of ten on Douban. It gets the highest praise (赞扬) from the people and many people have seen the movie. 37 . Although Li Bai and Du Fu have appeared in many movies and TV shows in the past years, the movie starts from an unusual perspective (角度). 38 Besides Li and Gao, the movie tells about some of the most famous poets and artists of the Tang Dynasty such as Wang Changling!
The film also shows the amazing scenes (场景) of the Tang Dynasty (王朝), such as the noisy streets of ancient Chang' an and the city of Yangzhou. 39 Through this work, the directors (导演) hope we can know about these historical (历史上的) poets and classic works. 40
A. It starts with the memories (回忆) of Gao Shi and his good friend Li Bai, to tell Li's life.
B. And they also hope more foreigners to understand and enjoy Chinese poets and Chinese culture.
C. It is also one of the most popular cartoon movies of the summer season.
D. At the same time, it shows the windy and snowy borderlands (边疆) in northwestern China.
E. It was the capital (首都) of the Tang Dynasty for over 280 years.
三.完形填空 （15 小题，每小题1分，共15分）
It was a true 41 and it happened in an African country, where the white government made the policy of "apartheid" (种族隔离制度) that didn't let blacks (黑人) go to the public places special for whites. Whites didn't 42 blacks, thinking they were inferior race (低等种族) and trying to keep away from them.
One day a white with long hair sunbathed (日光浴) on the 43 . She fell asleep, 44 she was really tired. When she 45 , the sun had gone down.
At this moment, feeling 46 , she walked into a restaurant near the beach.
Pushing (冲) open the door, 47 entered the restaurant, picked a chair by the window and sat down. She kept sitting 48 about 15 minutes. 49 waiters came to serve her. She saw those waiters busy with the customers who came 50 than she did but nobody paid any attention to her. Suddenly 51 unhappiness and anger, she wanted to go to those waiters to ask why.
When she stood up and was 52 to go forward, she saw a large 53 before her. She looked at herself in it and soon understood the 54 .
It turned out that she had been suntanned (晒黑). Just at this time, she 55 felt how unfair it was to treat blacks differently!
( )41. A. movie B. magazine C. story D. competition
( )42. A. agree B. mind C. like D. expect
( )43. A. chair B. top C. beach D. hill
( )44. A. because B. so C. when D. if
( )45. A. walked B. made up C. stayed up D. woke up
( )46. A. bored B. hungry C. touched D. comfortable
( )47. A. she B. he C. it D. they
( )48. A. in B. on C. at D. for
( )49. A. some B. any C. no D. all
( )50. A. earlier B. later C. faster D. better
( )51. A. full of B. similar to C. different from D. the same as
( )52. A. enough B. ready C. necessary D. close
( )53. A. seat B. ticket C. menu D. mirror
( )54:A. news B. example C. reason D. service
( )55. A. hardly B. truly C. carefully D. successfully
三、语篇填空 （15分，每小题1分，共15分）
第一节 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
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John Rockefeller was a famous billionaire (亿万富翁) in the United States. 56 Rockefeller gave away a lot of money to poor people, he was not willing (愿意) to spend money on himself.
One day he went to stay at a 57 in New York and he asked 58 the cheapest room they had. He asked, " 59 is the price of the room " The manager told him. "And which floor is it on " Again the manager (经理) told him. " 60 that the lowest-priced room you have I am staying here by myself and 61 need a small room." The manager said, "That room is the smallest and 62 we have," he added, "but why do you 63 poor room like that When your son stays here he 64 has our most expensive room while yours is our cheapest." "Yes," said Rockefeller, "That's because 65 father is a rich man; but mine isn't."
第二节 阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词。
The twin sisters went into the rose garden. Soon, one 66 the girls ran back to her mother and said, "Mama, this is a bad place!" "Why, my child " "Because there're thorns (刺) under each flower." After a while, 67 other girl ran to her mother and said, "Mama, this is a good place." "Why, my child " "Because 68 are flowers on each-thorn in here." As soon as she heard this, the mother was lost in thought. Everything in the world has 69 a good side and a bad side; the key lies in from which point of view you will see it. So learn to look 70 life from a different angle (角度).
四、补全对话 （5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
A: Hello, Bob! What did you do last weekend
B: ______A new movie came out last week.
A: Really ______
B: Its name is No More Bets (孤注一掷). It is one of the most exciting movies I have ever seen.
A: Sounds like you like watching movies. ______
B: I watch them at least once every weekend. What about you
A: Me, too. The weekend is coming. Let's go to a movie together.
B: Good idea. There are a few movie theaters in our town. Which do you think is the best one to go to
A. I think Sun Cinema is best.
B. Why do you think so
A: ______
B: ______ movie theaters with comfortable seats.
A: Yes, it does.
B: OK. Let's go to Sun Cinema this weekend.
五、书面表达 （20分）
动画片是我们童年不可或缺的一部分，每个孩子心中都有一个记忆深刻的卡通人物，你最喜欢的卡通人物是谁呢？请以 My Favourite Cartoon Character 为题，并根据要点和要求写一篇短文。
1.要点：1）描述这个卡通人物的外貌和性格特点.
2）写出你喜欢这个卡通人物的理由.
2.要求：1）文中不得出现真实姓名和班级.
3）词数100词左右.
My Favourite Cartoon Character
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