2023 学年第一学期期中素质调研

八年级英语试卷

（满分：100 分 考试时间：90 分钟）

Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)(25 分)

I. Listening Comprehension(听力理解)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (5 分)

A. B. C. D. E. F.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________

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) (6 分)

6 A. On foot. . B. By bike. C. By taxi. D. By bus.

7. A. Art. B. Music. C. Maths. D. English.

8. A. At 10:30. B. At 11:00. C. At 11:30. D. At 12:30.

9. A. At home. B. In an office. C. At a school. D. At a restaurant.

10 A. 10 yuan. . B. 20 yuan. C. 30 yuan. D. 40 yuan.

11. A. Climb the mountains. B. Sell jackets. C. Give a fashion show. D. Visit a superstar.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or

false (判断下列句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) (6 分)

12. Steven went into the forest to look for some wood one cold morning.

13. Two cakes rolled out of the lunch box and disappeared into a hole in the tree.

14. Steven fell to the bottom in order to find out who was singing the song.

15. After landing, Steven looked up and saw hundreds of cakes.

16. The mice handed Steven a big bag of rice to thank him for his rice cakes.

17. Steven and his wife got enough rice to eat for the rest of their lives finally.

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D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(8 分)

18. Chris Rock grew up in a ________ ________ in Brooklyn, New York.

19. Chris Rock left high school and started________ ________ in clubs in New York City.

20. Chris Rock doesn’t want to be a serious actor because comedy(喜剧) is ________ ________

for him.

21. Today, Chris Rock is still ________ ________doing live shows around the world.

Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary

（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）(35 分)

II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案, 用 A、B、C 或 D 表示, 填入括号内) (14 分)

1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

A. weight B. height C. neighbour D. eight

2. Which of the following is right?

A. Did she press the button? B. We are going to talk about experiments.

C. How long does he spend reading English everyday? D. What do you think Paul will

write about?

3. Jane was asked to write ________ article on the school sports meeting yesterday.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

4. In the e-mail, my cousin told me many ________ about his visit to England.

A. books B. news C. diaries D. stories

5. The way you talk is similar ________ your parents.

A. in B. on C. to D. at

6. Tom has three penfriends in Britain, and he also has ________ one in Paris.

A. another B. other C. the other D. others

7. The children haven’t eaten anything yet. Cook ________ some food right now.

A. they B. them C. their D. themselves

8. John has worked as an accountant ________ he graduated from university.

A. after B. before C. when D. since

9. After dinner, she went to her office and continued ________ on her games.

A. worked B. work C. working D. works

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10. There ________ an exciting basketball match between Class one and Class two next

Monday.

A. was B. is going to be C. is D. has been

11. Tom could hardly answer this question, ________?

A. couldn’t he B. could he C. did he D. didn’t he

.
12 —Do you know ________ light travels?

—At a speed of about 300,000 km per second.

A. how far B. how long C. how fast D. how soon

13. ________ nice weather when we had an autumn outing!

A. What a B. What an C. What D. How

14. —Mum, I won the first prize in the school writing competition.

—________ I’m proud of you.

A. Have a good time! B. Good luck! C. Best wishes! D. Congratulations!

III. (6 分)

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only

be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。请填写单词对应的大写字母，填单词不给分。)

A. difference B. before C. bought D. when

Engineer Jeff Dent, 46, and wife Alison, 44, always loved sailing. They first met at a

sailing club and their dream was to sail around the world.

So, ____15____ Jeff became unemployed in January 1999, they decided to make their

dream come true. Alison left her job as a teacher and they ____16____ an eight-meter sailing

boat, the Charlotte Rose. They wanted to sail from Britain to South Africa, then to Australia,

across the South Pacific to Argentina, and back to Britain across the Atlantic.

They weren’t the first people to make this journey, but this time there was one big

____17____ ——Jeff and Alison took their three children with them: ten-year-old Oliver,

Charlotte, who was seven, and three-year-old Daniel.

A. difficult B. meet C. easy D. most

Yesterday, after two years and 48,000 kilometers, they arrived back in Britain. To their

surprise, hundreds of friends and journalists were there to ____18____ them.

So how was it? “It was not ____19____,” said Alison, “but it was also the best two years

of my life.” The children also loved it. “We saw things that ____20____ people never see,”
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said Oliver. “One morning we got up and there were three whales near the boat...that was

fantastic!”

There was one question everyone wanted to ask. Did they argue a lot? Jeff answered.

“Of course we argued sometimes, but we were a great team. It was an amazing journey.”

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) (5 分）

21. The lift in my building didn’t work and stayed at the ________ floor yesterday. (nine)

22. Suddenly there was a big ________ between the two close friends. (argue)

23. Looking at his school report, “Well ________!” his father said with a smile. (do)

24. The bus driver is ________ for the safety of passengers. (responsibility)

25. He immediately called the police to report the ________. (thief)

V. Rewrite the sentences as required (按要求改写下列句子，每空格限填一词) (10 分)

26. The man stole an expensive watch from the shop. (改为否定句)

The man ________ ________ an expensive watch from the shop.

27. Simon is still at school now. He will come back home in two hours. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ will Simon come back home?

28. The man was holding out a bag to show that he did not have the woman’s purse. (对划线部分

提问)

________ ________ the man holding out a bag?

29. The boy is too young to go to the farm by himself. (保持句意基本不变)

The boy is ________ young ________ he can’t go to the farm by himself.

30. A grades, I, subjects, in, usually, my, achieve, all (连词成句)

___________________________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

VI. Reading comprehension(阅读理解) ( 26 分)

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用 A、B、C 或 D 表示）(6 分)

Our summer camp program is for students 10 to 16 years of age. It includes a variety of

fun activities. The camp is designed to enrich student's lives and encourage them to gain

confidence. For more information, please visit our website: www.tallpinesschool.com

How to register（报名）

Complete the application form at the end of this booklet. Each from must be signed by

the child's parents. The parents will receive an email message once we have dealt with the
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application. Please make sure that an email address is provided on the application form.

Our staff

Tall Pines School staff members are chosen for their experience and their ability to

relate to children. The teaching staff is made up of trained teachers who know children's

problems.

The environment

Campers are provided with a safe environment. We have a gym, a science lab, a

computer lab and a library. They are all air-conditioned. We also have four playgrounds and

a soccer field.

Expectations for behavior

At Tall Pines School, we expect children to show respect for each other and for their

teachers. Students are not allowed to leave their camps without the agreement of the

teacher.

The 2021 programs

Camps A and C : $360/day Camps B and D: $280/day

Camp A Camp B Camp C Camp D

July 3-7 July 16-20 Aug. 7-11 Aug 20-24

9:00- Health Creative Dance Crazy for

12:00 Training Writing 2021 Sports

Ages 10-

12 13:00- Badminton Art Cooking Musical

16:00 Camp Explorers Time Theater

9:00- Mad Reading

Super Sports Dance 2021
12:00 Science Club
Ages 13-

14 13:00- Little Discoverin Public

Art Explorers
16:00 Picasso g Robots Speaking

Ages 15- 9:00- Science Movie Tennis Public

16 12:00 Adventures Maker Camp Speaking

13:00- Young Dance 2021 Little Creative

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 Engineering
16:00 Picasso Writing
Minds

31. If students want to ________, they may sign up for the 2021 summer camp.

A. visit the website B. receive an email

C. gain confidence D. complete a form

32. To register for the summer camp, ________ must sign the application form.

A. the child's parents B. the school

.
C the teaching staff D. the children

33. The underlined phrase "relate to" most likely means "________" in the text.

A. surprise B. understand C. protect D. interview

34. According to the environment, children at the camp can do the following except

________.

A. programming B. swimming C. reading books D. doing experiments

35. If Jane, aged 16, wants to improve her writing skills, she should register for ________.

A. Camp A B. Camp B C. Camp C D. Camp D

36. The text above is writing to ________.

A. introduce a summer camp program B. ask students to respect their teachers

C. encourage kids to have more fun D. teach parents how to complete a form

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)

（共 6 分）

My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd, and I stopped at a bakery for some bread. As

we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.

This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and some blue hair on top of it.

One of his nostrils was pierced ( 穿孔), and his ears were full of rings. He held a skateboard

under one arm and a basketball under ____37____. Caitlynd, who was walking ahead of me,

stopped when she saw the teen.

I thought he’d scared her and she’d frozen on the spot. I was wrong. My Grand Angel

backed up against the door and opened it as ____38____ as it would go. Now I was face to

face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His response was a kind “Thank

you very much”.

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 On our way to the car, I praised Caitlynd for her ____39____ in holding open the door for

the young man. She didn’t seem to be ____40____ by his appearance but I wanted to make

sure. If a grandmotherly talk about freedom of self-expression and allowing people their

differences was in order, I wanted to be ready.

It ____41____ that the person who needed the talk was me. The only thing Caitlynd

noticed about the teen, was the fact that his arms were full. “He would’ve had a hard time

to open the door.” I saw the partially shaved head, the blue hair, the piercings and the

earrings. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a door.

I’m always the one who is so quick to judge. In the future, I hope to get down on her

____42____ and raise my sights.

37. A. other B. the other C. another D. one

38. A. far B. fast C. wide D. soon

39. A. speed B. progress C. manners D. success

40. A. troubled B. fooled C. prevented D. judged

41. A. pointed out B. turned out C. found out D. worked out

42. A. situation B. hands C. side D. level

C. (共 7 分)

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，

首字母已给)

The advertising has gone on for years: Smart homes are now available. There are coffee

pots that turn on when the alarm clock rings. There are fridges that send an alert when the

milk runs out. These smart home appliances are greatly c____43____ our lives.

However, it seems f____44____ people are making their homes smart. According to a

U.S. survey, only six percent of American families have a smart appliance. So why are smart

home appliances having a hard time reaching the market? We think there are several

r____45____.

First, a lot of smart appliances are just fun. Their new features are not really

n____46____. Many of these appliances are too expensive. One of Samsung’s smart fridges

has cameras inside of it. It can allow the user to know what he is short of while he is

shopping. However, the fridge sells for $5,000. People who can a____47____ it probably

don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we r____48____ check the food in our fridges,

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don’t we? Why do we need a smart fridge?

,
Besides the technology is not yet perfect. There are complaints that smart appliances

sometimes stop working or become “dull”. There is also a lack of standards( 标准). As a result,

appliances from d____49____ companies cannot “communicate” with each other.

Do you look forward to a smart home? Are you willing to pay for smart appliances?

D. (7 分)

Answer the questions (根据短文，回答下列问题)

During summer vacations, I would volunteer at the vet’s, so I’d seen a lot of dogs.

Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Thin curly hair barely covered her

sausage-shaped body. Her big eyes always looked surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s.

She was brought to the vet to be put to sleep because her owners didn’t want her

anymore. But I thought Minnie had a sweet personality. “No one should judge her by her

looks,” I thought. So instead of putting her to sleep, the vet gave her the chance to be

adopted (收养) by someone else. I advertised Minnie in the local paper: “Funny-looking dog,

well behaved, needs a loving family.”

When a young man called, I warned him that Minnie was strange looking. The boy on

the phone told me that his grandfather’s 16-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie

no matter what it looked like. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive.

At last, an old car drove up in front of the vet’s. Two kids ran to the door. They took

Minnie to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his

reaction to Minnie.

The grandfather carried Minnie in his arms and touched her soft hair. She licked ( 舔) his

face. It was love at first lick.

“She’s perfect!” the old man said excitedly.

I was thankful that Minnie had found the good home that she deserved.

That’s when I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white color---he was blind.

50. Minnie was a good-looking dog, wasn’t she?

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__________________________________.

51. Why did Minnie’s owners bring her to the vet?

__________________________________.

52. How did the vet deal with Minnie?

__________________________________.

53. What did Grandfather do to Minnie?

__________________________________.

54. Did the writer think Minnie would be loved by the new owner? Which sentence in the

passage supports your answer?

__________________________________.

55. Will you adopt Minnie? Why or why not?

__________________________________.

X. Writing (写作)(14 分)

56. Write at least 60 words about the topic “A challenge in my life” （请以“我生活中的一次挑战“为题，

写一篇不少于 60 个字的短文，标点符号不占格。）

生活中充满了各种各样的挑战，请结合你自己的生活实际和经历，谈谈在你的生活中所经历的一次挑战，以及这次挑战带给你的成长。

（注意：短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）

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