广西壮族自治区南宁市第十四中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、广西壮族自治区南宁市第十四中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题一、单项选择1Would you like to play basketball with me, Tom?_. I have a lot of homework to do.AI am afraid notBThats the problemCGood luck2I tried several ways to work out the math problem, but _ of them worked. Never give up. I believe youll make it.AallBnoneCboth3

2、Dan is a(n)_. He began to draw pictures at the age of five.AmusicianBastronautCartist4You dont need to be worried about your son. I can help you to find him. Thanks _ helping me.AforBaboutCof5The May Day holiday is coming. Most people are _ the days.Aworrying aboutBcommunicating withCcounting down6H

3、ow about this white T-shirt?Oh, its too expensive. I cant _ it.AmixBdiscoverCafford7Have you finished your homework _, Tony?Yes, Ive _ finished it.Ayet; alreadyByet; everCalready; yet8This kind of beef from India tastes _. We dont like it at all.AdeliciousBawfulCwell9You be excited. You have a ticke

4、t for your favourite band!Yes. I cant believe that I can see the band play live!AneedBcantCmust10Mike _ hard since last term. Thats why he got the first prize in the speaking competition.AtrainedBhas trainedCwill train二、补全对话根据对话内容，从下面选出恰当的句子补全对话，有一个选项是多余的。A: Good morning, doctor!B: Hello! 11 A: I fe

5、el ill. I feel hot and Im very tired. B: 12 A: For about three days. B: Ill take your temperature. Oh, your temperature is a little high. Have you got a cough?A: No. 13 B: Nothing serious! Its just a cold. You should lie down and rest, and Ill give you some medicine. A: 14 B: Three times a day. A: O

6、K! Thank you, doctor. B: 15 AIs it serious?BYou are welcome!CWhat did you do?DHow can I help you?EHow often should I take it?FHow long have you been like this?三、完形填空Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?Li Jun, a middle school boy felt shy when he was

7、 making a speech the other day. Before that, Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 16 classmates. “I was wrong. It was very different and much 17 than talking to my classmates during playtime,” Li said. “I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and

8、wanted to leave the classroom 18 .”Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 19 : they can talk about their ideas freely 20 their best friends after class, but cant speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay

9、 more attention to writing instead of 21 . Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 22 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want. 23 he also gives some advice to students. “During your free time you should 24 m

10、ore. When youre speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine youre talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly,” Zhou said. “That 25 a fine public speech and youll feel confident.”16AherBmyChis17AharderBeasierCbetter18AslowlyBquicklyCsadly19AanswerBsubjectCproblem20AexceptBfromCwith21Alisten

11、ingBspeakingCreading22AmouthsBeyesCears23AButBSoCAnd24AplayBpractiseCwrite25AreportsBinventsCmakes四、阅读理解Three years ago, a story happened in Japan. At that time Mike and Ben were taking a holiday on the beach. The two good friends had a fight. Mike hit Ben on the face. Ben was hurt but he said nothi

12、ng. He only wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend hit me on the face.”After that, they took a taxi back to their hotel. After dinner, Ben started to read in bed. Mike went for a walk in the park near the hotel. Suddenly, an earthquake happened. The small hotel fell down and Ben was under the hote

13、l. Mike saved him. After Ben was out of danger, he wrote on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.”Mike asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?” Ben answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, and then the wind can blow

14、 it away. When someone helps us, we must carve (雕刻) it in the stone, then the wind cant blow it away.”根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。26Mike and Ben once had a fight on the beach.27Mike went for a walk in the street when the earthquake happened.28Mike liked carving unhappy things in th

15、e stone.29At last, Mike and Ben became good friends again.30Ben agreed that we should always remember the kindness and let the unhappiness go.A three-day trip to HangzhouDay 1: Arrive at the hotel and have breakfast Go to Hangzhou Botanical (植物的) Garden Go shopping and have lunch on Hefang Street Go

16、 to Yuanyuan Folk Culture Garden (民俗园). Day 2: Eat breakfast around the hotel Enjoy beautiful flowers in Taizawan Park Visit the West Lake Have a dinner at the hotel. Day 3: Take a walk in Fayun Ancient Village Go to the hotel and have lunch Come back to Xian.For only 2999, you can get the following

17、s:Round-trip air tickets between Xian and Hangzhou. Bus tickets around Hangzhou. Two nights stay in hotels. Working hours:From Monday to Friday: 10:00 am-7:00 pmSaturday: 9:00 am-4:00 pmTelephone number: 09110090根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。31Where can people go on the first day of the trip?Hefang Street The West

18、Lake Hangzhou Botanical GardenFayun Ancient Village Yuanyuan Folk Culture GardenABC32According to the passage, what can people do in Taiziwan Park?AGo shopping.BLearn folk culture.CEnjoy flowers.33How will visitors go back to Xian?ABy plane.BBy bus.CBy train.34When can Lily call to know more informa

19、tion about the trip?AAt 9:00 am on Thursday.BAt 11:00 am on Friday.CAt 5:00 pm on Saturday.35What is the writers purpose (目的) of writing this passage?ATo ask more people to join in the trip to Hangzhou.BTo teach us how to make Hangzhou food.CTo tell us more history of Hangzhou and Xian.We usually go

20、 to see a doctor when we are ill. Doctors may give us some medicine, and the medicine often makes us feel better. But sometimes the doctors medicine doesnt work. This happened to one man, Thomas Smith. He was ill in hospital, but he wasnt getting well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. He

21、 saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain after half a year. He could have a good nights rest. His own happy feeling helped him get well. He wrote his story in his book. He said laughing was very useful and it was the best “medicine”. Anothe

22、r man, Simon Beck, was also ill, and he had a serious pain in his back. The doctor couldnt stop it, so the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head, he drew a picture of a dog. He imagined it to be a real dog. And it was hurting him. Then the man talked softly to the dog. He put his hand on the

23、dogs head and made friends with it. One year later, his pain went away!These stories may surprise you, but more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the “doctor” inside your mind. and keep happy and well!根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。36Where was Thomas Smiths new “doctor”?AIn the hospital.BIn hi

24、mself.CIn his home.37What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph ?ALaughing.BRest.CStory.38Which is TRUE according to the passage?ALaughing took away Simon Becks pain after half a year.BSimon Beck “drew” a picture of a cat in his head.CSimon Beck made friends with the dog he imagined.39

25、What is the structure of the passage? ABC40What does this passage mainly tell us?AWe should write a book when the pain goes away.BWe should keep a dog at home.CWe should call on the “doctor” inside our mind, and keep happy and well.Almost everyone has a question or two about living in space. What is

26、 life really like in space? And what do astronauts do there?Astronauts living in space have the same hygiene needs as people do on Earth. They wash their hair, brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well when they wake up. However, because of micro-gravity (微重力), astronauts take care of themsel

27、ves in different ways. For example, they use a kind of special tool to wash their hair and use leg restraints (腿部固定装置) to set themselves when they use the washing room. Astronauts eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some food can be eaten in the natural form, such as fruit. There are

28、 no fridges in space, so space food must be kept in a good way to avoid going bad. Besides morning routine (常规) and eating in space, astronauts also need to do many tasks, such as checking the machines, updating (更新) computer information and so on. At the same time, the control center on Earth sends

29、 messages to the astronauts through voice or email to help them in their daily routines. Whats more, living in space is not just all work and no play. A popular way of relaxation is looking out of the window. And they can also enjoy themselves by watching movies, reading books, playing cards and tal

30、king to their families during their free time. 根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。41How does the writer start the passage?ABy giving examples.BBy asking questions.CBy listing numbers.42What does the underlined word “hygiene” probably mean in Chinese?A卫生B饮食C心理43Whats the main idea of Paragraph ?AEating in space.BRelaxing

31、 in space.CWorking in space.44What can astronauts do to relax themselves in space?ATalk to their families.BCheck the machines.CUpdate computer information.45From this passage, what can we learn?ALife in space is exactly the same as life on Earth.BLiving in space is different but interesting.CAstrona

32、uts have little free time in space.五、选词填空根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。healthbecauseprizepopularhappymaingaveoffunnyhaveGarfield (加菲猫) first appeared in a comic strip (连载漫画) on June 19, 1978. Garfield is famous as a cartoon hero. Garfield products are 46 in many countries. J

33、im Davis created Garfield. Jim was born in 1945 in India. He grew up 47 on a farm. His dad kept sheep. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their room was always full 48 food for the cats. As a boy, Jim was in poor 49 . When he had to spend time 50 a rest, he drew pi

34、ctures to make his life 51 . In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim found that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He couldnt believe it 52 there were so many cat lovers. He remembered the 25 farm cats he grew up with. They 53 him lots of ideas for a cat comic strip.

35、 In the comic strip, Garfield became the 54 role. Jim Davis has received many 55 for his work.六、书面表达56假如你的朋友李华，积极阳光，生活规律，刚刚被评为学校的“健康生活小达人” (Healthy Living Star)，请你根据以下要点，为校园英语报写一篇短文，介绍他的基本信息并分享他健康的生活方式。内容要点：1. 基本情况 (外貌，性格)2. 健康的生活方式 (饮食，运动)注意：1. 内容必须包含以上的所有信息；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 文中不得透露个人信息；4. 词数80词左右 (短文首句已给出，不计入总词数)。Our Healthy Living StarToday, Id like to introduce our Healthy Living StarLi Hua to you. _试卷第9页，共9页