武汉外校2023-2024学年度上学期期中八年级英语试卷试卷满分：120分考试时间：120分钟Part OneI. Listening. (25)Section OneListen to four questions and choose the right answers. You will hear each question only once.1. A. In the library. B. The Central park. C. At 3 o’clock2. A. By John. B. In China. C. Used paper.3. A. Very kind. B. Swimming. C. A teacher.4. A. Nothing. B. It’s me. C. A friend of mine.Section TwoListen to eight short dialogues and choose the best answers to the questions. You will hear each dialogue only once.5. How did Tony go to work today?A. By bike.B. By car.C. By subway.6. How often does Mike exercise?A. Once a weekB. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.7. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Salesman and customer.B. Father and daughter.C. Teacher and student.8. Why won’t the woman let the man in?A. He doesn’t have an ID card.B. He doesn’t behave well.C. He looks too young.9. How does the man feel about the bag?A. He feels the woman made it well.B. He thinks it will be broken easily.C. He believes it’s too small.10. What would the woman probably say to the man next?A. You can’t be so serious.B. I’m sure things will get better soon.C. It’s just a piece of cake.11. What is Molly’s hobby?A. B. C.12. Who is the tallest in Tony’s family?A. Tony.B. Tony’s brother.C. Tony’s father.Section ThreeListen to three dialogues and a passage, and choose the best answers to the questions. You will hear each dialogue twice.Listen to Text 13 and answer the questions from No. 13 to No. 15.13. What nationality is Jenny?A. She is Swiss.B. She is Dutch.C. She is British.14. Which country is famous for chocolate?A. Netherlands.B. Greece.C. Belgium.15. What do we know about the man?A. He likes Greece best.B. He has been to the Netherlands.C. He went to Sweden a few years ago.Listen to Text 14 and answer the questions from No. 16 to No. 18.16. What does the woman want to rent?A. A house with a garden.B. A single room.C. A one-bedroom flat.17. How much rent does she have to pay?A. $500 a month.B. ￡125 a week.C. ￡50 a month.18. What can we know from the dialogue?A. There aren’t any shops nearby.B. Fish is not allowed in the room.C. The woman is very satisfied.Listen to Text 15 and answer the questions from No. 19 to No. 22.19. Where was the conversation taking place?A. On the boat.B. On the phone.C. In the city of Guilin.20. How large is Yangshuo?A. About 65 square kilometres.B. About 1, 248 square kilometres.C. About 1, 428 square kilometres.21. How many kinds of things is Yangshuo famous for?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.22. What will Amy show to Henry?A. Some rocks.B. Some photos.C. Some gifts.Listen to Text 16 and answer the questions from No. 23 to No. 25.23. What do the parents and the teachers think of these hands-on lessons?A. Interesting and useful.B. Exciting and difficult.C. New and creative.24. In gardens, why do the students need to watch carefully?A. To get their hands dirty.B. To have fun growing plants.C. To see the whole process of the project.25. What can we learn about school gardening from this passage?A. It is educational but boring for the students.B. It makes the students have more respect for nature.C. It is an important subject but brings the students stress.II. Multiple Choice. (1’x15)26. —The party is a great success. We’ve had a good time.— __________.A. It doesn’t matterB. It’s not very goodC. I’m glad to hear thatD. No, thanks27. —Alice, could you help me fill out these forms?— __________.A. With pleasureB. It’s my pleasureC. Sounds niceD. I’m sure28. —Did you enjoy this book?— __________. It’s not my cup of tea.A. Very muchB. Not reallyC. I hope notD. It’s nothing29. —Do you still play tennis?—Oh, no. I __________ it for the past two years.A. didn’t playB. haven’t playedC. playedD. plays30. —So, how did the whole thing happen?—Sir, it’s not my fault. I __________ straight on my way when his car suddenly __________ right.A. drove; was turningB. was driving; was turningC. was driving; turnedD. drove; turned31. —Have you heard about the Double Reduction Policy?—Yes, and I totally agree. Education shouldn’t be __________ purely by examination results.A. detectedB. measuredC. reckonedD. stressed.32. —China has a long history of tea culture.—So it is! It is said that the tea was __________ by Shen Nong.A. producedB. inventedC. discoveredD. found33. —He is so talented!—Yes. He has a wide __________ of painting and music.A. knowledgeB. abilityC. boardD. sense34. —Excuse me, can you tell me which way leads to the museum? The right one or the left one?— __________ way is OK. You can take both.A. AllB. BothC. EitherD. Neither35. —His sister had a bad cold, __________ she?—I’m afraid so.A. wasn’tB. hadn’tC. doesn’tD. didn’t36. —The fish smells terrible.— __________.A. So does the meatB. Neither does the meatC. So is the meatD. Neither is the fish37. —Difficulties always go with me.—Cheer up! If a door is closed in front of you, there __________ be a window opened for you.A. mightB. mustC. canD. should38. —Mum, could you buy me a dress like that?—Certainly, we can buy __________ one than this, but __________ this.A. a better; better thanB. a worse; as good asC. a cheaper; as good asD. a more important; not as good as39. —The Chinese Women V olleyball Team finally won the prize. I am so proud of them.—Me too! Although lots of difficulties they faced, they still __________ for victory.A. hung outB. hung upC. hung overD. hung on40. —What did he say to you?—He asked me __________.A. who will be here tomorrowB. why did she refuse to comeC. that if I was readyD. which one I liked betterⅢ. Cloze. (1’x15)Doug Bruce, 35, walked into Coney Island Police Station on 3 July, 2003. “I woke up on the subway a few minutes ago. I don’t know where I’m going, where I’ve been. I have no 41 who I am, “he told the police. He had a backpack with a few things in it: a Spanish phrase book (常用语手册), a set of keys and a map of New York. . “I don’t know anything. It was like being in the_ 42 _.”The police were confused. “We’ve never had 43 like this before, “Lt. Peter Pena said. They took Doug to Coney Island Hospital. The nurse had to put a (n) 44 name tag on his bed---unknown. Although Doug could 45 sentences without difficulty, he had no memory of his 46 . Dr Leonid V orobyev, an expert at the hospital, said that he had only seen such cases “in 47 and books”.Finally, the hospital staff 48 a number in his phrase book. This was the number of a friend’s mother. Doug phoned, and when his friend Nadine spoke to him, she immediately 49 his voice. “Is that you, Doug?” she said. “I don’t know,” came the reply. Nadine went to the hospital, told the doctor who Doug was, and took him home.“Home” turned out to be a wonderful apartment in downtown Manhattan where he 50 with two dogs and three parrots. Doug discovered that he had lived in Paris where he had made a lot of money. 51 Nadine, he was tired of the business world, so he moved to New York and started a four-year photography course.Now that Doug had discovered who he was, he had to face other 52 . He was worried about seeing his family and friends. They were like 53 to him. His sister said that he had changed: he used to be very 54 , and rarely showed his emotions (情感). Now he was much more relaxed and was never afraid to show his feelings.He is happy with his new life and his story has now been made into a film. An old friend of his, Director Rupert Murray, made a documentary about Doug’s 55 experience called Unknown White Male41. A. way B. intention C. interest D. idea42. A. darkness B. hole C. sky D. secret43. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. anybody44. A. extra B. special C. ugly D. nice45. A. follow B. show C. talk D. form46. A. past B. lifestyle C. friends D. relatives47. A. comedies B. lyrics C. cartoons D. movies48. A. looked for B. passed by C. came across D. fixed up49. A. heard B. recognized C. realized D. cleared50. A. spent B. shared C. served D. separated51. A. According to B. Thanks to C. Because of D. Instead of52. A. questions B. challenges C. responsibilities D. chances53. A. workers B. teachers C. partners D. strangers54. A. patient B. shy C. outgoing D. honest55. A. unusual B. boring C. unpleasant D. terribleIV. Reading. (2*15)A_________________________________Chang’e is named after a goddess in ancient fairy tales, but few people know thatshe first appeared in the book Shan Hai Jing. It is thought to have been written duringthe late Warring States Period. Another figure in the book was Zouwu, a creature whofeatures (担任主演) in the movie Fantastic Beasts. Recently, the work and othersfeaturing ancient myths and monsters have inspired artists and authors to create, whichis a source of inspiration. Experts compared the book with the histories of ancient Greek.His World’s a StageActing was, is and always will be the first love of National Peking Opera Company’snew vice-president. Tian Lei has been working with the opera company for 10 years. Hehas spent a long time training acting there since he took Peking Opera as the most specialart. “Practicing here helps me feel closer to Peking Opera masters who once shone on thestage,” he says, “and that always gives me a sense of huge achievement when I perform.”Documentary About Dunhuang OnlineThe Master of Dunhuang, a documentary about artisans (工匠) and researchersworked on protecting and spreading Dunhuang’s centuries-old culture, will come out onTencent Video, ranging from restoration (修复) to research. The first episode features LiBo, a restoration expert, teaming up with his students to carry out an experiment. The second tale is about ZhangXiaoyang who works at Mogao Cave 254. Zhang is facing a fork in her career---to continue the research with an uncertain future or accept a new offer from a college.56. All the news above has something to do with __________.A. changesB. performanceC. cultureD. lifestyle57. According to Shan Hai Jing, we can know that __________.A. Zouwu was created in the movie series Fantastic BeastsB. ancient Chinese tales are similar to the histories of ancient GreekC. Chang’e was the first goddess appearing in the late Warring States PeriodD. many ancient myths and monsters offer inspiration to some cultural workers58. What would be the best title for the first news?A. Amazing Cultural ProductsB. Fantastic Chinese CollectionsC. Ancient Fairy Tales Get popularD. Ancient Work Inspires Modern Culture59. Tian Lei takes acting as his first love probably because __________.A. Peking Opera performance is the most special artB. the theater gives him a chance to keep practising operaC. it brings him a sense of self-satisfaction when he performsD. art acting makes it possible for him to meet masters he admires60. From the passage, we can know that __________.A. the documentary is going to be shown on Tencent VideoB. artists and authors have recreated the stories in Shan Hai JingC. Tian Lei spends all his time practicing and performing on the stageD. the documentary aims to introduce people who works in DunhuangBLast year I went to the Rio de Janeiro Carnival (狂欢节), and it blew my mind. It had been my dream to attend the famous carnival for many years, so I was excited. However, the moment I arrived, I was a little bit nervous because there were so many people on the streets. They say that five or six million people come to Rio during carnival time and about two million of them are on the streets on any given day. Luckily, I had a local guide, my sister’s friend Ronnie. He said he would take care of me and show me around at the carnival. He did not let me down.Well, the carnival is all about the samba (桑巴舞). It’s a style of music and dance which comes from Africa. Samba music is usually fast and exciting with a lot of drums and harmonic vocals (和声). It is the kind of music that you couldn’t help dancing to. And I was learning that as I followed Ronnie through the crowd.Ronnie had got us tickets for the samba Parade (游行) inside the Sambadrome where the top samba schools take part in the competition. But we still had a long way to go through the street parties. He said most people enjoy the carnival by making their own parties in the street.So, you must be wondering how the samba parade was in Sambadrome. ★. Ronnie and I never made into Sambadrome. We spent the day moving from one street party to another. There were more snacks, more drinks and lots of dancing. Do I regret missing the main parade? Not at all. I experienced the carnival like the locals, and itwas truly amazing.61. The underlined words “it blew my mind” in the passage probably mean __________.A. it made me tiredB. it brought me childhood memoriesC. it raised some questions in my mindD. it made me very surprised and excited62. After the writer arrived at the carnival, __________.A. she lost her wayB. she was too shy to danceC. she was received by a local guideD. she felt sorry for the crowded streets63. Why didn’t the writer regret missing the main parade?A. Because she met some amazing local peopleB. Because she made her own parties in the streetC. Because she celebrated the festival in a local wayD. Because the ticket for the parade was not expensive64. Which of the following sentence can be put in ★?A. I agree with youB. It’s really a good ideaC. Well, I’m afraid I can’t tell youD. But I have never heard of it before65. What would be the best title for the passage?A. An Amazing CarnivalB. An Unforgettable Street PartyC. A Story Behind the Samba ParadeD. Learning Samba in Rio de JaneiroCI grew up in the countryside of Poland. It’s an area where skiing is popular, but my family was poor. I couldn’t afford to ride the ski lift, so I used to hike up with the skis on my back. It turned out that this was good practice.K2 is nicknamed “savage (野蛮的) mountain”. You hear tragic stories: For every four people who reach the summit, one dies. I was too afraid to even think about skiing down it. Even the best ski mountaineers thought it impossible.But that changed after a training expedition (考察) to Broad Peak. I got a clear look at K2’sextremely large face, and it inspired me. Over time, my skills improved and, by 2017, I didn’t feel the fear anymore. I began preparations.Why attempt such a feat (壮举)? I love nature, and I love setting goals. To be the first to do it just adds to the challenge. Fear is an important part of life, but to ski down K2, I had to stop being afraid.At the base camp, I felt calm and prepared. There were no emotions or doubts--I just knew I could do it. But there were challenges. At the third base camp, 7, 000 meters up, my safety guy suffered severe back pain. We waited for 36 hours after he got better, and I decided to proceed. In total, it took about three days to reach the summit.For many climbers, getting to the peak of K2 would be the defining moment of their lives. For me, it was where the real challenge began. Skiing down a mountain demands patience and endurance (耐力).The most dangerous part was the Messner Traverse. It’s pure ice, up to a75-degree angle in places, with drops on either side. You need to keep your turns and movements smooth and confident. No one had challenged it before, so it was a relief to cross it.In total, going down the mountain took about seven hours. When I finally skied into camp, I was too tired tostand up.I am so proud of what I achieved. No one thought it could be done. It taught me the value of patience and that nobody else can make your dreams come true.66. From the first paragraph, we know that the author __________.A. was poor at skiingB. was interested in skiingC. lived in Poland where everyone liked skiingD. preferred hiking with skis on his back to riding the ski lift67. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about __________.A. how difficult it is to ski down K2B. why the author wanted to challenge K2C. how many mountaineers ever reached K2D. howK2 got the nickname “savage mountain”68. The underlined word “proceed” in paragraph 5 probably means __________.A. give upB. go onC. get upD. go back69. What are the best words to describe the author?A. Confident and honest.B. Patient and determined.C. Understanding and careful.D. Hardworking and helpful.70. From the passage, we can infer that __________.A. the author made full preparations but failedB. no one believed in what the author had doneC. the author was never afraid of skiing down K2D. the author’s positive attitude without fear leads to successPart TwoV. Fill in the blanks with the words given. There are two extra words. (1’x5)responsible / signal / look up / upset / tidy up / miss / book71. Hurry up! It would be a shame to ____________ the beginning of the play.72. As a manager, it is his duty to be ____________ for the loss of the customers.73. Please ____________ the timetable and tell me the arrival time of Flight CA3101.74. Once the referee gives the ____________, all the athletes run as fast as they can.75. Kids always feel ____________ if they can’t get what they want.VI. Fill in the blanks according to the text. (1’x5)76. Our artist used these as a ____________.77. The first ____________ were gliders--planes without engines.78. Two of the 18th century’s greatest ____________ started in exactly this way.79. The spaceship will carry ____________ to the red planet in just 28 hours.80. Sleep will become ____________ by 2050, say scientists.VII. Tenses and Proper forms. (1’x10)81. I ____________ (write) while my mother was cooking82. So far they ____________ (receive) many applications for the job83. He ____________ (enjoy) having nothing to do every Sunday afternoon.84. He will gain more confidence if he ____________ (catch) up with his classmates.85. He got home, took off his socks and ____________ (lie) on the bed.86. Air ____________ (pollute) can cause breathing problems for some people.87. He looked at me in ____________ (confuse) and did not answer the question.8&. In the end, we ____________ (success) in working out the cost of all these things.89. Lots of children have ____________ (imagine) friends who they can play with.90. There have been a lot of ____________ (argue) about who was responsible for the accident.VII. Sentence patterns. (1’x5)91. I didn’t know anything about it. (say it in another way)I ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________.92. The blue car is less reliable than the black car. (say it in another way)The blue car is ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ the black car.93. This dress is small. That dress is medium. (join two sentences into one)They are ____________ ____________ ____________.94. The apples are 7 kilos. The pears are 7 kilos, too. (join two sentences into one)They are ____________ ____________ ____________.95. She wasn’t able to finish those exercises. They were too difficult. (join two sentences into one)Those exercises ________________________________________________.IX. Fill in the blanks according to the passage. (1’x10)Every morning, my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day, I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening, my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life ____________ (96) paper or printing?Paper was first created about 2, 000 years ago in China. After its ____________ (97) (invent), people started to write on paper to make books. In those days, books were only ____________ (98) (produce) one at a time by hand. As a result, there were not many books, and they were e____________ (99). So, few people had the c____________ (100) to learn to read.Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Later, developments imprinting made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. A trade in books resulted, and more people learned to read.Knowledge and ideas s____________ (101) faster than ever before.Although the Internet is still young, it is g____________ (102) very fast, and may become more powerful than printing. A much larger amount of information can be stored in more varied (各种不同的) forms on the Internet than in books. Someone with an Internet connection can find information much more e____________ (103) than they can find it in printed forms. And the ____________ (104) (machine) we use to read it are now small and light, often smaller and lighter than a single book.Computers and the Internet are used in classrooms now, and newspapers and magazines are already read online. So what d____________ (105) will traditional printing take in the future? Will books be replaced by the Internet? Let’s wait and see.参考答案Ⅰ. 听力1-5 BCACB 6-10 BACBB 11-15 CCBCA 16-20 CBCBC 21-25 ABACBⅢ. 单选择26-30 CABBC 31-35 BB/CACD 36-40 ABCDDⅢ. 完型4145 DACBD 46-50 ADCBB 51-55 ABDBAⅧ. 句型91. knew nothing about it92. not as/so reliable as93. different in size/in different sizes94. the same weight95. were too difficult for he to finishⅨ. 短文填空96. without 97. invention 98. produced 99. expensive 100. chance101. spread 102 growing 103. easily/efficiently 104. machines 105. direction。
