常州市第二十四中學教育集團2023學年第二學期八年級期中教學質(zhì)量調(diào)研英語試卷一、聽力（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）略。二、單選（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）21.There_________________muchraininmyhometown,butnowitisgettingalittledry.A.usedtohave B.wereonceC.usedtobe D.wasusedtobe22.Thoughhelives_______inthe_______village,hedoesn'tfeel______forhehasmanythingstodo.A.alone;lonely;lonelyB.alone;lonely;aloneC.lonely;alone;aloneD.lonely;alone;lonely23.It_______over10yearssincemygrandpa_______.A.was;died B.was;hasbeendeadC.hasbeen;died D.is;hasdied24.—_________didyouruncleleaveforthecapitalofDenmark?—Letmesee.He____________fornearly20months.A.When;hasleftB.When;hasbeenawayC.Howlong;hasleftD.Howlong;hasbeenaway25.—Howmanystudentsarethereineachgroup?—Usuallyeachgroup_______sixstudentsinourclass.A.ismadefrom B.ismadeupofC.ismadein D.ismadeof26.MissGreen________beintheofficenow,forshewenttoattendameetingthismorning.Shewon’tbeback________5o’clockthisafternoon.A.mustn’t;until B.maybe;beforeC.maynot;after D.can’t;until27.—Lucy,doyouhaveanyplanstospendyour____________.—MaybeIwillgotoShenzhen.Ihavenevervisited_____________city.A.fivedays’holiday;themostfantasticB.fivedaysholiday;themostfantasticC.five-dayholiday;amorefantasticD.five-daysholiday;amorefantastic28.Whenyougotoaforeigncountryforthefirsttime,youmaynotknow________.Butsoonyou’llgetusedtoit.A.wheretogotoB.whototalkaboutC.howtoaskforhelpD.whattoorderitinarestaurant29.Readinganovel_________meover3hourslastSunday.A.took B.spent C.cost D.paid30.—Itistoohotintheclassroom.Wouldyoumind___________thefan?—__________.Itiseasytocatchacoldafterdoingsomeexercise.A.toturnup;Ofcoursenot.B.toturnup;Goodidea.C.turningup;You’dbetternot.D.turningup;Nevermind.三、完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）OnceIwentshoppingonmyfirstvisittoMacao.ComingfromcoldandcloudyEngland,IenjoyedthesunanddressedinaT-shirtandashortskirt.Nothavingmuch__31__toenjoythesuninEngland,mylegswereverywhite.InEnglandthisisnotafashionablelookatdarkertheskin,the__33__thelook.Ihavetriedtogetdarkerbut__34__worksforme!AsIwalkedaroundoneshop,thetwoshopassistants__35__lookingatmylegsallthetime,talkingquietlytoeachotherinChinese.Ibegantofeeluncomfortableandaskedmyfriend__36__wecouldleave.Afterwelefttheshop,sheaskedmewhatwaswrong.Icomplainedabouttheassistantsbeingvery__37__.Theymustbetalkingaboutmywhiteskin.Myfriendlaughed,“Theyweren’tlaughingatyou.Theyweresaying__38__niceyourlegswere.ManyChinesewomenwanttohavewhiteskinlikeyours.__39__,therearemanybeautyproductsintheshopstomakeskinwhiterandalotofmoneyisspentonthem.Itjustshowsthatweareneverhappywithwhatwehave.Thegrassismuch__40__ontheotherside.31.A.money B.exercise C.space D.chance32.A.most B.last C.least D.all33.A.worse B.uglier C.better D.cleaner34.A.anything B.nobody C.nothing D.somebody35.A.continued B.avoid C.stopped D.kept36.A.where B.if C.how D.that37.A.impolite B.worried C.angry D.unhappy38.A.what B.how C.such D.so39.A.Infact B.Intheend C.Otherwise D.However40.A.shorter B.richer C.longer D.greener四、閱讀理解（共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分）AWhenyouvisitTaiwan,GreenIslandisawonderfulplacenottobemissed.GreenIsland,withclearbluewateraroundit,isanislandinthePacificOcean,33kilometerseastofTaitung.TheoldnameforGreenIslandwasHuoshandao,meaning“fire-burningisland”.Theislandgotitsnamebecausepeopleontheislandusedtosetupfiresatnighttohelppeoplewhowentfishinghome.AnotherstorygoesthatintheQingDynastytherewasafireandmostoftheisland’streesandgrassdied.Thecoastlineoftheislandisonly20kilometerslong,thetallestmountainisonly281metershighandtheislandisonly15km2,butitisattracting(吸引)agrowingnumberoftourists.GreenIslandhasalotofinterestingthatmakesitaplacewherepeopleliketogo:seaside,aclearwhitebeach,greengrasslands,seawater,hotsprings,beautifulunderseasights,andagreatmanyplantsandanimals.AnotherthingofGreenIslandthatpeopleareinterestedinisitsrocksindifferentshapes.“SleepingBeauty”and“PekineseDog”arethetwomoststrangelyshapedones.Therearealsootherinterestswithonecannotmiss.Thegreenhills,bluesea,clearsky,andoceangentlewindsmakea“must”foryou.41.FromthearticleweknowGreenIslandis________________.A.verylargeB.281meterslongC.intheIndianOceanD.33kilometersfromTaitung42.Accordingtothetwostories,peopleontheGreenIslandusedto_________________.A.meetalotofvisitorsB.setfiretogetwarmC.makealivingbyfishingD.cutdowntoomanytreesandgrass43.Thesight“PekineseDog”is______onGreenIsland.A.acutelivingdogB.arocklikeadogC.adog-shapedplantD.adogof“SleepingBeauty”BNobodyishappyallthetime,butsomepeoplearereallyhappierthanothers.Herearesometipsforyoutobehappy.Makeenoughmoneytomeetyourbasicneeds:food,shelter,andclothing.IntheUS,thatmagicnumberis$40,000ayear.Anymoneyyoumakebeyond（超過）thatwillnotnecessarilymakeyouhappier.Onceyoumakeenoughmoneytosupportyourbasicneeds,yourhappinessisnotaffectedbyhowmuchmoneyyoumake._______ormovetowhereothermembersare-soyoucanseethemmore.Now,peoplefollowjobsaroundthecountryandsometimesaroundtheworld.Asaresult,ourrelationshipswithourfriendsandfamilyhaveafargreatereffectonourhappinessthanourjobsdo.Sonexttimeyouthinkaboutmoving,thinkofaplacewheremostofyourfriendsandfamilieslive.Findhappinessinthejobyouhavenow.Manypeoplehopetherightjobcanchangetheirlevelofhappiness.Buthappinessresearchmakesitclearthatchangingjobscan'tbringyouhappiness.Ifyouwant,youwillmakethebestofanyjob.Ifyouhavegoodrelationshipswithpeople,youwon'tdependon(依賴)yourjobtogiveyourlifeagreatersenseofmeaning.Youwillfinditinyourcommunicationwiththepeopleyoucareabout.Ifyouareunhappyforalongtime,youshouldaskanexpert（專家）oradoctorforhelp.Formoreadvice,clickhere.Ihopeyouwillbehappyallthetime.44.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto_______.A.makefriendsB.giveadviceonhowtobehappyC.putonanadvertisementD.askforhelp45.Whatisthetopicsentenceforthethirdparagraph?A.Askfamilymembersforhelp.B.Borrowmoneyfromfamilymembers.C.Howtomakefamilymembersbehappy.D.Stayclosetofriendsandfamily.46.Thepassageisfrom_______.A.theInternetB.amagazineC.anewspaper D.abookreviewCWhenmyfamilymovedtoAmerica2023fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealongtalkabouthowsensitive(敏感)Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandsaidsorrytothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old”showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn’twanttohear.Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.47.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause_______.A.themanageraskedhimtodosoB.hethoughtheshouldrespecttheelderlyC.thecouplewantedhimtodosoD.hewantedmorepay48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embarrassment”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.尷尬 B.拮據(jù) C.潦倒 D.敬仰49.Inthewriter’shometown,_______________________.A.peopledislikebeingcalled“old”becausetheycan’tlearnalotfromothersB.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreightyC.peopleareproudofbeingoldD.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants50.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.B.Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperience.C.Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouple.D.Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculture.五、任務(wù)型閱讀（共5空，每空1分，滿分5分）Weneedtoberesponsibleforourenvironment.Beingafrugalconsumer(節(jié)儉的消費者)isonewaytohelp.But,whatexactlydoesthatmean?UseItUp

Youcanusethingsupinsteadofwastingthem.Squeezethatlastbitoftoothpaste(牙膏)outofthetube.Usethelastlittlepieceofsoap.Don'tthrowawayanybitsofthebiscuitatthebottomofthebox.

WearItOut

Youdonotalwaysneedtohavenewthings.Ifyoursportstrainershavebrokenlaces,buttheystill

fityou.Repairthemandwearthemlonger.Youdon'thavethelatestiPhoneuntiltheoldonedoesn'twork

anymore.Thenyoucangetanewone.Thinktwicebeforereplacingsomethingthatstillworks.

MakeItDo

Whensomethingyouwantisnotonhand,lookforsomethingelsethatyoualreadyhavetotakeitsplace.

Ifyouarepackingyourlunchfortomorrowandwantabuttersandwich,youareoutofbutter.Haveacheesesandwichinsteadsothatyoucanuseallofthecheese.Learntofixbrokentoysinsteadofjustthrowingthemaway.Withalittlethought,youcanmakesomethingdo,insteadofbuyingsomethingnew.

DoWithout

Thinkaboutallthosethingsthatyouwouldliketohave.Doyoureallyneedthem?Howlongwillyou

reallyplaywiththatnewtoyyousawonTV?Makingthethingsthatwewantusesupyourworld'sresources(資源).And,gettingridofthethingswedon'twantanymoretakesupevenmoreresourcesandspace.The__51__ofBeingaFrugalConsumerUseitupUsingthingsupinsteadofwastingthem,suchas__52__thelastbitofthetoothpasteandusingthelastpieceofthesoap.WearitoutThinking__53__beforereplacingsomethingthatstillworks.Makeitdo__54__anythought,youmaylosesomethingyoucanmake.DowithoutChoosingsomethingyoureally__55__andgiveupuselessthingsforyou.六、單詞拼寫（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分，一空一詞）A)根據(jù)句意，用所給詞的適當形式填空。56.Most____________(south)citiesinourcountrydevelopsmuchfasterthantheothercitiesinthenorth.57.Ahumancellistentimes__________(tiny)thanthewidthofyourhair.58.Haveyoubookedthe____________(fly)ticketstoTokyorecently?59.Whatdoestheword____________(exact)mean?60.–Whydoyouthinkit___________(possible)forthelazyboytopassthehardexam?–Becauseheseldomputshisheartinanythingheneedstodo.B)根據(jù)中文提示，用所給詞的適當形式填空。61.Shewillhave__________________(采訪)withthesefamousartistsnextmonth.62.What’sthe____________(反義詞)ofthisword?63.Theyoungguywasreadinganovel,standing____________(緊靠)thebookshelf.64.Maybemanypeoplearenot___________(成功)now,butwiththeirhardwork,theirdreamwillcometrue.65.Couldyoutellmehowmany__________(胃)abullhas?Maybetwo,butIamnotsure.七、用動詞的適當形式填空。（共6小題，每小題1分，滿分6分）66.—WhyaretheresomanypeopleinTom’shouse?—Tom______________(invite)allhisfriendsandneighborstocelebratehisbirthday.67.—YoumayfindthekeytothismathproblemonPage18.—Oh,it’ssoeasy.IwonderwhyI____________(notthink)ofthat.68.Unluckily,thelittleboyfelldownonthegroundbuthestillcontinued_________(get)uptorun.69.Thelifehewasusedto______________(change)alotsofar.70.Hehasnoideaaboutwhen________________(return)tohishometown.71.Tomandhissister_____________(go)tothecinemaonfoot.Nowtheyarewatchingthewonderfulfilm.八、翻譯句子（共6小題，每小題分，滿分9分）72.他還沒有去過那個世界聞名的主題公園。He____________________________________________________________________.73.點擊圖標，你將能在網(wǎng)站上搜尋到很多信息。_________________________,andyouwill___________________________________.74.你介意與他通過寫電子郵件交流嗎?Doyoumind____________________________________________________________?75.這對年輕夫婦已經(jīng)來大英博物館三個半小時了。Theyoungcouple________________________________________________________.76.自從他與她結(jié)婚以來就習慣于向她征求意見。He_______________________________________sincehe______________________.77.你已經(jīng)決定怎樣處理那些德國人的主機了嗎？______you_____________what___________________________________________?九、書面表達（滿分10分）78.最近我校正在籌備閱讀節(jié)活動，大家積極參加各種活動，并對閱讀節(jié)有了深刻的體驗和感受，請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示，寫一篇90字左右的閱讀節(jié)心得。活動時間3月份至4月份活動內(nèi)容1.朗讀詩歌2.讀書討論交流活動3.

……閱讀的重要性開闊視野，增強知識面，學習閱讀技巧……你的閱讀習慣每周閱讀大約7小時；最喜歡的書的類型(說明2點