湖北省武漢經開外國語學校教聯(lián)體2023-2024學年八年級上學期期中學情調研英語試卷

武外教聯(lián)體2023-2024學年度上學期期中學情調研初中二年級英語試卷試卷滿分：120分考試時間：120分鐘PartOneI.Listening.(25)SectionOneListentofourquestionsandchoosetherightanswers.Youwillheareachquestiononlyonce.1. A.Inthelibrary. B.TheCentralpark. C.At3o’clock2. A.ByJohn. B.InChina. C.Usedpaper.3. A.Verykind. B.Swimming. C.Ateacher.4. A.Nothing. B.It’sme. C.Afriendofmine.SectionTwoListentoeightshortdialoguesandchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.Youwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.5.HowdidTonygotoworktoday? A.Bybike. B.Bycar. C.Bysubway.6.HowoftendoesMikeexercise? A.Onceaweek B.Twiceaweek. C.Threetimesaweek.7.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? A.Salesmanandcustomer. B.Fatheranddaughter. C.Teacherandstudent.8.Whywon’tthewomanletthemanin? A.Hedoesn’thaveanIDcard. B.Hedoesn’tbehavewell. C.Helookstooyoung.9.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthebag? A.Hefeelsthewomanmadeitwell. B.Hethinksitwillbebrokeneasily. C.Hebelievesit’stoosmall.10.Whatwouldthewomanprobablysaytothemannext? A.Youcan’tbesoserious. B.I’msurethingswillgetbettersoon. C.It’sjustapieceofcake.11.WhatisMolly’shobby? A. B. C.12.WhoisthetallestinTony’sfamily? A.Tony. B.Tony’sbrother. C.Tony’sfather.SectionThreeListentothreedialoguesandapassage,andchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.Youwillheareachdialoguetwice.ListentoText13andanswerthequestionsfromNo.13toNo.15.13.WhatnationalityisJenny? A.SheisSwiss. B.SheisDutch. C.SheisBritish.14.Whichcountryisfamousforchocolate? A.Netherlands. B.Greece. C.Belgium.15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman? A.HelikesGreecebest. B.HehasbeentotheNetherlands. C.HewenttoSwedenafewyearsago.ListentoText14andanswerthequestionsfromNo.16toNo.18.16.Whatdoesthewomanwanttorent? A.Ahousewithagarden. B.Asingleroom. C.Aone-bedroomflat.17.Howmuchrentdoesshehavetopay? A.$500amonth. B.￡125aweek. C.￡50amonth.18.Whatcanweknowfromthedialogue? A.Therearen’tanyshopsnearby. B.Fishisnotallowedintheroom. C.Thewomanisverysatisfied.ListentoText15andanswerthequestionsfromNo.19toNo.22.19.Wherewastheconversationtakingplace? A.Ontheboat. B.Onthephone. C.InthecityofGuilin.20.HowlargeisYangshuo? A.About65squarekilometres. B.About1,248squarekilometres. C.About1,428squarekilometres.21.HowmanykindsofthingsisYangshuofamousfor? A.Two. B.Three. C.Four.22.WhatwillAmyshowtoHenry? A.Somerocks. B.Somephotos. C.Somegifts.ListentoText16andanswerthequestionsfromNo.23toNo.25.23.Whatdotheparentsandtheteachersthinkofthesehands-onlessons? A.Interestinganduseful. B.Excitinganddifficult. C.Newandcreative.24.Ingardens,whydothestudentsneedtowatchcarefully? A.Togettheirhandsdirty. B.Tohavefungrowingplants. C.Toseethewholeprocessoftheproject.25.Whatcanwelearnaboutschoolgardeningfromthispassage? A.Itiseducationalbutboringforthestudents. B.Itmakesthestudentshavemorerespectfornature. C.Itisanimportantsubjectbutbringsthestudentsstress.II.MultipleChoice.(1’x15)26. —Thepartyisagreatsuccess.We’vehadagoodtime. —__________. A.Itdoesn’tmatter B.It’snotverygood C.I’mgladtohearthat D.No,thanks27. —Alice,couldyouhelpmefillouttheseforms? —__________. A.Withpleasure B.It’smypleasure C.Soundsnice D.I’msure28. —Didyouenjoythisbook? —__________.It’snotmycupoftea. A.Verymuch B.Notreally C.Ihopenot D.It’snothing29. —Doyoustillplaytennis? —Oh,no.I__________itforthepasttwoyears. A.didn’tplay B.haven’tplayed C.played D.plays30. —So,howdidthewholethinghappen? —Sir,it’snotmyfault.I__________straightonmywaywhenhiscarsuddenly__________right. A.drove;wasturning B.wasdriving;wasturning C.wasdriving;turned D.drove;turned31. —HaveyouheardabouttheDoubleReductionPolicy? —Yes,andItotallyagree.Educationshouldn’tbe__________purelybyexaminationresults. A.detected B.measured C.reckoned D.stressed.32. —Chinahasalonghistoryofteaculture. —Soitis!Itissaidthattheteawas__________byShenNong. A.produced B.invented C.discovered D.found33. —Heissotalented! —Yes.Hehasawide__________ofpaintingandmusic. A.knowledge B.ability C.board D.sense34. —Excuseme,canyoutellmewhichwayleadstothemuseum?Therightoneortheleftone? —__________wayisOK.Youcantakeboth. A.All B.Both C.Either D.Neither35. —Hissisterhadabadcold,__________she? —I’mafraidso. A.wasn’t B.hadn’t C.doesn’t D.didn’t36. —Thefishsmellsterrible. —__________. A.Sodoesthemeat B.Neitherdoesthemeat C.Soisthemeat D.Neitheristhefish37. —Difficultiesalwaysgowithme. —Cheerup!Ifadoorisclosedinfrontofyou,there__________beawindowopenedforyou. A.might B.must C.can D.should38. —Mum,couldyoubuymeadresslikethat? —Certainly,wecanbuy__________onethanthis,but__________this. A.abetter;betterthan B.aworse;asgoodas C.acheaper;asgoodas D.amoreimportant;notasgoodas39. —TheChineseWomenVolleyballTeamfinallywontheprize.Iamsoproudofthem. —Metoo!Althoughlotsofdifficultiestheyfaced,theystill__________forvictory. A.hungout B.hungup C.hungover D.hungon40. —Whatdidhesaytoyou? —Heaskedme__________. A.whowillbeheretomorrow B.whydidsherefusetocome C.thatifIwasready D.whichoneIlikedbetterⅢ.Cloze.(1’x15) DougBruce,35,walkedintoConeyIslandPoliceStationon3July,2003.“Iwokeuponthesubwayafewminutesago.Idon’tknowwhereI’mgoing,whereI’vebeen.Ihaveno41whoIam,“hetoldthepolice.Hehadabackpackwithafewthingsinit:aSpanishphrasebook(常用語手冊),asetofkeysandamapofNewYork..“Idon’tknowanything.Itwaslikebeinginthe_42_.” Thepolicewereconfused.“We’veneverhad43likethisbefore,“Lt.PeterPenasaid.TheytookDougtoConeyIslandHospital.Thenursehadtoputa(n)44nametagonhisbed---unknown.AlthoughDougcould45sentenceswithoutdifficulty,hehadnomemoryofhis46.DrLeonidVorobyev,anexpertatthehospital,saidthathehadonlyseensuchcases“in47andbooks”. Finally,thehospitalstaff48anumberinhisphrasebook.Thiswasthenumberofafriend’smother.Dougphoned,andwhenhisfriendNadinespoketohim,sheimmediately49hisvoice.“Isthatyou,Doug?”shesaid.“Idon’tknow,”camethereply.Nadinewenttothehospital,toldthedoctorwhoDougwas,andtookhimhome. “Home”turnedouttobeawonderfulapartmentindowntownManhattanwherehe50withtwodogsandthreeparrots.DougdiscoveredthathehadlivedinPariswherehehadmadealotofmoney.51Nadine,hewastiredofthebusinessworld,sohemovedtoNewYorkandstartedafour-yearphotographycourse. NowthatDoughaddiscoveredwhohewas,hehadtofaceother52.Hewasworriedaboutseeinghisfamilyandfriends.Theywerelike53tohim.Hissistersaidthathehadchanged:heusedtobevery54,andrarelyshowedhisemotions(情感).Nowhewasmuchmorerelaxedandwasneverafraidtoshowhisfeelings. Heishappywithhisnewlifeandhisstoryhasnowbeenmadeintoafilm.Anoldfriendofhis,DirectorRupertMurray,madeadocumentaryaboutDoug’s55experiencecalledUnknownWhiteMale41. 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.lookedfor B.passedby C.cameacross D.fixedup49. A.heard B.recognized C.realized D.cleared50. A.spent B.shared C.served D.separated51. A.Accordingto B.Thanksto C.Becauseof D.Insteadof52. 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’eisnamedafteragoddessinancientfairytales,butfewpeopleknowthatshefirstappearedinthebookShanHaiJing.ItisthoughttohavebeenwrittenduringthelateWarringStatesPeriod.AnotherfigureinthebookwasZouwu,acreaturewhofeatures(擔任主演)inthemovieFantasticBeasts.Recently,theworkandothersfeaturingancientmythsandmonstershaveinspiredartistsandauthorstocreate,whichisasourceofinspiration.ExpertscomparedthebookwiththehistoriesofancientGreek.HisWorld’saStage Actingwas,isandalwayswillbethefirstloveofNationalPekingOperaCompany’snewvice-president.TianLeihasbeenworkingwiththeoperacompanyfor10years.HehasspentalongtimetrainingactingtheresincehetookPekingOperaasthemostspecialart.“PracticingherehelpsmefeelclosertoPekingOperamasterswhoonceshoneonthestage,”hesays,“andthatalwaysgivesmeasenseofhugeachievementwhenIperform.”DocumentaryAboutDunhuangOnline TheMasterofDunhuang,adocumentaryaboutartisans(工匠)andresearchersworkedonprotectingandspreadingDunhuang’scenturies-oldculture,willcomeoutonTencentVideo,rangingfromrestoration(修復)toresearch.ThefirstepisodefeaturesLiBo,arestorationexpert,teamingupwithhisstudentstocarryoutanexperiment.ThesecondtaleisaboutZhangXiaoyangwhoworksatMogaoCave254.Zhangisfacingaforkinhercareer---tocontinuetheresearchwithanuncertainfutureoracceptanewofferfromacollege.56.Allthenewsabovehassomethingtodowith__________. A.changes B.performance C.culture D.lifestyle57.AccordingtoShanHaiJing,wecanknowthat__________. A.ZouwuwascreatedinthemovieseriesFantasticBeasts B.ancientChinesetalesaresimilartothehistoriesofancientGreek C.Chang’ewasthefirstgoddessappearinginthelateWarringStatesPeriod D.manyancientmythsandmonstersofferinspirationtosomeculturalworkers58.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthefirstnews? A.AmazingCulturalProducts B.FantasticChineseCollections C.AncientFairyTalesGetpopular D.AncientWorkInspiresModernCulture59.TianLeitakesactingashisfirstloveprobablybecause__________. A.PekingOperaperformanceisthemostspecialart B.thetheatergiveshimachancetokeeppractisingopera C.itbringshimasenseofself-satisfactionwhenheperforms D.artactingmakesitpossibleforhimtomeetmastersheadmires60.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat__________. A.thedocumentaryisgoingtobeshownonTencentVideo B.artistsandauthorshaverecreatedthestoriesinShanHaiJing C.TianLeispendsallhistimepracticingandperformingonthestage D.thedocumentaryaimstointroducepeoplewhoworksinDunhuangB LastyearIwenttotheRiodeJaneiroCarnival(狂歡節(jié)),anditblewmymind.Ithadbeenmydreamtoattendthefamouscarnivalformanyyears,soIwasexcited.However,themomentIarrived,Iwasalittlebitnervousbecausethereweresomanypeopleonthestreets.TheysaythatfiveorsixmillionpeoplecometoRioduringcarnivaltimeandabouttwomillionofthemareonthestreetsonanygivenday.Luckily,Ihadalocalguide,mysister’sfriendRonnie.Hesaidhewouldtakecareofmeandshowmearoundatthecarnival.Hedidnotletmedown. Well,thecarnivalisallaboutthesamba(桑巴舞).It’sastyleofmusicanddancewhichcomesfromAfrica.Sambamusicisusuallyfastandexcitingwithalotofdrumsandharmonicvocals(和聲).Itisthekindofmusicthatyoucouldn’thelpdancingto.AndIwaslearningthatasIfollowedRonniethroughthecrowd. RonniehadgotusticketsforthesambaParade(游行)insidetheSambadromewherethetopsambaschoolstakepartinthecompetition.Butwestillhadalongwaytogothroughthestreetparties.Hesaidmostpeopleenjoythecarnivalbymakingtheirownpartiesinthestreet. So,youmustbewonderinghowthesambaparadewasinSambadrome.★.RonnieandInevermadeintoSambadrome.Wespentthedaymovingfromonestreetpartytoanother.Thereweremoresnacks,moredrinksandlotsofdancing.DoIregretmissingthemainparade?Notatall.Iexperiencedthecarnivallikethelocals,anditwastrulyamazing.61.Theunderlinedwords“itblewmymind”inthepassageprobablymean__________. A.itmademetired B.itbroughtmechildhoodmemories C.itraisedsomequestionsinmymind D.itmademeverysurprisedandexcited62.Afterthewriterarrivedatthecarnival,__________. A.shelostherway B.shewastooshytodance C.shewasreceivedbyalocalguide D.shefeltsorryforthecrowdedstreets63.Whydidn’tthewriterregretmissingthemainparade? A.Becauseshemetsomeamazinglocalpeople B.Becauseshemadeherownpartiesinthestreet C.Becauseshecelebratedthefestivalinalocalway D.Becausetheticketfortheparadewasnotexpensive64.Whichofthefollowingsentencecanbeputin★? A.Iagreewithyou B.It’sreallyagoodidea C.Well,I’mafraidIcan’ttellyou D.ButIhaveneverheardofitbefore65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.AnAmazingCarnival B.AnUnforgettableStreetParty C.AStoryBehindtheSambaParade D.LearningSambainRiodeJaneiroC IgrewupinthecountrysideofPoland.It’sanareawhereskiingispopular,butmyfamilywaspoor.Icouldn’taffordtoridetheskilift,soIusedtohikeupwiththeskisonmyback.Itturnedoutthatthiswasgoodpractice. K2isnicknamed“savage(野蠻的)mountain”.Youheartragicstories:Foreveryfourpeoplewhoreachthesummit,onedies.Iwastooafraidtoeventhinkaboutskiingdownit.Eventhebestskimountaineersthoughtitimpossible. Butthatchangedafteratrainingexpedition(考察)toBroadPeak.IgotaclearlookatK2’sextremelylargeface,anditinspiredme.Overtime,myskillsimprovedand,by2017,Ididn’tfeelthefearanymore.Ibeganpreparations. Whyattemptsuchafeat(壯舉)?Ilovenature,andIlovesettinggoals.Tobethefirsttodoitjustaddstothechallenge.Fearisanimportantpartoflife,buttoskidownK2,Ihadtostopbeingafraid. Atthebasecamp,Ifeltcalmandprepared.Therewerenoemotionsordoubts--IjustknewIcoulddoit.Buttherewerechallenges.Atthethirdbasecamp,7,000metersup,mysafetyguysufferedseverebackpain.Wewaitedfor36hoursafterhegotbetter,andIdecidedtoproceed.Intotal,ittookaboutthreedaystoreachthesummit. Formanyclimbers,gettingtothepeakofK2wouldbethedefiningmomentoftheirlives.Forme,itwaswheretherealchallengebegan.Skiingdownamountaindemandspatienceandendurance(耐力). ThemostdangerouspartwastheMessnerTraverse.It’spureice,uptoa75-degreeangleinplaces,withdropsoneitherside.Youneedtokeepyourturnsandmovementssmoothandconfident.Noonehadchallengeditbefore,soitwasarelieftocrossit. Intotal,goingdownthemountaintookaboutsevenhours.WhenIfinallyskiedintocamp,Iwastootiredtostandup. IamsoproudofwhatIachieved.Noonethoughtitcouldbedone.Ittaughtmethevalueofpatienceandthatnobodyelsecanmakeyourdreamscometrue.66.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthattheauthor__________. A.waspooratskiing B.wasinterestedinskiing C.livedinPolandwhereeveryonelikedskiing D.preferredhikingwithskisonhisbacktoridingtheskilift67.Paragraph2mainlytalksabout__________. A.howdifficultitistoskidownK2 B.whytheauthorwantedtochallengeK2 C.howmanymountaineerseverreachedK2 D.howK2gotthenickname“savagemountain”68.Theunderlinedword“proceed”inparagraph5probablymeans__________. A.giveup B.goon C.getup D.goback69.Whatarethebestwordstodescribetheauthor? A.Confidentandhonest. B.Patientanddetermined. C.Understandingandcareful. D.Hardworkingandhelpful.70.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat__________. A.theauthormadefullpreparationsbutfailed B.noonebelievedinwhattheauthorhaddone C.theauthorwasneverafraidofskiingdownK2 D.theauthor’spositiveattitudewithoutfearleadstosuccessPartTwoV.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgiven.Therearetwoextrawords.(1’x5)responsible/signal/lookup/upset/tidyup/miss/bookresponsible/signal/lookup/upset/tidyup/miss/book71.Hurryup!Itwouldbeashameto____________thebeginningoftheplay.72.Asamanager,itishisdutytobe____________forthelossofthecustomers.73.Please____________thetimetableandtellmethearrivaltimeofFlightCA3101.74.Oncetherefereegivesthe____________,alltheathletesrunasfastastheycan.75.Kidsalwaysfeel____________iftheycan’tgetwhattheywant.VI.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.(1’x5)76.Ourartistusedtheseasa____________.77.Thefirst____________weregliders--planeswithoutengines.78.Twoofthe18thcentury’sgreatest____________startedinexactlythisway.79.Thespaceshipwillcarry____________totheredplanetinjust28hours.80.Sleepwillbecome____________by2050,sayscientists.VII.TensesandProperforms.(1’x10)81.I____________(write)whilemymotherwascooking82.Sofarthey____________(receive)manyapplicationsforthejob83.He____________(enjoy)havingnothingtodoeverySundayafternoon.84.Hewillgainmoreconfidenceifhe____________(catch)upwithhisclassmates.85.Hegothome,tookoffhissocksand____________(lie)onthebed.86.Air____________(pollute)cancausebreathingproblemsforsomepeople.87.Helookedatmein____________(confuse)anddidnotanswerthequestion.8&.Intheend,we____________(success)inworkingoutthecostofallthesethings.89.Lotsofchildrenhave____________(imagine)friendswhotheycanplaywith.90.Therehavebeenalotof____________(argue)aboutwhowasresponsiblefortheaccident.VII.Sentencepatterns.(1’x5)91.Ididn’tknowanythingaboutit.(sayitinanotherway) I________________________________________________.92.Thebluecarislessreliablethantheblackcar.(sayitinanotherway) Thebluecaris________________________________________________theblackcar.93.Thisdressissmall.Thatdressismedium.(jointwosentencesintoone) Theyare____________________________________.94.Theapplesare7kilos.Thepearsare7kilos,too.(jointwosentencesintoone) Theyare____________________________________.95.Shewasn’tabletofinishthoseexercises.Theyweretoodifficult.(jointwosentencesintoone) Thoseexercises________________________________________________.IX.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.(1’x10) Everymorning,myfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.Everyday,Iopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyevening,mymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookatthephotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelife____________(96)paperorprinting? 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