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2023年春中学八年级期末学业水平监测英语试题一、听力理解(20小题，每小题1分，共20分)第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。( )1. How long has the woman lived in America?A. About half a year.B. About two years.C. About two and a half years.( )2. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. To do the dishes.B. To wash his clothes.C. To sweep the kitchen.( )3. When does the man want to leave for America?A. At 15:00. B. At 16:00. C. At 17:00.( )4. Who is going to England?A. Betty. B. Bill. C. Ben.( )5. How many places did the woman visit in Beijing?A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。( )6. How will the weather be tomorrow?A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Windy.( )7. What will the boy probably do tomorrow?A. Read books. B. Have a picnic. C. Play the piano.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。( )8. How many people went to the Great Wall with Emily?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.( )9. What does the boy think of the Great Wall?A. Wonderful. B. Amazing. C. Exciting.听下面一段独白，回答第 10至第12三个小题。( )10. How high is Mountain Tai?A. 1432.7meters. B. 1523.7meters. C. 1532.7meters.( )11. What do people call Mountain Tai?A. A history museum. B. A nature museum. C. A green museum.( )12. What cant we miss if we visit Mountain Tai?A. Tall hills and green trees.B. The stones of the mountain.C. The four wonders of the mountain.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。( )13. What does the man like now?A. Both sports and music.B. Both art and sports.C. Both drawing and music.( )14. How long has the man been interested in music?A. For a week. B. For two days.C. For about half a month.( )15. What is the song about?A. Missing family. B. How to learn art.C. How to feel free.第三节听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 二、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。AThe most unusual hotels in the worldThere are many different hotels in the world:hotels for doing sports,city hotels or hotelsMy parents stayed at the coldest hotel in the world-the Ice Hotel in Sweden.Open from December to April,it's the largest snow and ice hotel in the world.Their room was-5,but they said that the ice beds were more comfortable than their beds at home and the When my cousin got married,she slept in the underwater room at a hotel on Pemba,one of the loveliest islands off the east coast of Africa.Every morning,they saw the most beautiful fish in the world.My family lives in the middle of Manchester.On holiday thisyear,we stayed at a tree house hotel in a beautiful forest in Wales.Itwas much better than being in the city.Our bedrooms were high up inthe trees.But the worst thing was that there wasn't any electricity,so no TV!We only could have some activities that didnt need electricity(电)!( )21. When can you visit the Ice Hotel?A. In May. B. In September. C. In November. D. In March.( )22. Where is the hotel on Pemba?A. In Asia. B. In Africa. C. In Europe. D. In America.( )23. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined se ntence in the text?( )24. Which hotel can you live in if you want to get quite close to animals?A. The Ice Hotel B. The hotel on PembaC. The tree house hotel D. The Africa hotel( )25. Where is the text most probably from?A. A travel guidebook. B. A movie poster.C. A school introduction. D. A geography textbook.BMartina's Grandpa Peter lived with the family after Grandma's death. One day, Mom Susan decided to do the spring cleaning, They cleared out lots of things. Then Mom pointed to Grandpa's sofa and said,“That sofa is old. We'll buy Grandpa a new one. But as they moved the sofa , Grandpa stopped them and shouted,“You can't take my sofa! I don't want a new one.”Mom had to stop, “We will talk about it tonight when John gets home.”John, Martina's dad, was still at work. “Grandpa, Is that sofa unusual ?”Martina asked at supper. Grandpa shook his head,“I sat in this sofa, with your grandma, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but whenever I sit in this sofa and close my eyes, she seems to be near.” “It's unbelievable !”Martina thought, ”How Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything.” Grandpa smiled to Martina,“The night your father was born , I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms.” “Many years later,”Grandpa continued,“I sat in this sofa when the doctor told me your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort.” “I do see now!” Martina looked at Grandpa. “This is not just an old sofa. It is more like a friend.”“Yes.”Grandpa added,“It left me sweet memories Weve got through a lot together.” The whole family agreed that the house would be boring without the old sofa. They all considered the sofa as a close friend.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )26. What was Grandpa like these days?A. Forgetful. B. Impatient. C. Angry. D, Careless.( )27. Who does the underlined phrase“the little baby”in Paragraph 6 refer to?A. Martina. B. John. C. Susan. D. Peter.( )28. According to the passage, what important things did Grandpa experience sitting in the old sofa?Grandmas deathholding the little baby for the first timeasking Grandma to marry himhearing the news that Grandma was illA. B. C. D.( )29. We can infer(推断) that the family were probably at the end of the story.A. surprised B. bored C. moved D. nervous( )30. What's the best title for this text?A. Martinas Wish B. A Spring CleaningC. A Happy Family D. Grandpas Old SofaC All boys and girls like good stories. I am sure that all children who read The Ugly Duckling(丑小鸭) will be glad to know something about the ”King of Storytellers”, who wrote it for them. Hans Christian Andersen, the writer of The Ugly Duckling, was born in a poor family. Hans didn't give up his study and then went to Copenhagen. The poor, homeless, friendless boy had a hard time in Copenhagen. A kind man helped him study in a school. That was a happy day for Hans. He worked with all his might and all his heart at his school. At night he slept in a small attic(阁楼) room, from those windows he could see only the house walls and chimneys(烟囱). But when he looked up, he saw the moon and the stars. While the boy sat in his lonely attic, he thought of the bires, flowers and trees in the forest. As he grew older, he wrote many stories for children. Children in every country loved his stories. The people of Denmark had a beautiful statue to remember him. They placed it in theking's garden, where the children played. Then the people of Denmark made his birthday into a holiday. He succeeded through hard life. Just as The Ugly Duckling showed us: "To be born in a duck's nest(窝), in a farm yard, is not important to a bird, if it is hatched(孵化) from a swan s(天鹅) egg.”根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )31. Where did Hans live when he studied at school.A. In a small attic B. In the chimneyC. In the forest D. In the king's garden( )32. Which of the following about Hans Christian Andersen is wrong?A. He is the writer of The Ugly Duckling.B. He is known as the“King of Storytellers”.C. Only the children in Denmark like his stories.D. He worked hard when he was at school( )33. What does the underlined word“statue”mean?A.纪念币 B.雕像 C.俱乐部 D.组织( )34. Which proverb has the similar meaning to the last sentence of the text?A. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.B. Practice makes perfect.C. Actions speak louder than words.D. Gold will shine everywhere.( )35. What is the correct structure of the text?A. B.C. D.DHave you ever seen a squid(枪乌贼) before? 36. You may have even seen one in the ocean on a family vacation. There are a lot of fantastic things to know about squids. Let's take a closer look together!Squids belong to a group of ocean animals called “ molluscs”. Squids do not have bones.37. Squidsbodiesarelong,buttheirheadsare very short. Around its mouth, there are eight arms and two long tentacles(触须). Do you know where squids live? Well, squids live in both salt water and fresh water.38. Somecanbefoundmorethan13,000feet(3,962m)deep.Butsometimestheyliketo swim in shallow(浅的) waters, or even along the coast. Do you know what squids eat? Squids are carnivores(食肉动物).39. Theycatch lots of fish. Sometimes they even eat smaller squids. You might be surprised to know that squids do not live a very long life. No matter what their sizes are or what they eat, the average lifespan(寿命) of a squid is only about three to five years.40. There could be as many as 200 more types that we still have to discover.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A. Their bodies are very soft.B. That means they only eat meat.C. Maybe you have seen one on television.D. They like to live quite deep in the ocean.E. Scientists have discovered more than 300 types of squids.三、完形填空。(15 小题,每小题1分,共 15分)先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 Sophia is a very beautiful girl. When she was four years old, she went to a 41 with her mother. The show was so interesting that she didn't want to leave when it finished. From then on, she became very interested 42 dancing. Her mother was very happy for her and encouraged her to learn to 43 . Little by little, she danced better and better. Her teacher often took her to some performances(表演). Every time she 44on the stage and danced, she brought down the house. When she was 14 years old, she became a very 45 dancer in the city. Her parents and her teacher were proud of her. But she thought she could dance better, so she kept 46 . Then an accident happened. Sophia was 47 injured. She lost all the feelings in her legs. Her parents rushed to the 48 . After a closer check, the doctor sadly said to them,”Sophia couldn't dance anymore.” Sophia was very 49 . She couldn't accept that as a dancer. For a long time she wanted to 50 the treatment because she felt hopeless without dancing. But with the help of her parents and the teacher, she tried her best to 51 the treatment. Slowly she could walk. Then she was able to do some movements. Sophia saw 52 . Three years later, the biggest day of Sophia's life came. It was 53 first performance since she was injured. She was nervous 54 many of her old friends were waiting for her. Lat- er, she brought down the house again. The expression“bring down the house”literally(字面上) shows that the applause(掌声) is so 55 that the house falls down. In fact, the expression is used to describe a wonderful show.( )41. A. show B. concert C. speech D. meeting( )42. A. at B. in C. with D. to( )43. A. sing B. teach C. run D. dance( )44. A. appeared B. arrived C. climbed D. cried( )45. A. healthy B. fat C. famous D. old( )46. A. saving B. practicing C. climbing D. growing( )47. A. recently B. probably C. softly D. badly( )48. A. office B. restaurant C. hospital D. bank( )49. A. happy B. bored C. pleased D. sad( )50. A. give up B. cheer up C. turn up D. makeup( )51. A. stop B. follow C. share D. celebrate( )52. A. plan B. lesson C. hope D. life( )53. A. his B. her C. their D. my( )54. A. before B. if C. though D. because( )55. A. loud B. funny C. small D. quiet四、语篇填空(15 小题，每小题1分，共15分)clear certain we honest yard part to y children since either第一节阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。My children are growing up fast. My daughter is sixteen years old and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger, 56 house seems to get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and then give the money to a 57 home.We have already 58 out a lot of things from our bedrooms. Weve decided to each sellfive things that we no longer use in the 59 sale. My son was quite sad at first. Although hehas not played with his old 60 for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, hehas owned a train and railway set 61 his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost everyweek until he was about seven. And he didn't want to lose his toy monkey,62 . He slept nextto the monkey every night when he was a child.My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to 63 with certain toysAs for me,I 64 didnt want to give up my football shirts. But, to be65 ,I haventplayed for a while now. I'm getting older, too!56. 58. 57. 59. 60. .61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 第二节阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词。Dear Aunt Grace and Uncle John,I am just writing to tell you that I arrived home safely. I got very tired on the train 66 nearly fell asleep and missed my station!Thank you so much for inviting me to come and stay. I loved helping on the farm. Perhaps I 67 work on one when I get older. You were kind to me68 I was there. I enjoyed every minute, especially the trip to the mountains. The rainbow was the most wonderful I69 ever seen in my life. Mum thinks the dress you bought for me is really nice. She wishes she had one too!I will never forget my lovely holiday 70 you.Mum and Dad send their best wishes.Lots of love,Susan66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 五、情景交际(每小题2分，共10分)根据对话内容，在空白处填入恰当的句子，使对话完整、通顺。A:Hi, Linda. Do you like traveling around the world?B:Yes,I do. I like traveling to different places. I was on vacation last month.A:71. ?B:I went to Beijing on vacation. It is one of the most famous cities that I have ever known.A:Yes, Beijing is the capital of China. Did you go anywhere special there?B:72. . I went to the Great Wall with some Chinese friends.A:73. ?B:It is wonderful. It's the longest one in the world.A:Wow, that's amazing! 74. ?B:Everything tasted really good! There was lots of delicious food in Beijing.A:That sounds great! 75. ?B:I have been there for ten days.B:Yes. Everything was excellent.A:Did ever