2023-2024学年度第一学期期中调研测试八年级英语试卷（温馨提示：本卷共8页，满分140分，考试时间100分钟；答案全部涂、写在答题卡上。）一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）略二、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1Bob is crazy about _Hes going to fly to his dream cityKunming next month.AcookingBflyingCdreamingDtravelling2Can you tell your best friend everything about yourself?Of courseShe can _.Akeep a secretBshare my joyCmake me happyDworry about me3Where can we see the place of interest in the picture?AThe USA.BAustralia.CThe UK.DFrance.4I am very busy with my study, so I have _ half an hour for sports every day.Aat firstBat lastCat mostDat least5There was a car accident on Renmin Road yesterday_, nobody was hurt.ALuckyBUnluckilyCUnluckyDLuckily6The small town is becoming _ Lots of people visit it every year.Athe least beautifulBless and less beautifulCthe most beautifulDmore and more beautiful7We should learn to take care of _ when we are away from parents.AusBourselvesCthemDthemselves8 Tom, you are late again today, I think you _ be earlier next time. Sorry, I wont be late.AmayBmightCshouldDwould9_ is the old bridge over the river?Not very wideIts about three meters.AHow longBHow heavyCHow wideDHow high10 Can I have something to drink?_But weve got no coffee, lets have tea instead.ASorryBThank youCSureDNo三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题15分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。When the children first went to live at the white house, they talked about Father a lot and were always asking questions about _11_But as time passed, their questions seemed to make Mother _12_, so they stopped askingBut they _13_ forgot him.Bobbie thought about Father oftenShe knew her mother was sad, and she _14_ a lot about thatAnd _15_ was Father away for so long? Was there _16_ that Mother wasnt telling them?The _17_ came on the day she went to the station, to go and get the magazinesThey were old magazines which people _18_ on trains or in the waiting roomPerks said the children could have them to _19_, and one day Bobbie went to get them.“Ill just put some newspaper round them to keep them together,” said PeterAnd he took an old newspaper from the heap (一堆).The magazines were _20_, and Bobbie stopped to rest on the way homeShe sat on the grass and dropped them _21_ herAs she did this, she looked at the newspaper and read some of the words on the pageand it was like a terrible _22_She never _23_ how she got homeBut she went to her room and locked the doorThen she took the newspaper _24_ the magazines and looked at it againThe words seemed to jump at her FIVE-YEARS IN PRISON FOR SPY!And the name of the “spy” was the name of _25_.Selection from The Railway Children11AitBherChimDthem12AcrazyBexcitedCsurprisedDunhappy13AalwaysBoftenCsometimesDnever14AdidBworriedCcaredDtalked15AhowBwhenCwhyDwhat16AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing17AfactBreasonCanswerDquestion18AusedBleftCsoldDbought19AwriteBsellCenjoyDread20AheavyBdifficultCpopularDinteresting21AatBoverCunderDbeside22AstoryBlessonCdreamDexperience23AthoughtBrememberedChopedDforgot24AoffBwithCawayDup25Athe storyBthe magazineCher motherDher father四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）A）阅读下面四篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASydney TowerAddress: 100 Market StSydneyPhone: 02 9333 9222Fax: 02 9333 9208Open time: 9:00 a.mto 10:30 p.m(Saturday s to 11:30 p.m.)Ticket: $60 (for an adult)/$30 (for a child)Website: .auHow to get there train to Tower Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street?How to book tickets by phone/fax or through the web?Attraction: Sydneys best views are just beginningSydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360 views of our beautiful city.26Sydney Tower is _ in Sydney, Australia.Athe busiest streetBthe biggest stationCthe most beautiful parkDthe highest point27If an adult with two children goes to visit Sydney Tower, he has to pay _.A$60B$90C$120D$15028You can book the tickets _.ABy plane.BThrough the windows.CBy phone.DBy train.BA poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grewOne day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree.The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal (偷) the fruitIf he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the applesIf he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.Finally