2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区八年级（下）期中考试英语试卷
一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。
1. It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books, so it’s important to have real ________ with languages, cultures and societies.
A. communication B. experience C. knowledge D. confidence
2. —Do you know which book doesn’t belong to the four great classical Chinese noveis?
—Of course I know. It’s ________.
A. Journey to tree West B. A Dream of Red Mansions
C. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms D. Madame White Snake
3. —It’s so ________, mum. May I play outside after I finish my homework?
—You’d better wait ________ I return from work.
A. bored; when B. boring; until C. bored; since D. boring; as
4. —Have you seen Mr. King these days?
—No, he _________ Shanghai for an international meeting. He’ll come back in three days.
A. has gone to B. has been to
C. has gone in D. has been in
5. Which of the following sentences is an opinion?
A. Most of my old friends have moved away.
B. It’s not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.
C. Last Sunday we spent the whole day at Disneyland.
D. Kitty is reading Around the World in Eight Hours these days.
6. —The giant panda Fu Bao ________ to China from Korea weeks ago.
—Really? Could you tell me ________ her?
A. returned; what to visit B. has returned; when to visit
C returned; where to visit D. has returned; how to visit
7. —Why did you put a ladder ________ the wall just now?
—Because I wanted to ________ some beautiful pictures on the wall.
A. opposite; pick up B. on; make up
C. against; put up D. above; open up
8. Here is a survey about how to be a good learner among 800 students. According to the form below, ________ students have chosen “Learning from mistakes” as their key words.
Key words Making plans Taking notes Asking questions Learning from mistakes
Percentage (百分比) 25% 30% 15% 30%
A. 120 B. 260 C. 300 D. 240
9. Too many cars have caused a lot of problems. ________, people cannot find enough parking spaces.
A. Moreover B. However C. For example D. Such as
10. —Would you please look after my pet dog while I am on holiday in Sydney?
—______. Have a nice trip.
A. You are welcome B. With pleasure C. My pleasure D. That’s OK
………………….
2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区八年级（下）期中考试英语试卷
一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。
1. It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books, so it’s important to have real ________ with languages, cultures and societies.
A. communication B. experience C. knowledge D. confidence
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：读万卷书不如行万里路，所以对语言、文化和社会有真正的体验很重要。
考查名词辨析。communication沟通；experience经验；knowledge知识 ；confidence自信。根据“it’s important to have real…with languages, cultures and societies.”可知是有真正的体验是很重要的。故选B。
2. —Do you know which book doesn’t belong to the four great classical Chinese noveis?
—Of course I know. It’s ________.
A. Journey to tree West B. A Dream of Red Mansions
C. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms D. Madame White Snake
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你知道哪本书不属于中国四大名著吗？——我当然知道，它是《白蛇传》。
考查常识。Journey to the West《西游记》；A Dream of Red Mansions《红楼梦》；The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 《三国演义》；Madame White Snake《白蛇传》。根据文学常识，中国四大名著有《西游记》、《水浒传》、《三国演义》和《红楼梦》，《白蛇传》不属于四大名著。故选D。
3. —It’s so ________, mum. May I play outside after I finish my homework?
—You’d better wait ________ I return from work.
A. bored; when B. boring; until C. bored; since D. boring; as
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——太无聊了，妈妈。我做完作业后可以在外面玩吗？——你最好等到我下班回来。
考查形容词辨析以及连词辨析。boring无聊的，形容物；bored感到无聊的，形容人；when当……时；until直到；since自从；as当。根据“It’s so…”可知此处形容物，用boring；根据“You’d better wait…”可知是等到妈妈回来，第二个空用until。故选B。
4. —Have you seen Mr. King these days?
—No, he _________ Shanghai for an international meeting. He’ll come back in three days.
A. has gone to B. has been to
C. has gone in D. has been in
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——这些天你看到King先生了吗？——没有，他去了上海参加一个国际会议。三天后回来。
考查现在完成时。has gone to去了（还没有回来）；has been to去过（已经回来了）；has gone in进入；has been in待在一个地方多长时间。根据对话的意思可知，King先生去了上海还没有回来，故选A。
5. Which of the following sentences is an opinion?
A. Most of my old friends have moved away.
B. It’s not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.
C. Last Sunday we spent the whole day at Disneyland.
D. Kitty is reading Around the World in Eight Hours these days.
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：下面哪个句子是观点？
考查常识。Most of my old friends have moved away我的大多数老朋友都搬走了；It’s not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly快速适应生活的变化是不容易的；Last Sunday we spent the whole day at Disneyland上周日我们在迪斯尼乐园玩了一整天；Kitty is reading Around the World in Eight Hours these days凯蒂最近正在读《八小时环游世界》。根据选项的汉语意思可知，ACD是在描述一个事情，B选项属于表达观点。故选B。
