安徽省芜湖市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷

2023-2024学年度第二学期芜湖市义务教育教学质量监控八年级英语试题卷(供选用) 注意事项： 1.本试卷满分为100分，考试时间为120分钟。 2.本试卷包括“试题卷”和“答题卷”两部分。“试题卷”共8页，“答题卷”共2页。 3.请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题是无效的。 4.考试结束后，请将“答题卷”交回。 第一部分 听力(共四大题，满分15分) 1.短对话理解(共3小题；每小题1分，满分3分) 你将听到三段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. What time is it now? 2. What does the sign probably say? A. No visitors. B. No touching. C. No photos. 3. Where may the speakers talk? A. In the library. B. In the hospital. C. In the shop. Ⅱ.长对话理解(共2小题；每小题1分，满分2分) 你将听到一段对话，对话后有两个小题，请根据对话内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。对话读两遍。 4. Why will the woman go to the village? A. To enjoy the beautiful view. B. To take care of animals. C. To help the children. 5. What will the man do this summer holiday? A. To be a guide. B. To be a volunteer. C. To be a teacher. Ⅲ.短文理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到一篇短文。短文后有五个小题，请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 6. Where does Xu Zhuoyuan come from? A. Hainan. B. Henan. C. Hunan. 7. When did Xu start to enjoy climbing? A. Five years ago. B. Last year. C. This year. 8. How often does Xu practice climbing mountains? A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Once a month. 9. Which mountain did Xu climb successfully in 2023? A. Mount Siguniang. B. Mount Qomolangma. C. Mount Kilimanjaro. 10. What does Xu want to do before she turns 18? A. To climb the seven tallest mountains. B. To help climbers with arm problems. C. To teach her father to climb mountains. 八年级英语试题卷第1 页(共8页) IV.信息转换(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 Ways to make our free time more _11 Housework Develop our _12_ skills. Reading Read more because it makes a man _13_. Exercise Exercise, like _14_, riding, can help keep healthy. Make full use of our time, and we will become a _15_ man. 第二部分 语言知识运用(共三大题，满分25分) '.单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 16. The environment in Anhui has changed greatly in recent years. Now there is enough for birds to live and play in. A. water B. food C. space D. air 17. , Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival by solving the puzzles on the lanterns and enjoying the moment of getting together. A. Quickly B. Suddenly C. Secretly D. Traditionally 18.——Why do you often move these flowers into the balcony after supper, Mum? ——To them from the cold outside. A. produce B. provide C. protect D. present 19.——What's the meaning of the saying "The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring"? —For Chinese people, spring means the beginning of a whole year it is time for farming. A. but B. and C. or D. yet 20.——How do you the exchange student since he has returned to his country? ——By sending and receiving emails. And our friendship stays strong and true. A. call on B. wait for C. dream of D. keep in touch with 21.——We need a new leader for our Helping Hands Club, but I don't know to choose. ——Why not Millie? She is always willing to help others. A. what B. how C. when D. who 22.—How long has Wuhu Museum ? ——For nearly 10 years. I like visiting it and know about the history and culture of our hometown. A. opened B. been open C. started D. been on 23.——I'm hungry. May I start now? ——You'd better not. It is to wait until everyone is ready. A. polite B. cold C. exciting D. similar 24.——Where is your younger sister? ——She Wuhu Squirrel Town with her classmates. A. has been to B. was in C. has gone to D. will be in 25.——Li Ming's grandpa wants to visit the countries along the Silk Road and he began to learn English last month. —— He is our example. A. One is never too old to learn. B. Many hands make light work. C. The early bird catches the worm. D. The grass is always greener on the other side. 八年级英语试题卷第 2 页(共8页) Ⅵ.完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 All summer long, a mouse named Alec waited and watched as his 26 grew up every day. At first they were very small, but each week they grew bigger until they were ten times the 27 of himself. Ale c often ate pumpkins or carrots, but 28 tasted as good as watermelons. "Tomorrow they will bc ripe(成熟的) and I'll have a good meal, " he thought and then fell asleep. The sun no longer shone 29 . Instead, cool air blew heavily. The next day, Ale c got up and 30 to himself, "Today's the day." He ran to the watermelon field. "Where are they? All the watermelons are gone!" Ale c shouted. He 31 the field but found nothing. "Oh no! Someone took them away." Ale c looked around and saw a group of people eating watermelons. His eyes were filled with 32 . "There's none for me, " Ale c cried sadly. On his way home, Ale c walked, head down. Suddenly, he saw something! He went nearer to have a 33 look. "Is that a watermelon?" He ran to it. Then his eyes lit up. "It is! It's small, but it's all mine." He 34 it across the ground towards his home carefully. Using his 35 teeth, Ale c bit his watermelon to pieces and enjoyed it happily. Though unexpected(意料之外的) things happen in our life, we should stay positive and be happy with what we have just like Alcc. 26. A. pumpkins B. carrots C. watermelons D. oranges 27. A. size B. height C. weight D. length 28. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 29. A. shiningly B. brightly C. warmly D. equally 30. A. said B. spoke C. talked D. sang 31. A. cleaned B. searched C. painted D. decorated 32. A. tears B. happiness C. pride D. expcctation 33. A. quick B. happy C. close D. secret 34. A. picked B. lifted C. kicked D. rolled 35. A. new B. sharp C. white D. long Ⅶ.补全对话(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 A. I've made it. B. You ar c so kind. C. I want to learn how to make jiaozi. D. Could you pass me a knife and a fork? E. Could you tell me what we eat today? F. My parents and I made it for you this afternoon. G. But I do not know how to get jiaozi with chopsticks. Li Bin:Sophia, welcome to my home and it's time for dinner. Sophia:Thanks. 36 Li Bin:Look! We have the dumpling today! Sophia:Wow. I know it is also called jiavzi. Li Bin:Exactly. 37 Sophia:Especially for me? 38 Li Bin:Have a taste now. Sophia:OK. 39 Li Bin;Take it easy. You can open and close the chopsticks with your middle finger like this. Sophia: 40 Thanks a lot. So yummy! 八年级英语试题卷第 3 页(共8页) 第三部分 阅读(共两节，满分40分) Ⅷ.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A Reading is good for us. A good book can help us learn more about the world and improve our-selves. Our website has prepared some good books for you to choose. Daughters of the Lamp by Nedda Lewers Sahara wears a ring from her late mother. When she attends a family wedding(婚礼) in Cairo, Egypt, her ring starts glowing(发光), then disappears. As she looks for the story behind the ring, family secrets are discovered. This story is a mixture of fairy tales and magic al adventure (奇遇). The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi Maha loves storytelling. She records her grandmother's life story by making a documentary(纪 录片) about hor. Maha learns about her grandmother's early life in India and her move from India to Pakistan. The Partition Project tells the importance of families. Shiny Misfits by Maysoon ZayidWritten There is something wrong with Ann's legs, but she loves dancing, and decides to take part in a school show. Though Ann meets lots of difficultics, she finally makes it with the help of her friends. Shiny Misfits is great for readers who enjoy stories about friendships. This Again? by Adam Borba Can people go back in time to change their future? In this warm, time-traveling adventure, Noah does just that. He had an argument(争吵) with his brother the other day and did something wrong. Can he go back to solve the problem with his brother peacefully? This book will tell you everything. 41. Tom is interested in adventures and time-travelling. Which book is the best for him? A. Daughters of the Lamp B. The Partition Project C. Shiny Misfits D. This Again? 42. What do we know about the books above? A. Daughters of the Lamp talks about a girl from India. B. Maha's grandmother has lived in Pakistan since she was born. C. Shiny Misfits is the only book about friendship. D. Noah never has an argument with his brother. 43. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The good point s of reading books. B. Some great relationships in books. C. The ways to choose books. D. An introduction to four books. 44. Where can you possibly read the passage? A. On a library noticeboard. B. On a webpage. C. In a newspaper. D. In a science book. 八年级英语试题卷第 4 页(共8页) B Meet Sora, the cool model from OpenAI. It can turn your words into videos like magic! Just tell Sora your idea, and watch it make a video right before your eyes. Videos created by Sora look alive on computers or smartphones. Sora can also make scenes(场景) with lots of people doing different things with clear details. It knows how things should look in real life as well. Sora watches many videos and learns from them by breaking them into very small pieces. It uses these pieces to make a new video. The new video is gray at first and very messy(乱糟糟的)——you can't tell what's in it. Then, Sora fixes the video until it looks good and smooth. Sora also gets help from ChatGPT, which turns the user's short sentences into clear orders. This helps Sora make the video just as you asked. Sora may find "busy" pictures hard to understand. For example, when a person moves, things around them change. In one video created by Sora, a grandma was walking. Sora may not be able to tell "left" leg from "right" leg because she was moving. Without humans, Sora cannot make magic come true. 45. How can Sora make videos? ①By creating videos on TV. ②By dividing videos into small ones. ③By getting help from ChatGPT. ④By understanding the "busy" pictures. A.①② B.②③ C. ③④ D.①④ 46. Why did the writer use the example in the last paragraph? A. To tell us how amazing Sora is. B. To tell us why Sora is good. C. To tell us Sora needs to be improved. D. To tell us Sora can understand pictures well. 47. What is the best title for the passage? A. Sora——a new way to create videos. B. Sora——a cool model from ChatGPT. C. Science and technology changes life. D. Humans like to create videos. C Don't give your bad temp er to those closest to you. This is a simple lesson, but I paid a big price to learn it. Things started with my grandpa's phone. It was very old and often stopped working. But Grandpa didn't want to throw it away because it was a gift from my sister and me. One day, the phone wasn't working again. Grandpa asked me for help. I was upset(沮丧的) at that time because I was having dif-ficulty learning my lessons. I couldn't repair the phone. But Grandpa kept asking me to have another try. I got angry and said,"I can't repair it and I am busy with my studies. Can you just leave me alone?"I could tell the sadness on Grandpa's face. He said nothing and left. The next day, I went to school as usual. However, Grandpa fell over in the morning and was in a coma(昏迷). When I got the bad news, I couldn't move or speak for a minute. Then, regret(后悔)came, along with the fear of possibly losing Grandpa. So I rushed to the hospital. Luckily, the doctors had saved Grandpa's life. I will never forget that day. I won't again give my bad temp er to the ones I love and later regret my actions. 八年级英语试题卷第5 页(共8页) 48. What happened to Grandpa's phone? A. It's lost. B. It's broken. C. It's stolen. D. It's dead. 49. Why was the writer upset when his grandpa asked for help? A. Because he failed in the test. B. Because he couldn't find his phone. C. Because he had difficulty talking with Grandpa. D. Because he had difficulty learning his lessons. 50. What does the underlined phrase bad temp er mean in this story? A. Feeling worried. B. Feeling blue. C. Feeling hopeless. D. Feeling angry. 51. After Grandpa was in a coma, what did the writer do? A. He regretted and went to the hospital right away. B. He called 120 for help in a hurry. C. He came up with an idea to save Grandpa. D. He thought of the good memories between Grandpa and him. D The 9th Asian Winter Games organizers have shown the slogan, emblem and mascots(口号,徽章和吉祥物)in Harbin, where the event is set to take place in 2025. The slogan——Dream of Winter, Love among Asia ——highlights (突出) the idea of joining Asian countries to ice and snow, and encouraging cultural exchanges be-tween Asian countries. The emblem includes a speed skater and the lilac(丁香花), the city flower of Harbin. The speed skater stands for the sport spirit across Asia. The lilac stands for Harbin's city culture of warm-hearted-ness. And the emblem as a whole looks like the Chinese character "jiu", which means "nine", the 9th Asian Winter Games. The organizers have also shown the cute tiger mascots Binbin and Nini. Their names mcan"Wel-come to Harbin", showing Harbin's warm welcome to friends from Asian countries. Binbin means the ice events as he shows off his winter sportswear and shares his joy of ice dancing, while Nini stands for the snow events, wearing traditional Chinese clothes. In the traditional Chinese culture, the tiger is a symbol of good luck and is given many good qualities, such as "strength" and "courage", which well match with the Olympic spirit. Binbin and Nini do a good job of showing the cuteness of the tiger, as well as Harbin's winter ice and snow and its cultures. 52. What is mentioned about the 9th Asian Winter Games in paragraph 1? A. The meaning of the slogan. B. The countries to take part in it. C. The time and place it will be held. D. The differences between the Mascots. 53. Why is lilac chosen to be part of the emblem? A. Because it is loved by most people. B. Because it looks like a speed skater. C. Because it is the city flower of Harbin. D. Because it is very peaceful and beautiful. 54. What qualities are the tiger mascots showing? A. Good leadership. B. Strength and courage. C. Loving and caring. D. Warm-heartedness. 八年级英语试题卷第6页(共8页) E The oil-paper umbrella has a history of over 1,000 years in China. It used to be a water-proof(防水的) tool for daily use. Here is a story about the origin(起源) of the umbrella in China. It is said that once Lu Ban and his younger sister visited the West Lake. It started raining suddenly. The sister said, "Let's have a competition. Before sun rise tomorrow,whoever comes up with a way to make it possible for people to visit the West Lake even on rainy days will be the winner." Lu Ban thought it was easy. He collected some tools and materi-als from the village nearby and spent the whole night building 10 pavilions(凉亭) around the lake. He was quite confident about his work. The next morning, however, when Lu Ban was proud of his achievements, his sister held some-thing unusual in her hand. It could be opened into a round shape. To his surprise, Lu Ban found that the object made of silk and bamboo strips(竹条) could be opened and closed easily. It was light, beautiful and easy to carry. Lu Ban said, "You win. Your 'pavilion'can protect us from rain." So the umbrella was invented. 55. Who suggested a match with Lu Ban? A. Lu Ban's wife. B. One villager. C. Lu Ban's younger sister. D. One visitor. 56. What does the underlined word it in the last paragraph refer to? A. The silk. B. The bamboo strip. C. The pavilion. D. The umbrella. 57. How did Lu Ban feel when seeing the winner's work? A. Nervous. B. Surprised. C. Confident. D. Proud. 第二节阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。 F Jordyn was about to turn eight years old when her mom suggested a new way to celebrate her birthday ——donating her gifts to a children's hospital. At first, Jordyn wasn't sure. But quickly she made the decision because she thought that she had al-ready had everything she needed, but these kids were having a difficult time in the hospital —— they needed more. Years passed. Now Jordyn is a freshman in high school. She continues doing this to help children with serious illnesses. In April this year, she made her eighth annual(年度的) birthday-gift don ation to Baptist Children's Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Jordyn's efforts have also encouraged her friends. They thought of some gift-giving ideas. For the young patients, gifts might include toy trains. And for the teenagers, they might be books. "It is really happy to see their little smiling faces, " said Jordyn. She also added "I want to keep do-ing this as long as I can." 58. Where did Jordyn donate her birthday gifts?(不超过5个词) 59. How many times has Jordyn made the birthday-gift donation so far?(不超过5个词) 60. What can you learn from Jordyn?(不超过10个词) 八年级英语试题卷第7页(共8页) 第四部分 写(共两大题，满分20分) IX.单词拼写(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 61. Our English teacher never m (介意) explaining problems to us. 62. After watching the lesson from China's Tiangong s (站), we dream of flying to space someday. 63. Nowadays many farmers can a (承担得起) to buy a house in the city. 64. M (音乐) is always a wonderful way to bring more happiness into our life. 65. My parents always choose p (合适的) films and watch with my brother and me. X.书面表达(共1小题；满分15分) 假定你是班长李辉，交换生Daniel即将来你班学习，他写邮件向你询问实验室规则。请你结合下面要点，给他写一封回信。 要点：1.穿戴防护用品； 2.听从老师指令； 3.物品用完归位。 参考词汇:equipment(n.设备);experiment(n.实验) 注意：1.邮件须包含以上要点和图示所有信息，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2.文中不得出现真实姓名和地名； 3.词数80~100(邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数)。 Dear Daniel, Since you've learnt about some of our school rules, I'd like to tell you the rules in the science lab in this letter. Yours, Li Hui 八年级英语试题卷第 8页(共8页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null八年级英语试题参考答案第 页（共1页） 2023-2024学年度第二学期芜湖市义务教育教学质量监控 八年级英语试题参考答案 I. 1-3：CCB II. 4-5：CB III. 6-10：CACBA IV. 11. meaningful 12. life 13. wise 14. jogging 15.better V. 16-20. CDCBD 21-25. DBACA VI. 26-30：CABCA 31-35：BACDB VII. 36-40：EFBGA VIII. 41-45：DCDBB 46-50：CABDD 51-55：ACCBC 56-57：DB 58. To a children’s hospital. 59. 8（times）. 60. We should help others in need.（能答到help others，言之有理且答案符合题目要求即可 得分） IX. 61. minds 62. station 63. afford 64. Music 65. proper X. One possible version： Dear Daniel， Since you’ve learnt about some of our school rules，I’d like to tell you the rules in the science lab in this letter. In the science lab, we have some simple rules to follow. First，we must wear safety glasses and the lab coats，which keep us safe. Next，we should be careful when using tools and equipment. Always follow the teacher's instructions when doing experiments. Food and drinks are not allowed in the lab so that we can always keep things clean and safe. After we finish an experiment，we should wash our hands. And，we clean up our workspace and put things back where they belong. By following these simple rules, we can have a fun and safe time learning science in the lab. Yours， Li Hui 1