湖北省黄石市黄石港区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末质量检测英语试题

2023-2024学年度下学期期末检测 八年级英语试卷 一、完形填空。(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 This is the story of Joe and Fonzie. It's a story about the 1 that started more than 20 years ago.And the friendship saved a life and started a new kind of help for people with 2 . “Joe”is Joe Hoagland, who was three years old when the story 3 . And“Fonzie”is a dolphin.Joe was born with a heart problem. At 3, he had an 4 . It didn't go well and he couldn't move the left side of his body. The doctors at the hospital didn't think he could get 5 . Deena, Joe's mother,took him to different places for treatment, but it wasn't very 6 . Then the family moved to Florida.Joe liked being in the water and Deena thought 7 could help him. First, they went to swimming pools in 8 , but some hotel guests didn't like them. One day she went with Joe to a place, where people swam with dolphins. Joe met Fonzie there and the 9 really started. Soon, Joe wanted to see Fonzie every day. He loved playing with him and 10 him. Joe's mother told him 11 to feed Fonzi e using his left hand so that he could move his left side of his body as often as possible. Slowly, he got better and better. He's now over 30 years old and very 12 . Deena saw that Joe's friendship with Fonzie helped 13 a lot, and she knew it was a good idea for other people, too. So, she and her family worked to 14 a place called Island Dolphin Care to help people like Joe. He wrote in his diary,“Fonzie and I 15 a lot of good times. He was a great friend to me.” ( )1. A. course B. friendship C. dream D. charity ( )2. A. blindness B. deafness C. fever D. problems ( )3. A. began B. changed C. developed D. stopped ( )4. A. choice B. decision C. operation D. lesson ( )5. A. happier B. better C. fatter D. taller ( )6. A. successful B. special C. comfortable D. interesting ( )7. A. dancing B. jogging C. swimming D. camping ( )8. A. communities B. hotels C. schools D. parks ( )9. A. action B. game C. training D. story ( )10. A. supporting B. following C. feeding D. controlling ( )11. A. always B. never C. seldom D. sometimes ( )12. A. lonely B. famous C. safe D. healthy ( )13. A. it B. her C. him D. those ( )14. A. record B. open C. need D. reach ( )15. A. used B. wished C. shared D. made 2023-2024年期末检测八年级英语试卷 第1页(共8页) 二、阅读理解。(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节 (共15 小题,每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A Linda is an American student in Grade 8. The summer holidays are coming. Her parents want to take her to visit Fujian, China. Now she is reading the website of an international travel agency. Price (may change over time): Us $768 per person US $688 per person (children under ten 50% off) Places Activities: 1) Wuyi Mountain: Jiuqu Stream. Yunu Peak. Dawang Peak, Thin Strip Sky （一线天） Activities: climb hills, take a bamboo raft（竹筏）， pick tea leaves. drink tea. watch live show 2)Yongding Tulou Chengqi Building. Zhencheng Building Activities enjoy local music, watch puppet（木偶）show.taste Hakka food Package（套餐） includes: Free breakfast. lunch and dinnerFree WiFi Homelike hotels English-speaking guide（导游） Tickets to tourist sites Package doesn't include: Bamboo Rafting Suggestions: Wear T-shirt and shorts, put on sunglasses and take hats or umbrellas Learn more about China (history. culture, weather) before going. The earlier you book, the cheaper the pnce ( )16. What kinds of service are included in this package? ①Free meals. ②Tickets to tourist sites. ③Hotels.④Bamboo rafting. ⑤Air tickets. A. ①②④ B. ①②③ C. ②③⑤ D. ③④⑤ ( )17. What can we learn from the passage? A. Customers can book the package by telephone. B. Visitors need to pay extra (额外的) money for their meals. C. You can watch puppet show during staying in Wuyi Mountain. D. Visitors can't take their children to the trip. ( )18. How much should Linda's family pay for the package? A. $688 B. $1620 C. $1376 D. $2064 ( )19. What activities will Linda do in Wuyi Mountain? A. making tea and climbing hills B. taking a bamboo raft and picking tea leaves C. tasting Hakka food and enjoying local music D. riding a bike and going fishing ( )20. What suggestions does the travel agency give to the visitors? A. Prepare warm clothes and sunglasses. B. Learn to speak some Chinese. C. Learn more about Chinese history. D. Book as late as possible. B "Why do I live? Why do I wish for anything, or do anything? Is there anything in my life that will not be destroyed(损坏) by my death?”Like Leo Tolstoy(托尔斯泰), the famous Russian writer, many people ask these difficult questions. Tolstoy spent his whole life trying to answer these difficult questions. As a young man, he thought people could achieve perfection(完美) if they tried hard enough. So he worked very hard to be the best in everything. He thought that he would find meaning and truth in success. In the 1850s, Tolstoy wrote his first stories. He wrote about his life in the army. He also told stories about his childhood. These works were published and Tolstoy became a well-known writer. He won the respect(尊重) he always wanted. Many rich and smart men met and talked with Tolstoy.Some of them were writers like him. They talked a lot about faith(信仰) and the meaning of life. But soon Tolstoy realized that these men were not perfect. Now he knew they could not answer his questions about faith. So in the 1860s, Tolstoy tried a different way to find the meaning of life. He opened a school for the children of his serfs—the people who worked on his land. These workers were very poor. He wanted to help them because he thought they were more honest than the rich people he knew. Tolstoy learned a lot from his workers. He understood how they worked hard to support their families.He began to believe that marriage and family would give his life meaning. So in 1862, Leo Tolstoy married a young woman named Sonya Behrs. The next 15 years were the best years of Tolstoy's life. It was during this time that he wrote his most famous books——War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Many experts say that War and Peace is one of the greatest books ever written. In these books, Tolstoy believed humans should live a simple life and take care of their families. Tolstoy thought this would bring him happiness. Leo Tolstoy is still a very respected writer today. His faith and writings have influenced (影响) many people all over the world. ( )21. Why did Tolstoy want to be the best in everything when he was young? A. To make a lot of money. B. To show his power. C. To prepare for his books. D. To achieve perfection. ( )22. Which is the correct order of the following events? ①Tolstoy worked in the army. ②Tolstoy got married. ③Tolstoy wrote War and Peace. ④Tolstoy opened a school. ⑤Tolstoy became a well-known writer. A. ①⑤③②④ B. ①⑤③②④ C. ①⑤④②③ D. ⑤④①③② 2023-2024年期末检测八年级英语试卷 第3页(共8页) ( )23. According to the passage, which of the following is the most important to Tolstoy? A. Family. B. Success. C. Money. D. Work. ( )24. Tolstoy thought he would learn a lot from his workers because they were . A. poor B. honest C. smart D. patient ( )25. What's best title of the passage? A. Leo Tolstoy: Influencing the world. B. Leo Tolstoy: Being the best in everything. C. Leo Tolstoy: Searching for the meaning of life. D. Leo Tolstoy: Living for writing perfect stories. C My daughter gave me an address book for my birthday. She knows the one I have is old. The gift is lovely: the cover is colourful, and the pages are white. But I don't feel like I am free to use this new address book because I'm still tied to my old one. My address book tells my own story. Names were added in different colours from different periods of my life. When I moved back home to Toronto, my address book included the old information I needed in order to be able to get in touch with some of my old friends again. There are certainly stories of friendships in this book——the comings and goings of my friends. Their address has been corrected again and again, filling up one line after another. I have started using pencil for some of them because they are taking up too much space! Some friends went on to marry each other. For such things, I used arrows(箭头) to show how these two friends had become one family. Children's names were added one by one. Then some got their own lines as they moved out. This book also includes the stories of my family——two generations(一代人) of relatives. I can remember all their phone numbers, and I can picture their houses clearly. Some have died, but their addresses are still there in my book. “Don't you have all the information on your phone?”My daughter, who never uses address books, asked me once when she saw me checking my address book. I know that having it on a phone is very useful and can save a lot of trouble. But making changes on a phone is always done completely. When you don't see a person any more, you delete all his information. It's like he was never there. My old address book now sits on top of the new one. It is as strong as ever, keeping all the people from A to Z in order. But my new address book whispers a story of new possibilities. It offers me space for those new friends that I haven't met yet. I'll get to it. It's just a matter of time. ( )26. The old information in the old address book can help the writer . A. move back home to Niagara B. connect with old friends again C. move around the world D. make more new friends ( )27. The writer drew arrows in his address book when . A. two friends became husband and wife B. two strangers became friends C. a friend of hers gave birth to a child D. a friend of hers moved to a new place ( )28. Why does the writer dislike keep ing friends' information on a phone? A. Because she finds it not easy to use a phone. B. Because she wants to be different from the younger. C. Because the peron seems never to be there if his information is deleted. D. Because she has to depend on her daughter to manage the information. ( )29. What can we infer(推断) from the last paragraph? A. The writer doesn't like the new address book. B. The writer will start to use the new address book soon. C. The writer has decided to throw her old address book away. D. The writer decides to put all her friends' information into a phone. ( )30. What is the proper structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph1 ②=Paragraph 2, …) 第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 D Jerry lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. At the age of 5, she learnt about an organization named Locks of Love. It uses hair donations(捐献) to make wigs (假发) for children who have lost their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. 31 .And she would send it to the organization. At 8, she learnt that other children had no clean water in Africa, and she was shocked. When her school began raising money to the well-digging project there, she asked her parents to stop holding her birthday party. 2023-2024年期末检测八年级英语试卷 第5页(共8页) 32 . She thought the kindness was the best birthday gift for her. One year later, it was her ninth birthday on June 12th. She made a birthday page on the Internet with a,goal of $300. 33 . This made her a little sad. Unluckily, Jerry was badly hurt in an accident after eight days. 34 . They wanted to find some ways of showing support to her. More and more friends began donating on her birthday page.Donations passed her $300 goal quickly and kept rising. When it was clear that she would never come back to life, her parents donated her organ(器官) to other children. They also donated her hair a final time to Locks of Love. 35 . The total donations soon reached $100,000, then $300,000. So far more than $850,000 has been raised from all over the world, including donations from the Africans who are moved by the little American girl. A. That was terrible news to her friends B. She also asked her friends each to donate $9 to the project C. More money was being raised D. She didn't want the birthday gift E. But Jerry was only able to raise only $200 F. Jerry then asked her mother to cut her long hair. 三、短文填空。(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每空限填一词，每词限用一次。 An African student Aboagye used to start his mornings with a coffee, but since coming to China, he has started his morning from a nice cup of tea. Aboagye 36 met Chinese tea when a Chinese friend gave him a bag of jasmine tea.”The taste and smell 37 me, and I fell in love with Chinese tea at once.”said Aboagye, an international student at Capital University. He was just one of many African 38 to an international tea-culture exchange event held in Beijing on May 21. The event was hosted by China, 39 people from social organizations and companies, as well as guests from African countries and African students studying in China. "Nigerians(尼日利亚人) also like drinking tea, but the tea culture in Nigeria is 40 from that of China," said Gerlof, an international student from Nigeria. "Chinese people enjoy natural tea 41adding sugar or milk, while in our country, people are used to 42 milk to tea," he explained. Gerlo f combines the Chinese tea-drinking culture with that of his hometown by adding honey to Chinese black tea."The taste of tea makes me feel 43 , and I like to enjoy it in the morning or evening," he said. 2023-2024年期末检测八年级英语试卷 第6页(共8页) "We have found that many tea products with China-chic packages(国风包装) meet the needs of young people, which can also make African youth 44 understand Chinese tea culture than before. Through drinking tea together, young people from China and Africa can learn about each 45 culture, history and values," said Wang, a Chinese official. 四、读写结合 (共两节，满分25分) 第一节 任务性阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，满分 10分) 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。 NASA(美国宇航局) has got some good news for us. The world is a greener place today than it was 20years ago. How does this happen? Well, it seems that China and India are leading the change. NASA researchers compared the satellite data(卫星数据) from the mid-1990s with today. They found that global green leaf had increased by 5% since the early 2000s. That's about the same area as the whole Amazon rainforest. At first, the researchers were unsure what caused the large increase in greening around the planet. After further research, they found that greening was mostly due to China and India. China and India have the world's biggest populations. In the past, they were considered to have overexploited(过度开采) land, water and other resources for economic growth. But now, the two countries are responsible for the large greening of the planet in the past twenty years. The tree-planting programs in both countries have made huge contributions(贡献) to the global greening trend. China has carried out the programs to protect and expand forests. These programs were developed to reduce the effects of soil loss, air pollution and climate change. India continues to break world records in tree planting. It was reported that 800,000 Indians planted 50 million trees in one day in 2012. The greening change has also come from the growth of food crops. Both countries have greatly increased food production in order to feed their large populations. It is clear that the earth is getting greener because of China and India. However, the researchers warned that we should not be satisfied with the situation. The natural vegetation(植被) in tropical(热带的) areas is reducing. There is still a long way to go in making the earth greener and we need to keep trying. 46. The passage mainly talks about .(15个词以内) 47. NASA researchers found out that the earth was greener by (10个词以内) 48. China and India have made huge contributions to the global greening change through .(列举两项, 10个词以内) 49. According to Paragraph 4, planting trees can help to (15个词以内) 50. What does the writer mean by writing the last paragraph? (20个词以内) 2023-2024年期末检测八年级英语试卷 第7页 (共8页) 第二节 书面表达(共1题，满分15分) 假设你是李华，昨天你收到英国笔友 Adam的一封电子邮件，邮件中，Adam向你倾诉他的烦恼并寻求帮助。请阅读邮件后回复。 Dear Li Hua, How's everything going? I'm under too much pressure these days. The final exam is coming and I really want to get good grades, so I stayed up late to study for each subject during the last two weeks. I was so tired that I couldn't learn well in the daytime. Now I'm worried. Could you give me some advice?I would be very thankful if you could offer me a hand. Yours, Adam 注意： 1)回复邮件时，从睡眠、减压和学习方法上给予建议，可适当发挥。 2)邮件中不得出现真实的人名、 校名。 3)词数80-100。 开头和结尾已给出， 不计入总词数。 Dear Adam, I'm sorry to know about your problems. 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