江苏省淮安市开明集团校 2023-2024学年八年级下学期6月期末考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第二学期期末考试 初二英语试卷 一、听力测试(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) A)听对话,回答问题。(听两遍) , )1. Which organization does Suzy's cousin work in? : B. C.ORBlS unicef )2. Where does the animal mentioned (提及的) come from? )3. How will Simon go to London? B 畔 )4. What is Tom's favorite sport? nA.r : )5. When does the meeting begin? .A. At7:45.. B.At8:00. C.At8:15. ) 6. What can we know about the woman? , A. She has a very busy afternoon. B. She is not as busy as the man. C. She won't be very busy tomorrow. ( ) 7. What does the girl plan to do the coming weekend? A. To visit the old people. B. To clean the house. , C. To go to the cinema. )8. What does the woman mean? A. Jim's dream is too big. B. Jim can't become a singer. C. Jim should never give up. )9. Why does Mrs. Liu say sorry to the man? A. She knew her English was very poor.: B. She didn't know she was speaking too slowly. 。 C. She didn't know she was speaking too fast. r ) 10. What will the woman do next? A. She will find a new job, B. She will learn more about the job. C. She will go to work earlier. 初二英语第1页,共8页 扫描全能王 创建 )1 B)听对话和短文,回答问题。(听两遍) ))) 听一段对话,回答第11、12小题。 ) 11. What is Amy's new neighborhood like? 7 2 B. Clean. A. Dirty. ) C. Quiet. ( ) 12. How did Amy go to school in the past? B. By bus. ,。 A. On foot. C. By car 听第一篇短文,回答第13-15小题。 , South Hill · It is 5 kilometers south of · It is about 9oo meters high. Facts about South Hill · It takes us about 14 hours to walk there. · It's a good place for the charity walk because of the 15 and fresh air. ) 13. A. Starlight Town B. Sunshine Town C. Sunny Street B.2 C.3 )14.A.1 B. open space ) 15. A. green grass C. colorful flowers 听第二篇短文,回答16-20小题。 ) 16. Why is David walking across Europe? A. To do exercise. C. To raise money for charity. . ( ) 17. How old was David when he lost his legs? B.Ten. A. Eight. C. Twelve. ) 18. Which country will David end up in? A. Russia. B. France. C. Germany. ) 19. How long will it take David to finish the journey? B. At least two months. A. About one month. C. Over three months ) 20. Where will David stay during the journey? A. In a tent. B. In hotels. C. In people's houses. 单项选择(共10小题:每小题1分,满分10分) ) 21. The United Nations is _ international organization that works to make the world better place for us. B. an; a A.a;a.. C. an; theD. the; the )22. -Her English is so poor. It's necessary _us to help her. 。 -It's so kind you to say so. She needs our help. A. for; for. B. for; of. C. of; for D. of; of ) 23. When Simon got home, he found his father was in with his teachers. A. introduction B. conversation C. operation D. education ) 24. Don't talk to strangers, when you are in an unfamiliar (陌生的) place. _B. suddenly C. luckily .A..mostly D. especially )25. -A sports meeting if it doesn't rain tomorrow. _I hope so. B. will hold C. will be held A. is held .D. hold )26. Big news! Jimmy was ___ to save his neighbor from the big fire. A. too brave B. enough brave C. bravely enough D. brave enough ) 27. Lily and Lucy have been good friends they first met 5 years ago. B. after A. since D. before ( )28.-Mr Wang,I can't stop eating too much. C. until ) 一For your health, I am afraid you C. have to A. may B. need ( )29. Thank yo so muce fordrivin me hernye D. can 初二英语第2页,共8页 扫描全能王 创建 A. My pleasure B. With pleasure C. Never mind D. That's right. _ )30.-The visitors said they lost their way. To make things worse, someone got hurt. We should keep away from dangerous places. A. Every dog has its day. B. Practice makes perfect. C. It never rains but pours D. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 "Mr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?" I asked. The students in the classroom laughed and 31 to leave. Mr. Papaderos held up his hand and asked them to sit down. He looked at me for a long time, wondering if (是否)I was 32 . And he got the answer from my 33 ."I will answer your question." the teacher said as he took 34 a very small round mirror. And then he went on, "When I was a small child, during the war, I lived in a 835 poor village. One day, on the road. I found the. 5_pieces of a mirror. I tried to find all the pieces and put them together .but I __ 36 . I kept only the largest. Later, I 37 it round by scratching (打磨) it on a stone. I began to play with it as a toy and became 38in it because I could reflect (反射) light into dark places where the sun would 39 shine. It became a game for me. I would take it out when I was free and continued the 40 ). As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not only a child's game 41 a metaphor (暗喻) for what I might do with my life. In fact, "light" is truth, understanding and knowledge, I am not the "light"or I can't give off (散发)“light"by 42 _. I am just a small mirror 43 good design and shape. 44 , I can reflect light into the dark places of this world-into the black places in the hearts of men-and change 45 in some people. Perhaps others may see and start to do it, too. This is the meaning of my life." C. sent up )31.A. stood up B. woke up D. looked up C.excited B. serious )32.A. sad )) D. lonely B. hands C. nose )33.A. ears D. eyes B. upC. out )34.A.in D. back C:lairge B. small )35.A.black D. broken B. failed C. changed )36.A.won D. left C. changed ______________ B.made )37.A.turned D. broke )38. A. interested B: excited C. happy D. amazed C. usually )39.A. always B. ever D. never C. game B. lesson. )40.A. party D. trick _B.also C.than )41.A.and D.but )42.A.itself B. himself C.myself D. yourself B.in C. without )43.A.with D.of B. Moreover C. Unluckily )44.A. However D:Otherwise ) 45. A. darkness B. kindness . C.illness oD:happiness 四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 请认真阅读下列材料,从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 tio The Shower Timer -for shorter showers We use lots of water in'our homes. Now, if you use the SHOwER TIMER, you'll save water every day! What it does ;, The Shower Timer controls the time that you. spend in the shower. It makes it easy for you to take a shorter shower, and so to save water. How it works You choose the time that you want to spend in the shower. After that time, the water 初二英语第3页,共8页 扫描全能王 创建 slowly turns off. An alarm rings (响) to tell you that it's time to finish your shower. Then the water stops. Why use it · special features (特征), such as flexible (灵活的) timer (计时器) . easy to use · save water, electricity (电) and money . good for the environment (Price: X 2oo for each: 1o%。 off for two: 20%。 off for four) You can find more information on www. Theshowertimer.com (a lot of survey report) ) 46. We can use the Shower Timer to __ A. cook for us B. wash clothes C. buy special things D. save water and money ,_ )47. Which of the following pictures is probably the Shower Timer? D ,_ )48. Emily wants to buy two Shower Timers. She will pay _. C. ¥360 A. M400 B. 300 D. ¥320 )49. Interested customers (顾客) can _ (-_ for more information. A. send an E-mail B. seareh the Internet C. write a survey report D. go to the store B What kind of music do vou enioy? These days, country music is getting more popular and US country singer Kacey Musgraves is drawing much attention. The 35-year-old singer released(发布) her sixth album (专键), Deeper Well, on March 15. It reached No. I on Bullboard's Top Album Sales chart (单). with 66,ooo copies (份) sold in the first week. Most of Musgraves's songs come from her own experiences and she is good at touching on special topics (话题) which are very different from other singers'. Her album Golden Hour is about love, being a mom and the world. Her latest, Deeper Well, is about becoming stronger after a setback (挫折). Musgraves made her new album in a surprising way. You might think she created the songs in the quiet countryside. However, she made them in noisy New York City. She walked through Washington Square Park every day, drawing inspiration(灵感) from the things around her. The colorful life in New York City brings out her many creative ideas, she said. Musgraves has been working on country music for over 20 years. But she's never tired of it. "Country feels like home to me," she told The Cut magazine. "Country music always gives me energy which seems endless." ) 50. What do we know about Deeper Welr? A. It is Kacey Musgraves' first album. B. It makes Musgraves the richest singer. C. It is about love and being a mother. D. It sold 66,ooo copies in the first week. _ ) 51. How is Musgraves different from other country singers? A. The sounds in her music are surprising. B. All her songs are about the real lives of people around her. C. Her songs tell the stories in the countryside. D. The topics of her songs are special. ,_ )52. Which of the sentences about Musgraves is TRUE according to the passage? 初二英语第4页,共8页 进 扫描全能王 创建 A. She usually creates songs like other singers. B. She created the songs in the countryside. C. She was born in New York City. D. The life in New York City means a lot to her. ) 53. What does Musgraves mean by her words in the last paragraph? A. She never gets tired of country music. B. Country music is popular in her hometown. C. Everyone loves country music. D. She is going to turn to (转向) other kinds of music. C In 1674, I was born on my father's small farm in Nottinghamshire, England. I was the third of five sons. My childhood was very happy. I liked going to school and learning new things. One day, Father asked, "Lemuel, have you thought about your future? I think you would be a good doctor." I wanted to please (让...高兴) him, so I said, "Yes, Father. I'll go to Cambridge University and study medicine." But as I spoke, I was thinking, "At university, I can also learn how to be a good sailor (水手). That's my real dream." After several years of study, I became a doctor. Not long after, I asked my sweetheart. Mary, to marry me. Before long, we had children, a boy and a girl. They gave us great joy. I enjoyed being a doctor for years. But then I became bored, and ideas of travel filled my mind. I imagined going to far-off places and seeing wonderful new things. "Mary," I said one day,"I need more adventures in my life. The captain (船长) of a ship has given me a job as the ship's doctor. I don't know how long the journey will take, but I promise I will return. And when I do, I'll tell you and the children all about my adventures." So in 1699, I set sail on the Antelope from Bristol. That city is a large and very old port (港□) in the south-west of England. The captain was a good man and had sailed a great deal! "Welcome aboard. Doctor Gulliver." he said, "First we'll be sailing down the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋) and around the coast of Africa. Then we'll sail through the Indian Ocean to the South' Seas." Our journey went well until one morning, somewhere near Tasmania in the South Pacific Ocean(太平洋). "I don't like the look of those clouds," the captain said, "I think a storm is coming." Within an hour, a big storm began. The sea rose in great, angry waves much taller than the Antelope. The wind, now as strong as a hurricane, made a terrible sound. "The wind is blowing the ship off course (航线)!" shouted the captain. "Look out!" --Adapted from Gulliver's Travels ( ) 54. What did Gulliver dream to be when he was child? C.A sailor. A.A doctor. B. A student. D.A teacher. ) 55. What does"Antelope"refer to in the text? A. Name of an ocean. B. Name of a city. C. Name of a ship. D. Name of a sailor. )56. What's the right order of the events? ①Lemuel married his sweetheart Mary. ②Lemuel studied medicine in a university. ③Lemuel became the doctor of a ship. ④Lemuel worked as a doctor for years. A.③①②④ B.②①③④ C.③④②① D.②①④③ )57. What can be inferred (推断) from the article? A. The captain had rich sailing experience. B. Lemuel had four brothers and two sons. C. Lemuel's parents supported Lemuel to become a sailor. D. Lemuel was happy to go to university to study medicine. 初二英语第5页,共8页 扫描全能王 创建 D In our life, we should often be ready for change that will help us unlock (释放) our self-improvement (自我提升) power. However, we don't always understand it. We think of unlocking our self-improvement power only when everything gets worst. When do we realize (意识到) that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. Most of us will learn about unlocking our self-improvement power only when the whole world falls apart. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change. However, change becomes more painful when we don't notice it Change will happen, like it or hate it. As a result, all of us are going to finally unlock our self-improvement power, not because the world savs so, but because we realize it's good for ourselves. Happy people usually welcome changes so they often choose to find ways to improve themselves. However, people who hate changes would like to lock their self-improvement power. Jane always tells everyone that she is afraid of being around groups of people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. Every time a great crowd come, she steps back and locks herself up in a room. Jane not only believes in her story but lives it! If we look at things in a different way, we might have greater fun. Doing exercise three times a week would lead to a healthier life. Reading books every day would build up knowledge. And only when we are enjoying the whole process (过程) of unlocking our self-improvement power, will we realize that we can take things light and become happy. )58. What's the writing purpose of Paragraph 1? A. To tell a story B. To solve a problem. C. To give an example. D. To introduce a topic. ( ) 59. We should put the following sentence at the end of ? When do we realize the importance of friendship? When we get into trouble. A.Paragraph 2 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 4 D. Paragraph 5 ) 60. What can we learn from the passage? A. People who welcome changes like to lock their self-improvement power. B. Finally, not everyone will unlock the self-improvement power. C. Nobody can help Jane solve her problem because she is too worried. D. Sometimes, unlocking your self-improvement power is your last choice. 五、信息还原(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分) Some people say they never forget a face. Is there really no limit (限制) to the number of faces a person can remember? A new study has found that usually people can remember as many as 5,0o0 faces. 61 In the study, people spent one hour writing down as many faces from their personal lives as possible. At first, they wrote down their schoolmates, workmates and family members. Then they wrote down famous faces they knew. 62 But by the end of the hour, they found it hard to think of new ones. People in the study were also shown lots of photos of famous people. 63 The results showed that people knew between 1.ooo and 10,ooo faces. How do we explain such a wide range (范围)? Scientist Rob Jenkins said it could be because of different living environments. 64 So, they may know more people. In today's world, we meet lots of people. 65 They help us to deal with the many different faces we see on the screens, as well as those we know. A. Some people look very similar. B. At first, they found it easy to come up with many faces. 初二英语第6页,共8页 扫描全能王 创建 C. The researchers (研究人员) asked them which they knew. D. It seems that living environments are very important. E. It's very important to have facial recognition abilities (面部识别能力). F. This number comes from a group of researchers at the University of York. G. Some people may have grown up in places with more people living. 61. 63. 64 65 六.词汇运用(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) used to: come true: finished fourth; purpose: similar to: see a doctor: on board A)根据句意,从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。 66. The government helps millions of people __ without paying too much money. 67. Work hard and be patient (耐心的), or your dream won't 68. It is reported that Wu Yanni 一in that track and field meet (田径赛) 69. Their family life is _ ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. 70. The ___ of the talk is to teach us how to save ourselves from a fire. 71. I remember that he _be one of my best friends when I was child 72. Local doctors and nurses are invited to learn about the eve operation. B)根据句意,用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。 73. It is (meaning) to teach these children to do housework by themselves. 74. We human beings should learn how to protect the Earth (wise). 75. The famous writer wants to invite these (read) to his birthday party. 76. Electric cars will make a big (different) to our life soon. 77.How (polite) the girl is talking to the strangers! She always has smiling eyes 78. Teenagers should (warn) not to bully (霸凌) others because it's against the law. 79. If you want to keep fit, you had better make a _ (train) plan first. 80. He may (not achieve) his dream because he is a procrastinator (拖延症患者) 七、完成句子(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 81. 首要的是,我们应该立刻向有需要的人伸出援助之手。 , we should give to the people in need right now. 82. 所有的音乐爱好者都梦想能在街上偶然遇到自己最喜爱的歌手。 All the music lovers meeting their favourite singer on the street 83. 最近,西蒙的父亲去了上海,所以他们现在不得不通过电话来保持联系。 Recently, Simon's father Shanghai so they have to on the phone now. 84. 这个科幻电影将会在某种程度上为我们开启一个全新的世界。 This science fiction will a whole new world to us 85. 为了能够保持水土,人们不被允许砍伐树木。 To keep soil , people are not allowed trees. 八、任务型阅读(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) You may soon get high-quality (高质量的) milk and sausages (香肠) without spending too much money. During Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France, the two countries put out a joint statement on agricultural exchanges and cooperation(农业交流与合作的联合声明) on May 6. It hopes to speed up the journey from "French farm to Chinese dining table". Since 2012, the French company Lact'Union Group has been producing high-quality milk and selling it to China. The company's CEO Alexandre Zeitlin told People's Daily that China is one of the "most valuable markets". To ensure (保证) product quality, the companies work closely with local farmers. The farmers keep records for each of their cows. Cows are milked by a machine that also clean them. The milk is then heated up at the factory to kill germs (细菌), making it safe to drink 初二英语第7页,共8页 扫描全能王 创建 It is then sent to Shanghai and Zhejiang: The'factory also started making small milk packages (包装) popular with Chinese buyers. The amount of sausages the Sacor exports to China grew from 10 tons in 2019 to 60 tons in 2o23. With the new agreement, Tournois hopes to introduce more French agricultural products to the Chinese market. One Chinese government officer told People's Daily,"We all agree that the trade protectionism(贸易保护主义) is the wrong choice (选 项). This joint statement will make a win-win (双赢) on both sides." (每题答案不超过8个词)。 86. According to the passage, when did China and France put out the joint statement? 87. What did Alexandre Zeitlin think of China? 88. How do the French companies ensure product quality? 89. How many tons of sausages did the Sacor export to China in 2023? 90. Can the joint statement bring benefits (好处) to both China and France? 九、短文填空(共10空;每空1分,满分10分) When I was 5 years old, my mother was a volunteer at the Nanjing Museum. This meant that every weekend, I s_91 my time among ancient relics (遗迹) and historical exhibits (展品). I had fun in the world of museums, 1 92 to stories and taking part in activities. Although I g93 up my spare time, I didn't regret (后悔) my childhood experience. It was during my junior high school years that I made up my m94 to become a museum volunteer. I enjoyed m_95 learning about the museum's collection. Among the different skills needed for a museum volunteer, the communication ability is the most important one We were taught h96 to talk with visitors. What we talk about should d 97 on their ages and interests. That's because we should try our best to h98 tourists from different backgrounds learn more about Chinese culture. One of my most memorable experiences was explaining the arched (拱形的) door of the glazed arch of Grand Bao'en Temple (大报恩寺琉璃拱门). I shared its ancient history ) visitors. They were all very interested in it. I felt so p1oo w99 of that. Mi love and pride for traditional Chinese culture will always be with me in my life. 93.g 94.m 92.1 91.s 95.m 97.d 99.W 98.h 96.h 100.p__ 书面表达(满分25分) 阳光中学一直倡导“美好生活,从我做起”,学校特意为此设立“美好生活风尚奖”。 假如你是李明的朋友,请用英语给负责人王老师写一封推荐信,为李明申请该奖项。 内容包括: 李明的文明礼仪。(不会乱丢垃圾;不会制造嗓音;从不打断别人发言) 李明乐于助人的事迹。(至少两件) 3. 李明为环保做出的努力。(骑自行车上学;喜欢植树;通过缩短洗澡时间来节约用水) 4 你的期望。 注意: 1.词数80-100左右,开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数 2.内容需涵盖所有要点,可适当发挥;文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。 Dear Mr Wang, I would like to recommend Li Ming for this term's Beautiful Life Award. Yours Faithfully (命题人:王孝审定人:牛莉莉) 初二英语第8页,共8页 扫描全能王 创建