江苏省镇江市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末测试英语试卷

2023—2024学年第二学期镇江市属初中阶段性学习评价 八年级英语试卷 2024. 06 一、听力(共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分) 1-20略。 二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分) 21-25 CABCA 26-30 BDCAA 31-35 ACDCD 三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分) 36-40 CBDAB 41-45 CDCAB 四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分) 46-48 DAD 49-51 BCD 52-55 BDCA 56-60 ADFEG 五、词汇运用(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分) 61. survey 62. pale 63. is accepted 64. gets used to 65. training 66. is queuing 67. be proud of 68. by accident 69. make a difference 70. made up my mind 六、阅读填空(共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分) A) 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 使短文意思完整, 每空一词。 71. answer 72. meaningful 73. explaining 74. able 75. Instead 76. what 77. but 78. right 79. clouds 80. true B) 根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词, 每空一词。 81. build 82. except 83. safe 84. used 85. strong 86. Bad 87. illness 88. lose 89. chance 90. Pollution 七、书面表达(共1题；满分15分) 略。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023—2024学年第二学期镇江市属初中阶段性学习评价 八年级英语试卷 2024. 06 一、听力(共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分) A) 听对话回答问题, 每段对话听两遍。 1. Where is Julie going for her holiday? 2. What is the sign? 3. Which organization are they talking about? 4. How will the man go to Dalian? 5. How did Anna's hometown look in the past? A. Dirty. B. Old. C. Tidy. 6. How often does Lucy do voluntary work? A. Twice a week. B. Once a month. C. Once a week 7. Where are the two speakers? A. In the bookshop B. In the hospital. C. In the library. 8. How many countries has the man been to so far? A. Three. B. Four C. Five. 9. What might the girl do tomorrow afternoon? A. Go to the cinema. B. Take an important exam C. Give a talk at the charity show 10. What does the teacher mean? A. It's never too old to learn. B. Interest is the best teacher C. It's easier said than done. B) 听对话和短文回答问题, 每段材料听两遍。 听一段对话, 回答第11-12小题。 11. What are they talking about? A. Going boating. B. Going hiking. C. Climbing the mountain. 12. What does the man advise the girl to do? A. To take more exercise. B. To have a good rest. C. To stay at home. 听第一篇短文, 回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容, 选择正确答案, 完成信息记录表。 A weekend activity Where In the school 13___________. When At eight o'clock on Sunday morning. What to do Enjoy interesting stories and magic shows. Listen to some famous 14___________. Why It's a chance for students to relax and show their abilities. It's a chance for students and 15 ______ to communicate with each other. 13. A. hall B. library C. playground 14. A. poems B. stories C. English articles 15. A. teachers B. parents C. supporters 听第二篇短文, 回答第16-20小题。 16.What has the speaker collected for the poor children? A. Over 300 pieces of clothes. B. Over 300 toys. C. Over 400 old books. 17. When did the speaker receive the message in the WeChat group? A. Last Tuesday. B. Last Friday. C. Last Saturday. 18. What season might it be now? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. 19. What did the speaker do after receiving the message? A. He bought some books. B. He gave away some clothes. C. He posted it on the WeChat moments. 20. What might the speaker learn from this activity? A. Children should study hard. B. People should help each other. C. People should take part in fewer activities. 二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分) 21. _______ wonderful the advice is! We have improved our English a lot. A. How a B. What a C. How D. What 22. The room is not big enough. Please put the piano _________ the wall to save more space. A. against B. around C. on D. to 23. Judy tells Peter something about a volunteer __________, which needs her to work in a mountain area. A. passport B. project C. prize D. problem 24. The organization raised money to help the ________ off the streets and provided them with places. A. blind B. deaf C. homeless D. young 25. Animals are our close friends, so it is important for us to protect them ___________. A. wisely B. carelessly C. easily D. directly 26. I didn't ___________ the famous singer's tour concert in the sports centre until 27 April. A. dream of B. hear of C. complain of D. warn of 27. In some cities of China, you'll be _______ if you don't walk along the crosswalk while crossing the road. A. sent B. needed C. refused D. fined 28. Energy from the sun produces little pollution and it will never ___________. A. put out B. give out C. run out D. take out 29. Boys and girls, you __________ touch these monkeys. They're so dangerous to you. A. mustn't B. don't have to C. needn't D. may not 30. Being lazy is ____________ to high school. You should work hard. A. on your way B. in some ways C. in your way D. by the way 31. It's patient of you to wait for a long time _____________others move. A. till B. after C. as D. so 32. Don't burn the candle at both ends. It is ____________for you to have a rest. A. difficult B. possible C. necessary D. dangerous 33. According to the text below, the ideas are organized in the way of ___________. The wind blew down the trees. It made the windows broken. It also blew away the cars and buses. The wind blew very hard. A. time order B. space order C. general to specific D. specific to general 34. —I hear your son got the first prize in the writing competition. How excellent he is! —_______________. Your child also did a good job. A. It never rains but it pours B. The grass is always greener on the other side C. Practice makes perfect D. Actions speak louder than words 35. —You are so kind to tell me how to live a green life — _______________. Protecting the environment is our duty. A. No problem B. Forget it C. Good luck D. My pleasure 三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分) 阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 从每小题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Lixia is the seventh of twenty-four solar terms(节气)in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is known as the Start of Summer and 36 falls on May 5th or 6th every year. Lixia is thought as an important 37 in a year. At this time all things begin to grow fast. During Lixia, daytime gets longer and longer, temperature becomes higher and higher, and thunderstorms happen more often. These 38 in weather provide ideal conditions for crops to grow. Farmers take this chance to plant all kinds of crops. They 39 a rich harvest in autumn. It is good for the crops and plants, as well as Chinese traditional culture. There are many customs and practices(风俗惯例)in this solar term, 40 weighing oneself and eating eggs. People believe that these 41 can bring good luck and health. Moreover, it's said that most of the decorations were designed in the color red to 42 their good wishes for a good harvest. The so-called “Lixia meals” were also popular in old times, 43 in the countryside. People cooked rice together with five different beans which are red, yellow, black and green 44 the rice is white. So Start of Summer rice is also called Five-Colored Rice. And its real purpose is to ask people to face the 45 temperature bravely in the next three months. In a word, Lixia is a time to enjoy the beauty of nature and celebrate the rich life. 36. A. sometimes B. seldom C. usually D. never 3. A. habit B. moment C. color D. vacation 38. A. projects B. articles C. reviews D. changes 39 A. hope for B. look for C. stand for D. ask for 40. A. as well as B. such as C. instead of D. because of 41. A. hobbies B. experiences C. activities D. courses 42. A. choose B. describe C. remember D. express 43. A. exactly B. certainly C. especially D. specially 44. A. while B. till C. after D. before 45. A. low B. high C. proper D. certain 四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分) 阅读下面的三篇短文, 根据短文内容, 从短文后各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Ruanmuhua(软木画)often looks like a painting, but there is much carving (雕刻)in this artwork. Back to 1914, Chinese artist Wu Qiqi got the idea from a postcard from Germany and created(创作)this beautiful art form. In 2008, ruanmuhua was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage(国家级非物质文化遗产). Chen Kongguo, a 73-year-old man from Fujian Province, started to learn the skill at 13 and has spent his life working on ruanmuhua. Making such an artwork is not easy. There are different kinds of things like buildings trees on ruanmuhua, but every artist usually does well in one kind of them. It's because the skill is very hard to learn. So it needs several people to work together on one artwork. “We usually start by carving small pieces, and we'll stick all the small pieces together to make up a work, "Chen Kongguo continued. Chen Kongguo is good at carving buildings. Every time he begins, he has to visit the building himself and then use a computer to make a smaller model. “If there's a small change, the whole work can not be finished, ”Chen Kongguo said. “After many years of working as a ruanmuhua creator, I even get to know more about Chinese-style buildings. "he added. 46. What can we know about ruanmuhua according to the passage? A. Ruanmuhua is just a painting B. Wu Qiqi got the idea of it from a postcard from China. C. Chen Kongguo is the first to learn the skills to make this artwork. D. It has been one of the national intangible cultural heritages since 2008. 47. Which question do Paragraphs 3-5 answer? A. Why is ruanmuhua hard to create? B. Where can people find ruanmuhua? C. Why do people like making ruanmuhua? D. What tool do people need to makeruanmuhua? 48. What do we know about Chen Kongguo according to the passage? A. He has learned the skill of ruanmuhua for 73 years. B. He is good at carving all kinds of things on ruanmuhua C. He makes a small model by hand himself every time before carving D. He has learned much about all kinds of buildings to create good works B Baiyangdian is the largest freshwater lake in North China. Its water quality was below Grade 5 in 2017, the worst in China's quality system for surface water. People have monitored (监测) the quality of water many times, it reached Grade 3 in 2021, and has stayed at that level in the past three years. Water with a quality of Grade 3 is good enough for most animals and plants in the water to live. It is said the lake now has 276 kinds of wild birds, 70 more than in 2016. and 48 kinds of wild fish. 21 more than in 2016. Feng Erwei, a villager of Xidi village near Baiyangdian, has worked on the lake for over 20 years. He thinks back when he was young. people drank water directly from Baiyangdian. When swimming in the lake. he could keep his eyes open underwater and sec fish swimming around. The condition of Baiyangdian began to go bad during the last century. In some parts of the 1ake. it became so polluted that even the locals would avoid it. “The unpleasant smell from the lake forced people to keep their windows closed, and nobody swam in it any longer. "he said. Now, as water quality improves. Feng said the Baiyangdian of his childhood is coming back. 49. Which grade did the quality of water in the lake reach in 2023? A. Grade 2. B. Grade 3. C. Grade 4. D. Grade 5. 50. What does the underlined word “ force” in Paragraph 6 probably mean? A. Make sth. happen. B. Make sb. accept sth. C. Make sb. have to do sth. . D. Make sth. grow faster. 51. What does the passage mainly want to tell us? A. Baiyangdian is the largest freshwater lake in China. B. Water with a quality of Grade 3 is not suitable for wildlife to live in. C. Feng Erwei shared his childhood experiences in Baiyangdian with us. D. The quality of water in the lake has improved a lot over the past years. C As soon as I was close enough. I caught a rope and climbed on board. As my little boat went down to the bottom of the sea, I climbed to safety on the board, realizing that my only way of running away—my little boat—was lost. I soon saw two pirates(海盗)lying on the board. One was dead, the other, Israel Hands, was badly hurt and calling for wine. “I am taking over this ship, Mr Hands. You will treat me as your captain(船长). ”I said to him. He looked at me unfriendly, but could do nothing. Then we reached an agreement: Hands told me how to sail the ship, I gave him food and drink, and something to tie up his cut. And in three minutes, the ship was sailing easily along the coast of Treasure Island. I found a handkerchief(手帕)to help Hands tie up the cut in his leg. After eating and drinking, he looked better. We soon arrived at the North Inset. We turned into beach, I was busy bringing the ship in safely and forgot to watch Hands. When I turned around, Hands was standing behind me, with a knife in his hand. I quickly climbed up the ropes and prepared both my guns (枪). Hands climbed slowly and painfully after me, his knife in his mouth. "One more move, Mr Hands, and I will kill you!" Suddenly, a knife flew through the air. I fell a sudden pain and both guns fired, and fell into the sea together with him. I was safe. Then I swam ashore(游到岸上). When I arrived at the fort, everything was quiet. —An excerpt(节选)from Treasure Island 52. What is the right order of the following events according to the passage? ① I climbed on the board successfully. ② Hands was badly hurt and calling for wine ③ Hands was standing behind me with a knife in his hand. ④ I used a handkerchief to help Hands tie up the cut in his leg. A. ①③②④ B. ①②④③ C. ②①④③ D. ②③④① 53. What can we infer from the passage? A. I reached the fort by boat. B. The little boat was broken by pirates. C. There's nothing wrong with Hands's leg. D. I didn't know how to sail the ship at first. 54. Which of the following can show the change of Israel Hands's feelings in the passage? A. excited—hopeless—angry B. helpless—hopeless—surprised C. helpless—hopeful—crazy D. excited—hopeful—surprised 55. What's the best title for the excerpt? A. A dangerous experience B. The fight between two pirates C. A story of a brave pirate D. The friendship between captain and pirates D 阅读以下内容, 从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 有两项是多余的。 Recently, a new kind of tourism has begun in China, called “special forces style tourism (特种兵式旅游)”. It means visiting many places of interest in a short period, most often on weekends. Most of these visitors are college students, reported China Youth Daily. Yu Yinghua, a student from Shanghai, is one of them. She started her tour in March after being deeply touched by such experiences of Xiaohongshu travel bloggers(博主). “Trapped in school for almost 3 years, 56__________ ”said Yu. Most of her trips started from her daily life, such as a chat with friends. “ 57________ ”Yu said. She found lots of information before travelling. That would help save time when travelling and enjoy the places better. Her last trip was to Shanghai. Starting at 7 a. m. , Yu visited nine local places. “That day, I walked almost 30, 000 steps, ”Yu said. “It's a bit tiring, but I enjoy this trip as much as days-long trips. ” Chen Junjun, a doctoral student in Shanghai, is different from Yu. 58 _________ In April the 24-year-old took a two-day trip to Xi'an. During her trip, she visited all the famous places in the city. “Such a trip can bring a bright colour to my busy life!” said Chen. 59 __________ “It's too tiring. Visitors try to see as many places as possible in a short period, ” Chen said. In some ways, such trips are not as flexible(灵活的)as days-long trips because you can't change your plan. “ 60____________ ”said Chen. Different people should choose their own ways of travelling. A. I'm now hungry to take trips. B. It takes. us a lot of time to travel around. C. Everyone couldn't have a good trip during that time. D. But making a plan carefully for the trip is important. E. But such kind of tour may not be proper for everyone. F. She likes to travel far to get herself free from schoolwork. G. So, enough energy and a clear mind are for this tour. 五、词汇运用(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分) 从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空(每个词或短语只能用一次)。 train queue accept get used to make up one's mind survey pale by accident be proud of make a difference 61. If we want to know about students' reading habits, we can do a __________ on it. 62. Kitty looks ___________ because of the serious toothache. 63. Travelling around China ___________ by more and more people. 64. Dr Ma____________________ helping people see again and improve their lives. 65. Practice makes perfect. You'll be better if you receive more___________ and keep practising. 66. Look, Tom as well as so many people________________ at the supermarket gate. 67. After several years, you will _____________________the life in Zhenjiang. 68. If you hit someone_______________ in the street, you should be polite to say “sorry”. 69. We expect to _________________to the children's life by sharing our knowledge in different areas. 70. Yesterday, I ______________ to take action at once, or the baby girl would be in danger. 六、阅读填空(共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分) A) 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 使短文意思完整, 每空一词。 How did Confucius(孔子)live his life? What is the best life in his eyes? He gave his a__71__ in the book The Analects of Confucius. His idea is still m 72 to us today. Let's see what Confucius said. ( 子曰： “ 饭疏食饮；曲肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣义而富且贵，于我如浮云。 ” 一《论语》 Confucius said: “eating coarse food, drinking water, my arms as my pillow, it is much fun. Wealth and ranks got through injustice are like floating clouds to me. ” —The Analects of Confucius (Translated by Zhao Yanchun) ) What does it mean? Wei Shengkun, a Chinese teacher in Beijing, e __73___ it to us. You eat simple food every day. You can't have milk tea or soft drinks. When you sleep, you have no pillow. How long could you live such a life? Many of us might be a 74 to live this way for very long. But Confucius said that such a life was not painful for him at all. I 75 , he enjoyed it. How could Confucius be happy about such a simple life? Because he knew w 76 was most important to him. It was not money or social status(地位), b 77 moral(道德的)and spiritual(精神的)richness. He said people should make money in the r 78 way. If he got lots of money in a wrong way, then it would be as unreal as c 79 in the sky. Like Confucius, his student Yan Hui also believed in the power of morality. It brings t 80 value(价值)to one's life. By learning from them, we can look for spiritual richness. B) 根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词, 每空一词。 Birds are building their nests( 巢 )with rubbish, said a new study. The rubbish includes cigarette butts(烟头)and plastic bags. A group of European scientists looked into about 35, 000 studies on bird nests. They found that birds have used man-made things in nests almost everywhere on Earth, not including Antarctica. Some rubbish seems to be helpful, This is why birds like putting it in their nests. For example, cigarette butts have some chemicals(化学物质), so they can keep insects away and protect their babies. Plastic bags are useful in keeping the animals warm, and other hard things, such as paper cards, can make nests stronger. However, in the end, human rubbish may only bring more harm to birds. The toxic(有毒 的)chemicals in cigarettes hurt their babies. They may get sick or have shorter lives, according to a 2014 study. To make matters worse, if the cigarette still burns when the bird brings it back to its home, it may set fire to the nest. Pieces of fishing net may also trap birds, and it's impossible for them to get out by themselves. If their babies eat other kinds of rubbish by accident, they will also get hurt. Birds are feeling the bad effects(影响)of humans polluting the environment. Nesting with danger Introduction A study shows that birds are using rubbish to 81_________ their nests. Rubbish items The rubbish includes cigarette butts, plastic bags and other hard things. The reason for it The things made by humans are almost all over the world 82_______ Antarctica. Uses of Rubbish * Cigarette butts can keep insects away and keep the chicks 83________. *Plastic bags can be 84_________ to keep the animals warm. *Paper cards can help birds have 85__________ nests. 86_________ effects *Toxic chemicals in cigarettes hurt baby birds and cause 87________ or shorter lives. If the cigarettes burn, birds might 88________ their lives. *Fishing net pieces trap birds, making birds have no 89______ to get out. *Baby birds eating other rubbish may get hurt. *Birds are feeling the effects of 90____________ by humans. 七、书面表达(共1题；满分15分) 为了鼓励学生发现生活中的变化和身边的美, 你校英语校刊正在举办征稿活动。请 你根据以下提示信息, 选择一个你所熟悉的话题进行投稿。 要求： 1. 所有内容必须包含一种话题的所有信息, 可适当发挥； 2. 省略号处至少补充一至两点； 3. 文章不少于90词, 已给出部分不计入总词数； 4. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。 I'm happy to hear that our school will hold an activity to encourage us to write about ___________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$