重庆西南大学附中2023一2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

西南大学附中2023一2024学年度下期期末考试 初二英语试题 (本卷共十道大题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟) 注意事项： 1、试题的答策书写在答题卡上，不得在试卷上直接作答。 2.作答前认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项。 3.考试结束，由监考人员将试卷和答题卡收回。 第I卷（共85分） 1.听力测试（共20分） 第一节情景反应（每小题1分，共6分） 听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上 对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。 1.A.I like it. B.It is fantastic. C.It's like my friend. 2.A.Yes,I did. B.So have I. C.Me neither. 3.A.Sure. B.Not at all. C.Never mind. 4.A.She was in the living room.B.She was having dinner. C.She studied for the test. 5.A.150cm. B.Around 100 kilos. C.Ten million yuan. 6.A.No problem. B.Sorry to hear that. C.You should hurry up. 第二节对话理解（每小题1分，共6分） 听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题 卡上对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。 7.A.0nk. B.0k/. C./0mn/. 8.A.Two. B.Five. C.Three. 9.A. 10.A.7:30 B.7:45. C.800. 11.A.She will go to the movies. B.She will visit the old people's home. C.She will invite Linda to her home. 12.A.Both of them are busy. B.The woman is not as busy as him. C.The woman is busier than him 初二英语第1页（共12页） 第三节长对话理解（每小题1分，共4分） 听两遍。根据你所听到的对话内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡 上对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。 听第一段材料，回答第13至14小题。 13.What problem does Jane have? A.She was too shy to talk to others. B.She forgot to do her homework. C.She had an argument with her friend. 14.How long haven't the two girls talked to each other? A.For one month B.For one week. C.For one day. 听第二段材料，回答第15至16小题。 15.What is Jessica doing? A.Talking to her new neighbor.B.Making a phone call. C.Leamning another language. 16.Where are her new neighbors from? A.Japan. B.China. C.The United States. 第四节短文理解（每小题1分，共4分） 听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上 对应题目的标号涂黑。 17.Who are fairy tales mainly for? A.Children. B.Adults. C.Pupils. 18.Which CAN'T be the characters in fairy tales according to the passage? A.Gods. B.Plants. C.Animals. 19.When did Brothers Grimm collect these stories? A.Around 100 years ago. B.Around 200 years ago.C.Around 500 years ago. 20.How many fairy tales are mentioned(被提及)in this passage? A.One. B.Two. C.Three. Ⅱ.语法选择（每小题1分，共10分） 根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个语法正确的答案，并把答题卡上对应题目 的答案标号涂黑。 With their long tusks ()elephants look strong.However,the tusks also make the animal 21.Many of them are killed for their tusks.The things made of their tusks are 22 priceless that they are popular among rich people.Studies show that elephants are living under 23 conditions than expected. Elephants'tusks are actually part of their teeth.Once the teeth are lost,they can never grow back. 24 losing the tusks will not kill them,the way they lose their tusks will.Some poachers kill healthy elephants and cut their faces 25 the tusks for ivory trading.Because of this,an 初二英语第2页（共12页） increasing number of African elephants have gradually evolved into (elephants without tusks so that they won't die out. According to the experts,the population of African elephants 26 from 10 million to 400,000 in the past 10 years.If the poaching continues,African elephants will die out27 20 years.To protect the elephants,28 organization called TNC(The Nature Conservancy) held an activity"Ivory Only Belongs to Elephants"online.Users watched the videos about elephant poaching online,and expressed 29 they would like to say about protecting elephants. Besides,local African governments are now making 30 to punish ivory trading and stop more elephant poaching. 21.A.dangerous B.endangered C.endanger 22.A.s0 B.too C.such 23.A.bad B.better C.worse 24.A.But B.Because C.Although 25.A.to get B.getting C.got 26.A.has dropped B.dropped C.will drop 27.A.for B.by C.in 28.A./ B.an C.a 29.A.how B.what C.that 30.A.marks B.tools C.rules Ⅲ，完形填空（每小题1.5分，共15分） 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答 愿卡上对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。 Riya spent the first week of high school trying to keep her head above water.She found it 31 to make new friends and get used to new teachers.She felt the huge buildings were too huge.She decided that she would just remember where her classes were and then try to put the rest of the places out of her mind.But all of this 32 after a P.E.class. One day in the P.E.class,the teacher said that everyone had to run one mile around the track( )No one seemed worried,but to Riya,33 was more difficult than running a whole mile. When the teacher blew his whistle,Riya saw most of her classmates run 34 her."It's just the beginning,"she thought,"I'll be the last one to finish the mile for sure.But what should I do?I cannot just 35 like this!" Riya started using a mind trick(心a理战术)on herself.She stopped thinking about the word“mile”, 36,she tried to reach the big tree up ahead.Then she ran to the place where the track turned. After that,she tried to see if she could finish a whole lap ()then two,then three,and finally four. When the teacher gave her a high five and said"Nice work",Riya was37.She could not believe that she had just run a whole mile. 初二英语第3页（共12页） As Riya walked back to the school building after the P.E.class,she noticed that she felt less worried about its 38.Maybe she would come to know the buildings one after 39All her other worries about new school life seemed to disappear as well 40 she knew that she would solve problems one lap at a time just like the one-mile run. 31.A.easy B.hard C.happy D.silly 32.A.happened B.appeared C.changed D.began 33.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing 34.A.to B.into C.past D.towards 35.A.break out B.give up C.leave behind D.throw away 36.A.Instead B.However C.Unluckily D.Therefore 37.A.worried B.sad C.relaxed D.surprised 38.A.length B.height C.depth D.size 39.A.another B.other C.some D.others 40.A.but B.and C.so D.because IV.阅读理解(41~43题每小题各1分，44~59题每小题各2分，共35分) 阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的正确 答案标号涂黑。 A Books open new worlds.Come and see them! The Magician Crying in H Mart COLM Date of sale:June 16,2024 Date of sale:May 30,2024 TOIBIN Writer:Colm Toibin Writer:Michelle Zauner Price:$7.3(paperback) Price:$9.9(paperback) MAGICIAN MICHELLE ZAUNER $10.4 (hardcover) Infinite Jest Levy The Cost of Living Date of sale:July 1,2024 Date of sale:June 30,2024 Writer:David Foster Wallace Writer:Deborah Levy Price:$20.5 (paperback) Price:$12.6 (hardcover) S 30.9(hardcover) 41.When was Michelle Zauner's book on sale? A.On May 30,2024.B.On June 16,2024.C.On June 30,2024.D.On July 1,2024. 42.If you want to buy one Colm's paperback book and two David's hardcover books,how much will you pay? A.S48.3. B.S58.7. C.$69.1. D.S72.2. 初二英语第4页（共12页) 43.Which of the following is TRUE about the four books? A.We can buy hardcover books of Crying in H Mart. B.Linda paid $10.4 for Colm Toibin's hardeover book The Magician. C.The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy was on sale on the final day of May. D.David Foster Wallace's hardcover book is the cheapest of the four. B Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers,a police officer saw a car running along at 22 miles per hour. He thought to himself,"This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!"So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over. Getting closer to the car,he noticed that there were five old ladies,two in the front seats and threc in the back,wide eyed and pale faced. The driver,who knew nothing about what happened,said to him,"Officer,I don't understand.I was doing exactly the speed limit(限制！What seems to be the problem?" "Ma'am,"the officer replied,"you weren't speeding,but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers.The same as a speeder." "No,sir.I was doing the speed limit-exactly twenty-two miles an hour!"The old woman said in a proud voice..The officer,,almost unable to control his chuckle(低声轻笑)，explained to her that"“22" was the route(路线)number,not the speed limit. Feeling a bit embarrassed,the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for pointing out her misunderstanding. "But before I let you go,ma'am,I have to ask...Is everyone in this car OK?These women seem to be shaking badly and they haven't made a single sound this whole time,"the officer asked. "Oh,it doesn't matter.They'll be fine in a minute.We just got off Route 119."The driver said lightly. 44.What did the officer want to do when he sat on the side of the highway? A.To take a rest. B.To wait for the old ladies. C.To catch the old driver. D.To catch speeding drivers. 45.Why were the old ladies in the back shaking badly? A.Because they were shocked by the speed limit. B.Because they were excited to meet the officer. C.Because they were scared to drive at a high speed. D.Because they were worried about being punished. 46.How did the driver's feelings change according to the passage? A.unsureproud-embarrassed-relaxed B.unsure-—proud- embarrassed- -nervous C.proud- unsure- embarrassed- -relaxed D.proud- -unsure embarrassed-neryous 初二英语第5页（共12页） 47.What can we learn from the passage? A.The old ladies drove the car from Route 22 to Route 119. B.The car ran along the highway at 119 miles per hour just now. C.The officer thought the old ladies were dangerous and stupid, D.The driver understood what the number"119"meant in the beginning. c Achieving goals and achieving happiness are two different things.Dreams and goals are important because they help you measure()progress.When you achieve goals,you will feel excited and proud at that moment.But progress is what brings true happiness. A study in 2011 found that satisfaction is not from big wins,but from the progress in meaningful work.It seems that humans are often excited about improvement.For example,my goal is to save $10,000, but what makes me happy is that I save more this week than last week. Some researchers have argued that when a goal is a true end for progress,the sudden stop of moving forward can bring a feeling of emptiness()As a friend told me,"I always thought there would be no better feeling than the day I saw myself become the most popular best-selling writer.And when it finally happened,I felt nothing."Worse than feeling nothing,you might have a little depression in the days after a big achievement like winning a prize. One explanation for these problems has to do with dopamine(多巴胺)，which gives us a sense of pleasure when we expect a happy ending.Dopamine rises before you achieve a goal and falls afterward. However,when we focus on the process (and the progress we make,we find that our attitude towards goals changes.We begin to see each step as a learning experience,and we learn to celebrate the small wins.This shift helps us to think more positively and finally brings us greater happiness.So, next time you find yourself focusing on the end goal,remember that true happiness lies in the progress you make along the way. 48.What brings true happiness according to the passage? A.Goals. B.Dreams. C.Progress. D.Dopamine. 49.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A.How people get a sense of pleasure. B.What problems achieving goals may cause. C.How people get away from emptiness. D.What feelings making progress can bring. 50.The word "shift"in Paragraph 5 probably means A.goal B.wish C.change D.search 51.What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage? A.To introduce what a meaningful life is like. B.To explain why people fail to notice progress. C.To advise people to work hard towards their dreams and goals in life. D.To remind people to care about progress more when achieving goals. 初二英语第6页（共12页） D "We've prepared some games for you.If you make it,you can get a stamp (which shows the logo of the 110th anniversary of our school.The student who gets 10 stamps will get a gift,"said the teacher.To celebrate Children's Day and the founding of the school,High School Affiliated to Southwest University designed the unique and special seal )The seal shows the long history and culture of the school,just like the seal carving () The Chinese ar of seal carving puts together calligraphy(书法)，sculpture(雕 )painting and designing.In 2009,it was added to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage(非物质文化遗产名录)by UNESCO.The history of seals goes back to before the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).At that time,seals were used as a symbol of power and authority.Both emperors and officials called their seals"xi". However,starting from the Qin Dynasty,only the emperors'seals could be called xi”.The officials'seals were named“yin”.For centuries,,seals were mostly functional(功能性的).It was during the Song and Yuan dynasties(960-1368)that seal carving became a form of art. Now,the art of seal carving has caught young people's eyes again.Fang Xiaoxi,a 36-year-old art history graduate,set up a seal carving studio (with her friend in 2017 in Beijing.Offering hands-on experience of carving seals,the studio has seen people come up with their own ideas or designs that they want to put on seals,including logos,cartoon characters like Peppa Pig,internet buzzwords and pictures of food. A Once an old couple came to carve a nine-square hotpot because they first met each other when eating the hotpot.This was a way for them to remind themselves of the sweet memories in the past Another girl carved out her boyfriend's name as they started a long-distance relationship."I'll give this seal to him as a gift so he'll think of me whenever he sees it,"she said. "Seal carving experience is only a starting point for people to leamn about the art in the process, and they are free to carve whatever they want.They are giving a new life to traditional seal carving." Fang said."It might not be a wonderful work of seal carving from a professional point of view,but it's an authentic(真实的)work,and in a way,authenticity is a kind of beauty.” 52.How does the writer start the passage? A.By listing numbers. B.By asking questions. C.By making comparisons. D.By giving an example 53.Which sentence can be put in A.Besides showing creativity,seals become a way to express personal feelings B.However,behind these interesting designs,there were some sad stories. C.Fang Xiaoxi was also willing to share her own stories to develop her studio. D.To Fang's joy,seal carving was seen and liked by more and more young people. 初二英语第7页（共12页） 54.What can we infer from the passage? A.Fang Xiaoxi thought people always wasted time carving what they liked. B.In ancient times,only emperors and officials could use seals. C.In the Qin Dynasty,emperors'power and authority became stronger than before. D.Seal carving was functional and became a form of art. 55.What's the best title of the passage? A.The History of Seal Carving B.Seal Carving Art Gets New Life C.Traditional Seal Carving Art D.Authentic Beauty in Seal Carving E DHydrogen (is the lightest element in the world,and there's more hydrogen in the world than you think-for example,water has hydrogen elements.Some think it could be a big deal in the energy industry ()It burns easily and can power things that need a lot of heat.Unlike wood or fossil fuels(化石撚料)，it doesn't make CO2 that warms the climate. 2Hydrogen has many uses,from making plastics to purifying oil.When used as energy,it burns cleanly and can replace fossil fuels,,reducing greenhouse gas emissions(温室气体排放).Some companies,like Cleveland-Cliffs in the US,started to use hydrogen as a fuel source,with plans to mix it with methane(甲烷). 3In this way,the fuel can burn greenhouse gas and leave no pollution.Hydrogen can also make electricity through chemical reactions(化学反应)between hydrogen and oxygen(氧气).The only thing that comes after it is water-it's very clean. OBesides,using hydrogen for energy is hardly a new idea.According to a study in February 2023, there have been about 56,000 hydrogen-powered cars on the road. 5Hydrogen comes in different forms,and its cleanliness depends on how it's made.Although hydrogen is naturally found in the world,the one we need for energy is not common.Companies have to get hydrogen from other sources,mainly from fossil fuels,which often causes pollution. 6However,the cleanest,"greenest"way to make hydrogen is possible,but very expensive.People aren't ready to pay a lot ofmoney for this.In fact,it is alsoabig"chicken-and-egg"problem.People won't buy hydrogen-powered equipment until hydrogen can be provided easily and steadily.But companies don't want to spend too much making that hydrogen unless they can make lots of money from it. 56.In which part of a newspaper can you probably read this passage? A.Star Stories. B.Loving Nature.C.Wise Words. D.Sci-Tech Zone. 57.What can we know about hydrogen? A.When hydrogen burns in oxygen,it makes water and CO2. B.Hydrogen can be used in different industries. C.It's easy and cheap to get hydrogen that we need. D.Hydrogen has already been widely used to make hydrogen-powered equipment. 初二英语第8页（共12页） 58.What does the underlines word"this"in Paragraph 6 refer to? A.getting hydrogen from clean resource B.making hydrogen in the cleanest way C.buying hydrogen-powered equipment D.stopping pollution 59.Which of the following best shows the structure of this passage? Hydrogen Hydrogen A. B. ① ②③④ ⑤⑤ ①②③④ ⑤⑥ Hydrogen Hydrogen C ① D. ①2 ②③ ④⑤⑥ ③④⑤ 6 V.口语运用（每小题1分，共5分） 阅读下面对话，从方框内七个选项中选出五个恰当的句子完成对话，并把答题卡上对应题 目的答案标号涂黑。 A.Sounds like a good idea! B.I did nothing but stay at home. C.I've been to Xi'an with my family. D.Why don't you try talking to them? E.The ancient buildings and noodles there are really amazing. F.What's wrong? G.I think you should visit this wonderful city in person. A:Long time no see.Where have you been? B: 60 A:Lucky you!Did you have a great time? B:Yes. 61 A:Wow,I like noodles a lot.I hope I can go there,too.But... B:You look unhappy today.62 A:I got into a fight with my parents.They have put too much pressure on me. B: 63 And tell them your feelings.Maybe they can understand you. A: 64 I'll have a try.Thank you! A:No problem.I believe you can take care of this. 初二英语第9页（共12页） 第IⅡ卷（共65分） V1I.任务型阅读(65~67小题，每题2分，68小题3分，共9分) One of the most amazing trees in the world is known as baobab trees(猴面包树).This kind of tree mainly grows in South Africa and Australia. Sometimes,it is hard to tell what the name of a tree is because they look like each other.But this is not a problem with baobab trees.They look quite different,so people can tell them from other trees. Baobab trees are very wide at the base,so people often take shelter (under them.One Australian baobab was large enough for people to rest in it as a room.And it was so strong and wide that it could hold a large group of people.The strongest baobab tree in the world is over 1,835 years old now. People also call the baobab the"giving tree".Its fruit is very delicious and is a tasty snack that is eaten in many African countries.Besides,the fruit has been found to be very healthy,because it is full of vitamins and minerals.Of course,the baobab also provides the people of sunny South Africa with some shades(阴惊处)during hot African days. Sadly,in recent years,baobab trees are dying because of climate change and overuse.In order to protect them,the local govemments have made laws to stop overcutting trees.Some scientists are also doing research to better understand the baobab.The local people 65.Is it hard for people to tell baobab trees from other trees? 66.Where do baobab trees mainly grow? 67.Why do people call the baobab tree the "giving tree"? 68.What can local people do to protect baobab trees?Please think of at least two ways. VΠ.完成句子（每空1分，共10分） 根据句意、首字母或所给单词的正确形式填空，一空一词。 69.The Caspian Sea is one of the (deep)lakes in the world. 70.As we all know,China has made great progress in science and t in recent years. 71.Nobody can find my treasures because I have h_ them in a secret place. 72.In my o_ it's not wise to compare ourselves with others. 73.After drinking two cups of coffee,he stayed (wake)until 3 a.m. 74.All the students took off their hats and stopped talking when the flag (rise). 75.With the moon (shine)bright,the girl missed her parents so much 76.The people in the (south)part of China like to eat rice. 77.Julie took an (usual)trip to Africa and had lots of amazing experiences. 78.Everyone arrived on time, (include)Jim who was badly ill 初二英语第10页（共12页）null