重庆市渝北区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

2024年春季学期学业质量监测 八年级英语试题 (全卷共九个大题满分：150分考试时间：120分钟) 注意事项： 1,试题的答案书写在答题卡上，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，由监考人黄将试题卷和答题卡一并收回。 第I卷（共95分） 1听力测试。（共30分） 第一节（每小题15分，共9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 对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 1.A.The Great Wall. B.The Amazon River. C.Qomolangma. 2.A.Yes,I could. B.Sure.Here you are. C.No,you can't 3.A.In the moring. B.Once a month. C.For one week 4.A.That's a good idea. B.You're welcome. C.It looks interesting. 5.A.I think so. B.Kind of boring. C.Not at all. 6.A.Yes,I have. B.Yes,I do. C.No,I didn't. 第二节（每小题1.5分，共9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 上对应题日的答案标号涂黑。 7.A./swi:t/. B./'eavznd/ C./'saun/ 8.A. B C. 9.A.Rock. B.Pop. C.Country music 10.A.She didn't sleep well. B.She drank too much water. C.She had a headache. 11.A.To have fun. B.To raise money. C.To help old people. 12.A.Beautiful hospitals. B.Big libraries. C.New schools. 第三节（每小题1.5分，共6分） 听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答趣卡上对 应题目的答案标号涂黑。 听第一段材种，回答第13和14小题。 13.Where did Mike and his group volunteer? A.In a small village. B.In an old town. C.In a big city. 14.How did Mike fecl about voluntecring? A.Bored. B.Excited C.Special. 听第二段材科，回答第15和16小题。 15.What is the man interested in about the city he likes to visit? A.Its history and food. B.Its history and culture. C.Its culture and food. 16.Which city will the man probably visit? A.Beijing. B.Xi'an. C.Chongqing. 第四节（每小题15分，共6分） 听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C二个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上 对应愿目的答案标号涂黑。 17.Which book does the speaker introduce to us? 红 楼 A B. 18.When did the writer write the book? A.In the 16th century. B.In the 17th century C.In the 18th century. 19.What is the book about? A.Four sisters growing up.B.Social problems nowadays.C.The stories of four rich families. 20.What is the best way to know more about the book? A.To read the book right away. B.To watch the movie about the book. C.To listen to the stories about the book. L.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。 "Hello,everyone!I'm 21 elephant named Lily from Indiu.All my family and friends 22 one month ago.I am dying because plants are becoming 23 and fewer." Animals and plants are important parts of our life.They provide us 24 many things,including food,medicine,and so on.However,many of them are endangered because of human activities.So giving 25 enough protection is important and necessary. One way is to make laws.For example,it is against the law to catch and sell endangered26 in many countries.Another way is to make people 27 the importance of protecting the environment.We can take part in activities such as planting trees and leam how to protect the environment 28 Also,we can change our lifestyles.For example,we can go out by bike 29 on foot.Everyone should 30 a role in saving the environment. Though these actions are small,they can make a big difference to the whole world.Let's start! 21.A.a B.an C.the 22.A.die B.died C.are dying 23.A.few B.fewer C.fewest 24.A.with B.for C.to 25.A.they B.their C.them 26.A.animal B.animals C.animals' 27.A.realize B.realizing C.to realize 28.A.success B.successful C.successfully 29.A.and B.but C.or 30.A.play B.playing C.played L.完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分） 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答 题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 Peng Huidi is a student of Central South University.She took part in the Chengdu FISU World University Games(成都大运会)last year. Peng's joumey to the Games began in her early childhood.When she was two,she had difficulty in 31 because of a high fever.She became quiet and hardly communicated with others.To help Peng,her father took her to the swimming pool,where she showed 32 in swimming.She could swim for several minutes without any help.So she began her training there. It was not 33 at the beginning.She couldn't hear what the coach()said,and her language ability was not as good as other children.However,the little girl didn't34.She tried her best to understand what the coach said_35_his lips and gestures(嘴唇和手势).She even jumped into the pool to see how other children 36. Peng wanted to swim well and won in games,which made her tired.She once thought about giving up,but she told 37."If I stop swimming,my future will be 38 different from what I've dreamed of."So she kept practicing swimming. Later,she became the 39 of the Chinese swimming team."I remember the first day she joined the team.Nonc of us knew she 40 hear clearly.We were amazed at not only her performance,but also her sporting spirit,"the coach said. 31.A.writing B.reading C.swimming D.hearing 32.A.achievement B.opinion C.talent D.pressure 33.A.casy B.safe C.necessary D.true 34.A.get up B.give up C.wake up D.cheer up 35.A.on B.in C.to D.through 36.A.played B.threw C.swam D.hid 37.A.itself B.herself C.himself D.themselves 38.A.completely B.heavily C.recently D.simply 39.A.coach B.doctor C.member D.pupil D,us如't 40.A.couldn't B.didn't C.shouldn't V.阅读理解。(4143小题，每小题1分，4459小题，每小题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答案 标号涂黑。 4 TV Programs on WABC-TV on Thursday Night 18:50-19:50 The Jordan Baker Show Taylor Swift is coming with her latest songs!Jordan Baker is going to talk with this famous singer and ask her the secret to becoming successful. 20:00-21:50 Hamlet Hamlet,the main character,is a young prince in Denmark.His uncle kills his father, marries his mother and becomes the king.One day,Hamlet meets the ghost of his dead father,who tells him the truth.Hamlet kills his uncle,but at last he also dies. 22:00-23:30 Double Your Money The competitors can win $10,000 in this game show,and then double it!There are all kinds of questions to test everyone's knowledge.Which of tonight's players will get the chance to double their money? 41.How long does The Jordan Baker Show last? A.I hour. B.I hour and 30 minutes.C.2 hours D.I hour and 50 minutes. 42.What kind of TV program is Hamlet according to the passage? A.A talk show.B.A game show. C.A movie. D.A piece of news. 43.If Mary finishes her work at 22:05,which TV program can she watch? A.The Jordan Baker Show. B.Hamlet. C.Double Your Money. D.None of them. B A giraffe without spots()was born at a zoo in Tennessee on July 31,2023. David Bright,one of the zoo's owners,said the brown animal is very uncommon.Spots usually serve as camouflage(保i护色)for giraffes in the wild.So predators(捕食者)can't find them easily. After the giraffe was bom,the zoo chose to post her online in order to raise people's attention( )to giraffes and protect them better."With this being such a special situation,we knew that it would bring a lot of attention to giraffes,"said Bright."We want to take this chance to show people how they can help giraffes in the wild." The number of giraffes in the wild has dropped in the past 44 years.For example,there were about 155,000 giraffes in Africa in 1980 compared to about 117,000 today.Giraffes are really in danger. Now,this baby giraffe is almost one year old.She is healthy and can be seen at the zoo along with her mother.Along with asking the public to draw pictures for her as her birthday gifts,the zoo is also asking people to think about giving money to protect giraffes."We want to make sure that people will be able to see these wonderful animals in the future,"the zoo said. 44.According to this passage,which word can we use to describe the giraffe without spots? A.Uncommon. B.Unbeautiful. C.Dangerous D.Unhealthy 45.What does the underlined word"them"refer to? A.Animals. B.Giraffes. C.The mother giraffes.D.The baby giraffes. 八年级英语试题第4页共10页 46.How many giraffes have disappeared()in Africa in the past 44 years? A.About155,000. B.About117,000. C.About 38,000. D.About 3,800. 47.What's the main purpose()of writing this passage? A.To introduce the living habits of giraffes. B.To ask more people to protect giraffes. C.To find out why the giraffe has no spots. D.To encourage people to keep pet giraffes. C Mother Rigby could do anything She was a witch(),a woman with strange powers.Many nights when the moon was full and bright,she could fly over the tops of the houses,sitting on a long wooden stick.It was a broomstick(),and it helped her do all kinds of strange tricks. Mother Rigby ate a quick breakfast and then started to work on her broomstick.She was planning to make something that would look like a man.It would fill the birds with fear,and scare them from eating her com,the way most farmers protect their corn from those birds. Mother Rigby worked quickly.She held her magic broomstick straight,and then tied another piece of wood across it.And already,it began to look like a man with arms.Then she made his head.She put a pumpkin,a vegetable the size of a football,on the top of the broomstick.She made two small holes in the pumpkin for eyes,and made another cut lower down that looked just like a mouth. At last,there he was.He seemed ready to go to work for Mother Rigby and stop those old birds from eating her com.But Mother Rigby was not happy with what she made.She wanted to make her scarecrow()look better and better,for she was a good worker.She made a purple coat and put it around her scarecrow,and dressed it in white silk stockings.She covered him with false hair and an old hat.And in that hat,she stuck the feather()of a bird.She examined him closely,and decided she liked him much better now,dressed up in a beautiful coat,with a fine feather on top of his hat.And,she named him Feathertop. -Taken from Feathertop 48.What probably happened to Mother Rigby before making a scarecrow? A.Mother Rigby wanted to help the farmers scare the birds. B.Mother Rigby was angry because the birds ate her com. C.The old birds were afraid of Mother Rigby's scarecrow. D.Her scarecrow wanted to make friends with the farmers. 49.Which of the pictures may come from the passage? B. 0 50.In which order does the writer organize the passage? A.In the order of time. B.In the order of space. C.In the order of persons. D.In the order of opinions. 51.How did Mother Rigby's feelings change while making her scarecrow? n~四黄语试题第5页共10页 D Have you heard of the horse-face skirt or mamianqun in Chinese?This Chinese skirt dates back to the Song Dynasty.The skirt has folds on both sides.The two panels()in the front overlap()each other,and so do the two panels in the back. In 2022,French fashion brand Dior copied the design of the skirt.Many hanfu lovers began to spread(the knowledge of the skirt.This helped more people leamn about traditional Chinese clothes."For us wearing the skirt is not just for fashion(). 的画 A"said Mao,one of the hanfu lovers.Recently,the skirt has gotten even more attention.Many famous Chinese people have wom it to intemational events.And during this past Spring Festival,lots of young people wore the skirt when they went on trips. People in other countries like this skirt,too.Chinese clothing companies have gotten a lot of orders for it from abroad.A report studied how popular the skirt was among foreign users of Chinese short video platforms.What did the report find?Last year,users from more than 90 countries shared something about the skirt!This is a good example of Chinese culture going global. Besides the skirt,"new Chinese-style clothes"is also a hot topic.These clothes add traditional Chinese elements to modern designs.They have won the hearts of many people.All this shows that we are becoming more and more confident in our own culture! 52.How many panels are there in a horse-face skirt? A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. s3.Which of the following can be put in the_▲_？ A.Frenchmen want to know more about the skirt. B.Everyone should know how to make the skirt. C.We are trying to make our dreams come true D.It also shows our love for Chinese culture. 54.What does the underlined part"Chinese culture going global"in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Chinese culture is getting popular around the world. B.Chinese culture is always famous around the world. C.All the Chinese skirts are famous around the world. D.More and more Chinese people are going abroad. 55.On which website()may we read this passage? A.www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports B.www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture C.www.chinadaily.com.cn/music D.www.chinadaily.com.cn/health DHow do you feel when your teacher asks you to work in a group with other students?Do you like to work together with others or work alone?The Program for Intemational Student Assessment,or PISA,made a study of students'ability()to work together in groups. After doing hundreds of questionnaire surveys,case studies and experiments,they found that students who do well on tests by themselves may also be better at working with other people. 3This finding was true for many countries.Students in Japan,South Korea,Finland and Canada who had high scores in testing also did well in working together to solve problems. 八年级英语试题第6页共10页 But this was not the case for every coumtry.Chinese students,who had high scorcs as well, showed just usual collaborative(合f作的)skills. One reason might be that Chinese parents and teachers focus too much on grades."said Zhao Zhongxin,the researcher of the study."Students have a lot of exam pressure and they see school as a place for competition." "However,the collaborative skill is very important to students in today's society."Zhao added. "Luckily.more Chinese parents and teachers are realizing the importance of this skill and are thinking of ways to help students improve it." DAnother interesting finding from the PISA study was that girls are better than boys at working together.They said girls show more positive attitudes(积极的态度)towards relationships,which means they are gladder to listen to others'opinions. PISA also found that the classroom environment can help students collaborate().In classes. there are a lot of activities that need communication.So students can collaborate better. 56.How does the writer start this passage? A.By comparing facts. B.By giving examples. C.By asking questions. D.By telling stories 57.What was the study by PISA about? A.It was about teachers'ability to work with their students. B.It was about students'ability to work together in groups C.It was about students'performance in different subjects. D.It was about schools'lessons for communication skills 58.According to passage,how can a teacher organize a group work well? A.Let the students take part in the group work in class. B.Only ask girl students to take part in the group work. C.Make sure most of students in the group are boys D.Encourage Chinese students to work in the group. 59.Which of the following can best show the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1,.②-Paragraph2,③=Paragraph3) ①② ①② ③ ⊙ ⑧ ③⑥ B.©⑤⑥ ⑧ C ⑧ D.自④⑤6 V.口语应用。（每小题1分，共5分） 阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题 目的答案标号涂黑。 八年级英语试期第7页共0而 A.We haven't decided yet. B.I strongly advise you to visit the Palace Muscum. C.You'd better ask the teacher for help. D.I plan to go to Beijing with my family. E.I plan to visit London with my friends. F.How about you? G.Maybe you should communicate with them. A:Hey.Bill.What's your plan for this summer vacation? B:60 A:What a wonderful city!Which place will you visit first? B:61 But there are many places for us to choose,like the Palace Museum,the Great Wall... A:62Because you'll leam how ancient emperors'life was in the past. B:Sounds good!63 A:Emm...I can go nowhere B:How come? A:My parents push me to have several after-school activities. B:Poor Jack!64 A:I'll try.Hope communication works. 第Ⅱ卷（共55分） V1.任务型阅读。(65-67小题，每小题2分，68小题3分，共9分) 阅读下文并回答问题。 What was the life like for a Chinese prince over 3,000 years ago?"The Prince's Diary"in the new building of Yinxu Museum in Anyang,Henan Province,answered this question through 110 oracle bones().To find out the life of the prince,researchers spent 30 years studying 689 inscribed( 刻的)oracle bones at the Yinxu Ruins(殷墟)，Dr Yu Chenglong is one of them. The researchers found one word"Zi()"showed up According to Dr Yu Chenglong.Prince on the oracle bones many times.They wondered who he Xiao Ji took many classes like history. was and carefully studied the records of Zi's activities. music,.riding,dancing,archery(射)，and They believed he was Prince Xiao Ji()of the Shang sacrificing(祭祀）.Here are some of the Dynasty,son of King Wu Ding. records. "The relationship between Prince Xiao Ji and his Picture A Picture B father was close.I was moved(感动)to tears when studying these oracle bones."Yu said."For example, when Prince Xiao Ji took dance classes,King Wu Ding +e4 would come to watch and encourage him.One oracle Picture C Picture D bone piece has a special record on it.It writes that the prince dreamed his father was sick.This made the prince so worricd.After waking up,he went to ask about his father's health through divination()at once." 八年级英语试题第8页共10页 65.Does Picture A mean archery? 66.How many years did the researchers spend learing about the life of the prince? 67.What records on the oracle bones show the relationship between Prince Xiao Ji and his father was close? 68.Do you like to take the classes like Prince Xiao Ji's?Why or why not?(more than 20 words) VTm.完成句子。（每空1分，共10分） 根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 69.Cathy cut herself when making dinner.(改为否定句) Cathy herself when making dinner. 70.I was sleeping while Lind由was helping her mother.(对划线部分提间) you doing while Linda was helping her mother? 71.My sister bought the ring three years ago.(改为同义句) My sister the ring for three years. 2.现在我可以步行去上班，而不必开车了。（完成译句） Now I can walk to work going by car. 3.你可以选择你喜欢的任何时间去。（完成译句） You can to go _you like. VⅢ.短文填空。（每空2分，共16分） 根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示，在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、 通顺。请将完整的单词填写在答题卡上对应的位置。 As your children grow up,they need friends.But sometimes,they may have trouble in making friends.So it's necessary to tell them 74 to make friends. Talk about what friends are like.Ask your children what they think a friend is like.Listen to their answers and then share your o75 on friendship.You might say,"A friend is someone you enjoy 76 time with.They make you feel special,and you can trust them." Tell kids 77 about friendship.Storytelling is another great way to help kids leamn about friendship.When your story reaches the point where one character has to make a decision,just ask your children what they would do if they were the character. Celebrate your own friendship.Kids leam from you.Let them see that you enjoy the great relationship 78 your friends.Plan a get-together with a few of them and ask your children to join you as well.During your time together,e 79 why you enjoy being with your friends. Tell your children to make gifts for their friends.This can show the fricnds your children care about 80.There are many ways to make gifts.For example,your children could make a card, 八年级英语试愿第9页共10贞 paint a picture.or write a song.they finish doing that,help them plan time to give the gifts to their friends. With your help.your children be good at making friends. 1X.书面表达。（满分20分） 童年是一段动听的乐曲，好一个音符里都洋溢着纯真与美好，让人怀念，童年时期总有一一件 特别的东西，见证你快乐、或感动、或难忘…的爪要时刻。现校刊英语专栏以My Favorite Thing 下om Childhood"为话愿发起征文，请你介绍一件你珍藏的最喜欢的童年物品，讲述你和它的故 事，并谈谈你珍藏它的原因。 要求： 1.S0-120词： 2.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。 参考信息：I have a very special thing from my childhood. Things: Stories: an old toy/a letter/a bike/a ticket/ have a birthday party/take a a basketball/a T-shirt... trip/join in a competition... Reasons: have meaning to me/ bring back...memories 八年级茶洱试盟第10页共10页