河南省许昌市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷

XCS2023一2024学年第二学期期未教学质量检测 八年级英语 o 一、听力理解(20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,B、C三个选项中选 最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 1.What are the speakers talking about? A.The mobike. B.The city. C.The street. 存 2.How much did she pay? A.10 yuan. B.15 yuan. C.5 yuan. 3.Which cartoon star does the girl like best? A.Mickey Mouse. B.The Monkey King. C.The Sponge Bob. 4.Who won the Nobel Prize for medicine? A.Li Ming. B.Mo Yan. C.Tu Youyou. 5.Will the boy go to the match? A.No. B.Yes. C.I don't know. 第二节听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B、C 个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。 6.How will the weather be tomorrow? A.Windy. B.Cloudy. C.Rainy. 7.What will the boy probably do tomorrow? 年 A.Read books. B.Play the piano C.Have a picnic. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。 8.How soon will the next train arrive? A.In 10 minutes. B.In half an hour. C.In 40 minutes. 9.Which does the woman like to take? A.Plane. B.Bus. C.Train. 听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10.When is the World Milk Day? A.On June 1st. B.On June 21st. C.On May 1st. 11.What is milk called in the passage? A.The best gift. B.The best medicine. C.The best drink. 12.How much milk should people drink every day according to scientists? A.One cup. B.Two cups. C.Three cups 兼 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。 13.What does the girl think of the movie? A.Great. B.Boring C.Difficult. 14.How many times has the boy read the book? A.Once. B.Twice. C.Three times. 15.When might the boy watch the movie? A.This evening. B.This weekend C.Next week. 八年级英语第1页（共8页） 第三节听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。 A B C D E 16. 17 18 19 20 二、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分) 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 A Each year,on 23 April,World Book Day celebrations take place all over the world.Here are some famous 'Chinese books for you bookworms() The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century) by Luo Guanzhong It tells the story of the late Easter Han Dynasty.Liu Bei,Cao Cao and Sun Quan have become famous names among Chinese people. It was made into TV series in 1994 and also translated into English. 义 Price:￥18 Shipping:￥8 The Water Margin (14th century) by Shi Nai'an. This novel tells the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.About 108 brave men and women went to Mount Liang,they fought against unfairness. Price:￥29 Shipping:￥8 Journey to the West (16th century) By Wu Cheng'en This book introduces the amazing experience of Tang Sanzang and 记 his three disciples in the Tang Dynasty.On the way to the west,they helped each other to fight the bad.It is popular with the rich imagination,the wonderful stories and the humorous language. Piee.-￥25一Shipping:￥8 The Story of the Stone (18th century) By Cao Xueqin This book is one of the greatest works of Chinese novels.It tells the fall of four large rich families and the love stories of some young people. Price:￥30 Shipping:￥8 Discount on April 23 Free shipping You'll get 5 yuan off for every 50 yuan you pay 八年级英语第2页（共8页） 想据材料内容选择最佳答案。 父处为材尚家练屏量焦领考e心ecm5aD心 A.The Story of the Stone B.The Romance of the Three Kingdoms C.The Water Margin D.Journey to the West 2.Wha knowabou Joum the A.It is full of rich imagination. B.We can buy it for 25 dollars. C.It was completed in the 17th century. D.It is about the fall of four large rich families. 23.In what order do the four books appear in the text? A.In the order of prices. B.In the order of characters. C.In the order of time. D.'In the order of plaees. 4.How much should you pay if you want to buye four books on April 23? A.￥102 B.￥110 C.￥92 D.￥130 25.What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage? A.To introduce four great Chinese books. B.To introduce some famous Chinese writers.. C.To tell foreigners where to buy some Chinese books. D.To giye advice on choosing some famous Chinese books. Abab的snail(蜗牛)asked his mother,“Why was I bom wit地a shell that grew so hard and heavy?" His mother said,"Because we don't have bones to hold us up.We can only move slowly, so we have a shell to protect us." The baby snail asked again,“The caterpillar(毛毛虫has no bones,either,and she can't maye quickly Why doesn't she have a shell? The mother snail answered,"That's because a caterpillar will become a butterfly.She can fly high into the sky.The sky can protect her." The baby snail had another question,"But the earthworm moves like us.He has no bones and he won't turn into a butterfly.Why dpesn't he carry a hard and heavy shell?" "Because he can dig a hole and hide under the ground,and then the earth can protect him." The baby snail ded,we're so poor!We have no protection from the sky or the earth!" The mother snail smiled at him,"That's why we have a shell.We don't depend on() the sky or the earth for protection.We depend on ourselves." 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 26.How many times did the baby snail ask his mother? A.Once. B.Twice. C.Three times. D.Four times. 27.What are the common things between the snail and the caterpillar? a.They don't have bones.b.They don't move quickly.c.They live under the ground. A.ab B.bc C.ac D.abc 八年级英语第3页（共8页） 2&.What is the underlined word“carthworm”ヮ A. B. 29.What can we know from the text? A.The baby snail was poor and ugly. B.Mother snail was proud of herself C.The earthworm laughed at the smmil. D.The caterpillar was the snail's friend. 30.What kind of writing is the passage A.A novel. B.A story. C.A report. D.A letter. C We heed to talk a lot with our friends and family to build good relationships()in our life.How can we improve our talking skills?Here are four ways for you to learn. Never speak when the other person is speaking.If you do this,it's just like saying,"I don'icare what ou're saying.What I have to say is more important." Don't finish other people's words.Studies show that doing this will make people lose interest in talking with you because you're taking control of the conversation- Repeat (what the other person said.To show you have really understood someone, say what they have just said before you tell them youridea. 】 By looking at the other person in the eyeyou are showing that you are interested in what they're saying.This also helps you listen more carefully. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 31.In order to improve our talking skills,how many ways are mentioned in this passage? A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. 32.When others are speaking,it's better to A.say something important B.look at the ground C.listen to them without speaking D.help them finish their words 33.What is the structure(结构)of the text??(Pl=Paragraph1…) 3 P2 (P3) (P3 P5 P⑤ P2 P P5 A. B. 34.Repeating others'words is a way to A.keep the conversation going B.show your understanding C.show your ideas D.start a new talk 八年级英语 第4页（共8页） 35.We can put in A in paragraph 5. A.Keep eye contact(接触). B.Know your friends. C.Talk about hobbies. D.Use body language. D Throughout China's May Day holiday of 2024,thousands of tourists came to Xu Chang,one of the the most popular places is Cao Wei Ancient City.They dressed themselves in different kinds of beautiful clothing,yet most of them wore colorful flowers.We call it Zanhua style.36. A Long Tradition Zanhua/has been around for many years.In the past,only rich people could wear them.37.It has been passed down from one generation()to the next,and it's still very popular today. Kinds of Zanhua There are many different kinds of Zanhua.Some are made of silk and look very delicate (箱致的).38.__Each one is carefully made by skilled people. 39. People often wear Zanhua during festivals and special occasions.For example,during the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival,women put Zanhua in their hair to make the celebrauons more joyful.Weddings and birthdays are also times when Zanhua are wor. There is an old saying,"put flowers in your hair in this life and you'll also be pretty in the afterlife”(今世簪花，来世漂亮).Meanwhile,Thercustom of'wearing Zanhua is not just about looking pretty.40._It.adds beauty and joy to many special moments in people's lives. 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通 顺内容完整。 A.Festivals and Special Events B..It's also a way to show the city 's unique(culture and traditions. C.It has a long history and is a part of China's rich culture. '立Others are made of plastic(塑料)and have bright color, But now,everyone can enjoy this custom. 37. 38. 39 40. 三、完形填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分) 先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处 的最佳答案。 One day when I was five years old,my mother was washing the kitchen floor.I was 41 her about a new girl at school,and she looked up at me and said,"Who are your best 42 ? I was not sure_43_to say,“Um…Jenny and Mary." My mother stopped washing the floor and 44 me,"Well,what about Kate and Cindy?" “But they are my_45_." "Yes,but they can also be your best friends.Friends may come and go,46 your sister will always be there for you." 八年级英语第5页（共8页） At that time I felt 47.How could my 48 sisters be my closest friends?We fought all the time over toys,food,and what to 49 on TV.How could my sisters be my best friends?They weren't even the same age as me.We all had our own friends at school.But my mother 50 let us forget that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all 51.she wanted to give us a great gift and let us know how lucky we were.She let us play together and always punished()us in the same way,too. We didn't always get along well and 52 just like other sisters.Now twenty years has53.We 54 that our mother is right.Today I share things with my sisters that I don't share with 55 else. 41.A.tell B.told C.telling D.tells 2.A.teachers B.friends C.classmates D.players 13.A.what B.when C.why D.whether 14.A.helped B.trained C.asked D.reported 45.A.sisters B.passengers C.doctors D.neighbors 46.A.s0 B.if C.unless D.but 47.A.strang B.excitement C.sad D.happy 48.A.few B.two C.several D.last 49.A.watch B.do C.listen D.play 50 A.always B.often C.usually D.never 5i.A.mothers B.fathers C.families D.students 52.A.lost B.fought C.left D.forgot 53.A.pass B.passed C.to pass D.passes 54.A.miss B.invite C.argue D.realize 55.A.everyone B.anyone C.someone D.no one 四、语篇填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分) 第一节阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每 空限填一词，每词限用一次。 recently,make,for become,and,order,worried.:interestthan,trust When we talk about Xiaomi,we might think of its smartphones. Xiaomi is a big Chinese company that is known 56 making smartphones.But do you know that Xiaomi will make electric cars from this year? 57,Xiaomi has shown its first electric car Speed Ultra 7 (SU7).It 's said that the SU7 can speed faster 58 electric cars of Tesla,a famous car company in the US,while the price of SU7 is much lower than Tesla.It wants to compete with big car companies and 59 one of the top five carmakers in the world. C:April3,2024,the first group of Xiaomi SU7 electric cars was given to customers in China.The arrival of the SU7 has also made other electric car brands()like BYD lower their prices.Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said they have received 40,000 60.This shows that customers 61 Xiaomi and the team wants to keep 62 good products. Some people are 63 about how fast Xiaomi can make the cars.But Xiaomi said the cars will be made by a keijing factory which can make 200,000 cars a year.At the same time,the 八年级英语第6页（共8页） order of Xiaomi's SU7 is likely to be between 80,000 64100,000 in 2024.This means that a lot of people are 65 in buying this new car and Xiaomi is expected to sell a large number of SU7 cars in the coming months. 56. 57. 58 59 60 61. 62. 63. 64 65 第二节阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺意思完整。每空限填一词。 What color of wearing may make our day happy?Probably,dopamine（多巴胺)clothes 66 been a trend()on some short videos.It encourages people 67 choose colorful clothes so that they can get more dopamine and feel happy.But 68there really any science behind this? One study found that wearing red can lead to 69 better performance in soccer over the last 55 years.It showed that teams in red uniforms always played best in home games.Another study showed that wearing green can make people more creative.Dopamine is a chemical( )in our brain.Perhaps it can remind us 70 the nature.Yellow has signs of warmth.It makes people feel warm.Wearing yellow can bring people happiness,energy and excitement. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 五、补全对话(5小题，每小题2分，共10分)》 根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。 A:Hi,Linda.I didn't see you play basketball in the park last weekend.71. B:I watched a popular TV program called My Altay以我的阿勒泰》last weekend..72 A:No,I haven't.73. B:It's about the story of Li Wenxiu and how she found the meaning of life and her love in Altay. A:Sounds interesting.I know that the natural beauty of Altay attracts many people.I can't wait to travel there.74. B:Yes,I'd love to.I have never been there before.75. A:How about this summer vacation?We can spend a few days there. B:I can't agree more,we can also experience the lives of local people in Altay,Xinjiang. 六、书面表达(20分) 遇见、获得、规划、成长：紧张充实的八年级悄然逝去，愉快的暑假也将如约而来。请你 以“My gains and plans'”为题，根据以下要点和要求，对你在本学期的收获做一个总结，同时 作出暑假计划。 要点： Gains(收获， 2 Gains n reading or sports Plans for summer ho. 3 要求：1.文中不得出现考生的真实姓名及学校名称； 2.词数100左右。 八年级英语第7页（共8页） ★附加题★ 阅读短文，从下列方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。 每空限填一词，每词限用一次，并在此基础上完成思维拓展题。（填空每题1分，选择每题2 分，开放性问答4分，共20分) tall…who think person to b hatmful·)they spend comfortable Have you ever 1. about what's more important,looking fashionable or feeling comfortable?Many people choose style over comfort and some even go to the extremes() to follow fashion.But we should remember:2.fashionable isn't everything.It's more important to be healthy. Some people believe that they need to be a certain size to look good.So,they start extreme diets.They might not eat meals or eat too little,which can make 3.feel sick.Is it a healthy way to live? Also,many girls wear shoes with very high heels()to look 4..But these shoes can actually hurt their feet and make it hard to walk 5..Some even wear tight ( clothes that influence blood circulation ()making it hard to breathe.Should we put 1 fashion over comfort and physical health? Besides,some girls and boys spend a lot of time and money changing their hair color.The 1 material they use is usually 6.to their health.To make their hair straight or curly,they also use tools that are hot enough 7.burn their hair.But using these tools too often can make the hair dry or even burnt.Is it really worth it to risk our health,spending so much time and money? So,let's rethink what's really important.Is it fashion or is it our well-being?Clothes or hairstyles don't tell us anything about a 8.character.Instead of 9.a lot of time choosing clothes,we should use that time to do fun things with friends.And instead of following extreme diets,let's eat properly and exercise regularly.Remember,your value is not decided by your appearance,but by 10.you are as a person. 11.What is the writer's purpose of using a question in each paragraph?(2) A.To ask for help from readers. B.To tell how to spend time and money. C.To lead readers to think about the topic.D.To describe the latest fashion. 12.What is the structure of the text??（2分) A. B. D 13.What can we learn from the text?(2) A.You are what you eat. B.Don't judge a book by its cover. C.Laughter is the best medicine. D.Actions speak louder than words. 14.We know that it's very important to be healthy through reading this passage,but why is it so important to be healthy?Please give at least two reasons.(4) 一：·八年级英语 第8顶（共8页）