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2023-2024学年度下学期期末教学质量调研 八年级英语试题 注意事项： 1.本试卷共4页。满分100分，考试时间90分钟。答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2.答题注意事项见答题卡，答在本试卷上不得分。 一、听力理解（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分） 注意：听力测试分四部分，共20小题。做题时，先将答案答在试卷上，录音内容结束后，将所作答案涂写到答题卡上。 （一）听对话，选择与对话内容相对应的图片。每组对话读两遍。 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ （二）听对话，根据对话内容，选择最佳答案。每组对话和问题读两遍。 6. What is the girl’s advice for Kim? A. To call up his friend. B. To go to his friend’s house. C. To write a letter to his friend. 7. What is Mike doing? A. Drawing pictures. B. Making notices. C. Putting up notices. 8. When should Alan finish his book report? A. By this Friday. B. By next Friday. C. By this Saturday. 9. What does the girl’s father ask her to do first? A. Watch TV. B. Hang out. C. Clean her room. 10. Which museum are they going to visit tomorrow? A. The space museum. B. The history museum. C. The science museum. （三）听短文，根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。短文读两遍。听短文前，你们有20秒钟的时间阅读下列句子。 11. Emma’s aunt gave her the book as a birthday gift. 12. The main character in the book is brave. 13. Emma felt upset because she didn’t do well in the math test. 14. Emma has read the book four times. 15. The book is really useful to Emma. （四）听对话，根据对话内容完成下列句子，每空词数不限。对话读三遍。听对话前，你们有20秒钟的时间阅读下列句子。注意：请将答案填写在答题卡指定区域。 16. When did Bob’s cousin have a yard sale? He had a yard sale last ________. 17. What could people buy at the yard sale? They could buy a bike, a ________ and some school things. 18. How long has Bob’s cousin had that bike? He has had it for almost ________ years. 19. What does Bob’s cousin want to do with the money from the sale? He wants to give it to a ________ home. 20. How does Grace like the yard sale? She thinks it is a great and ________ activity. 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 Childhood plays an important role in our lives. It’s a special time when we have no worries or stress, but lots of ____1____. My childhood days were filled with love and joy. ____2____ I was a little kid, I often played outside. In a cold winter, I fell down while I was skating. My right leg was ____3____. I could not go to school and play with friends. I was ____4____ in the hospital at first, but Mom read many interesting stories to make me happy. My good friends also came to ____5____ me with my studies every day. Thanks to them, the stay in the hospital wasn’t so hard. I also ____6____ another thing. There used to be a big pear tree in our yard. In spring, my brother and I liked to take ____7____ in front of it. The photos are still in my room. In summer, we played under the tree. In autumn, my brother climbed up the tree to ____8____ pears for us. They tasted delicious. Although it has been years since those days, the memories of my childhood are still ____9____ in my mind. I’m thankful to my family and friends for giving me a happy and warm childhood. I will ____10____ these memories in my heart forever! 1. A. trouble B. fun C. information 2. A. If B. When C. After 3. A. broken B. sunburned C. tired 4 A. sad B. surprised C. hungry 5. A. ask B. call C. help 6. A. find B. remember C. teach 7. A. walks B. photos C. kites 8. A. pick B. buy C. grow 9. A. happy B. strange C. clear 10. A. improve B. keep C. realize 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲童年生活在人生中的重要性。 【1题详解】 句意：它是一个特殊时期，我们没有烦恼没有压力，但有很多乐趣。 trouble麻烦；fun乐趣；information信息。根据“have no worries or stress”可知，童年生活无烦恼无压力，所以会有很多乐趣。故选B。 【2题详解】 句意：当我是个小孩的时候，我经常在外面玩。 If如果；When当……时；After在……之后。根据“...I was a little kid...”可知，此处表示当我还是个小孩的时候，用when引导时间状语从句。故选B。 【3题详解】 句意：我的右腿断了。 broken破碎的；sunburned晒伤的；tired疲惫的。根据“I fell down while I was skating.”可知，我摔倒后，右腿断了。故选A。 【4题详解】 句意：起初我在医院很难过，但妈妈读了很多有趣的故事让我开心。 sad难过；surprised惊讶的；hungry饥饿的。根据“but...happy.”可知，“but”表示转折，说明刚开始我不开心，难过。故选A。 【5题详解】 句意：我的好朋友每天也来帮助我学习。 ask问；call打电话；help帮助。help sb. with sth.“在某方面帮助某人”，动词短语，空前有不定式“to”，后接动词原形。故选C。 【6题详解】 句意：我还记得另一件事。 find发现；remember记得；teach教。根据“...another thing.”及后文内容可知，此处表示记得另一件事。故选B。 【7题详解】 句意：春天，我哥哥和我喜欢在院子前面拍照。 walks散步；photos相片；kites风筝。根据“The photos are still in my room.”可知，此处表示拍照。take photos“拍照”，动词短语。故选B。 【8题详解】 句意：秋天，我哥哥爬到树上给我们摘梨。 pick摘；buy买；grow生长。根据“climbed up the tree to...pears”可知，此处表示哥哥爬到树上去摘梨。故选A。 【9题详解】 句意：虽然那些日子已经过去很多年了，但我的童年记忆仍然清晰地留在脑海中。 happy幸福的；strange陌生的；clear清晰的。根据“the memories of my childhood are still...in my mind.”可知，此处表示这些记忆在脑海里很“清晰”，形容词clear作表语。故选C。 【10题详解】 句意：我将永远把这些记忆留在心里！ improve提高；keep保留；realize意识到。根据“these memories”可知，此处表示保留记忆，“will”后接动词原形。故选B。 三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，计30分） A Mini First Aid (急救) Class Saturday, April 13th 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. At Sunshine Center The class is for children aged 3-6 years. We use a story book to help children better understand first aid. Children can bring their favorite soft toys. They will learn how to look after them during the class. Price: £5/ child After class, each child will get a Mini First Aid Certificate (证书). Booking (预约) Phone number: 417-1695 Email address: zoe.reddin@minifirstaid.co.uk 根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。 11. What can a child bring to the class? A. B. C. 12. Who is the Mini First Aid Class for? A. Children aged 3 years old. B. Children aged 6 years old. C. Children from 3 to 6 years old. 13. How much will Mrs. Jones pay if her three kids take the class? A £5. B. £10. C. £15. 14. What can we learn from the reading? A. The class is on Sunday morning. B. Kids read stories to soft toys in the class. C. One can book the class by sending an email. 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. C 14. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一则关于儿童急救课程的信息。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Children can bring their favorite soft toys.”可知，孩子们可以带上他们最喜欢的毛绒玩具。故选A。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The class is for children aged 3-6 years.”可知，这个课程适合3-6岁的儿童。故选C。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Price: £5/ child”可知，3个孩子一共是15英镑，故选C。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Booking (预约) Phone number: 417-1695 Email address: zoe.reddin@minifirstaid.co.uk”可知，可以通过电话或者邮件进行预约，故选C。 B Zheng Xiaohui, a girl from Shandong, is popular in Italy (意大利) now. Why? She gives wonderful erhu performances on the street there and people enjoy them very much. When Zheng went to Milan in 2021, she was just a normal student, living a normal life. However, she watched a violinist’s street performance one day, and that changed her mind. She was surprised but excited to see many people dance to the music. She wanted to share erhu, the traditional Chinese musical instrument, with more people. So she decided to have a try herself. During the first street performance, Zheng was quite nervous. But the happy audience (观众) cheered her up. Since April 2023, Zheng has been performing on the street, and she usually does three or four shows a month. As Zheng is dressed in Chinese hanfu, her erhu performances make more and more foreign people interested in traditional Chinese culture. “They want to know more about my clothes and my musical instrument. I believe that Chinese music has built a bridge for cultural communication,” she said. As for the future, Zheng wants to have her own concerts in Italy. “I hope to let more foreign people learn about Chinese culture and music,” she said. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 15. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about? A. Why Zheng became a famous person in Italy. B. How Zheng started to give street performances. C. How Zheng decided to learn erhu at an early age. 16. How did Zheng feel when she performed for the first time? A. Nervous. B. Surprised. C. Excited. 17. What can we learn about Zheng from the passage? A. She went to Milan to learn Western music. B. Her street performances are quite popular. C. Her teacher encouraged her to give performances. 18. According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that ________ in the future. A. Zheng will come back to China and perform on the street B. Zheng will teach foreign people to make Chinese hanfu C. Zheng wants to let more foreign people learn about Chinese culture and music 【答案】15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍郑晓慧在意大利米兰街头演奏二胡的事。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“However, she watched a violinist’s street performance one day, and that changed her mind. So she decided to have a try herself.”可知，她看了街头表演，决定尝试，故此段主要介绍她是怎么开始街头表演的。故选B。 【16题详解】 细节理解题。根据“During the first street performance, Zheng was quite nervous.”可知，她第一次表演时感到很紧张。故选A。 【17题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Zheng Xiaohui, a girl from Shandong, is popular in Italy now.”可知，现在她是很出名的，她的表演也很受欢迎。故选B。 【18题详解】 推理判断题。根据“I hope to let more foreign people learn about Chinese culture and music,”可知，她希望让更多外国人了解中国文化和音乐。故选C。 C Everyone can do something to make our society (社会) better. Being a volunteer is a good way. If you don’t know what volunteer work you can do, here are 4 activities. Volunteer for the elderly You can go to the old people’s homes to offer help. It is a good act to look after old people and you will find that they are much more talented and experienced than you think and they will add value (价值) to your lives. Volunteer in a nursing home You can look after sick people and make friends with them. In fact, having sick people around you will make you look at situations in a different way, and you will find the beauty and joy of life and good health. Volunteer to teach English English is widely used. If you speak good English, you can provide your services for those who would like to learn. They can be children, village students or adults. As for the places, it can be in an English club or the community (社区) service center. Volunteer to help animals If you are an animal lover, you’d better not buy dogs or cats from pet shops. You can adopt (收养) street dogs or cats. If you don’t want to keep a pet, you can give away some money or visit an animal house to look after them. There is no act better than lending a hand in helping build a better society. The above 4 activities are the best among the good ones. Choose one to do and you will find everyone can do much and help to build our society a better place. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 19. What can we learn from the “Volunteer for the elderly” part? A. It is not easy to get on well with old people. B. The old people are less talented and experienced than you think. C. Visiting the old people’s home is both good for volunteers and old people. 20. How might a person change after volunteering in a nursing home? A. He or she may become afraid to be old. B. He or she may love and enjoy life more. C. He or she may become afraid to be sick. 21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The writer thinks that a person cannot do much. B. A nursing home is a good place to do volunteer work. C. If you want to teach English, you should speak good English. 22. Where can we probably read the passage? A. In a travel guide. B. In a science report. C. On a volunteering website. 【答案】19. C 20. B 21. A 22. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要是鼓励人们通过参与各种志愿者活动来使世界变得更美好。 【19题详解】 细节理解题。根据“You can go to the old people’s homes to offer help. It is a good act to look after old people and you will find that they are much more talented and experienced than you think and they will add value (价值) to your lives.”可知，拜访养老院对志愿者和老人都有好处。故选C。 【20题详解】 推理判断题。根据“You can look after sick people and make friends with them. In fact, having sick people around you will make you look at situations in a different way, and you will find the beauty and joy of life and good health.”可推知，一个人在养老院做志愿者后，他或她可能会更加热爱和享受生活。故选B。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Choose one to do and you will find everyone can do much and help to build our society a better place.”可知，每个人都可以做很多事情，选项A“作者认为一个人不能做很多事情。”这一说法是错误的。故选A。 【22题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Being a volunteer is a good way.”及全文内容可知，这篇文章主要是关于志愿者工作，所以它最可能出现在一个志愿者网站上。故选C。 D Once upon a time, a woman named Emily lived in a small town. One day, she found an old jar (广口瓶) in a shop. She noticed a small label (标签) on it—“The Jar of Thanks”. Emily thought it was fun. The shop owner told her that people used to put thank-you notes in the jar. It helped them remember the good things in their lives. Emily liked the idea and decided to have her own Jar of Thanks. Every evening, she would sit down with her jar, think about the good things of the day, and write down a thank-you note. As the days turned into weeks and the weeks into months, Emily’s jar was full of those thank-you notes. She was surprised at how her life had changed. From the warmth of the morning sun to the laughter of children playing in the park, Emily found joy in simple things. One day, Emily faced a problem. She was going to lose her job. She was worried. Then she sat down with her jar and wondered if she could get comfort (慰藉) from the notes in such a tough time. As she read through the notes, something special happened. Emily found there were so many people loving her and that she was strong enough to face up to the difficulty. Later, Emily shared her Jar of Thanks with others. She wanted to tell them: We can find light in dark times through a thankful heart. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 23. Emily found the Jar of Thanks ________ in the beginning. A. important B. strange C. interesting 24. What can we know about Emily from Paragraph 3? A. She did a good thing every day. B. She began to understand others. C. She found much fun in simple things. 25. The underlined word “tough” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”. A. fair B. difficult C. scary 26. What did Emily learn after reading the notes in her jar? A. She should find a new job. B. Many people loved her and she was strong. C. She needed to work harder and be more careful. 【答案】23. C 24. C 25. B 26. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了艾米丽有一个感恩罐，她把感谢信放入感恩罐，这帮助她记住生活中美好的事情。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Emily thought it was fun.”可知，艾米丽在开始发现感恩罐时，觉得感恩罐是有趣的。故选C。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据“From the warmth of the morning sun to the laughter of children playing in the park, Emily found joy in simple things.”可知，她在简单的事情中找到了很多乐趣。故选C。 【25题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“Then she sat down with her jar and wondered if she could get comfort (慰藉) from the notes in such a tough time.”然后她拿着罐子坐了下来，想知道在这么艰难的时刻，她是否能从笔记中得到安慰。可知，这里的tough是“困难的”意思。故选B。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Emily found there were so many people loving her and that she was strong enough to face up to the difficulty.”可推知，很多人都爱她，她很坚强。故选B。 E 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 When others ask you to do something, you may have difficulty saying no. If so, you may be a people-pleaser. ____27____ You often agree to do things you don’t want to. Although being kind and helpful is a good thing, going too far to please others is bad for you. But don’t worry. Here is some advice to help you. ____28____ When someone asks for help, tell them you need some time to think about it. Studies have found that even a short stop can help make better decisions. You’ll be better able to decide if it is something you have the time to take on. To know if you have the time to do something for others, you need to set priorities (设定优先顺序). Think about where you want to spend your time. ____29____ What are you trying to finish? As you practice saying no to things you don’t really want to do, you’ll find that you have more time to do the things that are really important to you. Of course, it can be hard to make a sudden change, so it is often easier to begin in small ways. You can try saying no to smaller requests and giving your opinion about something small. ____30____ Keep doing good things, but in your own way. A. Take time to think. B. Who do you want to help? C. A people-pleaser’s opinion can change quickly. D. Saying no doesn’t mean that you stop being a kind person. E. A people-pleaser always puts others’ need before his or her own. 【答案】27. E 28. A 29. B 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了讨人喜欢的人的一些弊端以及如何说“不”的一些建议。 【27题详解】 根据“If so, you may be a people-pleaser.”可知，此处应该解释讨人喜欢的人是如何做的，选项E“讨人喜欢的人总是把别人的需要放在自己的需要之前。”符合语境。故选E。 【28题详解】 根据“When someone asks for help, tell them you need some time to think about it.”可知，此处提到了时间，选项A“花点时间思考。”符合语境。故选A。 29题详解】 根据“Think about where you want to spend your time.”以及空后的“What are you trying to finish?”可知，此处应该是与帮助的对象有关，选项B“你想帮助谁？”符合语境。故选B。 【30题详解】 根据“You can try saying no to smaller requests and giving your opinion about something small.”可知，此处与拒绝有关，选项D“说‘不’并不意味着你不再是一个善良的人。”符合语境。故选D。 四、语言运用（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 假如下面是你们学校的戏剧社编排的《糖果屋》第八、九场的剧本，请根据剧本内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1~4小题选用，第二个方框供5~8小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。 A. as far as B. hungry C. as soon as D. friendly E. chores Scene Eight: In the candy house (W= Witch（女巫）; H= Hansel; G= Gretel) W: You are eating my pretty house! Are you ____31____, dear children? H and G: We’re so sorry, but we don’t eat anything for days. W: Don’t worry! Come in, dear children! Let me give you some proper food! H and G: Thank you. W: How dare (敢) you eat my house! I’ll eat you ____32____ you grow fat in a couple of weeks, boy! And you, lazy girl, can do ____33____ for me! G: Hansel, a minute ago, the old woman was ____34____ and said to us with a smile, but now she is a wicked (邪恶的) witch. She locked (锁上) the door! A. closer B. lead C. come up with D. ourselves E. set up Scene Nine: Several days later in the candy house H: Now nobody can save us, so we’ll have to save ____35____. Each day, the witch feels my finger to see if I get fat enough to eat. I know she can’t see well, so instead of showing my finger to the witch to feel, I show her a stick. In this way, I can cheat her and have more time to ____36____ an idea before she eats me. G: Good idea. W: Show me your finger, boy! H: Here it is. W: Oh, it is still too thin! But I can’t wait any longer! H and G: Oh, no! W: Little girl, add the wood on the ground to the fire in the oven! G: I don’t know how to do that! Please show me how and then I’ll do it. W: Silly girl! Like this! G: Could you please stand a little ____37____ to the oven? W: Yes, sure. G: Go inside the oven, you wicked witch! W: It’s too hot! Let me out, little girl. LET ME OUT!! G: Stay in the oven, you wicked witch! H: You are so clever and brave, Gretel! G: Let’s find a way that can ____38____ us out of the dark forest and back to our home as quickly as possible. 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. E 34. D 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是《糖果屋》第八、九场的剧本。 【31题详解】 句意：亲爱的孩子们，你们饿了吗？根据“You are eating my pretty house!”可知是指孩子们饿了，hungry“饥饿的”，故选B。 【32题详解】 句意：几周后你一胖我就吃掉你，孩子！根据“I’ll eat you...you grow fat in a couple of weeks”可知是指几周后你一胖我就吃掉你，as soon as“一……就”，故选C。 【33题详解】 句意：而你，懒女孩，可以为我做家务！根据“lazy girl, can do...for me!”以及结合选词，可知是指可以为我做家务，chores“杂活”，故选E。 【34题详解】 句意：汉塞尔，一分钟前，老妇人很友好，笑着对我们说，但现在她是一个邪恶的女巫。根据“said to us with a smile”可知是指一分钟前，老妇人很友好，friendly“友好的”，故选D。 【35题详解】 句意：现在没有人能救我们，所以我们必须自救。根据“Now nobody can save us, so we’ll have to save...”以及结合选词可知，是指我们必须自救，ourselves“我们自己”，故选D。 【36题详解】 句意：这样，我就可以欺骗她，在她吃掉我之前有更多的时间想出一个主意。根据“an idea”和备选词汇可知，是指想出一个主意，come up with“想出，提出”，故选C。 【37题详解】 句意：你能站得离烤炉近一点吗？根据“Could you please stand a little...to the oven”和备选词汇可知，是指站得离烤炉近一点，closer“更近一点”，故选A。 【38题详解】 句意：让我们找到一种方法，带领我们尽快走出黑暗的森林，回到我们的家。根据“Let’s find a way that can...us out of the dark forest”和备选词汇可知，是指带领我们尽快走出黑暗的森林，lead“带领”，故选B。 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The U S. government passed the Endangered Species Act (《濒危物种法》) in 1973. It wanted ____39____ (protect) endangered animals and plants across the United States. The act is useful. People can see some endangered animals in the wild again. This makes them get a feeling of ____40____ (achieve). However, the fighting is not completely over. Some animals are still in danger. Black-footed ferrets (雪貂) are one of the most endangered animals in North America. There are ____41____ (few) than 400 black-footed ferrets in the wild today. Jesse is a scientist. In order to help the animals, he ____42____ (do) much research in the wild already. “Helping even just one ferret can make ____43____ big difference to the whole species. Since the government passed the act, I have been able to do many things. For example, I am able to raise a lot of money to save the animals,” Jesse said. Now, Jesse is working to find ways to help ferrets stay away from illnesses. And he tries his best to improve ____44____ (they) living conditions. He thinks the act plays an important role in ____45____ (save) animals in the United States, including black-footed ferrets. 【答案】39. to protect 40. achievement 41. fewer 42. has done 43. a 44. their 45. saving 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了美国于1973年通过了《濒危物种法》，这项法案对美国数以百计的濒危动植物起了很大的保护作用。 【39题详解】 句意：它希望保护美国各地的濒危动植物。这里是want to do sth.想去做某事，需用protect的动词不定式。故填to protect。 【40题详解】 句意：这让他们有一种成就感。空前面的of是介词，这里用名词，achieve的名词为achievement，此处用单数。故填achievement。 【41题详解】 句意：如今，野生的黑脚雪貂不到400只。由空后的than可知，这里用few的比较级fewer。故填fewer。 【42题详解】 句意：为了帮助动物，他已经在野外做了很多研究。根据“already”可知，这里是现在完成时，主语he是单数，因此助动词用has，do的过去分词为done。故填has done。 【43题详解】 句意：即使只帮助一只雪貂，也能对整个物种产生巨大的影响。这里是make a big difference意为“对……产生重大影响”，固定搭配。故填a。 【44题详解】 句意：他尽力改善他们的生活条件。空后的living conditions是名词，这里用they的形容词性物主代词their。故填their。 【45题详解】 句意：他认为该法案在拯救包括黑脚雪貂在内的美国动物方面发挥了重要作用。空前面的 in 是介词，这里用动名词，save的动名词为saving。故填saving。 五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 To help parents be better parents, a university in Shanghai started the family education major (专业). The major is the first of its kind in China. About 120 parents with children of different ages are interested in it. To get a diploma (文凭), they need to finish 100 class hours within four months. “Parents worry about their children’s study more than ever before. Through the classes, we want to help them feel less stressed and build a healthy relationship with their children,” said Yan Hanbing, a dean (院长) at the university. There are more than 20 different kinds of classes for parents to choose from. They can choose the classes according to their children’s ages and the problems they want to solve. “The classes will not only give parents new ideas but also show how to put them into practice,” said Yan. “For example, parents will learn the reasons why teenagers get addicted to (对……上瘾) the Internet, such as meeting a difficulty or having no friends to play with in life. That will help them solve the problem easily.” Hao Zhaoqiang is a father of a high school student. He wants to make a change by taking the classes. “I hope that my change will help my child to be a happier and better person,” he said. 46. Why does the university give the classes? _________________________________________________ 47. How many kinds of classes can parents choose from? _________________________________________________ 48. List (列举) two reasons why many teenagers are addicted to the Internet. _________________________________________________ 49. What is Mr. Hao’s hope? _________________________________________________ 50. Will you advise your parents to take the classes? Why? _________________________________________________ 【答案】46. To help parents be better parents. 47. More than 20 different kinds of classes. 48. ①Meeting a difficulty. ②Having no friends to play with in life. 49. His change will help his child to be a happier and better person. 50. Yes. Because I hope that my parents can better understand me. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了上海一所大学开设了家庭教育专业，帮助家长成为更好的家长。 【46题详解】 根据“To help parents be better parents, a university in Shanghai started the family education major (专业).”可知，为了让家长成为更好的家长，上海一所大学开设了家庭教育专业。故填To help parents be better parents. 【47题详解】 根据“There are more than 20 different kinds of classes for parents to choose from.”可知，这所大学有超过20种不同类型的课程可供家长选择。故填More than 20 different kinds of classes. 【48题详解】 根据“such as meeting a difficulty or having no friends to play with in life.”可知，青少年沉迷于网络的原因可能是因为生活中遇到困难或没有朋友一起玩。故填①Meeting a difficulty. ②Having no friends to play with in life. 【49题详解】 根据“I hope that my change will help my child to be a happier and better person.”可知，Mr. Hao希望通过自己的改变能让孩子变得更好更快乐。故填His change will help his child to be a happier and better person. 【50题详解】 开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes. Because I hope that my parents can better understand me. 六、书面表达（计15分） 51. 家务劳动是生活中的一部分，我们作为一名家庭成员，应该学会分担家务。请以“My Experience of Doing Housework”为题，根据以下提示与要求，用英文写一篇短文。 写作提示： 1. What housework do you often do? 2. Write an experience of doing housework. 3. What have you learned from it? 写作要求： 1、短文包含以上要点，可以适当发挥； 2、不少于80词，语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范，卷面整洁。 3、短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其他相关信息。 My Experience of Doing Housework _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 My Experience of Doing Housework As a family member, it’s our duty to help our parents do housework. In our everyday life, I often do some housework, such as sweeping the floor or tidying the room. Last Sunday, when my parents went out shopping to buy food for lunch, I began to clean my house. First, I swept the floor and wiped the table. Then, I collected all the books and other things and put them in place. Finally, I took all the rubbish out. When my parents came back, they were surprised and praised me. I felt so happy at that time. I have learned that sharing the housework with our parents means showing love to them. It can help to develop our independence and teach us how to look after ourselves. It can also help us to understand the idea of fairness. So I suggest all of us should take action from now on. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”； ③提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，以第一人称为主。 [写作步骤] 第一步，整体说明帮助做家务是我们的责任； 第二步，具体阐述你做家务的经历以及你经常做的家务； 第三步，最后表达你从中学到了什么。 [亮点词汇] ①help sb. do sth.帮助某人做某事 ②such as比如 ③begin to do开始做 ④at that time那时 [高分句型] ①Last Sunday, when my parents went out shopping to buy food for lunch, I began to clean my house.（when引导的时间状语从句） ②I have learned that sharing the housework with our parents means showing love to them.（that引导的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023-2024学年度下学期期末教学质量调研 八年级英语试题 注意事项： 1.本试卷共4页。满分100分，考试时间90分钟。答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2.答题注意事项见答题卡，答在本试卷上不得分。 一、听力理解（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分） 注意：听力测试分四部分，共20小题。做题时，先将答案答在试卷上，录音内容结束后，将所作答案涂写到答题卡上。 （一）听对话，选择与对话内容相对应的图片。每组对话读两遍。 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ （二）听对话，根据对话内容，选择最佳答案。每组对话和问题读两遍。 6. What is the girl’s advice for Kim? A. To call up his friend. B. To go to his friend’s house. C. To write a letter to his friend. 7. What is Mike doing? A. Drawing pictures. B. Making notices. C. Putting up notices. 8. When should Alan finish his book report? A. By this Friday. B. By next Friday. C. By this Saturday. 9. What does the girl’s father ask her to do first? A. Watch TV. B. Hang out. C. Clean her room. 10. Which museum are they going to visit tomorrow? A. The space museum. B. The history museum. C. The science museum. （三）听短文，根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。短文读两遍。听短文前，你们有20秒钟的时间阅读下列句子。 11. Emma’s aunt gave her the book as a birthday gift. 12. The main character in the book is brave. 13. Emma felt upset because she didn’t do well in the math test. 14. Emma has read the book four times. 15. The book is really useful to Emma. （四）听对话，根据对话内容完成下列句子，每空词数不限。对话读三遍。听对话前，你们有20秒钟的时间阅读下列句子。注意：请将答案填写在答题卡指定区域。 16. When did Bob’s cousin have a yard sale? He had a yard sale last ________. 17. What could people buy at the yard sale? They could buy a bike, a ________ and some school things. 18. How long has Bob’s cousin had that bike? He has had it for almost ________ years. 19. What does Bob’s cousin want to do with the money from the sale? He wants to give it to a ________ home. 20. How does Grace like the yard sale? She thinks it is a great and ________ activity. 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 Childhood plays an important role in our lives. It’s a special time when we have no worries or stress, but lots of ____1____. My childhood days were filled with love and joy. ____2____ I was a little kid, I often played outside. In a cold winter, I fell down while I was skating. My right leg was ____3____. I could not go to school and play with friends. I was ____4____ in the hospital at first, but Mom read many interesting stories to make me happy. My good friends also came to ____5____ me with my studies every day. Thanks to them, the stay in the hospital wasn’t so hard. I also ____6____ another thing. There used to be a big pear tree in our yard. In spring, my brother and I liked to take ____7____ in front of it. The photos are still in my room. In summer, we played under the tree. In autumn, my brother climbed up the tree to ____8____ pears for us. They tasted delicious. Although it has been years since those days the memories of my childhood are still ____9____ in my mind. I’m thankful to my family and friends for giving me a happy and warm childhood. I will ____10____ these memories in my heart forever! 1. A. trouble B. fun C. information 2. A. If B. When C. After 3. A. broken B. sunburned C. tired 4. A. sad B. surprised C. hungry 5. A. ask B. call C. help 6. A. find B. remember C. teach 7. A. walks B. photos C. kites 8. A. pick B. buy C. grow 9. A. happy B. strange C. clear 10. A. improve B. keep C. realize 三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，计30分） A Mini First Aid (急救) Class Saturday, April 13th 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. At Sunshine Center The class is for children aged 3-6 years. We use a story book to help children better understand first aid. Children can bring their favorite soft toys. They will learn how to look after them during the class. Price: £5/ child After class, each child will get a Mini First Aid Certificate (证书). Booking (预约) Phone number: 417-1695 Email address: zoe.reddin@minifirstaid.co.uk 根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。 11. What can a child bring to the class? A. B. C. 12. Who is the Mini First Aid Class for? A. Children aged 3 years old. B. Children aged 6 years old. C. Children from 3 to 6 years old. 13. How much will Mrs. Jones pay if her three kids take the class? A. £5. B. £10. C. £15. 14. What can we learn from the reading? A. The class is on Sunday morning. B. Kids read stories to soft toys in the class. C. One can book the class by sending an email. B Zheng Xiaohui, a girl from Shandong, is popular in Italy (意大利) now. Why? She gives wonderful erhu performances on the street there and people enjoy them very much. When Zheng went to Milan in 2021, she was just a normal student, living a normal life. However, she watched a violinist’s street performance one day, and that changed her mind. She was surprised but excited to see many people dance to the music. She wanted to share erhu, the traditional Chinese musical instrument, with more people. So she decided to have a try herself. During the first street performance, Zheng was quite nervous. But the happy audience (观众) cheered her up. Since April 2023, Zheng has been performing on the street, and she usually does three or four shows a month. As Zheng is dressed in Chinese hanfu, her erhu performances make more and more foreign people interested in traditional Chinese culture. “They want to know more about my clothes and my musical instrument. I believe that Chinese music has built a bridge for cultural communication,” she said. As for the future, Zheng wants to have her own concerts in Italy. “I hope to let more foreign people learn about Chinese culture and music,” she said. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 15. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about? A. Why Zheng became a famous person in Italy. B. How Zheng started to give street performances. C. How Zheng decided to learn erhu at an early age. 16. How did Zheng feel when she performed for the first time? A. Nervous. B. Surprised. C. Excited. 17. What can we learn about Zheng from the passage? A. She went to Milan to learn Western music. B. Her street performances are quite popular. C. Her teacher encouraged her to give performances. 18. According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that ________ in the future. A Zheng will come back to China and perform on the street B. Zheng will teach foreign people to make Chinese hanfu C. Zheng wants to let more foreign people learn about Chinese culture and music C Everyone can do something to make our society (社会) better. Being a volunteer is a good way. If you don’t know what volunteer work you can do, here are 4 activities. Volunteer for the elderly You can go to the old people’s homes to offer help. It is a good act to look after old people and you will find that they are much more talented and experienced than you think and they will add value (价值) to your lives. Volunteer in a nursing home You can look after sick people and make friends with them. In fact, having sick people around you will make you look at situations in a different way, and you will find the beauty and joy of life and good health. Volunteer to teach English English is widely used. If you speak good English, you can provide your services for those who would like to learn. They can be children, village students or adults. As for the places, it can be in an English club or the community (社区) service center. Volunteer to help animals If you are an animal lover, you’d better not buy dogs or cats from pet shops. You can adopt (收养) street dogs or cats. If you don’t want to keep a pet, you can give away some money or visit an animal house to look after them. There is no act better than lending a hand in helping build a better society. The above 4 activities are the best among the good ones. Choose one to do and you will find everyone can do much and help to build our society a better place. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 19. What can we learn from the “Volunteer for the elderly” part? A. It is not easy to get on well with old people. B. The old people are less talented and experienced than you think. C. Visiting the old people’s home is both good for volunteers and old people. 20. How might a person change after volunteering in a nursing home? A. He or she may become afraid to be old. B. He or she may love and enjoy life more. C. He or she may become afraid to be sick. 21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The writer thinks that a person cannot do much. B. A nursing home is a good place to do volunteer work. C. If you want to teach English, you should speak good English. 22. Where can we probably read the passage? A. In a travel guide. B. In a science report. C. On a volunteering website. D Once upon a time, a woman named Emily lived in a small town. One day, she found an old jar (广口瓶) in a shop. She noticed a small label (标签) on it—“The Jar of Thanks”. Emily thought it was fun. The shop owner told her that people used to put thank-you notes in the jar. It helped them remember the good things in their lives. Emily liked the idea and decided to have her own Jar of Thanks. Every evening, she would sit down with her jar, think about the good things of the day, and write down a thank-you note. As the days turned into weeks and the weeks into months, Emily’s jar was full of those thank-you notes. She was surprised at how her life had changed. From the warmth of the morning sun to the laughter of children playing in the park, Emily found joy in simple things. One day, Emily faced a problem. She was going to lose her job. She was worried. Then she sat down with her jar and wondered if she could get comfort (慰藉) from the notes in such a tough time. As she read through the notes, something special happened. Emily found there were so many people loving her and that she was strong enough to face up to the difficulty. Later, Emily shared her Jar of Thanks with others. She wanted to tell them: We can find light in dark times through a thankful heart. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 23. Emily found the Jar of Thanks ________ in the beginning. A. important B. strange C. interesting 24. What can we know about Emily from Paragraph 3? A. She did a good thing every day. B. She began to understand others. C. She found much fun in simple things. 25. The underlined word “tough” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”. A. fair B. difficult C. scary 26. What did Emily learn after reading the notes in her jar? A. She should find a new job. B. Many people loved her and she was strong. C. She needed to work harder and be more careful. E 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 When others ask you to do something, you may have difficulty saying no. If so, you may be a people-pleaser. ____27____ You often agree to do things you don’t want to. Although being kind and helpful is a good thing, going too far to please others is bad for you. But don’t worry. Here is some advice to help you. ____28____ When someone asks for help, tell them you need some time to think about it. Studies have found that even a short stop can help make better decisions. You’ll be better able to decide if it is something you have the time to take on. To know if you have the time to do something for others, you need to set priorities (设定优先顺序). Think about where you want to spend your time. ____29____ What are you trying to finish? As you practice saying no to things you don’t really want to do, you’ll find that you have more time to do the things that are really important to you. Of course, it can be hard to make a sudden change, so it is often easier to begin in small ways. You can try saying no to smaller requests and giving your opinion about something small. ____30____ Keep doing good things, but in your own way. A. Take time to think. B. Who do you want to help? C. A people-pleaser’s opinion can change quickly. D. Saying no doesn’t mean that you stop being a kind person. E. A people-pleaser always puts others’ need before his or her own. 四、语言运用（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 假如下面是你们学校的戏剧社编排的《糖果屋》第八、九场的剧本，请根据剧本内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1~4小题选用，第二个方框供5~8小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。 A. as far as B. hungry C. as soon as D. friendly E. chores Scene Eight: In the candy house (W= Witch（女巫）; H= Hansel; G= Gretel) W: You are eating my pretty house! Are you ____31____, dear children? H and G: We’re so sorry, but we don’t eat anything for days. W: Don’t worry! Come in, dear children! Let me give you some proper food! H and G: Thank you. W: How dare (敢) you eat my house! I’ll eat you ____32____ you grow fat in a couple of weeks, boy! And you, lazy girl, can do ____33____ for me! G: Hansel, a minute ago, the old woman was ____34____ and said to us with a smile, but now she is a wicked (邪恶的) witch. She locked (锁上) the door! A. closer B. lead C. come up with D. ourselves E. set up Scene Nine: Several days later in the candy house H: Now nobody can save us, so we’ll have to save ____35____. Each day, the witch feels my finger to see if I get fat enough to eat. I know she can’t see well, so instead of showing my finger to the witch to feel, I show her a stick. In this way, I can cheat her and have more time to ____36____ an idea before she eats me. G: Good idea W: Show me your finger, boy! H: Here it is. W: Oh, it is still too thin! But I can’t wait any longer! H and G: Oh, no! W: Little girl, add the wood on the ground to the fire in the oven! G: I don’t know how to do that! Please show me how and then I’ll do it W: Silly girl! Like this! G: Could you please stand a little ____37____ to the oven? W: Yes, sure. G: Go inside the oven, you wicked witch! W: It’s too hot! Let me out, little girl. LET ME OUT!! G: Stay in the oven, you wicked witch! H: You are so clever and brave, Gretel! G: Let’s find a way that can ____38____ us out of the dark forest and back to our home as quickly as possible. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The U. S. government passed the Endangered Species Act (《濒危物种法》) in 1973. It wanted ____39____ (protect) endangered animals and plants across the United States. The act is useful. People can see some endangered animals in the wild again. This makes them get a feeling of ____40____ (achieve). However, the fighting is not completely over. Some animals are still in danger. Black-footed ferrets (雪貂) are one of the most endangered animals in North America. There are ____41____ (few) than 400 black-footed ferrets in the wild today. Jesse is a scientist. In order to help the animals, he ____42____ (do) much research in the wild already. “Helping even just one ferret can make ____43____ big difference to the whole species. Since the government passed the act, I have been able to do many things. For example, I am able to raise a lot of money to save the animals,” Jesse said. Now, Jesse is working to find ways to help ferrets stay away from illnesses. And he tries his best to improve ____44____ (they) living conditions. He thinks the act plays an important role in ____45____ (save) animals in the United States, including black-footed ferrets. 五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 To help parents be better parents, a university in Shanghai started the family education major (专业). The major is the first of its kind in China. About 120 parents with children of different ages are interested in it. To get a diploma (文凭), they need to finish 100 class hours within four months. “Parents worry about their children’s study more than ever before. Through the classes, we want to help them feel less stressed and build a healthy relationship with their children,” said Yan Hanbing, a dean (院长) at the university. There are more than 20 different kinds of classes for parents to choose from. They can choose the classes according to their children’s ages and the problems they want to solve. “The classes will not only give parents new ideas but also show how to put them into practice,” said Yan. “For example, parents will learn the reasons why teenagers get addicted to (对……上瘾) the Internet, such as meeting a difficulty or having no friends to play with in life. That will help them solve the problem easily.” Hao Zhaoqiang is a father of a high school student. He wants to make a change by taking the classes. “I hope that my change will help my child to be a happier and better person,” he said. 46. Why does the university give the classes? _________________________________________________ 47. How many kinds of classes can parents choose from? _________________________________________________ 48. List (列举) two reasons why many teenagers are addicted to the Internet. _________________________________________________ 49 What is Mr. Hao’s hope? _________________________________________________ 50. Will you advise your parents to take the classes? Why? _________________________________________________ 六、书面表达（计15分） 51. 家务劳动是生活中的一部分，我们作为一名家庭成员，应该学会分担家务。请以“My Experience of Doing Housework”为题，根据以下提示与要求，用英文写一篇短文。 写作提示： 1. What housework do you often do? 2. Write an experience of doing housework. 3. What have you learned from it? 写作要求： 1、短文包含以上要点，可以适当发挥； 2、不少于80词，语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范，卷面整洁。 3、短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其他相关信息。 My Experience of Doing Housework _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$