湖南省娄底市冷水江市2023-2024学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试题

2024年上学期八年级期末考试试题卷英语 (时量:100分钟 满分:100分) 第一部分 听力理解(共两节，满分 20分) 第一节(共5小题:每小题1分，满分5分) 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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. How high is the Mountain Long? A.1,413m. B.1,513 m. C.1,613m. 2. How long has Dave had the bike? A. For a year. B. For a month. C. For a week. 3. Which country has Nick been to before? A. The Us. B. The UK. C. Canada. 4. Whose bicycle is red? A. Lucy's. B. Lily's. C. We don't know. 5. What was Tom doing at the time of the rainstorm? A. Watching TV. B. Playing basketball. C. Doing homework. 第二节(共15 小题:每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面6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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What will Bill do this weekend? A. He will stay at home. B. He will see a doctor. C. He will visit a friend. 7. How many times has Bill been to the Water Park? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Who will come over for dinner? A. Grandma. B. Grandpa. C. Grandparents. 9. What will Mike do first? A. Sweep the floor. B. Make the bed. C. Clean the kitchen. 听第八段材料，回答第10、11题 10. Why can't the girl go to play football this Sunday? A. She feels sick. B. She doesn't love to do it. C. She has much homework and a few activities. 11.What will the girl perhaps do after talking with the boy? A. She will study hard. B. She will be much busier than before. C. She will communicate with her parents. 听第九段材料，回答第 12 至 14题。 12. What did Eric buy for his sister? A. A volleyball. B. A toy duck. C. A toy bear. 13. How much is the volleyball? A.8 yuan. B. 12 yuan. C. 20 yuan. 14. What are they talking about? A. Toys. B. A yard sale. C. Shopping 听第十段材料，回答第 15 至 17题。 15.Where are the two speakers? A. In a library. B. In a book shop. C. In a supermarket. 16. What is the boy looking for? A. A storybook. B.A book on animals. C. A book about the earth. 17. Why does the boy need it right now? A. Because he likes it very much. B. Because he has to write a report. C. Because he wants to lend it to someone. 听第十一段材料，回答第18至 20 题。 18. When did Jim climb the mountain? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Thursday. 19. What happened to Jim? A. His feet hurt. B. He broke a leg C. He lost an arm. 20. What did Jim do on the ground? A. He dug a hole. B. He threw away the stones. C. He wrote a message with stones. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共 11小题:每小题2分，满分 22分) 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。 ( Kaifu Temple It's a place of interest with a long history and rich cultural relics (文化遗产). There are many trees and flowers in it, The oldest tree can be more than 600 years old! Many people visit the place to enjoy the beautiful scenery and pray (祈祷) for health, wealth and good luck. )A ( Time: 8: 00 a.m.-5: 30 p.m. Price: 10 yuan (free for children under 14 and adults over 65) Website guide: http://www.kaifusi.com ) 21.When can people visit Kaifu Temple? A. At 7:30 a.m. B. At 10:00 a.m. C. At 6:00 p.m. 22.How much should they pay if a father and his 10-year-old son visit the temple? A.10 yuan. B. 14 yuan C. 20 yuan. 23.Where is the material (材料) probably from? A.A school notice. B.A story book. C. A city guide. B Once a tortoise(乌龟) and two swans(天鹅) lived on a lake. They were very good friends. They spent many hours happily together. Unluckily, there was no rain that year. The lake became dry. So they had to leave the lake to search for another lake to live. The two swans could fly easily, but it was difficult for the tortoise. The three of them began to wonder, and they didn't know what to do next. At last, the two swans had an idea. They said to the tortoise, “We will place a stick in your mouth. We. will carry the stick in our beaks (鸟嘴)on either side. This will make us fly together. But remember , you must not open your mouth. If you do, you know what will happen to you.” The tortoise was sad to leave the lake, but it agreed to the idea happily. One fine morning, they were flying over a large town. The people of the town were surprised at what they saw in the sky. They were very curious about it and started shouting excitedly. The tortoise heard the noise and wondered what it was about. It forgot its promise and opened its mouth to ask curiously, “Why is there…? Ah…!” Sadly, down fell the tortoise, and died. The swans had no chance to save it. They were sad to lose their best friend but had to flyaway and start their new life. 24. Why did the tortoise and the swans have to leave the lake? A. The lake was too noisy. B. They wanted to meet new friends in another lake. C. They had to find a new home because of the dry weather. 25. How did the two swans plan to help the tortoise fly? A. They would tie a stick to the tortoise's body. B. They would carry the tortoise on their backs. C. They would have the tortoise hold a stick between them. 26. What's the meaning of “curious” in Paragraph 6? A.惊讶的 B.好奇的 C.兴奋的 27. How did the swans feel after the tortoise fell down and died? A. They felt sad but had to move on. B. They were angry with the tortoise. C. They felt sorry and stayed in the town. C The Underwater Museum of Art (MUSA) in Mexico attracts lots of tourists from different countries every year because it always holds a very popular public art show every year. What's more, it's the largest museum of its kind in the world. People built the museum in 2009 and it opened to tourists one year later. It's not like a traditional museum, and it's an environmental one to protect sea life. There are over 500 different sculptures ( 雕塑) in MUSA. These sculptures changed as they became the home to sea life. There are three galleries (艺术长廊) in MUSA. The Machones Gallery is about 8 meters deep with around 470 sculptures. The Punta Nizuc Gallery is about 4 meters deep with 33 sculptures. It is close to most of the hotels, There's also a third gallery called the Punta Sam Gallery. And it's as deep as the Punta Nizuc Gallery. Visitors can enjoy the art show and get close to local .sea life when they swim or dive(潜水)around the museum. If you don't want to get wet, you can still visit the underwater museum - just buy a ticket of a glass boat tour. lf you get there, you will have a great time. 28. What is special about the Underwater Museum of Art (MUSA) in Mexico? A. It attracts tourists from the same country. B. It is the oldest underwater museum in the world. C. It holds a very popular public art show every year. 29, What's the purpose of 'the underwater museum? A. To show different sculptures. B. To ask tourists to protect sea life. C. To attract more tourists to Mexico. 30. Which gallery in MUSA has the largest number of sculptures? A. The Machones Gallery B. The Punta Nizuc Gallery C. The Punta Sam Gallery 3l. How can visitors get to the underwater museum without getting wet? A. By swimming or diving. B. By taking a glass boat tour. C. By walking along the seabed. 第二节(共4小题:每小题2分，满分8分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Recently, more and more young people are riding bicycles on city roads, surfing on the land, playing Ultimate Frisbee (极陜飞盘) going rock climbing and so on. Why are these new sports so popular? 32 . Young people pick them up not only to keep healthy, but also to make more friends. Groups of players have online group chats, talking about the sports they are interested in or simply sharing their lives. “, like sports very much, and I think Ultimate is very suitable forme.33 .It really makes me happy," said Ge Ziwei, who started playing Ultimate last April . 34 .“The photos are very nice and can be posted on our social media accounts to remind us of the good times," said Ge. Traditional sports, such as soccer and basketball, usually have strict rules.35 . People can enjoy them at many places in the city, from parks to sidewalks. If you want to pick up a new sport, try the sports above. A. It's really relaxing but unsafe sometimes. B. Here are some reasons from young people C. The new sports are good for taking photos. D. But the new sports, especially Ultimate, are easy to begin. E. was shy in the past and didn't have many friends, but now I have a lot of friends. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分) 第一节(共10 小题:每小题 1.5分，满分 15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 After a day of hard work, Kevin's father went back home. He wanted to take a shower, and then to 36 and enjoy the rest of the day. When he was finishing his shower, the phone rang. “Dad, it's for you. Come on!” Kevin shouted. His father finished up his shower 37 . When he ran to the phone, he fell on the floor. “Owww!” Kevin's dad shouted loudly because he 38 his left foot. Hearing the shout, Kevin ran to check and saw his dad 39 on the floor. He broke his left foot. His father's face turned pale (苍白的), 40 he said to his son, “Kevin, call your mom.” Kevin's mother worked near home and she went back home in less than ten 4l . They took Kevin's father to the nearest 42 . When they arrived there, the doctor checked the foot carefully. To their joy, the doctor twisted (扭转) Kevin's father's foot and set it back to the 43 place. “Ahhh!" His dad made a 44sound. But his left foot was back in its normal place. “Falling on a wet floor is one of the most common accidents," the doctor said. “It can be very 45 . Be careful with the wet floor next time.” 36. A. relax B. work C. cook 37. A. quietly B slowly C. quickly 38. A. cut B. hurt C. lost 39. A. sleeping B. lying C. playing 40. A. and B. but C.so 41.A. seconds B. minutes C. hours 42.A. office B. museum C. hospital 43. A. right B. left C. wrong 44. A. terrible B. wonderful C. enjoyable 45. A. important B. difficult C. dangerous 第二节(共 10 小题:每小题1分，满分 10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式。 Have you ever been to some interesting museums? I'll introduce three of them to you. The fist one vis the American Computer Museum, You can get information about different 46 (computer) and who invented them. The old computers 47 (be) much bigger. It's unbelievable that technology 48 (progress) in such a rapid way in recent years! The second one is a very unusual museum in India, the International Museum 49 Toilets. You will not believe your eyes when you see so many different kinds of toilets there. The museum 50 (teach) people about the history and development of toilets. It also encourages governments and social groups 51 (think) about ways to improve toilets in the future. The third one is the Hangzhou national Tea Museum, It's a relaxing and 52 (peace) place near a lake, The tea art performances show people 53 to make a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets. Watching the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea 54 (it). You'll finally realize why so many people loves drinking tea and 55 (collect) tea sets. So, the next time you have the chance (机会), step into a museum and enjoy it. 第四部分 综合技能(共两节，满分25分) 第一节(共5小题:每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，按要求完成后面各个小题。 When I was very young, people in our village lived by planting fruit trees. My grandparents always took me to the orchard (果园) on the hill. At that time, they had to carry water from the river at the foot of the hill. Even though we worked so hard, we had a hard life because there was little water. One day, two young men from our government led a group of workers to our village. They learned about the difficulties we faced, and later, canals (水渠) and other projects (项目)began to be built in my village. Soon after that, I moved to another city for my junior high school with my parents. I hadn't been back for the last two years. One day, my family and I made time to return. We were surprised because everything had changed. The canal ran past every orchard so villagers didn't have to go up and down the hill anymore. 59. The river was so clean that fish swam happily in it. When we arrived home, my grandparents took out some fresh pears and apples. They told us that these canals encouraged more people to increase the fruit production(产量) with clean water in the river. 60.现在我的家乡已经发生了很大变化。Looking ahead, I am filled with hope and excitement for the future. 56~58 小题，回答问题。 56. How did people make a living in the village when the writer was very young? 57. What were built to help the villagers solve the short of water? 58.What change has surprised you in your hometown? 59~60 小题，英汉互译。 59. 60. 第二节(共1小题:满分15分) 暑期来临，你打算阅读一本英文书籍。你在网上书店看中了三本书，但你只有50元钱。 请根据表格内信息进行对比，选择购买其中一本书，并简要陈述理由。 Name of the book Price Content Robinson Crusoe 25 a classic about a man on an island Tom Sawyer 28 an exciting story about a boy in the United States This is China 42 some short articles about the history, culture, and places of interest in China 注意:（1）可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯； （2）80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 The summer vacation is on the way, and I am going to read an English book. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$