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null 2023-2024学年度第二学期期末考试八年级英语试题 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第I卷为选择题，45分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，55分；共100分。考试时间为120分钟（含听力20分钟）。 2. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将本人的姓名、准考证号和座号写在答题卡的相应位置。 3. 答第I卷时，必须使用2B铅笔填涂答题卡上相应题目的答案标号，如需改动，必须先用橡皮擦干净，再改涂其它答案。 4. 答第Ⅱ卷时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写。务必在题号所指示的答题区域内作答。若需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带，否则，答案无效。 第I卷 选择题（共45分） 一、听力选择（共15小题，计15分） （一）请听录音中八组短对话。每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出与对话内容相符的图片或能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每组对话读两遍） 1. What is Li Jun’s favorite story? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】W: Li Jun, do you like the story Cinderella? M: No, I don’t like it. I like Sleeping Beauty best of all. 2. What was Linda doing at 3: 00 o’clock? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: I was cleaning the room at three p.m. What about you, Tim? M: I was doing my homework and my sister Linda was playing tennis. 3. What has Jeff had for about eight years? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Jeff, so lovely toy bear. M: My father gave me on my third birthday. I have kept it for eight years. 4. What’s the matter with Mary? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She has a headache. B. She has a stomachache. C. She has a toothache. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Mary, you look so tired. What’s the matter with you? W: Yeah. I have a headache. I feel so bad. 5. Why was Mary late for class? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The bus was late. B. She got up later than usual. C. Her clock didn’t work. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Mary, why were you late for class this morning? W: I overslept and missed the bus. 6. What does the boy need to do first? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Clean the house. B. Do his homework. C. Visit his grandpa. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Mike, we need to clean the house. Your grandpa is visiting us today. M: Sure, but I need to do my homework first. 7. Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He is busy. B. He doesn’t like the man. C. He doesn’t know the way. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the bus station? M: Sorry, I’m new here. You may ask the policeman over there. 8. Who is the woman? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The boy’s teacher. B. The boy’s sister. C. The boy’s mother. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Madam, would it be possible for me to hand in the paper by next Monday? W: I’m afraid not, Mike. （二）请听录音中两段较长的对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每段对话读两遍） 听对话，请回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9. What kind of movies will Lucy watch? A. Action movie. B. Adventure movie. C. Comedy movie. 10 What will Lucy do tomorrow? A. Have a basketball game. B. Do some work. C. Go out for dinner. 11. Who may give Lucy a ride? A. Lucy’s father. B. Alan. C. Alan’s father. 【答案】9 A 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【详解】W:Hey, dad. M:Yes. W:Could I go out for dinner with my friends tonight? M:Sure, that should be okay. W:Could I go to the movies after that? My friend said the new action movie is really good. M: I guess so. But don’t stay out late. You have a basketball game tomorrow. Remember: You need to have a good rest. W:Oh yeah. Well ,could you give me a ride to town now? M:I can’t, now .Lucy, I have to do some work now. W:Oh okay. No problem. I’ll call Allen. Maybe his dad can give me a ride. 听对话，回答以下各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. Where is the Nile? A. In Asia. B. In Europe. C. In Africa. 13. How long is the Nile? A. More than 6,671 kilometers long. B. More than 8,070 kilometers long. C. More than 7,661 kilometers long. 14. How many countries does the Nile pass through? A. 7. B. 8. C. 9. 15. Who visited the Nile last year ? A. The girl. B. The boy. C. We don’t know. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Can you tell me something about the longest river in the world? M: Sure. It’s the Nile. W: Where is it? M: It’s in Africa. W: How long is it? M: It’s more than six thousand six hundred seventy one kilometers long. It passes through nine countries. W: Have you visited the Nile, Mike? M: Yes, I went there last year. W: Thank you very much. I hope to have a chance to visit them now one day. M: You will. Bye-bye. 二、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。 A I have great interest in stamps (邮票). I have started collecting many kinds of stamps since 2012. I have collected over 300 different stamps. They’re really amazing. —Zhao Min, China This toy bear is my only toy. I have kept it for three years. A volunteer came to our village and she gave it to me. The toy bear has become my best friend. He knows all of my secrets (秘密). —Julia, the US Look! I have a toy gun. My uncle gave me the first toy gun when I was five. I have got twelve guns from him so far. Being a policeman like him is always my dream. We often play together on the weekend. It’s really fun. —Frank, England I was born on a big farm. There are a lot of animals. They are my friends. Feeding them is one of my favorite hobbies. Now I’m old enough to help my father work on the farm. —Lisa, Canada 16. How long has Zhao Min collected different kinds of stamps? A. For about six months. B. For about three years. C. For about ten years. D. For five years. 17. What’s Frank’s dream? A. Being a worker. B. Being a teacher. C. Being an actor. D. Being a policeman. 18. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Zhao Min has collected over 300 different stamps. B. Julia’s friend gave her a toy bear. C. Feeding animals is one of Lisa’s favorite hobbies. D. Frank often plays with his uncle on the weekend. 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了赵敏、朱莉娅、弗兰克和丽莎的个人信息以及兴趣爱好。 【16题详解】 推理判断题。根据文中“I have started collecting many kinds of stamps since 2012.”可推理出，赵敏收集各种邮票大约十年了。故选C。 【17题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“Being a policeman like him is always my dream.”可知，弗兰克的梦想是当一名警察。故选D。 【18题详解】 推理判断题。根据文中“A volunteer came to our village and she gave it to me.”可推理出，“朱莉娅的朋友给了她一只玩具熊”是错误的。故选B。 B Robert and Henry were going home for lunch from school, when on turning a corner (转角), Robert cried out, “A fight! Let’s go and see!” “No,” said Henry, “Let’s go home quietly and not join in this fight. We have nothing to do with it, and may get into trouble.” “You are a coward, and afraid to go,” said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went back to school as usual. But Robert told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they all laughed at him. However, Henry knew that true courage was far more than that. He knew that he should be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. A few days later, Robert was swimming with some schoolmates and got out of his depth. He struggled (挣扎) and cried for help, but nobody answered and helped. Robert was going down fast when Henry threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. He reached Robert just in time. With great effort (努力), he brought Robert to the riverbank and saved his life. Robert and his schoolmates were ashamed (感到羞愧的) of having called Henry a coward. They realized that he had more courage than all of them. Never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do bad. 19. What did Robert want to do when he and Henry turned the corner? A. Go home for lunch quietly. B. Watch a fight that was happening. C. Join some troublemakers. D. Don’t give any attention and keep walking. 20. What does it mean to be a coward? A. To face danger bravely. B. To be afraid of nothing. C. Not to be brave and be easily scared. D. To follow others in the face of danger. 21. What did Henry do when Robert was in danger while swimming? A. He got out of the water as fast as he could. B. He struggled and cried for help but nobody answered. C. He called for someone else to help Robert. D. He jumped into the water to save him without a thought. 22. What does the story teach us? A. The importance of having good friends. B. The common fears of doing wrong. C. The meaning of true courage. D. The problems of being a coward. 【答案】19. B 20. C 21. D 22. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了罗伯特和亨利的故事，因为亨利没有去看别人打架，罗伯特告诉别人他是个懦夫。后来，罗伯特游泳时差点出事故，亨利救了他，从而证明了真正的勇气不是去看打斗，而是在他人危难时伸出援手。 【19题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Robert cried out, ‘A fight! Let’s go and see!’”可知，罗伯特想要去看正在发生的打斗。故选B。 【20题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“‘You are a coward, and afraid to go,’ said Robert, and off he ran.”可知，胆小鬼意味着“不勇敢，容易被吓到”。故选C。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Robert was going down fast when Henry threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. He reached Robert just in time. With great effort (努力), he brought Robert to the riverbank and saved his life.”可知，当罗伯特游泳遇到危险时，亨利不假思索地跳进水里，救了他。故选D。 【22题详解】 主旨大意题。整篇文章通过讲述罗伯特和亨利的故事，揭示了真正的勇气的含义，即在他人危难时伸出援手，而不是去看打斗。故选C。 C . How to manage your worries Sometimes the world can be a scary place, and everyone feels a little worried. This great new book from Usborne, The Unworry Book, is full of useful ideas of looking after your mental (心理上的) health. Follow these three simple steps to create your own worry box. 1. Get a box There are lots of ways to make a worry box. It doesn’t have to be an actual (真实) box—something like an empty bottle or a milk box will work well. The opening will act as the mouth. 2. Get decorating (装饰) Bring your box to life using pens, decorations and glue, and try to make it really fun and personal to you. You could even make it look like one of your favourite creatures (生物). 3. Throw your worries away When the box is filly decorated, it’s ready to eat up all your worries. Write them on bits of paper and feed them into your box. When the box is full, be sure to recycle the paper so the worries don’t build up. To find out more, and to learn lots of different ways to deal with mental health and relax, take a look at usborne. com/mentalhealth. 23. What can we learn from the book? A. Stories about the writer. B. Ways of recycling waste paper. C. Ways of taking care of our mental health. D. Stories about people with mental problems. 24. Which of the following is the best choice for a worry box? A. B. C. D. 25. How can we learn more about mental health according to the text? A. By buying a book. B. By visiting the website. C. By talking to a doctor. D. By turning to our friends. 26. What’s the main purpose of the text? A. To advise us to buy the book. B. To show how to make a worry box. C. To give suggestions on mental health. D. To explain how to decorate a box. 【答案】23. C 24. D 25. B 26. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了制作烦恼盒的方法。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The Unworry Book, is full of useful ideas of looking after your mental (心理上的) health.”可知，我们可以从这本书中学到如何呵护我们的心理健康。故选C。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据“It doesn’t have to be an actual (真实的) box—something like an empty bottle or a milk box will work well. ”可知，任何一个像空瓶子或者牛奶盒这样的东西都可以用来当作烦恼盒。故选D。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据“To find out more, and to learn lots of different ways to deal with mental health and relax, take a look at usborne. com/mentalhealth.”可知，我们可以通过访问网站的方式来了解更多关于心理健康方面的信息，故B选项符合题意。故选B。 【26题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文以一本书为线索，主要介绍了制作烦恼盒的方法。故选B。 D “If there’s something in your life that makes you happy, do it! Don’t care what others say.” This is from the movie Heidi, which is one of the most popular movies since it came out. The story took place in Alps. It’s about a little girl named Heidi. Heidi lost her parents at an early age. She had an aunt. Her name was Dieter. She had to take care of Heidi. Later, her aunt wanted to work in other places. Heidi’s grandfather lived in Alps. She had to go there and turn to Heidi’s grandfather. Heidi’s grandfather was eccentric. He never talked to others and disagreed with the villagers. He lived alone in the wooden house in the mountain area. At first, Heidi’s grandpa didn’t want to accept her. One day, Heidi found her grandpa’s deep feelings. The old and the young depended on each other. Heidi was very happy to live with her grandpa. Heidi received the love of the villagers because of her loveliness and kindness. At that time, she also made friends with Peter. They played among the mountains and the green fields. But the good time did not last long. Heidi left her grandfather and the boy and went to a rich lady’s house to be her playmate. Heidi found happiness for the rich lady. What would happen in the end? You can find the answer by watching this movie. 27. Heidi went to her grandfather’s home because . A. her parents were lost B. her aunt wanted to work in other places C. her grandfather missed her D. she wanted to live in the mountain 28. Which of the following can best describe Heidi? A. Cool. B. Kind. C. Strict. D. Shy. 29. What does the underlined word “eecentric” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A. 古怪的 B. 开朗的 C. 幽默的 D. 诚恳的 30. The text is probably a . A. work diary B. medical report C. film introduction D. family introduction 【答案】27. B 28. B 29. A 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了电影《海蒂和爷爷》的部分内容。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Later, her aunt wanted to work in other places. Heidi’s grandfather lived in Alps. She had to go there and turn to Heidi’s grandfather.”可知，Heidi的姑姑想去其他地方工作，所以Heidi不得不去爷爷家。故选B。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Heidi received the love of the villagers because of her loveliness and kindness.”可知，Heidi很善良。故选B。 【29题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中“He never talked to others and disagreed with the villagers.”可知，Heidi的爷爷从不与他人交谈，也不同意村民的意见，Heidi的爷爷很古怪；可推断出“eccentric”意为“古怪的”。故选A。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“This is from the movie Heidi, which is one of the most popular movies since it came out.”以及通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了电影《海蒂和爷爷》的部分内容，可推断出本文是电影《海蒂和爷爷》的相关介绍。故选C。 第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题，共55分） 三、听力填词（共5小题，计5分） 录音中有一篇短文，听短文两遍后，根据所听内容填写下面表格（每空一词）。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 1 Cathy’s favorite thing from children is a toy ___31___ . 2. She has had it for ___32___ years. 3. Mary got it on her ___33___ birthday. 4. Cathy thought it was one of her best ___34___. 5. Although the toy is old now, she doesn’t want to ___35___ it away. 【答案】31. monkey 32. 8##eight 33. 6th##sixth 34. friends 35. throw 【解析】 【详解】My name is Cathy. My favorite thing from children is a toy monkey. I have had it for eight years. My mother gave it to me on my sixth birthday. I like it very much because it is so cute. It’s special to me because I used to play with it almost every day until I was ten years old. I thought it was one of my best friends. The toy monkey has left me so many memories. I still remember when I was seven years old. I would never go to bed without it. Although it is old now, I don’t want to throw it away. 四、单词拼写与运用（共8小题，计8分） 根据句意和提示补全单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。 36. N________ of the twins likes swimming. They are afraid of water. 【答案】(N)either 【解析】 【详解】句意：这对双胞胎都不喜欢游泳。他们害怕水。根据“N...of the twins likes swimming. They are afraid of water.”可知，他们害怕水，所以双胞胎二人都不喜欢游泳，neither“两者都不”符合语境，故填(N)either。 37. Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back sweet m________. 【答案】(m)emories 【解析】 【详解】句意：艾米想保留她的旧东西，因为它们能勾起她美好的回忆。根据“Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back sweet m...”可知，艾米的旧东西能勾起她美好的回忆。故填(m)emories。 38. You have to study really hard if you want to s__________ in the future. 【答案】(s)ucceed 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你想在未来取得成功，你必须努力学习。根据“You have to study really hard if you want to s...in the future.”可知此处是指想要成功。succeed“成功”，动词，不定式符号to后用动词原形。故填(s)ucceed。 39. Don’t let Lily stay at home a________. She’s too young. 【答案】(a)lone 【解析】 【详解】句意：不要让莉莉单独待在家里。她太小了。根据“Don’t let Lily stay at home...She’s too young”可知她太小了，所以不能让她单独待在家里，alone“单独”。故填(a)lone。 40. ________ (千) of people have visited Zhou Yao Insect Museum since it opened to the public last year. 【答案】Thousands 【解析】 【详解】句意：自去年向公众开放以来，已有成千上万的人参观了周遥昆虫博物馆。“千”thousand，结合“of”可知用thousands of表示“数以千计的，成千上万的”，句子开头首字母大写。故填Thousands。 41. I can feel the ________ (美丽) of exercise whenever I go skateboarding. 【答案】beauty 【解析】 【详解】句意：每当我去滑板的时候，我都能感受到运动的美。根据“I can feel the... of exercise”和所给的中文提示“美丽”可知，定冠词the后接名词，“美丽”的名词形式是“beauty”，为不可数名词。故填beauty。 42. Is it the parents’ job to ________ (提供) a clean environment at home? 【答案】provide 【解析】 【详解】句意：提供干净的家庭环境是父母的工作吗？提供：provide，动词，此处与to构成不定式。故填provide。 43. Mr. Cooper often goes ________ (到国外) with his family during their holidays. 【答案】abroad 【解析】 【详解】句意：库柏先生经常在假期和他的家人出国。“到国外”abroad，副词， go abroad“出国”。故填abroad。 五、语法填空（共10小题，计10分） A 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。 If you don’t keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time to have an illness. During the winter months, people ___44___ (easy) get colds and flu. Many people think they are the same, ___45___ they are different. Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, a sore throat, a headache, a cough and a fever. While flu is ___46___ (serious) than colds. You will feel sick very quickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Your body ___47___ (hurt) and become weak. This could last for up to four weeks. 【答案】44. easily 45. but 46. more serious 47. will hurt 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了感冒和流感的不同。 【44题详解】 句意：在冬季，人们很容易得感冒和流感。空处修饰动词get，应该用easy的副词easily“容易地”。故填easily。 【45题详解】 句意：许多人认为它们是一样的，但它们是不同的。根据“Many people think they are the same,…they are different.”可知，空处前后表示转折，应该用but连接。故填but。 【46题详解】 句意：而流感比感冒更严重。根据“than”可知，空处应该填比较级，serious的比较级是more serious。故填more serious。 【47题详解】 句意：你的身体会受伤，变得虚弱。根据“You will have a fever and a headache.”为一般将来时可知，空处也应该为一般将来时，其结构是will+动词原形。故填will hurt。 B 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。 I love traveling, nature and animals. I ____48____ (be) to many theme museums, such ____49____ the National Science Museum, the International Museum of Toilets and Hangzhou National Tea Museum in Zhejiang Province. In the National Science Museum, I learned about many inventions and knew who invented them. It’s unbelievable that technology has made such rapid progress. It encourages me ____50____ (study) harder. In the Hangzhou National Tea Museum, I watched ____51____ unusual tea art performance and learned how ____52____ (make) perfect tea with beautiful tea sets. I have learned many ____53____ (society) customs from the performance. 【答案】48. have been 49. as 50. to study 51. an 52. to make 53. social 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍作者参观博物馆的经历及收获。 【48题详解】 句意：我去过许多主题博物馆，例如国家科学博物馆，国际厕所博物馆和杭州国家茶叶博物馆。根据下文“In the National Science Museum, I learned about many inventions and knew who invented them.”以及“In the Hangzhou National Tea Museum, I watched…”可知，此处表示去过了，have been to sp.“去过某地”，主语为“I”，所以此处应填have been。故填have been。 【49题详解】 句意：我去过许多主题博物馆，例如国家科学博物馆，国际厕所博物馆和杭州国家茶叶博物馆。根据句意可知，此处表示举例说明，such as“例如”，固定词组。故填as。 【50题详解】 句意：它鼓励我更努力的学习。encourage sb. to do sth.“鼓励某人做某事”，固定词组。故填to study。 【51题详解】 句意：在杭州国家茶叶博物馆，我看了一个不同寻常的茶艺表演并学习了用美丽的茶具如何去制作完美的茶。根据句意可知，此处表示泛指的一个不同寻常的茶艺表演，应用不定冠词；根据空后“unusual”是以元音音素开头的单词可知，此处应填an。故填an。 【52题详解】 句意：在杭州国家茶叶博物馆，我看了一个不同寻常的茶艺表演并学习了用美丽的茶具如何去制作完美的茶。分析句子结构可知，此处为“疑问词+不定式”结构，作宾语。故填to make。 【53题详解】 句意：从表演中我学会了许多社会习俗。根据空后的“customs”可知，此处应用形容词形式，作定语。故填social。 六、完形填空（共7小题，计7分） 阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词语填空。方框中有两个词语为多余选项。 been, each, around, southeast, largest, population, famous, both, island Have you ever been to Taiwan? Taiwan lies in the ____54____ of China. It’s the ____55____ island in China. It has an area of about 36, 000 square kilometers and it has a ____56____ of over 20,000,000. It is rich in nature resources (资源). Bananas, rice, tea and so on are ____57____ at home and abroad. Clothes and food are also well-known ____58____ the world. Its beautiful scenery, Sun Moon Lake and Mount Ali, and its wonderful climate (气候) make more and more tourists come to Taiwan. Taiwan has ____59____ a part of China since ancient times. Most people of the island came from Fujian and Guangdong provinces. All the people on ____60____ sides of the strait (海峡) have a strong wish to unite our motherland (祖国统一). 【答案】54. southeast 55. largest 56. population 57. famous 58. around 59. been 60. both 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了台湾的地理位置、人口、物产和气候等情况。 【54题详解】 句意：台湾位于中国的东南部。根据“Taiwan lies in the…of China.”的句意并结合备选词汇以及常识可知，台湾位于中国的东南部。故填southeast。 【55题详解】 句意：它是中国最大的岛屿。根据“It’s the…island in China.”的句意并结合备选词汇以及常识可知，台湾是中国最大的岛屿。故填largest。 【56题详解】 句意：它的面积约36000平方公里，它的人口超过20000000。根据“it has a…of over 20,000,000.”的句意并结合备选词汇可知，此处说的是人口。故填population。 【57题详解】 句意：香蕉、大米、茶叶等名扬海内外。根据下文“Clothes and food are also well-known…the world.”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指香蕉、大米、茶叶等名扬海内外。故填famous。 【58题详解】 句意：衣服和食物也是世界闻名的。around the world“世界各地； 全世界”，固定词组。故填around。 【59题详解】 句意：台湾自古以来就是中国的一部分。根据“since ancient times”并结合备选词汇可知，句子时态为现在完成时，空处为过去分词，been“是”符合。故填been。 【60题详解】 句意：海峡两岸的所有的人有祖国统一的强烈愿望。根据空后的“the strait”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指海峡两岸，both“两者；两个”符合。故填both。 七、阅读表达（共5小题，计10分） 阅读短文，按要求完成下列各小题。 Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He loved his son very much. Because he wanted to make his son have a happy life, he decided to send him to see a smart old man for advice on happiness. When the old man knew about this, he gave the boy an empty bowl (空碗) and asked him to go to the river and fill the bowl with water. “If no water is spilt (洒) when you come back, I will tell you about it.” The boy walked to the river and came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?” The boy could say nothing about them because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands. The old man smiled and said, “Bring me another bowl of water and enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds.” When he came back, the boy could describe (描述) everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked at his bowl, he found most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl when he enjoyed the beautiful things along the road. “Well, young man,” the old man said. “Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget your dream in your heart. This is the secret (秘密) of happiness.” 61. How did the boy go to the river? (no more than 5 words) __________________________________________________ 62. Why couldn’t the boy say something about the flowers and birds? (no more than 11 words) __________________________________________________ 63. What did the old man tell the boy to enjoy the second time? (no more than 13 words) __________________________________________________ 64. 将划线部分句子译成汉语。 __________________________________________________ 65. 给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。 __________________________________________________ 【答案】61. He walked to the river. 62. Because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands. 63. He told the boy to enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds. 64. 再给我打一碗水，同时欣赏路边的花和鸟儿的歌唱。 65. The secret of happiness. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了智者通过让富人的儿子去河边取水的故事告诉他幸福真正的含义。 【61题详解】 根据“The boy walked to the river and came back with a bowl of water.”可知，男孩步行去河边。故填He walked to the river. 【62题详解】 根据“The boy could say nothing about them because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands.”可知，男孩关注手里的碗而没有看到路边的花。故填Because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands. 【63题详解】 根据“Bring me another bowl of water and enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds.”可知，老人让男孩注意路边的花和鸟儿的歌唱。故填He told the boy to enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds. 【64题详解】 Bring“带来”，me“我”，another“另一个”，bowl“碗”，water“水”，and“和，而且”，enjoy“欣赏”，the flowers“花”，the singing of birds“鸟儿的歌唱”。故填：再给我打一碗水，同时欣赏路边的花和鸟儿的歌唱。 【65题详解】 根据“This is the secret (秘密) of happiness.”可知文章最后点题，这就是幸福的秘密。故填The secret of happiness. 八、作文（共1小题，计15分） 66. 假如你是光明中学的八年级学生王萍，请根据下面的提示，用英语写一篇短文，向21st Century(《21世纪报》)推荐你的好朋友李华。 性格特点 1、面对困难，永不放弃；2、善解人意，喜爱阅读；3、热爱家乡，为家乡近3年的变化感到高兴。 学习状况 学习英语已经五年了, 在英语学习上已经取得了巨大的进步，能够用英语和他人交流。 暑假打算 希望去新加坡旅游，参观很多主题公园，品尝各种美食。 要求： 1. 语言流畅、通顺、逻辑合理、书写规范、卷面整洁； 2. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；必须包括所有相关信息，可作适当发挥； 3. 不得使用真实姓名和班名等； 4. 词数：80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。 提示词：新加坡 Singapore；主题公园 theme parks Dear Sir, I would like to introduce my best friend, Li Hua. She________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks a lot. Wish you a happy day! Yours, Wang Ping 【答案】例文 Dear Sir, I would like to introduce my best friend, Li Hua. She never gives up when she faces difficult tasks. She loves reading very much. She is understanding, so she is ready to help others when they are in trouble. She loves her hometown very much, and she feels proud of the changes that has taken place in the past three years in her hometown. She has learnt English for five years, and she has made great progress in it. Now she can communicate with others in English freely. This summer vacation she wants to visit Singapore. There she will visit many theme parks and enjoy much delicious food. Thanks a lot. Wish you a happy day! Yours, Wang Ping 【解析】 【详解】1.题干解读：该题目属于书信写作，写作时要注意按书信格式写。首先承接短文开头，介绍李华的性格特点；第二段叙述李华的学习状况；第三段写李华的暑假计划；最后写祝福语、落款及日期。 2.写作指导：本文应该用第三人称写好朋友李华的相关情况；时态采用一般现在时为主；紧扣题目所给的要点，并可适当发挥；保证条理清晰，语法正确，语言流畅。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023-2024学年度第二学期期末考试八年级英语试题 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第I卷为选择题，45分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，55分；共100分。考试时间为120分钟（含听力20分钟）。 2. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将本人的姓名、准考证号和座号写在答题卡的相应位置。 3. 答第I卷时，必须使用2B铅笔填涂答题卡上相应题目的答案标号，如需改动，必须先用橡皮擦干净，再改涂其它答案。 4. 答第Ⅱ卷时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写。务必在题号所指示的答题区域内作答。若需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带，否则，答案无效。 第I卷 选择题（共45分） 一、听力选择（共15小题，计15分） （一）请听录音中八组短对话。每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出与对话内容相符的图片或能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每组对话读两遍） 1. What is Li Jun’s favorite story? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 2. What was Linda doing at 3: 00 o’clock? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 3. What has Jeff had for about eight years? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 4. What’s the matter with Mary? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She has a headache. B. She has a stomachache. C. She has a toothache. 5. Why was Mary late for class? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The bus was late. B. She got up later than usual. C. Her clock didn’t work. 6. What does the boy need to do first? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Clean the house. B. Do his homework. C. Visit his grandpa. 7. Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He is busy. B. He doesn’t like the man. C. He doesn’t know the way. 8. Who is the woman? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The boy’s teacher. B. The boy’s sister. C. The boy’s mother. （二）请听录音中两段较长的对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每段对话读两遍） 听对话，请回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9 What kind of movies will Lucy watch? A. Action movie. B. Adventure movie. C. Comedy movie. 10. What will Lucy do tomorrow? A. Have a basketball game. B. Do some work. C. Go out for dinner. 11. Who may give Lucy a ride? A. Lucy’s father. B. Alan. C. Alan’s father. 听对话，回答以下各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. Where is the Nile? A. In Asia. B. In Europe. C. In Africa. 13. How long is the Nile? A. More than 6,671 kilometers long. B. More than 8,070 kilometers long. C. More than 7,661 kilometers long. 14. How many countries does the Nile pass through? A. 7. B. 8. C. 9. 15. Who visited the Nile last year ? A. The girl. B. The boy. C. We don’t know. 二、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。 A I have great interest in stamps (邮票). I have started collecting many kinds of stamps since 2012. I have collected over 300 different stamps. They’re really amazing. —Zhao Min China This toy bear is my only toy. I have kept it for three years. A volunteer came to our village and she gave it to me. The toy bear has become my best friend. He knows all of my secrets (秘密). —Julia, the US Look! I have a toy gun. My uncle gave me the first toy gun when I was five. I have got twelve guns from him so far. Being a policeman like him is always my dream. We often play together on the weekend. It’s really fun. —Frank, England I was born on a big farm. There are a lot of animals. They are my friends. Feeding them is one of my favorite hobbies. Now I’m old enough to help my father work on the farm. —Lisa, Canada 16. How long has Zhao Min collected different kinds of stamps? A. For about six months. B. For about three years. C. For about ten years. D. For five years. 17. What’s Frank’s dream? A. Being a worker. B. Being a teacher. C. Being an actor. D. Being a policeman. 18. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Zhao Min has collected over 300 different stamps. B. Julia’s friend gave her a toy bear. C. Feeding animals is one of Lisa’s favorite hobbies. D. Frank often plays with his uncle on the weekend. B Robert and Henry were going home for lunch from school, when on turning a corner (转角), Robert cried out, “A fight! Let’s go and see!” “No,” said Henry, “Let’s go home quietly and not join in this fight. We have nothing to do with it, and may get into trouble.” “You are a coward, and afraid to go,” said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went back to school as usual. But Robert told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they all laughed at him. However, Henry knew that true courage was far more than that. He knew that he should be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. A few days later, Robert was swimming with some schoolmates and got out of his depth. He struggled (挣扎) and cried for help, but nobody answered and helped. Robert was going down fast when Henry threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. He reached Robert just in time. With great effort (努力), he brought Robert to the riverbank and saved his life. Robert and his schoolmates were ashamed (感到羞愧的) of having called Henry a coward. They realized that he had more courage than all of them. Never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do bad. 19. What did Robert want to do when he and Henry turned the corner? A. Go home for lunch quietly. B. Watch a fight that was happening. C. Join some troublemakers. D. Don’t give any attention and keep walking. 20. What does it mean to be a coward? A. To face danger bravely. B. To be afraid of nothing. C. Not to be brave and be easily scared. D. To follow others in the face of danger. 21. What did Henry do when Robert was in danger while swimming? A. He got out of the water as fast as he could. B. He struggled and cried for help but nobody answered. C. He called for someone else to help Robert. D. He jumped into the water to save him without a thought. 22. What does the story teach us? A. The importance of having good friends. B. The common fears of doing wrong. C. The meaning of true courage. D The problems of being a coward. C . How to manage your worries Sometimes the world can be a scary place, and everyone feels a little worried. This great new book from Usborne, The Unworry Book, is full of useful ideas of looking after your mental (心理上的) health. Follow these three simple steps to create your own worry box. 1. Get a box There are lots of ways to make a worry box. It doesn’t have to be an actual (真实的) box—something like an empty bottle or a milk box will work well. The opening will act as the mouth. 2. Get decorating (装饰) Bring your box to life using pens, decorations and glue, and try to make it really fun and personal to you. You could even make it look like one of your favourite creatures (生物). 3. Throw your worries away When the box is filly decorated, it’s ready to eat up all your worries. Write them on bits of paper and feed them into your box. When the box is full, be sure to recycle the paper so the worries don’t build up. To find out more, and to learn lots of different ways to deal with mental health and relax, take a look at usborne. com/mentalhealth. 23. What can we learn from the book? A. Stories about the writer. B. Ways of recycling waste paper. C. Ways of taking care of our mental health. D. Stories about people with mental problems. 24. Which of the following is the best choice for a worry box? A. B. C. D. 25. How can we learn more about mental health according to the text? A. By buying a book. B. By visiting the website. C. By talking to a doctor. D. By turning to our friends. 26. What’s the main purpose of the text? A. To advise us to buy the book. B. To show how to make a worry box. C. To give suggestions on mental health. D. To explain how to decorate a box. D “If there’s something in your life that makes you happy, do it! Don’t care what others say.” This is from the movie Heidi, which is one of the most popular movies since it came out. The story took place in Alps. It’s about a little girl named Heidi. Heidi lost her parents at an early age. She had an aunt. Her name was Dieter. She had to take care of Heidi. Later, her aunt wanted to work in other places. Heidi’s grandfather lived in Alps. She had to go there and turn to Heidi’s grandfather. Heidi’s grandfather was eccentric. He never talked to others and disagreed with the villagers. He lived alone in the wooden house in the mountain area. At first, Heidi’s grandpa didn’t want to accept her. One day, Heidi found her grandpa’s deep feelings. The old and the young depended on each other. Heidi was very happy to live with her grandpa. Heidi received the love of the villagers because of her loveliness and kindness. At that time, she also made friends with Peter. They played among the mountains and the green fields. But the good time did not last long. Heidi left her grandfather and the boy and went to a rich lady’s house to be her playmate. Heidi found happiness for the rich lady. What would happen in the end? You can find the answer by watching this movie. 27. Heidi went to her grandfather’s home because . A. her parents were lost B. her aunt wanted to work in other places C. her grandfather missed her D. she wanted to live in the mountain 28. Which of the following can best describe Heidi? A Cool. B. Kind. C. Strict. D. Shy. 29. What does the underlined word “eecentric” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A. 古怪的 B. 开朗的 C. 幽默的 D. 诚恳的 30. The text is probably a . A work diary B. medical report C. film introduction D. family introduction 第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题，共55分） 三、听力填词（共5小题，计5分） 录音中有一篇短文，听短文两遍后，根据所听内容填写下面表格（每空一词）。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 1. Cathy’s favorite thing from children is a toy ___31___ . 2. She has had it for ___32___ years. 3. Mary got it on her ___33___ birthday. 4. Cathy thought it was one of her best ___34___. 5. Although the toy is old now, she doesn’t want to ___35___ it away. 四、单词拼写与运用（共8小题，计8分） 根据句意和提示补全单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。 36. N________ of the twins likes swimming. They are afraid of water. 37. Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back sweet m________. 38. You have to study really hard if you want to s__________ in the future. 39. Don’t let Lily stay at home a________. She’s too young. 40. ________ (千) of people have visited Zhou Yao Insect Museum since it opened to the public last year. 41. I can feel the ________ (美丽) of exercise whenever I go skateboarding. 42. Is it the parents’ job to ________ (提供) a clean environment at home? 43. Mr. Cooper often goes ________ (到国外) with his family during their holidays. 五、语法填空（共10小题，计10分） A 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。 If you don’t keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time to have an illness. During the winter months, people ___44___ (easy) get colds and flu. Many people think they are the same, ___45___ they are different. Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, a sore throat, a headache, a cough and a fever. While flu is ___46___ (serious) than colds. You will feel sick very quickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Your body ___47___ (hurt) and become weak. This could last for up to four weeks. B 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。 I love traveling, nature and animals. I ____48____ (be) to many theme museums, such ____49____ the National Science Museum, the International Museum of Toilets and Hangzhou National Tea Museum in Zhejiang Province. In the National Science Museum, I learned about many inventions and knew who invented them. It’s unbelievable that technology has made such rapid progress. It encourages me ____50____ (study) harder. In the Hangzhou National Tea Museum, I watched ____51____ unusual tea art performance and learned how ____52____ (make) perfect tea with beautiful tea sets. I have learned many ____53____ (society) customs from the performance. 六、完形填空（共7小题，计7分） 阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词语填空。方框中有两个词语为多余选项。 been, each, around, southeast, largest, population, famous, both, island Have you ever been to Taiwan? Taiwan lies in the ____54____ of China. It’s the ____55____ island in China. It has an area of about 36, 000 square kilometers and it has a ____56____ of over 20,000,000. It is rich in nature resources (资源). Bananas, rice, tea and so on are ____57____ at home and abroad. Clothes and food are also well-known ____58____ the world. Its beautiful scenery, Sun Moon Lake and Mount Ali, and its wonderful climate (气候) make more and more tourists come to Taiwan. Taiwan has ____59____ a part of China since ancient times. Most people of the island came from Fujian and Guangdong provinces. All the people on ____60____ sides of the strait (海峡) have a strong wish to unite our motherland (祖国统一). 七、阅读表达（共5小题，计10分） 阅读短文，按要求完成下列各小题。 Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He loved his son very much. Because he wanted to make his son have a happy life, he decided to send him to see a smart old man for advice on happiness. When the old man knew about this, he gave the boy an empty bowl (空碗) and asked him to go to the river and fill the bowl with water. “If no water is spilt (洒) when you come back, I will tell you about it.” The boy walked to the river and came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?” The boy could say nothing about them because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands. The old man smiled and said, “Bring me another bowl of water and enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds.” When he came back, the boy could describe (描述) everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked at his bowl, he found most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl when he enjoyed the beautiful things along the road. “Well, young man,” the old man said. “Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget your dream in your heart. This is the secret (秘密) of happiness.” 61. How did the boy go to the river? (no more than 5 words) __________________________________________________ 62. Why couldn’t the boy say something about the flowers and birds? (no more than 11 words) __________________________________________________ 63. What did the old man tell the boy to enjoy the second time? (no more than 13 words) __________________________________________________ 64. 将划线部分句子译成汉语。 __________________________________________________ 65. 给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。 __________________________________________________ 八、作文（共1小题，计15分） 66. 假如你是光明中学的八年级学生王萍，请根据下面的提示，用英语写一篇短文，向21st Century(《21世纪报》)推荐你的好朋友李华。 性格特点 1、面对困难，永不放弃；2、善解人意，喜爱阅读；3、热爱家乡，为家乡近3年的变化感到高兴。 学习状况 学习英语已经五年了, 在英语学习上已经取得了巨大的进步，能够用英语和他人交流。 暑假打算 希望去新加坡旅游，参观很多主题公园，品尝各种美食。 要求： 1. 语言流畅、通顺、逻辑合理、书写规范、卷面整洁； 2. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；必须包括所有相关信息，可作适当发挥； 3. 不得使用真实姓名和班名等； 4. 词数：80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。 提示词：新加坡 Singapore；主题公园 theme parks Dear Sir, I would like to introduce my best friend, Li Hua. She________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks a lot. Wish you a happy day! Yours, Wang Ping 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$