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安陆市2023-2024学年度下学期期末质量检测 八年级英语 笔试部分 (90分) 一、完型填空。 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I have spent a lot of time and effort improving myself. In high school and college, many times I ___1___ all night working on papers or computer programs. And after college, I spent many hours studying new ___2___ in hopes of getting better in the workplace. The learning was ___3___ because it allows me to travel to interesting places and to get interesting jobs. Like some other people I focused too much on ___4___ for a long time. When I first started working after college, an older friend told me, “When you meet friends from college later in life, ___5___ cares what kind of jobs you have had. What people talk about most is who looks fitter and ___6___.” I found it was true. Over time, I came to realize that my friend’s words held a deeper ___7___. The things that with the most value to our lives often don’t have much to do ___8___ our academic (学业) or career success. For much of my adult life, I think what has made me feel happy with my life is always physical activity, such as ___9___, lifting weights and hiking. These things seem simple enough, but you do have to learn how to do them ___10___ without hurting yourself. Similarly, cooking with friends, making handicrafts (手工作品) and growing plants can ___11___ how you feel about your life. I’m telling you this ___12___ these kinds of skills can matter much on your way to be independent. Imagine that you have to live all alone. You must know how to cook for yourself and tidy up your house. And in order to keep your body and ___13___ fit, you must not forget to get enough ___14___. Now your parents might help you with all of these chores. You must realize that you can’t always ___15___ them for a happy and healthy life. So here is my advice: Continue the necessary work, but always make time to take part in sports, cooking, handicrafts and other non-academic activities. 1. A. got up B. woke up C. stayed up D. took up 2. A. scenes B. marks C. records D. subjects 3. A. important B. hard C. social D. honest 4. A. games B. food C. success D. beauty 5. A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody 6. A. prettier B. cleverer C. fatter D. healthier 7. A. meaning B. shame C. progress D. research 8. A. about B. of C. against D. with 9. A. reading B. sleeping C. running D. working 10. A. quickly B. safely C. completely D. fairly 11. A. improve B. use C. care D. learn 12. A. when B. while C. if D. because 13. A. illness B. mind C. achievement D. nature 14. A. kindness B. fairness C. exercise D. money 15. A. depend on B. get on C. work on D. go on 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了作者在不断提升自我的过程中，通过学习和锻炼等方式来寻找生活的价值。 【1题详解】 句意：在高中和大学，我很多次整晚熬夜写论文或电脑程序。 got up起床；woke up醒来；stayed up熬夜；took up占据。根据“all night”可知，此处指整晚熬夜，故选C。 【2题详解】 句意：并且在大学毕业之后，我花了很多时间研究新的课题，希望在工作岗位变得更好。 scenes场景；marks分数；records记录；subjects课题。根据“studying new…”可知，此处指研究新的课题，故选D。 【3题详解】 句意：学习很重要因为它让我能够去很多有趣的地方旅行并且找到有趣的工作。 important重要的；hard困难的；social社会的；honest诚实的。根据“because it allows me to travel to interesting places and to get interesting jobs”可知，作者认为学习很重要，故选A。 【4题详解】 句意：像很多其他人一样，很长一段时间我太过关注成功。 games游戏；food食物；success成功；beauty美丽。根据“The things that with the most value to our lives often don’t have much to do with our academic or career success.”可知，作者后来明白生活中最后价值的东西与学业或事业的成功并没有多大关系，可推测作者之前太过关注成功，故选C。 【5题详解】 句意：当你后来在生活中遇到大学时的朋友，没人关心你做了什么工作。 somebody某人；nobody没有人；anybody任何人；everybody每个人。根据“What people talk about most is who looks fitter and healthier.”可知，人们谈论最多的是谁更健康，此处应为没有人，故选B。 【6题详解】 句意：人们谈论最多的是谁看上去更健康。 prettier更漂亮；cleverer更聪明；fatter更胖；healthier更健康。根据“fitter and…”可知，此处and连接两个并列的形容词，fitter意为“更健康的”，故选D。 【7题详解】 句意：后来我意识到我朋友的话有更深的意思。 meaning意思；shame羞愧；progress进步；research研究。根据“The things that with the most value to our lives often don’t have much to do with our academic or career success.”可知，作者对生活有了更深的理解，此处应指“深意”，故选A。 【8题详解】 句意：我们生活中最有价值的东西通常与我们的学业或事业成功没有多大关系。 about关于；of……的；against反对；with和。根据“have much to do”可知，此处为固定短语have much to do with sth，意为“与……有很大关系”，故选D。 【9题详解】 句意：在我成年生活大部分时间里，我认为让我对生活感到快乐的总是体育活动，如跑步、举重、远足。 reading阅读；sleeping睡觉；running跑步；working工作。根据“physical activity”可知，此处应为体育活动，故选C。 【10题详解】 句意：这些事情似乎很简单，但是你必须学会如何安全地进行而不伤到你自己。 quickly迅速地；safely安全地；completely完全地；fairly公平地。根据“without hurting yourself”可知，此处应为安全地进行体育活动，故选B。 【11题详解】 句意：类似的，跟朋友烹饪、做手工作品以及种植植物可以提升你对生活的感情。 improve提升；use使用；care关心；learn学习。根据“cooking with friends, making handicrafts and growing plants”可知，这些都是能提升生活情趣的事情，故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：我告诉你这个是因为在你独立的路上这些起到关键作用。 when当……时；while当……时；if如果；because因为。根据“I’m telling you this”及“these kinds of skills can matter much on your way to be independent.”可知，后一句是对前一句进行解释，故选D。 【13题详解】 句意：并且为了使你身心健康，你不能忘记要充分锻炼。 illness疾病；mind思维；achievement成就；nature性格。根据“body and…”可知，此处是and连接两个并列名词，body and mind意为“身心”，故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：并且为了使你身心健康，你不能忘记要充分锻炼。 kindness善良；fairness公平；exercise锻炼；money钱根据“You must realize that you can’t always depend on them for a happy and healthy life.”可知，平时需要充分锻炼，故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：你必须意识到你不能总是依靠父母来获得快乐健康的生活。 depend on依靠；get on上车；work on从事；go on继续。根据“…them for a happy and healthy life”可知，此处指依赖父母，故选A。 二、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A Most children have many toys or dolls today. They play with them when they are young. But these old toys lose attraction (吸引力) when the children grow up. So there is a big problem—what do people do with them? Throw them away? Give them to others? Now there is a good example. In England, a man named Robert makes a model with thousands of toys. His children have many used toys. Robert feels pity if he just throws them away. He thinks and thinks. At last he decides to change them into an art work. He uses glue and nails (钉子) to make them together. Then a new big model appears. There are three thousand toys in the model. Lots of parents and children want to see the model on the exhibition (在展览会上). Some people even want to get the model for 12,000 pounds. But Robert doesn’t want to sell it. He just wants to tell people that we should save energy. 16. From the passage, we know that children like ________ very much. A. toys B. fruit C. books D. schools 17. What does the underlined word “them” refer to? A. New toys. B. Children with toys. C. Used models. D. Used toys. 18. Robert uses the old toys to ________. A. make a model B. remember children C. make money D. buy energy 19. Some people even want to buy Robert’s model for ________. A. 12,000 dollars B. 12,000 pounds C. 12,000 RMB D. 1,200 pounds 20. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Throw away used toys and we can have a better life. B. Robert lives in the UK. C. We can make all our things into models to make money. D. We should save energy and never throw anything. 【答案】16. A 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了对于不再使用的旧玩具的再次利用。 【16题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Most children have many toys or dolls today. They play with them when they are young.”可知孩子们很喜欢玩具，故选A。 【17题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“But these old toys lose attraction (吸引力) when the children grow up. So there is a big problem—what do people do with them?”可知them指代使用过的旧玩具，故选D。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据“a man named Robert makes a model with thousands of toys.”可知他使用玩具做了一个模型，故选A。 【19题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Some people even want to get the model for 12,000 pounds”可知有些人甚至想花12,000英镑买，故选B。 【20题详解】 细节理解题。根据“In England, a man named Robert makes a model with thousands of toys.”可知Robert住在英国，故选B。 B We have fun with our school life every day. Our school often holds different after-school activities. There was a football match on the school playground yesterday afternoon. Our class played against Class Two. Every player tried their best as soon as the match began at 4:00 o’clock. The players from the two teams played very hard and well. At the beginning of the match, a big and strong player from Class Two got the ball and passed several of our players. He kicked the ball hard to the goal. “Oh, dear!” my classmates shouted surprisedly. Luckily, our goalkeeper Steve caught the ball. At the end of the first half of the match, there was no score. After resting for ten minutes, the match began again. Our headteacher Mr. Zhang cheered us on all the time. “Teamwork! Teamwork!” he kept shouting. At this time, Kangkang got the ball. He kicked the ball to Jack and Jack kicked the ball to our captain (队长) Li Lei. He passed four players with the ball and then kicked the ball into the goal. The crowd jumped cheerfully. My classmates felt excited. Finally, we won 1 to 0. My school life is colorful. I love my school life. 21. From the passage, we know ________. A. no team lost B. the writer’s team won C. Class Two won D. the result was 0:0 22. At the first half of the match, ________. A. Class Two got score B. the writer’s team got score C. the result was 1 to 0 D. the result was 0 to 0 23. ________ is the captain of the writer’s class. A Li Lei B. Steve C. Kangkang D. Jack 24. The players have a ________ rest during the match. A. one-minute B. two-minute C. four-minute D. ten-minute 25. Which order is TRUE according to the passage? ①Steve caught the ball. ②Kangkang kicked the ball to Jack. ③Li Lei kicked the ball into the goal. ④A big player got the ball. A ④①②③ B. ①②③④ C. ③②④① D. ②④①③ 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了作者的学校生活丰富多彩，经常举行各种活动。昨天在操场上举行了一场足球比赛，作者班和二班进行对抗，最后作者班获胜。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“we won 1 to 0”可知，作者的队伍赢了，故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“At the end of the first half of the match, there was no score”可知，在比赛的上半场，没有队伍得分，故选D。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“He kicked the ball to Jack and Jack kicked the ball to our captain Li Lei”可知，作者队伍的队长是Li Lei，故选A。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“After resting for ten minutes, the match began again”可知，比赛中运动员休息了10分钟，故选D。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“At the beginning of the match, a big and strong player from Class Two got the ball”可知，比赛开始时，一个大个子球员抢到了球，即④；根据文章第二段中的“our goalkeeper Steve caught the ball”可知，Steve接住了球，即①；根据文章第三段中的“Kangkang got the ball. He kicked the ball to Jack”可知，Kangkang把球传给了Jack，即②；根据文章第三段中的“He passed four players with the ball and then kicked the ball into the goal”可知，Li Lei踢进球得分，即③，所以顺序是④①②③，故选A。 C North American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals. In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, the USA, catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases, remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies, researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long they live, and how many babies they produce. But in Minnesota, the USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers' voices and they are not afraid of the research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives. In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different. 26. In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are 　　    . A. shy and fearful animals B. not found today C. well known to scientists D. not afraid of people 27. The word “remove” in the second paragraph probably means________  in Chinese. A. 拔下 B. 移植 C. 清洗 D. 修补 28. Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears? A. The age. B. The way of their communication. C. The weight. D. The number of babies they produce. 29. In the Minnesota studies, researchers ________. A. can never get close to the bears B. study the bears while they are asleep C. use grapes to make the bears full D. learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives 30. What do the two studies have in common? A. Research places. B. The main purpose. C. Research methods. D. Collected information. 【答案】26. A 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是说明文，介绍了新泽西州和明尼苏达州的研究者对北美黑熊的研究，尽管他们的研究方法和获取信息的方式不同，但主要目的是相同的，都是为了确保黑熊种群的健康。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段前两句话“North American back bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people.”，可知北美黑熊天生害羞、胆小，故选A。 【27题详解】 词义猜测题。根据下文“take it to the lab to find out its age”可推断，必须拔下(remove)黑熊的牙齿才能将它拿到实验室去研究。故选A。 【28题详解】 细节判断题。根据第二段第二句话“Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases, remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age.”可知，在新泽西州的研究包括弄清黑熊的年龄、体重、健康状况、数量、寿命和产崽数量，而不包括它们的沟通方式。The way of their communication不合文意，故选B。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话“Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.”，可知研究人员可以了解很多关于黑熊的日常生活，故选D。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句话“In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears.”，可知两项研究的主要目的是一致的，故选B。 第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 The Yangtze River is the longest river in China and the third longest river in the world. ____31____ It is about 6,300 kilometers long. It starts from the Tanggula Mountains and runs through some provinces including Qinghai, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and so on. ____32____ During the long history of China, this river helped feed millions of people and developed amazing cultures. The important cities such as Shanghai and Nanjing sit along the river. ____33____ In the past, the water in it was clean but now it is dirty. A lot of fish died because of water pollution. Luckily, people realized the importance of protecting the river. A programme was set up in 1989 to protect the water and land around the river. It was successful because it helped improve the environment. ____34____ It helps Yangtze River dolphins (白鱀豚), one of the rarest (最稀有的) animals in the world. The number of Yangtze River dolphins in China dropped because of the pollution in the Yangtze River. ____35____ However, we still have a long way to go to protect the great river. Let’s work together to help our mother river become as clean as it used to be. A. However, the Yangtze River also faces some problems. B. So far, we’ve made some achievements. C. It is only after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America. D. Finally, it runs into the East China Sea. E. Another programme is about nature protection. F. It also has its own achievement. 【答案】31. C 32. D 33. A 34. E 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了中国最长的河流——长江以及其现在面临的污染问题。 【31题详解】 根据“The Yangtze River is the longest river in China and the third longest river in the world.”可知长江长度在世界上排第三。选项C“它仅次于非洲的尼罗河和南美洲的亚马逊河。”符合语境，故选C。 【32题详解】 根据“It starts from the Tanggula Mountains and runs through some provinces including Qinghai, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and so on.”可知此处介绍了长江的流向，选项D“最后流入东海。”符合语境，故选D。 【33题详解】 根据“In the past, the water in it was clean but now it is dirty.”可知此处在介绍长江面临的问题，选项A“不过，长江也面临一些问题。”符合语境，故选A。 【34题详解】 根据“It helps Yangtze River dolphins (白鱀豚), one of the rarest (最稀有的) animals in the world.”可知此处在讲对大自然的保护，选项E“另一个计划是关于自然保护的。”符合语境，故选E。 【35题详解】 根据“However, we still have a long way to go to protect the great river.”可知应说明我们的措施已经取得一些成果，选项B“到目前为止，我们已经取得了一些成就。”符合语境，故选B。 三、短文填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 短文填空:用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个单词。) he, happy, baby, save, arm, volunteer, clean, quick, work, turn Wang Ping is a cleaner. He has _____36_____ in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him _____37_____ than playing with his little daughter in his free time. Last Tuesday afternoon, while he was _____38_____ the park, suddenly, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up_____39_____ to see what happened. The woman's 15-month-old baby girl choked (窒息) on a small piece of pear and her face _____40_____ purple. The baby was too young to save herself, and the mother was so nervous that she didn't know how to save her daughter properly. Luckily, Wang Ping knew what to do. He took the baby in his ______41______ without thinking twice. With the mother’s help, Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats (轻拍) on the back. After a short while, he succeeded in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth. and the baby began to cry. Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was _____42_____. Wang Ping tried his best and saved the _____43_____ life. In his mind, helping others is just helping _____44_____. He hoped more people could ______45______ to help the people in need if possible. 【答案】36. worked 37. happier 38 cleaning 39. quickly 40. turned 41. arm/ arms 42. saved 43. baby's 44. himself 45. volunteer 【解析】 【分析】本文讲了一位公园清洁工遇见的一次突发事件，一位女婴被梨窒息了，他用自己的经验第一时间帮助女婴脱险，展现了他乐于助人的良好品质。 【36题详解】 句意：他已经在公园里工作五年了。看到for 5 years 猜想是现在完成时，has后应该选用一个动词，选用work，表示已经工作…，故填worked。 【37题详解】 句意：没有什么比在闲暇时与他的小女儿玩耍更让他开心了。出现了than，说明要使用比较级表示“更…”，make sb+adj，所以需要填形容词的比较级，他的小女儿玩耍让他更开心（happier），故填happier。 【38题详解】 句意：上周二下午，当他正在清扫公园的时候，突然，他听到一个女人在呼救。他的日常工作是清洁工，was后用动词ing形式构成过去进行时表示当时他在清扫公园，故填cleaning。 【39题详解】 句意：他跑得很快去看看发生了什么。这里为了修饰动词run要用副词quickly表示“快地”，故填quickly。 【40题详解】 句意：这名妇女的15个月大的女婴被一小块梨子窒息了，脸色变成了紫色。窒息后脸色是会发生变化，又是在描述过去的事情，用一般过去时，故填turned。 【41题详解】 句意：他不假思索地把婴儿抱在怀里。抱在怀里要用“took…in the arm/arms”，故填arm/ arms。 【42题详解】 句意：她的妈妈非常感恩，因为她的女儿得救了。感谢肯定是因为孩子获救了，孩子只能是“被救”，需要使用被动语态“be saved”，故填saved。 【43题详解】 句意：王平尽力而为，挽救了婴儿的生命。表示所有要用名词的所有格形式，单数名词所有格直接在名词后加’即可，故填 baby's 【44题详解】 句意：在他看来，帮助别人就是在帮助他自己。这里用反身代词himself，表达王平的观点。 【45题详解】 句意：他希望更多的人可以自愿帮助有需要的人。这是他的愿望，volunteer to do表示“自愿去做…”，could后用动词原形，故填 volunteer。 四、读写结合 (共两节，满分25分) 第一节 任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题。 Michael went back to Fullerton, his hometown. His visit to Fullerton was very special to him. He was born there, and he grew up there. But he hadn’t been back there since he finished high school. He went to places he hadn’t been to for many years. He walked through the park and remembered the days he had walked through that same park with his friends. He passed by the field where he and his friends had played baseball every day after school. And he stood in front of the movie theater and thought about all the Saturday afternoons he had spent there, watching his favorite movie heroes and eating popcorn. He did things that he hasn’t done for a long time. He had some home-made ice cream at the ice cream shop. He rode on the merry-go-round in the park, and he went fishing at the lake. For a little while, he felt like a kid again. He saw people he hadn’t seen in years. He visited several of his old neighbors. He said hello to the owners of the candy store near his house. And he also went to see Mrs. Riley, his tenth-grade science teacher. Michael’s trip back to Fullerton was a very nostalgic (怀旧的) experience for him. Going back to Fullerton brought back many memories of days gone by. 46. Michael’s visit to his ________________ was very special to him. (不超过5个词) 47. Michael stood in front of the movie theater and thought about all the ________________ he had spent there. (不超过5个词) 48. Who did Michael visit? (不限词数) ________________________ 49. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ________________. (不超过10个词) 50. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (不超过10个词) ________________________ 【答案】46. hometown 47. Saturday afternoons 48. He visited several of his old neighbors, the owners of the candy store and his tenth-grade science teacher. 49. things that Michael hasn’t done for a long time. 50. 他在那里出生，在那里长大。 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Michael回到了自己的家乡，回忆自己的曾经。 【46题详解】 根据“Michael went back to Fullerton, his hometown. His visit to Fullerton was very special to him.”可知是对家乡的参观对他很特别，故填hometown。 【47题详解】 根据“And he stood in front of the movie theater and thought about all the Saturday afternoons he had spent there”可知他站在电影院前，思考着他在电影院度过的所有周六下午。故填Saturday afternoons。 【48题详解】 根据“He saw people he hadn’t seen in years. He visited several of his old neighbors. He said hello to the owners of the candy store near his house. And he also went to see Mrs. Riley, his tenth-grade science teacher.”可知他看到了多年未见的人。他拜访了几位老邻居。他向他家附近糖果店的老板问好。他还去看望了他十年级的科学老师莱利夫人。故填He visited several of his old neighbors, the owners of the candy store and his tenth-grade science teacher. 【49题详解】 根据“He did things that he hasn’t done for a long time. He had some home-made ice cream at the ice cream shop. He rode on the merry-go-round in the park, and he went fishing at the lake. For a little while, he felt like a kid again.”可知本段讲述了迈克尔做了很久没有做过的事情。故填things that Michael hasn’t done for a long time。 【50题详解】 He“他”；was born“出生”；there“在那里”；and“和”；grew up“长大”。故填：他在那里出生，在那里长大。 第二节 书面表达 (共1题，满分15分) 51. 为了响应习近平总书记提出的“绿水青山就是金山银山”，你校英文报特举办以家乡的变化为主题的征文活动。请你根据以下提示，以“The changes in my hometown”为题，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文。 写作提示：1.过去：生活贫困，房子又旧又小，街道很脏…… 2.现在：生活富裕，新高楼和公园，街道很干净…… 3. 将来：明天会更好…… 写作要求：1.短文应包括以上要点，可适当发挥，以使行文通顺、连贯； 2. 词数：80左右。 The changes in my hometown ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文： The changes in my hometown In the past, my hometown was very small, and people lived a poor life. The houses were old and small. Pollution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere. The roads were dirty and narrow in the past, so few visitors came here. Nowadays great changes have taken place in my hometown. People live a rich life. Many new and tall buildings have been in the city. The environment has become more beautiful. The mountains have turned greener, the street is cleaner and the sky is bluer. There are trees, flowers and grass everywhere. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world come to our city. I think such changes are good, and I believe the future of my hometown will be better and better. I love my hometown. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：一般现在时和一般过去时； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏要点，并适当添加细节，突出重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍家乡过去和现在的样子； 第二步，介绍未来会怎么样。 [亮点词汇] ①take place发生 ②thousands of成千上万 [高分句型] ①Pollution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere.（there be句型） ②I think such changes are good, and I believe the future of my hometown will be better and better.（宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 安陆市2023-2024学年度下学期期末质量检测 八年级英语 笔试部分 (90分) 一、完型填空。 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项 I have spent a lot of time and effort improving myself. In high school and college, many times I ___1___ all night working on papers or computer programs. And after college, I spent many hours studying new ___2___ in hopes of getting better in the workplace. The learning was ___3___ because it allows me to travel to interesting places and to get interesting jobs. Like some other people I focused too much on ___4___ for a long time. When I first started working after college, an older friend told me, “When you meet friends from college later in life, ___5___ cares what kind of jobs you have had. What people talk about most is who looks fitter and ___6___.” I found it was true. Over time, I came to realize that my friend’s words held a deeper ___7___. The things that with the most value to our lives often don’t have much to do ___8___ our academic (学业) or career success. For much of my adult life, I think what has made me feel happy with my life is always physical activity, such as ___9___, lifting weights and hiking. These things seem simple enough, but you do have to learn how to do them ___10___ without hurting yourself. Similarly, cooking with friends, making handicrafts (手工作品) and growing plants can ___11___ how you feel about your life. I’m telling you this ___12___ these kinds of skills can matter much on your way to be independent. Imagine that you have to live all alone. You must know how to cook for yourself and tidy up your house. And in order to keep your body and ___13___ fit, you must not forget to get enough ___14___. Now your parents might help you with all of these chores. You must realize that you can’t always ___15___ them for a happy and healthy life. So here is my advice: Continue the necessary work, but always make time to take part in sports, cooking, handicrafts and other non-academic activities. 1. A. got up B. woke up C. stayed up D. took up 2. A. scenes B. marks C. records D. subjects 3. A. important B. hard C. social D. honest 4. A. games B. food C. success D. beauty 5. A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody 6. A. prettier B. cleverer C. fatter D. healthier 7. A. meaning B. shame C. progress D. research 8. A. about B. of C. against D. with 9. A. reading B. sleeping C. running D. working 10. A. quickly B. safely C. completely D. fairly 11. A. improve B. use C. care D. learn 12. A. when B. while C. if D. because 13. A. illness B. mind C. achievement D. nature 14. A. kindness B. fairness C. exercise D. money 15. A. depend on B. get on C. work on D. go on 二、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A Most children have many toys or dolls today. They play with them when they are young. But these old toys lose attraction (吸引力) when the children grow up. So there is a big problem—what do people do with them? Throw them away? Give them to others? Now there is a good example. In England, a man named Robert makes a model with thousands of toys. His children have many used toys. Robert feels pity if he just throws them away. He thinks and thinks. At last he decides to change them into an art work. He uses glue and nails (钉子) to make them together. Then a new big model appears. There are three thousand toys in the model. Lots of parents and children want to see the model on the exhibition (在展览会上). Some people even want to get the model for 12,000 pounds. But Robert doesn’t want to sell it. He just wants to tell people that we should save energy. 16. From the passage, we know that children like ________ very much. A. toys B. fruit C. books D. schools 17. What does the underlined word “them” refer to? A. New toys. B. Children with toys. C. Used models. D. Used toys. 18. Robert uses the old toys to ________. A. make a model B. remember children C. make money D. buy energy 19. Some people even want to buy Robert’s model for ________. A. 12,000 dollars B. 12,000 pounds C. 12,000 RMB D. 1,200 pounds 20. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Throw away used toys and we can have a better life. B. Robert lives in the UK. C. We can make all our things into models to make money. D. We should save energy and never throw anything. B We have fun with our school life every day. Our school often holds different after-school activities. There was a football match on the school playground yesterday afternoon. Our class played against Class Two. Every player tried their best as soon as the match began at 4:00 o’clock. The players from the two teams played very hard and well. At the beginning of the match, a big and strong player from Class Two got the ball and passed several of our players. He kicked the ball hard to the goal. “Oh, dear!” my classmates shouted surprisedly. Luckily, our goalkeeper Steve caught the ball. At the end of the first half of the match, there was no score. After resting for ten minutes, the match began again. Our headteacher Mr. Zhang cheered us on all the time. “Teamwork! Teamwork!” he kept shouting. At this time, Kangkang got the ball. He kicked the ball to Jack and Jack kicked the ball to our captain (队长) Li Lei. He passed four players with the ball and then kicked the ball into the goal. The crowd jumped cheerfully. My classmates felt excited. Finally, we won 1 to 0. My school life is colorful. I love my school life. 21. From the passage, we know ________. A. no team lost B. the writer’s team won C. Class Two won D. the result was 0:0 22. At the first half of the match, ________. A. Class Two got score B. the writer’s team got score C. the result was 1 to 0 D. the result was 0 to 0 23. ________ is the captain of the writer’s class. A. Li Lei B. Steve C. Kangkang D. Jack 24. The players have a ________ rest during the match. A. one-minute B. two-minute C. four-minute D. ten-minute 25. Which order is TRUE according to the passage? ①Steve caught the ball ②Kangkang kicked the ball to Jack. ③Li Lei kicked the ball into the goal. ④A big player got the ball. A. ④①②③ B. ①②③④ C. ③②④① D. ②④①③ C North American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals. In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, the USA, catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases, remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies, researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long they live, and how many babies they produce. But in Minnesota, the USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers' voices and they are not afraid of the research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives. In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different. 26. In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are 　　    . A. shy and fearful animals B. not found today C. well known to scientists D. not afraid of people 27. The word “remove” in the second paragraph probably means________  in Chinese. A. 拔下 B. 移植 C. 清洗 D. 修补 28. Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears? A The age. B. The way of their communication. C. The weight. D. The number of babies they produce. 29. In the Minnesota studies, researchers ________. A. can never get close to the bears B. study the bears while they are asleep C. use grapes to make the bears full D. learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives 30. What do the two studies have in common? A. Research places. B. The main purpose. C. Research methods. D. Collected information. 第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 The Yangtze River is the longest river in China and the third longest river in the world. ____31____ It is about 6,300 kilometers long. It starts from the Tanggula Mountains and runs through some provinces including Qinghai, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and so on. ____32____ During the long history of China, this river helped feed millions of people and developed amazing cultures. The important cities such as Shanghai and Nanjing sit along the river. ____33____ In the past, the water in it was clean but now it is dirty. A lot of fish died because of water pollution. Luckily, people realized the importance of protecting the river. A programme was set up in 1989 to protect the water and land around the river. It was successful because it helped improve the environment. ____34____ It helps Yangtze River dolphins (白鱀豚), one of the rarest (最稀有的) animals in the world. The number of Yangtze River dolphins in China dropped because of the pollution in the Yangtze River. ____35____ However, we still have a long way to go to protect the great river. Let’s work together to help our mother river become as clean as it used to be. A. However, the Yangtze River also faces some problems. B. So far, we’ve made some achievements. C. It is only after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America. D. Finally, it runs into the East China Sea. E. Another programme is about nature protection. F. It also has its own achievement. 三、短文填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 短文填空:用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个单词。) he, happy, baby, save, arm, volunteer, clean, quick, work, turn Wang Ping is a cleaner He has _____36_____ in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him _____37_____ than playing with his little daughter in his free time. Last Tuesday afternoon, while he was _____38_____ the park, suddenly, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up_____39_____ to see what happened. The woman's 15-month-old baby girl choked (窒息) on a small piece of pear and her face _____40_____ purple. The baby was too young to save herself, and the mother was so nervous that she didn't know how to save her daughter properly. Luckily, Wang Ping knew what to do. He took the baby in his ______41______ without thinking twice. With the mother’s help, Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats (轻拍) on the back. After a short while, he succeeded in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth. and the baby began to cry. Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was _____42_____. Wang Ping tried his best and saved the _____43_____ life. In his mind helping others is just helping _____44_____. He hoped more people could ______45______ to help the people in need if possible. 四、读写结合 (共两节，满分25分) 第一节 任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题。 Michael went back to Fullerton, his hometown. His visit to Fullerton was very special to him. He was born there, and he grew up there. But he hadn’t been back there since he finished high school. He went to places he hadn’t been to for many years. He walked through the park and remembered the days he had walked through that same park with his friends. He passed by the field where he and his friends had played baseball every day after school. And he stood in front of the movie theater and thought about all the Saturday afternoons he had spent there, watching his favorite movie heroes and eating popcorn. He did things that he hasn’t done for a long time. He had some home-made ice cream at the ice cream shop. He rode on the merry-go-round in the park, and he went fishing at the lake. For a little while, he felt like a kid again. He saw people he hadn’t seen in years. He visited several of his old neighbors. He said hello to the owners of the candy store near his house. And he also went to see Mrs. Riley, his tenth-grade science teacher. Michael’s trip back to Fullerton was a very nostalgic (怀旧的) experience for him. Going back to Fullerton brought back many memories of days gone by. 46. Michael’s visit to his ________________ was very special to him. (不超过5个词) 47. Michael stood in front of the movie theater and thought about all the ________________ he had spent there. (不超过5个词) 48. Who did Michael visit? (不限词数) ________________________ 49. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ________________. (不超过10个词) 50. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (不超过10个词) ________________________ 第二节 书面表达 (共1题，满分15分) 51. 为了响应习近平总书记提出的“绿水青山就是金山银山”，你校英文报特举办以家乡的变化为主题的征文活动。请你根据以下提示，以“The changes in my hometown”为题，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文。 写作提示：1.过去：生活贫困，房子又旧又小，街道很脏…… 2.现在：生活富裕，新高楼和公园，街道很干净…… 3. 将来：明天会更好…… 写作要求：1.短文应包括以上要点，可适当发挥，以使行文通顺、连贯； 2. 词数：80左右。 The changes in my hometown ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$