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辽宁省抚顺市望花区2023-2024学年八年下学期期末 英语试题 一、听力 第一节 情景应答 你将听到5个句子, 每个句子后面设有一个小题, 请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个句子后, 你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每个句子读一遍。 1. A. At seven o’clock. B. In my bedroom. C. On foot. 2. A. In my mother’s car. B. About three kilometers. C. More than two hours. 3. A. It is Mike’s ruler. B. She’s my sister Gina. C. It’s my dog Dingding. 4. A. I’d like a bowl of noodles. B. Nice to meet you. C. This is Jack speaking. 5. A. Sounds like a good idea! B. You are welcome! C. See you later! 第二节 听短对话, 回答问题 你将听到5段对话, 每段对话后面设有一个小题, 请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读一遍。 6. What does the girl have to do before going to the movies? A. Finish her homework. B. Study for the test. C. Have an English class. 7. What is Bob’s plan for the weekend? A. Going shopping. B. Going hiking. C. Playing basketball. 8. How long has Lisa been in China? A. 10 years. B. 8 years. C. 5 years. 9. What is Tom doing? A. Playing the piano. B. Playing volleyball. C. Having an English class. 10 What’s the matter with Peter? A. He has a stomachache. B. He has a headache. C. He has a toothache. 第三节听长对话, 回答问题 你将听到2段长对话, 每段对话后面设有三个小题, 请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前, 你将有时间阅读各小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 11. Why was Tom late for school? A. He had a car accident. B. He missed the bus. C. He got up late. 12. What kind of game did Tom watch? A. Soccer game. B. Basketball game. C. Swimming game. 13. Which team won the game? A. Team Liaoning. B. Team Guangdong. C. Team Beijing. 14. Where did Jack work last weekend? A. In the mountains. B. In the museum. C. In the fire station. 15. How many kinds of butterflies are there? A. More than 400 kinds. B. 200 to 400 kinds. C. More than 200 kinds. 16. What did Amy do last weekend? A. Visited her grandparents. B. Visited the museum. C. Camped with her friends. 第四节 听短文, 回答问题 你将听到一段短文, 短文后面设有四个小题, 请从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听短文前, 你将有时间阅读各小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。短文读两遍。 17. Why did the writer wake up late? A. Because the alarm didn’t go off. B. Because the writer stayed up late. C. Because the writer left something at home. 18. What time did the writer wake up? A. At 7: 30. B. At 8: 00. C. At 8: 30. 19. What did the write leave at home in the morning? A. The ID card. B. The umbrella. C. The school bag. 20. What did the writer do on the way back to school? A. Helped a dog. B. Called the police. C. Waited for the bus. 二、阅读理解 第一节 阅读下面语言材料, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Nature FUN for Summer Holiday! Are you interested in the nature? Want to spend your summer vacation doing something interesting and useful? Take the CHANCE (机会)! We have two three-day summer programs for you. Join us and you can learn more about the nature. More information is as follows: Program A Age: 8—12 Date: July 5th～7th, 2024 Activities: day 1: visiting the farm day 2: mountain climbing day 3: forest picnic Program B Age: 13—16 Date: August 15th ～17th, 2024 Activities: day 1: visiting the night zoo day 2: camping by the sea day 3: fishing and picnic Cost: ￥366 for Program A including (包含) personal insurance (保险) ￥6 ￥466 for Program B including (包含) personal insurance (保险)￥6 TEL: 024-66871688 1. Who can take part in Program B? A. An 11-year-old boy and his classmates. B. A 16-year-old boy and his 8-year old sister. C. A 14-year-old girl and her parents. D. A 14-year-old girl and her twin (双胞胎) sister. 2. What is the time to visit the night zoo? A. July 6th. B. July 7th. C. August 15th. D. August 17th. 3. The activity on July 7th is ________. A. Fishing and picnic. B. Forest picnic. C. Visiting the farm. D. Visiting night zoo. 4. 8-year-old Mary wants to take part in the program, how much should she pay? A. ￥366. B. ￥466. C. ￥832. D. ￥100. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇广告，介绍了两个暑期自然探索项目的相关信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Program B Age: 13-16”可知，B项目适合13到16岁的孩子参加。14岁的女孩和她的双胞胎姐妹都在这个年龄范围内，故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Program B Date: August 15th ~17th, 2024 Activities: day 1: visiting the night zoo”可知，参观夜间动物园的时间是第一天8月15日，故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Program A Date: July 5th~7th, 2024 Activities: day 3: forest picnic”可知，7月7日的活动是森林野餐，故选B。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Program A Age: 8-12”和“Cost: ￥366 for Program A including (包含) personal insurance (保险) ￥6”可知，8岁的Mary适合参加A项目，费用是366元，故选A。 B There is a homeless cat named Bob. He lives in London. One day, he meets a man named James Bowen. Bowen takes Bob home. Bowen is poor. He lives by busking (街头卖艺). It is hard for him to keep Bob. But Bob is very cute. He attracts (吸引) more people to Bowen’s performances, helping him make more money. Later, they do many things together. This is the story of a book, A Street Cat Named Bob. It’s an autobiography by British writer James Bowen. In the book, Bowen tells about his life with Bob, as well as what things were like before he met the cat. He talks about his own hard life. A movie based on (基于) the book came out in 2016. Reading this book changed how I feel about homeless people. It helped me understand that each of them has a story to tell. Now I want to help the homeless. 5. In which country does Bob meet Bowen? A. The United States. B. The United Kingdom. C. Australia. D. Canada. 6. What happens to Bowen after he takes Bob home? A. He becomes homeless. B. He makes more friends. C. He makes more money. D. He starts to perform on the streets. 7. According to Paragraph 2, what might the underlined word “autobiography” mean? A. A book of pictures from real life. B. A book full of letters to famous people. C. A book about a famous person’s life. D. A book about the writer’s real life. 8. How does the book change the writer of the passage? A. The writer wants to try busking. B. The writer becomes interested in cats. C. The writer starts to write about homeless people’s stories. D. The writer’s feelings about homeless people change. 【答案】5. B 6. C 7. D 8. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述的是一本名为《叫做鲍勃的街边猫》的故事，并介绍了书的作者是基于他自己的故事写的书。作者在读完这本书后对无家可归的人有了重新的认识。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He lives in London. One day, he meets a man named James Bowen.”可知，在伦敦，也就是在英国他们见面的。故选B。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He attracts (吸引) more people to Bowen’s performances, helping him make more money.”可知，鲍勃帮助他赚了很多钱。故选C。 【7题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“In the book, Bowen tells about his life with Bob, as well as what things were like before he met the cat. He talks about his own hard life.”可知书中介绍了作者自己的生活。故选D。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Reading this book changed how I feel about homeless people. It helped me understand that each of them has a story to tell. Now I want to help the homeless.”可知，作者对无家可归的人的感受有所改变。故选D。 C About 400 years ago in China, there was a traveler. He spent over 30 years traveling across China. His name was Xu Xiake. Xu Xiake was from Jiangsu Province. When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about the mountains and rivers in China. He was interested in them and he made a wish to see them when he grew up. At that time, many children studied hard to become officials. But Xu’s father never made him take any of these exams. He let his son go out to explore (探索). His mother made him a hat for traveling. Xu traveled to 21 provinces and over 100 cities in China. He climbed thousands of mountains and explored over 350 caves (山洞). Xu was the first person to find the highest peak (峰) of Mount Huangshan. Xu traveled mostly on foot. He slept and ate in the wild (野外). Sometimes he fell into rivers or ran into dangerous animals. But Xu was brave and he always enjoyed traveling. The book The Travel Diary of Xu Xiake is still popular today! 9. Xu Xiake spent over ________ years traveling in China. A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40 10. What did Xu enjoy when he was a child? A. Climbing mountains. B. Traveling. C. Taking exams. D. Reading. 11. Where did Xu sleep when he traveled? A. In the wild. B. In the cave. C. In the hotel. D. In the sleeping bag. 12. What would be the best title of the passage? A. The Travel Dairy of Xu Xiake. B. A Cool Traveler in Ancient China. C. A Famous Writer in China. D. A Story of Xu Xiake’s Family. 【答案】9. C 10. D 11. A 12. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了徐霞客生平及其旅行经历。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He spent 30 years traveling across China.”可知徐霞客花费30年旅行。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据“When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about Chinese mountains and rivers in China.”可知徐霞客小时候喜欢读书。故选D。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Xu traveled mostly on foot. He slept and ate in the wild (野外).”可知旅行时徐霞客睡在野外。故选A。 【12题详解】 最佳标题题。本文介绍了徐霞客生平及其旅行经历，所以用“A Cool Traveler in Ancient China.”作标题最合适。故选B。 D One day, a little boy and a little girl were playing together in their neighborhood. The boy showed the girl his beautiful marbles (弹珠). In return (交换) their things—he would give her all of his marbles if she handed over all of her candy. The girl agreed. The boy gave the girl his marbles but secretly kept the most beautiful one in his pocket (口袋). The girl kept her promise and gave all her candy to the boy. That night, the girl felt really happy about the exchange. She went to bed with a big smile and had sweet dreams. However, the boy couldn’t sleep. He kept worrying about whether the girl would find his secret marble. The next morning, the boy got up early. He went to visit the girl and told her honestly (诚实地) that he still kept the most beautiful marble. The girl smiled and showed her understanding (理解), the boy felt a sense of relief (解脱感). They spent the rest of the day playing marbles and eating the candy together. Their friendship grew stronger than ever. Remember, friendship is a two-way street. Being honest with each other matters more than anything you might have. 13. What did the boy ask the girl to do? A. To play marbles with him. B. To give him some candy. C. To exchange what they had. D. To visit him the next day. 14. Why couldn’t the boy sleep that night? A. He was too excited about the exchange. B. He had eaten too much candy that day. C. He was worried that the girl still kept some candy. D. He worried the girl might find his secret marble. 15. How did the girl react (反应) when the boy told her about the secret marble? A. She laughed at him. B. She understood him. C. She got angry and gave back the marbles. D. She wanted to ask for her candy back. 16. What lesson does the story teach us? A. Children know nothing about friendship. B. It’s OK to keep secrets from friends. C. Being honest is important in a friendship. D. It’s important to believe in your friend. 【答案】13. C 14. D 15. B 16. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了小男孩和小女孩交换玩具，男孩偷偷留下最漂亮的弹珠。女孩快乐地睡去，而男孩却因担忧而失眠。第二天，男孩向女孩坦白，两人友谊加深，共同玩耍。本文强调了诚实对于友谊的重要性。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The boy showed the girl his beautiful marbles (弹珠). In return (交换) their things—he would give her all of his marbles if she handed over all of her candy. The girl agreed.”可知，男孩让女孩交换他们所拥有的，故选C。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据“However, the boy couldn’t sleep. He kept worrying about whether the girl would find his secret marble.”可知，担心那个女孩是否会发现他的秘密弹珠，故选D。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He went to visit the girl and told her honestly (诚实地) that he still kept the most beautiful marble. The girl smiled and showed her understanding”可知，女孩很理解他，故选B。 【16题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“Remember, friendship is a two-way street. Being honest with each other matters more than anything you might have.”可知，本文强调了诚实对于友谊的重要性，故选C。 阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 ___17___ For me, I really enjoy eating special festival food. In the US, we often eat roasted turkey (烤火鸡) and mashed (捣碎的) potatoes for Christmas. We also really like to drink eggnog (蛋酒). ___18___ Hot chocolate is also very popular in the US during wintertime. ___19___ Gingerbread often smells sweet. You can eat it as cookies or even make a gingerbread house! Smelling gingerbread always reminds me of Christmas. I’ve lived in China for many years now and there is a holiday that I really like: Spring Festival! Spring Festival has its own special dishes, like dumplings, fish, spring rolls and tangyuan. I think holiday food is very special. ___20___ Eating holiday food together can keep friendships and family ties (纽带) strong. Even if you eat alone, it can make you think of home and feel happy. A. It not only tastes good but also makes you think of loved ones. B. Eggnog is a special drink with milk, cream, sugar and eggs. C. I love tangyuan most since they are so chewy (耐嚼的), and sweet. D. What do you like about holidays? E. Another fun Christmas food is gingerbread (姜饼). 【答案】17. D 18. B 19. E 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了作者对节日食物的喜爱以及不同节日的特色食物。 【17题详解】 根据下文“For me, I really enjoy eating special festival food.”可知，此处应是询问节日有关内容。选项D“你喜欢节日什么方面呢？”符合语境。故选D。   【18题详解】 根据上文“We also really like to drink eggnog (蛋酒).”可知，此处应介绍蛋酒的成分。选项B“蛋酒是一种由牛奶、奶油、糖和鸡蛋制成的特殊饮料。”符合语境。故选B。  【19题详解】 根据下文“Gingerbread often smells sweet.”可知，此处应介绍姜饼。选项E“另一种有趣的圣诞食物是姜饼。”符合语境。故选E。   【20题详解】 根据下文“Eating holiday food together can keep friendships and family ties (纽带) strong.”可知，此处应总结节日食物的意义。选项A“它不仅味道好，还让你想起爱的人。”符合语境。故选A。 四、完形填空 阅读短文, 理解其大意, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Birds are building their nests ____21____ rubbish, said a new study. The rubbish includes cigarette butts (烟头) and plastic bags (塑料袋). A group of European scientists looked ____22____ about 35,000 studies on bird nests. They found that birds have used man-made things in nests almost ____23____ on Earth except (除了) Antarctica (南极洲). Some rubbish seems to be ____24____. This is why birds “like” putting it in their nests. For example, cigarette butts (烟头) have some chemicals (化学物质) keeping pest (昆虫) away and ____25____ the chicks (雏鸟). Plastic bags are useful in keeping the animals warm, and other hard things, can make nests strong. However, in the end, human rubbish may only bring more harm to birds. The toxic (有毒的) ____26____ lives. To make matters worse, if the cigarette still burns while the bird brings it back to its ____27____, it may set fire to the nest. Pieces of fishing net may also trap (缠住) birds, and it’s ____28____ for them to get out by themselves. If the chicks eat other kinds of rubbish by accident they will also get ____29____. Our ____30____ in the air are feeling the bad effects (影响) of humans polluting the environment. 21. A. under B. with C. on D. in 22. A. into B. up C. down D. after 23. A. everything B. everywhere C. everyone D. every time 24. A. beautiful B. harmful C. helpful D. thankful 25. A. kill B. harm C. catch D. protect 26. A. longer B. shorter C. happier D. healthier 27. A. home B. school C. room D. tree 28. A. possible B. impossible C. unbelievable D. uncomfortable 29. A. up B. dressed C. out D. hurt 30. A. pets B. friends C. enemies D. classmates 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了许多鸟类正在用人类的垃圾筑巢，这一做法既有利也有弊。 【21题详解】 句意：一项新的研究表明，很多鸟类正在使用垃圾筑巢。 under在下方；with用；on在上方；in在里面。分析句子意思，此处为鸟类“用”垃圾筑巢，应填介词with。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：一群欧洲科学家研读了约35000份关于鸟类巢穴的研究。 look into研究；look up查找；look down俯视；look after照顾。结合句子意思，此处应为科学家研读了调查报告的意思，应填(look) into。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：他们发现地球上除了南极洲之外的几乎所有地方，鸟类已经用人造物品筑巢。 everything所有东西；everywhere所有地方；everyone所有人；every time每一次。根据“on Earth except (除了) Antarctica (南极洲)”可知，此处应填写地方，everywhere on Earth except Antarctica表示“地球上除南极洲以外的所有地方”。故选B。 【24题详解】 句意：一些垃圾对鸟类似乎是有帮助的。 beautiful美丽的；harmful有害的；helpful有帮助的；thankful感恩的。根据“For example, cigarette butts (烟头) have some chemicals (化学物质) keeping pest (昆虫）away… Plastic bags are useful in keeping the animals warm, and other hard things, can make nests strong. ”可知，这一段讲述垃圾用于鸟类筑巢的好处，应填helpful“有帮助的”。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：比方说，烟头含有某些化学物质能够驱离昆虫并保护雏鸟。 kill杀死；harm伤害；catch抓住；protect保护。根据“cigarette butts (烟头) have some chemicals (化学物质) keeping pest (昆虫）away”可知，烟头筑巢可以“保护”雏鸟，应填protect。故选D。 【26题详解】 句意：有毒物质缩短寿命。 longer延长；shorter缩短；happier更快乐的；healthier更健康的。根据“However, in the end, human rubbish may only bring more harm to birds. ”可知，这一段讲述人类垃圾的害处，应为使寿命“缩短”。故选B。 【27题详解】 句意：如果香烟仍在燃烧而鸟类将其带回他们家，则会导致巢穴失火。 home家；school学校；room房间；tree树。分析句子意思，此处指鸟类将烟头带回自己的“家”，应填home。故选A。 【28题详解】 句意：渔网碎片也会缠住鸟类，这靠鸟类自己是无法逃出来的。 possible可能的；impossible不可能的；unbelievable不可思议的；uncomfortable不舒服的。此处讲的是人类垃圾对鸟类的害处，其中渔网会缠住鸟类，应填impossible，不能挣脱。故选B。 【29题详解】 句意：如果雏鸟意外吃进了其他种类的垃圾，他们也会受到伤害。 get up起床；get dressed装扮；get out出去；get hurt受伤。此处讲的是人类垃圾对鸟类的害处，如果鸟类吃进了人造垃圾，无法消化，会受到伤害，应填hurt。故选D。 【30题详解】 句意：我们天空中的朋友正在感受到人类污染环境所带来的恶劣影响。 pets宠物；friends朋友；enemies敌人；classmates同学。鸟类是人类的朋友，但并不都是宠物，也不是敌人或同学，应填friends。故选B。 五、语篇填空 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Do you find that you learn things faster ___31___ your parents sometimes? Congratulations, you could be right! Scientists at Brown University, US found that school-aged ___32___ (child) learn new knowledge (知识) and skills faster than grown-ups. This has something to do with a chemical (化学物质) ___33___ (call) GABA in our brains. It reduces (减少) brain noise so that we can learn things more easily. It also makes new knowledge stay ___34___ (long) in our heads. The scientists scanned (扫描) the brains of children and adults before, during and after ___35___ (do) a learning task. It turned out that when children learn new things, the amount (数量) of GABA rises ___36___ (quick). But there’s less change in ___37___ (adult) brains. This tells us why children are better learners than adults. The finding, the scientists said, should encourage (鼓励) ___38___ (teacher) and parents to let children learn anything from riding a bike ___39___ playing an instrument (乐器) in their childhood. It could also be used to help adults learn faster by increasing (增加) the amount of GABA in ____40____ (they) brains. 【答案】31. than 32. children 33. called 34. longer 35. doing 36. quickly 37 adults’ 38. teachers 39. to 40. their 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述布朗大学的科学家发现，学龄儿童学习知识和技能等新事物的速度比成年人快，这是因为我们大脑中的GABA。 【31题详解】 句意：你发现有时你比父母学得更快吗？根据“faster”可知，此处表示比较，应用than。故填than。 【32题详解】 句意：美国布朗大学的科学家发现学龄儿童学习新知识和技能比成年人更快。child“孩子”，此处应用复数形式。故填children。 【33题详解】 句意：这与我们大脑中的一种叫做GABA的化学物质有关。分析题干可知，此处应用过去分词called作后置定语。故填called。 【34题详解】 句意：它还使新知识在我们的头脑中停留更长时间。根据前句“we can learn things more easily”可知，此处暗含比较，应用long的比较级。故填longer。 【35题详解】 句意：科学家扫描了儿童和成人在做学习任务前、期间和之后的大脑。after是介词，后跟动名词作宾语。故填doing。 【36题详解】 句意：事实证明，当孩子们学习新事物时，GABA的含量会迅速上升。空处修饰动词，应用副词。故填quickly。 【37题详解】 句意：但成年人脑中的变化较少。adult表示“成人”，此处应用复数表示泛指，空后是名词，应用所有格形式，故填adults’。 【38题详解】 句意：科学家们说，这一发现应该鼓励老师们和父母们让孩子们在童年时期学习任何东西从自行车到弹乐器。teacher“老师”，应用复数表示泛指。故填teachers。 【39题详解】 句意：科学家们说，这一发现应该鼓励老师们和父母们让孩子们在童年时期学习任何东西从自行车到弹乐器。from...to...“从……到……”。故填to。 【40题详解】 句意：它还可以通过增加大脑中GABA的含量来帮助成年人更快地学习。空处作定语修饰名词brains，应用形容词性物主代词。故填their。 六、阅读与表达 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 Most Chinese like drinking tea. As the hometown of tea, China has a deep tea culture. Chinese tea has a history of more than 4, 000 years. There are many kinds of tea in China. There are six major (主要的) kinds: green tea, black tea, yellow tea, white tea and dark tea. Among them, green tea is the most famous with the longest (最长的) history. How people drink tea shows Chinese tea culture. Making and drinking tea is usually in a tea set. A tea set is usually made up of a tea pot and some tea cups. Different tea sets should be used for drinking different tea. Also, people use different kinds of water for making different kinds of tea. Drinking tea does a lot of good to people’s health. That’s why many people like drinking tea. A cup of tea can make you relaxed. And it’s said that green tea can help prevent illness. Nowadays, people all over the world like drinking tea. And Chinese people always welcome their guests with tea. 41. What kind of tea has the longest history? ____________________________________ 42. What do people use for drinking different kinds of tea? ____________________________________ 43. Why do many people like drinking tea? ____________________________________ 44. Do you like drinking tea? Why? Write 30 words or more. ____________________________________ 【答案】41. Green tea. 42. Different tea sets and different kinds of water. 43. Because drinking tea does a lot of good to people’s health. 44. Yes, I do. Because China has a deep tea culture. Drinking tea does a lot of good to our health. A cup of tea can make me relaxed. It is said that green tea helps prevent diseases. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的茶文化。 【41题详解】 根据“Among them, green tea is the most famous with the longest (最长的) history.”可知，绿茶的历史最长。故填Green tea. 【42题详解】 根据“Different tea sets should be used for drinking different tea. Also, people use different kinds of water for making different kinds of tea.”可知，人们用不同的茶具和不同的水来喝不同的茶。故填Different tea sets and different kinds of water. 【43题详解】 根据“Drinking tea does a lot of good to people’s health. That’s why many people like drinking tea.”可知，许多人喜欢喝茶是因为喝茶对人们的健康有很多好处。故填Because drinking tea does a lot of good to people’s health. 【44题详解】 开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, I do. Because China has a deep tea culture. Drinking tea does a lot of good to our health. A cup of tea can make me relaxed. It is said that green tea helps prevent diseases. 七、书面表达 45. 某教育网站英语板块正在开展以“我志愿服务经历(My Volunteering Experience)”为主题的征文活动。假设你是李辉，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈一谈你最难忘的一次志愿服务经历。 内容包括： 1. 具体志愿服务内容； 2. 你的感受； 3. 你的收获。 注意： 1. 词数80～100； 2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯； 3. 稿件中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 I have done a lot of volunteer work. My most unforgettable volunteering experience was taking part in Waste-sorting Activity in our community with my friend. First, we introduced the importance of waste-sorting in our daily life. Second, we told the grandparents in our community the differences among the dustbins. Third, we told them how to sort out different kinds of waste and put them into different dustbins. We were busy all the afternoon. We were tired but we were happy because we thought we did something meaningful. I have learnt a lot from the experience. If we sort out recyclable things before throwing them away, the amount of waste will be reduced and less waste will be burned or buried. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态主要为“一般过去时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏信息，可适当补充细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明自己最难忘的一次志愿服务经历是什么； 第二步，描述自己做了哪些工作以及表达感受； 第三步，总结全文，讲述这次经历后的收获。 [亮点词汇] ①take part in参加 ②sort out分类 ③throw away扔掉 ④the amount of……的数量 [高分句型] ①We were tired but we were happy because we thought we did something meaningful.（because引导的原因状语从句；省略that的宾语从句） ②If we sort out recyclable things before throwing them away, the amount of waste will be reduced and less waste will be burned or buried.（if引导的条件状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 辽宁省抚顺市望花区2023-2024学年八年下学期期末 英语试题 一、听力 第一节 情景应答 你将听到5个句子, 每个句子后面设有一个小题, 请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个句子后, 你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每个句子读一遍。 1. A. At seven o’clock. B. In my bedroom. C. On foot. 2. A. In my mother’s car. B. About three kilometers. C. More than two hours. 3. A. It is Mike’s ruler. B. She’s my sister Gina. C. It’s my dog Dingding. 4. A. I’d like a bowl of noodles. B. Nice to meet you. C. This is Jack speaking. 5. A. Sounds like a good idea! B. You are welcome! C. See you later! 第二节 听短对话, 回答问题 你将听到5段对话, 每段对话后面设有一个小题, 请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读一遍。 6. What does the girl have to do before going to the movies? A. Finish her homework. B. Study for the test. C. Have an English class. 7. What is Bob’s plan for the weekend? A. Going shopping. B. Going hiking. C. Playing basketball. 8. How long has Lisa been in China? A. 10 years. B. 8 years. C. 5 years. 9. What is Tom doing? A. Playing the piano. B. Playing volleyball. C. Having an English class. 10. What’s the matter with Peter? A. He has a stomachache. B. He has a headache. C. He has a toothache. 第三节听长对话, 回答问题 你将听到2段长对话, 每段对话后面设有三个小题, 请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前, 你将有时间阅读各小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 11. Why was Tom late for school? A. He had a car accident. B. He missed the bus. C. He got up late. 12. What kind of game did Tom watch? A. Soccer game. B. Basketball game. C. Swimming game. 13. Which team won the game? A. Team Liaoning. B. Team Guangdong. C. Team Beijing. 14. Where did Jack work last weekend? A. In the mountains. B. In the museum. C. In the fire station. 15. How many kinds of butterflies are there? A. More than 400 kinds. B. 200 to 400 kinds. C. More than 200 kinds. 16. What did Amy do last weekend? A. Visited her grandparents. B. Visited the museum. C. Camped with her friends. 第四节 听短文, 回答问题 你将听到一段短文, 短文后面设有四个小题, 请从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听短文前, 你将有时间阅读各小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。短文读两遍。 17. Why did the writer wake up late? A. Because the alarm didn’t go off. B. Because the writer stayed up late. C. Because the writer left something at home. 18. What time did the writer wake up? A At 7: 30. B. At 8: 00. C. At 8: 30. 19. What did the write leave at home in the morning? A. The ID card. B. The umbrella. C. The school bag. 20. What did the writer do on the way back to school? A. Helped a dog. B. Called the police. C. Waited for the bus. 二、阅读理解 第一节 阅读下面语言材料, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Nature FUN for Summer Holiday! Are you interested in the nature? Want to spend your summer vacation doing something interesting and useful? Take the CHANCE (机会)! We have two three-day summer programs for you. Join us and you can learn more about the nature. More information is as follows: Program A Age: 8—12 Date: July 5th～7th 2024 Activities: day 1: visiting the farm day 2: mountain climbing day 3: forest picnic Program B Age: 13—16 Date: August 15th ～17th, 2024 Activities: day 1: visiting the night zoo day 2: camping by the sea day 3: fishing and picnic Cost: ￥366 for Program A including (包含) personal insurance (保险) ￥6 ￥466 for Program B including (包含) personal insurance (保险)￥6 TEL: 024-66871688 1. Who can take part in Program B? A. An 11-year-old boy and his classmates. B. A 16-year-old boy and his 8-year old sister. C. A 14-year-old girl and her parents. D. A 14-year-old girl and her twin (双胞胎) sister. 2. What is the time to visit the night zoo? A. July 6th. B. July 7th. C. August 15th. D. August 17th. 3. The activity on July 7th is ________. A. Fishing and picnic. B. Forest picnic. C. Visiting the farm. D. Visiting night zoo. 4. 8-year-old Mary wants to take part in the program, how much should she pay? A. ￥366. B. ￥466. C. ￥832. D. ￥100. B There is a homeless cat named Bob. He lives in London. One day, he meets a man named James Bowen. Bowen takes Bob home. Bowen is poor. He lives by busking (街头卖艺). It is hard for him to keep Bob. But Bob is very cute. He attracts (吸引) more people to Bowen’s performances, helping him make more money. Later, they do many things together. This is the story of a book, A Street Cat Named Bob. It’s an autobiography by British writer James Bowen. In the book, Bowen tells about his life with Bob, as well as what things were like before he met the cat. He talks about his own hard life. A movie based on (基于) the book came out in 2016. Reading this book changed how I feel about homeless people. It helped me understand that each of them has a story to tell. Now I want to help the homeless. 5. In which country does Bob meet Bowen? A. The United States. B. The United Kingdom. C. Australia. D. Canada. 6. What happens to Bowen after he takes Bob home? A. He becomes homeless. B. He makes more friends. C. He makes more money. D. He starts to perform on the streets. 7. According to Paragraph 2, what might the underlined word “autobiography” mean? A. A book of pictures from real life. B. A book full of letters to famous people. C. A book about a famous person’s life. D. A book about the writer’s real life. 8. How does the book change the writer of the passage? A. The writer wants to try busking. B. The writer becomes interested in cats. C. The writer starts to write about homeless people’s stories. D. The writer’s feelings about homeless people change. C About 400 years ago in China, there was a traveler. He spent over 30 years traveling across China. His name was Xu Xiake. Xu Xiake was from Jiangsu Province. When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about the mountains and rivers in China. He was interested in them and he made a wish to see them when he grew up. At that time, many children studied hard to become officials. But Xu’s father never made him take any of these exams. He let his son go out to explore (探索). His mother made him a hat for traveling. Xu traveled to 21 provinces and over 100 cities in China. He climbed thousands of mountains and explored over 350 caves (山洞). Xu was the first person to find the highest peak (峰) of Mount Huangshan. Xu traveled mostly on foot. He slept and ate in the wild (野外). Sometimes he fell into rivers or ran into dangerous animals. But Xu was brave and he always enjoyed traveling. The book The Travel Diary of Xu Xiake is still popular today! 9. Xu Xiake spent over ________ years traveling in China. A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40 10. What did Xu enjoy when he was a child? A. Climbing mountains. B. Traveling. C. Taking exams. D. Reading. 11. Where did Xu sleep when he traveled? A. In the wild. B. In the cave. C. In the hotel. D. In the sleeping bag. 12. What would be the best title of the passage? A The Travel Dairy of Xu Xiake. B. A Cool Traveler in Ancient China. C. A Famous Writer in China. D. A Story of Xu Xiake’s Family. D One day, a little boy and a little girl were playing together in their neighborhood. The boy showed the girl his beautiful marbles (弹珠). In return (交换) their things—he would give her all of his marbles if she handed over all of her candy. The girl agreed. The boy gave the girl his marbles but secretly kept the most beautiful one in his pocket (口袋). The girl kept her promise and gave all her candy to the boy. That night, the girl felt really happy about the exchange. She went to bed with a big smile and had sweet dreams. However, the boy couldn’t sleep. He kept worrying about whether the girl would find his secret marble. The next morning, the boy got up early. He went to visit the girl and told her honestly (诚实地) that he still kept the most beautiful marble. The girl smiled and showed her understanding (理解), the boy felt a sense of relief (解脱感). They spent the rest of the day playing marbles and eating the candy together. Their friendship grew stronger than ever. Remember, friendship is a two-way street. Being honest with each other matters more than anything you might have. 13. What did the boy ask the girl to do? A. To play marbles with him. B. To give him some candy. C. To exchange what they had. D. To visit him the next day. 14. Why couldn’t the boy sleep that night? A. He was too excited about the exchange. B. He had eaten too much candy that day. C. He was worried that the girl still kept some candy. D. He worried the girl might find his secret marble. 15. How did the girl react (反应) when the boy told her about the secret marble? A. She laughed at him. B. She understood him. C She got angry and gave back the marbles. D. She wanted to ask for her candy back. 16. What lesson does the story teach us? A. Children know nothing about friendship. B. It’s OK to keep secrets from friends. C. Being honest is important in a friendship. D. It’s important to believe in your friend. 阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 ___17___ For me, I really enjoy eating special festival food. In the US, we often eat roasted turkey (烤火鸡) and mashed (捣碎) potatoes for Christmas. We also really like to drink eggnog (蛋酒). ___18___ Hot chocolate is also very popular in the US during wintertime. ___19___ Gingerbread often smells sweet. You can eat it as cookies or even make a gingerbread house! Smelling gingerbread always reminds me of Christmas. I’ve lived in China for many years now and there is a holiday that I really like: Spring Festival! Spring Festival has its own special dishes, like dumplings, fish, spring rolls and tangyuan. I think holiday food is very special. ___20___ Eating holiday food together can keep friendships and family ties (纽带) strong. Even if you eat alone, it can make you think of home and feel happy. A. It not only tastes good but also makes you think of loved ones. B. Eggnog is a special drink with milk, cream, sugar and eggs. C. I love tangyuan most since they are so chewy (耐嚼的), and sweet. D. What do you like about holidays? E. Another fun Christmas food is gingerbread (姜饼). 四、完形填空 阅读短文, 理解其大意, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Birds are building their nests ____21____ rubbish, said a new study. The rubbish includes cigarette butts (烟头) and plastic bags (塑料袋). A group of European scientists looked ____22____ about 35,000 studies on bird nests. They found that birds have used man-made things in nests almost ____23____ on Earth except (除了) Antarctica (南极洲). Some rubbish seems to be ____24____. This is why birds “like” putting it in their nests. For example, cigarette butts (烟头) have some chemicals (化学物质) keeping pest (昆虫) away and ____25____ the chicks (雏鸟). Plastic bags are useful in keeping the animals warm, and other hard things, can make nests strong. However, in the end, human rubbish may only bring more harm to birds. The toxic (有毒的) ____26____ lives. To make matters worse, if the cigarette still burns while the bird brings it back to its ____27____, it may set fire to the nest. Pieces of fishing net may also trap (缠住) birds, and it’s ____28____ for them to get out by themselves. If the chicks eat other kinds of rubbish by accident they will also get ____29____. Our ____30____ in the air are feeling the bad effects (影响) of humans polluting the environment. 21. A. under B. with C. on D. in 22. A. into B. up C. down D. after 23. A. everything B. everywhere C. everyone D. every time 24. A. beautiful B. harmful C. helpful D. thankful 25. A. kill B. harm C. catch D. protect 26. A. longer B. shorter C. happier D. healthier 27. A. home B. school C. room D. tree 28. A. possible B. impossible C. unbelievable D. uncomfortable 29. A. up B. dressed C. out D. hurt 30. A. pets B. friends C. enemies D. classmates 五、语篇填空 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Do you find that you learn things faster ___31___ your parents sometimes? Congratulations, you could be right! Scientists at Brown University, US found that school-aged ___32___ (child) learn new knowledge (知识) and skills faster than grown-ups. This has something to do with a chemical (化学物质) ___33___ (call) GABA in our brains. It reduces (减少) brain noise so that we can learn things more easily. It also makes new knowledge stay ___34___ (long) in our heads. The scientists scanned (扫描) the brains of children and adults before, during and after ___35___ (do) a learning task. It turned out that when children learn new things, the amount (数量) of GABA rises ___36___ (quick). But there’s less change in ___37___ (adult) brains. This tells us why children are better learners than adults. The finding, the scientists said, should encourage (鼓励) ___38___ (teacher) and parents to let children learn anything from riding a bike ___39___ playing an instrument (乐器) in their childhood. It could also be used to help adults learn faster by increasing (增加) the amount of GABA in ____40____ (they) brains. 六、阅读与表达 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 Most Chinese like drinking tea. As the hometown of tea, China has a deep tea culture. Chinese tea has a history of more than 4, 000 years. There are many kinds of tea in China. There are six major (主要的) kinds: green tea, black tea, yellow tea, white tea and dark tea. Among them, green tea is the most famous with the longest (最长的) history. How people drink tea shows Chinese tea culture. Making and drinking tea is usually in a tea set. A tea set is usually made up of a tea pot and some tea cups. Different tea sets should be used for drinking different tea. Also, people use different kinds of water for making different kinds of tea. Drinking tea does a lot of good to people’s health. That’s why many people like drinking tea. A cup of tea can make you relaxed. And it’s said that green tea can help prevent illness. Nowadays, people all over the world like drinking tea. And Chinese people always welcome their guests with tea. 41. What kind of tea has the longest history? ____________________________________ 42. What do people use for drinking different kinds of tea? ____________________________________ 43. Why do many people like drinking tea? ____________________________________ 44. Do you like drinking tea? Why? Write 30 words or more. ____________________________________ 七、书面表达 45. 某教育网站英语板块正在开展以“我的志愿服务经历(My Volunteering Experience)”为主题的征文活动。假设你是李辉，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈一谈你最难忘的一次志愿服务经历。 内容包括： 1. 具体志愿服务内容； 2. 你的感受； 3. 你的收获。 注意： 1. 词数80～100； 2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯； 3. 稿件中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$