山东省烟台招远市（五四制）2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

2023-2024 学年度第二学期期末考试 初三英语(笔试)试题 说明： 1. 本试卷共8页，共90分；考试时间100分钟。 2. 答题前，务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题纸规定的位置上。 3. 选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 4. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题纸指定区域内相应位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。 5. 在试卷上和答题纸指定区域外的答案无效。 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分35分) 第一节 （共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分） 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 ( A ) Fight against uniform（校服）rules Thirteen-year-old Oscar Ralph from England went to school in his sister's skirt in hot weather. He wore the skirt to fight against his school's rule “Students can't wear shorts”. In the end， the school allows（允许）students to wear their shorts when the weather is really hot. Cellphones can't be used at school The parents of children at elementary schools in an Irish town are happy to stop their children using cellphones. Under the town's new rule,children can't have cellphones at home or school before they are13 years old. Honor for a speaker of an endangered language（濒危语言） Katrina Esau is 90 years old. She has been honored for protecting the Nluu language.Nluu is the language of a group of people. They lived in Africa before white people arrived. She stopped speaking Nluu as a child, but in 2005 she began teaching it to children. Children learn a special breathing method（呼吸方法） The head of New York City says that all children will learn a special breathing method for five minutes a day from September.He says this will help students stay relaxed.However,many people think time should be spent in helping students' health. ( )1.Why did Ralph wear his sister's skirt? A. Because it sold well. B. Because it was beautiful. C. Because he didn't have jeans. D. Because he didn't like the uniform rule. ( )2.Children at elementary schools in an Irish town can't_______. A. play games B. wear shorts C.use cellphones D. learn the Nluu language ( )3.Where did Katrina Esau come from? A. Asia. B. Africa. C. Europe. D. South America. ( )4.What do many people think of spending time on the special breathing method? A. It is of no use. B. It is interesting. C. It can help children stay relaxed. D. It is good for health. ( B ) There was a football game in Rongjiang County,Guizhou Province on Saturday evening. People called it “Cun Chao”.Cun Chao was so popular that it interested the famous football player, Michael Owen. He made a video to show his wish. “I want to send congratulations（祝贺）to Cun Chao for all your success,for getting all the good results in football and I wish Cun Chao all the very best for the future. I'm sure you can get better and better,”he said. Many people are interested in football and they have joined in Cun Chao. The football players work as drivers, students and workers. They come from different ethnic(少数民族的） groups such as Miao, Dong, Shui,Han, and Yao. Their ages are from 15 to over 40 years old. According to reports, about 50,000 people went to watch the game on Saturday. Among the sea of people， ladders（梯子）became the best tool（工具） for getting the best viewing angle（视角）.The well-known Chinese commentator（解说员）Han Qiaosheng also climbed a ladder to talk about the game. The football ground became a joyful meeting place. Before the game, villagers from each village team, dressed in traditional(传统的) clothes, carried local specials, played loud music, and danced as they went into the playground with the football players. What a great night of football! ( )5.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. Saturday evening. B. The football game. C.Guizhou Province. D. Rongjiang County. ( )6. Which paragraph shows Owen's best wishes for Cun Chao? A. Paragraph 2. B. Paragraph 3. C.Paragraph 4. D. Paragraph 5. ( )7. Why did some people use ladders on Saturday evening? A. To have a seat. B. To talk about the game. C. To see Han Qiaosheng. D. To watch the game clearly. ( )8. What is the passage mainly about? A. Farming. B. Schooling. C. Sports. D. Science. ( C ) Once a scholar（学者）was going to a place by boat. The boatman set sail（起航）in his boat and the boat was moving on smoothly(平稳地). A gentle wind was blowing.There were the beautiful sounds of waves and hundreds of birds were circling overhead. The scholar was in a good mood（情绪）. He was very proud of his learning. He asked the boatman whether he knew why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.The boatman replied, “No.” The scholar told the boatman that one fourth of his life was wasted. The boatman had nothing to say but looked at the scholar. After a while, the scholar asked again whether the boatman had read geography. The boatman politely replied that he had never studied any book, let alone geography. The scholar then told him that half of his life was wasted. Then the sky became covered with dark clouds.Soon a terrible storm arose. There were big waves in the river. The boat was moving terribly. The scholar became very afraid. Seeing this, the boatman asked him whether he knew how to swim. The scholar replied, “I have read many books on swimming and know a lot about it, but I have never tried swimming."The boatman then told him, “Then your whole life has gone to waste, because the boat is about to sink（沉没）!” ( )9.What is the author's purpose in writing the underlined sentences in Paragraph 1? A. To show the weather was very good. B. To ask people to guess the result of the story. C.To set off（衬托） the scholar＇s good mood. D. To teach us how to describe the environment. ( )10. How many times did the scholar laugh at the boatman? A. Once. B. Twice. C.Three times. D. Four times. ( )11. What can we infer from the passage? ① Knowledge won't save your life. ② Knowledge should be combined with practice. ③ Every man has his weaknesses and strengths. ④ We should respect others no matter what their jobs are. A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①②④ ( D ) Chinese influencer Li Ziqi recently appeared in a video on TikTok after being away for two years. This got people talking about and wondering if she would be making a full comeback on the platform. Many people on the Chinese social media are excited and looking forward to it. In this fast-paced life, we not only miss and admire Li but also long for the poetic and slow-paced lifestyle that she represents. People really like the calm and easygoing lifestyle shown in her videos, as well as the feeling of finding peace in the heart. This way of life is like an art and shows the wisdom and beliefs of ancient Chinese culture. It also shows how hardworking and talented Chinese people are. As one of the most influential Internet celebrities （名人）in China， Li has developed from being an ordinary online influencer to becoming a walking cultural symbol. Her videos about cooking and daily tasks are like poems and look beautiful. Her videos are very popular. She shows simplicity（淳朴）and the ability to take care of herself through her videos about food,crafts, and farming. This represents the beauty of traditional Chinese culture and the values of simplicity, hard work, and kindness that have always been important in China. It's obvious that Li values her skills a lot.The food she cooks in her videos is not only delicious but also very beautiful, showing her deep knowledge and love for traditional Chinese cooking. Her promotion（推广）of traditional Chinese culture holds great significance（意义） for raising cultural confidence. ( )12. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us? A. Li Ziqi is becoming more and more popular. B. People are looking forward to Li Ziqi's comeback. C. Li Ziqi would like to share more videos on TikTok. D.Chinese media have welcomed Li Ziqi's comeback on TikTok. ( )13.What's the meaning of the underlined word “fast-paced” in Paragraph 2? A.短暂的 B.快节奏的 C.酷爱的 D.快速消费的 ( )14.What do you know about Li Ziqi? ① Her comeback is going to be very smooth. ② Her videos are good for our confidence in our traditional culture. ③ She is one of the most influential Internet celebrities in China. ④ She is good at traditional Chinese cooking. A.①②③ B.①③④ C.②③④ D.①②④ ( )15.This article is about __________. A.Sports B.Health C.Education D.Culture 第二节 (共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分) 根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Holding a pair of brushes---one with pigment（颜料）and the other with water---Tian Lili paints peonies（牡丹）on a piece of paper on Monday． 16 She is at a painting cooperative（合作性组织） in Hongmiao Village of Juye County,Shandong Province. “My working time here is flexible（灵活的）.Usually,I paint peonies seven or eight hours a day when there is no farming work to do,” said Tian. “I love painting peonies. 17 ” “Working here, I can take care of my parents and children, and I can make some money by painting peonies,”she said. 18 Most of them are farmers. They would like to make some money on the side. They don't want to travel away from their homes to make money. Using brushes, the painters have drawn a road of rural vitalization（乡村振兴）in Juye． 19 Juye County belongs to Heze City, known as the “Peony Capital of China”. To date, Juye has more than 160 painting training institutions（机构).There are more than 20,000 people painting or selling paintings. 20 The paintings are sold to 40 countries and regions(地区), according to the county government. A.She needs one week to finish the painting. B. They have also helped Juye become richer. C. Like Tian, in Juye, there are over 11,000 painters. D. The painters draw over 1.2 million paintings in a year. E. Many years ago, Tian learned to draw from her mother. F.I have been working on painting peonies for 12 years at the cooperative. 第二部分 语言知识应用 (共两节, 满分25分) 第一节 完形填空（共10题; 每小题1分, 满分10分） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The key for old people to sleeping well at night could be how hot or cold their room is. Researchers say the best way to get a good night's sleep is to 21 the temperature of the bedroom is between 20-25 degrees Celsius. The researchers are from Harvard University and the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research in the US. They asked 50 people aged 65 and older to 22 a sleep monitor（监视仪）for a year and a half.The researchers found that the quality（质量） of sleep got 23 when the room temperature was outside the range（范围）. They also found that 20C was the 24 temperature.The lead researcher said, “Sleep tends to come easier and is often deeper and more restful in a cooler environment.” The research is full of surprising 25 .It reported that temperature could affect sleep as much as experiencing pain or drinking alcohol（酒） 26 bedtime. The researchers found a 5-10 percent drop in sleep quality 27 the temperature was lower than 20℃ or higher than 25C. They said poor sleep can lead to health problems. These 28 an inability to think clearly,mood swings（波动）, and higher levels of stress.Other 29 include an increased chance of getting diabetes（糖尿病） and cardiovascular diseases（心血管疾病）. The researchers said people should create “a more comfortable home environment” to sleep 30 . They also mentioned the potential（潜在的）influence of climate（气候） change on the sleep quality of old people. ( )21. A. make sure B.ask for C. make up D.tell about ( )22. A. spend B.wear C.tie D.sell ( )23. A. worse B.better C. higher D. lower ( )24.A.best B.good C.better D.well ( )25.A. advice B. information C. space D.events ( )26.A. after B. before C.on D.for ( )27. A. though B.so C.if D.but ( )28. A. give B. include C.find D.show ( )29. A. suggestions B.ways C.problems D. studies ( )30.A.late B.early C.well D.right 第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Once upon a time, there lived an old man in Song Kingdom, who raised a lot of monkeys at home. He loved his monkeys so much that he 31 （feed）his own family＇s food to the monkeys to make them happy. Later there came a time when his family didn't have enough 32 (eat).He had no 33 (choose) but to cut down on the monkeys' food. But he was afraid that the monkeys 34 (will)not listen to him. 35 he decided to trick them into accepting less food. He discussed the matter 36 his monkeys，“From today on， I will give each of you three acorns（橡子）in the morning and four acorns in the evening. Is that OK？” Hearing this,all the monkeys got angry.They didn’t agree with this. Then the old man asked， “I'1l give each of you four acorns in the morning and three acorns in the evening. Would that be enough?” 37 （think）that there were four in the morning， all the monkeys became happy again． Three in the morning and four in the evening: In the 38 （begin），the idiom shows that someone fools others by playing tricks. It later 39 （mean）changing one＇s mind very often or not being responsible．Other 40 （express）：to play fast and loose， or to chop and change． 第三部分 书面表达(共两节, 满分30分) 第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分) 阅读下面的短文, 完成短文后的问题。 On August 1, 2023, new rules went into effect in the United States that make it against the law to sell incandescent light bulbs（白炽灯泡）.These are older-style light bulbs that create light by heating a wire（金属丝）.The law is expected to save energy and help the environment. Since 2005, countries around the world have been either banning（禁止）incandescent bulbs，or working in other ways to encourage people to use newer styles of bulbs that use far less power. Though the rules just took effect at the beginning of August, they were first created in 2007. Since then,the rules have been delayed many times, usually for political(政治的) reasons. In recent years,people have been switching over （转变）to LED bulbs，even without the rules.The lights have become more and more popular, since they use less energy and save people money by lasting longer. The US Department of Energy says switching over to LED bulbs will save Americans about $3billion every year. The new rules will also help the environment.Over the next 30 years, LED bulbs are expected to help prevent a huge amount of pollution in the US——about as much as would be used by 28 million homes in one year. That will be an important step in tackling the climate crisis. Many other countries around the world have already ended or nearly ended the use of incandescent light bulbs. Several countries took this action 10 or more years ago. 41. What is the purpose of the law? ___________________________________________________________________________. 42.How long did it take for the law from being created to finally taking effect? ___________________________________________________________________________. 43. Why have LED bulbs become more popular in recent years? ___________________________________________________________________________. 44.Many countries are trying their best to protect the environment, aren't they? ___________________________________________________________________________. 45. What does the underlined word “delay” mean in Chinese ? ___________________________________________________________________________. 第二节 写作(满分20分)     前几天你见到了你的小学同学Mary，与小学相比，她发生了很大的变化。请根据下面的提示（可适当发挥）以“The changes of my primary school classmate ”为题写一篇短文。不少于80词（已给出部分不计入总词数）。 提示内容： 以前 现在 中等身高、胖、短发 高、瘦、长发、戴眼镜 害羞、安静 幽默、比我更加外向 爱听乡村音乐 喜欢流行音乐、跳舞 ...... ...... The changes of my primary school classmate _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023——2024学年度第二学期期末考试(笔试) 初三英语答案及评分标准 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分35分) 第一节 （共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分） 1-4DCBA 5-8BADC 9-11CBB 12-15BBCD 第二节 (共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分) 16-20 AFCBD 第二部分 语言知识应用 (共两节, 满分25分) 第一节 完形填空（共10题; 每小题1分, 满分10分） 21-25 ABAAB 26-30 BCBCC 第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分) 31. fed 32. to eat 33. choice 34. would 35. So 36.with 37. Thinking 38.beginning 39. means 40.expressions 第三部分 书面表达(共两节, 满分30分) 第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分) 有些答案不唯一，意思正确，表达无误即可得分。 41. To save energy and help the environment. 42. For about 16 years. 43. Because they use less energy and save people money by lasting longer. 44. Yes,they are. 45. 推迟 第二节 写作(满分20分) One possible version: The changes of my primary school classmate Yesterday I met my primary school classmate Mary.She has changed a lot. In the past,she was of medium height,a little bit heavy, and she had short hair. But now, she has become tall and thin, with long hair. What's more, she wears glasses now.She used to be very shy and quiet. However, nowadays she is very humorous and even more outgoing than I am. As for hobbies, she loved listening to country music before, but now she has a great interest in pop music and also enjoys dancing. These changes really show how people can grow as time goes by. It's interesting to see how she has changed from the little girl she was in primary school to the one she is now. 书面表达评分原则： 1．本题总分为20分，按五个档次给分。 2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来确定本档次最后得分。出现考生个人信息不得分。 3. 作文词数不少于80词，否则扣1分。 4. 书写不规范，卷面不整洁，扣1分；每处语法和语言点错误扣1分；每处词汇和标点符号错误扣0.5分。漏掉要点，酌情扣分。 各档次的给分范围和要求： 第一档 （17——20分）：要点齐全，行文流畅，所写内容符合所提供的各种信息，有创意；句子正确通顺，或只有个别小错。 第二档 （13——16分）：所写的内容与所提供的各种信息基本符合；句子基本正确。表达错误较少，表达较通顺流畅，有少量语法和词汇错误。 第三档 （9——12分）： 所写的内容与试卷所提供的信息基本相符；句子表达错误较多，但尚可读懂； 第四档 （5——8分）： 写出部分要点，行文尚流畅，有较多语法和词汇错误。 第五档 （0——4分）：基本上没有写出要点，语法及拼写错误太多，不知所云。 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$