上海市浦东新区第四教育属2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷

英语（八)2024.6 (考试时间：100分钟满分：100分)》 Part1 Listening（第一部分听力共25分) I.Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)（共5分） 戡 D E F 2. 3. 4. 5 IL.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到 令 的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)（共6分） ()6.A)The fish. B)The soup. C)The meat. D)The chicken wings. ()7. A)A doctor. B)A teacher. C)A secretary. D)A nurse. ()8.A)At10:00. B)At10:10. C)At10:20. D)At10:30. ()9.A)By car. B)By air. C)By train. D)By coach. ()10.A)One. B)Two. C)Three. D)Four. ()11.A)Teacher and student. B)Doctor and patient C)Father and daughter. D)Boss and secretary III.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)（共6分） ()12.It is a story about how to talk with your parents. 翻 ()13.It will make talking easier if you try to start your talk with something fun. ()14.You should never ask your parents questions about their health and their work. )15.If you have something to say,your parents should let you finish. ()16.Your parents always understand you after you have a talk with them. ()17.It tells us five pieces of advice on how to talk with our parents. IV.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文，完成下列句子， 每空格限填一词)（共8分） 18.When Jessica Cox was born,she had. which shocked her parents. 19.Jessica learned to tie her shoes, and take a bath at an early age. -1- 20.Being called" "and "Captain Hook"made Jessica quiet and sad. 21.Jessica overcame her greatest fear-fying and became a pilot. Part II Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇和语法) V.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)I5% 22.The soup is tasteless.Pass me salt over there,please! A.an B.a C.the D./ 23.Nowadays many people like to keep in touch with friends online. A.they B.them C.their D.theirs 24.We should learn how to care others and how to respect all living things. A.with B.for C.by D.of 25.We plan to visit Beijing February and we're going to stay there for five days. A.of B.on C.at D.in 26.It starts to become much for tourists to stay here. A.dangerous B.more dangerous C.most dangerous D.the most dangerous 27.The woman felt so that she wanted to make new friends in her neighborhood. A.happily B.friendly C.lonely D.badly 28.Students to be careful when they do chemical experiments in the lab. A.should B.must C.ought D.may 29.Pansy considered」 an article about history on the computer last week. A.write B.to write C.to writing D.writing 30.She was holding a pair of scissors in her right hand and a sheet of red paper in her hand. A.another B.other C.the other D.others 31.Scientists say it may be a few yearsit is possible to test the new medicine on patients. A.before B.because C.after D.since 32.Miss Li's aunt in the fast food shop since she moved to the small town. A.worked B.has worked C.works D.will work 33.City Walk,a new type of travelling,actually in shanghai a long time ago. A.starts B.has started C.had started D.started 34.He plans to have a good rest he'll have enough energy to continue his work. A.as soon as B.in order to C.so that D.now that 35.The English novel is quite easy for you.There are new words in it. A.a little B.little C.a few D.few 36.----Sir,could you tell me for the coming test? ----As many as possible.1600 words at least. A.how many words do we have to learn B.how many words did we learn C.how many words we have to learn D.how many words we learned VI.Complete the following passage with the words in the box.Each ean only be used once. 下列单词填人空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)（共8分） -2- A.beat B.power C.only D.reply E.luckily We're hearing a lot these days about something called AI,or artificial intelligence. Put simply,AI is intelligence that is displayed by machines.In the beginning of computer technology,machines were quite stupid.They could 37 do what people told them to do,and computers didn't have the38 to do anything complex. Swy,that bega ochageIn,twAI programs,HiTech and Deep Thought,showed advanced problem-solving skills after they39 human masters in the game of chess.It was then that people began to see the true potential(潜能)ofAI. Today,AI can be used at work in our factories,online,and in our daily lives.Siri,the iPhone's digital assistant,is a good example.Users can say almost anything to Siri and get a surprisingly humanlike_40 A.situations B.operate C.amazing D.recently E.amazed There are other intelligent personal assistants,like Google Assistant,which is an app that works with smart devices in your home.When it is given orders,it will connect to your other devices,allowing users to41their home appliances remotely. In late 2017,the world was42when Sophia,a human-like robot,made the news again.Developed by Hong Kong's Hanson Robotics,she was designed to work with humans and adapt to their behavior.She was interviewed by the press and was even given Saudi Arabian citizenship.And more43,Sophia spoke at Brain Bar,which describes itself as "The Biggest European Festival of the future".It is clear from the video that Sophia continues to improve and update.The robot even says that "just a few months ago,I couldn't tell a dog's face from a human's face,but now I can.It's already saved me from a few embarrassing 44." VIl.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子)（共6分） 45.The students decided to vote for the model students on own.(they) 46.Please add some_ to the water and heat it up.(chemistry) 47.All the students in our school should behave in public.(polite) 48 online is his favourite indoor activity.(chat) 49.This factory will fashionable bag for women next year.(product) 50.Harry was because Jim didn't seem to remember him.(puzzle) VIIL.Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格 限填一词)（共10分） 5l.He lay on the floor with Charlie beside him at that time..(改为否定句) He_ on the floor with Charlie beside him at that time. 52.More and more people are used to low--carbon life style..(改为反意疑问句) More and more people are used to low-carbon life style, S3.She will be responsible for the new task in a few days.(对划线部分提问) will she be responsible for the new task 54.The girl has told us a very exciting story.(改为感叹句) exciting story she has told us! S5.waved,the window,us,opened,Susan,and,to,hands,happily(连词成句) -3 PartⅢReading and Writing(第三部分读写共36分) IX,Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共24分） A.Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)（共6分） Ma Baoli is a pilot with the Dalian branch of China Souther Arlines,in Northeast China's Liaoning Province.He haswon the name "poetic captain"for his passion for poems. While fying over the Yellow River,he thinks of this verse:DDoyou otsee the Yellow River come from the sky.shinto the sea and nevercom back?'Above the Yangtze River,het(吟诵）：②Wave afcr wave the Yangtze River roars east,sweeping away with it all our heroes." If conditions permit,he shares the poems with passengers via captains'announcements."It's amazing!The poets of ancient China could not have flown to such heights,and yet they wrote poems that perfectly described the beauty of nature,"says Ma. In early February,2023,the 35-year-old won first place in the Chinese Poetry Conference,a popular poetry-themed quiz show.This is the second time he has taken part in the show as a contestant since 2019. For Ma,classical poetry,,which has accompanied ()him since his childhood,is the most beautiful language in the world."I like reading poetry in my spare time.Once I pick up a book of poetry,I can't put it down- it's a bit like those who can't stop watching short videos on social media these days,"says Ma. Ma was born in 1988 in a village in Pizhou,East China's Jiangsu Province.His father,who worked hard to feed the family through farming and fishing,used to paint on the white walls of their house and write poems to match the paintings. "I enjoyed watching my father do these things and listening to him recite poems.The poems encouraged me to chase the dream of 'reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles',Ma recalls. ()56.Which of the following are the most suitable titles for the underlined poems 1 and 2? A.①《将进酒》；②《早发白帝城》 B.①《将进酒》；②《临江仙》 C.①《临江仙》；②《早发白帝城》 D.①《将进酒》；②《登鹳雀楼》 ()57.Why does Ma like poetry? A.Because he wants to write poems. B.Because he would like to share the poems with the passengers. C.Because he was influenced by his father's love of poetry D.Because he wants to win the poetry-themed quiz show. ()58.What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A.Ma reads poems while he drives the plane B.Ma is surprised at ancient poets'flying so high C.Ma praised the poems written by the ancients. D.Ma wrote poems to describe the beauty of nature. ()59.What do you know about Ma Baoli? A.He likes watching short videos. B.He enjoys reading poems when he is free. C.He began to love poetry when he was a child. D.He took part in the Chinese Poetry Conference twice. ()60.What's the writer's purpose in writing the last two paragraphs? -4 A.To discuss how to write and enjoy poetry B.To tell the reasons why Ma enjoys poetry. C.To show how hard-working Ma's father was D.To describe how Ma worked hard at his lessons. ()61.What is the best title for the passage? A.A pilot's love for poetry B.Picking up a book of poetry C.Dad's interest in reciting poems D.Sharing poetry with passengers B.Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文)（共6分） The Lascaux Paintings Near the town of Montignac in Southem France,visitors can find some of the most beautiful cave paintings in the world-the Lascaux Paintings.The history of these paintings is very interesting.Caves are large rooms that have been formed by nature.Most caves are under the ground,but some have 62 that people can find.In September 1940,that's just what happened.Four boys were taking a walk in the woods near Montignac.As they walked along. one of them noticed an63 rock.When they got closer,they realized that it wasn't a rock;it was an opening in the ground.This opening 64 to a cave.The boys decided to have a look around this cave.The walls of the cave were covered with ancient art.The boys didn't know it,but the cave was the find of the century! Over the years,many historians and artists came to study the art.They wanted to understand who painted them and what the paintings might 65.They soon realized that some of the art showed animals that no longer exist.Many of the pictures also showed people following animals and trying to kill them for food.In the end,historians agreed this was likely to be the art of a civilization(that existed over 15,000 years ago. By 1950,over a thousand people from all over the world were visiting the caves every day.But by 1955,the paintings were beginning to become difficult to see.The paintings were losing their colours66 so many people were passing through the caves.67,people can no longer visit the caves.However, another set of cave paintings has been created.These paintings look exactly the same as the Lasaux Paintings.People made the paintings so that everyone can still learn about this ancient civilization.If you are near Montignac,these caves and wonderful paintings are a must-see! 62.A)entrances B)exits C)holes D)gates 63.A)impossible B)amazing C)ordinary D)unusual 64.A)went B)connected C)led D)belonged 65.A)mean B)paint C)study D)look 66.A)though B)since C)as soon as D)so that 67.A)Luckily B)Sadly C)Happily D)Importantly C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填人适当的 词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（共6分） Dennis Tito is an American rocket scientist.The 82-year-old billionaire plans to take a week-long trip with his wife around the far side of the moon. Dennis Tito,became the first private space t68 in 2001,who paid Russia $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station.That ticket would be worth $34 million today. Tito,then 60,shared,"The pencils on the table started -5 floating in the air,and I could see the blackness of space.It was the greatest moment of my life to achieve a life goal,and I knew then that n69 could ever beat this."The raprre will ber 70as the US billionaire and his wife said they had bought two seats on a future SpaceX passenger flight around the moon. Tito's space dreams are still alive and kicking.He plans to take his wife to the moon onSpacex Starship flight."I've been thinking about flying to the moon for the last 20 years s71I finished my last space flight,"Tito said. He continued,"We will be able to watch the Earth get smaller and smaller,and the moon get larger and larger.We will be out of this world." It's not known how much they might spend.However,Tito would not discuss the cost of his space trip around the moon."One of the things I hope to do,we both hope to do,is to inspire people that as we get older,there are so many things we still can do.And flying in space a 72 is a lot easier than a lot of other things.I mean,I'm b 73 the age of skiing,but flying in space is much easier than that,"Tito said. 爵 D.Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（共6分） Mr.Klarke works in an agricultural college.There he taught his students how to keep the seeds and when to sow them and how to look after the plants.He knows much and makes his classes lively and interesting.So he is respected. One day he was asked to give a talk in a town.On his way there,something was wrong with his car at a foot of a hill.He tried to repair it,but he failed and he had to climb up the hill and ask the villagers there for help.It was very hot that day and soon he felt thirsty.He saw a lot of pear trees in a garden.And a young man was picking them in it. "I say,young man!"said the old man,"Could you give me some pears,please?" In fact the young man was one of his students and he recognized him at once.He wanted to have a joke with him.So he answered,"Of course,sir.Do you want the hot ones or cold ones?" It made Mr.Klarke feel strange.He thought to himself,"I've never heard of hot pears.Well, let me tell him I want some hot ones."And he said as he thought. 螳 Having heard this,the young man threw some pears to the ground.Mr.Klarke picked them up, blew the dust off them and ate them up. "You said they were hot,but why were they cold?"asked the old man. "What did you blow them for,then,Mr.Klarke?"said the young man with a smile. 74.Does Mr.Klarke do something in the college? 75.How are his classes? 76.He failed to repair his car,didn't he? 77.Why did he climb up the hill? 78.What's the Chinese meaning for the underlined word "dust"? 79.Why did Mr.Klarke blow the pears?What do you think of the young man? X.Writing(作文)：（共12分） 80.Write at least60 words about the topic“Fire Rules Around Us”,(以“我们身边的防火规则” 为题写一篇至少含60个词的短文，要求意思明确，内容连贯。) 1.What should you do before you go into some public places? 2.What will you do when you meet a fire? 3.What do you think is the most important thing to do during a fire? -6- 上海市浦东新区第四教育属2023-2024学年 八年级下学期英语期末试卷参考答案 二、词汇和语法 - 22. D - 23. C - 24. B - 25. D - 26. B - 27. C - 28. A - 29. D - 30. C - 31. A - 32. B - 33. D - 34. C - 35. D - 36. C - 37. only - 38. power - 39. amazing - 40. reply - 41. operate - 42. amazed - 43. recently - 44. situations - 45. their - 46. chemicals - 47. politely - 48. Chatting - 49. produce - 50. puzzled - 51. didn't lie - 52. aren't they - 53. How soon - 54. What an - 55. Susan opened the window, waved hands and smiled to us. 三、阅读理解 - 56. C - 57. C - 58. C - 59. B - 60. B - 61. A - 62. A - 63. D - 64. C - 65. A - 66. D - 67. B - 68. traveler - 69. floated - 70. life - 71. ever - 72. actually - 73. beyond - 74. Yes, he teaches students how to keep the seeds, when to sow them and how to look after the plants. - 75. His classes are lively and interesting. - 76. Yes, he did. - 77. Because he had to ask the villagers for help. - 78. 灰尘。 - 79. He blew the pears to cool them down because he thought they were hot. The young man was a bit naughty but also friendly as he was having a joke with his teacher. ### 四、写作（略） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$