2024年山东省青岛市崂山区八年级上学期期末真题卷(无听力音频)-【期末考前示范卷】2024-2025学年八年级上册英语(青岛专版)

- - - -26　 2024 年崂山区八年级第一学期期末真题卷 (时间:120 分钟　 满分:120 分) 　 　 　 　 扫一扫,听力码上有 Ⅰ. 听句子,选择最佳答语。 每个句子读一遍。 你将有 10 秒钟的时间完成有关小题和阅读下一小 题。 (每小题 1 分,共 5 分) (　 　 )1. A. Hangzhou. 　 B. By subway. 　 C. Environment. ( 　 　 )2. A. Ten yuan. B. Two bags. C. It􀆳s healthy. ( 　 　 )3. A. It􀆳s difficult. B. Once a month. C. Last week. ( 　 　 )4. A. On October 5th. B. Our teacher. C. Upset. ( 　 　 )5. A. We􀆳ll peel the bananas. B. I like cartoons. C. Cities will be more polluted. Ⅱ. 听对话和问题,选择正确答案。 对话和问题读两遍。 你将有 10 秒钟的时间完成有关小题和阅 读下一小题。 (每小题 1 分,共 5 分) (　 　 )6. A. 　 B. 　 C. ( 　 　 )7. A. 　 B. 　 C. ( 　 　 )8. A. Good. 　 B. Bad. 　 C. Easy. ( 　 　 )9. A. $120. B. $240. C. $480. ( 　 　 )10. A. Once a week. B. Every week. C. Twice a month. Ⅲ. 听短文,完成下列任务。 (每小题 1 分,共 10 分) A. 听第一遍短文,按照听到的顺序排序,你将有 15 秒钟的时间阅读下面的内容。 A. took a picture of it B. has a creative idea C. keep drawing in this way D. getting more and more popular E. give him paper cups or bags 11. 　 12. 　 13. 　 14. 　 15. B. 再听这篇短文,根据短文内容,完成问题,你将有 15 秒钟的时间阅读下面的内容。 短文将再读 两遍。 (　 　 )16. The writer thinks going by plane may be 　 　 　 　 . A. boring B. enjoyable C. dangerous (　 　 )17. Lovely Cat is his 　 　 　 　 name. A. real B. online C. family ( 　 　 )18. He drew a cartoon 　 　 　 　 one day. A. in his book B. in Shanghai C. on a paper bag (　 　 )19. He drew cartoons about 　 　 　 　 cities. A. 28 B. 38 C. 37 (　 　 )20. He 　 　 　 　 . A. likes eating delicious food B. doesn􀆳t share his pictures C. usually spends an hour finishing a cartoon picture Ⅳ. 单项选择。 (每小题 1 分,共 10 分) 　 　 从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (　 　 )21. Tom says 　 　 　 　 worst thing is to do nothing when meeting problems. A. a　 B. an　 C. the　 D. / ( 　 　 )22. Lily made a 　 　 　 　 to exercise twice a week,and she would try her best to keep it. A. noise　 B. call　 C. plan　 D. plate ( 　 　 )23. As we all know,bees are hard-working and they make 　 　 　 　 for us. A. salt　 B. honey C. butter　 D. sandwiches ( 　 　 )24. She didn􀆳t want others to know she cried,so she 　 　 　 　 her face with her hands. A. covered　 B. filled　 C. poured　 D. peeled (　 　 )25. Hangzhou 　 　 　 　 for the 19th Asian Games a long time ago and it did a great job. A. decided　 B. sent　 C. reached　 D. prepared (　 　 )26. High-speed railways(高铁) make it 　 　 　 　 for us to go to many places in a short time. A. necessary　 B. fresh　 C. difficult　 D. possible ( 　 　 )27. Her son always does some part-time jobs like working in a restaurant 　 　 　 　 the vacation. A. for　 B. during　 C. with　 D. between (　 　 )28. Practice makes perfect. 　 　 　 　 we practice every day,we won􀆳t get good grades in the competition. A. Unless　 B. Because　 C. If　 D. Although (　 　 )29. We should be strict with 　 　 　 　 ,but be friendly to others. A. herself　 B. himself C. ourselves　 D. yourselves ( 　 　 )30. If you make a card by yourself for your mother,she will 　 　 　 　 love it. A. luckily　 B. quickly　 C. hardly　 D. certainly 25 - - - -28　 Ⅴ. 完形填空。 (每小题 1 分,共 10 分) 　 　 阅读短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 　 　 There are some shared piano rooms in Shenzhen. They are very popular. People can book(预订) a shared piano room 　 31　 the WeChat mini-program called “琴小站”. The rooms are 　 32　 24 hours a day. Each room is about 4 m2 in size. There􀆳s a piano and a few pieces of art 　 33　 on the walls. Many people want to play the piano in the room. However,it􀆳s not easy for people to book a room on 　 34　 ,let alone(更不用说) on weekends. 　 　 Ms. Cheng was very 　 35　 when she booked a room successfully. She often played the piano when she was young. 　 36　 now she can hardly find the time to play because of her busy work. However, these shared piano rooms helped her find her love for playing again. She now 　 37　 the rooms twice a week and practices playing the piano there. 　 　 Ms. Cheng thought these piano rooms were very useful. “The piano is free to use. If children want to learn to play the piano,they can have a try in the room first. After all(毕竟),the 　 38　 of a piano is really high for many families,” she said. 　 　 The foreign musician Angelo Castagneto also 　 39　 the idea. He said,“Playing the piano in the room helps me relax after a day􀆳s work. 　 40　 plays an important part in our life. These piano rooms make people􀆳s cultural life rich and colorful. ” ( 　 　 )31. A. through B. during C. without D. behind ( 　 　 )32. A. possible B. available C. personal D. traditional ( 　 　 )33. A. serving B. catching C. replying D. hanging ( 　 　 )34. A. birthdays B. holidays C. weekdays D. weekends ( 　 　 )35. A. sad B. worried C. glad D. popular ( 　 　 )36. A. But B. If C. Until D. Because ( 　 　 )37. A. cleans B. visits C. leaves D. paints ( 　 　 )38. A. sound B. place C. price D. temperature ( 　 　 )39. A. accepted B. printed C. refused D. deleted ( 　 　 )40. A. Food B. History C. Weather D. Music Ⅵ. 阅读理解。 (A、B 篇每小题 1. 5 分,C 篇每小题 1 分,共 20 分) 　 　 阅读短文,选出最佳答案。 A、B 篇为选择最佳答案,C 篇为六选五。 A 　 　 These are the top 20 most used emojis of 2023. It shows information about how people use emojis in their life. As we see,most are smiling faces. Argentina􀆳s success in the 2022 World Cup makes its national flag to a new emoji height. 　 　 These are the top 10 most popular emojis by country. Other findings ∗Countries in Europe such as Spain,France and the UK and Brazil all have Partying Face( ) in their top 10. ∗Canada is the only country to have a piece of clothing in its top 10. The Skull emoji( ) is in the top 10 in Canada,the UK and the US. (　 　 )41. What􀆳s the most used emoji of 2023 according to the passage? A. B. C. D. ( 　 　 )42. What influenced(影响) the top 20 emojis of 2023 according to Paragraph 1? A. Sport. B. Food. C. Travel. D. Art. ( 　 　 )43. The Red Heart is not in the top 3 emojis in 　 　 　 　 . A. Brazil　 B. Spain　 C. Canada　 D. France (　 　 )44. What can we know from the passage? A. Canadians often use the T-shirt emoji. B. The Skull emoji is popular in the world. C. The most used emoji of 2023 is the same as 2022􀆳s. D. People in Europe probably like to organize or join parties. ( 　 　 )45. Where is the passage probably from? A. An ad. B. A report. C. A guide. D. A novel(小说). B 　 　 It was 1920 in the town of Bonn. Hans Riegel was working at a candy shop. At the time,candy shops sold some kinds of candies. But Riegel had a dream. Was there really a kind of candy that nobody tasted before? He wanted to create(创造) something he could call his own. 　 　 Soon Riegel left the candy shop and started a company(公司). He named it from the first two letters of his first name,last name and the city Bonn. 　 　 However,it was hard to think of something different. It took Riegel two years to get the right taste. Some candies were slimy — they fell apart as soon as he put them in his mouth. Others were so hard that they nearly pulled out his teeth. But Riegel kept trying and finally created the gummy candy. 　 　 Also,Riegel wanted to give his candies a face. He made candies shaped like bears and called them Dancing Bears. The real dancing bears he grew up watching at street festivals made him have the idea. That􀆳s how,in 1922,the world􀆳s most popular gummy candy was born. 27 - - - -30　 　 　 Dancing Bears soon became popular. Today, we can see gummy candies everywhere. And it all began with one man who decided to think differently and create something unforgettable. ( 　 　 )46. What was Riegel􀆳s dream when he worked at a candy shop? A. To make more money. B. To create a kind of special candy. C. To taste all kinds of candies. D. To have his own candy shop. ( 　 　 )47. We can guess the name of Riegel􀆳s candy company is . A. Haribo B. Rihabo C. Bohari D. Boriha (　 　 )48. Which word can best describe Riegel according to Paragraph 3? A. Educational. B. Famous. C. Patient(有耐心的). D. Common. ( 　 　 )49. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Riegel still worked at a candy shop in 1922. B. Riegel spent five years creating the gummy candy. C. Riegel got the idea for Dancing Bears from his customers(顾客). D. Dancing Bears were a great success soon after they were born. ( 　 　 )50. The passage is mainly about 　 　 　 　 . A. how the gummy candy was created B. why Riegel created the gummy candy C. how Dancing Bears became popular D. why children all loved the gummy candy C 　 　 The Dongxi Primary School is in the mountains in Hubei. 51. 　 　 　 　 　 For the past 40 years,Zhu Xiangbing,a village teacher,has helped over 200 students get out of the mountains. In 1984,Zhu graduated(毕业) from middle school. 52. 　 　 　 　 　 One day,someone from the village came to ask if he would like to be a teacher at the village􀆳s primary school. 　 　 It was hard for him to decide — if he said yes,he would not be able to leave the village,but if he said no,the students there would be left with no teacher. After spending a night thinking about it,Zhu decided to be a teacher there. 　 　 53. 　 　 　 　 　 Every week,he walked for an hour on the mountain road to learn from his middle school teachers,and he also taught himself in his free time. Zhu also often spent three to four hours walking on mountain roads to visit his students􀆳 homes. He knew a lot about them. 　 　 Xiaoyuan was one of Zhu􀆳s students. Zhu “found” her in the street. 54. 　 　 　 　 　 So she didn􀆳t go to school until she was 9 years old. Zhu helped her go to school and apply for financial aid(申请经济 援助). Like her,more than 30 other students from poor families received financial aid thanks to Zhu. “I have many chances to get out of the mountains. 55. 　 　 　 　 　 I will stay here forever,” Zhu said. A. But I just can􀆳t leave. B. Her family was poor. C. Zhu worked hard to be a good teacher. D. His parents didn􀆳t want him to work in the village. E. It is about a five-hour drive from the downtown(市中心). F. He was the only middle school student in the village at the time. Ⅶ. 综合运用。 (共 25 分) A. 根据上下文和方框中的提示,完成句子。 每空不超过 2 个词。 (每小题 1 分,共 7 分) keep　 be　 mix　 choose　 talent　 after　 until 56. Betty promised to look my pet dog for a few days. 57. The driver told us not to get off the bus it stopped. 58. Lily always the secret to herself. You can trust her. 59. There less pollution in the future if we grow more trees and flowers. 60. Look at the little girl. She together some onions,salt and pepper now. 61. Bob a very interesting storybook as his brother􀆳s birthday gift last week. 62. Mary is in music than in sports. She can sing,dance and play the violin well. B. 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空白处填入适当的单词或用括 号中提示词的正确形式填空。 每空 1 词。 (每小题 1 分,共 8 分) 　 　 Every year during gaokao,a lot of parents wait long hours outside school to pick up their children. They will give them gifts 63. 　 　 　 　 they walk out of the exam halls. 　 　 Mrs. Ren is a parent,too. She is a worker. She 64. 　 　 　 　 ( hard) saw her son before gaokao because he lived at his school and was busy studying for the exams. On June 8, the second day of gaokao,Ren arrived at her 65. 　 　 　 　 (son) exam hall after finishing a day􀆳s work. She stood quietly in the crowded street. When the English exam was 66. 　 　 　 　 ,a lot of students walked out of the exam hall,looking for 67. 　 　 　 　 ( they) parents. When Ren􀆳s son saw his mother,he was very happy. He 68. 　 　 　 　 ( run) to her happily and gave her a big hug. Ren handed a bottle of water to her son. 69. 　 　 　 　 of them cried. 　 　 The son asked,“Mom,why are you crying?” The mother said,“I feel just happy to see you. ” The heartwarming moment touched many people􀆳s 70. 　 　 　 　 (heart) . They said the mother was the most beautiful parent in gaokao. And they hoped the son could get good grades and go to his dream school. C. 汉译英。 (每小题 2 分,共 10 分) 71. 长大后他想当一名医生。 　 72. 数百人参与了拯救地球活动。 　 29 - - - -32　 73. 汤姆是他班上跑得最快的。 　 74. 她正在期待收到朋友们的信。 　 75. 如果你有困难,老师们将会乐于帮你解决。 　 Ⅷ. 阅读表达。 (共 20 分) A 　 　 The words SIR ANTHONY EVANS PLAYS LISZT were a meter high. On the wall there was a big picture of Sir Anthony at the piano. It was Sir Anthony􀆳s eightieth birthday concert. I was a newspaper reporter. I wanted to talk to the famous pianist before his concert. 　 　 On my way to his room,my mouth was dry and my hands were shaking. A tall old man opened the door,and his eyes were blue and bright. He saw my notebook and smiled at me. “Come in and sit down. Ask your questions. I was young once,but of course that was a long time ago. ” 　 　 I was not afraid any more. I sat down and opened my notebook. “Tell me about yourself,please,Sir Anthony. Did you come from a musical family? Did you start to learn the piano when you were three,like Mozart?” 　 　 The famous pianist smiled. “No,my dear. I am the first musician in my family. And I was fourteen years old when I touched a piano for the first time. ” He saw the surprise on my face. “ I􀆳ll tell you my story. It􀆳s strange(奇怪),but every word is true. You see,I left school when I was thirteen. Everybody called me Tony in those days. I worked on a farm. . . ” 　 　 It was an exciting story. At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook. Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened. I was lost in his wonderful story. He told me about an old school behind a high wall. It was very small. As he spoke,pictures came into my mind. I saw a little boy called Tony, playing football with children. . . 76. 根据短文内容填空,每空 1 词。 (每小题 1 分,共 5 分) 　 　 Sir Anthony Evans was a ①　 　 　 　 . When he was a child,people called him ②　 　 　 　 . He wanted to have a birthday concert when he was ③　 　 　 　 years old. A reporter talked to him before his concert. He told the reporter he left school when he was thirteen. One ④　 　 　 　 later, he touched the piano for the first time. The reporter was ⑤　 　 　 　 to hear that. 77. 从文中找出能体现出作者害怕情绪的一句话。 (2 分) 　 78. 将画线句子“I was lost in his wonderful story. ”译为汉语。 (2 分) 　 79. 写出第五段画线词汇“It”指代的内容。 (1 分) 　 B 　 　 The Tianchi Meteorological Station is one of China􀆳s best weather stations. It was really difficult to build this station. 　 　 The Tianchi station is at an altitude of about 2,620 meters and is about 150 meters away from Tianchi Lake on the top of Changbai Mountain. Weather workers work under terrible weather conditions(条件). The average(平均) temperature is -7. 3 ℃ with the lowest of -44. 0 ℃ . Every year,there are strong winds in about 269 days. Snow can be seen in about 250 days. 　 　 People built the station in 1958 to improve weather information. Workers stay at the station from June to September. In other months, they check (检查) the machines to keep everything in working order. 　 　 After the station was built,many workers worked for weather information from Changbai Mountain. Jiao Xiangzhao is one of them. He started to work there at the age of 30. He has worked there for 25 years. He still remembers his first day of work. He said,“Because of the heavy snow,the car we took had to stop when we were one-third of the way to the station. We took four hours to get to the mountain top with heavy bags. ” 　 　 Over the past years, conditions have improved a lot. In 2010, new machines were used at the station. In 2016,a new building of 1,000 m2 was built. Workers could work more safely there. 　 　 Working at the station may be hard but important. Jiao feels happy that he can help change the world for the better through his job. 根据短文内容,回答问题。 (每小题 2 分,共 10 分) 80. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? 　 81. Why did people build the station? 　 82. When do they check the machines every year? 　 83. How old is Jiao Xiangzhao now? 　 84. What does Jiao Xiangzhao think of his job? 　 Ⅸ. 书面表达。 (共 15 分) 　 　 为了提高学生的生活能力,学校要开展一次美食制作活动。 请写一篇短文,介绍你喜爱的一 道美食,阐述喜欢的原因和制作过程,以及亲手制作美食的感受。 词数 80-100。 　 　 　 　 　 31 2024 年崂山区八年级第一学期期末真题卷 Ⅰ. 听句子,选择最佳答语。 每个句子读一 遍。 你将有 10 秒钟的时间完成有关小题和 阅读下一小题。 1. Where did you go on vacation? 2. How much milk do you drink every day? 3. When did you make a milk shake? 4. Who invited you to come to the party? 5. What will the future be like? Ⅱ. 听对话和问题,选择正确答案。 对话和问 题读两遍。 你将有 10 秒钟的时间完成有关 小题和阅读下一小题。 6. W:I am going to Kate􀆳s birthday party. But I don􀆳t know the way. M:Don􀆳t worry. I am going there, too. I can take you there in my car. W:Is it far from here? M:No. It􀆳s only about a 5-minute drive. Question:How are they going to the party? 7. W:How beautiful they are! M:Sandy,what are you looking at? W: I􀆳m looking at the trees in the garden. Leaves turn green and flowers come out. M:Yes,you are right. It􀆳s getting warmer and warmer. Question:What season is it? 8. W: Tom wants to be a math teacher in the future. M:Really? I don􀆳t believe it. He is poor at math. W:So he says he needs to practice more. Question:What does the boy think of Tom􀆳s math? 9. W:How nice your sweater looks. How much is it? M:It was $240 last month. But now you only need to pay half of the money. Question:How much is the sweater now? 10. W:What are you going to do this weekend? M:I am going to visit my grandparents. W:How often do you visit them? M:I usually visit them every two weeks. Question:How often does the boy visit his grandparents? Ⅲ. 听短文,完成下列任务。 A. 听第一遍短文,按照听到的顺序排序,你将 有 15 秒钟的时间阅读下面的内容。 　 　 When you go to somewhere by plane, it takes many hours and it may be very boring. However,a young man has a creative idea to make his trips enjoyable. The man gives himself an online name Lovely Cat. He often makes trips around the world by plane. One day,he wanted to do something to spend time on the plane. So he drew a cartoon on the paper bag. Later, he took a picture of it and shared it online. To his surprise, many people like the cartoon so he decided to keep drawing in this way. His drawings are interesting. They can be different things like delicious food,famous buildings and cartoon characters. He drew cartoons about 38 cities such as Shanghai. His cartoons are getting more and more popular and much more people get to know him. Sometimes when people meet him on the plane,they give him paper cups or bags to draw cartoons on. It usually takes him about an hour to finish a cartoon picture. After finishing one,he will keep it or give it to others. In the future he plans to share his works in more ways. B. 再听这篇短文,根据短文内容,完成问题, 你将有 15 秒钟的时间阅读下面的内容。 短 文将再读两遍。 —3— 57. to buy　 58. refuses 59. On　 60. will invite Ⅶ. 61. difficulties 62. 尝试你从未想过的办法。 63. Let go of the past. / Stay away from them. / Walk to the future. 64. Do what actually works 65. Do more sports. Because sweat can relax ourselves. (答案合理即可) 66. To make money / start a new life / restart his business. / Because he lost all his money in the small town. 67. He wanted to keep it himself. / It was a good weighing-balance. / Because he didn􀆳t want to give it back to the trader. 68. 照看 / 看管 / 盯着 / 看着 69. It􀆳s not real / true. / It􀆳s a joke. / He didn􀆳t believe it. 70. Give back him his weighing-balance and he will take your son back to you. / Give back him his weighing-balance. / Give the weighing-balance back to him. Ⅷ. One possible version: My New Year􀆳s Resolutions for 2025 　 　 A new year means a new start. I have some resolutions for the new year. 　 　 First,I will work hard at all subjects. I will listen to the teachers carefully and do my homework on time. As a student,I think study should come first. I hope to get better grades. Second, I􀆳m going to eat healthy food,get enough sleep and take regular exer- cise because I want to improve my physical health. What􀆳s more,I will spend more time with my family. I will share my joys and problems with them and give them a hand when they need help. 　 　 In a word,I hope I will make great pro- gress in the new year. 2024 年崂山区八年级第一学期期末真题卷 Ⅰ. 1-5 ABCBC Ⅱ. 6-10 BCBAC Ⅲ. 11-15 BACDE　 16-20 ABCBC Ⅳ. 21-25 CCBAD　 26-30 DBACD Ⅴ. 31-35 ABDCC　 36-40 ABCAD Ⅵ. 41-45 DACDB　 46-50 BACDA 51-55 EFCBA Ⅶ. 56. after　 57. until　 58. keeps　 59. will be 60. is mixing　 61. chose　 62. more talented 63. when / after / as　 64. hardly　 65. son􀆳s 66. over / finished　 67. their 　 68. ran　 69. Both 　 70. hearts 71. He wants / would like to be a doctor when he grows up. 72. Hundreds of people played a part in / took part in / played a role in saving the earth. 73. Tom is the fastest runner in his class. / Tom runs ( the) fastest / most quickly in his class. 74. She is looking forward to hearing from her friends. / She is looking forward to receiving / getting letters from her friends. 75. If you have problems / trouble, ( the ) teachers will be glad / happy to help you solve them / it / help you out. Ⅷ. 76. ①pianist / musician　 ②Tony ③80 / eighty　 ④year ⑤surprised 77. On my way to his home,my mouth was —3— dry and my hands were shaking. 78. 我 沉 浸 / 陶 醉 / 迷 失 在 他 精 彩 的 故 事中。 79. The old school (behind a high wall) . 80. The terrible weather conditions at / of the Tianchi station. 81. To improve weather information. / Be- cause they wanted to improve weather information. 82. From October to May. / From January to May and from October to December. / In eight months (January,February,March, April,May, October, November, Decem- ber) except June to September. 83. 55. / 55 years old. 84. Helpful / Meaningful / Hard but important / Useful. Ⅸ. One possible version: 　 　 Hello, everyone. I􀆳m Zhang Hua, and my favorite food is fruit salad. It is delicious and healthy. Now I will tell you how to make it. First, choose four kinds of fruit — two apples, two bananas, an orange and three pears. They are all our favorite fruits. Next, peel the fruits carefully. After that,cut them into small pieces and put them in a bowl. Then add two spoons of honey and a cup of yogurt in it. If you like yogurt you can add more. Finally, mix them all up and a deli- cious fruit salad will be ready. Now you can have a try. It is a happy thing to eat deli- cious food cooked by ourselves. 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Taking part in sports competitions in his own hometown. 85. 这座城市期待着为所有运动员和游客 提供美好的体验。 Ⅶ. One possible version: My New Year􀆳s Resolutions 　 　 Everyone has New Year􀆳s resolutions. I have my own, too. My first resolution is to —4—