辽宁省大连市高新园区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

八年级（上）期末检测 英语 2024.01 注意事项： 1. 请在答题卡上作答，在试卷上作答无效。 2. 八年级英语试卷共10页，其中听力四道大题，20道小题，笔试六道大题，53道小题；满分120分，其中听力30分，笔试90分；考试时间100分钟，其中听力15分钟，笔试85分钟。 第一部分 听力（30分） 一、听句子，选择图片。（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分） 听下面5个句子，根据句子内容选择相应的图片。每个句子读两遍。 A. B. C. D. E. 二、听对话，选出正确答案。（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分） 听第一段对话，回答第6和第7小题。从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 6. What club does the boy want to join? A. The English club. B. The Chinese club. C. The language club. 7. Where is the boy from? A. Germany. B. China. C. America. 听第二段对话，回答8-10小题。从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 8. Where did Kate go last summer holiday? A. To Hainan. B. To Beijing. C. To Shanghai. 9. How long did Kate stay there? A. For six days. B. For seven days. C. For eight days. 10. Who swam in the sea? A. Kate. B. Kate’s mother. C. Kate’s father. 三、听短文，选出正确答案。（共5小题，每小题2分；满分10分） 听下面短文。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。 11. When did the traffic accident happen? A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. This evening. 12. The boys’ head and ______ were badly hurt. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders 13. Who took the boy to the hospital immediately? A. Two doctors. B. Two drivers. C. Two policemen. 14. The reason for the accident is ______. A. not known B. quite clear C. not mentioned 15. Everyone should be ______ when he or she is driving. A. less careful B. more careful C. more careless 四、听短文，补全信息。（共5小题，每小题2分；满分10分） 听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，完成表格信息。 Place There was a fire at the Chaoyang Restaurant. Time At about 8:00 last ________. People A ________ called and the fireman drove there immediately. Reason Two ________ played with fie and the fire ________ from the table. Result The fire was not big and ________ got hurt. 第二部分 笔试（90分） 第Ⅰ卷 选择题（46分） 一、单项填空 （共8小题，每小题1分；满分8分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. 画线字母“e”读音不同于其他三个的是______。 A plenty B. degree C. accept D. chess 2. ______ the building quickly when the ground stops shaking in the earthquake. A. Leave B. To leave C. Leaving D. Leaves 3. The boy broke his arm so we’d better send him to the hospital ______ . A. suddenly B. especially C. probably D. immediately 4. Tony comes from Cambridge, a beautiful city ________ the east of England. A. from B. of C. on D. in 5. The town ________ a lot of pollution in the past but it is not a problem any more. A. has B. is having C. will have D. had 6. I met my favourite football player while I ________ at the bus station. A. waits B. will wait C. is waiting D. was waiting 7. The Beijing Opera is very difficult. I hope ________ more next time. A. understand B. understanding C. to understand D. understood 8. You ______ cross the road when the traffic lights are red. A mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t 二、完形填空（共8小题，每小题1分；满分8分） 阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Stopping forest elephants from dying out is important. It’s not just for the animals themselves, but to protect the carbon-sucking capacities (吸碳能力) of the environments they live in, a new study shows. The rainforest of central and west Africa is the second largest on Earth. ___9___ forest elephants totally die out, it could lose 6 to 9 percent of its carbon-sucking capacity. It will accelerate (加速) the warming of the planet. Forest elephants play a key role in the carbon cycle (碳循环). Actually, taller trees take in less carbon, while shorter ones can catch more. Forest elephants make a difference by ___10___ fast growing taller trees. This creates more space and sunlight for the ___11___ growing trees near the ground. As a result, more carbon in the environment can be sucked (被吸入). “Forest elephants are important for slowing down climate change. Governments must take these animals ___12___ and provide more protection for them,” says biologist (生物学家) Stephen Blake from Saint Louis University in Missouri. There are less than 500,000 African elephants in the wild now, down from 3 million during the last century. Killing elephants for their teeth leads to their smaller ___13___, with 80 percent of them lost in some areas. “Elephants are the ___14___ of the forest,” says Black. “Some trees can’t even survive (生存) ___15___ the help of them. They do much work keeping the rich ___16___ of trees in the forest.” 9. A. If B. So C. Because D. Since 10. A. planting B. growing C. eating D. leaving 11. A. great B. slow C. simple D. fast 12. A. cheaply B. heavily C. luckily D. seriously 13. A. number B. size C. space D. score 14. A. gardeners B. writers C. visitors D. teachers 15 A. from B. without C. for D. on 16. A. kinds B. colors C. food D. gas 三、阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分；满分30分） （一） 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Passage 1 Volunteers Wanted The children’s hospital Time: every weekend (9:00—17:00) Things to do: clean up wards (病房) and cheer sick kids up You need to: be at least 14 years old; be good with kids; be good at telling stories Tel: 678-8966 The city park Time: Friday (13:00—17:30) Things to do: pick up rubbish and clean the benches (长凳) You need to: wear comfortable clothes; bring rubbish bags Tel: 678-8689 The food bank Time: Tuesday or Thursday (10:30—14:30) Things to do: collect food from restaurants and give out food to homeless people You need to: be aged between 17 and 50; be healthy and strong; wear a mask (口罩) Tel: 678-9686 The after-school reading program Time: Sunday (14:00—17:00) Things to do: raise storybooks for kids, read books to them and have a good talk with them You need to: be good at teaching; be friendly Tel: 678-9868 17. How long do volunteers need to work in the after-school reading program? A. For two hours. B. For three hours. C. For four hours. D. For five hours. 18. If Jack wants to volunteer in the food bank, he should ______. A. be available on the weekend B. be good at cooking delicious food C. Call 678-9868 to learn more information D. be in good health and wear a mask 19. Who can volunteer for the children’s hospital? A. Cindy—she is a 12-year-old middle school student. B. Bob—he is a 24-year-old teacher with a kind heart. C. Tim—he runs a bookstore and is always busy on weekends. D. Susan—she is a 16-year-old shy girl and likes reading quietly. Passage 2 In his boyhood, every time they went out, his father would place him the bicycle beam (车梁). Slowly when he grew up, he could ride bicycles himself. Each time they went out, he rode quickly ahead. And his father always rode in the back, shouting at him, “Ride slowly!” At this moment he always turned to his father and complained, “Ride quickly. You’ re too slow.” Later, little by little, his father seemed to ride more slowly. He couldn’t stand his father’s speed, so he asked his father to ride in front to him and wanted to see if his father could ride faster. However, his father always said, “You’d better ride in front of me as ever, so that I can follow you more quickly.” At that time, he felt he had trouble understanding his father well. Then, slowly, his father became a dot (点) behind him until finally out of sight. In the end, one day he watched a program on TV. It asked, “In Africa, when the zebra group migrates (迁徙), will the adult male zebra walk in the front or in the back?” Naturally, he chose the front because he thought the strongest life should go forward to lead the successors (继承者). But the answer was opposite to his expectation: In the migration, the adult male zebra would walk in the back to form the strong backing. He suddenly thought of his father... 20. What did the writer think of his father when he was young? A. His father was brave enough to protect him. B. His father was good at riding bikes. C. His father could ride bikes as fast as him. D. His father rode even more slowly than him. 21. What is the correct order of the following things according to the passage? a. The writer watched a TV program about zebras. b. The writer was placed on the bicycle beam. c. The writer asked his father to ride in front of him. d. The writer couldn’t see his father in his sight. A. b-a-c-d B. b-c-d-a C. a-b-c-d D. a-c-b-d 22. Why did the father ride in the back? A. To lead the kid. B. To form the strong backing for the kid. C. To follow the kid quickly. D. To shout at the kid. 23. What might the boy do after watching TV? A. Maybe he would understand his father and give him a call. B. Maybe he would search the Internet to see if the TV program told the truth. C. Maybe he would teach his father how to ride the bicycle faster. D. Maybe he would read more books about nature. Passage 3 For the world’s climbers, Qomolangma, the world’s highest mountain, is a hard test. However, ________. In 2022, a Sherpa (夏尔巴人) named Kami Rita set a new world record. He reached the top of Qomolangma for the 26th time! The Sherpas live in the high mountains of the Himalayas. Most of them live in Nepal (尼泊尔). Besides, there are also some Sherpa villages in China. In people’s eyes, they are hard-working, peaceful and brave. Sherpas are famous for guiding climbers to the mountaintop. They help climbers put up tents, carry bags and find their ways to the top of Qomolangma. They were born to be climbers. If you go up to about 3 500 meters, you might get a headache. Because there isn’t enough oxygen (氧气) at the higher elevation (海拔). But Sherpas don’t get sick. They are quite used to the height because they have lived in the world’s highest place for years. Their hearts and lungs (肺) are stronger than ours. In 1953, two people reached the top of Qomolangma for the first time. One of them was a Sherpa man. Each year, hundreds of tourists get to the Sherpas’s hometown. There the Sherpas give them a few lesson in mountaineering (登山运动), and then they climb up the mountain with Sherpa guides. Sherpas believe the highest mountaintop is holy (神圣的). They show great respect for it. But some climbers don’t think so. They throw rubbish on the mountain. Twenty Sherpas once made a team to pick up the rubbish. 24. Which of the following can be put in “________” ? A. Sherpa villages are in the high mountains. B. Sherpas are good at climbing the mountain. C. it is hard for climbers to reach the mountaintop. D. many climbers are afraid to climb the mountain. 25. What do Sherpas do for the climbers? ①Set up tents. ②Carry bags. ③Provide oxygen. ④Guide them to Qomolangma. A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②④ 26. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A. The team. B. The village. C. The record. D. The mountaintop. 27. What might be the best title for the passage? A. The Holy Mountain—Qomolangma B. Sons of Snow Mountains—Sherpas C. The Highest Village—Sherpa Village D. The Bravest People—Climbers of Qomolangma Passage 4 阅读短文，从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。 Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. ___28___ After they began their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.” At last, one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? ___29___” The other man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at anything so foolish.” He threw away his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying water. ___30___ As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. As soon as he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. ___31___ “You have done so well in this little thing,” he said, “that now I know I can believe you with many things.” A. We can never fill the basket. B. At last, the well was almost empty. C. He told him to keep the ring for himself. D. He was so angry that he sent him a prison. E. He told them to fill it with water from a well. 第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（44分） 四、词语运用（共13小题，每小题1分；满分13分） （一） 用括号内所给词的适当形式完成下列句子。 32. Tim gave me some ________ about how to improve my English. (advice) 33. Betty practised ________ the piano yesterday. (play) 34. Hangzhou is a busy city, but Shanghai is much ________.（busy） 35. Our fans cheered us on ________ and we felt more confident. (loud) 36. Mary lives the ________ from school, so she takes the underground. (far) 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 We all know that water is the source (源泉) of life on Earth. No plant, animal or human can live without it. ___37___ new study (研究) shows how important drinking water is for ___38___ (we) to live longer. Researchers found that people who drank a lot of water every day were ___39___ (healthy) and lived longer than those who didn’t. And these people developed fewer serious health ___40___ (problem) with age. What’s more, they added that adults (成年人) who did not drink enough water might die at a younger age. These people were much easier to show signs (迹象) of ___41___ (get) old. The researchers studied the information of older patients who visited a hospital at least five ___42___ (time). Dr Natalia Dmitrieva, lead researcher of the study, said, “The results suggest that proper water may help slow down aging (衰老).” She advised people ___43___ (drink) more water and juice and eat more fruit and vegetables. She added that half of people all around the world do not drink enough. An adult ___44___ (need) to drink at least 1.5 liters (升) of water every day. 五、阅读与表达（共4小题，每题2分；满分8分） 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 Chaka Salt Lake is a salt lake in Qinghai, China. Lying at an altitude of about 3,100 meters, it covers an area of about 105 square kilometers. It is rich in salt, with a heavy salt bed close to the lake surface (表面). That makes the lake a main source (来源) of salt in our country. On a clear day, the lake offers the beautiful reflection (映像) of the blue sky. That is why people call it “sky mirror”. Because of its wonderful views, people see the lake as one of the “must-go” places in China. The beautiful sunrise and sunset views are the most attractive (吸引人的). Every July, large numbers of visitors begin to crowd into Chaka Salt Lake. And the situation usually lasts until the end of August. They just don’t want to miss the best time to go there. It is believed that with the summer breeze (微风), breathing in the salty air is especially good for health. If you want to go on a trip to the lake, the following tips may be helpful. ◆Do not eat the salt in the lake directly. ◆Wear sunglasses and a hat because of the strong sunshine. ◆You can’t stop taking photos, so you’d better take your camera with you. ◆Prepare some medicine for the weak and the elderly to deal with altitude sickness. When you travel to such a beautiful world of salt with snowy mountains and green around, you will feel like you are in a fairyland. 45. Where is Chaka Salt Lake? _________________________________________ 46. Why do people call Chaka Salt Lake “sky mirror”? _________________________________________ 47. When do many visitors go to visit Chaka Salt Lake? _________________________________________ 48. If you want to go on a trip to Chaka Salt Lake, what should or shouldn’t you do? Write at least one tip. _________________________________________ 六、写（满分23分） （一）句子翻译（共4小题，每小题2分； 满分8分） 49. 没有什么比读书更令人愉悦了。 _____________________________ 50. 老舍的《茶馆》展现了中国普通老百姓的生活。 Teahouse by Lao She ___________________. 51. 昨天爸爸主动带我去看电影。 _____________________________. 52. 政府正在建立自然公园以保护那些濒危动物。 The government is setting up nature parks ___________________. （二） 书面表达（满分15分） 53. 难忘的2023，蓦然回首，我们经历的每一天对我们的成长都有着特殊的意义。请以“Our moments from the last year”为题，用英语写一篇短文，与同学们分享一下你经历的一件事并谈谈自己的感受。 内容提示： （1）What’s your story? （2）How did you feel about it? 要求： （1）中心突出，语义连贯，层次清晰，书写规范； （2）文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名； （3）词数不少于70。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 八年级（上）期末检测 英语 2024.01 注意事项： 1. 请在答题卡上作答，在试卷上作答无效。 2. 八年级英语试卷共10页，其中听力四道大题，20道小题，笔试六道大题，53道小题；满分120分，其中听力30分，笔试90分；考试时间100分钟，其中听力15分钟，笔试85分钟。 第一部分 听力（30分） 一、听句子，选择图片。（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分） 听下面5个句子，根据句子内容选择相应的图片。每个句子读两遍。 A. B. C. D. E. 二、听对话，选出正确答案。（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分） 听第一段对话，回答第6和第7小题。从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 6. What club does the boy want to join? A. The English club. B. The Chinese club. C. The language club. 7. Where is the boy from? A. Germany. B. China. C. America. 听第二段对话，回答8-10小题。从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 8. Where did Kate go last summer holiday? A. To Hainan. B. To Beijing. C. To Shanghai. 9. How long did Kate stay there? A. For six days. B. For seven days. C. For eight days. 10. Who swam in the sea? A. Kate. B. Kate’s mother. C. Kate’s father. 三、听短文，选出正确答案。（共5小题，每小题2分；满分10分） 听下面短文。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。 11. When did the traffic accident happen? A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. This evening. 12. The boys’ head and ______ were badly hurt. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders 13. Who took the boy to the hospital immediately? A. Two doctors. B. Two drivers. C. Two policemen. 14. The reason for the accident is ______. A. not known B. quite clear C. not mentioned 15. Everyone should be ______ when he or she is driving. A. less careful B. more careful C. more careless 四、听短文，补全信息。（共5小题，每小题2分；满分10分） 听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，完成表格信息。 Place There was a fire at the Chaoyang Restaurant. Time At about 8:00 last ________. People A ________ called and the fireman drove there immediately. Reason Two ________ played with fie and the fire ________ from the table. Result The fire was not big and ________ got hurt. 第二部分 笔试（90分） 第Ⅰ卷 选择题（46分） 一、单项填空 （共8小题，每小题1分；满分8分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【1题答案】 【答案】B 【2题答案】 【答案】A 【3题答案】 【答案】D 【4题答案】 【答案】D 【5题答案】 【答案】D 【6题答案】 【答案】D 【7题答案】 【答案】C 【8题答案】 【答案】A 二、完形填空（共8小题，每小题1分；满分8分） 【9~16题答案】 【答案】9. A 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. A 三、阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分；满分30分） （一） 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Passage 1 【17~19题答案】 【答案】17. B 18. D 19. B Passage 2 【20~23题答案】 【答案】20. D 21. B 22. B 23. A Passage 3 【24~27题答案】 【答案】24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B Passage 4 【28~31题答案】 【答案】28. E 29. A 30. B 31. C 第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（44分） 四、词语运用（共13小题，每小题1分；满分13分） （一） 用括号内所给词的适当形式完成下列句子。 【32题答案】 【答案】advice 【33题答案】 【答案】playing 【34题答案】 【答案】busier 【35题答案】 【答案】loudly 【36题答案】 【答案】farthest 【37~44题答案】 【答案】37. A 38. us 39. healthier 40. problems 41. getting 42. times 43. to drink 44. needs 五、阅读与表达（共4小题，每题2分；满分8分） 【45~48题答案】 【答案】45. In Qinghai, China. 46. On a clear day, the lake offers the beautiful reflection of the blue sky. 47. From July to August. 48. You shouldn’t wear sunglasses and a hat./You should wear sunglasses and a hat./You can’t stop taking photos./You should prepare some medicine for the weak and the elderly to deal with altitude sickness. 六、写（满分23分） （一）句子翻译（共4小题，每小题2分； 满分8分） 【49题答案】 【答案】Nothing is more enjoyable than reading books 【50题答案】 【答案】shows the lives of common people in China 【51题答案】 【答案】Dad offered to take me to see a film yesterday. 【52题答案】 【答案】to protect those animals in danger （二） 书面表达（满分15分） 【53题答案】 【答案】例文： Our moments from the last year Last year, I did something brave—I joined the Science Fair. At first, I was scared because science wasn’t my best subject. But my friends and family cheered me on. I chose to study solar power and built a tiny solar car. It took weeks of hard work. The day came, and I was nervous. But when people started asking questions and liking my project, I felt so proud. The judges even gave me second place! It was amazing. This experience taught me that even if something is hard, I can still do it if I try. It made me love science more and believe in myself. It was one of the best moments of 2023. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$