湖北省襄阳市樊城区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末学业水平能力测试英语试题

樊城区2023—2024学年度下学期期末学业水平能力测试

八年级英语试题

（时间：100分钟  满分：90分）

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笔试部分（共90分）

一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Long time ago there was a king who often thought, “If the people of a country only complain (抱怨) and expect ___1___ to solve their problems, nothing good will happen to the country.

Early one morning, the king went to a village. He put a large stone in the ___2___ of the main street and a gold under it. Then he ___3___ behind a huge tree and watched.

The first person down the street was a milkman with bottles of milk. He ___4___ the stone, pouring the milk everywhere. “Who put this stone here?” he ___5___. He picked himself up and went away.

After a while, a woman came along, holding a pot of water on her head. She ___6___ the stone and her water pot broke into pieces. She picked herself up and walked away in tears (含着泪).

The king was disappointed (失望的) ___7___ seeing that. “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility (责任) to keep their neighbors from ___8___?”

Just then, the king saw a ___9___ coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very ____10____. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after it was ____11____. I’ll move it out of the way.” The girl tried her best to ____12____ the stone. ____13____, she succeeded in moving it to the side of the street. Imagine her surprise when she saw the ____14____ where the stone had been!

The king walked out from behind the tree and said, “My dear, the gold is mine. I put it in the road and moved the stone over it. Now the gold is yours, ____15____ you are the only person who has learned the lesson I want to teach my people.”

This story tells us that when we meet problems, we should try to solve them at once.

1. A. another B. others C. other D. anyone

2. A. middle B. side C. left D. right

3. A. jumped B. lied C. hid D. sat

4. A. turn into B. put into C. get into D. walked into

5. A. shouted B. smiled C. said D. added

6. A. fell behind B. fell over C. fell into D. fell down

7. A. before B. until C. unless D. after

8. A. success B. work C. danger D. pressure

9. A. girl B. boy C. man D. dog

10. A. happy B. excited C. surprised D. tired

11. A. bright B. dark C. quiet D. noisy

12. A. sweep B. throw C. push D. press

13. A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Secondly D. Actually

14. A. stone B. money C. treasure D. gold

15. A. so B. because C. although D. but

二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。

A

Chinese cuisines (菜系) is known for its different kinds and flavors (味道), now more and more foreigners are falling in love with Chinese food. Here are 4 famous Chinese cuisines:

Sichuan Cuisine

Famous for its spicy (辛辣的) flavors, Sichuan cuisine uses different kinds of spices. The cooks from Sichuan Province are good at dealing with pork, chicken and rabbit. Popular dishes include Mapo tofu, Kung Pao chicken and

	hot pot.
Shandong Cuisine	It is also known as Lu. Cuisine and comes from the North and Northeast part of China. The cooks there do well in cooking seafood and pork. It is known for its simple cooking ways, fresh food and rich flavors.
Fujian Cuisine	Fujian Cuisine is from Fujian Province in China. They like to cook seafood, fresh vegetables and rice dishes. The cooking ways are different from others, with a focus on stewing (炖), steaming (蒸) and frying (炸). The most famous dish is Fotiaoqiang.
Xiang Cuisine	Xiang Cuisine is also spicy, it is from Hunan Province in China. It uses the fresh food and fiery peppers (辣椒). Cooks use pork, fish and beef most. The cooking ways include stewing, steaming and deep-frying. Chilli Fish Head is one of the most famous dishes in Hunan.

 

16. Which dish can you eat in Hunan province?

A.  B.  C.  D.

17. If your foreign friend Mike wants to eat Fotiaoqiang, which Chinese cuisines could he choose?

A. Sichuan Cuisine. B. Shandong Cuisine. C. Fujian Cuisine. D. Xiang Cuisine.

18. There are mainly ________ ways which are used to cook in Fujian Cuisine.

A. five B. four C. three D. two

19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Shandong Cuisine cooks beef best.

B. People in Hunan love eating hot pot most.

C. Fujian Cuisine is from the North and Northeast part of China.

D. Both Shandong and Fujian Cuisine are good at cooking seafood.

20. Where can you read this passage?

A. A study website. B. A sports newspaper. C. A story book. D. A life magazine.