山东省威海火炬高技术产业开发区第一中学 2023-2024学年上学期期末质量检测 八年级英语试题（五四制）

山东省威海市高区一中2023-2024学年度第一学期期末质量检测 初三英语 注意事项： 1.本试卷共8页，共80分。考试时间90分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、座号填写在答题卡和试卷规定 的位置上。 3.需要涂卡的小题，选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡 皮擦千净后，再选涂其他答案标号，答案选在试卷上无效。 4.非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内相应的位置，写在试 卷上的答案无效；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，不按以上要求作答的答案无效 一、阅读理解（共五篇短文，共26小题，计32分。其中1-20每小题1分；21-26每小题2分) 阅读A、B、C篇，从文后每小题A、B、C选项中选择最佳答案。请将答案编号涂卡，。 A Hi,I'm Robert.I'm a writer and editor().I hope I can help you with your problems. Problem Dear Robert, I really like the Russian singer Teo.I wanted to go to his concert.My parents promised me that if I did well in my exams,they would take me to Teo's concert.But after I did so, they didn't keep their promise.What should I do? Ken Suggestion Dear Ken, I'm sorry to hear that.We will get frustrated when other people break a promise, especially the people we love.I can feel you must be feeling sad right now. However,you should think about some possibilities.It's possible that your parents were busy with work and other things,so they forgot about their promise. It's also possible that they didn't have enough money for the concert tickets,so they just pretended (to forget about the promise. In any casc;I think you should find out what happened.It's okay that you politely ask about their promise. Robert 1.Froni the passage we know Teo is A.a singer B.a writer C.a student 2.The underlined word "frustrated"in the passage is close to the meaning of" A.surprised B.upset C.scared 高区初三英语（上）期末检测第1页共8页 3.What's Ken's problem? A.He didn't pass his exam. B.He fought with his parents. C.His parents broke a promise to him 4.Which of the following are the possibilities according to Robert? D Ken's parents actually cheated Ken. 2 Ken's parents wanted to give Ken a surprise. 3 Ken's parents were too busy to remember their promise. 4Ken's parents didn't have enough money to buy the concert ticket. A.①② B.②③ C.③④ 5.What will Ken probably to do at last? A.He will say thanks to his parents. B.He will work harder to make more money. C.He will talk with his parents and find out the reason. B It was an early spring morning.I was driving home down a quiet country road.Suddenly,I saw a rock up ahead in the middle of the road.As I slowed to go around it,I noticed that it had a head and was looking up at me.It was a turtle ()It was sitting in the sun to warm up.I stopped to the side of the road and picked it up.I knew if I moved the turtle off to the side of the road,it would just move back to the warmer place as soon as I left.What if it was hit by a car? Not knowing what else to do,I carried it to my car. When I finally got home,I picked it up again and went to the forest behind my house.After looking around a bit I saw a clear place.The sun was shining down on a rock.I slowly put the turtle down on it and took a few steps back.A few minutes later the head slowly came out and started enjoying the sun once more.I smiled and went back to my house. My simple act of kindness didn't seem like much in the eyes of the world,but it made a difference in the life of one turtle and in the heart of one man.Most of us go through our lives and want to make some big differences in this world.However,any kind act can also makes a difference.Next time when you see others need a helping hand,just do it. 6.At the beginning,the writer didn't think it was a turtle but a A.bird B.car C.rock 7.Why did the writer carry the turtle to his car? A.Because he wanted to keep it as his pet. B.Because he thought the road was dangerous for it. C.Because he wanted to send it to a warmer place. 高区初三英语（上)期末检测第2页.共8页 8.Where did the writer put the turtle at last? A.In a zoo B.In a forest. C.In his house. 9.What do you think of the writer? A.Kind B.Brave C.Active 10.Why does the writer write this passage? A.To ask us to protect turtles. B.To encourage us to help the poor. C.To tell us any kind action is meaningful. c You may receive lots of gifts on your birthday.But have you ever thought about giving your birthday gifts to people in need?Kyle Breeden,a 12-year-old boy from Maryland,the USA,has done that ever since he was six years old.On November 19th every year,Kyle invites his friends to his birthday celebration.He asks each friend to bring a new toy to donate (to Toys for Tots. Toys for Tots is a project which gives out toys to children whose parents cannot usually buy them toys.Kyle has donated more than 2,000 toys to the project.And he plans to continue collecting toys for other kids for years to come. When Kyle was five,he asked his parents how he could help others.Kyle's parents were excited to hear that and they helped him get in touch with Toys for Tots.From then on,he has looked forward to his birthday,but only to get toys.Then he collects the toys and goes to the Toys for Tots celebrations to donate them John Minadakis,who hosted a Toys for Tots celebration,said he had never seen someone give so much at such a young age.He believed the ability to put others before himself could take the boy far in life. Kyle feels good when he helps others.He hopes that through his example,other kids will be inspired to give back."Many people around my age don't have toys to play with.I want to do something,"Kyle said."Even the smallest toy can make a kid's day." 11.When is Kyle's birthday? A.On December 19th. B.On November 12th. C.On November 19th 12.How old was Kyle when his parents helped him get in touch with Toys for Tots? A.12 years old B.6 years old C.5 years old 13.What does the underlined word "inspired'in Paragraph 5 probably mean in Chinese? A.改善 B.激励 C.介绍 高区初三英语（上）期末检测第3页共8页 14.What can we know from the passage? A.Kyle plans to buy some toys to donate to Toys for Tots. B.John Minadakis highly praised (Kyle for his kind action. C.A kid cannot spend a day happily without the smallest toy. 15.What's the best title for the passage? A.Giving Birthday Gifts to Others B.Toys for Tots Celebrations C.Toys Are Important to Kids D 阅读D篇短文，从方框内所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，结 构完整。选项中有一项为多余选项。 One day,a storm came and the ship was broken.16 He swam to the shore ( and lay down to have a rest.He didn't know where he was.He felt sorry for the others who died in the storm. Robinson got up and walked around.He was sad.17 It was getting dark.He didn't know where to sleep,because he was afraid of animals attacking ()him in the night. But he found he still had a knife in his pocket.18 Then he climbed up a tree and fixed himself as well as he could among the thick branches().Soon he fell fast asleep. When he was awake the next morning,the storm died down and the sea was quite calm(F )19 It didn't go down in the sea. The first thing that he did was to swim to the ship.Once he was there,he went to the storeroom. 20 He helped himself to some biscuits and then checked the rest of the ship.As he moved about,a dog and two cats in the ship ran up to him.They didn't die in the storm and they were happy to see Robinson Crusoe. A.To his surprise,he found their ship. B.Robinson was a good swimmer. C. He was wet,cold and hungry. D. Then he felt that he was very lucky. E. So he cut a big stick to protect himself. F He was happy to find that inost of the food was still quite dry. 高区初三英语（上）期末检测第4页共8页 E 研读E篇短文，根据情境及问题简要作答。请将答案填写到答题卡指定位置。 Have you ever heard of Death Valley?It's a national park lying in the east of California,the USA.The park isn't scary as its name sounds.You can enjoy the desert sunshine there.At the same time,you can find there's nothing out there but some special rocks called "sailing stones". Some of the rocks in Death Valley weigh hundreds of pounds.And on the ground behind each rock is a mysterious trail ()It seems that the rock has been pushed along in the sand It was nearly 100 years ago that the "sailing stones"were reported for the first time.People have been trying to find out the stones'secret ever since.Until the 1990s,one widely accepted opinion was that the rocks were stuck in sheets (H)of ice that were being blown across the desert.However,research later showed that to move such large ice sheets,the wind would have to blow at hundreds of miles per hour.There are strong winds in Death Valley,but not that strong. Then in 2006,a scientist named Ralph Lorenz expressed his opinion.He suggested that in winter,thick ice forms(形成)around the rocks.When the ground begins to thaw(解冻)，the rocks,wearing ice,sail along and leave trails behind them.Lorenz even did a test in his own kitchen in order to show his opinion was right. Has Lorenz succeeded in solving the mystery of the sailing stones?Perhaps.On the other hand,neither Lorenz nor anybody else has ever actually seen the stones move.Maybe it was aliens who moved the stones. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（答案不超过8个词） 21.Where is Death Valley? 22.What can you find in this park according to the passage? 23.When were the "sailing stones"reported for the first time? 24.Was the wind able to move such large ice sheets Why? 25.How did Ralph Lorenz prove (his opinion was right? 26.What can you do to meet the mysteries(瞇团)？ 二、完形填空（共6小题，计6分） My wife Denise and I had a yard with a lot of rocks.Very often when we had flowers,we 高区初三英语（上）期末检测第5页共8页 would plant some between the rocks,just to add some 27 to the area. Last summer,I found a little plant in the yard but I could not tell what it was at first.I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't either.We decided to let it 28 growing until we could find out what it was. Weeks passed and I made my way back to the strange plant,it turned out to be a sunflower. I decided to remove(移除)the weeds(杂草)around it..As I cleared out rocks from the area to cut the weeds,I noticed something 29.The sunflower didn't grow up in a common way.30,it went around the rock to reach the sun. That's when I realized that if a little sunflower didn't let a big rock stop its development,we can also do the same thing.It seems that we learn 31 from the tiny little sunflower.We need to believe in ourselves,knowing we can make our dreams come true.Like the little sunflower,it was able to get over the rocks because it believed that it would32 Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud (who and what we are,then the environment will begin to help us as well.We will find a way to reach where we wish to go and get what we need for growth. 27.A.colors B.water C.rocks 28.A.stop B.continue C.begin 29.A.usual B.serious C.unusual 30.A.However B.Luckily C.Instead 31.A.something B.anything C.nothing 32.A.succeed B.make C.achieve 三、选词填空（共7小题，计7分） 根据短文内容，从用方框中选择适当的词填空，使文章通顺、完整。（有1个多余选项） A.beating B.heavily C.research D.happily E.towards F.singing G.until H.progress As my teacher called the students'names,I was sitting there.The students went to receive their report cards33.I watched their faces with envy()and remembered my poor result last year.Since then,I had worked hard,but I wasn't sure if I had made any34. I was so worried that I didn't hear my teacher call my name,and my deskmate pushed me 高区初三英语（上）期末检测第6页共8页 35.I tried my best to keep my cool and walked 36 the teacher's desk.The desk was only two meters away,but it seemed to be a long way for me to go. Time seemed to stop.My heart was37 fast and my hands were shaking badly when I received my report card.My teacher was saying something,but I was so nervous that I couldn't hear her. Soon,thunderous applause(雷鸣般的掌声)brought me out of the darkness,,and I heard my teacher say,"Wonderful job!" When I opened my report card,I saw an"A"on it.I couldn't believe my eyes38 I gave it a second look.Then all my fears disappeared.I felt like I was flying in the air.I heard birds39 _Perhaps they were also congratulating me on my success.I was so glad that my hard work paid off. 四、语法填空（共8小题，计8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。请将答案填写在 答题卡指定位置。 Have you ever picked strawberries yourself?The sweet fruit looks nice,but light pressure can make them out of shape,so you have to be very_ 40 (care)when picking them.Nowadays,there are many young people who are just like strawberries.They break down 41 (easy)when they face difficulties.There is a name for them-strawberry kids. Why are many children so easy 42 (break)down?Many students are the only child in their family.Their parents do almost everything for them in their daily life and they always feel good about 43 (they).When these children grow up,if the teachers are strict with them,they 44 (feel)upset and begin to doubt (their own abilities (能力)，And schools?Many schools care more about 、 45 (student)grades instead of developing their personality.As a result,students get satisfying grades while they don't have strong mind. Young people should learn how 46 (make)their mind strong enough.An expert said,"Whenever you are in trouble,don't ask for help too quickly.You should try to solve problems first by yourself.And sports and social activities can help you get a stronger mind." 高区初三英语（上）期末检测第7页共8页 47 (grow)up is not just a happy time.Pains (also go along.The most important thing is to face the pain bravely and learn from them. 五、完成句子（共6小题，计12分） Amy正在和朋友谈论庭院旧货出售，请根据情境完成句子。 48.为了这次庭院旧货出售，我们家已经收集了很多东西。 49.从我是个孩子的时候就拥有这些毛绒玩具了。 50.我们可以把一些旧的东西送给需要的人。 51.我妈妈已经两年多没用过这台面包机了。 52.你弟弟拥有这个棋类游戏多长时间了？ 53.对于老人们来说，舍弃一些旧物品是很难的。 六、书面表达（共1小题，计15分） 54.为倡导广大青少年多读书、读好书，某报刊英语专栏以“好书伴我成长”为题向中学生 开展征文活动。请你以“Growing up with Good Books'"为题，结合自身实际，从以下两种情 况中任选其一，用英文写一篇短文投稿。 情况 要点 1.经常读书 你的读书习惯、经历、读书对你的影响，… 2.不常读书 不常读书的原因、你对读书的看法、今后的打算，… 注意： 1.词数100左右，首句已给出，不计入总词数： 2.内容需涵盖所选情况的要点，可适当发挥： 3.文中不能出现真实的人名、校名等信息。 Growing up with Good Books As we all know,reading is playing an important part in our daily life. 高区初三英语（上）期末检测第8页共8页