河南省驻马店市正阳县2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
Interested in basketball Join us now!
Greenland Community is organizing (组织) a basketball camp for children. Join us if you want to play this exciting sport!
I’m sure you will enjoy yourself.
Time: 4:00 p.m.~6:00 p.m. September 20th~24th, 2023 (Monday to Friday) Place: City Sports Center, 185 New Street. Cost: $10 each. Special service: Players from the National Basketball Team will be your coaches for the 5-day camp. After the camp, you can: *Know about the rules of the game. *Carry the ball when running. *Pass the ball to others. *Throw the ball through the basket.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1．The camp is for children who ________.
A．play basketball well B．come from Greenland School.
C．want to play basketball D．live near City Sports Center
2．The camp will start on ________.
A．Monday B．Friday C．September 24th. D．September 25th
3．The underlined word “coaches” means “________”.
A．students B．teachers C．friends D．drivers
4．Children will not learn to ________.
A．carry the ball when running B．pass the ball to others
C．make the game rules D．throw the ball through the basket
5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．The camp will start in the afternoon.
B．The camp will be on New Street.
C．If children are interested in playing basketball, they can join the camp.
D．If Jack and his brother want to join the camp, they should pay $10.
Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading is fun. You can always have a good time if you like reading. And you will never feel bored. Reading at home is especially (尤其，特别) fun when the weather is bad.
Next, you can read a book anywhere: in a car, on a plane or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!
Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you often read, you will be good at reading. And you will be able to read fast and find it easy to understand what you read. Your reading skill improves, you will find your schoolwork becomes easy. Many school subjects depend on (依靠) reading, and if you read more, you will learn better. Good readers will possibly become good writers, too. They always have more things to write about.
Some people say that reading is out of date (过时的). This is not true. I think reading is a wonderful hobby. What other hobbies could be more useful or more enjoyable
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
6．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us
A．Reading is interesting. B．Reading is easy.
C．Reading is useful. D．Reading is unhappy.
7．You can read faster ________.
A．when you read a book B．if you are a student
C．if you read as a hobby D．before you read a book
8．What does the last sentence in the last paragraph mainly tell us
A．Reading books is good for everyone.
B．How to read well.
C．Reading is a useful and enjoyable hobby.
D．Other hobbies are more useful and more enjoyable.
9．The writer thinks ________.
A．reading is fun B．we can read anywhere
C．reading is useful D．All of the above
10．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．Reading is everybody’s hobby.
B．Reading is out of date.
C．Good readers must be good writers.
D．Reading is a good hobby.
Do you know what the hardest part of your body is Yes, it’s your teeth. When you were born, you had no teeth. Then, small teeth began to appear one at a time. People call these baby teeth or milk teeth. Milk teeth are not permanent (永恒的). Usually they begin to fallout when a child is six years old. Then, permanent teeth begin to appear. These teeth are larger and more powerful.
Most people have twenty-eight permanent teeth by the time they turn twelve. For some people, four more permanent teeth arrive by their twenty-fifth birthday. These are called wis-dom (智慧) teeth. But they don’t make you smart!
Taking care of your teeth is very important. You can do this in many ways. You should brush your teeth at least twice every day. Eating healthy food is also a great way to care for your teeth. Visiting the dentist twice is also important. The dentist will clean and check your teeth. He or she will also solve any problems that your teeth may have.
Your teeth are very important. Without them, it would be hard to eat, talk and smile, so make sure you take great care of them.
11．The underlined word “they” in this passage refers to ________.
A．milk teeth B．permanent teeth C．wisdom teeth D．powerful teeth
12．When do most people have 28 permanent teeth
A．At 12 years old. B．At 28 years old.
C．At 6 years old. D．At 25 years old.
13．Teeth can’t help you to ________.
A．eat B．talk C．smile D．brush
14．What can readers know after reading this passage
A．It would be easy to live without teeth.
B．Dentists want to help you keep your teeth healthy and strong.
C．Milk teeth are permanent.
D．Brushing your, teeth once a day is enough.
15．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Taking Care of Your Teeth
B．The Hardest Part of the Body
C．Going to See the Dentist
D．Brushing Your Teeth
Five young people are talking about what is important to them in life.
Gina: 16 It’s really important to me. I’m only 14, but I know what I want to do when I’m older. I want to be a doctor. Now I need to do well in all the subjects.
Tom: Now staying healthy is important to me. We’d better keep on exercising. I do yoga every day. 17 And it makes my body feel relaxed.
Kate: I don’t have any brothers or sisters, but I’m never unhappy because of my friends. 18 We like to go to the library, do sports and study together. We don’t need a lot of friends as long as they are good.
John: It’s easy to say what’s important to me. My answer is sports. 19 I’m on two sports teams, and I practice four times a week. I needn’t practice on Sundays, and I watch sports games on the Internet.
Paul: My family are more important to me than anything. We spend a lot of time together and help each other. When we are unhappy, 20 My cousins often come and then all of us sit around the table. We always have a great time.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A．It’s very good for my back.
B．I love doing many kinds of sports.
C．we always eat our dinner together.
D．Now I’m studying my school work (功课) hard.
E．I don’t think anything is more important to me than them.
二、完形填空
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
In China, safety education (安全教育) is becoming 21 important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. It helps students learn more about 22 they should do to keep themselves safe. What are the 23 at school Take a look.
Stampedes (踩踏), earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school. A stampede al-ways happens in 24 places. When students around you begin to push (推), just stand there and try to 25 on to something. If you 26 in the crowd, move to one side and protect your head with your hands around.
When earthquakes happen, you can get 27 a desk quickly and hold on. It will 28 you from falling things. If you are 29 , find a place and away from buildings, trees and power lines (电线).
When there is a 30 , leave the classroom quickly. It’s better to put 31 over your mouth and nose. In this way, you 32 breathe (呼吸) in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke. It makes them 33 and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous. So when you want to get out, you should make 34 close to the floor. 35 you can breathe some fresh air.
21．A．fewer and fewer B．a little much C．more and more D．less and less
22．A．how B．why C．what D．that
23．A．accidents B．stories C．questions D．problems
24．A．busy B．crowded C．dirty D．safe
25．A．hold B．pass C．lift D．put
26．A．get lost B．become mad C．fall behind D．fall down
27．A．on B．behind C．under D．near
28．A．protects B．stop C．keep D．make
29．A．outdoors B．indoors C．somewhere D．surface
30．A．smoke B．fire C．trees D．houses
31．A．anything wet B．anything C．something wet D．something
32．A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．didn’t D．won’t
33．A．cry B．cough C．shout D．run
34．A．itself B．oneself C．myself D．yourself
35．A．After B．But C．Or D．Then
三、选词填空
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
doll than few family make while easy they read poor
On December 18th, 2023, an earthquakes truck Shishan Country in Gansu Province. It was a level 6.2 earthquake. Many buildings fell down. It was so cold. Many 36 were in terrible trouble (困境).
One Sunday, when I was 37 a newspaper, a special picture touched (触动) me. It suggested everyone should give something helpful to the people in the earthquake. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky 38 us. I said to my seven-year-old twin sons, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old daughter Meghan, “We have so much, and these 39 people now have nothing. We’ll share something with 40 .”
I filled (装满) a box with foods and clothes. 41 I was doing this, I encouraged (鼓励) the boys to choose the toys and give away some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly when the boys took out their old toys and put them together. Then she walked away. A 42 minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved 43 .She put Lucy on the other toys gently (轻轻地). “Oh. Dear.” I said, “you don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy brings me happiness, Mommy. Maybe she’ll 44 another little girl happy, too.”
I looked at Meghan for along moment. How well she did at such a young age! After all (毕竟), it’s 45 to give something that we don’t want anymore, but hard to give what we cherish (珍爱), isn’t it
四、短文填空
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每空限填一词。
My favorite animals are pandas. They are the symbol of China. I like them 46 they are clever and cute. It takes long hours for them to eat every day. Their favorite food is bamboo. They like to sleep in trees.
These days, 47 is an interesting photo on the Internet. Look! The workers are all wearing the black 48 white panda clothes. “Why do the workers dress up as pandas ” you may ask. They just want to get on well with the pandas. Some people think the workers look so interesting and lovely. Some think it’s not easy for them 49 do their work.
In 50 photo, the workers are studying a young panda. They want to learn more about pandas so that they can feed them.
五、补全对话
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Tina! 51
B: I’m going to the school gate to pick up my bag. I bought it online.
A: Oh, do you usually buy things online
B: Yes. Things online are cheaper.
A: What else do you do online
B: 52 .
A: Yeah, it is also a good way for us to relax. 53
B: I often use the Internet twice a week.
A: How long do you use it every time
B: Less than two hours every time.
A: 54
B: I think the Internet makes our lives easier and more interesting, but it’s not always good for us. There is also bad information on the Internet.
A: 55 . So we should use it carefully.
六、书面表达
56．周末的活动总是丰富多彩的，你的上个周末过得愉快吗？在不同的时间你在做什么？请以My Last Weekend为题写一篇英语小短文介绍一下你上周末的活动。
1.要点：How did you spend your last weekend
What were you doing at different times last weekend
How did you feel
2.要求：（1）意思连贯，符合逻辑，词数80-100；
（2）短文中不得出现真实的地名或人名等信息。
My Last Weekend
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参考答案：
1．C 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．D
【导语】本文介绍了篮球夏令营的时间、地点、费用以及服务等。
1．细节理解题。根据“Greenland Community is organizing (组织) a basketball camp for children.”可知，夏令营是为那些想要玩篮球的孩子们准备的。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“Time: 4:00 p.m.~6:00 p.m. September 20th~24th, 2023 (Monday to Friday)”可知，夏令营在周一开始。故选A。
3．词句猜测题。根据前后句子“Players from the National Basketball Team will be your coaches for the 5-day camp.”可知，来自国家篮球队的球员将担任您为期5天的训练营的教练。所以coaches意为“教练”，即老师，故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据“Know about the rules of the game.”、“Carry the ball when running.”、“Pass the ball to others.”及“Throw the ball through the basket”可知，没有说制定规则。故选C。
5．细节理解题。根据“Cost: $10 each.”可知。每人10美元，他两个人需要付20美元。故选D。
6．C 7．C 8．C 9．D 10．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了为什么阅读是一个很好的爱好。
6．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Another good reason for reading is that it is useful.”并通读本段落可知，本段主要讲述的是阅读是很有用的。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据第四段“If you often read, you will be good at reading. And you will be able to read fast”可知，如果你经常读书，你将能够快速阅读。故选C。
8．词句猜测题。根据最后一段“Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. I think reading is a wonderful hobby. What other hobbies could be more useful or more enjoyable ”可知，作者认为阅读并没有过时，相反读书是一种很好的爱好，还有哪些爱好更有用或更令人愉快？由此可知没有哪种爱好比阅读更有用和更令人愉快的了。故选C。
9．细节理解题。根据“First, reading is fun.”，“Next, you can read a book anywhere”和“Another good reason for reading is that it is useful.”可知，阅读是有趣的，是有用的，可以在任何地方阅读。故选D。
10．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了阅读是一个很好的爱好。故选D。
11．C 12．A 13．D 14．B 15．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了人的牙齿以及保护牙齿的重要性。
11．词义猜测题。根据“These are called wis-dom (智慧) teeth. But they don’t make you smart!”可知，这些被称为智齿，但它们不会让你聪明，由此可知they指的是智齿。故选C。
12．细节理解题。根据“Most people have twenty-eight permanent teeth by the time they turn twelve.”可知，大多数人在十二岁的时候都有二十八颗恒牙。故选A。
13．细节理解题。根据“Without them, it would be hard to eat, talk and smile”可知，牙齿的作用是吃饭、说话和微笑。故选D。
14．推理判断题。根据“The dentist will clean and check your teeth. He or she will also solve any problems that your teeth may have”可知，牙医会帮你清洁和检查牙齿，也会解决你的牙齿可能出现的任何问题。由此推知牙医想帮助你保持牙齿健康和强壮。故选B。
15．最佳标题题。文章主要介绍了人的牙齿以及保护牙齿的重要性，故“照顾你的牙齿”是最佳标题。故选A。
16．D 17．A 18．E 19．B 20．C
【导语】本文介绍了五位年轻人生命中最重要的事。
16．根据“I want to be a doctor. Now I need to do well in all the subjects.”可知Gina想要成为医生，所以需要擅长所有学科，因此学习很重要，D选项“现在我在努力学习我的功课”符合语境。故选D。
17．根据“I do yoga every day...And it makes my body feel relaxed.”可知Tom在做瑜伽，他认为对身体好，A选项“它对我的后背很好”符合语境。故选A。
18．根据“I don’t have any brothers or sisters, but I’m never unhappy because of my friends.”可知Kate认为朋友很重要，且空前是句号，E选项“我认为没什么比他们对我来说更重要”符合语境。故选E。
19．根据“My answer is sports.”可知John喜欢运动，B选项“我喜欢做很多种类的运动”符合语境。故选B。
20．根据“When we are unhappy,”可知空前是逗号，此处介绍不高兴的时候一起做的事情，C选项“我们总是一起出去吃饭”符合语境。故选C。
21．C 22．C 23．A 24．B 25．A 26．D 27．C 28．A 29．A 30．B 31．C 32．D 33．B 34．D 35．D
【导语】本文介绍了学校的安全教育，文中介绍了发生踩踏、地震和火灾时，学生应该怎么做。
21．句意：在中国，安全教育现在变得越来越重要。
fewer and fewer越来越少；a little much有点过了；more and more越来越多；less and less越来越少。根据“It helps students learn more about...they should do to keep themselves safe.”可知，安全教育能帮助学生了解如何保护自己的安全，因此它越来越重要，故选C。
22．句意：它可以帮助学生更多地了解他们应该做些什么来保护自己的安全。
how如何；why为什么；what什么；that那个。动词短语learn more about后的宾语从句中，动词do后缺少宾语，因此用what充当，故选C。
23．句意：学校发生了哪些事故？
accidents事故；stories故事；questions问题；problems难题。根据“Stampedes (踩踏), earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school.”可知，此处表示学校发生的事故，故选A。
24．句意：踩踏总是在发生在拥挤的地方。
busy忙碌的；crowded拥挤的；dirty脏的；safe安全的。根据“When students around you begin to push (推),”可知，你周围的人都在推，因此表示是拥挤的地方，故选B。
25．句意：当你周围的学生开始推挤时，就站在那里，试着抓住什么东西。
hold抓住；pass通过；lift抬起来；put放。hold on to“抓住”，故选A。
26．句意：如果你在人群中摔倒，请向一侧移动，用双手保护头部。
get lost迷路；become mad变得疯狂；fall behind落后；fall down摔倒。根据“When students around you begin to push (推), just stand there and try to...on to something.”可知，你周围的人推你，因此你会摔倒，故选D。
27．句意：当地震发生时，你可以迅速躲到桌子下面并抓住。
on在……上面；behind在……后面；under在……下面；near在附近。根据“It will...you from falling things.”可知，能保护你不被落下的东西砸到，因此表示躲在桌子下面，故选C。
28．句意：它会保护你不被落下的东西砸到。
protects保护；stop停止；keep保持；make制作。根据“When earthquakes happen, you can get...a desk quickly and hold on.”可知，你可以躲在桌子下面，因此可以保护你不被落下的东西砸到，故选A。
29．句意：如果你在户外，找一个远离建筑物、树木和电线的地方。
outdoors户外；indoors室内；somewhere某处；surface表面。根据“find a place and away from buildings, trees and power lines (电线)”可知，远离建筑物、树木和电线的地方，应是在户外，故选A。
30．句意：当发生火灾时，迅速离开教室。
smoke吸烟；fire火；trees树；houses房子。根据“Many people die in a fire,”可知，此处表示发生火灾，故选B。
31．句意：最好在你的嘴巴和鼻子上放些湿的东西。
anything wet湿的东西；anything任何事；something wet一些湿的东西；something某事。此处是肯定句，用something，根据常识，发生火灾时，用湿了东西捂住嘴，故选C。
32．句意：这样，你就不会吸入烟雾。
shouldn’t不应该；mustn’t禁止；didn’t不；won’t将不。根据“In this way”可知，用这种方法，你将不会吸入烟雾，因此用won’t，故选D。
33．句意：这会让他们咳嗽，无法呼吸。
cry哭；cough咳嗽；shout大喊；run奔跑。根据“they can’t breathe”可知，他们无法呼吸，因此表示咳嗽了，故选B。
34．句意：所以当你想出去的时候，你应该让自己靠近地板。
itself它自己；oneself自己；myself我自己；yourself你自己。主语是you，对应的反身代词是yourself，故选D。
35．句意：然后你可以呼吸一些新鲜空气。
After在……之后；But但是；Or或者；Then然后。根据前文你应该先让自己靠近地板，之后就能呼吸到一些新鲜的空气，因此用连词then，故选D。
36．families 37．reading 38．than 39．poor 40．them 41．While 42．few 43．doll 44．make 45．easy
【导语】本文介绍了作者在看到地震中人们的照片，深深触动，鼓励孩子们捐献自己的玩具的故事。
36．句意：许多家庭陷入了可怕的困境。many后接可数名词复数，所给词中family符合，表示“家庭”。故填families。
37．句意：一个星期天，当我正在读报纸时，一个特别的照片触动了我。根据“a newspaper, a special picture touched me.”可知此处指看报纸的时候，看到了照片，read a newspaper表示“看报纸”，此空用动词现在分词与was构成过去进行时。故填reading。
38．句意：我想这是一个很好的机会，可以教会我的孩子去帮助那些没有我们幸运的人。根据less lucky可知，此处是形容词比较级，此空用than表示“比”。故填than。
39．句意：我们有这么多了，这些贫困的人现在什么都没有。此空为形容词作定语，根据“people now have nothing”可知，此空用poor修饰，表示“贫困的”。故填poor。
40．句意：我们会跟他们分享一些东西。动词短语share sth with sb表示“与某人分享某物”，此空指代上句中的poor people，用them。故填them。
41．句意：当我在做这事的时候，我鼓励男孩们选择他们的旧玩具，捐一些他们没那么喜欢的玩具。根据“I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose the toys and give away some of their less favorite things.”可知此句是时间状语从句，用while引导。故填While。
42．句意：几分钟后，她拿着最喜爱的玩具Lucy回来。a few表示“一些”，修饰可数名词I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose the toys and give away some of their less favorite things.。故填few。
43．句意：几分钟后，她拿着最喜爱的玩具Lucy回来。根据“I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose the toys and give away some of their less favorite things.”可知Meghan看到男孩们收拾玩具，自己也拿来了玩具，doll表示“玩具”。故填doll。
44．句意：也许她也会让另一个小女孩开心。make sb adj表示“让某人……”。will后接动词原形。故填make。
45．句意：毕竟，给予我们不再想要的东西很容易，但给予我们珍惜的东西却很难，不是吗？此空为形容词作表语，根据“but hard to give what we cherish, isn’t it ”可知给不喜欢的东西容易，给喜欢的不容易。easy表示“容易的”。故填easy。
46．because 47．there 48．and 49．to 50．the
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了一张有关熊猫饲养员的照片。
46．句意：我喜欢它们，因为它们聪明可爱。根据“I like them ... they are clever and cute.”可知，前后两句是因果关系，前果后因，故用because“因为”引导原因状语从句。故填because。
47．句意；这些天，网上有一张有趣的照片。分析句子可知此句型是there be句型，表示“某地有某物”。故填there。
48．句意：看工人们都穿着黑白相间的熊猫服。black and white“黑白相间的”，and表示并列。故填and。
49．句意：有些人认为他们的工作不容易。分析句子可知此句型是It is adj. for sb to do sth，其中It是形式主语，不定式to do sth是真正主语。故填to。
50．句意：照片中，工人们正在研究一只小熊猫。根据“... is an interesting photo on the Internet”可知，此处的照片指上文提及的照片，故用定冠词the表示特指。故填the。
51．What are you going to do/Where are you going 52．I also listen to music/I also watch movies online 53．How often do you use the Internet/How often do you surf the Internet 54．What do you think of the Internet/How do you like the Internet 55．I agree with you/You are right/I think so
【导语】本文是一篇两人关于使用互联网的对话。
51．根据“I’m going to the school gate to pick up my bag.”可知，问对方打算去哪里/做什么。故填What are you going to do/Where are you going。
52．根据“What else do you do online ”和“Yeah, it is also a good way for us to relax.”可知，这里应填使用互联网做的事，可以是听音乐或看电影。故填I also listen to music/I also watch movies online。
53．根据“I often use the Internet twice a week.”可知，询问对方使用互联网的频率。故填How often do you use the Internet/How often do you surf the Internet。
54．根据“I think the Internet makes our lives easier and more interesting, but it’s not always good for us.”可知，问对方对互联网的看法。故填What do you think of the Internet/How do you like the Internet
55．根据“So we should use it carefully.”可知，同意对方/认为对方是对的/自己也是这样认为的。故填I agree with you/You are right/I think so。
56．例文：
My Last Weekend
I had a colorful weekend. On Saturday morning, I did my homework. On Saturday afternoon, I played basketball with a group of good friends until nine o’clock in the evening, which made me happy. On Sunday morning, my little sister and I went to pick up garbage and we became more familiar with garbage sorting. On Sunday afternoon I did something easy. I went to visit the history museum and enjoyed seeing interesting things in the museum. So I was very relaxed last weekend.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文，为记叙文。
②时态：时态为“一般过去时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏“信息提示”中我上周末的活动的介绍要点，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，表明写作意图。借用“请以My Last Weekend为题写一篇英语小短文介绍一下你上周末的活动”来引出中重点介绍的内容；
第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从“我不同时间做的活动、我的感受等”几个方面重点介绍我上周末的活动的具体情况；
第三步，书写结语，表达“所以我上周末非常放松”的感受。
[亮点词汇]
①do one’s homework做作业；
②play basketball打篮球；
③pick up捡起来；
④enjoy doing sth喜欢做某事。
[高分句型]
①On Saturday afternoon, I played basketball with a group of good friends until nine o’clock in the evening, which made me happy. (which引导的定语从句)
②I went to visit the history museum and enjoyed seeing interesting things in the museum. (动名词作宾语)
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