广西贺州市八步区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单选题
1．—What was the matter with you
— ______.
A.I broke my bike B.I found my book C.I passed my math exam
2．—Li Guang, do you know Wu Chengen
—Yes, I do. He is a ______. He wrote Journey to the West in the Ming dynasty（朝代）.
A.teacher B.doctor C.writer
3．When facing problems, try to solve them by yourself. Because ______ can help you all the time but yourself.
A.nobody B.somebody C.everybody
4．Cindy ______ the others in the singing competition and got a special gift.
A.cost B.beat C.hurt
5．Mary keeps practicing dancing hard ______ many people think it is impossible for her to win.
A.as long as B.as soon as C.even though
6．Greater changes have taken place in the village. Now the buildings are higher and roads are ______.
A.wider B.deeper C.more crowded
7．Sleep is ______ important for teenagers, so we should keep the habit of going to bed early.
A.finally B.hardly C.especially
8．The girl over there can’t be Linda. She ______ Beijing with her family.
A.has been to B.has gone to C.is going to
9．—______ hours do adult pandas spend eating about 10 kilos of bamboo a day, Mr Li
—More than 12 hours.
A.How many B.How much C.How often
10．Don’t ______ today’s work till tomorrow. You must do it now.
A.put up B.put on C.put off
二、阅读理解
In a restaurant, a 10-month-old baby choked（窒息）on a piece of pancake（薄饼）. His parents hit him on the back first. However, nothing was working.
His parents quickly realized how serious it was. They began calling for help. Suddenly, a man said he knew what to do. But instead of running to the baby, he ran to his car to get a machine called Life Vac. “The moment（时刻）was scary for me as well. The baby looked really bad. The mother trusted me, like the last hope.” he said.
Lie Vac is an airway-clearing（气道清除）machine. The man kept the machine in his car for almost five years and never needed it before. He used it to try to get the pancake out of the baby’s mouth. Luckily, after several tries, he made it. And he saved a life that day.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的填“√”，错误的填“×”，并将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
11．The parents hit their baby on the back at first to help him.
12．The man ran to his car to get a machine called LifeVac.
13．The man felt excited when he was trying to save the baby.
14．The man often used Life Vac to help others.
15．The man saved the baby in the end.
Have you decided where and how to spend the nice weekend If you haven’t had any ideas yet, why not come to our Sunshine Cinema We can provide you with many wonderful movies. Here are some of e and have a look!
Name New Gods: Yang Jian Legend of Deification Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child Cinderella and the Spellbinder
Time 10:00a. m-12:08p. m 3:00p. m-4:50p. m 4:00p. m-5:50p. m 7:30p. m-9:00p. m
Ticket Price $35for one $60 for two $25for one $45for two $35for one $65for two $30 for one $55for two
16．How does the writer start the passage
A.By showing facts. B.By telling stories. C.By asking questions.
17．How much are the tickets if you and your friend go to see New Gods: Yang Jian
A.$35. B.$60. C.$70.
18．How long does Legend of Deification last（持续）
A.90 minutes. B.100minutes. C.110 minutes.
19．Which film can you watch in the evening
A.Legend of Deification
B.Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child
C.Cinderella and the Spellbinder
20．Where is the passage probably from
A.A movie magazine. B.A tour guide. C.A story book.
Chores! Oh no, chores! Is that how you feel You are not alone. Some children do not like doing chores, either. They think doing chores makes them feel bored. But in fact, you can learn from doing them.
What are chores
Chores are jobs we do at home. Most chores are tasks we do again and again. We wash the dishes every day. We do some chores less often, like watering plants. Each family decides what chores to do.
Why do children do chores
Chores help you. You can learn to do things in your home. It is good to know these things. You need to do them when you grow up. Also, doing chores makes you get closer to your family.
Chores children do
Here are some chores for children:
◎Make your bed. ◎Feed pets. ◎Set the table. ◎Pick up dirty clothes.
Chores can be fun
◎Work with your family. Spend time together.
◎Sing while you work, or play music while working.
◎Make chores a game. Time yourself. See how fast you can work.
◎Treat（款待）yourself. Do something nice when you have done.
There are good reasons to do chores. Doing chores shows that you need each other. That is being a family.
21．What do some children think of doing chores according to the first paragraph
A.Boring. B.Relaxing. C.Easy.
22．Doing chores can help children .
A.become brave B.learn about themselves C.get along with their family
23．What does the underlined word “tasks” mean in Chinese
A.职务 B.任务 C.杂活
24．Which chores are not mentioned（被提及）in the passage
A.Feed pets. B.Fix a computer. C.Pick up dirty clothes.
25．What’s the purpose（目的）of the passage
A.To call on children to do chores.
B.To tell children what chores are.
C.To let children care about their parents.
Have you ever been to Dongting Lake It’s famous as “800-li Dongting Lake”. Dongting Lake is in the north of Hunan Province. It is about 2,625square kilometres in size. It is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to enjoy the beautiful sights（景点）around Dongting Lake.
With the development of our society（社会）, protecting Dongting Lake has become a hot topic（主题）, In fact, people of Yueyang are trying to improve the environment of the lake. On the one hand, they set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve in 1982.It provides a good place for birds and rare（珍稀的）animals. President Xi Jinping saw birds flying and milu deer（鹿）eating grass in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve in 2018.On the other hand, factories mustn’t put wastewater into the lake. Fishes are living in the clean water. Besides, they plant colourful flowers and green trees along Dongting Lake. It is nice for people to go there when flowers come out and leaves turn green.
Dongting Lake is the mother lake in Hunan Province. Each of us should try our best to protect it.
26．Where is Dongting Lake
A.It is in the south of Hunan Province.
B.It is in the north of Hunan Province.
C.It is in the west of Hunan Province.
27．Why do many tourists come to Yueyang every year
A.To visit friends in Yueyang.
B.To taste delicious food in Yueyang.
C.To enjoy the beautiful sights around Dongting Lake.
28．What do people in Yueyang do to improve the environment of Dongting Lake
①set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve
②do not allow factories to put wastewater into the lake
③do not let the lake open to the public
④plant colourful flowers and green trees along the lake
A.①②④ B.①②③ C.②③④
29．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage
A.Protecting Dongting Lake has become a hot topic.
B.President Xi only saw birds flying in East Dongting Lake.
C.There are some advantages of improving the environment of Dongting Lake.
30．What does the passage mainly tell us
A.Show beautiful sights in Hunan Province.
B.Protect the environment of Dongting Lake.
C.Introduce birds, milu deer and rare animals.
三、补全对话，情景问答
31．A: Hi, Sam! ①___________
B: I’m reading an article about ChatGPT.
A: What’s that
B: ②___________
A: Who invented it
B: It was invented by someone in a US company（公司）.
A: Sounds interesting. ③___________
B: It can do a lot of things, like answering questions, writing e-mails and chatting（闲聊）with you.
A: Can I use it for my homework
B: ④___________ But you’d better use it as a learning tool, not to cheat on your homework.
A: Why
B: Because if we do so, we won’t need to use our brains（脑）. Then we will lose the ability（能力）to think and learn.
A: ⑤___________ The more we use it, the lazier our brain will be.
A.What are you doing B.No, you shouldn’t. C.What can it do D.How about you E.It’s a smart AI chatbot（聊天机器人）. F.I think you are right.
四、完形填空
Last weekend, there was a charity（慈善）sale in Dongyang School. It was really 1 because we not only raised enough things but also made more people understand the meaning of helping others.
Students prepared many things for the charity sale. Some brought their 2 such as teddy bears and rabbits（兔子）while others brought some storybooks. To be honest, 3 with their lovely toys was a little hard. One of the students said, “I have 4 a teddy bear for 6 years. My family bought it for me 5 my birthday gift . It brought good 6 to me. I gave it away 7 I wanted to pass the feeling of joy to more kids.”
In fact, it’s not the first time for most of the students to help others. A student told me that his family 8 old things of their house twice a year and give money to the charity. What’s more, the school also hold charity shows and activities each month. When asked why the school does this, the words of a teacher touched me 9 . He said that as a student, it’s a good way to learn knowledge, but being 10 is more important than being a student with high grades.
32．A.boring B.different C.successful
33．A.books B.toys C.clothes
34．A.parting B.talking C.playing
35．A.shared B.owned C.lost
36．A.as B.to C.about
37．A.advice B.wishes C.memories
38．A.unless B.because C.when
39．A.sell out B.put away C.take away
40．A.sadly B.simply C.greatly
41．A.strong B.kind C.clever
五、短文填空题
42．in nothing progress an than lead safe sudden experienced star
Frank and his classmates were taking a trip to a space museum. They were going to see what the planets and①____________look like.
When they arrived there, the tour guide, Mrs. Larson, ②____________students to a large room. After they sat down, Mrs. Larson said, “Look up at the ceiling（天花板）.” Everyone looked up, but there was ③____________unusual. They only saw a big white dome（圆屋顶）. “Now, watch what happens,” Mrs. Larson said ④____________, the lights went off and the dome looked like the night sky. Frank and his classmates felt unbelievable to see the moon and many bright stars. Sitting at such a quiet night, Frank felt more peaceful and relaxed⑤____________ever. After a while, it was getting brighter and then a big sun came out. In order to keep the visit ⑥____________ many special materials（材料）were used to protect them. Students wouldn’t get hurt and people knew more about the space. In another part of the museum, Frank and his classmates ⑦____________what it is like for astronauts to work and live in space.
This was certainly⑧____________educational trip for all students. It made Frank realize that China has made great ⑨____________in space. Now, Frank becomes more interested⑩___________space. He hopes to make more achievement s in space one day.
六、写作题
43．假如你是李华，你校Reading Club邀请你下周做读书分享，请以“My Favorite Book”为题，根据以下提示写一篇短文。
提示：1.你最喜欢哪一本书
2.这本书是关于什么内容
3.你为什么喜欢这本书
要求：1.70词左右。
2.包含所提示的信息，可适当地发挥。
3.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；文中不得出现真实的姓名。
4.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
My Favorite Book
Reading a good book is like talking to a wise man. As for me, _____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1．答案：A
解析：考查情景交际。I broke my bike我弄坏了我的自行车;I found my book我找到了我的书;I passed my math exam 我通过了数学考试。根据“What was the matter with you”可知，此处回答的句子主语应该是第一人称，且是有什么麻烦事，A选项符合语境。故选A。
2．答案：C
解析：句意:--李刚，你知道吴承思吗 --是的，我知道。他是一位作家。他在明朝写了《西游记》考查名词辨析。teacher老师;doctor医生;writer作家。根据“He wrote .Journey to the West“可知，是一名作家，故选C。
3．答案：A
解析：
4．答案：B
解析：
5．答案：C
解析：尽管许多人认为她不可能赢，玛丽还是坚持刻苦地练习跳舞。考查连词辨析。as long as只要;as soon as-..就; even though尽管，根据"Mary keeps practicing dancing hard..many people think it is impossible for her to win.”"可知，前后句是转折让步关系，应用even though引导让步状语从句，故选C。
6．答案：A
解析：村子里发生了更大的变化。现在建筑物更高了，道路更宽了。考查形容词辨析。wider更宽的;deeper更深的;more crowded更拥挤的，根据"Great changes have taken place in the village. Now the buildings are higher and roads ar..”可知，此处是指村子发生了巨大的变化，房子更高了，道路更宽了。故选A。
7．答案：C
解析：
8．答案：B
解析：考查现在完成时。句意:那边的那个女孩不可能是琳达。她和家人一起去了北京。考查时态。A.has been to(去过)B.has gone to(去了)C.is going to(将要去)。根据句意，可知她应该是去了北京还没回来，用现在完成时has gone to。
9．答案：A
解析：李老师，成年熊猫每天要花几个小时吃大约10公斤竹子 --超过12个小时。考查特殊疑问词用法，How many多少，跟名词复数;How much多少钱或多少(修饰不可数名词);How often多久，对频率提问。根据答句“More than 12 hours.”可知，空处对数量提问，hours为可数名词，需How many。故选A。
10．答案：C
解析：不要把今天的工作推到明天，你必须现在就做。考查动词短语。Put up张贴;put on穿上;put of推迟，根据“You must do it now,”"可知，工作现在必须要开始做，不要推迟到明天，故选C。
11．答案：√
解析：细节理解题。根据"In a restaurant, a 10-month-old baby choked (息) on a piece of pancake. His parents hit him on the back first"可知，婴儿的父母先拍了他的后背来帮助他，故填√。
12．答案： √
解析：细节理解题。根据" But instcad ofrunning to the baby, he ran to his car to get a machine called Lifeyac."可知，男人跑向他的车去取一台叫做 Life Vac 的机器。故填√。
13．答案：×
解析：细节理解题，根据“The moment (时刻)was scary for me as we!.”"可知，当他试图教这个婴儿时，他也感到很害怕。故填×。
14．答案： ×
解析：细节理解题，根据"'The man kept the machine in his car for almost five years and never needed it before."可知，这台机器已经在他车上放了5年了，他从未用过，故填×。
15．答案： √
解析：细节理解题。根据"Luckily, afer several tries, he made it. And he saved a life that day.”"可知，他最终数了婴儿。故填√
16．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据"Have you decided where and how to spend the nice weekend "可知，通过提出一个问题而展开这篇文章的。故选C。
17．答案：B
解析：细节理解题，根据“New Gods: Yang Jian, Price $35 for one,$60 for two"可知，电影《新神:杨戬》票价一个人35美元，两个人60美元。如果你和你的朋友去看《新神:杨戬》，需要付60美元。故选B.
18．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据“3:00 p.m-4:50 p.m”可知，电影《封神传奇》从下午3点开始到4点50分结束，历时110分钟。
19．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据“7:30 p.m-9:00p.m”可知，电影《灰姑娘与魔法师》晚上7点半开始，9点结束。故你可以在晚上观看《灰姑娘与魔法师》。故选C。
20．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了阳光影院放映的四部电影的播放时间和票价。故这篇可能来自一本电影杂志。故选A，
21．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段"Some children do not like doing chores, either. They think doing chores makes them feel bored."可知，有些孩子认为做家务是无聊的。故选A。
22．答案：C
解析：细节理解题，根据最后一段"Doing chores shows that you need cach other. That is being a family.”可知，做家务意味着彼此需要，那是家庭的意义，故选C。
23．答案：B
解析：词句猜测题。根据上文“Chores are jobs we do at home,"可知，家务是我们在家做的工作，结合下文描述可知，家务是我们一次又一次完成的任务。故选B。
24．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。文章中第三个小标题“Chores children do"下列举的家务"@Make your bed.@Feed pets. @Set the table. @Pick up dirty clothes."可知，孩子们可以做的家务有“整理床铺，喂宠物，摆放餐桌，收拾胜衣服”，没有修理电脑，故选B.
25．答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第一段"But in fact, you can leam from doing them.”可知，作者认为你可以从做家务中学习，结合下文的描述，作者的目的是为了号召孩子们做家务。故选A。
26．答案：B
解析：细节理解题,根据第一段“Dongting Lake is in the north of Hunan Province."可知，洞庭湖在湖南省的北部。故选B。
27．答案：C
解析：细节理解题，根据第一段"Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to enjoy the beautiful sights(最点) around Dongting Lake."”可知，每年，成千上万来自世界各地的游客来到岳阳，是为了欣赏洞庭湖的美景故选C
28．答案：A
解析：细节理解题，根据第二段"On the one hand, they set up Fast Dongting Lake Nature Reserve in 1982..0n the other hand,factorices mustn't put wastewater into the lake..Besides, they plant colourful flowers and green trees along Dongting Lake."知,岳A做了以下事情来改善洞庭湖环境:建立东洞庭湖自然保护区;不允许工厂将废水排入湖中;沿湖种植五颜六色的花朵和绿树。故选A。
29．答案：B
解析：细节理解题，根据第二段“President Xi Jinping saw birds flying and milu deer (鹿) eating grass in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve in2018.”可知，2018年，123 78 在东洞庭湖自然保护区看到鸟儿飞翔，康鹿吃草。因此，选项B“习78 只在东洞庭湖看到鸟儿飞翔。”表述错误。故选B。
30．答案：B
解析：主旨大意题，通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了洞庭湖以及人们为了保护洞庭湖而采取的措施，故选B.
31．答案：
1.A
解析：根据下文""'m reading an article about ChaGPT."可知，空格处应询问对方在做什么。选项A“你在做什么 "符合语境故选A。
2.E
解析：根据上文"'m reading an article about ChatGPT."和“What's ha! "可知，空格处应解释ChatGPT是什么。选项E“这是一个聪明的人工智能聊天机器人。”符合语境，故选E。
3.C
解析：根据下文"lt can do a lot of things, like answering questions, writing e-mails and chating (闲)with you."可知，空格处应询问它能做什么。选项C“它能做什么 "符合语境，故选C。
4.B
解析：根据上文"Can i use it for my homework "和下文"But you'd better use it as a leamming tool, not to cheat on your homework."可知，空格处应作否定回答。选项B“不，你不应该。”符合语境，故选B
5.F
解析：根据上文"Because if we do so, we won't need to use our brains (脑). Then we will lose the ability (力) to think and l cam."和下文“The more we use it, the lazier our brain will be"可知，空格处应表示赞同对方的看法。选项F“我认为你是对的。"符合语境，故选F。
32．答案：C
解析：那真的很成功因为我们不但筹集到了足够多的东西，也让更多的人明白了帮助别人的意义。boring令人厌烦的;different不同的;successful成功的，根据“because we not only raised enough things but also made more people understand the meaning of helping other.”可知，筹集到了东西且让更多人明白帮助别人的意义，这是很成功的。故选C。
33．答案：B
解析：句意:有的带来了他们的玩具，比如泰迪能和兔子，而有的带来了一些故事书。books书;toys玩具;clothes衣服。根据“such as teddy bears and rabbits(兔子)"可知，泰迪能和兔子子都属于玩具。故选B。
34．答案：A
解析：句意:说实话，与他们的可爱的玩具分开有点困难。parting分开;talking谈话;playing玩，根据"Students prepared many things for the charily sale."可知，学生们进行慈善义卖时，与自己的玩具“分开”是有点困难，故选A。
35．答案：B
解析：句意:我拥有一个泰迪熊已经6年了。shared分享;owned拥有;lost!失去。根据“I have. teddy bear for 6 years,”可知，空处指“拥有"这个能已经6年了。故选B,
36．答案：A
解析：句意:我的家人买了它作为我的生日礼物。as作为;(o到;about关于。根据“My family bought it for me..My birthday gin."可知，家人买了它“作为”我的生日礼物。故选A。
37．答案：C
解析：句意:它带给我好的记忆。advice建议;wishes愿望;memories记忆，根据"'My family bought it for me..My birthday gif. It brought good.."可知，我家人在我生日上送我的礼物，它带给我好的记忆。故选C。
38．答案：B
解析：句意:我把它捐出去，因为我想把这种快乐的感觉传递给更多的孩子unless除非;because原因;when当.时候。根据空前后关系可知，空处表原因，前果后因。故选B。
39．答案：A
解析：句意:我把它捐出去，因为我想把这种快乐的感觉传递给更多的孩子unless除非;because原因;when当.时候。根据空前后关系可知，空处表原因，前果后因。故选B。
40．答案：C
解析：句意:当问学校为什么这样做，一个老师的话语对我触动很大。sadly悲伤地;simply简易地;greatly极大地。根据"He said that as a student, it's a good way to leam knowledge, but being..is more important than being a student with high grades.”"可知，老师认为学生要保持善良更重要，故他的话语对我触动很大。故选C,
41．答案：B
解析：句意:他说，作为一名学生，这是学习知识的好方法，但善良比成为一名成绩优异的学生更重要。strong强壮的;kind善良的;clever聪明的,根据"tie said that as a student, it's a good way to leamn knowledge, but being.is more important than being a student with high grades,"可知，作为学生，善良比成为一名高分学生更重要。故选B。
42．答案：①stars ②led ③nothing ④suddenly ⑤than⑥safe⑦experienced ⑧an ⑨progress ⑩in
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My Favorite Book
Reading a good book is like talking to a wise man. As for me, my favorite book is Little women. It comes from the writer’s own experiences and tells the growing up of four sisters.
The four girls live a hard life but choose to help their neighbors. No matter how hard the life is, the four sisters are so active and try to make a living. To achieve their dreams, they get over different kinds of difficulties.
All in all, By reading this book, I learned how to face challenges in my life. I will take the girls as my models and try hard to realize my dream.
