江苏省扬州市梅岭教育集团2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题
试卷更新日期:2024-07-31 类型:期末考试
一、单项选择
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1. Although the film is seen as ____ great success, I won't see it ____ second time because it is too long.A、the; / B、a; the C、a; a D、the; the2. — Would you like me to show you around the new classroom building?
— Come on. I have been here many times. ____ thank you.
A、Moreover B、Otherwise C、Instead D、Anyway3. The real fact is that many customers (顾客) just don't know who ____ solve problems with house qualities.A、to complain to to B、to complain to C、to complain D、complained4. —When ____ the opening ceremony ____?—Not until the fireworks are set off.
A、does; last B、will; last C、does; end D、will; end5. It is necessary for parents to teach their children not to ____ on others while listening.A、cut down B、cut in C、cut out D、cut off6. The 33rd Olympic Games ____ in Paris in July, 2024.A、is held B、are held C、will be taken place D、will be held7. —Mum, can I plan for my summer course on my own?—Of course. You are ____ to manage your own summer holiday.
A、old enough B、young enough C、too old D、too young8. Left-behind children (留守儿童) not only need parents' care, but also ____.A、education B、conversation C、situation D、condition9. —How do you spend your red packet every year?—I buy some books and ____ the rest to Project Hope.
A、return B、raise C、lend D、donate10. The fireman was badly burnt in the big fire, and it brought the doctors great difficulty ____ him.A、to operate B、to operate on C、operating D、operating on11. "I don't know anything about computer games. I am not interested in it, either." The underlined word in the sentence is to ____.A、give an example B、add more information C、show time D、compare or contrast12. —How do you find your class trip to the Phoenix Island?—Fantastic! I think it's ____ I have ever had.
A、an amazing experience B、a more boring experience C、the most amazing experience D、the most boring experience13. Though the great scientist ____ for three years, we will never forget the contribution he made.A、died B、has died C、has been dead D、was dead14. — I love the Internet. I've come to know many friends on the Net.— ____ . Few of them would become your real friends.
A、I can't agree more B、I'm pleased to know that C、That's not the case D、That's for sure15. —It was unbelievable that it took only half a day to clear the litter on the island with the volunteers' help.—Just as the saying goes, "____".
A、Many hands make light work B、One cannot be in two places at once C、The early bird catches the worm D、The more you learn, the more you know二、完形填空
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16. 完形填空
An old man pointed at the land filled with weeds (杂草) and asked his students, "Look, what's growing on the land?"
"1 ," the students answered without thinking twice.
"Tell me, how should you 2 these?"
His students were 3 : this question was too simple.
A student first said, "4 I have a hoe (锄头), the weeds will be killed off."
The second student followed, "It would be 5 to burn them with fire." The third student argued, "Only by 6 deep can it never be born again."
After his students finished, the old man stood up and said, "Well, when you go back, you act on your own way and come back here again in one year."
A year later, his students came, but they were so 7 . Because whatever they did, the weeds were still there, even more somewhere. The students wanted to go to the old man for 8 very much.
9 , the old man had died, only leaving one book to his students. One paragraph in the book wrote, "10 way is impossible to kill all the weeds because they are too strong. The best way is to plant crops on the land. Have you ever thought the mind of people is also 11 the land?"
This world is colorful and then our hearts would 12 many wishes for different things in the world. Some of the wishes are "weeds". 13 water or food, they will also grow slowly. So if we don't keep our eyes open, we will make our 14 poor. These "weeds" are called "Evil (邪恶)". Some of the wishes are "crops". They need planting and taking care of.
The more "crops" there are, the less space the "weeds" 15 ; the stronger the "crops" are, the weaker the "weeds" will be. These "crops" are called "Virtue (美德)".
(1)A、weeds B、flowers C、trees D、crops(2)A、give away B、take out C、clean up D、put down(3)A、angry B、nervous C、patient D、surprised(4)A、If B、Although C、So D、But(5)A、clearer B、better C、stronger D、longer(6)A、sweeping B、picking C、planting D、digging(7)A、bored B、sad C、excited D、hopeful(8)A、questions B、facts C、interests D、suggestions(9)A、Finally B、Quickly C、Unluckily D、Clearly(10)A、My B、Your C、Our D、His(11)A、like B、with C、near D、about(12)A、realize B、develop C、receive D、change(13)A、Without B、With C、By D、Through(14)A、wishes B、bodies C、world D、mind(15)A、have B、need C、bring D、offer三、阅读理解
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17. 阅读理解
Annual St. Theresa Church
YARD SALE Collections start on July 1
July 17&18, 2018
ITEMS NEEDED
Deadline July 13 (no items will be accepted after this date)
Do you have books, lamps, toys, records, DVDs, holiday decorations, Jewelry or any other items just collecting dust?
Time to clean out the attic (阁楼) and bring your items to Parish Hall. All electronic items must be in working order. No clothing, computers, TVs or encyclopedias (百科全书) accepted. Those with questions or offering to help can call Jane Cameron at (401)1024-10515.
(1)、Which of the following items will NOT be accepted?A、TVs. B、DVDs. C、Jewelry. D、Books.(2)、If you want to donate electronic items, they must be ____.A、new B、cleaned C、useful D、secondhand(3)、What can you do if you want to be a volunteer at the yard sale?A、Write an email to Jane Cameron. B、Donate as many items as you can. C、Visit the St. Theresa Church's website. D、Call Jane Cameron at (401)1024-10515.18. 阅读理解Estee Lauder (July 1, 1906—April 24, 2004) was an American businesswoman. Along with her husband, Joseph Lauder, she set up Estee Lauder Companies, the world-famous company.
Lauder was the only woman on TIME magazine's 1998 list of the 20 greatest business people of the 20th century. She was even listed in the U. S. Business Hall of Fame in 1988.
Her childhood dream was to become an actress. She met Joseph Lauter when she was in her early 20s. On January 15, 1930, they married. The last name was later changed from Lauter to Lauder. The Estec Lauder Company was created in 1935. Then one day, when Estee Lauder was doing her hair, she was asked about her perfect skin (皮肤). Soon, Lauder came back and handed out four of her uncle's creams and showed how to use them to others. Over the next fifteen years, they made their business bigger and continued to sell their products (产品) in the United States.
As of 2010, Estee Lauder sells its products in large shopping malls across the world. It has a total of 27 kinds of products, among which Estee Lauder and Clinique are the best known.
She once said, "Beauty is about the way you think. There's no secret. Why are all brides (新娘) beautiful? Because on the day they get married, they care about how they look. There are no ugly women—only women who don't care or who don't believe they're amazing."
Aged 97, Lauder died at her home in Manhattan.
(1)、What does the underlined word "creams" in Paragraph 3 mean?A、Something to eat. B、Something to drink. C、Something for skin. D、Something for hair.(2)、What is the right order of the following events?a. Estee Lauder and her husband created the company.
b. Estee Lauder was in the U. S. Business Hall of Fame.
c. Estee Lauder Companies include 27 kinds of products.
d. Estee Lauder was chosen as one of the 20 greatest business people.
A、c-d-a-b B、c-a-d-b C、a-b-d-c D、a-d-c-b(3)、What can we infer from the text?A、Estee Lauder never changed her name in her life. B、Estee Lauder was very good at running her business. C、Estee Lauder wasn't beautiful enough to become an actress. D、Estee Lauder set up the company because of a sudden chance.(4)、Why does Estee Lauder mention the example of brides?A、To point out that there is secret to beauty. B、To encourage women to care about themselves. C、To show the products in her company were good. D、To let people know all brides should be beautiful.19. 阅读理解People and dogs have been living together for hundreds of years. When did dogs and people become friends? Where did dogs come from?
A group of scientists tried to answer these questions. They just finished a study about the history of dogs. In the study, they looked at the DNA of dogs all over the world and found that dogs, like human, shared DNA with their family members. The scientists put together a big family tree for dogs. It went all the way back to the animal's beginning.
In this way, scientists learned about the history of dogs. The first dogs lived in Asia. They were born about 33,000 years ago. At first, there were only about 6, 400 of them. Their parents were wolves.
The new study answers many questions. It raises some, too. For example, what caused wolves in Asia to become dogs all those years ago?
One idea is that their DNA slowly changed and the wolves became dogs in the end. As time goes by, dogs became "man's best friends". Or it could happen the other way around. It was possible that some wolves started living with people before they became dogs. Living with people led to many changes to these wolves. It changed their DNA, So their offspring(后代)became dogs. In other words, it was possible that wolves were our friends before they became dogs.
By studying DNA, scientists now have a much better understanding of the history of dogs. ____ How exactly dogs came to be our friends is still unclear.
(1)、How did the scientists study the history of dogs?A、By living with dogs. B、By studying the DNA of the dogs. C、By studying all the animals. D、By making friends with the dogs.(2)、Which of the following is TRUE about the first dogs?A、They lived in Africa. B、There were born 6400 years ago. C、Their parents were wolves. D、There were about 33,000 dogs.(3)、What does the underlined word "some" in Paragraph 4 refer to?A、Wolves. B、Dogs. C、Ideas. D、Questions.(4)、Which of the following can be put in ____ ?A、However, there is still much to learn. B、But we still know little about wolves' history. C、Because we've learned about dogs' friends. D、So they can explain when dogs became our friends.20. 阅读理解Have you ever heard of the Silk Road? Do you know what an important role it plays in the whole world? Did you visit any famous places along the road? Although it's called the Silk Road, people bought and sold much more than silk. The Silk Road went through Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. It was 6,500 km from Xi'an to Rome.
My dad is very interested in the Silk Road and he has told me many things about it. Last summer, my family got away for a holiday and went to some places on the road.
We started at Lanzhou and went on to Wuwei. Wuwei was a very important city on the Silk Road. It connected (连接) three main cities in the area. In ancient times, it was also a capital. Although it's now a modern city, you can get a feeling of history when you visit it. We saw lots of very old stone monuments and people there were very proud of their city's long history.
The next stop was Jiayuguan. It's on the edge (边缘) of the desert, and was also an important place on the Silk Road. It was a busy city with a lot of people coming and going. Even today, it's a city that many business people travel through. An important part of the Great Wall was also built here.
After that, we went on to Yumenguan. I first found out about Yumenguan in the famous poem written by Wang Zhihuan. It was in the Gobi Desert and was the only connection between Central Asia and China. I wonder how people ever made it through the hot desert so long ago.
This trip wasn't just a scenic (观光的) journey. It helped me understand the history of the area and see how people from different places influenced (影响) each other in many ways.
(1)、Why does the writer use questions in Paragraph 1?A、To ask for readers' opinions. B、To catch readers' interest. C、To give some real examples. D、To offer some helpful advice.(2)、What can we learn from the text?A、Jiayuguan is a busy city both in the ancient and modern time. B、The writer's family visited five famous cities on the Silk Road. C、The writer's mum taught the writer many things about the road. D、The writer thought ancient people couldn't go through the desert.(3)、Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?A、 B、 C、 D、(4)、What does the writer think of the journey?A、Boring and terrible B、Tiring but exciting. C、Dangerous but interesting. D、Enjoyable and educational.四、单词拼写
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21. Don't be angry with Tom. He is just a (direction) boy.22. The key to team work lies in working (close) with the other team members.23. The environmental situation they were used to (improve) a lot last year.24. Would you mind (explain) again to me the public rules of manners in the UK?25. She doesn't feel like (communication) with anyone because of failure in the exam.26. His speech style is (类似的) to his master's in some ways.27. I have (借) the dictionary for half a month. It's time to give it back.28. The doctors and nurses have done a lot to prevent the (扩散,蔓延) of the disease.29. Without modern machines, (挖) such a big hole wasn't an easy task in the past.30. Throw away something you don't want, (特别) those you don't need any more.
五、任务型阅读
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31. 阅读短文,回答下面5个问题。(每题答案不超过7个词)
The boat arrived at a small town, and Legree and his slaves (奴隶) got off. Tom and the other men walked all the way to the plantation.
They stopped in front of a house. It was large, but it looked empty and uncomfortable, the glass of some windows were broken and there were bits of wood and boxes on the ground. Two slaves, Sambo and Quimbo, were Legree's two main helpers on the plantation, and they arrived with dogs.
"Don't try to run away,'' said Legree to Tom and the others, "or the dogs will follow you."
"Sambo,'' said Legree, "take these new slaves down to the cabins."
The slaves followed Sambo to the cabins. They were in a row, near the plantation and far from the house. Tom's heart sank when he saw them. Each one had only one room, without any furniture.
They had to wait in line for their turn to cook a very poor meal. Then they all went to sleep on the floor in the cabins.
Every day, from early in the morning until late in the evening, under the hot sun the slaves picked cotton. When they finished, Legree weighed it, and there was whipping (鞭打) for the slaves who didn't pick enough cotton. Tom learnt to pick cotton quickly.
One day, Tom noticed an older slave Martha was in pain and slow. Her sack was almost empty. Tom went near Martha, and silently put a lot of his cotton into her sack.
"No, don't!" said the woman, looking surprised. "They will punish you."
Just then Sambo arrived, kicked Martha and whipped Tom across his face. Martha fell down. "Work faster, you animal!" But when he left, Tom quickly gave her some more of his cotton. Suddenly, the beautiful new woman put a large quantity of cotton in Tom's sack.
Legree wanted to teach Tom a lesson when he heard Tom kept putting cotton into Martha's sack. . .
—Taken from Uncle Tom's Cabin
(1)、How did Tom go to the plantation after he arrived at a small town?(2)、What did the slaves do from morning till night?(3)、What life did Tom and other slaves live in the plantation?(4)、What would happen to the slaves if they tried to run away?(5)、What was the new beautiful woman like? Why do you think so?六、短文填空
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32. 请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
With nothing but her small boat for company (作伴), a British lawyer (律师), Victoria Evans, fought a high winds and big waves at sea. She s rowed across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋) alone. Her adventure (冒险) has set a new world record!
Victoria had never rowed before she took on this challenge (挑战). Three years ago, she had the idea to encourage (鼓励) more females to become a in sports. After that, she started to practise rowing more than ten hours a day. She then continued to p for sailing on the ocean.
The 35-year-old started her race from a Spanish island on February 11. D the trip, high winds made rowing very difficult. At one point, a wave locked the cabin (door from the inside). It took Victoria three hours to open the lock with a knife. Still, she got over all these difficulties. This b woman completed more than 4,700 kilometers of rowing in 40 days and 19 hours.
Victoria's adventure r 24,000 pounds for a charity called Women in Sport. This charity works to give every female the c to take part in sports.
"Actions speak l than words," the lawyer said in a later i, "I wants to use this experience to show people one thing: You are able to do anything you set your mind to!"
七、翻译
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33. 到目前为止,这位加拿大人已经去非洲多久了?34. 烹饪步骤对一道菜的口味有影响。35. 警方告诫我们人人必须遵守交通规则。36. 这位作家正在考虑如何将这本书译成外语。37. 互联网发展得足够快以至于老年人也习惯在线购物。
八、书面表达
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38. 为建美好社区,阳光社区的工作人员请你以"Work together to make a better community"为题并根据下面的问题提示,写一篇面向社区外籍居民的英文倡议书,要点如下:
提示问题:1. What can we do to protect the environment?2. How can we save natural resources?3. How can neighbors help each other?
注意:
1)条理清楚,语言流畅,语法正确,书写工整;
2)必须包含问题所给提示,并做适当发挥;
3)词数不少于100,开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Work together to make a better community
Dear members of Sunshine Community,
We are writing this letter to call on everyone to make our community a better place.
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Best regards,
Sunshine Community
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