浙江省诸暨市2022-2023学年下学期八年级期末英语试题（含答案）

2022-2023学年第二学期期末考试试卷

八年级英语

(一)听力部分（共20分）

一、听力（本题有15小题，第一、二节每小题1分，第三节每小题2分，共计20分）

第一节：听小对话，回答问题。对话读一遍。

听下面5段小对话，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题。

1. Where might the woman go for her vacation?

A. To Sanya.

B.To Beijing.

C. To Yunnan.

2. Who has finished reading Alice in Wonderland?

A.Julie.         B.Frank.       C.Mary.

3. What was Andy doing when it began to rain?

A. Drawing a picture.

B. Reading a book.

C. Watching TV.

4. When did the man arrive at the cinema?

A.At 8: 25.

B.At 8:30.

C.At 8:35.

5. Why was Jack late this morning?

A. Because he was ill.

B. Because his alarm clock didn't work.

C. Because his parents forgot to wake him up.

第二节：听较长对话，回答问题。

听下面一段较长的对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答第6-7两个小题。

6.Who can become a volunteer of Animal Helpline?

A. A 10-year-old student.

B. A 15-year-old student.

C. A 20-year-old student.

7. How can people join the volunteer group?

A. By calling them or visiting them.

B. By calling them or visiting their website.

C. By visiting their website or writing to them.

听下面一段较长的对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答第8-10三个小题。

8. How does Tom feel now?

A. Unhappy.

B. Nervous.

C.Angry.

9. Why were Tom's parents angry with him?

A. Because he played with phones for too long.

B. Because he didn't finish his homework.

C. Because he relaxed for too much time

10. What did Mary advise Tom to do?

A. To talk to his parents face to face.

B. To give his parents a call.

C. To write a letter to his parents.

第三节：听独白，回答问题。

听下面一段独白，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答第11-15五个小题。

11. What's the population of Singapore?

A. Over 56,000.

B. Over 560,000.

C. Over 5,600,000.

12. Which is the best place to visit in Singapore?

A. Jurong Bird Park.

B. Art Museum.

C. Night Safari.

13. What does the speaker advise travelers to do in Singapore?

A. To drive a car.

B. To bring enough money.

C. To take warm clothes.

14. How many suggestions does the speaker give?

A.Two.       B.Three.        C.Four.

15. What does the speaker probably do?

A. A teacher.

B.A guide.

C. A TV host.

(二)笔试部分（共80分）

二、完形填空（本题10小题，每一题1分，共计10分）

阅读下面短文，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a wise old man who had seven sons. But his sons were always __16__. It made some bad people happy because they wanted to __17__ the brothers out of their father's money.

One day, the father decided to help his sons stop fighting, __18__ he brought them together. He tied (系紧) seven chopsticks (筷子) together, and said, "I will give all of my  __19__ to the one who can break this bundle (捆)."

The seven sons each tried to break the chopsticks, but it was too hard. They agreed that it was __20__.

"Yet, my sons," said the father, "It's __21__ easy to do so."

He untied the chopsticks and broke them one by one easily.

"Aha!" said his sons. "It's easy to do it that way. Anyone can do it."

The father went on, "As it is with these chopsticks, so it is with __22__, my sons. If you stick together and __23__ each other, you will do well, and nobody can hurt you. But if you fight, you will be like these chopsticks, broken and __24__."

The seven sons listened carefully and promised to stick together. They kept their promise and faced __25__ together, just as their wise father had taught them.

三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每题2分，共计30分）

阅读下面四篇材料，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

Welcome to the Grand Movie Theater. Do you like movies? What kind of movie do you enjoy most? Here are movies you can expect for.

Want to know more about the movies? Click(点击) here: www/grandmovie.com

26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Rise of the Teenage Mutan Ninga Turtle is a feature film.

B. The Wandering Earth II has the cheapest ticket price.

C. Deng Chao is the director and actor of Ping-pong of China.

D. Wu Jing played a leading role in Ping-pong of China.

27. If a couple with their 8-year-old son want to see The Wandering Earth II, they will need to pay ______________.

A.9 dollars         B.12dollars       C.15 dollars         D. 18 dollars

28. You can probably read the passage from ______________.

A.a poster    B.a magazine  C. a guidebook   D. a website

B

Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life without her is meaningless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing nothing. His family try to encourage him to do new things and enjoy life, but they're not successful.

Henry's neighbor, an old woman named Lisa, saw him from her yard one day. She had not seen him outside for days! She asked him to get closer to the fence (篱笆) next to her house.

"Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?" Lisa asked.

Henry was angry inside. He was the one who needed help right now. He thought the old lady was being kind of rude (粗鲁的). But she seemed to be too old to fix the fence herself, so he agreed.

Henry worked on the fence for days. Lisa brought him lemonade while he worked. When he finished, she thanked him. Henry smiled for the first time in months.

"What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?" Lisa says to him.

Henry couldn't believe she was asking for more help. Didn't she know how sad he was? But because he respected (尊敬) her, he agreed. He worked hard painting the fence in the hot sun, but Lisa's lemonade and encouragement were helpful. As their neighbors passed by, they all told Henry what a beautiful job he had done. Henry felt very happy.

Henry perked up after that and no longer felt that life was meaningless. He realized that Lisa wasn't being rude. She knew that staying busy can help people forget their sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.

29. After reading the story, we know that Lisa asked Henry to fix her fence because ______________.

A. she couldn't fix the fence herself       B. she wanted to make fun of Henry

C. she was too lazy to fix the hence       D. she wanted to encourage Henry

30. How did Henry's feelings change in the passage?

A. happy→sad→thankful→sorry

B.sad→angry→happy→thankful

C. respectful→sorry→thankful→sad

D. sad→respectful→bored→sorry

31. The underlined word "perked up" probably means " ______________”.

A. cheered up   B. gave up    C. woke up     D. stayed up

32. The writer wants to tel us that ______________.

A. it is lucky to have a good neighbor

B. it is hard to make friends with neighbors

C. staying busy is a good way to deal with sadness

D. we can save our own lives in many ways

                                       C

Zhou Xue is a mother of a 9-year-old boy in Jiangsu. She is worried recently because nine of the 45 children in her son's class have started wearing glasses. "Worry about eye health of students is very real these days."said the mother.

Wantang Primary School in Yunnan has achieved something fantastic - none of its 536 students are short-sighted (近视)，reported China Daily. Eye health experts said that while the school might be a special example, some of its ways are still helpful enough to be learned.

First of all, every student is asked to go outside during class breaks. They play outside for over three hours a day. "Even for quiet kids, we ask them to take a walk outside." said Yang Qingyi, a teacher at the school.

Other ways have also helped. For example, students can't take phones or computers to school. Also, they get at least 10.5 hours of sleep every day. And there are green trees all around the school.

Nowadays, more and more people in China have realized the importance of eye health. The double-reduction policy (双减政策) came out in July, 2021. It says that primary school should not give homework to first- and second- grade students so that they won't use their eyes too much. There is also a rule saying that schools should test students' eyesight (视力) at least twice every year.

33. The writer talks about Zhou Xue's worry to ______________.

A. lead in the topic

B. introduce the mother

C. ask for help

D.give an example

34. Wangtang Primary School is regarded as a special example because ______________.

A. there are many trees around the school

B. no student in the school is short-sighted

C. students have long sleeping time

D. it often tests students' eyesight

35. To protect students' eyesight, Wangtang Primary School uses ______________ ways.

A.2          B.3         C.4         D.5

36. From the last paragraph we can know that ______________.

A. students in primary school should have no homework

B. parents should test their children's eyesight often

C. double-reduction policy is only for Primary School

D. the government helps to protect children's eyesight

D

Two eighth graders from Austin, US, have invented a "smart cane (拐杖)". It helps people who can't see. Ahyan Hassan and Hasan Rizvi made the cane for a school science competition. The cane has sonar sensors (声呐传感器) that "see" things up to 1.5 meters away. After "seeing" things, they will send information to the cane and the cane shakes to remind the user. This invention won first prize in the competition.

“We were really excited to win," Hassan told newspaper KXAN News. The boys have been best friends since the third grade. "We have a lot in common. We both like science and have curiosity (好奇心) when it comes to things," Hassan explained. "When we see something, we always want to know how it works or why it works."

Their idea came from the old canes of Rizvi's grandfather. "My grandfather is almost blind and has bad legs," Rizvi said. "It's hard for him to get from place to place." So the boys added some sensors at the lower part of a cane. This invention really made his grandfather's life more convenient.

"I hope this can encourage other people to think outside the box, and that's my dream," Rizvi said."It would be amazing if one day what I made became a product (产品) that I could see people using," Hassan added. Both boys hope to become engineers when they grow up. They also plan to improve their invention to compete in more science competitions in the future.

37. The smart cane helps blind people by ______________.

A. getting them from place to place

B. reminding them of the things around

C. sending information to them

D. moving the things for them

38. From the passage we can know Rizvi and Hassan are ______________.

A. creative and helpful          B. smart and honest

C. kind and outgoing           D. popular and talented

39. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ______________.

A. what difficulty Rizvi's grandfather had

B. why Rizvi's grandfather was blind

C. where Rizvi added the sensors

D. why the smart cane was invented

40. The best title for the passage might be ______________.

A. The Use of the Smart Cane

B. Two Smart Eighth Graders

C."Seeing" for Those Who Cannot

D. A Change to Rizvi's Grandfather

四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

A.用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。

41. Shenzhen is in the ______________ part of China.

42. China ______________ rapidly since it joined the World Trade Organization

43. We sat around the fire to keep ______________ warm.

44. My mom always tells me that hard work is the key to ______________.

45.Don't ______________ the baby too much before bedtime.

B.阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

When you've taken a train, you must have __46__ (注意到) naughty kids running around and making much noise. Some people suggested that we need children-only carriages (车厢) to deal with the problem.

Those who agree think this would be a wise move. In their __47__(观点)，if there were a special carriage for noisy kids, there would be fewer conflicts and more order on trains. Also, children-only carriages could __48__(允许) children to be themselves. Kids would have their own place __49__(代替) of being forced to sit next to their parents. So it is not only a __50__(完美的) way to solve the noise problem, but also a good way to help kids __51__ (发展) independence.

However, some people hold the __52__(相反的，对面的) view. They think it's unfair to kids who behave(表现) well in public and will lead to more problems. In fact, __53__(成年人) themselves sometimes are noisy on trains. Simply separating children from other people discriminates (歧视) against them. Also, kids, __54__(尤其是) those who are under five, need their parents' __55__(保护). So they think this idea would be difficult to put into practice.

五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, more and more people enjoy traveling abroad. But when traveling in a strange country, safety is one of __56__ (important) things you have to consider. According to __57__ interesting safety report, China is seen as one of the safest places in the world.

In the new Travel Risk Map 2022, China is listed as the fourth most popular traveling

countries. That means you may __58__ (complete) have no worry about your safety when traveling in China, __59__ you are Chinese or foreigners. The UNWTO says China is among the best places __60__ tourists to take a vacation around the world, with more than sixty million trips made by people from other countries and __61__ (area) last year.

Maria, a 24-year-old __62__ (India) girl, said she was satisfied with China's order and safety. And she thought __63__ was much safer to travel in China than in the United States or Turkey. She explained that she didn't worry about getting into trouble in Beijing, as she saw lots of police officers in cars and security workers in subways keep order. All these people made her feel safe and comfortable while she __64__ (travel) around Beijing.

China is now more powerful and there are more people from all over the world coming to China. We feel really happy __65__ (see) this happen and we're working hard to build a more prosperous (富强的) country in the near future.

六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）

阅读下面文章，根据语篇内容，在下表中的66-70小题空格里填入恰当的词（不超过3个）。

Today more and more Chinese families have two children. Are you still the only child in your home? If not, do you have difficulties getting on with your little brother or sister? The following steps may help you.

•Find out what your little brother or sister does that makes you angry, then come up with a plan. Whatever you do, don't hurt them. Your younger brother or sister looks up to you, so set a good example.

•Pay no attention (注意) to them. Many times, your brother or sister does something for attention. If you pay no attention to these things long enough, they will finally give up. But if you put your hands over your ears and shouting, "La, la, la-I can't hear you", it doesn't work.

•Make a deal. Say something like, "If you give me some space while my friends are here we can play your favorite game after they leave."If your brother or sister asks you to play with them because they have nothing to do, try to advise a solo (单独的) activity, like asking him or her to paint for you

•When all these fail, get help from Mom or Dad. Just ask for a suggestion on how to get your brother or sister out for a while

1.Find out __67__ your brother or sister makes you angry.

2. Pay no attention to them __68__ they give up.

How to __66__ your       3. Make a __69__ with them.

brother or sister?         4. Turn to your __70__ for help.

七、书面表达（本题有1小题，满分10分）

假设你叫李华，外教Mr.Smith打算招募学生参加暑期志愿者活动，请你在下表活动中

选择两个你想参加的活动给他写一封邮件并说明理由。

注意：(1)内容应包含你所选两个志愿活动提示中所有要点，并适当发挥：

(2)文中不得出现真实的人名和校名等；

(3)词数80—100左右，信的开头已给，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Smith,

I'm writing to tell you the volunteer work that I'm interested in ___________________.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

2022-2023学年第二学期期末考试试卷

八年级英语参考答案

听力：

1-5 CAACB 6-10 BBAAC 11-15 CABBC

完形填空：

16-25 CADCB DABCD

阅读理解：

26-28 CCD 29-32 DBAC 33-36 ABCD 37-40 BADC

词汇运用：

41. southern 42. has progressed 43. ourselves 44. success 45. excite

46. noticed 47. opinion 48. allow 49. instead 50. perfect

51. develop 52.opposite 53. adults 54. especially 55. protection

语法填空：

56. the most important 57. an 58. completely 59. whether 60. for

61.areas 62. Indian 63. it 64. was traveling(travelling) 65. to see

任务型阅读：

66. get on with 67. why 68. until 69. deal 70. parents/Mum or Dad

作文：

Dear Mr. Smith,

I'm writing to tell you the volunteer work that I'm interested in. I would like to read English stories to kids in the library. Because I'm a look lover and I have already read hundreds of books. Besides, I'm good with children, so I'm sure I'm the one you want. And I'm also good at English, so I'd like to volunteer to show foreigners around Zhuji. Familiar with the traffic transportation and fun places in Zhuji, I'm able to offer help whenever they are in need. What's more, I am so outgoing and humorous that I can get along well with foreigners. I really hope to do my part in helping others.

I'm looking forward to your reply. Hope you can choose me.

Yours,

Li Hua