山西省大同市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份山西省大同市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)，共13页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，补全对话，情景问答，完形填空，短文填空题，写作题等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
Mrs. Smith is excited and happy because her sn David wn the Writing Cmpetitin again. David is happy, t. He always says t his friends, “I gt int the gd habit f reading because f my mm. She began reading stries t me when I was 2 years ld.” As a park cleaner, Mrs. Smith gt t knw the imprtance f reading because f the bk The Read-Alud Handbk.
1．Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut David?
A. His biggest hbby is reading bks.
B. He has wn the Reading Cmpetitin twice.
C. His mther helped him develp the reading habit.
2．What des Mrs. Smith d?
A. A writer.B. A teacher.C. A cleaner.
3．What can we learn abut the bk?
①Its writer and its readers.②Its price.
③Its main idea.④Its success.
A. ①③④B. ②③④C. ①②④
4．Hw des Schlesinger like The Read-Alud Handbk?
A. Cheerful.B. Tuching.C. Educatinal.
5．What is the purpse (目的) f the passage?
A. T tell us hw t chse a gd bk.
B. T let us knw the imprtance f reading.
C. T shw us reading is useful in writing a stry.
In a few hurs, Sam wuld be flying t Germany. We lked at each ther but n sund brke the silence.
Such a situatin was nt the first time fr me. On Sam’s first day f primary schl, I felt his stress when hlding his hand. He lked at me—as he did nw. But I said nthing till the schl bus came. Years later, I drve him t the cllege. He was sick but I didn’t knw then. I thught he was just t tired. I tried t think f smething t say as he wuld start a new life. Again, ▲ .
Nw, as I std befre him, I thught f thse mments we parents all let pass. A by graduates (毕业) frm schl, r a girl gets married. We seldm find a quiet mment t tell them what they have meant t us. Or what they might face in the future.
“Sam,” I said, “if I culd have picked, I wuld have picked yu.” I wasn’t sure whether he understd what I meant. Sam came twards me and hugged (拥抱) me tightly, saying “thank yu”. My eyes were full f tears. Then, the mment ended, and Sam left hme.
That was seven weeks ag, and nw I think abut him when I walk alng the beach. What I had said t Sam was nt new. It was nthing. But, it was everything.
6．Which f the fllwing can be put in ▲ ?
A. his illness wrried meB. I didn’t say any wrdsC. I decided t g abrad
7．Which is the right rder?
a. Sam was sick n the way t cllege.
b. Sam went t Germany.
c. The writer thught abut the child-parent relatinship.
A. a-c-bB. b-c-aC. a-b-c
8．Hw did Sam feel when he heard “if I culd have picked, I wuld have picked yu”?
A. Afraid.B. Wrried.C. Excited.
9．What des the writer mean by writing “But, it was everything.”?
A. A sn shuld take his father’s advice.
B. A father shuld shw deep lve t his sn.
C. A father shuld care abut his sn’s feelings.
10．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A. Silent LveB. Leaving TimeC. Clse Friendship
When we talk abut prducts (产物) f technlgy, what can yu think f? The Internet, rbts, smartphnes, WeChat r artificial intelligence (AI)? AI isn’t a new r strange name t us any lnger. We knw it can d many jbs and help peple wrk in a safer and quicker way. S can AI be f any help t students? If YES, hw?
Chart Ⅰ
Maybe yu have heard abut anther amazing thing abut AI—it can help t write a stry r a bk as lng as yu ffer right prmpts (提示词). Here is ne example.
Chart Ⅱ
Hwever, quite a few peple wrry that AI will make peple lse their jbs and creativity in the future. Wh knws? Just wait and see hw the future ges with AI.
11．Hw can AI help peple accrding t the first paragraph?
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12．What can be put in ▲ ?
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13．What is The Land f Machine Memries?
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14．Why is Chart Ⅱ given?
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15．D yu think AI will be better at writing than human beings? Why r why nt?
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二、补全对话，情景问答
三、完形填空
Have yu ever heard f the stry f liangshangjunzi?
In the Eastern Han Dynasty (25—220), there was a man named Chen Shi. He was clever and always ready t help thers, s his friends and neighbrs all liked him.
One year, there was a serius famine (饥荒), 1 many peple had nthing t eat. One night, a thief (小偷) went int Chen Shi’s rm quietly and stayed n the huse beam (房梁) in 2 . He thught, “After the man went t bed and 3 , I wuld take smething away.” Hwever, Chen Shi fund the thief very sn. He asked his family t cme int his rm and said t them, "Nbdy is brn bad. They are 4 nt strict with themselves, s they will d smething bad. But if smene always des bad things, it will be 5 fr him t be a gd man. Please lk up. The man n the beam is just a 6 example.”
After that, the thief had a feeling f 7 . He jumped dwn frm the beam and said t Chen Shi, “Yur wrds shamed me. I have 8 I’m wrng. I will try t be a gd man. Can yu let me g?”
Chen Shi said YES and gave smething t the thief. Later the thief became a kind and great man.
17．A. sB. butC. r
18．A. dangerB. silenceC. surprise
19．A. gave upB. fell dwnC. fell asleep
20．A. simplyB. clearlyC. suddenly
21．A. hardB. magicC. strange
22．A. sillyB. crazyC. typical
23．A. successB. luckC. shame
24．A. fearedB. realizedC. reprted
四、短文填空题
25．Kids in China can receive hngba as gifts n Chinese New Year. Many can get enugh pcket mney frm their parents. Many can make mney by helping with the chres. Quite a few kids want t save their mney but dn’t knw hw. Here cmes sme advice.
①________
Children may have truble saving all their mney, but it is easier t save a little each week by getting int a saving habit. Such a habit can start with saving fr a ty r a bk.
②________
As a saying ges, “Making a gd plan is half the wrk.” Als, we make many kinds f plans, such as study plans, wrk plans and travel plans. S it is imprtant t make a saving plan. Fr example, yu can plan t save 100 yuan every mnth.
③________
Bth adults and kids can be impulse spenders (冲动消费者). When ding sme shpping, d nt buy what yu want but what yu really need. This way, yu can save sme mney.
④________
We all knw the imprtance f keeping mney safe. Usually middle schl students get mney in cash (现金). They can keep it in a mney bx and put it in a safe place. It’s als a gd idea t keep mney ut f sight.
⑤________
Saving mney is mre fun when yu’re ding it with smene else. Find a friend r a family member wh als wants t save mney. Then yu tw can wrk tgether t carry ut yur saving plan and make it cme true.
26．It is nrmal that middle schl students experience mre r less stress and pressure. They feel stressed and wrried, especially when the big exam cmes. If they always have n idea hw t relax, they will feel mre stressed. ①__________
D exercise. Peple think wrry and pressure can g with sweat (汗水). ②__________Althugh they are tired, exercise allws them t have a peaceful mind. Why nt have a try? It really wrks. By the way, never think ding exercise is a waste f time.
③__________Sleeping can be the best medicine fr us t becme energetic (充满活力的), Even a 15-minute nap (小睡) befre the afternn class can make students feel better. Please remember, “Mre sleep, less wrry and pressure.” S develp a healthy sleeping habit.
Learn t use time prperly. ④__________One f the reasns is that they can’t finish the paper within limited exam time. S it’s imprtant and necessary t use yur time prperly in daily study. This way, yu can d well during an exam.
Wrk harder and imprve yurself. Usually, if smene is gd at all the schl subjects, he r she has less pressure frm schl wrk and exams. S wrk harder t imprve yurself. ⑤__________
In a wrd, having pressure is cmmn. We shuld face it bravely and find ur way ut.
27．There are many kinds f bks in a big library, frm picture bks t classics. Amng them, the picture bks seem the least ppular, s they are nt happy.
“①_________d yu lk a little sad?” a student’s bk asks.
“Because many famus bks always laugh at us. They think we are nt real bks at all, because there②_________few wrds n us—just many pictures. And they dn’t think we can help peple,” a picture bk answers. Anther picture bk adds, “They even dn’t want us t stay in the library.”
③_________they finish speaking, the student’s bk says nthing. He thinks fr a few minutes and says, “I dn’t think thse famus bks are right. Usually, gd readers r④_________begin t read bks frm a very yung age. When they were yung, they weren’t able t read. Their parents wuld read picture bks t them. Then they can be great readers and writers slwly. . S yu shuld feel prud (自豪的) instead⑤_________being sad.”
The picture bks feel better and say thanks t the student’s bk.
43-year-ld Xu Liqiang set up a wildlife (野生动植物) prtectin grup in Qingda, Shandng Prvince years ag. The grup is fr①_________and saving wild animals and plants. He and his team②_________in saving ver 1,700 wild animals and abut 400 plants ever since 2020.
Xu grew up in a village in Qingda. As a kid, he knew many animals and plants because③_________dad ften tk him t climb the muntain. Later he gt t knw many animals were endangered frm news. At cllege, he④_________vlunteering in the wildlife prtectin sciety (社团) in Qingda. In 2017, Xu gave up his jb and made a(n) ⑤_________t put all his heart int wildlife prtectin.
“In the beginning, my family disagreed with me and sme gt angry, ⑥_________my mther. When I sld my car⑦_________ an animal shelter (庇护所), she thught I was crazy. She didn’t think I culd make any difference t wildlife prtectin. I culd understand my mther. But I really want t d smething⑧_________t prtect them,” Xu said.
In 2018, Xu started the district-level Chengyang Wildlife Prtectin Sciety in Qingda, the⑨_________f its kind in Shandng. Nw there are abut 5,000⑩_________in his team, including frest fficials, plicemen, teachers and reprters.
“I hpe mre peple can jin us,” Xu said.
五、写作题
29．读书能让我们从喧嚣的生活中走出来；读书能让我们从孤独的状态中走出去；读书能让我们在不确定的未来找到确定的方向。
假如你是李华，请你根据以下提示内容，以“My Favrite Bk”为题写一篇英语短文，介绍你最喜欢的一本书。
内容包括：
☆What’s yur favrite bk?
☆What is the bk abut?
☆Why d yu like the bk?
要求：
1. 词数不少于70；
2. 需包含以上所有提示内容，可适当发挥；
3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。
My Favrite Bk
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11．答案： It can d many jbs and help them wrk in a safer and quicker way.
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12．答案： Prvide interactive learning. Make learning mre interesting. / …
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13．答案： It is a science fictin nvel.
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14．答案： T shw us AI can help (peple) t write a bk. / T shw us AI can write a great bk. / …
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15．答案： N, I dn’t. Because human beings are mre creative than AI.
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16．答案：①Gd evening! / Evening!②Yes. / Yes, I d. / Of curse. / …③Where is the museum? / Where is it?/ …④Gd! Great! / That sunds gd / great! / …⑤We can g there tgether. / We can visit the museum tgether. / Let’s g there tgether. / Let’s visit the museum tgether. /
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17．答案：A
解析：句意:有一年发生了严重的饥荒,所以很多人没有饭吃。s所以;but但是;r或者。根据"a serius famine"与"many peple had nthing t eat"可知,严重饥荒是原因,很多人没有饭吃是结果,前后是因果关系。故选A。
18．答案：B
解析：句意:一天晚上,一个小偷悄悄来到陈寇的房间,静静待在房梁上。danger危险;silence寂静,无声; surprise惊喜。根据"a thief(小偷) went int Chen Shi's rm quietly and stayed n the husebeam”可知,小偷为了不被发现,静静待在房梁上。故选B。
19．答案：C
解析：句意:当那人上床入睡之后,我要拿走一些东西。give up放弃; fell dwn跌落; fell asleep入睡。根据“After the man went t bed"和"I wuld take smething away"可知,小偷想趁陈亮睡着之后愉东西。故选C.
20．答案：A
解析：句意:他们只是对自己不严格,所以他们会做一些坏事。simply只,仅仅; clearly清楚地; suddenly突然。根据“Nbdy is brn bad”可知,陈定认为没有人生来是坏人,他们只是对自己不够严格。故选A。
21．答案：A
解析：句意:但如果一个人总是做坏事,那么他就很难成为一个好人。hard困难的;magic神奇的; strange奇怪的。根据“if smene always des bad things"可知,如果一个人总是做坏事,成为一个好人就很难了。故选A.
22．答案：C
解析：句意:房梁上的那个人就是一个典型的例子。silly愚蠢的; carzy疯狂的; typical典型的。结合前文可知,陈嘉所说的那番话都是说给房梁上的小偷听的,他便是陈完口中的一个典型例子。故选C.
23．答案：C
解析：句意:在那之后,小偷有一种羞耻感。success成功;luck运气;shame羞耻。根据下文“Yur wrds shamed me"可知,陈建的一番话让小偷感到羞耻。故选C.
24．答案：B
解析：句意:我已经意识到我错了。feared害怕; realized意识到;reprted报道。根据"I'm wrng., I will try t be a gd man."可知,小偷意识到自己做错了,并承诺要改过自新。故选B。
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(A) 59. Why60. are61. After / When / As62. writers63. f
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(B) 64. prtecting65. have succeeded66. his67. began68. decisin
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One pssible versin:
My Favrite Bk
Reading is very imprtant in peple’s whle life. I have read many bks since childhd. Amng them, my favrite bk is The Adventures f Tm Sawyer.
It was written by Mark Twain. He wrte this bk accrding t his wn experiences. The bk is abut a smart by, Tm Sawyer, and his unusual childhd. Tm lives in a small twn n the Mississippi River in America. He takes sme unbelievable adventures with his friends. Hwever, he desn’t fear in the face f difficulties.
The bk is special t me because it’s my birthday gift frm my dear father. What’s mre, I learned a lt frm Tm Sawyer. His stry encurages me t try hard t achieve my dream and never give up. It als tells me that we shuld always be hnest in life. I will keep the bk frever.
The Read-Alud Handbk
◆Abut its writer
Jim Trelease cmes frm America. He is gd at writing and drawing. His writing has appeared in The New Yrk Times, a famus newspaper in America.
◆Abut the bk
☆It’s a must-read fr parents n reading alud t children.
☆This bk nt nly teaches children hw t read, but it als tells them t have “desire (渴望)” t read.
☆It’s a New Yrk Times best-seller.
◆Cmments (评论) n the bk
This bk is abut mre than reading alud. It’s abut time that parents, teachers, and children spend tgether in a lving and sharing way.
—The New Yrk Times
The Read-Alud Handbk ffers an enjyable reading experience t bth children and parents.
—Schlesinger, an American writer
The Land f Machine Memries
☆ It is a science fictin nvel.
☆ A prfessr called Shen Yang at Tsinghua University gave prmpts and AI finished the bk by itself.
☆ In Octber 2023, it wn secnd prize at the fifth yuth ppular science and science fictin cmpetitin, rganized by the Jiangsu Ppular Science Writers Assciatin in Nanjing, Jiangsu Prvince.
16．A: Gd evening!
B: ①_________
B: D yu have any plans fr this weekend?
A: ②_______ I will visit the Nrth Qi Wall-Painting Museum in Taiyuan.
B: Oh, I've lived in Taiyuan fr years but never heard f it. ③__________
A: It is in Wangjiafeng village, Yingze District.
A: And there are many beautiful wall paintings.
B: ④___________I als want t yisit the museum.
A: ⑤___________________
B: OK, It will be an excellent trip.
A. Make a saving planD. Develp a habit f saving
B. Save mney tgetherE. Keep mney smewhere safe
C. Buy things yu need
A. Have a gd sleep.
B. T much pressure is bad fr us.
C. Here are sme ways t help have less pressure.
D. Quite a few students feel nervus during an exam.
E. Fr students, running r playing sprts can be f help.
F. This way, yu can be strng enugh t face the pressure.
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