湖南省长沙市立信中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

这是一份湖南省长沙市立信中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)，共16页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，短文填空，任务型阅读，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。


一、阅读理解
There are three mems (备忘录) abut the parties. Let’s take a lk!
1．What can we d at Taylr Smith’s birthday party?
① Eat birthday cake. ② Have dinner. ③ Sing and dance.
A．①②B．①③C．②③
2．When will yu take part in Alice’s dinner party?
A．On Wednesday.B．On Thursday.C．On Friday.
3．What can we learn frm the mems?
A．Taylr will hld her birthday party n N. 527 Zhngqing Street.
B．Allen Hward’s dancing party begins at 11:30 p.m. n January 3rd.
C．Yu can call Alice at 555-9278 if yu want t g t her dinner party.
It’s wintertime. In China, Nvember, December, January and February are winter mnths. They include six slar terms (节气): lidng (Beginning f Winter), xiaxue (Minr Snw), daxue (Majr Snw), dngzhi (Winter Slstice), xiahan (Minr Cld) and dahan (Majr Cld).
Winter begins at lidng (Nv. 7—8), after which mst parts f the cuntry can start t expect cld weather. On this day, after a year f hard wrk, peple are happy t take a break and spend sme time with family. The nrthern part f China celebrates lidng as the “Small Spring Festival”. Peple have dumplings and eat muttn (羊肉) sup. But in suthern part, peple enjy eating yuanxia and rice cakes.
Xiaxue (Nv. 22—23) and daxue (Dec. 6—8) cme after lidng. During xiaxue, nrthern China can expect snw and temperatures t slwly fall belw 0℃. Daxue means even mre snw and bigger temperature drps.
When dngzhi (Dec. 21—23) cmes, it brings the shrtest day f the year and the lngest night. Many places arund the cuntry can expect the cldest weather yet. Ancient Chinese peple wuld ften start cunting “nine cld perids (数九寒天)” starting frm dngzhi. Every cld perid has nine days. They believed that after 81 cld days, spring wuld arrive.
Xiahan (Jan. 4—6) usually brings the lwest n temperatures f the year. There may be high winds and light snw.
Finally, during dahan (Jan. 19—21), the sleety weather fills the fields with rain and snw. All Chinese are ready t welcme Chinese New Year after dahan. Spring Festival, China’s mst imprtant festival, falls at this time. After that, a new rund f slar terms will start.
4．Hw many slar terms are there during winter mnths in China?
A．Five.B．Six.C．Seven.
5．Hw d peple frm the nrthern part f China usually celebrate lidng?
A．By having dumplings and eating muttn sup.
B．By taking a break and having fun with families.
C．By having sme traditinal desserts like yuanxia.
6．What des the underlined wrd “sleety” mean in the last paragraph?
A．干燥的B．阵雨的C．雨雪的
7．What is the purpse (目的) f this passage?
A．T shw us hw peple celebrate festivals.
B．T intrduce the slar terms in wintertime.
C．T tell us the stries f different slar terms.
The cmmunity (社区) canteens in neighbrhds in cities have attracted (吸引) mre and mre yung eaters.
“It really helps,” said Gu Zhiliang, wh is in his 30s. Gu fund the cmmunity canteen named Runla Canteen by chance (偶然) when he was lking fr a shp t buy bttled water. “The dining rm is clean; the price is lw; the wrkers are nice and make me relaxed,” Gu said while remembering his first experience at the canteen. Buying a meat dish, a vegetarian (素食的) dish and rice all tgether nly cst me 13 yuan. “It was a quality (优质的) and inexpensive dinner fr me.”
Ji Heng is anther yung eater at the Runla Canteen. Hlding a tw-year-ld by in his arms, Ji said his family and he have been t the canteen fr breakfast several times. “It’s cnvenient (便利) t have breakfast here as it’s clse t ur hme and the price is nt high.”
The cmmunity canteens have been all ver scial media. Many yung peple share their dining experience at cmmunity canteens. Under sme psts, ther users can’t stp admiring (欣赏) the dishes r ask where the canteens are r whether their neighbrhds have the same kind f canteens.
The cmmunity canteens are usually built t bring cnvenience t the elderly in neighbrhds in cities and villages arund China. But why are they becming ppular amng yung peple in big cities? Jin Tianlin, a researcher said, “Yung peple have busy wrk and they have less time fr cking and cleaning the kitchen. And the takeaway fd (外卖) is nt healthy and needs t be waited fr.” The cmmunity canteens nt nly fill the yung peple’s hungry stmachs, but als help them be free frm cleaning the kitchen. S they are lved by mre and mre yung peple.
8．Accrding t Paragraph 2, which is TRUE abut the cmmunity canteen?
A．The canteen is nt tidy enugh fr peple t eat there.
B．The wrkers f this canteen can make yu feel at hme.
C．The price f this canteen is t expensive fr peple t pay fr.
9．What des Ji Heng think f the Runla Canteen accrding t Paragraph 3?
A．High-quality and a little far.
B．Cmfrtable and kid-friendly.
C．Inexpensive and cnvenient.
10．Why cmmunity canteens are ppular amng yung peple in big cities?
A．Because yung peple’ stmachs are easy t be hungry.
B．Because yung peple want t save time and eat healthily.
C．Because yung peple dn’t want t ck r clean the kitchen.
11．What is the best title fr the passage?
A．Cmmunity Canteens Attract the Yung
B．Quality and Inexpensive Fd is the Best
C．Cmmunity Canteens are Ppular Online
阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。
Recently, mre and mre peple, especially yung peple, are riding bicycles n city rads, surfing n the land, playing Ultimate Frisbee (极限飞盘), ging rck climbing and s n. S why are these new sprts s ppular? Have yu ever tried them? 12
◆ 13 Grups f players have nline grup chats, talking abut the sprt they are interested in r simply sharing their lives.
“I thught it was just a ty fr children and pets. But later I fund that the sprt nt nly satisfied (满足) my need fr exercise, but als allwed me t catch up with my friends,” said Ou Xinchen, wh started playing Ultimate in April f last year.
“I like sprts very much, and I think Ultimate is gd fr me. I used t be shy and didn’t have many friends, but nw I have a lt f friends. It really makes me happy,” said Ge Ziwei, a pst-1990 Ultimate fan.
◆The new sprts are gd fr taking phts. 14 They als remind (提醒) us f the gd times.
◆Peple can enjy them at many places in the city frm parks t sidewalks.
◆Traditinal sprts, such as sccer and basketball, usually have strict rules. Smetimes, they are hard fr learners t start. 15
If yu want t pick up a new sprt, try the abve sprts. Let’s get fit.
A．Yung peple pick them up nt nly t keep fit, but als t make mre friends.
B．The phts are very nice and can be psted n ur scial media accunts (账户).
C．But it’s enjyable t play new sprts with friends in yur free time.
D．But the new sprts, especially Ultimate, are easy t begin.
E．There are prbably a lt f reasns, but here are my tp fur reasns.
二、完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day, a bird keeper was feeding the king’s favrite bird when it left the cage and flew away. When the king learned f that, he std 16 in frnt f the cage. Then he immediately 17 smebdy t kill the bird keeper.
Peple were shcked. They felt that their king was t cruel (残酷的) ver a small thing. The king’s minister (大臣) realized this and hurried t the palace (宫殿). He said, “I’m srry abut the missing bird. It’s right fr yu t put the bird keeper t death fr he has 18 crimes. Please allw me t pint them ut t the man s that he can die knwing 19 mistakes.”
Peple in the rm were shcked by the minister’s wrds. The king, hwever, 20 and asked his men t kill the bird keeper. The minister walked tward him and said, “Listen! Yu were s 21 that yu let the bird fly away. This is yur first crime. Yu made the king angry, letting him t have a man killed because f a bird. This is yur secnd crime. 22 , yur death will lead all the peple t believe ne thing—their king is cruel 23 he values (珍惜) a pet far mre than the life f a human being. This is yur third crime.”
Hearing this, the whle palace went silent. The king was ashamed (羞愧). Then he said, “Free the bird keeper. I’m really lucky t have my 24 . Let everyne 25 his curage (勇气).”
16．A．happilyB．angrilyC．beautifully
17．A．rderedB．invitedC．prmised
18．A．neB．twC．three
19．A．hisB．itsC．their
20．A．disagreedB．agreedC．believed
21．A．carelessB．hpelessC．hmeless
22．A．FirstlyB．LuckilyC．Finally
23．A．becauseB．thughC．but
24．A．ministerB．birdC．peple
25．A．turn dwnB．learn frmC．help with
三、短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently, a cleaner f the Summer Palace has becme mre and mre ppular n the Internet because f 26 (he) knwledge (知识) abut the histry f ld buildings.
Zhang Xu was brn in Beijing 27 1984. He became a member f the cleaning team at the Summer Palace last year. He 28 (accept) the jb with great pleasure. Fr him, it was like a 29 (surprise) childhd dream cme true. As a child, he usually came here t play by himself, and he became a part f it when he grew up.
“One day during my wrk, I saw a few travelers, wh came ver and tk a bk t study the buildings. I heard that there seemed t be sme 30 (difference) between what they said. S I talked abut sme f my wn pinins withut 31 (think) twice,” Zhang Xu said. “Besides cleaning, we als prvide (提供) services such as giving directins, answering questins, and ffering explanatins (讲解). 32 travelers need us, we will give them a hand right away.”
Zhang Xu became interested in ld buildings because f his father. In his free time, he wuld read bks t get t knw abut histry and culture. He has becme a bit f 33 expert at the Summer Palace.
“I take my jb 34 (serius) every day, and I never expected this t get s much attentin. In fact, I just did what I shuld d as a cleaner. I hpe that peple frm all ver the cuntry will cme t the Summer Palace 35 (understand) this garden and its histry,” Zhang said.
四、任务型阅读
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
The ht pt is ne f the mst ppular meals in China. The ht pt appeared in China abut 2,000 years ag. It used t be eaten in winter, but nw it appears n tables all year rund.
Apart frm (除……之外) its delicius taste, there are tw ther imprtant reasns fr the Chinese t like the ht pt. The first ne is that the ht pt is a great way t make new friends. Peple sit arund the pt, talking, eating, drinking and having fun. When peple enjy the ht pt, it will make peple feel cmfrtable and relaxed. The ther is that the ht pt is a “healthy meal”. Eating the ht pt can warm the bdy and imprve circulatin (血液循环) in winter.
There are several kinds f ht pts in China with different sup. Tw f the mst ppular ht pts are Sichuan ht pt and Beijing muttn ht pt. Sichuan ht pt is famus fr its numbing and spicy (又麻又辣的) taste because f Sichuan pepper. As fr Beijing muttn ht pt, muttn is its main part, and the sup is made frm lamb bnes.
When yu eat a ht pt in a restaurant, there are usually tw kinds f sup bases (汤底): clear and spicy. A clear sup base has a quite mild (清淡的) taste, which is made frm seafd r meat bnes. A spicy sup base usually has Sichuan pepper, which is spicy and salty. If yu have a mixed grup, yu can chse a duble-flavr ht pt (鸳鸯锅). It has a clear sup base n ne side, a spicy sup base n the ther and a divider in the middle.
36．When did the ht pt appear in China?

37．Hw d peple feel when they enjy the ht pt?

38．Why is the ht pt called a “healthy meal”?

39．Is Sichuan ht pt famus fr its numbing and spicy taste?

40．Which sup base d yu like better, clear r spicy? Why?

五、书面表达
41．共欢新故岁，迎送一宵中。寒假的脚步悄然而至，喜庆热闹的春节(the Spring Festival)也近在眼前。假如你是李华，今年春节，你的英国好友Mary也将在中国度过，你想邀请她一同参与你们家的迎春派对。请你根据以下要点写一封邀请函，简要介绍中国春节、迎春派对的信息并向Mary发出邀请。
要求：
(1) 包含必要的信息点，需适当补充。
(2) 字数80词左右。开头结尾已给出，请抄至答题卡，不计入总词数。
Dear Mary,
I wuld like t invite yu t the party t celebrate the Spring Festival.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．A
【导语】本文是三则活动的广告信息。
1．细节理解题。根据“Activities: eat a birthday cake, have lunch, sing, dance”可知，在泰勒·史密斯的生日聚会上可以吃生日蛋糕，吃午饭，唱歌，跳舞。故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据“Time: Mnday, January 1st, at 11:30 a.m.”以及 “Time: January 5th, at 6:00 p.m.”可知，1月1日是星期一，那么1月5日是星期五。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“Place: Taylr’s huse, N. 527 Zhngqing Street”可知，泰勒将在忠清街527号举行生日派对。故选A。
4．B 5．A 6．C 7．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国冬季的特点和六个冬季节气。
4．细节理解题。根据“In China, Nvember, December, January and February are winter mnths. They include six slar terms (节气): lidng (Beginning f Winter), xiaxue (Minr Snw), daxue (Majr Snw), dngzhi (Winter Slstice), xiahan (Minr Cld) and dahan (Majr Cld).”可知，在中国，冬季有六个节气。故选B。
5．细节理解题。根据“The nrthern part f China celebrates lidng as the “Small Spring Festival”. Peple have dumplings and eat muttn (羊肉) sup.”可知，中国北方的人们通常吃饺子和羊肉汤来庆祝立冬。故选A。
6．词义猜测题。根据“weather fills the fields with rain and snw.”可知，田野充满了雨和雪。所以划线部分意为“雨雪的”。故选C。
7．主旨大意题。根据“It’s wintertime. In China, Nvember, December, January and February are winter mnths. They include six slar terms (节气)”以及通读全文可知，这篇文章主要介绍了中国冬季的特点和六个冬季节气。故选B。
8．B 9．C 10．B 11．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了城市社区餐厅吸引了越来越多的年轻人，他们认为这样可以节省时间和方便生活。
8．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The dining rm is clean; the price is lw; the wrkers are nice and make me relaxed”可知，社区餐厅很干净，价格低廉，员工们很好，让人很放松，所以可排除A项和C项。故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It’s cnvenient (便利) t have breakfast here as it’s clse t ur hme and the price is nt high.”可知，Ji Heng认为Runla餐厅便宜又便利。故选C。
10．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Yung peple have busy wrk and they have less time fr cking and cleaning the kitchen. And the takeaway fd (外卖) is nt healthy and needs t be waited fr”可知，社区食堂在大城市的年轻人中很受欢迎的原因是因为年轻人想节省时间，吃得健康。故选B。
11．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了城市社区餐厅吸引了越来越多的年轻人，他们认为这样可以节省时间和方便生活，所以A项符合。故选A。
12．E 13．A 14．B 15．D
【导语】本文介绍了一些受欢迎的新的运动，作者分析并给出了这些运动受欢迎的四个原因。
12．根据下文“…Grups f players have nline grup chats, talking abut the sprt they are interested in r simply sharing their lives.”、“The new sprts are gd fr taking phts.”、“Peple can enjy them at many places in the city frm parks t sidewalks.”以及“Traditinal sprts, such as sccer and basketball, usually have strict rules. Smetimes, they are hard fr learners t start…”可知，此处与作者给出的这些运动受欢迎的四个原因有关，选项E“可能有很多原因，但以下是我认为最重要的四个原因。”符合语境。故选E。
13．根据下文“Grups f players have nline grup chats, talking abut the sprt they are interested in r simply sharing their lives.”、“But later I fund that the sprt nt nly satisfied (满足) my need fr exercise, but als allwed me t catch up with my friends”以及“but nw I have a lt f friends”可知，此处与结交朋友有关，选项A“年轻人选择它们不仅是为了保持健康，也是为了结交更多的朋友。”符合语境。故选A。
14．根据空前的“The new sprts are gd fr taking phts.”可知，此处与拍照有关，选项B“这些照片非常漂亮，可以放在我们的社交媒体账户上。”符合语境。故选B。
15．根据空前的“Traditinal sprts, such as sccer and basketball, usually have strict rules. Smetimes, they are hard fr learners t start.”可知，此处句意发生转折，比对新的运动的优点，选项D“但是新的运动，尤其是极限飞盘，很容易上手。”符合语境。故选D。
16．B 17．A 18．C 19．A 20．B 21．A 22．C 23．A 24．A 25．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了一个大臣用巧妙的话让国王释放了养鸟人的故事。
16．句意：国王得知后，愤怒地站在笼子前。
happily高兴地；angrily愤怒地；beautifully美丽地。根据“it left the cage and flew away.”可知，鸟飞走之后，国王很愤怒。故选B。
17．句意：然后，他立即命令人杀死鸟类饲养员。
rdered命令；invited邀请；prmised承诺。根据“smebdy t kill the bird keeper.”可知，这里是命令人杀死鸟类饲养员。故选A。
18．句意：你处死鸟饲养员是正确的，因为他有三项罪行。
ne一；tw二；three三。根据“This is yur first crime.；This is yur secnd crime.；This is yur third crime.”可知，这里是他有三项罪行。故选C。
19．句意：请允许我把它们指给那个人，这样他就可以在知道错误的情况下死去。
his他的；its它的；their他们的。根据“he can die”可知，这里用形容词性物主代词his。 故选A。
20．句意：然而，国王同意了，并要求他的部下杀死鸟类饲养员。
disagreed不同意；agreed同意；believed相信。根据“asked his men t kill the bird keeper.”可知，这里是国王同意了。故选B。
21．句意：你太粗心了，让鸟飞走了。
careless粗心的；hpeless无望的；hmeless无家可归的。根据“that yu let the bird fly away.”可知，这里是你太粗心了。故选A。
22．句意：最后，你的死会让所有人相信一件事。
Firstly首先；Luckily幸运；Finally最后。根据“yur death will lead all the peple t believe ne thing”可知，这里是最后，你的死会让所有人相信一件事。故选C。
23．句意：他们的国王很残忍，因为他对宠物的重视远远超过对人类生命的重视。
because因为；thugh尽管；but但是。根据“he values (珍惜) a pet far mre than the life f a human being.”可知，这里是由because引导的句子。故选A。
24．句意：我真的很幸运有我的大臣。
minister大臣；bird鸟；peple人。根据“The king’s minister (大臣) realized this and hurried t the palace (宫殿).”可知，这里指大臣。故选A。
25．句意：让每个人都学习他的勇气。
turn dwn拒绝；learn frm学习；help with帮助。根据“his curage (勇气).”可知，这里是学习他的勇气。故选B。
26．his 27．in 28．accepted 29．surprising 30．differences 31．thinking 32．If 33．an 34．seriusly 35．t understand
【导语】本文介绍了张旭因其对古建筑历史的了解而在互联网上变得越来越受欢迎。
26．句意：最近一位颐和园的清洁工，因其对古建筑历史的了解而在互联网上变得越来越受欢迎。此处用he的形容词性物主代词his修饰名词knwledge。故填his。
27．句意：张旭1984年出生在北京。in+年份，表示“在……年”。故填in。
28．句意：他高兴地接受了这份工作。根据last year可知，本句用一般过去时，accept的过去式为accepted。故填accepted。
29．句意：对他来说，这就像令人惊叹的童年梦想实现了。此处用形容词修饰名词dream，surprising令人惊叹的，修饰事物。故填surprising。
30．句意：我听说他们所说的似乎有一些不同。difference差异，可数名词前面有sme，此处用复数。故填differences。
31．句意：所以我没有多思考就说了我的看法。withut是介词，后面用think的动名词。故填thinking。
32．句意：如果游客需要我们，我们就会立即伸出援手。根据两句的逻辑关系，可知此处表示条件，用if引导条件状语从句，句首首字母大写。故填If。
33．句意：他已经成为颐和园的一位专家。泛指一位专家，用不定冠词，expert是以元音音素开头的，不定冠词用an。故填an。
34．句意：我每天认真工作，我从未想到这件事会受到这么多的关注。take sth. seriusly认真对待某事，固定短语。故填seriusly。
35．句意：我希望全国人民来颐和园了解这个花园以及它的历史。此处用understand的不定式表示目的。故填t understand。
36．Abut 2,000 years ag. 37．It makes peple feel cmfrtable and relaxed. 38．Because it can warm the bdy and imprve circulatin in winter. 39．Yes, it is. 40．Clear. Because I think it is mre delicius fr me.
【导语】本文主要介绍了火锅的种类以及人们喜爱火锅的原因。
36．根据“The ht pt is ne f the mst ppular meals in China. It has a lng histry f abut 2,000 years.”可知，火锅在大约2000年前出现。故填Abut 2,000 years ag.
37．根据“When peple enjy the ht pt, it will make peple feel cmfrtable and relaxed.”可知，它让人感到舒适和放松。故填It makes peple feel cmfrtable and relaxed.
38．根据“Eating the ht pt can warm the bdy and imprve circulatin (血液循环) in winter.”可知，因为它可以在冬天温暖身体，改善血液循环。故填Because it can warm the bdy and imprve circulatin in winter.
39．根据“Sichuan ht pt is famus fr its numbing and spicy (又麻又辣的) taste because f Sichuan pepper.”可知，四川火锅以麻辣闻名。故填Yes, it is.
40．答案合理即可。根据“A clear sup base has a quite mild (清淡的) taste, which is made frm seafd r meat bnes.”可知，清汤底是由海鲜或肉骨头制成的，味道相当温和。故填Clear. Because I think it is mre delicius fr me.
41．例文
Dear Mary,
I wuld like t invite yu t the party t celebrate the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is ne f the mst imprtant traditinal festivals in China, which means reunin.
The party will be held at Li Hua’s huse n Friday afternn. There will be many activities, such as eating traditinal Chinese fd and playing games. I’m sure that yu will take an interest in them and have a gd time. By the way, yu had better wear red clthes as red is a symbl f luck.
In a wrd, the Spring Festival is a cheerful and meaningful festival and I sincerely hpe that yu can cme t enjy it with us.
Yurs,
Li Hua
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一封邀请函；
②时态：时态为“一般将来时”；
③提示：文章开头以及要点已经给出，不可以适当增加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，承接书信开头，引出话题；
第二步，介绍春节的重要性和意义及派对的基本信息；
第三步，期待她能接受邀请。
[亮点词汇]
①such as例如
②take an interest in对……感兴趣
③by the way顺便说一下
[高分句型]
The Spring Festival is ne f the mst imprtant traditinal festivals in China, which means reunin. (定语从句)