江苏省东台市实验中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末练习英语试卷

这是一份江苏省东台市实验中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末练习英语试卷，共7页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解，词汇，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、单项选择
1. Children in pr areas need nt nly fd and clthes, but als .
A. educatin B. cnversatin C. situatin D. cnditin
2. — Where’s Mr. Green nw? I haven’t seen him fr a few days.
— He t Shanghai fr a meeting.
A.ges B. is ging C. has been D. has gne
3. It’s a bad habit t leave the ffice withut the lights.
A. shwing ff B. putting ff C. taking ff D. turning ff
4. It’s fr many rganizatins t d their wrk ne-t-ne withut vlunteers.
A. helpful B. impssible C. careful D. necessary
5. A giant panda can nly have ne r tw babies .
A. at a time B. frm time t time C. at the same time D. n time
6. If bth drivers and pedestrians (行人) are careful enugh, many accidents can .
A. prtect B. be prtected C. prevent D. be prevented
7. Dn’t yur parents t much. Yu shuld learn t lk after yurself.
A. depend n B. carry n C. try n D. put n
8. In Britain, peple wn’t tuch yu r push past yu if yu’re .
A. n their way B. in their way C. by the way D. in this way
9. — Wuld yu mind taking me t Dayang Bay？I want t watch the dragn bat race there.
— . I will drive yu there.
A. Yes, please B. My pleasure C. Of curse nt D. That’s all right
10. — My bther has made his dream cme true after years f hard wrk.
— Just as the saying ges, “ .”
A. N pain, n gain B. Practice makes perfect
C. Many hands make light wrk D. Actins speak luder than wrds
二、完形填空
Once there was a pr by wh lived with his mther in India.
One day, Mther asked the by, “Wuld yu like smething frm the market?” “Mre than anything else, I want a 11 !” the by said.
Mther sld sme grain at the market, but there was 12 nt enugh mney fr a drum. Instead, Mther gave the by a strng stick she had fund.
The by decided nt t be disappinted (失望的).“Thank yu,” he said. He tapped, slapped, and banged n everything with his new stick.
As he went tapping alng, he saw his neighbr trying t light 13 stve. “Use my stick t heat yur stve,” he said. The wman 14 the by. When the stve gt 15 , she baked him a sft cake.
The by was abut t eat his cake when he heard a 16 baby crying. The baby’s mther had n fd. “Yu need this cake mre than I d,” the by said. The wman fed the cake t her baby. “Take this as thanks,” she said, 17 the by a large metal jug (罐子).
What a gift! The by tapped, slapped and banged the jug as if it were a drum. He almst didn’t hear the ld man graning frm a nearby ditch. “ 18 !” the man cried. The by ran t the well and 19 his jug with water. The man drank. “I am a trader, but rbbers stle (偷) my gds,” the man said. Tw frightened 20 std by the trees. The by held ut the jug fr them. They drank and became calm. “Yu can have my jug t 21 ,” the by ffered. “Fr yur kindness, take ne f my hrses,” said the trader.
“What a rich gift!” the by said. He climbed n the hrse and rde dwn the street. He passed a grup f men 22 under a big tree. They lked unhappy. “What’s the matter?” asked the by. One yung man said, “I’m ging t my wedding (婚礼), where this band will play. 23 if I shw up n ft, my bride will laugh at me.” The by hpped ff the hrse and handed him the reins. “Yu need this hrse mre than I d!” he said. The musicians leaped up and sang. “Thank yu s much,” said ne f the musicians. He handed the by a beautiful drum. The by shuted with 24 . He trapped, slapped and banged his new drum.
When he gt hme, the by tld his mther the whle stry. “When yu are 25 , yur gd deeds cme back t yu,” Mther said.
It was a lessn the by never frgt.
A. drumB. stickC. cakeD. jug
A. againB. alwaysC. stillD. even
A. herB. hisC. yurD. my
A. helpedB. thankedC. refusedD. warned
A. dryB. wetC. cldD. ht
A. thirstyB. shyC. hungryD. friendly
A. lendingB. feedingC. handingD. making
A. WaterB. RainC. FireD. Wind
A. pickedB. filledC. threwD. caught
A. hrsesB. sheepC. dgsD. cws
A. rideB. drinkC. grwD. trade
A. laughingB. sleepingC. dancingD. sitting
A. AndB. ButC. OrD. Fr
A. niseB. angerC. jyD. sadness
A. hnestB. happyC. quietD. kind
三、阅读理解
A. 阅读下列短文，选出每小题的最佳选项。
A
26. Yu can g n a cruise n ____________.
A. 12:00 f Friday B. 12:00 f Saturday C. 10:00 f Friday D. 10:00 f Saturday
27. A single trip fr a mm and her tw-year-ld sn csts ____________.
A. RMB 15B. RMB 30C. RMB 45D. RMB 60
28. The purpse f this passage is ____________ n the cruise.
A. t prvide infrmatin n serviceB. t intrduce the service and rules
C. t stp peple frm feeding animalsD. t shw the use f safety equipment
29.Which f the fllwing signs may NOT be fund n the ferry?
A． B．C．D．
30. Where is it prbably taken frm?
A. A science fictin. B. A nvel. C. A tur advertisement. D. A strybk.
B
The idea f the family is imprtant all ver the wrld and many cuntries have special celebratins fr it. Let’s lk at a few.
Lking after animals—India
Pets are ppular in many cultures arund the wrld. Lking after animals helps children learn t d their duty fr them. Every year in India there is a festival called Thai Pngal. During the festival, families feed cws and birds t give thanks fr these animals. Children als learn that all living things share the wrld tgether.
First day at schl—Germany
In Germany, the first day at schl is a very imprtant time fr all children. There is a special event called Einschulung. Everyne in the family meets t give the child presents, like pens and bks, fr their new schl life. Fr the first day f schl, parents give their children a large paper cne. Inside there are things fr schl.
Writing pems—Netherlands
In Netherlands, peple celebrate the winter hliday n the 5th December. This hliday is called Sinterklaas. Peple give each ther presents, but they als have a very special traditin. Each member f the family writes their name n a piece f paper and puts it in a hat. Everyne then takes a name frm the hat and writes a pem abut this persn. Everyne sits in a circle and reads ut their pems.
31. What d Indian children d during the festival Thai pngal?
A. Share fd with pets. B. Lk after animals.
C. Shw lve t family. D. Learn different cultures.
32. Which may be the best present t children fr the first schl day in Germany?
A. A bike. B. A dictinary. C. A cake. D. A hairclip.
33. Why d the family members write their names n a piece f paper in the Netherlands?
A. T let thers write pems abut them. B. T intrduce themselves t thers.
C. T let thers remember them easily. D. T give each ther presents.
C
The tw bys, Tm and Huck, were very frightened because they wrried abut being fund by Injun Je and his friend. Thrugh the hle in the flr, the tw bys upstairs saw the men eat and talk. Then the men were tired and fell asleep. Tm and Huck lay there fr a very lng time.
Finally, the tw men wke up and lifted up a stne in the grund and tk ut sme mney they had stlen. Then Injun Je lifted up anther stne and fund a bx.
“What’s this?” Injun Je asked.
The tw men pulled the bx ut f the grund and pened it. The tw bys, Tm and Huck, culd see there was much mney in it. They were very excited.
“There’s thusands f dllars in the bx!” said his friend.
“It must have been left here by Murrell?” said Injun Je.
“What will we d with it?”
“We’ll take it t my hideut (隐匿处).”
“Number tw, under the crss.”
“Number ne r number tw?”
Then Injun Je and his friend saw sme tls in the crner and decided t g upstairs. But the stairs brke when Injun Je std n them! S the tw men left the huse and went twards the river. Tm went hme as quickly as he culd.
The next day, the tw bys remembered the “Number tw”, thinking this must be the number f the rm in the htel. They gt all the keys they culd find anywhere. But Tm discvered the dr was nt lcked. He pened it!
— Adapted frm The Adventure f Tm Sawyer
34. Tm and Huck were very frightened because ____________.
A. they wrried abut being fundB. they stle Injun Je and his friend’s mney
C. Injun Je and his friend were lking fr themD. Injun Je and his friend wanted t talk t them
35. Tm and Huck were very excited after they saw ____________.
A. Murrell and Injun JeB. a bx in the grund
C. Injun Je and his friendD. much mney in the bx
36. What wuld Injun Je d with the mney?
A. He wuld thrw it away.B. He wuld hide it in the grund.
C. He wuld take it t his hideut.D. He wuld give it t the tw bys.
37. What des the underlined wrd “discvered” mean in the last paragraph?
A. thughtB. fundC. guessedD. said
38. Frm the stry, we can knw ____________.
A. Injun Je and his friend fund many wrks f art in the bx
B. Tm fllwed the men when Injun Je and his friend left the huse
C. Tm thught “Number tw” was the number f the rm in the htel
D. Tm pened the dr f the rm in the htel with the key that he fund
D
A lng time ag, peple were very different frm the way we are nw. Over time, the human bdy changes t adapt t (适应) a new way f life. Can we expect the human bdy t change in the future? Fr sure. The develpment f technlgy is changing hw we live. What kind f changes can we expect?
In the future, peple will prbably be even taller. Mst f us nw have much better fd than peple in the past and we grw mre. Hwever, ur muscles will nt be as strng as nw because we wn’t d a lt f physical wrk.
We are already using ur feet less, and ur hands mre. S we can expect that ur legs will get shrter and ur feet smaller, and at the same time, ur fingers will get lnger. And ur fingers and ur eyes will bth get better because they’ll have t d mre wrk tgether.
It’s very pssible that peple will have fur tes, nt five. The little te really isn’t needed any mre, s it will prbably disappear (消失) smetime in the future.
Nw, what abut the muth? It’ll get smaller, perhaps, because technlgy imprvement will mean that we dn’t need t talk s much, and als because ur teeth will get smaller.
Last but nt least, peple wn’t have much hair n their bdies as nw, as we dn’t need it t keep urselves warm any mre.
Will all these things happen? If s, when? These are questins n ne can answer fr sure.
39. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 is t ______.
A. give sme advice B. dig the tpic C. intrduce the fllwing parts D. shw the writer’s wrry
40. Why may peple in the future be taller?
A. They will d less physical wrk. B. Their legs will get lnger and lnger.
C. They will have better fd t eat. D. Their muscles will be much strnger.
41. Which f the bdy parts might get smaller accrding t the passage?
① feet ② hands ③ fingers ④ muth
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①④ D. ③④
42. What’s the passage mainly abut?
A. Future life. B. Bdy changing. C. Unknwn questins. D. Technlgy imprvement.
B、阅读下面的短文，选择合适的句子填入空白处，其中有一项是多余选项。
Once upn a time, there was a strange bird. He lived in a tree near the bank f a river._____43_____
One day, ne f the tw heads saw a delicius fruit n a tree. He picked it and started eating the fruit. “It is ne f the mst delicius fruits I have ever eaten, ” he said.
The ther head said, “ _____44_____ ” The first head laughed and said, “Yu knw that we have nly ne stmach. It makes n difference whether I eat it r yu eat it. Mrever, I’m the ne wh fund the fruit. _____45_____ ”
Later that day, the ther head fund a tree having pisnus(有毒的) fruits. He tk a pisnus fruit and tld the first head, “I will eat this fruit. ”
The first head shuted, “ _____46_____ If yu eat it, bth f us will die. ”
The ther head replied, “Shut up! I’m the ne wh fund the fruit. I have the right t eat it. ”
_____47_____ In the end, bth f them lst their lives.
43. __________ 44. ___________ 45. ___________ 46. ___________ 47. ___________
四、阅读并回答问题，每题答案不超过6个单词
Zib city in Shandng prvince has strmed the Internet since late February fr its lcal barbecue (烧烤). In March, the small city received abut 4.8 millin turists. It is certainly nt the nly city that ffers barbecue, r even the mst famus ne, but its seemingly sudden fame was steps in the making.
Zhu Masng, president f Zib Turism Prmtin Assciatin said the ppularity (流行，受欢迎) started frm the crwd-gathering effect f cultural and turism activities including a music festival. Then famus peple tasted the barbecue and put their experiences nline attracting yung peple, which led t a wave f students frm neighburing cities visiting Zib. What better way t attract adventurus (爱冒险的) and hungry cllege students ther than “tasty barbecue that makes yu full within nly 50 yuan!”
Hwever, Zib did nt fall int the trap (陷阱) f easy fame that dies fast where sellers cheat buyers n price and quality fr the mst prfit (盈利) in the shrtest time. A blgger n Duyin tk an electrnic scale (电子秤) t ten barbecue stands in Zibt test if he wuld be ffered less fd. It turned ut that nt a single ne was caught shrt f weight and sme wners even ffered him lcal snacks fr free. Lcal peple’s hnest and friendly behaviur tuched even mre peple nline and again lifted the city’s ppularity.
Zib’s successful stry has inspired gvernments in ther parts f the cuntry t find their ways f supprting lcal businesses.
48. Where is Zib? ______________________________________
49. Hw many turists did Zib receive in March?______________________________________
50. Wh is Zhu Masng? ______________________________________
51. What tuched the turists and even mre peple nline? ______________________________________
52. If yu g t Zib, what will yu d there?______________________________________
五、词汇
53．David and I have been friends since we were six. (亲密的)
54．My father is ging t take a flight t Beijing n business. (直达的)
55．Simn was t excited t himself clearly when he saw his favurite player. (表达)
56．Nwadays Chinese brands (品牌) have wn the hearts f peple at hme and . (国外)
57．China has been successful in its lng battle against pverty. We’re s f being Chinese. (骄傲的)
58．Peter ften spends his pcket mney . (wise)
59．Wall Street is at the end f Manhattan Island. (suth)
60．The flds have made hundreds f peple , we must help them. (hme)
61．Victr Hug is a famus writer. Have yu ever read his nvels? (France)
62．It’s necessary fr these vlunteers t receive befre ding the tasks. (train)
六、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，每空一词
Envirnmental prblems are becming mre and mre s___63___all ver the wrld. Fr example, cars have made the air h___64___t peple and pisnus (有毒的) gas is given ff by f___65___. Trees n the hills have been c___66___dwn and waste water is being pured cntinuusly int rivers. ___67___, wherever we g tday, we can find rubbish carelessly dispsed (处理). Pllutin is threatening (威胁) ur existence. The Earth is ur hme and we have the duty t take c___68___f it fr urselves and ur later generatins. Frtunately, mre and mre peple have r___69___these prblems. Measures have been taken t deal with these prblems b___70___the gvernment. Laws have been passed t stp p___71___. I hpe the prblem will be slved in the near future and ur hmeland will b___72___better and better.
63.__________ 64. ___________ 65. ___________ 66. ___________ 67. ___________
68. __________ 69. ___________ 70. ___________ 71. ___________ 72. ___________
七、书面表达
很快就要到世界环境保护日，你校组织以 “Being a vlunteer f ging green”为题的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇英语演讲稿参加比赛，提示如下：
1.What are yu like?
2.What have yu ever dne fr ging green?
3.Tell us the reasns fr ging green and hw t d it?
Being a vlunteer f ging green
Hell,everyne.I want t be a vlunteer f ging green. I’m glad t make a speech here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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Thank yu fr listening!
参考答案
一、单项选择
1-5 ADDBA6-10 DABCA
二、完形填空
11-15 ACABD16-20 CCABA21-25 DDBCD
三、阅读理解
26-30BABDC31-33 BBA34-38 ADCBC39-42 CCCB
43-47 DCAFB
四、回答问题
1.In Shangdng prvince.
2.Abut 4.8 millin.
3.President f Zib Turism Prmtin Assciatin.
4.Lcal peple's hnest and friendly behaviur.
5.I will taste the barbecue.（言之有理即可）
五、词汇
53.clse54.direct55.express56.abrad57.prud
58.wisely59.suthern60.hmeless61.French62.training
六、首字母填空
63.serius 64.harmful 65.factries66.cut 67.Mrever
68.care69.realized 70.by 71.pllutin 72.becme/be
七、书面表达
Being a vlunteer f ging green
Hell, everyne. I want t be a vlunteer f ging green. I’m glad t make a speech here.
I’m kind t thers. I’m willing t help thers any time. I knw the imprtance f gd manners. In my free time, I like travelling, reading and exercising. I have ever wrked as a vlunteer fr prtecting the envirnment. I have als rganized a charity shw t raise mney fr WWF.
Earth is ur nly hme. We shuldn’t drp the litter carelessly. I think it’s necessary fr everyne t prtect the envirnment. If we wrk tgether, we can make the wrld a better place.
If I can be a vlunteer, I can d many things fr ur envirnment. I can save water by taking shrter shwers and turning ff the tap when we brush ur teeth. I can separate waste int different grups s that it can be recycled. I must try my best t make a big difference t the Earth.
Thank yu fr listening!
Cruise（游船） Service Operating Dates Every Saturday, Sunday and Natinal Hlidays
Operating Hurs 11:00-18:55
Ticket Price Single Trip Ticket: RMB 15
Free cruise admissin Kids under the age f 3: free
Dcking Lcatins Blue Sky Rad Dck — Shanghai Garden Village Dck
Rules fr Safe Travel
1. Guests shuld stay in the cabin (船舱) and are nt allwed t enter the driver’s cabin during the cruise.
2. Guests mustn’t smke in all areas f the ferry (渡口).
3. Yu are respnsible (负责的) fr the security and prtectin f yur persnal belngings (财物) at all times.
4. Feeding animals is nt allwed (including birds and fish).
5. Pets are nt allwed (with the exceptin f service dgs) n the cruise. Service dgs must be under the cntrl f the wner at all times.
A. S I have the right t eat it.
B. The first head started crying, but the ther head still ate the pisnus fruit.
C. Let me als taste the delicius fruit.
D. The bird had tw heads, but they shared ne stmach.
E. What d yu think f the bird with tw heads?
F. Please dn’t eat this pisnus fruit.