重庆市沙坪坝区南开中学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题(无答案)

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（全卷共十一个大题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第I卷（共95分）
I. 听力测试。（共30分）
第一节（每小题1. 5分，共9分）
听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
1. A. Cngratulatins. B. Srry t hear that. C. Of curse.
2~A. I have a fever. B. Sunds great. C. Yu're welcme.
3. A. Yes, they have. B. Yes, I did. C Never.
4. A. Thanks a lt. B. Gd idea! C. Dn't wrry.
5. A. Yesterday. B. Fr three weeks. C. In tw mnths.
6. A. The Yangtze River. B. Qmlangma. C. The West Lake.
第二节（每小题1. 5分，共9分）
听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
7. A. /gʊd/. B. /gəʊld/. C. /glæd/.
8. A Watching a mvie. B. Talking with friends. C. Reading a bk.
9. A. It's Harry's. B. It's Alice's. C. It's Rbinsn's.
10. A. Last June. B. Last July. C. Last August
11. A. Because f an illness. B. Because f his friends. C. Because f the weather.
12. A. Three times. B. Fur times. C. Five times.
第三节（每小题1. 5分，共6分）
听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第13和14小题。
13. What des the wman d as a vlunteer?
A. She plays with the children.
B. She reads stries t the children.
C. She helps the children with their hmewrk.
14. Hw des the man feel abut being a vlunteer?
A. Easy. B interesting. C. Relaxing.
听第二段材料，回答第15和16小题。
15. What's the by's favrite stry?
A. Kng Rng Shared Pears.
B. Da Yu Cntrlled the Flds.
C. Shen Nng Tasted a Hundred Herbs (药草) .
16. What is prbably the relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Sister and brther. C Mther and sn.
第四节（每小题1. 5分，共6分）
听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
17. Hw ld is Mingming?
A. 13. B 14. C. 15.
18. What's Mingming's favrite activity in his schl?
A. Ftball games. B. Singing cmpetitins. C. Creative markets.
19. What didn't Mingming buy in the market?
A. Zngzi. B. Ndles. C. Milk tea.
20. Why is Mingming nervus abut being in Grade 9?
A. Because he'll get clser t his future.
B. Because he'll g t high schl.
C. Because he'll be much busier.
II. 语法填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
从 A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
One day, when I was a freshman (新生) in high schl, I saw 21 kid frm my class walking hme frm schl. His name was Kyle. It lked like he was carrying all f his bks. I thught t myself, “Why wuld anyne bring hme all his bks 22 Friday? He must really be a nerd (书呆子) .” S I just went n withut 23 hell t him. As I was walking, I saw sme kids running twards him. 24 hit all his bks ut f his arms and suddenly he fell ver. His glasses went flying. I walked t him and tried t help him. He lked up and I saw 25 in his eyes. While he 26 fr his glasses, I even saw tears in his eyes. I handed him the glasses. He lked at me and said, “Hey, thanks! ” Hearing the wrds, I felt quite happy at that mment.
We talked all the way hme, and I carried sme bks f 27 . He turned ut t be a pretty cl kid. I asked him 28 he wanted t play ftball with me and my friends. He said yes. Since then, we've been best friends. The mre I knw Kyle, the mre I like him. I think he is 29 student I have ever met, because he always cmes up with creative ideas. He als helps me 30 better grades in my study. Thanks t this special experience, I realize that we cannt judge thers by appearance and it takes time t knw a persn.
21. A. the B. aC. \
22. A. in B. n C. at
23. A. saying B. say C. t say
24. A. It B. He C. They
25. A. sadness B. sad C. sadly
26. A. lks B. is lking C. was lking
27. A. he B. his C. him
28. A. whether B. when C. hw
29. A. clever B. cleverer C. the cleverest
30. A. get B. getting C. gt
Ⅲ. 完形填空。（每小题1. 5分，共15分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能正确填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
There nce lived a pr man near the frest. He wned a hrse and he used t cllect 31 frm the frest and take it t the market t sell.
One day, the man went deep inside the frest t cllect mre wd. As it gt dark, he lst his way. He fund a huse which belnged t a Saint (圣人) in that frest. He asked the Saint if he culd stay there that night. Luckily, the Saint 32 him t d s. Hwever, he had anther prblem: his hrse had t be tied (系) , but there was n rpe fr that.
The man asked the Saint hw t 33 the prblem. But the Saint had n rpe, either. “D yu tie the hrse every day? ” The Saint asked. “Yes, ” the man answered. Then the Saint said, “Nw yu take yur hrse near that big tree and just act like yu are tying it t that tree. ” 34 , the man didn't believe the idea, but he later thught maybe the Saint had sme magic pwer s that the hrse wuld stay safe even withut being tied. S he did 35 the Saint tld him.
The next mrning, the man was ging t leave. 36 he thanked the Saint, he went t his hrse and started pulling. But it made him 37 that the hrse didn't mve. The man had t g back t the Saint and asked, “What's wrng with my hrse? It's nt mving. ” The Saint thught fr a while and answered 38 a smile, “Have yu freed yur hrse frm the tree? If nt, hw will it g? ” The man replied, “But I didn't 39 tie it. ” “S what? Yur hrse desn't knw it. Just g and ‘free’ it. ” The man acted just as the Saint said and the hrse started t mve. The man thanked the Saint again and left.
Smetimes, we are just like the 40 , thinking that we are tied by smething r smene, but the truth is that we are nt. The nly thing that ties us is ur fixed thinking patterns (模式) .
31. A. grass B. wdC. silk D. gld
32. A. questined B. disagreed C. allwed D. refused
33. A. deal with B. talk with C. help with D. argue with
34. A. In the end D. At first C. All the time D. All f a sudden
35. A. hw B. why C. what D. that
36. A. Until B. While C. Befre D. After
37. A. excited B. surprised C. interested D. scared
38. A. with B. n C. by D. in
39. A. terribly B. hardly C. happily D. really
40. A. Saint B. man C. hrse D. rpe
IV. 阅读理解。（41-43题，每小题1分，44-59题，每小题2分，共35分）
阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
41. When was the Chang'e 6 rbtic prbe successfully launched?
A. On Oct 1, 2010. B. On Dec 2, 2013.
C. On Dec 8, 2018. D. On May 3, 2024.
42. Which prbe has its first mn rver?
A. Chang'e 1. B. Chang'e 2. C Chang'e 3. D. Chang'e 4.
43. In which part f a magazine can we find the article?
A Space. B. Culture. C. Art. D. Educatin.
B
There were drs n the walls f the hall, but nne f them was pen. Alice culdn't g ut. She became sad.
Suddenly she fund a little three-legged table which was made f glass. There was a tiny glden key n it, and Alice thught it might be the key t ne f the drs. She jumped excitedly and tried t pen the drs. But either the lcks were t large, r the key was t small, it wuld nt pen any f them. She tried many times but it didn't wrk. Then she fund a lw curtain (窗帘) . Behind the curtain was a little dr abut fifteen inches high. She tried the little glden key in the lck, and t her great happiness it fitted!
Alice pened the dr and fund a small passage (通道) . It was as large as a muse-hle. She lked alng the passage and saw a lvely garden. She wished t get ut f that small passage and enjyed thse bright flwers in the garden, but she culd nt get her head thrugh the drway. “Hw lvely the garden is! I really want t g there,” thught pr Alice, “but I am t large t g thrugh the drway. What can I d? Oh, I wish I culd becme small like a telescpe (望远镜) !” She began lking arund and hped t find smething helpful. T her surprise, she fund a little bttle marked with the wrds “DRINK ME”. . .
——Taken frm Alice in Wnderland
44. What was n the little three-legged table?
A. A key. B. A glass. C. A curtain. D. A lck.
45. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A. Drs n the hall were all pen.
B. The three-legged table was made f wd.
C. Alie e disliked thse bright flwers in the garden.
D. The little dr behind the curtain was abut fifteen inches high.
46. Hw did Alice's feelings change in the stry?
A. surprised-sad-excited-happy B. surprised-excited-sad-happy
C. sad-happy-excited-surprised D. sad-excited-happy-surprised
47. What will mst prbably happen next accrding t the last paragraph?
A. Alice frgt the little glden key.
B. Alice sat dwn and cried ludly fr help.
C. A drink helped Alice becme small like a telescpe.
D. A dr n the tree shwed Alice wnderful views.
C
D yu knw anything abut smelly-but-tasty fd in China? Have yu tasted sme f them befre? Nt everybdy can accept these fds. Hwever, fr peple wh lve them, they are like gifts frm the heaven. Tday, let's see what's n “smelly fd menu” in different cities in China.
Du zhi (豆汁)
A typical snack in Beijing fd culture, du zhi, is famus fr its special smell and its lng histry. In the ld days, it was sld in Beijing's streets and hutng, and bth the pr and the rich lved it fr its lw price and effects t make peple less tired in summer. Usually, peple have du zhi with several snacks such as pickles (腌菜) and sesame seed pancakes (芝麻烧饼) .
Stinky mandarin fish (臭鳜鱼)
Invented arund 200 years ag, stinky mandarin fish is a famus Hui-styled dish. The pickling (腌渍) f the fish is the key t the whle cking. Yu shuld prepare a wd bucket (桶) and put sme salt n the bttm. Cver the prepared fish with salt, put them int the bucket layer (层) by layer. After several days, yu can ck the fish with ther vegetables.
River snail rice ndles (螺蛳粉)
River snail rice ndles frm Guangxi enjy ppularity acrss China. The traditinal recipe (食谱) invlves many ingredients. Preparing ndles, river snail sup and sur bamb shts is just the beginning. Other ingredients like fuzhu, peanuts, and many ther flavrs (香料) als play an imprtant part. Tgether, they create a perfect magic snack.
These stinky fds may turn sme peple away by their smell, but if yu give them a try, they can be a surprise n yur plate.
48. Hw des the writer start this passage?
A. By asking questins. B. By listing numbers.
C. By giving examples. D. By telling stries.
49. Why d peple in the ld days like du zhi?
A. Because it's very smelly.
B. Because it's cheap and can make peple less tired.
C. Because they can buy it in Beijing's hutng.
D. Because they want t have it with ther snacks.
50. What des the underlined wrd “they” mean?
A. River snail rice ndles. B All the ingredients.
C. Other flavrs. D. The cks.
51. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. All the peple in China like the smelly fd.
B. The pickling f the fish is the key t making stinky mandarin fish.
C. River snail rice ndles are nly ppular in Guangxi.
D. Peple may fall in lve with the smelly fd after they taste it.
D
Jiang Ping, a 17-year-ld student at a vcatinal schl (职业学校) in Jiangsu Prvince in China, has dne smething amazing. She gt the12th place in the first rund (回合) f a big math cmpetitin, the 2024Alibaba Glbal Mathematic s Cmpetitin. This is really impressive because she didn't g t high schl r cllege, and she cmpeted against students frm famus universities like Peking University and MIT.
Jiang Ping's excellent achievement in the math cmpetitin has caught the eyes f many peple and has made us think abut the ways students are chsen fr schls in China. Jiang, wh is learning fashin design (服装设计) at a vcatinal schl instead f a traditinal high schl, has mstly learned math n her wn. Luckily, a math teacher nticed her talent and tried everything he culd t her help in learning. Their study experience is like the stry f a talented hrse and its wise trainer.
Jiang Ping's passin (热情) fr math is amazing, especially when she majrs (以… 为专业) in fashin design but nt in math. She's spent a lt f her free time studying hard math ideas, and she's even read Partial Differential Equatins by Lawrence C. Evans, which is written in English. Even thugh it's difficult fr her t understand the language, she desn't give up. She uses a dictinary t help her and writes dwn everything she learns in her ntebks. These ntebks shw hw much she knws and likes math.
▲ It shuld nt be nly abut getting degrees frm famus schls. It shuld be abut helping each persn t be the best they can be by fcusing n their special talents and qualities.
Jiang Ping's success shws us that academic (学业的) achievement s are nt the nly way t success. Where yu cme frm desn't decide where yu'll end up. With passin and strng will, yu can vercme any challenge.
52. What kind f schl des Jiang Ping study in?
A. A traditinal high schl. B. A vcatinal schl.
C. A university. D. A cllege.
53. What can we knw abut Jiang Ping frm the passage?
A. She cmpeted against students frm famus high schls
B. She gt the 12th place in the first rund f a big math cmpetitin.
C. She mainly studies math as her majr in the vcatinal schl.
D. Her experience wn't encurage peple t fllw their dreams'
54. Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ?
A. Vcatinal schls prvide students with useful wrking skills.
B. Mst peple think it's imprtant t get int famus schls.
C. Jiang's achievement questins traditinal ideas abut educatin.
D. Jiang enjys making prgress in learning math step by step.
55. What's the best title f this passage?
A. Girl's Talent in Fashin Design. B. Girl's Dream t be a Mathmatician.
C. Girl's Changes in the Vcatinal SchlD. Girl's Success Against Traditinal Ideas.
E
① When we face difficulty, gd friends are there t help us thrugh the hard times. They will be there t talk us thrugh it with their calm, wise wrds and friendly encuragement. Even if yu dn't find the slutin right away, at least they prvide a shulder fr yu t cry n befre taking actin. We all knw a friend in need is a friend indeed. Hwever, wh can be ur friends?
② “What! Yu, t? I thught I was the nly ne.” Have yu ever said this t smene? If s, yu may have ended up becming friends with this persn. It seems that similarity ften helps peple make friends. A Greek philspher (哲学家) nce said, “Friendship is a matter f similarity. We lve thse wh are like urselves.”
③ There is sme science behind this idea. Scientists frm the University f Califrnia said friends have similar brains. Scientists invited 42 university students t take part in science research. Each student watched the same set f vides, which included a cmedy, a talk shw and a sccer match. Meanwhile, scientists scanned (扫描) their brains and recrded their brain activity.
④ Accrding t their scans, friends wh watched the same vides reacted (反应) in similar ways. Similar parts f their brains reacted while watching the vides, especially parts that are abut learning and memry. Hwever, peple wh weren't friends had different reactins t the same vides.
⑤ “Having similar clse friends may be useful because it reinfrces ne's wn values, pinins and interests.” A scientist in the research said.
⑥ But brain similarity is nt the nly thing that can influence friendship. There are many ther factrs (因素) we shuld think abut. Fr example, friends shuld help and respect each ther. Recently, scientists frm a University in Germany fund smething unusual. They discvered friendship als depends n hw physically clse yu are t smene. They did research with first-year cllege students in the university. They fund students wh sat clse t each ther became friends mre easily and it was easier fr them t keep the friendship. That is quite different frm what we have knwn fr years.
56. What can we learn frm the passage abut friendship?
A. 8ımilar parts f friends' brains reacted while watching the same vides.
B. Peple wh aren't friends have the same reactins t the same vides.
C. Brain similarity is the nly thing that can influence friendship.
D. Hw clse yu are t smene has nthing t d with making friends.
57. What des the underlined wrd “reinfrce” mean?
A. 控制 B. 减弱 C. 加强 D. 放任
58. Which f the fllwing shws the structure f this passage?
(①=Para. 1, ②=Para. 2, ③=Para. 3, ④=Para. 4, ⑤=Para. 5, ⑥=Para. 6)
A. B. C. D.
59. What's the writer's main purpse in writing the passage?
A. T encurage peple t make mre friends.
B. T share factrs which influence friendship.
C. T explain what the similarities f friendship are.
D. T shw the imprtance f the similarity in friend-making.
V. 口语应用。（每小题1分，共5分）
阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A: What are yu reading, Alex? It seems that yu're really interested in this bk.
B: Hey, Dave! I'm reading a stry called Sima Guang. 60
A: N, I haven't. Yu knw it's my first year I've been in China. 61
B: It's abut a smart by named Sima Guang saving his friend.
A: 62
B: One day, Sima Guang was playing with a few friends in the backyard. But ne f them climbed nt a large water tank (水缸) and fell in.
A: Oh, that's terrible. And then?
B: Sima Guang came up with a quick idea and saved the by.
A: 63
B: He picked up a large stne and hit the water tank with it. Then the water ran ut and his friend was saved.
A: 64 I think we can learn a lt frm him.
B: I agree with yu. It's imprtant fr us t keep calm in danger.
第II卷（共55分）
VI. 任务型阅读。（65-67小题，每小题2分，68小题3分，共9分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
French President (总统) shared tea with his hst, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Guangdng Prvince n April 7, 2023. The sharing f tea between the tw leaders caught the wrld's eyes. Nwadays, tea is the wrld's mst ppular drink after water. Hw can a simple cup f tea be lved by s many peple? The answer lies in tea drinkers arund the wrld.
In China, tea culture can be seen when drinkers make a cup f tea. Setting the table, making the tea and serving it are all included if yu are true lvers f tea. In all, it at least takes abut half an hur. Thugh it takes time, drinkers can enjy a slwer life.
Anther tea drinking cuntry is England. In England, the late afternn is “teatime”. Almst everyne has a cup f tea then. Friends usually sit tgether and make tea in a teapt and drink it with milk and sugar. They als eat cakes, ckies and little sandwiches at teatime. When enjying the teatime, friends will have a deeper understanding f each ther.
In the United States, peple drink tea mstly fr breakfast r after meals. Americans usually use tea bags t make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapts. What's mre, it's much healthier than cffee. That's why mre and mre Americans chse t drink tea.
Tea is much mre than just a ht drink. It plays a leading rle in many cultures. There is smething fr everyne in tea-drinking. T celebrate this ppular drink, the United Natins recently made May 21st Internatinal Tea Day.
65. Is tea the mst ppular drink after water in the wrld?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
66. When is the Internatinal Tea Day?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
67. Why d peple lve drinking tea?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
68. Please recmmend (推荐) anther symbl f China besides tea and give at least tw reasns fr it.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
VII. 根据首字母或所给词的适当形式填空。（每空0. 5分，共5分）
69. His parents shuted at him, because his grades d________ a lt.
70. My English teacher always e________ me and cheers me up when I feel upset.
71. There is a big tree ________ ur schl, and it has been there fr hundreds f years.
72. The Chinese g________ wuld always like t reach ut a hand t ther cuntries in need.
73. She is such an h________ child that she never lies t anyne.
74. It's ________ (believe) that this little girl is able t raise such a heavy bx.
75. Peple tday live a better life with science and technlgy develping ________ (rapid) .
76. Peter can speak several languages, ________ (include) Chinese, English and French.
77. I drank a large cup f cffee last night, s I was still ________ (wake) until 3 a. m. this mrning.
78. The man is very nervus, because he ________ (nt drive) such a big car befre.
Ⅷ. 完成句子。（每空0. 5分，共5分）
根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。
79. My sister has already finished her hmewrk. (改为否定句)
My sister ________ finished her hmewrk ________.
80. He didn't cme t schl yesterday because he had a fever. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ he cme t schl yesterday?
81. He bught this bk three weeks ag. (改为同义句)
He ________ ________ this bk fr three weeks.
82. 我的父母不在这里。他们去上海了。 (完成译句)
My parents are nt here. They have ________ ________ Shanghai.
83. 数以千计的人们来到这座城市看演唱会。 (完成译句)
________ ________ peple came t this city t watch the cncert.
IX. 原文填空。（一空一词，每小题 0. 5 分，共 5 分）
A
The Mnkey King is nt just any 84 mnkey. In fact, he smetimes des nt even lk like a mnkey! This is because he can make 72 changes t his shape and size, turning himself int different animals and bjects. But 85 he can hide his tail, he cannt turn himself int a man.
B
Linlin: Last year I went t the China Natinal Tea Museum. It's a relaxing and 86 place near a lake. The tea art perfrmances shw hw t make a perfect cup f tea with beautiful tea sets. Watching the tea preparatin is just as 87 as drinking the tea itself. I've finally realized why my grandpa lves drinking tea and 88 tea sets.
C
Cuntry is a 89 kind f music frm the suthern states f America. Nashville, Tennessee is the hme f cuntry music. Many sngs these days are just abut 90 life in the US, such as the 91 . f mney and success, but nt abut belnging t a grup. Hwever, cuntry music brings us back t the “gd ld days” when peple were kind t each ther and 92 ne anther. It 93 us that the best things in life are free—laughter, friends, family, and the beauty f nature and the cuntryside.
X. 短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）
根据短文内容及部分首字母提示，在短文的空格处填入一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
The wrld is changing much faster than ever. T keep up, we need t think in new ways. Flexible (弹性的) thinking imprves ur resilience (适应能力) and prblem-slving abilities. But hw can we think flexibly? Here are five easy brain 94 yu can try:
Challenge yur beliefs.
Every day, chse an idea that yu dn't agree with, and try t make yurself believe it. It desn't mean pretending (假装) t think abut it, but means truly c 95 hw ther peple accept this idea, and try t agree with it.
Think ver yur 96 mistakes.
We dn't ften ntice mistakes made by urselves. But it's really imprtant t knw that we're nt always right. It is imprtant t face ur mistakes with a clear mind. This can help 97 the habit f always thinking we're right. Als, this allws us t pen ur minds t new pssibilities.
Try ut new chices.
Chse any restaurant and try smething new there. Order the least ppular dish 98 f the usual chices. Studies shw that getting ut f yur cmfrt zne (舒适区) can imprve yur creativity and imaginatin.
Talk t strangers.
Start cnversatins with peple wh are really different frm yu. Yur ways f thinking may be cmpletely different frm 99 . The mre yu understand them, the brader (更宽广) yur thinking will becme.
Experience different kinds f art.
Try admiring (欣赏) different kinds f art, even 100 it's nt the ne yu usually like. Experiencing art that challenges yur taste can help yu see the wrld in new ways.
By simply ding these five brain exercises, we're sure yu can make much prgress 101 flexible thinking. Yu'll find it easier t get used t changes, and yu might even becme the persn wh make thse changes happen.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________China's Lunar Explratin Jurney
Oct 24, 2007
Chang'e 1 launches (发射) , marking China's first lunar rbit missin.
Oct 1, 2010
Chang'e2 is sent t take pictures f the prpsed landing site fr Chang'e 3.
Dec 2, 2013
China launches the Chang'e 3 prbe with its first mn rver (月球车) , Yutu, abard.
Dec 8, 2018
Chang'e 4 is launched, marking the first sft landing n the far side f the mn.
May 3, 2024
The Chang'e 6 rbtic prbe is successfully launched, which later lands n the far side f the mn.
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C. What did he d?
D. Neither have I.
E. S, what happened in this stry?
F. What a clever by!
G. What's it abut?