1、2023-2024学年第二学期期末考试八年级英语试卷一、听力（每小题1分,计20分）听对话回答问题, 本部分共有10道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,每段对话听两遍1How will the woman go to work probably? ABC2What is Helens favourite charity now? ABC3Where is John from? ABC4Which of the following is MrLee good at? ABC5When did Mary come back? AAt 6:45.BAt 7:15.CAt 6:15.6How much i
2、s the milk? A12 yuan.B14 yuan.C26 yuan.7Where does this conversation take place? AIn the mall.BAt the party.CAt the bus stop.8What colour are the womans trousers? AGreen.BRed.CWhite.9What does the girl think of her best friend? AThey are both quiet.BShe is taller than her.CShe is quieter than her.10
3、What can we know about the pork? AIts price has risen.BIts as expensive as fish.CIts cheaper at other supermarkets.第二部分听对话和短文回答问题听对话，回答小题。11Who does the man live with in the east of the city?AHis grandparents.BHis parents.CHis wife.12What change has taken place in the city?AThere are many people now
4、.BThere are many cars now.CThere are many gardens now.听短文，回答小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。NameFavourite type of bookFavourite bookJaneNovelsThe adventure of Tom Sawyer by the 13 writer Mark TwainJanes 14 15 books From the Earth to the Moon by the writer Jules Verne in France13ACanadianBAmericanCEnglish1
5、4AsisterBcousinCbrother15AScienceBHistoryCTravel听短文，回答小题。16What problems should we care about according to the passage?AAir pollution.BWater pollution.CNoise pollution.17What should every country do to solve the problems ?ARebuild the air.BClean up the air.CProduce harmful gases.18How many ways that
6、 we can do are mentioned in the passage?AFour.BFive.CSix19What happened in 1967?AThe EPA was set up.BEarth Day was first celebrated.CThe government passed the Clean Air Act.20What is the EPAs job?ATo reduce the acid rain factories produced.BTo find out new dangers and solve them.CTo help people unde
7、rstand the dangers on the Earth.二、补全对话（每小题1分,计5分）W: Good evening, Ted! Tell our listeners what you do, pleaseM: Good evening! I help collect rubbish along the Zhou River with other members in our volunteer teamW: Thats great! 21 M: As you see, the Zhou River is our mother riverIt provides us with cl
8、ear water 22 W: I agree with you 23 M: Um 10 girls and 15 boysW: When do you do this work?M: We live near the riverAfter dinner every evening, 24 and when we see the rubbish, we collect itW: 25 M: Yeah, I think so.AWe dont want it to be polluted.BHow many members do you have in the team?CIts good fo
9、r your health and the environment, isnt it?DHow did you come up with the idea?Ewe take a long walk along the side of the river三、完形填空（每小题1分,计15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。War started in our house in late July with a month to go before my first day of collegeIt was a battle of
10、 wills (意愿) over what college I was to attendMom wanted me to attend a famous 26 school, and I wanted to go to a small writing collegeEvery night for two weeks, we argued, shouted until both sides went to bed with 27 It was mostly my fault (过错)Since my junior year of high school, I had wanted to be
11、a nurseI took all the science courses, and even worked as a 28 in my towns local hospitalMy 29 was to help the sick and be superwoman to the worldYet, as graduation and college neared, it all 30 Treating the sick was great, but not what I was meant to do for the rest of my lifeI could picture 31 in
12、hospitals, making rounds, and taking temperatures, but I couldnt picture myself happyIt wasnt the 32 I wantedThen, I realized I had been creating and writing stories since I could 33 I loved it, and writing was what I had been doing as a 34 It was going to be my careerAnd it had to beOn August 1st,
13、Mom and I sat down at the dinner table and I told her that she had every right to 35 where to spend her money, just like I had every right to decide where I wanted to go to schoolIf it was her choice not to 36 any of my college education, then I would take a year off to work and make money so I coul
14、d go to the college I wantedStanding by my decision to be a 37 had proven my firm belief to my momFinally we were 38 , and she decided to support me, which meant the world to meBefore that time, I had never stood up 39 my parents on any major decisionChoosing which college to attend 40 me to become
15、a separate and complete adultI am now finished with my first term as a Professional Writing major and I cannot wait to see what comes next.26AcookingBgardeningCnursingDwriting27AhappinessBexcitementCregretsDsurprise28AstudentBvolunteerCguardDsurgeon29ApurposeBjobCtaskDprize30AdecidedBchangedChappene
16、dDsucceeded31AmyselfBnursesCdoctorsDpatients32AfutureBeffortCthoughtDchance33AseeBwaitCfindDremember34AdreamBhobbyCruleDbusiness35AacceptBrefuseCchooseDconsider36AgiveBaffordCchangeDsave37AdancerBworkerCdirectorDwriter38Aunder discussionBunder controlCat peaceDat loss39AbetweenBagainstCoppositeDbehi
17、nd40AforcedBpromisedCallowedDreminded四、阅读理解（每小题2分,计40分）（一）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案ADifferent countries have different customsWhen you travel to other countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “_.”Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tipIt is usual to t
18、ip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waitersWaiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your mealTaxi drivers expect about the same amount.In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of youIts important to respect lines thereIts a good idea to talk about the
19、 weatherIts a favourite subject of conversation with the British.In Spain, its a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinnerPeople have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 p.m.In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek
20、Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeksIt is polite for you to do the same.In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first timeWhen a person gives you a card, dont put it into your pocket right awayThe person expects you to read it.Don
21、t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversationA kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.41When you travel to the US, you dont need to tip _.AportersBwaitersCteachersDtaxi drivers42The missing sentence in the first paragrap
22、h should be “_”.ALove me, love my dogBHe who laughs last laughs bestCWhen in Rome, do as the Romans doDWhere there is a will, there is a way43The underlined word “porters” in the passage means “_” in Chinese.A搬运工B清洁工C接线员D售票员44Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AIn Spain, people
23、usually have dinner very early.BIn England, its not polite to talk about the weather.CIn Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.DIn Japan, you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.45Whats the best title of the passage?AHow to TipBBody LanguageCWhen to Have DinnerDAdvice
24、 to International TravellersBTim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the worldHowever, his invention has changed our lives.He was born in London, England in 1955When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical thingsHe studied science at Oxford UniversityHe made his
25、first computer from an old television at the age of 21.Tim started working on early computersAt that time, they were much bigger than nowHe worked in England then SwitzerlandTim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain worksHow could the brain connect so many facts so quickly
26、? He had to work with people all over the worldThey shared information about computersIt was hard to manage all the informationHe answered the same questions again and againtook a lot of timeIt was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share informationTim also forgot thi
27、ngs easilyCould a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?There was an Internet already but it was difficult to useIn 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himselfThis had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the InternetWhen
28、people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide WebThe Internet grew quickly after that.Tim Berners-Lee doesnt think he did anything specialHe says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already thereAll he did was to put them togetherHe says that many other people wo
29、rked together to make the Internet what it is today.Most inventors want to become richBut Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothingHe now works in AmericaHe helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to useMaybe he is the most important but least famous inventor
30、in the world today!46What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in?ALooking for jobs in different cities.BTalking to people around the world.CStudying how to connect computers.DExploring how to improve memory.47The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to “_”.AWorking on early computersBConnecting dif
31、ferent facts togetherCTravelling to the office in SwitzerlandDRepeating the answers to the same questions48Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world?AHe made information sharing on the Internet possible.BHe made the first computer when he was 21 years old.CHe helped people un
32、derstand better how the brain works.DHe invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use.49In what order did the following events take place?aTim worked in EnglandbTim worked in SwitzerlandcTim made his first computer.dTim invented the World Wide WebeTim studied science at Oxford Universit
33、y.Ac e d a - bBe b a c - dCc d a e - bDe c a b - d50What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?AHe is not famous because he is not rich.BHe has changed our lives and he is great.CHe did nothing special but make people a good life.DHe has made great achievements in memory research.CThe two boys, T
34、om and Huck, were very frightened because they worried about being found by Injun Joe and his friendThrough the hole in the floor, the two boys upstairs saw the men eat and talkThen the men were tired and fell asleepTom and Huck lay there for a very long time.Finally, the two men woke up and lifted
35、up a stone in the ground and took out some money they had stolenThen Injun Joe lifted up another stone and found a box.“Whats this?” Injun Joe asked.The two men pulled the box out of the ground and opened itThe two boys, Tom and Huck, could see there was much money in itThey were very excited.“There
36、s thousands of dollars in the box!” said his friend.“It must have been left here by Murrell?” said Injun Joe.“What will we do with it?”“Well take it to my hideout (隐匿处).”“Number two, under the cross.”“Number one or number two?”Then Injun Joe and his friend saw some tools in the corner and decided to
37、 go upstairsBut the stairs broke when Injun Joe stood on them! So the two men left the house and went towards the riverTom went home as quickly as he could.The next day, the two boys remembered the “Number two”, thinking this must be the number of the room in the hotelThey got all the keys they coul
38、d find anywhereBut Tom discovered the door was not lockedHe opened it! Adapted from The Adventure of Tom Sawyer51Tom and Huck were very frightened because _.Athey worried about being foundBthey stole Injun Joe and his friends moneyCInjun Joe and his friend were looking for themDInjun Joe and his fri
39、end wanted to talk to them52Tom and Huck were very excited after they saw _.AMurrell and Injun JoeBa box in the groundCInjun Joe and his friendDmuch money in the box53What would Injun Joe do with the money?AHe would throw it away.BHe would hide it in the ground.CHe would take it to his hideout.DHe w
40、ould give it to the two boys.54What does the underlined word “discovered” mean in the last paragraph?AthoughtBfoundCguessedDsaid55From the story, we can know _.AInjun Joe and his friend found many works of art in the boxBTom followed the men when Injun Joe and his friend left the houseCTom thought “
41、Number two” was the number of the room in the hotelDTom opened the door of the room in the hotel with the key that he found阅读短文，并从下面的六个句子中选择五个还原到文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。Chen Xin, from Shanghai, used to travel four to five times a yearHowever, she has been at home for about two years since her baby was born“L
42、ife changed suddenlyI couldnt travel aroundLuckily, I noticed tourism webcasts (网络直播)I got to know some less-known placesSo my new interest is watching webcasts,” she said“ 56 ” 57 Even government officials have joined in the tourism webcastsLi Yun is an official of Dongchuan District, KunmingHe tol
43、d viewers, “Dongchuan District has special tourism resourcesLook, the view behind me is the Red Dirt 58 ”Li Xiaohui is an official of Tingri County, XizangHe introduced the MtQomolangma National Park to viewers in a webcast“I am now in the MtQomolangma National Park to broadcast online 59 When we ar
44、rived here today, Mt Qomolangma could not be seen clearly because of the cloud, but we are lucky to see its whole view now,” said LiTourism webcasts let people “travel” at home with clicksMost of the viewers of tourism webcasts are those born after 1985 60 They like the fun and interactive (互动的) tou
45、rism webcasts.AThey are more interested in fresh things.BI enjoy the new way of online tours.CIt is very beautiful and is a tourism name card of Dongchuan.DTourism webcasts have been very popular recently.EI am happy to show you the beautiful view of the mountain.FIts a good place to relax after a h
46、ard days work.五、首字母填空(每小题1分, 计10分)On a snowy day, Robert Louis Stevenson took a paintbrush and draw a map of the island called treasure islandHe named the hills, rivers and harbors of the island one by oneAnd all the faces of the characters came to his m 61 So the book Treasure Island was born.The main character is a boy called Jim Hawk