1、2023-2024学年八年级下学期6月期末英语试题一、单项选择1These little wind-bells hit _ each other, giving off a sweet soundIt makes me think of my lovely childhood.AoffBagainstCthroughDupon2Linda, I have failed to pass the driving test againI cant feel worse now.Cheer up, SusanI know _ how you feel, but I believe you can ma
2、ke it next time.AexactlyBproperlyCcloselyDseriously3As a teenager in new times, its our duty to make a(n) _ of Chinese culture to the world by telling Chinese stories in English.AconversationBknowledgeCintroductionDconclusion4Jenny, Ive already got everything for the picnic.Great! Do you mean I _ br
3、ing anything when I come?AshouldntBmustntCcantDdont have to5Hey, Bob! I havent seen your brother Tom for a long time.Ah, he _ Dalian for a weekIts such a great city that he doesnt want to come back.Awent toBstayed inChas been toDhas been in6When I am in trouble, there is always someone around me who
4、 can _ useful advice.Well, its known that“when I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.”Atake outBput outChand outDlook out7Lets go to play soccer now, Jack.Id like to, but I need at least one more hour before my project _.AfinishesBis finishedCwill finishDwill be finished8Mr
5、Wu, how soon will the swimming pool in our school be open to us students? Oh, Im afraid its still _ to talk about that.Atoo earlyBtoo lateCearly enoughDlate enough9The ideas of the information below are organized in the way of _.Poor children need helpSome African children dont have enough food to e
6、atAlso, they need clothes and shoes to keep warmMoreover, they cant pay for pens and notebooksIts important for us to do something for them.Atime orderBspace orderCgeneral to specificDspecific to general10Look, Sandy can dance! Ive never heard about it from her.In fact, she is good at it and often w
7、ins prizesYou know “_”.Aevery dog has its dayBthe early bird catches the wormCactions speak louder than wordsDthe grass is always greener on the other side二、完形填空Budi looked around the roomMost of the villagers had turned out for the meetingAri, Budis son, had also showed up, although (尽管) his young_
8、was sick with a serious diseaseIt was time for Budi, head of the village, to start the meeting.“We have had a new_from the logging (伐木) companyIf they enter our forest, they will bring us doctors and set up a clinic (诊所) for us in_The time has come for us to discuss this important event,” he said.Th
9、ere was a short silence before Wawan, a visiting environmentalist, _spoke up“To be honest, I dont think you should_your trees to this company.”“Thats _for you to say,” said Ari“You can go back home, to your city doctors, but my child is terribly ill and she is ill in bed, shaking with fever_we have
10、no medical careId like to say wed better_the offer for our children and our elderly.”An older man_to his feet and said loudly, “Hmph! You think you can speak for your elders? You can take your child to a _, even if it is a long wayIts not easy, but it is possibleBut once the_is gone, its not possibl
11、e to get it back.”Diah, one of the mothers, spoke up in a loud voice, “My husband had to work in the cityWouldnt it be_if he could work in our village with the logging company?”Soon, villagers began_all at once.“Enough!” shouted Budi“_, its time for us to decide together what to do then.”Finally, th
12、e villagers agreed to_the logging companyAnd Wawan promised to help bring medical care and more job opportunities to them.11AwifeBmotherCsonDdaughter12AtaskBreportCorderDoffer13ApublicBsurpriseCreturnDdetail14AsuddenlyBexcitedlyCproudlyDcarelessly15AtradeBsendCshowDlend16AusefulBlateCdirectDeasy17Aw
13、hileBuntilCifDbecause18AacceptBcheckCimproveDshare19AfellBflewCroseDgot20AfarmerBdoctorCmanagerDvisitor21AvillageBschoolCforestDcompany22AharderBbetterCfasterDworse23AfightingBlaughingCcheeringDdiscussing24AInsteadBAnywayCMoreoverDOtherwise25ArefuseBinviteCenterDleave三、阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、
14、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。AWe sometimes feel lonely when theres nobody with usHow do you spend your time when you feel lonely? Li Bai, Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, and the UK poet William Wordsworth described and dealt with loneliness in different ways.Drinking Alone under the Moonby Li BaiAmong the flowe
15、rs, from a pot of wineI drink without a companion of mine.I raise my cup to invite the Moon who blendsHer light with my Shadow and we are three _.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William WordsworthI wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A h
16、ost, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.Word ban
17、k: shadow (影子)wander (漫游)float (漂浮)daffodils (水仙花)vacant (茫然的)pensive (沉思的)flash (闪耀)bliss (乐园) Both Li Bai and William Wordsworth are poets of romanticismBoth poems are about loneliness but show different ways of thinking about it.The first poem describes the scene of drinking alone under the moonL
18、i imagines (想象) that the moon and his shadow are with him drinking, later even dancing togetherEven when lonely, the talented poet used his poem and wine to let out his strong feelingsIn the second poem, the poet seems lonely, imagining himself as a lonely cloud floating in the skyHowever, he finds
19、company with the beautiful and lively daffodilsThe flowers give him strength and energyAfter he finds the daffodils, the flowers continue to fill him with joy even when he is away from themWhen he is lying on his couch at home, he relives the pleasure.26Which word can be the best for _?AdrinkersBfri
20、endsCneighboursDdancers27What can we know after reading the two poems?ALi Bai drank wine with others to let out his strong feelings.BWilliam Wordsworth hid great sadness in golden daffodils.CLi and William used the same way to deal with loneliness.DThe two poems were written to talk about the same s
21、ubject.28Which part of a magazine is the passage probably taken from?ASchool life.BHistory study.CClassic reading.DInternational news.BLong long ago, there was a piece of woodIt was not an expensive piece of woodJust a common block of firewood, one of those thick legs that are put on the fire to mak
22、e cold rooms warm.I do not know how this really happened, one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter (木匠)Everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red that it looked like a ripe cherry.As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Ch
23、erry was filled with joyRubbing his hands together happily, he said to himself, “This has come in timeIm in need of a leg of the table.” But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with arm uplifted, for he had heard a little voice say, “Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!” W
24、hat a surprise!He tried to find out where that voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the benchno one! He searched the roomno one! He opened the door to look around the streetand still no one!“Oh, I see!” he then said, laughing and shaking his head“There may be something wrong with m
25、y ears.”“Well, wellto work once more.” He struck another blow hard on the piece of wood.“Oh, oh!You hurt me!” cried the same far-away little voice.Mastro Cherrys mouth opened wide, turned frightened eyes and his tongue hung down on his chin (下巴)“Where did that voice come from? This piece of wood has
26、 learned to cry like a child? Here it isa piece of common firewood, the same as any otherYetmight someone be hidden in it? If so, the worse for himIll fix him!” With these words, he started to knock itHe threw it to the floor, against the walls, and even up to the ceiling.He listened for the tiny vo
27、ice to cryHe waited two minutesnothing; five minutesnothing; ten minutesnothing“Oh, I see,” he said, trying bravely to laugh and touching his hair“Well, wellto work once more!” So he tried to sing a merry song to get power, and worked on.“Stop it! Oh, stop it!You tickle my stomach.” This time poor M
28、astro Cherry fell as if shotWhen he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on the floor.29How many times did the piece of wood talk?A2.B3.C4.D5.30The underlined word “blow” probably means _.Aa hard hitBa quick moveCair from the mouthDa musical sound31Which is the right order according to the stor
29、y?a.Mastro Cherry searched everywhere for the voice.b.Mastro Cherry was told to be careful by a little voice.c.Mastro Cherry laughed and sang to make himself move on.d.Mastro Cherry questioned if anyone was hidden in the wood.e.Mastro Cherry found a piece of common firewood in his shop.AbaedcBbedacC
30、ebadcDebdac32How did the carpenters feelings change in the whole story?AhappysurprisedafraidBhappysurprisedboredCsurprisedafraidangryDsurprisedworriedhappyCWhat would you like for lunch? Maybe, a battery (电池)? Although it sounds unusual, this has already been realized by scientists as they develop e
31、lectronic (电子的) things you can eat.Robofood, a program led by Dario Floreano from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland, has been the trailblazerTogether with scientists from Wageningen University, the Netherlands, it has made a new drone (无人机)Half of the parts inside can b
32、e eaten! The program plans to create robots that can be eaten and foods that act like robots by mixing food science and robots in a new way.According to the scientists, the wings of the drone were made from rice cakes glued together using oil and chocolateThis drone can find missing people or animal
33、s in sudden serious and dangerous situations, and carry important food or medicine to themParts of the drone can be eaten since they meet food safety standards set up by the United Nations for emergencies.However, the main challenge is finding stronger edible (可食用的) materials for the drones wings to
34、 prepare for bad weather and high temperaturesof course, the chocolate may melt (融化) easily.Robofood also developed an edible sensor to help watch stomach sicknessIts eaten by the patient to check the conditions insideUnlike other sensors out there today, its designed to be easily digested (消化), low
35、ering the risk of leaving any remains inside the body.The invention of Robofood also helps with environmental protectionThe worlds first fully edible batteries can help with the growing problem of throwing away used batteriesThe batterys two ends are made of vitamin B2 and another natural element th
36、at can be found in many fruits including applesSo the new battery can be more friendly for nature.33Which of the following about Robofoods drone is true?AThe materials of the drone are totally edible.BThe materials of the drone arent strong enough.CThe drone can be used in any dangerous situation.DT
37、he drone is made of rice cakes, oil and chocolate.34What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?ARobofoods sensors can stay in the human body longer.BRobofoods sensors can watch the stomach more carefully.CRobofoods batteries are expected to take the place of some fruit.DRobofoods batteries are t
38、he first batteries that can be totally eaten.35Which of the following can show the structure of the passage?ABCD36What can be the best title of the passage?ASmart DronesBEdible ElectronicsCRobots and FoodsDNature-friendly BatteriesDSince I grew up in England with a British father and a Chinese mothe
39、r, Ive enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and forkand chopsticks!Mum has sweet memories of the food from her hometown in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishesBecause of this, Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even
40、after many years of marriage to my motherHe once told me he was surprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mothers parents in ChinaHe was even shocked (震惊的) at their wedding when he saw how the Chinese ate almost every part of an animalEven today, he still does not easily take (忍
41、受) to eating things like chicken feetBut I enjoy that sort of food myselfLast week, I went to the butchers and asked, “Do you have pigs ears?” “No,” the butcher (屠夫) said, pulling at his own cars, “just these ordinary ones.” He must have thought I was jokingDad can cook a super “full English breakfa
42、st” of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butterMum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roastWe all love roast beef and vegetables, but Mum says wed better not cat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies,
43、according to traditional Chinese medicineIll never forget my visit to ChinaMum encouraged me to try different kinds of food, and I did! I loved everythingBut just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a terrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sp
44、orts shoe“You neednt try it if you dont want to,” Mum said, but I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasnt that badIt reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hateMaybe Ill fall in love with stinky tofu somedayPeople say th
45、at one mans meat is another mans poison, but I feel at home with different food from both China and BritainTo me, theres nothing better than a cross-cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup!37What do you know about the writers taste for food?AHe
46、prefers British food to Chinese food.BHe will never get used to Chinese oolong tea.CHe enjoys British food as well as Chinese food.DHe can deal with all Chinese food including stinky tofu.38What can we infer (推断) from the paragraphs 2 and 3?AAlmost no people in England eat pigs ears.BThe writer just wanted to play a trick on the butcher.CThe butcher was more interested in pigs ears than others.DPigs ears are popular in Britain, especially at their weddings.39What do you know about the writers father?AHe