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）1How does Marias father go on business? ABC2What are the two speakers talking about? ABC3Which sign does the woman mean? ABC4What does Daniel do now? ABC5What did the woman do yesterday? AShe visited South Hill.BShe went to a meeting.CShe took care of her ba
2、by.6What will the weather be like tomorrow? ASunny.BCloudy.CRainy.7Which is the womans favourite food? AChinese.BIndian.CItalian.8What can we know from the talk? AMichael doesnt know what to do.BMichael will take the advice.CMichael will have an exam.9When did the man make the invitation?AWednesday.
3、BFriday.CSunday.10How long has the woman been here?AFor 5 minutes.BFor 15 minutes.CFor 20 minutes.听一段对话，回答下列各小题。11Where may the dialogue happen?AIn a cinema.BOver the phone.COutside a cinema.12Why was the man late?AHe helped a friend in need.BHe met a friend in need.CHe visited a friend in need.听短文，
4、回答以下各小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。A telephone messageThe location of the roomsOn the 13 floorPrice for two rooms 14 per nightFree meal 15 Things to bringID card13AfifteenthBfifthCtenth14A$50B$ 300C$ 15015AbreakfastBlunchCsupper听短文，回答下列各小题。16Why is David walking across Europe?ATo do exercise.BTo see dif
5、ferent places.CTo raise money for charity.17How old was David when he lost his legs?AEight.BTen.CTwelve.18Which country will David end up in?ARussia.BFrance.CGermany.19How long will it take David to complete the journey?AAbout one month.BAt least two months.COver three months.20Where will David stay
6、 during the journey?AIn a tent.BIn hotels.CIn peoples houses.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 mothe
7、r riverIt provides us with clear 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
8、have in the team?CIts good for 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）May is a beautiful month full of sunshine and loveIt is also the month when we show 26 to our mothers on Mothers DayIn my famil
9、y, every years Mothers Day celebration is 27 Two years ago, I made breakfast in bed for my mom and she still remembers all the 28 I cooked that morningLast year, I bought her a selfie stick (自拍杆) with the money that I made from 29 some of my old booksShe likes it very much that she uses it all the t
10、imeI wanted to do 30 special on Mothers Day in 2020In April, I started to 31 different gift ideas on the InternetFinally, I decided to make multiple (多层的) cards 32 myself and make paper box out of the cardsI cut and layered each card according to their 33 and taped them into a box shapeIt took me a
11、long time to make the lid (盖子) fit 34 I also put a small bag of colorful chocolates in the boxThe 35 I wrote on the cards were some small things I could do for my mom, such as washing dishes, cooking dinner and cleaning the roomOn the night 36 Mothers Day, I asked my mom to go to sleep 37 so that I
12、could go into her room and put the gift next to her bedWhen she woke up, she was very 38 about my gift and spent a lot of time looking at the whole box completelyMy mom is my hero and she has 39 her job to take care of meI am glad that there is a special day in May for me to 40 the love to my dear m
13、other.26AthanksBreasonsCtalentDhobby27AsameBsadCluckyDdifferent28AdishesBmealsCproductsDfruits29AkeepingBsellingCgivingDshowing30AanythingBnothingCsomethingDeverything31Aleave forBcare forCpay forDlook for32Awith robotBby handCon phoneDin English33AsizeBgameCscoreDquestion34AsuddenlyBclearlyCcorrect
14、lyDhardly35AnewsBbooksCmessagesDadvice36AbeforeBafterCsinceDfor37AbadlyBearlyClateDwisely38AexcitedBsadCangryDupset39Aended upBgiven upCtaken upDcome up40AshowBopenCloseDachieve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。AThe Mud OlympicsThe Mud Olympics is held every year in a small German town
15、 called BrunsbuettelAround 50 teams from different countries meet and play football and other sports in deep mudAs you can see, the players get very dirty! There are lots of prizes and people love playing in the mud, but the main reason that the event is organized is to get money to give to charitie
16、sMan vs HorseThis athletics event is held in Llanwrtyd Wells in WalesAt the event, men and women race (赛跑) a horse for 35 kilometersPeople often think that the horse will win easily, but the race is planned so that the horse and runners finish at nearly the same timeHows that done? Well, there are l
17、ots of mountains near Llanwrtyd Wells and horses are very slow at going down hills!Dog surfingIn this sport, the dog usually surfs with a person, but sometimes the dog surfs alone or two dogs surf on one boardDog surfing competitions are organized by people all around the worldAt one competition, so
18、meone took a photo of 18 dogs on a surfboardThats the largest number ever!41Which is the correct order of the pictures according to the article?Aa- bcBa-c-bCcbaDcab42For what purpose is the Mud Olympics held every year?ATo raise money for charities.BTo help players get close to nature.CTo give all k
19、inds of prizes to people in need.DTo welcome different teams around the world.43Why can players and horses finish at almost the same time at the event?ABecause people in Wales run faster than horses.BBecause the way of the race is specially designed.CBecause horses are slow when running a short race
20、.DBecause runners know the way better than the horses.44Whats the largest number of dogs on a surfboard in the competition ever?ATwo.BEighteen.CThirty-five.DFifty.45Whats the article mainly about?AAnimals.BTravelling.CSports.DScience.BWe all know there is a problem with plastic pollutionFive trillio
21、n（万亿）plastic bags are used every yearOne million plastic drinking bottles are bought every minuteWhat if we could use plastic waste to build roads? This is exactly what a company has doneMcCartneys company built the worlds first plastic road in Elgin town, ScotlandThe plastic waste was made into gra
22、ins（颗粒）and then mixed with biturnen（沥青）The road looks just like any other roadBut it has improved strength and isnt easy to break“Our way can not only help solve the problem of plastic waste but also produce roads that deal better with changes in the weather, reducing potholes（路面的坑洼）, ” McCartney sa
23、idThe idea came from a trip to India“I saw people there would put plastic waste into potholes and burn it to repair roads,” said McCartneyAfter lots of testing, McCartney found the perfect methodAnd now his company has built many plastic roads around the worldA one-kilometer stretch of road uses abo
24、ut 684, 000 plastic bottles or 1.8 million plastic bagsThe road itself can be recycled in the endThe materials can be reused to build new roads“We are just a small part of ending the plastic problems, but its nice to be part of it,” McCartney said“I just dont want my kids to live in a world where th
25、ere are more plastics than fish in the sea.”46What does the numbers in Paragraph 1 show?APeople cannot live without plastics.BPlastics are better than other materials.CThe plastic pollution is a serious problem.DPlastics help companies make lots of money.47Which of the following is TRUE about the pl
26、astic roads?AIt is easy to break a plastic road.BThe first plastic road was built in India.CPlastic roads look different from other roads.DPeople can recycle plastic roads to build new ones.48How many plastic bottles are needed to build a one-kilometer stretch of plastic road?A684 thousand.B1 millio
27、n.C1.8 million.D5 trillion.49What does McCartney mean by saying the last sentence?AHe will keep more fish in the sea.BHe enjoys fishing with his children.CHe can end plastic problems alone.DHe wants to help build a green world.50What is the best title for the article?AWays to reuseBTrip to IndiaCRoa
28、d to recyclingDJourney to the seaCThe two boys, Tom 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 l
29、ong time.Finally, the two men woke up and lifted 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
30、was much money in itThey were very excited.“Theres 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 f
31、riend saw some tools in the corner and decided to 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
32、 room in the hotelThey got all the keys they could 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 f
33、riend were looking for themDInjun Joe and his friend 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
34、the ground.CHe would take it to his hideout.DHe would 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 Inju
35、n Joe and his friend left the houseCTom thought “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 foundAre you an “I” person or an “E” person? We hear this question a lot these days 56 So what is the MBTI test? Its a personality (人
36、格) test that helps us better understand our personality preferences (偏好)It was developed in the 1940sWhen you take the MBTI test, you are provided with several sets of questions 57 For each question, you need to choose the answer that best matched youThen youll know what your personality type is. 58
37、 First, people want to understand themselvesIts hard to say human personality, but this test provides a simple way for people to learn about themselvesNext, taking the MBTI test is both relaxing and enjoyable, because its questions are really interesting 59 The MBTI test offers a way to connect with
38、 others deeplyLast but not least, though there are many kinds of personality tests on the market, the MBTI test is the most believableThe MBTI test may show something we dont know about ourselves and can be a fun way to help us make new friendsBut knowing someones MBTI results doesnt mean we really
39、know that person 60 根据短文内容，从下面选项中选择五个选项还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺。（选项中有一项是多余的，每个选项只能用一次。）AThe MBTI test is popular for many reasons.BHow does the test work?CThen, people try to find connections.DAnd the MBTI results cant say who we are.EThey cover all things of your behavior, preferences and thinking.FIn f
40、act, these are two personality types from the MBTI test.阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。rubbish; afford; develop; important; reportA librarian in Indonesia called Raden is lending books to local children in an interesting wayMost children there live a poor life, and even their famil
41、y cant 61 to buy books for themNow it is very good news for themChildren can collect the useless 62 to borrow books.Each weekday, Raden brings books for children in Muntang VillageThese books can be exchanged for plastic cups, bags and other wasteShe told the 63 that she was helping these children 6
42、4 the habit of reading more booksAt the same time, she wanted them to know the 65 of protecting the environment.as soon as; collect; serious; take steps; follow 66 she got to the village, the children quickly appeared around her “Rubbish Library”Many of them 67 by their mothers and they all shouted
43、for their favourite books.Raden 68 about 1, 000 kg of waste over the past yearIn her library, there are more than 6,000 booksOf course, she is still adding more books to the libraryShe is willing to provide this mobile lending services (服务) for other neighboring areas.We all should to take plastic w
44、aste 69 As teenagers, we can also 70 to protect our environmentA small action can even make a big difference!六、读写综合Jim is on holiday in AustraliaThere are bushfires in the area where he is stayingHe is telling his friend Mark about the fires.Mark: We saw the news about the bushfiresAre they close to
45、 you?Jim: YesThey are very closeThe weather is hot and windyThe conditions are ideal for bushfires and once they get started they spread quicklyYesterday the temperatures hit 44C and there were reports of over 50 fires in the areaIt will take days to put them out.Mark: Have you seen any fires?Jim: Y
46、es, I haveIm staying with my uncle TedHes a volunteer firefighterHe says the fires have killed a lot of animals, but no peopleHe says that the safest thing is to stay inside unless your house catches fire!Mark: Is it safe where you are?Jim: Were fineWe listen to the radio to keep up to date with the latest newsS
