浙江省嘉兴市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

浙江省嘉兴市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、完形填空阅读下面短文,然后从各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。IwouldneverforgetwhatDanieldidformeinthelastyearwewereinschool.Danielwasmyclassmateandmygoodfriend.Iwas1anddidpoorlyinsports.Noneofmyclassmateswould2metobeontheirteamwhenweplayedgames,exceptDaniel.Healways3meandmadesureIwasnotleftout.Unlikeme,Danielwasgoodat4.Intheannual(年度的)crosscountryrace,Iwasamongthelastfewstudentstocompleteit.ButDanielcouldfinishtheraceinthe5five.“Areyoutryingtowinthefirstplace?”IaskedDaniel6westartedourfinalrace.“Theothersaresayingthatyou’resurelyoneoftherunners7thegoldmedalthisyear.”“Ah,thisisthelasttimewecanrunasclassmatesintherace.Let’sjust8andfinishtheracetogether,OK?”Danielsmiled.Theracebegansoon.IfollowedDaniel9inthefirsthalf.Inthesecondhalf,however,Ibecame10andstartedtoslowdown.Theotherrunnersovertook(超越)me.ItseemedthatIcouldnever11thefinishingline.“You’redoingwell!It’sthelastfivehundredmetres!Youcandoit!”cameDaniel’s

12.Hewasstilltwoorthreemetresinfrontofme,keepingrunningforward.Strangely,Ifoundthe13todash(猛冲)throughthelast500metresandcrossedthefinishingline14withDaniel.Ittookmequiteafewmomentstocalmand15whatDanieldidforme.Whatawonderfulfriendhewas!1．A．sad B．slow C．strict D．strong2．A．pick B．push C．raise D．teach3．A．wroteabout B．heardfrom C．pointedat D．lookedafter4．A．maths B．sports C．singing D．cooking5．A．top B．big C．next D．lost6．A．if B．till C．before D．although7．A．for B．from C．about D．without8．A．win B．agree C．relax D．imagine9．A．badly B．loudly C．clearly D．closely10．A．tired B．bored C．excited D．surprised11．A．cut B．draw C．move D．reach12．A．worries B．jokes C．shouts D．answers13．A．way B．power C．trouble D．chance14．A．facetoface B．sidebyside C．backtoback D．onebyone15．A．check B．correct C．describe D．understand二、阅读理解

DeathValleyisoneoftheworld’shottestareas,buttheplacewiththerecord(记录)forthehighesttemperatureisElAziziyainLibya.There,thetemperaturewasupto57.8℃in1922.DeathValley’shighesttemperatureonrecordis56.7℃.

Antarcticaistheworld’scoldestplace.Andit’sthewettest,butalsothedriestplace.Areyousurprised?Well,herearethefacts.In1983,scientistsrecordedthelowesttemperatureever:-89.4℃!It’salsothe“wettest”placebecause98%ofAntarcticaiscoveredbyice.Butit’salsothedriestplacebecauseitneverrainsthere—itonlysnows!

Wherearethebestplacesintheworldforweather?Thatisthetoughestquestionbecausewhatisgoodforonepersonmaybebadforanother.In2012,anorganizationcalled“InternationalLiving”triedtoanswerthis—theirNo.1forthebestweatherwasItaly.Doyouagree?16．Whichplaceholdsthehottestweatherrecord?_________A．DeathValley. B．ElAziziya. C．Antarctica. D．Italy.17．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thetoughest”inParagraph3mean?_________A．Themostdifficult.B．Themostenjoyable.C．Themostcommon.D．Themostsurprising.18．Inwhichcolumn(栏目)ofanewspapermaythispassageappear?_________A．SchoolTime. B．SportsNews. C．HealthCare. D．ScienceStudy.Britishpeoplearebigteadrinkers.ItisatraditioninBritaintodrinkteaformanyreasons.Peopleenjoyitatbreakfast,duringvisitswithfriends,andonteabreaksatwork.Peopleeven“haveacuppa”whentheytalkabouttheirpersonalproblems.Butthebiggestreasonfordrinkingteaistorelax.Recently,aresearchfromtheTeaGroupshowsthatmorepeoplewouldliketochoosefruitandotherteasovertraditionalEnglishbreakfasttea.Researchersdidasurveyofmorethan2,000tealovers.Over50%ofpeoplesaidtheirfavoriteteawasnotthetraditionalone.Over20%ofpeoplechosegreenteaastheirfavoritetea.Justover20%saidEnglishbreakfastteawastheirfirstchoice.SalesoftraditionalteaintheUKaredeclining(下降)duringtheseyears.Threeyearsago,asurveyfoundthatEnglishbreakfastteawasthepreferred(更喜欢的)choicefor54%ofBritishpeople.Butthenewresearchshowsadeclininginterestinthistraditionaltea.Theresearchersalsofoundotherinterestingfactsabouttea-drinkinghabits(习惯)intheUK.TheBritishseemtolovemilkyandsugarytea.Around85%ofpeoplewhodrinkEnglishbreakfastteawouldliketoputmilkinit.About45%ofpeoplesweetentheirteawithsugar,andinterestingly,thosewithasweettoothputasmuchasthreeteaspoonsofsugarintheircup.19．What’sthemostcommonreasonforBritishpeopletodrinktea?A．Torelaxthemselves.B．Tosharewithfriends.C．Tosolvetheirproblems.D．Toenjoybreakfasttime.20．WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchinParagraph2?A．Fewerpeoplewouldliketodrinkfruittea.B．Overhalfofpeoplechosetraditionalteaastheirfavorite.C．Morethan20%ofpeoplelovedgreenteabest.D．MostpeoplelikedputtingmilkinEnglishbreakfasttea.21．Whichisthebesttitle(标题)forthepassage?A．WhereDoBritishPeopleDrinkTea?B．DoYouWanttoJoinanEnglishTeaParty?C．BritishPeople’sLoveforMilkyandSugaryTeaD．TraditionalEnglishTeaBecomingLessPopularWhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeingblind?Twohundredyearsago,alittleboywasborninFrance.HewasLouisBraille,ahappyandlovelybaby.Sadly,whenhewasthree,somethingbadhappened.Whileplayinginhisfather’sshop,Louishurthiseyesonasharpthing.Althoughhegotthebestcareatthattime,hewasstillcompletelyblindandcouldnotseeallthelovelycoloursandbeautifulthingsaroundhim.Louiswasakindboy.Ashegrewolder,hewantedtohelpotherblindpeopleread.However,itwasreallyhardforhim.Thefirstwayhetriedwastopoke(戳)holesinpaperandreadbytouchingraised(凸起的)letterswithhisfingers.Butitwastooslowtoreadthelettersandfewblindpeoplecoulddoitwell.Afterthat,hetriedmanyotherways.Oneday,Louisheardaboutsomeoneusingdotstorepresent(代表)sounds.Heimmediatelyfounditsadvantagesandhespentthreeyearsimprovinguponthisidea.Finally,hemadeaspecialalphabetandblindpeoplecouldfeelitwiththeirfingers.Eachletterwasmadewithanumberofdotsandpeoplecouldfeelthembytheirfingers.ThealphabetthatLouismadeiscalled“Braille”.Todaymanyblindpeopleuse“Braille”tohelpthemtoread.ThisishowtheBrailleAlphabetlooks:22．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．WhenandwhereLouiswasborn.B．WhyLouiscouldn’tseeanything.C．WhatLouiswasmostinterestedin.D．HowLouisgrewupinhisfather’sshop.23．WhydidLouisstopusingthefirstway?A．Becauseitneededalotofpaper.B．Becausethelettersweretoosmalltotouch.C．Becauseittooktoomuchtimetoreadtheletters.D．Becauseitwastoodangeroustotouchtheletters.24．FromtheBrailleAlphabet,whichofthefollowingrepresentstheword“hope”?A． B．C． D．25．WhichwordsbestdescribeLouisBrailleaccordingto(根据)thepassage?A．Braveandpolite. B．Cuteandconfident.C．Quietandfriendly. D．Helpfulandcreative.三、选词填空用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使句子通顺、正确。每词仅用一次。ChineseTraditionalCultureimprove;immediately;if;language;thinkabout26．Chineseisoneoftheoldestwrittenintheworld.27．TheTrueStoryofAhQdescribesthehardlifeofAhQandmakespeople

society.28．Taichiisanexerciseanditcanhelppeoplethemselvesinhealth.29．someoneisinterestedinChineseculture,LaoSheTeahouseisagoodchoiceforthem.30．InChina,whensomeonereceivesagift,theywon’topenit.四、短文填空阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。I’mHugo.IwouldliketotellyouabouttheplacewhereI31(生活).ItiscalledLlandudnoandit’sinthe32(北方)ofWales.Whatdoyouthinkofthe33(名字)?That’sprobablyunusualforyoubecauseit’sWelsh.Iwasbornhereandsoit’s34(容易)formetospeakWelshwell.Llandudnoisoneofthemost35(著名)placesforholidaysinWales.It’sbytheseaandwehavelotsof36(沙滩).Youcanswimintheseaifyouwantto,butit’squitecoldmostoftheyear,especiallyin37(十二月).Youcanalsotakeachairlifttoacafeatthetopofa38(小山).AndIstronglysuggestyougototheconcerthallifyoulove39(音乐)becausegreatbandsplaythere.There’salsoayouthclubandIusuallyenjoy40(我自己)thereeveryFridaynight.Socomeandvisitwhenyou’refree.Ibelieveyou’llhaveagoodtimehere.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Niger,incentralAfrica,isacountrywithverylittlerain.80%ofpeoplehavenorunningwaterathome.Sowaterisveryimportantin41(people)life,butsometimesitmeansthatkidsdon’tdo42(good)atschool.Childrenoftenhavetotravelfartofindwater43thefamily.Sani,11,getswaterinthemorningand44(be)usuallylateforschool.“Someoftheotherchildrenare45(luck)”hesays.“Theydon’thavetogetwater.Sotheylearn46(quickly)thanme.”Onegirl,Badjeba,says,“Yesterday,Igotupat4:30togetwater.ThenItookithomeand47(walk)toschool.Iwasreallytired,soIfellasleepinthelessons.”Inoneclassroom,48oldteacherasks:“Howmanyofyouwerelatetoday49youhadtogetwater?”Andabout90%ofthekidsputtheirhandup.50(They)familiessendthemtogetwater—schoolisimportant,butwaterislife.五、任务型阅读阅读以下材料，然后从下面方框中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合各部分信息的句子(其中一项为多余选项)，完成问题。EMERGENCY?WHATEMERGENCY?Anemergencyservice(紧急服务)shouldbelikethat:aservicethatyouphoneinanemergency.Youmightneedtocallthepoliceifyou’reinacaraccident.Butsomepeoplephonetheemergencyservicesforsomeunimportantreasons(原因)._________Herearesomeexamplesweheardaboutfromemergencycentresallovertheworld.①IorderedfoodfromaChinesetakeawayanditdidn’tcome.I’msohungry!Canyoutellthemtohurryup,please?②MychildrenaremakingsuchaloudnoiseandIcan’tthinkaboutthings._________③There’sablackcatinmygarden.Blackcatsaresuchunluckyanimals.Cansomeonepleasecomeandtakeitaway?Thesecallsarefunnytoreadabout,buttheycanhaveveryseriousconsequences(后果).“Everycalltakesaboutaminute,”saidonemanwhoworksinemergencyservices.“Maybethatdoesn’tsoundaverylongtime,butinthatoneminute,otherpeoplearecallingwhoreallyhaveanemergency.Andforthem,aminutemightbereallyimportant.”Solet’sgetreallyserious:_________Andofcourse,rememberthatyoushouldneverphonethemwithinformationthat’suntrue!A．Andit’shardtobelievethesecallsarereal!B．THINKbeforeyoucalltheemergencyservices.C．Canyougivemehistelephonenumber?D．Canyoucomeandtakethemaway,please?51．52．53．54．Whencanwecalltheemergencyservices?六、书面表达55．在你校英语文化节举办的主题为“SharingOurFavouriteStory”的短视频征集活动中，你们组的作品成功入选。请根据下表信息，在英语课上分享你们的创作历程和收获。Process(过程)Gains(收获)●shareandchooseonestory●writethescript(脚本)andpractise●createavideo●understandthestorybetter●…注意：1.分享的内容须包括上述表格的所有信息，可适当增加细节；2.你们的收获至少分享两条；3.词数：80—100，发言分享的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Hello,everyone!I’mgladtoshareourexperienceinmakingavideoofSharingOurFavoriteStory._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thanksforlistening!参考答案：1．B2．A3．D4．B5．A6．C7．A8．C9．D10．A11．D12．C13．B14．D15．D【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的朋友帮助他完成长跑比赛的故事，强调了友谊和支持的重要性。1．句意：我行动迟缓，运动成绩不佳。sad伤心的；slow慢的；strict严厉的；strong强壮的。根据“didpoorlyinsports”可知，作者速度慢。故选B。2．句意：当我们比赛时，没有一个同学会挑选我进入他们的队伍，除了丹尼尔。pick挑选；push推动；raise举起；teach教。根据“tobeontheirteamwhenweplayedgames”可知，是挑选我进入他们的队伍。故选A。3．句意：他总是照顾我，确保我不被排除在外。wroteabout写；heardfrom收信；pointedat指；lookedafter照顾。根据“madesureIwasnotleftout”可知，是照顾我。故选D。4．句意：丹尼尔不像我，他运动很好。maths数学；sports运动；singing唱歌；cooking烹饪。根据“ButDanielcouldfinishtheraceinthetopfive”可知，丹尼尔运动很好。故选B。5．句意：但丹尼尔可以在前五名完成比赛。top顶部的；big大的；next下一个；lost丢失的。根据“Iwasamongthelastfewstudentstocompleteit”及but可知，前后表示转折关系，故应表达丹尼尔是排名在前面的。故选A。6．句意：在我们开始最后的比赛前我问丹尼尔。if如果；till直到；before在……之前；although尽管。根据“‘Areyoutryingtowinthefirstplace?’”可知，应是比赛前问的。故选C。7．句意：其他人说你肯定是今年赢金牌的几个人之一。for为了；from从；about关于；without没有。根据“thegoldmedal”可知，是为了赢金牌。故选A。8．句意：让我们放松一起完成最后的比赛，好吗？win赢；agree同意；relax放松；imagine想象。根据“thisisthelasttimewecanrunasclassmatesintherace”可知，丹尼尔是建议我们放松完成比赛。故选C。9．句意：第一圈我紧紧地跟着丹尼尔。badly坏地；loudly大声地；clearly清楚地；closely紧紧地。根据“IfollowedDaniel...inthefirsthalf.”可知，此处应表达紧紧地跟着他。故选D。10．句意：然而，第二圈我变得很累，开始慢下来。tired累的；bored无聊的；excited兴奋的；surprised吃惊的。根据“startedtoslowdown”可知，作者累了。故选A。11．句意：似乎我不能到达终点。cut切；draw画；move移动；reach到达。根据“thefinishingline”可知，是到达终点。故选D。12．句意：丹尼尔大喊道。worries担心；jokes玩笑；shouts大喊；answers回答。根据“Youcandoit!”可知，丹尼尔是在给作者加油，故应是大喊道。故选C。13．句意：奇怪地是，我找到了最后500米冲向终点的力量，并和丹尼尔一个接一个的到达终点。way方式；power力量；trouble麻烦；chance机会。根据“Ifoundthe...todash(猛冲)throughthelast500metres”可知，是作者找到了力量。故选B。14．句意：奇怪地是，我找到了最后500米冲向终点的力量，并和丹尼尔一个接一个的到达终点。facetoface面对面；sidebyside肩并肩；backtoback背靠背；onebyone一个接一个。根据“Hewasstilltwoorthreemetresinfrontofme”可知，作者和丹尼尔是一个接一个的到达终点。故选D。15．句意：我花了很久平静下来并理解丹尼尔为我所做的。check检查；correct改正；describe描述；understand理解。根据“Whatawonderfulfriendhewas!”可知，是作者理解丹尼尔为他所做的。故选D。16．B17．A18．D【导语】本文主要介绍了世界上几个最特别的地方。16．细节理解题。根据第一个方框“DeathValleyisoneoftheworld’shottestareas,buttheplacewiththerecord(记录)forthehighesttemperatureisElAziziyainLibya.”可知，埃尔阿兹兹亚保持着最热的天气记录。故选B。17．词义猜测题。根据第三个方框“Wherearethebestplacesintheworldforweather?Thatisthetoughestquestionbecausewhatisgoodforonepersonmaybebadforanother.”可知每个人的答案是不一致的，所以这个问题很难，故此处thetoughest的意思为“最难的”。故选A。18．推理判断题。根据全文可知本文主要介绍了世界上几个最特别的地方。所以这段话可能出现在报纸上科学研究板块。故选D。19．A20．C21．D【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国人喝茶的习惯；最近的一项研究表明，英国传统茶的销量正在下降，越来越多的人更喜欢选择喝水果茶和其他茶，而不是传统的英式早餐茶。19．细节理解题。根据第一段“Butthebiggestreasonfordrinkingteaistorelax.”可知，英国人喝茶最常见的原因是为了放松自己。故选A。20．细节理解题。根据第二段“Over20%ofpeoplechosegreenteaastheirfavoritetea.”可知，超过20%的人最喜欢绿茶。故选C。21．最佳标题题。根据第二段“Recently,aresearchfromtheTeaGroupshowsthatmorepeoplewouldliketochoosefruitandotherteasovertraditionalEnglishbreakfasttea.”且通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了英国传统茶销量在下降，越来越不受欢迎，更多人喜欢选择水果和其他茶；选项D“传统的英国茶越来越不受欢迎”适合作为文章的标题。故选D。22．B23．C24．C25．D【导语】本文介绍了LouisBraille变盲的经历以及发明的用于盲人的字母表。22．段落大意题。根据“Sadly,whenhewasthree,somethingbadhappened.”可知本段在讲述他变盲的经历，故选B。23．细节理解题。根据“Butitwastooslowtoreadthelettersandfewblindpeoplecoulddoitwell.”可知用它读字母太慢了，而且很少有盲人能做得很好。故选C。24．推理判断题。根据字母表的图片，可知hope是，故选C。25．推理判断题。根据他帮助盲人发明用于盲人的字母表，可知他是有创造性的，乐于助人的。故选D。26．languages27．thinkabout28．improve29．If30．immediately【解析】26．句意：中文是世界上最古老的书面语言之一。结合“Chineseisoneoftheoldestwritten…”和备选词汇可知，此处指中文是最古老的语言之一；language“语言”，名词；根据“oneoftheoldest…”可知，此处考查oneof+形容词的最高级+可数名词复数，意为“最……之一”，因此这里应用language的复数形式languages。故填languages。27．句意：小说《阿Q正传》描述了阿Q艰难的生活，并且使人们思考社会。结合语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指使人们思考社会；thinkabout“思考”，动词短语；又根据“makespeople…”可知，此处考查makesbdosth.“使某人做某事”，因此这里think用动词原形。故填thinkabout。28．句意：太极是一种运动，并且它可以帮助人们改善他们的健康状况。根据“Taichiisanexercise”和备选词汇可知，此处是指改善健康状况；improve“提高，改善”，动词；又根据“helppeople…”可知，此处考查helpsbdosth.“帮助某人做某事”，故improve用动词原形。故填improve。29．句意：对于对中国文化感兴趣的人来说，老舍茶馆是一个不错的选择。分析句子结构可知，前句是后句成立的条件，故用if“如果”引导条件状语从句，且位于句首，首字母要大写。故填If。30．句意：在中国，当人们收到礼物时，他们不会立即打开它。结合“theywon’topenit…”和生活常识可知，此处是指收到礼物不会立即打开；immediately“立即”，副词，在句中修饰动词“open”作状语。故填immediately。31．live32．north33．name34．easy35．famous36．beaches37．December38．hill39．music40．myself【导语】本文主要是雨果介绍了他的家乡兰迪德诺，这是威尔士的一个海滨度假胜地，他邀请读者来兰迪德诺玩。31．句意：我想告诉你我生活的地方。live“生活”，句子为一般现在时，主语I为第一人称，谓语动词应用原形。故填live。32．句意：它叫兰迪德诺，位于Wales北部。north“北方”，inthenorthof“在……的北部”。故填north。33．句意：你觉得这个名字怎么样？name“名字”，根据空前定冠词the，可知空处特指兰迪德诺，用单数。故填name。34．句意：我出生在这里，所以说好威尔士语对我来说很容易。easy“容易的”，形容词作表语。故填easy。35．句意：兰迪德诺是威尔士最著名的度假胜地之一。famous“著名的”，形容词作定语，修饰后面的名词。故填famous。36．句意：它在海边，我们有很多沙滩。beach“沙滩”，lotsof后跟名词复数。故填beaches。37．句意：如果你想的话，你可以在海里游泳，但是一年中大部分时间都很冷，尤其是在12月。December“十二月”，月份，首字母大写。故填December。38．句意：你也可以坐缆车去山顶的咖啡馆。hill“小山”，因为空前不定冠词a可知，空处应填单数名词。故填hill。39．句意：如果你喜欢音乐，我强烈建议你去音乐厅，因为那里有很棒的乐队演奏。music“音乐”，不可数名词。故填music。40．句意：还有一个青年俱乐部，我通常每周五晚上都在那里玩得很开心。myself“我自己”，反身代词。故填myself。41．people’s42．well43．for44．is45．lucky46．morequickly47．walked48．an49．because50．Their【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了尼日尔是非洲中部的一个国家，很多孩子经常要走很远的路去为家里找水，因此影响到学习。41．句意：因此，水在人们的生活中非常重要，但有时这意味着孩子们在学校表现不佳。分析句子可知，空处应用名词所有格作定语修饰时名词life，故填people’s42．句意：因此，水在人们的生活中非常重要，但有时这意味着孩子们在学校表现不佳。do是动词，所以空处要用副词well修饰，故填well。43．句意：孩子们常常要长途跋涉为家人找水喝。根据“findwater...thefamily”可知，此处指为家人找水喝，for“为了”符合题意。故填for。44．句意：11岁的萨尼早上要取水，上学通常会迟到。根据gets可知时态是一般现在时，主语是单数名词，be动词用is，故填is。45．句意：“其他一些孩子很幸运，”他说。are后应跟形容词作表语，luck形容词是lucky。故填lucky。46．句意：所以他们比我学得更快。根据than可知，空处要用quickly的比较级morequickly，故填morequickly。47．句意：然后我把它带回家，步行去学校。根据took可知时态是一般过去时，and表并列，所以也要用过去式，故填walked。48．句意：在一个教室里，一位老师问：“今天有多