湖南省邵阳市武冈市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题（含听力）

2023年下学期期末考试试卷八年级英语满分：100分时量：100分钟（温馨提示：请将答案写在答题卡上）第一部分听力技能（共两节，满分20分）第一节(共5小题，每小题1分,满分5分)听下面5段材料，每段材料后各有1个小题，从各小题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。1.WhatdidJennydolastSaturday?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Shevisitedhergrandparents.B.Shewentshoppingwithherparents.C.Shestudiedfortheexam.2.Wheredoesthemanwork?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Heworksinashop. B.Heworksinahospital. C.Heworksinarestaurant.3.WhenisAnnagoingtothemovies?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Thismorning. B.Thisafternoon. C.Thisevening.4.Whataretheytalkingabout?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Theboy’sfamily. B.Theboy’sfuture. C.Theboy’sschool.5.Whycan’tLisagototheparty?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.Shehastohelpherparentsdothehousework.B.Shehastolookafterherbrother.C.Shehastodoherhomework.第二节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)听下面六段材料。每段材料后各有几个小题，从各小题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。听材料，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.WhatdoesthegirlthinkofLucy?A.Beautifulandstrong. B.Friendlyandsmart. C.Shyandquiet.7.HowoftendoesTomdosports?A.Twiceaweek. B.Fivetimesaweek. C.Onceaday.听材料，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent. B.Motherandson. C.Doctorandnurse.9.WhatwillAllenhavefordinner?A.Fishandvegetables.B.Beefandvegetables.C.Hamburgersandvegetables.听材料，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10.WhodidBobhaveafightwith?A.Hisbrother. B.Hisparents. C.Histeacher.11.WhatdoesBobaskMr.Millertodo?A.Totalkwithhisparents. B.Togivehimsomeadvice. C.Tohelphimwithmath.听材料，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】12WhoisGina?A.Scott’saunt. B.Scott’ssister. C.Scott’scousin.13.HowlongwillGinastayhere?A.A.month. B.Halfamonth. C.Halfayear.14.Whichplacedoesthegirlwanttovisit?A.WaterWorld. B.BridgeLake. C.SouthFarm.听材料，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】15.Wheredoesthegirlwanttogo?A.Toahospital. B.Toatheater. C.Toamuseum.16.Howsoonwillthenextbuscome?A.In10minutes. B.In30minutes. C.In60minutes.17.Howwillthegirlgothere?A.Bybus. B.Onfoot. C.Bybike.听材料，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】18.HowoftendoesJohn’sschoolhavebookshows?AOnceayear. B.Twiceayear. C.Threetimesayear.19.Howmanygoodbooksshouldeachstudentreadatleastinaterm?A.Two. B.Three. C.Five.20.WhatkindofbooksdoesJohnwanttoreadthisterm?A.Booksabouthistory. B.Booksaboutscience. C.Booksaboutmusic.第二部分阅读技能（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共16小题；每小题1.5分，满分24分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATheseyears,peopleshowallkindsofthingsontheInternet—goodfood,niceclothes,wonderfulvacationsandsoon.Nowshowingthenumberofsteps(脚步)isbecomingpopular,too.Why?Peoplearefindingitimportanttobeingoodhealth.Tokeephealthy,manypeoplegotoworkonfoot.Whentheystartwalking,theyopenthestepcounterapp(计步应用程序)intheirphonestorecord(记录)howmanystepstheywalkthatday.Afteraday’swalk,somepeopleshowthenumberonWeChatorWeibo.Thiscanmakethemlearnfromeachotherandkeepexercising.“Thishelpsmetoexercisemuchandkeepagoodhabit,”MissLiusaid.“IcanalsotalkabouthowtokeephealthywithmyfriendsonWeChat.Weareinthesamegrouptoencourage(鼓励)eachothertokeepexercising.”Mr.Wulikestoexercise.Butinthepasthewasalittlelazyanddidn’twanttoexerciseeveryday.“AfterIusethestepcounterapp,everythingisdifferent.It’sgreattoexercisewithmyfriends.Sometimesthereareprizes(奖金)forthosewhowalkmoresteps.Ireallylikeit.”hesaid.Walkingisarelaxingandusefulwaytoexercise.Boththeoldandtheyounglikeit.Recordingthestepshelpspeopledevelop(养成)agoodhabitofwalkingandshowingthenumbercanmakepeoplemoreinterestedinwalking.Butdon’ttakethenumbertooseriously.21.Now________ontheInternetisalsobecomingpopular.A.showinggoodfoodandniceclothesB.showingthenumberofstepsC.showingwonderfulvacations22.WhatCAN’Tweknowfromthesecondparagraph(段落)?A.It’simportanttobehealthy.B.Peoplewhowalkmorestepsgetprizes.C.Whytheyshowthenumberonline.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Walkingisn’tausefulwaytoexercise.B.Morepeoplegotoworkonfoottosavemoney.C.MissLiuandMr.Wuliketoexercisewiththeirfriends.24.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofshowingthenumberofsteps?A.Itcanmakepeoplemoreinterestedinwalking.B.It’sagoodwaytomakemoney.C.Itcanmakepeoplestopdrivingcars.BTherewasanoldpeartreeinaman’sgarden.Inthepast,thetreefruitedeveryyear,sotheownergotmanypears.Butnow,thetreegotold.Therewerenomorepearsfortheman.Sothemandecidedtocutthetreedown.Whenhewalkedtothetreewithanaxe(斧头)inhishand,thetreesaidtohim,“Pleasedon’tcutmedownIbroughtsomanypearsforyouinthepastyears.NowIonlyhaveashorttimetolive.”“I’msorryIhavetodoso”themansaid,“becauseIneedsomethingtomakeachair.”Atthatmoment,abirdintheoldtreesaidtohim,“Don’tcutitdown!Everytimeyougooutandyourwifefeelslonely,shewillsitunderthetreetoenjoyitscoolshade,andIsangsongstomakeherhappy.Wegivemuchpleasuretoyourwifewhenyouareawayfromhome.”Themandidn’tlistentothebirdanddroveitaway.Whenhewantedtocutdownthetree,somebees(蜜蜂)flewoutofitandsaid,“Listen!Ifyoudon’tkillthistree,wewillgiveyoudelicioushoneyeveryday.Wouldyoupleaseleavethetreewithus?”Themangotmoved.Hesaid,“Youaresokindtothetree,thoughitbecomesold.NowIseethatIshouldn’tcutitdown.Itdidsomuchtomeandmywife.Letthetreestayhere,andletthebirdcontinuetosingsongshere.”Withthesewords,themanleft.Andtheoldtreelivedtheretoitslastday.25.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A.TheSingingBird B.TheMan’sWife C.TheOldTree26.Whydidthemandecidetocutdownthetree?A.Themanneededwoodtomakeachair.B.Thetreegotold.C.Themancouldn’tgetanyapplesfromit.27.Whatmadeherwifehappywhenthemanwasnotathome?A.Theman. B.Thetreeandthebird. C.Thesunshine.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Peopleshouldbethankful.B.Goodchaircomesfrompeartrees.C.Oldpeoplearekindandfriendly.CIt’snoteasytofindarightgiftonMother’sDay.Weoftenwantsomethingpersonalandthoughtful.Buthowcanwemake?HerearekindsofideasforgiftsforMoms.AGiftofTimeMomsjustwanttospendtimewiththeirchildrensomakeitaMother-Daughter/Sonday.Spendthewholedaywithher.Dothethingsshelikesdoingwithher.AHomeVideoTakeoutyourfamilyvideosandmakethemashorthomevideo.Shecanenjoyitwhenevershemissesyou.Althoughitmaytakealotoftime,theprocess(过程)canbegreatfunandtheresultisoftenpriceless(无价的)andspecial.MakeaCDMakeaCDforher.It’sacollection(收集)ofallthesongsthatremindherofyouandyourgrowth.WriteaLetterWritealetterinsteadofasimplecard.Writeaboutallthegoodmemoriesyouhavewithherandallthethingsshehasdoneforyou.FlowersPeoplesendcarnations(康乃馨)onMother’sDay.Youcaneasilyspendalotofmoneyonthem.Ifyouhaveflowersinyourgarden,youcanhandpickthemandtheycanbeagreatgift.ADinnerMakeadinnertosurpriseher.Justdon’tforgettowashthedishesafterthedinner.29.WhyisitnoteasytofindarightgiftonMother’sDay?A.Becausewewanttosavemoney.B.Becausemothersdon’tlikegifts.C.Becausewealwayswanttogivesomethingspecial.30.Makingahomevideomaybe________.Afun B.boring C.easy31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remind”meaninChinese?A.使……防范 B.使……想起 C.使……经过32.It’sagoodideato_______onMother’sDay.A.buyabigcakeforyourmomB.writealettertoyourmomC.inviteyourmomtoeatinarestaurantDYouknowthatexerciseisgoodforhelpingyourelax,butdoyouknowbalancing(平衡)yourdiet(饮食)isalsoimportant?Howtobalanceyourdiet?Letmetellyou.Rememberthatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealofaday.Ifyoudon’thavetimetositdownandhaveahealthybreakfasttryvegetablejuicebeforeyougotoschool.Thisismuchbetterthancoffee.It’sagoodideatoeatlesssalt.Foodlikehotdogshavelotsofsaltinthem.Sogivethemup.Youshouldalsostayawayfromfoodwithmuchfat(脂肪).Youcaneatvegetables,fruit,fishandchicken.Theyarehealthyforyouandhelpyourelaxaswell.Forexample,youcaneatchickenhamburgersinstead(代替)ofbeefhamburgers.Don’toftengooutforlunch.Youcanletyourmothermakelunchathomeandtakeittoschool.Eatsomecabbageorsaladwithchicken.Drinklotsofwatereveryday.Balancingyourdiettorelaxisasimportantasexercise.Ihopeyouhaveagoodmealtoday.33.What’sthemostimportantmealofaday?A.Breakfast. B.Lunch. C.Dinner.34.Chickenhamburgershave________thanbeefhamburgers.A.morefat B.lessfat C.moresalt35.Howmanyideasaboutbalancingdietarethereinthepassage?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four.36.Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellus?A.Exerciseisbetterthanbalancingdiet.B.Balancingdietisbetterthanexercise.C.Balancingdietcanalsohelppeoplerelax.第二节(共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分)阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Itmightbefuntouseyoursmartphone,butbecareful.____37____.First,itisbadforyoureyes.AresearchercalledSarahHinkleysaystheproblemcomesfromthebluelightthatthescreengivesout.____38____.Soitisagoodideatotakeabreakevery15minuteswhenyouareworkingatacomputerorusingasmartphone.Second,screenusecandoharmtochildren’sbrains.Anewstudyshowsthatusingscreenstoomuchcanaffect(影响)howchildren’sbrainsgrow.Ifchildrenusescreensformorethanonehouraday,theymighthavelowerlevelsofwhitematterintheirbrains.Whitematterisakeytothedevelopmentoflanguageandreadingskills.____39____.Third,usingscreenstoomuchwillaffectyoursleep.Accordingtoastudy,about95%ofthepeoplebetweentheagesof13and64useelectronicsbeforebed,especiallytheyoungpeopleunder20.Doctorssaythatthelightfromthoseelectronicsatnightmaymakeyouexcitedbeforeyougotobed.____40____.Soyou’dbetterturnoffsmartphones,TVs,andallotherscreensanhourbeforeyourbedtime.Tokeephealthy,doctorsandresearchersstronglyadvisethatyoushouldn’tusescreensforlonghours.A.Soitiswisetocutdownthetimeofchildrenusingallkindsofscreens.B.Toomuchscreentimemaybeharmful(有害的)toyourhealth.C.Lookingatasmartphoneforalongtimecancauseeyestrain(劳损),headachesanddryeyes.D.Thenit’shardforyoutogetenoughsleep.第三部分知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Robbywas11yearsoldwhenhismothersenthimtohavehisfirst____41____lesson.Itwashismother’sdreamtohearhim____42____thepiano.Hesaid,“IfIplayithard,mymother____43____happy.”SoItookhimasmystudent.Robbytriedveryhardandhewas____44____studentintheclass.____45____hewasnotgoodatmusic.Helearnedhardand____46____thebeginningofeachweeklylessonhe’dalwayssay,“Mymumisgoingtocomeandhearmeplayoneday.”Butitseemedhardtomakehisdream____47____.Hedidn’thaveatalentformusic.Oneday,Robbystopped____48____toourlessons.Hecalledmeandsaidhismumwasillandunabletotakehimtopianolessons,buthewasstillpracticing.Hetoldmehewaslookingforwardto____49____partinmyconcert(音乐会)andIagreed.Thenightoftheconcertcame.Theconcertwasgoingwell.ThenRobbycameuponthestage,andbegantoplaythepiano.Heplayedsowell!Everyonewasontheirfeet,clapping(鼓掌)excitedly.Iranuponthestage,“Oh,Robby!____50____didyoudoit?”“Well,MissGreen,doyourememberItoldyoumymumwasill?Well,actuallyshehadcanceranddiedthismorning.Andwell,shewasborndeaf,sotonightwasthebesttimeforhertohearmeplaythepiano.Iwantedtomakeitspecial.”41.A.football B.drum C.piano42.A.play B.plays C.toplay43.A.will B.willbe C.is44.A.hard-working B.morehard-working C.themosthard-working45.A.And B.But C.Or46.A.in B.to C.at47.A.cometrue B.tocometrue C.comestrue48.A.coming B.tocome C.come49.A.taking B.take C.took50.A.Why B.How C.What第二节语法填空(共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays,some

robots

are

very

human-like.Aslong

aswe

turn

them____51____,they

can

walk

anddance

like

people.Some

scientiststhink

that

in

the

future

they

willmakerobots

more

like

humans.This

may

not

happen

in

the

near

future,but

at

some

point,robotswilleven

be

able

to

talk

like

people,However,some

scientists____52____(agree).

Accordingto____53____(they)

,although

we

can

make

robotsmore

like

people,it

willbe____54____(difficulty)to

make

them

really

think

like

a

human.

James

Whitebelieves

that

robots

won’tbeableto

do

the

same

things____55____us.

For

example,he

thinks

that

robotswill

never

be

abletowakeupand

know

where

they

are.

But

many

scientists

hold

differentopinions.One

ofthemain____56____(reason)

is

that

robots

have

already

been

smart

enough____57____(do)

manyjobs.They

think

that

robots

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even

be

able

to

replace

most

important

jobsin25

to

50years.As

amatter

of

fact,

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so

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robots

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humans

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enable

peopleto

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life.第四部分读写综合（共两节，满分25分）第一节任务型阅读(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题或中英互译。Longago,Jim’sfathergavehimadogasagiftforhisseventhbirthday.JimnamedthedogBrownie.Soon,JimandBrowniebecameverygoodfriends.TherewasarivernearJim’shouse.①他常常和朋友们去那里钓鱼。Oneday,JimtookBrownietogofishing.HewantedtoshowBrowniehisfishing.Afterwaitingforashorttime,hefeltsomethingfromunderthewater.Believingitmustbeaverybigfish,Jimgotveryexcited.Hetriedhisbesttopull(拉)thefishupoutofthewater,butitwouldn’tmove.Becauseofthestrongpull,Jimlosthisbalance(失去平衡)andfellintothewater.Sadly,hedidn’tknowhowtoswim.Hecriedbutsoonwentdown.AsJimwokeupagain,hefeltthewarmthonhisface.Browniewaslicking(舔)hisfacenon-stop.Hewastryingtowa