湖南省长沙市2024年八年级下学期期末英语试卷附答案

八年级下学期期末英语试卷一、阅读，第一节，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。阅读理解Acharitysale（义卖）forthepoorkidsinthemountainarea.NameHowlongtheyhavehaditWhattosellTimFor2yearsAmusicplayerMaryWhenshewas9yearsoldSomeofherbooksLilyForhalfayearAne-dictionary1．Whydotheywanttohaveacharitysale?A．Tohelppoorchildreninthemountainarea.B．Tohelpdisabledchildren.C．Tohelphomelesspeople.2．HowlonghasLilyhadthee﹣dictionary?A．Forayear. B．Forsixmonths. C．Forninemonths.阅读理解Doyoulikereadingbooks？Herearesomegoodchoicesforyou!AnnaandtheSwallowManByGavrielSavitThisstorytakesplaceinPolandin1939.Annaisa7﹣year﹣oldgirl.TheGermanarmytakesawayherfather.Anamelessrefugee（难民），theSwallowMan，takescareofpoorAnna.Theirlifeishard.Theyneedtostayincaves（洞穴）tostaysafeandevenlookforfoodfromdeadsoldiers.RiverofInk：GenesisByHelenDennisOnacolddayinLondon，ateenageboygetsoutoftheRiverThames.Hehaslosthismemory.Heforgetswhohewasandwherehecamefrom.Hedoesn'tknowhowhefellintotheriver.NorthFaceByMattDickinsonThestorytakesplaceonthenorthfaceofMountQomolangma.An18﹣year﹣oldman，RyanHart，comestoclimbthemountain.ATibetangirlcalledTashiasksHarttohelpfindhermissingfriendKami.KaminevercomesbackfromMountQomolangma.3．AnnaandtheSwallowManstayedincavesto____.A．takecareofrefugeesB．stayawayfromtheGermanarmyC．waitforAnna'sfather4．Whycan'ttheboyintheRiverofInk：Genesisrememberwherehecamefrom?A．Becauseheisanewcomerthere.B．Becauseheisill.C．Becauseanaccidenthappenedtohim.5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thethreestorieshappenindifferentplaces.B．NorthFaceiswrittenbyHelenDennis.C．Kamiislost.阅读理解YoumusthavereadorheardofthesadlovestorybetweenJiaBaoyuandLinDaiyu.ButcanyouimaginethetwosingingoperainEnglishinsteadofspeakingpoeticChinese？JiaandLinaretwocharactersfromtheclassicChinesenovelADreamofRedMansions（《红楼梦》），writtenbyCaoXueqin（1715﹣1763）.NamedasoneofChina'sFourGreatClassics，thebookhasafar﹣reachinginfluenceonlaterwriters.NowthebookhasbeenmadeintoanEnglishlanguageopera.AfterbeingperformedinSanFrancisco，US，theperformancecametoBeijing，ChangshaandWuhan.Manyoftheopera'screatorshavebackgroundsinbothChineseandAmericancultures，includingthedirectorandplaywrights（剧作家）.TheirunderstandingofbothcultureshelpedthemchangeaChineseclassicintoaforeign﹣languageopera.Thebook，whichcoverstheriseandfalloftheJiafamily，has120chaptersandhundredsofcharacters.ButoperawriterDavidHenryHwangcutdownthenumberofcharacterstojustseven.Hwang，aChinese﹣American，focusedonthelovestorybetweenJiaandLinandtriedtowriteaheartbreakingstorythateveryonewouldunderstand.TheartdirectorTimmyYip，fromHongKong，triedtohelpforeignpeopleunderstandthecharactersusingcostumesandstagesettings（布景）.HecomparedLintowaterandgaveheralightgreencostume.WhenLinshowedup，therewasusuallywateraroundheronthestage.ThecreatorsconsideredittobeameaningfuljobtointroduceaChineseclassictoWesternaudiences.HwangtoldChinaDailyhewashappyto"havemadeacontribution（贡献）tothelandwheremyparentswereborn".6．WherewastheEnglishlanguageoperafirstperformed?A．InBeijing.B．InChangsha.C．InSanFrancisco，US.7．HowdidtheteamchangeaclassicintoaforeignEnglishopera?A．Byaddingthenumberofthecharacters.B．Bymakingthestorysimple.C．Byusinglightmusic.8．WhatdoweknowaboutADreamofRedMansionsaccordingtothepassage?A．Thebookhas120charactersintotal.B．Thebookhasagreatinfluenceonthelaterwriters.C．ThebookismainlyabouttheriseandgreatnessoftheJiafamily.9．Whatdocreatorsoftheoperathinkoftheirjob?A．Difficultandunbelievable.B．Painfulandchallenge.C．Meaningfulandsatisfying.10．Whatsectionofamagazineisthepassageprobablyfrom?A．SocialStudies.B．LiteratureandArt.C．ScienceandTechnology.阅读理解PandasareChina'sambassadors（大使）andarelovedbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.InFebruary，pandasincludingXiangXiangandYongMingcamebackhome.Beforethis，theywereonloantoJapan.Sincetheearly1980s，Chinahasstoppedgivingawaypandasasgiftsbecauseoftheirfallingnumbers.Inthe1990s，Chinastarted10﹣yearloansofpandastoothercountries.Todayabout60pandasarelivingabroad.Makingthepandasfeelathome，thismayleadyouthequestion：Howdooverseas（海外的）zoosmakesuretheyhavewhatthepandasneedtobecomfortable？WeiRongping，theheadoftheWolongPandaBaseinSichuansaystheoverseaszoosneedtomeetseveralconditions.Forexample，theremustbeahealthyandsafeenvironmentforpandastolivein.In2017，towelcomepandasXingYaandWuWen，thezoointheKingdomoftheNetherlandsbuiltaChinese﹣stylepandahouse.Itoffersaclinic（诊所），acoldbambookeepingroomandanurserywhenpandasarereadytohavebabies.Also，thezoomustgivepandasenoughfoodbecauseapandamayeat12to38kilogramsofbambooinaday，whichmeanstheyspendatleast12hourseatingeachday.PandasSiHaiandJingJingtraveledtoQatarin2022.Everyweek，theparkbuys1，000kgoffreshbamboofromtheirhometown，Sichuan.KeeperstherealsolearntheSichuandialect（方言）tobettertalktothepandas.11．Whatdotheunderlinedwords"onloan"inparagraph1meaninChinese?A．售卖 B．征用 C．出借12．WhydidChinastopgivingawaypandasintheearly1980s?A．Becausemorecountrieswantedpandas.B．Becausepandascouldn'tlivewellabroad.C．Becausetherewerefewerandfewerpandas.13．Tomakethepandasfeelathome，theoverseaszoosmustdothefollowingthingsEXCEPT____.A．offerenoughfoodB．usekeepersfromChinaC．provideacomfortableenvironment14．WhatdidtheparkinQatardotocommunicatewithpandasbetter?A．ItbuiltapandahouseinChinesestyle.B．Therewasaclinicinthepark.C．ThepandakeeperslearnedtheSichuandialect.15．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Givingpandasagoodlife.B．Countrieswithpandas.C．Difficultiesinkeepingpandas.二、阅读，第二节阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。（10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Haveyouseen"dopaminedressing（多巴胺穿搭）"onyoursocialmedia？16．●Whatisdopaminedressing？17．.Throughbrightnessofcolors，thedressingcreateshappyfeelingsinpeople.ThesciencebehindcolorScienceshowedlongagothatdifferentcolorscanaffect（影响）people.Theycouldmakeusfeelwarmerorcoolerandalsoaffectourfeelings.Forexample，brightcolorscanmakepeoplefeelhappy.18．.●GettingaplaceinfashionworldLearninghowcolorswork，fashionbrands（品牌）havealsousedcolorsindifferentways.Forexample，Versace，anItalianbrand，addedtheideaofdopaminedressingtotheirclothesin2021.19．.●TurningintodailystyleNow，manypeopletakethisstyletofightbackbadfeelingsandshowthemselves."I'veseenpeoplewhoareveryshyputoncolorfulclothesandbecomefree，"Karensaid."20．"A.Thecolorslikeblack，whiteandgreymaymakepeopleupsetB.FirstcreatedbyDawnnKarenin2020，dopaminedressingisdressingforjoyC.ItsaidthiscouldbringfunandpositiveenergytotheworldthroughfashionD.Theirwholemood（心情）changeswhentheywearclothesthatshowwhotheyreallyareE.It'soneofthemostpopularfashionideafor2023三、阅读，第三节，阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Ablindboxkeepswhat'sinsideasecret（秘密）.Usually，therearetoysinblindboxes，butnowstoresareputtingleftover（过剩的）foodinthem.Thefoodinsideisnearitsexpirationdate（保质期）andwillbethrownawayifnoonebuysit.Eachboxcostslittlemoneybuthasalotoffoodinside.TheyaremoreandmorepopularinChina'scities，suchasBeijing，NanjingandChengdu.Backin2021whenIwasstudyingintheUK，IboughtleftoverblindboxesfromanappcalledTooGoodToGo.Eachboxcostabout3to5pounds（27to45yuan），andtherewereusuallythreetofourthingsinside.Forexample，aboxIboughtfromthecoffeeshopCostahadthreekindsofbreadandonecake.Theboxcost3poundsbuttheoriginalprice（原价）wasaround10pounds.EverytimeIboughtablindbox，theexcitementofopeningithitmefirst.Thathelpedmesavealotofmoney.Wastinglessfoodisalsogoodfortheenvironment.Buttheboxesalsobroughtmeproblems.SinceIcan'tchoosewhat'sinthebox，sometimesIgotthesamekindoffood.Also，thefoodmaynotbehealthyenough.Ihadtomakeotherdishes，suchasasalad，tomakethemealhealthier.21．Whatdostoresputinblindboxesnow?22．Canwespend4yuanbuyingafoodblindboxin2021intheUK?23．Wheredidthewriterbuyleftoverblindboxesin2021?24．Howdidthewriterfeelatfirsteverytimeheboughtablindbox?25．Whatproblemsdidthewriterhavewithleftoverfoodboxes?四、语言运用，第一节，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。（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。Onceuponatime，therelivedakingwhowonmanybattles（战役）.Butunluckily，inhislastbattle，hewasbadlyhurt.Helostone26．andoneleg.Oneday，whenthekingwaswalkingthroughthepalacehallway，hesawtheportraits（肖像）ofmanykingsinthepast.Hethoughtthatonedayhischildrenwouldalsorememberhim27．theportraitsonthewalls.Sohe28．manyfamouspainterstohispalaceandsaid，"Iwantabeautifulportraittobe29．inthehallway.Anypainterwhoisabletotakeonthisjobwillbegivenabagofgold."Thepaintersbegantothink，"Thekinghasonlyonelegandoneeye.Itis30．topainthisportraitbeautifully.Iftheportraitdoesn'tlookbeautiful，thekingmaygetangry."Theywereafraidtobepunished（惩罚）.Soonebyone，theystartedtomake31．andpolitelyrefusedtopaintaportraitoftheking.32．，onepainterraisedhishandandsaid，"IwillpaintaverybeautifulportraitandI'msureyouwilllikeit."Amonthlater，theking'sportraitwasshowntothepublic.Theyweresurprisedtofindthatthepainterexpressedthebeautyandbraveryoftheking，33．thekinghadonlyoneeyeandoneleg.Intheportrait，thekingwassittingonahorseontheone﹣legside，holdingabowandanarrow（箭）in34．handswithoneeyeclosed.Thepainterdidmakeaperfectpicturebyhidingtheking's35．parts.Thekinggavethepainterabagofgold.Soifwethinkpositivelyeveninadifficultsituation，thenwewillbeabletosolveourproblemseasily.26．A．arm B．ear C．eye27．A．as B．through C．with28．A．invited B．introduced C．invented29．A．putoff B．putup C．putout30．A．meaningful B．unnecessary C．impossible31．A．wishes B．excuses C．mistakes32．A．Unexpectedly B．Unluckily C．Uncomfortably33．A．aslongas B．asif C．eventhough34．A．his B．our C．your35．A．strong B．weak C．favorite五、语言运用，第二节，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。（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。Visitinganamusementparkcanbegreatfun.Butfor36．（thousand）ofspecial﹣needspeople，theloudnoisesandfast﹣movingridescanbescary.GordonHartman，abusinessmanfromSanAntonio，knowswhatthat'slike.HisdaughterMorganhasautism（自闭症）.Itisanillnessthatinfluencepeople's37．（develop）oflanguageandsocialskills.Oneday，HartmanfoundthatmanykidslookedMorganinfearwhenshe38．（play）withthemintheamusementpark.Thatbrokethe39．（father）heart.Hartmanwasusedtosolvingproblems，40．hedecidedtocreateanamusementpark.Hethoughtagoodparkshouldallowpeopletohavefun41．（complete）.ThentheamusementcalledMorgan'sWonderlandwasborn.Itis42．firstthemeparkofitskindintheworld.Alltheactivitiesaresafeenoughand43．（enjoy）forpeoplewithspecialneeds.Manyamusementparksdon'tallowpeopletobringfood.ButMorgan'sWonderlandencouragesfamilies44．（bring）picnics——it'simportantbecausethesekidsoftenneedspecialdiets."Thisparkisforeverybody，andweputspecial﹣needspeoplefirst，"Hartmansaid."Andit'smorepopular45．Ithought."六、语言运用，第三节，阅读下面短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。（10分）阅读下面短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。Chinalaunched（发射）theShenzhouXVImannedspaceshiponMay30th.ThejourneyisthefirstflightofChina'sthirdgeneration（一代）ofastronauts，andthefirsttimeacommonpersonhastraveledtospace.ZhuYangzhuisoneofthespaceflightengineersfortheShenzhouXVImission.自他是小男孩时就喜欢飞行。46．Whenhewasamiddleschoolstudent，Zhuoftendidphysicalexercisesaboutflying.Becauseofhishighgrades，ZhucouldenteredtheNationalUniversityofDefense（国防）TechnologyinChangshainthesummerof2005.Hespentseveralhoursdoingresearchonengineeringeverydayafterenteringtheuniversity.47．Heremainedthereforthefollowingyears.Attheendof2015，Zhugraduatedfromtheuniversitywithadoctordegreeandtookhisfirstengineeringpost.Inthesummerof2018，ZhuheardthatChinawouldchoosethethird﹣generationastronauts.Hedecidedtotryoutforit.Hewonderedwhetherhecouldachievehisdream.48．InSeptember2020，Zhufinallybecameoneofthecountry'sthirdgroupof18astronauts，includingsixotherflightengineers.However，theastronauttrainingtasks（任务）werearealchallengeforhim.Forexample，astronautshadtostayupforthreedaysandthreenightsinaclosedroom，andtheyhadtodomanytestsonacomputer.但是，他完成训练任务没有问题。49．Atthesametime，hecouldplayaroleinrelaxingothersandhelpingthemtostayclear﹣headedbysingingandtellingjokes.Thankstohishardwork，Zhuprogressedrapidlyineverytrainingcourse.50．Z