2023-2024学年四川省绵阳市梓潼县八年级（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年四川省绵阳市梓潼县八年级（下）期末英语试卷一、完形填空：本大题共20小题，共20分。It'ssixintheafternoon.LittleTomcomesbackhomewithtearsinhiseyes."(1)isyourrip？"Hismotherasks.It'stoo(2)Ican'tgettothetopofthemountains.""Youare(3)tenyearsoldafterall（毕竟）.Youwillhaveanotherchance（机会）nexttime,hismothersays."Butstandingatthetopofthemountainismy(4)，"Tomsays.Hisfathercomesoverandasks,"Doyou(5)thegreenteesonyourwaytothemountain？"

"Sure,andtherearealotofcolorfulflowersbythesideoftheroad,"Tomanswers."Doyouhearthebirds(6)？"Hisfatherasks."Yes,onthewaytothemountain,therearemanykindsofbirdssinginginthetees,(7)thesoundissweet."Tomsays,"Doyoufeelthebeautyofthenature？"hisfatherasks."Yes,thebluesky,thewriteclouds,thegreentreesandthecolorfulflowersmakeanicepicture,"Tomanswers."That'senough."hisfathersays,"Please(8)，son.Foroften,whatyouexpect（期待）isnotthemost(9)thing.Youdon'tgettothetopofthemountain(10)yougetalotontheway.Thebestscenery（风景）isontheway."1.A.When B.Who C.How D.What2.A.easy B.relaxing C.hard D.sad3.A.also B.only C.really D.not4.A.luck B.danger C.dream D.center5.A.see B.read C.feel D.hear6.A.singing B.flying C.dancing D.walking7.A.or B.because C.but D.and8.A.find B.forget C.remember D.read9.A.terrible B.bored C.relaxing D.important10.A.but B.and C.so D.orIfeltdownbecauseIlosttheswimmingcompetitionandIwasn'tabletoentertheswimteam.I'llhavetowaitforawhole(11)totryoutagain.

IthinkDadknewmyfeeling.Helookedatme,andthenhesaiditwastimeformetohelphimmakethebread.Dadwenttothekitchenand(12)hislargebowlandtoldmetostir（搅拌）whilehewas(13)thematerials（原料）init.Heknowsexactlyhowmuchofeachthingtousewithoutthinking,andthebreadalwaysturnsoutgreat.(14)wemixedeverythingandmadeadough（生面团），wewaitedformorethananhourforthedoughtodoubleinsize(15).Nextwedeflated（放气）therisendough.Wedivideditintotwoandwaitedforthemto(16)again.Afterthat,weputthedoughintopansandwaitedforanotherhour.Dadsaidthewaitingwas(17)thehardestpart."Youcan'thelpputtingthedoughdirectlyintotheoven,butifyoudo,thebreadwillbe(18).Itwilltastebad.Themostimportantlessonislearningtobe(19)，"Dadexplained.

Whilewewaited,wesatandtalked.Itfeltgoodtoopenupandshareour(20).Myfathertaughtmehowtomakebread,butIthinkIlearnedmore.Iwilltrymybestforthenextyear'sswimmingcompetition.11.A.day B.week C.year D.month12.A.tookout B.threwout C.gaveout D.putout13.A.counting B.adding C.testing D.giving14.A.If B.Until C.After D.Before15.A.quickly B.slowly C.usually D.hardly16.A.rise B.prepare C.dry D.soften17.A.ever B.never C.seldom D.always18.A.hard B.soft C.sweet D.burnt19.A.friendly B.creative C.patient D.honest20.A.success B.luck C.thoughts D.gifts二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。AThisisastreetcrossing.Thereareredandgreenlightsateachcorner.Driversmustwatchthelightscarefully.

Whenthereisagreenlight，thecarsmaygo.Whenthereisaredlight，thecarsmuststop.Theymustwaituntiltheredlightchangestogreen.Thentheycangoon.Sometimesthecarswanttomakearightturnoraleftturn.Theycanmakearightturnwhenthelightisgreenorred.Buttheymustwaituntilthegreenlightisshiningiftheywanttoturnleft.

Somepeoplearecolor-blind（色盲）.Theycannottellthedifferencebetweentheredandgreenlights.Thesepeoplemustnotdrive，ortherewillbeaccidents.Wemustkeepourstreetssafe.21.Driversmustwatch______carefullyateachcorner.A.greenlights B.redlights

C.bothgreenlightsandredlights D.orangelights22.Whenthereisaredlight______.A.thecarsmuststop

B.thecarsmaygoon

C.thecarsmaymakealeftturn

D.thecarsmaytakearightorleftturn23.Carscanmakearightturnwhen______.A.thereisaredlight B.thereisagreenlight

C.thereisaredorgreenlight D.thereisnolight24.Color-blindpeoplemayhaveaccidentsbecause______.A.theycan'tseecars

B.theycan'tseethelights

C.theycan'ttellthedifferencebetweentheredandgreenlights

D.theycan'thearcars25.Accordingto（根据）thepassage______mustnotdrive.A.youngpeople B.women

C.color-blindpeople D.oldmenBWhatwillyoudoduringatrip？Visitfamousplaces，shopandtakephotos？Thereisonethingyoushouldneverforgetsendapostcard．

Postcardshave170yearsofhistoryintheUK．Bythe20thcentury，trainsbecameacheapandeasywaytotravel．Morepeoplewentonholidaytotheseaside．Therewerenocellphones，sotheysentpostcardstoletsothersknowtheyarrivedsafely．Thosepostcardswereusuallyseasidepictures，suchasbeachesandtraditionalfoodlikefishandchip．

Today，mostpostcardsshowlocalscenicphotosordrawing．Othersmaybefunny，withjokesonthefront．

Peopleusuallywriteswordstoexpress"Theymisssomeone"ontheirpostcards．It'scommontoendwith"thinkingofyou"．Themostfamouspostcardwordsare"wishyouwerehere"．

ModernpostcardsalsocelebrateBritishhumor．TheyoftenmakefunoftheBritishweather．Forexample，somepostcardsshowtherainpouringdownonanemptybeach．ThishumorkeepspostcardspopularinBritain．26.Whydidpeopleliketosendpostcardsduringaholiday？______A.Tolettheirfriendsorfamilyknowtheyarrivedsafely．

B.Tointroducethelocalfriendstotheirfamilymembers．

C.Totellothersthattheyhadmoneytotaketrainstotravel．

D.Toshowothersphotosofbeachesandtraditionalfoodoftheseaside．27.Whichofthefollowingareusuallyonmosttoday'spostcards？______

①．funnyjokes②．seasideview③．drawings

④．traditionalfoods⑤．localscenicphotosA.②③⑤ B.①②④ C.①③⑤ D.①④⑤28.Themostfamouspostcardwordsare"______"．A.Imissyousomuch B.Theymisssomeone

C.Thinkingofyou D.Wishyouwerehere29.WhathelpskeeppostcardspopularinBritain？______A.Britishweather B.Britishhumor

C.Britishfood D.Britishtraditions30.Whatisthepassageabout？______A.Theplacesforpeopletobuypostcards

B.Howpeopleallovertheworldlikepostcards．

C.Whenandwhypeopleusuallysendpostcards．

D.Thehistoryofpostcardsandwhatareonthem．COnedayamanfoundacocoon（茧）ofabutterflyintheforest.Hesatthereforseveralhoursandwatchedthebutterfly.Suddenlyasmallopeningappeared，andthebutterflymadeitsgreatefforttoforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofurther.

Sothemandecidedtohelpthebutterfly.Hecutofftheremainingbitofthecocoonsothatthebutterflycouldcomeouteasily.Buttohissurprise，thebutterflygotaheavybodyandverysmallwingswhenitcameoutofthecocoon.

Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatthebodywouldgrowsmalleratanymomentandthewingswouldbecomelargerandbeabletofly.Butneitherhappened!Infact，thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawling（爬行）aroundwithaheavybodyandsmallwings.Itwasneverabletofly.

Themanwasinhiskindness，buthedidnotunderstandthenaturerules.Beforethebutterflycameoutofthecocoon，fluid（液体）fromitsbodymustbeforcedintoitswings，andthenitwouldbereadyforflying.Itmusthaveahardstruggle（拼搏）togetthroughthesmallopeningtogetitsfreedomfromthecocoon.

Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlife，ifGodallowedustogothroughourlifewithoutanydifficulties，itwouldmakeusfail.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswecouldhavebeen；wecouldneverfly.31.Whatwasthebutterflydoingatthebeginningofthestory？______A.Itwastryingtomakeacocoonforitself.

B.Itwasstrugglingtogetoutofitscocoon.

C.Itwasflyingamongthetreesintheforest.

D.Itwascrawlingaroundquietlyontheground.32.Themancutofftheremainingbitofthecocoon______.A.totakethebutterflyhome

B.tohelpthebutterflycomeouteasily

C.tokillthebutterfly

D.tostopthebutterflyfromgrowingbigger33.Whatdoyouthinkoftheman？______A.patientbutcruel. B.carefulandwise.

C.kindbutunwise. D.braveandfunny.34.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus？______A.Strugglesaresometimesnecessaryinourlife.

B.Nothingisdifficultifweputourheartintoit.

C.Everygooddeedwillcomebackwithagoodresult.

D.Thegreatesthappinessintheworldistohelpothers.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthestory？______A.TheLovefortheCocoon.

B.TheJoyofHelpingEachOther.

C.TheLessonoftheCocoon.

D.TheExpectationfortheButterfly.DItwasacommonspringmorning.Colewasrunninglateagain.Whenhismomtoldhimtogetup，hesaid，"Later."Hestillstayedinbedanddidn'tmove.Whenshetoldhimtoeathiseggs，Colesaid，"Later."

NowMomcalledout，"Cole，putyourumbrellainyourschoolbag.It'sgoingtorain.""Later"，saidCole，asheputatoothbrushinhismouth.Hesmiledathimselfinthemirror，thenwentdownthestairswithhiscoatandschoolbag.

Ashesteppedoutthedoor，Coleheardagreatsound.Amass（团）ofdarkcloudscoveredtheneighborhood.Coledidn'thearthesoundofthestorm.Hethoughttherainwasfaraway.Hehadalsoforgottentotakehisumbrella.

TheraincamesuddenlyandColewasgoingtogotothebusstationtoavoidbeingwet.Thebusstationisalittlefartherfromhishome，buthethoughthecouldwalkthere.However，agreatgust（一阵强风）ofwindblewhimback.

AtlastColereachedthebusstationbyrunningquickly.Hesteppedintoandletoutasighofrelief（舒了一口气）.Hewassurprisedtofindthatraindropsstillhithishead.Hewaswetallover.

ThenColesawtheholeintheroof（屋顶），andhesuddenlythoughtofhisdadhadsaidheneededtofixtheroofoftheoldstationagain，andhewantedColetohelp.Colesaid，"Sure，Dad.Later."

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。36.WhatdoyouthinkColelikestodo？______A.Smile. B.Wait. C.Sleep. D.Ask.37.WhatwasColedoingwhenhismomcalledouttohim？______A.Hewaslookingforhisumbrella. B.Hewaswaitingforhisfather.

C.Hewasbrushinghisteeth. D.Hewassleeping.38.Whatisthecorrectorderaccordingtothetext？______

a.Colerantothebusstationquickly.

b.Colegotwetfromheadtofeet.

c.Colestayedinbedanddidn'tmove.

d.Theraincamesuddenly.

e.Colewentdownthestairswithhiscoatandschoolbag.A.c-e-d-a-b. B.e-d-c-b-a. C.c-a-b-d-e. D.c-e-a-b-d.39.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext？______A.Findthepropertimetosay"Later".

B.Askotherstobeontimewhennecessary.

C.Remembertobringanumbrellaifitrains.

D.Trynottoputoffwhatyoucandotodaytilltomorrow.40.Whatisthetext？______A.Astory. B.Anintroduction.

C.Apieceofnews. D.Adairy.三、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。41.●●●1903--Thefirstfightsucceeded.

In1900，WilburWrightsaidflightwaspossibleforman.AftermuchworkheandhisbrotherOrvilleWrightmadethisdreamcometrue.

OnDecember17，1903，thebrothersmadethefirstsuccessfulairplaneflightonawindybeachatKittyHawk，NorthCarolina.Thebrothers'planeflew120feet.Althoughtheflightlastedonly12seconds，itmovedthecourseofhistoryinanewdirection.

●●●1935--Nylonwasinvented.

In1928，anewchemicallabwasopenedtomakeakindofman-madematerials.WallaceCarotherstookpartintheteamwhenhewas32yearsold.

In1934，hemadefibers（纤维），butthefiberswerequiteweak.Hedidn'tgiveup.Aftermanyexperiments，heproducedthelongandstrongfibersin1935.Theynamedthefibers"nylon".Carotherswasverysatisfiedwithhiswork.

Nylonhitthemarketsin1939，andquicklybecameareplacementofsilk.Butitwasapitythathedidn'tseethewideuseofhisinvention.HediedinApril，1937.

●●●1968-Thecomputermousewasfirstshowninpublic.

Asagraduatestudent，DouglasEngelbartbegantoimaginewaysinwhichallsortsofinformationcouldbeonscreens.

In1964，DouglasEngelbartmadethefirstcomputermouse.Thecomputermousehadawoodenshellwithtwometalwheels.

In1968，thefirstcomputermouseappearedinpublic.Itwasnamed"mouse"becauseatailcameoutattheend.Inlateryears，thecomputermousebecamemoreandmoreimportant.

DouglasEngelbartchangedthewaythatcomputersworked.

Nowcomputermicearebecomingincreasinglyuseful.Andtherearemanydifferentshapesofcomputermiceintheworld.

根据短文内容，摘录要点，每空不超过三个词。

（1）______InventionTimeInfluenceWilburWrightandhisbrotherairplane1903made（2）______airplaneflight；movedthecourseofhistoryinanewdirection.Wallace

Carothersnylon1935becamea（3）______ofsilkDouglas

Engelbart（4）______1964madethefirstcomputermousechanged（5）______thatcomputersworked四、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。42.Whatismysecret（诀窍）ofteachingkidstodohousework？Beforeyouget（1）______（excite）tolearnthesecret，Ineedtotellyouthatthereisnosecretatall.

Itallstartsbypickingachore.Forexample，Iwant（2）______（teach）Annieaboutcleaningthebathroom.First，ItakeherwithmewhileI'mdoingthechore.Ishowandtellherhow（3）______（clean）thebathroomclearly.I'lldothisforafewweeks.

（4）______shewatchesmeforafewweeks，Ilethertrydoingitonherown，withmetherewatchingher.Foranother4-5weeks，Annielearnshowtodoeachpartofthechore.Atthispoint，Iwouldletherdothechoreby（5）______（she）.Butthatdoesn'tmeanIwillneverthinkaboutitagain.Ialwaysgobackandcheckherwork.（6）______thechoreisn'tdonewell，Anniewillhavetodoitagain.

Whenitcomestoteachingkidstodochores，Istartwithmy（7）______（old）childAnnie.AndI'mhopingthatifIteachherwell，shewillt