2023-2024学年福建省厦门市思明区八年级上学期期末质量检测英语试卷

2023—2024学年福建省厦门市思明区八年级上学期期末质量检测英语试卷

一、单项选择(★★)1.Whichofthefollowing“ou”hasadifferentpronunciation(发音)?

A．loudB．touchC．enough(★★★)2.—Sh....Wheredoes________soundcomefrom?—It’sfrommysmartwatch,tellingmetotakebreaks.

A．aB．anC．the(★★★)3.________ourteamlostthegame,westilllearnedsomethingnewandhadfun.

A．AlthoughB．BecauseC．If(★★★)4.—Couldyoupleasenotmakesomuchnoise?Ineed________whenI’mdoinghomework.—Sorry,Iwon’t.

A．experienceB．silenceC．advice(★★★)5.—DidyouknowthatGeManqiwontherunningraceinthe19thAsianGames(亚运会)?—Yes!________yearsofhardwork,shemadeit!

A．AboutB．ForC．Through(★★★)6.—Sixkidswalkedunderasmallumbrella,but________ofthemgotwet.Guesswhy?—Becauseitdidn’train!

A．someB．noneC．each(★★★)7.—Maryalwayshelpsherparents________heryoungersisterwellathome.—Whatanicegirl!

A．lookafterB．looklikeC．lookfor(★★★)8.—Whichcinemawouldyouliketogo?—Ofthethree,Ichoosethe________one,SunCinema.

A．cheapB．cheaperC．cheapest(★)9.—Honey,thetaxidriveriswaitingforyouatthegate.Pleasehurryup!—OK,I________thereasfastasIcan.

A．gotB．getC．willget(★★★)10.—DoyouhavethebookRedStarOverChina?—Sorry,Igaveitbacktothelibrary.Maybeit’sstill________there.

A．availableB．enjoyableC．comfortable(★★★)11.—WillJennygotoyourbirthdaydinnertomorrow?—She________tocomebecauseshehastoprepareforatest.

A．advisesB．refusesC．expects(★★★)12.—ShallwegotoQuanzhouorZhangzhouforacitywalk,Claire?—________.Youaregoodatmakingplans.

A．UptoyouB．NoproblemC．You’reright二、完形填空(★★★)Elicelivedinasmalltown.Oneday,shefoundanolddirtyjarinthecorner(墙角)ofashop.She________thejarandnoticedsomenotesinit.Fromtheshopkeeper,shelearneditwasa“GratitudeJar”andthenoteswereaboutgivingthanks.Elicewasexcitedbythisideaanddecidedtohaveatry.Everyday________shewenttobed,shethoughtaboutthegoodthingsthathappenedduringtheday.Shefoundjoy(快乐)in________thingslikethewarmthofthemorningsunorthelaughofchildrenplayinginthepark.Astimewentby,Elice’sjarwasfullofnotes.Shewassurprisedat________herfeelingsaboutlifebecamedifferent.Sheworriedlessaboutwhatshedidn’thaveandcaredmoreaboutthegoodthingsinherlife—theloveofherfamilyandfriends,andthebeautyoftheworld.Onecoldevening,Elicehadanunexpectedproblem.She________herjobanditmadeherfeelscaredandworried.Elicesatdownwithhergratitudejar,wonderingifshecouldfindanythingtobe________forinthisdifficulttime.Sheslowlyopenedthejarandreadthenotesinit.Assheread,________magicalhappened.Eachlittlepieceofgratitudebecame________,tellingherthateveninhardtimes,therewasalwayssomethingtothankfor.Andhergratitudeevenlighteduptheothersinthetown.13.A．cutupB．gaveupC．pickedup14.A．unlessB．beforeC．though15.A．simpleB．seriousC．smart16.A．whyB．howC．when17.A．lostB．finishedC．chose18.A．usefulB．carefulC．thankful19.A．nothingB．somethingC．anything20.A．hopeB．moneyC．health三、阅读理解(★★★)

HowtoKeepYourTeethHealthyandStrongBrightsmilesareimportant.Whenyou’rewithabig,healthysmile,itmakesotherpeoplesmilebackatyou.Herearethreetipstohelpyouhavecleanteeth.Tip1KeepyourTeethClean*Brushteethforatleasttwo

minuteseachtime.*Cleanyourtonguewitha

scraper.Don’tpress(按压)

sohardorithurts.*Keepthemouthwashinyour

mouthforabouttwominutes.*Don’tsmoke.

Tip2EataHealthyDiet

*Cutdownsugarintake(摄入量).

*Drinkmorewater.

*Eatmorefreshfruitandvegetables.

*Stayawayfromdrinksthatmaystainyourteeth.Thefollowingfoodisverycommontomaketeethyellow:wine(酒),tea,coffee.

Tip3VisittheDentist

*Gotoadentistifyouarehavingproblemswithyourteeth.

*Getatoothexameverysixmonths.Formoreinformation,please21.Whichofthefollowingwaysarementioned(提到)inTip1?a.stopsmokingb.usemouthwashc.eatlesssugard.scrapeyourtongue

A．abcB．abdC．acdD．bcd22.Theunderlineword“stain”hastheclosestmeaningto“________”.

A．digB．loseC．shakeD．color23.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldexamourteeth________.

A．twiceamonthB．sixtimesamonthC．twiceayearD．everytwoyears24.Wherecanweprobablyfindthispassage?

A．OntheInternet.B．Inthenewspaper.C．Inthemagazine.D．OnTV.(★★★)DoyouknowE-personandI-person?Thesetwokindsofpersonalities(性格)aremuchdiscussedonline.Eventwinsmaybequitedifferentfromeachother,suchaspersonalities,hobbies,friendsandetc..Tolearnmoreaboutthat,let’shearfromthefollowingtwins.

Andy,anExtrovertIenjoytryingnewthingsandplayingwithmanyfriends.KenandIheadtothebeachonSaturdaystosurf,andonSundays,IhangoutwithTom,eatingandriding.Atschool,Larryismybestfriend.Idon’tspendmuchtimewithhimovertheweekendsbecausehelikestoplayvideogamesathomejustbyhimself.I’mcoolwithitbecauseIcanvisitotherfriends.Ivalue(重视)hisfriendshipalotbecauseLarrycaresaboutmeandoftengivesgreatadvicetomyproblems.Anna,anIntrovertIthinknothingismoreenjoyablethanstayingonsofabymyselfwithagreatbookinhand.However,Idoalsoneedtimewithmytwobestfriends,SueandTina.Sueissofulloflifethatherjokesbringmuchjoytomyquietdays.Tinaismorelikeme,andsheunderstandsmebetterthanIdo.Weoftentakealongwalktoshareourfeelings.Ilovebothmyfriendsandneedtheirdifferentpersonalitiestomakemylifecolorful.Well,therewehaveitfromthehorse’smouth.FromAndyandAnna,introvertsandextrovertscanbefriendsandalsoneedfriendswithdifferentpersonalities.Sostarttomakedifferentfriendsandenjoythespecialfriendship!25.WhatdoesAndydoonSaturdayswithKen?

A．Surfonthebeach.B．Ridethebikes.C．Playthevideogames.D．Takealongwalk.26.WhichofthefollowingwordcanbestdescribeSue?

A．Hard-working.B．Understanding.C．Good-looking.D．Outgoing.27.Theidiom“fromthehorse’smouth”means“tohearfromsomeone________”.

A．whoreaditB．whoexperienceditC．whofeditD．whopromisedit28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Friendsinneedarefriendsindeed.B．Friendsbringoutthebestineachother.C．Friendsarenotnecessarytobethesame.D．Friendsreachforyourhandsandtouchyourhearts.(★★★)Isthereabookorafavoritewriterthatyouwanttoknowmoreabout?Doyouneedsomethingtohelpyourelaxorgetclosertopeoplearoundyou?Listentopodcaststofindanytopicofinterest!Podcastsarebecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyears.Thenamecomesfromthewords‘iPod’and‘broadcast’.Broadcastingdatesbacktoaround100yearsagoanditcansendmessagestothousandsofpeople.In1920s,peoplecouldlistentomusic,news,andstoriesfromradiosattheirhomes.Intheearly2000s,anewkindofbroadcastinggrew:podcasts.Peoplecanhost,createandshareallkindsoftopicsonthem,fordifferentpeoplefromanywhereintheworld.▲Firstly,youcanturnonpodcastsanytime,anywhere,usingyoursmartphonesorcomputers.Besides,unliketheshowsontheradio,youcanchoosefromkindsofhottopics,andthenyoumayknowwhatyou’rereallyinterestedin.What’smore,podcastscreateafeelingofconnection(联系).Hearingthevoicesandstoriesofpodcasterscanmakeusfeellikewe’repartofthetalk.Atthesametime,podcastsofferotherbenefits(益处).Youcanimprovelanguagelearningbylisteningtodifferentspeakers.Podcastsalsohelpuslearnmoreabouttheworld,astheyoftendiscussexperiencesofallgroupsofpeople.Withpodcasts,youcanenjoythetimewhenyoumayfeelwasted(浪费的).Nowcleaning,takingthebusareactivitiesyoucanlookforwardto!29.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Bysharingideas.B．Bygivingnumbers.C．Bytellingastory.D．Byaskingquestions.30.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout________.

A．theuseofpodcastsB．thepopularityofpodcastsC．thehistoryofpodcastsD．thegoodpointsofpodcasts31.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe▲?

A．Therearemanywaystousepodcastsasyoulike.B．Therearereasonswhypodcastswinourhearts.C．Therearekindsofhottopicsonpodcaststochoose.D．Therearefeelingsconnectingyouwithpodcasters.32.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninfer(推断)thatpodcastswil________.

A．haveabrightfutureB．createmorejobsC．taketheplaceofradiosD．wastepeople’stime四、任务型阅读(★★★)Wouldyouenjoyridingtoschoolinaflyingtaxi?ABraziliancompanycalledEvehasshoweditsplanstostartmakinge-flyingtaxis,whichcouldtaketotheskiesby2026.Aflyingtaxiwilllooklikeamixbetweenadrone(无人机)andaplane.Theyarebuilttobeusedinthecrowdedcities,sotheywillbeabletotakeoffandland(着陆)straightupanddownontopofbuildings.Theywon’tneedlongrunwaysliketraditionalplanes.What’smore,asthetaxisare100%electric(电子),theywillbemuchlessnoisythancommonplanesandwon’tpollutetheair.Anothergoodthingofbeingabletotravelintheairisthatsuchrideswillbemoredirect(直接)andquicker.Evesaysthatthetaxiswillflyasfarasaround60miles.Butthemainproblemwithflyingcarsissafety.Accidents(事故)intheairaredangeroustoboththepeopleintaxiandanyoneonthegroundbelow.Tomaketheflyingcarssafer,manyscientiststrytomakethemself-flyingwithouthumanpilots.Doyouthinkflyingcarsareagoodidea,orweshouldfindotherwaystogetaroundinthenearfuture?33.________34.________35.________36.________五、完成句子(★★★)37.you,special,anything,buy,did,__________________________?(★)38.shopping,weekends,I,on,go,usually___________________________________________________________________________________________.(★★★)39.from,can,learn,shows,you,talk,what___________________________________________________________________________________________?(★)40.grades,resolution,is,to,my,better,get___________________________________________________________________________________________.(★★★)41.ready,try,he,best,always,is,his,to___________________________________________________________________________________________.六、情景运用(★★★)42.你想知道如何制作沙茶面，可以这样问奶奶：Grandma,________________________SatayNoodles?(★★★)43.你想了解厦门哪家超市服务最好，可以这样问：Whichsupermarket_____________________________?(★★★)44.你想知道Peter对于动画片Wish的看法，可以这样问：_____________________________thecartoonWish?(★★★)45.你想告诉同学，你自己和爸爸一样高，可以这样说：____________________________________________________.(★★★)46.你想告诉朋友你打算去上吉他课，可以这样说：____________________________________________________.七、短文填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，根据语境、首字母或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。Thefriedriceball(Zhazao)isamust-haveduringfestivalsinSouthernFujian,especiallyinXiamen.Zhazaoisinaroundshape,soitisas47offamilygettingtogether.FormanypeopleinXiamen,itisanimportantdishwhentheyc48specialfestivals.Itcarriestheirsweetmemoriesandgoodwishes.ThemoreZhazaoyoushare,the49(happy)you’llbe.Wheneatingit,peopleoftenthinkoftheirhometownandtheirchildhoods.It’sthetasteofhome.Usually,peoplemakeZhazaowithmashedsweet50(potato)andsugar.Withthesethingsready,youcanstarttomakeit.

First,mix51(they)intoabatter(面糊).

Next,makethebatterintotheshapeofballs.

Andthen,f52eachballwithsesame(芝麻).

53(final),puttheballsintothehotoil(油).

TomakeZhazaomoredelicious,therighttemperatureoftheoilisimportant.Whenit54(reach)around120℃,puttheballsintheoil.Waitforabouttwentyminutes