江苏省南通市如皋市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题（原卷版）

江苏省南通市如皋市2023-2024学年八年级下学期6月期末

英语试题

一、单项选择

1.Theselittlewind-bellshiteachother,givingoffasweetsound.Itmakesmethinkofmylovely

childhood.

A.offB.againstC.throughD.upon

2.一Linda,Ihavefailedtopassthedrivingtestagain.Ican'tfeelworsenow.

—Cheerup,Susan.Iknowhowyoufeel,butIbelieveyoucanmakeitnextlime.

A.exactlyB.properlyC.closelyD.seriously

3.Asateenagerinnewtimes,it'sourdutytomakea(n)ofChineseculturetotheworldbytelling

ChinesestoriesinEnglish.

A.conversationB.knowledgeC.introductionD.conclusion

4.—Jenny,Tvealreadygoteverythingfbrthepicnic.

-Great!DoyoumeanIbringanythingwhenIcome?

A.shouldn'tB.mustn'tC.can'tD.don'thaveto

5.—Hey,Bob!Ihaven'tseenyourbrotherTomfbralongtime.

—Ah,heDalianfbraweek.It'ssuchagreatcitythathedoesn'twanttocomeback.

A.wenttoB.stayedinC.hasbeentoD.hasbeenin

6.—WhenIamintrouble,thereisalwayssomeonearoundmewhocanusefuladvice.

一Well,it'sknownthaf'whenIwalkalongwithtwoothers,theymayservemeasmyteachers.”

A.takeoutB.puloutC.handoutD.lookout

7.—Let'sgotoplaysoccernow,Jack.

—Edliketo,butIneedatleastonemorehourbeforemyproject.

A.finishesB.isfinishedC.willfinishD.willbefinished

8.一MrWu,howsoonwilltheswimmingpoolinourschoolbeopentousstudents?

-Oh,I'mafraidit'sstilltotalkaboutthat.

A.tooearlyB.toolateC.earlyenoughD.lateenough

9.Theideasoftheinformationbelowareorganizedinthewayof.

Poorchildrenneedhelp

SomeAfricanchildrendon'thaveenoughfoodtocat.Also,theyneedclothesandshoestokeepwarm.Moreover.

theycan'tpayfbrpensandnotebooks.It'simportantfbrustodosomethingfbrthem.

A.timeorderB.spaceorderC.generaltospecificD.specifictogeneral

10.——Look,Sandycandance!I'veneverheardaboutitfromher.

—Infact,sheisgoodatitandoftenwinsprizes.Youknow"

A.everydoghasitsdayB.theearlybirdcatchestheworm

C.actionsspeaklouderthanwordsD.thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside

二、完形填空

Budilookedaroundtheroom.Mostofthevillagershadturnedoutfbrthemeeting.Ari,Budi'sson,hadalso

showedup.although（尽管）hisyoung11wassickwithaseriousdisease.ItwastimeforBudi,headofthe

village,tostartthemeeting.

“Wehavehadanew12fromthelogging（伐木）company.Iftheyenterourforest,theywillbringus

doctorsandsetupaclinic所）fcrusin13..ThulimehasconicIbrusLodiscussthisimporlanlevent,''

hesaid.

TherewasashortsilencebeforeWawan,avisitingenvironmentalist,14spokeup."Tobehonest,I

don'tthinkyoushould15yourtreestothiscompany.”

“That's16fbryoutosay,“saidAri."Youcangobackhome,toyourcitydoctors,butmychildis

terriblyillandsheisillinbed,shakingwithfever17wehavenomedicalcare.I'dliketosaywe'dbetter

18theoHerfbrourchildrenandourelderly.”

Anolderman19tohisfeetandsaidloudly,uHmph!Youthinkyoucanspeakfbryourelders?You

cantakeyourchildtoa20,evenifitisalongway.It'snoteasy,butitispossible.Butoncethe21

isgone,it'snotpossibletogetitback.”

Diah,oneofthemothers,spokeupinaloudvoice,uMyhusbardhadtoworkinthecity.Wouldn'titbe

22ifhecouldworkinourvillagewiththeloggingcompany?”

Soon,villagersbegan23allatonce.

“Enough!”shouiedBudi."24,il'stimefbrustodecidetogetherwhattodothen.^^

Finally,thevillagersagreed（o25theloggingcompany.AndWawanpromisedtohelpbringmedical

careandmorejobopportunitiestothem.

11.A.wifeB.motherC.sonD.daughter

12.A.taskB.reportC.orderD.offer

13.A.publicB.surpriseC.returnD.detail

14.A.suddenlyB.excitedlyC.proudlyD.carelessly

15.A.tradeB.sendC.showD.lend

16.A.usefulB.lateC.directD.easy

17.A.whileB.untilC.ifD.because

18.A.acceptB.checkC.improveD.share

19.A.fellB.flewC.roseD.got

20.A.farmerB.dociorC.managerD.visitor

21.A.villageB.schoolC.forestD.company

22.A.harderB.betterC.fasterD.worse

23.A.fightingB.laughingC.cheeringD.discussing

24.A.InsteadB.AnywayC.MoreoverD.Otherwise

25.A.refuseB.inviteC.enterD.leave

三、阅读理解

请认真阅读卜列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、,B、C、D四个选项中,,选出最佳选项。

A

Wesometimesfeellonelywhenthere'snobodywithus.Howdoyouspendyourtimewhenyoufeellonely?

LiBai,ChinesepoetoftheTangDynasty,andtheUKpoetWilliamWordsworthdescribedanddealtwith

lonelinessindifferentways.

DrinkingAloneundertheMoonIWanderedLonelyasaCloudby

byLiBaiWilliamWordsworth

Amongtheflowers,fromapotofIwanderedlonelyasacloud

wineThatfloatsonhigho'ervalesand

Idrinkwithoutacompanionofmine.hills,

IraisemycuptoinvitetheMoonWhenallatonceIsawacrowd

whoblends

Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;

HerlightwithmyShadowandwcarc

Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,

three________.

Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.

V/ordbank:Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie

shadow（影子）wander（漫游）Invacantorinpensivemood,

float（漂浮）daffodils（水仙花）Theyflashuponthatinwardeye

Hetriedtofindoutwherethatvoicehadconicfromandhesawnoone!Helookedunderthebench-noone!

Hesearchedtheroom—noone!Heopenedthedoortolookaroundthestreet-andstillnoone!

“Oh,Isee!”hethensaid,laughingandshakinghishead."Theremaybesomethingwrongwithmyears.”

“Well,well—toworkoncemore."Hestruckanotherblowhardonthepieceofwood.

“Oh,oh!Youhurtme^^^criedthesamefar-awaylittlevoice.

MastroCherry'smouthopenedwide,turnedfrightenedeyesandhistonguehungdownonhischin（下巴）.

“Wheredidthatvoicecomefrom?Thispieceofwoodhaslearnedtocrylikeachild?Hereitis—apieceof

commonfirewood,thesameasanyother.Yet—mightsomeonebehiddeninit?Ifso,theworsefbrhim.Tilfix

Withthesewords,hestartedIoknockit.Hethrewittothefloor,againstthewalls,andevenuptothe

ceiling.

Helistenedforthetinyvoicetocry.Hewaitedtwominutes—nothing;fiveminutes—nothing;lenminutes—

nothing.uOh,Isee,“hesaid,tryingbravelytolaughandtouchinghishair."Well,well—toworkoncemore!^^So

hetriedtosingamenysongtogetpower,andworkedon.

“Stopit!Oh,stopit!Youticklemystomach.''ThistimepoorMastroCherryfellasifshot.Whenheopened

hiseyes,hefoundhimselfsittingonthefloor.

29.Howmanytimesdidthepieceofwoodtalk?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

30.Theunderlinedword"blow"probablymeans.

A.ahardhitB.aquickmoveC.airfromthemouthD.amusicalsound

31.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothestory?

a.MastroCherrysearchedeverywherefbrthevoice.

b.MastroCherrywastoldtobecarefulbyalittlevoice.

c.MastroCherrylaughedandsangtomakehimselfmoveon.

d.MastroCherryquestionedifanyonewashiddeninthewood.

e.MastroCherryfoundapieceofcommonfirewoodinhisshop.

A.b-a-e-d-cB.b-e-d-a-cC.e-b-a-d-cD.e-b-d-a-c

32.Howdidthecarpenter'sfeelingschangeinthewholestory?

A.happy—>surpriscd—>afraidB.happy—>surpriscd—>borcd

C.surprised—>afraid—>angryD.surprised—>worried—>happy

C

@Whatwouldyoulikeforlunch?Maybe,abattery（电池）？Althoughitsoundsunusual,thishasalready

beenrealizedbyscientistsastheydevelopelectronic（电子的）thingsyoucaneat.

②Robofood,aprogramledbyDarioFlorcanofromtheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyLausanne,

Switzerland,hasbeenthetrailblazer.TogetherwithscientistsfromWageningenUniversity,theNetherlands,ithas

madeanewdrone（无人机）.Halfofthepartsinsidecanbeeaten!Theprogramplanstocreaterobotsthatcanbe

eatenandfoodsthatactlikerobotsbymixingfoodscienceandrobotsinanewway.

©Accordingtothescientists,thewingsofthedroneweremadefromricecakesgluedtogetherusingoiland

chocolate.Thisdronecanfindmissingpeopleoranimalsinsuddenseriousanddangeroussituations,andcany

importantfoodormedicineto（hemPartsofthedronecanbeeatensincetheymeetfoodsafetystandardssetup

bytheUnitedNationsforemergencies.

©However,themainchallengeisfindingstrongeredible（可食用的）materialsfbrthedrone'swingsto

preparefbrbadweatherandhightemperatures-ofcourse,thechocolatemaymelt（融化）easily.

@Robofbodalsodevelopedanediblesensortohelpwatchstomachsickness.It'seatenbythepatientto

checktheconditionsinside.Unlikeothersensorsouttheretoday,it'sdesignedtobeeasilydigested（消化），

loweringtheriskofleavinganyremainsinsidethebody.

@ThcinventionofRobofoodalsohelpswithenvironmentalprotection.Theworld'sfirstfullyedible

batteriescanhelpwiththegrowingproblemofthrowingawayusedbatteries.ThebatteryTstwoendsaremadeof

vitaminB2andanothernaturalelement（hatcanbefoundinmanyfruitsincludingapples.Sothenewbatterycan

bemorefriendlyfornature.

33WhichofthefollowingaboutRobofbod'sdroneistrue?

A.Thematerialsofthedronearetotallyedible.

B.Thematerialsofthedronearen'tstrongenough.

C.Thedronecanbeusedinanydangeroussituation.

D.Thedroneismadeofricecakes,oilandchocolate.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Robofood^sensorscanstayinthehumanbodylonger.

B.Robofood'ssensorscanwatchthestomachmorecarefully.

C.Robofbod'sbatteriesareexpectedtotaketheplaceofsomefruit.

D.Robofbod'sbatteriesarethefirstbatteriesthatcanbetotallyeaten.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanshowthestructureofthepassage?

36.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SmartDronesB.EdibleElectronics

C.RobotsandFoodsD.Nature-friendlyBatteries

D

SinceIgrewupinEnglandwithaBritishfatherandaChinesemother,I'veenjoyedfoodfrombothcountries

eversinceIwasabletoholdaknifeandfork—andchopsticks!

MumhassweetmemoriesofthefoodfromherhometowninSichuan,andoftencooksspicydishes.Because

ofthis.Dadhascometolovehotpot!ButtherearestillsomedishesthatDaddarenottryevenaftermanyyears

ofmarriagetomymother.Heoncetoldmehewassurprisedbywhathesawonthe（ablewhenhefirstvisitedmy

mother'sparentsinChina.liewasevenshocked（震惊的）attheirweddingwhenhesawhowtheChineseate

almosteverypartofananimal.Eventoday,hestilldoesnoteasilytake（忍受）toeatingthingslikechickenfeet.

ButIenjoythatsortoffoodmyself.Lastweek1wenttothebutcher'sandasked,“Doyouhavepigs'cars?”

“No,"thebutcher（屠夫）said,pullingathisowncars,'justtheseordinaryones."HemusthavethoughtIwas

joking.

DadcancookasuperEnglishbreakfast”ofbacon,eggs,beans,sausagesandtoastwithbutter.Mum

andIjusthavetofindawaytogethiminto（hekitchen!HealsodocsatypicalSundayroast.Wcallloveroast

beefandvegetables,butMumsayswe'dbetternotcattoomuchroastfoodasitmaymakeussufferfromheat

insideourbodies,according（otraditionalChinesemedicine.

DIneverforgetmyvisittoChina.Mumencouragedmetotrydiflerentkindsoffood,andIdid!Iloved

everything.ButjustwhenIthoughtIcoulddealwithallChinesefood,Icameacrossstinkytofu,aterriblegrey

thingthatlookedandsmeltlikeaburntsportsshoe."Youneedn'ttryitifyoudon'twantto/'Mumsaid,butI

gatheredallmycouragetotakeabiteandwasamazedtofinditwasn'tthatbad.Itremindedmeofbluechccsc,a

similarlystrongsmellingtypeoffoodyoueitherloveorhate.MaybeI'llfallinlovewithstinkytofusomeday.

Peoplesay（hatoneman'smeatisanotherman'sarison,butIfeelathomewithdifferentfoodfromboth

ChinaandBritain.Tome,there'snothingbetterthanacross-culturalafternoonteaofEnglishbiscuitsandacupof

Chineseoolongteainafinechinacup!

37.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewriter'stastefbrfood?

A.HeprefersBritishfoodtoChinesefood.

B.HewillnevergetusedtoChineseoolongtea.

C.HeenjoysBritishfoodaswellasChinesefood.

D.HecandealwithallChinesefoodincludingstinkytofu.

38.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromtheparagraphs2and3?

A.AlmostnopeopleinEnglandeatpigs'ears.

B.Thewriterjustwantedtoplayatrickonthebutcher.

C.Thebutcherwasmoreinterestedinpigs'carsthanothers.

D.Pigs,carsarcpopularinBritain,especiallyattheirweddings.

39.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewriter'sfather?

A.Heisn'treallyinterestedincooking.

B.HelikeseasilypreparedChinesefood.

C.Healwaysenjoysmakingmealswithfamilies.

D.HelikesallkindsofChinesefoodespeciallyhotpot.

40.Whatdocstheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph6?

A.Agooddietcanbuildupone'shealth.

B.Somefoodcanbeharmfultohealth.

C.Peopleought（otrydifferentfoods.

D.Peoplehavedifferenttastesforfbod.

信息还原（六选五）

Everyonelikesagoodlaughfromtimetotime,andsciencesupportsthatfeeling.Infact,westarttolaugh

evenbeforewcstarttospeak.

41.Thinkbacktoatimewhenthemainmealwasafour-leggedanimalrunningawayfromus,andwe

hadtohuntitdowntofillourstomachs.Atthesametime,therewerealsoanimalsrunningtowardsus,huntingus

downtofeedthemselves.42.Soitmakessensethatwhenihedangerfinallypassed,earlyhumansshareda

laughwithoneanotherasiftotellthegroupeverythingwasOKandthattherewasnoneedtobeanxiousor

threatenedbywhatwashappeningaroundthem.

43.“Laughtercanmakeiteasierfbrcouplestocommunicateandstrongtheirrelationships,Mone

researchersaid.Inaddition,laughteris30timesmorepronetohappentogetherwithothersthanwhenoneis

alone.It'scontagious（有感染力的）.44.

Laughterislikeapillinyourmedicineboxtohelpyoufeelbetter.Andil'sfree.45.Ifyouwantto

usethehealingpoweroflaughter,afunnymoviemighthelp——butit'sreallytheconnectionslaughterbuildswith

otherpeoplethatcount.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

A.Sodon'tthinkitissillyoruseless

B.Peoplerelaxthemselvesthroughlaugh

C.Laughteristhegluethatkeepspeopletogether

D.Atsuchdangeroustimes,earlyhumanswereundergreatstress

E.Tounderstandwhywclaugh,letsgobacktoourverybeginnings

F.You'remuchmorelikelytolaughifyouhearsomeoneelselaughing

四、词汇运用

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

Altay(阿勒泰),aplaceintheXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion(新疆维吾尔自治区),turnsouttobea

hitduetotheTVseriesnamed7btheWonder.Theseriesdisplayed(he46(area)amazingnatural

beauty,withmountainscoveredinsnow,lakesthatareveryclear,andoldvillagesthatarestillingoodcondition.

Altayisalsooneof47(fine)placesforskiingduringthecoldseason.

PeoplewhostudytourismsaythatAltay,located(位于)in48(north)Xinjiang,hasalwaysbeen

famousfbritsrichtourismresources,butitwasn'tapopularplacetcvisitbeforebecauseittookalongtimeto

travel(hereandthecostof49(slay)inhotelswashigh.However,TotheWonderhasmademorepeople,

especiallytheyoung,interestedinvisitingAltay.

50theseriesstartedtobeshown,theInternetsearchesaboutAltayhavemorethandoubled,with

searchesforAltayhomestaysrisingalotaswell.Thesmallhouseswhichfeaturedinthedramahavegottoo

populartobook.51May15,BeijingYouthDailyreportedthatbookingsforgrouptoursacrossXinjiang

roseby247percentcomparedtotheearlierweek.

Eventhoughitisn'tthateasytotraveltoAltay,thearea52(think)tobeagreatplacefbrtourists.It

canbeattractiveallyear,withdifferentinterestingthingstoseeandexperienceinanyseason.Theexpertsadvise

peopleinchargeof(仇责)AltayS3(keep)makingtheplacesmerecomtnrfahlefartnnriststostayand

visit.

Infact,itisnotthefirsttimethataTVserieshas54(success)madeaplacemorepopular.Inthelast

fewyears,otherplaces,likeDaliinYunnanprovince,55(become)hottouristdestinationsbecauseof

excellentTVdramas.Byimprovingthetourismandculturalattractions,moreplacescanbringtheirspecialarea

toawiderpublic.

五、短文填空

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使

短文通顺。

TheChinesecharacterFuisanecessityinSpringFestivalcelebrations.Nowadays,Fu,asaculturalsign,

e56people'sbestwishesfbrthecomingyear.Yet,inthepast,thecharactermainlymeantluckandfortune.

Thetradition（传统）ofstickingthecharacterFuonw57anddoorshasbeenaroundforalongtime.

IfsrecordedthatpeoplealreadypractisedthistraditionintheSongDynasty.Thecharactercanbew58or

printed.Itcanbestuckeithernormallyorupsidedown,becauseinChinese,the“reversedand"Faarrives”

sounds59toeachother,bothbeingpronouncedas"Fudao

Thereisastoryabouttheoriginofstickingthe“reversedFu\ZhuYuanzhang,thefirstemperoroftheMing

Dynasty,onceusedthecharacterfuasasecretsignaltokillafamilyforinsulting（侮辱）hiswife.EmpressMa.

Toa60thedisaster,thekind-heartedempressorderedeveryfamilyinthecapitaltostickthecharacterFu

infrontoftheirowndoors.

Allthepeoplefollowedtheempress'sorder,butonefamilydidn'tknowh61（oreadorwrite.They

hadstuckthecharacterupsidedown.Ontheseconddaywhenthesoldierswenttothestreets,theyfoundthe

charactere62includingtheupsidedownone.Whentheemperorheardthis,hesaid,a63tothe

soldiers,UIwillkillthefamilywhostuckthecharacterdifferently.”

ButEmpressMac64"Thatfamilyhadknownthatyouwouldconictovisitthemtoday,sotheystuck

thecharacterupsidedownonpurpose.Doesn'tthathavethesamein65as'Fucomcs^?^^Theemperor

agreedwithhiswifeandsetthefamilyfree.

From（ha（timeon,peoplebegantostickFuupsidedownforthepurposeofhopingforluckandremembering

EmpressMa.

六、任务型阅读

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

LiuLingliwasbominHengyang,Hunanprovince,in1973.Herfirstinteractionwithpeoplewithdisability

waswithoneofherneighbours,sumamedWang.Liuwasachildthen.

Onedayinthewinter,whenLiuwasplayinginherhouse,Wangusedsignlanguagetocommunicatewith

her.ButLiucouldn'tunderstandwhatshewastryingtosay.ItwasWang'shusbandwhotoldLiuthatshewanted

tomakeherascarf.

“Evenasachild,Iwasmovedbyherkindgesture,andthoughtitwouldbegreatifshecouldspeak,“Liu

said.TheincidentleftanunforgettablemarkonLiu.Attheageof14,shedecidedtomajorinteachinghearing-

impaired（听力受损的）students,ardlaterenrolledinNanjingNorrr.alUniversityofSpecialEducation.Afterfour

years,shegraduatedwithasecondaryvocational（职业的）degreeandbecameateacheratHengyangNormal

SchoolofSpecialEducation,andtaughtChineselanguagetofirstgr