湖南省衡阳市四校2023-2024学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试题（含答案）

第第页湖南省衡阳市四校2023-2024学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试题一、第二部分，阅读理解，第一节阅读选择，阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分)阅读理解VOLUNTEERSNEEDEDIfyouhavenogoodplansforyourholidays,whynotspendyourtimehelpingothers?Ithinkyoucanalsolearnalotbygivinghelp.Volunteerproject:Thevolunteerswillworkinanorphanage(孤儿院)builtbyagroupofkindwomenbyorganizingactivities,teachingthekidstoread,towrite,tospeakandalsogivingthemmoral(道德的）lessons.Language:EnglishWorkingtime:Saturday:2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.Sunday:9:00.m.-4:00p.m.Age:18andoverAccommodation（住宿）:Volunteerswillstayattheguesthouseneartheschool(volunteersneedtopayforthestay).1．Thevolunteersneedtoworkintheorphanage____.A．onceaweekB．twiceaweekC．threehoursaweek2．Thevolunteersdomanythingsintheorphanageexcept(除……之外）____.A．teachingchildrentoreadB．givingchildrenmorallessonsC．cookingfoodforchildren3．Thevolunteersneedtospeak____intheorphanage.A．Chinese B．Japanese C．English阅读理解Almosteverychildlikessweetthings,suchascandies,chocolate,ice-creamanddesserts.ButdoyoknowthereisaholidaycalledSweetestDayintheUSA?Doesitmeanpeoplecaneatlotsofsweetsonthatday.SweetestDayisapopularholidayforAmericans.Peoplecelebrate（庆祝）itonthethirdSaturdayinOctober.0nthatday,peopleshowtheirlovetotheelderly,children,theirgoodfriendsoranyoneelsetheywanttohelp.Orphans(孤儿）andpatients(病人)canalsoenjoypeople'sgreetings.Infact,anyonemaygetagiftonthatday.Itjustadaythatofferspeopleachancetoshowtheirloveandcaretoothers.Wheredidtheholidayoriginate(起源)?Hereisastory.In1922,averykindmaninCleveland,acityinOhioofAmerica,thoughtthatmanypoorpeopleinthecityneededcarefromothers.Hewantedthemtobehappyandhehopedtheywouldfindpeoplewhoalwaysrememberedthemandcaredaboutthem.Sohegavethemboxesofsweetsorsmallgiftstoshowhislove.Healsoaskedhisfriendsandneighborstohelphimdothesethings.Manypeoplethoughtitwasagreatidea.Afterthat,moreandmorepeopleinClevelandbegantodothingslikehimeveryyear.Gradually（逐渐地),itbecameapopularholidayforlotsofAmericans.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"desserts"inParagraph1mean?A．Eggs B．Beef C．Sweetfood5．Paragraph2mainlytalksabout.A．whatAmericansdotomakefriendsB．howAmericanscelebrateSweetestDayC．whytheelderlyandchildrenarehelped.6．WheredidSweetestDayoriginate?A．TheUK. B．TheUSA. C．TheUN.7．Whydidmoreandmorepeoplecareaboutotherslikethekindman?A．Becausetheyagreedwiththekindmanandfollowedhisexample.B．Becausetheythoughttheywouldalsobecaredaboutiftheydidso.C．Becausetheythoughttheycouldberememberedbythepoorpeople.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，China,triedtohelpforeignpeopleunderstandthecharactersusingcostumesandstagesettings.HecomparedLintowaterandgaveheralightgreencostume.WhenLinshowedup,therewasusuallywateraroundheronthestage.ThecreatorsconsideredittobeameaningfuljobtointroduceaChineseclassictoWesternaudiences.HwangtoldChinaDailyhewashappyto"havemadeacontribution（(贡献）landwheremyparentswereborn".8．WherewastheEnglishlanguageoperafirstperformed?A．InBeijing.B．InChangsha.C．InSanFrancisco,Us.9．HowdidtheteamchangeaclassicintoaforeignEnglishopera?A．Byaddingthenumberofthecharacters.B．Bymakingthestorysimple.C．Byusinglightmusic.10．WhatdoweknowaboutADreamofRedMansionsaccordingtothepassage?A．Thebookhas120charactersintotal.B．Thebookhasagreatinfluenceonthelaterwriters.C．ThebookismainlyabouttheriseandgreatnessoftheJiafamily.11．Whatsectionofamagazineisthepassageprobablyfrom?A．SocialStudies.B．LiteratureandArt.C．ScienceandTechnology.二、阅读理解，第二节．语篇补全(共4小题:每小题2分，满分8分)阅读下面的短文，从所给的A-E五个选项中，选出正确的答案填空，使短文通顺，内容完整。其中选项中有一.项是多余的。IntheWesternworld，Chinesetakeout(外卖)ispopular.Anditisusuallysenttoyourhouseinsmallboxes，withsomeChinesefood，suchasrice,dumplings,etc.ButthiskindofChinesefoodisn'tveryauthentic(正宗的).12．Chinesepeoplewholiveinothercountriesintroduced(介绍)mostofrealChinesefoodstoothers.Sooveryears,realChinesedisheshavebecomemorepopularinforeigncountriesaswell.IntheUnitedStates，peopleareeating,jianbingandroujiamo，13．Latiaoisalsopopularinforeignclassrooms.14．.Thismightbewhytheyaredeliciousforforeigners.Forexample，roujiamolookslikeahamburger.Tanghuluissimilartocandyapples,whicharebelovedbychildrenintheUSandtheUK.15．ButwhatdoforeignersreallythinkaboutalloftheserealChinesefoods?Tofindout,someforeignworkersinChinatriedmanykindsofChinesedishes,includinglatiao，youtiaoandroujiamo.Someofthesedisheswerefamiliar(熟悉的)tothem，whileotherswerenewandmysterious(神秘的)。Butonethingisforsure:Theyhadalotoffuneatingthesefoods.三、第三部分，语言运用，第一节完形填空(共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Afteraweekofrain,wefinallyhadabeautiful.16．dayoutside.MyfamilyandIweredrivingtoanearbytownwhenmydaughterfounda17．.Wesawoldtoys,acoupleofguitarsandevenapieceoffurniture(家具)ortwointheyard.Althoughitwasaveryhotsummerday,wesawlotsofpeopletalking,18．sittingandstandinginthesunshine.Seeingallofthisbroughtbackmemoriesofmy19．Mostofmyclothesbackthencamefromyardsales,justliketheonemydaughterfound。Asapupil,Iusedto20．goingtoayardsalewithmymombecauseIthoughtitwasmeaningless(无意义的).Butononespecialday,whenIfoundthattheyalsosoldold21．there,Igotexcitedaboutit.Afterthat,Ialwayslookedthroughthebooksuntilitwastimetogohomeandsometimesmymomwouldbuymeone,too.Soonmyroombecamealibraryfullofyardsalebooks.Tome,itwasthebest22．intheworld.Whydowehaveyardsales?We23．ouroldthingsandwebuy"newoldthings".Butitisn'tjustformoney.It'syardsalesthatbringustogether.Wetalkandcatchupwitholdfriendsandnewneighbors。Webuildabridgebetweenusandtheoldthingswith24．andlove.Ithinkyardsalesteachussomethingaboutlife,too.Wecan'treallyownanything25．Allwegetistohavethebelongings(所属物)forashorttime.Thenitistimetoletthemgoandpassthemon.16．A．spring B．summer C．autumn17．A．supermarket B．toystore C．yardsale18．A．laughing B．fighting C．shouting19．A．neighborhood B．childhood C．friendship20．A．enjoy B．hate C．practice21．A．books B．clothes C．furniture22．A．technology B．invention C．treasure23．A．partwith B．fixup C．putoff24．A．sadness B．fairness C．kindness25．A．now B．forever C．mostly四、第三部分，语言运用，第二节语法填空(共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号内单词的正确形式(每空最多不超过三个单词)。Whatisthemostpopularplace26．(visit)inChina?DaliinYunnanProvinceiscertainlyoneofthem.Daliisacitywith27．longhistoryanditliesinthe28．(west)partofYunnan.Itissobeautifulthatalotof29．(tour)fromhomeandabroadwouldliketotakeatripthere.Thereareseveralplacesworthvisiting。CangshanMountainsThemountainsinclude19peaks(山峰),andthehighestpeakis4,122metershigh.30．it'sverydangeroustoclimb，manypeoplestilltrytoreachthetop.ThereisastreambetweeneverytwopeaksofCangshanMountains.Theyarethefamous"NineteenPeaksandEighteenStreams"Therearemorethan10kindsofrocksandover2,550kindsofplantsinCangshanMountainsanditisalsohometoabout330kindsofanimals.ErhaiLakeOneofthebiggestfreshwaterlakesinChina31．(be)ErhaiLake.It'sabout40kilometerslongandcoversanareaof251squarekilometers.Visitorscanseealotof32．(amaze)scenery.Peoplecall33．(they)"ThreeIslands,FourEyots(河中小岛),FiveLakesandNineBays(海湾)"DalioldCityTheancientcityisgettingpopular34．(recent)becauseofitsdeliciousfoodandlonghistory.35．fact，itwasbuiltover600yearsago.ItwasthegatewaytotheSilkRoadinsouthwestChina.Thewallhasalengthof6kilometers,aheightof8metersandthicknessof6meters.Therearefourcitygatesfacingwest,east,northandsouth.五、第四部分，综合技能，第一节阅读表达(共5小题:每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面的短文，按要求完成后面各个小题。Wouldyoulikeamarathon(马拉松)?（A）你曾经听过马拉松吗?Itisapopularsportamongyoungpeople。Manypeopleenjoyitbecauseitbringsthemastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhentheyfinishthelonganddifficultrace.However，mostpeoplehaven'tknownitisasdangerousasmountainclimbing.Mostofthetime,peoplewhotakepartinamarathonarehealthyandhavestrongwills(意志力).Butstillmanypeoplegothurtorevendiedbecauseofit.Itisoneofthemostdangeroussports.ThemarathonthattookplaceonMay22ndinGansuwasadifficultrace.Onehundredandseventy-threerunnersjoinedinthismarathonandtwenty-onerunnersdiedbecauseofit.Amongthoserunnerswhowerealive，manywereseriouslyhurt.Accordingtothesurvey,（B）alotofreasonscausedthisaccident。includingfreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.Whydosomanypeoplerisktheirlives?That'sbecausetheywanttochallengethemselves。36．Whydomanypeopleenjoythemarathon?37．Isthemarathondangerous?38．HowmanyrunnersdiedinGansuMarathon?39．将短文中划线的句子（A）翻译成英文。40．将短文中划线的句子（B）翻译成中文。六、第四部分，综合技能，第二节书面表达(满分15分)41．写作。亲爱的同学们，暑期将至，你们打算如何度过呢?请你写一篇短文，从生活、学习、活动三个方面谈谈你的暑假计划。具体内容可参考以下的提示，也可适当发挥，使文章通顺连贯。1.生活锻炼身体，健康饮食，勤做家....2.学习完成作业，阅读....3.活动旅行:做志愿者……要求:(1)词数80左右。开头已写好，不计入总诃数:(2)文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。MySummerHolidayThesummerholidayiscoming

答案解析部分【答案】1．B2．C3．C【解析】【分析】本文是一则志愿者的招聘广告。

【点评】考查阅读理解，注意回到原文找答案：在回答问题时，要回到原文中寻找答案，尽量选择与原文一致的选项。1．细节理解题。根据"Workingtime:Saturday:2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.Sunday:9:00a.m.-4:00p.m."可知，需要一周两次，故选B。2．细节理解题。根据"teachingthekidstoread,towrite,tospeakandalsogivingthemmoral(道德的)lessons."可知，不包括"给孩子们做饭"，故选C。3．细节理解题。根据"Language:English"可知，需要说英语，故选C。【答案】4．C5．B6．B7．A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国一个叫"甜蜜的一天"的节日。

【点评】考查阅读理解，注意排除干扰选项：在选择答案时，要排除那些与原文不符或无关的干扰选项，尽量选择与原文一致的选项。4．词句猜测题。根据"Almosteverychildlikessweetthings,suchascandies,chocolate,ice-cream"可知，划线词指的是甜食。故选C。5．段落大意题。根据"SweetestDayisapopularholidayforAmericans.Peoplecelebrate(庆祝)itonthethirdSaturdayinOctober."可知该段是介绍美国人怎样庆祝"甜蜜的一天"。故选B。6．细节理解题。根据"Gradually,itbecameapopularholidayforlotsofAmericans."可知这个假期是一个美国人发起的，并逐渐在美国流行，所以起源于美国。故选B。7．细节理解题。根据"Manypeoplethoughtitwasagreatidea.Afterthat,moreandmorepeopleinClevelandbegantodothingslikehimeveryyear."可知他同意那个慈善的人的主意并且以他为榜样。故选A。【答案】8．C9．B10．B11．B【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了中国古典小说《红楼梦》被改编成英语歌剧，并在美国和中国多个城市上演。

【点评】考查阅读理解，注意学习解题技巧：学习一些解题技巧和方法，如速读、寻读、略读等，可以提高阅读效率和准确率。8．细节理解题。根据"AfterbeingperformedinSanFrancisco,US,theperformancecametoBeijing,ChangshaandWuhan."可知，首先在旧金山演出，故选C。9．推理判断题。根据"ButoperawriterDavidHenryHwangcutdownthenumberofcharacterstojustseven.Hwang,aChinese-American,focusedonthelovestorybetweenJiaandLinandtriedtowriteaheartbreakingstorythateveryonewouldunderstand."但歌剧作家黄哲伦将角色数量减少到了7个。黄是一位华裔美国人，他专注于贾和林之间的爱情故事，并试图写出一个人人都能理解的令人心碎的故事。可知，歌剧作家把红楼梦的故事写简单了，故选B。10．细节理解题。根据"NamedasoneofChina'sFourGreatClassics,thebookhasafar-reachinginfluenceonlaterwriters."可知，《红楼梦》对后世作家产生深远的影响。故选B。11．文章出处题。这篇文章主要介绍了中国古典小说《红楼梦》被改编成英语歌剧，属于文学艺术类，故选B。【答案】12．B；13．C；14．A；15．D【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了中餐外卖在国外很受欢迎的现象以及外国人喜欢中国食物的原因。【点评】考查任务型阅读，可以将整个文章首先浏览一遍，大概理解意思，根据逻辑关系，找到可以匹配信息的选项。12．根据"ButthiskindofChinesefoodisn'tveryauthentic."可知，中餐外卖和真正的中国食物不一样。B选项"事实上，它与真正的中国食物非常不同"符合语境。故选B。13．根据"IntheUnitedStates,peopleareeatingjianbingandroujiamo."可知，要列举中国食物在国外受欢迎的例子。C选项"在俄罗斯，糖葫芦已经成为一种流行的冬季小吃"符合语境。故选C。14．根据"Thismightbewhytheyaredeliciousforforeigners.Forexample,roujiamolookslikeahamburger."和"Forexample,roujiamolookslikeahamburger."可知，要介绍外国人喜欢中国食物的原因。A选项"很多中国食物和西方食物很像"符合语境。故选A。15．根据"Forexample,roujiamolookslikeahamburger.Tanghuluissimilartocandyapples,whicharebelovedbychildrenintheUSandtheUK."可知，此处要介绍中国食物和西方食物很像的例子。D选项"油条很像一种在西班牙受欢迎的小吃"符合语境。故选D。【答案】16．B；17．C；18．A；19．B；20．B；21．A；22．C；23．A；24．C；25．B【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了作者喜欢庭院拍卖会，并介绍了庭院拍卖会的意义。

【点评】考查完形填空，注意瞻前顾后，寻找线索：在填空时，要注意前后文的联系，寻找线索，避免孤立地看待每个空格。可以通过寻找同义词、近义词、反义词等来确定答案。16．句意：下了一周的雨后，我们终于在户外度过了一个美丽的夏日。spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天。根据下文"Althoughitwasaveryhotsummerday"可知，此处指夏日。故选B。17．句意：我和我的家人正开车去附近的一个城镇，这时我女儿发现了一个庭院拍卖会。supermarket超市；toystore玩具店；yardsale庭院拍卖会。根据下文"Wesawoldtoys,acoupleofguitarsandevenapieceoffurniture(家具)ortwointheyard."可推知，此处指发现了一个庭院拍卖会。故选C。18．句意：虽然这是一个非常炎热的夏天，我们看到许多微笑的人在阳光下说着、笑着、坐着和站着。laughing笑；fighting打架；shouting大喊大叫。根据选项和"lotsofsmilingpeople"可知，此处指人们笑着。故选A。19．句意：看到这一切让我想起了童年。neighborhood街区；childhood童年；friendship友谊。根据下文"Asapupil,Iusedto...goingtoayardsale"可知，此处指作者想起了自己的童年。故选B。20．句意：作为一名小学生，我曾经讨厌和妈妈一起去庭院拍卖会，因为我认为那没有意义。enjoy喜欢；hate讨厌；practice练习。根据"becauseIthoughtitwasmeaningless"可知，作者曾经认为庭院拍卖会没有意义，所以作者讨厌去庭院拍卖会。故选B。21．句意：但是在一个特殊的日子里，当我发现他们也在那里卖旧书时，我兴奋不已。books书；clothes衣服；furniture家具。根据下文"Afterthat,Ialwayslookedthroughthebooks"可知，此处指作者发现庭院拍卖会有旧书卖。故选A。22．句意：对我来说，这是世界上最好的珍宝。technology技术；invention发明；treasure珍宝。根据上文"Soonmyroombecamealibraryfullofyardsalebooks."可知，作者很喜欢看书，所以书籍对于作者来说是世界上最好的珍宝。故选C。23．句意：我们舍弃旧东西，买"新"旧东西。partwith舍弃；fixup修理；putoff推迟。根据常识可知，庭院拍卖会出售的都是自己的旧物，所以此处指舍弃自己的旧东西。故选A。24．句意：我们用善良和爱在我们和旧事物之间架起了一座桥梁。sadness悲伤；fairness公平；kindness善良。根据上文"It'syardsalesthatbringustogether.Wetalkandcatchupwitholdfriendsandnewneighbors."可知，庭院拍卖会使人们走到了一起，人们可以在庭院拍卖会上和老朋友以及新邻居聊天，由此可知，此处指我们用善良和爱在我们和旧事物之间架起了一座桥梁。故选C。25．句意：我们不可能真正永远拥有任何东西。now现在；forever永远；mostly主要地。根据下文"Allwegetistohavethebelongings(所属物)forashorttime."可知，此处指我们不可能永远拥有任何东西。故选B。【答案】26．tovisit；27．a；28．western；29．tourists；30．Although/though；31．is；32．amazing；33．them；34．recently；35．In【解析】【分析】本文介绍了苍山、洱海和大理古城。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意不定式，名词复数，让步状语从句，主谓一致，副词修饰动词的用法。26．句意：中国最受欢迎的旅游景点是什么？visit是动词，这里需填入动词不定式作后置定语，修饰place。故填tovisit。27．句意：大理市是一个有着悠久历史的城市。withalonghistory"有着悠久的历史"，固定表达。这里缺少定冠词。故填a。28．句意：它位于云南的西部。此处修饰名词part，应该用形容词，west的形容词为western"西部的"。故填western。29．句意：它是如此美丽，许多国内外游客都想去那里旅游。(tour，动词，根据"alotof...fromhomeandabroadwouldliketotakeatripthere"可知，是国内外的游客都想去那里旅游，tourist"游客"，alotof后跟名词复数。故填tourists。30．句意：虽然攀登很危险，但许多人仍然试图到达山顶。根据"it'sverydangeroustoclimb"和后面"manypeoplestilltrytoreachthetop"可知这里要填入表示"虽然，尽管"的词语，故填Although/Though。31．句意：中国最大的淡水湖之一是洱海。主语"Oneofthebiggestfreshwaterlakes"作为整体，指单数概念，且指客观事实用一般现在时，需填入is作谓语动词。故填is。32．句意：游客们可以看许多令人惊奇的风景。amaze，动词，提示词在这里要修饰名词"scenery"，所以要变为形容词形式，amazing"令人惊奇的"符合。故填amazing。33．句意：人们叫它们"三岛、四洲、五湖、九曲"。they，主格，根据空格前的"call"可知要使用宾格形式作宾语，提示词的宾格形式是them。故填them。34．句意：这座古城最近因其美味的食物和悠久的历史而越来越受欢迎。recent，形容词，根据空格前的句子可以知道这里缺少状语，应填入副词形式recently。故填recently。35．句意：事实上，它是600年前建成的。根据句意可知这里指"实际上，事实上"，infact"事实上"，固定短语。故填In。【答案】36．Becauseitbringsthemastrongfeelingofsatisfaction.37．Yes./Yes,itis.38．21./Twenty-one.39．Haveyoueverheardofthemarathon?40．许多原因导致了这次事故，包括冰冻天气和暴风雨。【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了马拉松这项运动。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，汉译英，英译汉，关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。36．根据"Manypeopleenjoyitbecauseitbringsthemastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhentheyfinishthelonganddifficultrace."可知，许多人喜欢马拉松，因为当他们完成漫长而艰难的比赛时，它给他们带来了强烈的满足感。故填Becauseitbringsthemastrongfeelingofsatisfaction.37．根据"However,mostpeoplehaven'tknownitisasdangerousasmountainclimbing.Mostofthetime,people