2023-2024學年山東省泰安市寧陽縣八年級上學期期末考試英語試卷

2023—2024學年山東省泰安市寧陽縣八年級上學期期末考試英語試卷

一、完形填空(★★)The75-year-oldJoelivedveryhappilyinavillagewithabigwarmfamily.Hischildren________andmovedtodifferentcities.Nowhehasfourgrandchildren,andtheyusuallyvisithimduringtheirholidays.Duringone________,Joewaspreparinghishomeforthekids:cleaningthehouseandcookingtheirfavoritefood.Afterhefinishedworking,herealizedhiswatchwas________.Thewatchwasfromhis________andhetreasured(珍視)itverymuch,sohewasveryupset.Helookedforitbutcouldnotfindit________.Whenhisgrandchildrencame,theypromisedhimtheywouldfindthewatchwhichwasfromtheirgrandma.Onegranddaughterasked,“Grandpa,doyourememberwhenyousawitthe________time?”“IguesswhenIwascleaningthe________!”hereplied.ThechildrenlookedformorethantwohourswithJoe,buttheycouldn’tfindit.Thekidswerealsosad,buttheytriedtocomfort(安慰)theirgrandpa.Onegrandsonwentbacktothegardentolookforitagain.Hewasthereforabout15minutesandrushedbackwith________.Theneveryonewasverysurprisedtoseethewatchinhishand.Theyaskedhowhewasabletofindit.Thelittleboyreplied,“Isattherewithoutmakinganoise.Afterafewminutes,Iheardthe‘tick,tick’soundandfoundthewatch.”Joehugged(擁抱)and________thelittleboy.Thisisthepowerof________.Ifwestaycalm(冷靜),wecanmoreeasilyfindthewaysofsolvingproblems.1.A．gaveupB．lookedupC．grewup2.A．tripB．vacationC．journey3.A．dirtyB．brokenC．missing4.A．wifeB．childrenC．granddaughter5.A．somewhereB．anywhereC．everywhere6.A．lastB．nextC．first7.A．kitchenB．gardenC．bedroom8.A．developmentB．agreementC．excitement9.A．coveredB．thankedC．promised10.A．silenceB．natureC．stress二、閱讀理解(★★★)EmilyandAlexwerehappywhentheirfamilymovedtoahousewithaverybiggarden.Theycouldclimbuptrees,growflowersandevenplaybadminton.Theylikedtowatchthebirdsflyingamongthetreesinthegarden.Theyevenstartedtoputfoodouttoattract(吸引)morebirds.Everythingwasfineforafewdaysuntiloneafternoontherewasastrangebumpingnoise(碰撞聲)onawindow.Emilywentoutsideandfoundasmallbirddeadonthegrass.Itsneckseemedtobebroken.“Itmusthaveflownintothewindow,”AlexsaidwhenhissisterEmilycalledhimtohavealook.“Ah,yes.”“Poorthing!”Emilysaid.Duringthenextmonth,fivemorebirdsdiedinthesameway.“Whywouldtheyflytothewindows?”theywondered.Finallytheyfoundoutthetruth.Whenthebirdswereflying,theycouldn’tseeintotherooms.Alltheysawwasthereflection(反射)ofthegarden.“Wehavetodosomethingtosavethebirds,”theparentsdecided.Atfirst,thefamilytriedkeepingcurtains(窗簾)acrossthewindows.Butthismadetheroomdark.Thentheyboughtsomestrongblackpaperandcutouttheshapeofahawk(鷹).Theymadesixhawks—oneforeachwindow.Theystuck(粘貼)thehawkstothewindows.Theylookedprettyanddidnotkeepoutmuchlight.Whenthebirdssawthehawks,theywouldflyaway.Afterthat,therewerenomoredeadbirds.Thefamilyweremuchhappier.11.Whydidtheyputfoodouttoattractbirds?

A．Becausetheyhadaspecialgardenforbirds.B．Becausetheyhadtoomuchbirdfoodtofeedthebirds.C．Becausetheywantedtocatchsomebirdsinthegarden.D．Becausetheywantedtoseemorebirdsflyinginthegarden.12.Howmanypoorbirdsdiedinthegarden?

A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.13.Whatistherightorder(順序)ofthefollowingsentences?a.Theyweremuchhappier.b.Thebirdsflewawayafterseeingthehawks.c.Thefamilymovedtoahoused.Emilyfoundasmallbirddead.e.Curtainswerekeptacrossthewindows.

A．c-d-e-b-aB．c-a-d-e-bC．a-d-e-b-cD．a-c-d-e-b14.Thestoryismainlyabout_________.

A．whythebirdsdiedinthegardenB．thefamilyenjoyedwatchingbirdsflyingC．thefamilyhadaverybignewhouseD．howthefamilysavedthebirdsinthegarden(★★)NOTICEWouldyouliketobeintheschoolplay?Thisyear’sschoolplayisagreatchoice.WewillputontwoplaysonNewYear’sDay.Teahouseisoneofthemostfamousplays.Alice’sAdventureinWonderlandisaverypopularstory.Weneedsomeactorsandactresses.Whocantryout:AllstudentsinGradeEight.Whentotryout:15:30~17:30,Dec.9Wheretotryout:InthemainhallWhattobring:Nothing.Wewillprepareclothes,props(道具)andlines(臺詞).Howmanystudentsneeded:Teahouse:8boysand2girlsAlice’sAdventureinWonderland:5boysand3girlsAttention:Astudentcanonlyplayonerole(角色).Ifyou’dliketohaveatry,pleasecallMr.Chenaefore17:30onDecember8th.15.Tonywantstotryoutarole.WhatshouldhedoonDecember9?

A．Heshouldgotothemainhall.B．Heshouldwearproperclothes.C．Heshouldbringsomeprops.D．Heshouldrecite(背誦)thelines.16.Whocanbeintheschoolplay?

A．JimfromGrade8calledMr.Chenat8:00onDecember9th.B．LucyfromGrade9calledMr.Chenat16:00onDecember8th.C．DickfromGrade7calledMr.Chenat18:00onDecember9th.D．TimfromGrade8calledMr.Chenat14:00onDecember8th.17.What’sthepurpose(目的)ofthisnotice?

A．Topropagate(宣傳)twofamousplays.B．Torecruit(招募)actorsandactresses.C．Toofferthestudentsgoodchances.D．Totellthestudentsinterestingstories.(★★★)HaveyoueverreadAndersen’sfairytaleTheUglyDuckling(丑小鴨)?DoyouknowthathismotherlandisDenmark?ItliesinnorthernEurope.Letmetellyousomethingaboutit.YoucanfindalmostanyfastfoodinDenmark,suchashamburgersandhotdogs.Danishopen-facedsandwichesarenotonlydelicious,butalsoprettyandfun.Theyareworksofart.Tastingsomeisanexperiencethatshouldn’tbemissed.“Lego”toyswerecreatedinDenmark.Thetoysweremadeofwoodbefore.BuildingwithLegoshelpsstudentslearnaboutengineering,physicsandtechnologyinafunway.In1968,thefirstLegolandthemeparkopenedinBillund,Denmark.Today,thereareLegolandparksinCalifornia,Florida,Malaysia,Dubai,Windsor,JapanandGermany.BicyclingispopularinDenmark.NineoutoftenDaneshaveabike.Theyridetheirbikesnomatterwhattheweather.Theyaren’tjustridingbikesforfun.Theyusebikestogettowork,totaketheirkidstoplaces,andeventocarrygoods.Today,moreandmorepeoplearechoosingbikesovercars.TheyhaveasayinginDenmark:“AbicycleisaDane’sbestfriend.”Denmarkiscalledthelandoffairytales.Andersen’sanotherpopularfairytaleisTheLittleMermaid(美人魚).TheLittleMermaidstatue(雕塑)hasbeenregardedasDenmark’smostfamouslandmarksince1913.TheDanesbelievethatshebringsthemgoodluck.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph1referto?

A．TheUglyDuckling.B．Denmark.C．Europe.D．Fastfood.19.AccordingtoParagraph4,wecancallDenmark“________”.

A．thecountryofbikesB．thelandoffairystoriesC．thecapitalofartD．thehomeofLegos20.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheLittleMermaidstatue?

A．It’scalledfairyland.B．ItwasbuiltbyAndersen.C．Itwelcomestheshipsthere.D．Ithasbeenthereforabout110years.21.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Fairytales.B．Andersen’slife.C．SomefactsaboutDenmark.D．ThehistoryofDenmark.(★★★)Progressmeanstheactofgoingforward.Makinganykindofprogresscanmakeushealthyandhappyinlife.Bysettingandactivelyworkingtowardsourgoals,wecanmakeprogressinourlife.Tomakemoreprogressinlife,startlookingatproblemsinadifferentway.Whateverhappens,ifwethinkpositively,itcanbeusefulandhelpful.Weneedtoknowthatproblemsarepartofourlife.Afterwesolveproblemsoneafteranother,wecanmakemoreprogressandbecomestronger.Havingconfidence(信心)ishelpfulforustomakeprogress.Confidencecomesfromdifferentplaces,suchaspropereducation,trainingorhavinggoodrelationships.Weshouldalsostaywithpeoplewhobelieveinoursuccessandactivelysupportus.Thesepeoplecanhelppushustowardsprogress.Slowprogressisstillprogress.Justastheoldsayinggoes,“Itdoesnotmatterhowslowlyyougoaslongasyoudonotstop.”Progressusuallycomesalotmoreslowlythanweexpect.Evenifprogressisslow,trynottobeworried.Oneimportantthingisthatwekeeptakingstepstowardsourgoals,andanotheristhatweclearlyrememberwhatourgoalsareallthetime.Theactualspeedisn’timportant.Theroadtoprogressisnotalwayssmooth.Mostprogressoftencomeswithsetbacksalongtheway.Sometimes,maybeitfeelslikewe’retakingonestepforwardandthreestepsback,butitwon’talwaysbelikethat.Keepgoingtowardsourgoalsandwecanmuchmoreeasilymaketheprogresswewant.Progressdoesn’talwayshappeninastraightline.Aslongaswekeepworking,wewillachievehigherlevels.22.Whatdoesprogressmakeusdo?

A．Setlifelonggoals.B．Goforwardeasily.C．Livehealthilyandhappily.D．Thinkaboutnewthings.23.WhatdoesParagraph3tellus?

A．Weshouldsupportdifferentpeople.B．Somepeoplecanpushustofailure.C．Confidencehelpsusmakeprogress.D．Differentschoolsexpectthesameprogress.24.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutslowprogress?

A．Itoftengoessmoothly.B．Itstillmeansprogress.C．Itsometimesstopsprogress.D．Italwaysgivesusaclearmind.25.Whichwordisclosetotheunderlinedword“setbacks”?

A．Prizes.B．Advantages.C．Excuses.D．Difficulties.26.Whichcanbeapropertitleforthetext?

A．IdeasaboutMakingProgressB．KeystoSpeedingupProgressC．MeaningsofHavingConfidenceD．SuggestionsonRelationships(★★★)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。每個選項僅使用一次。TheFIFAworldcup2022isinQatar(卡塔爾).Thistime,weenjoyedhotpotsinsteadoficedcolawhilewatchingtheexcitinggames.27TheFIFAworldcup2022wasinwinterbecauseoftheweatherinQatar.Qataristoohotinsummer.ItisacountryintheMiddleEast.Alargepartofthecountryisdesert(沙漠).Insummer,thetemperaturetherecouldreachupto50degrees.Whenwintercomes,thetemperaturegoesdowntoaround20-30degrees.28Thecountryalsoinstalled(安裝)someair-conditioninginthesoccerfieldsformakingtheplayersandfansfeelbetter.DoyouknowthatQatarisasmallcountry?29Eventhoughitissmall,it’soneoftherichestcountriesintheworld,becauseithaslotofoilandnaturalgas.PeopleinQatargocampinginthedesertsduringtheweekends.Manypeoplegothroughthedesertbycarorbybike.Camelsarecalledthe“shipsofthedesert”.Theycanrunasfastas70kilometerseachhour.30Winnerscanwinmillionsofdollars.Actually,Qatarisnearthesea.Inthepast,fishermentheremakealivingbypearldiving(采珠).31

A．Itisapopularsporttoday.B．Qatarholdsthecamelraceeveryyear.C．TheWorldCupisusuallyinsummer.D．That’smuchbetterforoutdoorsports.E．ThewholecountryissmallerthanBeijingcity.三、單詞拼寫(★★★)32.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetos______________forworkincities.(★★)33.Sallyisinterestedinscienceandt_________andlovestoimaginewhattheworldwillbelikein50years.(★★)34.Theoldmanisso_________(奇怪的).Healwaysstaysaloneandneversaysanythingtoothers.(★★★)35.Idon’tminddoingchores.Ithinkitcanhelpteenagerstounderstandtheideaof________(公平).(★★)36.Countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”and________(使想起)usthatthebestthingsinlifearefree.四、選詞填空(★★★)

move,with,wake,answer,look,know,as,teach,something,troubleRecently,Tingting,a6-year-oldgirlhasbecomeveryfamousandpopularonline.Onawinternight,herfatherwasstillatwork.Tingtingandhermothersleptearlyathome.Suddenly,hermotherfeltuncomfortable.Whilehermotherwas37forsomemedicine,shefelldown.Tingting’smothershoutedloudlyforhelpandthenshecouldn’t38orspeakawordatall.Hearingthis,Tingting39upandsawhermotherlyingonthefloor.Shedidn’tcryandsaidtoherself,“Keepcalm(保持冷靜)whenwearein40.Ihavetocallmyfather.”Soshecalledherfather,butherfatherdidn’t41thephone.Shesaidtoherself,“Myfatherisworkingnow.Maybehecan’thearthecall.ButImustdo42tosavemymother!”Thenshehadanidea.Shecalledthepoliceandtoldthemhermotherwasbadlyillandwheretheylived.Beforethehelparrived,Tingtingcoveredhermother43acoattomakehermotherwarm.InjusttenminutesthepolicearrivedandtheysentTingting’smothertothehospitalasquicklyaspossible.Later,LiPing,thepolicewoman,saidtothereporter,“Tingtingisveryclever!She44everythingaboutherfamilyverywell,such45herhomeaddress,herfather’sphonenumberandsoon.Sowecanfindthemquickly.”“Iamveryproudandluckytohavesuchabravedaughter.OrImustbeverydangerous.SoIhopethatparentsmust46theirchildrensomethingimportant.”saidTingting’smother,“IfIdidn’tteachmydaughterfirstaid(急救)before,theresultwouldbequitedifferent!”五、任務型閱讀(★★★)ToBorrowArrowswithThatchedBoats(草船借箭)[1]Oneday,ZhouYuorderedZhugeLiangtomake100,000arrowsintendays.ZhouYuthoughtitwas①________,butZhugeLiangsaid,“Givemethreedays.”ThenheaskedLuSutolendhim20boats,andthesoldiersputsomescarecrowsinlineontheboats.HeaskedLuSunottotellZhouYuwhatwashappening.[2]WhenLuSucameagaintoseeZhugeLiang,hefoundnothingunusual.Nothinghappenedonthesecondday,either.Inthesmallhoursofthethirdday,ZhugeLianginvitedLuSuforaboatride.The20boatsweretiedtogetherwithstrongropes.Zhuge’sboatswenttowardsthecampofCaoCao.Theriverwascovered②________thickmist(霧)allover.Peoplecouldnotseeeachotherontheriver.WhenZhuge’sboatsgotclosetotheCaocampbeforedawn(黎明),ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoshoutandbeatdrumsheavily.ButZhugeandLuSuonlysatinsideoneboatdrinkingwinetoenjoythemselves.[3]AssoonastheCaocampheardtheshoutinganddrumbeating,theythoughtitwasasurpriseattack(攻擊)bytheZhouYucamp.Sincetheycouldseenobodyontheriver,theyhadtoorder3,000soldierstoshootarrowstostoptheattack.Thefrontofthescarecrowswasquicklyfullofarrows.③________awhile,ZhugeLianghadhisboatsturnedaroundtogettheothersideofthescarecrowstofacetheCaocamp.Whenbothsideswerefullofarrows,thedaybroke.ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoreturn.Thesoldiersshoutedinexcitement.“Thankyou,CaoCao,foryourarrows.”Aftertheygotbacktotheircamp,theycollectedmorethan100,000arrowsfromthescarecrows.47.WhatdidZhugeLiangborrowfromLuSu?(nomorethan10words)________________________________48.WhydidCaoCaoorderhissoldierstoshootarrows?(nomorethan15wo