广东省东莞市东城街道2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测八年级英语科一、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。PaulDurietzisa76-year-oldsocialstudies（社会学）teacherfromtheUS.OnSeptember1,hesetaGuinnessWorldRecordfortheworld’s1teachingcareer（事业）Hehasbeenteachingfor53years-sincehewas23yearsold.WhenPaulwasjust11yearsold,hetoldhisparents:“I2asocialstudiesteacherinthefuture.”Socialstudiesis3studyofhistory,andhowpeople,countriesandculturesareconnected（联系）Hedecidedtobeasocialstudiesteacher4hisloveofhistory.Hebecame5inhistoryafterhearingstoriesfromhisfather,whofoughtinWorldWarIIHetriedtoteach6worldhistorybyreadingquiteafewbooksPaulgothis7teachingjobatWoodlandMiddleSchoolinGurnee,Illinoisin1970Eversincethen,he’sbeenteachingsocialstudiesatthesameschool.Hesaysheenjoys8hisknowledgeofhistorywithstudents“Teachingis9boring,”hesays“Everydayisdifferent.”Thingshavechangedalotsincehebeganallthoseyearsago.Whenhestarted,hewrote10ablackboardwithchalk,andthestudentsusedpapertextbooks.Thesedays,heandthestudentsusecomputersanddigitalwhiteboards.1.A.long B.longer C.longest2.A.amgoingtobe B.am C.was3.A.a B.an C.the4.A.sothat B.evenif C.becauseof5.A.interest B.interested C.interesting6.A.himself B.his C.he7.A.one B.first C.second8.A.share B.sharing C.toshare9.A.always B.sometimes C.never10.A.on B.in C.at二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。Davidworkedinabankandhemadealotofmoney.Hewantedtoshowhis11howpoorpeoplecanbe.Sooneday,hetookhisyoungsononatriptothecountryside.They12adayandnightinthefarmofaverypoorfamilyWhentheygotbackfromtheirtrip,Davidaskedhisson,“howwasthetrip?”“Verygood,dad.”hissonreplied13,withasmileonhisface“Didyouseehowpoorpeoplecanbe?”Davidasked.“Yeah.”Thesonsaid.“Andwhatdidyou14?”Davidaskedagain“Isawthatwehavea15dogathome,buttheyhavefourbigones.Wehaveapoolthatreachestothemiddleofthegarden.Theyhaveacreek（小溪）withno16.Wehavesomelightsonthewall.Theyhavethebright17intheskyatnight.”thesonansweredAftertheboy18,Davidcouldn’tsayawordThesonadded,“Thankyou,Dad!Forshowingmehowpoorweareandtheyaremuch19thanus.”Isn’tittruethatitalldependsonthewayyou20things?Ifyouhavelove,family,health,goodhumorandapositiveattitude（积极的态度）towardslife,youhavegoteverything.11.A.father B.mother C.daughter D.son12.A.took B.spent C.paid D.cost13.A.happily B.sadly C.seriously D.clearly14.A.break B.lose C.learn D.catch15.A.small B.hungry C.careful D.famous16.A.hole B.end C.road D.village17.A.clouds B.sun C.kites D.stars18.A.wrote B.played C.finished D.began19.A.poorer B.richer C.worse D.prettier20.A.lookafter B.lookup C.lookat D.lookfor三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）请阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。AWelcometoGuangdongMuseumOnOctober25,“LoversintheWorld--TheCulturalExhibition（展览）oftheWesternChamber”wasonshowatGuangdongMuseum.Howwonderfulitis!TheWesternChamberisastorybetweenagirlCuiYingyingandaboyZhangSheng.Theywentthroughalotofupsanddowns.Finally,theygottogether.WouldyouliketoexperienceagreattraditionalChinesestory?WouldyouliketoenjoyamazingpicturesoftheTangDynasty（唐朝）?JustcometoGuangdongMuseum.TheexhibitionisfromOctober25th,2023toFebruary25th,2024.Itisonthethirdfloorofthemuseum.OpeningTimeTuesdaytoThursday9:00—17:00Friday9:00—20:30SaturdaytoSunday9:00—17:00TicketPrice:¥50foreachperson.Childrenshorterthan1.2m（including1.2m）canvisitthemuseumforfree.Guide（导游）Service&Price:Ifyouneedamuseumguide,pleasegetoneattheservicedeskonthefirstfloor.Chinese,Cantonese:¥80(toagroupof10personsorfewer)English,Japanese:¥120(toagroupof10personsorfewer)WehavefreeChinese&Englishautoguidingdevice（设备）.Pleasehandin200yuanandyourIDcardorstudentcardbeforethevisitatourservicedesk.Ifthedevicegetsbrokenorlost,youwon’tgetthemoneyback.Formoreinformation,youcancallusaorvisitourwebsitehttp://21.Themuseumisopen________.A.at10:00amonMonday B.at8:00amonWednesdayC.at6:00pmonFriday D.at6:30pmonSunday22.TonyandMarywanttovisittheexhibitionwiththeirbabysonandtheyshouldpay________.A.¥50 B.¥80 C.¥100 D.¥12023.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheexhibition?A.YoucanwatchthemovieTheWesternChamberinthemuseum.B.ThestoryhappenedintheMingDynasty.C.Theexhibitionlastsfor8months.D.TheChinese&Englishautoguidingdeviceisfree.24.Amuseumguide________.A.givesfreeguideservice B.canworkfor10peopleatatimeC.mustspeakfourlanguages D.handsinhisIDcardafterthevisit25.Youcanfindthispassage________.A.inasciencebook B.inastorybookC.inanEnglish-learningbook D.inatravelguidebookBScooterisaChineseCresteddog（冠毛犬）.Hisbodyishairless,buthehasathinwhitehaironhishead.Hisbacklegsfacebackward（向后）,andhistongue（舌头）oftenhangsoutofhismouth.Scooter’sspeciallookswonhimthe2023World’sUgliestDogcompetition.TheWorld’sUgliestDogCompetitionstartedinthe1970sinAmerica.Thecompetitionnamemaynotsoundverynice,butitisn’taboutlaughingatuglydogs.Instead,thecompetitionshowsunusualdogs.Italsoaskspeopletoadopt（领养）dogsthatneedalovinghome.Scootermaybeastarnow,buthislifewasindangerwhenhewasveryyoung.Hewasbornwithhisbacklegsfacingbackward,sohecouldn’twalkonthebacklegs.Butaftertraining（训练）,Scooternowcanwalkonhistwofrontlegs.Whenheneedsarest,herestsonhisbottom.Linda;whoadoptedScooter,saysScooterdoesn’tthinkthatheisdifferentfromotherdogs.ShesaysScootersometimesshoutsatmuchbiggerdogs,andisn’tworriedaboutthesizedifference.ButScooterisfriendlywithalmosteveryone.Scooterwonthefirstprizewith$1,500.Itshowsthateverydog,nomatterwhatitlookslike,cangetloveandagoodhome.26.WhydidScooterwinthe2023World’sUgliestDogcompetition?A.Becauseheissmart. B.BecauseheisChinese.C.Becausehislooksarespecial D.BecausehisownerisLinda.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unusual”inparagraph2probablymean?A.different B.cheap C.good-looking D.personal28.HowdoesScooterwalknow?Hewalks_________.A.Onhishead. B.Onhisbottom.C.Onhistwobacklegs. D.Onhistwofrontlegs.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thecompetitionbeganabout50yearsago.B.PeopleoftenlaughatScooter.C.Scooterisnotafraidofbiggerdogs.D.Scooterwonthefirstprizeandgot1,500dollars.30.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AKindPersonLindaB.ChineseCrestedDogsC.AGoodHomeforABeautifulDogD.ScooterWinstheWorld’sUgliestDogCompetitionC配对阅读。左栏是五位学生的情况描述，右栏是七则新闻，请将学生和适合的新闻进行匹配，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。31.Victorisinterestedinanythingaboutanimals.Hewantstostudyanimalswhenhegrowsup.32.Alexlikesgeography.Everydayhewatchesnewsaboutweatherandtheenvironmentaroundtheworld.33.Tinaisabigfanofsportsnews.SheworkshardanddreamstoplayforChinaoneday.34.Helenlikestowatchdifferentkindsofmovies.Sheoftengoestocinemas.35.Johniscrazyaboutcomputerscienceandhightechnology（高科技）.Hewantstostudycomputersciencebecauseitcanhelppeopleinneed.A.Scientistsaretryingtoreadpeople’smindbyusinganAIprogram.Itcanturnpeople’sthoughtsintowords.Ifsomeonecan’tspeak,thisprogrammighthelpthem.B.ThereisabigsaleinEarthShop.Youcangetdifferentkindsofballs,suchasfootballs,basketballsandtennisballsataverygoodprice.C.Therewillbeanewmovietheaterintheneighborhood.Itisverycreative.Peoplecanwatchmovieswhileeatinghot-pot.D.Theworld’slargesticeberg（冰山）isthreetimesaslargeasNewYorkCity.Itwillbreakintosmallericebergssoon,becausetheweatherisgettingwarmerandwarmer.E.Thisyear,thedancemusicKemuSanbecamepopularamongstudentsaroundtheworld,butsomepeoplehurtthemselvesbecausethedanceisnoteasy.F.InNovember,theNationalZooinWashington,D.C.saidgoodbyetoitspandasMeixiang,TiantianandXiaoQiji,becausetheyreturnedtoChina.G.Chineseplayerswon201goldmedals（奖牌）inthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhou.Itisthe11thtimethatChinahaswonthemostgoldmedal.四、翻译句子（本大题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）请翻译以下句子，将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。36.每个人上周末都玩得开心吗?_____________________________________________________________________________________________37.他几乎不吃垃圾食品。_____________________________________________________________________________________________38.你如何制作香蕉奶昔?_____________________________________________________________________________________________39.十年后，将会有更少的污染。_____________________________________________________________________________________________40.如果她去派对，将会发生什么事?_____________________________________________________________________________________________五、短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。itrealwillsinghoweverquestionwhatdrawlistenforgoodhowYoumaygetalotofluckymoneyeverynewyearandyouhavetothinkcarefullyabout41touseitwell“OnceIpaid2,000yuanfora42classbecauseIlikepainting,”said13yearoldZhangMing“43,Ionlywenttoafewclasses.Ifeelsorryforthemoney.”44isdifficulttokeepyourmoneyinyourwallet（钱包）whenshopping.Becauseeverythinglooks45andthereareadvertisements（广告）everywhere.Butifyouaskyourselfafew46,youmaysave（节省）yourmoney.“DoI47needit?IfIdon’tneedit,doIreallywantit?IfIbuyitnow,willIhaveenoughmoney48othermoreimportantthings?CouldIfinditcheapersomewhereelse?”Afteransweringthesequestions,49youstillbuyit?Probablynot.Andyoumayalso50toyourparents’ideaswhennecessary.Ifthere’ssomethingthatyouthinkyoulikealot,stop,lookagainandthinktwice.六、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共20分）A.回答问题（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。LiamGarnerwasjust17yearsoldwhenhestartedhis32,000-kilometerbiketripfromAlaskatoArgentina.Hefinallyfinishedhistripthroughhardwork.Beforethat,Liam’slongesttripwasbikingfromLosAngelestoSanFrancisco.Hemadeshortvideosofthattrip,andsharedthemonthesocialmediaappTikTok.Someofhisvideosbecamequitepopular.Thatbiketriphelpedhimdecidetotakeamuchlongertrip.Afterpreparingforthelongertripforaboutamonth,LiamsetoutonAugust1,2021.Heonlyhadatent,asleepingbag,aphoneandafirst-aidkitwithhim.Duringthetrip,hemetalotofdifficulties.However,hekeptgoing.LiamfinallyarrivedinArgentinaonJanuary10,2023.Hehadtraveledthrough14countriesalongtheway.“Everyoneisabletodowonderfulthings,”hesays.“Thehardestpartistobelieveinyourself.”51.HowoldwasLiamwhenhestartedhis32,000-kilometerbiketrip?_____________________________________________________________________________________________52.OnwhichappdidLiamsharehisshortvideos?_____________________________________________________________________________________________53.HowmanythingsdidLiamhavewithhimwhenhestartedfromAlaska?_____________________________________________________________________________________________54.WhendidLiamfinallyarriveinArgentina?_____________________________________________________________________________________________55.WhatisthehardestpartaccordingtoLiam?_____________________________________________________________________________________________B.书面表达（本题15分）请根据要求完成短文写作，并将写作内容写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。56.寒假即将到来，如何安排好假期的学习和生活呢？假设你是李明，请你以“HappyVacationHealthyLife”为题，用英语给全校同学写一封倡议信，内容包括：1.假期生活的计划和理由（至少包括饮食、出行和其它等3个方面）2.呼吁同学们合理利用时间，度过一个有意义的假期。作文要求：1.不得照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。2.语句连贯，词数70个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。Dearfellowstudents,Thewintervacationiscoming_______________________________________________________________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