湖北省荆州市监利市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

监利市2023—2024学年度上学期期末考试八年级英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷有九大题，共8页。全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。2.所有题目必须在答题卡上答题，在试卷上答题无效。选择题在答题卡上用2B铅笔将各题号下相应的矩形框“□”涂黑；非选择题在答题卡上相应题号后的空白处用黑色签字笔或黑色墨水钢笔答题。★祝考试顺利★听力测试（25分）I.对话理解。（共15分，每小题1分）听对话，根据你听到的内容从每小题的三个选项中选出一个正确选项。每段对话听两遍。听第1段对话，回答第1小题。1.What'stheboy'sdream?A.Tomakealotofmoney.B.Totravelaroundtheworld.C.Tobecomeanactor.听第2段对话，回答第2、3两个小题。2.WhatdoesEmilydrinkeveryday?A.Juice.B.Coffee.C.Milk.3.WhydoesEmilydrinkthateveryday?A.Becausehermotherwantshertodrinkit.B.Becauseshelikesitverymuch.C.Becauseherfatherwantshertodrinkit.听第3段对话，回答第4、5两个小题。4.What'sthemangoingtodoforhisholiday?A.Hewillbeonbusiness.B.HewilltraveltoXi'an.C.HewilltraveltoNanjing.5.Howlongwillittakehimtogetthere?A.Lessthan1hour.B.Overonehour.C.Onehourandahalf.听第4段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。6.Whereistheboygoing?A.Toschool.B.Tohisteacher'shome.C.ToJohn'shouse.7.WhatareMikeandJohngoingtodotogether?A.StudyEnglish.B.Visittheirteacher.C.HelpsomestudentslearnEnglish.8.Whoteachesthemtoday?A.Thegirl.B.Theboy'sfather.C.Nobody.听第5段对话，回答第9至11三个小题。9.Whodoesthegirlaskfortheadvice?AHerfather.B.Herbestfriend.C.Hermother.10.WhywasLilyangrywiththegirl?A.Becausethegirldidn'thelpLilywithherstudy.B.Becausethegirldidn'tletLilycopyheranswersintheexam.C.Becausetheyarguedwitheachother.11.Whydidn'tthegirlwantLilytocopytheanswers?A.Becauseshethoughtitwaswrong.B.Becauseshethoughtitwasright.C.Becauseshethoughtitwasnormal.听第6段对话，回答第12至15四个小题。12.Whereisthegirlgoing?A.TotheshoppingcenterB.TothetrainstationC.Tothebusstation13.WhatdoesthegirlthinkofJingzhou?A.InterestingB.Clean.C.Beautiful.14.WhatdidthegirldoinJingzhouAncientCity?A.Shevisitedfriends.B.Shewentshopping.C.Shetookphotos.15.Whereisthegirlnow?A.NeartheshopB.NearthetrainstationC.NearthebusstationII.短文理解。（共10分，每小题2分）听下面一段短文，从每小题的三个选项中选出一个正确选项。短文听两遍。16.HowmanymealsdomostChinesehaveaday?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.17.WhatdoChineseusuallyhaveforbreakfastnow?A.Fish,orangesandtofu.B.Rice,cakesandmeat.C.Eggs,milkandbread.18.Whydopeopleinbigcitieshavealightlunchnow?A.BecausetheylikeChinesetake-awayfoodbetterthanhomecooking.B.Becausetheywanttofinishtheirlunchquickly.C.Becausetheydon'thaveenoughtimeforabiglunch.19.WheredomostChineseusuallyhavetheirsupper?A.Athome.B.Attheirworkplaces.C.Inrestaurants.20.WhatdopeoplelivinginthenorthofChinalike?A.Sweetfood.B.Hamburgers.C.Dumplingsandnoodles.知识运用（20分）IV.单项选择。（共10小题，每小题1分）1.—MrsWang,what________doyouwanttohave?—Someapples,please.A.other B.others C.else D.theother2.Theyusuallygoshopping________theirlunchbreak.A.against B.among C.between D.during3.There_________afootballgameinourschoolnextweek.Awillbe B.willhaveC.isgoingtohave D.aregoingtobe4.meanemailbeforeyoucometoHangzhou.I’llmeetyouattheairport.A.Sending B.Tosend C.Sends D.Send5.—Doyouknowwhereyourchildrenareinthehouse?—TurnofftheInternetandtheywill________quickly.A.getup B.showup C.standup D.makeup6—Whatwillyoudothisweekend?—Iwillplaybasketball________itdoesn’train.A.assoonas B.asfaras C.aswellas D.aslongas7.—DoesTimtellyouifhe________tomorrow?—No,hedoesn’t.Butifhe________,I’llcallyou.A.willcome;willcome B.willcome;comesC.comes;comes D.comes;willcome8.—Youdon’tlookfine.Whathappened?—WhenIhadmylunch,Isatatthetablewithsmokerson________sidesofme.A.both B.all C.either D.neither9.—Mr.Brownisso________thathenevergivesmoneytothebeggars.—Maybehethinksthebeggarsarecheaters.A.kind B.mean C.clever D.dangerous10.—Mom,canIwatchTVnow?—No.Youcan’twatchit________youfinishyourhomework.A.because B.aslongas C.after D.untilV、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分）先阅读短文，然后从每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳选项。Nowmoreandmorepeoplegettoknowthatexerciseisimportant.We____11____needtoexercise.Doctorssayitisgoodforus.Itmakesus____12____andhealthier.____13____whooftenexercisearemorealert(机灵的).Thismeanstheydo____14____inexamsandschoolworkthanthosewhodon’texercise.Therearemany____15____toexercise.Youcanwalk,run,swim,orplayballgames.Youhavetolike____16____you’redoing.Tryallkindsofthings____17____youfindone,two,oreventhreesportsthatyoufeelrightforyou.It’sbesttoexercisetwiceaweek.Thirtyminuteseachtime____18____enough.Youcanexerciseatfitnesscenters(健身中心).Theyhavealotofequipment(器材).Theequipmentcan____19____exerciseyourarms,legsandotherpartsofyourbody____20____youhealthy.Somepeoplebuyequipmentfortheirhomes,butitisveryexpensive.11.A.both B.all C.every D.some12.A.happy B.happier C.happily D.morehappily13.A.Parents B.Teachers C.Children D.Friends14.A.better B.worse C.well D.badly15.A.hobbies B.messages C.ways D.examples16.A.why B.what C.where D.who17.A.when B.after C.because D.until18.A.are B.is C.do D.does19.A.use B.spend C.bring D.help20.A.tomake B.made C.makes D.make阅读理解（40分）VI.阅读选择（共30分，每小题2分）（A）Thechildrenallovertheworldcelebratetheirbirthdayinthesameway:candles,cakesandbirthdaywishes.Buttherearesomedifferentwaystocelebratebirthdaysfromcountrytocountry:Hereareafew.ArgentinaInArgentina,asinmanyLatinAmerican(拉丁美洲)countries,oneofthemostimportantbirthdaypartiesisagirl’sfifteenth.Whengirlsturn15,theyhaveabigpartyanddancefirstwiththeirfather,andthentheboysattheparty.IndiaUsuallyIndianchildrenwearwhitetoschool.However,ontheirbirthdaychildrenwearcolored(彩色的)clothestoschoolandgiveoutchocolatestoeveryoneintheclass.Theirbestfriendhelpsthemtodothis.HollandThebirthdaychildreceivesanespecially(特别地)largegift.Thefamilyalsoputflowersorballoons(气球)onthebirthdaychild’schairtomakeitbeautiful.21.WhichisthemostimportantbirthdayforagirlinArgentina?A.Thethirteenthbirthday. B.Thefourteenthbirthday.C.Thefifteenthbirthday. D.Thesixteenthbirthday.22.WhatdothechildrenweartoschoolontheirbirthdayinIndia?A.Whiteclothes. B.Coloredclothes. C.Sportsshoes. D.Blackclothes.23.Whatdoesthisarticlemainlytalkabout?A.Allofthechildrenindifferentcountriesliketheirbirthdays.B.Children’sbirthdayinIndia.C.Differentcountrieshavedifferentbirthdaystraditions.DThechildrenindifferentcountriescelebratetheirbirthdaysinthesameway.（B）Thegreatestfeelingintheworldcomesnotfromreceivinggiftsorgettinggoodgradesintheexams.Itstartswhenyoudosomethingforothers.Youcanfeelitwhenyoudriveforanhourtoahospitaltomeetthesickchildren.Andyoucanalsofeelitwhenyousitdowntocomfortyourfriendaftershedidn’tpasstheexam.MyfriendtookmetoaYouthGroupmeetinginhisschool.Thentheyinvitedmetojoininfeedingthehomeless.EarlythatSaturdaymorning,agroupof15teenagersbeganmakingsandwiches,washingfruitandcountingbagsofcookies.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Irealizedthatwe,theteensofAmerica,couldmakeadifference.ItmademejointheYouthGroup.Iworkatacoffeeshop.It’snotthebestjob,butsometimesit’sworth(值得的).Oneday,thestorewasemptyandIwasbored.Lookingoutofthewindow,Inoticedanoldmansittingoutside.Henevercameintobuyanythingbecausehedidn’thaveanymoney.Itookacupofcoffee,walkedoutsideandhandedittohim.Thesmileonhisfacemademyday,andasIwalkedbackintothestore,Ipaidforthecoffeemyself.ThenIknewhowthemembersoftheYouthGroupfeeleverytimetheyhelpsomeone.Knowingthatyoucanhelpothersisgreat.24.WheredidtheYouthGrouphavethemeeting?A.Inaclub. B.Inapark. C.Inaschool. D.Inacoffeeshop.25.Theunderlinedwords“mademyday”mean________.A.mademehappy B.mademesad C.mademeangry D.mademeill26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MakingadifferencemadethewriterjointheYouthGroup.B.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeherjobatthecoffeeshop.C.ThewriterhelpedfeedthehomelessonaSundaymorning.D.ThewriterwenttotheYouthGroupmeetingwithherclassmate.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyWork. B.TheYouthGroup.C.HowtoHelpOthers. D.TheGreatestFeeling.（C）Cryingisoftenseenasasignofweakness.Mostpeople,especiallymen,willholdbacktheirtearsevenwhenthey’refeelingsad.Thiscanleadtobigproblems:In2019,about5.8percentofpeopleinSpainreportedfeelingstressed.What’sworse,oneintenSpanishteenagerssufferedfrommental(精神的)illness.TheSpanishgovernmentwantstodrawattentiontothispublichealthproblem.A“cryingroom”recentlyopenedinthecenterofitscapitalcity,Madrid.Anyonecanvisititatanytime.Ononeofthewallstherearesomepsychologists’(心理学家)phonenumbers.Visitorscancallthemtotalkabouttheirproblems.Iftheydon’tknowwhattosay,theycanjustsitthereandcry.Thegovernmentbuiltthecryingroomtoencouragepeopletocryandtoaskforhelpwhentheyareunderstress.“Mentalillnessisn’tataboo(禁忌),”SpanishPrimeMinisterPedroSancheztoldhispeopleonthisyear’sWorldMentalHealthDay.Wemusttalkaboutitopenlyandactaccordingly.Youdon’thavetocryinacryingroom,ofcourse.Yourfamilyandfriendswillalwaysbethereforyouwheneveryouneedashouldertocryon.28.Whatisthenewsabout?A.Cryingishelpfulwithmentalillness. B.Mentalillnessisn’tatabooanymore.C.WorldMentalHealthDayiscoming. D.SpanishPrimeMinisterPedroSanchez.29.Inwhichsectionmightyoureadthispieceofnews?A.SuperStar B.YouthWorld C.HealthyLife D.ScienceZone30.Wherecanyoufindthecryingroom?A.InNewYork. B.InLondon. C.InBeijing. D.InMadrid.31.Whichofthefollowingcannotsolveyourmentalillness?A.Askfriendsforhelp. B.Cryontheshouldersoffamily.C.Justsitthereandcry. D.Haveatalkwithpsychologists.（D）Doyouwanttoknowwhatourlifewillbelikeinthefuture?Let’shavealook.Youmaybesurprised!Youwillgotothekitchenwhenyouarehungry.Youwillgiveorderstothekitchenrobot.Therobotwillpreparethefoodforyouinafewminutes.Thenitwillsendittoyou.Inthekitchen,youwillfindaspecialfoodmachine.Thefoodmachinewilltellyouwhatyourbodyneeds.Itwillhelpyoueathealthily.Thefoodmachinewillconnectwiththekitchenrobot.Therobotcangetsignals(信号)andmessagesfromthefoodmachine.Afterhavingameal,youcangotoyourhomeoffice.Youwillworkathomeandyoudon’tneedtogoouttoworkanymore.Youwillhaveaspecialinformationscreen.Youcangetanyinformationonthescreen.WhenyoureceiveamessagefromafriendinAmericayourinformationscreenwillbeturnedonautomatically(自动地).Yourfriend’sfaceappearsonthescreen.ThescreenwilltranslateEnglishintoChinese.AndtheChinesewordsappearatthebottom.32.Whatisthesecondparagraphabout?A.It’sabouthealthyfood. B.It’saboutthekitchenrobot.C.It’saboutanicekitchen. D.It’saboutarobotwhichcandohomework.33.Accordingtothepassage,_________willtellyouwhatyourbodyneeds.A.thekitchenrobot B.thefoodmachineC.theinformationscreen D.thecomputer34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“message”meaninChinese?A.菜单 B.机器 C.信息 D.笔记35.Whichisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.Workplace. B.Foodmachine.C.Informationscreen. D.Minicomputer.VII.阅读还原。（共10分，每小题2分）阅读短文，将五个句子还原到短文当中。Wecanoftenhearbirds“sing”.Doyouknowwhytheysing?Maybeyouthinkthat_____36_____.Butinfact,thesingingisalanguageoftheirown.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdssingsomeofthetimebecausetheyarehappy.However,_____37_____.Thereisawarning(警告)tootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale(雄性的),makesasitsownplace.Onlyheandhisfamilycanstayhere.Yourgardenandhouseareyourterritory.Intheseplaces,_____38_____.Ifanuninvitedvisitorwantstocometoyourterritory,youmightshoutloudly.Thiscanmakethevisitorgoaway,because_____39_____.Abirdcanalsodothesamething.Andhedoesitalmostanytime,especiallyatnesting(筑巢)time.Soheisscreaming(尖叫)allthetime,evenwhen_____40_____.Wecallthiskindofscreaming“singing”,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepotherbirdsaway.Nowyoumaythinkthatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.A.hedoesn’tseeanyotherbirdsB.theyarejusthappyC.onlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcomeD.theysingmostlyforaverydifferentreasonE.yourshoutcanfrighten(使惊吓)thevisitor读写综合（35分）VIII.短文填空。（共10分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空（1-3个单词）或根据音标填词。Longago,therewasawise(聪明的)oldwoman.Allthe___41___(child)usedto(过去常常)askherquestions.Shealwaysgavethemtherightanswers.Therewasanaughty(淘气的)littleboy.Oneday,he___42___/kɔ:t/alittlebird.Hehelditinhishands.Hewantedtomakefunoftheoldwoman.Thenhehad___43___idea.Hesaidto___44___(he),“I’llaskherwhat’sinmyhands.OfcourseshewillknowthatIhaveabird.ThenI’llask___45___(she)ifthebirdisalive(活着的)ordead(死的).Ifshesaysthebirdisdead,I’llopenmyhandsandletthebird___46___(fly)away.Ifshesaysthebirdisalive,I’ll___47___(quick)killitandshowherthedeadbird.Thistimeshe___48___(givenot)metherightanswer.”Theboywenttotheoldwoman.Hesaid,“Grandma,Ihaveaquestionforyou.What’sinmyhands?”“Well,itmust___49___abird,”theoldwomananswered.“Isthebird