南京秦淮区2023-2024八年级上学期期末英语试卷及答案

江苏省南京市秦淮外国语学校

2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期末限时训练

训练时间：30分钟满分：100分2024.01

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.——IhearthatyouwenttoseefilmcalledAvatar:TheWayofWater,isn'tthat

boring?

——.It'soneofthemostexcitingfilms.

A.the;Yes,ifsinteresting.B.a;Yes,ifsboring.

C.the;Notatall.D.a;Ofcourse.

2.celebratetheSpringFestival,wedecorateourhousewithnewcolourfullights

andspringfestivalcouplets（春联）.

A.Asaresult;putupB.Inorderto;putin

C.Asaresult;putinD.Inorderto,putup

3.Ourteacheradvisedusthecarefullybeforeusingthenew

machine.

A.toread;introductionB.toread;instruction

C.reading;invitationD.reading;information

4.——CouldyoupleasetellmesomethingaboutQinLakeNationalWetlandPark,please?

——Withpleasure.Itanareaof26squarekilometers,sixdifferent

areas.

A.has;includesB.covers;includesC.covers;includingD.is;including

5.——Hurryup,Mark!You'dbettertheroadasquicklyaspossible.

——No,you.Don'tyouseethelightisstillred?

A.cross;couldn'tB.tocross;mustn'tC.cross;mustn'tD.tocross;needn't

6.——Idon'tknowwhentheforeignfriendwill.

——TheywillGuangzhouthemorningofOctober13th.

A.reach;reach;onB.arrive;reach;in

C.arrive;getto;onD.reach;arriveat;on

7.——Hello!Michael.MayIspeaktoSam?

——Heiscoming.

A.I'm;WaitaminuteB.This's;Allright

B.Thisis;Holdon,pleaseD.I'm;Sorry

8.——AreyoustillreadingthebookLittlePrince?

——Yes,itislong.Istillneeddaystofinishit.

A.abit;twoanotherB.abitof;twomore

C.abitof;anothertwoD.abit;twomore

9.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamesentencestructureas“Heboughthissonsome

interestingbooks."?

A.Thenewsmadeallofushappy.

B.Thechildrenarereadingsomebooks.

C.Mr.LiisteachingusanewEnglishsong.

D.Hefeltreallytiredoutafterahardday'swork.

10.Youcanseeeightypercentoftheclassmostofthework.Therestofthe

workreallydifficult.

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A.isdoing;isB.aredoing;areC.aredoing;isD.isdoing;are

11.——Shewaslateforthemeetingyesterdaymorningbecausehercaronthe

way.

——!Sheboughtitlastweek.

A.felldown;WhatapityB.brokedown;Whatapity

C.cutdown;WhatashameD.camedown;Whatagoodtime

12.ThetwinsIknowlookthesame,butarequitedifferentinpersonality.

A.closelyB.exactlyC.clearlyD.hardly

13.Everyyearvisitorsgotovisitthewetlandpark,andthenumberisbecoming

__________now.

A.thousandof;largerandlargerB.thousandsof;moreandmore

C.thousandsof;largerandlargerD.thousandof;moreandmore

（14.Thenotebelowdoesn'ttellu=s__=__=___=_.\

Tue,Jan.8

DearMissWang,

I'mnotfeelingwelltodayandrunningafever!Iaskforasickleave.MumandDadare

、withmeathomethewholeday.Iwillreturntoschoolassoonaspossible.NickZhang）

A.whatdateitistodayB.whafswrongwithNick

C.whenNickwillreturntoschoolD.ifNick'sparentsareathome

15.——Andrewhitapipeandtheroomiswaternow.

——Lefshelphimrightaway.

A.fullwith;moppingitupB.filledof;moppingupit

C.fullof;mopitupD.filledwith;mopupit

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项。

George'smotherwasverypoor.Insteadofhavingbrightburningfiresinwinter,shehad

16tobum.Georgehadtopickupdry17underthetrees.

One18dayinJuly,shesentGeorgetothewoods.Hewastostaythereallday

togetasmuchwoodashecould.Heworkedveryhardsothatbythetimethesunwashigh,

hewashot,andwishedfora19placewherehemightrestforawhileandeathis

dinner.

Whenhehuntedaroundthebankofthestream,hesawsomefinewild20

amongthemoss（苔薛），theywerebrightredwithripeness（成熟）.

“Howgoodthesewillbewithmybreadandbutter!thoughtGeorge.Heputsome

21inhislittlecap,hesettoworkeagerly（急切地）tocollectallhecouldfind.He

felthappyandthoughthowmuchhismotherwouldliketoseehimthere,andhowmuchshe

wouldliketogooutfbrherselfinsteadofinherdark22.

Georgethoughtofallthis23heliftedthefirststrawberrytohismouth,hesaid

tohimself"HowmuchMomwouldlikethese!,9Hestoppedand24thestrawberry

again."ShallIsavethemfbrher?”saidGeorge,thinkinghowmuchtheywouldrefresh（使.…

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恢复精神）her,yet25lookingatthemwithalonging（渴望）eye.atIwilleathalf

andtaketheotherhalftoher,“saidheatlastandhedividedthemintotwopiles.Buteachpile

lookedsosmallthatheputthemtogetheragain.

“Iwillkeepthemallfbrsaidheandhe26themwithleavescarefully

tillheshouldgohome.Whenthesunwasbeginningtosink.Georgesetoutfbrhome.How

happyhefeltthen,thathehadallhisstrawberriesforhis27mother.Thenearerhe

cametohishome,the28hewishedtotastethem.

Justasheputdownhiswood,heheardhismother9sweakvoicefromherbedroom.

am29,andgivemesometea."Georgeranintoherroomandjoyfullyofferedthe

strawberries."You30themfbrme,didn'tyou?^^saidMom,layingherhandgently

onhishead,whiletearsstoodinhereyes.

CouldeatingthestrawberriesgiveGeorgehalfthehappinessatthemoment?

16.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing

17.A.paperB.coalC.woodD.cloth

18.A.rainyB.sunnyC.stormyD.foggy

19.A.coolB.tidyC.quietD.smooth

20.A.applesB.strawberriesC.tomatoesD.carrots

21.A.scarvesB.leavesC.stonesD.bricks

22.A.kitchenB.studyC.yardD.bedroom

23.A.whileB.ifC.whenD.that

24.A.ateupB.gaveawayC.putbackD.turnedover

25.A.neverB.alsoC.hardlyD.still

26.A.cleanedB.coveredC.putD.lifted

27.A.seriousB.strongC.sickD.silly

28.A.moreB.lessC.laterD.sooner

29.A.thirstyB.hungryC.sleepyD.busy

30.A.boughtB.savedC.borrowedD.stole

三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

YoumighthaveheardofBearGrylls.HeisafamoustravellerfromtheUK.Helikesto

traveltobeautifulanddangerousplacesaroundtheworld.Butmorethan400yearsagoin

China,therewasatravellerevencoolerthanBearGrylls.Hespent30yearstravellingacross

China.HisnamewasXuXiake.

WheredidXugo?

Xutravelledto21provincesandover100citiesinChina.Heclimbedthousandsof

mountainsandfoundmorethan350caves.①Hewasthefirstpersontofind

thehighestpeakofHuangshanMountain.Hewasalsothefirsttofindlotsofkarstcaves（喀

斯特溶洞）.Whafsmore,hefirstfoundouttheYangtzeRiver9sheadwater.

Xutravelledmostlyonfoot.Heoftensleptandateinthewild.Onhisway,hewas

robbed（被抢劫）threetimes.Sometimeshefellintoriversorranintodangerousanimals.But

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henevergaveupandenjoyedhisjourney.②

HowdidXustarthisjourney?

XuXiakewasbominJiangsuprovince.Whenhewasachild,Xuenjoyedreadingbooks

aboutChinesemountainsandrivers.③

Atthattime,manykidswerestudyinghardtobecomeofficials（官员）.ButXu'sfather

nevermadehimtakeanyexams.Instead,heencouraged（鼓励）hissontogooutsideandfind

outthenewworld.Xubeganhisjourneywhenhewasabout20yearsold.④

Xu'stravelnotes

Xualwayskeptadiarywhiletravelling.TheTravelDiaryofXuXiakeisstillpopular

amongpeopletoday.

31.Howmany"firstthings^didXudo?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

32.Wherecanthesentence“Hedecidedtoseethemwhenhegrewup."beput?

A.①B.②C.③D.④

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutXuXiake?

A.HewasBear'sgoodfriend.

B.Hedreamtofbecominganofficial.

C.HerodehorsestotravelaroundChina.

D.Hestartedtravellingattheageofabout20.

34.WhichwordcanbestdescribeXuXiakeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Brave.B.Careful.C.Lucky.D.Honest.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AWorld-famousDiaryB.ACoolChineseTraveller

C.XuXiake'sSpecialJourneyD.TheTriptoBigMountain

B

Aseries（系歹（J）ofChinesechildren'spicturebooksaboutfightingCOVID-19cameout

intheUKinMay.Thebookseries,namedFightingtheEpidemic:StayingatHomeSeriesin

theEnglishversion（版本），wasmadeinJanuary2020.Itwastohelpchildrengothrough

hardtimes.

Thesixbooksfullyshowgreatlovethroughdifferentfamiliesandlives.Forexample,in

oneofthestories,AJourneyof9,000Millimetres,aboyandhissisterhavetoliveathomeby

themselvesbecausetheirparentsareworkingatthehospital.Whentheyplayintheirhouse,

theyfindthehouseis9,000mmlongand5,000mmwide.Andtheyhaveatripof

imagination（想象力）.InanotherstoryTheMaskthatLovedtoCount,themaskcounts

everythingitsees,andslowlylearnsthatitsrole（角色）isalsotobringhopetoitsowner.

Thegreatbooksweretranslated（翻译）intoEnglishbyHelenWang.Shesaid,“Thesix

booksgiveusefulinformation,notonlywhatpeoplearedoing,andhoweveryonecanhelpto

fightCOVID-19,butalsohowtoshowfeelings,andthinkofgoodwaystohelpeachothergo

throughthedifficulttimes.”

WangYongbo,presidentofPhoenixJuvenileandChildren'sPublishingLtd,saysthatthe

bookshelpmanyfamiliesinChinatalktoyoungchildrenaboutthehardtimes.Hehopes

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youngreadersintheUKcanenjoyreadingthesestoriesandtalkabouttheirstoriesduringthe

hardtimes.

36.WhatdoesthestoryAJourneyof9,000Millimetrestalkabout?

A.Twochildren'stripofimagination.

B.Theparents9lovefortheirchildren.

C.Twochildren'shardlifeinthehospital.

D.Thedoctors9loveforthepatients.

37.AccordingtoHelenWang,whatdothebooksNOTshowus?

A.Howpeopleshowtheirfeelings.

B.HowpeoplecanhelptofightCOVID-19.

C.HowpeoplecanstayawayfromCOVID-19.

D.Howpeoplecanhelpeachothergothroughthehardtimes.

38.WhatdoesWangYongbotellusinthefourthparagraph?

A.Hisloveforbooks.B.Hisloveforhiswork.

C.HishopefbrChinesechildren.D.HishopefbrchildrenintheUK.

39.Whichofthestatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.ThebooksfirstcameoutintheUK.

B.Thebooksaregoodfbrchildrentofightthedisease.

C.Thebooksareverypopularandchildrenallovertheworldenjoyreadinggthem.

D.AJourneyof9,000Millimetresisastoryofhowaboyandhissisterspendtheirlife

inahospital.

40.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AgreatChinesewriter.B.Aseriesofchildren'sbooks.

C.Booksaboutchildren'sgrowth.D.Greathopefbrchildrenintheworld.

四、填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

(A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卷对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

41.Afterpractisingfor2months,thestudentsgavea(完美的)showatlast.

42.Thekidfinishedthereport(不费力地)withouthisparents'help.

43.DuFuguoandLuYonggenaregreat(榜样)innewtimes.

44.Theboywasexcitedand(吹)allthecandlesoffatonce.

(B)根据句意，在答题卷对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的运适当形式。

45.Hemayhavethe(little)moneyamonghisbrothers,buthehasthemost

happiness.

46.Theshadeofgoldenorangeispopularthisyear.Itisso(cheer)andbright.

47.Keep(shake)thebottlebeforeyoudrinkthejuice.

48.Theendisalwaysrightthereinthe(begin).

49.DoyouknowsomeyoungpeopleinHongIKonghitanoldcleanerwithbrickswhilehe

(sweep)onthestreet?

50.Tom,sitdownand(notscream),willyou?

51.Pleasekeepacloseeyeonthesickboy(prevent)himgettingahighfever.

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52.Whichteamdoyouthink(win)thefootballfinaltormorrow?

53.——Look!Whytheyoungwomen(move)aroundslowly?

——Toenjoythebeautifulsunshine,Iguess.

54.——Throwawaythisoldanddirtytoyrabbitnow.

——Butit(mean)everythingtomewhenIwas5.

55.Jerry,togetherwithhisworkmates,(shop)inthesupermarketatthistime

yesterday.

五、完成句子(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

56.华尔街上，人们行色匆匆，各奔八方。

PeoplearebusywalkingonWallStreet.

57.三五好友，就着火锅(hotpot),谈笑风生，就是最好的时光了。

enjoyahotpotwithafewfriends,chattingandlaughing.

58.你知道中国政府为一个孩子提供多少时间的免费教育?

Howmanyyearsoffreeschoolingachild?

59.出发时，乌云蔽日，所幸并未下雨。

Thesunwhenwewereleaving.Luckily,itdidn'train.

60.真遗憾，他们在无锡市中心再一次迷了路！

______________________________againinthecenterofWuxi!

任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

You'veprobablyheardofworkingdogsthathelppolicemenorhorsesthathelpfarmers.

Doyouknowthatpigeons(鸽子)canbetrainedtohelppeopletoo?Herearesomeexamples.

Thepostman

Peoplecantrainpigeonstocarrymessages.Usually,peopletieasmallcantoapigeon's

legwithanoteinside.Thenthepigeonfliesoffwiththenote.

Thelifeguard(救生员)

Fromhighupinthesky,speciallytrainedpigeonscanfindorangelifejacketsinthesea.

Sometimes,itisdifficultforhumanstofindpeoplelostatsea,especiallywhentheweatheris

bad.However,pigeonscanflyquicklyoveralargeareaofwatertolookfbrpeople.

Thespy(间谍)

Manyyearsago,peopleusedpigeonstohelptheircountriesduringwars.Spypigeons

hadsmallcamerasthatweretiedtotheirfeet.Asapigeonflewovertheenemy9s(敌人的)

land,thecameratookphotosofthelandbelow.Thiswouldallowthesoldierstoseewherethe

enemieswereandwhattheyweredoing.

So,nexttimeyouseeapigeon,stopandwatchitclosely.Whatmightlooklikean

ordinary(普通的)birdtomanypeoplemightreallybehelpful.

(61)aboutpigeons

Pigeonscan(62)forpeoplejustasworkingdogshelppolicemenorhorseshelpfarmers

The♦Peoplelettrainedpigeoncarry(64)_____________fbrthem.

Three

postman♦Theyputanoteintoasmallcanandtiethesmallcantoapigeon'sleg.

(63)_______