湖南省常德市鼎城区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末英语试题(含答案)

年上学期八年级期末考试试卷英语考号________________姓名________________考试注意：1.请考生在试题卷首填好考号及姓名。2.请考生将答案填写在答题卡上，填写在试题卷上的无效。3.本学科试题卷共8页，三部分，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。第I卷第一部分阅读技能（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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。A1.ThisisatravelingguidetoSouthAfricafor________.A.adults B.oldpeople C.kids2.WhataretheonlysocialcatsinSouthAfrica?A.Tigers. B.Lions. C.Cows.3.HowmanyofficiallanguagesdoesSouthAfricahave?A.11. B.8. C.3.4.WhyisSouthAfricaunique?A.Becauseithasmanyofficiallanguages.B.Becauseithasthreecapitalcities.C.Becauseitisthelargest.BDoyoufeellonelywhenyourbestfriendisn’taround?Here’souradvicetoyou-andtoallkidswhofeellonelysometimes.It’shardwhenabestfriendisn’taround-maybebecauseheorshemovedtoadifferentschooloradifferentclass.Youmayfeelleftoutduringbreaksorlunchtime.Youwanttomakenewfriends,buthowdoyoufindthem?Maybeitseemslikeeverybodyelsealreadyhasfriends.Butremember,there’salwaysroomformorefriends.Startbylookingaroundyourclassroom—thinkaboutwhichkidsyou’dliketoplaywithduringbreak.Lookforchancestosayhitothem,smile,andbefriendly.Offertosharesomethingorexpressyourappreciation(欣赏)tothem.Invitesomeonetoplaywithyouorsay“Doyouwanttosithere?”inthelunchroom.Whenyou’reatbreak,walkovertokidsyouwanttoplaywith,actfriendly,andsay“Hi,mayIjoinyou?”orjustjoinin.Ifyouhavetroubledoingthisorifyou’refeelingshy,askyourteachertohelpyoumakenewfriends.Teachersareusuallyprettygoodatmatchingpeopleup.Thebestwaytomakefriendsistobeafriend.Beingkind,beingfriendly,sharing,sayingnicethings,offeringhelp—prettysoon,you’llhaveone,twoorevenmorenewfriends.Youmightstillmissthatspecialbestfriend.Butwhenyouseeeachotheragain,youcansharesomethingyoudidn’thavebeforeheorsheleft.Youcanintroducehimorhertoyournewfriends!5.Thearticleprobablywantstogiveadviceto________.A.students. B.teachers. C.parents.6.Whicharegoodwaystomakefriends?a.Joinothersandplaywiththem.b.Inviteothersandshareyourhappiness.c.Keepaskingforhelpfromothers.d.Say“hello”topeopleyouwanttomakefriendswith.A.abc B.abd C.bcd7.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4refersto________.A.askingquestions B.studyingwithfriends C.makingnewfriendsbyyourself.8.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Teacherscannotbecomeyourbestfriends.B.Newfriendswouldsoonreplace(取代)oldfriends.C.Whenpeoplefeellonely,theycantrymakingnewfriends.CClassicChinesecartoonsbringjoytomostofus.Lastyear,sixclassicChinesecartoonscameoutonthevideoplatform(平台)again.Let’sseehowhardartistsputChinesecultureandartintothecartoonstomakethemclassic.TheLegendofSealedBooktellsthestoryoftheboyDansheng.ThefilmusesfacemakeupfromthePekingOpera.LovelyDanshenglookslikewawasheng,charactersforkidsinPekingOpera.LittleTadpoleLookingforMummyisChina’sfirstinkwashcartoon.Artistsdrewalltheanimals,plantsandrockswithinkandbrush.TheylearnedfromthegreatartistQiBaishi.Thoughit’sonlyabout15minuteslong,ittooklotsofwork.Artistsdreweverythingbyhand.PigsyEatsWatermelonisChina’sfirstpapercuttingcartoon.This15-minutecartooncameoutin1958.ArtistscutZhuBajieoutofcoloredpaper.Makingapapercuttingcartoonwasnoteasy.Theartistsdidn’tsucceedatfirst.Thecharacters’moveswerenotstable(平稳的).Aftermorework,theytriedagainandfinallydidit!9.WhatkindoftraditionalartformismixedinTheLegendofSealedBook?A.PekingOpera B.papercutting C.inkwashpainting10.WhatcanwelearnaboutLittleTadpoleLookingforMummy?A.ItistheonlyinkwashcartooninChina.B.Artistsdidlotsofworktomakethiscartoon.C.QiBaishihelpeddrawsomeofthepicturesinthecartoon.11.Whydidn’ttheartistssucceedtomakethepapercuttingatfirst?A.Itwashardtomakethecharacters’movesstable.B.Artistscouldn’tcutoutthepaperinthecorrectway.C.Theydidn’thaveenoughtimetocheckthepapercutting.12.Whatdothesecartoonshaveincommon?A.Theyareall15-minutecartoons.B.Allofthemarestoriesaboutanimals.C.TheyallusethestyleoftraditionalChineseart.DTherewasayoungpainterwhomadealivingbypaintingportraits(肖像).Oneday,arichmanaskedhimtopaintaportraitforhimandpromisedtopayhim10,000dollars.Afteraweek,therichmancametotakethepainting,buthewasnotpleasedwithit.Hetoldtheyoungpainter,“Iwillonlypay3,000dollarsforthispainting.”________.Hearguedwiththerichman,hopingtherichmanwouldkeephisword.Therichmanthought,“Themaninthepaintingisme.IfIdon’tbuythispainting,nooneelsewillbuyit.”Sohesaid,“Iwillaskyouonelasttime:willyousellitfor3,000dollars?”Theyoungpaintersaidfirmly(坚定地),“No.Thisisashameforme!Someday,youwillpay20timesthecostforbreakingyourpromise.”Afterthat,thepainterworkedharddayandnight.Finally,hebecamewell-known.Therichmanforgotabouttheartistandwhathehadtoldhim.Butoneday,somefriendtoldhim,“Thereisapaintingsellingfor200,000dollarsandthemaninthepaintinglooksexactlylikeyou.Ithasanameof‘Thief(贼)’”.Then,therichmanrememberedtheartist.Hequicklywenttosaysorryandpaid200,000dollarstobuytheportrait.Theyoungpaintermadetherichmanlower(低下)hisheadintheend.13.Therichmanwouldonlypay3,000dollarsforthepaintingbecause________.A.hedidn’thave10,000dollars B.hewasn’tverypleasedwithit. C.hethoughtotherswouldbuyit14.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________inParagraph3.A.Theyoungpainteragreed B.Theyoungpainterwasscared C.Theyoungpainterwasangry15.Thepainterbecamefamousby________.A.makingfriends B.workinghard C.makingalotofmoney16.Themaninthepaintingwiththename“Thief”is________.A.therichman B.theartist C.therichman’sfriendELiuHuiisa29-year-oldgirl.Whenshewas4,shewasbadlyhurtinacaraccident.Shelostherrightleg.Peoplegottoknowherrecentlywhentheysawhervideoofdoingexercisewithherartificial(人造的)leg.AlthoughLiuHuinowlooksnodifferencefromotherpeople,sheoncefeltterribleaboutherself.“WhenIwasinhighschool,nooneknewIhadanartificialleg,”Shesaid.“Ineverstayedclosetomyclassmates.Iwasthefirstpersontowalkintotheclassroominthemorningandthelastonetoleave.”Butnowshelivesahappylife.Forthepastthreeyears,shehaskeptdoingexercise.Shewenttothegymthreetimesaweektostayhealthy.Duringthethreeyears’hardwork,sheovercamemanydifficulties.Forexample,shecouldn’tusethefitnessfacilities(健身器材)likeotherpeopleinthebeginning.Butshekepttryingandfinallyshesucceeded.Liubecameoutgoing.Shevolunteersforaprogramforthedisabled.InNovember,2020,shebecametheambassador(大使)forShenzhenAccessibilityPromotionAssociation.Shebelievesbuildinganeighborhoodfordisabledpeopleisreallyimportant.“Doingexercisehaschangedme,andI’lltrymybesttomakesurepeoplewithdisabilitiescangooutwithoutdifficulties,”Liusaid.17.WhathappenedtoLiuwhenshewasfour?A.Shemovedtoahighschool. B.Shehadacaraccident. C.shelostherleftleg.18.WhydidLiualwaysstayawayfromherclassmatesinhighschool?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethem.B.Becauseshewasbusydoingexercise.C.Becauseshefeltterribleaboutherleg.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overcame”probablymean?A.Tosucceedinsolvingaproblem.B.Toshareinformationwithothers.C.Tomakesomethingnew.20.WhatdoyouthinkofLiu?A.Weakbutcareful. B.Strongbutcareless. C.Braveandstrongminded.第二部分知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。IslandAdventureisabookaboutsixsurvivors(幸存者)onadesertedisland.Themaincharacterinthestoryisa14-year-oldboycalledRobertWilson.Atthebeginningofthestory,he21inNewZealandwithhisparents.22hisparentsdieinanaccident,he23togotoAmerica.RobertfindsashiptoAmerica,buthedoesn’thaveany24.Sohehasto25ontheshipinreturnfor(作为交换)histicket.It’salonganddifficult26.Therearestormsandtheshipbeginstosink(沉没)27anislandinthemiddleoftheocean.Luckily,Robertswimstotheislandwithfiveotherpeople28.Therearen’tany29passingby.Thesixpeoplehavetostartanew30ontheisland.Theyfindwoodtomake31.Theylearnto32fishtoeat.Theycutdowntreestobuildsmallhouses.Butwinteriscoming,andit’sgetting33.Theydon’t34iftheycangetthroughthecoldwinter.Buttheywilltrytheir35.21.A.waits B.lives C.hides22.A.If B.So C.After23.A.forces B.encourages C.decides24.A.food B.money C.time25.A.work B.study C.sleep26.A.journey B.history C.competition27.A.near B.towards C.among28.A.normally B.carefully C.successfully29.A.boats B.cars C.trains30.A.job B.life C.family31.A.changes B.fires C.boards32.A.catch B.order C.borrow33.A.wetter B.warmer C.colder34.A.explain B.know C.promise35.A.well B.better C.best第II卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷无效。第二部分知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第二节语法填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（1个或几个单词）。36.What’sthematter________you?37.Whenthebabypandasseethekeepers,theyranovertothemwith________(excite)38.—I’vefinishedmyhomework.Howaboutyou,Gina?—Ihaven’tstarted________.39.Whilewe________(wait)forthebus,agirlranuptous.40.IhavestudiedEnglish________Iwasfiveyearsold,soIcanspeakEnglishwellnow.41.Theywillstarttoclimbthemountainassoonasthesun________(rise)up.42.Youwon’tpasstheexam________youstudyhard.43.Wewereveryexcitedbecauseourteacheragreed________(take)ustothemuseum.44.—________wegetsomethingtodrinkafterthemovie?—No,youcan’t.Youhaveabasketballgametomorrow.45.BecarefulwhenhavingaP.Eclass.Don’thurt________(you)!Haveyouever46(be)toWuyuan?ItisinthenortheastofJiangxiProvince.Peoplecallit“thehometownofbooks”,“thehometownoftea”and“the47(beautiful)villageinChina”.I48(go)therewithmyfriendsinAprillastyear.Wehadawonderfulexperience.WevisitedChangxivillage,aplacefamousformakinggreentea.Peoplelive49quietandsimplelifethere.Nextwepassedthroughtheoldestlane(空中走廊)toexperiencethebeautifulRainbowBridge.Althoughitwasbuilt800yearsago,itstandsasstrongasever.50(final),wehadalookattheYuanyangLake.Alongthelakeisaforestwithabout185kindsofplantsthataregreenallyearround.第三部分写作技能（共三节，满分30分）第一节英汉互译（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。Aroadisabridgebetweentwoplaces.(51)你听说过丝绸之路吗?IthasbeentherebetweenEastandWestformorethan2,000years.ButdidyouknowthattheSilkRoadisnotasingleroute?Itisactuallyaseriesoftradeandculturaltransmission(传送)routes.ItstartedtotakeshapeduringtheWesternHanDynasty.ThetraderoutestartedfromthecityofXi’aninShaanxiprovinceandendedineasternEurope,neartoday’sTurkeyandtheMediterraneanSea(地中海).TheSilkRoadwentacrossone-fourthoftheearthand(52)itisabout6,500kilometerslong.(53)TheSilkRoadgotitsnamebecauseChinesesilkusedtobecarriedalongthisroad.Besidessilk,jade(玉),teaandsteelalsowentwesttoRome.FromtheWestcameglass,gems(宝石),andfoodslikecarrotsandsesame(芝麻).TheSilkRoadwasveryimportanttobothChinaandtherestoftheworld.Notonlytrade,butalsoknowledgeaboutscience,artsandliterature(文学),aswellascraftsmanship(手工)andtechnology,wassharedacrosstheSilkRoad.Inthisway,languagesandculturesdevelopedandinfluencedeachother.(54)AsaChinesestudent,itisnecessarytoknowsomethingaboutit.Today,manyhistoricalsitesalongtheSilkRoadarepopulartraveldestinations,suchastheTerracottaWarriorsinXi’anandMogaoGrottoes(莫高窟)inDunhuang.Anewtrainline,theNewOrientExpress.isrunningfromBeijingacrosstheSilkRoad.(55)它是世界上最著名的道路之一。第二节回答问题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，然后根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisaclassicwrittenin1876bythefamouswriterMarkTwain.Withasimplestoryline,thebookislikeabiography(自传)ofasummerinTomSawyer’slife.TomSawyerisachildwhoseparentsaredead,liveswithhisauntinthesmalltownontheMississippiRiver.Hehasmanycleverideas,butdoesn’tlikeschool,andalwayslikestorunawaytofish.Tomhasafriend,HuckFinn,whoisseenuneducatedoutsidewhileactuallykindandindependentinside.Theytogetherhavemanygreatadventures(冒险)ontheMississippiRiver,likeplayingdifferentroles,goingtotheirownfuneral(葬礼)andseeingamurder(谋杀).Tomissobravethatheevenspeaksoutthemurdererincourt.Finally,heandhisfriendsfindalotoftreasuresandbecomeveryrich.MarkTwainwrotethisnovelaccordingtohisownchildhoodandhispersonalexperience.ThereasonwhythestoryissogreatisthatTomSawyerremindspeopleofeverythingthatisgreataboutchildhood.Itisastoryfullofaction,adventure,creativeideas,lovewithbothwhatTwaindidorwisheshedidduringhischildhood.Thebookisalittledifficulttoreadatfirst.Perhaps,itwilltakeyoualittlewhiletogetusedtothe19thcenturydialect(方言)init.Butonthewhole,thebookisanenjoyablereadingforpeopleofallages.Ireallywanttointroducethisbooktoanyonelookingforwardtofeelingyoungagain.56.WhowroteTheAdventuresofTomSawyer?57.WhatdoyouthinkoftheboyTomSawyeraccordingtothepassage?58.DoTomandFinnhavemanygreatadventurestogetherinthestory?59.WhyisthestoryofTheAdventuresofTomSawyersogreat?60.What’sthewriter’spurpose(目的)ofwritingthispassage?第三节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）暑期将至，怎样才能有意义地度过呢?请你写一篇短文，从生活，学习，活动三个方面给出你的建议。具体内容参考表格中的提示，也可适当发挥，使文章通顺，连贯。（不少于70词）生活规律作息，坚持锻炼，勤做家务…学习多阅读（推荐你最喜欢的一位作家或一本书）…活动做志愿者；去旅行（推介一处你认为值得去的地方）；…MyadviceonhowtospendthesummerholidayThesummerholidayiscoming.___________________________________________________________