山东省肥城市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

2023~2024学年度下学期期末考试八年级英语试题本试卷分四部分，共12页。总分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，请考生仔细阅读答题卡上的注意事项，并务必按照相关要求作答。2.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力(一)听句子，选择适当的应答语。每个句子读两遍。1.A.Whatapity!B.Howluckytheywere!C.Takeiteasy.2.A.Toholdthings.B.InChina.C.Veryuseful.3.A.I'mgoingtosellthem.B.Icanlearnitbymyself.C.Justbelieveinyourself.4.A.Havesomewateraftersomeexercise.B.Godownthestreet,andyouwillseeit.C.Readthepassageandthinkitover.5.A.Ofcourse,myclassmates.B.Itcanbegoodforyou.C.I'mnotsure.Maybenextweek.(二)听五段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面5个小题。6.Howdotheyliketheweather?A.Theythinktheweatherisgood.B.Theythinktheweatherwillbesunny.C.Theythinktheweatherisbad.7.Howfarisitfromthewoman'shousetothetowncenter?A.About40minutes'walk.B.About20minutes'busride.C.About30minutes'bikeride.8.Whatdidthegirl'smotherusetobelike?A.Sheusedtobethin.B.Sheusedtobetall.C.Sheusedtohavelonghair9.WhatisTom'skitemadeof?A.Plastic.B.Paper.C.Oldclothes.10.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Traditionalart.B.Chinesetea.C.Chinesescience.(三)听两段长对话，选择正确答案，每段对话读两遍。听每段对话前你将有10秒钟的时间阅读对应的3个小题。听第一段对话,回答11~13小题。11.WheredidthegirltravellastChristmas?A.ToItaly.B.ToFrance.C.ToEngland.12.Whodoesthegirladvisetheboytotakeatripwith?A.Hiscousins.B.Hisfriends.C.Hisparents.13.What'sthebestpartofChristmasfortheboy?A.Helpingpeopleinneed.B.OpeningChristmaspresents.C.Gettingtogetherwithfamily.听第二段对话，回答14~16小题。14.Howlonghaven'tthetwospeakersseeneachother?A.Fortwentyyears.B.Forthirteenyears.C.Forabouttenyears.15.WhatdidJennyusetobelike?A.Tallandthin.B.Tallandfat.C.Shortandthin.16.WhatdidMikeusetodoafterschool?A.Playbasketball.B.Playfootball.C.Gotothemovies.(四)听短文，回答下面4个问题，选择正确答案，短文读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面4个小题。1.7.Whatisthehousemadeof?A.Wood.B.Glass.C.Balloons.18.Howlongdidthecouplespendbuildingthehouse?A.About17days.B.About1.5months.C.About7months.19.Howmuchistheticketforthehouse?A.£3.B.£10.C.£13.20.Whatdothecoupleprepareforchildren?A.Deliciousfood.B.Magicshows.C.Interestingbooks.(五)听短文，填表格。短文读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读表格内容。答题完毕后，请将答案填写在答题纸相应位置。ThehistoryofthebicycleTimeCountryThefeature(特征)In1790(21)________Itwas(22)________tomove.In(23)________ScotlandIthadabigbackwheel(轮子/wi:l/)andasmallfrontwheel.In1870EnglandIthadavery(24)________frontwheelandasmallbackwheel.In1885EnglandThe(25)_____bicyclewasinvented.第二部分完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项。Irememberthegreencoatinmyfifthandsixthgrades.WhenIneededanewjacket,I26somethinglikebikers'weartomymother.IthoughtsheunderstoodforsurethekindIwanted.ThenextdaywhenIgothome,27mothershoutedfromthekitchenthatmyjacketwasonmybed.Irushedandopenedthedoor,hopingthejacketcouldbetheoneIliked.Noluck,Iwanted28becauseitwassouglyandsobig.29IknewI'dhavetowearitforyearsbeforeIcouldhaveanewone.IlookedatitforalongtimebeforeI30andwentout,smilinga“thankyou”tomymom.ThenextdayIworeittoschool.My31friend,Steve,lookedatmeinastrangeway.Andtheexpressionsonthegirls'faceswere32.Ontheplayground,everyonesawme.Althoughtheydidn'tsayoutloud,“Man,that'sugly!”I33theirtalkandevenlaughter.AndsoIwent,inmyjacket.Soembarrassed(尴尬的),sohurt,Icouldn'tevendomylessonstherestoftheday.IreceivedCsontests.Thatthing34bymeforthreeyears.Allinthoseyearsnolovecametome.Iblamed(指责)mymotherforherbadtasteandhercheapways.Itwasasadtimefortheheart.Iwondered35somethinggoodcouldhappentome.Anyway,Ispentmysixth-gradeyear,notgivıngup.AnditwasaboutthattimeIbegantogrow,stillinthatgreenuglyjacket,whichwaslikemybrotherwhowentalongwhereverIwent.26.A.interviewedB.describedC.produced27.A.IB.mineC.my28.A.tocryB.tocelebrateC.towarn29.A.SoB.ButC.Or30.A.putitoffB.putitonC.turneditdown31.A.worstB.newC.best32.A.unusualB.impoliteC.patient33.A.willhearB.heardC.haveheard34.A.woreB.willbewornC.wasworn35.A.whetherB.whyC.what第三部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AYangHongweiwasbornintoakite-makingfamilyinWeifang.Whenshewasyoung,sheoftensawkitesofbrightcolorsanddifferentshapesinhergrandfather'sworkshop.“EverytimeIseethesebeautifulkites,mybadfeelingsgoaway,”saidYang.Yanglearnedtomakekitesfromhergrandfatherattheageof16.Afterpracticingtheskillfor10years,shestartedherownshopin1992.“Manyplacesaroundtheworldhaveatraditionofflyingkites,”Yangsaid.“ButIthinktheculturalideabehindourkitesisspecial.”OnYang'skites,peoplecanseenotonlycommonpictureslikebutterfliesandbirds,butalsosomeprintstellingChinesemyths,legendsandhistory.Forexample,sheoncemadeakitewithaphoenix(凤凰).Oneachsideofthephoenixwere50images(画像)offamouswomenfromChinesehistory.Eachwomanwasdifferentinlook,clothesandmakeup(妆).“Ittookmealotoftime,”Yangsaid,“butwhenIexplainthestoriesofthekitestoforeigners,Ifeelagreatsenseofachievement.”Inherfreetime,YangtravelstocountriessuchasGermany,Australia,theUnitedStatesandNewZealand.ShetellsthestoriesofChinesekitesandthetraditionalwaystheyaremade.“Itisanimportantjobofmine,”shesaid.36.YangHongweistartedherownshopattheageof.A.10B.16C.26D.5637.TheexampleofYang'skitewithaphoenixisgiventoshow.A.howshemakeskitesB.whyshelikeskitesC.whyshemakeskitesD.what'sonherkites38.FromthepassagewecanknowYangHongweiis.A.creativeB.humorousC.honestD.outgoing39.Yang'simportantjobrefersto(指的是).A.makingmorekitesB.travelingabroadC.sellingmorekitesD.spreadingChinesecultureBInChina,peoplewholoveChinesecalligraphic(书法)artshouldknowthe“FourTreasuresoftheStudy”.It'sanexpressionusedtorefertothewritingbrush,theinkstick,Xuanpaperandtheinkstone.Thewritingbrushcanbeusedtodrawthepicturesonthepaintedpottery(陶器).Itissoftbecauseitismainlymadeofhairofanimals.ThebrushesofthebestqualitymadeinXuancheng,acityinsoutheasternAnhuiProvince,wereonlysuppliedtoemperorsinthepast.Theinkstickisthepigment(颜料)usedinwritingandpainting.ItisproducedinHuizhou,AnhuiProvince.Itismaınlýmadeoutofpinesoot(松烟)and20othermaterials.Thentheyaregluedtogetherandpressedintotheshapeofachocolatebarandlefttodry.XuanpaperwasamongthefourgreatinventionsinancıentChına.Itwasnamedafteritsplaceoforigin(起源)—Xuanzhou,AnhuiProvince.Ithasahistoryofoverathousandyears.ThefamousXuanpaperappearedintheSuiandTangdynasties.TheinkstonewasalreadyverypopularintheHanDynasty.Itisusedtogrind(磨碎)theinkstickintopowderwhichwillbemuxedwithwater.AmongtheFourInkstones,theSheinkstonefromShexianinAnhuiusedtoberegardedasoneofthemostfamousinkstonesinChina.40.Xuanpapergotthenamefromits.A.materialsB.birthplaceC.usesD.quality41.WhichofthefollowIngisNOTtrueabouttheinkstone?A.Wecanputalotofwaterintotheinkstonedirectly.B.It'susedtogrindtheinkstickintopowder.C.TheSheinkstonewasoneofthemostfamousinkstones.D.TheSheinkstoneandXuanpaperarefromthesameprovince.42.What'sthepurpose(目的)ofthetext?A.Toexplainwhypeoplelovecalligraphicart.B.TogivefactsaboutChinesecalligraphicart.C.TointroducetheFourTreasuresoftheStudy.D.TotellpeoplehowtolearnChinesecalligraphicart.CEveryyear,thousandsofpeoplecometoEdinburgh,thecapitalcityofScotland,tobepartoftheEdinburghFestival.In1947,agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworlddecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheaterinEdinburgh.TheideawastogetEuropetogetheraftertheSecondWorldWar.ThefestivallastsforthreeweekseveryAugustandearlySeptemberwhenthecityisfilledwithartistsfromallovertheworld.TheycometoEdinburghforthisbiggestartfestivalinBritain.Duringthistime,thestreetsofthecityarealivewithmusicanddancefromearlyinthemorninguntillateatnight.Youcanevenseeartistspaintingpicturesonthestreets.Oneofthemostfamousarteventsofthefestivalisthepaintingandsculpture(雕塑)celebration,whichwasstartedin2004.Thecity'stop-levelgalleries(美术馆)andmuseumsholdimportantexhibitions(展览)ofhistoricartistsandnewfaces.Eachyear,youcanseetheartworksfrombothleadinginternationalandtheUKartists.Also,thefestivalattractstensofthousandsoftouriststheretoseenewmoviesandplaysandtohearmusicplayedbyfamousmusicians.Thisyear,youcanseeoverfivehundredperformanceswithactorsfrommorethanfortycountries.Theticketsfortheseperformancesarequitecheap,anditisusuallyeasiertoseeyourfavoritestarinEdinburghthanitisinLondon.SocometotheEdinburghFestivalnextsummer!43.Whodoes“They”inParagraph2referto(指)?A.Artists.B.Musicians.C.Dancers.D.Tourists.44.Asatourguide,howwillyouintroducethepaintingandsculpturecelebrationinEdinburghtotourists?A.YoucancomeforitinJulyeveryyear.B.Youcanonlyfindnewartists'works.C.Itonlyhappensintop-levelgalleries.D.Ithasahistoryofabout20years.45.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefestivalaccordingtothetext?A.Youcaneasilyenjoymanykindsofart.B.Thefestivalisthebiggestoneintheworld.C.Touristscomeonlyformoviesandmusic.D.LotsofstarsonlyfromLondonwillbethere.46.WhatisNOTareasonforthewritertorecommend(推荐)thefestival?A.Thestreetisfilledwithmusicanddance.B.Therearemanyperformancesfromdifferentcountries.C.Youcanmeetyourfavoritestarwithlesscost.D.It'sthebesttimeoftheyearinEdinburgh.DFromtheverybeginningofourstudies,wehaveknownthatmanyChinesecharacterscanchangetheirpronunciationsindifferentcontexts(语境).Buthowwillyoufeelifyou'retoldthatmanyofthepromunciationswelearnedintextbookswillbeconsideredincorrect?Lastmonth,anarticletitled“Chinesecharacterswhosepronunciationshavechanged”causedheateddiscussionsonSinaWeibo.Thearticleclaimed(声称)thatsomepronunciations,whichwerepreviously(先前)consideredtohavebeenmisread,arenowdeemed(认为)correct.Theyincludethecharactersinwell-knownsentencesfromancientpoems.OneexampleisbyDuMufromtheTangdynasty“Igobyslantingstonypathtothecoldhill;Whererisewhiteclouds,thereappearcottages(村舍)andbowers(凉亭).”Manyinternetusersdisagreedwiththechanges.Theyarguedthatalteringpronunciationswould“changetherhymeofthesentencesinpoems,ruiningthebeautyofChineseliterature”.AccordingtoCGTN,supportersofthechangesay“Thisishowlanguageadvances,andthepronunciationsshouldadapttotheneedsofsociety,ratherthanremaininthepast.”AnofficialfromtheMinistryofEducationresponded,sayingthatmostoftheso-called“new”pronunciationshavenotyetbeenconfirmed.However,accordingtothefifthandsixtheditionsoftheModernChineseDictionary,quiteafewpinyinspellingshavealreadybeenchanged:呆板(dai,firsttone,原ai,secondtone)and确凿(zao,secondtone,原zuo,fourthtone).“Insomesense,pronunciationisachoicebetweenthemostpopularversionandtheversionwiththelongesthistory,”professorZhangYiwutoldChinaDaily.47.ManyChinesecharacterswillchangetheirbasedondifferentcontexts.A.numbersB.meaningsC.spellingsD.pronunciations48.Thearticlewhichwasheatedlydiscussedtalksabout.A.somemisreadpronunciationsarerightnowB.ChinesecharacterscanchangetheirmeaningsinthesamecontextsC.manyfalsepronunciationsinChineseD.somewell-knownsentencesinancientpoems49.Whichisthecorrecttranslationoftheunderlinedpoemsinthepassage?A.曲径通幽处，禅房花木深。B.空山新雨后，天气晚来秋。C.远上寒山石径斜，白云生处有人家。D.两岸青山相对出，孤帆一片日边来。50.Whydopeoplesupport(支持)thechange?A.Becausetheywanttomakeanewlanguage.B.Becausetheythinktheoldlanguageshouldbereplaced.C.Becausetheycan'tunderstandmanyancientpoems.D.Becausetheythinkthelanguageshouldfittheneedsofsociety.第二节阅读填空。请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面方框的五个选项中，选择还原到文章中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。Askingfordirectionsisthefirstthingwedowhenwearriveinanewplace,orevenwhenwearejusttryingtofindaplace.Knowinghowtoaskforthemcanmakeourlifemucheasier!(51)Startingtheconversationwithagreetingisnecessary.Ifyouwanttogetaniceanswer,beginbysaying“hello”first.Andsomewordslike“may”,“can”and“could”willhelpyouexpressyourselfbetter.(52)Youshouldknowthebasic(基本的)wordswhenaskingfordirections.Itmaybeusefultoremembersomefamousplaces.Thentrytousetherightwordswhenaskingforadirection.(53)Sometimes,itcanhappenthatyouarestillfarfromyourplace.Whichkindofpublictransportationshouldyouchoose?Youmightasklikethis,“Isitfar?DoIneedtotakethebusorthesubwaythere?”(54)Everycityintheworldhasitsownsymbols.Youcandecreasesearchtimeifyouknowwhatthemostimportantsymbolsareinthecity.Yourplacemightbearoundthesymbols.Learntorelaxifyougetlostsomewhere.(55)Wealldothatnowandthen,especiallywhenvisitinganewcity.Butalwaysmakesureyoucanaskothersforhelp!A.Don'tbetooshytoask.B.Don'tbeafraidofusingsymbols.C.Usegreetingsandpoliteexpressions.D.Gettoknowthetransportationsystem.E.Buildyourwords.第四部分书面表达(共四节)第一节词汇运用(一)单词拼写根据句意、首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。56.Iamastomusicandpainting.I'mnotinterestedinthematall.57.Helivesinatown(在……旁边)alake.It'sverybeautifulthere.58.Asthesayinggoes,“Eorwest,homeisbest.”59.Thebestwayofdwiththeproblemisbyaskingtheteacherforhelp.60.Althoughmorethan10millionmasks(口罩)arepeveryday,itisstillnotenoughforsuchacountrytostopthespreadofCOVID-19.(二)综合填空根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。(每词限用一次)see,beautiful,among,home,wide,develop,China,artist,because,mountainSuzhouEmbroidery(苏绣)isoneoftheoldestembroiderytechniques(技艺)intheworld.It'salsooneofthefourmostfamousembroiderystylesin(61).ItwaslistedintheNationalIntangibleCulturalHeritageList(国家非物质文化遗产名录)in2006.Withahistoryofabout2,000years,WuCountyofJiangsuProvincewasthe(62)ofSuzhouEmbroidery.TheMingDynastyisoneofthemostimportantstages(阶段)inthe(63)ofSuzhouEmbroidery.SuzhouEmbroiderywasbestdevelopedintheQingDynasty,andSuzhouwas(64)asan“EmbroideryCity”atthattime.SuzhouEmbroideryisfamousforits(65)patterns(图案),kindsofstitches(针法),brightcolors,andhigh-leveltechniques.Thepatternshavewidethemes,including(66),water,flowers,birds,animalsandsoon.Itsstitchingisskillful,andSuzhou(67)canuseover40kindsofstitchingand1,000differentkindsofthreads(线)tomakeembroidery.(68)theworksofSuzhouEmbroidery,thedouble-sidedembroideryisthemostpopular.Apartfromthat,paintingembroideryandportrait(肖像)embroideryarealsofamous(69)ofthelifelikearteffect(效果).SuzhouEmbroideryissobeautifulthatmanypeopleusethepiecesindailylifeandcollectthemasartworks.SuzhouEmbroideryis(70)usedonclothes,shoes,hats,indoorobjectsandsoonindailylife.第二节阅读表达阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。Wheneverthesunsetandthemooncameup,myfatherandIusedtoclimbthemountainnearmyhouse.Walkingtogether,(71)myfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.Healwaystoldme,“Youshouldhavegoals(目标)likeclimbingthemountain.”Withoutthemountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyed,wecouldn'thaveenoughtimeto(72)①togetherbecausemyfatherwasverybusy.Ireallygotalotfrom.mountain-climbing.Itgavemetim