八年级英语期末模拟卷（考试版A3）（湖南省卷专用）

20232024学年八年级下学期期末模拟卷（湖南省卷专用）英语（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）注意事项：1、答题前，请考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考室和座位号；2、必须在答题卡上答题，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；3、答题时，请考生注意各大题题号后面的答题提示；4、请勿折叠答题卡，保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁;5、答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸；6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。7、测试范围：人教版八年级下册Units1108、难度系数：0.7I．听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。（共5小题，计5分）1.Whoisananimaldoctor?A.Jenny. B.Lisa. C.Green.2.WhereisLindavolunteeringnow?A.Inthebusstation. B.Inthelibrary. C.Inthehospital.3.WhenwillTimgotothedentist?A.Tomorrowevening. B.Tomorrowmorning. C.Tomorrowafternoon.4.WhatdidCindydoattheoldpeople’shome?A.Shewashedthedishes. B.Shereadthenewspaper. C.Shecleanedtheroom.5.Whyisthemanunderstress?A.Hehasworkedlaterecently. B.Heislookingforanewjob. C.Heislearningsomethingnew.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听材料，回答下列小题。听材料，回答问题。6.WhatdoesAlanwanttobuyforhisdad?A.Apairofshoes. B.Awatch. C.Asweater.7.HowwillAlangetthemoneyforthegift?A.Bydoinghousework. B.Byaskinghismomforsome.C.Byraisingmoneyfromothers.听材料，回答问题。8.Whatwillthemando?A.Hewilldoexercise. B.Hewilltakemedicine. C.Hewillseethedoctor.9.Whatisthemangoodat?A.Playinggames. B.Catchingballs. C.Cookinghealthymeals.听材料，回答问题。10.WhatdoesSarahthinkofdoingchores?A.Boring. B.Interesting. C.Tired.11.WhatwillLarrydothisafternoon?A.Hewillplaytennis. B.Hewillcleantheroom. C.Hewillhaveaviolinlesson.听材料，回答问题。12.What’stheweatherinLondonliketoday?A.Cold. B.Windy. C.Rainy.13.InwhichcountrydidBobhurthisleg?A.Canada. B.TheUK. C.TheUSA.14.WhatwasBob’swife(妻子)20yearsago?A.Ateacher. B.Anurse. C.Adoctor.听材料，回答问题。15.WhatsubjectdoesLiMing’smotherteach?A.English. B.Chinese. C.Math.16.WhatwillLiMingtrytodofromnowon?A.ToreadandwritemoreEnglish.B.TospeakandreadmoreEnglish.C.TospeakandwritemoreEnglish.17.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.LiMing’sproblem. B.LiMing’sschool. C.LiMing’smother.听材料，回答问题。18.WhydidthespeakergototheUK?A.Forstudy. B.Foraholiday. C.Forwork.19.Howlongdidthespeakerstaywiththehostfamily?A.Fortwoyears. B.Forsixmonths. C.Foraweek.20.Whatdidthespeakerteachthekids?A.Music. B.History. C.Chinese.II．阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAI(人工智能)SmartHomeShowCanyouimaginewakinguptofindacupofcoffeereadyorthefloorswept?AIcancontrolsmartdevices(设备)anddoallthehouseworkwhileyouareasleep.NowyoucantrythesedevicesatthesmarthomeshowinourmunitysciencecenterfromJune1sttoJune14th.ChildrencantryoutcleaningrobotLittleQ,acuterobotwithtwobigeyesandtwolonglegs.It’slikeabigtoy.Yourchildrenwillloveit.OpeningHours:1:00p.m.—9:00p.m.Visitors:Peopleofallagesarewele.Childrenunder12shouldealongwiththeparents.DoNottakeyourpetswithyou.Food&Drinks:Nooutsidefoodordrinks.Youcanbuyfoodanddrinksinthecenter.Tickets:Pleasecall769520tobookaticket.KindlynotethatyouCAN’Tbookaticketonourwebsite(网站)orthroughe﹣mail.21．Whencanvisitorstrythesmartdevices?A．At11：00a.m.onJune1st.B．At3：00p.m.onJune3rd.C．At9：00p.m.onJune15th.22．WhatdoesLittleQlooklike?A． B． C．23．Maybethetextisa________.A．poster B．story C．diary BDoyoueverthinkabouttheuniverse?It’samazing,isn’tit?Howbigisit?What’soutthere?Arethereotherplanetswithlifeonthem?Wedon’tknowyet,butwe’retryingtodiscovermore.Somepeopleworkhardtolearnabouttheuniverse.Theyareastronomers(天文学家)andtheylookatthestars.Otherpeopledesign(设计)andmakemachinesandthesemachinestravelinspace.Thesepeopleareastronauts.Astronautsgoupintospaceandlookattheearth.Theyalsotakephotosoftheotherplanetsandthestars.Sometimestheyliveinspaceforafewdaysorweeks.Theydoexperiments(实验)andlearnaboutwhathappenstothehumanbodyinspace.Thespaceisreallymysterious.It’sstrangebutinterestingforusbecausewedon’tknowmuchaboutthem.Soon,somepeoplewillbeabletotravelintospaceforfun.ApanycalledVirginGalacticisdesigninganewkindofplane.Thisplanecangoveryfastandveryhigh.Peoplewhowanttotravelinspacewillpay$200,000foraticket.Theplanegoesupto100kilometersabovetheearth.Thereareonlysixpassengersandtwopilotsontheplane.Thejourneyisonlytwohours,sothepassengersdon’tgetanyfood.Buttheycanseetheearthfromspaceandthat’sanamazingthing!Thiscouldbethemostexcitingholidayexperienceinthefuture.24．Whatdoastronautsdoinspace?A．Doexperiments. B．Designnewmachines.C．Lookatthestars. 25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mysterious”inparagraph2probablymean?A．Secret. B．Difficult. C．Horrible. 26．Accordingtothepassage,whatwillpeopledoiftheywanttotraveltospaceinthefuture?A．Buyticketsforyourfamilywitheightpeople.B．Pay$200,000foraticketonaspecialplane.C．Bringfoodforlunchontheplane.27．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThehistoryofspacetravelpanyB．AnexcitingholidayexperienceinspaceC．LearnabouttheuniversefromastronautstospacetravelingCAvideowentpopularonAugust15,2023.Inthevideo,therewasagroupoftouriststravelinginthedesertinTurpan,NorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.Suddenlytheyfoundtheirhairstandingonend,whichscaredeveryoneonthescene.Accordingtothetourists,theirhairreturnedtonormalsituationaftertheydrove3kilometersdowntheroad.ManypeopleontheInternetsaidthephenomenon(现象)isasignofaingstorm.Theysuggestedthatthegroupshouldhaverunawayassoonaspossible.However,FengMinxue,anexpertsaidthatrunningawayisnotthebestchoiceinsuchasituation.AccordingtoFeng,ifaperson'shairisdryandthereisalittletoomuchstaticelectricity(静电)，thereisstilltimetoleave.However,ifthehairhasalreadystoodonend,runningcanbefatalbecauseitmayputthepersonindanger.Thecorrectwayistolowerone'sbodyheight.Iftheycan'tleavethemountaintopintime,theyshouldquicklycrouch(蹲)downinthatplace,bringtheirfeetasclosetogetheraspossibleandusetheirhandstoprotecttheirhead,avoidingtouchingtheground.WuXueke,aprofessor,thinksthatthecloudswithelectricityabovetheheadofthetouristscausedthesituation.Theelectricfielddistortion(畸变)abovetheirheadbecamestrong,andthenitcausedstaticelectricityintheirhair.Insomeseriouscases,thepersonmightbehitbylightning.Therefore,ifpeoplemeetwithsuchasituationoutdoors,theyshouldkeepaclearmindandtakeactionproperly.28.Whathappenedinthevideo?A.Touristsgotlostinthedesert.B.Tourists'hairstoodonendwhiletraveling.C.Touristsdrove13kilometersfast.29.WhatdidmanypeopleontheInternetadvisethetouriststodo?A.Recordthesigncarefully.B.Liedownquietly.C.Runawayimmediately.30.AccordingtoFeng,whatshouldthetouristsdo?①Keeptheirbodydown. ②Bringtheirfeetclosetogether.③Protecttheirhead. ④Touchtheground.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④31.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Peopleoutdoorsshouldtrytoavoiddarkclouds.B.Strongelectricfielddistortioncancausestaticelectricityinhair.C.Peopleareeasilyhitbylightninginthedesert.第二节(共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)PeoplefromEuropeandAmericabroughtAfricanstoAmericaasslaves(奴隶)beforeandduringthe19thcentury.32AftertheAmericanCivilWar,theAfrican­—AmericanpeopleintheU.S.A．werenotslaves.Theirmusicbecamefamous.Itstartedinthesouth,thenittraveledtothenorth.Musicbecamebluesandthenjazz.33Apersonsangtheblueswhenheorshefeltsad.Usually,heorshelostsomething—apersonormaybemoneyorajob.Bluesexpresssadfeelings,sometimesinafunnyway.Peopleplayedbluesfirstwithonlyoneortwoinstruments,forexample,aguitar,aharmonica(口琴)orapiano.Sometimestheysangwithoutanyinstruments.SomefamousbluesmusiciansareBessieSmith,JohnLeeHookerandB．B．King.Jazzcamesoonafterblues.posersusedmoremusicalinstruments.34SomefamousjazzmusiciansareDukeEllington,LouisArmstrong,MilesDavisandWyntonMarsalis.Musicianschangethemusictoshowtheiremotions(情感)whentheyplaybluesandjazz.35Todaypeopleallovertheworldstillliketolistentobluesandjazzbecauseallpeoplehavestrongfeelingssometimes.A．TheseAfricansbroughttheirmusicwiththem.B．EuropeansandAmericansbroughtmusictogetherwiththem.C．Bluesandjazzbecameverypopularinthe20thcentury.D．Theyplaythemusicdifferentlyeachtime.E．Jazzcanbehappierandisoftenfaster.III．语言运用（共三节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，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。Mymotheronlyhadoneeye.Andbecauseofthis，Ineverwishedhertoshowupinmyschool，beingafraidthatmyclassmateswould36Ihadanuglymother.Onedayduringelementaryschool,Iwasterriblyill.Mymothercame.“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”askedsomeofmyclassmates.Iwasso

embarrassed.Iwishedmymotherwouldjust37fromthisworld.“Ifyoumakemeteased(嘲笑)，whydon’tyoujustdie?”Ishoutedather,takingnonoticeofthesadlookonherface.Mymotherjusthandedmesomemedicineandleftwithoutsaying38Atthattime,Ifelt39tosaywhatIalwayswantedtosay,andIdidn’tthinkIhadhurtherfeelingsverymuch.ThatnightIsawmymom40inherroom,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemight41me.Evenso,Ihatedhertearsfromoneeye.Imadeadecision:Imuststudyhardandleavemymother.Yearslatermydreamcametrue.Iwasquitesuccessfulandlived42Ineverthoughtofgoingbacktoseemy“ugly”mother43onedayIgotaletter,whichsaid,“Myson…I’msorryIonlyhaveoneeye.Whenyouwerelittle,yougotintoanaccidentandlostyoureye.Asamom,Icouldn’tstandwatchingyoulivewithonlyoneeye.44Igaveyoumine.Iwasnever45withyouandIneverregretted(后悔)whatIdidbecauseIloveyou…”Icriedoutaloud.OnlythendidIrealizehowbeautifulmymotherwas!36．A．runout B．findout C．eout 37．A．disappear B．change C．e 38．A．everything B．something C．anything 39．A．worried B．annoyed C．good 40．A．cooking B．crying C．reading 41．A．break B．wake C．lose 42．A．happily B．healthily C．busily 43．A．though B．unless C．until 44．A．So B．Because C．Or 45．A．excited B．proud C．angry 第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Manypeoplelovespinning(旋转）thingslikepenstorelax.However,46artist,LyuYatinginChinahasturnedthishobbyintoartandevenabusiness.LyuYating'sfamilyhasbeenmakingandsellingporcelain(瓷器)47somanyyears.Bornintoaporcelainfamilyin1993inJingdezhen,JiangxiProvince,Lyu48(learn)alotabouttheporcelainwhenshewasveryyoung.Asshegrewup,shefellinlovewiththistraditionalart49(deep).Later,shewentabroadfor50(far)study,whichhelpsherstartherbusiness.LinglongporcelainisoneofthefourmostfamousporcelainsinJingdezhen.Linglongporcelainhasmany51(hole)initsbody.There'salsoaspecialglaze(釉)thatstopswaterfromingout.Aftertheporcelainiscoveredwithaglaze,it52(look)likelightsareshiningoutoftheholes.In2014,21yearoldLyureturnedfromabroadandbegantoworkinher53(father)pany.Now,theporcelainmadebyLyunotonlyshinesbutalsospins.HerspinningLinglongporcelaincuphasahemisphericalhump(半球形隆起物)atthebottom.54sheputsthecuponawoodencoaster(杯垫),itstandsandspins.NowLyuhas55(take)overthepany,tryingtomakenewandinterestingLinglongporcelain.第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，翻译句式并回答问题Collectingmustbeoneofthevarioushumanactivities,andit’sonethatmanypsychologists(心理学家)findmoreattractive.59.有些人收藏东西是因为他们想赚钱。Wecallthembusinesscollectors.Thiscouldbecalledaninstrumental(工具性)reasonforcollecting.They’lllookforantiques(古董)thattheycanbuycheaplyandexpecttosellatahigherprice.Buttheremaywellbeapsychologicalthought,too—buyingcheapandsellingdearcangivethecollectorasenseofachievement(成就感).Anotherreasonforcollectingisthedesire(渴望)tofindsomethingspecial,suchasarareearlyrecordingbyafamoussinger.Somemayspendtheirwholelivesinahuntforthis.Psychologically,thiscangiveapurposetoalife.Thereisadanger,though,thatifoneisluckyenoughtofindwhatheislookingfor,hemayfeelempty,becausethegoalthatdrovehimonhasgone.Ifyouthinkaboutcollectingpostagestamps,anotherreasonisitseducationalvalue(教育价值).Stampcollectingopensawindowtoothercountries,andtotheplants,animals,orfamouspeopleshownontheirstamps.Inthe19thcentury,manycollectorscollectedfossils,animalsandplantsfromaroundtheglobeandtheircollectionsprovidedalargeamountofinformationaboutthenaturalworld.Withoutthosecollections,ourunderstandingwouldbefarbehindwhatitis.Notallcollectorsareinterestedinlearningfromtheirhobbies.Somepeoplecollectbecauseoftheneedforasenseofcontrol.60.Stampcollectors,forinstance,arrangetheirstampsinalbumsveryneatlyaccordingto