湖南省长沙市2024年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（附答案）

八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

一'阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读理解

KaifuTemple

Ifsaplaceofinterestwithalonghistoryandrichculturalrelics（文化遗产）.Therearemany

treesandflowersinit.Theoldesttreecanbemorethan600yearsold!

Manypeoplevisittheplacetoenjoythebeautifulsceneryandpray（祈祷）forhealth,wealthand

goodluck.

Workinghours:8:00a.m.一5:30p.m.

Tickets:10yuan

Free:Childrenunder14（notincluding14）Seniors（老人）over65（including65）

1.WhencanpeoplevisitKaifiiTemple?

A.At7:30a.m.B.At10:00a.m.C.At6:00p.m.

2.Howmuchshouldtheypayifafatherandhis8-year-oldsonvisitthetemple?

A.10yuan.B.14yuan.C.20yuan.

阅读理解

Zibobarbecue（淄博烧烤）inShandongprovincehasbecomesopopularthatpeoplealloverChinaare

travelingtheretotasteit.Whatisthemostpopularfoodinyourhometown?Howcanwemakeitwell-known?

Herearesomestudents*ideas.

StudentHometownFoodHistoryHowtomakeitpopular

Dengzhan

ChenKeni,From

WenzhouCake•Tosellitinblindboxes.

151360s

（灯盏糕）

•Tomakegooduseofonlinenetwork

From

JinSiyu,16ChangshaStinkytofuplatforms（网络平台）.

1660s

•Toprovideacomfortabledining

environment.

Dingsheng

XiaChenxi,From•Toknowhowpeopleinventeditandthe

HangzhouCake

151130smeaningofeatingit.

（定胜糕）

3.WhereisChenKenifrom?

A.Wenzhou.B.Changsha.C.Hangzhou.

4.Whichfoodhasthelongesthistory?

A.DengzhanCake.B.Stinkytofu.C.DingshengCake.

5.WhatisJinSiyu'sadvice?

A.Tosellitinblindboxes.

B.Toshowthemeaningofeatingit.

C.TousetheInternettomakeitknown.

阅读理解

Avideohasgoneviral（病毒式快速传播的）onChinesesocialmedia.Itshowsadeliverymanjumpingoffa

highbridgetosaveawomaninHangzhou.Inthevideo,theman,inablackT-shirtandblackpants,madethe

simplestpreparationbeforejumpingintotheriver.

"Iwasridingmye-bikeacrossthebridgetodeliver（派送）anorder."said31-year-oldPengQinglin,the

deliveryman,whohadreceivedhisfirstorderofthedaywhenheheardthecallforhelp.Withoutthinkingtwice,

Pengtookoffhisglassesandshoes,putdownhisphoneandjumpedintotheriver.

“Iwasalittlescaredatfirst,becausethebridgelookedsohigh.1*hesaid.nButtheriverwasswallowing（吞

没）her."Pengadded.Aftersavingthewoman,althoughhewasverytired,thefirstwordsPengsaidwerehis

deliverywasgoingtobelate.

Luckily,theclientwasunderstanding.Althoughtheorderwasfinallymorethan10minuteslate,hewasnot

angryatall.What'smore,peoplespokehighlyofhimandthevideoabouthiseventgotmorethan40,000likesin

acoupleofhours.

Forhisbraveryandkindness,thegovernmentshowedthatallthepeoplewereproudofhim.Meanwhile,the

companythatPengworksforhasalsoofferedhimsomemoneyandthechance（机会）tostudyincollegefbrfree.

However,whatPengwantsmostisthechancetostudy.

"Fmjustadeliverymanlikemanyothers."Pengsaid,nIfImeetsomeoneindanger,Iwillstillofferahelping

hand."

6.WhatdoesPengQinglindo?

A.Apostman.B.Adeliveryman.C.Afireman.

7.HowdidPengfeelbeforejumpingoffahighbridge?

A.Excited.B.Scared.C.Tired.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"client"inParagraph4referto（指代）？

A.顾客B.记者C.公司

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.WhatPengwantsmostissomemoney.

B,PenglooksforwardtomorelikesontheInternet.

C.Pengthinksthechancetostudyisthebestreward（奖励）.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Thinktwicebeforetakingaction.

C.Offerahelpinghandtopeopleinneed.

阅读理解

ThateveningHolmesworedifferentclothesandalargeblackhat.Heevenchangedhisfaceandhishair.

"Yousee.”saidHolmestome,nIdon'tthinkshewantshernewhusbandtoseethephoto.Butwhereisit?At

herbank?No.Suchawomanlikestokeepimportantthingsherself.Pmsureit*sinherhouse."

"ButtheKing'smendidn*tfindit!"Isaid.

"Yes.Buttheydidn'tknowwheretolookfbrit!nsaidHolmes."Buthowwillyouknowit?nIasked."She'll

showme.She'llhaveto.”

JustthenIrene'staxiarrived.Iwaitedoutsidethewindowandwatched.IsawhowbeautifulIrenewas.Then

Holmesputuphishand,andIthrewthesmoke-stick（烟头）intotheroom.Atonce,thepeopleinthestreetandin

thehouseallbegantoshout"Fire!"veryloudly.Thehousewasfullofsmoke.Iwalkedaway,andHolmescame

tomeetmetenminuteslater.

"Welldone.Watson."hesaid."Haveyougotthephoto?”Iasked.

"Iknowwhereitis.Sheshowedme."heanswered."Butwhydidsheshowyou?”

"It'seasy.”hesaidandlaughed."Yousawallthosepeopleinthestreet?Ipaidthemtohelpus.Itwasn'ta

realfire.WhenpeopleshoutTire!*,awomanrunstothemostimportantthinginherhouse,herbaby,hergold,

or...aphoto.Irenerantofindherphotowhichwasinacupboard（柜橱）inthelivingroom.Isawit.ButIdidnot

takeit.Let*sgothereandunmask（揭露）thetruthtomorrow.n

11.Whochangedhis/herlooksthatevening?

A.Watson.B.Irene.C.Holmes.

12.Whatcanweknowaboutthephoto?

A.ItwasatIrene'sbank.

B,Irenehiditverycarefully.

C.Thekingputitinthepalace*scupboard.

13.Whatisthecorrect（正确的）order?

a.Watsonthrewthesmoke-stick.

b.Irenerantothecupboard.

c.Thehousewasfullofsmoke.

d.Irene'staxiarrived.

A.d-a-c-bB.d-b-c-aC.a-c-d-b

14.Whatmayhappenthenextday?

A.Irenemayshowthephototohernewhusband.

B・Holmesmaytakeawaythehiddenphotohimself.

C.HolmesandWatsonmaytakethephotoandtellthetruth.

15.Whafsthisstorymainlyabout?

A.WhenIrenehidthephoto.

B,HowHolmesfoundthephoto.

C.Whypeoplefoughtfbrthephoto.

二,任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。

Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbring

lasting（长久的）happiness.16..Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafew

suggestionstohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.17.,includinghowtogetinto

agoodcollegeorwheretogetanicejob.Mostofthetimewefailtoenjoythepresent（现在）.Weshouldenjoy

simplepleasuressuchasspendingtimewithclosefriends.18..

19..Manypeopleexperiencethisbydancingorplayingsports,suchasskatingorsoccer.You

canforgetaboutyourproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivity.

Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.20..Forexample,youcanhelpafriend

withhisorherlessons,goshoppingtobuyfoodforyourfamilymembers,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehouseby

washingthedishes.

A.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsarehappierandhealthier

B.Peoplealwaysspendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture

C.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dosomethingtohelppeopleinneed

D.Happinessdependsonourselves

E.Anothersecretistohavehobbieswhereyoucanforgetyourproblems

三、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

任务型阅读

TheUnderwaterMuseumofArt（MUSA）inMexicoattractslotsoftouristsfromdifferentcountriesevery

yearbecauseitalwaysholdsanunusualandpopularpublicartshow.Whafsmore,it*sthelargestmuseumofits

kindintheworld.

Peoplebuiltthemuseumin2009anditopenedtotouristsoneyearlater.It'snotlikeatraditionalmuseum,

andifsanenvironmentalprojectinordertoprotectsealife.Thereareover500differentsculptures（雕塑）in

MUSA.Thesesculptureschangedastheybecamethehometoallkindsofplantsandseaanimals.

Therearethreegalleries（艺术长廊）inMUSA.ThePuntaNizucGalleryisabout4metersdeepwith33

sculptures.Itisclosetomostofthehotels.TheMachonesGalleryisabout8metersdeepwitharound470

sculptures.Butonlythepeoplewhocanswimordive（潜水）cangetintothisgalleryandfindthemostfamous

sculpturesinMUSA.There'salsoathirdgallerycalledthePuntaSamGallery.AndifsasdeepasthePuntaNizuc

Gallery.

Visitorscanenjoytheartshowandgetclosetolocalsealifeastheyswimordivearoundthemuseum.Ifyou

don'twanttogetwet,youcanstillvisittheunderwatermuseum-justbuyaticketofaglassboattour.Ifyouget

there,youwillhaveagreattime.

21.WhereistheUnderwaterMuseumofArt（MUSA）?

22.WhendidMUSAstarttoopentotourists?

23.Didthesesculptureschange?

24.HowdeepistheMachonesGallery?

25.WhatshouldtheMUSAvisitorsdoiftheydon'twanttogetwet?

四、完形填空（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。

Afteraweekofrain,wefinallyhadabeautiful26,dayoutside.MyfamilyandIweredrivingto

anearbytownwhenmydaughterfounda27..Wesawoldtoys,acoupleofguitarsandevenapieceof

furniture（家具）ortwointheyard.Althoughitwasaveryhotsummerday,wesawlotsofsmilingpeopletalking,

28・,sittingandstandinginthesunshine.

Seeingallofthisbroughtbackmemoriesofmy29..Mostofmyclothesbackthencamefrom

yardsales,justliketheonemydaughterfound.Asapupil,Iusedto30,goingtoayardsalewithmy

mombecauseIthoughtitwasmeaningless.Butononespecialday,whenIfoundthattheyalsosoldold_

31.there,Igotexcitedaboutit.Afterthat,Ialwayslookedthroughthebooksuntilitwastimetogohome

andsometimesmymomwouldbuymeone,too.Soonmyroombecamealibraryfullofyardsalebooks.Tome,

itwasthebest32.intheworld.

Whydowehaveyardsales?We33.ouroldthingsandwebuy"new"oldthings.Butitisn'tjustfor

money.It'syardsalesthatbringustogether.Wetalkandcatchupwitholdfriendsandnewneighbors.Webuilda

bridgebetweenusandtheoldthingswith34.andlove.

Ithinkyardsalesteachussomethingaboutlife,too.Wecan*treallyownanything35..Allweget

istohavethebelongings（所属物）forashorttime.Thenitistimetoletthemgoandpassthemon.

26.A.springB.summerC.autumn

27.A.supermarketB.toystoreC.yardsale

28.A.laughingB.fightingC.shouting

29.A.neighborhoodB.childhoodC.friendship

30.A.enjoyB.hateC.practice

31.A.booksB.clothesC.furniture

32.A.technologyB.inventionC.treasure

33.A.partwithB.fixupC.putoff

34.A.sadnessB.fairnessC.kindness

35.A.nowB.foreverC.mostly

五、语法填空（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。

Nowadays,youngpeoplearealwayswantingtheirparentstoknowtheylovethem,buttheyoftenhave

problemsin36.(show)theirloveinadirectway.Maybetheyarejusttooshytosay"Ilove

you".Howaboutdoingitquietly?Hereissomeadvicefromsome37.(teenager).

Leavenotes(便条).Whataboutleaving38.notefbryourparentsonthetable?They'llbe

happytoseeit."39.itiseasytodo,itmeansalot."saidLinYuan,a13-year-oldgirl.

“I40.(write)shortnotesfbrmyparentssinceIwasafirst-gradestudent.Theylove

readingthem.”

Giveanunexpectedgift.AsurprisegiftprovidesachancetosaynIloveyou".Anunexpectedgiftdoesn't

havetobeexpensive.nIoncebought6rosesonMother'sDay.Theyledtheroadtomyhomefromthefirststair.

Mymomlikeditsomuchandjumped41.(happy).najuniorhighschoolgirlshared_

42.(she)experience.

Dohousework.Ifyourparentsusuallycleanthekitchen,whynotdoitandsurprisethem?It'sagoodwayto

showyourlovebyhelpingout43.chores.nDoinghouseworktogetherisoneofthe_

44.(important)thingsfbrahappyfamily.Besides,itcandevelopour

45.(independent).nHeZheng,an18-year-oldboysaidwithasmile.

六、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Summervacationiscoming.Middleschoolstudentswillwelcometheirtwo-monthholiday.Manyparents

havealreadystartedplanningimmersiveexperiential(沉浸式体验的)learningtripsfbrtheirkids.

Thiskindofnewlearningtriphasbnanpopularforalongtime.

46."Studentsoftenlearnalotfromagoodlearningtripandtheir

abilitiesalsoimprovegreatly.nsaidHuLinhui,aleaderofalearningtrip.

TherearelearningtripstoSingaporeandtheUKeveryyear.nIbelievethistripcanhelpmegetmyfuture

dreamjob?47.saidWenPeiyao,astudentwho

joinedoneofthetripslastyear.n我从中获得了一种如此强烈的成就感。_

48.Itwillalwaysbeoneof

mybestmemories.n

However,somelearningtripsarenotthatuseful.Somestudentsfeltsoboredthattheyjustplayndontheir

phones.49.Andthepricesofsometripsare

muchtoohigh.Asaresult,studentsspendmuchmoneyandtimewithoutlearninganythinguseful.”一个糟糕的

研学就是浪费时间。”50.saidaparentseriously,"Soit

isnecessarytomakemorerulesinthefuture/

七、写作（满分15分）

51.大熊猫YY回国的新闻牵动着大家的心。成都熊猫研究基地最近发布了招募熊猫保护志愿者的消

息，假如你是Jane,请根据要求，给成都熊猫研究基地写一封信，申请成为熊猫保护志愿者。

内容包括:

1.自我介绍（包括：性格、爱好）；

2.说明想要成为熊猫保护志愿者的原因（包括：熊猫濒危等）;

3.阐述至少两件你打算为保护熊猫而做的事。

要求：80词左右，可适当发挥。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

DearSirorMadam,

rdliketoworkasavolunteerfbryourresearchbase.

Yours,

Jane

答案解析部分

【答案】1.B

2.A

【答案】3.A

4.C

5.C

【答案】6.B

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.C

【答案】11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

【答案】16.D；17.B；18.A；19.E；20.C

【答案】21.InMexico.

22.In2010.

23.Yes,theydid./Yes.

24.Itisabout8meters(deep)./About8meters(deep).

25.Theyshouldbuyaticketofaglassboattour.

【答案】26.B；27.C；28.A；29.B；30.B；31