河北省保定市定兴县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

河北省保定市定兴县2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英

语试题

一、单项选择

1.Takeamapyou.Itwillhelpyoualotwhentraveling.

A.withB.toC.fromD.for

2.Lilyismysister.Thegirlinthatpictureis.

A.meB.himC.herD.you

3.Jeff^don'tturnoffthelight.I________thesenewspapers.

A.readB.wasreadingC.amreadingD.haveread

4.________youarecold,youcanclosethewindow.

A.UntilB.UnlessC.IfD.Though

5.Isomephotosofmyhometown.Comeandhavealook.

A.takeB.amtakingC.havetakenD.willtake

6.Thedrinksarefree.Youonlyneedto________thefood.

A.payforB.lookforC.leaveforD.waitfor

7.You________returnthebookbyyourself.Tomwilldoitforyou.

A.can'tB.needn'tC.mustn'tD.shouldn't

8.Tinaboughtsomeapplesandthen________toherhouse.

A.arrivedB.arriveC.returnedD.return

9.Afterkeepingrunningforayear,Tomlooksmuch________now.

A.healthierB.busierC.weakerD.earlier

10.Ididn'tgototheconcertbecausethetickets.

A.selloutB.soldoutC.weresoldoutD.aresoldout

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Aboutfiveyearsago,afriendinvitedmetohiscountryandliveinhishouse.Withfull

11inhispromises,Ipackedallmy12ontoashipgoingforAustralia.Atthebeginning

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ofthetrip,everythinghadgone13.Iwashappyandthoughtitmustbeanimportantand

interestingpartinmylife.

14,whenIgotthere,hesaid,“Thereissomethingtroublewithus.Sorry,thereisno

roomforyou.^^WhenIheardthat,Iwasso15thatIcouldn'tspeak.Likeafrozenstatue,I

stoodonthestreet,notsureofwhattodo.Ifeltsoangry,andIcouldnotgobacktoEngland

becauseI16allmymoney.

Inordertolive,Itooksomepart-timejobstoearnmoney,likesendingnewspaper.

SometimesI17articlestomagazines.Gradually,Isavedsomemoneyandboughtahouse.

Thoseyearsofwanderingleftanunforgettablememory.Itwashardformetoliveina

strangecountry,butlaterI18thatthethingitselfwasmeantformyspiritualdevelopment.

IfIhadonlystayedinmyfriend'shouse,Iwouldneverhave19manyvaluablelessons.

Onesuchlessonwasthatifwelearnedtobepositiveinlifeandnevergaveup,anybad20

couldbeovercome.

Everythingispossibleifheorshesmilesatlifeandkeepstrying.

11.A.pleasureB.adviceC.trustD.trip

12.A.suitcasesB.friendsC.housesD.places

13.A.quicklyB.smoothlyC.clearlyD.slowly

14.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.UnlessD.However

15.A.happyB.shockedC.nervousD.sad

16.A.collectedB.madeC.spentD.borrowed

17.A.wroteB.readC.heardD.copied

18.A.choseB.controlledC.promisedD.realized

19.A.forgotB.learnedC.gaveD.kept

20.A.environmentB.abilityC.situationD.skill

三、阅读理解

Henry,PaulaandMilliewritefortheschoolnewspaper.Theyhavewrittentheshortarticles

below.

Henry

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Agreatwaytohelpyouremembersomethingistoimagineapictureofitinyourmind.If

youmakethepicturebig,strangeorsilly,youwillrememberitbetter.Forexample,toremember

theword“smiles”,wecanimaginethereisa"mile"betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.This

makesitthelongestwordintheworld.Remember:apictureisworthathousandwords.

Paula

Agoodmethodforrememberingthespellingofawordistomakeashortsentencewith

eachletteroftheword.Forexample,ifyouwanttorememberhowtospelltheword“because”,

youcanusethesentence“Bigelephantscanalwaysunderstandsmallelephants”.

Millie

Youwillforgetsomethingveryquicklyunlessyouunderstanditwell.Forexample,you

mayhavetroublerememberingthelistofstepsinthewatercycle.However,itiseasierto

rememberthesestepsifyouunderstandhowthewatercycleworks.

21.HowcanyouremembersomethingbetteraccordingtoHenry?

A.Byimaginingapictureofit.B.Bytellingasillystoryofit.

C.Bymakingashortsentenceofit.D.Byunderstandinghowitworks.

22.WhydoesPaulalistthesentence“Bigelephantscanalwaysunderstandsmallelephants”?

A.Tomakeasentencewiththeword"elephant”.

B.Tocomparebigelephantswithsmallelephants.

C.Toshowawayofrememberingthespellingof"because”.

D.Togiveafullunderstandingaboutthemeaningof“because”.

23.Inwhichpartoftheschoolnewspapercanyoureadtheirarticles?

A.EnglishComer.B.MemoryComer.

C.SportsComer.D.CultureComer.

MariandTroyaregoodfriends.TheyarebothinGradeSixandlovehangingouttogether

intheirsmallfishingtown.

Oneday,theydecidedtoclimbanancienthillonasmallislandneartheirtowntocelebrate

theirlastdaysofprimaryschool.Soontheywerenearlyontheisland.Suddenly,theyhearda

strangenoise.Coulditbecomingfromthemanybirdsontheisland?

Inordertomakeitclear,theybegantosearch.Finally,theydiscoveredawhalethathad

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beencaughtinafishingnet（渔网）.Thentheyrepeatedlydove（潜水）downintothefreezingsea

tocutthenet,buttheyfailedintheend.

Astheyrowed（划船）back,MariandTroydiscussedwhattheyshoulddonext.Theyknew

theycouldn,tleavethewhalealone.Theyhadtodosomething.Aftertheywentbackhome,they

toldtheirparentswhattheyhadfound,andtheirparentsallagreedtohelp.

Thenextday,thetwofamilieswenttotheislandtogetherinabigboat.Soontheyarrived

wherethewhalehadbeencaught.Thentheytookturnsdivingdowntocutthenet.Itwashard,but

theymanagedtocutoutaholethatwasbigenoughforthewhaletoswimfree.

Asthewhaleswamoffintothedeepsea,asmilespreadacrosseveryone'sface.Theyknew

thattheyhadsavedalifethatday,andthattheirsmallactofkindnesscouldmakeabigdifference

intheworld.Itwasafeelingthattheywouldneverforget.

24.WhydidMariandTroygototheislandatfirst?

A.Tohavefun.B.Togodiving.C.Towatchbirds.D.Tosavethewhale.

25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thesmallislandisfarfromthefishingtown.

B.MariandTroywenttotheirfriendsforhelp.

C.Thewhaleswamfreebyitself.

D.Abigholewascutoutfromthenet.

26.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Wecanalwaysaskfamilyforhelp.B.Safetyalwayscomesfirst.

C.Weshouldprotectanimals.D.Thinkbeforeyouact.

Doyouwanttogrowmushroomsyourselfinsideyourownhome?Herearetwowaystodo

it.

Growkits（GK）

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mushroom

Thesegrowkitsincludepartly-grownmushroomstarters,called“spawn（菌种体）The

spawnissetinsoilinitsowngrowbox.Youputthespawninwaterovernight.Thenyouputit

backtotheboxandopenittofreshair.Waterittwiceaday.

Withintwoorthreeweeks,youwillbeeatingmushroomswithmoreontheway.Putting

themtogetheryourself（PTTY）

Youwillneed:

awooden,metal,orplasticboxawateringcan（洒水壶）

somesoilmixedwithcompost（肥料）andothermaterialspieceofcloth

fungalspores（真菌抱子）（somethinglikeseeds）aknife

Withcleanhands,filltheboxwithyoursoilandmaterials.Putthesporesevenlyoverthesoil

andwaterittwiceaday.

Togrowquicklyandeffectively,thespore-toppedsoilmaterialshouldbekeptawayfrom

directsunlight,atorcloseto21□.Coverthetopoftheboxwithapieceofclothlightlytokeep

moisture（水分）in.Afteritwascoatedwithmycelium（菌丝体），movetheboxtoacoolerplace

wherethetemperatureisaround13D.

Mushroomswillbefiill-growninaboutthreetofourweeks.Useasharp,cleanknifetocut

thematthesoilleveltoavoidinfluencingnearbygrowth.

27.AccordingtoPTTY,whattools（工具）doweneed?

①②③④⑤

A.□□□□B.□□□□C.□□□□D.□□□□

28.Togrowquicklyandeffectively,whatshouldwedowiththespore-toppedsoilmaterial?

A.Keepitbelow12D.B.Keepitinthedirectsunlight.

C.Keepitwetbutnottoohot.D.Coveritwithapieceofclothcompletely.

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29.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ChooseGKifyouwanttogetbiggermushrooms.

B.Cutthemushroomsatthesoillevelwhentheyarefull-grown.

C.Thespawnisneededtobesetinsoilforamonth.

D.ChoosePTTYifyouwanttoeatmushroomsmorequickly.

30.Whatisthetext?

A.Aresearchreport.B.Anonlinediary.

C.Asetofinstructions（指南）.D.Alistofinterviewskills.

Windpowerisaverycleansourceofenergy.Thisishowwindpowerworks.Windmakes

windmills（风车）spin.Whenthewindmillsspin,theymakeelectricity.Thenwecanusethe

electricity.

Alotofpeoplethinkthatwindpowerisnew,butthat'snottrue.Forthousandsofyears,

peoplehaveusedwindtosailboatsandmovewater.Westilldothesethingstoday,butthesedays

wemostlyusewindpowertomakeelectricity.

Windpowerisaverypopularsourceofenergy.Mostpeoplethinkthatweshoulduseit

moreandmore.Firstofall,ifsclean.Windmillsdon'tpollutetheenvironmentatall.Second,we

canusewindpowerforever.Afterall,wewillalwayshavewind.Also,windpowerischeap,and

it'sgettingevencheaper.

Alotofpeopledon'tunderstandwindpowerverywell.Theybelievethatthereare

problemswithwindpower,butmanyofthoseproblemsarenotreal.Forexample,somepeople

saythatwindmillsaredangerousforbirds.Theyusedtobetrue,butitisn'ttrueanymore.Old

windmillskilledbirdsbecausetheyspunveryfast.Newwindmillsspinslowly,andtheyaren't

dangerousforbirds.

However,therearerealproblemswithwindmills.Oneproblemisthatmanypeoplethink

windmillsareveryugly.Thisisaproblemforareas.Also,winddoesn'tblowallthetime,sowe

can'tusewindpowerallthetime.Finally,windmillsarenoisy,windpowerisbecomingmoreand

morecommon.Rightnow,morethan80countrieswindpower.About2.5percentoftheworld's

powercomesfromthewind.Forsomecountries,thatnumberisalothigher.Windpowergives

Denmarkmorethan25percentofitselectricity.

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31.Whatdidpeopleusewindpowerforthousandsofyearsago?

A.Makingelectricity.B.Killingdangerousbirds.

C.Protectingtheenvironment.D.Sailingboatsandmovingwater.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"spin"mean?

A.Flyupandhigh.B.Comeinandout.

C.Goaroundandaround.D.Jumpupanddown.

33.WhatisthewritertryingtodoinParagraphs4and5?

A.Towarnthatthewindmillsarenoisy.

B.Toexplainwhywindmillsaredangerous.

C.Toshowtherealproblemswithwindmills.

D.Toteachhowtomakewindmillsspinslowly.

34.Howmuchoftheworld'spowercomesfromthewind?

A.About2.5%.B.About8%.C.About25%.D.About80%.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Windpowerhasalonghistory.B.Windpowerisusedeverywhere.

C.Windpoweriscommonandclean.D.Windpowerhasmanydisadvantages.

四、任务型阅读

阅读下面短文，按要求完成下面小题。

Whenitcomestolettingchildrendohousework,therearesomedifferentideas.

Manyparentsdon'tlettheirkidsdohousework.Theyjustletthekidsbekidstoenjoy

plentyofplaytimewhilethey'restillyoung.Othersmayletthekidsfinishthehouseworkas

quicklyaspossible.Therearemanyimportantreasonswhychildrenshouldhelpoutaroundthe

house.

They9reyoungnow,buttheywon'tbekidsallthetime!Washingclothesandcookingare

justsomeoftheskillsthatkidswillneedwhentheyfinallymoveout.Thesearealsothingsthat

schoolsdonotfullyteach,solearningthemathomeisevenmoreimportant.

Childrencanbecomeanunderstandingmemberofateamthroughhousework.Ifmembers

ofthe''familyteam^^helpeachother,thefamilymemberswillgetclosertoeachother.Sotheidea

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ofsharingandfairnessisveryimportant.Learntheselessonsathome,andithelpskidsknow

aboutthespiritofteamwork(团队合作)andputitintouseatschooloratwork.

1、2题完成句子；3〜5题简略回答问题。

36.Manyparentsdon'tlettheirkidswhentheyareyoung.

37.Throughhousework,childrencanbecome.

38.Whyshouldkidslearnskillslikewashingclothes?

39.Whatwillthefamilybelikeifeverymembersharesthehousework?

40.Doyoulikedoinghousework?Whyorwhynot?

五、短文填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词(有提示词的，填入所给单词的正确形式)。

Philipismyclassmate.Heis41bravestboyIknow.His