2023-2024学年山东省泰安市宁阳县八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

2023-2024学年山东省泰安市宁阳县八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

Oncealittleboyfoundacaterpillar（毛毛虫）.Afterhewastokeepitathome,thelittleboy

gotalargeboxfromhismotherandputinplantstoeat,andatoclimbon.

Onedaythecaterpillarclimbedupthestickandstartedacting.Themotherexplainedhow

thecaterpillarwasgoingtogothroughaandbecomeabutterfly.

Thelittleboywatchedeveryday,waitingforthecomingoutofthebutterfly.Onedaythebutterfly

startedtostruggle（挣扎）tocomeout.Atfirsttheboywas,butsoonhebecameworried.

Thebutterflywasstrugglingsohardandtheboydecidedtohelp.Hecutthecocoon（茧）with

scissorstomaketheholeandthebutterflyquicklycameout!

Tohis,thebutterflywasneverabletofly.Theboytriedtofindouthadgonewrong.

Tohelphim,hismothertookhimtotalktoascientist.Helearnedthatthebutterflyshouldstruggle.

thestruggle,thebutterflywouldneverfly.Theboy'sgoodwishthebutterfly.

Asyougothroughschoolandlife,keepinmindthatstrugglingisanimportantpartofany

experienceforgrowth.Thestrugglecausesustodevelopourabilitytofly.

1.

A.acceptedB.allowedC.achieved

2.

A.stickB.leafC.stone

3.

A.bravelyB.strangelyC.normally

4.

A.choiceB.chanceC.change

5.

A.excitedB.shockedC.relaxed

6.

A.deeperB.biggerC.brighter

7.

A.joyB.surpriseC.satisfaction

8.

A.whatB.whereC.which

9.

A.OffB.WithC.Without

10.

A.hurtB.saveC.create

"I'dbetternottakepartinthetennistryouts（选拔赛）,“saidmy14yeapolddaughterEmily."I'm

afraidIwon'tmaketheteam.^^

“Doyouwanttojointheteam?^^Iasked.

“Yes,butTilprobablybeout.”

“Well,youwon'tsucceedifyoudon'ttryout,“saidherbrotherBen.

HerdadandIencouragedhertotry-totakerisks,torealizeherdreams,andtolearnitisOKtofail.

IhopedEmilywouldmakeherowndecision.Afewdayslater,however,Emilystilldidnotmakea

decision.ThenBentoldher,"Youshouldtry,oryou'llregretit.9,Atlast,Emilynodded.

OnSundaynight,thedaybeforetryouts,thecoachemailedtheplayerstoexplaintherules.Each

day,thegirlscouldchallengethepersonrightabovethemonthelist.Bytheendoftheweek,thetop

12playerswouldmaketheteam.Emilywasthelowest,Number25outof25players.

Thenextday,Emilywenttotheschoolplayground.WhenIpickedherupthatafternoon,shewas

quitehappy.“IbeatNumber24,“shesaid.Duringtheweek,shecontinuedherchallengeandended

upatNumber19.

Emilydidn'tmaketheteam,butshedidntcare.Shehadovercomeherfear,wonmorethanshe

expected,andfoundherselfprettystrong.

11.HowdidEmilyfeelabouttakingpartinthetryoutsatfirst?

A.Happy.B.Worried.C.Excited.D.Angry.

12.Whatistheruleofthetryouts?

A.Thetryoutslastforsevendays.

B.Thetop25playerswillmaketheteam.

C.Everyonecanchallengethepersonatthetopofthelist.

D.Eachpersoncanonlybechallengedonceduringthetryouts.

13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutEmily?

A.Shefinallymadetheteam.B.Shegottiredofthetryouts.

C.Shebeatsixplayersintotal.D.Shedidn'twanttojointheteamatfirst.

14.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Amancandonomorethanhecan.

C・Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Failureisachancetolearnandgrow.

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InancientChina,therewere“fourtreasuresofthestudy”-thewritingbrush,ink,paper,andthe

inkstone（砚台）.Amongalltheinkstones,theChengniinkstonewasoneofthemostfamousand

waswidelyloved.

TheChengniinkstonefirstappearedduringthewesternHanDynasty,buttheskillsofmakingit

werelostduringthelateMingDynastyandtheearlyQingDynasty.Thankfully,todaythetraditional

skillshavebeenrevived（，恢复）withthehelpofLinYongmaoandhissonLinTao.

In1984,LinYongmaobeganworkingatthemuseuminXinjiang,ShanxiChengniinkstone,and

thendecidedtorevivethelostskills.

Itwaseasiersaidthandone.Ittookthefatherandthesontwoyearstofindpropermaterialsto

producetheChengniinkstone.Thatwasjustthefirststep.Afterfailingmanytimes,theyfinally

succeededinmakingtwoChengniinkstonesin1991.Threeyearslater,theirChengniinkstoneswon

agoldprizeatanexpo（博览会）onChina9sfamousinkstones.

Butthefatherandsondidnotstophere.WhileimprovingtheskillsofmakingtheChengniinkstone,

theysetupaworkshopinthehopeofpassingtheskillsontoyoungpeople.Theyalsoworkedwith

universitiesandcollegestomaketheChengniinkstonemorepopular.Atthesametime,LinTaohas

createdspecialChengniinkstoneproductsandbroughtthemtocompetitionsathomeandabroadto

expandtheinfluenceoftheChengniinkstone.

18.WhatdoweknowabouttheChengniinkstone?

A.Ithasquitealonghistory.B.ItwaspopularonlyinShanxiProvince.

CeItbecamefamousinthelateQingD.ItfirstappearedduringtheEasternHan

Dynasty.Dynasty.

19.WhendidLinYongmaoandLinTaowinagoldprize?

A.Inl984.B.Inl986.C.Inl991.D.Inl994.

20.Whafsthepurpose（目的）ofParagraph4?

A.TotellreadershowtoproducetheChengniinkstone.

B.ToexplainhowharditwastorevivetheChengniinkstone.

C.ToencouragereaderstolearnaboutChina9sfamousinkstones.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandtheimportanceoftheChengniinkstone.

21.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.InkstonesinancientChina.B.BestinkstonemarkersinChina.

C・Bringingancientskillsbacktolife.D.Introducinginkstonestotheworld.

AteamofstudentsintheNetherlandsbuiltaspecialcar.Itisthefirstoff-roadsolar-powered（越野

太阳能的）carthatcantravelalongwaywithoutneedingarechargingstation（充电站）.

StudentsatEindhovenUniversityofTechnologyintheNetherlandsstartedtoworkonsolar-

poweredcarsyearsago.ThestudentsareknownasSolarTeamEindhoven,andthecartheycameup

withiscalledStellaTerra.

Thecarhassomespecialsolarpanels（太阳能电池板）.Mostsolarpanelsareonlyabout20%

efficient（有效率的）.Thatmeanstheywasteabout80%ofthesunlighttheyget.ButStellaTerra's

solarpanelsare97%efficient.Whenit'ssunny,thecarcanrun710kilometersaday.StellaTerra

cancarrytwopeopleandhasatopspeedof145kph.Thecarweighsjust1,200kilograms.That9s

abouttwo-thirdstheweightofanormalcar.

Theteamrecentlytookthecaronitsbiggesttest-challenging1,000-kilometertestdriveacross

Morocco.Thecarhadtotravelthroughforestsaswellasdryriverbeds.Ithadtodriveacrossloose

desertsandandupmountainroads.Thecarsucceededindoingallofthis.

Theteamisveryproudoftheircar.Thestudentswon'tbeupsetifcarcompaniesstarttousetheir

ideas.Infact,theyhopethatStellaTerrawillhelpinspire（鼓舞；鼓励）carcompaniestoworkon

similarprojects.

22.WhatisStellaTerra?

A.AgroupofB.Asolar-poweredC・ArechargingD.Asolarpanel,

collegestudents.car.station.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Thecarcancarryfourpeople.B.Thecarisheavierthannormalones.

C.Thecarcanrunataspeedof710kph.D.Thespecialsolarpanelsmadethecara

success.

24.Whafsthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?

A.Thecarcanrunonmanykindsofroads.B.Therearemanykindsofroadsin

Morocco.

C,Theteamhadtotakemanytests.D.Theteamhadalongtrip.

25.Howdothestudentsfeelabouttheircar?

A.Upset.B.Proud.C.Thankful.D.Worried.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通

顺、连贯，意思完整。

Sailingaboatisgreatexercise,whichcanbeenjoyedwithfamilyorfriends.Manypeopleallover

theworldsaileachyear.Withsomelessonsandpractice,youcouldbeoneofthem.26

•Understandthebasics（基础知识）.

Whenyou'restartingoutinsailing,learnthebasicsfirst.27Itworkslikeanysailboat-withsailsto

catchthewindandpushtheboatforward.Thesailor,thepersonworkingtheboat,hastobeableto

movethesails,aswellasusearudder（舵）inordertodirecttheboatwheretheywantittogo.

・Findsailingnearyou.

Themostimportantlessonyoucanlearninsailingishowtodoitsafely,withthehelpof

experiencedsailingcoaches.28Thenaskyourparentstocallthemtofindoutwhatlessonsor

campstheyhaveforkidsinyouragegroup.

•Prepareforyourlesson.

Asabeginner,yourlessonwillstartonland.You'lllearnskills,likehowtoraisethesailsbypulling

onthelines.29Itincludestheboatandalifevest（救生衣）.Askwhattypeofshoesyoushould

wear,anddressinclothesthatwilldryeasily.

•30

Remembertoalwayswearyourlifevestonornearwater,evenwhenyou'reonthedock（码头）.

Don'tgonearaboatortakeoneoutunlessyourparentsagree,andneversailorswimalone.

A.Staysafe.

B.Here9showtogetstarted.

C.Youshouldbeginonasmallboatmadeforkids.

D.Thelessonshouldalsoprovidemostofwhatyouneedtosail.

E.First,findsailingclubsandsearchforyouthlessonsnearyou.

31.Youmustbecarefulwhenyoucrossthestreet,becausethe（交通）isveryheavyinthe

rushhour.

32.Kcomesfromquestions.Sogoodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.

33.Ourchemistryteacherisso（幽默的”hatwealllikehisclass.

34.She（惩罚）herlittlesonbecausehebrokethefamilyrule.

35.Hebecamelessinterestedinstudyingandsometimeshewasafromclass.

wide,excite,produce,into,form,it,admire,lively,creative,come

Doyouknowsugarpainting?ItisoneofChina9smostpopularfolkart36.Mostofthetime,sugar

paintingpieces37byfolkartistsonthestreets,aroundparks,andattemplefairs.

Asfortheorigin（起源）ofsugarpainting,itissaidthatChenZi'ang,agreatpoetintheTang

Dynasty,was38creator.Chenlikedbrownsugar,buthiswayofeatingitwas39thanothers9.He

firstmelted（使融化）thesugar.Thenheshapedit40animals,flowers,plants,andsoon.Oncethe

sugarcooleddown,itbecamesweetartworks.

Oneday,Chenmadeanicesugarcreation.Whilehe41it,thelittleprincepassedby.Hewas_42

toseethespecialsugarandtookitaway.Backinthepalace,thelittleprinceatethesugarandcried

formore,whichupsetheemperor.TheemperororderedChen43tothepalaceandshowhowhe

madeit.

SoonChencompleteda44sugarpiece.Theemperorpraised（表扬）Chenandofferedhimajobin

thepalace.

Fromthenon,thestreetsnackbecame45popularanditslowlydevelopedintotheartofsugar

paintingtoday.

阅读下面短文，完成下列小题。

[1]（5）Technologyhasgreatlychangedourlifeiumanyways.Inthepast,itwasimpossibleforus

to（4）①atrainorplanewithoutholdingtheticketsinourhands.Butnow,thanksto

technology,wecantravelfreelybyscanning（扫描）ourfaces,IDcardsorQRcodes.

[2]AsubwaylineinBeijingallowspassengerstowalkintoandoutofstationsbyjustscanningthe

palm（手掌）ofahand.Itisthefirstsubwayservice,passengersneedtoregiste唯册）theirpalm

printsandonlinepaymentinformationontheinternet.Theycandoitatanysubwaystationalong

theDaxingAirportMetroLine.Passengersaged14andabovecanusetheservice.

convenient.Passengersonlyneedtoplaceapalmabovethescanningmachine

（