河北保定满城区龙门中学2023-2024学年英语八年级第二学期期末达标测试试题含答案

河北保定满城区龙门中学2023-2024学年英语八年级第二学期期末达标测试试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、Sorry,Ididn’tseeyou,becauseI_________apicture.A.draw B.drew C.wasdrawing D.havedrawn2、—KarlMarxisagreatthinker.Doyouknow________?—In1818.A.wherehewasfrom B.howoldhewasC.howhelearnedforeignlanguages D.whenhewasborn3、—CouldIborrowapencil?—________.Hereyouare.A.Yes,youcould B.Ofcourseyoucan C.No,youcan’t D.No,youcouldn’t4、HowcarelessTinawas!Shecut________again.A.her B.herself C.she D.hers5、—Lucy,_________,orwe’llbelateforschool.—I’llbeOKatonce.A.openup B.hurryup C.takeup D.setup6、WhenAuntLi________home,herdaughter________dinneratsixyesterdayafternoon.A.wascoming;wascooking B.came;cookedC.came;wascooking D.wascoming;cooked7、Tomdidn’tlistentotheteachercarefully.________,hefailedtheexam.A.Inaword B.Infact C.Asaresult8、Nobodyis________.It’snormalthatpeoplemakemistakes.A.safe B.soft C.perfect D.weak9、________youareachildoranadult,youmustfollowthetrafficruleswhenyouareontheroad.A.Whether B.Until C.Unless D.If10、AttheSpringFestivalGala,everyoneshouts“HappyNewYear”________itistwelveo’clock.A.if B.assoonas C.though二、完形填空（10分）11、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词填空，每空一词。方框中有两个词为多余选项。asleepdangeroussafepeacefulfearwildsendvoicesoundMynameisXiaoSu.I’maSouthChinatiger(华南虎).Lastnight,IdreamedthatIwaslivinginthe1850s.Atthattime,wewerecommoninthe___1___.Everyday,asIwentaroundintheforest,Icouldmeetafewfriends.Lifewasquite___2___.“Bang!”Iwasshockedbyasuddengunshot.Istaredatthewallsofmycageandfounditwasjustanotherdream.Itwasthe1950s.Peoplecalledus“man-eatingtigers”.Manyofthemwerehuntingus.Wewerealsokilledforourbeautifulfur.Andaspeoplebuiltmorecities,manyforestsdisappeared.Everyday,Ilivedin___3___oflosingmylandorbeingkilled.Withhelplesstearsinmyeyes,Ifell___4___again.“XiaoSu!XiaoSu!”Iwakeuptothe___5___ofthezookeepers.Ilookaroundmycageandfeel___6___.Goodorbad,noneofthesethingseverhappenedtome.ButIfeelsadwhethermykidsaskmewhattheworldislike.Nobodyknowstheanswerforsure.AllSouthChinatigerstodayhavebeenbornandbroughtupinzoos.Luckily,Chinaispayingmoreattentiontobiodiversity(生物多样性).Researchersaretryingtoadvisethegovernmentto___7___SouthChinatigersbacktotheforestagain.Maybemygreat-grandchildrenwillbeabletolivefreely.三、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）12、(Tina,seem)______________________________.13、当你想询问对方学英语的方法，你可以这样问：____________________________________?14、Shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandn________didI.15、forest,tigers,the,are,in,there,fewer_____________________________________.16、Itisw________ofyoutowearapairofcomfortableshoeswhenyouclimbthemountain.四、阅读理解（40分）17、Whatwoulditbeliketobeover100metersintheair?Besidestakingaplane,thereisamoreinterestingandrelaxingwaytoexperienceit—havingarideonaFerriswheel（摩天轮）.TheLondonEye,EnglandWithaheightofabout15meters,theLondonEyeisoneofthetallestFerriswheelsinEurope.Thereare2cars（轿厢）andeachcancarry25peopleatmost.Ontheride,peoplecangetaviewofLondonTower,BuckinghamPalaceandBigBen.Oneturntakes30minutes.TheHighRoller,theUSItisoneoftheworld’stallestFerriswheels.Itis168meterstall.TheHighRollerfirstopenedinLasVegasonMarch1st,2014.Aridetakes30minutes.Youcanalsoenjoyvideosandmusicduringtheride.TianjinEye,ChinaTianjinEyeisa120-meter-tallFerriswheel.ItliesonabridgeovertheHaiheRiverinTianjin,China.Thewheelhas48cars.Eachcantakeeightpassengers.Peoplecangetgoodviewsofthecityduringthe30-minutetrip.RouedeParis,FranceRouedeParislookslikealltheotherFerriswheels.Itisabout60meterstallandhas42cars.Butpeoplecanmoveit.Becauseofthis,thebigwheelhasbeentomanyotherplaceslikeManchesterintheUKandBangkokinThailand.1.Thereare________carsintheLondonEye.A.25 B.30 C.2 D.152.TheHighRollerisin________.A.Paris B.Tianjin C.London D.LasVegas3.TheHighRolleris________meterstallerthanTianjinEye.A.3 B.48 C.60 D.1084.________liesonabridge.A.TianjinEye B.LondonEye C.TheHighRoller D.RouedeParis5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TianjinEyecanbringyoumusicalenjoyment.B.RouedePariscanbemovedtomanyotherplaces.C.TheLondonEyecancarry384passengersatmostononeturn.D.HavingarideonthefourFerriswheelneedsthesametime.18、Doyouknowthatnotallpenguins(企鹅)liveincoldplaces?____1____Likeotherpenguins,Africanpenguinsspendmostofthedaystayingintheocean,andthathelpskeepthemcool.Theirlivingplacescangetquitewarm,buttheskinontheirlegsandaroundtheireyeshelpsthemstaycool.____2____Mostpenguinslay(产)theireggsintheopen.However.Africanpenguinsdoitinadifferentway.Theydigholes(挖洞)tolaytheireggssothattheyareprotectedfromthesun’sheat.____3____Afterthat,theystartgoingout,buttheyreturntotheholeslatertokeepcoolandstayawayfromdangerousanimals.Onland,somebiganimalsmayeatpenguins.____4____Africanpenguinsareindangernow.ThenumberofAfricanpenguinsisonly10%inthewild.____5____Otherproblemsincludecompetitionswithhumansforfishandoilpollutionintheocean.Weshouldtakeactiontoprotectthemandsharetheearthwiththem.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A.AfricanpenguinsliveinthesouthofAfrica.B.Oneproblemisthattheyarelosingtheirhomes.C.Theyalsostayinsomecoolplaceswhentheycan.D.Thebabypenguinsstayintheholesforaboutthreeweeks.E.Inthewater,Africanpenguinsalsohavetokeepawayfrombigseaanimals.19、TherewasafamouspainterintheSongDynasty.HisnamewasWenTong.Hewasgoodatdrawingbamboos.Alotofpeoplecalledathishouseeveryday.Theyallwantedoneofhisbamboodrawings.WenTonglovedbamboossomuchthathegrewbambooseverywherearoundhishouse.Inthespring,summer,autumnandwinter,healwayswenttothebambooforesttoseehowtheygrew.Thebambooslookeddifferentonsunnydaysandrainydays.WenTongsawdifferentshapesofbamboopoles(竿).Healsosawdifferentshapesandcolorsoftheleaves.Astimepassed,Wenrememberedtheimagesofthebamboosdeeplyinhismind.Wheneverhestoodbeforethepaperandpickedupapaintingbrush,therichforms(样子)ofthebambooswouldappearinhismindatonce.Soeverytimehewasdrawingbamboos,hebecameveryconfident,andallthebambooshepaintedwerebeautifulandtruetolife.youngmanwantedtolearnfromWenTong.“Whycanyoupaintbamboossowell?”heasked.WenTongansweredwithasmile,“Ijustpaintthebamboosinmymind.”根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。1.WenTongwasa________.A.scientist B.teacher C.painter D.doctor2.ManypeoplecametoWenTong’shouseto________.A.lookathisbamboos B.gethisbamboodrawingsC.learnhowtodrawbamboos D.offersomeadviceonhisdrawings3.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wengrewbamboosinhishouse.B.Bamboosgrewbetteronrainydays.C.Wenoftenwatchedthebamboos.D.Wencouldn’tremembertheleavesofthebamboos.4.Whiledrawingbamboos,Wenfelt________mostprobably.A.relaxed B.lonely C.nervous D.surprised5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlined(画线的)part?A.Wendidn’tlikepaintingonpaper.B.Wenwastryingtotellajoke.C.Wenrefusedtosharehisrealskills.D.Wenhadallformsofbamboosinmind.20、CameronPatterson,aBritishstudent,spenthischildhoodinChina.Hehasseenmanygreatchangesinthecountryoverthepast11years,especiallytrains.Attheageof8,PattersonmovedfromWalestojoinhisfatherinShanxi.Inthefollowingyears,heandhisparentslivedinafewcities.Theyalsotravelledalotduringholidays.However,travelingitselfwasn’talwaysrelaxing.WhenhisfamilymovedfromJiangsutoGuangdong,theytooktheoldgreentrainandspentoneandahalfdaysonthetrip.Nowwithhigh-speedtrain,lifebecomemucheasier.Longandboringtripsinthepasthavebecomeshorter.Also,themoderntrainsaremorecomfortable.“Acoin(硬币)wouldn’tmoveatallonthetableofafastmovingtrain.”Hesaidexcitedly.PattersonwasgladtoseethesechangesinChina,buthealsowonderedhowtheyhappened.WhenhereadapoemaboutChina’srolemodelJiaoYuluin2011,hegottheanswer.Jiaowasseriouslyillatthattime,butstillkeptworkingtohelppeopletilltheendofhislife.Jiaodevoted(献身)himselftoimprovingpeople’slife.“Hewasreallygreat.Ilearnalotfromhim,”saidPatterson.PattersonnowworksasaConfuciusInstitute(孔子学院)volunteeratLancasterUniversity.“I’mproudtoactasabridgebetweentheUKandChinaandhelpthetwopeoplesknowabouteachother’sculturesbetter.”1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,whatdoweknowaboutPatterson?A.HemovedtoChinaatanearlyage.B.Hedidn’tfeelanychangesinChina.C.HetookgreatinterestinChina’shistory.D.Hewasalwaysexcitedwhentakingtheoldgreentrain.2.Thewritershowsthemoderntrainsaremorecomfortableby________.A.playingatrick B.askingaquestion C.givinganexample D.showingapicture3.WhydoesPattersonmention(提及)thestoryofJiaoYulu?A.Toaskreaderstostudyharder.B.Totellreaderstoreadpoems.C.TomakeforeignreaderslearnChinese.D.ToshowthatpeoplelikehimhelpChinabecomestronger.五、补全对话（10分）21、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A:WelcometoHisenseStore.__________1__________?B:I’dliketobuyasmartTV.A:WehavemanysmartTVshere.WhatkindofsmartTVdoyouwant?B:__________2__________.A:Howaboutthisone?B:Itlooksnice.__________3__________?A:It’s6,888yuan.There’sasaleontoday.Youcangetitwith6,000yuan.B:OK,__________4__________.Bytheway,isthereabookstorenearhere?A:No.ButthereisoneonRenminRoad.B:__________5__________?A:Yes,itis.It’sabout5kilometersaway.B:OK,Iwillgotherebytaxi.六、阅读表达（10分）22、在太空翱翔了186天后，神舟十五号乘组于北京时间2023年5月30日18时22分顺利打开“家门”，欢迎远道而来的神舟十六号乘组入驻“天宫”，中国空间站迎来第二次“太空会师”。1.WhatwereyoudoingwhenShenzhou-16andShenzhou-15crewsmetatChinaSpaceStation?______________________________________________________2.HowlonghaveShenzhou-15crewsbeeninspacesofar?______________________________________________________3.Haveyoueverthoughtabouttravelingintospace?Giveyourreasons.______________________________________________________七、书面表达（20分）假设你是英语报的编辑LiHua.校报“Mr.Helper’sColumn”收到初中生Alice的求助短信。短信中她提到了自己最近遇到了些问题。请你根据以下她提到的问题写一封回信，在信中给她合理的建议，帮助她走出困境。Alice’sproblemsAdvice1.Feellonely2.Poorgrades3.Arguewithparents1.Makemorefriends,…2…3…注意：1.短文必须包括表格中的所有内容;2.文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名;3.80词左右;DearAlice,I’msorrytohearthatyouarehavingsomeproblems.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、C【解析】【详解】句意：对不起，我没看见你，因为我在画画。根据Ididn’tseeyou可知是过去那个时候在画画，所以用过去进行时态；draw一般现在时态的结构，drew一般过去时态的结构，wasdrawing过去进行时态的结构，havedrawn现在完成时态的结构；故选C。2、D【解析】【详解】句意：——卡尔·马克思是一位伟大的思想家。你知道他是什么时候出生的吗？——1818年。考查宾语从句。根据答语“In1818.”可知，询问的应是出生时间，所以宾语从句中的特殊疑问词应为when，故选D。3、B【解析】【详解】——我可以借支铅笔吗？——当然可以，给你。考查交际用语。“CouldI…?”是一种委婉地请求对方许可的句型，回答时要用can/can’t，但不可以用could/couldn’t，故排除选项A、D，根据“Hereyouare.”可知，用肯定回答。故选B。4、B【解析】【详解】句意：Tina真粗心！她又切到了自己。考查代词辨析。her她，她的；herself她自己；she她；hers她的。根据“Shecut...again”可知她切到了她自己，用反身代词herself。故选B。5、B【解析】【详解】句意：——露西，快点，不然我们上学要迟到了。——我马上就好。考查动词短语。openup开放；hurryup快点；takeup占据；setup建立。根据“orwe’llbelateforschool.”可知是催促露西快一点，故选B。6、C【解析】【详解】句意：昨天下午六点，李阿姨回家时，她的女儿正在做晚饭。考查动词的时态。分析句子结构可知，这是由when引导的时间状语从句，atsixyesterdayafternoon“昨天下午六点”，表示过去某个时间某人正在做某事，从句用一般过去时，主句用过去进行时“was/were+动词现在分词”，主语为“herdaughter”，be动词用was，故选C。7、C【解析】【详解】句意：汤姆没有认真听老师讲课。结果，他考试不及格。考查介词短语。Inaword总而言之；Infact事实上；Asaresult因此。根据“Tomdidn’tlistentotheteachercarefully.”可知，考试不及格是没有认真听老师讲课的后果，故选C。8、C【解析】【详解】句意：没有人是完美的，人犯错是正常的。考查形容词辨析。safe安全的；soft柔软的；perfect完美的；weak虚弱的。根据“It’snormalthatpeoplemakemistakes.”可知没有人是完美的，perfect表示“完美的”。故选C。9、A【解析】【详解】句意：无论你是孩子还是成年人，在路上都必须遵守交通规则。考查从属连词辨析。Whether不管；Until直到……为止；Unless除非；If如果。根据“...youareachildoranadult,youmustfollowthetrafficruleswhenyouareontheroad.”可知，在路上必须遵守交通规则，可推测此处是无论你是孩子还是成人，固定搭配whether...or...表示“无论……还是……”符合语境。故选A。10、B【解析】【详解】句意：在春节联欢晚会上，一到十二点大家就喊“新年快乐”。考查连词辨析。if如果；assoonas一……就……；though尽管。根据“everyoneshouts‘HappyNewYear’...itistwelveo’clock”和逻辑关系可知，应是一到十二点就喊“新年快乐”，这里应该为assoonas引导的时间状语从句。故选B。二、完形填空（10分）11、1.wild2.peaceful3.fear4.asleep5.voice6.safe7.send【解析】【导语】本文是一只叫作XiaoSu的华南虎的自述，讲述不同时期华南虎所面临的处境。【1题详解】句意：那时，我们在野外是很常见的。根据“asIwentaroundintheforest”可知，此处指在野外，英文表达为inthewild，故填wild。【2题详解】句意：生活相当平静。was后接形容词作表语，备选词peaceful“平静的”符合，故填peaceful。【3题详解】句意：每天，我都生活在失去土地或被杀害的恐惧中。根据“Ilivedin…oflosingmylandorbeingkilled.”及备选词可知，生活在失去土地或被杀害的恐惧中，fear“恐惧”，故填fear。【4题详解】句意：带着无奈的泪水，我又睡着了。fallasleep“睡着”，固定搭配，故填asleep。【5题详解】句意：我在动物园饲养员的声音中醒来。根据“Iwakeuptothe…ofthezookeepers”可知，被饲养员的声音唤醒，voice“声音”，不可数名词，故填voice。【6题详解】句意：我环顾我的笼子，觉得很安全。根据“Ilookaroundmycageandfeel”及备选词可知，待在笼子里感觉很安全，safe“安全的”，故填safe。【7题详解】句意：研究人员正试图建议政府将华南虎重新放回森林。根据“Researchersaretryingtoadvisethegovernmentto…SouthChinatigersbacktotheforestagain”可知，将华南虎重新放回森林，send“发送”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形，故填send。三、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）12、Tinaseemssad/unhappy/worried【解析】【详解】根据图片和“Tina，seem”可知，此处表示“Tina看起来很悲伤或不开心或担心。”。时态为一般现在时，Tnia作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数。故填Tinaseemssad/unhappy/worried.13、HowdoyoulearnEnglish【解析】【详解】询问对方学英语的方法应该用疑问词how，置于句首需大写首字母。主语是you，学英语：learnEnglish，疑问词后跟助动词do。故填HowdoyoulearnEnglish。14、neither/nor【解析】【详解】句意：她没有做任何家务，我也没有。空后“didI”用了倒装结构，结合句意“Shedidnotdo…”可知，这里表示“也不”，考查neither或nor。故填neither/nor。15、Therearefewertigersintheforest【解析】【详解】thereare“有”，形容词fewer修饰名词tigers，fewertigers“更少的老虎”，intheforest“在森林里”，故填Therearefewertigersintheforest“森林里的老虎更少了”。16、(w)ise【解析】【详解】句意：你爬山时穿一双舒适鞋是明智的。towearapairofcomfortableshoeswhenyouclimbthemountain.意为“你爬山时穿一双舒适的鞋”。按常识，爬山时穿一双舒适的鞋的行为是明智的。结合首字母w可知，wise“明智的”符合语境。wise在句中作表语。故填(w)ise。四、阅读理解（40分）17、1.C2.D3.B4.A5.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了四个地点，英国、美国、中国、法国著名的摩天轮的特征：高度、轿厢数及能看到的景色。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据TheLondonEye,England中“Thereare2cars（轿厢）andeachcancarry25peopleatmost.”可知，伦敦眼有2个轿厢。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据TheHighRoller,theUS中“TheHighRollerfirstopenedinLasVegasonMarch1st,2014.”可知，豪客摩天轮是在拉斯维加斯。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据TheHighRoller,theUS中“Itis168meterstall.”可知豪客摩天轮是168米；根据TianjinEye,China中“TianjinEyeisa120-meter-tallFerriswheel.”可知天津眼是120米。可得出豪客摩天轮比天津眼高48米。故选B。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据TianjinEye,China中“ItliesonabridgeovertheHaiheRiverinTianjin,China.”可知天津眼位于一座桥上，故选A。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据RouedeParis,France中“Butpeoplecanmoveit.Becauseofthis,thebigwheelhasbeentomanyotherplaceslikeManchesterintheUKandBangkokinThailand.”可知，人们可以移动它，正因为如此，大轮子已经去过许多其他地方，比如英国的曼彻斯特和泰国的曼谷。故选B。18、1.A2.C3.D4.E5.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了有关企鹅的知识。【1题详解】根据“Doyouknowthatnotallpenguins(企鹅)liveincoldplaces”以及“Likeotherpenguins,Africanpenguinsspendmostofthedaystayingintheocean”可知此处是介绍非洲企鹅，选项A“非洲企鹅生活在非洲南部。”符合语境，故选A。【2题详解】根据“Theirlivingplacescangetquitewarm,buttheskinontheirlegsandaroundtheireyeshelpsthemstaycool.”可知企鹅腿上和眼睛周围的皮肤有助于它们保持凉爽。选项C“当它们可以的时候，它们也待在一些凉爽的地方。”符合语境，故选C。【3题详解】根据“Theydigholes(挖洞)tolaytheireggssothattheyareprotectedfromthesun’sheat.”可知此处介绍的是企鹅下蛋，选项D“企鹅宝宝在洞里待大约三个星期。”符合语境，故选D。【4题详解】根据“Onland,somebiganimalsmayeatpenguins.”可知在陆地上，一些大动物可能会吃企鹅。选项E“在水中，非洲企鹅也必须远离大型海洋动物。”符合语境，故选E。【5题详解】根据“ThenumberofAfricanpenguinsisonly10%inthewild.”以及“Otherproblemsincludecompetitionswithhumansforfishandoilpollutionintheocean.”可知此处是介绍企鹅面临的问题，选项B“一个问题是，它们正在失去家园。”符合语境，故选B。19、1.C2.B3.C4.A5.D【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了宋代著名画家文同画竹的成长故事。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“TherewasafamouspainterintheSongDynasty.HisnamewasWenTong.”可知，他是一位画家，故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Alotofpeoplecalledathishouseeveryday.Theyallwantedoneofhisbamboodrawings.”可知，许多人来到文同家，要他的竹画，故选B。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Inthespring,summer,autumnandwinter,healwayswenttothebambooforesttoseehowtheygrew.”可知，他经常去观察竹子，故选C。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“Soeverytimehewasdrawingbamboos,hebecameveryconfident,andallthebambooshepaintedwerebeautifulandtruetolife.”可知，每次他画竹子的时候，他都变得很自信和放松，他画的竹子都很美，很逼真，故选A。【5题详解】推理判断题。根据“Inthespring,summer,autumnandwinter,healwayswenttothebambooforesttoseehowtheygrew.Thebambooslookeddifferentonsunnydaysandrainydays.”及“Ijustpaintthebamboosinmymind”可知，文同仔细地观察竹子，所以竹子的各种形态已经深深地印在了他的脑海中，故选D。20、1.A2.C3.D【解析】【导语】本文是一记叙文，文章以英国学生CameronPatterson的视角介绍了中国近年来的飞速发展。他现在作为中英两国文化交流的桥梁，他感到骄傲、自豪。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“Attheageof8,PattersonmovedfromWalestojoinhisfatherinShanxi”可知，CameronPatterson在小时候就搬到了中国。故选A。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段“Also,themoderntrainsaremorecomfortable.‘Acoin(硬币)wouldn’tmoveatallonthetableofafastmovingtrain.’”可知，一枚硬币在快速行驶的火车的桌子上根本不会动，作者通过举例子的方式说明了现在火车的舒适度大大提升。故选C。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段“PattersonwasgladtoseethesechangesinChina,buthealsowonderedhowtheyhappened.WhenhereadapoemaboutChina’srolemodelJiaoYuluin2011”可知，文章介绍了以焦裕禄为代表的为中国发展作出突出贡献的领军人物，目的是告诉我们是他们让中国变得更强大。故选D。五、补全对话（10分）21、1.CanIhelpyou/WhatcanIdoforyou/…2.IwantaTVwithabigscreen/IwantaTVthatfitsmylivingroom/…3.Howmuchisit/What'sthepriceofit/Howmuchdoesitcost/…4.I’lltake/buyit5.Isitfarfromhere【解析】【导语】本文是B去购买电视机与售货员的对话。【1题详解】根据“I’dliketobuyasmartTV”可知，这是一个购物的场景，售货员应说“有什么可以帮到你”，故填CanIhelpyou/WhatcanIdoforyou/…。【2题详解】根据“Whatkind