陕西省汉中市多校联考2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

陕西省汉中市多校联考2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试

英语试题

一、完形填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从所给的四个选项中选出一个

最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Atthebeginningofthisterm,myPEteacheradvisedmetotakepartinthemarathon（马拉

松赛跑）.IwasverysurprisedbecauseIwasnever]goodrunner.Inordertoencourage

me,hesaid,“2youjoinintherace,youwillprobablygetthehighestmarkforthePE

classthisterm.^^Then,Idecidedtohaveatry.

Itriedmybesttopreparefortherace.Iraneverymorning.Andafterschool,Ipracticed

runningwithmanyother3.1evenchangedmyeatinghabits4healthy.

Whenthedayofthemarathonarrived.I5verynervous.Asusual,Igotupearly

andhadbreakfast.Then,myfatherdrove6tothesportsground.Allmyfamilywished

megoodluckbecausetheyknewhowimportantthisracewas7meandhowmucheffort

（努力）Iputintoitspreparation.

Mycompetitors（竞争者）lookedlikeprofessionalathletes.IwasafraidthatIwould8

easily.However,whenIstartedtorun,Ithoughtonlyabouttherace.AsIpaidmuchattentionto

theraceitself,Ididnotremember9theotherrunners.Suddenly,IrealizedthatIbecame

thefirst.IwasveryhappywhenI10therace.Fromtheexperience,Ilearnthatsuccess

alwayscomesoutofhardwork.

1.A./B.aC.theD.an

2.A.OrB.SoC.ButD.If

3.A.customersB.customerc.runnersD.runner

4.A.tokeepB.keepc.toplayD.play

5.A.amB.wasc.areD.were

6.A.meB.minec.ID.my

7.A.offB.ofc.forD.from

8.A.todefeatB.defeatc.tobedefeatedD.bedefeated

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9.A.whatIpassedB.whatdidIpassC.whenIpassedD.whendidIpass

10.A.winB.wonC.havewonD.willwin

阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Idon'tusuallykeephouseplants.ButafterIgotbraincancer,withmorethanayeartolive,

Ilovedmyfriend^ideaofhavingsomethingfreshand11around.

Shegavemeagreenbamboo.LookingaftertheplantgavemeasenseofsuccesswhenI

felt12becauseIcouldn'tdothingsbymyselfeasily.Asadoctor,Iusuallyprovidedcare,

notreceivedit.Becauseofmyillness,Ihadto13helpfromothers.However,watering

theplanttaughtmeIcouldstillbeacaregiver.Then,boththeplantandIlivedhappilytogether.

Aftersome14,theleavesstarteddroppingtothefloor."Ican'tevencarefora

simpleplant15!Ifthebamboodies,Imightdie,too.^^Icried.Then,IrealizedIwrongly

connectedtheplantwithmyownlife.Itwasmymistake!Plantsdidn'thave16

connectionwithmylife!

Myfriendcametohelpme17theplant.Whenitwasbackinthesunnywindow,

webothbeganto18happilytogetheragain.

WheneverIlookedatthebamboo,Ithoughtofmyfriend.Shehas19caringfor

andsupportingmesinceIwassick.Iftheplantcouldlive20thanme,Ihopeitwill

accompany（陪伴）myfriendinsteadofme.

11.A.similarB.greenC.modemD.dangerous

12.A.uselessB.shyC.crazyD.brave

13.A.cutdownB.dependonC.logontoD.turninto

14.A.hoursB.secondsC.minutesD.months

15.A.wellB.quicklyC.luckilyD.badly

16.A.someB.littleC.anyD.few

17.A.tieB.saveC.testD.weigh

18.A.liftB.shakeC.liveD.push

19.A.hiddenB.laidC.coveredD.kept

20.A.longerB.slowerC.shorterD.smaller

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、阅读理解

Hereisacharitysale（义卖）forthepoorkidsinthemountainarea.We'llgiveawaythe

moneyweraiseinthecharitysale.Comeandseeourthings.

Ihaveamusicplayer.Ihavehaditforhalfayear.Itstill

worksverywellnow.ItstayswithmewheneverIfeelsad.Ihopeit

Nick

canbewithyouwhenyouareunhappy.Itcosts180dollars.Now,用

youcantakeitwith60dollars.

rdliketosellsomeofmybooks.Istartedtobuybookswhen，・・，IM1.

Iwastwelveyearsold.MyfavouritebookisTreasureIsland.II3tJ*>

Karen

believeanyonelikemewilllearnalotfromthisbook.Eachbook1

onlycosts20dollars.Youcangetthesecondathalfprice.

Ihavesomesofttoystosell.Thetoybearismyfourteenth

birthdaypresent.Ihavehaditforoneyear.Itstilllooksverynew.Its.

Mandy

original（原始的）priceis50dollars.Youonlyneedtopay15dollars

foritnow.Othertoysareverynewbutcheap,too.

21.WhatmayNickdowhenheisn'thappy?

A.Readbooks.B.Playwithtoys.C.Seeafilm.D.Listentomusic.

22.HowoldisMandynow?

A.13.B.14.C.15.D.16.

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Thethreekidsselldifferentthings.

B.Mandy'stoybearissoldathalfprice.

C.KarenlearnsalotfromthebookTreasureIsland.

D.Thischaritysaleismadeforthepoorkidsinthemountainarea.

Therewereoncefourseasonsintheyear.TheyarecalledSpring,Summer,Autumnand

Winter.Eachseasonwasverydifferent,buttwoofthemdidn,tgetalongverywell.Whichtwo

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werethey?Well,theyareWinterandSummer.Summerdidn'tlikecolddaysorsnow,butWinter

didn'tlikehotdaysorrain.

Oneday,thefourseasonsheldameetingtosolvetheproblem.Duringthemeeting,Spring

andAutumnsaidWinterandSummershouldgetalongwell,becausethefourseasonswereall

importanttothecircle（循环）oflifeontheearth.

Springsaid,46Winter,alllivingthingsareabletolivebecauseofyou.Thereismuchwater

whentheicemelts.AndSummer,there?slifeontheearthbecauseofyouandyourgreatsunlight.

Soyouarebothveryimportant.^^

Afterhearingthewords,WinterandSummerstartedtothink,andthenWintersaid,“You

areright.Now,Iunderstand.Wemustbeunited（团结的）,becauseeachofushasadifferentjobto

keepthelifeontheearth.^^

AndthatwashowWinterandSummerfinallyunderstoodthatbeingunitedwastheonly

wayforthefourseasonstokeepthebalanceontheearth.

24.Whydidthefourseasonsholdameeting?

A.Tolearnhowtheicemelts.

B.ToenjoythegreatsunshinefromSummer.

C.Toshowhowmanydifferentseasonsontheearth.

D.TomakeWinterandSummergetalongwellwitheachother.

25.Accordingtothestory,thefourseasonscouldonlykeepthebalanceontheearthby.

A.beingsimpleB.beinghelpfulC.beingfriendlyD.beingunited

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Noproblemsweredealtwithatthemeeting.

B.Onlysunlightwasneededtokeepalllivingthingsalive.

C.Thefourseasonsplayeddifferentrolesinkeepingthelifeontheearth.

D.SpringandAutumnsaidtheywerethemostimportantatthemeeting.

□Thereare56ethnic（民族的）groupsinChina.Differentethnicgroupshavetheirown

specialcultures.Lefsenjoysomeofthem.

□TheBaipeopleuseaveryoldway,tie-dye（扎染）,todyeclothes.Tie-dyehasahistoryof

nearly1,500years.DuringtheTangandSongDynasties,peoplechosetie-dyedclothesasgifts.

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□TheMongolianpeopleliveintheMongolianyurts（蒙古包）.Theseyurtsarelargeround

tentsandtheirtopslooklikeumbrellas.TheyarethetraditionalhomesoftheMongolianpeople.

Theyurtsareusuallywhitebecausethey'remadeofsheep'swool.Andwhiteisasymbolof

happiness.

□TheZhuangpeoplelikesingingevenmorethantalking.Onthethirddayofthethird

Chineselunar（阴历的）month,theyholdabigsingingfestival.Itisthrillingandwonderful.Men

andwomensingerssinginpairsonthisday.Thewinnersarethe"king"and"queen“ofsinging.

□TheMiaopeoplehaveaspecialfestival,ManghaoFestival.IfsinthefirstChineselunar

montheveryyear.TheMiaopeopleregardManghaoasahero.HehelpedMiaopeopleprotect

theirhomes.Atthefestival,youngmendressuplikeManghaoandtouchotherstosendgood

wishes.

27.usetie-dyetodyeclothesmost.

A.TheMiaopeopleB.TheMongolianpeople

C.TheBaipeopleD.TheZhuangpeople

28.Theunderlinedword"thriHing"inParagraph4canbereplaced（代替）by"'

A.excitingB.quietC.strictD.boring

29.HowdopeoplecelebrateManghaoFestival?

A.Bysingingsongsinpairs.B.Bydressingupandtouchingothers.

C.Bymakingtie-dyedclothesasgifts.D.Bybuildingtentswithsheep?swool.

30.Whichcanbetherightstructure（结构）ofthepassage?

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A.\/B.C.D.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

WhyShouldWeLearnBodyLanguage?

InEnglishclasses,wespendlotsoftimelearninggrammarandnewwords.Weworkhard

toimproveourreadingandlisteningskills.31Infact,bodylanguageisveryimportant.

Astheoldsayinggoes,"Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.9,32Forexample,we

canjustshakeourheadswhenwewanttosay"No".

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Bodylanguagecanhelpusstress（强调）whatwearesaying.Itcanhelpusshowourtrue

feelings.Moreover,bodylanguagecanhelpusfindoutifsomeoneislying.33Body

languageisimportantinourpersonallives.34Whenyouareleaningforward（前倾）ina

conversation,itmeansyouareinterestedinthetopic.Listeningwithoutanyexpression（表情）

meansyouarenotinterestedinwhatyourfriendsaresaying.

35Theresultsofthestudyshowsmorethan70%ofourmessagesaresentthrough

bodylanguage.Sometimes,bodylanguageismoreaccurate（精准的）thanthewordsweuse,soit

isveryimportantforustolearnbodylanguage.

A.Sometimeswecancommunicatethingsevenwithoutasingleword.

B.Grammarandwordsusuallyaremoreimportantthanbodylanguage.

C.Often,peopledonotmakeeyecontactwhentheyarelying.

D.Itcanshowifyoureallycareaboutwhatyourfriendssay.

E.However,fewofuspayattentiontobodylanguage.

F.Theymayturnaroundandsaynothing.

G.Scientistshavestudiedbodylanguageforalongtime.

三、完成句子

36.印刷机一出现，就改变了世界。

Whentheappeared,itchangedtheworld.

37.这所学校总共有1600名学生。

Thereare1,600studentsinthisschool.

38.到处乱扔垃圾是不礼貌的。

Itisnotpolitetogarbageeverywhere.

39.中国因悠久的历史和丰富的文化而众所周知。

Chinaisitslonghistoryandrichculture.

40.为了保护眼睛，我们应该减少使用电子产品的时间。

Inordertoprotectoureyes,weshouldspendlesstimeusingproducts.

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四、选词填空

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个

单词）

hourusualdifficultremembertheylearnbecheapbelieve

chat

CanyouimagineaworldwithouttheInternet?Itmaybe41forpeoplelivingin

theinformationagetothinkaboutit.Itwassaidthatthere42alreadyover989million

InternetusersinChinaby2020.ThenumberofInternetusersin-Chinaisforlargerthan400

millioninIndiaand300millionintheUnitedStates.About21.8%of43areyoung

peopleunder20yearsold.Onaverage,Internetusersspendmorethanthirty-six44every

weekonline.

ThemainreasonswhyteenagersusetheInternetaretosearchfbrinformation,to45

withothersandtohavefiin.OntheInternet,teenagerscanfindanything.UsingtheInternetcan

helpstudentswiththeirhomework.Anditcanalsohelpthem46newknowledge.Li

Dong,ateacherinamiddleschool,47itishelpfulfbrherstudentstousetheInternet.64If

thestudentsoftensearchforinformationontheInternet,theycan48offermore

backgroundinformationwhenwehaveadiscussioninclass,sheoncesaid.

Also,peoplecanusetheInternettowritestories,sendemails,etc.Manyteenagerskeepin

touch（保持联系）withtheirfriendsonline.Itis49andmuchquickerthancalling

somebodyfaraway.

However,though（尽管）theInternethelpspeoplealot,teenagersshould50notto

spendmostofthetimeonit.

五、任务型阅读

阅读下面的语篇材料，根据所读内容，完成下列各题。

HelpingBirdsinaChangingWorld

Doyouthinkbirdsareinteresting?Doyoulikespendingtimeoutdoors?Doyoucareabout

wildlifeandtheenvironment?Ifyouanswered"yes"tothesequestions,youmightthinkabout

becomingabirdbiologist.

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Birdbiologistsarescientistswhostudybirds.Forexample,somekindsofbirdsaredying

offbecausetheytravelalongwayduringmigration.InNorthAmerica,birdstraveltonorthern

placesinthesummerandtomoresouthernplacesforthewinter.Birdbiologistsarestudyinghow

andwherebirdsgethurtalongthewayandtryingtohelpthem.Butthat'snotallbirdbiologists

do!

BethFlintisabirdbiologistinawildliferefuge(保护区)nearHawaii.Shetracksallthe

differentkindsofseabirdsintherefuge.Shereadsresearchstudiesaboutalltheanimalsinthe

wildliferefuge,andmakesplanstohelpprotectthem,especiallythebirds.Shegiveslessonsabout

thewildlifetovolunteersintherefuge,too.

Tobecomeabirdbiologist,Dr.Flintstudiedmanydifferentfields.Shelearnedabout

biology,zoology(thestudyofanimals),botany(thestudyofplants)andecology.Herinterestin

seabirdsstartedwhenshewasastudent.ShesawaphotoofAtlanticPuffinsonarockandwanted

tolearnmoreaboutthem.