湖南省岳阳市岳阳楼区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

湖南省岳阳市岳阳楼区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试

英语试题

一、听力选择

1.WhichpartofJane'sbodygothurt?

A.Herhead.B.Herknee.C.Herfoot.

2.WhatdidJoe'ssistersellyesterday?

A.Themodelcar.B.Theoldsweater.C.Thesportsshoes.

3.WheredidCindygointown?

A.Tothecinema.B.Tothemuseum.C.Tothepark.

4.WhatwasSandydoingwhentheheavyraincame?

A.Takingawalk.B.Readingastory.C.Havingaparty.

5.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Tuesday.B.Thursday.C.Saturday.

听材料，完成下面小题。

6.WhoboughtthepoprecordforMark?

A.Mark'sfriend.B.Mark'sbrother.C.Mark^father.

7.Wherearethespeakersgoingprobably?

A.Tothelibrary.B.Totheclassroom.C.Totheteachers5office.

听材料，完成下面小题。

8.WherewasSamwhenKatecalledhimyesterdaymorning?

A.Inthehospital.B.Inashop.C.Intheschoolhall.

9.Howmuchdothespeakersneedtopayforthetickets?

A.16dollars.B.32dollars.C.48dollars.

听材料，完成下面小题。

10.WhatwasthemotherpandadoingwhenKevinsawher?

A.Playinginthewater.B.Lyingontheground.C.Eatingbamboo.

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11.Howwillthegirlgotothezooprobably?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.

听材料，完成下面小题。

12.HowoldwasCarlwhenhestartedtolearntoplaytheviolin?

A.4.B.5.C.10.

13.WheredoesCarllearntoplaytheviolinnow?

A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.Inaclub.

14.WhatdoesMr.Bluntteachthechildrentodo?

A.Playtheviolin.B.Sing.C.Dance.

听材料，完成下面小题。

15.WhenwillGinahavethemathtest?

A.NextWednesday.B.NextThursday.C.NextFriday.

16.WhatdoesLeoneedtotaketoNick?

A.Thesportsmagazine.B.Themodelship.C.Thetoygiraffe.

17.WhatdoesLeowanttohavefordinnertoday?

A.Noodles.B.Rice.C.Hamburgers.

听材料，完成下面小题。

18.HowlonghasLisalivedinthetown?

A.Forthreemonths.B.Forsixmonths.C.Foreightmonths.

19.WhoisCathy?

A.Lisa?sclassmate.B.Lisa'scousin.C.Lisa5sfriend.

20.WhatwillLisadointhemuseumnextweekend?

A.Drawpictures.B.Giveadanceshow.C.Workasaguide.

、阅读理解

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TangboArtMuseumOpeningTime:9:00a.m.一4:30p.m.

Builtin2000,TangboArtMuseumhasacollectionofShaanxifolk（民间的）artand

historicalpaintings.Iftheyarenotforyou,feelfreetojoinotherculturalexperienceslikelearning

paper-cuttingortraditionalChinesepainting.

Address（地址）：No.26,GongyuanSouthRoad,Xi'an

SixArtsMuseumOpeningTime:9:30a.m.一5:30p.m.

In2018,SixArtsMuseuminthewatertownofLiliopened.Theamazingfolkartmuseum

helpssavetraditionalChineseartworks（艺术作品）andshowssculpturalandarchitectural（雕塑

的和建筑学的）artworksfromalloverChina.

Address:No.l,RenminEastRoad,Suzhou

SifangArtMuseumOpeningTime:10:00a.m.一5:00p.m.（Mondayclosed）

SifangArtMuseumisoneofthemostbeautifulartmuseumsinChina.Itliesinmountains

anditalsohasalakearea.Itsgreatenvironmenthelpsmanyarchitectsandartistsdevelopand

showtheirworksthere.

Address:No.9,ZhenqiRoad,Nanjing

21.Ifyouwanttoenjoyfolkartandvisitthewatertown,whichmuseumcanyouvisit?

A.SixArtsMuseum.B.SifangArtMuseum.C.TangboArtMuseum.

22.WhencanyouvisitSifangArtMuseum?

A.At2:00p.m.onSunday.B.At5:00p.m.onMonday.

C.At9:00a.m.onSunday.

23.Whatcanweknowfromthematerial?

A.SixArtsMuseumliesinNanjing.

B.SifangArtMuseumisbythesea.

C.Peoplecanlearnpaper-cuttinginTangboArtMuseum.

Brandongetsaredballandtossesittoward（扔向）hisbookcase.

“Ouch!”saysalowvoice.

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“Thathurts,9,saysahighvoice.

Brandonlooksaround."Whoisthere?”

saysthehighvoice.

“Andme,“saysthelowvoice.

Brandongetsclosetohisbookcase.Hisredballisontwobooks-oneisthinandoneis

thick.

'Tmsorry,9,Brandonsays."Wait!Bookscan'ttalk.”

“Surewecan,^^thethinbooksays."Pleasebeniceandstandusup.”

Brandondoesso.

“Thankyou,^^saysthethinbook."Canyoupleaseputusinorder?”

“Order?”

“Yes.I'mfiction.OryoucansayI'mastorybook.Pleaseputmenexttomystorybook

friends.^^

“AndI'mnon-fiction,thethickbooksays."I'maboutanimals.Pleaseputmenexttomy

non-fictionfriends.^^

Itisalotofworktoputallthebooksinorder.Butthethinbookandthethickbookhelp

whenBrandonhasaquestion,andinashorttimehefinishesthejob.

Brandonsays,“Ihavesomanygoodbooks.Ineedtoreadsomeofyouagain.^^

24.Whyarethethinbookandthethickbooktilted（倾斜的）？

A.BecauseBrandontossesaballtowardthebookcase.

B.Becausethethickbookhurtsthethinone.

C.BecauseBrandongetsclosetothebookcase.

25.WhichvoicesdoesBrandonhearaftertossingtheball?

A.Aloudandasweetvoice.

B.Ahighandalowvoice.

C.Ahappyandasadvoice.

26.Whichtypeofbookisthethinone,accordingtoitsowndescription（描述）？

A.Anon-fictionbookaboutanimals.

B.Astorybook,alsoknownasfiction.

C.Abookwithlotsofpicturesbutnowords.

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27.WhatmayBrandondonext?

A.Hemayputallthebooksinorder.

B.Hemayreadsomebooksagain.

C.Hemaykicktheredballagain.

Maybeyouhaveseenamazingsunsetclouds,anightskyfullofbrightstars,orabeautiful

rainbowafterastorm.Didanyofthosethingsmakeyourjaw（P巴）drop?Ifso,youhavefeltawe

（敬畏）.Thisisastrongfeelingofwonderoramazement（惊奇）.Manypeoplefeelaweinnature.

VirginiaSturmisascientistattheUniversityofCaliforniaintheUS.Sheledastudy.Her

goal（目标）wastoseeififspossibleforpeopletofeelmoreawebytaking“awewalks”.

Thestudylookedattwogroupsofadults.Bothgroupswereaskedtowalkoutdoorsfor15

minutesonceaweek.Theyweretoldtopayattentiontothingsaroundthemandtakephotosof

themselvesduringthewalks.Theyalsohadtoanswerdailyquestionsabouttheirfeelingsand

sendintheirphotos.Butonegroupgotextra（额夕卜的）instructions（指令）.Theywereaskedtotry

tolookatthingswithawe.Thiswentonforeightweeks.

Attheendofthestudy,scientistsfoundsomethinginteresting.Theawewalkersfelthappier

thanthoseintheothergroup.Thefacesintheirpicturesbecamesmaller.Theydidnotpay

attentiontothemselvesasmuch.Theycaredmoreaboutwhatwasaroundthem.Theirsmilesalso

becamebiggerovertime.Thisdidn'thappenwiththeothergroup.

Sturmsaidawewalkscanbegoodforkids,too."Thewalksareeasytodo.Youdonothave

togosomewherenewortakeabigtrip,“shesaid.<cYoucannoticeflowersorbirds.9,

MaryamAbdullahisapsychologist（心理学家）inCalifornia.Shesaidawewalksmight

helppeoplefeelmoreconnectedtotheworld."Thatisahealthyfeelingforyoungpeopleto

experience,Abdullahsaid.

28.Thewriterstartsthepassageby.

A.givingexamplesB.listingnumbersC.askingquestions

29.Whatextrainstructionsdidonegroupget?

A.Totakeawalkeveryweek.

B.Totakephotosofthemselves.

C.Tolookatthingswithasenseofawe.

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30.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.Thegoalofthestudy.

B.Theresultsofthestudy.

C.Theprocess（过程）ofthestudy.

31.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Getclosetonature

B.Ifseasytofeelawe

C.Awewalksbringhappiness

Elephantsarethelargestanimalsonland.Foralongtime,theyareveryhelpful.Theycarry

bigtrees,takepeoplefromplacetoplace,andareevenusedinwars.32HereIcantell

you.

Elephantshavebigears.Theyusetheirearstohearandshowhowtheyfeel.Elephantsalso

havelongnoses.Wecallthemelephanttrunks.Thetrunksareveryuseful.Elephantsusethemto

pickupfoodandhaveshowers.Elephantshaveverypooreyesight.33

Elephantslivewiththeirfamily.Usually,anadultfemale（成年雌，庄的）elephantisvery

importanttothefamily.34Babymale（雄，隹的）elephantslivewiththeirmothers.When

theyareabout11yearsold,theygotolivewithothermales.Attheageof15,themaleelephants

begintolivealone.

Elephantsliketoeatmanykindsofplants.Theyeatgrass,leaves,fruitandflowers.Theyeat

alot,sotheycan'tliveinoneplaceforverylong.Theyarealwaysonthewaytolookingforfood.

Elephantsneedtodrinkwater,justlikepeople.35

Doyoulikeelephants?

A.Shehelpsherfamilyfindfoodandwater.

B.Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem?

C.Elephantsaretheonlyanimalsthatcanswimlongdistances.

D.Elephantsliveinhotplaces,sotheyalsoneedwatertocooldown.

E.Theyusuallycan'tseeamouseevenifonecomesveryclosetothem.

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三、完形填空

Childhoodisanimportantpartofourlives.Whenthinkingaboutit,everyonecertainlyhas

hisorherown36.Asforme,thecenterofmychildhoodmemoriesisamulberrytree（桑

树）.ItgrewbetweenmyhouseandtheSmiths5house.

Ican't37thefirsttimeIclimbedthattree.IjustrememberthatmyfiiendsandI

oftenjumpedtohaul（拽）mulberriesand38gameslikebaseballandleaf（叶子）fights

underthetree.Andonsomeautumndays,wecollectedtheleavesandmade39outofthem.

Weeventhoughtthatwecouldspendthenightoutthereinourleafbeds,butitnever40.

Aboutonceayear,Mr.Smithwouldtellusthathewantedto41thetree,andevery

year,wewouldallshoutandsay,"No!Youcan^t!^^42,1didn'tthinkthathewouldactually

doit,becausehealwaysplayedagamewithus.Atlast,heletuswinandpromisedtokeepthe

treeuntilthenextyear.

Ialwaysthinkthatmychildhoodwas43.Ispentalotofwonderfultimewithmy

friendsandgrewupwiththemaswellasthetree.Manythingshave44overtime,butmy

friendsandthetreearealwaysthereforme.Whenlookingatthem,Iamvery45.

36.A.placesB.memoriesC.pictures

37.A.hopeB.guessC.remember

38.A.playedB.wonC.finished

39.A.booksB.platesC.beds

40.A.appearedB.happenedC.left

41.A.climbintoB.sitinC.cutdown

42.A.HoweverB.AgainC.Also

43.A.freeB.realC.great

44.A.changedB.workedC.continued

45.A.upsetB.happyC.angry

四、短文填空

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语法填空

(1)Oneoftheworld's46(danger)sportsismountainclimbing,andoneofthemost

popularplacesforthisistheHimalayas.TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartofChina.

Ofallthemountains,Qomolangmarisesthehighestandisthemostfamous.Ifs8844.43meters

highandsoisverydangerous£7(climb).Thickcloudscoverthetopandsnowcan

fallveryhard.Evenmoreseriousdifficulties48(include)freezingweather

conditionsandheavystorms.Itisalsoveryhardtotakeinairasyougetnearthetop.

(2)Thefirstpeople49(reach)thetopwereTenzingNorgayandEdmundHillary50

May29,1953.ThefirstChineseteamdidsoin1960,whilethefirstwomanto51

(success)wasJunkoTabeifromJapanin1975.Whydosomany52(climb)risk

theirlives?Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewant53(challenge)

themselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnever

giveup54(try)toachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbe___

55(strong)thantheforcesofnature.

五、任务型阅读

ThereisaspeciallibraryinthemountainsbytheNujiangRiverinYunnan.Itsnameis

“BanshanHuayu”.Manychildren'sdreamsstartfromthere.GanWenyong,ayoungmanfromthe

mountains,isthelibraryowner.

Ganwasbomin1994.Hedidfarmworkandfedpigswhenhewasachild.Hedidn'tgoto

schooluntilhewas14.Hethenfellinlovswithreadingandstartedcollictingbooks