辽宁省铁岭市某中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

辽宁省铁岭市第三中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试

英语试题

一、阅读理解

TheMuseumofIceCream

It'sagreatplaceforicecreamlovers.Youcannotonlytastedifferentkindsoficecreambutalso

learntomakeit.Location:NewYorkCity,America

Openinghours:Monday-Wednesday:Closed

ThursdaySunday:10a.m.一5:30p.m.

FridaySaturday:10a.m.一6p.m.

Ticket:Adults:$39Kidsunder2:Free

SandwichGlassMuseum

Intheamazingmuseum,youcanenjoythespecialperformancesofglass-blowingandwatchsome

videosaboutitshistory.Theshopinthemuseumisfullofthingsmadeofglass.Themuseumis

closedinJanuary.

Location:Sandwich,England

Openinghours:Wednesday-Sunday(InFebruaryandMarch):9:30a.m.-4p.m.

Everyday(FromApriltoDecember):9:30a.m.一5p.m.

Ticket:adults:$12Kidsfrom6一14years:$2

1.TheMuseumofIceCreamisclosedon.

A.TuesdayB.ThursdayC.FridayD.Saturday

2.NickandLisawanttovisittheMuseumofIceCreamwiththeirone-year-oldson.Theyshould

pay•

A.$39B.$78C.$24D.$26

3.WhatCAN'TvisitorsdointheSandwichGlassMuseum?

A.Theycan'twatchvideos.B.Theycan'tenjoyperformances.

C.Theycan'tbuythingsthere.D.Theycan'twatcha3Dmovie.

4.Whichcanbeputinto_?

A.GreatHolidaysB.InterestingMuseums

C.SandwichesIsBeautifulD.AmazingIceCream

LostintheMountain

TeenagerJakeDehamwasskiing（滑雪）withhisfamilyintheUSAwhenhefelloverand

lostoneofhisskis.Hisfamilydidn'tknowthathehadaproblem.Theykeptonskiing.Whenthey

gottothefootofthemountain,therewasnosignofJake.

Jakecouldn'tfindhisskianywhere.Intheend,hedecidedtotakeoffhisotherskiandwalk

downthemountain.Buthecouldn'tworkouttherightwaytogo.

Itwasnowgettingdarkandhewasalongwayfromanyplaceofsafety.Heknewthathe

mightdiethatnightinthecoldtemperatures.ButJakekeptcalm（镇定）.Athome,Jakewatcheda

lotofprogramsaboutlivingindifficultsituations.Herememberedtheadvicefromtheseprograms

andknewthatheshouldbuildaholeinthesnow.Hemadeaholeandpointeditupthehillsothe

windcouldn'tblowintoit.Outsidehishole,thetemperaturefelltoadangerous-15℃thatnight,

butinsideitJakewassafefromthecold.

Buthehadtogetdownthemountain.TheTVprogramsalwayssaid/Ifyouarelost,you

shouldfindsomeoneelse5stracks（足迹）throughthesnowandfollowthem.”"Iwantedtolive

myremembersJake."SoIgotupandIfoundsomeskitracksandIfollowedthose.,,He

walkedandwalkedandfinallyhesawlights.Ninehoursafterhelosthisski,hefoundateamof

workerwhocametosavehim.Hewassafe!

Hismumwasveryhappywhensheheardthenews.Amazingly,Jakedidn'tevenhavetogo

tohospital.Hegotthroughtheterribleexperiencewithoutanyinjuries.

So,thenexttimesomeonesaysthatwatchingTVisawasteoftime,thinkofJake.

SometimesTVcansaveyourlife!

5.Jake'sparentsdidn'tknowthathewasmissinguntil.

A.theyreachedthefootofthemountain

B.theybegantoskidownthemountain

C.ateamofworkersfoundJake

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D.Jakelostoneofhisskis

6.WhatwasthemostimportantdecisionJakemadeforhissafety?

A.TogoskiingwithhisfamilyintheUSA.

B.Tosearchfortheskithathehadlostinthesnow.

C.Totakeoffhisotherskiandwalkdownthemountain.

D.Tobuildaholeinthesnowtokeephimselfwarm.

7.HowdidJakegetdownthemountainthenextmorning?

A.Hefollowedhisparents.

B.Hefollowedtheworkers.

C.Hefollowedsomeskitracks.

D.Hefollowedsomelight.

8.Whatwasthecorrectorderinwhichtheseeventshappened?

a.Jakemadeaholeinthesnow.

b.Jakelostoneofhisskis.

c.Jakefinallysawlights.

d.Hefollowedsometracks.

A.d-b-a-cB.a-b-c-dC.b-a-d-cD.c-b-a-d

WhenWangHaiyanwasyoung,herfavoritetoysweren'tBarbiedolls.Instead,shestarted

learningtomakeshadowpuppets（皮影）fromherfatherat13.Now43,Wanghasspent30years

practicingandspreadingtheart.

Shadowpuppetryisaformoftheaterthatusespuppetsmadefromleather（皮）orpaper,

accompanied（伴奏）bymusicandsinging.ItwasinventedduringtheWesternHanDynasty（206

BC-AD24）.Ittellsusaboutfolktalesandhistoricalstories,passingdowncultureandcustoms

overthousandsofyears.

Shadowpuppetryisallaboutcreatingthepuppetsandperformingwiththem.Wang's

hometownofHuacounty,Shanxi,isknownasthebirthplaceofthefolkart.

Puppetmakersmustfollow24stepstomakethepuppetsincludingwashingtheleather,

carving（雕亥U）andpainting,accordingtoWang.Carvingisthemostdifficultpart.

“Wehaveaspecialcarvingskill-movingtheleatherundertheknife,Wangsaid.Ittook

Wangthreeyearstomasterthisskill.Sheusedabrick（砖块）tostrengthenherlefthandwhile

practicing.Ittakesabout3,000carvestomakeashadowpuppet.t6Thecomplex（复杂的）steps

makeithardtohanddownthefolkart,“shesaid.

ButWanghasfoundawaytodoso.Inrecentyears,shehasmadeshadowpuppetsbasedon

somecartoonseriesandgivenalivestreamingperformance.Sheusedcolorslikeblueandpurple

thatwerehardlyseeninshadowpuppetryandaddedmorestickstothepuppetstomakethe

performancemorelively.6<Ihopemoreandmoreyoungpeopleenjoyshadowpuppetryandpassit

down,^^shesaid,

9.Makingthepuppetsincludesthefollowingstepsexcept.

A.paintingB.carvingC.washingtheleatherD.makingbricks

10.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Whereshadowpuppetrywasinvented.

B.Whatshadowpuppetryis.

C.Whypeoplelikeshadowpuppetry.

D.WhenWangbegantolearnshadowpuppetry.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“handdown,,meaninthefifthparagraph?

A.传承B.提高C.酷爱D.放弃

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWangHaiyanisTRUE?

A.Shelearnedallbyherselftomakeshadowpuppets.

B.Shedidn'tmasterthecarvingskilluntilshewas43.

C.Sheexpectedmoreyoungpeopletospreadshadowpuppetry.

D.Shewasmoreinterestedincartoonseriesthanshadowpuppetry.

Wouldyouliketobeabletoseethingsinthedark?Onedaythismightbepossible.

Scientistshavedonetestsonsomemiceandhavegiventhemtheabilitytoseenear-infraredlight.

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Thisisakindoflightwavethatmice（andhumans）cannotnormallysee.

ResearchteamsfromtheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChinaandtheUniversity

ofMassachusettsMedicalSchoolchangedthevision（视力）ofthetestmice.Thescientistsput

specialnanoparticles（纳米粒）intothetestmice'seyes.Theeffect（效应）lastedfor

around10weeks.Thescientistssaidthevisionofthemicewasnothurtandtheeyesdidnot

experienceanysideeffects.

PeoplenowcanseethearticleabouttheresearchinthemagazineCell.Theresearcherssaid

thattheyhopedthesametestscouldbedonewithhumans.ResearcherDr.TianXueexplained

whathehopedforthefuture.Hesaid,“Humanbeingshavebeentryingtodevelopnew

technologytomakeitpossibleforustohaveabilitiesthatarebeyond（超越）ournaturalabilities.^^

Hesaidfuturetestscouldlethumansseethingsinthedarkthattheycannotseenow.Dr.Tian

added,"Anothercoolthingaboutthistechnologyisthatpeoplewouldn'tneedtowearheavy

things,suchasnight-visionglasses.Healsosaid,“Thearmywillprobablybeinterestedinthis

work.”

13.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Peoplecanseethingsinthedarkinthefuture.

B.Thetestmiceareabletoseenear-infraredlight.

C.Onlymiceandhumanscan'tseenear-infraredlight.

D.Near-infraredlightcanmakepeopleseethingsinthedark.

14.Whichcanbethebestfor"”?

A.Theyallowedthemicetoseebetterinthedark.B.Manymicecanseeclearlyinthe

dark.

C.Micewentouttofindfoodatnight.D.Scientistswantedtomakemiceseemore

clearly.

15.WhatdoDr.TianXue'swordstellus?

A.Humanstrytogetsomespecialabilitiesbytechnology.B.Humanscanseethingsas

clearlyasthetestmice.

C.Somepeoplewon'thavetowearglassesoneday.D.Futuretestswillbeverydifficultto

do.

16.Fromthelastsentence,wecaninferthat.

A.thearmywillhelpthescientistsfinishtheworkB.thescientists5workmayhelpthe

armyalot

C.thescientistsarenotabletodotheresearchaloneD.thearmywillalsodothesame

research

17.Inwhichcolumn（栏目）ofanewspapercanweseethispassage?

A.Life.B.Health.C.Education.D.Science.

阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。

DoyouknowZhangjiajie?ItliesinthenorthwestofHunanProvince.Whafsmore,ifone

ofthemostfamoustouristcitiesinChina.ZhangjiajieNationalForestParkisincludedinthefirst

groupofChina5snational5A-leveltouristattractions（旅游景点）.Youmaywonderwhy.18

ZhangjiajieNationalForestParkisaparkfullofwonderfulplants,amazingrocksin

differentshapesandbeautifulstreams（溪）.TheGoldenWhipStreamisintheeastofthepark.

19Bothsidesofthestreamarecoveredwithsomeplants.Walkingalongthestream,youcan

enjoythefreshairandallkindsofsoundslikebirds'singing.

Differentkindsofplantscovermanypartsofthepark.20Forexample,youmay

seewildmacaquemonkeysplayinginthetreesandChinesewaterdeerandChinesegiant

salamandersrunningaroundinthepark.AllofthemliveintheparkoraroundWulingyuan

ScenicAreahappily.

Forthosewhoarebraveandwanttoexperienceexcitement,theZhangjiajieGlassBridge

isjustrightforthem.21Thafsreallyanexcitingsport!

Ifyouwanttogotothepark,youcanbookatouraroundthemountainstoenjoyallthe

beautifulthings.ItcanbecoolerintheparkthaninotherpartsofZhangjiajie.

A.Infact,ifsnamedafterthefamousGoldenWhipRock.

B.Besuretowearcomfortableshoesandclotheseveninsummer.

C.Peoplecanalsoseesomespecialanimalsthere.

D.Onceyouseteyesonit,youwillunderstandthereason.

E.Bytheway,peoplecanalsogobungeejumping（蹦极）there.

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二、完形填空

阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WeallknowMoYanwrotethepopularnovelRedSorghum.Butinfact,anothermanmade

thebookmuchmore22.HeisZhangYimou,thedirectorofthemovieofthesamename.

ZhangYimouwasbornonApril2th,1950inXi'an.23hewasyoung,hefaced

manydifficulties.He24hisschoolandwenttoworkatanearlyage.

Zhangfirstworkedonafarmfor3years,and25inafactoryfor7years.Atthat

time,hetookuppaintingandphotography（摄影）.Eversincethen,hehasbecomeabig26

ofphotography.HeevenwenttoBeijingFilmAcademytostudyit.

Zhangmadehisfirstfilm,RedSorghum,in1987.Itwasagreatsuccessand27

manyprizesatdifferentkindsoffilmfestivalsintheworld.Sincethen,hehasmademany28

famousmovies,suchasToLive,HeroandTheGreatWall.Zhangalsodirectedtheopeningand

closingceremonies（仪式）29the2008BeijingSummerOlympicGames.Theywereso

amazingthatpeopleallovertheworldrealizedthe30ofChina.AttheG20meetingin

Hangzhouin2016,hewasthedirectoroftheculturalperformance.Andhe31the

beautyofChinatotheworldonceagain.He'sreallyapersonweshouldlearnfrom.

22.A.differentB.beautifulC.interestingD.popular

23.A.BecauseB.WhenC.ThoughD.If

24.A.likedB.joinedC.ledD.left

25.A.laterB.almostC.halfwayD.perhaps

26.A.fanB.jokeC.toolD.page

27.A.includedB.cheatedC.missedD.won

28.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.theother

29.A.fromB.aboutC.ofD.with

30.A.beautyB.conditionC.groundD,pressure

31.A.soldB.gaveC.showedD.lent

三、短文填空

阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、

连贯。

MynameisPingo.Iamatwo-year-oldemperorpenguin(帝企鹅).IliveinAntarctica(南

极洲)32alltheotheremperorpenguins.Therearenoemperorpenguinsanywhereelse

intheworld.

Togetherwithmanyotherpenguins,wemakeupagroup.Wespend33(we)

wholelivesinAntarcticaandherethetemperaturecandropto-75°F.Wehaveveryspecialways

ofkeepingwarm.

Emperorpenguinsarethe34(large)penguinsintheworld.Thetallestinmy

groupisPablo—4feettall.Emperorpenguinsareheavytoo.Pablo35(weigh)morethan

100pounds.I'mnotastallasPablo.36Iwas9monthsold,Iwasfullygrown.

Afunnythingaboutusisthatweare37(bird)withwings(翅膀)，butwecan'tfly.

Weuseourwings38(help)usswimfasterunderwater.

Mostemperorpenguinslivefor15to20years.Polly,amemberofourgroup,willbe38

thisyear.She's39(real)oldforapenguin.

Iamgettingalittleworriedabout40futureofemperorpenguins.Theweatheris

causingchangesintheAntarcticseaiceandthatcouldreallyhurtus.Scientistssaywecouldall

41(death)bytheyear2100ifitkeepsgettingwarmerandwarmer.Thafsveryscary.

四、任务型阅读

阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

Afterthe2022SpringFestivalGala,anamazingshowcalledTheJourneyofaLegendary

LandscapePainting(《只此青绿》)becameahit(受欢迎的事物).Theshowisbasedonaclassical

Chinesepainting-APanoramaofRiversandMountains(千里江山图)byWangXimeng,an

artistwholivedduringtheSongDynasty(960-1279).Watchingtheshowislikegoingona

journeybacktotheSongDynasty.ThepaintingisnowkeptinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.

Netizensmadeawordforthechallengingmove一"blue-greenwaist(青绿腰)Infact,

theb