山东省日照市东港区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

山东省日照市东港区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，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Amancamehomefromworklateasusual,tiredandimpatient,tofindhis5-year-old

sonwaitingforhimatthedoor."Daddy,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”askedtheson.

“Whydoyouasksuchathing?^^themansaid.

“Ijustwanttoknow.Pleasetellme!”beggedthelittleboy.

“Ifyouknow,Imake$20anhour.”

“Oh,"thelittleboyreplied,withhis_______down.Lookingup,hesaid,"Daddy,

mayI$10?，」

Thefatherwasangry,"Iftheonlyreasonyouaskedisthatyoucanborrowsome

moneytobuyatoy,thenyougostraighttoyourroomandsleep.Whydoyou

alwaysthinkaboutyour.Iworkhardsolonghourseveryday!”

Thelittleboywenttohisroomandshutthedoor.

Afteranhourorso,themandownandwenttoopenthedooroftheboy's

room.

“Areyou,son?”Heasked.

“No,daddy,Tmawake/9repliedtheboy.

"I'vebeenthinking,maybeIwastooonyouearlier,“saidtheman.

“Maybethereissomethingyoureallyneedtobuy.Here'sthe$10youwanted.^^

Thelittleboysatstraightup,.“Oh,thankyou,daddy!”Heshouted.

Then,reachingunderhispillowheoutsomepapermoney.Theman,seeing

thattheboyalreadyhadmoney,startedtogetangryagain.

Thelittleboyslowly__________hismoney,andthenlookedupathisfather.

“Whydoyouwantmoremoneyifyoualreadyhavesome?^^thefathercomplained.

"BecauseIdidn'thaveenough,nowIdo,“thelittleboyreplied.

“Daddy,Ihave$20now.CanIbuyan(a)ofyourtime?Pleasecome

homeearlytomorrow.Iwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou.^^

1.

A.softlyB,quicklyC.angrilyD.happily

2.

A.mayB.mustC.canD.could

3.

A.handB.headC,faceD.back

4.

A.borrowB,haveC.lendD・get

5.

A.beautifulB,simpleC.lovelyD.silly

6.

A.hopeB,needC.successD.trouble

7.

A.quietlyB.excitedlyC,suddenlyD,surprisedly

8.

A.satB,wentC,cooledD.looked

9.

A.asleepB.busyC,okayD,pleased

10.

A.wildB,warmC.hardD.kind

11.

A.cryingB.smilingC,thinkingD.wondering

12.

A.pushedB,turnedC.putD.picked

13.

A.countedB.touchedC,movedD.collected

14.

A.andB.butC.orD.so

15.

A.minuteB,momentC,morningD,hour

、阅读理解

Internet-famoussitesinSingapore

TheMerlion

TheMerlionisamythical（神话中的）animalthatishalf-fishandhalf-lion.Itsfish

bodystandsforthefishingvillagesofSingapore'spast,whileitslionheadisasymbolof

Singapura（"lioncity“inSanskrit）.ItwasbuiltbyLimNangSengin1972.Peoplefirst

sawitatthemouthofSingaporeRiverbutnowitstandsatMerlionPark.

GardensbytheBay

GardensbytheBayisanatureparkof1,000,000squaremetersinSingapore.Itwas

builttohavea“CityinaGarden^^andmaketheairbetter.Itopenedin2012andmillions

ofvisitorscomehereeveryyear.Thefreeeveninglightshowisgreatfuntowatch.

MarinaBaySands

MarinaBaySandsinSingaporeopenedin2011.Itoffersaluxurious（奢华的）hotel

stay,shoppingatTheShoppesatMarinaBaySands,andartandcultureshowsattheArt

ScienceMuseum.TheInfinityPoolisdesigned（设计）tolooklikealakeonthetopofa

mountain,beingseenasasignofgoodluck.

TheHelixBridge

TheHelixBridgeinSingaporeisapedestrian（人行的）bridgeinSingapore.Itwas

builtin2010.Ifsthelongestonethere.Thebridgeisshapedlikeadoublehelix螺旋）

DNA,whichstandsfor“Torenewandgrow”.

16.WhatdoesthefishbodyoftheMerlionstandfor?

A.Singapore'spoorpast.B,Singapore9sChineseculture.

C.Singapore'ssuccesstoday.D,Singapore'sbrightfuture.

17.Wherecanyougotoenjoyshopping?

A.AtMerlionPark.B.AtMarinaBaySands.

C.OnTheHelixBridge.D.AtGardensbytheBay.

18.WhatdoweknowabouttheHelixBridge?

A.It'sasignofgoodluck.B,Itseveninglightshowiswonderful.

C.Itstandsfornewlifeandhope.D.Itwasbuilttoimprovethetraffic.

Otters（水獭）arecutewateranimals.Thesedays,keepingottersaspetsisgetting

popular.InJapan,some"ottercafes"areopenforbusiness.Peoplecanpaytoplaywith

theottersthereandtotakephotoswiththem.Thesephotosandvideospostedonlinehave

interestedmorepeopletobuyottersaspets.

However,theseenjoyablephotosandvideoshidethedamage（损害）thattheonline

tradeisdoingtootters.Infact,wildottersarefacingmanydangers-theyhavelongbeen

killedfortheircoats;insomeplaces,fishermenhavebeenkillingottersinordertostop

themfromeatingfish;andnow,theonlinepettradehasbecomeanotherbigproblemfor

otters.

Accordingtoareport,70%oftheotterssoldonlineareunderoneyearold.When

theyarekeptaspetsbyhumans,theydonotlivefullandnaturallives.Ottersarevery

social.Theyliveinfamilygroupsofupto15inthewild.Keepinganotterasapetcan

makeitverysadandlonely.

Ontheotherhand,ottersareactuallybadpets.Theyhaveaveryspecialfishysmell.

Iftheyarekeptindoors,theywillleavealotofwastearoundthehouse.Thiswouldmake

thesmellevenmoreterrible.Besides,whenottersareunhappy,theywillmakeloud

noisesandevenattack（攻击）people.Ifapersonishurtbyanotter,heorsheneedstogo

tohospitalatonce.

19.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thewaysofbuyingotters.B,Thedangersofplayingwithotters.

C.Keepingottersaspetsispopular.D.Ottersarecutewateranimals.

20.Whatisthenewthreatforotters?

A.Beingplacedonthetable.B,Beingsoldonlineaspets.

C.Beinghuntedforcoats.D,Beingkilledbyfishermen.

21.Whyareottersbadpets?

a.Theymayattackpeople.b.Theymaymakeloudnoises.

c.Theyhaveaspecialfishysmell.d.Theyneedtogotohospitaloften.

A.a,b,cB.a,bC.b,c,dD.a,c,d

22.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Totellpeopletheotters9livinghabits.

B,Toteachpeoplehowtokeepapetotter.

C.Tocallonpeopletostoptheotterpetstrade.

D.Totellpeoplethepopularityofpetotters.

Asayoungster,therewasnothingIlikedbetterthanSundayafternoonsatmy

grandfather^farminwesternPennsylvania.Withmilesofstonewallsaround,thehouse

andgroundprovidedendlesshoursoffunforacitykidlikeme.

IcanstillrememberoneafternoonwhenIwaseightyearsold.Sincemyfirstvisitto

thefarm,Iwantedtobeallowedtoclimbthestonewalls.Myparentswouldnever

approve.Thewallswereold,somestonesweremissing,otherswerefalling.Still,my

ideatoclimbacrossthosewallsgrewsostrongthatfinally,onespringafternoon,Imade

upmymindtoenterthelivingroom,wheretheadultswerechattingafterSundaydinner.

“I,uh-Iwanttoclimbthestonewalls,“Isaid.Everyonelookedup."CanIclimb

thestonewalls?”"Heavens,no!”"You'llhurtyourself!9,1wasn'ttoosad.Theanswer

wasjustasI'dexpected.ButbeforeIcouldleavetheroom,mygrandfatherstoppedme.

“Nowholdonjustaminute,“Iheardhimsay."Lettheboyclimbthestonewalls.Hehas

tolearntodothingsforhimself.

“Go,"hesaidtome,“andcomeandseemewhenyougetback."Forthenexttwo

andahalfhoursIclimbedthoseoldwallsandhadthetimeofmylife.LaterImetwith

mygrandfathertotellhimaboutmyexperience.I'llneverforgetwhathesaid."FredJhe

said,smiling,uYoumadethisdayaspecialdayjustbybeingyourself.Alwaysremember,

there'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,andIlikeyouexactlyasyouare.”

23.Whydidtheboyenjoythevisittothefarm?

A.Therewereoldstonewalls.B.Hehadmanyfriendsthere.

C.Helikeshisgrandfather.D.Itwasanexcitingplaceforhim.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“approve“inParagraph2mean?

A.offerB.expectC.agreeD.mind

25.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A.Thestonewallswerenotdangerousatall.

B,Hisparentsencouragedhimtohaveatry.

C.Thegrandfatherwasasmartandwiseman.

D.Thewriteristooscaredtoclimbthestonewalls.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Tobeyourself.B.Todowhatyouwanttodo.

C.Tomakeyourvoiceheard.D.Tofollowgrandfather^advice.

Technologyisdevelopinginsucharapidway.Asmalltoollikeasmartphonenow

hasmoreprocessingpower（处理能力）thanrocketstotheMoononcehad.New

technologyhasmadeourliveseasierandricher.Onepieceofkit—thedrone（无人机）

hascaughtoureyesthesedays.Thislittlepilotlessaircraft（飞行器），firstdevelopedfor

photography,isnowbringingusadvantages（好处）closertohome.

Dronesarehelpingtoimprovethelivesofpeopleinfarplaces.IntheUK,theRoyal

Mailorderedagroupof500dronestohelpdeliver（快递）themailtopoorandfarareas.

Windracerssaytheycanflyinfogandreduce30%wastegasthanthepilotedaircraft.

Dronescouldalsoplayapartinimprovingthehealthofmillionsofpeople.In

Zanzibar,forexample,they'rebeingusedtospray（喷射）wetlandsagainstillness.And

writingforBBCFuturewebsite,HarrietConstabledescribesanunbelievable

developmentprojectbytheUniversityofSouthAustralia.Theplanisfordronestobe

abletofindthesickpeoplebyreadingthebloodfromtheair.

Itseemsthatthedronetechnologycanachieveanythinginthesky.Theonlythingis

howtomaketheminorderwhenlanding.JessicaBrownsays:"Ifourskiesareto

becomeascrowdedasourstreets,newairspacerulesareneededtopreventaccidents.

Andtherearealsonewproblems,suchasnoisepollution.

27.Whatwasthedronefirstusedfor?

A.Delivery.B.Photography.

C.Protectingtheenvironment.D.ImprovingPeople'shealth.

28.WhydoesthewriterlisttheexampleoftheRoyalMail?

A.Toencourageittoordermoredrones.

B,Toremindusnottobuythingsfromit.

C.Tofindouthowmanydronestheybought.

D.Totellusdronescanhelpimprovepeople'slife.

29.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thedronesaregreenerthanthepilotedplane.

B,Thedroneswillbeoutofcontrolinthefuture.

C.Thedroneshasfoundthesickpeopleinthecrowd.

D.Thedronesmadetheskyascrowdedasstreets.

30.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Newtechnology,NewlifeB.Smalldrones,Bigadvantages

C.Moderntools,MoreproblemsD.Smallact,Bigchange

三、单词拼写

31.Youwon'tbeafraidtocwithanybodyaslongasyouareexcellent.

32.Theoldmanclearedhistandstartedthespeech.

33.Peterworkssohard.Nowonderthathemadesuchgreatp.

34.Mysisterlooksquitesad.I'mafraidshehasknownthet.

35.AthesecoastalcitiesinShandongprovince,IlikeRizhaobest.

36.Millionsofvisitorsfromhomeand（国夕卜）visitthePalaceMuseumevery

year.

37.It's（不公平）tomakesuchalittlechilddosomuchhomework.

38.In_________（古代）China,peoplebegantodrinkteaandcollectteasets.

39.We（募集）alotofmoneyforthepeopleintheearthquakearea.

40.Helikeswatersports,（尤其）swimmingandskating.

四、短文填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(每空不多于三

个单词)。

AlotofyoungpeopleareturningtothepastfortheirclothesstylesandHanfuis

becomingoneof41(popular)choices.Ioftenimagine42(wear)Hanfu

travellingaroundtheworld.IhavetosaythatI43(complete)getlostinitsbeauty.

Asthegovernment44(encourage)therenaissance便兴)oftraditionalculture,

wecanenjoydifferenthanfu45(show)aroundthecitieseveryyear.Theybringus

backtoHandynasty.Welearnmoreaboutthehistory,cultureandtradition46them.

Hanfu47(be)indifferentstylessinceHandynasty.48,allkindsofclothes

havesomethingincommon.49allhavelargesoftrobes存包子)，withsleevesthat

hangdowntotheknees.Handscan'tbeseen.

“Clothesarepartofculture,sonotonlythetraditionalclothesbutalsomodem

clothesplay50importantroleinculture/9saidZhangJun,afamousreporter.

五、任务型阅读

阅读下面短文，回答短文后面的各个小题。

YesheDolkar,15,livesinNangqenCounty,Qinghai.Onacoldsnowyday,shesaw

twosnowleopards(雪豹)neartheheadwatersoftheLancangRiver."Theyhaveblue

greeneyesandlongfluffy松的)tailswithblackspots(斑点)alloverthebo