河南省商丘市永城市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

河南省商丘市永城市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英

语试题

一、阅读理解

AboutWorldCleanupDay

Whatwillhappenifeveryonekeepspickingupatleastonepieceoflitter?

Whatisit?

WorldCleanupDayisonthethirdSaturdayinSeptembereveryyear.Volunteersin180

countriesand37areasfightagainsttheglobal（全球的）rubbishproblemandcleanupwaste.It

wantstoachievethefinalgoal（目标）-acleanandhealthyearth.WorldCleanupDayon16

September2023broughttogether19.1millionvolunteersin198countriesandareas.219tonsof

wastewascleanedup.

★Whydopeoplejoininthecleanupactivities?

•Bycleaninguplitterandpollution,theycanmakearealdifferencetotheirlocalcommunitiesand

eventheearth.

•Bepartoftheworld'slargestvolunteerevent.

Ifsfreeandfun!

★Whatcanyoudo?

•Pickuplitterinyourlocalparksorneighbourhoods.

,Workoncleaningupriversorbeaches.

•Helptoprotectthewildlife.

•Callonmorepeopletojoininyouractions.

★Howtojoinus?

,Takepartinlocalcleanupeventsorganizedbycommunitygroups.

•Organizeorinvitefriendsandthefamilytojoinouractivities.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.WhenisWorldCleanupDayeveryyear?

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A.OnthesecondSaturdayinSeptember.B.OnthethirdSaturdayinSeptember.

C.OnthethirdSundayinSeptember.D.OnthelastSaturdayinSeptember.

2.HowmanyvolunteersdidWorldCleanupDaybringtogetheron16September2023?

A.1.91million.B.19.1million.C.19.8million.D.21.9million.

3.Whatcanpeopledotoprotecttheenvironmentaccordingtothetext?

①Pickuplitter.②Cleanuptherivers.③Donotuseplasticbags.

（4）Pvotectthewildlife.⑤Callonmorepeopletojoinintheactions.

A.①②③④B.②③④⑤C.①②④⑤D.①②③⑤

4.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Wecanmakeacalltojointhecleanupactivities.

B.Ifsfreeforpeopletojoininthecleanupactivities.

C.Volunteersin37countriesand180areascleanupwasteeveryyear.

D.Peoplemustvisittheirfamilyandfriendstojointhecleanupactivities.

5.Wherecanwereadthistext?

A.Inaletter.B.Inapostcard.C.Inaguidebook.D.Inanewspaper.

ZhangDonghasbeenworkingasamusicteacheratYangmuExperimentalPrimarySchool

forover16years.Asthenewspringtermbegins,sheisquitehappytoseeherstudentsattherural

（农村的）schoolsshevisitsinJilinCity,JilinProvince.

In2007,Zhangrefusedtoworkinlargecitiesaftergraduating（毕业）."Bothmy

grandfatherandfatherwerevillageteachers,9,shesaid."SoIdecidedtocomebacktomy

hometownandteachthechildreninthecountrysidetosing,helpingthemrealizetheirdreams.^^

InMarch2018,whenZhangheardthestudentsatthreevillageschoolsinJilinhadno

musicclasses,shevolunteeredtoteachthematonce.Zhangintroducedmanykindsofinstruments

（乐器）tothestudents."Thestudentswerequiteexcitedwhentheyfirsttouchedinstruments,she

said.Zhangalsobuiltachoir（合唱团）thisyear.Overtheyears,shehasraisedover100,000yuan

forruralschools.

Attheendof2021,Zhanghadcancer（癌症）.Atthebeginningofthespringtermin2022,

shereturnedtoworkalthoughshewasnotfullyrecovered（痊愈的）."Istillwanttobring

happinesstothechildrenbyteachingthemhowtosing,“shesaid.6<Iamateacher,andIwantto

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usemusictolightuptheheartsofruralchildrenandtellthebeautifulstoriesofthecountryside

througheducation.^^

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

6.WheredidZhanggoaftergraduating?

A.Toherhometown.B.Tothelargecities.C.Toamuseum.

D.Toaclub.

7.WhatdidZhangdowhensheheardthestudentshadnomusicclasses?

A.Sheacceptedthatanddidnothing.B.Shecalledhergrandfatherforhelp.

C.Shevolunteeredtoteachthematonce.D.Shebroughtthestudentstojointhecitychoir.

8.HowmuchhasZhangraisedforruralschoolsfromthetext?

A.Lessthan0.1millionyuan.B.Morethan0.1millionyuan.

C.Over10millionyuan.D.Over100millionyuan.

9.WhendidZhanghavecancer?

A.Attheendof2018.B.Atthebeginningof2021.

C.Attheendof2021.D.Atthebeginningof2022.

10.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowdidZhangDonggraduateB.ZhangDong'svisittoJilinProvince

C.TheexperienceofZhangDong'scancerD.ZhangDongbringshopetotheruralchildren

DoyouknowwhatOxfamis?ItistheshortformfortheOxfordCommitteeforFamine

Relief.Itisaninternationalorganizationtohelpthepoorallovertheworld.

Oxfamwasstartedin1942inEnglandduringWorldWar□toprovidereliefforwar

victims（受害者）inEurope.Whenthewarwasover,Oxfamcontinueditswork,sendingmaterials

andmoneytothepoorallaroundEurope.

Twenty-eightyearslater,agroupofvolunteersfounded（成立）OxfamAmerica.Itfirst

cameoutinWashington,DC,andthenin1973OxfamAmericamovedtoBoston.InEngland,

Oxfamorganizesmanycharityactivitieseveryyeartoraisemoney.Italsorunsmanycharity

shops.Theshopsreceivethingsdonatedbypeopleandsellthemtothosewhoneedthem.The

moneyfromthesaleswillbeusedtohelpthehomelessandthepoorindifferentpartsofthe

world.

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OxfamHongKongisamemberofOxfamInternational.Ithelpspoorpeopleregardlessof

（不顾）race,sex（性别），religionorpolitics.EveryyearOxfamHongKongorganizesOxfam

trailwalkers（乐施毅行者）tocollectmoneyforthepoorinHongKongandsomeotherareasin

theworld.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

11.Howdoesthewriterstartthetext?

A.Bygivingnumbers.B.Bytellingastory.C.Byshowingapicture.

D.Byaskingaquestion.

12.WhatisOxfam?

A.Aninternationalhospital.B.Atoolofraisingmoney.

C.Aninternationalorganization.D.Amemberofacharity.

13.WheredidOxfamAmericacomeoutfirst?

A.InBoston.B.InWashington,DC.C.InNewYork.

D.InChicago.

14.Howdidthecharityshopshelpthehomelessandthepoor?

A.Bysellingallkindsofnewthings.B.Byrecyclingsomeoldbottles.

C.Bysellingsomethingdonatedbypeople.D.Byreducingthecostofthecharityshops.

15.Whafsthestructureofthetext?

A.□/□□□B.□□□/□C.D.□/□□/□

Readingisalifelongjourney.16Herearesometipstopickagreatbook.

Askalibrarian.

17Theyknowalotaboutbooks.Ifyoutellalibrarianwhatyou'vereadbeforeand

whatyoulikeordislike,theywillsuggest（建议）somepossiblebooksforyoutotry.

Makeachange.

Tryinganewtypeofbooksisnoteasy.Youmaygetusedtoreadinghistorybooksoryou

justtakeaninterestinsciencefictions（科幻/卜说）.18You'llneverknowuntilyouhave

atry.Givethenewtypeachanceandyoumayenterawholenewworldofreading.

Readreviews.

Bookreviewscanhelpyoudecideifabookisrightforyou.Thereareusuallyshortreviews

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onthecoversofbooks.Youcanalsoreadreviewsonline.Somewebsitesprovidebookreviews

fromwriters,parentsandteachers.Somepeople'sideasaboutthebooksareveryinteresting.

19

Challenge（挑战）yourself.

Readingsomethingcomfortablemightbeyourfirstchoice（选择）.20Itisagood

wayofpushingyourselftoimproveyourreadingskills.

根据材料内容，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.Whataboutthebooksaboutmusic?

B.Theirideasmayhelpyougetarightpick.

C.Thebestpeopletoansweryourquestionsarelibrarians!

D.Butwhynotchallengeyourselftoreadsomethingdifficult?

E.Putyourselfintoaworldofbooksandgetlostinanotherworld-butwheredoyoustart?

二、完形填空

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处

的最佳答案。

Everyweek,Brad'sparentsgavehim$12.Itwasnota21.Bradactuallymadethat

moneybyhimself.Eachday,Bradtookouttherubbish,didthedishesandwalkedthefamilydog.

TheproblemwasthatBrad'smoneydisappeared。肖失）justas22ashemadeit.

23Bradalwaysboughtmanytoys.Whenhewantedtogotothemovieswithfriends,he

couldn't24aticket.Themoneyseemedtobuma25inhispocket.

Oneday,Brad'smumsaidtohim,“Youshould26abudget（预算）.

“27isthat?9,askedBrad.

"It'saplanofhowyourmoneywillbespent.Youdivide（分散）themoneyintopartsfor

28kindsofthings,liketoysandsnacks.Youspendonlyasmuchasyourbudgetallows.That

wayyoucanbesuretospendmoney29differentthings,saidhisdad.

“Soundsgreat,9,saidBrad."Canyou30memakeone?”

Thatnight,Brad31tomakeabudgetwithhisparents.Theydividedthe32

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intoseveralpartsforsnacks,toys,moviesandbooks.Therewerealsotwo33parts,

oneforhelpingothersandtheotherforBrad'ssavings（存款）.

Later,Bradalwayshad34money.Attheendofthatyear,he35$80

tooldpeople'shome.HelpingpeopleinneedmakesBradfeelgood.

21.A.rightB.taskC.giftD.success

22.A.clearlyB.quicklyC.politelyD.carefully

23.A.ButB.SoC.AndD.Because

24.A.expectB.affordC.achieveD.spread

25.A.holeB.ropeC.toolD.pipe

26.A.treatB.pushC.avoidD.make

27.A.WhatB.WhenC.HowD.Why

28.A.closeB.publicC.differentD.meaningful

29.A.atB.forC.onD.about

30.A.organizeB.helpC.warnD.train

31.A.satdownB.wrotedownC.brokedownD.cutdown

32.A.prizeB.moneyC.subjectD.programme

33.A.tinyB.basicC.hardD.special

34.A.enoughB.rareC.totalD.similar

35.A.setB.heldC.donatedD.explained

三、选词填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填

一词，每词限用一次。

LuckpopularintroduceseeinsincewholewayresourceI

ChenXinfromShanghai,usedtotravelfourtofivetimesayear.However,shehasbeenat

homeforabouttwoyears36herbabywasbom.

""Lifechangedsuddenly.Icouldn'ttravelaround.37,Inoticedtourismwebcasts

（旅游网络直播）.Igottoknowsomeless-knownplaces.So38newinterestiswatching

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webcasts/5shesaid."Ienjoythenew39ofthetour.^^

Tourismwebcastshavebeenvery40recently.Evengovernmentofficials（官员）

havejoinedinthetourismwebcasts.LiYunisanofficialofDongchuanDistrict,Kunming.He

toldviewers,t4DongchuanDistricthasspecialtourism41.Look,theviewbehindmeis

theRedDirt.ItisverybeautifulandisatourismnamecardofDongchuan.

LiXiaohuiisanofficialofTingriCounty,Tibet.He42theMountQomolangma

NationalParktoviewersinawebcast."Iamhappytoshowyouthebeautifulviewsofthe

mountains.Whenwearrivedherehoursago,MountQomolangmacouldnotbe43

clearlybecauseofthecloud,butweareluckytoseeits44viewnow,“saidLi.

Tourismwebcastsletpeople"travel“athomewithclicks.Theyareinterested45

freshthings.Theylikethefunandinteractive（互动的）tourismwebcasts.

四、短文填空

阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每空限填一词。

Nowadays,peoplearoundtheworldareworkinghardtoprotectourearth.Lefsseehow

thetwoyoungstudentsmadeadifference.

WhenJackwas11,hestartedagroup46teachkidstolearnaboutpandas.Healso

soldtoypandastoraisemoneytosavepandasindanger."Ithink47ishelpfuland

necessaryforustoprotectthepandas,Jacksaid.

Patrick,13,joinedtheOceanHeroesCamplastyear.Hestartedaprogramme48

hisfriends,andtheypickedupplasticwastearoundthelakes.Thegoalof49programme

wastofightagainstplasticpollution."It50meaningful,Patricksaid.Hedecidedto

kee