北京市顺义区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题

顺义区2023-2024学年度第二学期八年级教学质量检测

英语试卷

1.本试卷共10页，共两部分，共38题，满分60分，考试时间90分钟。

考2.在答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和准考证号。

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须3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

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4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其它试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。

5.考试结束，请将答题卡交回。

第一部分

本部分共33题，共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。

一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共6分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.MrsZhang'sbirthdayiscoming.Wewanttomakeacakefor.

A.herB.himC.youD.them

2.TheShenzhou-17astronautsreturnedtoEarthsafelyApril30,2024.

A.inB.atC.toD.on

3.一youremindSallynottowearherschooluniformforthepicnictomorrow?

——OK.F11tellher.

A.MustB.ShouldC.CanD.Need

4.Aftertakingbasketballclasses,Davidismuchthanlastyear.

A.strongB.strongerC.strongestD.thestrongest

5.Itwascloudyyesterday,weenjoyedourselvesinthepark.

A.orB.soC.butD.for

6.------------doyouvisityourgrandparentswithyourparents,Grace?

一Twiceamonth.

A.HowoftenB.HowmuchC.HowlongD.Howsoon

7.一WhereisPeter?

一Look!Hehisfatherwatertheflowersintheyard.

A.helpsB.willhelpC.hashelpedD.ishelping

8.一Lucy,isyourauntateacher?

一Yes,sheis.SheEnglishinthisschoolfornearly20years.

A.teachesB.isteachingC.hastaughtD.willteach

9.一WhatdidyoudolastSunday,Tina?

——1somevolunteerserviceinthenursinghomewithmyfriends.

A.doB.didC.willdoD.wasdoing

10.1aposterinmystudywhenyoucalledme.

A.makeB.madeC.ammakingD.wasmaking

11.Ifyoudoonethingatatimeandsticktoyourplan,yousomeday.

A.willsucceedB.succeed

C.succeededD.havesucceeded

12.一ImissedthelastEnglishclass.Couldyoutellme?

一Yes.Wetalkedaboutadetectivestory.

A.whatdidyoudiscussB.whatyoudiscussed

C.whatwillyoudiscussD.whatyouwilldiscuss

二、完形填空（每题1分，共8分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选

项。

“WherecouldMichaelbe?9,Iwonderedaloud.

Michaelwasmyclassmate.Helikedplayingpranks（恶作居U）onothers.

Heonceputasignthatsaid“SingtoMe!”onmyback.Itwasterrible.EverywhereIwent,peopleIdidn't

evenknowstarted13tome.WhenIrealizedwhatwashappening,Igotreallyangry.

Anothertime,heembarrassed（使尴尬）Nicoleduringsharingtime.Nicolewasshy.Shenevershared;she

alwayssaid,"Pass.^^ButwhatdidMichaeldowhenitwashisturntoshare?Heasked,44Dideverybody14how

Nicole'snewbluedressmatcheshereyes?9,Nicole2sfaceturnedbrightred.PoorNicole!

ItwasChildren'sDaythatday.Wealwaysmadecardsforeachotheronthatday.IwassureMichaelwas

uptosomethingsomewhere,becausehealwayswas.NowaywasIgoingtolethimpullaprank-15

someone'sChildren'sDay.

Ilookedforhimeverywhere.Thelunchbreakwasalmostover.Imustfindhimandstophim.WhenIgot

totheclassroom,therewasMichaelPeterson,atMichaelRogers*sdesk,16hisbox!

“Hurryandhelpme,“saidMichaelassoonashesawme.

Atfirst,IthoughthewasstealingChildren'scardsfromMichaelRogers*sbox.However,themoreI

watched,themore17Ibecame.Hewasputtingsomecardsin.

Seeingmyexpressions,hetoldmethathefoundMichaelRogers*sboxwasemptywhenhewaspassing

outhisChildren'scards.MichaelRogerswasnewandMrsKarchermusthaveforgottentoputhis18onthelist,

sonobodymadehimacard.

IsuddenlyrealizedIhadalsoforgottentoprepareacardforMichaelRogers.

44

“Buteveryonemadeoneforme,^^Michaelcontinued,SoPmgivinghimmy19sincewe'vegotthe

samename-Michael.,,

Istoodthere,notquitebelievingwhatIwashearing."IsMichaelPetersontheonewhoalwayspulled

pranksonus?'Taskedmyself.Maybehewaskindof20...inahiddensortofway.

13.A.dancingB.singingC.smilingD.explaining

14.A.mindB.recordC.noticeD.decide

15.A.catchingB.meetingC.spendingD.ruining

16.A.searchingB.cleaningC.hidingD.choosing

17.A.excitedB.movedC.puzzledD.tired

18.A.secretB.hobbyCLaddressD.name

19.A.signsB.cardsC.listsD.desks

20.A.sweetB.shyC.happyD.brave

三、阅读理解(每题2分，共26分)

(-)阅读下列学校的课程介绍，请根据人物喜好和需求匹配最适合的课程，并将课程对应的A、B、C、

D选项填在相应位置上。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A

SchoolPrograms

AHillbrookSchoolBEmersonSchool

MusicProgramisofferedallyearroundtoSportsProgramforstudentsofgrades4-6

studentsofgrades7-9.YoucanchooseviolinlessonsstartsinJanuary!

orpianolessons.EnjoyourbeautifulschoolwithWoodshopProgramstartsonJanuary15th.

gardensandplaygrounds.Studentsofgrades7-9arewelcome.

《Tel:650-968-5957扁Tel:650-903-0986

www.

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MonarchSchoolAlmadenSchool

Groupclassesinartareofferedeveryday.NiceEverychildcanbedifferentandspecial.Our

andpatientteachersarewaitingforyou.MonthlyshowsDevelopmentProgramhelpsstudentsofgrades7-9

andweeklyclasseswithguestartists.ArtProgramforimprovethinkingskillsthroughmath,science,life

beginnersonly.skills,culturalactivitiesandfungames.

Tel:650-720-1677Tel:650-403-3575

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Oneafternoon,thelifeguardreportedoverthephonetomyhusbandWilsonthatLeon'seyewasbadly

injured（受伤）byhisboard.Wilsonrushedhimtothehospital,wherehereceived26stitches（缝针）fromthe

cornerofhiseyetothebridgeofhisnose.

IwasonanairplaneflyinghomefromameetingwhileLeon'seyewasbeingstitched.Wilsondrove

directly

totheairportaftertheyleftdoctor'soffice.HegreetedmeatthegateandtoldmeLeonwaswaitinginthecar.

“Leon?,,Iquestioned.Irememberthinkingthewavesmusthavebeenbadthatday."He'sbeeninan

accident,buthe'sgoingtobefine,“saidmyhusband.Atravellingworkingmother'sworstnightmare（噩梦）had

cometrue.Irantothecarsofastthattheheelofmyshoebrokeoff.Iswungopenthedoortoseethatmy

youngestsonhadapatch（眼罩）overhiseyeandwasleaningtowardmecrying,“Oh,Ma,Pmsogladyou*re

home."Icriedinhisarms,tellinghimhowawfulIfeltaboutnotbeingtherewhenthelifeguardcalled.44It'sokay,

hecomfortedme."Youdon'tknowhowtosurfanyway.^^

“What?9,Iasked,confusedbyhislogic.t6P11befine.ThedoctorsaysIcangobackinthewaterineight

days,“saidmyson.Iwantedtotellhimhewasn*tallowedtogonearwateragainuntilhewas35,butinstead,Ibit

mytongueandhopedhewouldforgetaboutsurfing.Forthenextsevendays,hekeptpressingmetolethimsurf

again.OnedayafterIhadrepeated64No“tohimforthe100thtime,hebeatmeatmyowngame.64Mom,you

taughtusnevertogiveupwhatwelove,^^hesaid.

AndIgavein.

Backthen,Leonwasjustaboywithapassionforsurfing.Nowhe'samanwithapassionforsurfing.And

he'samanwitharesponsibility.Heisoneofthetop25professionalsurfersintheworld.Passionatepeoplestickto

whattheyloveandnevergiveup.

24.WhathappenedtoLeononeafternoonwhilesurfing?

A.Helosthussurfboard.

B.Hesavedanothersurfer.

C.Hewasinjuredbyhisboard.

D.Hewaswarnedbythelifeguard.

25.WhatdidLeon'smotherhopeafterhisaccident?

A.Heshouldfindanewhobby.

B.Hemusttakesurfinglessons.

C.Hewouldforgetaboutsurfing.

D.Hecouldsurfagainimmediately.

26.WhatcanwelearnfromLeon?

A.Alwayslistentoyourparents.B.Stayawayfromdanger.

C.Followthedoctor'sadvicestrictly.D.Nevergiveuponwhatyoulove.

C

Canplantstalk?Modernresearchhasfoundsomethingamazing:theydocommunicatewitheachother.

Ithasbeenknownforsometimethatplantsusechemicals（化学物质）tocommunicatewitheachother.

Thishappenswhenaplantgetsattacked（攻击）byinsects.Theplantgivesoutchemicalsfromtheleavesthatare

beingeaten.Thisislikeawarning,oracallforhelp:'Tmbeingattacked!"Whenanotherplantgetsthechemicals,

itstartstogiveoutitsown,differentchemicals.Someofthesechemicalsdriveinsectsaway.Othersattractthe

wasps（黄蜂）！Thewaspskilltheinsectsthatareeatingtheplants.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthisplant

warningsystem,sothatwecanuseittogrowmorecrops.

Moresurprisingly,plantsalsousesoundtocommunicate.Peoplecan'thearthesesounds,butplantsare

makingthem.Someplantsmakenoiseswiththeirroots.Comandchili（辣椒）plantsdothis.Sometreesmake

clickingnoiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater.

Mostsurprisinglyofall,plantshaveanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlinknearlyeveryplant

inaforest.Scientistscallthissystemthe“woodwideweb“Thewoodwidewebislinkedundergroundbyfungi

（霉菌）.Itlinkstherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.ItisinsomewayssimilartotheInternetweuse.Using

thewoodwideweb,plantscanshareinformationandevenfoodwitheachother.However,itmayleadtobad

effects.Plantsmayuseittostealfoodfromeachother,orspreadchemicalstoattackotherplants.Perhapsoneday

scientistswilllearnhowtocreatea“firewall“tohelppreventtheseattackswithinthewoodwideweb.

Scientistsarelearningmoreeverydayaboutthesecretwaysinwhichplantstalktoeachother.Maybeone

daywewillknowenoughaboutplantcommunicationtobeableto"talk"withthemourselves.

27.Whenplantsareattackedbyinsects,theywill.

A.producechemicalsasawarningoracallforhelp

B.sendoutchemicalstohumanstoaskforhelp

C.controlthewaspstokilltheinsects

D.killtheinsectsbythemselves

28.What*sthestructureofthepassage?

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowPlantsGiveWarnings

B.TheSecretLanguageofPlants

C.WhyScientistsDoResearchaboutPlants

D.TheStudyaboutthePlantWarningSystem

D

TheSecretofHumansBeatingAI

“DearAfu,whoisBeyonce?^^

“BeyonceisanAmericansinger,songwriter,actress,recordproducer,anddancer,whosetarecordwith

32Grammywins...^^

“Good.TellmehowIcanhavetwogirlfriends.9,

“Areyoucrazy?Ifyoudothat,yoursecretwon'tgoundiscovered!?,

ThiswasaconversationIhadinaWeChatgroupcalled44Talkingwithyourrobot”,anaccountbasedon

ChatGenerativePretrainedTransformertechnology.Tome,therespondentwasnodifferentthanarealperson.

ChatGPTasthenew-generationtalkingAIhasimpressedglobalusers,meincluded,eversinceitsurfacedonline

onNov30,2022.

Thenewfeature（功能）cananswerquestions,dotranslations,summarizeessaysandevendraftcodesfora

computerprogram.Itisasgoodasahumanlivinginsideacomputer.

ChatGPTismakinglifeveryconvenient.Atimemightcomewhenonehandsitcontentanditproducesa

well-madePowerPontpresentation.Thatcould,however,meanjoblosses（失业）.Afterall,ifacomputer

programcanwritecode,thenitwouldmakeaprogrammerredundant.

Thatmaybeaworry,butitisstillpremature.ChatGPThasmoreadvanced（先进的）learningfeatures,but

itstillfollowsthesametechnologicalpath.Itsbiggestadvantageliesintheabilitytocarefullyexamineanocean

ofdataandrebuildwordsintoalanguage,butit*sstillnotthatcreative.

Artificialintelligence（人工智能）canquicklydrawapicture,butthatpicturewillbebasedonpicturesitis

fed.Itcanalsowritesciencefiction,butbasedoncontentaboutthefuturethatithasread.

Incomparison（比较），ahumanbrainimaginesthefutureandthenputsineffortstorealizeit.AIcan

imagineafuturewithfasterspaceships,butitcan*timagineaworldofspaceelevatorsashumanscan.So,thereis

noneedtoworrytoomuch.BybeingcreativetherewillbeplentyofopportunitiesforhumanstoscoreoverAL

30.What'sthepurposeofthedialogueinthebeginning?

A.TointroducethefeaturesofChatGPT.

B.Toexplorethecreativeabilitiesofhumans.

C.Toexplainhowartificialintelligenceworks.

D.Todiscusstheadvantagesofhavingtwogirlfriends.

31.Theword"redundant“inParagraph7probablymeans"'

A.unknownB.advancedC.creativeD.unneeded

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.AIcanpaintwhateveryouwant.

B.ChatGPTcancreatenewwordsbyitself.

C.AIcantryitsbesttomakeitsdreamcometrue.

D.ChatGPTcantranslateonelanguageintoanother.

33.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewith?

A.AIcantaketheplaceofhumans.

B.HumanscanbeatAIwithcreativity.

C.AIcanshareitsexperienceswithhumans.

D.HumanscanimagineaworldofspaceelevatorsasAL

第二部分

本部分共5题，共20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。

四、阅读表达（第34-36题每题2分，第37题4分，共10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。区

Teensliketoworkoutintheirdailylife,likerunning,playingbasketballor

soccer.Butwedon'toftenthinkofmartialartsasapossibleactivity,instead,weruleit----------；------------

martialarts

outbecausewethinkit'sdangerous,uncommon,andeven,impossible.-----------------------

Well,here*ssomegoodnews:you'rewrong!Martialartsismuchmorecommonthanpeoplethink,and

youcanstartlearning,atanyage.Practicingmartialartsisagreatwaytokeepinshape（bothphysicallyand

mentally）.Andit*smuchlessscaryandmuchlessdifficultthanit'susuallyportrayed（描绘）asinmovies,so

worrynot,youdon'tneedtobethekaratekidtohaveablast!Let*slookatwhatyoucanusuallyexpectfrom

martialartsofanystyle.

Goodmartialartsgenerallyrequiresyoutofocusonthepositionandmovementofeveryoneofyour

limbs（四肢），sometimesevenyourbreathingtoo.Thinkaboutit:whenyouleavethegym,yourmentalstatehas

improvedandyouaremuchcalmer.Thisisbecauseyou*veonlypaidattentiontooneactivity.Itisagreatwayto

clearyourhead,andpracticecanhelpyoulearntostaymorefocusedingeneral（say,whenyoustartyour

schoolworkafterwards）.

Longseriesofchoreographedmoves（includingwhentobreathinandout）calledformsareoften

describedas“movingmeditation（冥想）"；they'remeditativeinthesamewaydoingrepeatedmovesis,butmuch

moreso.Martialartspracticecanbeassloworasintense（激烈的）asyouwant,butit'salwaysextremely

attractive.

Martialartsalsoimprovesyourcoor